Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-933831-20160118200918/@comment-26130256-20160120194708

(Not finished yet, please don't judge until I'm finished.)

Well, I've sat and meditated long enough on this one, so I will give my thoughts as well as I can:

First, the terrain. (So glad we have this, BTW.)  Since the river in the middle will probably be the biggest obstacle, being able to get over and around it will be key. Hibiscus might have some problems, even if he uses his Semblance to make his gear lighter. Akiba may have a body " capable of doing acrobatics ", but a big 'ol weapon like Furukizuna will probably hamper him. While it doesn't say obviously in Viola's profile, all of her pics give of a sort of parkour vibe, so she might be okay with just using the rocks. And Perry is just laughing at everyone as he rocket-boots from one side to the other.

So one "Great" and one "Tough" versus two "Maybe"s. EDGE: Perry and Hibiscus. (let's see who gets the reference.)

Long range: I don't see Pressure Wave doing enough damage to really help, except as a distraction. Hibiscus may be all right at a distance, since he's using slugs instead of buckshot. Viola shouldn't have any trouble hitting the others from a distance, but her page admits that she goes for more attack speed than stopping power. And then there's Akiba, with his giant Oodachi-rifle (I really wish I had a picture of this thing.)  It probably has the best power at a distance, plus the usefulness of Dust ammo, but the firing rate is painfully slow at 2-3 a minute. Still, destroying the rocks in the middle, plus some more explosive ammo could make things very messy. I don't see there being much fight at long range, though, given that Perry will just cross the river, and Akiba's page even admits he doesn't use ranged attacks much.

EDGE: Akiba and Viola.

Mid range:  This is probably where the highlight reel will be filming. Viola and her weapons strike me as pretty ideal for getting close, doing some quick attacks, then withdrawing in a hit-and-run style. From "A Murder Mystery", Akiba was able to go toe-to-toe with a Crusader for a couple rounds, with only a little help from the rest of us. If he can keep his enemies not-so-close, the mute one will be a force to be reckoned with. I don't know what range Perry's gun has for the "electrical force field mode", but unless it can reach past Furukizuna, it won't help him. Hibi's shield and sword might be useful at this range, but I personally think of the Legionaires as up-close, in-your-face fighters.

EDGE: Perry and Hibiscus.

Close range: I now I've been kind of rude to Perry so far, but close range will completely make up for that. He has a rushdown style of attacks that will