User blog:KubbyCossack/Max Damage vs Niko Bellic

They have different styles of combat and different ways to cause controversy.

Max Damage, the racer of controversial Carmageddon series, causing total destruction and splatting pedestrians

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Niko Bellic, the Serbian war veteran, trying to live the American dream, while seeking a revenge for what happened during the war.

WHO IS DEADLIEST?

Max Damage


Max Damage is the mascot of controversial Carmageddon series, debuting in 1997. Each race in the series could be completed in three ways - by simply completing the given number of laps in given time (main method of increasing time count was running pedestrians over), killing every single pedestrian, or wasting each of opponents' cars. Last method is the one that is recommended by game's developers and employed by majority of players.

Game does not put much of a focus on the story, which makes Max Damage story fairly unknown, apart from him enjoying destruction he causes.

Personal Weapons
None. Some power-ups do grant ranged weaponry, but they are absent in this battle arena.

Vehicle


Max Damage's signature vehicle, and his only weapon in this battle, is the Red Eagle. Its appearance was vastly different in each game of the series, but its statistics remained quite the same, as well as its use - Max Damage's style of combat relies almost entirely on high-speed collisions and ramming.

The vehicle is a red sports car, which has been modified for ramming opponents and mutilating pedestrians. Modifications are:
 * carbon steel rollcage, stiffening the chassis to fare batter in collisions
 * carbon steel armorplates, of unknown thickness, also intended to protect against collisions.
 * kevlar skin, shielding the car's internals and driver against fire and heat.
 * 11 liter V12 supercharged engine, presumably placed on the front, nitromethane powered. Power is unknown.
 * Dual fender rams, fitted into the vehicle to maximize collision damage inflicted to other vehicles
 * A blade running though the whole length of the car, mainly a weapon used against pedestrians.

Niko Bellic


Niko Bellic is a Serbian war veteran who grew up with his cousin Roman Bellic. His father was abusive and was an alcoholic, but Niko had a loving mother who constantly worries about his son. During the Yugoslav Wars, Niko served as a child soldier and was a part of a 15-man squad who were later killed save for Darko Brevic, Florian Cravic (Bernie Crane), and Niko himself. After the war, Niko struggled to find a job. He got involved in the European criminal underworld and worked with Ray Bulgarin in human trafficking. After an accident on the seas, Bulgarin believed that Niko tried to steal Ray's money, leading Niko to escape to America hoping he will live the American dream with his cousin. It soon becomes apparent, however, that Roman lives in squalor, he runs a failing taxi business and has mounting debts to various criminals from Liberty City's underworld, who have put a price on his head. Although his primary mission is to seek closure and kill Darko Brevic, Niko has engaged in various activities (mostly lethal) with other crime families in the region e.g. the Russian Mafia and the Irish Mob.

Personal Weapons
For this battle, Niko will be equipped with H&K MP5 and M26A1 grenades.

H&K MP5/10


The MP5/10 (incorrectly referred to as the S&W MP-10) is a German-made submachine gun firing 9mm ammunition from a 30 round magazine. The weapon has a rate of fire of 800 rounds per minute when firing in full auto, a range of 100 meters and a muzzle velocity of 425m/s.

M26A1 Grenades


The M26 is a fragmentation hand grenade made by the United States. The A1 variation Niko is using has fragmentation serrations against the explosive filling. It weighs 454g, has an explosive filling of Composition B that weighs 164g (as part of the grenade's total weight) and it has a timed fuse of 5 seconds.

Vehicle


Niko's vehicle in this battle is Bravado Banshee - The two-seater sport roadster, resembling Dodge Viper, with cues of Aston Martin DB9 and Marcos Mantis GT. It can, and will for purpose of this battle, come with a hardtop.

It has no special modifications fitting it for vehicular combat.

Banshee is powered by a 4.9 liter twin-turbo V8 of unknown power, located at the front and powering the rear wheels. Despite being smaller and less powerful than the Red Eagle's motor, the acceleration and top speed are roughly the same, due to Banshee lacking the combat armor or ramming aids and thus being lighter.

Situation
The battle takes place in Liberty City, where Max Damage lays his rampage. Niko, seeing the unique car, decides to give chase in a Banshee stolen from a street.

X-factors to consider
I'm not very good at these, so please, consider these yourself:
 * Brutality - Which opponent is more brutal at killing?
 * Combat Experience - Who is more experienced at fighting the other combatants
 * Driving Skills - Who of these two is more skilled at driving a car?
 * Area Knowledge - The battle takes place in Liberty city, which only Niko is familiar with. How much of an advantage does it give him?
 * Psychological Stability - Who of these combatants is less insane?
 * Tactics - Whose tactics are more refined?

Voting
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