Riddle78
Four Thousand Club
Nirvana,let's talk combat.
First,let's compare the physical attributes of our characters. Our characters are equally fast,and have equal reaction times. However,as a traceur,Loki is more agile. Your character is easily stronger. As far as powers are concerned,Loki's powers accent his personality and abilities,making him even more of a pain to fight head-on,while your power allows you to gain control of a battle,but only if you have the upper hand.
With this established,let's look at the flow of the fight. Do note that Loki's going full tilt,as anyone would be doing in a fight.
-Loki's in his chair,watching you and Havoc's character. He'll see you coming.
-You swing your knife at his face.
-From here,he has many options to avoid and counter. In fact,I had two ideas previous to the one I finally settled on.
-He goes to block your strike. With the arms where they are,any lethal strike,or any strike that isn't to Loki's arm,is impossible,even if he botched the block. At the same time,he stands up from his chair,at a speed fit for combat,easily less than a quarter second. At the end of this movement,your knife arm is pointed out at your side,reeling back.
-When he's on his feet,he swings the chair behind you with his foot. In order to achieve this,his leg has to move into yours. To achieve this in an acceptable time frame (less than a second),the resulting impact would be irritating and carry enough force to disrupt your stance and balance. Since he struck with his shin to your calf,he's coming out of the impact no worse for wear.
-The foot that swung the chair around isn't coming back out from behind you. He does the straight kick to the abdomen using that foot as his anchor. Should he connect,with your stance and balance disrupted,you WILL tumble into the chair.
-On impact with the chair,Newton's First Law comes into effect: A body in motion will stay in motion,unless acted upon by an outside force. The chair will tumble over onto it's back,with you in it.
My biggest gripe with your post is the fact that you sprang back up from the chair before it tumbled,which would've been impossible without levitation. You lack anything solid to push off of.
This is all assuming Loki's blows connect. With your slash to the face committed,your only way to avoid the block is to disengage by rotating your arm in such a manner to drive your momentum up and over Loki's head. This will avoid the block,but leave your side and back open. In every stage of the assault,you have options to interrupt,if not to necessarily disengage. Some can even stop the assault in it's tracks,while others will screw up easy opportunities for a renewed assault.
Combat is a subject that I refuse to see done wrong. I will use real world techniques and tactics. If I'm on the recieving end of "Anime Fighting" without the means to make it happen,you'll get a reply that will amount to "Shame this isn't an anime".
This applies to EVERYONE in the RP. While "Anime Fighting" is a hoot to watch,it simply doesn't obey the basic physical laws of the universe. While "Anime Fighting" is a possibility in this RP,you still need the appropriate powers to back it up. When fighting,keep physics and biology in mind,in relation to your character's powers and abilities.
I really hate to rant,but fighting follows certain rules,and when they're broken,it just makes me rage. And those rules are Physics and Biology.
TheInfamousHavoc,auto-hits aren't allowed. If anyone tries to,simply treat it as an attempt,and react appropriately...So long as the reaction makes sense,RE my above rant.
First,let's compare the physical attributes of our characters. Our characters are equally fast,and have equal reaction times. However,as a traceur,Loki is more agile. Your character is easily stronger. As far as powers are concerned,Loki's powers accent his personality and abilities,making him even more of a pain to fight head-on,while your power allows you to gain control of a battle,but only if you have the upper hand.
With this established,let's look at the flow of the fight. Do note that Loki's going full tilt,as anyone would be doing in a fight.
-Loki's in his chair,watching you and Havoc's character. He'll see you coming.
-You swing your knife at his face.
-From here,he has many options to avoid and counter. In fact,I had two ideas previous to the one I finally settled on.
-He goes to block your strike. With the arms where they are,any lethal strike,or any strike that isn't to Loki's arm,is impossible,even if he botched the block. At the same time,he stands up from his chair,at a speed fit for combat,easily less than a quarter second. At the end of this movement,your knife arm is pointed out at your side,reeling back.
-When he's on his feet,he swings the chair behind you with his foot. In order to achieve this,his leg has to move into yours. To achieve this in an acceptable time frame (less than a second),the resulting impact would be irritating and carry enough force to disrupt your stance and balance. Since he struck with his shin to your calf,he's coming out of the impact no worse for wear.
-The foot that swung the chair around isn't coming back out from behind you. He does the straight kick to the abdomen using that foot as his anchor. Should he connect,with your stance and balance disrupted,you WILL tumble into the chair.
-On impact with the chair,Newton's First Law comes into effect: A body in motion will stay in motion,unless acted upon by an outside force. The chair will tumble over onto it's back,with you in it.
My biggest gripe with your post is the fact that you sprang back up from the chair before it tumbled,which would've been impossible without levitation. You lack anything solid to push off of.
This is all assuming Loki's blows connect. With your slash to the face committed,your only way to avoid the block is to disengage by rotating your arm in such a manner to drive your momentum up and over Loki's head. This will avoid the block,but leave your side and back open. In every stage of the assault,you have options to interrupt,if not to necessarily disengage. Some can even stop the assault in it's tracks,while others will screw up easy opportunities for a renewed assault.
Combat is a subject that I refuse to see done wrong. I will use real world techniques and tactics. If I'm on the recieving end of "Anime Fighting" without the means to make it happen,you'll get a reply that will amount to "Shame this isn't an anime".
This applies to EVERYONE in the RP. While "Anime Fighting" is a hoot to watch,it simply doesn't obey the basic physical laws of the universe. While "Anime Fighting" is a possibility in this RP,you still need the appropriate powers to back it up. When fighting,keep physics and biology in mind,in relation to your character's powers and abilities.
I really hate to rant,but fighting follows certain rules,and when they're broken,it just makes me rage. And those rules are Physics and Biology.
TheInfamousHavoc,auto-hits aren't allowed. If anyone tries to,simply treat it as an attempt,and react appropriately...So long as the reaction makes sense,RE my above rant.
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