User blog:Wassboss/In the Nick of time: Nick Burkhardt vs Nick Cutter



In today's battle, we have a match up between two creature hunting, name sharing warriors from opposite sides of the atlantic. One fights the monsters living alongside us and the other stops threats from the future and past but who will come on top and take thier place as the best Nick around:

Nick Burkhardt: The detective from Portland determined to keep peace between the human race and wesen.

vs.

Nick Cutter: The ARC's head scientist who searched for his lost wife Helen for over 8 years.

Who is deadliest.

Nick Burkhardt


"I know what you are."

- Nick, to various Wesen. Nick Burkhardt is a Grimm and detective for the Portland Police Department. He was orphaned at a young age when both his parents were killed in a car crash and was brought up by his Auntie Marie. Growing up, he was not exposed to any information regarding his Grimm heritage or the Wesen that surrounded him. He learned about these largely from his own experiences since 2011, which made him unique among Grimms and generally promoting the development of more socially acceptable interaction with all individuals.

Kanabo
 * -|Melee =

Length: 4 foot

Weight: 15 lbs Glock 17
 * -|Handgun =

Range: 50 metres

Muzzle Velocity: 375 m/s

Ammo: 17 Rounds Colt M4A1
 * -|Assault Rifle =

Range: 500-600 Metres

Ammo: 30 rounds

Muzzle Velocity 880 m/s

Weight: 7.5 lbs Doppelarmburst
 * -|Special =

Crossbow with bolts dipped in poison, which can knock a person unconscious.

Range: 45 metres

Nick Cutter


"You still don't get it, do you? That no matter how many times you interfere, you still can't get the result you want because evolution can't be bent to your will."

- Nick Cutter. Professor Nick Cutter's research is what first led the government to investigate the anomaly phenomenon. His mission is to make sense of the anomalies which are allowing creatures from the past, and the Future, to roam the modern world. For Cutter this is not just a professional mission, he has a personal interest. His wife, Helen Cutter, went missing and was presumed dead for eight years. After escalating events during a siege on the ARC, Cutter was shot in the chest by his wife Helen, but managed to survive long enough to pass on the Artefact to Connor, before dying.

Katana
 * -|Melee =

Length: 3 foot

Blade: 2.2 foot

Weight: 4 lbs SIG Sauer P226
 * -|Handgun =

Range: 50 metres

Muzzle Velocity: 760 m/s

Ammo: 15 Rounds Heckler & Koch G36
 * -|Assault Rifle =

Range: 800 Metres

Ammo: 30 rounds

Muzzle Velocity 920 m/s

Weight: 8 lbs Harpoon Gun
 * -|Special =

High powered spear gun. Has enough power to penetrate crocodile armour.

Range: 10 metres

X Factors
Physicality: Burkhardt=85/Cutter=80

Nick Burkhardt wins out here for a couple of reasons. Firstly he's 5 years younger than Cutter and he's at a point where he is at a peak age for physical fitness whereas Cutter, being in his mid 30's, is coming up to a point where his body is just not as able as it once was. Burkhardt also has a physically demanding job, being a detective as opposed to a lecturer and his Grimm training has also helped to improve his physical fitness. Cutter is by no means out of shape but his line of work doesn't require a whole lot of physical activity and when he does have to exert himself he takes longer to recover.

Training: Burkhardt=87/Cutter=76

Nick Burkhardt as previously mentioned is a detective and thus has received a high level of training in firearms, police work, profiling etc. He's also got training in crossbows, swords and other such medieval weaponry from his Grimm training although a lot of it is self taught. Nick Cutter has some training with firearms and such but the bulk of his training is in more academic subjects such as archaeology and palaeontology which aren't as applicable to combat as Burkhardt's are.

Experience: Burkhardt=83/Cutter=83

Both of these guys have a good experience in there respective roles. Nick Burkhardt has been a detective for many years and his new found role as a Grimm has lead to him facing a variety of superhuman criminals. Cutter has been facing prehistoric creatures for the past two years and also has experience dealing with human fighters as well, most of which are militarily trained or psychopathic. Burkhardt's experience is more varied but Cutter has got more experience so it evens out roughly.

Intelligence: Burkhardt=79/Cutter=90

Nick Cutter is a highly intelligent individual with an extensive knowledge of prehistoric creatures and of anomalies. He is able to come up with plans and tactics on the spot and has saved his team-mates from certain death many times due to his quick thinking and has been shown to outwit government agencies, military groups and even his own nut-ball wife to get his job done. Nick Burkhardt is by no means stupid, he can pick up on the smallest clues at crime scenes and took to his Grimm training well but his knowledge is more practical than theoretical whereas Cutter has a good mixture of both.

Voting System/Notes
Set between Season 1-2 of Grimm and Season 2-3 of Primeval.

The battle will take place in some woods on the outskirts of Portland. Nick Burkhardt is investigating reports of a humanoid beast in the area, which he presumes is a Wesen. Nick Cutter is also investigating the scene as an Anomaly has been detected in the area.

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