Board Thread:Role Plays (AU)/@comment-24617443-20170525163000/@comment-31595341-20170530112256

Alright, this is my first time doing something like this so my opinion is most likely the least valuable.

I guess I'll give some notes for both OC's, then see where that goes. I'll conclude with who I think would win right at the bottom.

Dalton:

Dalton's backstory does show experience in fighting, as he was able to go against a person three years older than him and win (although he was injured in the process, and the assassin in question grew cocky and careless).

His weapon's electric use is interesting, and in general is geared towards close-mid range combat. The electricity could be a nuisance to Alala as he could temporarily stun and force openings through those stun hits. While the shotgun is potentially a really powerful gun, RWBY is shown to have characters who can block bullets with their weapons (not really going to delve there, but I only recall the bullets being either machine gun fire or rifle fire). In that case, some of the buckshot might end up blocked - however considering the spread of shotguns, odds are not all bullets will be blocked.

His abilities show that he has experienced combat from an early age, and untrained combat potential - yet still pretty good due to his heritage. His semblance is mostly useful for defence, and could pose a threat to Alala if he can't escape from the potentially blocking walls.

Alala:

Well, from his backstory it seems that Alala has much more experience then Dalton in combat. Hell, he used combat school as a place to level up his social stat rather than combat training thanks to his past training.

The flail could provide an edge in terms of range if fighting against Dalton's tonfas, and on par with the staff in range. Al has more dust options available, however they serve as explosions rather then Dalton's shock jabs. The flail could also be used as a means to flash Dalton with light. The shotgun revolvers are on par with Dalton's shotgun since they both fire buckshot, but Alala has two shotguns to fire and another ammunition type to offer more range.

Alala's semblance is handy for traversal, and is able to be used with his weapon to get around being trapped by Dalton's semblance.

Thoughts:

So, I guess that Alala has more experience than Dalton and Alala's weapon could have initial advantage due to its uniqueness. However Dalton's ability to adapt to new weapon styles would probably get rid of the advantage in the long run. I think Alala has more combat options due to ranged ammo coming in two types, and the unique choice of flail that also produces explosive dust smoke. Dalton does have electric strikes and such, but I very much believe that Alala possesses more agility and reflexes, and semblance usage, to outmanevour Dalton and his semblance.

tl;dr. I believe Alala wins.