Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-17970636-20140525014209/@comment-26388029-20140525203425

Very interesting...

Review:

Both characters have an interesting past, to say the least. Amet most likely has a lot of emotional stress from his family's disappearance, and the same goes to Julian with his incredibly hard life. They also have their own ambitions and personality quirks. However, Amet gives off the feel of a more lighthearted person than Julian could ever be, to be honest. Thus, Amet takes this part.

Fight:

Now here's where my brain's gonna hurt. >.<

I agree that reflexes don't NECESSARILY mean bodily movements. However, just think about it. Amet knows what explosives look like, most likely. He's gonna dodge, as is his natural reflexes. Combined with his semblance, I think the most he'll get from the explosions are a few burns and some shrapnel.

Another point. Dynamite is bound to be slower than bullets, even if they're launched by explosions. Considering that RWBY characters can deflect or dodge bullets without a scratch (I'm looking at you, Blake!), I think that Amet can also dodge easily.

Amet's not dumb. He's intelligent. So is Julian. They'll adapt to each other and try to strike at their weak points while trying to hamper each other's strengths.

Analyzing...

If I were Amet, then I'd try to stay away from Julian's explosions and pound him with explosives while relying on the semblance to dodge the explosions.

If I were Julian, then I'd try to bombard him long-range with directional dynamite and decrease weight at the same time. After that, I'd go in and stick a string to Amet and just deliver the dynamite to him.

So, basically, inputting Fenice's assumedly lengthy reload time (it's a rocket laucher, for Madoka's sake!), and Julian's impressive versatile arsenal of dynamite, I'm gonna have to give it to Julian.

And again, I find myself at an impasse.

Since Julian's page seems more detailed than Amet's, I'm voting for Julian.