Desmond Miles can definitely take on a Beetle in a 1 on 1 fight. Beetles are durable, but in the end they just don’t have the raw attack power to take on someone like Desmond Miles. Desmond Miles has some powerful equipment and defeating one Beetle should be fairly easy for a man of his abilities. Desmond Miles rises up the ranks with this win and shows that he’s still got it! Desmond Miles wins.