r/whowouldwin • u/mrcelophane • Feb 03 '16
Interactive Character Scramble V Final Battle: The Champion Arises
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Across the multiverse, several heroes (and villains) one day found themselves in possession of mysterious orbs sent out by enigmatic multiversal being, Mr. Celo Phane. Said orbs promised these characters anything their hearts desired if they destroyed said orbs. These heroes complied, and after being transported to another world and being pitted against each other they are put together with newfound companions to form teams of four.
After defeating a completely BS opponent, these newly formed teams received a holographic message informing them of a gathering on New Island, where all would be revealed. After a number of hijinks involving an airship , a sunken ship, a scientific facility, and an underground hideout; the teams finally made their way to a castle home to the being Mewtwo, who informed them that they had been gathered to face off against an as of yet unknown multiversal threat. The team that succeeded against this threat would be granted access to Jirachi, the wish granting Pokemon.
However, more hijinks would ensue as these teams found and underground cloning laboratory in Mewtwo’s facility. After fending off the spookiest of armies, each team recruited one of these clones to their side. With their newfound clone team member, said teams engaged in a most unusual round, before the remaining four teams finally got the chance to meet Mr Celo Phane, who would reveal to them the identity of the multiversal threat. But as it turned out, the threat was none other than Phane himself! Having been possessed by the glitch Missingno (which itself was created by the malevolent entity known as the other and the glitch of a being known as John Freeman), Phane has taken on the guise of Dark Phane, and dragged all of the remaining competitors into the distortion world in hopes of making them into his servants. In their attempts to escape from Dark Phane’s clutches, two teams managed to recruit a new member to their side as they made their way out of the distortion world.
Now, out of the original 48 teams and 192 characters, only two teams of six remain to stand up to the evil Dark Phane. Can they hope to match his power? Is the multiverse doomed to destruction, or will a team prevail and be granted their heart’s desires?
The answer to these questions will be revealed… right now!
Only two teams managed to escape from the distortion world, each consisisting of six members each. However, if that isn’t enough bad news, Dark Phane has also followed you, reappearing right next to your team members. However, instead of attacking he congratulates the two remaining teams for passing the previous rounds.
“JoIN mE!” Dark Phane offers to the two teams “And wHen i CumE in2 my FUL POWAH you ShAlL reaP the reWardS. Yu Shall B thE HeRALDS oF PhANe to The Rest of THE MuLTiVersE!”
Your job is to narrate a timeline in which the other team accepts this proposal and your team declines.
As Dark Phane receives his new Heralds, he turns to the Saviors and begins to pace towards them in his signature slow southern pace.
“Quickly!” Mewtwo mutters, sensing his own doom, “Call me master, swear allegiance to me, SOMETHING!”
As soon as your team does so, Mewtwo stares at Dark Phane and proclaims “AHA! Even you, Phane, are a slave to the rules of the realms you enter! You have a team of beings from another world, as do I...and we have made eye contact. Prepare to battle!”
It is decided that the final showdown will be held in one week, and will be a double battle held at Pokemon Stadium.
Mewtwo suggests that your team members take the upcoming week to prepare themselves. He has files listing feats and accomplishments on the other team that he collected for his cloning research and the other team will ahve access to Phane’s knowledge of your team (which is equally as comprehensive). He begs you to use this time wisely because, with the fate of the multiverse at stake, it will be time for one last fight to the finish
Normal Rules
Team Preview: Have a short introduction of both teams, basically go over basic powers/strengths/weaknesses/personality, etc...executive summary of what you think the average reader should know.
I’m Unbeatable: This competition is about analysis, not necessarily who would win. If you think your team would lose 9/10, then talk about that in your post and then go through what would need to happen to win the 1/10
It’s Bigger on the Inside!: The location of the round is always big enough to hold all of the characters on your team and your opponents team. No matter how ridiculous that might make things.
Oak’s Words Echoed: Characters are assumed to be at the same power level they started the tournament at at all times. To clarify, this means you would not be able to loot Master Chief of his armor if you beat him in a previous round, or otherwise gain a competitive advantage based on anything that happened in a previous round. This is to aid your opponent in research of your character.
The Rules Are Made Up and the Types Don’t Matter: Every character was assigned types during the scramble. However these types were just to give people teams with more varied power sets and will not actually affect the matchups. This is especially true since /u/mrcelophane changed some of the submitted types in order to make the scrambling work. The one exception is if one of your characters is actually a Pokemon.
Due Date: After Mardi Gras! (Party Hard)
Voting is Mandatory: Not voting causes me to multiply the number of votes you got by 0 and then subtract 1. And missingno isn't allowed in the tournament AND THIS IS WHY.
Round Specific Rules
It’s been one week since you challenged me: Your team members will have one week to prepare for the upcoming battle. And while Dark Phane’s attack destroyed Mewtwo’s mansion, he has knowledge on the other team stored away. Use your time wisely, and assume Dark Phane’s team does the same.
Double Trouble: The final match will be a double battle, meaning each side will have two characters fighting at any given time. Everyone else on the time cannot directly interfere with the active fighters, but they can still watch the match and give advice/commands to their side. Fighters can switch out at any time, as long as both the current fighter and the replacement are willing to. When a character switches out, they disappear in a flash of light before their replacement appears at their location a second later. A fighter is eliminated if they are killed, knocked unconscious, surrender, or are otherwise incapacitated. Your team wins if you eliminate all 6 of the opposing team’s members.
Stadium Mode: This battle takes place on Pokemon stadium. While it begins as your fairly standard battlefield, as the fight continues it will shift between grass, fire, water, and rocked themed stages. There is no specific order for these transformations.
Fluff Piece
Traitor! Why did the other team decide to join Dark Phane? Power? Insanity? Did the Distortion World mess with their minds?
Take This! Tripple Finish!: Once the opposing team is defeated, your team members can use Jirachi’s wish in order to defeat Dark Phane. However, rather than simply wish him away, your team members can use this wish to make themselves strong enough to beat Dark Phane by themselves. Defeating him with the combined power of your entire team should be enough to free Phane from Missingno’s clutches.
Make a wish: After Phane has been freed from Missingno, he will likely be extremely grateful to the team that saved him. And, being the nice…ish multiversal entity that he is, he can grant each of your team members anything their heart desires. So after the fight is over, there’s only one thing left to do.
GO LOOK UP THE STORIES FROM /u/Parysian and /u/LetterSequence below.
Finished Reading? Then go to this voting form and choose your champion
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u/LetterSequence Feb 03 '16 edited Feb 04 '16
Chapter 7: Through the Fire and the Ice Flames
“Not you too, Serpico…” To Alice, Serpico was almost like a second in command. They were both knights who agreed on most topics, and if the team wasn’t listening to her, it was listening to him. Watching him die… it hurt. It hurt her much more than she expected.
”At least we hold the advantage.”
“The advantage doesn’t matter! What matters is that I don’t want to see my whole team die in front of my eyes!”
”You knew this would happen when you agreed to fight Phane. You knew this would happen when you agreed to be the very last one to battle, to be our ace in the hole. This is all a necessary risk.”
“You talk about us like we’re just pawns to you in the grand scheme of things.”
“And you talk about yourself like the entire multiverse won’t perish if we fall here. I fought a threat like this before, watched my friends die too. I didn’t enjoy it either. Sometimes, you need to take risks to save everyone.” Alice, as much as she didn’t enjoy hearing it, took those words to heart.
“So, who’s up next then?”
“Serpico… he was a good friend. He always listened to me, and supported me when I was down.” Ben stepped up. “The way he fell was unjust. I need to make sure Kha’Zix pays for what he did.”
“Ben, you don’t need to go out there.”
“And what, let Joseph fight instead? He’s still healing up from that gunshot. No, I need to do it. I’m the only one who can counter his invisibility.”
“Alright. Ben, stay safe. Please.”
“I’ll be fine. Besides...” Ben teleported himself onto the battlefield and flew up into the air. “It’s time to make some popsicles.”
BGM: Protectors of the Earth (Mass Effect 3)
Ben flew around the battlefield before spraying a blast of ice on Kha’Zix.
“Ah, it’s the sssssstupid bug.”
“I’m the stupid bug? That’s the pot calling the kettle black.”
“Are you here to avenge your friend? He tasted delicious by the way. Cooked just right.”
“I hope he gives you indigestion.” Ben flew down to blow more ice on Kha’Zix, but he turned invisible, causing Ben to fly through the spot he was just standing. To counter this, he turned intangible himself. This was the reason only Ben could deal with him. No progress would ever be made if they stayed hidden from each other. Kha’Zix was persistent however, and refused to show himself.
On the other side of the arena, John was struggling to even harm Baron. “Destroy… POUND!” He punched the alien with all of his might, but one simple raise of his shield negated it. Having only one arm really made this harder than it needed to be. The alien backhanded him with his shield, sending him flying backwards.
”Um… I am OUT OF PUnS! So… GRAsS!” As John landed, he was getting dangerously close to falling on a pile of fire, but luckily for him, the arena shifted before him. The pile of fire was replaced with a pile of flowers. The burning trees became regular trees. The burning house became a lovely garden. The burning fire became no fire. It was a beautiful day outside. Birds were singing, flowers were blooming. On days like these, scramblers like Yagh should…
“Go to hell!” John quickly got back up, refusing to give up. The monster simply laughed and charged into the assassin, knocking him into a tree, breaking it in two. Still, John got back up. He put his hand out in front of him and ran into the Yagh. “Destroy SPARK!” The electricity flowed through him, seemingly doing nothing. John became worried, but surely enough, the alien reacted in a way that showed it wasn’t worthless.
“Impressive. You’ve managed to break through my force fields.” The Yagh punched him once more, denting his robotic side heavily. “It’s a pity someone like you must perish.” He picked up the master assassin and threw him against the ground. John could feel bones crack in his human side. This fight was getting dangerous.
On the other side of the arena, Kha’Zix realized how useless this was getting and finally became visible. Ben turned tangible as well and caught him off guard with a blast of ice. The giant bug seemed to be frozen solid, but within seconds, it burst out of the frozen prison.
“I’ve had worssssse done to me by weaker enemies!”
“Well, it’s a shame you’re gonna lose to someone so weak then!” Kha’Zix attempted to stab Ben with his claws, but using all of his strength, Ben managed to catch the claws mid-swing, holding on to them in a struggle match.
Baron looked at his team member fight, then back at John. “You are all but defeated. I shall take care of your team member before he can get up. Enjoy the view.” The Yagh began to run toward Ben, who was to preoccupied with Kha’Zix to notice. John simply laughed.
“Ha, he should’ve thought this through. One pair of eye lasers should take him out with ease.” He began to charge them up, but became horrified when he realized the situation the Yagh put him in. He was close enough to Ben that a pair of eye lasers would kill both of them. There was no way for John to take out the Yagh in this situation without taking out Ben as well. He planned this all along. Normally, this wouldn’t be an issue for him. Just take out the kid, move on with your life and live another day. Something about this was different though. For the one time in his life, something inside of him was screaming. ‘Don’t be the villain.’
Ben pushed Kha’Zix off of him. He followed up with a punch that knocked him back. “Time to squash you!” He started getting closer to Kha’Zix, when all of a sudden he heard something.
“Look out, kid!” Ben turned around to see the Yagh right behind him, about to strike him downward with his shield. Before he could do anything, he was tackled out of the way. Looking up, he was shocked to see that it was John who was saving him. Ben fell on the floor, and helped himself back up. Sadly, it seemed that the shield managed to make contact with something after all. The decapitated head of Destroyman rolled on the ground, landing next to Ben.
Destroyman has been eliminated!
At first, Ben just looked at the head, emotionless. Within a few seconds, Ben looked up at the alien who caused this.
“A pity. He was not my target, but he’ll have to do.”
Big Chill was silent. He looked to his left and saw Kha’Zix beginning to walk toward him. He had to say something. “John… he was a real jerk sometimes. He never really got along with me, always teasing me or insulting me. He was a trained killer, and I was a hero. Frankly, we should’ve been enemies. But just now… he gave up his life for me.” Big Chill closed his eyes. “No more jokes. No more games. When I’m done with you two… you’re going to wish that was you.”
Ben slapped the Omnitrix symbol on his chest. Within a blink of an eye, his whole body changed. His skin became fire red, with his wings exaggerating this by having literal fire on his wings and eyebrows. “Now it’s just you, me, and fire so cold it burns.”
Joseph and Alice looked on in shock and awe. They were both clearly torn up over John’s death, but what Ben was doing out there… it was a sight to behold.
“Are you sure it’s the grass arena? Because it still looks like the fire arena from what he’s doing.”
”Funny, but one of you needs to go out there. Despite his immense power, this is still a 2 on 1 match right now.”
Joseph got up from his seat and stretched his leg. “Thanks for the heal, Alice. Feels good as new.” He began to walk forward, when he was stopped by Alice.
“You don’t have to go, you know. I can go out there instead.”
“No, it needs to be me. Spades is still in the back, and if anything happened to you, I wouldn’t be able to take him out. Besides, this battle needs some Joestar charm.” He shot a smile at her, before being sent to the battlefield. It was just Alice and Mewtwo in the room, alone.
”You know, I never mentioned this, but my team fought Ben once before.”
“Oh?”
”I never brought it up, since he seems to have no memory of it, but when I faced my multiversal threat, the first opponent that came to face us was him when he was a mere child. Right now, I’m just glad he’s on our side this time.”
BGM: Bloody Stream (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Joseph jumped into battle ready to take on anyone, but became unsettled when he felt just how cold the arena. The enemies didn’t seem to notice because of their non-human physiology, but all the fire was sucking the heat out of the area, making it feel colder than winter on a beautiful day. Jojo ran forward, but things weren’t looking good. The two of them were trying to avoid any fire thrown at them, while Ben was getting tired of flying in the air doing an all out assault.
Using this opportunity for stealth, he snuck up on the two of them and wrapped Hermit Purple around Baron. “Overdrive!” The life energy flowed through the vines and shocked the alien, catching him completely off guard. Jojo had used enough energy to knock out the average human, but Baron was not human. He was far stronger.
The Yagh turned around to see Jojo pointing at him while posing dramatically. “Sorry, but your opponent this time is Joseph Joestar. Come and have a go, if you think you can beat me!”