In the past I've had some ideas for something that could be a regular post besides movie reviews. I could go back and look, but I don't want to lose the fresh idea I have now. If you look at almost any form of entertainment, there are many type of characters out there who you could consider "fighters." And more often than not, when you find one, you find another very similar to that one. And it's no surprise that the next thought to come up would be, "I wonder who would win in that fight?"
There's only one way to figure that one out: analyze the competitor, put them one-on-one, and determine who would be the likely winner. I have to give credit to "Deadliest Warrior" for embedding the idea in my head a way long time ago (I've actually been actively pitting the winners and losers of those match-ups against each other too), and now I'd like to see where these fights would actually go. Here's an idea of what areas I'll be looking at come up with some interesting match-ups:
- comic book characters
- MMA fighters
- video game characters
- TV and movie characters
- pro wrestling
Sounds pretty straight-forward so far. But now here's where the truly creative part comes in. Obviously to analyze a fight, you have to look at certain aspects of the competitors. Now while there are specific traits for each of the above-mentioned topics, some really have to same overall aspects to look at. Here's a list of those as well:
- experience
- abilities
- equipment
- intelligence
- physical
- mental state
Pretty self-explanatory, but to get the full effect, you'll have to see the first fight that I do. Want to know what it is? Should I tell you? You know what, I will tell you:
Batman vs. Spider-man
A couple of quick things. First, I am well aware amongst most comic book geeks that the dream match-up for Batman would be against Captain America. But trust me, there was a method to my madness when I picked that one. And I'll have a more interesting match-up for Captain America down the road. And second, every one of these fights will have a winner based on who holds the advantage on any of the above criteria. Could there be a draw? Possibly. But hey, feel free to debate me on any of these fights if you don't agree. I invite the input. Hey, have any suggestions for a fight? Feel free to send those too, whether you want me to match someone in particular up, or if you have a match-up of your own. C'mon now, don't tell me you haven't thought of one on your own at some point.
So that's the end of this post. I'm gonna be playing match-maker for a while so I have plenty of fresh fights I can do. That'll keep me plenty entertained for a while. So guess what? Go find your own sort of entertainment, whether it's using your imagination like I'm gonna do, or find something right in front of you. It's not that hard, and everyone needs to be entertained from time to time.
