Originally posted by dev10n
Did that end with Blade thrusting his chest foward and getting stabbed
No it ended with Blade completely an totally outclassed by some nobody fodder in one panel. Where as Ra's lost to Batman - FREAKING BATMAN - and he put up a fight for three pages until Batman ducked under his guard and stabbed him while the momentum of his swing threw his arms wide. You honestly don't see the difference between the skill show cased in these examples?
Originally posted by srankmissingninYou can't really call that dude "fodder". It's stated on panel that the guy is a pure blood and has centuries of sword fighting experience. As for Bruce vs. Ras... i refer you to the physical stats and being a better overall fight practitioner comment.
No it ended with Blade completely an totally outclassed by some nobody fodder in one panel. Where as Ra's lost to Batman - FREAKING BATMAN - and he put up a fight for three pages until Batman ducked under his guard and stabbed him while the momentum of his swing threw his arms wide. You honestly don't see the difference between the skill show cased in these examples?
Originally posted by srankmissingninYou honestly believe chest thrusting is a good swordfighting tactic and you honestly believe batman deserves credit for beating a man who thrusts his chest mid battle 💃 😆 💃
No it ended with Blade completely an totally outclassed by some nobody fodder in one panel. Where as Ra's lost to Batman - FREAKING BATMAN - and he put up a fight for three pages until Batman ducked under his guard and stabbed him while the momentum of his swing threw his arms wide. You honestly don't see the difference between the skill show cased in these examples?
Originally posted by marwash22
You can't really call that dude "fodder". It's stated on panel that the guy is a pure blood and has centuries of sword fighting experience. As for Bruce vs. Ras... i refer you to the physical stats and being a better overall fight practitioner comment.
If a character shows up for two issues out of no where and then dies unspectacularly at the end, they're just fodder. It's like the parade of kung-fu losers who showed up to fight Shang-Chi every month in Deadly Hands and Master of Kung-Fu. Everyone of them was like "Hahaha I have been looking for you Shang-Chi, I've studied my whole life, I am really the best martial artists not you! I'll prove it! KEEEEEYAAA" and then Shang-Chi would kick their ass and 9/10 of them would never show up again.
Originally posted by marwash22Pretty much. If you stick around you'll find out swank has a vendetta against Blade.
but that's not what happened in the case of Blade and this "fodder" guy. The "Fodder" guy clearly outclassed Blade. So sure, maybe he was fodder in terms of plot, but he most definitely was not fodder in terms of skill.
Originally posted by marwash22
but that's not what happened in the case of Blade and this "fodder" guy. The "Fodder" guy clearly outclassed Blade. So sure, maybe he was fodder in terms of plot, but he most definitely was not fodder in terms of skill.
Yeah but having seen that feat, do you think that vampire is more skilled than Batman, Ra's, Silver Samurai or Black Knight? Blade doesn't have a lot of skill feats, he doesn't lock blade's with skilled fighters very often (even self proclaimed ones with no background) so this guy showing up out of nowhere and tooling Blade effortlessly, is pretty damning. Blade doesn't typically fight characters with an established skill placement, which means losing to someone without even putting up a fight when he doesn't have any feats that can stand in direct opposition calls his skill into question.
Originally posted by snoopdogg
Pretty much. If you stick around you'll find out swank has a vendetta against Blade.
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My "vendetta" is not using anecdotal evidence as concrete proof of the existence of abilities that Blade has never displayed on panel. As I've said before my stance is and always has been that until Blade does something he can't do it, and I couldn't care less what is said in a hand book, or a interview with writer. Actions speak louder than words, and I'm not going to theorize on what Blade might be able to do or credit him with abilities he has never demonstrated simply because most vampires have them. Apparently this makes me a dastardly villain.
Originally posted by srankmissingnin
🙄My "vendetta" is not using anecdotal evidence as concrete proof of the existence of abilities that Blade has never displayed on panel. As I've said before my stance is and always has been that until Blade does something he can't do it, and I could less what is said in a hand book, or a interview with writer. Actions speak louder than words, and I'm not going to theorize on what Blade [b]might
be able to do or credit him with abilities he has never demonstrated simply because most vampires have them. Apparently this makes me a dastardly villain. [/B]
Blade= 100 years of fencing experience fights who knows how old dracula
Ra's Al Ghul= 600+ years of fencing gets his ass handed to him by 30 something batman
Batman= defeats supermans lightwork 😆 😆 😆
Originally posted by dev10n
Blade= 100 years of fencing experience fights who knows how old draculaRa's Al Ghul= 600+ years of fencing gets his ass handed to him by 30 something batman
Batman= defeats supermans lightwork 😆 😆 😆
What's the problem here? Do you not know who Batman is? Losing to Batman is - and always will be - VASTLY more impressive than losing to some random vampire. Pretending that losing to Batman is somehow evidence of a lack of skill isn't getting you anywhere I'm afraid. Fighting on equal terms with Batman and being able to contend with his skill is impressive... insanely impressive. He's Batman after all. Strictly speaking he might not be the best but Bruce is the measuring stick for all fighters in the DC U.