User blog:Nkstjoa/Electro vs. Cole MacGrath

''Currently incomplete. Will attempt to finish it whenever I get the chance.''

Starting off...
Both once ordinary men who were blessed with electrical power, but both went different routes.

Electro, Marvel's electrical supervillain.

Cole MacGrath, inFAMOUS' electrical superhero.

I'm no Wiz or Boomstick, so I'll just look up a few things and try to see if I can come any closer to figuring out who would win... a possible Death Battle.



Biography
Maxwell Dillon was just a lineman for a New York electric company. While working on a power line, a bolt of lightning would forever change his life...

He had survived and found that he could generate and control electricity. Then he turned to a life of crime and donned the green and yellow costume of Electro, becoming a recurring enemy of many Marvel heroes, including Daredevil, the Avengers, and most of all, Spider-Man.


 * Real Name: Maxwell Dillon
 * Height: 180.34 cm | 5'11"
 * Weight: 75 kg | 165 lbs
 * High School Graduate
 * Former Linesman and Electrical Engineer

Electromagnetic Propulsion
Flight

Immunity to Electricity
Electro had once went through an experimental procedure, granting him heightened powers. With them, he had devastating new abilities, the most notable being the ability to control electrical currents in the brain, which he used to defeat not only Spider-Man, but also mutant psionic prodigy Nate Grey. However, after another failure due to Spider-Man's insulated suit, Electro threw himself off the Hudson Bridge, and though he survived, it seems like his powers have never been able to return to that peak that they were once at.

Faults

 * Water short-circuits him
 * Occasionally outsmarted
 * Occasionally loses control over his powers
 * Defeated by Spider-Man and other heroes and villains
 * Can no longer utilize heightened powers

Biography
Cole MacGrath was just a bike courier in Empire City, with his best friend Zeke and his girlfriend Trish. Then one package would change his life forever...

Kessler, leader of the First Sons, had Cole deliver the Ray Sphere, which detonated, causing major damage to the Historic District and killing thousands. Afterwards, Cole had survived and soon found that he had gained control over electricity. Becoming the protector of the people, Cole battled various factions vying for control of the city and over the Ray Sphere.

But Kessler would end up killing Trish in a test of Cole's character and after their final showdown, Cole would learn Kessler's true identity: himself from the future, doing everything he did to stop the Beast, a nightmarish creature of destruction. Despite all preparations, Cole would fail to stop him, losing a portion of his powers and being unable to save Empire City from being destroyed.

But the battle wasn't over yet, for Cole soon made it to New Marais, where he fought against the oppressive Militia, Swamp Monsters, and Ice Conduits. With the Beast on its way, Cole gathered new allies and gained new abilities. After learning of a plague that was rapidly spreading and the Beast's true intentions, Cole had a difficult choice to make: save human-kind at the cost of all Conduits, including himself, or act as the catalyst for the next step in evolution, killing all of humanity in the process? In the end, Cole made the ultimate sacrifice and gave his life, ending the plague and saving all of mankind.
 * Real Name: um...
 * Height: ???
 * Weight: ???
 * High School Graduate, College Drop-out
 * Former Bike Courier

Weapon
Cole's sole weapon is the Amp.
 * Designed by Zeke.
 * Channels electricity for more powerful melee attacks

Powers & Abilities
Cole's first and primary ability is electrokinesis. With that, Cole also gained electromagnetism. While electricity was Cole's sole elemental power for quite some time, that all changed in in New Marais. Cole was allied with the undercover agent Lucy Kuo, who carried the conduit gene. After being captured and tortured by Bertrand, her ability to control ice was revealed. When Cole managed to take the transfer device from the Militia, he opted to use it with Kuo so they both could gain new powers. While Kuo was unchanged, Cole gained his secondary elemental power: cryokinesis.

All of the variations of Cole's powers can be interchanged during battle, each with varying power, range, and effects.

Bolts are the most common power used by Cole due to them using the least amount of energy out of all of Cole's attacks.

Bolts
If Cole needs to take careful aim, then he uses Precision, which allows him to get a more accurate shot.
 * Alpha Bolt
 * Pincer Bolt
 * Artillery Bolt
 * Magnum Bolt
 * Bolt Stream
 * Missile Bolt

To knock opponents off their feet, Cole uses Blasts.

Blasts
Cole also creates grenades.
 * Alpha Blast
 * Sniper Blast
 * Detonation Blast
 * Gravitron Blast
 * Shatter Blast

Grenades
And for his final standard attack, Cole can fire off rockets.
 * Alpha Grenade
 * Sticky Grenade
 * Electrocution Grenade
 * Stalker Grenade
 * Cluster Grenade
 * Ice Grenade

Rockets
For offense, defence, and mobility, Cole has his special powers.
 * Alpha Rocket
 * Redirect Rocket
 * Sticky Rocket
 * Freeze Rocket

Special
When Cole wants to bust out the big guns, Cole uses his Ionic Powers.
 * Kinetic Pulse
 * Ice Launch
 * Ice Shield
 * Lightning Tether

Ionic Powers
While perhaps the most powerful moves in his arsenal, Cole requires Ionic Charges to use them. At maximum stats, Cole can store up to three.
 * Ionic Vortex
 * Ionic Freeze
 * Ionic Storm

Car Jump
Cole's punches and kicks are already enhanced by electricity, but his most powerful non-Amp melee attacks are the Gigawatt Blades, which give Cole electrical blades, which do massive damage up close.

Since Cole's evil side is non-canon, that means that Cole will not be utilizing any of his Evil-exclusive powers, so no Evil electrical or Napalm abilities. However, there is still one more ability that is still available to Cole, though he would hesitate to use it as a hero:

Bio Leech
Due to Cole being Good, he will not have the upgraded Bio Leech.
 * Drains victim's bio-electric energy
 * Gives Cole energy
 * Fatal to most human-sized enemies
 * Cole must overpower opponent before use

Feats

 * Defeated Sasha, Alden, Kessler, David Warner, Bertrand, Kuo, and the Beast
 * Successfully stopped the Beast and the plague
 * Has an incredible healing factor

Faults

 * Water is a fatal weakness
 * Heroic morality makes his job harder
 * Needs to recharge to maintain powers and healing factor
 * Limited number of Ionic Charges

Electro Advantages

 * Not held back by morality
 * Generates electricity
 * Water is not a fatal weakness for him
 * Has much more experience
 * Immume to Cole's electrical attacks
 * Has greater mobility