Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-933831-20160118200918/@comment-396366-20160120162742

"You guys seem to be leaving out a LOT of information that you guys should be actually reviewing."

- Lux capacitor

I have not said much, but now I will truly speak my part after seeing all this. There are no hostile intentions to what I am about to lay out, but I do want to say that you (Lux capacitor) have made preliminary assumptions that are untrue. "The mountainside is a great area for Akiba and Viola. Sure Perry's just as great in terms of speed and manouverability but I don't think he can do his flashy moves like his high jump on a rocky surface."

- Lux capacitor

"[Viola's] semblance essentially gives her more mobility than what Perry can muster with his legs alone. Even if he tried to attack she can quickly find elavation and rest up or do her own attack using the mountain face to her advantage."

- Lux capacitor

Whether there are mountains or not doesn't really hinder Perry's mobility much at all; he can jump between them just fine. "...especially if its the mountainside and when their's two just as fast fighters just waiting down below. He may use his semblance to get down faster and do more damage, but Akiba's semblance can trap him and leave him helpless or he can simply shoot him down."

- Lux capacitor

"Also, this "improvised style" is a counterattack-oriented sword style, meaning he's got the advantage if the opponent comes to him first, which I bet Perry would do so and with gusto."

- Lux capacitor

As mentioned on his page, in a team scenario, Perry would focus much more on supporting Hibiscus, so if Viola and Akiba decide to go run off and hide, he won't bother hunting them down lest he put himself in a sub-optimal position. "Akiba's a better fighter as he can easily assess his opponents quickly and even if Perry tries to go for a rush down he'll either meet Akiba's semblance or his weapon, whichever comes first."

- Lux capacitor

On Perry's page, it indicates that he is just as adaptable as Akiba, so psychologically, they would be on level. Whoever wins the up-close-and-personal one-on-one would be more or less down to a 50/50 chance. "Also, Akiba's pretty fast when it come's to his typing as its his only way to communicate so he got pretty used to it to the point of him being able to speed text in his commands and distribute his scroll to his allies just as quickly. This also means his tactican skills will work despite his muteness."

- Lux capacitor

In the heat of the battle where every millisecond counts, speaking would simply beat out typing. I am reading his page to see if I can find details on how exactly he types out these scrolls, but it's not very clear (I may have simply missed it), so please elaborate. Based on his page and your above description alone, it's as if he needs to manually type out a message, which would require hands, which are also needed to operate a weapon. Speaking and fighting, on the other hand, are independent of each other.

Now to discuss your last two paragraphs. As I mentioned earlier, Perry would avoid his side getting 2v1'd at all costs, so for them to pressure Hibiscus would also mean to neglect Perry. The very fact that Hibiscus isn't very mobile gives Perry even more of an incentive to not stray far from his teammate at all. Furthermore, if you want to try to snipe any of these two, Akiba will certainly have trouble; 2-3 rounds per minute is very slow compared to Perry's semi-automatic weapon (not to mention that's similar to the rate of fire of muzzle-loaded weapons before the 20th century). It would be incredibly difficult for Akiba to get a clear shot with Perry shooting at him with suppressive fire.