Alright so here is my official take on the matchup.
Captain America vs TJ Combo
TJ Combo (Tyler-Johnson Garrett)
Described as someone born to win, but hates to lose, TJ Combo is a strong, brash, and arrogant man with an unstoppable fighting spirit. Prior to his fall from grace, he was even cockier than presently, but after his humbling defeat at the hands of Ultratech, he was a broken man for many years before finally building up the courage and resolve to fight back. He has to push himself to get back up when he falls, but he realizes that if he doesn’t get back up, he won’t go anywhere at all. Despite his life revolving around seeking fame, fortune, and revenge, he recognizes that what is truly important in the battle against Ultratech is saving the world. Overall, TJ is a true example of the undying American spirit, shown heavily in his default costumes which invoke the simple red, white and blue color scheme.
Despite being human and having no supernatural powers, Combo is quite a skilled, brutal, and agile fighter with his boxing style. In the original universe, his bionic arm implants gave him punching power far beyond the average human and allows him to go toe-to-toe with all kinds of inhuman opponents. In the rebooted universe, however, his bionics have been removed in order to help show his true human strength. Also being an MMA fighter, he also has a much more varied moveset than just jabs and punches. He is also still under the effects of an Ultratech serum that helped his body adjust to the bionics years ago, which now allows him to pull off impressive feats of speed and strength. The serum also causes the scars along his arms to glow blue when he is in Instinct Mode.
Some of his mentionable feats include;
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Easily defeating a robotic super soldier known as the Fulgore unit
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Besting the leader of the Red Eyes of Rylai assassins, Sadira
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Holding his own against the Firecat infused, Orchid
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Breaking the undead pirate skeleton, Spinal.
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Holding his own against a man fused with alien DNA composed entirely of flames.
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KO’d a crossbreed of human and reptilian DNA combatant known as Riptor
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KO’d the Fulgore MK.2
TJ Combo Skills
Boxing: ☆☆☆☆☆
Kick-Boxing: ☆☆☆
Dexterity: ☆☆☆☆
Endurance: ☆☆☆☆
Comeback Factor: ☆☆☆☆☆
X-Factor: Speed Aggressiveness
Overall: 4.2
“I took the easy route, once. It got me fame, fortune, and glory… but it was all hollow. When I fell, I fell hard. I lost everything. But I’m back now and this time, I’m doing it right. And don’t think for a moment that I’ll let anything get in my way. Cause if you give me that moment… I win!”
Captain America (Steven Grant Rogers)
Captain Steven “Steve” Grant Rogers is a Super Soldier World War II veteran and was the world’s first superhero. Volunteering for a top secret Super-Soldier program, the frail Steve Rogers was transformed into the powerful and heroic Captain America. His famous World War II exploits made him a living legend. Rogers attacked multiple HYDRA quarters with the Howling Commandos to the dismay of his greatest enemy, the Red Skull, while also developing a relationship with Agent Peggy Carter. Despite losing his closest friend, Bucky Barnes during a mission, Rogers carried on to help the Allies win the war, but crashed into the Arctic during his final mission. Awakening in the 21st century, Rogers learned that he had spent 67 years trapped in the glacial ice.
Artificially Enhanced Physiology: As a Super Soldier, Steve Rogers possesses enhanced human abilities, such as formidable intelligence, strength, speed, durability, agility, stamina, dexterity, and reflexes, as well as an accelerated healing factor, which healed all of his ailments and genetic imperfections quickly. It also prevents him from being drunk. The serum metabolized and enhanced all of Steve’s natural anatomical abilities beyond the peak of human potential, pushing into the early levels of superhuman condition. It transformed a frail and sickly Steve into the “perfect” specimen of human development and conditioning. Captain America is extremely intelligent, strong, fast, agile, and durable as well as physically functions at levels beyond normal humans. Although the SSS has definite limits, even without training Rogers’ physiology surpasses that of any human being trained to their physical and mental peaks. Rogers maintains an overall healthy lifestyle including a regular extensive exercise regimen and a balanced diet. This appears to have increased his capabilities further, much like how it increases strength, physical performance and muscle control in non-enhanced humans.
Some of his mentionable feats include;
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Easily defeated Batroc the Leaper
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Defeated War-Machine in an aerial battle
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Defeated two SSS at once
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Defeated Viper with nerve strikes
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Withstood Gambits card explosions at point-blank range.
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Held his own against the Grey Hulk
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Held his own against Thor.
Boxing: ☆☆☆☆☆
Kick-Boxing: ☆☆☆☆☆
Dexterity: ☆☆☆☆☆
Endurance: ☆☆☆☆
Comeback Factor: ☆☆☆☆
X-Factor: Super Soldier Serum
Overall: 4.6
“I know I’m asking a lot. But the price of freedom is high. It always has been. And it’s a price I’m willing to pay. And if I’m the only one, then so be it.”
Winner?!
Captain America (Steven Grant Rogers)
Even without a shield, Captain is still a very capable combatant. The shield is best used in situations against projectiles or against several opponents at once who deem to be out of his control i.e. Alien Army and Robot Army. I’ll go into more detail…
The first hint was against Cap easily defeating Batroc the Leaper. Sure, he sounds silly but Batroc is no pushover, in fact, he is the closest representation of TJ Combo.
Batroc the Leaper has no superhuman abilities but is in peak physical condition in every respect. He is an Olympic-level weightlifter and has extraordinary agility and reflexes. His leg muscles are particularly well developed, enabling him to leap great distances equal to an Olympic athlete. He is an expert hand-to-hand combatant and specializes in savate (French-style kickboxing).
But, wait! Let us compare someone who is infused with Super Soldier Serum or in this case the closest representation of TJ post-Ultratech serum…
They got clobbered relatively easy. Also don’t be fooled by the transparent shield, as it is only a representation of Captain’s Iron-Guard.
But, let’s get back to someone with more experience who is better in touch with the likes of TJ… err, a little stronger. The Winter Soldier.
Captain can surely handle his own against a deadly cybernetic arm and against someone who mastered their own blend of MMA.
Truly, I could go on about the many feats like being able to take a punch from the Incredible Hulk and deliver his own mighty blow.
Being able to hold his own against the God of Thunder, Thor.
Alas, I need not go on.
The thing to note here is that TJ Combo is by no means a pushover, he has a lot of talent and can certainly deal damage. But, Captain is a Superhero who has fought and triumphed against combatants to the level of Gods. Not to mention that Cap has mastered MMA as he trained in the art for years throughout his time with the Avengers and whilst dawning the uniform.
He has fought people at a similar level and beyond, there is a reason why he once led the Avengers, there is also a reason as to why he became the symbol of Freedom and Justice. Winner, Captain America.
