Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-17970636-20140514030929/@comment-24165339-20140514164541

I'm going Reiku for this one. Here's why:

General Statistics/Skills Assessment:

Ryan: A blueblood with a flair for swordplay. An excellent dust user as well. Lacks ranged capability.

Reiku: A laid-back, but determined youngblood. A swordfighter with ranged capabilities and blinding speed.

Semblance Assessment:

Ryan: A shield of Dust Immunity, would be useful against Reiku's SMGs, but Reiku's not a dust user primarily.

Reiku: Does not appear to have one.

Fighting Style Assessment:

Ryan: Gentlemanly, and refined. Similar to Weiss's without question. A focus on strong but precise strikes. And in the revolver for some mobility and close range gunplay, and Ryan becomes a real threat. Lacks defense and speed.

Reiku: Also a sword user, but less refined and more versatile. Has a better ranged component, but not great. Has fantastic speed, and a great close-range attack. Lacks skill with dust.

Weapons Assessment:

Ryan: A sword that also functions as a revolver. The revolver is pretty much a storage mode, not very useful on its own. The sword will be his go to. All weapon forms use dust.

Reiku: Sword with a SMG form. SMG uses dust rounds, making it effectively useless against Ryan's semblance. The sword is his go to. However, he does have a secondary in the form of elbow blades, should he be disarmed.

Final Words:

Ryan: A tough opponent. Skilled, but his lack of speed and defense doomed him.

Reiku: Though his SMG is effectively useless, he still has his sword, and his elbow blades. He's simply too fast for Ryan to keep up.

Reiku takes it.