Wow. I just read this CAV.
Before I give my vote, a few points.
1. The Judas Contract scans were before COIE, but we're still canon.
2. Laura has nowhere near the level of speed described.
3. There are a LOT of feats of Deathstroke shaming teams of heroes. The most beastly were the battle against Titans East under Geoff Johns run on TT, as well as Slade soloing the second string lineup of the JLA during 52. That line up included Captain Marvel, so yeah.
@Eisenfauste: You made a strong case for Laura being tagged repeatedly by Slade's promethium staff. The bigger problem for your arguments was that you did not disprove the argument that X-23 cannot simply slice through promethium like any other normal metal. Speed, reflexes, and skills seem comparable. Which makes durability a cardinal issue.
@The_Red_Viper: You showed that peak humans can get close to a morals on Slade. And, without a lot of context, it would make it possible for Laura to blitz. The problem with that argument is that it ignores that Slade's morals prevented him from targeting superheroes for years. Even when he fought the titans, he held back from outright killing them many times. And, when he became a mass murderer that killed heroes and civilians, the goal was to get his children accepted as heroes.
You also made the sound claim that adamantium would cut through Slade's gear. The problem was that Slade's sword, staff, and armor have properties and durability closer to vibranium and Cap's shield than normal metals. The fact that he was designed as an amoral Cap should have been stressed.
This debate ultimately became dominated by whether Slade could tag Laura with the staff. An argument that ignored the most important issues.
1. Can she get in close to do damage? Yes. You showed that clearly.
2. Can she cut through a high strength promethium broadsword and slash through Slade's armor? You made the claim, and provided evidence that her claws were incredibly sharp. But, Promethium is on the level of Carbonadium and Vibranium in terms of durability. She can use the scale nature of Slade's armor to deal pierce and counter grain slash damage. But, she does not have the feats of cutting through vibranium, or piercing Captain America's shield.
Eisenfauste needed to establish that Slade is a beast against superhumans above her physical tier in melee combat, he did not.
My vote may not count, but it goes to
The_Red_Viper.
PS. Slade does have the advantage in durability and melee damage output due to high grade Promethuim sword and promethium body armor. Laura has slightly better combat speed, and a much better healing factor. And, defense trumps offense in most of these threads.
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