The Dresden Files > DF Spoilers
Marcone could probably beat Harry in a duel.
TheCuriousFan:
--- Quote from: vincentric on July 06, 2021, 04:41:54 AM ---Why does everyone assume that Marcone has more skills than Harry? Yes. Namshiel has been giving him crash courses but so far he's only shown two skills that Harry couldn't duplicate, teleportation over short range between two points and the ability to reshape stone.
Marcone has no shield bracelet, no staff and no blasting rods. He has some enchanted muskets. He has access to knowledge but not the power and aptitude to do everything. Marcone will have some new tricks when next he fights, but if Harry puts in some work, so will he. He has Winter and Soulfire to counter Marcone's Hellfire and just flat out more magical juice than Marcone can muster. Plus Harry has the Spear, Shroud and Crown of Thorns in his arsenal. If Marcone can't beat Harry with an early strike or outmaneuver him, Harry will overpower him
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Because Marcone was just casually flinging up shields that could tank Ethniu, he's suddenly got way more guns than Sigrun could previously make, he could obscure Ethniu's vision and he could veil on top of the aforementioned teleportation and disintegration tricks. Any assumption that he's a one trick pony feels unlikely at best.
forumghost:
Also because Harry is, in fact, a garbage-tier Wizard. He's got the talent for sure, but he's never bothered to develop it in any meaningful sense, instead relying on his big gas tank as a crutch.
Elaine (Half-trained Wizard) is stated to have more skill then him, Carlos (several years his Jr) has more skill then him. His apprentice (who he trained) has more skill then him.
Harry has spent the last decade or so dicking around while everone else caught up to and then surpassed him in skill.
He's like, the Wizard equivalent of "Peaked in High-School" these days.
Arjan:
Excepts when he wants to and really puts his mind to it.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Arjan on July 06, 2021, 08:57:53 AM ---Excepts when he wants to and really puts his mind to it.
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Exactly, he made vast improvements because he had to teach Molly. We don't know how long Marcone has had the coin, but apparently he never knew of or if he did know, take advantage of
the ancient runes in the walls of what was his castle.. All this says that Marcone isn't studying his new craft either or at all. He is merely allowing himself to be a sock puppet for Namshiel. This is where the problems will come from for him.
K.L.O.E.:
--- Quote from: Mira on July 06, 2021, 10:20:05 AM ---Exactly, he made vast improvements because he had to teach Molly. We don't know how long Marcone has had the coin, but apparently he never knew of or if he did know, take advantage of
the ancient runes in the walls of what was his castle.. All this says that Marcone isn't studying his new craft either or at all. He is merely allowing himself to be a sock puppet for Namshiel. This is where the problems will come from for him.
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I think Harry would have missed the Runes too if he wasn't the Warden and if Bob hadn't helped Harry turn the Island's defenses on. It's also possible the Namshiel couldn't interact profitably with the Runes so he didn't point them out?
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