Talk:Harry Potter vs Edward Elric/@comment-3463132-20190727171213/@comment-3463132-20191117043221

Ah well live and learn.

But yes I would favor Harry for several reasons:

First and perhaps most importantly is Edward has no agency over the battle. As of book 7 Harry can Apparate meaning if ever he for a second thinks the fight isn't going his way he can just leave.

Secondly is the general inconsistency with HP magics. Sometimes they are beams- sometimes they are not. Sometimes the effect travels- sometimes it does not. Sometimes they require spoken words- sometimes they do not. On occassion they do not even require aiming to still hit the enemy. If you favor HP and decide you will treat them to their best versions- it becomes pretty darned hax.

Thirdly is because HP's canon is actually quite useful in terms of debate. Books > movies > everything else BUT everything else is still canon so long as it contradicts nothing higher. This when paired with the second point is particularly powerful given many of the video games are turn-based with powerful spells that do all sorts of nasty stuff.