VERSUS Battle #7 – Gambit Vs. The Joker ! Please Vote !

[turtlex]

We’reeeeeeee Baaaaaaccccck !!! VERSUS COMIC BATTLES RETURN !!!



Ladies and Gentlemen, Comic-Geeks, Fanboys and Girls - Let’s Get Ready To Rumble !!!!

The seventh VERSUS battle is now open!

Please place your votes and make your claims!

This thread will be open for approximately two weeks of comments, grandstanding, and claims of the invincible!

Pick your winner and let us know why you did !

Gambit VERSUS The Joker

Gambit :

Gambit has the mutant ability to tap into the potential energy contained within an object and transform it into kinetic energy upon touching it. When Gambit thus charges an object and throws it at a target, the object releases this energy explosively on impact. Gambit is unable to use this power to charge living objects. Gambit's ability to tap energy also grants him superhuman agility and dexterity, as well as creating a static interference that shields his mind from detection and intrusion by even the most powerful telepaths. Gambit also possesses a hypnotic charm that allows him to exert 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.

The Joker :

The Joker commits crimes with comedic weapons such as a deck of razor-sharp playing cards, an acid-spewing flower, cyanide pies, exploding cigars filled with nitroglycerin, harpoon guns that utilize razor-sharp BANG!-flags, and a lethally electric joy buzzer. His most prominent weapon is his Joker venom, a deadly poison that infects his victims with a ghoulish rictus grin as they die while laughing uncontrollably. The venom comes in many forms, from gas to darts to liquid poison, and has been his primary calling card from his first appearance. The Joker is highly intelligent and skilled in the fields of chemistry and engineering, as well an expert with explosives. He is believed to be a skilled fighter, capable of holding his own against Batman in hand-to-hand combat.

[Melike]

Pam, this poll is a kind of torture. Just wanted to tell.

[fernandito]

What Melike said. (minus the huglove smilie)

[candy]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

i love these vote offs i love you pam

[turtlex]

Pam, this poll is a kind of torture. Just wanted to tell.

Yeah, this is sort of a tough battle... but I like it that way! Gives you something to think about.

What Melike said. (minus the huglove smilie)

Feev, you know you love me!

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

i love these vote offs i love you pam

Thanks, candy! I love doing them, so that works out great!

( hey and I think I win the "most uses of in one posting" award )

[Woofer]

And I can vote on these whereas I didn't feel well-versed enough to vote on BGNOAT.

[candy]

went for gambit in the end. it was a tough one though, as i had to think about who was more dangerous? power or insanity?

[Sam]

I'm going with The Joker on this one.

[Melike]

I have tried to ignore how cool Gambit is and focus on the war.
*Ok ok... Insanity wins in my book.*

Joker.

[John Blaze]

the fact that joker uses guns once in a while decided it for me. Gambit.

PLus, he's been my favorite X-man since I was a kid. It's the cajun thing.

[Brainslinger]

It is difficult. If there were a cross-over comic with the two characters likely Gambit would win (eventually) simply because the hero always seems to win in superhero comics. (In the end, after being bested earlier on, that is.)

To get away from the superhero cliches though, I'd go with The Joker. I think Gambit would be out of his league. I don't know Gambit that well outside of the X-Men cartoons, but I get the impression that while he is fairly bright he is far from the genius level of The Joker. And The Joker's chaotic nature would give him a clear advantage. (Albeit it's his weakness too.)

If it were a one on one fight it's tempting to go with Gambit due to his explosive abilities. Joker keeps plenty of nasty surprises about his person though so that would even out somewhat. I think Gambit would have the edge though in such a bust up, (he can make any object explode) but to get to such a situation the Joker would need to be cornered. The Joker would likely not allow himself into that situation though.

Joker for me. (I like Gambit as a character though. And he has a very interesting unusual power.)

[turtlex]

Wow, this is a close one.

I think Gambit would take this one. The Joker has a genius criminality, but Gambit has the ability to take him down, I think. Also, Gambit is no fool, he might not be a genius, but he's smart. He doesn't have to get really close to hurt The Joker. He can take him out with a flourish of hits long before The Joker would be able to disable Gambit with his venom.

[fernandito]

Insanity wins in my book.

Joker.

I you.


The Joker.

[Tvmorbid]

The Joker is much too insane to be taken out by a few kinetically charged cards! Joker pwns Gambit any day

[pixiedark76]

I think that the joker would win. The joker is crazy so, anything Gambit would do to him the Joker would just stand there and laugh!

[John Blaze]

I don't care how crazy you wanna be, superpowers versus a psycho with none is an easy choice for me.

And yes, he's chaotic, and yes, he's unpredictable, but put them in a room together, without the Joker getting a chance at Gambit's loved ones for leverage, and he's gopt nothing. Even if he did get Gambit's loved ones, what's he gonna do to Rogue? She's even more deadly than Gambit.

[flaggwalkstheline]

there are very few people in dc universe or marvel universe who can take on the joker, he is very similar to batman in that he ALWAYS has a plan

[razz]

Once again I'm on the losing side with Gambit

[candy]

But if more people vote for him he wont be on the loosing side
(it makes sense if you think about it)

[LadyHitchhiker]

Tooooough one.

[turtlex]

You know "having a plan" is all well and good... but I'm not sure how great a "plan" will stand up against a deck of cards charged with energy coming at your face!!!

Gambit wins this one !!!!

[flaggwalkstheline]

You know "having a plan" is all well and good... but I'm not sure how great a "plan" will stand up against a deck of cards charged with energy coming at your face!!!

Gambit wins this one !!!!

eh everybody can lob exploding stuff, gambit just has an easier time of it

acid squirting flowers, lethal laughing gas and boxing gloves?
thats style

[LastGuns1nger]

I have been collect comics for 14 years i own ove r20 thousand dollars worth of comics so when i speak im not just speaking out of my ass

The joker is a lunatic in every sense of the word
he kills without reason
he has beaten batman sensless and blown up the second robin jason todd
he got mxylpitilks powers and became emperor of earth
and he thinks that only batman and he are real
that everyone and everything is a made up so that they can
have their epic battles

Gambit is an xmen with the mutant ability of charging objects with kinetic energy to the point that they explode he can control the amount of energy he uses in each object
he is a very skilled fighter
and has been on the xmen for years
he is also a clone of mr sinister every 100 years he clones a new body
and places his mind into the new body
but this clone broke free and made its own memories

on saying all that
the joker would use guns and acid and anything he could
gambit would use his powers his bo staff and his fighting abilities
it would be an amazing fight but gambit would win
he might be a hero but he will kill if he has too

[Odetta]

The Joker...

because he kicks ass.


that is all

[John Blaze]

A very eloquent, concise, and well thought out summary, Detta. You might change my mind.