Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-14610890-20131218030737/@comment-99.125.200.81-20131218060606

I <3 all of the characters and my opinions are unbiased.

Pyrrha vs Yang

This match is tricky. Usually I'd say that Pyrrha would have no trouble at all with someone who uses a metal weapon. Yang is a different case. If Pyrrha starts her magnetic shennanigans, Yang could just take her gauntlets off. People reading this are probably thinking to themselves wtf? I stand by my case. I believe that Yang could possibly beat Pyrrha unarmed. Yang honestly does not need her weapon to win. If we look back at the Yellow Trailer, we witnessed her punch a full grown man (who was much larger than she is) about 75-100 feet away through a glass pillar and into a wall without using her weapons. That's pretty damn impressive. In addition to that, she can dodge machine gun fire and missiles. Pyrrha is by no means slow, but she can't keep up with Yang. Pyrrha's weapon is a rifle/sword/javelin. I'm going to say that rifle fire is slower than machine gun fire (more time between shots). Yang will dodge the shots no problem. If Pyrrha throws her weapon as a javelin, again Yang will dodge it. The sword form is a bit more difficult to maneuver around. Especially since Pyrrha also has a shield to back it up. That being said, we have never seen Phyrra fight in close quarters. When JNPR was battling the Death Stalker, she kept her distance while shooting at it. She did nothing up-close except block 1 attack with her shield. This leads me to believe that Pyrrha prefers fighting at a distance. Yang is not going to be hit by any bullets/javelin/shield throwing. She will close the distance without any trouble. That makes the fight up-close and personal...which is where Yang is at her best. Pyrrha is going to have a hard time hitting someone who can dodge bullets with a sword. Yang will have an equally difficult time trying to hit Pyrrha due to her shield. But what I'm wondering is if Yang is strong enough to hit the shield without hurting herself...after seeing what she did to Junior, she might be. I'll ignore it for now though, as nothing can be proven (we don't know how tough the metal that RWBY weapons are made of is). It is also quite possible that Yang could power through Pyrrha's semblance due to how strong she is and actually be able to use her weapons. But again, we don't know for certain. Since Yang may not be able to use her weapons, I'm calling it a tie. If Yang can use her weapons, I'd definitely say Yang wins. If Pyrrha accidentally slices off a piece of Yang's hair...Yang wins, gauntlets or not.

Blake vs Weiss

These 2 have the most versatile weapons in the series so far. Well, aside from Pyrrha anyways. This is a close match. Although Blake is capable of fighting from a distance, Weiss is EXTREMELY good at a distance. Myrtenaster can do so many things, it's rediculous. When you combine her weapon's abilities with her glyphs, Weiss is an incredibly dangerous fighter. Unfortunately for her, all of her good/powerful attacks and abilities take time to produce. She needs several seconds to cast her glyphs and change the settings of her weapon. Not a very good idea when fighting against Blake. Weiss has also been shown to lose her footing quite easily while fighting. Now onto Blake. Blake is a speed demon and can close distance in no time. If the fight is up-close, I don't see Weiss taking a victory. She just would not be able to handle constant harassment from Blake, especially when you add her shadow clone(s) into the equation. Blake can also dual wield, which is even more bad news for Weiss, should the fight be at close range. Starting distance would be important in this battle. If Weiss can keep her distance, she should be able to win. If Blake gets anywhere near her, then it's over for Weiss. A pretty close match, but I would give Blake the win more often than not due to her speed and ability to close distance.