Talk:Master Chief vs. Kratos/@comment-5035900-20170111010942

So here's what I have on Kratos which I feel makes this nowhere near a stomp, though I still couldn't make the call if I wanted to.

His physical strength is on a higher level than Master Chief's. Being able to stop a Titan from crushing him with its giant fingers, even if Atlas and Cronos were toying with him, takes immense strength and makes tossing a Warthog child's play.

Yes, Kratos goes into rages, but he is not an unintelligent person that just lashes out in battle without any thought: he's lived his entire life as a warrior and certain enemies and puzzles in the God of War series require him to figure things out, meaning he will strategize to get around an obstacle rather than just press the square button over and over and hope for the best. One such example is his battle with Hermes, who outclassed him in speed. Instead of randomly flailing, Kratos had to adapt to their speed difference and find and predict where Hermes would be. I think if Kratos were as dumb as some believe, Hermes would've easily won as Kratos wouldn't have been able to land a blow due to being completely predictable.

The Golden Fleece has the capacity to stop physical strikes from the Blade of Olympus and reflect projectiles including bolts of lightning from Zeus, so it will definitely protect from a majority of Chief's aresenal. I say majority because the verdict's still out on whether a rocket hitting it would detonate it or reflect it without detonating, or if a plasma grenade would still stick to the Golden Fleece or bounce off of it. Also, it was effectively destroyed at the end of God of War III by Zeus in his Astral Form, allowing him more power, hence why it could destroy it when standard Zeus' bolts couldn't damage it, but I don't see the Chief having weaponry of beyond-godly caliber on his person.

As for the rest, who knows? Chief can run 50+ miles per hour and Kratos' boots of Hermes allow him to run up walls, so maybe Kratos is slightly faster. The Icarus wings probably won't be of much help for Kratos and his bow skills won't be besting Chief's quick-draw any time soon. I wouldn't know how the Chief's shields would react to Kratos' arsenal, whether it'd take some time to wear down or just go down immediately. Chief does has the better agility, durability, and far outclasses Kratos in ranged weaponry, but if caught in a close-range battle, Kratos has the advantage.

We'll have to see how this one goes.