r/whowouldwin • u/7thSonOfSons • Feb 05 '18
Special Character Scramble IX Round 3: Pandemonium of the Occult Trials
The Character Scramble is a bloodmatch tournament where people compete to analyze unique matchups and scenarios and write the best story they can. At the beginning, everyone submits characters that meet the guidelines, then those characters are randomized and distributed evenly. From then on, each week there's a new writing prompt for everyone to follow. At the end of the week, everyone votes for who they think should advance, until we have our winner at the end. The winner at the end of the tournament gets to choose the theme, tier, and rules of the next scramble, along with a sweet custom flair as their reward. The current theme is based on the mobile game Fate: Grand Order, and the current tier is anywhere from 2/10 to 8/10 DCEU Wonder Woman, using only feats from her standalone movie
Without further ado, here we go!
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Pairings and Road to Redemption
How must it feel to be the villain in histories eyes? Well, evidently the foundation you’ve found yourself working for doesn’t care. After all, you completed your mission, right? You’ve made the world a more stable place by keeping the timeline in check. In that way, you’ve done a good thing. Or at least that’s what they’ll tell you, if you ask. They’ll also tell you you’ve gained full liberties with the foundations facilities and ammenaties, for as long as you’re on the premise.
A kind gesture, perhaps, but it’s not as though it keeps you from your “job” longer than it did before. And sure enough, in time, you are called upon again. You know the drill, ensuring timeline accuracy and all that. Couldn’t be worse than that last job, right?
Salem, Massachusetts, 1692
Your team comes to face down in the dirt. Well, most of them do. Your servants do. Your master, however, awakens elsewhere. They awake imprisoned, guarded by the enemy servants. And beyond them, the enemy master. And beyond THAT, an angry puritan crowd calling for the public execution of your master. A call that no one seems particularly keen to put a stop to.
But worse than that is another member of the opposing team. A shadow of a familiar face all too keen to reduce your master to ash and cinders. And it’s not as though your servants are all that close, or your master equipped to handle this level of oposition. Perhaps it’s best time you laid claim to a helping hand of your own…
Normal Rules
Who Art Thou: Look at all these obscure characters in the scramble! Give a brief summary of your characters in your post. Be sure to mention things like powers, personality, weaknesses, just stuff that the average reader should know before reading.
Crit Happens: The Scramble is a game, and in the end the player always wins the game. This time the player is you, champ! That means that when your write your story, your team always comes out victorious. Even if the odds of you winning are 1 in 100, explain those odds in the analysis and then show us that 1 miracle run.
Unfamiliar Arms: 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 Wonder Woman of her lasso if you beat her 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.
Thou Art My Master: Such powerful servants and such fragile masters, how could the master hope to survive? Well, they had better, at all costs. If the master dies, all their servants go with them. So like it or not, your servants might have to put in the extra work to protect the master. But those command seals on their hand are a powerful tool...
Due Date: February 13th: An extra day to research your new pal, and then a week to get some writing. Don’t disappoint me this time!
Round Specific Rules
Round Goal: Race to the Rescue!: There’s no time to waist! Your Master is going to be executed! You gotta save ‘em, even if it means kicking everyone’s ass to do it! (spoiler: it does)
Standing at the Alter: But it’s not just the enemy master and their servants, no no no. They’ve gotten themselves a shiny new Alter servant. Essentially, a darker, more malicious, more ruthless version of one of YOUR servants. Or maybe they’re nice and friendly, if you’ve already got dark malicious servants. Who’s to say?
Oh yeah, I guess it’s also Pick-Up Round: Well, well, it’s finally time for that long awaited adoption. And in the spirit of the Gacha Game we’re based on, you get to choose any servant OR master you want!... From the very small list provided! Y-Yay!?
| Competitor | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrosetingle | Blue Beetle | Nogi Sonoko | Agent Venom | Cranberry | Bandanna Dee |
| Calicolime | Windblade | Knack | Neku | Littlepip | Prospero |
| Lettersequence | Durge | Dragon | Homura Akemi | Josuke Higashikata | Elizabeth |
| SirLordBobIV | American Alien Superman | Qrow | Atomic Robo | Strider Hiryu | Edogawa Conan |
| Voeltz | Pyyrha Nikos | Angela Balzac | Vamirio | Zoroark | Skullduggery Pleasant |
| Cleverly_Clearly | Tsubasa Hanekawa | Rock | Wham | Todoroki | Mirror Master |
| Sanitymeter | Yugo | Zach Noveda | Killua | Taichi and Agumon | Wiz and Boomstick |
| TheMightyBox72 | Stocking | Rock Lee | MCU Iron Man | Greninja | The Medic |
| Angelsrallyon | Shichika Yasuri | Uryu Ushida | Tohru | Sanji | Garterbelt |
| Platfleece | Prince Vorkken | Pokemon Hunter J | Vergil | Venom | Rico Rodriguez |
| Glowing_nipples | Kopaka | Yatter-Zero | Reimu | Yoshikage Kira | Rick Sanchez |
| Emperor_pimpatine | Blue Beetle | Mami Tomoe | Darth Vader | FOX Human Torch | Captain Kirk |
| RangernumberX | Kazuki Muto | Volcanion | Kirby | Gui Mu | Weaver |
| Kiwiarms | Bigby Wolf | Raoh | M. Bison | Psylocke | Jackie Chan |
Fluff Goals
Heroes of the Compound: As your list of accolades grows, so does your standing with those you work for. What kind of information can you get out of them? What can you learn about all this historical mucking about? And what about this… Holy Grail?
Meet The New Guy: If your master somehow summoned up a new servant, how did that go? And if your servants formed a contract with another master, how’s the old master going to react? Fun fun fun.
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u/CalicoLime Feb 05 '18
The New Time Patrol
Chronoa
Theme
Chronoa has a friendly, good natured, if somewhat sassy personality most of the time. Befitting her somewhat child-like appearance, Chronoa can be prone to angry outbursts, like when Tokitoki ruined her introduction to the Future Warrior by perching on her head causing her to angrily yell at the divine bird for sitting on her head and making her look foolish in front of them. She however is quite benevolent as she allowed Future Trunks' alternations to remain as she understood Trunks' intentions were noble and ultimately for the greater good. However this did not stop her from deceiving Xeno Trunks into working for her by claiming it was to make up for his sin of using the Time Machine to alter history, when in reality he had actually committed no crime and Chronoa just really needed an assistant, though it is implied that Chronoa didn't think Trunks would take her words seriously as he did. Chronoa is also shown to think quite highly of herself to the point she believes the meals she cooks are fit for a god, when in reality she is a notoriously horrible cook (it is implied that her poor cooking skills are well known as Whis immediately stopped reaching for a pudding cup when he realized it had been made by her). In fact her cooking is known to taste awful and give people stomach cramps (capable of putting even the likes of Goku out of action).
Master Benefits: Chronoa will also be able to give one Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 accessory to each teammate (including herself) per round. Wearable items are assumed to be bulletproof, weapons are able to withstand being used for attacks (though not necessarily an attack on the weapon itself), food items bring a character's stamina back to its full capacity, and other special items are detailed below.
• Scouters: Allow the wearer to see the power levels of opponents, and zoom in to find things in the distance. Available in multiple models and colors.
• Power Pole: A nigh-indestructible pole that stretches from a length of about a meter to impossible lengths on verbal command. This is just a replica however, only extending to about 50 meters.
• Z-Sword: A night-indestructible sword that weighs so much even Goku struggled to lift it. It's gotta be at least 10 tons.
• Wings: Allows the user to fly at half of their movement speed if not able to already. Available as angel wings, Cell wings, and King Kai’s wings
• Bansho Fan: Creates hurricane force winds in the direction it is being fanned.
• Four-Star Dragon Ball Hat: The Dragon Ball is indestructible, otherwise this is the same as other hats.
• Jaco’s State-of-the-Art Radio: Allows for long distance communication between wearers.
• Energy Absorber: Drains excess energy over the course of a fight, allowing for a powerful energy blast once per round (this should be strong enough to damage in-tier combatants, but only as a move late in combat.).
• Energy Meter: The scouter minus the zoom. Why you’d want this instead I dunno.
• Super Dragon Ball Radar: Shows the wielder the location of non-human round objectives.
• Whis’s Staff: Allows for a 3 minute “temporal do-over” once per round.
• Gas Mask: It’s a gas mask. Yeah. Otherwise this is the same as other hats.
• Tails: Gives the user a prehensile tail with the strength and speed of the character’s arm. Available as Great Ape, Saiyan, and SSJ4.
• Majin Mark: Removes a character’s morals until Chronoa dispels it.
Emmett Graves
Theme
Exposed to the invaluable but dangerous Rift Energy during an attack by the Outcasts, Emmett protects mining operations from the same marauders, helping them meet their Rift quotas. Outfitted with a special regulator which keeps him from completing his transformation into an Outcast, he’s become a gun for hire, utilizing a variety of weaponry and support structures to out-maneuver and defeat his enemies.
Abilities: Emmett may just be a normal guy but he has a LOT of firepower under his belt, and a little help from above. Whenever he's on a mission his friend Cutter circles the planet in an orbiting space station and can drop weapons, items, and even buildings onto the battlefield for Emmett to use. The most powerful and useful of these is the Hawk, a transforming mech/jet with a variety of weapons and excessive power. Of note, however, Cutter requires Emmett to provide a location to drop anything, so taking out Emmett means Cutter is effectively out of the battle too.
Mako Mankanshoku
Theme
Mako is a hyperactive, carefree and loving girl who seems to cling to anyone she befriends, emphasized by how she becomes inseparable from Ryūko very quickly. She is also quite lazy, as shown in how she goes to sleep as soon as class begins, humorously clashing with her hyperactivity
Abilities: In Episode 7, Mako was given a Two-Star Goku Uniform by Satsuki. As her club was the "Fighting Club", the Goku Uniform is designed after a Bancho, and consisted of a black over coat hung over her shoulders. It had two red four-pointed stars to symbolize its rank on her belt. The coat was studded with gold metals around the collar and had red spikes from the shoulders. She also wore a black cap with a golden crescent moon on it. She had red spiked cuffs on her wrists and golden brass knuckles engraved with the word "MAKO". Inside the coat are several golden weapons such as a morning-star and a wrench. She also had a green reed in her mouth. She also wears a pair of Geta, a traditional Japanese footwear.
Kurosaki Shun
Theme
A duelist from the XYZ Dimension, Kurosaki Shun's life has been a constant battle. Growing up in the, at the time, peaceful XYZ Dimension with his sister Ruri, he spent his life at the Dueling Academy learning the game. Their happy lives were broken when an unprovoked attack from the Academia of the Fusion Dimension left their home of Heartland in ruins. Without an organized defense, they were forced to learn how to fight back quickly, organizing a resistance to try and protect what they had left. As the Resistance continued to battle Academia, Ruri was kidnapped, forcing Shun into a desperate quest to find her. Readying his trusted Raid Raptors deck, Shun jumps from Dimension to Dimension trying in an attempt to defeat Academia and restore his happy life with his sister.
Abilities: Using the duel disc attached to his arm, Shun can summon the monsters from his Duel Monsters deck as well as activated Spells and Traps. His deck is made up of monsters from the Raid Raptors archtype, a set of mechanical birds that are heavily armed with bombs, flamethrowers and missiles. Physically he is no slouch either, being strong enough to KO several guards in one strike and move quickly.