Shouldn't Deathstroke take a majority over Spiderman?
I know Spider-Man is powerful. But Slade was a villain spawned to take on an entire team that included Beast Boy, Donna Troy, Raven, Wally West, and Starfire. He regularly fought all of them at the same time.
He's got the tactical mind that turns the superior aspects of opponents against them. And this is way before Midnighter.
I know Spider-Man has some great showings too. But Slade has the intelligence, equipment, and skill advantages. The disparity between these two, in those areas is significant enough for Slade to take the majority imo. In other words, Slade is more dominant in the areas that he holds an advantage in. Intelligence, equipment, and skill have a greater impact on the outcome of this fight than speed and strength.
In your Superman scan, it shows him casually backhanding the staff out of Slade's hands, and Slade admitting that Superman can easily fry him to a crisp.
In the WW scan, he had the Godkiller sword. A sword that was becoming a part of him, and was amping him.
Let's look at Spiderman's feats against herald level opponents.
Against Juggernaut, the Phoenix Five, Masterson Thor, Hulk, Firelord....
I'll join yours if you join mine? (In the Death Battle: Superman vs Goku thread. )
riv hit the nail on the head. The fact of the matter is, what's tossed out as PIS does often come down to opinion.
Slade regularly reacts to/out predicts a Flash: PIS.
Gorgon cuts off YoYo's arms: That's a feat.
No idea why in the court of public opinion, one stands and the other doesn't.
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Nope. Spider-Man is not only physically superior, but also far superior intellect-wise. Sure, Slade is a great tactician, but Spider-Man is one of the smartest men in Marvel, period.
Slade would take a slight majority because of what I stated in the OP. Better equipment, greater skill, but most importantly the strategy, how he uses his mind in battle.
Slade doesn't come out on top more because of the villain curse. But he's really only failed one contract his whole career. When he fights, its for money or survival, not principle.
I get what you're saying. But Spidermans brand of intelligence is most useful when prep is involved. Slade is excellent with prep also. Spiderman may be book smarter, but Slade is tactically and strategically smarter. His brain works at optimal ability under stress and fatigue.
While he's fighting, he'll devise a way to use Spidermans advantages against him.