Ira Gamagori vs. Alex Louis Armstrong
(Kill la Kill vs. Fullmetal Alchemist)
(Cue Death Battle Intro)
TyForestWrites: In every good anime, there's the stereotypical muscular character with the outspoken personality. Sometimes they're cool, and sometimes they're annoying.
H20Flame: But these two are clearly the former. They're two of the most entertaining individuals you will ever have the pleasure of meeting.
TyForestWrites: Ira Gamagori, Lady Satsuki Kiryuin's living shield.
H20Flame: And Major Alex Louis Armstrong, the Strongarm Alchemist. He's TyForestWrites and I'm H20Flame.
TyForestWrites: And it's our job to research their powers, abilities, and weaponry to find out who would win a Death Battle!
Gamagori
Background
-Name: Ira Gamagori
-Alias: Lady Satsuki's Living Shield; Toad
-Occupation: Disciplinary Committee Chairman; Lady Satsuki's chauffeur
-Age: 20
-Oldest student at Honnōji Academy
-A masochist
-Probably in love with Mako Mankanshoku
-Height: More than you
TyForestWrites: In Japan, there exists a school named Honnōji Academy, which, when you really look at it, is anything but a regular school.
H20Flame: Yeah, I'll say. The founders of this place, the Kiryuin family, also had the bright idea to make a caste system for the students, so the higher up you go on this scale, the more privileged your life becomes.
TyForestWrites: But may God help you if you break the rules, because then you face the wrath of the student council's disciplinary committee chair, Ira Gamagori.
Gamagori: (squeezes through the classroom door and grabs the teacher) I'M ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS!
H20Flame: Holy crap! Just how big is that guy?!
TyForestWrites: Born to an American soldier and an army nurse, Ira Gamagori was the Disciplinary Chairman at Rinne-Dō Junior High, where he one day saw a female freshman at the school downright own a couple of rich, upstart students just by simply being richer and more powerful than them. Though those students deserved it, Gamagori still saw it as an abuse of power and attempted to shut her down, only to get brutally beaten down. But afterwards, the girl was impressed by his determination and recruited him to join her in her path to greatness.
H20Flame: This girl's name was Satsuki Kiryuin, and after some time spent with her, he grew to practically worship the ground she walked on. He even waited two freaking years for her to graduate middle school just so he could enroll into Honnōji Academy with her.
TyForestWrites: As a reward for his loyalty, he was given the position of Disciplinary Committee Chair, as well as a Three Star Goku Uniform.
Goku Uniform(s)
-3 Star
—30% of it is made of Life Fibers
-Shackle Regalia and Scourge Regalia
-Shackle Regalia
-Shackle Regalia Persona Unleashed
H20Flame: What's so special about a school uniform?
TyForestWrites: Well, these uniforms in particular, except for the No Star Uniforms, contain special material known as Life Fibers. To keep a long story short, they're basically unnatural alien organisms that, when attached to clothing, allow the clothing to grant whoever wears them superhuman abilities. The more Life Fibers that are in a uniform, the more power that is granted. One Stars are made up of ten percent Life Fibers, Two Stars have twenty, and Three Stars have thirty. Any more Life Fibers than that, and the wearer starts going insane under normal circumstances.
H20Flame: Parasitic alien clothing. Got it.
TyForestWrites: Essentially. And Gamagori's gone through three of these uniforms, mainly after two were destroyed, but we're going to imagine his original uniform for this battle.
H20Flame: Don't get the wrong idea, we're not ignoring his other uniforms. It's just that we see so little of them in the show, and they're all basically just upgraded versions of the first. So all we're doing is packing all of his powers from his other uniforms into one. So now, let's explain what his uniform can do.
TyForestWrites: Unlike the other Three Star Uniforms, Gamagori's has a two stage transformation sequence. The first stage is known as Shackle Regalia, where he basically becomes a giant cloth cocoon, able to absorb any damage dealt to it. He's pretty much invulnerable while in this state. Whether the attacks be bullets, cars ramming into him, or even Ryuko Matoi's ultimate move with her scissor blade, all of the damage it absorbs just builds up...
H20Flame: Until he finally unleashes it all into one huge burst, going into his second stage, known as Scourge Regalia. While he's now vulnerable, he can keep his opponents away with the multitude of tentacle-like whips that made the covering for Shackle Regalia. In this state, he was able to hold Ryuko Matoi at bay, and probably would have defeated her if not for her quick thinking and main character status.
Other weapons
-Spiked whips
-Rule Booklet
-Titanium bellyband
TyForestWrites: His Goku Uniform isn't the only weapon at his disposal. He also has two of those aforementioned whips on hand, and he's quite efficient with them, able to fling around someone wearing a One-Star uniform around the entirety of the school, as well as block bullets with one of them while simultaneously driving a car.
H20Flame: He also has multiple rule booklets. While this doesn't sound impressive, these booklets are literally ironclad, a single one being able to break into a football helmet and lodge into that player's forehead. Just being able to crack into a football helmet alone would take more than 1600 pounds of force! If that wasn't enough, these booklets can enlarge to the size of riot shields, and when thrown, a single book can literally stab through the armor of a tank, and if multiple books are thrown at the tank, that tank explodes. What are those booklets made of?!
TyForestWrites: Pure nonsense.
H20Flame: Yeah, I do suppose that's how Kill la Kill rolls...
TyForestWrites: And finally, he also wears a bellyband made from titanium that he got from his family. With this, he was able to survive being stabbed by Nui Harime and her sharpened Life Fiber arms. So I think it's safe to say that he's safe from being stabbed in the gut.
Gamagori: I was wearing the titanium bellyband my relatives made as a precaution! The only damage I suffered was a tiny scratch!
Nonon: OH COME ON, YOU TOTALLY FAINTED, WE ALL SAW YOU!
Feats
-Without a Goku Uniform
—Always the biggest person in the room
—Could somewhat efficiently defend himself against Satsuki Kiryuin while they were in middle school
—Could grapple with COVERS
—Caught Junketsu Ryuko off guard
—Was the only person who could move when everyone's Life Fiber clothing paralyzed them
—Helped stop Ryuko's fall from orbit
—Has no shame
-With Shackle Regalia and Scourge Regalia
—Held his own against Ryuko Matoi for a bit
—Can effortlessly bat away One-Stars without any effort
—Was completely undeterred by a tear gas bomb
—Effortlessly blocked airsoft bullets with one of his whips while driving a car
—Completely invulnerable on the outside in his Shackle Regalia
—Took out two school clubs, the Airsoft and Automotive clubs, at once
-With Shackle Regalia MK 2
—Held his own against Nui Harime somewhat
-With Shackle Regalia Persona Unleashed
—Able to block Ragyo Kiryuin's Life Fiber blades
—Able to crush COVERS in his bare hands with no effort
—Ripped open the High Velocity Life Fiber Jammer
H20Flame: And even without his uniform, this guy is a freaking beast. He's able to grapple COVERS, aka very powerful Life Fiber organisms with a human power source, with his bare hands, and could somewhat defend himself from Satsuki back when they were in middle school. And despite her beating him, he actually managed to never let his knees hit the ground in defeat. Impressive, considering she almost literally impaled him with her sheathed sword!
TyForestWrites: By the end of the series and in his final Goku Uniform, his suit was strong enough to crush those COVERS in between his hands with no effort. That suit was also durable enough to block Ragyo Kiryuin's Life Fiber blades, blades that were made to cut through blades that were made to cut through Life Fibers. And let's not forget that he forcibly ripped open the High Velocity Life Fiber Jammer, which was basically a giant force field made of Life Fibers, and was previously stated to be virtually impossible to get into.
Mikisugi: You could stab it, shoot it, nuke it; that damn thing's pretty much impenetrable.
TyForestWrites: Yet Gamagori ripped it open with relative ease! This guy sounds unstoppable!
Weaknesses
-Is a blatant masochist
-Still lost to Ryuko Matoi and Satsuki Kiryuin
-Still very vulnerable underneath Shackle Regalia's cloth
-Can get pretty arrogant when he starts becoming assured of his victory
-Terrible at driving in extreme situations
-Mako Mankanshoku
H20Flame: Well, I wouldn't say that. He still lost to both Ryuko and Satsuki, the former of which figuring out how exactly to beat him while in Shackle Regalia: if you can manage to get to the inside from beyond that cloth and attack, he's done for. Another attributing factor to that defeat was that Gamagori can start to become arrogant if he feels as though he'll win.
TyForestWrites: Yeah, and let's not forget... he's... well, there's no denying it, he's a downright masochist.
Gamagori: (after several cars ran into him and bullets bounce off of him) Hahaha... Yes... that's more like it... The more punishment I take... the bigger... and harder... I... get!
Mako: Wowsers. He's old and perverted.
H20Flame: That's... disturbing.
TyForestWrites: Honestly, though, I'm not sure I'd count that as a weakness. He could make his opponents super uncomfortable.
H20Flame: But nevertheless, Gamagori is not someone you want to mess with. He has a lot of intimidation and the power to back it up. Not to mention, he's always taller.
TyForestWrites: In short, Gamagori is a big guy... for you.
Ryōsuke: We got you cornered, big man! When we get through with you, you're gonna be bawling!
Gamagori: (scoffs) It'll take more than you lousy punks to make me cry. But even if I did shed a tear, I'd just wipe the damn thing away, AND THEN PUT YOU DOWN!
Armstrong
Background
-Name: Alexis "Alex" Louis Armstrong
-Alias: The Strong Arm Alchemist
-Occupation: Major of the Amestrian State Military; State Alchemist
-Height: 6' 11"
-This background has probably been passed down his family line for generations
H20Flame: In the country known as Ishval, a civil war broke out due to extreme culture differences between itself and the country that annexed it, Amestris. Well, technically things were kept at relative peace until an Amestrian soldier "accidentally" killed an Ishvalan child. But that soldier was actually this guy named Envy who-you know what? Never mind. Basically what happened was that a war broke out between Amestris and Ishval.
TyForestWrites: And though the Amestrians were clearly superior, the Ishvalans actually held their own very well. That was, at least until their Führer, King Bradley, sent in his State Alchemists, basically people with the special ability to control and manipulate matter and energy, to fight in the front lines. This promptly ended the war in a bloody massacre, leaving many alchemists emotionally scarred.
H20Flame: And one such alchemist was Major Alex Louis Armstrong.
Armstrong: (flexes) SEE THIS BODY, FLAWLESSLY SCULPTED IN SERVICE OF OUR STATE!
Armstrong: (continues flexing, now in a guy's face) FEEL HOW THEY PULSE WITH LOYALTY! HOW SOLID AND SERIOUS THEY ARE! FEEL HOW!
TyForestWrites: Woah, woah, woah... that guy's emotionally scarred?! Huh. Amazing how much humor can hide things.
H20Flame: Basically what happened was that, before he got his glorious mustache, he tried saving two innocent Ishvalan civilians, only for them to die anyway. Unable to cope with this, he was ordered off the battlefield for insubordination. However, his rank as a State Alchemist remained, though his military rank hasn't gone a single rank up simply because of his refusal to kill. But that hasn't deterred his fighting abilities any less.
Skills
-Expert boxer
-Alchemy
-Portraiture
-Firewood chopping
-Tracking
-Cross Country running
-All of these have been passed down the Armstrong family line for generations
TyForestWrites: I'll say. His main style of combat appears to be the Slugger style for boxing, leaving himself a bit open, but there's a lot more power in his punches. He's also an expert at chopping firewood, tracking, cross country running, portraiture, and many other things.
H20Flame: All of which have been passed down the Armstrong family line for generations!
Alchemy
-Armstrong Traditional Combat Alchemy
-Transmuted through the transmutation circles on his spiked gauntlets
-Transmutes any substance that contains similar compounds and elements to the above materials
-Mostly transforms objects into statues of himself
TyForestWrites: Then there's his alchemy. While other alchemists use their alchemy for long range attacks with the surrounding terrain, Armstrong takes a more... direct approach.
(Armstrong's fist and Roa the Chimera's sledgehammer collide)
Roa: (looks down to see that his hammer's head has morphed into a perfect statue of Armstrong's upper body)
Armstrong: (begins sparkling) Behold! You have just had the rare pleasure of witnessing the famous Armstrong statuary technique!
Roa:
Roa: (throws the sparkling hammer away)
H20Flame: All alchemy follows the law of equivalent exchange, or really the first law of thermodynamics: "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost." And Armstrong's alchemy is no different. There are transmutation circles designed on the spiked gauntlets he wears, so anything he punches, he can manipulate the matter that thing is made of. His quirk for this is making figurines of himself to use as weapons. But even without his alchemy, he's a force to be reckoned with.
Feats
-Able to chop wood by punching it with his bare hands
-Effortlessly moved two fully loaded library bookshelves aside
-Can effortlessly break through walls
-Defeated the Chimera, Roa
-Held his own against Scar
—Scar was fast enough to dodge bullets
-Held his own against Sloth
—Sloth is strong enough to crush a human body
—Sloth dislocated his shoulder, but then Armstrong tanked another punch that relocated his shoulder
—Sent Sloth flying with a single punch, when earlier, mortar shells couldn't even make Sloth flinch
TyForestWrites: He once pushed aside two full library bookshelves, which would have a combined weight of almost two and a half tons, but his strength goes well beyond even that. He sent the homunculus Sloth flying with a single punch. Earlier on in the series, Sloth had taken a hit from a mortar and didn't even flinch! That means Armstrong hit Sloth with a force of well over one hundred tons
H20Flame: Not to mention Sloth is able to crush humans, which would require about two tons of pressure. And Armstrong took a hit from him and only got a dislocated shoulder... which then got relocated after another punch!
TyForestWrites: Not to mention that Sloth claims to be the fastest homunculi, though his top speed is unknown. So, through deductive reasoning, we figured Sloth was about as fast as a bullet, taking into account Armstrong's fight against Scar, who was fast enough to dodge bullets. That, put together with the fact that Armstrong is surprisingly agile for a guy his size, he has a reaction speed of around 768 miles per hour! He's gotta be one of the strongest alchemists in the country!
Weaknesses
-Major General Oliver Armstrong
-Gets way too excited over other muscular men
—But not in a gay way
-Leaves himself open with big punches
-Pretty easily defeated by opponents with superior fighting techniques
-A bit egotistical
H20Flame: Well, that may be true, but he's not without his flaws. His fighting style often leaves himself open, which can be pretty easily exploited by enemies with superior fighting styles. Like his big sister for example. (shudders) God help this man...
TyForestWrites: I suppose that's true. Plus, he is a bit egotistical, if what he mainly creates with alchemy has anything to say about it, and he can get a bit overemotional, mainly around men just as muscular as he.
Armstrong: (steps put to face Sig Curtis) I'll take care of this one, sir.
Armstrong: (takes off shirt and starts flexing)
Sig: (begins flexing to the point that his shirt rips off)
Armstrong and Sig: (stare at each other intently while flexing)
Winry: (runs in) Stop, Major! Ed and Al are... What the...?
Armstrong and Sig: (firmly shake hands)
H20Flame: That was the manliest thing I've ever seen.
TyForestWrites: While Armstrong might be a little flamboyant, he's certainly a fighter you want on your side.
Isaac the Freezer: (dodges spikes shooting out of the wall)
Unknown: Impressive reflexes, Issac! You are able to dodge my alchemy so easily!
Issac: I know that voice... Is that you, Armstrong?
Armstrong: (arm punches through the wall) INDEED!
Armstrong: (breaks through the wall) None other! It is I, the Strong Arm Alchemist, Alex Louis Armstrong, in the flesh!
TyForestWrites: Alright, the combatants are set, let's end this debate once and for all!
H20Flame: It's time for a Death Battle!
BOOM!
A loud explosion echoed throughout Central City. Honnōji Academy students stormed throughout the city, taking down any enemy soldier they could find. Few of the students had fallen until they had finally gotten to the capital building, where a sudden burst of flames blasted a squad of them back. In between them and the building were two people, a man and a women, the woman firing a pistol into the crowd of student soldiers and the man snapping his gloved right hand at them, creating the aforementioned flame burst.
"Who are these people?!" Colonel Roy Mustang exclaimed to his female companion, snapping his fingers again and blasting another torrent of flame at the students, sending quite a few of them flying.
"No clue, sir," First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye replied, firing a few shots into the crowd of enemies, "Though we have spotted their leader; a large, dark-skinned man wearing a uniform similar to the ones these soldiers are wearing."
"An Ishvalan?" Mustang asked, snapping his fingers again.
"No idea. Haven't exactly gotten a closer look at him. But Major Armstrong has already gone ahead to face him. Perhaps if he cuts the head off the snake, things will quiet down."
"Let's hope so."
Meanwhile, Ira Gamagori marched behind his students and surveyed the battlefield, shouting, "Keep it up! We're almost to the capital building! For Lady Satsuki!"
There was a loud crash coming from in front of them, and a few Honnōji students flew through the air and behind Gamagori. Another loud crash. More students go flying.
"What's going on?!" Gamagori yelled at his subordinates, "Who's doing this?!"
It was then that he heard a loud cry, "BEHOLD, THE BATTLE CHARGE THAT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY LINE FOR GENERATIONS!"
A large, mustached man charged through the line of students, sending them all sprawling to the ground, and skidded to a stop a few meters in front of Gamagori. He then began to walk right up to the Disciplinary Chair, only batting away one foolish student who trying lunging at him.
"Major Alex Louis Armstrong, at your service!" the man exclaimed proudly.
"'At my service'?" Gamagori chuckled, "How about doing us both a service and beat it, old man. Before you get seriously hurt."
"I'm afraid I won't do that," Armstrong responded in kind, stopping in front of the younger, yet larger man, "Huh... you're a big fellow, aren't you? But I'm not too worried..."
Armstrong cracked his fists, "I've handled worse than you."
"Sir!" a student in the crowd said to Gamagori, stepping forward.
"Stand down!" Gamagori ordered, the students backing off as their senior officer reeled his fist back, "I'll deal with this guy myself."
"How kind of you," Armstrong then lined up his own fist, ready to punch, "But now I'll show you the legendary techniques that have been passed down my family line for GENERATIONS!"
Fight!
The two men then quickly threw their punches, their fists colliding and creating a small shockwave across the battlefield. The students, who had all formed a large circle around the two recoiled from it and all stepped back, making the fighting ground slightly larger. The two military leaders jumped back and began to assess the situation.
Armstrong eyed his opponent. He wasn't quite used to having the size disadvantage from a regular human. Or at least someone who appeared to be. His opponent was clearly very strong, almost abnormally strong. This was not going to be an easy fight. Gamagori was having similar thoughts. This major was able to stand up to a punch from him in his uniform... This soldier was not ordinary... Just what was he?
Gamagori then made the first move, bringing out one of his whips and swung it at Armstrong. The major responded by beginning to close the distance and avoiding the strikes.
'He's fast,' Gamagori thought, 'But is he fast enough for this?'
Gamagori then pulled out a second whip and began to strike faster, catching Armstrong off guard. A whip struck the major's chest, sending him back a bit, but the other whip latched onto one of his ankles. Armstrong was then swept off his feet and flung back even further. The major quickly got back on his feet and charged again, avoiding more whiplashes and then punched the ground.
Gamagori was caught off guard when electricity began to fill the air, and then the ground beneath him began to shift. He looked down just in time to see a fist form out of the concrete and slam into his chin. Gamagori was sent flying through the air before landing flat on his back. The Disciplinary Chair looked back up at the Strong Arm Alchemist in shock. Then he saw what exactly what had hit him: a concrete statue of the top half of his opponent stood proudly on the ground.
"Behold!" Armstrong shouted, posing, "You've just been given the rare treat of witnessing the Armstrong statuary technique!"
'So he can manipulate the earth around us?' Gamagori pondered as he got up, 'How is that even possible? Well, no use thinking about it right now. I've gotta keep my guard up.'
Armstrong then punched the ground with both of his fists, putting his enemy on high alert. As the electricity crackled, Gamagori began to leap around, avoiding the columns of concrete that burst out of the ground beneath him. While in midair, the Disciplinary Chair then pulled out a plethora of rule booklets and began flinging them at Armstrong. The alchemist quickly moved out of the way, avoiding them all until Gamagori pulled out one more. The booklet's size expanded to the size of a riot shield and Gamagori hurled it at the Strong Arm Alchemist. Armstrong's eyes widened as he dodged, the giant booklet lodging itself in the ground at his feet.
Once Gamagori landed, Armstrong said to him, "So, I see. Judging by what that was, you must be an alchemist as well. Just where do you come from?"
Gamagori raised an eyebrow, "Look, I don't know what an 'alchemist' is, but I come from Honnōji Academy under the orders of Lady Satsuki Kiryuin! And as her Disciplinary Chair and Elite Four member, I, Ira Gamagori, will carry out her orders!"
Gamagori then spread out his arms and the stars on his uniform began to sparkle, "Facing me will be the last mistake you ever make!"
There was a blinding flash of light, causing Armstrong to cover his eyes. When the light faded, he looked to see that the man in front of him was now covered in a cloth-like cacoon with legs, and also eyeholes and a breather at the head.
"Three Star Goku Uniform: Shackle Regalia!"
"That's quite an impressive trick there, Mr. Gamagori..." Armstrong commended before charging, "BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH TO FACE THE MIGHT OF MAJOR ALEX LOUIS ARMSTRONG?!"
Armstrong then slammed his fist into the cloth... and no damage was taken. The cocoon then expanded in size, and chuckling could be heard from above him. The major's eyes widened in shock as he took a step back, and Gamagori's voice spoke through the breather. And it sounded oddly... pleased.
"Oooh, that's right!" the Disciplinary Chair moaned, "How about giving it another shot?"
Not quite getting what was happening, Armstrong then reeled back his arm and began to punch the cloth as fast as he could. But nothing happened except for the cocoon expanding and more of Gamagori's seemingly... orgasmic tones.
"Yes... more..." Gamagori groaned, "Give me more... the more punishment I take... the bigger and harder I get... until I climax!"
The words finally processed through Armstrong's brain, and he immediately stopped attacking to consider his opponent. Gamagori wasn't fighting back. He was just standing there in one place, letting Armstrong attack. And behind those odd tones of voice, Gamagori had let it slip that attacking that cloth with brute force wasn't going to be able to do anything.
"And why have you stopped?" Gamagori asked Armstrong.
"Come now, do you take me for a fool?" Armstrong replied, "You just gave away what you're doing. If I just keep attacking, all it does seems to strengthen you. So all I need to do is to find a way around that cloth and get to the inside before you attack!"
"Good strategy..." Gamagori started, when suddenly, a few cloth strands dislocated from the cocoon and began to whip Gamagori's own body.
Armstrong's eyes widened with shock once more, "What do you think you're doing?!"
"If you refuse to attack me..." the Elite Four member said, "Then I'll just attack myself! I have my own special techniques for discipline. I'll keep slapping and whipping and beating myself until I climax! This... is my Higi Jijo-Jibaku!"
Armstrong growled to himself. Of course this man had a way around that kind of strategy. He was obviously trained well and would have counters to such an obvious attack plan. Then suddenly the cloth began to separate to reveal the hulking monstrosity in front of the major. Spiked whips that were attached to Gamagori's uniform floated through the air like tentacles. The body itself was covered in almost skintight gray cloth with a gold three star symbol showing dominantly on the younger man's chest.
"Three Star Goku Uniform: Scourge Regalia!"
"Another transformation?!" Armstrong slightly panicked before he barely managed to dodge one of the tentacle-like whips that was headed his way.
"That's right, old man!" Gamagori taunted as Armstrong continued to try his hardest to dodge and block all of the whips, "Try all you like, but you're not gonna be able to get close to me as easily as when I was in Shackle Regalia!"
In retaliation, Armstrong slammed his fists into the ground, transmuting a concrete wall in front of him to block the whips so he could take a breather and think. He didn't get much time though, as two of whips wrapped around him and slammed the major into the wall, crashing through it. The whips then proceeded to fling Armstrong around, juggling him in between various more whips as Gamagori laughed.
"I hope you enjoyed those hits you got on me earlier," Gamagori taunted, "Because you won't get anymore again!"
Armstrong crashed into the ground, now shirtless somehow, but quickly got back up, only to realize that he couldn't feel his right arm. He looked to reveal the arm hanging limply from his shoulder.
"Damn it, not again!" Armstrong cursed to himself as the tentacle whips drew back, and Gamagori was back in Shackle Regalia.
"Still can't attack me?" Ira grinned, "That's too bad. Guess I'll have to punish myself some more!"
As Gamagori began to whip himself again, Armstrong began to think quickly. He already had a plan for getting to Gamagori through Shackle Regalia, but with his dislocated shoulder, he wasn't going to be able to get to do it fast enough for it to work. Then an idea popped into his head. A desperate one to be sure, but still an idea. Gamagori's cloth began to fade away again, revealing Scourge Regalia once more.
"Are you ready, Major?" Gamagori laughed, whips beginning to fly forward.
Armstrong responded by charging straight at the Elite Four student, reeling back his left arm for a punch. As he ran, he constantly dipped and twisted to avoid the multitude of whips before finally getting close to being in range. Though a bit caught off guard, Gamagori growled and reeled back his right arm to collide with the major's. Their two fists met again, creating an even bigger shockwave than before, a few of the closer surrounding students sent tumbling to the ground.
"You certainly don't know when to quit, do you?" Gamagori asked as his punch started to overpower Armstrong's.
"No, I don't suppose I do..." Armstrong replied, before completely abandoning the clash, causing Gamagori to trip up a bit.
"But I suppose that's hOW MY FAMILY HAS BEEN FOR MANY GENERATIONS!"
Gamagori managed to catch himself and began to throw a punch with his right arm, his fist slamming into the major's left shoulder. But the mayor refused to budge. Instead, Gamagori heard a small pop, and saw the soldier's right arm move to knock away Gamagori's left and land a solid punch right into the bigger man's gut. Gamagori was sent flying back, though not too far back. His bellyband had managed to cushion the punch, but that didn't mean it hadn't hurt.
Gamagori looked at Armstrong in shock as the older man sparkled and posed with his right arm posed proudly, exclaiming, "MY SHOULDER IS BACK..."
Armstrong then ran at Gamagori, who quickly retreated into Shackle Regalia, but Armstrong was prepared for this, "NOT THIS TIME!"
Armstrong slammed his two fists into Shackle Regalia's cloth cocoon, and electricity began to crackle around them. The Strong Arm Alchemist then grabbed the cloth and yanked... and successfully managed to pry the cocoon open to reveal Gamagori and his shocked expression.
"The hell?!" the Disciplinary Chair exclaimed, unable to believe his own eyes.
Before the cloth could start to become whips, Armstrong socked Gamagori right in the face as hard as he could, breaking the uniform's face mask, and the big man's body was sent hurtling through his own forces and slammed right into the nearest building. And the spikes on Armstrong's gauntlets had done their job. Gamagori just laid their, covered in rubble and his head bleeding from the puncture marks. Suddenly more electricity filled the air, and two stone replicas of Armstrong's fists, gauntlets included, slammed into Gamagori's chest and upper stomach.
Gamagori coughed up blood as Armstrong then approached him. The Disciplinary Committee Chair then knew that he was dying. Blood seeped out of his head and torso as he looked at his opponent.
"So... I lost..." he stated quietly with a small bloody chuckle, "Not really... a feeling I'm... used to... Only Lady Satsuki... and Matoi..."
"I'll admit," Armstrong said to him somberly, "You had me going there for a bit. Possibly the strongest opponent I've ever faced."
"Good... to hear..." Gamagori then looked up at him, "Please... promise me something..."
"What is it?"
"My students... let them go back... to Honnōji Academy... Please... promise me they'll at least be safe..."
Armstrong's eyes widened a bit before nodding and reaching out his hand, "I don't know if I can guarantee them going back... but I swear to you on my family name that I will do everything in my power to see that no harm comes to them."
Gamagori allowed himself to smile as he then weakly grasped Armstrong's outstretched hand, "Thank you... if they weren't safe... my death... was for nothing..."
"You truly do care about your subordinates," Armstrong commended and sparkles began to shine around him, "As you should. It was an honor to do battle with you."
"I..." Gamagori muttered, his life fading, "Appreciate it. I feel the same..."
His hand then slipped from Armstrong's, his final thought before nothing being, 'I'm sorry I failed you... Lady Satsuki...'
And Ira Gamagori's body went still. Armstrong's bowed his head in respect before reaching over and closed the Disciplinary Chair's eyes, and getting up on his feet.
'Ira Gamagori...' Armstrong thought as he walked away, 'No... I certainly won't forget you.'
K.O.!
(Cue "Let It Out" by Miho Fukuhara)
Gamagori
-Strength
-Invulnerable in Shackle Regalia
-Size
Armstrong
-Speed
-Alchemy
-Experience
H20Flame: THIS VICTORY SHALL BE PASSED DOWN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY LINE FOR GENERATIONS!
TyForestWrites: This battle was a tricky one to decide at first. While Gamagori was certainly many times stronger than Armstrong, mainly due to him being able to rip open the High Velocity Life Fiber Jammer, Armstrong was much faster due to his ability to keep up with Scar, who could dodge bullets. Plus, Gamagori's main fighting strategy most of the time is to stand in the same spot so he could soak up damage with Shackle Regalia, so maneuverability wasn't really an issue.
H20Flame: With that settled, it all really boiled down to two questions: "Could Armstrong be able to hurt Gamagori?" and "Could Armstrong get past Shackle Regalia?". The answer to the first is yes. Armstrong may not be as strong as Gamagori, but he has regularly shown strength feats that compare to other Life Fiber wearing people, like Ryuko, such as being able to break down walls with ease. Heck, his strongest punch against Sloth dealt over one hundred tons. If Armstrong really put his all into it, he could certainly hurt Gamagori, uniform or not.
TyForestWrites: As for the second question... yes, no doubt about it. This is where Armstrong's alchemy proved its usefulness. While he wouldn't be able to manipulate the Goku Uniform itself, since part of its composition is made up of Life Fibers (something Armstrong has never heard of before), the shell of Shackle Regalia is made of pure cloth, not Life Fibers. Heck, anybody with a basic understanding of alchemy could be able to get through Shackle Regalia, so there's no questioning that Armstrong could. Plus, since his specialty is combat alchemy, he could even use that cloth to his advantage if he wanted to!
H20Flame: And there was no questioning that Armstrong could avoid Gamagori's other attacks, since the Strong Arm Alchemist is fast enough to dodge bullets. And while Gamagori did block bullets with his whip while driving, these bullets were airsoft bullets, which travel at a speed of, at most, 380 miles per hour, so not even half as fast as real bullets (768 miles per hour). In short, Gamagori may have been much stronger, but Armstrong's speed and alchemy pulled through in the end.
TyForestWrites: Looks like Gamagori just wasn't equivalent in this exchange.
H20Flame: The winner is Major Alex Louis Armstrong.
TyForestWrites: Next time on Death Battle!
Three Poké Balls roll into view and open up to reveal the Generation 2 starter Pokémon.
Typhlosion vs. Feraligatr vs. Meganium
(Pokémon Battle Royale)