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Okay, so let's start with the obvious. My dearest baby Crono has died. What a Heroic Sacrifice. He cannot be revived, unfortunately, because he has been K TO THE O'd. But unfortunately his sacrifice is not in vain because, and I cannot emphasize this enough, the dual tech still goes off.

Mewtwo has been hit by yet another dual tech, this time Shredding Smite. Another name that is unfortunately a smite so it doesn't sound as cool as it could, but this time we're bringing a move that lines up with Crono's strength as a physical fighter and Aigis' Heritage Liberator Palladion. The two spells are below:

https://youtu.be/B3csqSb-9Mk?t=73
https://youtu.be/IrmDrlgTr3Y?t=118

Mewtwo is dead this time. A move that combines Aigis' IK with a bunch of slashes directly to the flesh leaves him skewered and in pieces. A real tragedy. Last time, the Luminaire dual tech didn't kill Mewtwo but I have listened to the voices of the people and used the combo they suggested. Mewtwo should be dead as a door nail this time.

That leaves the match as Bowser and DK (200%) vs. Aigis.

But Aigis has buffs - specifically an Attack Buff, Defense Buff, and Evasion/Reflex Buff. The only buffs DK has that Aigis doesn't are size and speed - and in any case, it's not hard to believe that Aigis is 2x faster than base DK, so she's still outspeeding him here. This is all to say the buffs absolutely do not give DK a decisive advantage, especially given Aigis has a defense reduction debuff - so even though DK has doubled defense, it's effectively back to normal because of the debuff.

Anyways let's proceed with how the match will actually go. The terrain is the Iwatodai Dormitory - a large dormitory building with a sizable rooftop - the rooftop is key here.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/3/3/AAM0NeAAENZJ.jpg

Aigis' Terrain Advantage - A Game of Cat and Mouse

Aigis knows exactly where DK is at any point in the match, and she is smart enough not to engage in a straight up 1v1, and because of her radar scanning abilities separate from the ability, she's also able to detect how big DK is if he's nearby (see: P4U where she can detect plane intruders without seeing them, and identify what they're holding). This means that the game Aigis is playing against DK is a game of cat and mouse - do damage safely and then retreat. Which she has all of the knowledge and skills to do on her home terrain. She knows every room, every hallway, how stairs connect, and the fastest way from point A to point B. DK and Bowser have none of this knowledge.

I say a 1v1 here because Bowser is just too slow to matter in a real fight. Aigis will kite DK away from Bowser before engaging, she knows she shouldn't be engaging in a 1v2. I really can't emphasize enough that if Aigis is successfully kiting DK, Bowser is just out of the picture.

Aigis starts the battle by healing the damage off from Psychic and buffing herself. DK and Bowser are on the move. She can completely avoid them and pick and choose when she engages. Once she sees that she's up against a giant gorilla and a large turtle, she's smart enough to recognize that the roof is the best place to fight. She can just kite DK around, and if DK gets close, she just summons Athena to get in the way and then jumps to a safe distance.

The reason why the roof is ideal is because Aigis can just run away and heal by either going back down the stairs into the building, or alternatively jumping off the building and then running in the ground floor. Or alternatively, she just summons Athena and then flies up above the roof and just abuses her range advantage. Regardless of how she does it, Aigis' ability to kite is invaluable here because she can rebuff and most importantly, heal herself to full whereas DK has zero sustain.

And if people think DK and Bowser go to the roof of the building right away, then that still doesn't really matter. Aigis knows not to engage head-on and waits for them to move before going and setting up her advantageous position. The point is really that Aigis knows where DK is, so she will go where he does not to set up a surprise attack.

I am hard-pressed to believe that DK can beat Aigis when she is still faster than him, has the terrain advantage, and can heal herself. Despite DK's parameter boost, Aigis still has a clear advantage with respect to most parameters because of her buffs, and has the range advantage. Between her guns, explosives, and nuclear magic, it seems pretty clear to me that Aigis can steer clear of DK and whittle him down.

A final point I would like to make is that 2x size DK is twice as easy to hit with bullets. DK has no armor, and is merely flesh and bone. While he's strong, he's a massive fleshy target who should realistically just get shredded by Aigis' weapons either way. He's certainly not getting out of the way