Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-933831-20160123205543/@comment-20754510-20160126050429

Well, I guess it's time for my closing statement for the Debate round.

I only ask that voters see both Leo and Az for the talents they have, and that together, they dominate several different areas of skill with ease. I'd look to my lovely teammate, Cardshark and his very detailed explanations as to both Az's and in parts Leo's skills and impact on the battlefield, as well as a few tactics that might come into play to give them small, but important, advantages. As well as a reminder on his behalf that Leo may be the tank, but Az is no glass cannon, he's not going to break like a twig the second close combat starts (his weapon even has a mode for fist-to-fist when he has to engage) he'll be able to buy himself enough time for Leo to come swinging in, if not deal a bit of damage on his own. This fight is going to be one where every hit has to matter, and a Hit from Leo, or the rapid fire hits from Az, are going to swing the fight very quickly. As well as Leo having the bulk and endurance to pose both an offensive and defensive threat.

In fact, I've noticed above that almost every situation that's been outlined above, the question seems to always be, how will Leo and Az HOLD UP on the defensive, in our rush to defend our abilities vs our rivals, we forgot to show the other side of it. How would Pen or Darian hold up if they found THEMSELVES on the defensive? Lured into a building or a parking garage where Leo and Az hold the advantage? Would Darian be able to stop a rampaging Leo from blowing by, or through him towards Pen?

Don't just ask yourself, could Dar and Pen get through Leo, ask yourself, could Leo and Az get through Dar, who's style is distinctly NOT about protecting a teammate from being overwhelmed.

In truth, how such an engagement goes down is going to determine how it plays out, who is forced into the two on one situation first is going to play a huge role in this. But while Leo stands a chance of holding Darian off from getting to Az, I see almost no way Darian could stop the 6'8 giant in massive two-layer armor from breezing by him. And I know for a fact that the, may I say, downright criminal intelligence of his partner would have them know to stay indoors and force the fight to them. And though Leo and Az are tough enough to both survive an engagement on the defensive, I can't see BOTH Dar and Pen doing the same.

But the choice is not mine, we have all armed you, the voter, with the facts and the stats, now it is up to you, yes you. To take this information, and decided which one of these pairs would win.

As a final statement (a TL;DR of sorts) I truly think that due to Az intelligence on tactics in the city and raw damage output, Leo's brute power and the fact that there is as much a chance of Leo & Az getting the drop on Dar and Pen as the opposite. As well as the fact that though Leo will have trouble stopping Dar, Dar has a snowballs chance in hell of stopping a charging Leo, that the victors will be Leonore Albus and Azulius Cardamom will take home the win.

But, again, the choice is yours voters. I wish you a good day.

And happy voting.