Professor Layton is great at fencing, a fact that has saved his life at least once when challenged to an actual swordfight. However, as far as he goes offensively, that’s it. Instead, his main attraction is that he’s one of the smartest people in his universe, or at least in England in his universe. He has been able to solve puzzles that people have found impossible for centuries, helps the Police when they’re over their heads (whether some officers like to admit it or not) , and can hold his own against Phoenix Wright in a trial in order to find the truth. He also has a hobby out of mechanics, being able to rewire a machine that was programmed to explode as soon as it detected no heart beat to a pocket watch in order to save everyone’s lives, and created an almost Gatling gun out of slot machine parts that fired coins, while under machine gun fire in a casino. There’s no doubt that he’s one of the smartest competitors in this VGBR. But, that seems to be it. Over the years, he seems to have collected numerous miscellaneous items such as a toy car, robot and train, a herbal tea making set and numerous pets, all of which were soon returned to their owners. So, while he could theoretically outsmart all other competitors, I doubt this is the case.
Dreamy Bowser…excuse me.
Alright, I just had to go to see my local pharmacist to get a chill pill, because this guy infuriates me greatly. After inhaling the Dream Stone fragments, Bowser turned into this being. To start, let’s talk about the three in game targets. The main one is Bowser’s head, which is weak to aerial attacks (causing them all to crit). To deal with this, he uses his right arm to render all damage to it and to his head 0. It needs to be targeted directly to be taken out, where it will fade to grey (Yeah, while blocking the arm takes 0 damage, but when the arm itself is targeted it takes damage. Bowser does logic every not at all). His left arm is used to grab one of the two bros, rendering them unable to help until he lets them go, either by choice, by throwing the bro far away and needing to be caught to avoid taking large damage numerous times, or by having the arm attacked. If it’s voluntarily, it’s likely that Bowser is going to become giant, and chase the bros into the screen. He breaths triple pronged fire, which the bros have to jump over to avoid taking large damage. He jumps forwards, creates a large shockwave which also needs to be jumped over, jumps back to breathe fire, jumps forward to land on a spike, then goes back to normal TAKING NO DAMAGE FROM THE IMPALING. He can also breathe dreamy fire in steady bursts, split into 2, breath dreamy fire on the other’s off beat (retaining the previous steadiness), then merge together. However, this doesn’t compare to his creations. The first one is an airship with shy guys, which can shoot fire from the front but usually just hangs in the background and shoots returnable cannonballs. However, when he creates koopa troops, you’re in trouble. Not only do numerous paratroopers, bomb-ombs and goombas get created, but Bowser jumps into the background so he can’t be harmed. Then, for every turn you don’t get rid of those minions (starting right after he creates them), he creates a huge pile of meat, healing his arms 200hp and him 150hp. It’s infuriating, it’s annoying, it’s cheap, and this chill pill isn’t working! Just…don’t be surprised if he wins this.
Samus Aran is a bounty hunter, known throughout the galaxy as one of the best there is, and two time killer of Boba Fett. As a child, she was orphaned and infused with Chozo DNA, which turned her into a brilliant athlete. Her speed, jumping and falling capabilities are beyond that of a normal human, which are boosted even further by her Power Suit. This provides her with numerous weapons, which are made all the more deadly with her sharp shooting ability. It can fire chargeable energy beams, different types of missiles, an ice beam, and a grappling beam, among others. The suit itself can roll into a morph ball to travel quickly in enclosed spaces and release the Power Bomb, which causes extreme amounts of damage, has a Varia function which reduces damage from extreme temperatures and acid, and it’s upgrade the Gravity suit, which reduces the damage she takes and allows her to move normally under immense pressure (such as deep underwater), and the screw attack function, which allows for jumping up while spinning quickly for damage. Outside of her suit, the Zero Suit allows her to fully express her speed and agility as well as utilize the paralyzer, a weapon with a whip function. This isn’t anywhere near as deadly as the power suit, but it does allow for her speed to make up for the lack of fire power. There hasn’t been too much weakness given to her, besides from the PTSD from Other M which she got over for other games, and given how she’s managed to defeat monsters many the size of her, I’d say she has a chance.
Meta Ridley is more powerful and has more offensive capabilities than normal Ridley. He is also more mobile, which makes no sense with him being covered almost completely with metal. Although, seeing that he’s able to fly through space like this, I shouldn’t question it. The armour all over his body is extremely tough, with the exception of the one small subtle weak spot that is the giant glowing spot in the middle of his chest. His weapons include the throwing of numerous missiles towards a foe, a blast of red energy from his mouth, numerous powerful bombs being dropped, and dropping himself hard to the ground to create a shockwave. When he appeared in Brawl, he showed to be able to create powerful gusts of winds with his wings while keeping up with a speeding Falcon Flyer and throw large balls of fire while dragging the aforementioned ship down, as well as the basic physical attacks. He should be a good contender, although Samus Aran has always managed to be able to defeat him, so if they face we know who will come on top. Also, the weak spot may be obvious to others, which could put him at a disadvantage. Still, he’s by no means the weakest competitor.
Booker DeWitt is also sometimes known as the False Shepherd, for some reason (don’t ask me, I’ve never played Bioshock). He is a detective, though, giving him some analytical, lying/manipulating, and mental prowess. Not to the levels of Layton, but a decent amount (especially seeing that he can do high order maths and understand quantum physics). He also has decent fighting experience by once being a US Calvary soldier and…well, being a FPS protagonist. He was able to quickly adapt to different enemies and weapons he’d never seen before, and was able to use them fluently. Weapons such as the Crank Gun (a Gatling gun), the Volley Gun (a quick firing grenade launcher), shotguns, RPGs with 2 shots before reloading, and if all else fails, he can just use a standard pistol. Vigors are also available, requiring salts to be used, which can allow for fire to be manipulated and generated, blocks all incoming fire and send it flying back at his foes, throwing and suspending enemies in the air, and sending out and controlling a murder of crows to attack/distract. The trademark Sky Hook can also be used as a melee weapon, with the possibility to hit, and occasionally execute an opponent when they’re low on health, sometimes decapitating them. It’s primary function is to travel using Columbia’s sky lines, allowing for quick getaways and drop attacks (if he can travel using it in the arena). Overall, a good character, with a lot of abilities, although it does come down to him being just another human FPS hero.
Meta Dion is a glorious/horrific creation from when Adonis put Dion’s face over SSBB’s Meta Knight. There really isn’t much else to say, besides from him identifying as Canadian. While this body doesn’t host Dion’s usual sweet, gorgeous ass…GOD DAMMIT TURTLE STOP MESSING WITH MY NOTES! Anyway, while he appears to be mentally the same as Dion, his physical abilities should be the same as Meta Knight’s, in the form which was often banned in competitive play due to being OP. Like this, he can jump 5 times with his wings, surround himself with quick sword slashes, and…attack using more basic sword slashes. His specials consist of turning himself into a small orange tornado briefly, disappearing and then reappearing with an optional sword slash, turning into a drill and coving large distances sideways, and making two slashes while covering a large vertical distance quickly. Those 4 all cause him to become helpless in midair, and incapable of any further actions though, and he does lack an attack with significant range. However, he is still a deadly attacker close up.
Who will win?
While I am still keeping hope for Samus winning, there are two others who I believe do also have a good chance at winning. Dreamy Bowser has the strength, the possibility to shield himself from damage if the opponent can’t figure out to hit the right arm first, and then can heal himself while creating enemies to keep the opponent busy anyway. Secondly, Booker DeWitt, despite me saying he’s just another FPS hero, does seem to have a wide arrange of weapons. As well as his guns providing a lot of options, his Vigors provide good surprise attacks with good variety, he can travel around with the sky hook, and he’s got intelligence to boot. If these two face off in the final, I’ll be happy.
Originally Posted by Dion
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