BATTLE POLL: Gambit vs. Nightwing

BATTLE POLL: Gambit vs. Nightwing

The Ragin' Cajin vs. The Aerial Avenger

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By SageMode - Jan 05, 2011 12:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Fan Fic





"Step right up, then -- follow the spinning staff -- take your best shot -- if you dare!"

GAMBIT
Gender: Male
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 179 lbs (81 kg)
Eyes: Red
Hair: Brown

(Powers)
Gambit is a mutant. At his full power, Gambit can be considered an Omega-level mutant and one of the most powerful mutants ever. This can be supported by the fact that the New Sun (who also possesses Gambit's full powers and is himself Gambit from an alternate timeline) was able to destroy every being in his world and was even able to kill the powerful Dark Phoenix, who is herself an Omega-level mutant.

Molecular Acceleration: Remy has the power to take the potential energy stored in an object and convert it to kinetic energy thus “charging” that item with explosive results. He prefers to charge smaller objects, such as his ever-present playing cards, as the time required to charge them is greatly reduced and they are much easier for him to throw. The only real limitation to this ability is the time required to charge the object. The larger it is the more time it takes. Most charging takes place through direct skin contact. The power of his explosions is dependent on the mass of the object he is charging, for example, a charged playing card explodes with the force of a grenade. Gambit can also use his powers to accelerate an object's kinetic energy instead of converting its potential energy, for example, he can charge his bo staff with enough power to level a house.

Enhanced Agility: Gambit's ability to tap energy also grants him superhuman agility and dexterity which gives him an added edge he has used to his advantage by developing a unique acrobatic fighting style.

* Static Interference: Ability to create static, because of the charged potential energy always in his body, that shields his mind from detection and intrusion by even the most powerful telepaths. The shield has the added effect of destabilizing touch based powers.

Hypnotic Charm: Ability to "charge" the kinetic energy within a person's brain, allowing a subtle influence over any sentient mind. This power allows Gambit to compel others to believe what he says and agree with anything he suggests. More powerful minds have proven immune to Gambit's charm.


(Abilities)
Expert Marksman: he is profound in throwing small objects such as cards, bolas, knives, and balls with great accuracy.

Master Combatant: though not on the same level as Captain America, he is still a profound fighter often employing martial arts, street fighting, and acrobatics. He is well adept in martial arts Savate, French kickboxing, and Bojutsu, the art of using a Bo staff.


(Equipment)
Gambit's guild costume is armored, providing better protection than a normal X-Men uniform.

(Weapons)
Gambit usually employs throwing spikes and playing cards. He also often uses a telescoping bo-staff.

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"No more pretenders! No more tricks to keep me from my duty!"

NIGHTWING
Gender: Male
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 175 lbs (80 kg)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black

(Abilities)
Dick Grayson has arguably surpassed Batman and is believed literally and figuratively to be his successor.

Master Detective: Grayson is a world class detective, second only to the likes of Batman. He was rigorously trained by the Dark Knight in everything from escapology to criminology, fencing, stealth, disguise, and numerous other combat/non-combat disciplines.

Master Acrobat: Grayson is a prodigious natural athlete, possessing a peak human level of agility/acrobatic skills. He is regarded as the greatest human acrobat in the DC universe. Batman himself is an incredible athlete in agility, and is at peak human perfection, but even he gives the advantage in that area over to Nightwing. He is the only person on Earth who can do the quadruple somersault.

Intimidation: He has been taught by Batman, the ability to instill fear into others. While not as efficient as Batman in this category, he still uses this ability effectively.

Master Martial Artist: As Nightwing, Grayson is a master of dozens of martial arts disciplines, with an emphasis on Aikido and Escrima, taught to him by Batman. His preffered fighting style combines Escrima, Judo, Savate, Capoeira, Aikido, Boxing, Wing Chun, Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Bojutsu with his acrobatic abilities. Other styles he has knowledge of include Tai Chi, Kenpo, Muay Thai, Ninjutsu, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga, Kobudo, and many others.

Weapons Master: Through his martial arts training with Batman, he has become an expert on almost all types of weaponry. He has mastered knife throwing, as well as melee weapons, having trained in and mastered Kobudo.[citation needed] Since his earliest days as Robin, he has been trained and become proficient with all firearms. He was soon taught and he learned expanded melee weapon techniques and he has learned expanded weapon/device sciences during his training. As a result of his training with the Batman, he still practices with firearms during his combat sessions to keep his skills intact, though he prefers unarmed combat. His most preferred weapon is a pair of Escrima sticks which he has mastered, in incorporated into his own unique style of fighting.

Master of Stealth: His training has made him a master at stealth capable of easily breaching high security facilities without being detected. He has been compared to Batman, in terms of stealth and has been stated to be as good as Batman in this field. He has even snuck up on Batman himself.

Expert Marksman: As a result of his training in ninjutsu and with Batman, Nightwing almost never misses his targets, 9/10 times he's successful. He has been practicing accuracy since the early days of his training as Robin and is on par with Batman in terms of accuracy.

Tracking: Nightwing has been trained in hunting and tracking techniques by Batman. He is a master tracker, comparable to the Batman.

Master of Disguise: He is proficient in the art of disguise as having been taught by the Batman himself.

Escapologist: Batman has trained Nightwing in this ability since his earliest days, in turn making Nightwing, a master escape artist. Though not as good as Batman, he is proficient enough, to be only second to the Batman in this category.

Peak Human Conditioning: Dick Grayson possesses the peak athletic strength and endurance of a man who regularly engages in intensive physical exercise. His physical attributes exceed that of any Olympic level athlete that has ever competed. His strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, agility and coordination are at peak human perfection.

* Peak Human Strength: He is one of the strongest non-metas on Earth. Although he relies on his speed more than his strength, he has shown remarkble strength throughout his career. He has dented and nearly ripped through steel with a single kick, defeated KGBeast physically, managed to knock down Blockbuster with a blow, punched the meta-human Barry Pierce through a concrete wall, and supported nearly 1000 lbs. of rubble when attempting to save people from a burning building.

* Peak Human Reflexes: Nightwing's possesses reflexes that have enabled him to dodge point blank gunfire from multiple opponents at the same time.

* Peak Human Speed: He has run at speeds greater than the finest competing athletes. He has been stated to be even faster than Batman.

* Peak Human Endurance: Nightwing's endurance is greater than an Olympic Decathlon. He can exert himself at peak capacity for nearly an hour without rest before showing any signs of fatigue. His lung capacity is so great that he is capable of holding his breath underwater for 4 mins.

* Peak Human Agility: He has honed his agility to top human physical perfection. He is as agile as one could be without being considered superhuman and has even been told that he has shown agility that should be beyond human capabilities. He is considered to be the most agile human being in the DC Universe.

* Peak Human Durability: He has been thrown through entire walls, by Roland Desmond, and immediately rose back up to finish the fight, survived an entire building collapsing, has fallen of the top of a building when his and has sustained other extreme forms of punishment, and has survived it all without any serious injury.

Skilled Leader: He is also a brilliant and experienced strategist with superlative leadership skills, having served as leader to the Titans, the Outsiders, and even the Justice League. Additionally, Dick's efforts to remain in contact with other heroes makes him a master at rallying, unifying, and inspiring the superhero community, a skill in which he has surpassed his mentor.

Tactical Analysis: Like his mentor, Grayson is a brillant, albeit looser tactican who relies more on intuiton and timing, rather than meticulous preparation.


(Equipment)
Nightwing Suit: Nightwing's current costume is made of a version of the Nomex fire-resistant, triple-weave Kevlar-lined material. It is an excellent protection against damage, and it's also electrically insulated. Instead of a black cape for stealthing, the suit is light sensitive, darkening when there is more light in the area. The current costume is a stylized blue "wing" across his shoulders and extending to his hands, coloring his two middle fingers, over a black torso and legs. Nightwing's costume is tailored specifically to his unique style of crime-fighting. As such, his costume has fewer body-armor inlays than Batman's, anticipating a decreased need for shock-absorption and an increased capacity for motion ("Move more, get hit less."). A caveat of this configuration can be exploited by capable fighters who are both fast and strong, such as Superman. Should Nightwing need to engage an enemy who is capable of exploiting this weakness, he has supplemental body-armor overlays which he can attach to his gauntlets, his mask, his shoulders, and boots.

* Nightwing Mask: The mask, in the form of his symbol, is fixed in place with spirit gum, and includes a built-in radio transmitter/receiver and Starlite night-vision lenses.

* Batsuit: Dick currently wears a more modern sleeker design of the Batsuit featuring only two gauntlets and more separated Kevlar plates it is possible that it s just a re-design of the Nightwing suit but fitted with a cape and cowl.Though stylistically it still serves it's main purpose to strike fear into the enemy.

* Utility Belt: Although seemingly unremarkable in appearance, the utility belt remains as one of Batman's most important tools in fighting crime. Composed of a leather strap and a solid steel buckle, the utility belt houses ten cylinder cartridges, which vertically clip onto the outside of the belt. The buckle itself contains a miniature camera and two-way radio. A secondary compartment behind the length of the belt houses Batman's supply of collapsible batarangs. Each of the ten cylinders contains various tools integral to Batman's war on crime. Through the years, Batman has modified the contents of his belt to accommodate various needs. The following list is a sample of some of the items that can regularly be found in the utility belt, but does not represent the complete definitive arsenal of Batman's equipment.

Contents:

Infrared flashlight Infrared ordnance Smoke capsules Fingerprint analysis kit Forensic analysis kit First aid kit Lock-picking tools Kryptonite ring Tear gas pellets Micro-processor power source Micro-recorder (updated regularly) Batline spool + grappling gun Miniature Laser torch Bat-shaped handcuffs Various incendiary capsules (including plastique and thermite) Rebreather and gas mask


His gauntlets and boots each contain eight compartments in which he can store items.[citation needed] They have a self-destruct feature built into them, similar to the ones in Batman's utility belt, and, as another security measure (especially when the hero is unconscious), the suit contains a one-use-only taser charge, which automatically emits a high-voltage electrical shock when someone attempts to tamper with either the boots or gauntlets.

* Nightwing Gauntlets: Each gauntlet's sections can contain a wide array of equipment, such as:

* sonic or smoke pellets,
* modified batarangs ("Wing-Dings"),
* knockout gas capsules and throwing tracers.

The right gauntlet is also equipped with a:

* 100,000-volt stun gun.

* Nightwing Boots: Like the gauntlets, his boots can carry vital elements like:

* flares,
* a rebreather as protection against any airborne non-contact toxins,
* a mini-computer equipped with fax, modem, GPS and a minidisk rewritable drive.

Other items are lock picks, a first aid kit, a mini-cellphone, flexi-cuffs, antitoxin assortment, signal flares, wireless listening devices and a small halogen flashlight.

Held in spring-loaded pouches in the back of his costume, Nightwing carries a pair of Escrima sticks made from an unbreakable polymer that are wielded as both offensive and defensive weapons. Some depictions have displayed these tools with the mechanism to shoot a grappling hook attached to a swing line, while, in other instances, he is seen using a "line gun" like the one Batman currently uses.


(Weapons)
Batarangs, smaller shuriken-like "Wing Dings", regurgitant gas (tear gas with an additive to make you throw up) pellets smoke capsules. His right gauntlet contains a 100,000 volt stun gun, although his preferred weapons are two shatterproof polymer Escrima Sticks.
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HotHead
HotHead - 1/5/2011, 2:20 AM
Soul (Frick) for Gabmit!!!!!! He's beaten the crap out of wolverine and the cards he throws
hit with the power of grenades!!!!!!!! (frick) All he would have to due is knock nightwing uncauncess from a falling buillding (frick)
the carge his suit and Weapons so by the time he wakes up boom!!!! (Frick) An exploision covering a radius of central park!!!!!! You can't front on mutants!!!!!!!SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNN RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOODDD HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUSSSSSSSSEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



WaylonJones
WaylonJones - 1/5/2011, 6:47 AM
Nightwing cuz he is associated with Batman and Batman always wins
MARV3L
MARV3L - 1/5/2011, 11:04 AM
If you are DC sucker then you're obviously going to say Nightwing, I am a bigger Marvel fan but am always happy to admit when a DC character outweighs a Marvel character on paper. A character does not have to be unbeatable to be loved...

Ragin' Cajun all the way in this match up.

ps. If it was a style poll he'd still win!
Ibz
Ibz - 1/5/2011, 11:16 AM
the Cajun wins this( this coming from a huge Nightiwing fan)
SageMode
SageMode - 1/5/2011, 12:08 PM
@AllpurposeNaji:
(Powers)
"Gambit is a mutant. At his full power, Gambit can be considered an Omega-level mutant and one of the most powerful mutants ever. This can be supported by the fact that the New Sun (who also possesses Gambit's full powers and is himself Gambit from an alternate timeline) was able to destroy every being in his world and was even able to kill the powerful Dark Phoenix, who is herself an Omega-level mutant."

if at full potential Gambit can kill the Dark Phoenix, thats more than enough proof for me to vote for the Ragin Cajin. Gambit FTW
Ibz
Ibz - 1/5/2011, 12:42 PM
@AllPurposeNaji dude you should really read the info on the characters sagemode puts up. its there for a reason you know.

Gambit needs to get another ongoing series he dosent get enough exposure any more. and even with out his full powers gambit can still beat nightwing, plus when it comes to agility and dexterity gambit isnt bad either
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/5/2011, 2:21 PM
gambit nuff said.
luckylu
luckylu - 1/14/2011, 11:47 PM
"Gambit has SUPERHUMAN agility by kineticaly charging his muscles... he can dodge a spray of bullets like NEO if he wanted to. " lol now thats a funny comment. im a huge gambit fan but i give this one to nightwing

baton up ass.......100,000 volt stun gun in mouth.........lights out for gambit
Minato
Minato - 1/20/2011, 12:12 PM
These are two of my favorite charictors of all time. Gambit wins because his weapons are limitless. Think about it he can charge anything thats not alive to expload and He matches if not suprasses Nightwings agility. The only thing Nightwing has on him is Batman and League of assassans training.

PS not every charge gambit does exploads. He can create heat and light and movement at a subatomic level without making the object expload.

Nightwing could never see him in his New Sun or Death personas
FactorThree
FactorThree - 1/20/2012, 11:42 AM
Gambit, it sort of a good fight.
Staff to staff, Nightwing would win after a long fight. Other then that though Gambit has this fight.
Reptilemanniqueen
Reptilemanniqueen - 11/3/2012, 5:27 PM
Gambit!!!!!
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