"Bringing a sword to a gunfight" is literally the worst fucking argument, ever. History and fictional history have shown time and time again that a warrior skilled enough can defeat a gun-toting enemy any day of the week.
Tell that to the Native Americans
Fictionally, perhaps it's more of a fair fight than it would be in reality, but let's be real here. Link may be a top class swordsman, but Nick Fury is a top marksman, and one of the best soldiers the Marvel Universe has to offer. Weaponry wise, the advantage goes to Fury.
Link has items that could easily stand up to Fury and his guns. For example, The Goron Mask, allowing him to take the form of a Goron. Gorons are creatures that live in mountains, with backs as tough as rock. They can curl into a ball and roll around, gathering enough speed to knock anyone flying if they ram into them. They're also unbelievably strong, with punches that can shatter bones. Goron Link would be able to take out Fury with ease.
Putting that mask on would be quite difficult when you're already being pumped full of lead.
Hell, even human Link has powers and equipment that could take out Nick Fury. The Pegasus Boots and Bunny Hood allow him to run at high, high speeds, no doubt high enough to dodge a bullet or two. His boomerang could disarm Fury from far away, and his fire, ice, and light arrows punch as much punch as any bullet. How about the Stone Mask, which allows Link to blend into his surroundings? He could put that on and sneak up behind Fury, nailing him with a sword strike, or hammer blow, or bomb.
Once again, equipping these items would be quite difficult. Even if he did has the Pegasus Boots on when he came to battle, Link doesn't usually wear the Bunny Hood everywhere he goes, and his boomerang, masks, and bow and arrow all take time to equip. When he's doing that, Fury is aiming a gun at Link's forehead and pulling the trigger.
On the subject of bombs, Link can fire those at a range as well. He has Bomb Arrows, which are literally bombs attached to arrows and they travel at a very high speed, or Bombchus, rocket propelled bombs that hug the floor and can even drive up walls.
CSB! Fury is an explosives master himself, and could lay booby traps that would send Link flying... in pieces.
Nick Fury is one of my favorite comic characters, but he's outmatched. He may be tough and he may have guns but Link has so much more, and is just as much a grizzled warrior as the Agent of SHIELD.
Out matched? How? As far as I'm concerned, we have two guys at the top of their game. Fury is the best spy the Marvel Universe has to offer, and Link is the best swordsman Hyrule has ever known.
Dollars to donuts, the guy with the gun wins in a real fight.
Oh, PS, you want to talk about Fury fighting gods? How about Link's battle with Majora's Mask, a chaotic entity that brought down the moon? How about his battle with Ganon, the monstrous true form of the evil wizard who transformed Hyrule into a desolate wasteland? Or how about the fact that Link has a mask, that he can only whip out in situations most dire, that transforms him into The Fierce Deity, a godlike being? This transformation makes him faster, stronger, more agile, with a sword that fires off energy beams that home in on the enemy.
He's gonna have to reach into his sack, rifle through it, pull out the mask, and then put it on. In that time, Fury will have shot him in the face. Twice.
Link is much, much more than a "pansy with a dress". He's saved the world a million times over by now. You say Fury's been through wars? Link's been through worse, and he always wins.
If he's saved the world a million times, then Fury has saved it ten million times. In fact, nobody, and I mean NOBODY in the Marvel Universe is as crucial to it's existence than Nick Fury. He's brilliant, he's strong, he's well equipped, and he's damn talented. Link might have these qualities as well, but he doesn't have over half a century of experience under his skirt.
Link's toys are no joke, and could take down some of the toughest competitors in the world... but he'd have trouble using them when he's being pumped full of lead.
The only reason to not vote Fury here is pure homerism. A vote for Fury is common sense, and the right thing to do.
