The Widowed
05-08-2005, 06:24 AM
It's about time I got this done. Do you know how long it has been since this thread (http://www.cohguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=363) and the resulting tournament took place?
The turnout was a bit disappointing. Of all the members in Urban Bushido, only three of us showed up to test our mettle against each other and determine each Bushi's strengths and weaknesses.
Sonic Star (Scrapper, Martial Arts / Invulnerability)
Heavenly Light (Scrapper, Martial Arts / Super Reflexes [?])
The Widowed (Scrapper, Martial Arts / Super Reflexes)
Each round of each match began at the referee's call, and the referee was to wait until the following conditions had been met:
1) Both duelists were at full health.
2) Both duelists were at full stamina.
3) Both duelists had dropped all toggles, with the possible exception of Sprint. In such close quarters, Sprint didn't make much of a difference anyway.
4) Both duelists had informed the referee that all of their toggles and clicks were recharged and ready to activate.
5) Each duelist had returned to his or her "corner" or base sparring position-- determined by the referee before the match began--and was facing his or her opponent.
Ah, the joy of refereed pit fights.
http://img133.echo.cx/img133/5743/UBTourney2.jpg
http://img242.echo.cx/img242/1264/ThePit.jpg
First match (trial match): Sonic Star vs. Heavenly Light (Referee: The Widowed)
Sonic Star: 5 points
Heavenly Light: 1 point
Winner: Sonic Star
Second match (redeemer match): Heavenly Light vs. The Widowed (Referee: Sonic Star)
Heavenly Light: 3 points
The Widowed: 5 points
Winner: The Widowed
Third match (final match): Sonic Star vs. The Widowed (referee: Heavenly Light)
Sonic Star: 5 points
The Widowed: 1 point
Winner of the tournament and new Urban Bushido champion: Sonic Star
http://img133.echo.cx/img133/2806/UBTourney.jpg
All too late in the match I realized that Widdy was never going to beat Sonic in defense. And all too late in the match I realized that the only key to Widdy's victory over Sonic Star was the humble and much-lambasted Cobra Strike. The one victory she earned in Round Five was when she eschewed Focused Fighting and instead charged straight into Sonic, delivering a quick Cobra Strike and disorienting him before he could fire up Invincibility. A flurry of punches and kicks followed. And by the time he broke free of the disorient and activated Invincibility, his health was too low to save him from defeat anyway.
That was the only way I could defeat Invulnerability.
Of course, I tried it again in Round Six, but this time Sonic pulled ahead and won the match and the tournament, despite Widdy's best efforts. And so the Golden Belt is rightfully his.
...until next time. >:]
After the deciding round, Widdy turned into a camera and Sonic celebrated his victory by turning on the referee and smacking Heavenly Light around until time ran out. Ha ha ha. :D
The turnout was a bit disappointing. Of all the members in Urban Bushido, only three of us showed up to test our mettle against each other and determine each Bushi's strengths and weaknesses.
Sonic Star (Scrapper, Martial Arts / Invulnerability)
Heavenly Light (Scrapper, Martial Arts / Super Reflexes [?])
The Widowed (Scrapper, Martial Arts / Super Reflexes)
Each round of each match began at the referee's call, and the referee was to wait until the following conditions had been met:
1) Both duelists were at full health.
2) Both duelists were at full stamina.
3) Both duelists had dropped all toggles, with the possible exception of Sprint. In such close quarters, Sprint didn't make much of a difference anyway.
4) Both duelists had informed the referee that all of their toggles and clicks were recharged and ready to activate.
5) Each duelist had returned to his or her "corner" or base sparring position-- determined by the referee before the match began--and was facing his or her opponent.
Ah, the joy of refereed pit fights.
http://img133.echo.cx/img133/5743/UBTourney2.jpg
http://img242.echo.cx/img242/1264/ThePit.jpg
First match (trial match): Sonic Star vs. Heavenly Light (Referee: The Widowed)
Sonic Star: 5 points
Heavenly Light: 1 point
Winner: Sonic Star
Second match (redeemer match): Heavenly Light vs. The Widowed (Referee: Sonic Star)
Heavenly Light: 3 points
The Widowed: 5 points
Winner: The Widowed
Third match (final match): Sonic Star vs. The Widowed (referee: Heavenly Light)
Sonic Star: 5 points
The Widowed: 1 point
Winner of the tournament and new Urban Bushido champion: Sonic Star
http://img133.echo.cx/img133/2806/UBTourney.jpg
All too late in the match I realized that Widdy was never going to beat Sonic in defense. And all too late in the match I realized that the only key to Widdy's victory over Sonic Star was the humble and much-lambasted Cobra Strike. The one victory she earned in Round Five was when she eschewed Focused Fighting and instead charged straight into Sonic, delivering a quick Cobra Strike and disorienting him before he could fire up Invincibility. A flurry of punches and kicks followed. And by the time he broke free of the disorient and activated Invincibility, his health was too low to save him from defeat anyway.
That was the only way I could defeat Invulnerability.
Of course, I tried it again in Round Six, but this time Sonic pulled ahead and won the match and the tournament, despite Widdy's best efforts. And so the Golden Belt is rightfully his.
...until next time. >:]
After the deciding round, Widdy turned into a camera and Sonic celebrated his victory by turning on the referee and smacking Heavenly Light around until time ran out. Ha ha ha. :D