If by Lei Shen fanboys you mean people who read Chronicle and recognize the emphasis on his power that the Blizzard Lore team gave him. Then I guess they exist. Overall I find him to be a total dick, but when ohter Titan constructs think the only way to take you out before you rule all of creation is to use a world ending machine against you that turns a jungle to a desert then I say you are pretty much at full badass level. Again, powered by Ra-Den and Aman'thul and possessed the secret to immortality and destoryed everything in his path for the most part on point to rule over Azeroth when the most powerful being walked its face. Sans keepers.
Seriously... literally the only reason Arthas died is because he decided to monologue to Tirion... If he hadn't decided to talk and rez us instead of just stabbing Tirion in the face while he was helpless and frozen in ice, the world would be his, and we would all be scourge, Tirion included... Arthas rather effortlessly murdered the shit out of us after we passed his "test".
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A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don’t have one, you’ll probably never need one again.
If titan constructs hadn't enacted a doomsday device that destroyed Lei Shen and rendered a jungle a desert forever humans wouldn't have existed as Lei Shen was on par to conquer the entirety of Azeroth fairly unchecked. The other keepers were gone and he was empowered by Ra and Aman'thul. Maybe the aspects could have stood a chance, but doubtful. The guy sucks and is corny as all hell and maybe the biggest OP character created, but he was insanely powerful. Again, had to use a world ending device created by the titans to stop him.
I prefer a more 'Death Battle' approach to this kind of thing. Like maybe Arthas and the Scourge vs. Crota and the Hive. Who's the more badass prince with a big ass sword? =p
Depends entirely on whether or not Lich King has that move where he clicks his fingers and literally everything dies.
I wonder how that fares against Alexstrasza's life-giving powers, thinking about it.
Gameplay aside, lorewise Lei-Shen would win.
Arthas has incredible powers, yes, but they aren't really the powers you would use in a 1v1 duel. He is able to create armies of the death and control them with his mind - which does little to nothing in a 1 on 1 fight, when he would probably need to trade blows with Lei Shen. He has great gear, yes, but it was never said that his armor could not be shattered in one way or another. The only hope would be that Frostmourne could actually affect Lei Shen, but Mogu are titanic constructs. They are most likely immune.
Lei Shen fought and won against both a titanic watcher and a demigod. His rise to power is all about defeating powerful foes by himself. On top of that, wielding power of God of Thunder is actually a skill that could be used in a duel, and would probably be helpful in shattering Arthases defense. Additionally, there is the size argument. Lei Shen towers above Arthas, who would probably struggle to overpower a foe around 10 times heavier than he is.
If it was about Lei Shen and Arthas being two warlords, who gathered armies and clashed one time, Arthas would probably won, because that's his thing. Duels are not his cup of tea.
and before becoming empowered defeated Ra-Den a titan keeper.
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Let us also not ignore the fact that Lei Shen had an army of Mogu (some not totally affected by the curse of flesh) and he had the entire Zandalar army under his control at its height. Not a bad army at all.