User blog comment:Night Child 13/Evil Cole MacGrath vs Static Shock/@comment-4661256-20140919233914

El Alamein's Edges:

 Powers:  Evil Cole, on the surface, has a lot more diversity when it comes to raw combat abilities. Static Shock's electromagnetic manipulation is nothing to scoff at, but not only does Evil Cole have that ability, he's got electrokinesis and the ability to use napalm on top of that. He basically can do everything Static Shock can do - and more. This is definitely going to allow him to have more versatility and more options in the battle space, which is always a good thing, and that gives Evil Cole the edge.

Edge: Evil Cole MacGrath

 Weaknesses:  Both warriors are weak to water, insulators, and other powers - but the most significant of those three shared weaknesses is other powers, as it means that both Evil Cole and Static Shock will be susceptible to the other's abilities. However, Cole is also susceptible to his own attacks, which means that he has to tone down and watch how much he really lets loose with his abilities or else he risks harming himself - Static Shock doesn't need to worry as much about that. And since Evil Cole is, well... evil, he's probably going to be more destructive, which could harm him in the long run. Overall, Static Shock gets a marginal edge just because he doesn't need to worry about his own damaging attacks.

Edge: Static Shock

 Weapons: Amp vs. Metallic Disc/Bo Staff:  Static Shock's disc and bo staffs are useful in the sense that they allow Static to get a leg up on criminals and other opponents by battering them around, but those weapons themselves are not inherently lethal. Both Cole's Amp and Static's staff both channel their powers through the weapon, though, so the more these warriors charge up and let loose, the more deadly the tools they are wielding become. This brings us back to the question of which warrior is more powerful, and, as I've discussed above, Evil Cole's abilities are going to be used much more directly and in a more combat-oriented fashion than Static's, making his Amp the better weapon of choice.

Edge: Evil Cole

WINNER: EVIL COLE MACGRATH

Static Shock is certainly a versatile and seasoned warrior, having taken on his fair share of supervillains and armed criminals. The fact is, though, that as a hero, he's not going to enter the game ready to kill right off the bat, while Evil Cole (since he's... well, evil) is going to enter the fight prepared to kill his foe. Combine that warrior mentality with a superior offensive set of abilities and a weapon that channels all of those unique powers right into a handheld bludgeoning weapon, and there's no way that Evil Cole is letting Static realize he needs to kill before Static is already dead.