User blog comment:AtheistUntoDeath/Which of these champions would win? part 9/@comment-5921332-20140628072412

You're pitting an Embodiment of Night Terrors (Maybe a former one, since he's trapped in the physical plane of existance) vs an obviously Undead (aka emotionless and dauntless to a fault) warhorse who's capable of terrifying not just one Grown Man but a small army of them into utter helplessness. This should be fun :3

Now, obviously we can't assume that the skills IG are all they can do. They'd obviously have other tricks up their sleeve (I dont think either of them have sleeves though). However, with Nocturne being trapped into the physical plane of existance, his powers would be obviously curtailed. Hecarim, on the other hand, is at full strength. Now, I'll be going further on my opinions, but this 1st statement of mine is an obvious lean on Heca (I'm sorry Noc, I like you, but you're not really at your prime anyways)

Nocturne's and Hecarim's fighting style, while completely different, have one thing in common: They always try to overpower their enemy  (Im referring to Noc's ability to teleport and his lore capabilities where he haunts any hapless fool in thier sleep and Hecarim's ability to inspire dread by his mere presence alone [Talk about reverse Aatrox])

But, the one thing that seperates them is in the manner they overpower. Nocturne's way of overpowering his targets, lorewise, is to enter their dreams and eradicate them. This makes me think that Nocturne relies insanely heavily on Surprise to get the jump on his foes.

Hecarim, on the other hand (or hoof, in his case) simply shows up, and you get scared to submission. He doesnt need to make an elaborate plot to get your guard down, nor does he charge at you from behind a bush. He'll simply trot up to you, you'll get scared, and ten seconds later you'll be broken.

Another downside to Noc is that, while it's very likely that Hecarim is immune to the feelings of fear and dread (undead dont give a damn about that), Noc, on the other hand, has shown fear before (His judgement shows him "Living his personal Nightmare") From this, we can point out that Heca will be immune to fear, but Noc might not be as resilient to it.

Side Note: Does Hecarim's Spectral Riders count as "Sentient Beings". Or are they under his control? Cuz if they are counted, then its a 1v1. But if they're not........

Terrain wise, Noc has the obvious advantage. He completely bypasses terrain by virtue of his levitating capabilities. Hecarim is probably larger than he is in game, so I could assume that the graves and other nuances of the terrain might be a bit of a nuisance to the Shadow of War

In a nutshell: I vote for Hecarim :3