Marvel League '08 AM Match: Cyberhubbs & Diablito v. Darth Drizzle

[Jessica Drew]

Greetings, Marvel Zombies! Welcome to the second week in this year's Marvel League, where teams compete against one another comparing who has devised the best strategy to beat the other!

A few rules:

No ring-outs.
Characters must fight in character.
You must have at least 100 posts to vote.

And now on to our match...

Cyberhubbs & Diablito (Vision, Klaw, Machine Man, Human Robot, Cybermancer)

v.

Darth Drizzle (Dr. Strange, Ikaris, Gamora, Kasper Cole)

Both participants have submitted strategies:

Please do not post or vote until both strategies have been posted and read.

[Jessica Drew]

Cyberhubbs’ & Diablito’s strategy:

First, I introduce...The Robot Cheerleaders (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rokOtmUhos0)! Fresh from their stint on America's Best Dance Crew! Now, to the action...

Once the pinball cracks open and delivers our esteemed robotic combatants to the starting point, Klaw is the first to join the fight. Moving at the speed of sound in his energy form, he clears the distance to the other team in less than a heartbeat. There, the Master of Sound creates high-frequency sonics that attack the equilibrium of the other team and gives them a debilitating sense of vertigo. [Fantastic Force #1.]

Machine Man grabs M-11 by its arms and telescopes his legs to their full one-hundred feet, then strides forward in the wake of Klaw's initial attack. With the aid of his analytical computer-brain, Machine Man calculates distance and velocity. Then he hurls the red-visored teammate through the air like a javelin.

Vision goes intangible and drops below the surface of the floor, then speeds forward.

Cybermancer shoots into the air, and rockets toward the White Tiger and Gamora.

End of Round 1

Round 2

Cybermancer keeps out of reach of White Tiger and Gamora by flying at least fifty feet overhead. Her 360-degree vision allows her to calculate the trajectory of any gunfire or other projectiles from Casper Cole, while simultaneously carpeting the area with her concussive bombs.

Vision materializes out of the floor beneath Ikaris. Despite his personal shield, his eardrums should still be affected by Klaw's sonic attack. The Eternals are almost indestructible, but there are still brain functions going on inside his skull. Vision floats a hand through the back of the man's head and then semi-solidifies it, causing a seizure. He keeps the hand inside until further notice.

In the meantime, after being launched from Machine Man's hands, M-11 soars overhead to slam into a disoriented Dr. Strange. He wraps the Good Doctor inside his looping arms securely, then initiates a burst of electrical current through his metal frame.

Klaw then summons his Sonimals, sound-based creatures that act according to his mental command. Three ape-like constructs hurl themselves at Dr. Strange to help restrain him, and begin breaking fingers with their supernatural strength.

Machine Man snaps his legs back up and uses his anti-gravity disks to fly alongside Cybermancer. He drops out of the sky briefly to reconfigure his hands into frost-tipped barrels and use his internal coolant system as fuel to encase Cole in ice.

Cybermancer continues to bombard Gamora with hard-light projectiles from afar.

End of Round 2
Defeated: Dr. Strange, Ikaris, White Tiger.

Round 3

After pummeling Dr. Strange into unconsciousness, Klaw re-directs his Sonimals to attack Gamora, the lone remaining fighter. With Cybermancer's paralyzing neural blast, Machine Man's whirling sawblades, and M-11 'death ray' vision, they should make short work of the woman. Machine Man does take her healing factor into account, and plunges serrated blades and a suction hose into her stomach to turn her insides into pulp.

End of Round 3
Defeated: Dr. Strange, Ikaris, White Tiger and Gamora.

[Jessica Drew]

Darth Drizzle's strategy:

Team Old School vs New School
Doctor Strange (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Strange)
Ikaris (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikaris)

Gamora (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamora)
Kasper Cole (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasper_Cole)


Scenario 1

At the Dr. Strange sheilds Gamora, Kasper, and himself then castes Vapors of Valtorr (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Strange)to create a dense fog and block out the Suns rays which powers most of the Machine Team and would affect and/or weaken them all from minor with Vision to major with Machine Man. At the same time Ikaris uses his Eternal speed and uncanny senses to locate the machines easily and fire Surfer level cosmic blasts at Vision, after he uses his psionic ablilty to unsettle Visions mind and keep him from phasing first. With the fog still up Dr. Strange de sheilds Gamora and Kasper and uses his lighting attack "Bolts of Bedevilment" at Machine man and Cybermancer who are trying to see whats going on while dodging Ikaris attacks. The attack would greatly effect thier systems powers and take them out the fight. ikaris would take care of Klaw by using his psionic powers again to unsettle his unstable mind and Kasper with his Vibranium suit and claws would take him out while hes distracted.

Scenario 2

At the start of the fight Ikaris sheilds Kasper, Gamora, and himself and Dr. Strange uses the Images of Ikonn to create a dozen duplicates of each other and send them charging towards the machines. Then he teleports himself behind and above his enemies who are looking forward and attacking the illusions and uses the "Seven Suns of Cinnibus" attack which would take out all of the other team.

Scenario 3

At the start of the fight Ikaris creates a dozen illusions of each other while Strange sheilds everyone else. Then Ikaris uses his flying ability and speed to lay down fire on the opposing team from above while distracted by the illusions. When this happens Strange teleports Kasper and Gamora out of sight and close to the Machine Team.Strange would be firing off bolts of energy at Vision who would be phasing through them, but then Strange uses the Crimson Bands of Cytorrak to hold him in place magically so his powers wouldn't let him slide through. Then Ikaris blats him with Cosmic blasts and Vision is out.

Klaw and Cybermancer would be fighting the illusions and wouldn't have seen Kasper/Gamora being teleported by Strange. Kasper strikes first hitting Klaw full power with his enhanced physical attacks and Vibranium suit which greatly effects Klaw and he would be taken out. Cybermancer and her speed/reflexes would have reacted by now but Gamora and her skills and power would meet her head on. Gamora would use her "Godslayer" sword and her enhanced speed and power to back up her unrivaled battle skills and take out the suit powered Cybermancer.

[Flâneur]

I don't understand with the scenarios ... they're entirely different battle plans. Which one are you going for?

And 'Surfer level' isn't an adjective you can use to describe an eternal.

[KJ Stewart]

We're allowed more than 1 scenario?

What, incase people don't like the first one??

[Brian M.]

We're allowed more than 1 scenario?

What, incase people don't like the first one??

I've never seen that done...and honestly think it's a bad way to gameplan.

[CyberHubbs]

I haven't read my opponent's strat yet. Prefer to be fully awake beforehand. Gimme a few.

[Darth Drizzle]

Why cant you have diff gameplans? They are all similar but show how members of my team can use diff powers to get the job done. Which part is confusing? And i used "Surfer level" because Ikaris fires cosmic blats like he does. And to avoid confusion with people like Vulcans cosmics blasts, I used Surfers name as i didnt even know people would get mad at a name insted of using "high level cosmic energy blasts."

[Darth Drizzle]

Cyberhubbs’ & Diablito’s strategy:


Once the pinball cracks open and delivers our esteemed robotic combatants to the starting point, Klaw is the first to join the fight. Moving at the speed of sound in his energy form, he clears the distance to the other team in less than a heartbeat. There, the Master of Sound creates high-frequency sonics that attack the equilibrium of the other team and gives them a debilitating sense of vertigo. [Fantastic Force #1.]

Strange or Ikaris would already have sheilds around everyone which can block anything Klaw tries. And with two telepaths to attack him and make him fear his old life again and distract him Kasper in close range thanks to Klaw coming to them with his Vibranium and Klaws weakness to it puts him out the fight.

Machine Man grabs M-11 by its arms and telescopes his legs to their full one-hundred feet, then strides forward in the wake of Klaw's initial attack. With the aid of his analytical computer-brain, Machine Man calculates distance and velocity. Then he hurls the red-visored teammate through the air like a javelin.

Vision goes intangible and drops below the surface of the floor, then speeds forward.

Cybermancer shoots into the air, and rockets toward the White Tiger and Gamora.

And they all would be attacking illusions or heavy shelided people but in any case their attacks wont be getting through. But Ikaris with his speed and power domination over the opposing team would still be flying around at greater speeds and firing off much more higher types of firepower, while Strange can defend/attack at the same time with magic, cosmic blasts of his own, and telepathy. Gamora and Kasper are always either protected bt Strange or Ikaris until its their time to spring a trap.

End of Round 1

Round 2

Cybermancer keeps out of reach of White Tiger and Gamora by flying at least fifty feet overhead. Her 360-degree vision allows her to calculate the trajectory of any gunfire or other projectiles from Casper Cole, while simultaneously carpeting the area with her concussive bombs.

Which would still be illusions, or by randomness of blanket fire she hits a teamate he would be sheilded.

Vision materializes out of the floor beneath Ikaris. Despite his personal shield, his eardrums should still be affected by Klaw's sonic attack. The Eternals are almost indestructible, but there are still brain functions going on inside his skull. Vision floats a hand through the back of the man's head and then semi-solidifies it, causing a seizure. He keeps the hand inside until further notice.

Ikaris who is much faster and has uncanny senses would be gone and flying before Vision can get to him. Once Ikaris or Strange uses their telepathy on him to weaken him momentarily(since Vision also has mental issues like Klaw) then Ikaris can use his strength or cosmic blats to knock him out.

In the meantime, after being launched from Machine Man's hands, M-11 soars overhead to slam into a disoriented Dr. Strange. He wraps the Good Doctor inside his looping arms securely, then initiates a burst of electrical current through his metal frame.

Which is an illusion, or a sheilded Strange who would see him coming and adjust. But now after being caught in an illusion or attacking an invisibly sheilded Strange he is now in close range to be cut to pieces by Gamora or zapped by Strange.

Klaw then summons his Sonimals, sound-based creatures that act according to his mental command. Three ape-like constructs hurl themselves at Dr. Strange to help restrain him, and begin breaking fingers with their supernatural strength.

Who still cant get through sheilds, and if summoned by getting knocked out by Kasper then they get taken care of by a now free Ikaris.

Machine Man snaps his legs back up and uses his anti-gravity disks to fly alongside Cybermancer. He drops out of the sky briefly to reconfigure his hands into frost-tipped barrels and use his internal coolant system as fuel to encase Cole in ice.

Ikaris is still flying around at greater speeds then Cyber and Mac Man, and Strange is still able to cast illusions so Ikaris can get the jump on both and use his transmutation powers to make MMs arms into woodstumps and can beat Cybermancer with close range combat.gggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
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[CyberHubbs]

Uh. Since I don't know which scenario to follow up on, I'll just add a few things.

1. Machine Man is solar-powered, yes. This is correct. But "blocking out the sun" does not depower him. Going as far back as his Machine Man mini-series, Aaron functioned quite well at night. Fast-forward to the Nextwave series, and he continued to fight the Mindless Ones despite it being dark outside. He even punted them around. I'd assume he has battery cells that are solar-charged, but can continue to work until depleted; in which case he then lays out under the sun and refuels. [But to point out, we're inside a pinball machine. I'm not even sure there is a sun available.]

2. Boogie and Andres set the precedent that shields are not sound-proof. Klaw is moving at the speed of sound, and he's manipulating the equilibrium of the other team.

3. Ikaris is unshielded according to the first scenario. So Klaw should affect him. That gives Vision his opening.

4. Klaw is pretty much immune to telepathy.

5. Cybermancer is airborn the entire time, and is keeping Cole and Gamora busy with strafing runs.

I'll be honest, though. The multiple scenarios is vastly confusing. Is Ikaris doing this, or is he doing that?

I think I'm just going to let the voters make their own decision here.

[Butters]

I'm tempted to give the machines my vote automatically, due to Darth Drizzle's wishy washy non-strategy.

[CyberHubbs]

I'm tempted to give the machines my vote automatically, due to Darth Drizzle's wishy washy non-strategy.

Vote for your continued existence, human meatsack.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/CyberHubbs/terminator_robot.jpg

[Boogie]

2. Boogie and Andres set the precedent that shields are not sound-proof. Klaw is moving at the speed of sound, and he's manipulating the equilibrium of the other team.


We Did! We really did! We should get a bonus vote for our match on Thursday!
Have to wait for Pachie to vote and stuff as per usual.

[Diablito]

What???? I don't think multiple strats should be used, since it just makes these matches more confusing. Either way, none of your strats actually beat ours (I might explain why later).

[Darth Drizzle]

Since only one will be taken then Scenario 3 is the one that should be looked at as its the most complete out of them.

Ikaris still is fast enough to get away from Klaws attack on the shielded group and attack Klaw who has to choose to hit either the illusions or the sheilded people or the multiple flying Ikaris's all attacking him since they are many illusions to confuse them.

[pryde15]

I know you are allowed to add contingencies to your strategy, but those are just little incase things. These are 3 completely different strategies, sorry but Cyberhubbs gets my vote.

[Diablito]

http://image.comicvine.com/uploads/item/3000/2189/75263-rom_400.jpg

ROM thinks YOU should vote for his robotic compatriots.........

[Flâneur]

Why cant you have diff gameplans? They are all similar but show how members of my team can use diff powers to get the job done. Which part is confusing? And i used "Surfer level" because Ikaris fires cosmic blats like he does. And to avoid confusion with people like Vulcans cosmics blasts, I used Surfers name as i didnt even know people would get mad at a name insted of using "high level cosmic energy blasts."

It's confusing because I don't know what to attempt to mesh with your opponent's strategy so I'm unsure as to what everyone is doing.

And I'm not mad at all [I wouldn't understand why you'd think that I was mad either:confused: ], it's just there's a huge difference in power between Surfer and Ikaris so that it seems like you weren't aware of that. I pointed it out, that's all.

[KJ Stewart]

D'oh. This might be an embarrassing Marvel League first...

I just clicked the wrong person when I voted.

[pryde15]

D'oh. This might be an embarrassing Marvel League first...

I just clicked the wrong person when I voted.

LOL I think it happened in Mutant League, and I am always scared that I will do that.

[CyberHubbs]

D'oh. This might be an embarrassing Marvel League first...

I just clicked the wrong person when I voted.

It's cool, man.

I'm curious. Are people voting for our strategy, or because they feel the trio of scenarios is a 'bad gameplan'?

[KJ Stewart]

It's cool, man.

I'm curious. Are people voting for our strategy, or because they feel the trio of scenarios is a 'bad gameplan'?

It's kind of a mix of the 2. Your strategy is good as an entity anyway, but also clearly better partially due to the fact that 3 scenarios is a bad idea.

Jessica, can you please bear in mind my vote was meant to go to the other team when you write the scores down? Thanks!

[Jessica Drew]

It's kind of a mix of the 2. Your strategy is good as an entity anyway, but also clearly better partially due to the fact that 3 scenarios is a bad idea.

Jessica, can you please bear in mind my vote was meant to go to the other team when you write the scores down? Thanks!

Will do. I've done that before, too.

[Boogie]

Andres and I Vote for the Robots.
That is all.