Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-25276484-20170508050501

Who'd win in a showdown between them?

Location: Sub-basement of the Detroit FEMA facility (no traps or turrets).

Both have all their augments. Lawrence does not have Viktor's kill switch.

Lawrence: Powerful military cybernetic arms, retractable minigun in his left arm, (presumedly augmented spine and legs to carry the weight of his arms), access to several HE grenades, top tier special operations military training, dedication to duty and mission completion.

Viktor's augmentations: Powerful industrial cybernetic right arm, less powerful military cybernetic right arm, Hyperion plasma cannon concealed in right arm, TITAN shield, Icarus Dash, augmented vision (right eye), highly intelligent, skilled agent provocateur, ideological extremist.

My assessment:

Offense: Barrett's minigun takes a second to spin up before firing, but as does Marchenko's plasma cannon take a second to charge (either a large explosive shot, our a multi-round burst of smaller shots). Barrett's use of grenades evens the odds by giving him a splash damage weapon. Marchenko loses use of his right arm for melee when he activates his Hyperion, while Barrett can retract his minigun and regain use of his hand. Barrett also has special operations training (including assumedly hand to hand). I'm assuming that Marchenko's industrial augmented arm and Barrett's military augmented arms are roughtly equal in strength.

Advantage: Barrett. While Marchenko's Hyperion is by no means a pea shooter, Barrett's minigun is capable of more sustained damage and his grenades give him more splash damage. In close range he has use of both his arms at anytime, while Marchenko loses a hand the second he activates the Hyperion. Barrett would also have better hand to hand abilities thanks to his specialized training, Im getting this because while you can stun and takedown Marchenko, Barrett will counter you even if he is stunned.

Defense: Marchenko's TITAN Shield would allow him to withstand prolonged exposure to Barrett's gunfire and also help him take grenades (but it does have a limit), while Barrett was able to tank tons of damage from Jensen (I assume he was using a tanked up version of Rhino Dermal Armor).

Advantage: Marchenko. While Marchenko is fairly durable and TITAN Shield provides much more protection than Barrett's Rhino Dermal Armor, his TITAN requires energy and thus can only be used in short bursts. But that would be enough to just edge him over Barrett.

Mobility: Barrett only walked very slowly toward Jensen during their fight, I assume the weight of his augments prevented him from moving very quickly even with his cyberlegs. Marchenko is able to jog lightly and he has his Icarus Dash augment to move extremely quickly for short distances. Marchenko also demonstrated enough agility to vault over walls.

Advantage: Marchenko. Marchenko wins this one handedly. He can move faster without special augmentations and he has the icarus dash to move very quickly. Barrett has only ever been seen walking slowly around.

Verdict: Barrett wins this one, barely. His minigun and grenades are capable of more damage than Marchenko's Hyperion. He took on Jensen without assistance of traps or turrets. They both can take tons of damage, but only Marchenko's defense has a time limit. If the distance is closed, he would dominate Marchenko in hand to hand thanks to his greater training and retractable minigun. Marchenko's main advantage is his greater mobility. His faster foot speed and Icarus Dash augment would have him running circles on Barrett. But ingame, both charge toward their opponent. This tactic makes Marchenko's speed a severe liability. Their forward firepower would have the other decently torn up by the time the distance is closed, but no way would Barrett fall before Viktor. And once the distance is closed, Barrett has Marchenko dead to rights. He'd beat Viktor senseless. Viktor would be lucky if Barrett killed him before tearing his arms off.

Thats my take on it. Whats yours? 