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Also chipping in here because I feel like Orion is being under represented.

Firstly on his semblance, it's at it's strongest when he's using it in microsecond bursts to counter attacks from an enemy or moving through the air, thereby the moment of weakness passes and he can continue fighting as normal. For evidence towards this I have an RP with BerserkNox in which Orion uses this tactic MULTIPLE times to great success.

Now as for his weapon's and how it matches up, The SSD is nearly as long as Orion is though it most likely will be in it's dual axes form most of the fight (If you're not sure what it looks like, check his page and split the weapon there in half. Now since it isn't specified on his page I'm going to assume the lance is about 3ish meters long. Now the "Dragon's Breath" rounds are able to inflict good damage at that range, and considerable more if Orion get's within 5 ft of his opponent. Ergo, Orion can stay outside of the range of Ulfric's lance, and still deal considerable damage by dancing around him using his semblance to kickoff and move though the air around Ulfric at great speeds.

Now if you're doubting Orion's reaction time's in making these maneuvers or in dodging a velocity enhanced lance attack. Orion is team leader of Team OBLV and regularly spar's against and is on an equal level with Bianca Catena . Why is this important? Because she attacks with 3 chainsaws at the same time, at super high speeds. Honestly Orion against Ulfric may become, a matter of 'Orion dancing around Ulfric and striking in if he see's Ulfric's back turned to him due to how quickly he's been moving around him. Not only this but a shield only covers one section of 4 possible angles of attack. I think it'll be close, but I feel like the versatility of Orion's semblance combined with the semi ranged option he gain's with his weapon, give Orion the edge.

Not in any way to be discounted however, is Liath. Now if Ulfric and Virdas both turn their efforts onto pinning down Orion Which they would have a possibility of doing, then Liath is free to open up on them both with the RWBY Equivalent of a whole bunch of artillery cannons without fear of retribution from either if they're focused on Orion. Why wouldn't Orion get hit you ask? Because Orion and Liath are not only close teammates, but best friends do, they work together every day for hours on end, this kind of tactic is nothing new to them, signaling Orion to get out of the way or just opening up and knowing Orion can due to him knowing how Liath works would be cakewalk for the two of them.

If there are any questions about the nitty gritty of how Orion works or if I've missed anything I'll happily fire back to you about it.

Also not sure if it has an impact on this battle, but Orion is an incurable wiseass, a tactic of his is to goad his opponent/s into attacking him in anger. Now if Virdis/Ulfric do fall for it, several thing's could happen

-Ulfric could turn his back to Liath letting him get in a heavy dust strike on Ulfric. -Virdis turns his attention to Orion and starts trying to attack him meaning liath is free to open up with said previous mentioned 'fuckload of artillery' -Or simply, Orion goads Ulfric into making unwise attacks letting Orion get in more free hits.