Gladiator VERSUS Wonder Woman(TO THE DEATH)

Originally posted by DarkSaint85
Ask Carver. He knows better than me.

Yes but he's more of a WW fan than I 🙂

In the left corner we have a guy, who - on panel - punches planets apart, which are sturdy enough to a point that they survive the deaths of galaxies.

In the right corner we have a gal, who - tells herself that she - can destroy a small planet.

Gladiator punches a hole through her chest.

But surely it's not about pure strength (hence the analogy someone brought up with Wolverine).

After all, Wolverine is FAR weaker than Gladiator, but still stabbed him.

Wolverine isn't going to stab Gladiator in a battle board environment.
Wolverine isn't going to stab anyone, who is fast enough to dodge Galactus' photon blasts. That's reacting and moving at the speed of light.

Wonder Woman is certainly faster than Wolverine, but I believe that characters like Superman and Gladiator beat Wonder Woman at least 6 out of 10 times. She stands a chance, but for her it's an uphill battle against greater strength, durability and arguably versatility.
I left speed out, because even if they're equally fast for different reasons... is Wonder Woman skilled enough to a point to dodge every single of their attacks? Because if she doesn't, it's gonna hurt.

Wonder Womans only saving grace are a couple of specific weapons, which cause a serious threat to high herald level bricks. In unarmed combat though? She isn't winning the majority at all. Weight classes are there for a reason.

It's not unarmed combat to the best of my knowledge....OP has her clutching her sword, for example. And the lasso was standard gear.

Originally posted by DarkSaint85
But surely it's not about pure strength (hence the analogy someone brought up with Wolverine).

After all, Wolverine is FAR weaker than Gladiator, but still stabbed him.

Yeah, I hate to agree with h1, but it's true --- Wolverine's physical strength is not a significant factor in his major fights.

His speed, agility, fighting skills, adamantium skeleton and claws, healing factor --- sure --- but his strength only plays a minor part in his greatest battles, especially the ones in which he faces true powerhouses ranked as "Class 100 or above".

Just like Wolverine, Diana possesses the skills, speed and bladed weapons, so it's not a bad analogy h1 made here.

Originally posted by DarkSaint85
But surely it's not about pure strength (hence the analogy someone brought up with Wolverine).

After all, Wolverine is FAR weaker than Gladiator, but still stabbed him.

I can actually see her trying a blitz and impaling him. I can also see him eyebeaming a crater through her face the moment she does.