User blog comment:Cfp3157/Desire Makes Beasts of Men: Gaston vs. Clayton/@comment-3189283-20160415210041/@comment-3189283-20160418171431

Lets see shall we

Iconic 

The Shotgun is a great options in close quarters with a powerful blast and the double barrel means Clayton can get an extra shot off if he misses his first one. The key words their being "close range". The Longbow has a much further range and allows Gaston to pick off at least a couple of Clayton's mercenaries or Clayton himself before he gets anywhere near using his shotgun.

Edge: Gaston 

Melee:

The Hunting Knife is actually desgined to be used as a weapon and as such is more suited to the rigors of combat than the Machete. However that doesn't make up for the machete's much further reach and while not supposed to be used in combat it can still slice off a limb with enough power.

Edge: Clayton 

Minions 

Obviously in terms of the warriors themselves the mercenaries have an obvious edge as they are more cut throat and hardy than a bunch of villagers and while neither have any explicit prior experiance it's more than likely at least a few of them are either former soldiers or at the least fellow hunters. Weapons wise they also win out purely because of the Cutlass which is the best melee weapon in this entire match.

Edge: Clayton 

Final Verdict 

In the battle of the disney villains it's the thick necked, cleffed chinned, egg eating, spitting contest winning lady killer who comes out with the victory. As mentioned in the Iconic edge the Longbow easily allows Gaston to deplete Clayton's numbers from afar and once the battle gets up close Gaston's far superior physicality will allow him to overpower any opponent before him. The Villagers may not be as ruthless nor well disciplined as the Mercenaries but they more than make up for this with sheer determination and loyalty which will surprise the more cowardly hunting party. Even without them Gaston is more than capable of tanking the whole team by himself and while Clayton does have the devastating power of the Shotgun it can't carry him to victory.

Gaston: 3,000

Clayton: 2,000