daud vs corvo

[yunguchihapimp]

daud or corvo?

[EolSunder]

daud, time stopping blink, nuff said.

[Kaitos Mogh]

Corvo is pretty cute, but Daud is hot as well, has the ability to make conversation and is the No 1 assasin in Dunwall, which means he's loaded. Daud all the way.

[Dystructia]

Daud wins. Why? Michael Madsen.

[Real_Afghano69]

In the original Story Daud did not get killed(just for storyplayers).

[Sick Pegasi]

If we're going off lore. In a one on one fight with no way to escape or hide Corvo would die. Daud would win easily and that would be it.

However, in a situation such as the first game put you in. Corvo wins because he can sneak around. He can abuse the shadows and magic he has to avoid Daud (And in this case, pick his pocket to send a message)

So in a situation in which Daud wanted to kill Corvo, it would be extremely difficult for him to do so due to Corvos ability to survive.

But in a situation where Corvo wanted to kill Daud, it's unlikely Corvo could win. Both characters have a complete control of time. (This is demonstrated by attempting to use the "Stop time" spell in front of Daud. Even if he is not aware Corvo is nearby, his time will continue to move and he will be able to stop Corvo despite everyone else being completely frozen in time)

TL:DR If Corvo can sneak, he wins. If Daud knows he is coming, or is targeting him directly (Attempting to kill him) Daud wins.

That being said, in the original game Corvo lets Daud live. It's assumed that he listened to what Daud had to say in his hideout during the timeline of the original game (Where he goes on about how much regret he has, and how sorry he is) and Corvo decides to spare him. We can only -assume- Corvo spared him because he recognized that Daud had great regret for the killing of the empress, but I don't know if that's confirmed in the second game.

[ReallyMadHobo]

Corvo in the series at least does beat Daud, leaving him in bad shape during the events of dishonored 2

I'm not gonna say who I want to win in a battle but for anyone picking, do keep that in mind.

[ReallyMadHobo]

Originally posted by EolSunder:

daud, time stopping blink, nuff said.

Doesn't work on Corvo, Corvo can walk around while time is stopped, just like Daud.

[chickadeedeedee]

If it's "who would win in a fight?" that's kinda been settled in the story.

Though if it's anything other than a straight fight I think Daud has the upper hand. Corvo's not that smart. The real answer is "whoever gets the jump on the other guy" because neither of them is the honorable dueling type. If Daud had been tasked with killing Corvo, I have no doubt he could do it.

If it's "who's your fave?" Daud's still the best major character in the series. I like Corvo a lot, but more the version of him that I wrote in my head because they failed to develop him than the fuzzy un-character we were given.

[Primary]

Originally posted by chickadeedeedee:

If it's "who would win in a fight?" that's kinda been settled in the story.

Though if it's anything other than a straight fight I think Daud has the upper hand. Corvo's not that smart. The real answer is "whoever gets the jump on the other guy" because neither of them is the honorable dueling type. If Daud had been tasked with killing Corvo, I have no doubt he could do it.

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As you said, it's settled in the story. Corvo beat Daud. Daud always knew Corvo was coming after him (his men even captured and disarmed him) and Corvo broke out, got his stuff back and still won.

As far as I can recall, in the games and novels Corvo never uses any underhanded tactics in face to face fights. Though in the novel The Corroded Man, a decade after D1, Corvo has noticeably aged and is weaker and he himself admits it. Corvo is described as paranoid and constantly aware of threats. He removes the position of Royal Spymaster and becomes it himself and leads an organization of spies and assassins larger than Dauds whaler's or Hiram Burrows.

Corvo at the time of D1 was agile as a cat, stealthier than trained assassins and possibly the most capable swordsman alive, able to duel 3 elite guards at once and win. He also won the Blade Verbana (Serkonos annual swordsmanship competition) at 16 and became an elite guard to the Duke and was hand picked to be royal protector.

I totally agree that Daud is the most developed character in the series, by far. Though the novels and the second game really fleshed Corvo out as a character (which at the time I didn't like all that much because I liked Corvo being me, but he grew on me). When the devs fully came out and admitted Corvo was Emily's father (strongly implied but never said in D1), they gave him a lot of character background with his relationship with Jessamine and his hidden parentage of Emily, though she apparently always suspected.

[sng-ign]

Originally posted by Primary:

Corvo did the nasty with Jessamine and made Emily

There's rule 34 of this. Probably. And it would make more sense than Booker/Elizabeth, because we know all the boorus are degenerates.

[krunk63]

In D1, when Daud begs for his life, and you get the kill/mercy option, I killed that mofo TWICE for what he did to the Empress.

Now I'm playing Knife of Dunwall, and I hate myself.

Corvo ftw.
Every. Damn. Time.

[Flat White]

Daud for sure

[English...Ew]

TBH Daud is the best playable character in the entire series. Out of the 4 playable characters his powers are simple but the most effective. Stopped/slowed time while blinking and using dark vision instead of the heart to locate objective items are by far the best.

[krunk63]

Ok. I did, in fact, complete Knife, AND Witches.
Spoiler:
At the end of Witches, where I beg and whimper for my life, and Corvo kills me so easily?
Yeah, I had that coming. I hated myself.

[SilverPigtail]

Hmmm, I would say Daud since he has a lot of more experience.