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I once spent hours arguing that Kevin McAllister would be able to beat 1 million Supermen given infinite preparation time, so naturally I'm going HOUOUIN KYOUMA

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I'll summarize Hououin's arguments and explain why I didn't bother making real ones earlier:

There are a few ways to think about this (and I assumed people would naturally fall under one of this categories without prodding):

• Hououin has both a time machine, his time leap machine, and his D-mails readily available to him. If he ever runs into trouble, he can change timelines and report back in to his prior self, rescuing himself while giving himself more information. He can find where Aang is camping, and go back in time arbitrarily far to set up traps or otherwise work to incapacitate Aang. Aang is strong, but this isn't a foe he's equipped to fight
• Hououin does not have a time machine, but he has the leap machine and his D-mails. He's limited to traveling to the beginning of the match so he can't ambush Aang as soon as he arrives here, and he can only go to another area as fast as he can normally travel there, but he could still set up some kind of ambush and scout. Aang probably wouldn't be able to find Okabe's base easily (Appa was a much easier target, for example), so Hououin will be free to send D-mails at will and keep himself safe if he ever gets spotted. Aang won't kill him so Aang will temper his bending powers, and thus will be unlikely to destroy the cellphone in any initial confrontation. Hououin wins through trial and error
• His D-mails can't save him forever and Hououin will fuck up before getting the drop on Aang
• It doesn't matter because Hououin is fated to survive for at least eight more years (not relevant against Aang specifically because he's 100% go for nonviolent pacification)

Choose which category you fall under. I will say that I'm confident in this situation that D-mails will alter timelines ("no go N forest" or whatever would definitely get the job done). They aren't perfect, but he just needs to use them to "reroll" his situation to get to safety

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What is the second best letter to start a user's name, behind S?

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NFUN posted...

those arguments were pure jokes

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Why do all of the best users have handles that begin with "S"?

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dorito man

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those arguments were pure jokes, and I'm allowing him to not having access to his time machine, just the Phonewave and his time leap device

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Shonen_Bat posted...

sorry man, I was stuck in a chunk of ice for a hundred years, you know how it is

It's alright. If you know how the Internet works, this page should be illuminating
https://steins-gate.fandom.com/wiki/Future_Gadget_Lab

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Shonen_Bat posted...

I don't know what any of those things are

That's because you're stuck in the past when the future is here

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Shonen_Bat posted...

https://gfycat.com/weirdflippantjay

it's probably not going to be as cut and dry as "Kyouma sneaks up and assassinates him"

This is future technology Aang cannot even begin to comprehend, let alone prepare for. Like, Aang could deal with Moad Snake, fine, but not Ghost in the Ball. And the Bit Particle Gun would make short work of the Avatar

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dum pink ball

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It's named after the telescope that first discovered it (and isn't the first comet known by that name)

I went out a bunch but finally actually saw it today. Was barely visible, and was nothing more than a blur under my telescope. Was much neater getting Jupiter and the Galilean moons or Saturn and its rings

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Akeldama
Geofront

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I don't even think we need to consider time travel for the purposes of this match. Okabe's early Future Gadgets can carry the match on their own. He has unparalleled scouting with his Bamboo Helicam, and he's functionally invisible when using the Ghost in the Ball. After finding and sneaking up on Aang, he can quickly and easily dispose of him with the powerful Cyalume Saber. Easy peasy

EDIT: AND HOW COULD I FORGET "Once again, I made something worthless, by Goemon"??? GG Aang, GG

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Welcome to the King of Fighters 2020 (NOT MERCS) Simulated Character Battle Tournament!

The game is simple. The two* listed characters are placed in an (imaginary) location with a variety of (imaginary) environments, kind of like a picture in a child's schoolbook that describes different types of geological features. Within a ten mile radius, there is an (imaginary) urban downtown, exurbs, plains, snow-clad mountains at the edge, dry plains, etc. Fighters start wherever is most appropriate for them, but feel increasingly compelled to seek out their opponent and fight. Strong-willed fighters can try to hold out in their chosen environment for longer... eventually, all will succumb and actively search for the other to battle.

To participate, just vote in bold for whichever character you believe will win. Giving reasoning is optional, but please be polite and read what others have said and carefully make your decision. I'll ping the nominators (they can opt out) to give arguments if they wish.

Results/Discussion: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78797189

TODAY'S PARTICIPANTS:
Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

The Avatar, master of all four elements. His airbending skills are great, but he has a lot to learn before he's ready to save anyone. But I believe that Aang can save the world.

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Hououin Kyouma (Steins;Gate)
https://i.imgur.com/hByUWcg.jpg
In addition to his mind-blowingly advanced tech like Moad Snake, the Bit Particle Cannon and the Cyalume Saber, Hououin Kyouma can, in principle, send messages or even his consciousness back in time.

@Johnbobb

FIGHT

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Ryza

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what ever

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MariaTaylor posted...

btw I recommend for future matches you put a link to the results and discussion topic in the opening post

especially since you don't post yesterdays results in the opening post either

alright

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Estelle

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When I actually could go to the gym it probably would've been shoulders, now I guess core, or anything not upper-body

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Shonen_Bat posted...

Yeah he's probably closer to her than I was giving him credit for, I was just having a bad day

How does Estelle fight when she's angry? Roman talks shit literally constantly, I'm not sure there's anyone in this bracket who would have an easier time getting under her skin

She's mature enough by now not to rush in headlong just because she's pissed. Thinking with her head and not just her heart was one of the main lessons she learned over the course of the games. Anyway, to really set her off, he'd probably need to insult and threaten her friends, which Roman wouldn't know anything about. He might get her a little more careless, but probably not in any way that's decisive

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At least I'm not stuck on a trapeze in Trapezium

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Leanansidhe posted...

Jokes on you, I'm on Discord and I still have no idea what you're getting at

How Rock first got pissed at everybody last week

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Snrkiko posted...

is the discord something i want to do to myself

yes

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Leanansidhe posted...

That's cool of you to learn and apologize, instead of getting irate and defensive. Way to go!

wow this is so contextually perfect but you're not on Discord so you don't even realize it!

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i need to rewatch these movies

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gameplay-wise, she has access to magic. "canon" gameplay-wise, she'd probably be able to buff her strength and use fire magic. story-wise, she never uses magic. character-wise, she'd probably forget to buff herself until the middle of the fight, and wouldn't use offensive magic unless it was clearly the best strategy

I just remembered that, by Zero, she learned the limit break her father used in one of the games, so she's probably approaching the top tier of staff fighters in her world

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scarletspeed7 posted...

@NFUN you ever hear of people making accounts against TOS?

Why, I shudder at the very thought!

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Swap to SDMB

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Brotherhood

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Burning Force
Pressure Cooker

very good day. The first in a long time where I didn't know what I was voting for either match

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Shonen_Bat posted...

The girl Roman one-ups in that fight is fast enough to deflect gunfire, like Estelle, so they're on even footing for speed, probably. How is her durability? Roman has the same aura shielding as everyone else on the show, which lets him take hits from someone who can easily slice up robots (black bow girl again)

Gameplay vs story durability is a tough call, but if we're going down this road, she can tank forty-foot tall mech punching her in the face, amongst other nonsense. Storywise, she beats up what is fairly called an angel and what is fairly called a demon, who are both very powerful... with a stick. Gauging strength is pretty rough, but comparatively to her opponents, she did some cool shit. Of course, the Power of Friendship was in play, but it isn't like she's supposed to be a support or anything

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Shonen_Bat posted...

that's a pretty solid argument right out the gate, but I do have some unanswered questions

mainly how does Estelle fight? Was she trained in the art of REALLY BIG STICK or does she usually just hit things until they fall down? Roman is no slouch here.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7SIgwP4L6_w

see, yeah, that other guy in the video is an amateur at the REALLY BIG STICK. He's spending a lot of time not hitting people with it. Estelle would skip that nonsense and spend more time bashing him in.

Real talk she's a badass in an organization of badasses, a fighter trained in investigation and situational awareness. This jabroni seems like a lesser version of Bleublanc, an antagonist that I'm sure would job to her in a fair fight

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My Estelle argument is as follows:







I am open to questions.

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Welcome to the King of Fighters 2020 (NOT MERCS) Simulated Character Battle Tournament!

The game is simple. The two* listed characters are placed in an (imaginary) location with a variety of (imaginary) environments, kind of like a picture in a child's schoolbook that describes different types of geological features. Within a ten mile radius, there is an (imaginary) urban downtown, exurbs, plains, snow-clad mountains at the edge, dry plains, etc. Fighters start wherever is most appropriate for them, but feel increasingly compelled to seek out their opponent and fight. Strong-willed fighters can try to hold out in their chosen environment for longer... eventually, all will succumb and actively search for the other to battle.

To participate, just vote in bold for whichever character you believe will win. Giving reasoning is optional, but please be polite and read what others have said and carefully make your decision. I'll ping the nominators (they can opt out) to give arguments if they wish.

TODAY'S PARTICIPANTS:
Estelle Bright (Trails in the Sky)



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Roman Torchwick (RWBY)

A fighter with a cane, Roman Torchwick is good with his cannon-cane.

@Shonen_Bat

FIGHT

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Bigby

Somebody remind me to do a bonus match that's Bigby vs half of Mid tier

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kateee posted...

what're the best ones?

guess i should've finished my ranking

choose whatever animals you like. they're all good. i personally like mollusks and polychaetes


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kateee

https://www.youtube.com/user/zefrank1/videos

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MZero posted...

Happy Birthday, account!

old

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Tony Hawk... I do not know if he was in or not (probably not)

If you insist, then Estelle

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tgs2 posted...

Now I am all super pumped on the weaker amino acid song again

what is the stronger amino acid song?

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Merciless Savior
Isoleucine


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I don't buy the "will only lose if it's funnier" line of thinking for Freak

Kamekguy posted...

As I recall, Fables gain power based on the belief in them. As such... I kind of wonder if Freakazoid making constant references to Bigby and being just the embodiment of everyone's collective knowledge on the internet wouldn't make Bigby's healing factor just become utterly ridiculous.

I like this argument

Johnbobb posted...

See this is an extremely compelling argument and makes me ALMOST want to vote Bigby

but then I think "oh Freakazoid will just go to every person on Earth individually and tell them the Big Bad Wolf doesn't exist"

the issue is whether he can figure out to do that. Either way, he definitely randomly has silver weapons as soon as he sees he's fighting a werewolf

Normally I'd say that you can't interact with other people for these fights, but I think if anybody gets an exception for this, it's Freak. And he absolutely has silver

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rwlh posted...

He breaks the fourth wall in a number of ways. He might even be able to talk to the creator of Fables, or Bigby's voice actor. He's done it with his own show. Maybe he could talk to NFUN and get put in a better match, or even have NFUN rig it for him! (I am seriously not joking. He does stuff like this all the time.)

Fortunately, having been called "Freakazoid" by my parents throughout childhood, I am immune to his connivance

I did not realize it was a character until he was nommed

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Shonen_Bat posted...

oh no

does bigby have normal wolf weaknesses like silver and whatever, because his opponent will know if he does

Silver and fire are apparently Not Good for him

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Welcome to the King of Fighters 2020 (NOT MERCS) Simulated Character Battle Tournament!

The game is simple. The two* listed characters are placed in an (imaginary) location with a variety of (imaginary) environments, kind of like a picture in a child's schoolbook that describes different types of geological features. Within a ten mile radius, there is an (imaginary) urban downtown, exurbs, plains, snow-clad mountains at the edge, dry plains, etc. Fighters start wherever is most appropriate for them, but feel increasingly compelled to seek out their opponent and fight. Strong-willed fighters can try to hold out in their chosen environment for longer... eventually, all will succumb and actively search for the other to battle.

To participate, just vote in bold for whichever character you believe will win. Giving reasoning is optional, but please be polite and read what others have said and carefully make your decision. I'll ping the nominators (they can opt out) to give arguments if they wish.

TODAY'S PARTICIPANTS:
Bigby Wolf (Fables)

A very physically strong character, Bigby can transform into various forms of wolf, including one larger than an elephant

vs

Freakazoid (Freakazoid)

A character guaranteed to produce INTERESTING, REASONABLE discussion, Freakazoid has knowledge of anything ever put on the Internet

@trdl23 @Xeybozn

FIGHT

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