My money is on Potemkin.

Steak said:
My money is on Potemkin.

But THE POWER OF SCIENCE!

as much as i want potemkin to win since i think he's full of awesome...tager is full of unfairzies

If you exclude gameplay mechanics, story-wise Potemkin is stronger than Tager by quite a lot.

he's no match for REAL SOVIET DAMAGE

Fan stuff aside, Potemkin is pretty much the flat out better of the two.

GO HOME POTEMKIN

I find this image disturbing.

1: Tager's gauntlets are too small.
2: Potemkin is headless (yes, I know its behind the neckbrace, but still).

Potemkin would win. Higher reach and easier to move in on opponents. He doesn't need Tager's puny soviet magnet.
Potemkin would also be likelier to stand a chance against v-13 than Tager.

IRON FIRSTO!!
TERRA BREAK!!

Soneg said:
If you exclude gameplay mechanics, canon-wise Potemkin if far more stronger than Tager.

If you include gameplay mechanics, gameplay-wise Potemkin if far more stronger than Tager.

Let's do a little deductive reasoning here, shall we?

Tager uses heavily magnetic attacks.

Potemkin wears metal gauntlets.

Tager Magnetically Charges and Potemkin swings.

Now add that magnetic pull that can drag non-metallic characters charged with it across the screen to Potemkin's already metal gauntlets with a considerable charge of the same kind behind it and... you can probably just count on finding Tager's head sitting up somewhere in Rio, among other body parts.

As a Tager player I cannot bet against him with a clear conscience.

I'm betting that anyone within a two mile radius is gonna end up thinking there is a 9.0 magnitude earthquake going on.

But the question is.

Where's Potemkin's head? Surely it cannot be that low hiding under the metal collar...

As someone that mains both Tager and (has mained) Potemkin, PO is much better... right now. However, Tager still has room to grow. Who knows, by the final BB game, Tager could be among the best characters in the game, and the best ArcSys grappler to date.

TAGER vs TAGER consistently in tourney finals.
Just picture it.

Tager wins 'cuz he took off Potemkin's head already

There's also the implication that Potemkin wears the collar these days just to hold his strength back (His IK is basically him removeing his equipment and doing a full power punch)

ChaoticJ said:

Let's do a little deductive reasoning here, shall we?

Tager uses heavily magnetic attacks.

Potemkin wears metal gauntlets.

Tager Magnetically Charges and Potemkin swings.

Now add that magnetic pull that can drag non-metallic characters charged with it across the screen to Potemkin's already metal gauntlets with a considerable charge of the same kind behind it and... you can probably just count on finding Tager's head sitting up somewhere in Rio, among other body parts.

Slowpoking, but Potemkin doesn't need his gauntlets or collar to fight, he uses them to keep his insanely high physical power in check. If he takes them off, every single punch he swings with be the same exact power of Magnum Opera, his instant kill. He has canonically destroyed *AIRSHIPS* with one punch from his bare knuckles.