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Rank purely on swordsmanship skill

Black Knight Whitman
Katanna
Ras Al Ghud
Colleen Wing
Silver Samaurai
Nightcrawler
The Swordsman
Blade
Azrael Jean Paul
Deathstroke
Baron Zemo
Shining Knight
Spiral

Purely fencing skill without hand to hand mix-ins or what?

Spiral
Deathstroke/Silver Samaurai
Baron Zemo/Ras Al Ghud
Nightcrawler/The Swordsman
Black Knight Whitman/The Swordsman/Blade/Azrael Jean Paul

not sure about the rest, or really, most of those, LOL

Originally posted by Uriel005
Purely fencing skill without hand to hand mix-ins or what?

fencing lol @ Al Ghud

Originally posted by Supermutant
Rank purely on swordsmanship skill

Black Knight Whitman
Katanna
Ras Al Ghud
Colleen Wing
Silver Samaurai
Nightcrawler
The Swordsman
Blade
Azrael Jean Paul
Deathstroke
Baron Zemo
Shining Knight
Spiral

Pure skill, no magic swords, no extra limbs:

Silver Samurai || Black Knight
Nightcrawler (Point deduction for having a tail that can hold a sword)
Spiral (Point deductions for having six arms)
Swordsman (Jacques)
Baron Zemo || Ra's Al Ghul
Swordsman (Strucker)
Katana || Collen Wing
Azrael || Blade || Deathstroke

Don't know enough about Shining Knight to place him. With all six arms Spiral is viaing for the top spot, and with his tail Nightcrawler has beat her in a sword duel.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
With all six arms Spiral is viaing for the top spot, and with his tail Nightcrawler has beat her in a sword duel.

huh

with TPs or straight skill?

Originally posted by inimalist
huh

with TPs or straight skill?

IIRC mostly with swashbuckling swagger.

damn, that is very impressive...

Shinning Knight should be around the same as Black Knight. Shinning Knight is pretty skilled.

Originally posted by Prep-Man
Shinning Knight should be around the same as Black Knight. Shinning Knight is pretty skilled.

I only remember him from a few issues of 52 (I think) and some Seven Soldiers oneshots / minis. He seemed pretty good but I don't feel comfortable making a judgment on his skills on my limited experience with the character.

What are some good stories he's been in?

I was thinking Nightmaster from Shadowpact. Justin would also be close to the top, IMO. 7 Soldiers was a good read.

It occurs to me that I might be attributing Nightcrawler with something from the Wolverine and the X-Men animated series. I could have sworn it happened in one of the one shot anthologies in the recent years... but I can't find a Spiral appearance list that supports her appearing in one.

Originally posted by Prep-Man
I was thinking Nightmaster from Shadowpact. Justin would also be close to the top, IMO. 7 Soldiers was a good read.

Yeah, Nightmaster would be in the top with Black Knight and Silver Samurai.

I've never got into Spiral or Mojo. Least favorite X-Men villains. How is she in the skill department?

Originally posted by Prep-Man
I've never got into Spiral or Mojo. Least favorite X-Men villains. How is she in the skill department?

She is really skilled, but she has six arms, so she has a pretty unfair advantage against other swordsmen.

Well I would definitely put the Swordsman and Black Knight near or at the top.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
I only remember him from a few issues of 52 (I think) and some Seven Soldiers oneshots / minis. He seemed pretty good but I don't feel comfortable making a judgment on his skills on my limited experience with the character.

What are some good stories he's been in?

That particular Shining Knight was introduced in Seven Soldiers. There's also an older one from back in the day.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
It occurs to me that I might be attributing Nightcrawler with something from the Wolverine and the X-Men animated series. I could have sworn it happened in one of the one shot anthologies in the recent years... but I can't find a Spiral appearance list that supports her appearing in one.



Yeah, Nightmaster would be in the top with Black Knight and Silver Samurai. you mean when he telports her arms off in a boat trafficking mutants? that was in the cartoon. I actually enjoyed that series a lot. wish theyd gone ahead with a new season,

Hiko.

No one else.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100720044857/narutofanon/images/a/a7/Hiko-seijuro-samurai-x.jpg

Originally posted by Mindset
Hiko.

No one else.

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100720044857/narutofanon/images/a/a7/Hiko-seijuro-samurai-x.jpg I liked Saito Hajime better, but he Hiko was pretty cool nonetheless

Saito would probably die just being in Hiko's presence.

Demon Eyes Kyo, kills all imitators.

Hiko might have to unsheathe his sword to kill Kyo.

Might.

Please, manga Kyo would demolish the entire character rooster of Rurouni Kenshin.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Please, manga Kyo would demolish the entire character rooster of Rurouni Kenshin. Roosters usually aren't good swordsmen.

Hiko would dispatch Kyo without breaking a sweat.

Originally posted by Mindset
Roosters usually aren't good swordsmen.

Hiko would dispatch Kyo without breaking a sweat.

Samurai rooster!

Compared to Kyo, Hiko is paraplegic who just suffered a debilitating stroke.

Compared to Hiko, Kyo is a Canadian.

Yea, I went there.

Originally posted by Mindset
Compared to Hiko, Kyo is a Canadian.

Yea, I went there.

Sweet, that is a nearly insurmountable advantage!

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Sweet, that is a nearly insurmountable advantage! One of the lands of manly men counted amongst the likes of Australia.

Originally posted by Supermutant
Rank purely on swordsmanship skill

Black Knight Whitman
Katanna
Ras Al Ghud
Colleen Wing
Silver Samaurai
Nightcrawler
The Swordsman
Blade
Azrael Jean Paul
Deathstroke
Baron Zemo
Shining Knight
Spiral What about Deadpool ?

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Samurai rooster!

http://cdn.static.ovimg.com/episode/102149.jpg

Originally posted by Mindset
Compared to Hiko, Kyo is a Canadian.

jeez, look at the Kyo fanboy

Location: Canada

Gross.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
Pure skill, no magic swords, no extra limbs:

Nightcrawler (Point deduction for having a tail that can hold a sword)
tail =/= limb

+ 5 points in my book

Originally posted by Mindset
Location: Canada

Gross.

u jelly bro

when we flush out toilets, it goes down to america

lol

trickle down, indeed

You don't have toilets...

Originally posted by Mindset
You don't have toilets... so thats why their water bills are so much damn cheaper than ours

Originally posted by chomperx9
so thats why their water bills are so much damn cheaper than ours other than the fact that the government can afford to subsidize everything because their budget is balanced and they don't have to pay off interest on debt??

Originally posted by Mindset
Saito would probably die just being in Hiko's presence. nonsense, saito would never even lose his cool. ever.

Should have included Shatterstar on this list.

Originally posted by 753
I liked Saito Hajime better, but he Hiko was pretty cool nonetheless
When I was younger and valued coolness and power over strong characterization and depth of personality I found myself wishing that the Anime could be about Hiko rather than Kenshin.

Now I realize it'd have been boring as phuck.

He'd have oneshotted Shishio and banged his whore girlfriend right after if he'd actually thought it was worth his time.

Originally posted by Mindset
You don't have toilets...

you may have won this round...

Originally posted by chomperx9
so thats why their water bills are so much damn cheaper than ours

the horrors of socialism my friend

Originally posted by Omega Vision
When I was younger and valued coolness and power over strong characterization and depth of personality I found myself wishing that the Anime could be about Hiko rather than Kenshin.

Now I realize it'd have been boring as phuck.

He'd have oneshotted Shishio and banged his whore girlfriend right after if he'd actually thought it was worth his time. hehe yeah, and he wasn't just overpowered, he was archetypically perfect all arround, his mere presence dissolved moral conflict and redeemed his opponents. the way he handled that giant just seemed like magic compared to the grit of the series. everyone bled, stumbled, regreted and suffered but he floated above their human misery while wearing a cape.

Originally posted by 753
hehe yeah, and he wasn't just overpowered, he was archetypically perfect all arround, his mere presence dissolved moral conflict and redeemed his opponents. the way he handled that giant just seemed like magic compared to the grit of the series. everyone bled, stumbled, regreted and suffered but he floated above their human misery while wearing a cape.

That was beautiful.

He was badass though he reminds me of the masters in Historys Strongest disciple treating Kenshin like a worthless step child

Originally posted by 753
hehe yeah, and he wasn't just overpowered, he was archetypically perfect all arround, his mere presence dissolved moral conflict and redeemed his opponents. the way he handled that giant just seemed like magic compared to the grit of the series. everyone bled, stumbled, regreted and suffered but he floated above their human misery while wearing a cape.
Also he looked half his age.

Originally posted by Madvillain
Should have included Shatterstar on this list. lol. It's like saying Catwoman should be added to a list that compares the top martial artists in DC.

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
with his tail Nightcrawler has beat her in a sword duel.

really? where was this? she beat him pretty easily--commenting his 3 limbs were ineffectual against someone with 6--in an excalibur book i think. where did he beat her?

Originally posted by chomperx9
What about Deadpool ? I say among the top 5.

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/5274/detailffffffff.jpg

Originally posted by Supermutant
Rank purely on swordsmanship skill

Black Knight Whitman
Katanna
Ras Al Ghud
Colleen Wing
Silver Samaurai
Nightcrawler
The Swordsman
Blade
Azrael Jean Paul
Deathstroke
Baron Zemo
Shining Knight
Spiral Where is taskmaster ?.

Originally posted by leonidas
really? where was this? she beat him pretty easily--commenting his 3 limbs were ineffectual against someone with 6--in an excalibur book i think. where did he beat her?

Originally posted by srankmissingnin
It occurs to me that I might be attributing Nightcrawler with something from the Wolverine and the X-Men animated series. I could have sworn it happened in one of the one shot anthologies in the recent years... but I can't find a Spiral appearance list that supports her appearing in one.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW




thankee. thought i'd missed an appearance somewhere.

You're welcome. Spiral had bionic arms in that series, by the way.

Originally posted by leonidas
really? where was this? she beat him pretty easily--commenting his 3 limbs were ineffectual against someone with 6--in an excalibur book i think. where did he beat her? I remember that scan

Originally posted by godking
Where is taskmaster ?.

I think we should start ranking before we worry about adding more

Originally posted by godking
Where is taskmaster ?.
I dont think it about the best. Just who the best out of that group. Because there are several individuals being left including who you mention among others that would destroy most if not all of the the people listed above.