11:5 - Amanda vs. Black Cat

[UMPIRE]

SEASON 11, ROUND 5

Amanda

Slot: The Team's Thief
Season Wins: 1
Season Losses: 0
Fantasy Team Page
Read more about Amanda at this Wiki
Official Site: The Weinstein Company

Black Cat

Slot: The Team's Thief
Season Wins: 1
Season Losses: 0
Fantasy Team Page
Read more about Black Cat at this Wiki
Official Site: Marvel Comics

Battle Terrain
Thieves Challenge: Pickpocketing

[Movie-Brat]

Black Cat can take this. Not only does everyone start somewhere but considering she can literally give her enemies bad luck, she already has the advantage. 

[RakaiThwei]

I would think that as a thief, Amanda's thousands of years of experience would give her a sharp edge against someone like Felicia. She would definitely give Felicia some pointers if she had to.

Through experience she has the edge here.

[Movie-Brat]

But Black Cat also has the advantage of Heightened agility, balance, and vision. 

She could be more careful than an immortal. 

[RakaiThwei]

12 minutes ago, Movie-Brat said:

But Black Cat also has the advantage of Heightened agility, balance, and vision. 

She could be more careful than an immortal. 

The challenge is pick pocketing. Amanda has been doing that during the beginning of her career, even prior to becoming an Immortal.

During her thousands of years of thievery, she's more than likely picked up some sleight of hand techniques to where the person she has stolen from doesn't even know until the very last minute. 

Amanda's definitely got this. 

[Movie-Brat]

59 minutes ago, RakaiThwei said:

The challenge is pick pocketing. Amanda has been doing that during the beginning of her career, even prior to becoming an Immortal.

During her thousands of years of thievery, she's more than likely picked up some sleight of hand techniques to where the person she has stolen from doesn't even know until the very last minute. 

Amanda's definitely got this. 

I also argue Black Cat would do it more faster than Amanda even despite her immortality. Heightened abilities being a key factor and also giving people bad luck. 

[Peypeypeypey]

Black Cat is a lady who regularly pulls one over on Spider-Man, who has a sixth sense specifically designed to keep him alert of people like Black Cat trying to yoink things from him. I understand Amanda has an experience advantage, but that simply doesn't make up for the difference in skill in my eyes

[Movie-Brat]

34 minutes ago, Peypeypeypey said:

Black Cat is a lady who regularly pulls one over on Spider-Man, who has a sixth sense specifically designed to keep him alert of people like Black Cat trying to yoink things from him. I understand Amanda has an experience advantage, but that simply doesn't make up for the difference in skill in my eyes

My point exactly. She has a lot of skills to pull off a simple pick pocket maneuver clean and fast. 

[Fox]

As is usually the case when I must vote on a tough match, I go do some research.

In Highlander the series season four there is an episode where Amanda takes on a pickpocket as a trainee.  So Amanda is clearly good enough as a pickpocket to provide pro training to a character that already is a pickpocket.

Meanwhile, Black Cat has this pickpocket game card

which would also tend to prove the character is a pickpocket.

 

Unfortunately neither of these point to who I should vote for. Toss up!

[UMPIRE]

Match Final Results

Amanda: 3
Black Cat: 12

[Movie-Brat]

2 hours ago, UMPIRE said:

Match Final Results

Amanda: 3
Black Cat: 12

Can't beat the classics!