It could also be the case that he's...just not very good. He has his stellar moments and all...but also his downsides.
Valerian, on the other hand, isn't shown to have such goofs in H2H combat.
Kirk, however, does have a size advantage, yet even this doesn't make up for the
We also need to consider Valerian's combat suit, which enhances his speed, strength and is highly resistant to damage (as seen when he
While Valerian's energy pistol can blow the heads off giant super strong aliens, a phaser can vaporize large aliens in a second.
Nevertheless, its very possible that his armor would withstand the phaser strike.
Captain Kirk's uniform, however, wont stand against Valerian's energy blasts. Indeed, even K-Tron combat robots couldn't stand up to
VALERIAN CALLS Captain JAMES T. KIRK AN OVERACTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!