Cross Genre Match #11: Dante vs Etrigan

Etrigan's clearly the more physically imposing of the two. I don't think that's in dispute.

Brute strength advantage alone doesn't guarantee victory, however.

Hulk comics be damned!!! durgreyhulk

Originally posted by illadelph12
Etrigan's clearly the more physically imposing of the two. I don't think that's in dispute.

Brute strength advantage alone doesn't guarantee victory, however.

Hulk comics be damned!!! durgreyhulk

Neither does speed!

Originally posted by Etna
Neither does speed!

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Question: Why does Etrigan's speed even matter? Dante isn't going to be blitzing him or anything...

Originally posted by -Pr-
Question: Why does Etrigan's speed even matter? Dante isn't going to be blitzing him or anything...

Originally posted by Parmaniac
If you have weapons that can hurt/kill your opponent and the difference is big enough to not get hit, then yes.

The same could be said about strength, if your strong enough to seriously damage them and can hit them.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
Shut up. That's why. sneer

😂

Originally posted by -Pr-
Question: Why does Etrigan's speed even matter? Dante isn't going to be blitzing him or anything...

Why wouldnt he blitz him if he possess super speed like what was shown in the vids?

Originally posted by -Pr-
Question: Why does Etrigan's speed even matter? Dante isn't going to be blitzing him or anything...

Will he be as slippery with his personality changed? Etrigan would not be much different, he's apparently extremely violent anyway. And Dante's strikes wouldn't do a whole lot other than get him excited, I believe. He's sadomasochistic.

Originally posted by carver9
Why wouldnt he blitz him if he possess super speed like what was shown in the vids?

he's not fast enough that Etrigan can't hit him. Not nearly.

Originally posted by psycho gundam
imo, dante's a pretty slippery bastard, so hitting him is the main problem

I honestly don't think he's too fast for Etrigan.

Originally posted by -Pr-
he's not fast enough that Etrigan can't hit him. Not nearly.

I honestly don't think he's too fast for Etrigan.

I dont get why you are saying this?

If we look at speed feats, he is too fast for Etrigan to hit.

Originally posted by carver9
I dont get why you are saying this?

If we look at speed feats, he is too fast for Etrigan to hit.

Because i'm right?

I've played the games. He never showed speed that would be too much for Etrigan that i've seen.

Originally posted by -Pr-
Because i'm right?

I've played the games. He never showed speed that would be too much for Etrigan that i've seen.

Look at the first page of this thread... you will see the speed feats that puts him far above Etrigan.

Originally posted by carver9
Look at the first page of this thread... you will see the speed feats that puts him far above Etrigan.

That's nothing I haven't seen before.

Additionally, the defense that 'Dante is too fast!' seems to rest on the assumption that Etrigan needs to use his fists.

Even if Etrigan's hellfire couldn't for some reason bake Dante (which, given it's feats against other pure demons, seems quite the leap to make), it possessed enough concussive force to send Superman a ways. Dante is no Superman, and any moment's pause caused by hellfire explosions to the face just gives Etrigan more time to play with to cave Dante's face in.

Furthermore, I don't see Dante winning a war of attrition, nor actually possessing the speed to reliably avoid danger while accomplishing any real damage, so the fight seems fairly one sided in my POV.

Feel free to rebut though.

Originally posted by -Pr-
That's nothing I haven't seen before.

From Etrigan?

Originally posted by Existere
Additionally, the defense that 'Dante is too fast!' seems to rest on the assumption that Etrigan needs to use his fists.

Even if Etrigan's hellfire couldn't for some reason bake Dante (which, given it's feats against other pure demons, seems quite the leap to make), it possessed enough concussive force to send Superman a ways. Dante is no Superman, and any moment's pause caused by hellfire explosions to the face just gives Etrigan more time to play with to cave Dante's face in.

Furthermore, I don't see Dante winning a war of attrition, nor actually possessing the speed to reliably avoid danger while accomplishing any real damage, so the fight seems fairly one sided in my POV.

Feel free to rebut though.

What does Superman have to do with this? Show me Superman using his speed against Etrigan.

Originally posted by carver9
From Etrigan?

Dante.

Originally posted by Existere
Additionally, the defense that 'Dante is too fast!' seems to rest on the assumption that Etrigan needs to use his fists.

Even if Etrigan's hellfire couldn't for some reason bake Dante (which, given it's feats against other pure demons, seems quite the leap to make), it possessed enough concussive force to send Superman a ways. Dante is no Superman, and any moment's pause caused by hellfire explosions to the face just gives Etrigan more time to play with to cave Dante's face in.

Furthermore, I don't see Dante winning a war of attrition, nor actually possessing the speed to reliably avoid danger while accomplishing any real damage, so the fight seems fairly one sided in my POV.

Feel free to rebut though.

I see no reason why the fire wouldn't work.