The Spy vs. Widowmaker
(Team Fortress vs. Overwatch)
(Cue Death Battle Intro)
H20Flame: Ugh... France...
TyForestWrites: Come on, man, be nice! We could have some French people reading this!
H20Flame: Good. They deserve to know their country sucks.
TyForestWrites: (sighs) Well, anyway, when it comes to fictional French characters, they can actually be pretty awesome.
H20Flame: Actually, I'll gladly get behind that. A few examples from anime come to mind, but neither of these combatants are from anime, so let's get to them.
TyForestWrites: The Spy, the backstabbing mercenary from Team Fortress 2.
H20Flame: And Widowmaker, the spider-like assassin from Overwatch. He's TyForestWrites and I'm H20Flame.
TyForestWrites: And it's our job to research their powers, abilities, and weaponry to find out who would win a Death Battle.
Spy
Background
-Name: Unknown
-Height: Unknown
-Age: Unknown
-Job: Uncloak and Dagger
-Home country: France
-Master of the backstab
-Based off of a glitch from the first game
-Banged Scout's mother
—Is actually Scout's dad
TyForestWrites: When it comes to Team Fortress 2, you have to rely on your teammates in battle, or else you could be in serious trouble. However, there is one class of characters that can go out all on their own and do their job just as well as if they were paired with others. Ladies and gentlemen, specifically you ladies, France's own Spy!
Spy: (walks into the room and clears his throat) Gentlemen.
H20Flame: And you know you're good at your job when nobody, not even your own team, knows who you are. To this day, nobody knows this man's name. But that matters little when you're a mercenary. And let me tell ya, he's probably the best out of all of them.
TyForestWrites: Well, when it comes to killing techniques, that is. All of his fellow mercenaries are well equipped to deal with hordes of enemies at a time. Even Scout and Sniper, despite their straightforwardness, can take out multiple enemies in quick succession. But with Spy... things are a bit different. Unlike his teammates, he seems more suited for one on one combats, rather than taking out many enemies at once, and it's pretty self explanatory once you look at his arsenal.
Weaponry
-Pistols
—Revolver
—Big Kill
—Ambassador; crits on an accurate headshot
—L'Etranger; ups cloak duration
—Enforcer; ups attack while disguised, pierce through damage-resistance effects
—Diamondback; ups crits for backstab kills
-Knives
—Knife
—Prinny Machete
—Sharp Dresser; hidden up Spy's sleeve
—Black Rose
—Your Eternal Reward; instantly transforms Spy into the victim, who disappear without a trace or noise
—Wanga Prick; same as Your Eternal Reward
—Big Earner; gains a three second speed boost after a kill
—Conniver's Kunai; lowers health, but heals Spy three times over with a backstab
—Spy-cicle; fireproof for one second, afterburn immunity for ten seconds
H20Flame: I'll say. His weapons would suit the other mercs as basic secondary weapons, but secondaries are all the Spy has. But hey, they suit him quite well, all things considered. He's only got two varieties of weapons; pistols and knives. His Revolver and Big Kill are his most basic pistols, the Ambassador lands a critical hit on a headshot, the Enforcer can pierce through damage resistances, and the Diamondback crits for backstab kills.
TyForestWrites: Speaking of backstabs, his assortment of knives have their own abilities too. He of course has his Knife, Black Rose, and Prinny Machete, and while his Sharp Dresser is just as basic, it's hidden up his sleeve for a good sneak attack. The Big Earner gives him a three second speed boost after a kill, and the Conniver's Kunai, while decreases his health by more than half, can regenerate his health by more twice as much as he lost after a quick kill. The Spy-cicle practically gives him fire resistance for ten seconds, and Your Eternal Reward and the Wanga Prick instantly transform Spy into the enemy he just killed, and the victim disappears without a trace. Oh, and every single backstab with any knife is an instant kill.
H20Flame: Wait, "transforms"? How the bloody hell is that possible?
Gadgets
-Disguise Kit
—Allows the Spy to disguise himself as another character
-Invis Watch, Enthusiast's Timepiece, Quäckenbirdt
—Cloaks Spy for nine seconds
-Cloak and Dagger
—Recharges cloak whole standing still
-Sapper
—Disables and slowly destroys enemy technology
-Dead Ringer
—Instantly cloaks Spy for seven seconds after getting hit fatally; drops a fake corpse
—Speed boost for three seconds
—Faster cloak recharge and longer cloak duration
TyForestWrites: Right, well, Spy has a number of gadgets that more than make up for his lack of DPS. His Disguise Kit transforms him into another character, friendly or not, but can still be seen through by various means. He also has a few various devices that allow him to turn invisible for nine seconds, and he can recharge through another device known as Cloak and Dagger, but has to remain still to do so. And his Sapper can disable enemy technology, as well as destroy it if laid on it for too long.
H20Flame: But then there's his trusty Dead Ringer. What's so special about a hand watch, you may ask? Well, when equipped, it can fake Spy's death. After getting hit, Spy gets cloaked for seven seconds and immediately drops a fake corpse, allowing for a clean getaway. And to add on to that, it gives him a temporary speed boost, faster cloak recharge, and longer cloak duration. Yeah, when it decloaks, it's kinda loud, but that really doesn't matter. Just assume you're dead if you hear it.
Feats
-A masterful ladies' man
-Took out most of BLU Team on his own
—This includes Heavy, who killed an Ussuri brown bear with his bare hands
-Probably the smartest team member
-Can break a wooden cutout board of a yeti with just a slap
-Seduced Scout's mother
-The Soldier once thought that Spy killed an entire base of Australians who have superhuman strength and durability
-Killed his prison cellmate with a toothbrush
-Brings evidence when making "your mom" jokes
-Is right behind you
TyForestWrites: The Spy is a master at his craft. His skill is so renowned, the Soldier thought he once killed an entire Australian base full of superhuman soldiers. When he was in prison, he killed his cellmate with nothing but a toothbrush. On top of that, despite his insanity, he's still probably the smartest merc of them all. This is even proven when the RED Spy killed the majority of the BLU Team, which includes the Heavy, who could kill a brown bear with his bare hands!
H20Flame: He's also a masterful ladies man, as evidenced by his seduction of Scout's mother (even further proven when you realize he's actually Scout's dad). He brings actual evidence when making "your mom" jokes, and don't forget; he's always right behind you. Can anything stop this guy?!
Spy: You have a dinner date with Ms. Pauline at seven. What time do you arrive?
Scout: Seven...
Scout: A.M..
Scout: Case the restaurant, run background checks on the staff.
Scout: Can the cook be trusted? If not, I have to kill them.
Scout: Dispose of the body, replace them with my own guy no later than 4:30.
Spy: ...You're ready.
Scout: Really?
Spy: No. Everything you just said was insane.
Weaknesses
-Weakest in terms of stats
-Weapons are incredibly weak
—This excludes backstabs with knives
-Cannot attack while cloaked
-Jarate, milk, and fire will expose his figure when cloaked
-Not designed for conventional combat and can be overpowered easily
-Failed at teaching Scout how to date
-Just as crazy as his fellow mercs
TyForestWrites: Well, as alluded to earlier, he's technically the weakest of them, considering all of his weapons are practically secondaries, so he's not gonna win an up front fight with any of his fellow mercs. There's a reason he goes for sneak attacks, as he can get pretty easily overwhelmed if he tried to be aggressive. There are still ways to see him when he's cloaked, and despite being the smartest, he's still just as insane as everybody else.
H20Flame: But even still, if he's able to sneak up on you, it's game over. He's pretty good for a guy based off of a glitch in the previous game.
BLU Soldier: (as RED Spy sneaks behind him and BLU Heavy) Alright... Who's ready to go find a Spy?
RED Spy: Right behind you.
(TF2 Theme plays while RED Spy stabs BLU Soldier and BLU Heavy as background noise)
Widowmaker
Background
-Name: Amélie Lacroix
-Age: 33
-Height: 5' 9"
-Job: Assassin
-Former ballerina dancer
-Owns a private island with a mansion
H20Flame: Amélie Lacroix was born in her family's ancestral home of Chateau Guillard in Paris, where she became known for being an accomplished ballet dancer. She was married to Gérard Lacroix, an Overwatch agent who spearheaded operations against the terrorist organization known as Talon. Due to this, he was a primary target for elimination by the group, but they just couldn't manage to off him. So that's when they took a... different approach.
TyForestWrites: So they kidnapped his wife and subjected her to an intense program of neural reconditioning, where they broke her will, suppressed her personality, and reprogrammed her as a sleeper agent. Sure enough, two weeks after being found by Overwatch, looking perfectly normal, she killed her husband in his sleep. And thus began the killings of Talon's most effective assassin known as Widowmaker.
Abilities
-Expert markswoman
-Proficient stealth agent
-Proficient acrobat
-Advanced stamina
-Unable to feel emotions
H20Flame: Kinda sad, how she got nicknamed, considering the first widow she made was herself. Afterward, she returned to Talon, where they completed the process of turning Amélie into a living weapon. And just when you thought they couldn't do more to her... well, they did. They gave her extensive training in the covert arts, altered her physiology, and drastically slowed down her heart rate, which turned her skin cold and blue, as well as numbed her ability to experience human emotion.
TyForestWrites: Say what you will about Talon, but that's pretty impressive for a terrorist organization. And Overwatch couldn't do a darn thing about it because they had just assumed she'd been kidnapped. But let me tell you, with the weapons she has at her disposal, you can see how she found her place among the best in Talon.
Weapons and Equipment
-Widow's Kiss
—Sniper mode for long range
—Assault mode for short range
-Grappling Hook
-Venom Mine
—Lets loose poisonous gas
-Infra-Sight
—Her visor allows her to see the heat signatures of her enemies
H20Flame: Her main weapon is known as the Widow's Kiss, suited for both long range and short range kills. It comes with an attachable end to the gun that allows the gun to become a sniper rifle or an assault rifle whether the attachment is on or off. To help aid her aim, she also wears a visor, which when put on allows her to see the heat signature of her target, no matter where they are or how much is in between them and her sight.
TyForestWrites: Of course, she also has other tools in her arsenal, such as a grappling hook to get her to places even her expert agility can't reach. And of course, there's her Venom Mines. While not too effective on strong opponents, the poisonous gas they dispense is perfect for opponents who have been weakened. Add all of that to the stuff she can do, she's easily one of the most talented assassins in her world.
Feats
-Dodged shots from Tracer and even her own gun
-Got the better of Winston, a silverback gorilla
-Took out several armed guards at once
-Incapacitated Tracer for a bit
-Shot Ana through the eye
-Landed a headshot on Tekharta Mondatta in mid-air from several dozen meters away
H20Flame: She's dodged shots from Tracer, and managed to incapacitate her for a bit. She took out several armed guards at once, and probably in her most impressive display of strength, she managed to get the better of Winston, a silverback gorilla. The average silverback can weigh up to 500 pounds, and one was even capable of bench pressing about 4600 pounds! And Widowmaker actually got the better of him! And Winston is actually more enhanced thanks to his equipment, so he's likely capable of more!
TyForestWrites: She shot Ana Amari, the proclaimed best sniper in the world, through the eye. And though the only reason Widowmaker's not dead is because Ana hesitated after recognizing her, sniping someone through the eye is no small fear. And most impressively, while in midair, she shot who was essentially robot Ghandi through the head, simultaneously tricking Tracer in the process, from several hundred feet away. She truly is the perfect assassin.
Weaknesses
-Not very powerful at close range
-Venom Mine can be destroyed or disarmed easily
-Can be extremely overconfident
-Can be distracted by another target
-Very sadistic
—Can get caught up in basking in the glory of her kill
H20Flame: Very, very talented, yes... but perfect is a bit of an overstatement. Because while she did get the better of Winston, she's still mostly a sniper for a reason. She's not exactly used to close quarters combat, and as said before, her Venom Mines aren't very effective on strong opponents and can even be disabled fairly easily. She can easily get distracted by another target, which only feeds on her overconfidence. And despite having to feel no emotions, she's very sadistic in her methods, even pausing for a moment to feel proud of a kill.
TyForestWrites: But even still, she's probably the deadliest and most talented assassin in the world. If you find yourself on her hit list, don't bother. You're already dead.
Widowmaker: When I was a girl, I had a fear of spiders. I was told they felt no emotion, that their hearts never beat. But I know the truth. At the moment of the kill, they are never more alive.
TyForestWrites: Alright, the combatants are set, let's end this debate once and for all!
H20Flame: It's time for a Death Battle!
Atop a wooden rooftop at night, a barrel of a sniper rifle peeked through its hiding spot, scanning the surroundings. Widowmaker has been perched in the spot for about an hour now, eyeing up her prey. Sniping might have been a good job, but a very time consuming one. Approximately nine targets, all fumbling around the area, mostly like idiots. Why Talon tasked her with the menial mission of taking down these bumbling buffoons was beyond her.
"Pardonnez-moi, mademoiselle," a voice said from behind her, "Might I ask what you are doing?"
It took a lot to startle Widowmaker, and for someone to sneak up behind her without her noticing was one thing that could do so. But she kept her composure as she quickly spun around to see a masked man casually lighting a cigarette from the opposite side of the building as she aimed Widow's Kiss at him. Ah, the one the others called 'Spy'. The two eyed each other, each with cruel smiles on their faces.
"I would ask the same, homme masqué," she replied, deciding to play with her food before killing him, "Not many can sneak up behind me like that."
"I wouldn't be the best in the world if I couldn't," the Spy cheekily responded.
"Quite the claim. But if you truly are the best, then what could you be doing with these imbéciles?"
"Money makes the world go round, mademoiselle. I put up with a lot to get paid. And I'm going to have to ask you to leave, and if you don't..."
Spy then pulled out a revolver and aimed it at her head, "Well, it would be a shame to kill a fellow Frenchman."
Widowmaker just widely grinned as her trigger finger began to itch, "Then I suppose one of us is leaving this roof in a body bag."
"Tu sais... I was hoping you'd feel the same as I."
Fight!
Widowmaker fired, but Spy predicted that from a mile away, so he ducked under the shot and fired off his revolver. The assassin quickly flipped out of the way, taking off her sniper attachment in the process, and once she landed, she opened fire, causing the masked man to duck behind one of the various transformers on the rooftop. Afterward, he immediately cloaked, stepping out back into the open and out of sight.
Widowmaker patiently waited for Spy to step out into the open. He had to eventually, so it was a waiting game she was sure to win. Suddenly, the masked mercenary blinked into existence just a few yards away from the transformer and fired a shot at her head with his Ambassador. Her reflexes saved her by a bare margin, the bullet scraping a cut across her cheek. She growled and fired where he was, only to discover he had disappeared again.
The Spy had hidden behind another cooling unit to allow his cloak to recharge, unaware that the femme fatale had put on her visor to find his location. And as soon as he pulled out his Big Kill pistol, a circular device was thrown over the transformer and a few feet in front of him, and the centerpiece of the device began to blink.
Spy let out a groan, "Merde..."
The Venom Mine went off, covering the area in a purple mist. Thinking fast, the Spy covered his mouth and nose with one arm, and pulled out a Sapper and easily disabled it. As he did, he couldn't help but remember the visor that Widowmaker wore, and a plan formulated in his head. It was a risky one, sure, but it could work. When the mine was taken care of, he left himself uncloaked and out in the open, and sure enough, he turned to see Widowmaker, visor-less, aiming her sniper rifle right at him from midair just five yards away. He quickly reached into his back pocket and felt up a familiar device.
"Au revoir," she grinned maliciously as she pulled the trigger.
The shot went straight through the Spy's head, and his body collapsed to the ground. She walked over to his body and lifted up his head, his lifeless face now locked in a state of shock. She allowed herself to let out a sadistic giggle as she examined it. A fine opponent, but no doubt a dead one as well. She doubt she'd remember this fight later on, but-
Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud shimmering noise and a sudden pain in her spine. Widowmaker's eyes shook as blood trickled out of her mouth, and she barely managed to turn her head at a man who should have been dead, the Conniver's Kunai lodged in her back, sapping out her very life and leeching it into his. Spy laughed a little before addressing her.
"Sorry, ma cherie," he said, putting his free hand on her back, "It's only business."
And with that, he pushed her off the blade, and she fell to the ground, her lifeless face now locked in a state of shock.
K.O.!
(Cue Team Fortress 2 (Main Theme) by Valve Studio Orchestra)
Spy
-Gadgets
-Intelligence
-Backstabs
-Stealth
-Versatility
-CQC
-Strength
-Disguise Kit is useless
Widowmaker
-Headset could see Spy while he's cloaked
-Weapon efficiency
-Cannot be seduced
-Accuracy
-Speed
H20Flame: You know, we never really get to see what France is truly capable of, 'cause... you know, France, so this is a nice change of pace.
TyForestWrites: Widowmaker is certainly a better shot than Spy, as well as her headset being able to spot him while he's cloaked, which certainly made it no walk in the park for the masked Frenchman, but this is far from Spy's first rodeo with people with similar abilities. Heck, his main rival is Sniper, as well as there being plenty of ways for him to be spotted while he's cloaked from multiple people in TF2, so he knew what to expect once Widowmaker made it clear she could still see him, if it weren't already obvious enough from the visor.
H20Flame: Yeah, Spy may be insane, but he's far from an idiot. Once it became obvious that his cloaking wasn't going to help him as long as she had that headset on, getting himself out in the open was the only way he could guarantee getting her to take her mask off. And it was a gamble that paid off. It also certainly doesn't help that she's still not used to close-quarters-combat, whereas the Spy excels in it.
TyForestWrites: And that's when we get to what really helped Spy in this fight: his wacky gadgets. Or more specifically, the Dead Ringer. Yeah, Spy's Sapper could disable Widowmaker's Poison Mines, and his vast assortment of unique knives gave him a versatility advantage, but it all comes down to the Dead Ringer. And since the Dead Ringer is a last resort gadget, this fight would certainly give Spy enough time to figure out how to use it. Without the Dead Ringer, Spy's versatile assortment of knives and pistols would've made little difference against someone as skilled as Widowmaker, even if backstabs instantly kill. But that get out of death free card made all the difference.
H20Flame: This is certainly a case of brains defeating brawn, though Spy was technically stronger, if we factor in his fight with the Heavy, who killed what appeared to be an Ussuri brown bear, which, on average, can weigh three times as much as the heaviest of silverback gorillas. And while Winston was enhanced both psychologically and physically, killing a guy who killed a large bear with nothing is certainly more impressive than holding off a slightly better gorilla with everything.
TyForestWrites: Thanks to the Dead Ringer, Spy had this battle in the baguette
H20Flame: The winner is The Spy.
TyForestWrites: Next time on Death Battle!
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