Talk:Team Hooligan Battle Royale/@comment-28510457-20180814011407

Giving it to Bark. His strength is specifically stated to scale to Knuckles's, and Knuckles can easily make explosions by igniting the hydrogen in the air with one punch, so I'd assume that Bark can do the same thing, making Bean's bombs useless. In the same vein, Nack's rifle far outclasses Bean's bombs in terms of distance, accuracy, and power, and both Nack and Bark have outsmarted Bean before.

As for Bark vs Nack, sure, Nack's got a gun, but when up against someone who could easily toe-to-toe with Knuckles and only lose from a lucky shot, a rifle isn't gonna get him too far. Bark is simply superior to Nack in every physical attribute, and when it comes to all of Team Hooligans, physicality is key. Especially considering that most Sonic characters have reaction speeds faster than bullets anyways, IIRC. Nack might be smarter in terms of long-term strategy (something that usually isn't allowed in Death Battle anyways), but keep in mind that before he himself fought Knuckles, Nack actually had to ask Bark for advice, implying that Bark is a better fighter under pressure.