LogFAQs > #972323566

A direct BFG shot is probably more dangerous than the splaser, but also Chief is never ever getting hit by it directly, just struck by the homing beams. The splaser could hurt the Slayer bad if he's caught shields down against it, IMO - not lethal but like, that's gonna slow even the Slayer down for sure. The true ultimate offense the Slayer has to just utterly waste someone is the Crucible blade, though. That shit's a oneshot against p much anyone imo, just too much hype for the demon laser sword

I don't think it matters here though. I think this match is decided in a gunnery battle, one way or another. Setting all fanboyism aside, IMO what probably happens is that the Slayer closes in with micromissile spam, Chief has to find ways to either shoot the missiles down en route or keep moving from cover to cover, and Squall probably gets one round of spells off (which likely leads to CC more than dispelling, since Tifa can only summon Carbuncle in combat if she wants to be efficient about her buffs), then Tifa calls Carbuncle and pops a Haste (which I don't think actually hastes the Slayer, but does remove Slow or Stop and lets him run his normal game unimpeded), and starts closing in herself with Squall having to take care of her, moreso than Chief. The Slayer's too disruptive to snipe chaff because taking eyes off him means death since he's a relentless hurricane of gunfire, flames and freeze nades. I feel Squall wins the matchup vs Tifa due to extremely severe range advantage helping him rig things in his favor for the mano a mano, but it's not fast and the Slayer probably beats Chief fairly clean if Squall isn't debuffing him. The firepower diff is super duper real -- nothing Chief has ever fought comes even close to 'solo'd a skyscraper sized demon with the exact same guns used on everything else', particularly not with his portable weaponry. It's a really tall mountain to climb and he has to work fast there.