Sunday, March 13, 2011

Comparisons: Archers

Link












Link is somewhat of a sociopath in that he has never said one word of dialouge since 1986. He may be able to communicate telepathically though, because everyone he has a conversation with knows exactly what he's not talking about. Besides that, Link is a force to be rekoned with on any battlefield. He is more than proficient with his bow, able to fire accurately from horseback, but he is also very balanced in that he has a sword and shield for CQC. He has a steel shield and sword along with a normal wooden recurve bow and wooden arrows, to which he can attach bombs for explosive results. He has been known to carry a plethora of other devices with him, but these are his main weapons. Due to a lack of fighting in cutscenes, the video is of someone playing as Link, but it should showcase everything but his bowmanship, which is counterproductive, but the best I could find.


Skip to 3:40, unless you like out of context exposition

Now onto the best archer the world has ever seen:

Legolas









"31, 32, 33, 34, 35"- Legolas announcing his kill count during a battle
Legolas is the king of all archers. His skill at archery is unmatched by anyone. He can fire two arrows at a time accurately, in fact over the course of 10 hours of movie he never missed a shot, while simultaneously racking up a larger kill count than any two people. He can also fire arrows at about one per second, which is roughly equivalent to a minigun as far as archers are concerned. He is also extremely badass, often killing  things in ways that shouldn't be possible, such as riding a shield down a stone staircase while shooting and killing people. He carries a shortsword with him as well, but rarely uses it, as he has been known to fire arrows from point blank range. The video is of him showing up everyone on the battlefield, as usual.

It is of horrible quality, I know

Comparison:
Both of these guys are powerhouses on this battlefiend. Legolas is obviously the better archer, he is faster and more accurate on all levels. Link has the advantage of being balanced, not to mention more well equipped for this type of situation. He is much less vulnerable at close range than Legolas, and his bomb arrows allow him to cause potential mass casualties, as long as they don't see it coming. Link is also the only person on the battlefield with a shield, so he's one of the best as far as defense is concerned as well. All of this points at Link, but Legolas is simply too skilled at archery to not win. Unless he's taken out early, things could get ugly for Kratos' Team (I'm putting him and Baraka as leaders to make things easier.)
Edge- Legolas

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