Board Thread:VS Debates/@comment-27347152-20160404205740

According to the comments section of Screwattack, Ratchet and Clank will be in the next Death Battle. Once again, SA shamelessly directs us to social media, instead of revealing both sides, though we all know their opponents will be Jak & Daxter

I'm having a tough time calling this. Why? Well, let's see:

ARSENAL:

After carefully analyzing both...aw, fuck it...RATCHET, no question. Not only does he have a far more diverse arsenal (ranging from transformation (Morph-O-Ray, Black Sheepinator, etc.), to mind control (Infect-O-Bomb, Groovitron), to dimensional rifts (Rift Inducer 5000), to complete annihilation (RYNO Series)), he can carry ALL his weapons at once. If you want a list of Ratchet's weapons, here: http://ratchet.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_weapons

And here's his gadgets: http://ratchet.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_gadgets

All Jak has is his Morph Gun, which houses 12 different guns in one, but only 12

STRENGTH:

I'm gonna have to give this one to Jak, honestly. While Ratchet seems strong enough to physically smash robots apart, he can only do so with either his wrench, or the Walloper. Jak can do so without weapons or powers, and his Dark Jak form drastically boosts his strength to boot

SPEED:

If Dante vs Bayonetta taught us anything, it's that opposing time powers cancel each other out. This means Light Jak's Flash Freeze ability is cancelled out by Clank's Time Grenades, which Ratchet can use as of A Crack In Time.

So, disregarding that, Ratchet has this one. His Hover Boots Make him travel faster than Jak channeling Blue Eco

DURABILITY:

Both characters have endured a lot of punishment over the course of their games, and lived to tell the tale. However, Jak takes this category as Dark Jak is invincible. No, this isn't fanboyism. If Jak gives enough Metal Head Skull Gems to the Oracle statue in Jak 2, Dark Jak gains invincibility.

FRIENDS:

While Clank is better armed than Daxter, Daxter also has a Dark Form, although I'm not sure Dark Daxter is invincible. So I can't really call this one.

JAK'S POWERS:

Eco Control:

In Jak and Daxter, Jak could utilize different colors of Eco, which is energy for different aspects:

Green heals things

Blue powers machinery and temporarily boosts Jak's speed

Red temporarily boosts strength

Yellow temporarily gives Jak a long range projectile

Dark eco is mutagenic and absolutely deadly in large enough doses

Light eco has the property of healing, restoring, balancing, and purifying. It's said to be the purest, and rarest, eco

Eco Forms:

DARK JAK: Thanks to Baron Praxis' experiments over the course of 2 years, Jak has been infused with Dark Eco. Whenever Jak absorbs enough small doses of the stuff, he can turn into Dark Jak, which increases his strength, speed and also gives him access to these abilities at the cost of using his Morph Gun:

Dark Blast: An aerial spinning attack that shoots bolts of Dark Eco at anything in range. Use completely depletes Dark Gauge, reverting Jak to normal

Dark Bomb: Similar to Dark Blast, except it's a ground pound, does more damage, but less effective on vehicles than Blast. Use completely drains Dark Gauge

Dark Strike: Jak shoots a large, concentrated mass of Dark Eco at his target. This shot can shatter stone walls without slowing down

Dark Giant: Jak grows huge giving a boost to the strength and range of his attacks, but depletes the gauge faster

Invincibility: As long as Jak stays in DJ form, he is invincible to everything but falling from great heights, getting crushed, and falling into hazardous materials

Invisibility: The downside is Jak can only activate it at special statues, and he doesn't become completely invisible

LIGHT JAK: After exploring Monk Temple in Jak 3, a large Precursor Statue gifts Jak with Light Eco to counter-balance the Dark Eco within him. As such, Light Jak's abilities are more defensive in nature than Dark Jak's, though he is allowed to use the Morph Gun in this form. However, doing so depletes the Light Gauge relative to the RoF of the mod Jak uses. For example, a blue mod depletes the gauge faster than others. LJ's abilities are:

Flash Freeze: Slows time to a crawl

Flight: Well, not really. Jak just slows his descent with each flap, and each flap gives less and less altitude

Regeneration: Self explanatory. It should be noted time appears to stop while Jak heals. Use depletes Light Gauge relative to health gained, and health gained depends on how full the gauge is

Shield: A 360 degree sphere of energy that protects Jak from attacks and deals minor damage to those that physically attack him. Also allows Jak to phase through electric gates. Use depletes Light Gauge

Hmmm, now that I got that all out, I think J&D might have a slight edge 