“Not necessarily. If the witty guy was actually ARMED, the combination of intelligence and weaponry could be powerful.”
Absolutely wrong, alas. In a combat situation, any tendency towards wit is a disadvantage in that it mayy well cause you to not concentrate on the killing of your enemy.
Once one is in reasonable threat of serious injury or death, the time for talk (witty or not) is past.
Ah, Tuco’s rule.