Patar he/him Posted October 20, 2015 Author Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Looking at the bracket, I just realized that it is entirely possible for us to have a Vasher vs. Nightblood round. Anyways, I'm voting for Vin. I have a feeling that Szeth is going to get more powerful, but seeing as we don't know what his relationship with Nightblood will be, and the fact that Nightblood is another contestant on this list, I just have to vote for Vin. And, as stated above, Atium OP. Edited October 20, 2015 by patar365
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 That's the thing though, if we include OP things like atium and shards, then we already know Vin is going to win the entire tournament. Voting for combat skills alone is boring because of that.
Patar he/him Posted October 20, 2015 Author Posted October 20, 2015 I agree with you on the Shards, but we learned that it is possible to combat atium without using atium or electrum. Vin did this against Zane in WoA. Granted, she was extremely lucky, and one would need to know that she was burning atium in order to combat it. I'm still going to vote for Vin, but I will say that if anyone could beat her while she is using atium, it is Szeth. It would still be very close, however.
DreamEternal Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Szeth. Vin already got the final peaceful rest, while for Szeth, it was only the beggining of the true madness.
Khyrindor he/him Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 I think it would be a more interesting fight if Vin had a minutes worth of atium and Szeth had his Honourblade and a pouch of spheres. Vin would play it defensive and study what Szeth is doing. She'll be good at dodging his Blade, and realize that he can suck in Stormlight. Her move would be to separate him from his pouch. If she can get in close past his Blade, Szeth is dead. If she runs out of metals she's dead. I think I'd say Szeth though, if he has his Blade. If we're going with Szeth Returned then I'll say Vin.
Alvron Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Szeth. While Vin has Atium it won't allow her to do much beyond dodge attacks. Her coins will have little effect on Szeth as he can just heal his wounds and Vins Atium will run out allowing Szeth to kill her with his Blade. Doesn't matter which Blade Szeth is holding either, the effect will be the same. Vin dead.
Mailliw73 he/him Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Hmm, this is one of the hardest ones. I think I'm going with Szeth though. And I hope he beats Hoid in the next round.
Patar he/him Posted October 20, 2015 Author Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Szeth. While Vin has Atium it won't allow her to do much beyond dodge attacks. Her coins will have little effect on Szeth as he can just heal his wounds and Vins Atium will run out allowing Szeth to kill her with his Blade. Doesn't matter which Blade Szeth is holding either, the effect will be the same. Vin dead. Correct me if I'm wrong, but won't Szeth's stormlight eventually run out? And if it does, would he not die as easily as any other man? And atium isn't the only thing that allows Vin to avoid attacks. She also has Iron and Steel, and duralumin for when she gets desperate. I think a duralumin-enhanced coin to the head would kill Szeth fast enough to where he wouldn't have time to heal. Edited October 20, 2015 by patar365
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 once Vin runs out of metals, she's bad at fighting. She's proven that twice now. Once Szeth runs out of metals, he's a martial artist master. So both of them have limited resources, but Szeth doesn't need his.
Patar he/him Posted October 20, 2015 Author Posted October 20, 2015 You've got me there, but I need a little clarification of how stormlight works, it has been a while since I've read Stormlight Archive. Mistborn carry several vials that allow them to replenish their metals, can stormlight do something similar? I know stormlight eventually runs out, but how long does it last compared to metals?
Jo and the Bush all/any Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 That is a lovely question that many serious minds have failed to solve. Stormlight is carried in spheres, like the metal vials. But metal needs to be swallowed, while stoemlight just needs to be near you. They're very similar though. 1
natc Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) You've got me there, but I need a little clarification of how stormlight works, it has been a while since I've read Stormlight Archive. Mistborn carry several vials that allow them to replenish their metals, can stormlight do something similar? I know stormlight eventually runs out, but how long does it last compared to metals?Stormlight holds in gemstones much better than in human bodies, which leak like crazy.On the other hand, Szeth's healing is just plain inefficient compared to Radiant surgebinders, so having to heal in battle will be a problem. EDIT: Ah, my phone accidentally downvoted Joe while scrolling. Can someone fix this? Edited October 21, 2015 by natc
Patar he/him Posted October 21, 2015 Author Posted October 21, 2015 So we have yet another tie! I've got somewhere to be for the next few hours, so I won't be able to PM anyone and ask them to break the tie. I'll do that as soon as I get back!
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Eh, I guess I'll vote this round then afterall. Szeth.
Elbereth she/her Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Vin, because she's not storming insane.
Patar he/him Posted October 21, 2015 Author Posted October 21, 2015 There were three votes while I was gone, and it appears that Vin pulled of the win by one vote! This was probably the most even fight we've had yet! Up next is another good match, Obliteration vs. Nightblood!
Alfa he/him Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Colors and Calamity. Here it gets really complicated. Nighblood destroys evil. Obliteration believes of himself as evil (but probably most likely not in Nighbloods sense), but also believes the whole world shall be destroyed because it is evil. A team-up is not so far away. In case they do not team up, I vote for Obliteration.
Jozomby he/him Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 In a very strange way, I think that Obliteration and Nightblood actually have pretty similar views of the world. Their concepts of evil, and who to destroy, are both kind of warped. Not the same, definitely, but both strange. I don't think Nightblood would qualify Obliteration as evil, and I don't know that Obliteration would necessarily go out of his way to destroy Nightblood.Because of this, I'm totally voting for a teamup! Can you imagine that? It's crazy, and I think it would actually kind of work! If that's not really an option, though, I'll abstain from voting this round. I just have no idea how this one would go. 1
Mailliw73 he/him Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 This would be an insane team up. They'd be so powerful, Calamity himself wouldn't have a chance. I go with Obliteration though. If he can melt TLR's metal minds, he can melt Nightblood.
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