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A reply to Chris6d

ConduitAssassinSentinel·4/28/2018

<p>Lets analyze their abilities: </p><p>+Delsin Rowe: </p><p> Powers: </p><p> *Power Duplication </p><p> -Smoke </p><p> -Neon </p><p> -Video </p><p> -Concrete </p><p> *Enhanced Strength, durability, endurance, speed, etc. </p><p> *Healing factor and elemental genesis </p><p> Weaknesses: </p><p> *Rarity of elements to absorb </p><p> *Inexperience </p><p> *Smoke has limited speed boost, Neon is low damage. </p><p> *Inability to use multiple power sets at once, depends on a new source to swap set. </p><p>+Alex Mercer: </p><p> Powers: </p><p> *Biomatter absorbtion (memory, skill, and genetic transfer). </p><p> *Shapeshifting (for disguise or to turn bodyparts into bladed or blunt weapons). </p><p> *Super strength, speed, durability, endurance </p><p> *Superior intellect </p><p> *Healing factor and biomatter genesis </p><p> Weaknesses: </p><p> none apparent </p><p>
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Basic powers: </p><p>Okay so, I think this is pretty one sided. Honestly, their abilities are fairly simiar on the surface level. Both Alex and Delsin can absorb someones abilities and memories on contact. The only difference is that Alex absorbs more than just that. He absorbs the entire body, gaining their personality, skills, and looks, not just their abilities and memories like Delsin. Alex's ability is superior in that aspect. Also, if Alex absorbs Delsin, he will get Delsin's powers. </p><p>Physique and Melee: </p><p>While they both have enhanced super human physique, it is apparent who is superior. Delsin can fall from great heights without damage and shrug off most incoming small arms fire, but Alex takes it to another level. High ordinance explosives dont even phase him too much. Frag granades nearly kill Delsin. It is also apparent who is physically stronger. While Delsin can rip a chain link fence to pieces, Alex can lift cars and tanks over his head and punch holes in concrete and steel buildings. He is also physically faster, sprinting upwards of at least 30 mph, and fast enough to run /up/ walls and entire buildings. Delsin can somewhat even the playing field here with Light Speed, angel wings, and boulder dash but its still not that fast. Also, Alex has the advantage in the air too. He is a skilled helecopter pilot and can also nearly fly by decreasing his own body mass. Delsin can kinda half assed (and slowly) glide. Alex trumps him in melee weapon use as well. Delsin has a chain, which he can embue with fire to make a whip, or with neon to make a sword. He also can summon a digital greatsword or claws (depending on karma), or punch the ground to create a mini tremor with concrete. Alex is literally a living melee weapon. He can turn his fists into massive boulders for punching, turn his arms into massive swords, or even create whips. He literally specializes in melee, because of his massive physical strength. </p><p>Ranged: </p><p>This is one of the categories where Delsin has the advantage, albeit slightly. While Alex specializes in melee and brute strength, Delsin relies on finesse and ranged abilities. Alex has no ranged abilities, though he can make use of small arms. The thing is, Alex mostly shrugs off small arms fire, and he is faster than Delsin, so Delsin would not be able to harm him much with his default "blasters" (except for maybe concrete) before Alex closed the distance. He might be able to slow down his perception of time with the neon blasters but that may not matter if the neon blasters cant really phase Alex. If Delsin can land some opportune hits with his smoke, neon, video, and concrete rockets, he may be able to harm him. Additionally, the invisibility+angel/demon summoning of the Video power set may allow Delsin to catch Alex off guard. The smoke grenade and neon bubble grenade dont do much to upper level DUP enemies, so there is no way they would affect Alex. Additionally, Alex can augment his own form by creating a biomass shield to further increase his durability. </p><p>Special abilities: </p><p>Delsin has his Karma Bomb and Alex has Devastators. Both of their sets of specials are similarly damaging. Delsin has orbital drop (smoke), in which he flies up into the air, and then flies into the ground like a missile and explodes creating a massive shockwave. Then he has radiant sweep (neon) in which he creates a large shockwave that suspends enemies in the air, at which point he releases a barrage of neon charges all over the battlefield and floating enemies that will then explode seconds later. Lastly, he has hellfire swarm (video) in which he opens a portal behind him, summoning dozens of digital angels\demons who will then suicide bomb everything in their path. Alex has the tendril barrage, in which a massive amount of tentacles launch from all angles of his body and consume all living tissue within the vicinity. He has groundspike graveyard, in which he causes large spikes to erupt from the ground surrounding him impaling and consuming all living tissue. Lastly, he has critical pain, in which he combines both arms to create a long, wide, hardened tendril capable of penetrating the hardest armor. I think they are more or less even on this field. It really depends if one of them could land a hit with their specials, because they are both so mobile. If either one could land a hit with their special, Im sure it would cripple the other. </p><p>Power sources and healing: </p><p>This is pretty clear cut. They both have a healing factor. A fast one. But both can be sped up by consumption. Delsin can heal from absorbing smoke/neon/digital data and Alex can heal from absorbing humans. The thing is however, there are going to be far more people on the street than neon signs, TVs, and chimneys. Alex has a clear advantage. Also, Delsin needs to recharge and Alex does not. Delsin's powers are recharged by relatively rare means. Additionally, Delsin can only switch power sets by absorbing a new element, and he cannot have more than one active power set, limiting his combat capability. </p><p>
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In summary, Alex is clearly significantly faster, stronger, and more durable than Delsin, and he has superior melee capabilities. His powers are more flexible in that he does not have to recharge and he has more plentiful healing materials present. He has superior mobility. Delsin has the upperhand in ranged, but this is somewhat offset by Alex's superior speed and durability. They both have comparably powerful supermoves, likely capable of crippling each other if one could possibly land a hit. Delsin only stands a small chance to win if he can land a supermove on Alex, which is unlikely given his speed. He could possible deal some damage with his various rockets and perhaps a sneak attack with video. The clear winner is Alex. </p>