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Originally Posted by The GunGrave of Trigun  THey did fight one time but i think ed would win hes had more fights he has seen and done more and alphonse is now human so i think he would lose but if he was the metal guy i think if they fought for real alphonse would win. |
I don't think Alphonse being a metal suit of armor makes even an iota of difference. Edward has beat souls attached to suits of armor before, so the fact that Alphonse's soul has been attached to one makes no difference. Edward could simply stop him. He has before, all he has to do is immobilize the suit of armor, or alter it through alchemy. Fight over.
In the time it would take Alphonse to create a circle and start his alchemy, Edward could have already won the battle. Yes, Alphonse's suit of armor has some advantages in battle, but not against Edward.
For one thing when Alphonse goes up against someone, they assume that there is a living being inside the armor, and act accordingly. Edward has no misinformation in that area, he knows that there is no flesh and living being inside, and how to deal with it.
If it ever came down to an actual battle where Edward would actually want to kill Alphonse, he knows exactly what sort of move to make that would take him out in an instant. He knows where the mark is, and how to destroy it. Game, set, and match.
However, Alphonse being human alters the facts only slightly. Alphonse is still the weaker of the two links. Let's face it, if you had to choose only one of them to go into battle with, you would choose Edward if you wanted to hedge your bet. No matter which Alphonse you would put Edward up against, Edward would win. He is physical stronger than the human Alphonse, knows more alchemy, knows how to find peoples weaknesses, can work without a diagram (circle), and he has a dark side. There have been things that Edward has done, or tried to do that Alphonse begged hime to stop doing (or not to do).
Alphonse for all that has befallen him, still maintains has brighter child like qualities. He is gentler, more peaceful, more compassionate, and more forgiving. Edward has had to face things that Alphonse has never had to face. Edward has already shown that he has a bit of a dark side. He will go to lengths that Alphonse fears. Therefore Edward has an advantage that Alphonse will never have.
They would never fight to such heights, but if they had to, Edward would overpower Alphonse.