r/whowouldwin • u/FreestyleKneepad • Dec 31 '16
Special Character Scramble VII Round 1B: Definitely Fear The Reaper
The Character Scramble is a bloodmatch tournament where people compete to analyze unique matchups and scenarios and write the best story they can. At the beginning, everyone submits characters that meet the guidelines, then those characters are randomized and distributed evenly. From then on, each week there's a new writing prompt for everyone to follow. At the end of the week, everyone votes for who they think should advance, until we have our winner at the end. The winner at the end of the tournament gets to choose the theme, tier, and rules of the next scramble, along with a nice custom flair as their reward. The current theme is based on the Wii game MadWorld, and the current tier is 3/10 Spider-Man with no Spider-sense to 7/10 Spider-Man with Spider-sense.
Without further ado, here we go!
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This round is for matches 8-14. Refer to the pairings to see what match number you are.
Results for round 1A will be posted sometime within the next day or two. I’ve had a really long week and wanted to drop this round a bit early for you kiddies to help me de-stress.
Due to some dropouts in the exhibition round, some characters have been swapped for replacements adopted from the writers that have dropped out. It is up to the writers to explain the swap in-universe. The replacements are:
/u/MoSBanapple replacing Rain with Rin Tohsaka
/u/ojajaja replacing JonTron with Nico Robin
/u/rangernumberx replacing Mr. Canis with Vi
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While the Baron was off barking orders and organizing sick highway races for his own amusement, a few sponsors found themselves less occupied, yours included. Whether it was in search of personal gain, new challenges, further bloodshed, or something else entirely, your fighters chose to explore, leaving behind the killer subway trains and murderous toilets of the downtown area in search of greener pastures. While they didn't find much green, they sure found a lot of gray.
Before long the fighters found themselves in the courtyard of the Mad Castle, a terrifying bastion of stone and iron. While its walls may hold numerous secrets, some things are kept less than under wraps, such as the fact that there are zombies running loose in the castle, feasting on the few humans who haven't already been slain. Upon closer review, it seems there are yet more fighters that have entered the castle before yours. Who knows how long they've withstood the zombie onslaught, but it's clear that if left alone, they may not survive.
...or they probably will. These zombies are mooks, after all.
As the fighters take stock of the situation, the iron gate of the castle slams shut behind them, thrumming with a sudden surge of unseen power coalescing around a glowing magical lock. Whoever just closed the door made sure it wouldn't be opened again.
That’s when they heard the sound- distant at first, almost imperceptibly different from the moaning wind that haunts the courtyard. It's the sound of night giving way on a razor’s edge, the sound of fear cutting a swath through bravado and death piercing the chilling air. The sound of roller blades swishing to and fro on the cold stone floor of the courtyard. Someone else is here.
Perhaps due to a stroke of luck, the first of your fighters that he targets sees him before he strikes. Clad in black with a grinning white skull mask adorning his face, Death Blade swings with his scythe out of seemingly nowhere, barely missing his initial assault. Something about Death Blade’s attack, his aura, possibly the way he holds himself implies that he is one seriously bad motherfucker, the type your fighters don’t have even the slightest chance against, and they quickly make the smart decision to beat feet until they manage to escape him for a brief moment. They quickly assess the situation and determine a few key problems:
One, Death Blade is incredibly powerful- if he takes a swing at someone, they’d best get the fuck out of the way or find themselves very dead, very quickly.
Two, Death Blade seems intent on murdering every single fighter in the castle, which includes your fighters, another bunch of fighters that seem to be working under one sponsor, and a few unsponsored fighters that all wandered in before your fighters got there.
Three, you’re all locked in the castle courtyard with Death Blade until someone figures out a way to escape, or until everyone is dead.
Things look bleak until someone realizes something- alongside Death Blade’s black leather clothes and vicious scythe, he had another important piece of clothing- a necklace, a thin piece of rope that held a single silver key.
One that looks to be the perfect size to fit in the lock keeping the gate shut tight, penning everyone in with their inevitable death.
Hope you’re good at snatching purses.
Normal Rules
Character Select: Look at all these obscure characters in the scramble! Give a brief summary of your characters in your post. Be sure to mention things like powers, personality, weaknesses, just stuff that the average reader should know before reading.
A Winner Is You: This Scramble is based on a game, and in the end the player always wins the game. This time the player is you, champ! That means that when your write your story, your team always comes out victorious. Even if the odds of you winning are 1 in 100, explain those odds in the analysis and then show us that 1 miracle run.
Looting Disabled: 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 Jack of his sweet chainsaw arm 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.
Due Date: The night of Saturday, January 7th. Speak to Phane about potential extensions- I'm from the west coast and don't succumb to pace issues as easily, and also I kinda just don't give a fuck. Deadline extended to Wednesday, January 11th, because holy shit it is Sunday morning and nobody is done.
Please Vote: If you don’t vote, you don’t win. Simple. Voting qualifies you for each round, which means forgetting to vote gets you kicked out, regardless of whether or not you would have won. That means that when voting goes up, you should probably take care of it pronto-like.
Round Specific Rules
Round Goal: Make Like A Tree. Death Blade is going to hunt down and murderize every last fighter stuck in the castle courtyard, and the only way past the barrier is the key dangling around his neck. Survive his endless assault, steal the key from his neck, and beat a hasty retreat. If you manage to kill the members of the other team too, hey, points are points.
Environment: Mad Castle Courtyard. An open courtyard at the front of Mad Castle, in case you hadn’t guessed. While mostly open-air and focused around a large fountain at the center of the courtyard, the front few rooms of the castle are open to use as well, featuring falling chandeliers covered in spikes, a wall that consists of nothing but an enormous wooden shredder, and a fish tank full of piranhas. Also the piranhas have adamantium teeth, because fuck you /u/Lettersequence, cat girl is still a dumb idea. GUESS WHO RUNS THE SHOW NOW, HUH?
Mook Type: Zombies. Similar in strength to the goons in the downtown area, zombies are weaker in that they’re brainless drones with no semblance of strategy or tactics and stronger in that the only thing that kills them is destroying their brain. Anything less will keep them going, even if the only thing left is their head. Aside from the zombies, there’s a surprisingly large number of teenagers running around the courtyard- surprising both because they’re not really fighters and because they’re so damn stupid that it’s a miracle they’re not dead yet. Oh, and the skeleton of some kid keeps following Death Blade around, offering him a plate of cold spaghetti. Not sure what that’s about.
The Edgiest Lord: Thanks to a few (read: a ton of) significant buffs, Death Blade is even less fuck-with-able than the Wu-Tang Clan. Able to move FTE and keep up with bullet-timers in short bursts, able to kill any human-sized fighter in a single swipe of his scythe regardless of durability (and any kaiju in a few more), and able to phase harmlessly through literally any attack, Death Blade is unkillable, unbeatable, and unstoppable. What’s more, he’s able to teleport whenever nobody is looking at him (cameras excluded) and detect any invisible enemies nearby. The biggest tell for where Death Blade is and who he’s after is the ominous swishing of his roller blades on the stone floor. Overall, Death Blade isn’t the type of fighter anyone in this Scramble could hope to handle. Good thing all you have to do is take a key from the guy. Should be easy, right? (As a note, the key doesn’t phase with Death Blade, but he will attempt to stop your fighters from taking it. Death Blade also cannot attack while phasing.)
I’m Not Locked In Here With You, You’re Locked In Here With Me: Not only is the front door locked, but a barrier surrounds the courtyard, preventing anyone from escaping from any means that doesn’t involve putting the key in the lock and removing the barrier. No teleporting out, no flying out, no phasing through, no destroying the barrier. Get the key, unlock the door, run like hell.
Flavor Rules
Announcers: DeathWatch is a show broadcast for the entertainment of millions, and as such comes with play-by-play commentary provided by a team typically consisting of Howard “Buckshot” Holmes and Kreese Kreeley. However, you’re free to use any announcers you’d like, or not use any at all.
A Challenger Approaches!: Your Wildcards show up in this round- be sure to explain how and why they join up with your crew. The how and why is, of course, up to you.
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u/Parysian Jan 04 '17 edited Jan 08 '17
Analysis time, bitches
Sleepy John Estes
vs
Dio!
Handgun bullets aren't exactly a threat to Dio, but Sleepy's shotgun reduced a man's arm to paste in one blast, packing much more of a punch than the twentieth century revolvers the police were blasting Dio with. In addition he has more raw strength than Jojo, who was able to match blows with Dio, suggesting he'll do fine grappling, or he would if it didn't mean his arm would freeze off. Dio is not quite a bullet timer and Sleepy is a great shot, so it's no inconceivable that he could incap him with several well placed shots, if he can sever limbs that is. Of course he won't be killing outright him without sunlight, and Dio can reattach or regenerate destroyed limbs, so he won't be down for long. In a prolonged fight Dio should be able to heal off any significant damage Sleepy puts out and easily kill him with his inexplicably razor-sharp fingers, but Sleepy can absolutely stop him with a few quick shotgun blasts, giving him time to escape.
1/10
Star Butterfly
She's from a kid's show so her durability against bullets or similar piercing attacks are unknown. I'll be generous and assume that from the blunt force feats she's got decently durable skin and won't explode from Sleepy's shotgun like normal humans do, but also isn't straight up immune to gunfire.
She's got a lot of spells that can incap, like the ice blast and some pretty impressive explosions too, although this guy has survived a rocket launcher to the face. I'm thinking this fight will be largely determined by whoever gets the first attack. She is buffed to be a 20 tonner for this scramble, meaning Sleepy has 5 tons on her, a relatively significant difference if it comes down to it, but since both rely heavily on their weapons it probably won't ever reach that point.
The key difference is that Sleepy's attacks are faster and more frequently lethal, especially as he's got bullet timing feats making him easily able to dodge most of her spells. A good shot however could still take him out instantly.
7/10
Kyosuke Munakata
This angry anime swordsman might be more than John can handle. He's equally fast if not faster, and his sword should easily cut through Sleepy seeing as it slices through robots like butter. That said he also doesn't have much special in terms of durability, and Sleepy is vastly more powerful than him physically. A few well placed bullets should shit him down, especially something like a shotgun that can't be parried because of the spread.
The entire fight would consist of Sleepy trying to keep Kyosuke from closing the gap and impaling him, hoping for a solid shot.
4/10
Chevailer
Remind me why I gave this guy a speed buff. Anyhow, that sword is going to be disastrous if it hits just about anyone on my team, Sleepy included, but it's also slow as fuck for this tier even with the Kingpin's speed boost. The canon is another story, but it's relatively predictable once you know it's coming. Hurting him will be a matter of placing a bullet or knife right between his eye slits, something only Harbinger was able to do in Worm, but Sleepy may pull it off with his impressive speed. But uh, probably not.
1/10
Jake Long
vs
Dio!!!
I imagine Jake's fire balls give him ample opportunities to harm Dio from range, while remaining relatively safe. They are very destructive and carry plenty of heat to burn at the vampire. His speed is comparable to Spider-Man, meaning he's more than fast enough to keep Dio off his tail, especially if he takes to the air.
However, his durability isn't great and Dio has a lot of tricks up his sleeve. It's more than possible that he could get in close and freeze Jake, or worse.
7/10
Star Butterfly
So these characters are actually pretty compatible, considering they both come from more family friendly cartoons and face similar types of threats. With that, they'll be much easier to compare.
In terms of physicals, Jake has her mostly beat, with bullet timing speed and Spider-Man level strength compared to her being a 20 tonner and having decent fte movement but no reaction speed feats on that level. Her straight up travel speed may however outclass his.
When it comes to Magic, Jake has more destructive power, but Butterfly is more versatile. In combat, she's likely to be difficult to hit and cause a lot of havoc. Her abilities could incap Jake by freezing him (albeit temporarily considering his fire) or sticking him in molasses or something like that.
Her durability doesn't seem to be as high, so she may well lose a battle of attrition if she is unable to incap him quickly
4/10
Kemosabe Makuta
The key factors in this one are durability and range. Kyosuke's katana can melt through metals instantly, but so can the Dark Dragon's fire, and Jake was largely unharmed by that. Meanwhile a human swordsman was able to badly injure Kyosuke with a single stab to the face, suggesting his durability isn't considerably greater than that of a normal human- well, a normal anime human.
While both have similar speeds, a scratch from Jake could conceivably end Kyosuke, while Jake can tank the sword all day.
A high frequency blade to his squishy bits could still one shot Jake if he's not careful though, so he'll have to be wary and fight smart, something he doesn't always do.
8/10
Chevalier
The be honest Jake has little way of getting through the mountain of metal that is Chevalier's armor. He could try to wear it down with fire or roast him from the inside, but it will take a little while to conduct that much heat. Assuming Chev's armor works the way I think it does that is. Meanwhile Chev's sword fucking hurts, and Jake can likely only afford to get hit by it once or twice if that even. But thanks to his superior speed that's not too likely.
Jake can't even pick him up and drop him since Chevalier can just make his equipment weigh upwards of sixty tons. He'll have to do as Perdition did and slowly wear down the armor while avoiding his attacks.
3/10
Cynthia and Garchomp
vs
DIO!!!
Garchop being a physical attacker is very problematic against Dio, who can freeze humans with a touch. Especially considering her weakness to ice (although this is significantly lower in the anime compared to the games). Without knowing his power she could easily be incaped if an exchange of blows lasts too long, while her blunt force damage will be insufficient to kill Dio considering his massive ability to live through harm. A Draco meteor, however, may be enough to break a limb, leaving him temporarily vulnerable. And if Garchomp goes fast enough she could potentially cut him in half, not that that's stopped him before.
It's unlikely they can kill Dio outright, but in an extended combat they should be able to put him down long enough to work on an objective.
7/10
Star Butterfly
Butterfly's attacks aren't much worse than the variety of Pokemon attacks Garchomp has slugged through for years. At supersonic speeds, a blitz is not off the table and Garchomp could potentially take her down in very few hits considering the massive impact of her attacks.
Some of her more powerful spells may cause them trouble however, so without blitzing, Garchomps advantage decreases significantly.
8/10
Kasuna Matata
Garchomp is lacking in feats for piercing durability, so it's unclear how much the high frequency blade will hurt. However she's tanks some pretty destructive attacks making it clear that her skin at least is very thick and sturdy. Moving at supersonic speeds isn't enough to faze Kyosuke who repeatedly deflects bullets, but it may be enough to land a dragon claw, which would mess him up badly. She also has the option of staying at range, though Draco meteor should be rather difficult to dodge. Both are capable of taking the other down quickly, so landing the first hit matters a lot.
5/10
Chevalier
Garchomp's speed is incredibly high, but she's no precision attacks, which makes penetrating Chevalier's weak spot difficult. Flamethrower could be used to heat the metal of it, roasting Chevalier with conduction, but it similarly to Jake's fire will take some time. Most of her attacks can knock him around but he should be safe and sound inside his armor if he doesn't land on his head or anything like that.
He however can do massive damage with his damned cannonblade.
2/10
Captain Pronin
vs
ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ DIOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ ゴ**ゴ
This one doesn't look so good for Pronin. While he's considerably faster, he has no way to do lasting damage to Dio without losing a limb from cold. Well, except the rubber baton, but that's only for emergencies. Meanwhile Dio can really fuck him up if he can get his hands on him. Pronin will have to use the environment well to have a chance.
1/10
Star Butterfly
This one is easier. Pronin's durability is off the charts, and he should be able to whitstand most of her offensive spells, while avoiding the slower moving ones entirely. With his amazing accuracy, he'll have no trouble getting off a killing shot, and making a sick joke about it after.
9/10
Kappacino Madara
Both are extremely fast, but Pronin has far betterphysicals. If he can avoid being sliced up by the HF blade, he should be able to quickly and easily end the fight in his favor. One clean hit though and he;s a goner.
7/10
Chevalier
There is no way Pronin is penetrating that armor, but with his pinpoint accuracy, he should be able to get a bullet into the eye slit if he can line up a shot before Chev chops him in half. Considering Chevalier has the Kingpin's speed for this scramble though, that's much easier said than done.
4/10