Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-933831-20160224102649/@comment-26130256-20160225102214

Maybe Canada doesn't get enough sunlight to make it worthwhile. Further south, it's a great system. Use some of the Sun's light during the day, save a little electricity, save a little money. But we're not here to discuss Wal-Mart's approach to efficency, now, are we?

I kind of like how Conman set out his points, so I'll try to explain why Azzie and Leo should win in like manner:


 * 1) Just like in the last fight, we've got two light-ish speedsters against a stone-wall tank and the Magic Mobster (still not sure how to classify Azulius, really).  Leo and Az will be able to give each other more options to play off of.  (And Ciaran and Wolfe may have fought together, but it seems the running consensus of these tourney fights is that alone isn't a game-winner)


 * 1) Concering Az in the dark:  Back before his Beacon days (remember, dude's 20), he spend a summer working for Remnant's version of the PAYDAY gang.  Sneaking around in the dark and avoiding guards (even Faunus guards) is not a problem.  He may not have the obvious bonus of night vision, but let's not forget that his Semblance creates light and sound.  Also, he spend half of an RP training blind-fighting with his Faunus partner, which will help lessen (but not fix entirely) the gap.


 * 1) About fighting styles.  Being kind of big and slow, Leo's main weakness is flanking.  With aisles worth of food on both sides, getting around him is much harder.  I can imagine Wolfe's recklessness getting him into trouble against Leo or Azzie, from the one's defense and the other's manipulative skill.  And even if Wolfe fights defensively, Azulius is a master of faking tells.  For the first half of the fight, he "telegraphs" his moves a certain way, but in the second half, he does the exact opposite.  And focusing on aerial attacks as Ciaran seems like a liabilty to me.  When you're in the air, dodging is much harder, and the chance of getting a flail to the face or a load of SMG fire in the chest is much better.

Now for a few points I'm concerned about:


 * 1) Leo and Az do have ways to work in the dark, but they're still not as good as just being able to see in the dark.  Even with the shot-open skylights, the lack of light will be a problem.  At least until someone sets the clothing department on fire.


 * 1) While the average Wal-Mart is like a maze, it is not a perfect maze, because none of the aisles are closed.  If Azzie tries to pin down one end of the aisle, Ciaran and Wolfe can just leave down the opposite end.  So any of us trying to pin each other in place will have a lot harder time, unless we collapse some shelves on each other to make dead ends.


 * 1) Wal-Marts are full of crazy stuff.  Azulius may be a quick thinker (There's a reason I keep bringing up Molotovs), but Wolfe is an actual inventor.  Monty only knows what he could McGyver up if Az and Leo leave him alone for too long.

So yeah, another great and close fight. And credit where it's due, Nocturne Cross is one of my favorite weapons on this wiki, and it looks freaking awesome.