Talk:Daud/@comment-112.198.79.164-20130905143902

So I wonder: Why is it that Daud can never win against Corvo? Daud's had his powers for far longer and, if you follow the High Chaos path, then he also sends his Whalers to batter down Corvo during the fight. This isn't even mentioning the fact that Corvo should, story-wise, be weakened by the poison and the time he spent drifting to the flooded district. Despite this, no matter what upgrades, powers or gear you get, Corvo will apprently always win and there's no future/path where Daud can successfully do anything besides beg for Corvo's mercy.

Is Corvo just that much a better figher than Daud is? The DLC's show that Daud is a formidable swordsman and that he hand-trained most if not all of his recruits, and during gameplay he's just as good as Corvo. In-story he's also capable of defeating Dream!Corvo (Low Chaos) and can, potentially, slice his way through the Brigmore Coven and defeat Delilah herself in a straight up fight to the death even without the help of his assassins.

So did he let himself lose (unlikely considering even in Low Chaos he refused to just give up and in High Chaos is doing everything possible to stop you) or is there any other explanation besides Corvo being some ultra badass that can mop the floor with Daud even on a 'Mostly Flesh and Steel' run?