THE CONTEST: KILLER FROST versus CAPTAIN AMERICA
It had to happen! The Grandmaster has watched the Secret Wars on
Infinite Earths for many years and now he comes with a challenge: I must
select 12 heroes & villains from the DC Universe to do battle
against his Champions of the Marvel Universe! Grandmaster's team
competed in the first Contest of Champions and set an allowance of 5000pts based on fixed Fight Club Rankings. Each battle will be decided by you in fantasy fight polls held on Twitter, Facebook and Patreon!
Tale of the Tape...
Strength: Captain America 3 (Athlete)Intelligence: Killer Frost 5 (Professor)
Speed: Captain America 4 (Olympian)
Stamina: Captain America 5 (Marathoner)
Agility: Captain America 4 (Gymnast)
Fighting: Captain America 6 (Warrior)
Energy: Killer Frost 4 (Arsenal)
Total: Captain America 28 (Metahuman)
We've reached the final three and things are heating up! The last round tipped the balance in my favour, but The Grandmaster has been conserving points to deliver some of his biggest hitters at this late stage of The Contest!
Captain America is a Top 10 combatant who'll cost a whopping 938pts, but for that premium price The Grandmaster gets an A-list Avenger famous for his never-say-die fighting spirit!
Cap came into being when he received Dr. Erskine's experimental super-soldier serum to fight the Axis powers of World War II. He's defeated Red Skull's deadliest weapons of death and even punched Hitler in the face, but once thawed into the modern age of Marvels, he became as well known for standing his ground against unwinnable odds, as he did winning wars.
The net result of this is a 45.2% win rate recorded on Secret Wars on Infinite Earths. His total victories are higher than most, but for every ideological triumph against Master Man, MODOK & AIM, Neo-Nazis, or SHIELD -- he's been deadlocked against the likes of Black Panther, Nebula, Batman, -- or outright beaten, as against Thanos, The Destroyer, Mister Hyde, Iron Man, and Hulk!
What does this all mean? Cap's unwillingness to back down can be both a strength and a weakness. Its what allowed him to reacclimatize to the modern world after being frozen in ice for decades. You might be seeing where I'm going with this...
Killer Frost is another cheap recruit for the home team at only 31pts. Just like her nemesis Firestorm in the last round: Dr. Louise Lincoln has the potential to create a unique chemical reaction with her opponent. After all, who better to stop Captain America than someone who can freeze him in ice?
An irony if Killer Frost is that she actually consumes heat, as we saw in Green Lantern #127. That means she won't be easily melted, but also won't have a font to draw from against the otherwise powerless Captain America.
To beat Cap at his own game I think I'd have to spend up big, so this is a purely tactical choice. Just like the last round I genuinely think there's potential for my bargain pick to claim a win, but I'm also content just to conserve points for the final two battles that lie ahead!
The Verdict...
This is where you come in! The fate of The Contest must be decided by an impartial third party and that means you have to choose who wins each battle! Vote for the winner on Twitter or Patreon, and share your thoughts about how the fight goes and who wins in the comments below, or in a reply to any of those services.
Polls will last for one week. Once they've finished: results will be tallied and I'll include the best comments right here as the battle is decided. Did I manage to beat The Grandmaster's champion? Get voting right now!
Captain America is a Top 10 combatant who'll cost a whopping 938pts, but for that premium price The Grandmaster gets an A-list Avenger famous for his never-say-die fighting spirit!
Cap came into being when he received Dr. Erskine's experimental super-soldier serum to fight the Axis powers of World War II. He's defeated Red Skull's deadliest weapons of death and even punched Hitler in the face, but once thawed into the modern age of Marvels, he became as well known for standing his ground against unwinnable odds, as he did winning wars.
The net result of this is a 45.2% win rate recorded on Secret Wars on Infinite Earths. His total victories are higher than most, but for every ideological triumph against Master Man, MODOK & AIM, Neo-Nazis, or SHIELD -- he's been deadlocked against the likes of Black Panther, Nebula, Batman, -- or outright beaten, as against Thanos, The Destroyer, Mister Hyde, Iron Man, and Hulk!
What does this all mean? Cap's unwillingness to back down can be both a strength and a weakness. Its what allowed him to reacclimatize to the modern world after being frozen in ice for decades. You might be seeing where I'm going with this...
Killer Frost is another cheap recruit for the home team at only 31pts. Just like her nemesis Firestorm in the last round: Dr. Louise Lincoln has the potential to create a unique chemical reaction with her opponent. After all, who better to stop Captain America than someone who can freeze him in ice?
An irony if Killer Frost is that she actually consumes heat, as we saw in Green Lantern #127. That means she won't be easily melted, but also won't have a font to draw from against the otherwise powerless Captain America.
To beat Cap at his own game I think I'd have to spend up big, so this is a purely tactical choice. Just like the last round I genuinely think there's potential for my bargain pick to claim a win, but I'm also content just to conserve points for the final two battles that lie ahead!
The Verdict...
This is where you come in! The fate of The Contest must be decided by an impartial third party and that means you have to choose who wins each battle! Vote for the winner on Twitter or Patreon, and share your thoughts about how the fight goes and who wins in the comments below, or in a reply to any of those services.
Polls will last for one week. Once they've finished: results will be tallied and I'll include the best comments right here as the battle is decided. Did I manage to beat The Grandmaster's champion? Get voting right now!
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