Board Thread:VS Debates/@comment-25182985-20151205220508/@comment-1652808-20151205222149

Did this one on the canon wiki. John wins.

He may not have the strength or speed advantage, but his magic far exceeds that of anything seen in Hellboy, and his conartistry is good enough to trick the devil into drinking his only weakness.

He takes this in experience, which he has a bit more of, magic that's on par with Zatanna, and intelligence with his ability to manipulate anything with ease. Hellboy is rather slow and rises to anger pretty quickly, plus most of his mechanics malfunction frequently. It's close but in the end, John will most likely pull through.