Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-17970636-20140527002935/@comment-16171938-20140529003811

This is actually quite interesting, tried and true versus advancement. In the end, I have to give it to tried and true with Shiro.

Weapons and semblance: Shiro's sword/katana with wind slash attacks and Dust Impact shield are a deadly duo (actually sorta reminds me of Link from LoZ) is tried and true with a twist; Gabrielle's Tonfa's/grenade launchers with different dust rounds are quite interesting and advanced. The edge goes to Shiro for Weapons though because the way i see it a blade is more useful than a tonfa in attacking, even with the grenade transformation which Shiro's shield and semblance would help with blocking and dodging, while from what I read Gabrielle has no semblance.

Fighting styles: Shiro again takes the cake because of the way his fighting style and how he uses it with his weapon. Shiro is both a hard hitting and defensive close combat fighter, while Gabrielle's style isn't really mentioned, but assuming that with tonfa's you weave in and out, blocking attacks and taking advantages of openings. Shiro's is better suited cqc and is capable of blocking and knocing back his enemy to the point where openings can;t be exploited. Once more, Shiro's shield could even block the ice grenades of Gabrielle because of the dust he can exert on impact from is shield.

Therefore, i conclude Shiro would win, and he gets my vote.