Punisher Versus Judge Dredd

Welcome Back in the Fightclub fora battle of warriors who are best described as chaotic good. Two  heroes will duke it out in the arena to decide who is the deadliest warrior.

In the fightclub today, we have Geoff Desmoulin, a karate blackbelt and biomedical scientist. Then there is doctor Armand Dorian, a trauma doctor and our medical expert. Last but not least, we have Max Geiger, our one and only computer expert. It will be his job to put all the data in the computer and run the simulations to see who will win the most in a 1000 battles

We have two heroes here who are not afraid to take the law in their own hands. One of these Is the law. These heroes guns and explosives to achieve their goals. Deadly warriors who are not afraid to kill to punish. Speaking of which, our first fighter of today's episode is the Punisher. This hero prefers to shoot his opponent then let the legal system do its work. He will be fighting against Judge Dredd, who is the law. Being a member of the councel of five and the most feared and respected of all the judges, Dredd will not shy away to take the lifes of those he feels deserves it and comes with a big punch to do it.

'I am hyped.' Max said. 'Between the two, I cannot pick a winner at the moment as both men are great warriors. One is able to go head to head with Captain America and managed to evade SHIELD while the other rules the streets and makes sure that all criminals will be dealt with.' He continued. 'Both of them use guns and even though normally we would do squad on squad fights when guns are evolved, today will be just one on one. Both warriors have shown that they can tank hits and survive attacks that would have killed any other men and both prefer to fly solo. Also, we will not only test the weapons of these warriors but we will also include vehicles that will aid each in their fighting. A awesome episode and I cannot wait to see what will happen.' 

'As a soldier, I always look forward to matches that include guns. Today is no different with two soldiers who could take out whole squads on their own.' Geoff began. 'The weapons will be awesome too, with at one side solid military grade weapons and on the other awesome futeristic guns. If I now have to give the egde, I am going with the weapons of the future for now. The guns we use now are good but I feel that the weapons of the future have more time to evolve and become more deadly. After all, our guns now are more dangerous then the early fire arms used in the late middle ages.' With that, Geoff finished.

'Two men who are not afraid to dive into the action solo and will do anything to get the job done.' Armand began. Guns are lethal and I have seen many die from shotwounds but these two managed to survive them and other mortal blows to continue their quest for justice.' The doctor added. 'I want to see powerful weapons that can get through armour and hit the vital spots. By just injuring them, you do not stop these titans.'  The doctor explained. 'As for a edge, I have to go with Punisher. Killing your opponents because you are the law is one thing but going against the law and killing your opponent while there are other more powerfull superheroes that disagree with you... That is something else.' 

The first warrior tonight is the person that criminals fear and other heroes don't like. however he gets the job done. It is Frank Castle a.k.a the Punisher.

Born with the name of Francis Castiglione in Queens, New York. Francis had a normal childhood, married at a young age and soon after enlisted with the US Marine Corp, where the man got the rank of Captain. Soon after his training was done, Francis saw action in Vietnam and became the lone surviver of a Vietcong assault. He recieved a medal of Honor, The Navy Cross, three times a Silver Star and Bronze stars, four purple hearts and a Presidential medal of Freedom. 

After the second tour, Francis and his wife recieved their second child and the man legally changed his name into Frank Castle to be able to serve in Vietnam again.

When the Vietnam war ended, Frank ran special Black op training missions for Marine Recon commando's. 

On leave, Frank took his family out for Picknick where they witnessed a maffia hit. The maffia shot the family and killed Frank's wife and two children, wouding Castle. He went to the New york police department to act as witness, only to be denied. The police were bought by the Maffia and had no plans to pursuit the killers. The death of his family and not being helped by the police changed Frank. He did not return for Marine Duty but instead became a one man army. The Punisher. 

Not believing in the Law, the Punisher decided to take matters in his own hand and kill criminals. He uses all his training and experience as a soldier and all the weapons he can find to roam the streets and he has fought all sorts of organised crime and several superheroes and villains. He does that with his own ethics. 

The weapons Frank will use are the M60 Machine gun with grenade launcher. The Uzi 9mm, A combination of the Ka-bar knife and several Martial arts and finally his armoured Van.

His armour is the from fitting Kevlar Bodysuit, with the iconic skull on the chest, combat boots and a armour belt.

The opponent of Punisher is none other then Judge Dredd himself. 

Cloned from Chief Judge Fargo in the year 2066 as Joseph Dredd, He grew up to become a street Judge in Mega city One. As a judge, he has forsaken any form of relationship and gives himself little time to rest to keep on fighting crime. In this hellhole, the judges are the law. This means that they play the role of Judge, Jury and executionair and have the law in their own hands. 

Having fought all kind of opponents, from normal street thugs to monsters and aliens, Dredd proved himself in both skill and power, even managing to prove that not he but his clone brother had commited a murder. Joseph Dredd got known as a strong, dreaded warrior who takes criminal down and even recieved a seat in the counsel of five. The rulers of the Justice department.

The weapons that Judge Dredd takes into battle are the Lawgiver, The Arbitrator, his Bootknife and Daystick and lastly the vehicle of every judge. The Lawmaster
The armour of Dredd is a bodysuit with golden shoulderpads and a helmet to cover his face

Now we have introduced both warriors, It is time to see which experts will represent the warriors and test the devious weapons that each brings to the table. These experts know the warrior they represend and the weapons that the warrior brings into battle. They will try to do anything in their reach to show how their warrior would win against the fighter of the opponent.

Starting with Punisher, his first expert is a soldier as well and someone who has both worked with Punisher and has tried to capture him. It is none other then the directer of SHIELD. Nick Fury.

'I know Frank Castle. There is nobody more commited for his cause. He has no alter ego, no hobbies, no family, no weekends off. He is the Punisher every single second of his life. Altough I do not agree with his methods, Castle gets the job done and makes sure no criminal escapes.' The man spoke as he looked with his own eye in the camera.

The other expert of Punisher is someone who has worked closely with Frank. A mercenary himself, he is not afraid to pull the trigger and finish the life of his target. I am talking about Deathpool. This merc with a mouth has teamed up with Punisher a few times and the two have fought with each other several times as well. Nobody knows more about the skills of Punisher then Deathpool.

'I was like Piew Piew Pauw and he was boom boom boom peff.' Shut up you idiot, you are on tv. We are just re-enacting our last battle against Punisher. Yes, what he says. You must say something about Punisher. 'Punisher shoots people.' No, something that they do not know already. Something about his weapons or skills. 'Punisher is a soldier and he is very strict. He does not even likes my jokes.' nobody likes our jokes. How dare you say that, do you want me to shoot you. Try me.
With that, Deathpool took a pistol to his head and shot himself. 'Medic.' Someone cried. 'Relax that fool cannot kill himself no matter how long he tries.' Nick Fury interrupted. Suddenly Deathpool jumped up again. 'I am okay.' he said as the merc waved to the camera.

Now ehhmmm.....Remember. Deathpool cannot die. It would be ill advised to try such a trick at home so do not do not repeat any of the stunts that Deathpool will do. 
As for Judge Dredd, he has two experts as well. Both of them other judges.
The first expert of Dredd is Judge Hershey. Barbara Hershey has been an assistent of Dredd and has worked with him numerous times and helped the judge out of tough situations. She herself became a chief judge.

'I know Dredd and I know the hellhole we grew up in. This is a situation where you have to fight for your live every single time and do anything to get the upper hand.' The woman spoke. 'Dredd is a survivor. He will win.'

The second expert of Judge Dredd is a female judge as well. It is Cassanda Anderson. Judge Anderson has worked with Dredd several times in the past and also knows how the man handles his job. 

'Dredd is one of the best.' She spoke. He is rough and can take care of himself. Just as the man he was cloned from.' She looked at a dummy, dressed in the outfit of the Punisher and smiled. 'This is just another criminal. One that these officers of this age can't arrest. However if this man had been hunted by a judge, he would not live long anymore.' The woman added with a smile.

With the experts introduced and everything ready to go it is time for the first tests. In a matchup of special weapons, we will test the vehicles that will bring each fighter to the battle and aid them in the fight. The Battle van will go up against the Lawmaster.

In the desert, the two Punisher expert stood in front of a black van as the hosts walked up to them. 'Okay, you brought us a van.' Max commented as he looked at the vehicle.  'Not any van. The awesome high tech armoured tanklike battle van.' Deathpool spoke as he waved his arms in the air.

The battle van, Not only used by creepy men and goverment organisations

'What makes this van such a awesome weapon?' Geoff asked as he looked at the car in front of him. 'This is the vehicle of choise for Punisher.' Fury said before Deathpool could say anything. 'This is a ford van with a turbo charged V-8 engine, four wheel drive and heavy suspension.' The director spoke. 'This means that it acts like a modern sportscar, even though it still is a van.' The man added. 'Nice.' Came from Max who looked at in aw. 'It also is heavily armoured and can destroy other vehicles without being damaged itself. It so awesome, you need an anti tank weapon to destroy this little beauty.' Deadpool spoke out in joy. 'It has a minigun and a grenade launcher to attack other cars while Punisher is driving and it has an artifical intelligence so it can drive by itself on the command of the skull guy himself.' Max was about to commend but Deadpool help up his hand and walked to the van. It can also store a lot of weapons that Punisher uses during his missions and by using a platform in the rear, he can use the door for cover as he shoots the baddies.' Now the mercenary was jumping in the air.

'I want to test the two offensive weapons of this van.' Geoff said as he looked at it. 'I have set up four targets in the desert that needs to be killed, who is going to do this?' He asked. 'Pick me. Pick me.' Deadpool yelled as he waved his hand in the air and jumped around. Before anybody could say anything, the expert dissapeared. The car started up and he waved from the drivers seat. 'Cowabunga...O wait wrong catchfrase...Chimichanga.' Deadpool said and he raced away. 'That idiot, why am I here with him?' Nick Fury asked nobody in particular. 'Because cap would not come. He is upset with us on something..' Came the anwer of Max.
The black van drove through the desert and the first mannequin got rammed by the car. The van then took a sharp turn and a grenade landed near the next target. It exploded and pieces of the mannequin flew around as Deadpool drove to the third target. As soon as the mini guns riddled this mannequin with bullets, the van drove to the last mannequin. First the miniguns shot the mannequin up, it then got hit by the front of the black van and lasty a grenade blew the already broken target into bits. 'Done!' Deadpool yelled as he appeared next to Geoff.
The group walked up to the first target. 'This is a carcrash. With the speed you were going and the force of the impact.. There is no way someone would survive this.' Geoff said. 'Even if someone is lucky enough to survive, almost all of his bones would be broken.' The host added.
They continued to the second target which was declared dead as well. 'When you look more like the Black Knight from Monty Python then an warrior... it is save to say you are unable to fight any longer.' Max joked. 'Yes, he is missing all his limbs and his head.' Armand added as the man pointed at the mannequin. 'This one is is riddled with bullets and very dead. I see bullets to the head, throat and chest.. These are all vital areas.' The doctor said after arriving at the third target. When the small group reached the last and final mannequin, they saw the carnage done to it. 'This one is as dead as someone could be.' Geoff joked.
'Four hits and four kills.' Max summed up. 'How well will team Dredd act?' He then asked as the young man looked at the two jugdes. 'Better.' Came the answer of Barbara. 'Dredd has a vehicle that all the judges have. A universal motorbike of death. The Lawmaster.' The woman added.

The Lawmaster, A motercycle perfect for controlling the law in the slums.

As Cassandra came driving up on the motercycle, Barbara explained. 'Every judge is assigned this vehicle for swift movement. The Motercycle has an Arteficial Intelligence that can drive on its own, It has on either side machine guns and a laser cannon on front. It can jump or fly large distances and Dredd can fire his other weapons while riding it.' The woman explained. 'It looks awesome.' Geoff spoke as he moved with his hand over the vehicle. 'It is durable and a perfect way to hunt criminals down.' The woman added. 'Let's put that to the test.' Geoff smiled.
'I have set up the same course as before, with four targets for you to take down.' He said to Cassandra. The woman nodded and started the engine. 'Go.' Geoff said. With that, Judge Andersson sped off. The first mannequin got shot up by the machine guns and the woman continued to the second. Just before the second manequin, she stopped and used the laser to blow a hole in the chest of her target. As Cassandra reached target number three, she used her Lawgiver to shoot the chest while driving past it. Just before the last target, the Lawmaster flew up in the air. The back tire of motor rammed the head of the mannequin and the motor ended up on the ground again.

'Okay the first puppet has been destroyed by your machine guns. With so many bullets, I can honestly say that the target is dead.' The doctor began. 'Now I am no doctor but i think this one is dead as well.' Max said as he pointed at the second target. 'Indeed Max. A hole in your chest does kill you, especially one made by a laser.' Armand said with a smile. 'Number three you used your Lawgiver, correct?' Geoff asked. 'Yes, while you cannot use your personal gun easy with a van, the motor is a completely different story.' The woman explained. 'Yes but you are slightly more inaccurate, yet there are enough to declare this person dead.' Geoff added as he pointed to a bullet in the shoulder and one in the arm. 'With the last one, you hit the target with your tire.' Geoff pointed out. 'Yes I wanted to show the way the Lawmaster can move and that it itself can kill without weapons.' Judge Anderson answered. 'And you did so. A helmet might have saved the mannequin but now he is dead.'
'So in the end four kills.' Max nodded. 'indeed.' The doctor said.

'Both have AI, both delivered four kills, both are fast and both can house various weapons. It seems to hard to call a winner to me.' Max began. 'I have to disagree here. Both are formidable but the Lawmaster is able to jump through the air and manouvre better then the van. That might actually play an important part here.' Geoff spoke. 'I have to give the edge to Dredd.'

In Special weapons, The edge goes to Judge Dredd and his Lawmaster

With the Special weapons decided, it is time to look at the long range weapons of both warriors. The M60 with grenade launcher of Punisher will face off against the most famous side-arm of Dredd. His Lawgiver.

'Pow Pow Pow.' Deathpool yelled as he aimed the M60 at the three hosts. 'You are dead.' The mercenary yelled out. 'Stop it!' Nick Fury yelled out. 'Want me to shoot you to?' Deathpool asked his fellow expert as he aimed the M60 at director Fury. Bad Idea. Bad idea bad idea. What is he going to do then? Yeah what is he going to do. I am Deathpool. Suddenly Fury grabbed the gun and pulled it out of the hands if Deathpool and threw the other man on the ground. That. 
As deathpool stood up and argued with himself some more, Fury showed the weapon to the hosts. 'The M60. Automatic machine gun, a weapon used by soldiers around the world.'


The M60. A machine gun with great power and great responsibility

'That is one heavy weapon.' Max said as he held the gun up. 'For normal peeople yes. For those like me and Castle..No.' The Director spoke. 'He can held it with ease and shoot while walking.' The man added. 'How about recoil?' Geoff asked. 'He has no trouble with it.' Nick answered.
'The M60 can use different kinds of ammo such as armour piercing which makes the gun versatile and it has an grenade launcher for some extra explosive force.' The expert explained. 'It can make any maffia gathering in yeah good old blood fountain.' Deathpool interrupted. 'I can imagine.' Geoff said. 'I have seen these weapons cut an opponent in two with only sheer force.' the host admitted. 'That is true and it is a weapon frequently used by high ranking Shield Agents.' Fury nodded.
'Let us head outside to the test ground and see how effective this weapon is.' Geoff spoke,

In the desert, where every weapon that is too dangerous for indoor tests is used, the hosts and experts have gathered to test the M60 machine gun and its lethality.
'Welcome.' Geoff spoke to the rest. 'I took the liberty to set up a test for the M60.' The host pointed to a restaurant setup. 'Maffia likes to gather in Italian restaurants and from what I understand, Punisher does not like Maffia types.' The man spoke. 'No He does noooooooooooot.' Deathpool nodded as he sang out. 'Take out this maffia headquarters however keep in mind that one of them is wearing the outfit of the judge.' Geoff pointed to a mannequin behind one sitting on a chair. 'That will show us how well the armour stops the bullets.' Geoff added. 'Fine with me.' Nick said as he walked towards a good vantage point with the weapon. Deathpool was about to comment but one dark look from Fury managed to shut the Merc up.
'You have one and a half minutes to kill them all. You are allowed normal bullets and armour piercing rounds. I want to see the grenade launcher at work as well.' Geoff explained.
'Three...Two...One...Shoot it!' Geoff yelled and Nick Fury opened fire with the M60 in a standing position. Soon, only the armoured mannequin needed to be hit and with some swift movements, Nicolas Fury fired the armour piercing rounds at the target. He finished off with the grenade that landed betweent he armoured and a non armoured mannequin and Geoff yelled: 'Time.'

'Looking at the damage.. I can only say Damn.' Max said. 'I skimmed through most of the targets and they all have shots through the head or chest making me declare them dead.' Doctor Dorian said as he stood next to a mannequin with several rounds in his chest and head. 'However the armoured mannequin, that is the one that counts.' The doctor added. 'Well the armoured dummy has been blown up and the puppet send in several different directions.' Geoff said as he picked up the chest plate. 'nontheless, You can see bullet holes here. This tells me that the armour piercing bullets are effective and this weapon will destroy the opponent.' The host explained. 'speaking of which, the grenade has done its work and destroyed the puppet.' Geoff added.
'Now what weapon does the judge have to counter this?' Max asked.
'We have a weapon that turns this M60 obsolete.' A smiling Cassandra said. 'And what might that be?' Max inquired. 'The Lawgiver.' Jugde Hershey said as she showed the handgun.

Who said Handguns were something of the wild west?

'A pistol?' Deathpool asked in disbelief..'You are going to try and kill grumpy skullguy with a pistol? I clean my teeth with such a weapon.' The Merc added. 'Haha.' The woman laughed. 'If you believe that, you are an even bigger moron then I first believed.' The judge spoke. 

'Why don't you tell us what makes this weapon so special?' Max asked. 'Well first off. The Lawgiver is the prima weapon of any judge and the best weapon we have to offer.' Cassandra began. 'Can I hold it?' Geoff asked. 'No you cannot.' Came the answer Judge Hershey said with a sharp voice. Seeying the surprised look of the host, the woman explained. 'Every Lawgiver is personalised with the dna of the judge that uses it. If anybody else would try to use this weapon, it would blow up.' She said. 'Damn, that is tech.' Max said. 'Is there anyway around it? The computer wizz asked. 'Yes but only senior Judges know that information and thus can use the weapon of another one.. Dredd himself knows it and has used this in the past to defend himself and a wounded judge.' The woman said. 

'What more can you tell about this weapon?' Geoff asked. This time, Barbara spoke again. This is a voice activated machine pistol, that has a maximum reach of over 2 km.' She looked at the hosts and continued. 'This weapon can also fire off  six different types of ammo.' 'How many magazines does he need to carry with it then?' Geoff asked. 'Only one.' Came the answer. 'Wait, you are teling me, that one magazine can hold six different types of ammo?' A surprised Geoff asked. 'Yes it can.' The woman said with a smile. 'How does the judge select the different kinds of ammo then?'  Max inquired. 'The weapon has a dial from one to six and each number has a different type of ammo. It can be changed by hand or by voice.' The woman said and followed up with a demostration where she used her voice to changed the numbers. 'What six kinds of ammo does the weapon actually shoot?' Geoff inquired. 'The first is generic execution.' Barbara began. This is the standard ammo for day to day situations and the mostly used ones.' She explained. 'The second type is armour piercing ammo.' The judge continued. 'This was meant for robots or lifeforms wearing body-armour but can also take out targets behind cover and can shoot through multiple opponents.' She finished. 'Shoot through multiple opponents... I want to see that.' Max said with a glee on his face. 

'The third.' Barbara continued. 'Is a ricochet. it is made out of rubber and titanium and perfect for shooting past something like cover or hostages. 'Hostages?' Geoff asked. 'Yes, when in a hostage situation, you can shoot straight at the target and hope not to hit the hostage or use this ammo and have it bounce away from the hostage and hitting only the target.' The judge explained. 'Number four is a high explosive. It is mainly used against barracades for quick acces to a building. Number five is an incendiary round that ignite the target it hits.' 'What substance is used to ignite the target without setting fire to the bullet?'  Armand asked. 'Good question. It is a chemical that partly explodes within the bullet, thus creating the fire.' Came the explanation. 'And the last one?' Geoff asked. 'The last ammo is the heat seeking bullet. It will find the body heat of a target and so can hit even hidden targets. It also can be combined with the incendiary round for extra power.' The woman nodded when she was finished.  'O and before I forget, the weapon also has a clip on grenade shooter that can shoot fragmantation, stunn and tranq grenades, either in an arc or straight at the opponent. and the weapon has a build in stunshot that shuts down the nervous system for a while.'The woman finished. 'That are six powerfull types of ammo. I thought that the M60 would surely outpeform a handgun but now I am not so sure.' Max said with a smile. 'You are correct Max and I am already thinking of ways to test the different kinds of ammo.' Geoff said. 'Okay. everbody meet me at the desert range for some shooting.' Geoff added.

'Welcome.' Geoff said as the small group of experts and hosts entered the terrain where the test would commence. 'We have seen how Punisher took out a mob headquarters. Now it is time to see how Dredd reacts on a hostage situation.' Geoff began. 'Which of you two lady's will be the stand in for Dredd?' Geoff asked, wondering who would step forwards. 'I will.' Judge Anderson spoke as she stepped forwards. 'Two people have been taken hostage in a garage.' Geoff started to explain. 'First, you need to blow up this reeinforced door.' The host said as he pointed towards a large door standing in the middle of the desert. Walking around the door, he pointed towards two targets near it. 'Hit these two with your ordinary bullets and follow up by shooting that man behind the boxes.' Geoff pointed out a mannequin standing behind some boxes. 'With the same ammo, you will test out the bulletproof vest that this man here is wearing.' Geoff said as they watched a mannequin in the middle. 'Then take out the hostage taker without damaging the hostage at all.' A mannequin playing the part of a hostage sat on a chair and the the mannequin behind it had to be hit. 

Geoff then walked the judge towards six boxes. 'On of them has opponent inside, the others do not. Use the heatseaker and incendiary to hit and take out the target in the box. The box in question has been heated up and should be hotter then the rest.' Geoff explained how a heatseeker could pick it up. 'Lastly before you are done, You see this car here.' The man pointed at an old chevvy. 'Get a grenade in and kill the targets inside.' The woman nodded after seeing two mannequins inside the car. 'Can you do that?' Geoff asked. 'Yes sir.' Came the almost militant answer,

Geoff walked behind the glass as the judge stepped behind the door and took her weapon. 'Are you ready?' Geoff asked. 'Yes I am.' Came the answer. 'Three....Two....One.... Goooooo!' Geoff yelled. 

Judge Anderson took her Lawgiver in both hands and fired a round at the large door, that exploded with a big bang. The female then kicked open the doors and aimed the weapon at the first two targets, hitten them in the chest and putting them down. Het finger moved the number on Lawgiver and the next two bullets rammed themselfs through the boxes and hit the opponent behind it. The judge then turned to the armoured target and fired another two rounds. She made a combat roll and fired a bullet that hit the ground and flew up again, hitting the mannequin standing behind the chair. Another shot hit the middle of the six boxes and burst into flame and Cassandra finished off with shooting a grenade in the car, that exploded. 

´Let us see what damage you have done.´ Geoff said as the three hosts walked towards Cassandra. ´Carnage is a better word.´ Max said as he inspected the door. ´That explosive ammo really does the job.´ Geoff commented as he inspected the hinges of the door. The crew then continued towards the first target. ´Two in the chest.. both are lethal.´ Doctor Dorian commented as he inspected the mannequin. ´The second one has one in the chest and one in the throat.´ Max said after inspecting the mannequin. ´Okay Both are kill shots. The chest shot directly punctures the heart and therefore is a kill, the throat shot would take a couple of seconds before the target passes away. Enough time to look at the person who shot him one last time.´ The doctor explained. 

They moved on towards the target standing behind the boxes. ´I notice already that the upper box has two holes in it, aroud the chest area.´ Geoff began before he pulled the mannequin away. ´Two shots to the heart equals two kills.´ The doctor nodded. 

´Well it looks that our armoured mannequin has not survived either. Two bullets straight trough the armour.´ Max said, who had already gone to the next target. 'One shot in the stomach, that would hurt but not kill and a shot in the chest that would kill. ' The doctor nodded after walking towards his co-host. 'Now I want to see if you managed to kill the hostage taker, without damaging the hostage.' Geoff spoke as he walked towards the chair. He quickly checked the hostage and said: 'The hostage is clean. No hits and he would live.' 'The man behind him suffered worse.' Max said. A bullet straight in the back. 'Interesting shot, directly in the spine.' The doctor said. 'This target would survive if he would be rushed in the hospital and directly put on the operating table.' Armand spoke. 'You managed to hit the spine and send bone fragments inside the body. These need to get taken out before they can cause any real damage.' 'So this could be a survivor?' Geoff asked. 'Yes but even if he survives, he will be paralyzed for the rest of his life.' The doctor said. 'That is what you get with this type of ammo, it is not the most accurate.' The judge defended herself. 'Now have a look at the car.' Geoff said. 'I only see pieces of a car... and pieces of mannequins.' Max grinned as he held up a head. 

'now for the boxes. You want to know if you have hit the correct one right?' Geoff asked the woman, who nodded. 'You did kill the target. it was indeed the correct box.' Geoff said. 'Dying is painfull but dying by being burned alive is worse. Your whole body melts away and you are in pain the whole time.' Armand pointed out. 

As the crew was about to walk away, Max stopped them. 'There is one more test I want to see. A claim you made that I want to see in action.'  'What is that?' Cassandra asked. Max walked towards the two mannequins near the chair and lifted them up. 'I want to see the armour piercing round go trough two people.' He said. 'Very well.' The woman spoke calmly. 

The hosts backed away and the expert fired two shots. After she was done, Max rushed to see the damage. 'Both are hit in the heart I see, at the same location and both are hit straight trough the head.' The computer wizz was clearly impressed. ; You know.. that all the shots are in the same spots shows that the armour piercing bullet does not lose velocity after going into the body. That is impressive on itself but it went through the thick skull as well.' Geoff explained. 

With the Long range tests done, it is time for the hosts to decide which weapon is superior.

'I am all for the Lawgiver.' Max began. Six different kinds of ammo, longer distance, not having to change the ammo and easier in the use... You can see why this is the gun of the future.' 'I agree.' Geoff nodded. The M60 was good. The Lawgiver was better.

For long range, The edge goes to Judge Dredd and his Lawgiver.

With both the special and Long ranges done, It looks like a victory for Dredd. Can the Punisher make a come back from this with the close range weapons?
In a test of melee versus melee, the Ka-bar knife and martial arts will go against the bootknife and daystick.

'So team Marvel, What close range weapons does Frank Castle bring to the fight?' Geoff asked the two experts. 'His Ka-bar knife and years of martial arts training and experience.' Nick Fury spoke with a calm voice. 

                                  The Ka-bar knife.. good for up close and personal killing

'Frank is a master of hand to hand combat.' Nick Fury explained. 'Before his quest against criminals, the man taught Marines in hand to hand combat and use of the knife.' Fury spoke. 'He does have quite the punch I must say.' Deadpool suddenly interrupted as he rubbed his jaw. We must still kill him. We do not kill our allies. O right. Yes, we might need him again.  

'Okay, I want to see the Ka-bar knife and martial arts both in action .' Geoff said before asking: 'Who will do the tests?' 'Ih wril' Deadpool jumped up with knifes in both hands and mouth. 'No you will not.' Nick Fury spoke loudly. 'Cmn. ihm shrarhrp s uknf.' 'I will do all of this and... O god help me what I am about to say... You can do midrange.' The Shield officer spoke. 'Yippikayeeeeh' The Mercenary yelled after spitting out his knife. Deadpool then threw the knifes at Max, who yelled as he ducked behind a table and deadpool teleported away. 

'First I want to see the knife in action.' Geoff explained as both he and Fury stood before a gell torso. 'Very well.' The black man nodded. Geoff moved away and yelled for the other man to start. Nick thrusted the knife in the neck of the target and punched the nose with his free fist. He then grabbed the head, pushing his fingers in the eye sockets as the man pulled the head aside and yanked the Ka-bar across the throat. A thrust at the temple was then followed by one to the chest, where the director left the knife.

'let us see the damage you have done.' Doctor Dorian said as he removed the knife and handed it to Geoff. 'I did see a lot of technique here.' Geoff said as he held the knife. 'You went through the neck as a stab and a cut. Both lethal.' Armand said. 'You also blinded the opponent with your fingers, which is as impressive and you delivered a thrust to the temple.' The doctor explained. 'Even this last thrust in the chest.... every move with the knife is lethal.' Was the final conclusion. 

'Now come with me sir.' Geoff spoke as the man pointed towards a mat on the ground. I want to see the martial art in action.' He added. 

The two stepped on the mat and Geoff started out with a punch. Fury grabbed him, swung around and threw Geoff on the ground. Before the host could get up, Fury stepped on his hand with one foot and on his throat with the other. 

'Damn, does he work like that?' Geoff asked as he stood up. 'Yes. Once on the ground, Punisher stays there untill the fight is over.'  Nick with a small grin. Following that, the Directer showed the hosts some more moves in the arsenal of Castle.

'What does the judge bring in this range?' Max asked the two other experts. 'Every judge carries a bootknife and a Daystick.' Judge Hershey said. 'It is part of the uniform?' Geoff asked? 'Yes.' The woman nodded. 

Sometimes, the bad guys need a good old spanking

'Okay. Tell us about the daystick?' Geoff asked the woman. 'It is a cudgel with a titanium core.' Barbara was the one to explain. 'It is a two handed weapon and used mostly for riot control or taking someone out without causing permanent damage.' Judge Anderson kept explaining, 'Interesting.' Max said. 'So you just hit with it like a bat?' Max Geoff asked. 'Indeed. Also a good defensive tool, the daystick has show to block even a chainsaw.' The woman said. 'Nice.'  Max added. 

Geoff showed the woman a crash test dummy and explained the test. 'The dummy is linked to my computer and when you hit, I can tell if it is a kill, a knock out or if it does not effect the warrior at all.' 

Geoff walked towards his laptop and yelled: 'Are you ready?' 'Yes!' The judge yelled back. 'Three...Two....One....Slam it....' Geoff yelled as signal. 'Whaaaa!' Cassandra yelled as she swung the weapon at the head of the target. After hitting the crash dummy three times, Cassandra stopped and and waited for Geoff to come and tell the results. 'If you want to inflict damage, you should use a ordinary baseballbat.' The host said. 'In terms of damage, I can only see a mild concussion and a knock out but that is all.' Cassandra rubbed her head but spoke up. 'We have another weapon, more deadly as well.' 'Ah yes the bootknife.' Max chuckled. 'Why is it called the boo..' Before the computer nerd could finish his sentence, the judge pulled a small thin yet knife out of her boot. 'Every judge keeps a knife in his or her boot as back up weapon.' Judge Anderson explained. 'It is a small double edged dagger that can kill rather easy.' She explained as the woman showed the knife. ' 'Looks smaller then the knife of your opponent.' Geoff commented. 'Size does not always matter.' Was the response of the judge. 'That is what they keep telling to people with small knifes.' Deadpool suddenly said. He then yelled: 'Burn!' 'That is not how that works.' Max tried to explain to the merc but quickly said: 'You are totall right.' After seeing a pistol waved in his face. 

'Your task is simple. Kill the man before you.' Geoff said as he pointed at the gell torso. The judge nodded and as soon as the sign was given, went on the attack. She first slashed the chest of the dummy and followed up with a thrust to the throat and finished off with a thrust to the chest, similair to the one of her opponent. 

'Now the slash to the chest looks painfull but does little. It may infest and could get you really sick but the warrior walks away aive.' Doctor Dorian began. 'The other two attacks however are killing moves.' The man said as he poked a finger in one of the holes. 

'This daystick... I do not see how this weapon would be effective in this kind of situation.' Max began as he waved the cudgel around. 'It is good for slamming down some youngsters but the Punisher?' He added. 'I agree Max.' Geoff nodded. 'It is a battle of knifes here and I tend to go with the larger Ka-bar.' Geoff explained. 'yes, the way Nick Fury used the knife, it was awesome.' Max said. 'Agreed, the larger knife and better martial arts gives a strong edge to the Punisher.' Geoff nodded.

For close range, The edge goes to Punisher and his Ka-bar knife and martial arts experience.

Only one range remains to be tested and with a score of two against one... can team Punisher equal the score in medium range? It is a test of firepower as the 9 mm uzi goes up against the arbitrator.

'Okay Team Punisher.. Tell us about the uzi.' Geoff began. 'Well. It goes pow pow pew pew and then all the badguys are like.... I am dying.... i cannot survive....Then they fall over.' Came the explanation of Deadpool.  

The uzi. Not one, but two machines of death.

'Who can I kill with it?' Deadpool asked as he aimed two Uzi's at Max. 'not me!' The young man said just before Geoff stepped in front of his co-host.n 'We would like it if you can tell some things about the uzi.' Geoff spoke as if explaining to a child. 'I already did...' The mercenary was rather surprised. 'You shoot and kill people and then they are dead and  won't come back again... unless you are me.... Or Superman... or Goku.... Or that idiot Deathstroke.'  Max was about to say something but decided against it and at that moment, Nick Fury stepped forwards. 'This is a simple 9 mm uzi. A submachine gun that can shoot 600 rounds a minute with a maximum range of 200 M.' 'What magazines does the weapon use?' Geoff asked. 'It uses magazines of 50 bullets, Frank can double wield it and that makes it 100 bullets before fully reloading.' Came the answer. 'How does Punisher use the uzi's' Geoff asked again. 'They are very usefull to kill multiple people in a quick swoop or as covering fire.' Fury explained. 'Booooorrrriiiiinnnggggggg.' Deadpool suddenly said. 'Let us head to the desert and test these out then.' Max chuckeld. 'I agree.' Geoff nodded.

'Now Deadpool. It is your time to go all out and shoot the targets.' Max said with a evil grin. 'Yes, I have set up here five targets. Four stationary targets and one that will move towards you.' Geoff explained. 'Keep an eye on the moving mannequin. When he crosses the red line, he will be too close and will kill you.' The host explained. 'i cannot be killed.' Deadpool sighted as talking to a child and put the two uzi's against both sides of his head and blew his brains out. 'Not this again.' Nick Fury was regretting allowing Deadpool to do this test. 

After the merc with a mouth had risen again, it was time to test the uzi's. 'Three....two....One..... Kill it.'  Deadpool looked at the targets and spoke: 'I am here to shoot targets and eat chimi changa's...And I am all out of chimi changa's.' The expert aimed the uzi's and fired. The sound of the two uzi's filled the air, soon followed by a singing Deadpool. 'And another one gone, another gone. Another one bites the dust. Eh Eh.' After two minutes, the expert appeared back with the hosts. 'Are you done already?' Max asked. 'Yes, I could not remember the rest of the song.' Deadpool nodded. 'It is about testing the weapons. Are they all dea... Did you hit all the targets?' Max tried to communicate. 'O targets.....right....yes....well.....'  The expert was distracted by the comment but did not seemed bothered by it. Aiming a uzi, the man fired off a round in a target and spoke again. 'Done.' 

'Let us see what you have done.' Geoff walked towards the targets, followed by Armand and Max. 'First target, several hits in the chest and head, with some in the stomach.' Geoff said. 'He is rather dead.' The doctor commented. 'Head and stomach are clean but the chest is so riddled with holes that even a cheese has less holes.' Max spoke. 'Number three has a few shots in the head, but the whole chest has almost been ripped apart.' Doctor Dorian pointed out. 'Even if he fell down in the emergency room, he would still not be able to be saved.' The doctor added. 'Number four is also full of holes.' Max pointed out several lethal ones. 'Now for the moving target.' Geoff said. 'I saw several bullets directly into the head and brain before the target reached the red line.' Geoff pointed out. 'That is a kill.' The man added. 'You did hit the target several times in the chest as well.' Max pointed out. 'There is no kill like overkill.' was the answer.

'Well there are five kill.' Max nodded. 'Can your weapon of choise peform better?' He then asked the two woman. 'The Arbitrator is a better weapon then that uzi yes.' Judge Hershey commented without bothering to look at the uzi's.

The Arbitrator. A shotgun on steroids.

'What do we have here?' Geoff asked as he saw the two judges walking towards the hosts with a large shotgun. 'The arbitrator is a pump action shotgun.' Barbara Hershey explained. 'It is a tool of a judge to deliver death.' Barbara explained. 'This close range killer can take out even a heavy armoured opponent.' She said. 'What kind of slugs does the weapon use?' Geoff asked. 'Well you know the Lawgiver? This weapon has seven different kinds of slugs. All doing different kinds of damage.' Cassandra ponted out. 'Can I hold this one?' Geoff asked. 'Yes you can.' The judge handed the shotgun and Geoff felt its weight. 'You told us about the seven different sorts of slugs but explain them.' The host asked. It was Judge Cassandra Anderson who explained. 'As with the lawgiver, The arbitrator has an armour piercing slug that can slam through heavy armour with ease. A ricochet slug that can stun, disarm, knock out and even hit several opponents close to each other. A incendiary slug that can burn anything it touches, an heat seaking slug that can track down all opponents it has been locked on and a high explosive.' 'Wow.' Max said. 'You talked about seven but explained five so far.' Geoff interrupted. 'Yes indeed.' The woman continued. 'the weapon also has a standard slug. The best one however is the shotshell. A plasteel shot that expands in the air and a judge can hit multiple targets with one shot.' 'nice.' Max commented. 'It is also the kind of slug most commenly used.' The judge added. 'Damn.' Came the reply of Max. 'With little more you can say about it, its time to get to testing.' 

'Instead of a target moving towards you, this one is actually fleeing the scene.' Geoff pointed towards the first target, 'Kill him first before the target gets away.' The host instructed. 'Destroy the rest as you want.' Geoff added.

'Very well.' Barbara nodded. 

'Are you ready?' Geoff yelled. 'Yes.' Came the short and direct answer. 'Three....Two...One...' The host counted down. By Go, Judge Hershey fired her shotgun. The moving target got hit two times and the woman aimed the weapon at another target, The target on the far left exploded in small plastic bits while the target on the far right caught on fire. She then fired off several shots at the last two targets and nodded that the attack was over. 'Well Deadpool was faster in killing then you were. You took 4 minutes, double the time it took Deadpool.' Geoff commented. 'But let us see what damage you did.' he added. 

'Sometimes as a doctor, I have a hard time determing when it is a kill and when not.' Doctor Dorian began. 'However when the target is burned to a crisp, it is safe to say that the target is in fact dead.' Armand added. 'I may not be a doctor but I think it is safe to say that the target is dead when the head has been blown apart from the body.' Max laughed. 'And with this target, i see the whole chest caved in.' Geoff said. 'You hit it with armour piercing slugs?' He then asked the expert, who nodded in agreement. 'That is rather interesting. Usually you have your ribcage to protect your organs but the slugs destroyed the ribcage and now there are pieces of slug and bone all through the chest, destroying all the organs.' The doctor pointed out. 'This one has ammo in the chest, throat and head.' Max said. 'What kind of slugs did you use for this one?' He then asked as the young man turned towards the judge. 'I used the shotshells for that. All that damage came from one shot.'The woman answered. 'Now for the moving target.' Geoff said as he looked at the last target. 'You hit the chest and head with it.' He spoke as he saw both caved in areas. 'i did indeed.' The woman answered. 

With the last of the weapons fired, It is now up to the hosts to decide the last edge.

'Okay, the arbitrator was just amazing.' Geoff began. 'It not only destroys a target but also gives you option and man, I love options.' The Canadian man added. 'yes the arbitrator was cool but I am going for the 9mm Uzi's here.' Max countered. 'The different kind of ammo, we already have seen with the Lawgiver. The uzi's are faster, can hit from a longer range and there are two of them.' Max explained his choise. 'And don't forget the covering fire.' He added. 

With the two hosts divided, it is up to doctor Dorian to give the final vote and decide who gets the edge. 

'Both weapons showed their lethality and when both weapons can deliver, I will give my edge to the one that can deliver the fastest. 

For Medium range, the edge goes to the Punisher and his two uzi's.

With all the edges given, It is time to look at the X-factor of each warrior. The x-factor is something that cannot be measured nor compared. It is something that drives the warrior and motivates them to fight untill the end.

The X-factor of Punisher is revenge. 

'Frank Castle saw his family murdered during a hit but even though he could describe the killers, the police did not nothing for him. That is why Frank donned the outfit of Punisher. He has no respect for the law anymore and will take care of those he deems dangerous himself. Frank has also no quarrels against killing corrupt officers. He gives his own kind of law and that is what drives Frank.' Nick Fury explained. 'And he does that with a lot of bangs and a lot of auwies. He is Frank Guns.' Deadpool added. 'Frank Guns?' Nick asked his fellow expert with a questioning look. 'Yes Frank Guns. Just look at textsfromsuperheroes... not sure how they found out about that text message though...' 

The X-factor of Dredd is his commitment for the Law.

'Dredd is not a normal human, born like you and me. He was cloned from the best judge we ever had.' Judge Hershey explained. 'He has been trained to take out bad guys from a young age and will always protect civilians.' The judge added.

Now there is nothing to say and nothing to test anymore, It is time to find out which of these two gunmen are the deadliest around. Before we do this though, first a recap of the egdes given. 

For Long range, the duel was between the M60 and lawgiver, with the latter getting the egde.

'The Lawgiver just has more options and can hit from a longer range. That is why it got the edge.' Geoff explained.

For Medium range, the dual Uzi's and Arbitrator were tested. The edge went to the Uzi's of Punisher.

'Both were very lethal and dangerous but the uzi's are faster and can give good covering fire.' Max spoke.

For close range, we saw the Ka-bar knife and martial arts of Punisher Face off against the bootknife and daystick of Judge Dredd. The combination of Ka-bar knife and martial arts scored the edge.

'The Ka-bar is bigger and better then the Bootknife and therefore gets the edge.' It was the doctor who explained. 

And lastly, with special weapons, two vehicles were tested against each other. The Lawmaster outpeformed the Battle van.

'Both vehicles were awesome but the Lawmaster was just plain faster and easier to use.' Max spoke.

Now for a final word... Have the hosts changed their minds on the winner during testing?

'I first believed that the futuristic weapons of Dredd would take this but now I believe that Punisher can win this. He moves on his own and always has a battle plan. The brains will help the brawn into victory.' Geoff spoke.

'I believe now that a combination of better weapons and top notch armour will win this fight for Dredd. I changed my mind completely on this.'  Armand Dorian spoke.

'Normally we do squad on squad matches when working with modern weapons. However. these two men will fight alone, as neither worked together that much and both wear bodyarmour to protect them.' Max spoke.

Now the hosts have given their final opinions, it is time for one last thing. That is to push the button and find out who is the Deadliest: Punisher of Judge Dredd. You will find out.......NOW!

Two vehicles raced through the deserted streets, a motorcycle chasing a black van. 'Stop, in the name of the law.' Sounded from the motorcycle.

 'Stop it...Never.' Frank spoke to himself. After years of tracing an important mob boss, Frank had finally found his target and just before he could take the boss out, this strange cop had come out of no-where and attacked Frank. With both this cop and the maffia attacking him, the Punisher had no choise other then flee the battle scene. That the cop chased him instead of taking out the maffia was enough evidence for Frank to know he was dealing with a crooked cop. The kind of cop he hated the most. 

First Frank would deal with this idiot and then he could go back and take out the mob boss.. If the maffia had not fled the scene already. He had no choise though, the man had to be taken down. 

The judge slowly neared the black van of the criminal. Another killer who was just about to murder an innocent family. Luckely, Dredd had noticed the black van and the criminal before it was too late. However before the judge could arrest his target, the man had fled. This criminal would feel justice, no matter what. As long as Dredd as alive, no criminal would escape his sight. 

Dredd fired the lasers of his lawmaster at the vehicle of his opponent, who managed to avoid the blow. This did slow the van down enough for the Lawmaster to get next to the van. 'Last warning, Stop or i'l shoot.' Dredd yelled out. The van slowed down a little bit and the doors of the van opened up. Just as Dredd was about to stop, he saw the criminal holding a very old weapon. The criminal then opened fire. Bullets hit the lawmaster as Dredd picked up speed and moved away from the van. He then took his own Lawgiver and tried to shoot the tires. This failed and Dredd moved to shoot the man, who was just able to close the doors before being hit.

The van suddenly made a sharp move towards the Lawmaster and rammed it with full force. 

Dredd fell down on the ground next to the Lawmaster. 

Now the battle van stopped and the doors opened up again. Punisher fired his M60 at Dredd, who quickly picked up his Lawgiver and returned fire. A grenade shell of the M60 hit the motorcycle and and exploded. Dredd had just been able to move away from his vehicle and hoped it had not taken too much damage. 

Both men kept firing bullets at each other, untill the Judge used the grenade launcher on his weapon. A grenade flew into the battle van and with just enough time, Frank was able to jump out before it exploded. He rolled on the ground and fired another grenade as he stood up. Using the smoke of his grenade as cover, Frank Castle hid behind a car as he reloaded his weapon.

 'You cannot hide.' Dredd yelled out. Using the smoke of a grenade to escape had been clever..but not clever enough. Dredd looked at the road and moved his hands to change the number on Lawgiver. He aimed it at the road and fired the weapon. A bullet smashed into a car at the side and the car burst into fire. Dredd then shot at the car again, using his high explosive ammo and the car blew up. This forced Punisher on the move. Holding his two uzi's, the man fired the weapons as he ran away. Dredd was forced backwards by the barrage of bullets as Castle fled into an alleyway. 

Dredd moved towards the allyway himself and found several parked cars at the end. Taking his Arbitrator, the judge moved around the cars. 

Frank saw how his opponent held as the man slowly made it past the cars. One thing was for sure, Frank was taking these weapons when he had killed the man. They would prove  usefull in his quest. Just as the judge moved past the car that Frank had been hiding behind, He took his Ka-bar knife and attacked his opponent from behind. The knife slashed at the back and Dredd turned around as quickly as he could. Frank pulled the shotgun out of the hands of his opponent as he slammed his foot against the knee of his opponent and tried to hit the throatn with his knife. The attack only hit the chest as Dredd moved backwards himself, who took his Daystick and went on the offence. Frank grabbed the daystick in a lock and slammed his knife in the shoulder of his opponent. Dredd stepped away, losing the daystick in the process and reached for his boot, where his knife was. At the moment that the judge reached for his boot, Punisher kicked his opponent in the head. 

Dredd flew backwards as the helmet came loose and rolled away. Now his opponent was on the ground, Punisher moved to finish the job. Just before the two warriors met, Dredd pulled his lawgiver and fired off a round from the ground that went straight through the armour and into the stomach of Punisher. Dredd tried to stand up as adrealin filled Frank, who rushed forwards and kicked the weapon out of the hands of the judge. Frank then kicked the face of his opponent and slammed the face against the ground several times. 'Fuck the law!' Frank yelled. He picked the judge up and threw the man on the ground. Frank then took Lawgiver and aimed it at the judge, who slowly made it backwards to reach the shotgun. 'let's end this.' Frank said, blood dripping from his lips. At the moment Punisher pulled the trigger, the weapon exploded in his hands. Frank howled in pain as his hand was blown away, not seeing that Dredd now had his Arbitrator in his hand. The shotgun fired, hitting the chest of Frank. Blood was everywhere as Frank fell down. The slug had gone through his armour and the warrior had trouble breathing. He knew he was going to die soon. 

Dredd walked up to Punisher and yelled: I am the Law!' Before shooting the head of the hero.

Winner: Judge Dredd 

'In a epic fight between two very equal men, Dredd walks away as winner.' Max spoke. His Lawgiver and Arbitrator were too much for Castle to overcome and scored the most kills out of all the weapons.' The computer wizz then explained. 'Judge Dredd managed to win 604 times while Punisher only won 396 times out of a thousend.'

Lawgiver:                       251                            M60                          180               

Arbitrator:                      212                            9 MM Uzi                    41

Bootknife & Daystick    41                           Ka-bar & Martial arts     29

Lawmaster                     100                          Battle Van                    146

'It is clear that justice has been given and that the Law has won again against those who abuse it.' Judge Hershey spoke. 'Dredd has been trained to take on the likes of this Punisher and this has shown why.' The woman added with a soft smile.

'Okay who do I kill to get us a victory... Cap was right.'  Deadpool spoke. 'This show stinks and Mark is an idiot for writing this.' 

Next week on Deadliest warrior, we have two one of a kind warriors. One uses psychic powers while the other can bend all the elements. In the last fight of this round, we will test who would win in a fight between the legendary pokemon Mewtwo and the latest incarnation of the avatar, Korra.

Tune in next week to see who will win this next fight.