User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/The Dragon Warrior & The Furious Five vs. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/@comment-17814994-20160303114547

Elgb's "Animal + Martial Arts = Badass!!!" EDGES!!!

This is a very tough one no doubt. And I do think it would have been better if you balanced the players in this battle So-Pro. It could have been better (and probably fairer) to have some characters in the Turtle team like Casey Jones or Leatherback (they're not Turtles but they are "family"). Anyways...

I have to admit, this is one of the toughest fantasy battle I've voted so far. These two teams have their own set of strengths and weaknesses that may tip the batte to their favor. I'm not gonna give a player-by-player comaprison due to its diffciultym and I feel it would have been easier just to make my vote in prose form. I will however, point each team's prowess and advantages.

Po and the Furious Five: It's a no-brainer to say that Furious 5 obviously has the edge in physicality. Don't get me wrong, the Turtle's mutation did give them superhuman physicality, but this is nowhere near the "mystical shit" the Furious 5 are packing. These are characters that you'd normally see in a Wuxia film, in which they have "supernatural" feats of strengths. The Furious 5 can jump off buildings and cliffs like they were the Hulk. These are guys who can punch through solid concrete or even stone, and kick objects a hundred times their own size. You have to admit, the Furious 5 are famous for "fighting a thousand demons on demon mountain" and win using only their fists and kicks (even the TMNT has problems dealing with huge-ass armies that quick). Then there's Po, who's one of the most durable and mystical of them all. While he does such at stamina, Po is still noteworthy for being able to catch a frigging cannonball and juggling it like a basketball.

TMNT: Ah yes, there are some advantages the TMNT will be bringing in this battle. For the most part, they are carrying actual weapons. I respect that Po can survive beatings and shit, but I don't think he can survive being cut in two by a ninjato. Although weapons will only be a slight advantage since the Furious 5 can destroy armies using it. In terms of X-Factors, most edges are definately in favor of the TMNT. They have the better training due to the fact they they have been training with the nest masters around the world (and even beyond it), and has some nifty and more advanced training equipments (unlike Po who's still a newbie). In terms of experience, no doubt the TMNT has this. These are guys who have been fighting with gangs, superhumans, "mystical shit", high-tech robots and armies, aliens, eldricht abominations and so much more (TV-canon off course). In terms of strategy, stealth and teamwork, no doubt the TMNT has this. They actually plan their battle, strategize, and work well because they're a family. The Furious 5 are still adapting to having Po with them.

Deadliest Warrior?

Tough one and I doubt my vote won't make that much difference, but I'm gonna give this to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Sorry Po and the Furious 5, you guys maybe mystical and beyond superhuman, but the TMNT has been dealing with those things for years and they're doing alright. Yeah physicality will beat them up, but the TMNT are superhumans themselves and has some healing factor (IIRC). The TMNT may not be as fast or as destructive as the Furious 5, but they do have stealth to and teamwork to work against the 5's brute force. It doesn't even need to be in New York, the TMNT still worked well in places such as outer space and the future. In the end, I just have to give this to the Turtles. Their superhuman physicality, while inferior, will still allow them to survive the Furious 5's destructive power long enough for them to regroup, plan and use stealth to defeat them.