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Public enemy #1 hits the scene.

In this fight we have several major factors, in fact honestly all of these characters bring a lot to the table in my opinion (Bar Neptune.)

Unfortunately with the sheer tankiness of Diablo, Armstrong and Bass they will outlast if this turns in a battle of trading blows. Zero and the enemy will have to attack decisively and ruthlessly to get the upper hand.

Ryu Hayabusa has a definitive edge against Death as his primary weapon, The True Dragon Sword is a holy weapon and an immensely strong one at that.

Pit I feel poses the largest problem, but considering there are plenty of Islands to throw, magic for Diablo to utilize and room for Ryu Hayabusa to utilize his cadre of ranged weaponry and Ninpo (Arrows that gib demonic enemies, giant cannon, black hole ninpo) along with of course Bass and his barriers I feel he cannot effectively solo if the rest of his team crumples.

Zero is a formidable foe, but considering his resurrection comes in only if Mega man dies first I'm having trouble imagining a scenario in which that happens due to the following.

In this fight the front liners are Diablo, Armstrong and Ryu Hayabusa, with Bass who can also pull as one while their opposition is Death, Neptune and Zero. I feel in melee range they are both outnumbered and on a whole outclassed, thus would be better suited to hitting and running, a direct engagement would not be well suited for this team due to the sheer front loaded strength of their opponents.

In such an engagement Diablo's team has a clear disadvantage. While each of their principal members has methods of attacking at range, bar Hayabusa they're not effective against high speed targets. The best way I can imagine an engagement in this case is Armstrong pulling a Diablo fastball at the opponent, but I don't feel Diablo allowing that is very in character. Meanwhile the other team is almost universally suited with ranged attacks, bar Neptune and Zero.

On maneuverability Diablo's team is also on the downside. Diablo themself is very slow and cumbersome, Armstrong while he can be fast is not very dexterous agile. This leaves Bass and Ryu Hayabusa to make up for that lack, which I'm not sure if they can do. While Hayabusa has superhuman agility, teleportation and the ability to create floating platforms, he's definitively not enough to funnel the enemy team (especially with it's flier) into his own.

All in all this is a tough match to call on. I'm going to go with my gut however and say Bass. With regenerative abilities, tankiness and a balanced team I feel they'll be able to pull out a victory.