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Who do you think would win in a fight, a psyker from the 40k universe, or a biotic from Mass Effect?

Yes.

Depends on the talents of the Psyker and their comparative strengths. Biotics do some nifty things, but seem to have a rather hard cap on the extent of what their abilities can do. Psykers, on the other hand, get to have all sorts of head-explody powers.

Psyker. Cause even if he dies of perils of the warp, the demon coming out of his head won't die as easily.

A Vanguard would just speed blitz most Psykers pretty easily.

BlaxicanX wrote:A Vanguard would just speed blitz most Psykers pretty easily.

Unless said psyker had an a forcefield save. Just think of it:

In ME, if you biotic charge then nova an enemy with a shield (not on bronze difficulty ), chances are they won't die.

Now imagine a SM librarian. Would the biotic charge do anything? I doubt he would get instakilled anyway. And then bam, force weapon to the face.

If its an Eldar psyker, I'm sure he would have enough foresight to stay of out of the vanguards way and mind war him. Or just cast fortune on himself.

Then again, If a biotic used warp in the 40k universe, he'd actually open a hole in the warp, and a friggin void whale would say hello lol.

Would also depend on the psyker of the 40k universe? Is it a Space Marine Librarian? Chaos Marine Sorcerer? Eldar Farseer?

I think the psyker themselves have a lot of influence over a fight against a biotic from ME.

Lord Rogukiel wrote:

BlaxicanX wrote:A Vanguard would just speed blitz most Psykers pretty easily.

Unless said psyker had an a forcefield save

Then it wouldn't be a speed-blitz. The point of a speed blitz is that the user attacks the target before he has the chance to raise his defenses or make an attack of his own.

Biotic charge allows the user to move so fast that time literally stops to his perception. At those speeds, there's basically nothing a psyker can do to protect himself, as by the time he raises any sort of physical shield, he'll have already been hit.

That's generally how most fights with Psykers vs. Vanguards would go. On the other hand, you have more powerful psykers like Magnus or the Emperor, who's displayed powers far more powerful than anything that's been shown in ME (to my knowledge; haven't played 3 yet).

BlaxicanX wrote:

Lord Rogukiel wrote:

BlaxicanX wrote:A Vanguard would just speed blitz most Psykers pretty easily.

Unless said psyker had an a forcefield save

Then it wouldn't be a speed-blitz. The point of a speed blitz is that the user attacks the target before he has the chance to raise his defenses or make an attack of his own.

Biotic charge allows the user to move so fast that time literally stops to his perception. At those speeds, there's basically nothing a psyker can do to protect himself, as by the time he raises any sort of physical shield, he'll have already been hit.

That's generally how most fights with Psykers vs. Vanguards would go. On the other hand, you have more powerful psykers like Magnus or the Emperor, who's displayed powers far more powerful than anything that's been shown in ME (to my knowledge; haven't played 3 yet).

I'm pretty sure forcefields are always on.

BlaxicanX wrote:
Biotic charge allows the user to move so fast that time literally stops to his perception.

Every Space Marine perceives things at that speed.

I'd have to disagree with that. They're super human, not Goku.

With regards to the Vanguard charge - don't forget Gate of Infinity and Quickening, two powers that allow psykers to do things very quickly. The precedent is there.
I would have to say it largely depends on the psyker in question. Someone like Mephiston would obviously rip any biotic apart, and someone as talented as Eldrad or Ahriman would be able to completely outclass them as well. But an ordinary Librarian? Or an Ork Weirdboy? It's a bit close to call in my eyes.

It's 40k...almost anything from the 40k Universe that is combat capable can absolutely wreck its analogous unit in another Universe.

Biotic charge allows the user to move so fast that time literally stops to his perception. At those speeds, there's basically nothing a psyker can do to protect himself, as by the time he raises any sort of physical shield, he'll have already been hit.

Unless the Psyker in question is a Chronomancer, in which case he was already aware that you were going to do your blitz-charge a month ago, and has already prepared for it by placing melta-mines down your exact path of travel.

Or a Telepath, and read your intent as the thought entered your mind, and has already taken steps to take over the biotic's mind, causing him to swallow whatever they call those hand-cannon pistols they carry. Fun with minds.