r/whowouldwin • u/That_guy_why • May 06 '17
Special The Great Debate Tournament Round 2
Current Brackets
Alright I think you guys got the gist of how things go down now, but the last rounds thread has everything in one spot if you don't remember, and feel free to ask for clarifications if you need to. Now, onto the actual decision.
The Coin Flip
And the coin has decided...
https://gfycat.com/AnotherDiscreteGourami
Heads, ergo
The match will be a full, 3v3 Team Match
Debate Ends on Tuesday, May 9th, at 11:59 PM EST
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u/Verlux May 09 '17
KILLER FROST REBUTTAL 2: FROSTY BOOGALOO
I really severely doubt her tagging anyone on my team being a reality; she won't make it through multi-block level shockwaves, or >500 mph tornadoes, and through a field of icy blades....and that's all assuming she somehow isn't affected by Hanfeng's illusions.
This I can agree to, as it doesn't fully diminish my point.
Frost has been harmed by sufficient heat blasts though (see: any fight with Firestorm) so per the rules Mandarin can not target her with Incandescence; and even if he could, Xuan Feng's air manipulation would most likely outright just negate any flames, since the air is the medium via which the fire would try to reach Frost and that medium would be getting blasted away constantly.
I think it to be outright wistful thinking to believe Mandarin can even affect her, as stated above. Evidence shows us she literally will not ever gain power in this fight unless a teammate were to sacrifice themselves to her, which the rules preclude.
ADVANTAGE ONE RETORT
I honestly have nothing to rebut here; we seem to be in agreement that Tian Wu could negate most ranged attacks levied against him, and as such remains a lethal threat.
ADVANTAGE TWO REPARTEE
Well, the scans I have already shown showcase the following: Hanfeng's limit break is in of itself the entire area around him, fact. He can manipulate his ice to create refractive illusions, fact. QED, he can use the entire area to create refractive illusions.
The qualm with him not being a rational combatant because he summons his sword is actually an odd one; his Limit Break precludes the use of his actual Silver Flame sword unless he dispels the Limit Break and uses only his sword. The reason it would appear to not be rational is "Well why not just keep freezing your opponent to death?" In the three scenarios he has unsheathed his sword for a final blow, it has been fully rational as I shall delineate:
Against Ah Gou: Ah Gou becomes frozen entirely, and Hanfeng pulls forth his sword to end Ah Gou's life before he can unleash Monochrome; Ah Gou had previously fired soul-seeking cannonballs that can fly around at-will, and the moment Hanfeng went to strike his downed opponent, the cannonballs homed in, ending the battle. He literally had Ah Gou frozen solid and unable to retaliate, thus went for the finishing blow asap; pretty rational.
Against Quan Dao: Hanfeng successfully bests Quan Dao for the majority of their fight, but Quan Dao is so powerful and dense that he can continually shatter out of being frozen. Thus, Hanfeng summons his sword and utilizes his skill to impale Quan Dao center mass, perpetually freezing him since his sword generates the ice of Hell passively and to an insane degree from within his body.
Against Tian Wu, Hanfeng summons his sword and dispels the illusions after Tian Wu uses his Divine Skill for a third time in a row, leaving Tian Wu momentarily weakened and unable to react as quickly as usual, allowing Hanfeng to land a finishing blow....that unfortunately is halted. Hanfeng literally baits Tian Wu into going all out via the illusions, then drops the curtain and goes for a guaranteed win.
In none of these cases is Hanfeng anything but a rational opponent going for a decisive victory with no room for error.
To this point, I actually would disagree to the point you're insinuating how much the battle would be effected by this: Xuan Feng won't be able to use True Void, sure, but Tian Wu has pretty damned good control over his Divine Skill, especially his amped version, so if he uses that it literally just means he is exerting even more influence over the battlefield since it would hold your team suspended mid-air if they're too weak: at best, it means your team is being buffeted by his Divine Skill's pressure constantly until he allows it to explode forth into one of your team.
As for Xuan and Hanfeng, they have absolutely control over the precision of their abilities, and Xuan's tornadoes are hardly 'damaging' so him summoning a stone-ripping tornado behind your team and fucking up their mobility is well within allowable bounds.
I too doubt it; the Mandarin really is a jobber but he's so goddamn versatile and kudos for picking him as a replacement as a result! But, I do still outright reject the second half of this assertion based on my above rebuttal.
This may actually fool Hanfeng's soul sense, yes; but his soul sensing is innately a soul-based power and I don't recall Liar having any such feats of ensnaring souls in illusion. This gets really iffy even as a rebuttal, however.
To the latter half of this point though: Dark Ones and Gods alike have pretty decent awareness of mental intrusion; here we see a God mentally invade the minds of over 20,000 people simultaneously, with the stronger Gods and Dark Ones immediately noting what is going on and showcasing awareness of mental intrusion, with any sort of outside action causing them to immediately break free of the trance, and one Dark One outright just not being affected after a moment (note: Hanfeng absolutely is aware he's being mentally assaulted and is still able to react, he's the one in the hood near ZongHeng). Based on your own interpretation of the Malekith scan (which I find fair), I honestly believe my team will at least have some modicum of blanket resistance to such illusory assault, with Hanfeng absolutely being able to resist at the very least.
ADVANTAGE THREE RIPOSTE
I still think my team's AoE efficacy is being undersold; Tian Wu's second form of Divine Skill is fully controllable as we see from his uses of it, and in fact is an insanely useful battlefield control mechanism based on how it would let him blitz anyone on your team and guarantee a point-blank, heavy-hitting Thunderclap to the face. And again, Xuan's wind is a non-damaging ability I contend, thus is fair play. Hanfeng's abilities are arguable, but so long as he focuses all his Frost Aura into your team he should be playing by the rules.
Your team has a better cohesive leader, yes, in the Mandarin; my team has two long-time friends and two respected rivals however, who all know one anothers' abilities inside and out with great insight.
CONCLUSION REJOINDER
I still vehemently disagree, and will continue to insist, based on tourney rules and feats, that Frost is your largest detractor in this round due to Hanfeng keeping her on ice and my team being untouchable, as well as having way to prevent fire from reaching her via Xuan's aerokinesis.
Were she to gain some heat source, this might hold true and would drop my odds to 4 or 5/10. But, my team absolutely has circumstantial evidence indicating illusion resistance of a mental sort is plausible, which doubly knocks against this thought.
As harped on enough already, I truly do not see a strong case for this becoming reality.
MY CONCLUSION
I honestly had forgotten there was a single instance of mental resist in the FSJ verse; having gone back through that, and factoring in Tian Wu's enhanced Thunderclap, Hanfeng's control, and Xuan's ability to just outright buffet your team and distract Mandarin, I think it may even go so high as a 9/10 for my team. The Mandarin is powerful but fighting a battle wherein he is solely a support, with only Saber on the offense? He's in a very, very sore position.