DEATH BATTLE: Shadowman vs Eternal Warrior

[DirtbagSailor]

Who wins (and why)?

[jmatt]

EW, no contest. Jack Boniface, although imbued with magics, is still just a man while Gilad can resurrect.

[JCP]

EW, no contest. Jack Boniface, although imbued with magics, is still just a man while Gilad can resurrect.

Mark me down for a vote in this column too.

[Gafti]

Home field Deadside advantage could be big for Shadow Man though.

[Phoenix8008]

Interesting question. Normally Gilad wins, eventually, no matter what. But what if Shadowman hunts him down in the deadside at his vacation cabin between lives? Tricksy possibilities. I'd say that probably Gilad still wins... eventually.

[Nairbe]

Even if we take away the immortality factor for EW. His combat experience (tactics and hand to hand) alone should be enough to deal with Jack, and honestly most of the Valiant U.

[DirtbagSailor]

Lol!

I was hoping to generate more discussion; however, I suppose it's my fault for not creating a more even match up...

[Keith]

I think the only hope Jack would have is if he can get Gilad into the Deadside, and that have a negative/disabling effect on Gilad's connection to the Earth.

Otherwise, it's all Gilad.

[Gafti]

I always root for the underdog.

[TheFerg714]

Damn, good question...

Gilad is obviously smarter, more calm and collected, and a better fighter, but Shadowman's clearly more powerful overall.

Gilad would probably take a couple critical blows and possibly die after the fact, but I think he'd be able to kill Jack before dying himself.

[Funcha]

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[Dr Noel]

Definitely Gilad

[Elveen]

Only one that can take down Gilly is.....

[Elveen]

Only one that can take down Gilly is.....

Aram

[Daniel Jackson]

From a writing standpoint, the mantle of Shadowman can always be replaced with a new face, so I'm inclined to think Gilad would come out on top.

[depluto]

That mask would wind up in one of Gilad's apartments, next to some old axe or something.

[Zhuge1]

Not sure we ever found out what Shadowman's actual powers and abilities are (or at least, I'm unclear on it beyond his ability to cross to the Deadside). I'd go with Gilad.

[jmatt]

Not sure we ever found out what Shadowman's actual powers and abilities are (or at least, I'm unclear on it beyond his ability to cross to the Deadside).

That's kinda true. If I was sitting with a friend and he pointed at Shadowman and asked what his powerset is, I'm not sure how I'd answer.

[grendeljd]

Not sure we ever found out what Shadowman's actual powers and abilities are (or at least, I'm unclear on it beyond his ability to cross to the Deadside).

That's kinda true. If I was sitting with a friend and he pointed at Shadowman and asked what his powerset is, I'm not sure how I'd answer.

I can still recall the first time I heard of Shadowman back in the 90's... I was already into a couple of Valiant books (Harbinger, Solar, Magnus) but couldn't afford all their new titles at the time (big price difference from Marvel/DC on a tight budget).

A friend of mine was reading Shadowman though, and when I asked him what it was about & what his powers were, he just shrugged and said "I don't really know, he just gets really aggressive & goes around beating up criminals at night!"

[DirtbagSailor]

A friend of mine was reading Shadowman though, and when I asked him what it was about & what his powers were, he just shrugged and said "I don't really know, he just gets really aggressive & goes around beating up criminals at night!"

FACT: Based on this explanation, I too could reasonably be considered Shadowman.

[corey]

A friend of mine was reading Shadowman though, and when I asked him what it was about & what his powers were, he just shrugged and said "I don't really know, he just gets really aggressive & goes around beating up criminals at night!"

FACT: Based on this explanation, I too could reasonably be considered Shadowman.

Do you have a variant cover by any chance?

[Gafti]

A friend of mine was reading Shadowman though, and when I asked him what it was about & what his powers were, he just shrugged and said "I don't really know, he just gets really aggressive & goes around beating up criminals at night!"

FACT: Based on this explanation, I too could reasonably be considered Shadowman.

Never really considered it, but given that description, I think Shadowman could also work for the Baltimore P.D. Far out.

[grendeljd]

A friend of mine was reading Shadowman though, and when I asked him what it was about & what his powers were, he just shrugged and said "I don't really know, he just gets really aggressive & goes around beating up criminals at night!"

FACT: Based on this explanation, I too could reasonably be considered Shadowman.

I believe it

[jmatt]

A friend of mine was reading Shadowman though, and when I asked him what it was about & what his powers were, he just shrugged and said "I don't really know, he just gets really aggressive & goes around beating up criminals at night!"

And that's a pretty good summary. Early V1 Shadowman was kinda like Batman and I liked that take on him a lot.

But for the VEI version... I could recite some stuff we've seen him go through (Loas and Magpie, etc) but I'm hard pressed to put a finger on what you might say his "power" is. I dunno, maybe that's a good thing in some ways.

[TripleH_0225]

Gilad wins via KO in the 2nd!

Oh yeah, I should elaborate a bit: cuz he's an immortal and a time-tested warrior that's fought in countless wars throughout time.