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Originally posted by XanatosForever
Link has the reaction and speed time necessary to cleave an arrow in mid-flight, I believe he will be able to react to Mercer's whips, and Link is no ordinary human, what might split your or me in twain, while it could likely hurt Link, likely would not sunder him, and after feeling the strength from the attack once, he would know to avoid it from then on. That, of course, is assuming he does not simply dodge and strike the whip.The OP states that he sees Mercer in the middle of a killing spree, and unless Mercer would know to see Link as a significant threat, he likely would not bother with jumping up onto buildings or masking himself.
How quickly do the spikes erupt from the ground, and exactly what is its range? If they move fast and hard enough to cause tremors, I think Link could be able to dodge them.
What do the tentacles do? I imagine they ensnare enemies and or bludgeon them, and do they all just spread out on their own or can Mercer concentrate them on a target?
How would be become infected?
I am not sure I have seen him do this, can you provide a vid? But as I said, it could come from anywhere, he cant look everywhere at once nad Mercer could cover miles in a few jumps and just transform into a normal human being (in appearance) only to suddenly strike from a random direction.
if their in character he prob would see link as just a guy cos-playing. Then again Links not likely going to activate any of his powers or use too much strength to dispatch Mercer. And tbh, Mercer masks himself and jumps on buildings anyway, he does it by default simply because A: jumping on buildings allows him to get around insanely fast and he does it all the time, and B: transforming into a human is all part of his disguise, he disguises himself constantly in his own version of New york to keep away from the military who cover the entire city.
You can see his stealth, strength and some durability here:
YouTube video
Not sure exactly of the range, one end of a street to another. They cause some noise but he wouldnt know what it is assuming this is in character, and he would not necesserily be able to dodge something before it arrives which is usually too late. Their large enough to impale a tank through the middle.
They just spread out on their own, randomly destroying everything in their path. Describing them as tentacles may be redundant, they dont look like the same tentacle/whip Mercer uses and they sort of just kill/destroy everything in the area. Their like just tendrils of infection that move out in streams from Mercer all over him.
Here it is:
YouTube video
Infection is just an airborn disease. Mercer is the infection in a flesh form. His very presence as the infection would likely infect Link.