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Coming in at Number 10 - Nick Fury
Nicholas Joseph Fury - Patch - the Man on the Wall, the most proficient S.H.I.E.L.D
director of all time.
This guy is so tactically aware - that after an assassination attempt was made on his life
during the HYDRA Uprising - he used this opportunity to take advantage of the situation, and remain
officially dead - instead choosing to pull the strings from beyond the grave.
Nick Fury is widely considered to be one of - if not the greatest - tactician on the planet.
The only reason he jumps in at number 10 is because, although technically immortal and
cosmically aware - throughout his character history, he serves more as a supporting figure.
We’re putting aside the Unseen for now - because that would take things to a whole new level.
Still, though - Fury’s tactical mind, both on and off the battlefield, allows him to
formulate insane battle strategies - by being adaptable enough to alter his strategy on
the fly to fit the ever changing need of the situation.
9 - Black Panther
King T’Challa leaps onto this list at our number 9 spot as one of the most powerful
men in the 616.
As King and military leader of Wakanda, Black Panther continues a long line of utilizing
the highly advanced Wakandan technology via vibranium.
Wakandan society evolved completely separately from the rest of the planet - and T’Challa
has proven to be an expert in manipulating vibraniums unique properties towards a whole
plethora of tactical and military applications - by pulling strings on and off the battlefield,
and even balancing the fate of his nation on the world stage as a ferociously intelligent
politician.
8 - The Question
Vic Sage - AKA The Question - is Gotham’s answer to Rorschach, and it’d be pretty
hard to not include a genius level detective slash investigative journalist on this list.
The Question is perhaps the perfect example of using one’s brain over their braun - and
has proven time and time again that his extremely unpredictable way of thinking is often the
best path to victory.
Admittedly - the majority of The Questions tactical power relies on his understanding
of the city itself - be it Hub City or Gotham, where if anything goes down - Vic Sage already
knows about it.
He even goes so far as to learn shamanistic techniques from his years of dabbling with
hallucinogens and meditation - and can physically talk to the city - sensing chi and life force,
and gaining an increased awareness of its surroundings.
This came in particularly handy when Sage relocated to Metropolis, teaming up with Superman
to take down Lex Luthor and Psychopomp.
7 - Daredevil
Swinging in at our seventh spot is the boy Daredevil.
Technically speaking - Matt Murdock deserves to be on this list purely for his superhuman
sensory system.
Tactically speaking - pretty much nothing goes on without Daredevil being aware of it,
which comes from years of meticulous training from his radioactive isotope incident and
some good old nuclear based origin story power.
A testament to Daredevil’s tactical sense is the level of skill required for him to
even function at a normal human level.
During the war between the Avengers and X-Men, Psylocke tried reading Matt Murdock’s mind
- and was left pretty much incapacitated after she found herself experiencing all the information
that he received through his superhuman senses - at the same time.
There’s a lot going on in that Daredevil brain, and keeping a lid on it takes a lot
of mental capacity.
Also - Matt Murdock’s an awesome lawyer, which takes a damn high level of intellect,
critical thinking and forward planning.
So there’s that, too.
6 - John Stewart
It’s hard not to acknowledge that John Stewart is a complete badass and has a massive fan-base
of military nerds.
As a Green Lantern, he’s gone on to carve himself a path built on honor, superior martial
will - and getting the job done despite the emotional and mental strain of interplanetary
war.
John Stewart’s most proficient role - despite, you know, as a Green Lantern - was as a United
States Marine, where most of his tactical superiority was instilled in him.
As he rose through the military ranks - Stewart showed incredible capability as a Marine sniper
- which later came to fruition after taking down Bedovian of Sinestro Corps -- from three
whole space sectors away.
Once a marine, always a marine.
5 - Wolverine
My favourite mutant of all time, so what better place to put him than smack bang in the middle
of this list.
Aside from the adamantium bones and regenerative healing factor, Logan has been around for
a long - long time.
And with about 195 years tucked under his belt - there’s a lot of room to gather at
least two lifetimes worth of tactical knowledge.
In short - Wolverine has seen some shit.
Logan epitomizes the definition of gruff, old war veteran - and his primary objective
is to get the job done while keeping everyone alive.
Some people might not like it - but there’s no doubting that Wolverine is the guy that
you want on side when things get a little ugly.
He’s been through the First World War, the Spanish Civil War, World War 2, the Vietnam
War - the Cold War - that’s a lot of war - and that’s before the events of Project-X
where stuff really starts to kick off.
Experience doesn’t always constitute superiority - but when you’ve been through as much stuff
as Logan, you’re rarely left surprised.
4 - The Punisher
The one and only Frank Castle.
This guy has no superhuman powers at all - and still managed to snip a power level 6 or greater
according to Nick Fury’s classification.
His military career and proficiency alone - and his mind for planning and operating
within a battlefield, are what sends him hurtling towards the top of this list.
Yes - I get it, the Punisher’s tactics are controversial - a lot of people hold a torch
against him for his lack of morality - but just leave morality at the door for a moment,
exactly like Frank.
His United States Marine Corps career found Frank consistently at the top of his class
- serving for four tours, being the sole survivor of a Viet Cong assault, and decorated with
the congressional Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, 3 times Silver and Bronze Stars, 4
times Purple Heart - and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
This guy is decorated.
During his infantry training, Frank also befriended a Native American scout - Phan Bighawk - who
taught him extensive knowledge on wilderness survival, tracking and guerilla tactics - knowledge
that would go on to form the basis of his incredibly tactical mind.
There’s no doubt whatsoever that no one can lay an ambush like Frank Castle can.
3 - Captain America
The physical embodiment of everything that a soldier strives to be.
Yeah - I can understand that some people may be vexed that he’s only holding up the third
spot - but in all fairness, the top three of this list are on some next level of the
greatest tacticians in comic fandom.
It’s no doubt that Steve Rogers is one of the greatest tactical superheroes of all time
- he’s so prepared that he even carries a pair of tweezers in his utility belt.
Dedication.
Like Frank Castle - Cap is also a highly decorated military man - although a lot of his military
career was spent behind enemy lines as a special operative - taking down some fascist based
super-villains for the good of the war effort.
Cap’s truest asset is his brain, though - and possesses an eidetic memory - never
forgetting anything and instantly being able to recall information - making him the most
proficient military tactician in history.
Thor himself said that Rogers tactical prowess was so solid that he would follow him through
the gates of Hades.
Big praise.
2 - Batman
The true detective himself.
If we’re being fair - Cap and Batman are probably level pegging, and it’d be hard
to discern the two when it came to a tactical showdown.
It’s more impressive then - that Batman is just a man.
He doesn’t have a secret serum that delivers his powers, he just relies on good old fashioned
hard work.
He’s a polymath - decorated in degrees of uncountable sciences and studies.
He’s virtually peerless when it comes to his genius level intellect - and he’s widely
regarded as having the keenest analytical mind on the planet.
Batman relies on cunning and planning to outwit his many enemies - a tactical trait that surpasses
the majority of metahumans.
Like Cap - he has an eidetic memory, and can recall countless details at will.
Batman’s dedication to his training is unrivaled - studying under the tutelage of many different
masters across the planet.
He studied man-hunting under Henri Ducard, stealth under the Japanese ninja Kirigi.
He even went so far as to learn hunting and survival techniques under the Ghost Tribes
of the Ten-Eyed Brotherhood in the African bush.
Stack that up against an unrivaled career of tactically taking down entire nations worth
of crime - and an unshakeable will for Justice - and Batman just may be the most proficiently
tactical human to have ever lived.
1 - Carol Danvers
She says it clearly enough herself - Captain Marvel is a woman of war, and she’s got
the repertoire to back it up.
Also - she outranks Cap, so there’s that.
At the age of just 18, Carol Danvers joined the Air Force - quickly rising to the top
of her class as an impeccable military pilot.
Her military career from then on is vast - serving initially as an Air Force Intelligence officer,
and correspondent to Nick Fury - as well as later becoming head of security at NASA - pretty
big deal.
She’s a S.H.I.E.L.D agent, Homeland Security chief of tactical operations - and is extensively
trained in tactical espionage techniques.
She’s fluent in English, Russian, Kree, Shi’ar and Rajaki - and I’m pretty sure
she could pick up Icelandic in a few days if she tried.
Well, all that pales in comparison to her role as Captain Marvel - and her incredible
seventh sense - the ability to anticipate the moves of her opponents before they’ve
even thought of them.
Flying through Exospace has given her the power to see outside the cage of reality that
binds the Marvel Universe together.
Tactically speaking - this is overpowered as hell, and Captain Marvel’s Hyper-Cosmic
Awareness sets her soaring straight to the top of this list.
She probably saw that coming.
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