Verdict
Stubbs the Zombie
This turned out to be a rather interesting match up. Calder by default uses an exosuit. This suit gives him the stats advantages. Which should've meant an easy win for him. But Stubbs is just as clever as Frank West to a degree. He is usually having his back against the wall. Calder previously was a soldier before he turned.
Obviously both can turn humans into zombies. Although Calder usually overpowers em with his exosuit. Stubbs could take an advantage of devouring some brains to increase his chances in this fight. Unlike Calder, Stubbs can give call zombies over to him. Let's be honest both in different ways are quite unusual for zombie characters.
Stubbs has more notable intelligence than most zombies in his universe. I could even argue Stubbs is in fact smarter than Calder too. Stubbs can drive vehicles including tanks. Which would help counter Calder's exosuit. Considering that either he directly or possesses an human to wear an exosuit to counter em as well.
Calder can easily prevent Stubbs' hand trying to possess him. The singer laser enemies can easily do the same. Stubbs also has other mess up means of attacks Calder won't even see coming. He can throw some of his guts that explodes. He also can rip his head off to use like a bowling ball. Which also has an explosion to a degree.
Stubbs also can fart that can stun multiple enemies. Stubbs survived against lasers is quite impressive for a zombie. He constantly finds a way to do whatever he wants. Which is exactly why I compared Stubbs to Frank and other Dead Rising protagonists. Stubbs may struggle getting in close to Calder. Calder himself lacks counters to a lot of stuff Stubbs could do.
Stubbs constantly was unpredictable to his enemies. The same can't be said for his opponent. Sure, Calder with his exosuit can easily knock over vehicles. Even with his superior movements & reaction speed still lose to Frank. Keep in mind, Frank later became a zombie until he became cured within the same game.
It's fair to say DR4 zombies are more aggressive as well as agility than zombies in Stubbs' universe. In this particular case that actually works against Calder. Stubbs was able to manipulate zombies to a degree. Assuming that also could happen with Calder's zombies. Stubbs can easily overwhelm Calder with the numbers.
Also among possessing people, he can use other weapons. Mostly rocket launchers & lasers being the deadliest Stubbs could gain access to. Which actually be quite effective against Calder's exosuit. The main reason I'm not fully considering Calder's regeneration factor. He needs an location filled with a lot of electricity to achieve that.
Stubbs himself endured in a similar situation just fine. I wouldn't be surprise Stubbs has to take a leak lol. Oh okay if you played Stubbs' game you knew that joke was coming lol. Stubbs may lack a direct method to fight Calder by default. He still clever enough to figure ways to even the odds in his favor. This is exactly how he won in the end.
They both were responsible for so many human deaths. A major difference is Calder was the main antagonist while Stubbs more of an anti-hero character. Sure he's done some terrible things. He also had a good cause to fight for with everything considered. He already knew what it's like being an zombie. He didn't want anyone but his wife to be with him.
Then again his biggest ally was a female robot that clearly missing some screws lol. Stubbs was fighting to reconnect with his lover. Both zombie leaders had different motives behind their plans. Calder wanted to take over the world with zombies. Stubbs simply wanted to be with the woman he loves beyond everything else.
This translates to Stubbs had higher willpower as well as determination. He also survive against crazier odds than Calder in comparison. I just want to make this clear. Sometimes the character that loss the stats advantage can still win fights through other means. This is simply one of those fights. Calder also would struggle to kill Stubbs over for many reasons I stated.
Assuming it would be a neutral location for this fight. A lot of zombies nearby with a few working vehicles. Stubbs would more likely take advantage of those. Calder just isn't as creative or as smart as Stubbs. I never said Stubbs was a genius either lol. In fact, Calder technically loss to someone else doing that plus someone helped Frank to a degree.
Stubbs even survived his own son that had lasers with some force fields. We can agree those force fields notably more durable than Calder. Despite sections of them were missing. Stubbs also had to go through a lot of switches to defeat another boss in the game. It's safe to say he could figure how to prevent Calder's regeneration on his own.
By now you should be getting a picture how I see this fight. Calder on paper should destroy Stubbs. But in reality, Stubbs has plenty of surprises Calder can't prepare for. Depending where this fight takes place. Stubbs around eight to ten times comes out as the victor. This will be a rather chaotic zombie fight a lot of people could enjoy watching.
Winner: Stubbs the Zombie (Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse)
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