I dunno, McClane seems to have the bigger plots and more bangs, but he also does have incredible luck which kinda takes away from his skill.
He just doesn't seem as impressive, but he manages to come out with better feats anyway.
So going by feats, I would probably say McClane. But just watching the characters skills etc, I would lean towards Riggs. But hey, the feats are what counts...
Edit: MAD mag rules.
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In a debate, I couldn't argue your point, because he did beat that fighter jet and other crazy stuff. But I'm just saying in my mind, its like "meh/yea right".
In LW1 the only reason riggs didn't get killed by that sniper was because he wasn't aiming he was just firing randomly, if he had actually been aiming then....yeah riggs woulda been dead but still it was good shooting by riggs
And making dumbassed mistakes like that bit in LW1 with all that three stooges "you wanna see crazy?" stuff negates that "advantage".
McClane'd have just shot him there and then the second that Riggs started slapping his own face and whooping and stuff.
Plenty of the world's high class shooters/marksman have had issues firing on live targets. So skills on their own aren't enough.
Skill can be like unapplied theory in that regard.
In this situation its like:
Riggs is very skilled in many ways, but can does he have the neccesary McClane-killing skills...? Well if he goofs off like he does frequently in movies, It'll be a moot point as Riggs'd be dead.
Watch it again. The guy was aiming at Riggs, it's quite clear. And a whole clip, yes, but dude was like 50 feet or more away AND behind a metal barrier.
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Does he have the skills? How many times must Riggs exploits in LW1 be mentioned? When he frees Murtaugh after being electrocuted? No WAY McLaine pulls that off. If anything, Riggs, if going at it in a war zone while McLaine does the same, will compose a body count that far surpasses McLaines.
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The cops coming out of the situation as Riggs was going in were saying that the sniper was random and not aiming. When he is firing at Riggs, shot were erupting all round his feet. A prescision sniper would have nailed Riggs who was happy enough to present himself as a target.
McClane wouldnt have missed, if he were shooting at Riggs.
WTF does that have to do with it? You should be asking yourself if McLaine could have taken the guy out with a beretta.
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It also allowed McLaine to do pretty much everything he did in all four DH movies. Point?
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