User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Ruby vs Weiss/@comment-166.147.88.36-20130219020408

Well, think of it this way, Ruby has a massive long-range scythe-gun with the following property's: 1.Massive kickback that sends the user flying if they don't plant the end in the ground, which also causes the scythes line of fire to be reduced to one direction horizontally. 2.the scythe can be propelled in normal strikes by firing the gun, also at enemies if so desired, but still takes some time to wind up at first. 3.the "overdrive" mode allows the user to propel his/her self and the scythe at very fast speeds, but with difficulty changing direction without completely stopping. 4.it also has the ability to change to a glaive by flipping the blade upwards for fast strikes that cut through the enemy and move on to the next. Weiss however has a short rang weapon that she welds with particular skill, along with the magic mentioned above. What is not said however is that Weiss's magic is very limited in range as compared to the scythe. When she uses the ice magic, the ice spikes go barely beyond the Armor and the kinetic blast she uses was deployed quite close to her, and in both cases she needs to be close enough to use the attacks that are boosted by the other magic(s?). And in the case of the binding spells, she has to focus for a few seconds, at which point she leaves herself open to attack. The air jump has many uses, and Weiss could dodge the first scythe strikes with it, until Ruby strikes with a two in a row move like the knight did. Also, consider the terrain, is it a largely flat area like the Ruby's snow field? Or is it more on par with the slightly more enclosed opera house negative world? If the field, Ruby might just jump and shoot endlessly, being propelled away with every shot, forcing Weiss to close in while dodging. In the opera house Ruby would be forced into close quarters, and while she could take down Weiss in a few blows, she takes a fair amount of time to strike and can't easily block while doing so. If Weiss evades her first strike and counters, the battle could be won in a single blow. If Ruby connects, Weiss will most likely block and be knocked back as the knight did, although this does give Ruby a chance to follow up with a shot. So while they are very evenly matched I think that Weiss would have the highest chance of winning, given both that she doesn't have any severe limitation's on her magic use and that the terrain favors her. Even with both those she still has a high chance of winning, and if she can Bind Ruby, it becomes an almost certain victory. Notes:1. In aerial combat, both handle well, although perhaps Weiss has the advantage because she doesn't need to use ammo while maintaining approximately the same speed and Weiss can brace against her air jump symbol to block. 2. I don't consider Ruby's need to reload a serious problem, given that Weiss needs to shift her magic selector in-between strikes. 3. I don't consider that Ruby might ignore the shiny magic symbols, nor the glowing blade, and thus I do not feel that she would strike without caution. 4. 8 bullets!?! Watch the trailer again, she fires many many bullets after reloading and her clip may have been depleted in a fight before we first see her. Again count the number of shots fired while in overdrive. 5. Don't forget that Ruby has a fair sized blade on the other end of her scythe, perfect for a second slash that could catch Weiss of guard, a la the "armor". so, in the end its an issue that very hard to predict the outcome of, but my guess is that Weiss would have the upper hand. Large wall of text done! -Aidan