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Ringside with AvP Advertisement If you've ever had a few friends over for a little gaming, you've probably had the argument over which game hero could beat the crap out of another. You all have your favorites, but the question always bugs you. "Can Duke really beat the Doom guy?" "Can the Quake guy beat the (insert favorite game here) guy up?" "Can Pikachu really kick Mario's ass?" "Why do these guys have dumb names?" It's time to answer some of these questions. At least so far as AVP goes. We have 5 contenders for the title of champion. They are the cast of AVP 2, the Halo Chief, Havoc from C&C: Renagade, Gordon Freeman from Half-Life, and an anonymous soldier from Battlezone 2. Round 1 The Predator (AVP 2) Vs. The Chief (Halo) a In this corner, at 7 feet and god knows how heavy, we have the... thing you all know and love, the Pred! And in this corner, at about 6 feet and 180 pounds of muscle and armor, the Chief! And the match has begun! The Chief has his gun out, and he's taking aim at the pred. Wow, that armor sure is shiny! Wait, the pred just cloaked! Wow, this is gonna be a long and grueling match! The Chief has been trained in over 150 way to kill, and he came into the ring with his.... wait!! He's down! The pred has cut his head off! Round 2 The Alien Drone (AVP 2) Vs. Havoc (C&C: Renegade) a In this corner, at 7 feet and 150 pounds, its the drone! And over here, at 6 foot 7 inches, it's the famous GDI commando Havoc! The contenders have just gotten into the ring. This is expected to be a bloody fight, as the drone is trained in almost every form of close combat, whereas Havoc comes equipped with years of experience killing NOD soldiers. The ref has just stepped away, and Havoc has pulled out a flamethrower! Oh, wait... it's over! The drone, in an unexpected move, pounced before Havoc could turn the pilot light of his flamer on. Tragic, such a waste. Round 3 Facehugger (AVP 2) Vs. Gordon Freeman (Half-life) a In this corner, at 3 and-a-half inches, the Facehugger! And over here, the man who has killed thousands of facehugger-like headcrabs, Gordon Freeman. Now, before the match, I asked Gordon what his strategy would be. He revealed that he brought his old crowbar to the match, so he could beat the facehugger down like a headcrab. He's also wearing his helmet on that old HEV of his. And they're off... the facehugger has just melted through the helmet while Gordon calmly took a leg off it with his crowbar... but to no avail! This match is over! Round 4 Marine in Exosuit (AVP 2) Vs. Anonymous Soldier (Battlezone 2) a This is expected by most to be the shortest fight of this tournament, and the marine sure agrees! He requested that no pictures be released until after the match, and has allowed his opponent to get his choice of weapons or vehicles. With his current loadout, the marine stands at just under 9 feet, and weighs at least 3000 pounds. Here comes the soldier! With his choice weapon loadout, he is about 20 feet tall, and weighs in excess of 10 tons. They have just entered the ring.... the marine appears to have just urinated on himself.... he just let loose a volley of missiles and a quick blast from his miniguns..... but the soldier is still standing! He returns fire.... and it's over! The Battlezone 2 soldier has won the match! How could he manage to pull this off? By Mechman Comments? Flames? Praise? Mail feedback!