Greetings and Welcome to the Premiere Match up for Season 6 of my Who Would Win Series and it is going to be Leon Scott Kennedy from Resident Evil vs Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop
This is actually a match up that is pretty straight forward to get through since both Leon and Spike have basic but interesting factors to consider such as Stats, Weapons, Skills, Equipment and Feats
Leon's Info is based solely on the Video Games, though supplement material such as the CGI films will be used
Spike on the other hand is incredibly easy. He has an Anime Series.... Nothing else.... (Don't forget the Live Action Reboot-) and Nothing Else....... XD!!!!!
So, without further ado, let's begin the Season with a Gunshot :D!!!!
Leon Scott Kennedy
Leon Scott Kennedy is one of the main protagonists of the Survival Action Horror Series "Resident Evil"
Leon's Childhood is quite depressing. His family had connections to Crime, which included dangerous errands that ultimately killed his parents and left Leon as an Orphan.
What comes next is a bit of a twist, you see, Leon was raised by a single Police Officer who, because of his occupation and deeds, inspired Leon to become a cop himself. Thus, Leon later graduated from Police School and took one of his very first assignments at Raccoon City..... Unfortunately, Raccoon City turned out to be a living hell for Leon.
Raccoon City experienced a dangerous outbreak that turned it into a Zombie Infested Zone. Even worse, B.O.W's (Bio Organic Weapons), are causing havoc. What is most interesting however, is that Leon actually had help from Claire Redfield (Sister of Chris Redfield) and avoided many dangers such as Mr X, Lickers, A Giant Alligator in the Sewers, even William Birkin, who became a monstrosity due to the infestation.
Eventually, Leon succeeded in surviving Raccoon City, even went on many adventures afterwards, such as rescuing the President's Daughter Ashley from Lord Saddler and his cult, Los Illuminados.
Of course, Leon's Story doesn't exactly end here, he even took on another Outbreak in the United States, all across the World such as Russia and China. Eventually, Leon, again, succeeded in surviving and even stopping Umbrella Corportation's Plans. Which, well, is not gonna end anytime soon... XD!!!!!
Overall, Leon is basically this. A Survivor turned Cop Turned to a Badass :D!!!
That was a general and simple background for Leon. Now, let's see what he can do.
Weaponry and Equipment
It
comes to no surprise that Leon is armed with alot of weapons at his
disposal. Not only that, Leon is also carrying alot of useful items to
boost his survivability. Here is a General Rundown for Leon's Weapons
and Equipment
Survival Knife
Handguns
Machine Guns
Machine Guns are fully automatic weapons, which include submachine guns and assault rifles. Leon can even upgrade his machine guns with bigger magazine sizes, Damage Increase and Recoil Reduction
Shotguns
Sniper Rifles
Magnums
Explosives
Chicago Typewriter
Body Armor
Herbs
The Different Herb Types. |
Herbs are consumables that can be mixed together for different effects. Two Green Herbs heal you, A Red and Green Herb can fully heal, and a Red, Yellow and Blue Herb can fully heal and increase your health permanently.
A Yellow Herb |
Using one Green herb is still effective, but it only heals portion of health. So generally, it is best to mix herbs for better results
First Aid Spray
- Help Helena Push a 9 ton boulder. Though Leon helped, the fact he and Helena distributed their own Strength to achieve it, means Leon can push at 4.5 Tons. That is almost 40 times Stronger than a Normal Human's Strength.
- Has been able to Punch and Kick Zombies so hard, their Heads explode. Sometimes Leon can even kick multiple zombies at once with equal levels of force.
- Evenly Matched with Chris Redfield, who actually punched a boulder that sent it tumbling down during his fight against Wesker
- Can break down Doors
- Can knock back zombies that grappled him.
- Outran a boulder that was rolling towards him..... twice!!!
- Can dodge bullets
- Has fought on par with Krauser in a knife fight, who is able to go at Faster than the Eye can Track Speeds
- Avoided the famous Laser Trap using athletics and reflexes.
- Can shoot down weapons being thrown at him. Some of them are handaxes and sickles
- Outran the Giant Alligator while on chest high water. Which is impressive since Alligators are capable of surpassing Olympic Athletes in terms of Swimming Speed.
- Has been shot by Bullets and kept going
- Took a swipe from Curtis Miller, who delivered a powerful force that sent Leon flying at over 40 feet across a chasm.
- Was launched towards a Pillar by a Tyrant, the same Tyrant that managed to rip apart lickers, took a gas tank explosion and even hold up a moving tank
- Can survive getting grappled by the El Gigante, the same Monster that survived getting a Boulder smashed on him. It is also worth noting that the El Gigante is strong enough to carry a large tree and swing it.
- Has Officially, and Cleanly, Survived Raccoon City
- Defeated Mr X
- Defeated the De Lago, a Huge Salamander that is infected with the Las Plagas Virus
- Defeated
the Vedrugo, a stealthy but powerful B.O.W twice. The First time was in
it's Standard Form. The Second Time was when it merged with it's Master
Ramon Salazar, forming one very powerful.... Oh Wait, Leon killed it
XD!!!!
- Defeated Lord Saddler and his Cult.
- Rescued Ashley
- Defeated Derek Simmons
- Helped Chris Redfield defeated Glenn Arias, who at this point, turned into a Powerful B.O.W
- Is better than Chris Redfield both as a Character and as a Badass.
- Resident Evil 2 (Plus the Remake) and Resident Evil 4 are masterpieces. Even better, Leon is actually playable for both :D!!!
- Has one of the better character arcs in Resident Evil.
Spike Spiegel's signature pistol is a customized IMI Jericho 941 R chambered in 9x19mm. He has installed custom grips and a frame mounted laser sight on the right side, although we never see him use it.
The Jericho 941 deals great stopping power with low recoil.
P85 Handgun
Spike and his P85 Handgun |
Virtually identical to the Jericho 941 Handgun, The P85 has all the same capabilities. The interesting take on this gun however is that Spike never actually was seen firing it on screen. But, for the sake of equipment and weaponry, Spike can still use it regardless :D!!!
The Special Handgun
At first glance, this Handgun looks like a Thompson Contender, however, the muzzle has been sawed off for better control and compensation.
A single Shot weapon, it is perfect as a finisher because it has fired one extremely dangerous "Special Round" that can remove Immortality and even accelerate the victim's aging process instantly.
Spike Loads the Handgun with the Special Round |
The Mossberg 500 Cruiser
Spike's Main Shotgun, The Mossberg 500 Cruiser is a Pump Action Shotgun that deals tremendous firepower. It has a strong recoil but the nice trade off is that it is easy to reload between shots.
Flamethrower
Never trust Spike with a Cigarette XD!!! |
Spike
has used a Flamethrower that is capable of burning down anything to a
crisp. Using Fuel, it unleashes a Stream of Flame that causes severe
burns and even a slow death. Very Dangerous
Hand Grenades
Spike can throw Hand Grenades that are simple to understand. Pull the Pin, Throw it, after a few seconds they explode, they get the job done. Ideal against Enemies behind cover
The Swordfish 2
Spike's Spacecraft. And Yes, part of his arsenal, The Swordfish 2 is armed with 4 GENOM L-s9.3 Blaster Cannons (Machine Guns), 1 WDF Armory M3C Devastator Class Heavy Plasma Cannon and Missiles.
This is in a sense, a Fighter Craft. :D!!!! It can also fly at very high speeds. At one Time, Spike flew the Swordfish 2 to space in a time span of just a few seconds, which is Faster than a Shuttle reaching Space.
Skills
A competent fighter, Spike's Skills are not necessarily about being well trained, but being a dirty fighter that can do whatever it takes to bring his opponents down. He is so good at combat that he catches his opponents off guard with underhanded tactics.
Spike is extremely proficient in unarmed combat and has even demonstrated his hand to hand techniques time and time again, sometimes he is outnumbered and still prevails without even being touched
Of course, Spike is a skilled Marksman and while not exactly seen to use other weapon types efficiently, he is still a capable combatant for long range combat.
Physical Stats
Spike Punches through a Steel Pipe |
While Spike may be a Human, he has done quite a resume that makes him Superhuman. Here are a list of Strength, Speed and Durability Feats for Spike
Strength
- Has punched through a Steel Pipe
- Able to roundhouse kick his foes with such force, they are sent flying backwards
- Was able to climb up a railing while being injured by the "Fridge Monster", which actually is more impressive considering that Spike resisted the Vacuum of Space and held on long enough before the door closed.
- Overpowered multiple humans.
- Has outrun multiple thugs and criminals to the point that Spike literally escapes or capitalizes on a situation in his favor
- Can avoid Bullets while Running
- Kept up with a Train while on Foot. For reference, Trains can travel at over 100mph.
- No sold a Punch from a Goon
- Fell
two Stories off a building and landed head first and survived. Before
this happened, Spike was shot and was weakened at this point
- Survived an explosion's backblast
- Fought Vicious evenly after taking a knife wound to the shoulder
- Has taken a bullet to the stomach and kept going
- Has officially, and Cleanly, and finally, defeated Arch Rival Vicious
- Took on multiple Bounty Contracts, though Spike's record is sketchy at best but he still survives these contracts regardless, which of course, are extremely dangerous missions
- Was able to assassinate Wen by turning him into an old frail man using the Special Bullet.
- Took on multiple Thugs and Goons all at once and overpowered them without getting harmed.
- Found Julia at last.......
- Voiced by Steven Blum, who also voiced Wolverine in the X-Men Cartoon Series, and even voiced Leeron from Gurren Lagann :D!!!!! Steven Blum is one of the most popular voice actors of all time.
- Cowboy Bebop is a masterpiece in style, action and come on, the soundtrack is a classic :D!!!!
While Spike may have a good resume to behold, unfortunately, he is one of the funniest characters in terms of actual accomplishments.
You see, Spike's Bounty Hunting record is one of the worst, in fact, most of Cowboy Bebop has Spike losing his Bounty by bad luck, so much so that he generally lacks the discipline and opportunity to capitalize on his bounty, which costs his chances substantially.
It is also worth noting that Spike is a human by all intents and purposes and while very proficient, he is not resistant to any form of harm coming at him.
Of course, despite all this, Spike is still quite a skilled combatant and above all, a really well written character :D!!!!! He may be no Boba Fett, but Spike is still a great character.
Summary
Leon Scott Kennedy
Advantages
- Is pretty much superior to Spike in all Physical Stats
- Far better trained compared to Spike's Unorthodox Combat Skills
- More Weapons and actually has Consumables, Spike doesn't have those going for him
- More Experienced
- Infinite Ammo preyty much helps Leon in the long run..................
- ...... That is, until you factor in Spike's Swordfish 2......
- Is going to get completely off guard by Spike's Unorthodox Fighting Style, it also get interesting when you know that Spike uses anything to his advantage, which drastically evens the playing field against Leon's Training.
- Doesn't
have any counter to the Swordfish 2, even the Rocket Launcher cannot
exactly do anything if Spike is literally flying around at Super Sonic
Speeds.
- While Leon has faced many dangerous threats such as B.O.W's, Zombies and Monstrous Creatures, Spike's Resume proves that he can outsmart clever opponents like Leon, even going far as to actually beat up well trained combatants before.
- All of Leon's Capabilities will be completely nullified once Spike uses the Special Handgun's Special Round, and if that hits Leon, the fights over because it would turn Leon into an Old Frail Man.
- Has a more unorthodox approach to combat compared to Leon's Training and Skills, which gives Spike a very nice counter to Leon's Capabilities due to unpredictability
- Has The Swordfish 2................ I am pretty sure Leon doesn't stand a ghost of a chance because of that alone.. And yes, The Swordfish 2 IS!!!!!! Part of Spike's Standard Arsenal.
- Spike may not have Leon's resume of fighting more powerful foes, but he has an edge in that he has fought foes who were well trained in combat, just like Leon is.
- With the Special Handgun and the Special Round Combo, should Spike actually hit Leon, the fight is over since the effects of the Special Round actually turn Leon into an Old Frail Man.
- Not exactly as Superhuman as Leon in terms of Physical Stats
- Not as Trained, heck, Spike has almost no training at all, only dirty and unorthodox fighting skills
- Not as Experienced
- Come on, Infinite Ammo vs Regular Ammo, Spike loses the longevity edge in terms of a gun fight
I would like to add that Spike isn't just a "dirty fighter," he's a master of Jeet Kun Do, the martial art that Bruce Lee created. Spike has even quoted Bruce Lee before when talking about his fighting style. So even in terms of hand to hand, it's not exactly in Leon's favor, against bioweapons his skills are great but he does struggle against others with martial arts training such as Ada and Chris Redfield and has never had a decisive win against people like that. You could say he won against Krauser but....he actually didn't, Ada saved him in their knife fight and he only beat Krauser after he had transformed into a bioweapon.. but even then, in Separate Ways, Krause actually survived that fight with Leon and fought Ada. So... he's never actually beat other martial artist definitively before. And I'm saying this as a big Leon fan.
ReplyDeleteWait, Leon actually did beat Krauser in his own Boss Battle. So yes, he "DID" beat Krauser regardless. I actually played Resident Evil 4 multiple times so I know my stuff
DeleteThen again, it doesn't do jack when Spike literally has a Spacecraft that completely turns the fight into his favor
That's true, Leon did beat Krauser in that boss fight. My point was that Spike's hand to hand combat is an actual martial art that counters most others, including Leon's style.
DeleteThough yeah, the spacecraft dominates. 😆
Don't forget the Special Handgun. Turning Leon into a Frail old man like what happened to Wen
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