Talk:Link vs Dante/@comment-3463132-20151125193418

If this is the regular Dante then Link is probably gonna die, if this is Reboot Donte then Link may have a chance; I'll proceed as if this is normal Dante.

Dante has an at-will time stop, something Link can do nothing about; If Dante uses that Link is essentially helpless and Dante can win at his leisure.

Dante doesn't need to reload his pistols, meaning he can just stand back and rain bullets on Link- hundreds every second if his Gunslinger description is to be believed. Also his bullets produce enough force to pierce Link even with the Golden.Gauntlet calc because Dante in the anime shoots straight through steel supports with them- his bullets can pierce steel- meaning they can pierce Link. Course, Link can block with the Hylian Shield but he really can't help but be pinned down if Dante just shoots at him. Even then he might not be safe as Dante can bank his shots off of surfaces to get around that exact manner of defense.

Both of them are natural swordsman, "Natural" as opposed to "Master" because they learn extremely quickly- they're naturals. That said, Dante has demonstrated far greater variety in the weapons he can use: Nuchucks, Guitars, Dual Swords, Gauntlets, and the list goes on. By comparison Link mostly gets a variant of his normal Sword and Board technique with a relatively few exceptions.

That's not even getting into speed or strength, or Dante's regen that thus far has shown almost no limits.