Roleplay:The Blitz Pit World Tournament ~2013/The First Round

"Laaadiieees aand Gentlemeeeen! The World Tournament is about to begin!" The MC shouted into the speaker. The audience roared with excitement, filling the large dome with cheers and shouts for their favorite fighters. The announcer stood on a large, square platform in the middle of room. The platform was made up of traditional stone tiles of a dusty tan color. Down on the ground surrounding the ring was a floor of sand, and the short walls surrounding the area separated it from the audience. There are stairs on both sides of the ring for the opposing fighters to enter.

"Our opponents have been chosen! But before that, let's go over our rules!" The MC cleared his throat as he held up a sheet of paper to read aloud.

Rules
"This is a one-on-one, last man standing battle of strength and endurance. The goal is to knock your opponent unconscious, or otherwise render them incapable of fighting back. Those downed will have a 10 second countdown to stand back up, before disqualification. Anyone who lands outside the ring will also be disqualified.

If you must fight with a weapon, then please use a simple, non-lethal one if possible. There will be no weapons with the risk of immediately killing your opponent; Guns are especially taboo. If you should unfortunately kill your opponent, you will be disqualified. Please also try to fight with your own strength; No power boosting items allowed."

The MC adjusted his glasses, slightly. "And also, please try not to pull any hair, ears, tails, or noses. You'll be called out on those offenses as a foul. Three fouls and you're disqualified."

(IMPORTANT NOTICE: Instances of godmodding will also count as fouls.)

"And that's it! Now, let's bring out our opponents!" The announcer shouted with excitement.

Match 1: Freezle the Echidna VS Pearl The Echidna
Freezle walked into the arena. As the crowd cheered, he thought just how much he wanted to tell them to shut the heck up. All the noise was flowing into his brain and sticking like light particles in a black hole. "This Pearl better be a challenge." he muttered. "Cause I'm not in the mood for another Agniphobic."

"Alright ladies and gentlemen! The first match is about to begin!" The MC yelled into the mic, causing the crowd to cheer even louder--much to Freezle's dismay. "In this corner we have Freezle the Echidna! A Pyro-and-Cryokenetic man from Empire City!" He gestured his hand toward the approaching echidna while looking toward the audience. "And over here, we have the younger sister of one of our top fighters: Pearl the Echidna!" He turned and gave the same outstretched hand toward the pink echidna skipping excitedly onto the ring.

"Now that you're here, lemme just go over the rules real quick." The announcer spoke in a quieter tone, before repeating the list of rules from earlier. "With that said, are both fighters ready?"

"Hang on." Pearl dug in her pocket and pulled out what appeared to be a long red string. She wrapped it around her forehead once head and tied it in the back, revealing it to be a martial arts headband. She promptly took a fighting stance before stating "I'm ready."

Freezle was sorting through all the noises in his head to wonder what the man just said. It took only a few second. "Yes." he said. "I'm ready."

"Alright then. With both fighters ready, let's begin!" The announcer stepped away, giving them enough space to fight. The audience quieted down to a dull roar, most simply wanting to be able to hear what was about to go down in the ring.

Pearl gestured for him to make the first move.

Freezle looked at her. She was a oink Echidna, and she had an exceptionally high level of power. The echidna thought for a half second, and came up with his strategy. The noise of the thousands of people watching was hurting him. "Focus." he thought. His fist glowed red, and Freezle immediatly threw a punch at the air. Out of his fist came a large line of red flames charging straight at Pearl.

Seeing his fist glow, she anticipated something was coming up. When the fireball was unleashed, she quickly side-stepped to avoid it. At the same time, she tried to close in the distance between the two, albeit slightly.\

Freezle was impressed with the girl's ability. He also noticed that she was slightly closer, and knew that she was likely to be a mid-to-short range fighter. Freezle decided he had to keep her at bay, and then started to freeze the moisture midway through the battlefield, creating layer of ice about 8 feet tall and 3 feet thick. The wall stretched most of the battlefield.

Pearl looked up at the wall, both surprised and baffled. What was he doing? She cautiously approached the wall and knocked on it, testing it's thickness. Confirming that it was far too thick for her to break normally, she took a couple of steps back and stared directly at Freezle. "What're ya trying to pull?"

Freezle looked back at her through the wall and rolled his eyes. "I'm not an idiot." he stated. "Telling your opponent your strategy is like telling your boss you blew up his car. It's an idiots move." He had enough data now. She obviously was suspicious of hm forming a plan, but he simple made the wall to test her abilities. And it worked.

She pouted, feeling somewhat offended by that remark. But she had better things to be worrying about. Why would he erect an 8 foot wall of ice in the beginning of a match? And what could she do about it? She knew she couldn't break it. Going around it would risk a ring-out should he try to stop her, and going above? That didn't seem like an option right now. She didn't have much choice other than to wait.

Freezle tapped his foot. He needed only a bit of watching this girl to realize that she obviously had less power than he had hoped. He decided to do a quick scan of the battlefield. He put on his goggles, and checked the tempature, air pressure, and moisture level. He then came up with his battle strategy.

"Uhhh..." The announcer looked back and forth between the two, wondering what was going on.

After checking her surroundings for what felt like the 7th time in a row, Pearl gave a frustrated and impatient huff. "Geez...Fine then, if that's how he wants to play." She walked over to the ice wall and pounded against it with both hands several times over, causing the whole thing to shake lightly. She took a step back, and then rammed into it, hoping that the wall wasn't frozen to the floor and would begin to slide forward.

Freezle looked to Pearl. Her efforts were in vain, as Freezle always took as much as he could into account. He then walked foward, and held his hand up. The wall started to melt into water, drenching the stadium floor.

As the wall weakened and melted, Pearl soon realized that it would be weak enough for her to get through. After taking a couple of steps back, she charged forward and made a great leap toward the center of the wall, slamming her foot into it with enough force to bring the whole thing down on top of him.

Freezle jumped back and rolled. This allowed him to avoid getting crushed by a few inches. By this point, the wall was completely melted, causing the stadium floor to become soaked in water. "Nice try Pearl." he said in a slightly sarcastic tone. "But you missed."

She didn't stop there. As the whole wall came down, she only closed the distance in between him. By the time it had melted, She had landed and was already close enough to attack. She threw a couple of quick punches, followed by a spin kick and an elbow jab aimed at his gut.

While Freezle easily saw that action coming, he was helpless to dodge it. Each of the punches hit him, dealing a tiny bit of damage that added up. However, the Echidna covered his fists in fire. She knocked him back with the gut jab, but Freezle stood his ground and punched back. If it hit, it would leave a nasty suprise.

Pearl didn't have time to block, but instead shifted her head just enough to avoid taking the blunt of the blow. The attack grazed her cheek, leaving a slight burn. Quickly, she whirled around and dealt a sweep kick and attempted to follow up with an uppercut; an attack that would send him airborne if both hits connected.

As Freezle's punch reached it's apex, the flame turned to a frosty mist and Freezle covered his hands in ice. While at this point it would be impossible to dodge Pearl's strike, he could still Parry. He attempted to bring his icy fist down on Pearl's face. Fortunately for her, it wasn't too hard to stop the attack from reaching it's destined point with her arm already raised from the uppercut. She managed to catch his wrist and send a jab toward his chest.

Match 2: Reikon VS Jared
Reikon had left the locker room and made his way to the arena.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! It's time for the second match of round one!" The annoncer shouted into the mic. "In this match, we have the powerful cybernetic bird, Reikon!" He pointed his hand toward Reikon, introducing him to the excited crowd. "And over here we have the enigmatic entity known only as 'Jared'!"

The violet-skinned man walks in from the other side, his arms under his robes so that nobody can see his selection of weaponry.

"Okay then, Let's quickly browse over the rules." The MC held up his sheet of paper once more, going over the routine.

While the rules were being stated, he was disappointed to learn that lethal weapons wouldn't be tolerated. Fortunately, he had been informed that this might be the case. He took out his SP-19, a handgun version of the infamous S-19 shotgun. However, instead of using lethal rounds, Reikon had brought along L-T-L (less-than-lethal) high-impact, zero-penetration rounds. Each round would have enough punch to knock a medium sized opponent off their feet, but without causing any serious injury. He quickly checked it to make sure that it would be in working order. After confirming that everything was in order, he put the scattergun back in its holster, which was on his right hip underneath his trench coat.

Reikon then took out his katana. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary katana. However, because this would be a non-lethal tournament, Reikon was restrained from using his normal sword. Instead, he had been given an experimental steel blade that was completely blunt and incapable of cutting. However, it would work just fine for battering his foes, or blocking incoming attacks. He then put it away. The only lethal weapons he had on his person were his combat knives. However, they wouldn't be useless in this fight. Each knife had a limited stunning capability, which would come in handy for stunning, or even incapacitating, his opponents. Plus, he could use it in a pinch to defend himself from incoming attacks. After putting his katana back in its sheath, he would wait for the bell to ring.

"Alright then, are both fighters ready?" The announcer asked.

Reikon nodded and pulled out his blunt sword. "Let's get this over with." He stated as he took a battle stance with his sword pointed towards his opponent. A device came out of the side of his helmet and covered his left eye. The device glowed red for half a second, giving Reikon real time data on his status and any data on the combat situation. He would continue to wear his trench coat for the time being, until it got in the way of his movement.

The man pulls out a scope-like device of his own, then fits it around the side of his head so that the small-screen is over his right-eye. With it, he essentually goes through several data-folders to find a proper battle strategy for this situation.

Jared's search would likely be in vain, though. Reikon, and G.U.N for that matter, went to great lenghts to cover or remove any information about the cyborg's existance or abilities. Reikon wasn't sure about what to think about this guy, but one thing was for certain: he came technologically well equiped. From a distance, Reikon couldn't do much. His weapons were primarily for close range. He would have to get in close, but that would be suicide if his opponent had a few surprises hidden under his robes.

The man then takes a look at Reikon's choice of weaponry. he observes the blunt sword in great detail, then registers his gained knowledge in a folder called "Bluntkind," and begins to calculate various methods of victory given the current circumstances.

The announcer took note of the awkward silence between the two, while waiting for Jared to declare his readiness. "Mr. Jared, this isn't a staring contest. Are you ready?" He asked again, impatiently.

The man turns to face the announcer, giving him a stern face basically saying "I am busy, but yes. The match may start."

The announcer winced at the cold stare, feeling a shiver go up his spine. He cleared his throat loudly and announced, "Alright then, let the match begin!"

Reikon chose the moment that his opponent looked away to activate his stealth camoflague. He was now completely hidden from both the unaided eye and any infared sensors that his opponent might have. He would then start to silently make his way to his opponent, moving quickly but quietly. Once he was close enough, he would attempt to strike his opponent from the side with a sword swing, turning visible just as he attacked.

The man heard slight footsteps, but remained still, as if pretending to be unaware. On his device, he opens a seperate folder called "Opponent Strategy:Stealth/Blunt-kind" then quickly simulates several possible outcomes given the altered situation.

Reikon turned visible the instant he swung his sword in an attempt to hit his opponent on the back of the lower leg with enough force to bring him down to one knee. As soon as the attack connects, he would spin around quickly, using the momentum to swing his sword straight into his opponent's chest with incredible force. Becuase the blade was blunt and incapable of cutting, his opponent would only suffer a broken bone at worst.

When the blade connects, the man bursts into smoke, revealing that it was a substitute.

Reikon was taken by surprise that the opponent disappeared in a puff of smoke. Out of defensive reflex, he quickly flipped backwards in a series of handsprings and a backflips, displaying very impressive acrobatic ability. After he gained some distance from where the substitute had been, he landed on his feet and took a defensive stance, keeping his senses sharp for anything that could help him locate his opponent, or deflect an incoming attack. The device on his eye also switched between infrared and EMF (electromagnetic field) vision modes. This would allow him to see any heat signatures or electronic fields from devices. However, he got a bad feeling that Jared wouldn't show up in either mode.

The man appears behind him, brandishing a small syringe full of a peculiar liquid, then attempts to jab it into Reikon's back.

Reikon could sense something was behind him and quickly flipped sideways just before the syringe could be jabbed into his back, narrowly missing the syringe's needle. He turned around just as his feet hit the ground and quickly threw a throwing knife from the sheath on his forearm, which was hidden underneath his trenchcoat's sleeve. He was aiming for the syringe that was in Jared's hand.

The knife breaks the glass on the syringe, causing the liquid to splash onto the man's face, mainly his eyes. He doesn't really have much of a reaction at first, but then a large irritation forms in his eyes, which have now turned completely black on one and completely white on the other.

Hoping to use this to his advantage, Reikon attempts to attack by charging towards Jared and unleashing a flury of attacks from his blunt weapon. He swings with incredible speed, battering at his opponent and then attempting to finish with a backflip kick and knock him away. However, if his opponent started to recover from the affects of the liquid, Reikon would stop his barrage short and move back out of reach.

As Reikon moves closer, the mans eyes begin to glow, and when he becomes close enough, he stops covering his eyes, which then send off a powerful yet difficult-to-control beam of energy from both pupils, which at first are aimed directly at Reikon at a close distance, but then begin to move in random directions.

Reikon is about to strike when he notices the glow coming from behind Jared's hands, which were covering the man's eyes. With no time to dodge or change direction, he breaks into a slide in an attempt to avoid the attack. He also holds his sword in a defensive position while sliding to hopefully block, or even deflect, the attack. During the slide, it is possible that he might knock Jared off his feet and leave him vulnerable.

Reikon succeeds in sweeping him off of the ground, but this turns out to be counter-intuitive, as when he fell over, the man's aim was changed to directly in front of him, which as he becomes closer to hitting the ground,the beams  move closer to Reikon without notice.

Reikon manages to avoid the beam, but barely. However, he doesn't escape unscathed. The beam has a small area of affect and, while it didn't hit Reikon directly, the cyborg ninja was close enough to get harmed. However, the pain was negligible enough. As soon as his slide was complete and he was behind his opponent, he began to make another charge at Jared. If anyone was watching closely, they would have seen that Reikon appeared to have shimmered for a breif second upon charging towards Jared.

(Before I can respond, I need to know exactly what the beams are supposed to do. Also, another question: If the beam were to hit the ground instead of Reikon (missing by mere centimeters), would the beams still be capable of damaging him by an area of affect, or would they only damage him if they make direct contact? ~Frost)

(They do have a small area-of-affect)

(okay. But what are the beams supposed to do exactly? ~Frost)

(They are essentialy just pure energy, but can cause the body to go numb at different speeds depending on how much of it has hit an opponent)

(Okay. So it will cause damage, and have a numbing affect depending on how much exposure one has to the beam. But it won't cut an opponent. Alright, thanks for the info. Just a header: Reikon's body is mostly a machine, so he'd probably be immune to the numbing affects. ~Frost)

(It was canonically never tested as to what it does to machines)

Match 3: Nudge the Lopunny VS Static Nega
"Alright Ladies and Gentlemen, it's finally time for the third match to begin!" The announcer shouted into the mic. The crowd roared with excitement as he introduced the fighters. "In this corner here, we have--" He paused to look at the paper. "A..poke...ahem. We have Nudge the Lopunny!" The audience cheered as he gestured toward the side where Nudge was to arrive. "And in this corner we have...umm.." He paused yet again to look at the paper. "...We've got no info on this guy other than his name: Static Nega!" He gestured to the other side of the ring. "This is an interesting match-up, for sure!"

(Before I begin, are transactions allowed, I don't mean super transformations, but simply this)

(Hm...I think I have a pretty good idea of what you mean. I guess that if this is how you fight, then it could be allowed. It doesn't seem like a power-up comparable to that of a super form. Any further power extensions however shouldn't be allowed unless it's strictly your own strength and not from that of an object or some other external source.~Smash The Echidna~  04:10, June 27, 2013 (UTC))

(How much of an upgrade would this be for Nudge? Would she gain a massive power boost, or just be slightly boosted so that she can battle, but not be unbeatable? ~Frost)

(To my understanding, it's just enough for her to battle.~Smash The Echidna~  04:31, June 27, 2013 (UTC))

Static Nega looked across to his opponent, his arms kept crossed across his chest and his expression hard to read. She looked slightly more of a threat than the picture that he had seen in the locker room. Regardless, Static Nega wasn't about to let his opponent win easily, or at all if he could help it. While disappointed that lethal attacks were prohibited, he didn't have to worry too much. His weapon was more of a battering item than an actual sword. However, he would save that for when it was needed.

Nudge took a one look at her opponent, and didn't seem the least bit intimidated. "Tsk, ain't scared a' no wannabe hero." She said as she held out what appears to be a yellow, egg-shaped, gold trimmed gem. "Black Diamond, Unlock!" She shouted as the gem flashed, and a she underwent an intricate transformation sequence, now donning an elaborate magician costume.

The stands were filled with "Oooh"s and "Ahh"s, not expecting such an elaborate performance. The announcer stared dumbfounded at the lopunny, his mind still registering what just happened. "Uhh...I take it that's your--ahem--'Battle gear', huh?" He asked.

The lopunny smirked. "Well, I guess you could say that." She said as she took off her hat, and multiple doves flew out to the audience, who all reacted with a surprised cheer.

Static Nega raised his right eyebrow. "Hmph. I thought this was a battle, not a magic show." he remarked. "Save the parlor tricks for some other time, would you?"

"Impressive! Well then, are both combatants ready?" The MC asked.

Nudge took one more look at Static Nega. "Huh, I was born ready."

Static Nega raised his left hand and looked at it for a second. Electricity coursed up and down his arm, casting a sinster orangish-red glow in a short radius. He then stopped and looked back at his opponent. "You'd better be ready for this." he said outloud. There was no need for him to say that he was ready, the look in his eyes clearly showed that he was ready to fight.

(One more thing, I saw that leathal weapons were mostly banned, but is it ok if Nudge uses said weapon in a "non leathal" way?)

(Um, hello?)

(Hmm? Were you asking me or Smash? :/ Either way, I'm sure it would be fine as long as you don't either outright kill your opponent, or permanently damage your opponent in any way. This includes physical damage (severed limbs or digits, for example), emotional damage (trauma), or mental damage (need I explain this one?). I'll let Smash decide for certain, but I think you should be in the clear if Nudge uses her weapon in "non-lethal" ways. ~Frost)

(While we're on the subject, what exactly is Nudge's weapon? ~Frost)

(The complete list of weapons is on her page)

((Sorry, I didn't realize you were still talking to me. That question would have been better off in the talk page. Anyway, it's just as Frost said. As long as you don't kill or permanently damage the enemy, you're in the clear.~Smash The Echidna~  23:55, June 30, 2013 (UTC)))

(ok then)

(Now that that's cleared up, I'll let either Smash or Nudge make the next edit. ~Frost)

(I think we have to wait for the start of the match to be announced)

(Oh...... okay then. ~Frost)

(With all this chatting and confirmation of various things I didn't realize I didn't say go yet. -_-''~Smash The Echidna~  05:40, July 1, 2013 (UTC))

"Alright then, let the match (finally) begin!" The MC announced.

Match 4: Smash The Echidna VS Blitz the Echidna
"And now, folks, we're just about halfway through the first round." The announcer spoke. "We're moving on to the fourth match; Another duel between echidnas. Please welcome one of our famed veteran fighters; Smash the Echidna!" The audience roared with cheers and chants of his name; The blue echidna that stepped onto the ring had clearly made a name for himself around these parts. He glanced around the stadium, hoping to catch a glimpse of his friends and family in the crowd. "And our challenger! A woman named Blitz the Echidna!" The MC gestured toward the other side of the ring, welcoming the next fighter aboard.

Blitz graciously walked into the arena. She looked around at the crowd, cheering them both on, hoping for a great fight. She looked around the arena this time, hoping to figure out some sort of strategy, but she had never fought Smash, so a strategy would be hard to even get right.

Smash returned his gaze to the ring, and was actually somewhat surprised to know that his opponent was a woman. He found it interesting how the matchup's ended up, and wondered what would happen if he and Pearl were to fight in the first match.

"Alright then. Let's briefly go over the rules." The announcer said to the two, already holding his sheet of paper. He read over the rules one more time. Smash, already having memorized the rules at this point, let his eyes wander idly around the ring. He finally spotted the group of people gathered in one spot of the audience and waved to them just before the MC finished. "Alright then, are both fighters ready?"

Smash held his shoulder and wound up his arm, and repeated with the other. "Yeah, I'm ready."

Blitz gave a slight nod of her head, to show that she was ready. "Indeed I am," she said in a monotone and stern tone.

"Alright then. Let the match begin!" He officially announced.

Smash stood his ground, not even entering a battle stance. He stared for a moment, before taking a single step backward. He extended his arm out straight, his hand pointing toward her with his palm facing the ceiling, he made a single, silent gesture that could only mean one thing: "Bring it."