Originally posted by leonidas
hmm, this is close. to me it boils down to the question of whether shock's shields will hold up. given what i've seen of it, i believe it would -- at least for a while. i'm still not entirely sure 'nighter COULD isolate the electrical impulses in shock's brain from the charges that would be running rampant all around him. then there's the question of the shield's interference. could that further impair his reading of shock's mind? then, to, even allowing he can read his mind, AND allowing he can dodge or port away from a couple attacks, multiple attacks from all over plus freek's speed and multiple attacking arms just seems to me to say shock would be on the offensive all the time and khell would be trying to slip in attacks that wouldn't be powerful enough QUICKLY enough.i think it would likely be a fairly long (no pun intended!! 😄) battle, with nighter 'porting and dodging and striking but not getting through in time before shock scores the shot he needs to end it. i know khell has good shields, but the thought of something like wolvie's claws on the end of doc ock's tentacles is insane.
sorry khell. great effort and great amalgam, but unless you can explain away some of my reservations REALLY well, my vote is for piggy . . .
well done, both of you.clapping
pretty much my thoughts exactly at the moment....
sorry khell but the lack of sufficent knowledge about your character is kinda hurting you here as far as I'm concerned...
he is bitchin powerful though... no gettin around that...
<<I'm sorry, but WHAT exactly have you seen of his shields?? Did LP post some scans I missed? He makes a TON of claims and leaps in logic, but has no proof, and yet people take his word for it.>>
i've got every issue with the she-ock in it. just from what i read, the shield DID seem to be able to take a lot of damage.
<<What you neglect to realize is that Grailnighter can release his energy from any point on his body. He can be facing away from Shock, and still blow him away. Note the scan where he does the exact same thing to another opponent. And, Grail is almost overflowing with energy, he doesn't so much push the energy out, as he does let it flow out.>>
so you port, blast, port again, and the blast is omni-directional? if that's true, the magnitude of the blast (since only a portion of it would be striking shock) would be much less than a focussed blast . . . i'm thinking the shield could take that.
<<They may get through my shields, but they still have to cross at least a foot of open space before contacting my armor. That is more than enough time to teleport clear for my guy.>>
if they get through your shield does your shield simply regenerate itself when you reappear? if not, he'll get you next time . . .
<<That's like asking how can I see a candle flame at the end of a well-lit room. Just because there's other light doesn't mean I can't identify that singular source of light even from a distance.>>
more akin, i think to finding the candle flame in a room full of lit matches . . .
<<leonidas: how could there not be a noticeable buildup in electrical energy? He's unleashing LIGHTNING.>>
it depends, imo. if he is accompanied by a charged field from which he unleashes the blast, perhaps that IS the build up. if the field is sufficiently charged, it would be a matter of his releasing it, rather than summoning/building it up to be blasted. there would be no 'build up' because the energy would already be there all around him. by the same token, if he HAS charged the air, the electricity around him would seem to impair the abilty of nighter to see the electricity in shock's brain. like your candle flame amid the lit matches.
once again though, unfamiliarity with your character khell makes me feel bad for having joined in. 🙁 plus, i'm not completely positive my own assumptions as relate to lp's character are wholly accurate.
so . . .
i suppose the only honorable thing to do is withdraw my vote altogether. sorry lp, though it appears it won't matter in the least because you seem to have a sizeable lead. just doesn't seem fair to khell that i vote against him just because i'm not sure what his character is really capable of.
again, well done, gents. sorry piggy . . . but, as i said, it appears you didn't need me anyway . . .