User blog comment:Lasifer/Clash of Comics: The Joker vs. Green Goblin/@comment-143604-20120702045450

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 * Close Range- Green Goblin. The Crowbar will be nearly useless against the superhuman endurance and strength of Norman Osborn, who will shrug off most of the damage that Joker's inferior strength could put behind a swing. The Electric Joybuzzer requires the opponet to firmly grip Joker's hand and press his palm like a handshake, making it a lot less practical than the electric discharge gloves. Norman's glove deliver a lot more volts in a much easier package, and are tipped with shredding claws to boot, meaning that strike from the Goblin will break bones with his SH strength, tear through flesh and make dangerous wounds and then pump 10,000 volts of electricity into the wound all in a flash. The acid flower will be more effective than the other two, but Goblin's superior fighting skill, strength and more effecient gloves allow him to dominate this category.


 * Mid-Range- Green Goblin. The Razor Bats are smart, able to target and home in on foes and can even give Spider-Man trouble while he's swinging through the cluttered Manhattan skyline. The razor playing cards don't have nearly as much range or accuracy, and have a higher rate of failure, since throwing a bladed card is troublesome by its nature.


 * Long Range- Even. The explosive pumpkin bombs are a one-hit kill if it's a direct hit or a one-hit devestating wound if it's indirect, but it can easily be dodged and avoided because it's not exactly subtle, and Gobby never really cooks them off before throwing. The Joker's two revolvers are mostly gag weapons, but they can still shoot their BANG! flags, but the Joker is not a very good shot, and the weapons are both one-shot only, meaning after two pulls of the trigger, Joker is disarmed. The harpoon will do pretty bad damage if the Joker is smart about how he uses it, and it has more easy and direct uses, while having two pumpkin bombs can easily be avoided.


 * Special- The Joker. The Bag of Tricks is useful and has a wide variety of much more diverse gadgets and tricks, but the Joker's TAR is a more practical and reliable weapon. The two big problems with these weapons is that the bag is unpredictable, while Joker's a pretty bad shot and is using a precision weapon. I'll give it to the TAR because Joker may not be a great shot, but the gun will do major damage when it hits, while the Bag of Tricks inability to be consistant or predictable, even for Norman himself, will explode in his face and could even lead to his death.


 * Deadliest Warrior- Green Goblin. The Joker is a brilliant, brutal and deadly mind. The Joker is a more interesting character. But in a fight? He's outclassed in nearly every way. The Goblin is bigger, tougher, faster and can take more damage. He can match the Joker's mind, and he's wielding a more reliable and deadly weaponry, all of which give him a distinct edge over Joker. The comic Joker may not have any scars now, but he'll be lucky if he gets the chance to walk away with twice the damage Heath Ledger was sporting in the movie.