Westley/Dread Pirate Roberts



Westley, or the Dread Pirate Roberts, was a farmboy from Florin who later became captain of the pirate ship Revenge in the novel and later film The Princess Bride.

possible opponents

 * Captain Jack Sparrow
 * Zorro
 * Will Turner
 * Tanith Low
 * Alvin the Treacherous
 * Robin Hood
 * Aragorn

Death battle info

 * Age: 25, according to the novel.
 * Occupations: Captain of the pirate ship Revenge and formerly farmboy to Buttercup in Florin.
 * General info: Portrayed as extremely physically capable, intelligent and brave, especially when motivated by his love for Buttercup. Shown to be excellent at climbing, swordplay, wrestling and general macho feats, plus keeps his cool in life or death situations.

weapons and abilities

 * Rapier
 * Knife
 * Wheelbarrow
 * Fireproof cloak
 * Poisonous iocaine powder

Feats

 * Climbed the apparently unclimbable Cliffs of Insanity, partially by rope and partially unaided, even avoiding falling to his death after the rope was cut midway through.
 * Won a swordfight against Inigo Montoya, apparently the world's greatest swordsman, and can apparently fight as well as any other acclaimed master with his left hand.
 * Defeated the giant wrestling champion Fezzik in a hand-to-hand fight.
 * Successfully outwitted the criminal genius Vizzini and managed to kill him in a battle of wits. Can apparently ingest the fictional deadly poison iocane without ill effects after building up immunity to it, so perhaps he is resistent to other poisons as well.
 * Successfully escaped the Fire Swamp alongside Buttercup, including rescuing her from 'lightning' quicksand and fighting off a Rodent of Unusual Size.
 * Has survived conventional torture without great discomfort through mental techniques.
 * Scared off a guard of 60-100 men by creating a distraction with a flaming mock Dread Pirate Roberts.
 * Managed to quite literally come back from the dead after swallowing a miracle pill (note: he was only pronounced 'mostly' dead by Miracle Max)

weaknesses

 * Kind of a nice guy; might not want to kill his enemies as he has spared most in the past.
 * Is extremely weak if he has just been revived from the dead (understandably.)

Failures

 * Was captured by Prince Humperdinck trying to escape with Buttercup.
 * Managed to let Buttercup push him down a hill by lowering his guard.