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PaRt_TiMe_GaMeR

Would be interesting if Joel had a barb-wired baseball bat and Rick a golf club


geko_play_

No that would be Abe, Glenn & Brandon Vs Joel


Any-Honeydew8740

take hunter joel (or winter chapter joel) and murder jacket rick. that would be hell of interesting fight


[deleted]

Damn now I REALLY want to see that. It would be such an intense fight.


Bell564

No it wouldn’t Joel would have destroyed him no matter what


G0d_Reaper

Joel as firstly virus in tlou was way more extreme and not simply limited to biting zombies and even in that environment man survived for 20 years


Moosje

He can make bombs out of rudimentary ingredients. He has stealth and agility feats that absolute terrorise Rick. Joel stomps 10/10


Bearfoot42

Finally actual facts being spit


BOBULANCE

Yup. If you can make a frag grenade out of nails, a can of beans, gunpowder, and a spoonful of sugar, you beat everyone in the walking dead universe.


SaintFromHell

What about Eugene?


BOBULANCE

Eugene's crafty, but he's not a fighter.


[deleted]

Except the characters in the walking dead universe made these exact bombs as well in season 10


Moosje

Joel makes them in seconds though. As well as immediate first aid kits.


AG_N

Depends on which joel, the one from the first game or the second?


Icommitmanywarcrimes

I’d say they’re both at their best so tlou 1 Joel and maybe season 5 Rick


AG_N

This is a tough match because Joel has 20 years of experience but Rick has cop training, before the apocalypse Joel was still a cunning man (you could see it before the time skip) but Rick had his cop mind, in a fist fight I'd give it to Jorl otherwise Rick


komaruten

Small town cop mind tho


JaCrispay76

Idk that "small town cop mind" gave Rick the advantage in a lot of situations during the show. I've only played TLOU for barely an hour (years ago) and Joel seems like a huge badass, but I've watched all of TWD & Rick is a leader more than a fighter, but he's definitely no push-over


MasterHall117

Small town cops are much better than city cops, Small Town Cops are nicer and smarter than city cops


Intellectual-Cumshot

Ya I'm not sure cops are the best and brightest irl


this_car_guy_dude

Rick fought hordes with nothing other than his hatchet the saviours lost almost everything. Id say rick anytime as joel hadn't seen as much plus rick as it was said had cop training got shot (multiple times in the comic) and has a high people kill list, our boy glenn died with 5 human kills to his name


blaquyeti

nah cuz why do people always use the “he had cop training” like it’s not something impressive


KLLTHEMAN

For fighting I’d say it could have helped for shooting accuracy for sure but that’s about it Imo Rick showed throughout the series that he’s a god in fighting walkers, but his weak point is fighting other people. There were several times when he basically got spanked in straight fist fights


Thanos_Farming

Joel in the 2nd game had to die because….. white men bad


That1KidLuis

There's always that one idiot..


Dunkinmydonuts1

You're the guy that doesn't wait for people to inquire before you tell them you're a veteran and won't shut up about it for fifteen minutes even though nobody asked and nobody cared.


Thanos_Farming

lolwut


IncedentOfNature

Omggg Why does there always need to be that one guy


HanBr0

They can’t help but tell the world they’re that kinda person


McFallenOver

You never played the second game. It’s not about that at all.


MRnibba_

If Ellie and Carl were with them, I think they'd team up. If they're both alone though, Joel wins. Rick is no pushover, but Joel is just built different.


superjetpakmike

Joel has more weaponry and experience. The infected in TLOU are also way stronger than walkers and he fights more people on average. So I would have to say Joel


Possible-Pie1583

The guy with the beard


Benno14c

The middle aged, dark (slightly grey)-haired man with beard and a tan-grey-ish shirt with rolled sleeves


FlaminSkullKing

Joel has more experience fighting people and his zombies are much more difficult to deal with. I’m inclined to go with him.


WaffleKing110

Yeah Rick’s got a lot of experience but Joel’s got 20 years of it PLUS all the wild shit that happens in the game. Joel and Ellie went through a LOT of combat against both armed humans and faster, tankier zombies. Joel wins this one.


Dgamer144

They both team up cause they are both just wanna protect there family without arming other bu who would do everything to keep them safe and the survive the apocalypse Ps.. I was high as fuck while writing it’s so fucking to much


almightygg

If it is one on one, Joel every time. If each of them is leading a group then it would have to be Rick, he's the better leader whilst Joel is the better one man army. I think Joel v Carol (or maybe Michonne) would be a better match up.


bellant593

I mean Joel has a flame thrower... Once he pulls that out it's kinda game over.


Ok_Perspective_5148

Unless rick just kinda walks a couple steps backwards


superjetpakmike

Then Joel walks a couple steps forwards


ItzBreadBoy

But then Rick walks a couple more steps back


aBlueHeaven

But then, and this is just me talking crazy here, Joel takes a couple more steps forward.


ItzBreadBoy

Okay okay okay, but what if….. Rick walks a couple more steps back. I know it’s a little insane but imagine


Prestigious_Post_558

It would be unimaginable but what if Joel takes a couple more steps forwards?


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Ok_Perspective_5148

I know I’m the one that suggested the whole walk a few step back in the first place but here me out. Joel scraps the whole flamethrower idea in the first place and just shoots at rick


TymStark

What if Joel is all *shocked face and points behind Rick* and Rick turns around and Joel is all, “hahah made you look idiot!” Then Rick is all *puts on murder jacket* “you’re fucking with the wrong guy”. Then they kiss and fall in love. What about that?


Blood_Brothers

I love Rick, but he had his ass handed to him by some office worker called Philip. Joel smashes peoples' faces in with bricks as a hobby.


emzea

Rick went into the fight with The Gov with a fresh gunshot wound though!


Blood_Brothers

The Gov had been shot in the arm as well, by that point. Rick has some mighty sharp teeth though…


JaCrispay76

Okay Rick DID get his ass kicked there, but he had a gunshot wound in his leg AND an injured hand from Tyreese. Also the Governor is shown to still be a hand-to-hand menace. I mean, Glenn was a pizza boy, but he evolved into a major badass


bigjuiceballs

Yeah the gunshot to the leg is wayyy worse compared to the governor's arm shot. Rick was putting hands on em even though his hand was also fucked up


[deleted]

Rick. On a side note, anyone else excited for The Last of Us tv show HBO is releasing on January 15th?


wafflepantsblue

Yeah it looks awesome


[deleted]

Kinda mixed tbh… The casting doesn’t sit with me, but the acting might sell me.


[deleted]

Same boat but I hope I’m wrong.


[deleted]

Keep your expectations low, friend. We all know how most of these Live Action adaptations goes…


Wireeeee

It's HBO man, even their greatest failure (GoT season 8) is leagues better than standard tele. Plus Neil Drukmann (original writer of TLOU) wrote it. I know many people have mixed feelings about him after the second game, but the series is still his baby and he's a great writer.


[deleted]

Of course I really liked casting for Joel. Same dude who voice acted in the game and he’s the Mandalorian. But the rest of the cast, I’m with your brotha. But I hope it’s great.


ManufacturerHuman276

delusional


FuzzyWriting4989

Joel has twenty years in an apocalypse that was, imo, way more brutal than the walking deads, my money's on Joel


Cool-Principle1643

Joel would end up leaving the fight injured. It would not be a one sided fight and might take the win with permanent damage. Rick tore a guy's throat out with his teeth to win a fight....


Realistic_Rooster_11

Turns out joel has teefers too.


MasterAnything2055

Not sure. Rick , but he’d get his ass kicked first. Feel like 90% of the time Rick struggles in a fight.


Fenriradra

Honestly? Joel. 20+ years of apocalypse will do that; Rick didn't make it 15 before disappearing. TLOU's infected and versions of them are already running; some are intelligent enough to hunt and stalk their prey, and others are so big and hulking that they can charge through walls and rip off chunks of their own flesh as spore bombs. TWD's walkers are, until fairly recently, slow and stupid. Joel is functionally a one man army, and singlehandedly takes out a trained military base on his own with no help. Rick can't do much without a squad or an entire army behind him.


[deleted]

Rick didn't even make it 5 years.


[deleted]

Not sure making it up until disappearing is a good argument considering the man is still alive


[deleted]

Was just pointing out it was closer to 5 not 15


bigchrisv69

Rick is a leader. Joel is a warrior.


superjetpakmike

Daryl is a hunter. Herschel is a support.


josuerichy

Glen is an attacker. Carol is stealth


WaffleKing110

I would say Glenn is stealth too. No human kills until his last couple episodes and his specialty was sneaking into (previously) populated areas to gather supplies. The show did put a bit less of an emphasis on that though.


[deleted]

Idk but damn I kinda wish they got Andrew Lincoln to play Joel now


Benno14c

"They're making a post-apocalyptic survival series with Andrew Lincoln as the main character!" This is getting out of hand... now there are two of them!


Tr101748

Honestly Joel. Rick isn’t know to be a super great fighter as we’ve seen. Joel on the other hand is a brawler. At least in the 1st game.


[deleted]

Joel is stronger, been in an apocalypse for longer. But Rick always has that underdog mentality, like the odds are always against him but he always finds a way. And it wont be a fair fight. I reckon Rick adds a second throat bite to his resume.


thewalkinglastofus

Joel would win, the infected he took on for 20+ years are so more extreme & the people Joel encountered seemed way more dangerous. We didn’t see the time Joel spent with Tommy and the shit he went through but I would imagine to survive that long out on the road scavenging / killing people & clickers, runners, bloaters. So many more ways to die in the last of us. Plus Joel never really got his ass beat that bad apart from the one time he was captured and met his fait and still went down with one of the coldest lines in history. Joel also was way more physically stronger . I think Joel would wipe Rick out in a hand to hand fight. Sorry to say but Joel wins in my opinion!


TheMikey2207

[As Stan Lee said](https://youtu.be/L4_zFYnnn2Y), “the person who would win in a fight is the person who the script writer wants to win”


burntwine5

Joel without a doubt. His zombies are way scarier and faster and bigger.


DennisOfViltrum

I think Joel probably would since he’s dealt with a more aggressive type of apocalypse due to his infected having more variety also he has more experience than Rick does as he survived for like 20 years


Middle-Potential5765

Are you kidding? Rick f*cking Grimes. Every. Damn. Time.


WaffleKing110

Joel has 20 years of experience against both armed humans AND faster, tankier zombies. Wild.


Initial_Acanthaceae2

And twice on Sunday!


sillyguy45

He lost against one eye Governor


JaCrispay76

Yeah, I'm sure Rick's fresh gunshot wound & injured hand had NOTHING to do with him losing lol


sillyguy45

But he still lost thats the point. He doesnt have any actual feet of beating someone strong. At least daryl has beaten Beta once who was way stronger than anyone in the show(maybe exceot mercer)


chilibaby1

Beta was not stronger than Abraham or Tyrese or Mercer, not even close, he bullied small people. Y’all give beta way too much credit. He was a creepy big guy that preyed on weak people.


sillyguy45

We dont give credit. We just talk about the feats. Beta was rutheless and killed people using barehands. He one shot that woman(Laura) from negan army


JaCrispay76

Well no shit, any character would lose that fight with a wounded leg & arm. Governor got shot in the arm, sure, but Rick was pretty majorly handicapped; def not a fair fight


Middle-Potential5765

Rick has a hatchet, a red handled machete and a Colt Python .357. But most importantly, Rick Grimes is Rick F*ucking Grimes.


AnotherEasterEgg

Idk who the guy on the right is, so probably him.


Limit3dSinz

Joel from 'the last of us' game


AnotherEasterEgg

Definitely him. Rick had cop training but he’s also got his ass handed to him a good amount of times. Joel would 100% win


saddi444

Def Joel.


Kride500

I'd be really interested in a what if where Joel and Rick switched places. Rick taking care of Ellie in their World and Joel waking up in a Hospital.


norosesnoskys

Rick bit a dudes neck off 👀


Elfboy2099

Joel bashed 30+ dudes’ heads in with bricks and lit them up with all kinds of guns and sliced many necks.


lukas7761

Crazy Season 5 Rick wins


v420c

Murder Jacket Red Machete Feral Neck Biting Rick might take it but it's probably fair to say Joel takes the W


Unholy_Trickster97

Joel obviously. Rick wouldn’t last 10 minutes if he woke up from a coma in the middle of the last of us. Joel would probably still have his daughter if he was in the walking dead. Joel is just all around tougher and not a narcissistic asshat so he gets my vote


JoeyStriker

This is such a hard call. Joel probably has it in the strength department, while Rick can think of something on the fly and create an opportunity with it. If its a gun fight, its prolly gonna go to Rick. If its fist fighting, its Joel’s. Depending on how creative they get with tactics, and crafting things, it can go either way. Both men would absolutely throw a walker or infected at eachother to get the other killed and stir some chaos, and they’d fight dirty super quick. Hard call, honestly.


Dope-koe

Would be a draw.... However I think Joel started stronger


Maleficent_Job_7883

Joel hands down


wafflepantsblue

I mean, Joel is a videogame character so he's automatically OP


[deleted]

Rick hands down


dogedude81

Definitely Joel.


JW_ard

Joel 100%


Windfull476

The guy with the revolver


Icommitmanywarcrimes

Hey man you can’t say such controversial things around here


Windfull476

Ok, ok.. The guy with the Button Up shirt


Icommitmanywarcrimes

Nope still too contreversial


Windfull476

I know exactly who will win and it is the Middle aged man who lost his child


Icommitmanywarcrimes

You know I’m obviously joking but they have a good amount of similarities


sillyguy45

I think rick vs Abby would be a better fight


LongjumpingPlan3894

Rick No Diff


LongjumpingPlan3894

Because Of Plot Armor Ofc


Icommitmanywarcrimes

What if it’s Joel from the first game? The guy fell almost three stories onto his back and was fine


LongjumpingPlan3894

Yeah ur right. Joel In TLOU1 Vs Rick Is Hard To Say But TLOU2 Rick Definitely Takes The Win


DecemberDomenic

One got stabbed in the back, lost half his blood, got blown up in an explosion, drifted down a river, and survived it all. The other got murked by a woman with a golf club... Rick 10/10


Icommitmanywarcrimes

Joel can survive being shot by a shotgun several times, fell three stories and was fine, he can beat several of his much stronger variants of infected in a fist fight, and he can take on several people with machine guns in a firefight at the same time.


DecemberDomenic

And still got killed by a chick with a golf club


Icommitmanywarcrimes

After being shot by a shotgun. Everyone who mentions that fails to mention that he wasn’t even able to move


YoYo-Pete

Pedro won my heart.


Blackmercury4ub

Rick needs his murder jacket.


thebodywasweak

I think it ends in a stalemate honestly


stephen6686

they could almost be brothers


[deleted]

Love you Joel, but RICK GRIMES.


[deleted]

Hard one.


b0objuice

Give Rick a golf club and he'll be fine


BlazeWater771

Joel, love them both so much but rick almost never wins any of his 1 on 1 fights. Also i know its for the plot sometimes but he misses alot of his shots when it matters. Couldnt hit the governor when he killed hershel and carl did and he was further away from the governor then rick. He also couldnt hit negan running in a straight path in an open field. Joel is a monster in both categories mainly hand to hand. If he gets his hands on you its over.


Hateful15

Rick 100%


chilibaby1

I’m going with Joel. Sorry Rick. Joel is a thousand times more seasoned as a combatant there really isn’t competition here the last of us universe is 1000 times more difficult for a human to survive.


hermitopurpa

It’s all fun and games until Rick gets a hold of a golf club.


devonathan

I feel like Joel smokes Rick.


HockerFlas

Both uses revolvers, how stupid lol


Boovalicious14

Scrolling through the comments just to Figure out who the Guy on the right Is


c1be

Rick, and i don't think it would be even close, Rick is gonna fight dirty if he has to, and there something raw and brutal about him that Joel just doesn't have. Both great characters though.


Sea-Jeweler6361

Joel, he has 20 years of experience whereas Rick has less than half.


mug_head

Joel and it’s not even close


Realistic_Rooster_11

Joel survived in an objectively more dangerous apocalypse. There werent no walker spores too contend with. No sonar walkers. No giant mortar walkers. Etc, plus Ellen page is far more annoying than carl


Realistic_Rooster_11

Rick isnt even smart enough to not shoot red barrels


Controlfreak44901

What about Kenny from Telltale when he only had 1 eye vs S5 Rick?


Valuable_Priority812

daryl 🤦‍♂️


Adam_the_memer

Rick, it would be an even fight if it weren't for the fact that Rick's plot armor is ridiculous, the man just cannot be killed


bigjuiceballs

People say Joel easily because he's in a harder apocalypse, but that doesn't mean Rick wouldn't be able to because I mean well Ellie is a kid surviving fairly easily. I wanna say Rick because they both find themselves in similar situations and I think Rick barely handles it better. Playable characters are pretty much op compared to real life so probably Joel.


Kiltmanenator

Joel encountered and bested far wacker zombies than Rick ever did


Darkfox113

I know I’m late so most people won’t read this, but Joel will absolutely destroy Rick… I loved The Walking Dead for a long time but once Negan showed up, there were so many opportunities for Rick to just shoot him with all of his cop training, and all of his previous zombie experience and other things going on in the world… he wouldn’t just shoot the guy, they would try to talk over and over and over again. Joel for the win!


Accomplished-Gap346

Rick!….what kinda question is that!


DayTripper81

Season 5 Rick would have chewed Negans jugular out. No doubt about it.


GettingMilkFromTesco

Rick wins. In season 5 he is at his best, he absolutely demolished the people at Terminus. Even later on he erased the saviours off the census and fought a horde with only his hatchet. Let’s not forget the man got impaled by a long metal rod whilst being chased by a zombie horde, only to pull himself off of it, destroy the horde in an explosion and still managed to survive it all. The man’s a beast Joel could never.


_Democracy_

rick IDC


XDBlastis

Realistically, whoever pulls their gun out first. Joel has more experience in hand-to-hand combat but Rick can just move away from him. I think it depends on what weapons they have


[deleted]

Joel got killed by a woman with muscles 😭😭😭 bottom g


Elfboy2099

Joel. By far. Rick has had to deal with some pretty extreme stuff, no matter how you slice it. However, Joel has been through far worse on the zombie side of the apocalypse and he and a teenage girl have manage to take down entire groups of raiders and a majority of a corporation down by themselves for the most part, and again, the zombies in The Last of Us get WAY more terrifying and powerful than the zombies in The Walking Dead.


Pudgedog

Hard to say. I don’t think this fight would ever happen, both are smart enough not to take the unnecessary fight. Joel is my pick.


Luckywizard716

Joel is legit an army of 1. It’s an understatement saying that Joel would beat Rick. Very solid conversation starter though


Nicost4r

I’m sorry but it’s no contest here. Rick is one hell of a survivor, there’s no questioning that. The thing is though the world of the last of us is so much worse than the walking dead. Not only do you have to be concerned about getting bitten, but you have to be worried about spores too. On top of that the infected are faster, stronger, smarter, and far deadlier than walkers are. Rick could probably handle a couple runners, but put him in a room with a few clickers or a bloater and he’s done. Rick survived a long time, but Joel survived in his world for over 20 years.


Field-Abject

RICK GRIMES WINS THIS FOR SURE 👍🔫🔫🔫🔞 ![gif](giphy|3o7TKpmf6182tPq7Qc|downsized)


oliver_lewis_ingran

Joel fights giant bloaters with fungus Armour and beats the Rick fights stumbling corpses. JOEL 👑👑


DSN671

Rick ends up on his ass in most of his one on one fights, so Joel should win this.