User blog comment:Codgod13/Zelda henchman battle: Ghirahim vs Zant/@comment-3528601-20120520224500

Codgod13's in-depth breakdown:

Individuals: This is kind of a hard one because both of these two have such different strengths. Zant has a lot more powers than Ghirahim and could probly overwhelm him. However, Ghirahim, who is much more in control, could also easily manipulate Zant into doing something stupid. In the end, I go with Ghirahim due to his greater control and discipline.

Minions: Giving this one to Zant. Ghirahim's minions, while strong lack versaility and defense. Really, with the exception of Skytails, his soldiers are very similar and ground based. Zant has Kargorocs that carry minions and carpet bomb for arial attacks, Shadow Beasts that are quite strong can knock down anything in their way, and not to mention his bulbin's have mounts. Also, those Darknuts are very heavily armored and carry quite powerful weapons.

Generals: I think I give this one to ghirahim. One big problem for Zant is that one of his generals is just a normal bulbin with more expertise. Yeah, death sword can go invisible, but he can be noticed by hightened sense of hearing and smell, i.e. bokoblins. That only leaves Darkhammer as an effective general. Ghirahim on the other hand has a metal shield moblin, which is quite large and knock down any minions in its way. Dreadfuse, is of course an automaton, therefore quite durable, and one hit from his sword you go down. And of course the slatmaster. It's a freaking four armed skeleton with armor! Need I say more?

Monsters: Zant takes this one, definetely. Ghirahim's only real effective monsters are levias and Koloktos. Tentalus' only option is to grab things and pull them under, which doesn't hold a candle to Morpheel's sharp teeth. Scaldera, while dangerous, has the problem that it is very small and somewhat fragile. Though not as much, Moldarach has kind of the same problem. Argorok is a total beast, with claws and its ability to spit fire, and its hard armor. Diababa's main asset is its poison, and Stallord can shoot fireballs. Fyrus is like a bigger version of Scaldera. Zant's creatures have much more range to their attacks, are a lot bigger, and overall more dangerous.

Overall, I say Zant wins. Ghirahim is powerful, but his minions and creatures just let him down too much. Yeah, his generals are a bit better, but the majority of them could be killed by Zant's mosnters, and Ghirahim's monsters can't handle Zant's.