Kraven vs King Bradley

Match Rules

• Standard Gear for Kraven
• Bradley has 2 swords and a grenade
• In character
• Random encounter
• Fight to the death, KO or incap

Location

Bradley.

Does Kraven still have the death requirement? No right?

Genuinely not fair, considering Bradley's speed, skill and durability.

Bradley blitzes barring barnacles bearing buttons.

(He wins.)

It was pretty unclear if he lost his healing factor. I am assuming he still has it for now until revealed otherwise.

@nima_

Bradley is a bit above Kraven's paygrade

@jashro44: Hmmm isn't it a decent fight? Kraven isn't slow by any means

Well its not a bad fight but I just feel Bradley is faster, more skilled, and his swords are a better melee weapon than what Kraven typically carries.

So you're telling me a Spiderman villain that wrecked Kaine can't even contend with Bradley? Wrath may win but I don't think this is unfair.

Probably Bradley but its close

It was confirmed in last year's Squirrel Girl #1 that he still has the death curse/healing factor.

I have almost zero knowledge about anime. If this Bradley guy is a bullet timer that can chop up a tank with relative ease, and that's his standard operating power level, than yeah I can see him winning a majority. Unless Bradley is immune to nerve strikes and poisons, I can see Kraven getting a couple wins.

I think Kraven would punk him in pure h2h though. @ghostravage

That was a great showing for Kraven but this Bradley guy seems to be a much more refined combatant so it is hard to make a comparison. It's a great feat to show off Kraven's overall physical stats. Kraven also used a bit of psychological tactics in that fight too by invoking Ben Reilly via his hallucinations early on when he trapped Kaine and by distracting Kaine with his captured friends, all while Kaine was trying to turn a new "no killing" leaf. It's also a tough fight to cite since Kraven had a death wish and wanted Kaine to kill him because it would fulfill the spider death curse.

@nima_: I see. I don't read squirrel girl so I wouldn't know :p

LOL neither do I. I learned about it from one of @k4tzm4n final articles on the vine :)

I see what you're saying, but i'm not citing the instance as if it directly proves he can/will beat Bradley. I'm just saying that the fact that he's a Spiderman rogue who goes up against Spider-tier characters should put him in a position where he can at least contend in a fight against Bradley. Although I could easily be wrong, because I don't know all that much about Kraven, but from what i've heard he should give Bradley a good fight.

Thanks for the insight on the fight btw. Do you recall the issue number? I'd like to check out for myself.

@thenaughtytitan: Issues 22 - 23 of Scarlet Spider. Kaine (pre Scarlet Spider) and Kraven also met before this in Amazing Spider-Man #635. It was a pretty good feat by Kraven as he blitz'd him head on and slashed his throat open with a poisoned blade (standard gear for Kraven)

Gallery

Poison in blade confirmed here in the next issue:

But how will Bradley contend when his speed is taken by the nipple rays?

@nima_ said:

@thenaughtytitan: Issues 22 - 23 of Scarlet Spider. Kaine (pre Scarlet Spider) and Kraven also met before this in Amazing Spider-Man #635. It was a pretty good feat by Kraven as he blitz'd him head on and slashed his throat open with a poisoned blade (standard gear for Kraven)

Gallery

Poison in blade confirmed here in the next issue:

I've been meaning to read Scarlet Spider for a while now, so i'll check it out. Thanks, man.

Bradley has superior speed and precog. He takes it.

I don't get the answers here.

Bradley may win, but this is close.

Bradley has a serious durability disadvantage, a strength disadvantage, and a gear disadvantage (he normally carries extra blades for a good reason, given they are not super metal), metahuman-fighting experience advantage.

Bradley is skilled, but in his universe there are not any spider-men or comparable metas with that level of speed, he is literally the guy with the best speed and reaction feats. He may simply do the mistake to try and lock blades with kraven and lose his weapon, or even break his wrist, given that for FMA world kraven would be technically the guy with the best raw strength.

Kraven has fought faster and stronger, given he fought spider-man (actually multiple spider-men), i think he may take a few wins out of 10.

Bradley should still take a majority, given that his skills with swords are sublime and kraven does not have great cutting durability feats.

Wait, what?

Durability?

This is canon bradley, that does not have regen.

He is just a human with incredible pain tolerance, his durability is peak human.

He can't even compare to Kraven in that particular field.

@thenaughtytitan:

Kraven. He's stronger, much more durable, as good a fighter, and IIRC still has his regen. Bradley only has speed on him (if that). It's not a stomp by any margin. But Kraven should win a majority.

How does Kraven's regen work? It's not like Bradley hasn't faced regen before, and IIRC, Greedling, who Bradley fought, still had enough physical strength to stop a moving car after being pushed back. Considering that Bradley has cut through stone, I don't think he's very bad in the strength department.

I think I'll back Kraven on this one.

Wrath.

Kraven wins.

If Kraven gets a hold of Bradley he might win, but Wrath is probably too fast for Kraven.