The sword is asgardian in origin and therefore is magical in itself in its sharpness and balance. Yes it does not glow or shoot blasts but it will cut through Sauron like a warm knife through butter
I will admit that if Sauron got in close to Sif, that her sword would definatly mess him up. Luckily he would stay away and use his many long ranged attacks.
Actually, I was talking about running speed but about reflexive combat speed in which she is considerably faster thenm Sauron. he would not have enough time to duck if she swings at him.
Ahh, I get you now. But Sauron won't have to suck since he will be above her by quite a distance. She still has no way to actualyl hurt Sauron in long-range combat.
which he will be in...
There is nothing that states he can augment his strength but as you suggest I will drop it. Sif is stronger however.
From Wikipedia:
It is also noted that he can enhance his body density and strength through some sort of Psionic enhancement that can be noted by his hands covered in a thin reddish-energy field
Sif might still be stronger, but not by much. But it is a moot point really since my main argument doesn't even have him coming in for close range attacks. Although it's good to know he can handle his own in close range if need be.
Odin is the all seeing all father. Sif has direct access to him an therefore he could tell her what his 2 ravens have told him. And what he would know from Norse mythology would not help him much.
Illegal to the tournament rules. Even though it is likely Odin would tell her, she can't use himto gain info, she can only look it up herself.
Actually it would not be as she could use it as a missile or attack him head on. She may also have a spear with her (see below).
The problem with this is that she would be willing to throw away her weapon (a cherished possesion to her)for a one-shot chance of striking Sauron. Warriors don't throw a weapon away lightly, especially when it's the only one they have (I'll just talk about the spear in the next part). If she misses (whic is very possible since Sauron is a very good flier) she is without a weapon and Sauron would go to town on her with all of his attacks.
Actually, he turns into a humanoid pterodactyl with hind legsso walking is not an issue here. Again, we are also in a dense forest of trees, how many eagles or other large birds do you see fly in between trees? It is too dangerous.
That's whiel he fly above them. If he can track and attack people through the dense forest of the Savage Land, he can do it in any forest.
I do have an issue with this and ask if Sauron who is reluctant to turn into his evil pterodactyl form would first have people he could track down during prep time (if he does then I can use things I would obtain from Odin including Gungnir, the spear that never misses which Odin has lent on occassion in the past) and second, he would be willing to do so enough to maintain his pterodactyl form for the whole battle.
First, he's not against being a pterodactyl anymore. He's come to terms with it.
Second, the energy he is draining out of people isn't being given to him willfully by an ally. It's like how computers hackers in this tournament can access databases forcibly and it still be legal. Sif couldn't just recive the spear form Odin since nothign can be given. You could argue that she could steal it, but I don't really think that's in her nature at all and would definately contest that (shocker I know

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. Also, there is the simple fact that she won't know he's a pterodactyl before hand since she won't have any info on him at all.
Thirdly, his energy drains, but it's not as quick as you make it seem. It will last him for quite a while, and he will be draining her as well to keep his energy levels up.
Why would she not know...there is noone else there first of all, second she would se him change and third wouldn't she have a picture of him in his 2 forms. (the last is a question for the moderators). And he cannot just drain her because she is in his presence so really that makes it very difficult for him against a faster, stronger being weilding a deadly sword and wearing armour.
Fair enough point about her possibly having pictures of both forms (I really don't know either) but if he was draining her, she wouldn't still be faster and stronger, she would be pretty much stopped in her tracks (as everyone he has ever drained before has been) and most likely would just pass out. He could also still hypnotize her at this close of a range.
But this whoel scenario is pretty far-fetched IMO sicne I don't really think he will be in human form at all. This will be Saiuron the pterodactyl vs Sif the warrior.
If this was open ground I would grant you that but in a dense forest that startegy may not valid as he will not be able to see through the trees and flying within the forest is a very dangerous prospect, on which no large bird does unless absolutely forced.
If he can do it(and do it well) in the Savge Land, he can easily do it in any forest in the world.
He would have to get close, and just to add, his scream or fire would not hurt her enough for him to win, if he was able to get close enough to do so.
He would not have to get close, and his fire breathe and psychic scream are long range attacks. The fire wouldn't hurt her enough to KO her on it's own, but add in Psychic screams (which are probably his second best attacks) and constantly draining her life energy (his best attack) and these woudl be enough to take Sif down.
Winner- Sauron