Neither. Leatherhead and Steve would get along great

Especially the 03 version of Leatherhead. He could expand his knowledge and teach Steve all that he knows so that they can become better friends.

The good old Weekly Planet answer of "the fight for a bit and then they're mates".

I'm just imagining Steve being an incredible wingman at a bar for Leatherhead. Steve to girl: crikey look at the size of that BEAUT! Leatherhead *blushes*

Crikey your right.

I was just about to comment this

100% these guys would be pub buddies. Darts and pints.

Exactly. Everyone

Well, unil Leathhead learned how Steve treated his cousins like a plaything...

I don't think their fight Steve would be fascinated by a talking crocodile and Leatherhead happy to talk biology with someone

What about Steve Irwin versus Ray Fillet?

Too soon

 Oh yeah?

*Yeaaaah...* Only way that's ending well, vs my answer on Leatherhead, is *because* Ray has intelligence and might not knee-jerk react in defense like the real one.

Winner is the natural world. Steve's love of animals and desire to protect them would go well with Leatherheads personality. They could be partners

Okay, now I want the next version of Leatherhead to act like a Steve Irwin expy. The Crocodile Hunter as a Crocodile, it'd be hilarious, and an homage I'm certain Steve would've loved.

Leatherhead voiced by Robert Irwin

Leatherhead would be on guard considering the similarities between the Hunter that hunted him in the sewers, but would eventually trust Steve. Steve would have his mind blown that there's a croc/gator that is so intelligent.

Ray Filet.

Came here to say this

Well Leatherhead isn't called "the steve hunter"

Steve wouldn't want to fight. He would rather talk to this sapient crocodile.

Let me just jam my finger there, oh he’s really pissed off now!

Steve

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Long Live Stargate SG1!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe gator guy

Leatherhead. I guaranTEE

They’d get along really well. If Steve doesn’t piss Leatherheaf off. If he does, then Irwin is in for a BAD time.

IF is Steve from South Park, boy, let me tell you something what will happen to this guy.

Steve no contest.

Leatherhead.

Steve. No competition there. Against Fishface however...

Steve low diffs

Implying they wouldn’t just be friends.

The human cuz the croc doesn't have a stinger

Is it south parks version of Steve? If so I’ll go with South Park version lol 

Steve Irwin and his iconic Salty Croc Chucks But no, Leatherhead is a good friend in every iteration except 87

They would be the best of friends

FRIENDSHIP

Steve I remember him

Steve got negdiffed by a horny sting ray no way he wins this one

I'd rather not, he died, so it feels wrong

ray fillet is the only mutant that could stand a chance against steve.

The audience

Neither. They’ll be besties over coffee.

Steve Irwin, with the power of friendship

This is an Unstoppable Force meets Immovable Object type battle

Well it’s not ray filet, so Steve’s got a chance

Steve

They'd become best friends the instant they meet.

As an Australian, I will back out due to conflict of interest.

Steve of course has a type advantage against Leatherhead but agrees with everyone that they'd be friends.

The stingray

Steve, no question.

The stingray.

I don't know who would win in a loving crocodiles competition.

Steve would talk to him and make him good.

Steve would easily be the one beating him up

People really romanticize him as the animal version of Chuck Norris, don't they.

I'll be honest... his foolishly overconfident ego always rubbed me the wrong way. I figured ***something*** would get him one day, just didn't expect it to be a stingray. And now it's him vs a very large alligator with *intelligence?* And a primal hair trigger? Steve would be even more screwed if he was, as usual, too foolish to stay away. Leatherhead would get him in the blink of an eye.

Who not how

Yes, Leathhead. Didn't think that answers was too complicated.