Nerd Battle: Laura Matsuda vs. Zarina

She's Latina.  She wears a sexy outfit.  She has funky hair.  It's Laura Matsuda from Street Fighter 5.  Or is it Zarina from King Of Fighters 14.  Yep.  It's Nerd Battle time.

Laura Matsuda is Street Fighter's newest "it" girl.  She is the older sibling of arguably the worst Street Fighter character ever, Sean Matsuda.  Laura, however, is a unique character, not content to be a Ryu/Ken clone like her younger brother.  Barring that, there are two VERY obvious reasons why she's more popular than him.

Zarina is a member of Team South America in King Of Fighters 14.  As the only female on the team, that automatically makes her the hot one.

So who looks better?  Both girls are hot and wear primarily yellow outfits (though there are other colors available).  Heck, they both even wear thongs, though Laura's butt is still covered and Zarina's is still mostly covered.

If only she wasn't wearing those tights.

See?  Zarina's wearing pants...barely.

Zarina looks a little more feminine, but Laura is hot still hot enough to where it's not too much of an advantage.  Outfits, on the other hand, put Laura way over the top.  She has more and they are sexier as well.  Laura takes looks.

This outfit is just one of the reasons Laura takes looks.

So, how about fighting?  Zarina uses a capoeira-type fighting style that's primarily kicks.  There's a lot of flash and finesse in her style.  Handstand kicks and super farts propel her to victory.

Look, ma!  Two hands!

Zarina can kick her ass off, no doubt about it.

Her pants are cutting right through her own legs.  I wonder if that hurts.

A kick that takes great arm strength...I think.

Zarina super powerful fart, in action.

Laura, meanwhile, uses a family style of jiu-jitsu.  As such, she's quite brutal and rough on her opponent.  She breaks arms, breaks legs, and breaks necks, on top use using rough-looking throws.  She also has some punches, powerful kicks, and (my favorite) electric dandruff.

Say goodbye to Cammy's arm...

...and Cammy's leg.

She just killed poor Cammy.

"Zap, zap!"  Eleectric dandruff.

A little something extra for Cammy fans.

So if Laura and Zarina met and got into a fight, who would win?  Anything is possible, I find it hard to believe that Laura could lose.  She has too many answers for too many situations.  Her throws are brutal and usually lead to something getting broken.  She can match power for variety in terms of kicks.  She even has a projectile with her electric dandruff.  She doesn't have a REAL keep-out move, so if Zarina built her battle plan around jump attacks, perhaps she could win.  On the whole thought, Laura has the advantage here.

I have reason to believe this is how Zarina would end up in this fight.

So, there you have it.  Zarina may be slightly hotter, but Laura's outfits help her win in looks.  In combat, Laura wins, because her fighting style is versatile and brutal.  Laura takes this Nerd Battle.

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