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Ok, here's a match. Got a couple of colorful wigs here, but also two skilled fighters.

A few different women have worn the Batwoman suit now, but Kate Kane was probably my favorite of the bunch. She's got tech at her disposal, but she also relies on her toughness and just duking it out with someone.

That may not be the best plan of attack against Hit Girl, though. If there's one character who is more skilled than most, it's her. She's got sharp blades that she swings around like nothing, she has gadgets in her suit, she's got agility, quickness, and heart, and she's tough!

The only disadvantage Hit Girl has is her size. You can't make up for that. I think Hit Girl could probably overcome that difference here, though. Kate isn't that much bigger than Hit Girl. Can Hit Girl also overcome Wayne tech?

That's more debatable. Sure, Hit Girl has a variety of weapons in her arsenal, but I'm not sure most of it compares to the weaponry and tools that come with Kate's batsuit. If Hit Girl is on her A-game, I think she could pull this off. It'd be tough, but sh's gone up against the odds before.

Winner: Hit Girl

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It's a non-supe part of The Boys against a Gotham mobster today.

The TV version of Frenchie doesn't have any superpowers, but he's multilingual, an expert in crimes and capers, can fight, and is pretty smart, too.

The Penguin? Hmmm, not sure he can really fight. He can definitely give orders to his henchmen and he can drive an escape car pretty well (until it crashes). He's got some size, though, so he could probably do fairly well against a normal human --- not one in a Batsuit. Also, The Penguin has a killer instinct that probably trumps Frenchie.

Still, Frenchie has youth on his side. He's got better stamina and is probably better trained.

Winner: Frenchie

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Here’s is an interesting one for you. There’s Daredevil, the Marvel superhero, and Medusa, of Greek mythology.

Now, Medusa can turn most men who look at her to stone, but since Daredevil can’t exactly see, does she have any impact on him? In some depictions, Daredevil has sonar-like vision, but it’s certainly not a clear picture like most people.

Another question: without her stone-turning powers, can Medusa really fend off Daredevil. She does have sharp, talon-like fingernails (or claws) as well as a head full of snakes that can be used as weapons. In some versions, she also had a charm-like spell that she could cast upon people by simply speaking.

So, how does all of that compare to the mortal (with specialized powers of his own) in Daredevil?

Well, obviously the sharp nails and snakes are a problem, but Daredevil is quick. He’s smart. His tricked-out billy club should be able to handle most of what Medusa can come up with offensively.

Without the power to turn men to stone, Medusa isn’t enough of a threat here.

Winner: Daredevil

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Two big bads here! Steppenwolf won't go down as one of the greatest movie villains of all time, but he was a formidable enough opponent to give the Justice League something to reckon with.

Darth Vader, on the other hand, has the whole hero-turned villain-turned hero again thing going on. He is complicated, to say the least. He's also very powerful. He didn't display the tricks and sheer force that Kylo Ren or Rey displayed, but he let Obi Wan Kenobi feel his might more than once.

Since this is an analysis of how an actual fight would go (and not debating character legacy), it seems that Steppenwolf has the advantage. He's got super strength and thick armor covering his entire body.

Sure, Sups made quick work of him, but that was Superman. Steppenwolf battled the Amazons, took on Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, and The Flash at the same time. I guess Flash was usually distracted with saving other people, but still, Steppenwolf was battling an entire group of superheroes.

Darth Vader did kill a bunch of younglings, but he didn't battle multiple Jedi at once. He couldn't even beat Obi-Wan or Luke (maybe he didn't want to beat Luke) or Darth Sidious. Vader isn't weak, but he's at his best advantage when he's facing people who are levels beneath him. If someone has equal or greater powers, his odds aren't so good.

Winner: Steppenwolf (the Vader fans aren't going to like that decision)

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It’s a clash of two 1980s underrated animated characters.

Baxter Stockman is, well, a giant fly. He’s not just a big fly, though. He has enhanced hearing, speed, and strength.

He’s not invincible, though. The Turtles have defeated him. Plus, Man-At-Arms is used to battling all kinds of fish-men, talking alligators, and literal beast men.

Man-At-Arms definitely has more weapons. He’s got freeze rays, power beams, projectile rope, a club, flash bulbs, and various other tricks up his sleeve. He’s not physically weak, either. 

Baxter is a little too crazed to defeat Man-At-Arms. Despite his physical enhancements, Man-At-Arms has enough weaponry to deal with him.

Winner: Man-At-Arms

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It’s Star Wars vs Star Trek today!

I’m not sure quite how strong Spock is in the Kelvin timeline, but we know Khan has more strength than a normal human, and Spock was taking it to Khan.

Granted, Spock was filled with rage at the time. Normally he isn’t. That could be a problem for him here.

Chewbacca, even when he’s not angry, has the size advantage, probably the strength advantage, weapons, sharp teeth, and claws.

That’s going to be a lot for Spock to overcome, but he is very intelligent. Not that Chewie isn’t smart, but Spock is next level smart, so it’s possible he could outsmart him, outmaneuver him, and end up winning this fight.

Spock does have that Vulcan mind trick, too, so between his intelligence and some of his Vulcan powers, maybe he dos stand a chance.

Winner: Spock

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Poison Ivy has an interesting history. She's gone from a normal person to having some powers (like immunity to toxins and using poison lipstick) to being a God-like controller of plants. Personally, I always preferred more of a mortal Ivy. Overpowering a character can make them less interesting, so we're going with the pre-Denny O'Neil version.

Meanwhile, Mystique has been given some power enhancements over the years, too. Night vision, wigs, growing severed limbs, ad extra strength and agility are some examples of that. We're going to go with the traditional version of Mystique, though. No outrageous superpowers, outside of her shapeshifting, here either.

It kind of boils down to hand-to-hand combat, quickness, and will power when you take away all the enhancements. Mystique definitely has the evil intent. I suppose Ivy does, too. They're very evenly matched on speed and ability, too.

Honestly, I don't know who wins this -- with or without powers. I think Ivy probably takes it with the powers. Without? I'm leaning the other way.

Winner: Mystique

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Kingo is an Eternal, but he was kind of .... underwhelming. Sure, he provided some good comedy, but in terms of fighting? Shooting lasers out of his fingers is OK, but not terribly impressive.

Spector and Grant, as the Avatar of Khonshu, are covered in the suit of armor. He, or they, have superhuman agility, speed, and durability as well.

Moon Knight has considerable strength, too. Moon Knight can dent the bumper of a car just by squeezing too hard. That's probably does't compare to Kingo, who, I assume, has greater strength than that.

Moon Knight has crescent blades and trucheons, but Kingo has his finger blasters. As boring as they are compared to other Eternals' powers, they are effective.

I think Moon Knight is more skilled here, but is he tough enough? I don't think he has the overall ability to outmatch Kingo's sheer strength and Eternal power.

Perhaps I'm underestimating Moon Knight here, but, in the MCU, an Eternal is hard to defeat, even if he simply shoots blasts from his fingers.

Winner: Kingo

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Well this battle is enough to give someone nightmares. The Xenomorph is one of the best scariest villains there is. Meanwhile, Darth Maul left a big impression despite minimal big screen time.

Darth Maul has Sith powers, a double lightsaber, and a menacing presence. However, the Xenomorph has claws, acid drool, and a stinger tail, and completely animalistic, evil intentions.

If it were just fighting, I think the Xenomorph could take Darth Maul, but you add in Sith powers and a lightsaber? Darth Maul can slice this alien up.

Winner: Darth Maul

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General Grievous may not be an official Sith (and he's certainly not a Jedi), but he can wield a lightsaber like a pro. Correction: he can wield four lightsabers like a pro!

Aquaman is tough. We've seen that. However, would he be able to withstand shot after shot (with excessive speed) of a lightsaber hitting his body?

I'm sure his armor would hold up fairly well. But he'll get cut. He'll get banged up pretty good courtesy of Grievous. Granted, Aquaman has shown that he can heal pretty quickly. Still, four lightsabers trying to slash him open?

His advantage here is his strength and his ability to react with a counterattack. His triton is powerful, too, but I'm not sure it'll survive a lightsaber attack. Aquaman, however, probably can. After the attempt on defeating Aquaman, then General Grievous is in trouble.

Winner: Aquaman

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Two blue guys with a lot of magical powers today.

One blue guy is from the planet of Eternia. He dreams of conquering that world with his evil warriors, but there's this muscle-bound guy who keeps messing up his plans.

Then there's Genie. He uses his powers to help Aladdin defeat dangers and foes in all of his adventures. He's happy just to be living life.

Who is more powerful though? Skeletor can turn fire into ice, create portals to other locations, freeze people with the point of a finger, and isn't afraid to take chance after chance to achieve victory.

Genie can probably do all of those things, too, though. He can also generate items out of thin air. He can fly. He can enlarge or shrink himself.

I suppose Skeletor could try outsmarting Genie, but I don't know that he could. Genie, despite being a little naive, isn't dumb. He can and will use his powers as needed.

He'd probably annoy Skeletor into defeat, to be honest. I'm not sure Skeletor would have the patience to even deal with Genie before or during a fight.

It's the magic that wins the fight, though. Genie has too much of it.

Winner: Genie

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Elizabeth Swann is interesting. She's always been strong-willed. Then, she was randomly made the pirate of all pirates. Well, that wasn't her official title, but she was basically a pirate lord. She hadn't done a single thing to earn that title at the time, but she did kind of grow into the role.

She did learn how to wield a sword. She learned how to command and make split-second decisions.

Then here's Westley, the man who took the title of The Dread Pirate Roberts. He showed smarts, strength, swordsmanship, and heart. In many ways, he was the precursor to Elizabeth Swann and her entire pirates crew.

However, sword fighting was more honored in the Dread Pirate's day. Elizabeth wasn't above fighting dirty. She learned that by interacting with Captain Jack Sparrow.

Still, I think Westley did enough training and defeated enough foes to deal with someone of Elizabeth's skill level. She'll bring some new tactics into this fight, but Westley should be able to counteract them.

Winner: Westley, the Dread Pirate Roberts

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On paper, this may seem one-sided. The only female that regularly hangs with the Avengers ends up going against Joker's girlfriend? Well, when you compare the cinematic versions of these characters, it's a closer match than one may think.

Black Widow is ... Black Widow. Most people have seen her quick thinking, awesome athletics, advanced weaponry, and never-quit attitude. She's definitely a threat in any cinematic universe.

Meanwhile, Harley provides some comedic relief in the DCEU, but she also, especially after rewatching Birds of Prey, has a lot of skills. She's agile, smart, has an unruly edge to her, and is pretty tough. She, like the Widow, also thinks on her feet.

Hand to hand combat? Black Widow would probably win, though Harley would definitely land some shots. Weapons? Black Widow also wins, but, again, Harley throws Black Widow off her game with the bean bags full of glitter and wooden mallets. Street smarts? Eh. I'm no sure. Black Widow probably wins that, too, but not by much.

Overall, I guess we do have a winner, but it's a battle that would be very interesting with a lot of back and forth.

Winner: Black Widow

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Talk about a mishmash of characters here. We've got Thor (from the MCU) Harry Potter, Supergirl (from the Arrowverse), and the Green Lantern (from that Ryan Reynolds ... ummm ... 'classic').

There aren't alliances here, though perhaps some will form during battle. Who wins?

Thor is probably the strongest, especially if he's got Mjölnir in his hand. Supergirl would certainly be the next strongest, and probably somewhat close to Thor's ability. So that fist fight is going to be a tough one. Thor has lightning at his command, but Supergirl could likely withstand a lot of that. Plus, she can fly, can perform most of the maneuvers Thor can, and she's got super breath that can freeze a person, and heat vision that releases massive amounts of power. All of that could harm Thor during battle.

Thor is likely quicker, though. That's his best bet against Supergirl.

Meanwhile, the Green Lantern has perhaps the most unique power here. He can form whatever he wants with that ring. Unfortunately, a shield or a weapon would likely eventually be smashed down to little, green particles if Thor and Supergirl decide to take the fight to Green Lantern. He's tough, but he's not Thor or Krytpon tough.

Harry Potter's best chance is to use his spells quickly. He, too, can fly, but he's probably the slowest of the bunch when it comes to flying and his offense. Casting a spell takes words and reflexes and proximity. Potter could cast a spell but Green Lantern could shield himself from it, or Supergirl could escape from it. If Harry takes advantage while others are fighting, he could potentially catch one of them off-guard. If he turns Thor into a mouse or a cat, there's likely not much Thor could do about it.

Since Thor, Green Lantern, and Supergirl all come from other planets, there is always the possibility that Harry's magic may not work as well on them. Perhaps it has a limited effect, or no effect at all? Still, magic is magic. If Loki can use his magic on Thor, I assume Harry could do the same.

If Thor and Supergirl take one of themselves out, that leaves Harry and Green Lantern. I think Green Lantern would probably end of defeating Harry in the meantime.

Thor (or Supergirl) vs. Green Lantern? As much as I like Hal, I think he loses either of those matches.

That means Thor is your likely winner.

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The Wasp is quick, can shrink or grow, and can fly. She's formidable for most people, but the Lizard is one Marvel character who is vicious. He's got claws, he seems somewhat indestructible, and he's quick as well.

The Lizard can climb, has a great amount of strength, and is just plain scary! The Wasp hasn't grown to an enormous size in the MCU, but I'm assuming she could. That being said, she would likely run into the same issues as Ant-Man when he uses that power. That means it would be difficult for The Wasp to remain in a supersized state for a long period of time.

It may take just a few minutes to grow and stomp on The Lizard like a bug, but could she move quickly enough to stomp on him at that size? That's debatable.

I think this battle could go either way. The Wasp's flight and rapid-fire attacks certainly help her, but she is outmatched in terms of power and ferociousness here. I'm leaning towards the villain in this battle.

Winner: The Lizard

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Gambit vs Trap Jaw X-Men and He-Man are probably my two favorite cartoons. In many ways both of them still hold up today. Today is a match between two characters from those series.

Gambit isn't always a full-on hero. He's got a cocky, arrogant side. He will also sometimes jump into the fight without thinking things through. That being said, it usually works out for him. One way or the other, he comes out of the fight without too much wear and tear.

Trap Jaw, in his Filmation form, wasn't the smartest of Skeletor's evil warriors. He was still formidable. With a metal jaw, those sharp teeth-like edges, and an arm that can be equipped with any number of weapons, it's no wonder he was one of the mainstays of the Masters of the Universe series.

Pitting these two somewhat secondary characters against each other intrigues me. Gambit is definitely more athletic than Trap Jaw, though Trap Jaw probably has more muscle. Gambit's ability to charge objects and make them explode gives him a pretty sizeable advantage. Trap Jaw can always shoot energy blasts and freeze rays from his arm, but it takes time to switch some of those gears out.

In the end, despite Trap Jaw's weaponry, I think Gambit will too quick for him.

Winner: Gambit

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Here's a fun one! Mr. 007 himself, James Bond, against Indiana Jones. Now, Indy is no secret agent. He's a professor and archeologist, but he has a combat background as an Officer in the U.S. Army. He's almost a professional adventurer who is a jack of all trades, really. He can shoot a gun, crack a whip, run quickly, outrun enemies in car chases, and his punch packs a wallop! This professor is no slouch when it comes to getting himself out of sticky situations. Still, James Bond is a secret agent. An actual agent who has also dealt with his fair share of compromising situations. I'd say he's at least as trained as Indiana Jones when it comes to skill. Both are quick to improvise, they're smart, and they have no problems getting into a fight if needed. I think the difference here is resources and tricks. Indiana Jones may look more unassuming, which could catch Bond off-guard, but when Bond gets a feel for the fight, he'll use his vast variety of weapons and tricks to win the fight. Winner: James Bond (sorry Indy ... it was a close call)

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