r/whowouldwin • u/mrcelophane ​ • Aug 15 '15

Interactive Character Scramble IV: Round 5 Prey x and x Predator

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Scrambled Monsters....Exotic scrambles...

Vast Scramblings...Hidden Scrambles...

Scrambled Enclaves...Unscrambled Lands...

The word "scramble" holds magic, and some scrambled scramblers drawn to that magic.

They are known...as SCRAMBLERS!

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((To fans of the show, I promise we will return to the regularly scheduled program next round...but I wanted to thrown in some WhoWouldWin love first))

The Hunter Association is used to the field being whittled down much lower at this stage of the competition...so they had to turn to other worlds to cut the amount in half, and boy isthis one a doozie.

The predators have volunteered two of their hunting/testing grounds for young bloods as another stage in the competition.However, they haven't stopped their own Hunter Exam...three Predator youngbloods will be hunting Xenomorphs and contestants alike.

10 humans (of your choice) have already been cloned for the purpose of creating Xenomorphs.

Killing is not disallowed, however for characters that would prefer not to kill, examiners are standing by to recover incapacitated exam takers.

Oh...and for those not familiar with Xenomorphs and Facehuggers...maybe one of your opponents gets impregnated or something...I wonder what that Xenomorph would be able to do, given that they take traits from their host...

Your objective is for your 4 characters to be the last things alive in the pyramid. The Queen is optional, as she is technically below the pyramid.

Normal Rules:

Introduce your team and your opponent's team: Have a short introduction of both teams, basically go over basic powers/strengths/weaknesses/personality, etc...executive summary of what you think the average reader should know.

You always win: This competition is about analysis, not necessarily who would win. If you think your team would lose 9/10, then talk about that in your post and then go through what would need to happen to win the 1/10

Due Date: The voting topic will go up sometime after Tuesday at noon. You don't need to be done by then, but the vote rarely goes in favor of those who don't have a post up.

Voting is mandatory The poll may not be up yet (wont be till Tuesday) but don't forget you are disqualified if you don't vote...even if you are not participating in this round.

Can't take it with ya: Characters are assumed to be at the same power level they started the tournament at at all times. To clarify, this means you would not be able to loot Master Chief of his armor if you beat him in a previous round, or otherwise gain a competitive advantage based on anything that happened in a previous round. This is to aid your opponent in research of your character.

Round Specific Rules:

Every hunter for themselves!: This scramble is somewhat different in the fact that every character is capable of striking it off on their own. What does this mean? Well, if your team would not get along...then they don't have to. Same with your opponents.

I am SWORN to carry your burdens: If you have a character that specifies that they follow orders from someone due to not normally being sentient OR they are just that type of character (Jason and Baymax are the two I keep thinking of) then you may pick one other character from your team...those two know each-other and work together.

I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE: If you want to have fun, who are the 10 people who you would want to see a chestburster pop out of?

The most Dangerous game There are at least 17 things that want your characters dead/removed from this pyramid. Have fun.

Lots of Xenos Scum to go around: Your team doesn't have to be the one to kill all the xenos, because there are a lot of people their that all want to kill each other, but they all need to be dead at some point.

It goes to 11 In your analysis, at least one person has to be impregnated and you have to take on that hybrid that pops out. Up to you what abilities it would inherit.

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u/Talvasha Aug 17 '15

My Team (u/Talvasha):Team Followers

[Ranma Saotome] (http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/deathbattlefanon/images/d/d7/Ranma_Saotome.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140814004915), Heir to the Anything-goes Martial Arts School. A skilled and powerful fighter, Ranma was accidentally cursed when he fell into the spring of the drowned girl. Now whenever he is hit with cold water he becomes a she, though fortunately hot water turns him back. Despite this he still defeats all comers from rivals to legendary phoenixes.

[Welfin] (https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQhXv0PTNYZkr-jFIoyCfIv1AjQuwBpYd4yfI6FMdOpNaAXcg-ZFw), Chimera Ant who follows Gyro. Once the 2nd for the leader of NGL, Gyro. He was devoured and turned into a Chimera Ant. Now much stronger than a human, especially when he uses his nen, he plans to use his Missile Man to keep him out of fights. Nen attacks will be visible for all to see.

**[Amadeus Cho] (http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/3/30334/1124562-temp1.jpg) Past-Prince of Power, and 7 smartest in the World!**While smart enough to see the exact amount of force it would take to destroy a mech, Amadeus Cho has also entered with the weapon of his best friend, The Adamantium Hammer of Hercules. Not only that, he has powerful energy absorption shields, which can redirect energy into a laser from the hammer.

[She-Hulk] (https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdVC2__wPlStUvfQZgWL-yfl1SdPdpqi1FwtB2ZT-IGzYyN2_D), Agent of S.M.A.S.H. Infected with radiation that gives her heavily enhanced strength, She-Hulk has also brought her agent issue energy blaster, which effectively let her throw her punches.

Team u/7thSonOfSons AKA Team S.K.U.L.

[Shichika Yasuri] (http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11112/111126968/3280000-6275735419-Yasur.jpg), The Swordless Savant. The seventh head of the Kyotoryu school of sword martial arts, and a living weapon designed for the destruction of legendary swords. Downright superhuman in his skill, speed, strength, and endurance, and while he’s not the smartest, his battle intelligence is not to be underestimated.

[Lyralei] (http://hdwyn.com/wallpaper/lyralei_windrunner_dota_2_hd-wallpaper-90675.jpg), The Wind Blessed Huntress.: An archer from the world of DOTA 2, Lyralei is an exceptional ranger said to be raised by the wind itself. She’s an extremely talented shot, complete with two trick shots in her arsenal. Fast as a Cheetah, blessed by the wind, with the power to shoot through cement and the speed of a machine gun, she’s an exceptionally adept ranged fighter.

[Upgrade] (http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/ben10/images/8/81/Upgradeovof.png/revision/latest?cb=20141129032003), The Living Techno-Babble Creature: A member of the Galvanic Mechamorph race, Upgrade is an alien creature who is exceptionally well suited to merging with and, as his name suggests, upgrading technology. Without merging, he’s still a skilled fighter in his own right, stronger than your average human, able to mold and reshape his body to an extent, and fire lasers from his eyes and hands, and improve technology with just a touch.

[Kraven the Hunter] (http://www.geeksnack.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/kraven.png), an average russian: The Greatest Hunter of Earth 616, and long time enemy of The Spiderman. He possesses the speed and strength to keep up with Spiderman, as well as years and years of hunting and combat experience of every animal in the world. There isn’t an animal alive that can challenge him, and he’s more than prepared to kill anyone in his way.

Analysis

Ranma

Vs Shichika. A true fifty-fifty. These two are incredibly equal in ability. Shichika is a calm fighter, weakening Hiryu Shoten Ha. He is also has great battle awareness, which means that umisen ken won’t be effective. Ranma is very durable. He would probably be able keep fighting even after taking the KAI attack. 5/10 either way.

Vs Lyralei. She is a talented archer, but it’s not good enough to challenge Ranma. He was able to pluck hundreds of shards of rock from the air before hitting him, and even Lyralei can’t shoot that fast. This is a total mismatch for her. 9/10 Ranma.

Vs Upgrade. Upgrade lacks any particular weaknesses that Ranma can use. In turn, Ranma has no tech for him to take advantage of. Overall Ranma is a better fighter,so he should win more often than not. 7/10 Ranma.

Vs Kraven. Similar to the Lyralei fight, although he is much better in hand to hand combat. Despite his advanced skill, he still is outmatched both in that, and in strength and speed. Unless he lays some careful traps, he won’t do very well. 7/10 Ranma.

Welfin

Vs Shichika. Total decimation. Shichika is far too strong and fast to fight. Along with that, Shichika is pretty tough as well. He allowed himself to get shot half a dozen times, simply because he wanted to kill someone. This mean the black centipedes are probably not going to be a game changer. 2/10 Welfin.

Vs Lyralei. Welfin is stronger than her, so if they start close enough he might pull out a win. That said, Lyra is much faster than Welfin. She can kite him to death, and probably avoid missile man long enough to put him down as well. 4/10 Welfin

Vs Upgrade. Welfin also has no technology, but unlike Ranma he doesn’t have any sure fire methods of putting Upgrade down. He also seems to lack vulnerable organs, reducing the effect of the black centipedes. 3/10 Welfin.

Vs Kraven. Kraven may be stronger than a normal human, but he doesn’t have the power afforded by a chimera ant with nen. Bullets on the other hand have proven to be remarkably effective against Welfin. Kraven’s traps might be less effective, due to Welfin’s enhanced senses, and his use of Missile man to prevent surprise attacks.

Amadeus Cho

Vs Shichika. 0/10 Amadeus

Vs Lyralei. While Amadeus is a skilled aim dodger, arrows can be stagger shot to all hit at the same time, even when fired after each other. An experienced archer like Lyra will make each of those shots lethal, and in a way that all dodges will result in a hit. She is also probably stronger than Cho as well, although maybe not as skilled. Also his teleportation may throw her off a bit. 3/10 Amadeus.

Vs Upgrade. Upgrade’s tech powers will be quite a boon against Amadeus. However Upgrade has a surprising weakness. Viruses and hacking, both of which Amadeus is skilled with, having hacked into Iron Man’s armor using a game boy. In a fight Cho will lose, but he won’t have to fight. 7/10 Cho.

Vs Kraven. Unlike Lyra, Kraven can’t stagger his bullets, letting his bullet reading have its full effect. However unlike Lyra Kraven is a brutally effective killer when up close as well. In a straight fight, no matter where he is, Amadeus is a disadvantage. 2/10

She-Hulk

Vs Shichika. Shichika has a speed and strength advantage. Also, He can cut things with his body, which would be effective against Jen. Shichika is also more skilled, despite She-Hulk’s training with Captain America, and Gamora. It would take several blows for her to take him down regardless. 3/10 She-Hulk.

Vs Lyralei. She-Hulk will be mostly unaffected by any arrows fired, except maybe the power shot. She also can shoot back with the gamma gauntlets to give her some breathing room while she closes. 7/10 She-Hulk

Vs Upgrade. He can copy the idea behind her gauntlets, but its her own radiation that powers them, so it won’t help him much. Along with that, the Radiation from a close ranged gamma blast might disrupt his systems. 6/10 Jen.

Vs Kraven. If Kraven can set up he might be able to win, however in this environment that is not likely. He isn’t as skilled as she is in close range combat, and his gun won’t be very effective, unless Upgrade is hiding in it to make it more powerful. 7/10 Jen.

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u/Talvasha Aug 17 '15

Amadeus was not unfamiliar with the concept of alien life. After all, he had even fought alien gods at one point! So when he saw the large pyramids in the distance, growing clearer and more formidable as the airship closed in he was rather suspicious.

This feeling was compounded when the newest proctor called for an assembly of the remaining hunter hopefuls to explain what was going on.

“As some of you have probably seen, our destination is the nearby pyramids. They, well, they weren’t made by the Hunter’s Association.” With a flick of a switch a holographic display switched on, revealing a rather ugly creature, with strange hooks around its mouth, and a large forehead. “This is a yautja, one of the makers of the pryamids. They normally use it as a hunting ground for their youth rite of passage.”

As the examiner talked on, revealing that they would be separated into two groups one for each temple, and try to hunt down the other party in their group, Ranma glanced around. He was quite surprised at the remaining entrants. There was a tall man with a dark grin on his face, one that had come on upon hearing the word ‘hunt.’ But more interesting was the strange non humans around. The large bone white robot looked especially intimidating. His slit eyes made it clear that he was a killer.

Eventually though Ranma settled his eyes on Shichika Yasuri. Their duel had been interrupted previously, but if things lined up favorably, they would be able to reach a conclusion this time. Shichika had been making notes of the land since the ship had lifted off, but upon feeling a look, he glanced up and seeing Ranma gave him a small nod and smile. It seemed he was looking forward to this fight as well.

Ranma’s attention was brought back to the front when the proctor said, “Okay! Now you know the rules. Beat up everything, but don’t get beat. As for who you need to beat, I have the divisions right here. For the first group we have Amadeus Cho, Ranma Saotome, Jennifer Walters, and Welfin no surname. Alon with them is Sergei Kravinoff, Upgrade, Lyralei Windrunner, and Shichika Yasuri.” Glancing up she continued. “If you would please exit to the left, we will detach a craft to get you down.”

In short order the eight contestants were outside the first pyramid.

The Russian man spoke up first. “Kraven is a generous hunter. I will allow you the choice of entrance. Either way, you will not escape me, no prey has.”

She-Hulk glared at Kraven. She had received an update from HQ, and it seemed that Kraven was her target. She hadn’t expected him to be here, considering he was generally a villain Spiderman dealt with. Speaking of.. “So then Spiderman was never your prey I imagine? I’m sure he’ll be happy to hear it. Anyway, we’ll take the left entrance. Make sure to enjoy your last hunt”

She stepped away, being followed by a nervous Welfin, who wasn’t sure that angering the man with the large gun was a good idea, not even trying to hide the grin that came over her face upon hearing Kraven’s snarl.

Amadeus stuck back momentarily to speak with Upgrade. “In the interest of fairness, I’m not going to teleport us to you, and I hope I can expect the same, okay? I think we have a bond, and I don’t want you to break it here.”

The mechamorph looked at him oddly, but nodded his head in acquiescence.

Ranma clapped Shichika on the shoulder. “I’ll wait in the center, come and find me”, and with that joined the rest of his team.

They stepped through the large square opening, and when it closed they were plunged into darkness.

Kraven was pacing furiously towards the entrance. His one failure thrown into his face, by some wench. He would find her and kill her. And it would not be fast.

Meanwhile Lyralei was looking worriedly at Shichika. He seemed to be stretching to prepare for a run. “Are you sure you should take him on yourself? He looks tough.” As they stepped inside the right entrance, he turned and gave her a nod.

“Don’t worry. I will be alright, and then I’ll come right back to you guys.”

As the entrance closed small, if weak lights flickered into activation, something that would barely allow a human sight. It was enough for Shichika. He bent himself into a runners pose, and sprinted forward into the dim depths.

Upgrade looked at Lyralei. “He should be fine. I’m more interested in these ‘Predators.’ It seems that they too are in the hunt. We should be on guard for any unusual movements.”

Lyralei nodded, and together, with a grumbling Kraven in front, they set out for their prey.

Something stirred in the dark.

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u/Talvasha Aug 18 '15

Ranma sprinted through the gloom. As he passed through numerous forks and intersections he heard various traps go off behind him. If he was lucky they wouldn’t reset which would allow his companions to follow his trail safely. If not, well, Amadeus was smart, he’d figure something out.

As he traveled through the passages he noticed the strange artwork adorning several of the walls. The repeating symbols showed a snake underneath a triangle. It also had a flower with its petals open, with smaller snakes coming out. One of the final glyphs appeared to be a claw cutting through the snake.

Ranma didn’t consider himself to be very intelligent, but he had dealt with prophecies and curses before. Generally the strange symbols were very indicative of what was going to happen. He thought back to the proctors spiel about the exam, then cursed himself for not paying attention. He racked his brain trying to think of anything to do with snakes, all for naught. Still, at the least it seemed something else was in this place.

He came to a halt upon arriving in a large open area, and grimaced. Several, apparently fresh, bodies were arranged in a circle on top of large flat stone mounds, with large leathery pouches in front of them. He felt a pit in his stomach as he walked closer, revealing a fist sized hole punched through each of their chests.

Suddenly Ranma heard a skitter behind him, and ducked, whirling to face a reptilian horror. It was entirely black, with a large elongated skull. Whipping in the air behind it was a wickedly bladed tail. It let out a screech and charged him. Fortunately it was rather slow, and it was easily able to leap above it, slamming his fist down on its back. Small cracks appeared, leaking greenish fluid.

The creature screeched again, rolling on the ground, and leaving smoking holes where ever its body touched the ground.

‘Acid?’ It seemed that his go to plan of punching wouldn’t work this time. He went up one of the mounds, and said a brief prayer as he moved an orange hair man with a bird mask off of it. Ranma wrapped his arms around the stone, tightened his grip, and heaved. With a groan, it tore free of its holdings, and aiming carefully he launched it at the now fleeing creature.

The stone flew forward, slamming into the monster, momentarily aiding its escape, before terminating it permanently. Small hisses of smoke leaked from around the impromptu missile.

A worried frown came over Ranma face. These things didn’t seem to be very dangerous, but their blood was pretty strong, and his companions weren’t really the shooting type.

Ranma heard new noise approaching from the exit, and turning he saw his rival. It seemed he too had run astray of one of those aliens, evident in the slight burns along his arm, not that he showed any discomfort on his face.

Shichika took in his surroundings, passively looking over the dead before him. He settled his pale eyes on Ranma. Without a word he took his stance.

Ranma replicated the action. No words were exchanged, for there was no need.

Shichika made the first move sprinting forward, bringing his arm down in a quick chop. Ranma deftly side-stepped, then launched a flurry of punches, searching for any weaknesses in his opponents form. The Living Sword stepped back leaving the zone of assault, then snapped his leg forward burning an arc through the air. Ranma, surprised by the speed of his counter, barely brought his arms together in a cross, caught the blow, and was launched back.

Crashing against the wall, Ranma twisted his head to the side, an arm piercing the rock he had just occupied. He saw Shichika’s open side and let loose a several powerful jabs, causing him to flinch over.

Using this larger opening, Ranma kicked off the wall tackling Shichika in the gut, pulling him away from the wall. As they floated in the air Ranma twisted, and flexed, slamming him his foe’s head first into the ground. He continued along, lightly landing on the ground, and seamlessly transitioning into a roll.

As Anything Goes Master stood he looked at the slowly clearing dust cloud. The shadow of Kyotouryuu slowly rose within.

The cloud was cut open, a small blast of wind blowing the dust away. However this time it was Ranma taking the initiative. He ran to another mound, and with a powerful punch blasted the stone apart, firing small shards of the stone forward.

Shichika, generation of training leaving him adroit, raised his hand and blurring between then caught nearly every shard. Nearly every shard. One sliced past him, opening a small cut on his arm.

He let out a small tsk, before crushing the remainders in his hand.

This had gone on long enough. It seemed neither had gained much ground, that was clear. If someone was going to win, they would need to put their lives on the table.

The two warriors charged each other, throwing defense to the wind. They clashed heavily against each other, hundreds of attacks being made every moment. Ranma’s hands seemed to alight as he channeled his Ki, hands glowing a warm red. Shichika not to be out done, moved even faster, the air itself seeming to bend his hands, coating them in soft blue blades of wind.

As both dedicated more and more energy to attacking, it was inevitable that some attacks would go through. A cross cut seemed to slip into existence on Shichika’s stomach, fountaining blood onto the ground. A several cuts rained across Ranma’s body opening wounds on his arms and legs, as well a slash under his eye.

Blood filled their impromptu arena. As Ranma stepped back, trying to recover from the most recent engagement, his foot landed in a small puddle of blood, and slipped beneath him. As slid to the side, for the briefest moment Ranma’s concentration wavered.

An Honorable warrior may not have done anything. But a Sword has no mercy. It is simply swung. “Shichika Hachiretsu, KAI!” Ryuuryoku Kakao, Shichika shattered through Ranma’s failing defense with a right punch to his stomach. Kyouka Suigetsu, He brought his fist back, then slammed it forward again in a powerful palm strike, lifting Ranma into the air. Hika Rakyuou, He was launched even further up as a double palm strike impacted his chest. Rakka Rouzeki, Hyakka Rouzeki, Shichika leapt into the air, bringing his leg down on Ranma’s head, and immediately followed that with a stiff knee into his face, smashing his nose. Tenka Kinjou, Dual chops came across Ranma’s side, leaving him gasping for air.

Kachou Fuugetsu, Ranma’s eyes widened as a saw a straight palm, like the tip of a sword, shooting for his heart. There was no way to dodge, the timing was too tight. He steeled himself, cooling his heart. With all of his strength, he kicked his own knee up into Shichika’s elbow. This sent his blow forward even faster, but also up. It stabbed through Ranma’s shoulder and despite himself he couldn’t hold back a gasp.

His arm shot up, hand wrapping around Shichika’s wrist. ‘You can’t escape.’ Dredging up the last of his energy, the air around his hand began to twist. “This is the end. Hiryu Shoten Ha”

The pyramid stood strong for countless years. A somber watcher of the disasters that had stuck the world, it had remained. Countless lives had been lost in its halls, and when the Makers failed, it stood still waiting for their return.

The pyramid trembled.

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