User blog comment:Cfp3157/Steven Armstrong vs. Zoom/@comment-3189283-20170409133221

Let's see shall we

The Main Man 

Armstrong is a physical monster who can soak up damage like a sponge and hit harder than a fucking freight train and... well that's pretty much it really. Don't misconstrue what I'm saying as an insult but Armstrong has one strategy and that's to hit harder than his opponent simple as which sounds pretty simple but hey it's pretty damn effective. Zoom obviously relies on his speed but he can also be a bit more creative with it such as vibrating his hand fast enough to phase through people (although how effective this will be against Nanomachines is debatable) and make use of his momentum to make his attacks more powerful and/or unexpected.

One important thing to keep in mind however is that there are two major draw backs to Armstrong's nanomachines. Firstly it requires a lengthy charge up time involving a shit ton of nearby power sources and while impressive if Zoom doesn't just stand gawking and tries to attack Armstrong before he charges up then he stops that process and leaves Armstrong considerably weaker. Secondly is that while his Nanomachines harden in response to physical trauma if an attack is fast enough it can disrupt the hardening process as shown when Raiden gets the upper hand on Armstrong briefly after switching to hand to hand. Zoom is easily capable of hitting fast enough to bypass the nanomachines which will leave Armstrong vulnerable.

For me it really comes down to if Zoom can take out Armstrong before his Nanomachines have chance to adapt to his speed. The longer the fight goes on the quicker the Nanomachines will adapt and this works to Armstrong's favour not least because waiting for his opponent to tire themselves out is his go to strategy anyway. Ultimately I give the edge to Armstong because Zoom has a limited window of oppourtunity to cause some serious damage to Armstrong due to the aforementioned nanomachines limitations and if he doesn't take that chance then the fight is only going to get harder and harder for him.

Edge: NANOMACHINES SON

The Groupies 

TBC