Board 8 > ~FIGHT!~ Bowser, Mewtwo and Donkey Kong vs. Aigis and Crono

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 7:55:41 PM
#51:


here's DK getting annoyed about being shot
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Chaeix
02/22/23 7:56:44 PM
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AriaOfBolo posted...
here's DK getting annoyed about being shot
https://gfycat.com/flusteredmistycranefly
that blunderbuss can't be strong - it makes dk move less than k rool nudging him with the butt of the gun lmao

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 7:57:00 PM
#53:


It's gonna be hard for the persona to both buff AND tank

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Johnbobb
02/22/23 7:57:31 PM
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Honestly if this was an open setting I'd say it goes to Aigis a little easier. In closed quarters, it's a little harder for her to command the battlefield and stop Bowser/Giant DK from closing in

I almost picture it like Aigis as a supersoldier trapped in a tight-quartered survival horror with giant mutant monsters on the loose, and in that scenario, magically knowing where giant gorilla is going to pop out at is very helpful

I still don't get what Frenzy is actually supposed to be and googling it did nothing

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Chaeix
02/22/23 7:57:51 PM
#55:


AriaOfBolo posted...
It's gonna be hard for the persona to both buff AND tank
she's not buffing while she's in close range, that would be silly!

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Chaeix
02/22/23 7:58:22 PM
#56:


Johnbobb posted...
Honestly if this was an open setting I'd say it goes to Aigis a little easier. In closed quarters, it's a little harder for her to command the battlefield and stop Bowser/Giant DK from closing in

I almost picture it like Aigis as a supersoldier trapped in a tight-quartered survival horror with giant mutant monsters on the loose, and in that scenario, magically knowing where giant gorilla is going to pop out at is very helpful

I still don't get what Frenzy is actually supposed to be and googling it did nothing
There's a clip in my opening post with a timestamp. It's named 'Confuse' in original Crono Trigger

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 7:58:23 PM
#57:


Chaeix posted...
that blunderbuss can't be strong - it makes dk move less than k rool nudging him with the butt of the gun lmao

I'd probably respect Aigis' guns more, yeah, but he's still getting shot point blank with cannonballs while immobile, and no-selling it

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Chaeix
02/22/23 7:58:56 PM
#58:


https://youtu.be/IrmDrlgTr3Y?t=118

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 7:59:09 PM
#59:


Johnbobb posted...
I still don't get what Frenzy is actually supposed to be and googling it did nothing

four (IIRC) sword hits

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Chaeix
02/22/23 8:01:51 PM
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Math aside, I think it's worth repeating that in an FMV setting, it's hard to imagine Mewtwo getting slashed by a sword a bunch of times as doing less damage than taking a burst of elemental energy.

Pokemon has blade-based attacks but like, this is a real sword that cuts through meat and flesh, which Mewtwo most certainly is.

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Johnbobb
02/22/23 8:02:51 PM
#61:


Chaeix posted...
There's a clip in my opening post with a timestamp. It's named 'Confuse' in original Crono Trigger
I somehow totally missed that clip there


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Mewtwo59
02/22/23 8:02:53 PM
#62:


Quick, someone get the calcs for Aegislash's Sacred Sword against Mewtwo.

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Kamekguy
02/22/23 8:03:17 PM
#63:


To posit a bit on DK's durability (as Jungle Beat is really his only chance to show durability beyond "wahhh a beaver was mean 2 me ;; " ), DK gains HP based on 'beats' in Jungle Beat, earned by him doing cool platforming tricks and eating bananas in stages. He then banks them to fight bosses, serving as his health bar. At Platinum Crest level, DK has accrued about 1200 beats. Getting slugged in the face by apes roughly 1.5 times his size does about 100 beats worth of damage. This backflip kick from the Ghastly King (1:13) does about 45 beats of damage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT-XQxVv4sI#t=1m13s

Extrapolate from there since I know DK's durability is a bit of an obscure point.

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 8:03:58 PM
#64:


Luminaire's a pretty good burst of elemental energy tho

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 8:05:35 PM
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Mewtwo can usually tank Fury Swipes pretty easily

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Johnbobb
02/22/23 8:07:20 PM
#66:


Kamekguy posted...
Extrapolate from there since I know DK's durability is a bit of an obscure point.
someone convert the damage of a machine gun into beats for me

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Chaeix
02/22/23 8:07:22 PM
#67:


AriaOfBolo posted...
Mewtwo can usually tank Fury Swipes pretty easily
bodied by x-scissor though!

also i would just like to point to the admins out that m5 is currently unplayable because i just noticed this - please note the wording of DK's passive vs. the DK Rap

Writeup - He is 100% larger, physically stronger, and faster in both movement speed and reflexes for today's battle.

DK Rap - He's bigger, faster, and stronger too

this must be rectified

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Dante
02/22/23 8:08:20 PM
#68:


fucking BADMINS

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Hbthebattle
02/22/23 8:10:31 PM
#69:


x-scissor is explicitly mentioned as being scythes or claws. Aegislash cannot learn it.

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 8:11:59 PM
#70:


Chaeix posted...
bodied by x-scissor though!

I can kinda maybe see Luminaire as Fairy even if it's like my fourth choice, but I am not buying Crono as a Bug

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KanzarisKelshen
02/22/23 8:12:04 PM
#71:


Chaeix posted...
bodied by x-scissor though!

also i would just like to point to the admins out that m5 is currently unplayable because i just noticed this - please note the wording of DK's passive vs. the DK Rap

Writeup - He is 100% larger, physically stronger, and faster in both movement speed and reflexes for today's battle.

DK Rap - He's bigger, faster, and stronger too

this must be rectified

DK's wording has been amended to be more correct (to the full extent the ability allows). We apologize for this terrible display of badminship.

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 8:13:07 PM
#72:


I demand a refund on DK

I'm not giving him back, I just want the GP

actually if he loses this match I might give him back too

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Drakeryn
02/22/23 8:15:19 PM
#73:


Dante posted...
i personally don't think mewtwo lives but i also am currently leaning team nintendo anyway

this is also where I'm at

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Chaeix
02/22/23 8:16:01 PM
#74:


Hbthebattle posted...
x-scissor is explicitly mentioned as being scythes or claws. Aegislash cannot learn it.
this is fair

but sacred sword explicitly mentions a horn so uh

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Mewtwo59
02/22/23 8:17:45 PM
#75:


Sacred Sword is weird because it was originally the signature moves of the Swords of Justice, then they made a sword Pokemon in the next generation and gave it Sacred Sword. So it mentions horns despite the fact that Aegislash and Zacian don't have horns.

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Hbthebattle
02/22/23 8:18:22 PM
#76:


Chaeix posted...
but sacred sword explicitly mentions a horn so uh
it was originally the signature move of the Swords of Justice, who have blade-like horns.

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Hbthebattle
02/22/23 8:19:10 PM
#77:


also it doesnt mention horns anymore, in SV its "slices with a sword"

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 8:19:23 PM
#78:


I also don't think Crono is very horny

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Mewtwo59
02/22/23 8:20:04 PM
#79:


According to bulbapedia, it's actually since SV, but yeah, it says sword now.

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Chaeix
02/22/23 8:21:41 PM
#80:


Mewtwo59 posted...
Sacred Sword is weird because it was originally the signature moves of the Swords of Justice, then they made a sword Pokemon in the next generation and gave it Sacred Sword. So it mentions horns despite the fact that Aegislash and Zacian don't have horns.
fair

in any case i don't think sacred sword is a good comparison because i don't think a sword inherently counts as fighting-type. if anything it'd be steel or normal.

but for a reasonable comparison's sake, without using a busted move, I compared a lvl 100 Slaking (with max attack EVs) using Slash on a lvl 100 Mewtwo with an offensive set. 41 - 48.7% damage.

Bear in mind that this is the Crono comparison only and Aigis' attack is without a doubt far stronger. If Crono's dealing 40% damage, you best believe Aigis is dealing the next 60%.


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Hbthebattle
02/22/23 8:23:03 PM
#81:


"reasonable comparison" Slaking has 160 attack!

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trdl23
02/22/23 8:24:00 PM
#82:


Chaeix posted...
bodied by x-scissor though!

also i would just like to point to the admins out that m5 is currently unplayable because i just noticed this - please note the wording of DK's passive vs. the DK Rap

Writeup - He is 100% larger, physically stronger, and faster in both movement speed and reflexes for today's battle.

DK Rap - He's bigger, faster, and stronger too

this must be rectified
On behalf of the badmins, my sincerest apologies. You can blame Kanzaris for everything, as usual.

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KanzarisKelshen
02/22/23 8:24:59 PM
#83:


Hbthebattle posted...
"reasonable comparison" Slaking has 160 attack!

Crono has a sword made of pure dreamstuff, tbf

I kinda feel like that would hit significantly harder than a Slaking, though my pokemon respect is just middling.

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Kamekguy
02/22/23 8:25:51 PM
#84:


Alright so general thoughts:

-I think Mewtwo's dead. I am just imagining four spears impaling him before the giant laser strikes him, pinning him to the ground as he's relentlessly blasted, instead of merely 'another, bigger laser'. And that is brutal and I love it.

-If you are asking me if I think Donkey Kong can break a building and climb up it in order to grab a girl... yes. I think he's very good at that.

-I respect Aigis a whole bunch. But these rooms are TINY. I cannot imagine her kiting in and out of any of them, because there's just nowhere to really go unless she smashes through a wall, and DK would hear that.

-I don't think stall strategies work because Bowser can just order some Bob-ombs to walk into rooms. Like, there are enough bodies with the minions that DK can stay in pretty prime fighting condition, and what, Bowser's gonna check rooms for traps himself?

-I don't think Aigis gets debuffs off. Iwatodai's got narrow hallways and if she's not providing covering fire, DK's gonna use the casting time to get in there and grab her. And I do think if he gets the grab off, it's over. I have broken into many, MANY an Aigis in my time and heard her yell MY ARMOR over and over to a lovely combo.

-If the building comes down, Bowser definitely lives. His shell doesn't just survive a Thwomp crushing it in Inside Story, he no-sells it completely and keeps walking. Plus it survives his whole castle falling on it. DK... depends on where he is and when they decide to bring it down.

-Bowser can teleport. That seems like a thing that makes escaping to a higher floor hard.

Really I'm just sitting here thinking how versatile Bowser's toolkit is for this situation. There's a LOT that can be done to open up the opportunity for DK to get off the combo he needs, I'd need a surefire strat from Aigis to isolate and beat Bowser first. I think she can kite DK, but not if Bowser's helping him in a LOT of potential ways.

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KanzarisKelshen
02/22/23 8:25:52 PM
#85:


(I in turn feel this would make Crono's swordstrikes Fairy or Ghost or something but keep in mind I am not a pokemon knower)

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Chaeix
02/22/23 8:26:50 PM
#86:


Hbthebattle posted...
"reasonable comparison" Slaking has 160 attack!
Well, a Lopunny does (24.9 - 29.7%) with Slash as the next highest-attack STAB slash user and Crono's Frenzy is certainly going to be stronger than a Lopunny's slash. So pick somewhere in between idc.

god I hate arguing against Pokemon

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Dante
02/22/23 8:27:34 PM
#87:


Kamekguy posted...
Bowser can just order some Bob-ombs to walk into rooms.


i don't think he can - he can only use the minions for brawl attacks? I don't actually know what a brawl attack is

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Kamekguy
02/22/23 8:29:51 PM
#88:


Dante posted...
i don't think he can - he can only use the minions for brawl attacks? I don't actually know what a brawl attack is

Those are his attacks involving them from Bowser's Inside Story, where he summons minions. Essentially to ensure he doesn't just sit behind an infinite amount of them.

The Bob-omb one is specifically just... telling them to charge at people while he blows a little whistle, guiding their path.

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Chaeix
02/22/23 8:36:19 PM
#89:


One thing that I really want to emphasize here is that DK is getting gradually weaker over the course of the fight

He's not taking the damage and no-selling it. Mercs is ultimately not an HP bar-based setting. The monkey is getting shot and wounded, and moving is going to hurt. He's not fighting at peak capacity up until the point he's dead.

If Aigis can kite him to the point of injury where he's below 50% 'HP' he's going to be incapacitatedand moving significantly slower.

With that respect, Aigis is also very precise and smart with her shooting and what she hits. She's going to be doing what she can to make sure DK can't keep fighting or moving even if he's still alive. E.g. where a guy pulls a grenade and she shoots it out of his hand:

https://gfycat.com/sandyquestionablegermanspaniel

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 8:38:02 PM
#90:


that is not often how video games work! even cutscenes!

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Chaeix
02/22/23 8:40:58 PM
#91:


AriaOfBolo posted...
that is not often how video games work! even cutscenes!
i'm not exactly sure which part of my post you're replying to?

cause my point is that this is not video games and we should not be relying strictly on game mechanics to keep DK from being in pain or significantly wounded from eating a bunch of bullets to the skull

DK is not bulletproof and is getting riddled with bullets, definitely in the face if Aigis can hit it.

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AriaOfBolo
02/22/23 8:45:00 PM
#92:


I don't think DK is bulletproof, but I do think a buffed up DK can take a few basic attacks from Aigis. And I just plain don't think of Mercs as not being video game based. Is it realistic for everybody to fight the same at 1 HP as they do at full? No, but dang near everybody does, often in the cutscenes too. Don't think we've got any persona user robots IRL either.

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SirChris
02/22/23 8:52:29 PM
#93:


Dk no selling cannon balls lol

dk/bowser

double parameter dk on this map with bowser helping him is a bad day for aigis. Mewtwo is dead tho imo

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Chaeix
02/22/23 8:52:57 PM
#94:


I mean I dont disagree with you its a little more cutscene than straight real life but theres no pretending that like, headshots dont matter here, or if Aigis shoots DKs right hand/arm a bunch of times its going to impact its usability.

getting shot does not just drain a general HP/durability pool, it has other specific impacts

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Dante
02/22/23 9:00:35 PM
#95:


bigger, faster, and stronger too

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GANON1025
02/22/23 9:01:38 PM
#96:


Feeling good about Team DK here.

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Hbthebattle
02/22/23 9:02:34 PM
#97:


monke

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Mewtwo59
02/22/23 9:05:50 PM
#98:


So I'm going to be contrarian here and say Mewtwo lives. I took a look at the Chrono Trigger damage calcs, and it turns out that the multiplier for Thunder 2 in dual techs is around the same as Frenzy's multiplier. Luminaire isn't used in any dual techs, but I imagine its multiplier would put it on par with Frenzy's damage despite Crono's low magic like it does as a single tech.

Basically what I'm getting at is that I think this is only marginally stronger than the attack last week that I thought Mewtwo survived, so I think Mewtwo survives here. So he uses Recover to heal up and Aigis can't win the 1v3 against the Beastars. I think Aigis can take the 1v2 against Bowser and DK (DK would need another 100% on top of what he's got before I start to think he can win that), but with Mewtwo there, she doesn't stand a chance.

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Kamekguy
02/22/23 9:07:54 PM
#99:


Donkey Kong

Yeah I'm sorry, even with DK taking pot shots, my respect for the guys is just too high. Like, I absolutely accept DK takes damage here and that inhibits his ability to fight optimally... but I don't think Aigis is able to get away unscathed with Bowser on her, and Bowser would have to accomplish effectively nothing in order to let Aigis heal. And between his shell letting him go up walls, Terrorize having a chance of inflicting the Fear status that Aigis can't heal off, minion attacks to limit Aigis' hiding places, just setting stuff on fire (that DK can put out via clapping, as he's done in Jungle Beat - shut up clapping is very strong), poison gas, teleporting - the terrain is too enclosed for Aigis to dodge a huge amount of these options, and if Bowser and DK get to the top and decide to break the building down, if Aigis isn't flying outside... that's real bad.

That said, I think Mewtwo is absolutely dead and if this is on a larger (though not necessarily more open) terrain, Aigis has a real shot. Or if Labrys is here it's hardly a debate. But I had to think and recall quite a lot here! I just think, in a lot more scenarios than not, DK gets the grab.

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02/22/23 9:16:19 PM
#100:


AriaOfBolo posted...
here's DK getting annoyed about being shot
https://gfycat.com/flusteredmistycranefly


Yeah this about DKs it

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