User blog:Monkey Doctor 33/Season 4 Opening! The Demon vs the Skrull!



Hello, folks, I'm MD 33, and welcome to the first battle of my fourth season! It's been a while since I have appeared in this wiki after the closing of my previous battle's votes. But my absence was because... to be honest, I haven't had any battle ideas for some time. Darth Maul vs Khornate Berzerker was planned to be the opening battle of Season Four. Bad thing is, I found out that having a Chaos Space Marine fighting a Sith Lord is more complicated, as Space Marines have lots to explain about. Anyways, I finally have this idea when I watched Justice League Dark, and saw Etrigan. I have known him for a while, but JLD truly makes him one of my all-time favorites. Well, without a further due, let's get into the battle!

Etrigan, the rhyming prince of Hell, bonded to the mortal, Jason Blood, who summons the Demon's mighty power to combat the forces of darkness!

VS

Super-Skrull, one of the most notorious and powerful villains the Fantastic Four has faced, who uses their combined powers to conquer in the name of the Skrull Empire!

Jason Blood/Etrigan vs Kl'rt!

Demon vs Skrull!

In this battle between unlikely anti-heroes...

Who is DEADLIEST?

Etrigan
"Gone! Gone! The form of man! Rise, the Demon Etrigan!"

- Etrigan

Etrigan was a demon from Hell who usually found himself allied to the forces of good. Etrigan resembled a squat, muscular human with orange (or yellow) skin, horns, red eyes, and ears resembling bat wings.

He was originally summoned by the wizard Merlin as part of a last-ditch defense of Camelot against the evil witch, Morgaine le Fey. When it became clear that the kingdom would fall regardless, Merlin sent the demon away and bonded him into a human named Jason Blood to wait until he was summoned.

Centuries later, Jason was called to the crypt of Merlin and discovered a poem that could change him into Etrigan. Unfortunately, he was followed by the long-lived Morgaine who lusted for Merlin's secrets. That led to Etrigan's first major battle, and to the solidification of Morgaine as a major enemy. In addition, he later gained another enemy in Klarion the Witch Boy, a permanently prepubescent mage who created trouble with his magic.

Some time later, Etrigan began speaking entirely in rhyme, as the result of a promotion, with the rhyming speech being a badge of his new rank in the infernal hierarchy.

Super-Skrull
"What better way to die on your feet... with blood on your hands and fallen enemies underfoot?"

- Kl'rt

X-Factors
For this battle, I will not be taking numbers into account. But, I will give the readers an explanation of the X-Factors, and you can chose who will win the X-Factors. Yeah, I know. This is inspired by some of the battles other users have done. But do not be mislead. I opted this method because I have a hard time trying to decide the winners for the X-Factors. I have done number-and-table X-Factors on my previous comic battles, but they were easily decided and known, such as Thragg being more brutal than Captain Britain. This one? Not so easy at all... Experience Perhaps the hardest X-Factor to start with. Etrigan and Super-Skrull have their own fair-share of conflict, fighting against both the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. But age is also a deciding factor. Etrigan has lived for thousands of years, but Kl'rt's age is... difficult to know. However, Etrigan could be older than Kl'rt. Thing is, Super-Skrull's race has lived longer, if compared to DC's Hell demons. Putting that aside, in terms of modern-day experiences, these two warriors, like I said previously, have fought a variety of heroes and villains, but in different degrees. Etrigan lived for thousands of years, dating back to the age when Merlin lived, and in the modern times, he has fought the likes of Wonder Woman, Lobo, and Superman, while also fought alongside Swamp Thing, Dr. Fate, and hell, even Darkseid! Allegedly, Etrigan also killed Wonder Woman in the third volume of his own series, part of the War of the Gods event, but of course, Diana resurfaced to life because it's comic logic. It should be noted though, that the Etrigan used here is the New Earth version, so all of his activities after Flashpoint goes to New 52, which is a different story. Super-Skrull's experience has always been consistent, although his villain-status allows the Fantastic Four to defeat him. Albeit with major difficulties. Before becoming Super-Skrull, he's a decorated soldier. However, the number of his defeats overwhelmed his victories. Luckily, he became the first Super-Skrull. And since that, he has fought not just the Fantastic Four, but Spider-Man, Hulk, Captain Mar-Vell, and others. Even he managed to face some of Marvel's cosmic heroes! Such examples are Thor, Nova, and Silver Surfer. And we all know that they are all extremely powerful heroes with power sufficient enough to at least level a planet. Brutality Pretty much unimportant, but a deciding factor of how hard these two will inflict. No, I'm not talking about strength or what. That's another story. Both of these warriors are brutal, but in their own rights. Etrigan is brutal simply because... he's a damn demon that kills people. Thing is, as long as he's bonded with Blood, usually his targets are left alive. Though he will kill people without any hesitation. Super-Skrull is more of a peaceful man, but can be a bloodthirsty (not THAT bloodthirsty) soldier if conditions force him to kill. Both these warriors haven't much to display in brutality. But I have to be honest, Etrigan seems to be the more brutal one due to his savagery. Though Kl'rt won't hold back, too. Oh, and one more thing. Kl'rt did torture some of Annihilus' minions and killed them back in Annihilation. Training Kl'rt himself was a soldier, even before becoming the first Super-Skrull. A decorated one, until he's banished from Z'aragz'na (his family's homeworld). Of course, if you're a decorated soldier, you must've been trained intensively. Bad thing is, the comics have never stated how intense it was. Etrigan has been stated to have been trained for thousands of years in mastering his powers, while also being enhanced. Also a bad thing, it's not detailed. Nevertheless these two are no slouch in training. Intelligence <p style="text-align:center;">None of these two are idiots, but by far, Etrigan has been shown to always charge at his enemies and targets without thinking. But remember, he's been trained for a long time. Still, all he does is claw, smash, and burn people, all while charging head-on. Super-Skrull's wide-array of powers and tactical mind allow him to overwhelm his enemies with his sheer amount of options to take down his targets. His first fight with the Fantastic Four? A complete devastation for Marvel's first superhero-family, until plot-induced stupidity forced him to lose. Kl'rt has never charged head-on against his targets, and is clever enough to actually fool his enemies. Like when he used Nova as a "bait", only to save him later on, tricking his enemies. <h2 data-rte-new-node="true">Notes

<li data-rte-new-node="true">Voting starts January 29, and ends February 12.</li><li data-rte-new-node="true">You know what votes I want &gt;:).</li><li data-rte-new-node="true">Etrigan will be in his New Earth/Pre-N52 version. Kl'rt will obviously be in his Earth-616 form.</li><li data-rte-new-node="true">Here are the choices of location: </li>
 * The first choice takes place in an alternate Earth, where the Secret Invasion happened in an alternate DC Universe. The Justice League has got their hands full of Skrulls to handle, and the Skrulls push their efforts to conquer Earth even further. In Gotham, Batman and his crew have put up a serious resistance against the Skrulls, and Kl'rt is sent by Veranke to clear them out. However, Batman knows of this and asks Jason Blood--who of course, resides in Gotham--for assistance. When the Super-Skrull "invades" the Bat-Cave, Blood and Etrigan immediately take point and the battle begins. The battle will span throughout the city, so collateral damage is gonna happen, a lot. Civilians? Let's just say there's a few of 'em.
 * The second choice takes place in an alternate DC Universe, during the One Year Later story arc. Jason Blood encountered Felix Faust who wanted to get rid of the human host of Etrigan, so he can take control of Etrigan as his servant. However, Faust found out that he couldn't simply "put him out", and drew vast magical powers to summon a "powerful, cosmic being" to "tame" Etrigan. However, the Super-Skrull ended up being summoned in the midst of his battle back on the Marvel Universe. Kl'rt doesn't fight for Faust, but he himself sees Etrigan as a threat. The fight then ensues in a forest environment, where no civilians are present and death's not a problem for both of them.