Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-933831-20160118200918/@comment-24617443-20160120105707

Now hold up ya'll.

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

First off: Arena

How in Remnant will Hibiscus get past that river without drowning himself? Use his semblance? It doesn't say that it alleviates weight, but control metal. Also the arena is on a mountain which means he'll be doing a lot of walking to move around. I also talked with Tsu and he said that it looks like this: http://cdn1.landscapehdwalls.com/thumbs/1/beautiful-green-mountain-river-3821-706.jpg but more jagged and with a deep river and the waterfall at the end with more jagged rocks to make things more fun, making it very difficult for someone like Hibiscus to move around in. And he can't control metal when he can't touch it, thus eliminating him as a threat for the meantime.

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, especially 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. And even if he tries to single them down, Akiba's a better fighter as he can easily assess his opponents quickly and even if Perry tries to go for a rush down then he'll either meet Akiba's semblance or his weapon, whichever comes first.

You do make a fair point that a training can beat experience, but you seem to have failed to read that Akiba DOES have training in swordsmanship but simply branched out of it when his training is done. This has been done by many swordsman in history and in a world like Remnant it would make sense to try to make your own path. 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. Try to get close and pull a fast one, Akiba's just as quick to respond and with his enhanced ability so perceive body movements he can easily guess what's his opponent's next move and counter it.

So maybe he'll try Viola. Sure she may have the disadvantage against Perry in terms of overall fighting prowess, but do add in the factor of the environment. Her 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.

Another thing you guys fail to realize is Akiba's own weapon and its uses. The DVS can shoot dust out of the main vents and do quite a lot of things.

Use lightning dust and eject it in front of him. Watch as Perry get shocked from the dust. As well it can work to make a shield by using Ice dust, creating a stalagmite of ice in front of his weapon and give's him and Viola breathing room even if its two of them. 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.

You also have to put up with Akiba's semblance which only adds to his utility as he can also use it to propel himself by stepping on a repel rune (since I stated that it'll activate at the face of the rune if he damages it, as well as it not saying that he needs to hit the back for it to activate). He can even keep himself up in midair with it by binding himself to a bind rune whilst midair, giving him a bird's eye view of the arena and making it easy for him to shoot at them from his position. Even if he doesn't do this and simply fights on the ground, his weapon can be coated with the loaded dust rounds, giving him a wide selection of effects to use against his opponents.

It is very likely that Akiba and Viola, as stated by Tsu, will go for a 2-on-1 as its faster and easier and taking in Akiba's mindfulness of the allies around him prevents any accidental friendly fire from happenin as well as open up some combos.

So now its Hibiscus, and frankly this guy isn't that much of a threat. As stated from above Akiba's weapon uses dust rounds. These dust rounds can cause effects depending on the dust used. If you want to know how it works, just check of his previous weapon, Kannagara, in existing weapons. Furukizuna is essentially its upgraded version. And lets not forget Viola, who can attack much faster than the legionnarre can handle. In fact, Akiba only needs to watch her fight a bit to get a good idea on how Hibiscus fights and may just use lightning dust, either shot out from the vents, the barrel, or the blade, to knock him out. Just because you have a shield and strong armor, doesn't mean your completely safe. He also has a gun, but a shotgun, which is slow in rate of fire and easy to dodge for the two. They can attack the weakest or most exposed parts of his armor, can wittle down his aura until its no more.