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Make up a matchup of two characters, fictional or real, and the next person will say who they think would win, and why.

Alexander the Great and Sun Tzu

Alexander the Great.

Tzu was an excellent military strategist and advisor but the historical context of his writings concern nobles who were basically braindead about warfare, such as ordering marches without considering horses need feed and men need rest, the logisitical elements and so on. His writings are as much an expression of dismay as they are a word to the wise. Tzu came before Alexander.

I presume Tzu's military was also limited by a lack of variety, though the companions and the macedonian phalanx may have formed the brunt of Alexander's army, there was a rich variety of units and mercenaries he could rely on; indian war elephants, persian cavalry so on and so forth, he was able to prove himself in battle on unfamiliar ground, basically fighting on the enemy's home turf several times over.

Alexander's mark on history is also broader influencing the course of history on three seperate continents no less, Tzu's wisdom is pertinent but he would have difficulty backing it up, he was wise but not powerful, and I mean powerful in the way of broader political influence.

Here's one that might ruffle a few feathers;

A Warhammer Space Marine vs A Halo Spartan

Short answer: 40k Space Marine.

The reasoning is that even though a Spartan can be extremely skilled, they are still limited by their humanity. A wh40k space marine is heavily modified and genetically superior when it comes to battle. They are hard to kill, strong, don't really need sleep and are completely fearless.

All of this is without even considering the sheer size and strength of the space marine armour, and massive firepower of for example a bolter rifle.

Sorry Halo Spartans, but if I look at the raw stats this is what I see.

Garrus Valkarian (Mass Effect) versus Widowmaker (Overwatch) sniper duel!

I don't know much about Overwatch and Widowmaker, and I might be biased because of my love for Mass Effect and Garrus Vakarian, but I think it would be Garrus. The circumstance/environment would be a major factor, but in my opinion, Garrus is more well-rounded.


Kratos vs. Doomslayer

Doomslayer, but it'd be somewhat close. However, Doomslayer has better immortality (his anti-causality being a big one) and scales higher (having defeated the de facto creator of his multiverse). I'd dare even say Doomslayer is angrier.

Sarah Kerrigan vs Darth Sideous.