Rica Sicarius Vs Flame Agnidev Vs Ike Mers
As a denizen of the Valen slums Rica never knew a home, family, or luxury. While she fought to survive she met a young human boy who took her in as a sister, despite her faunus heritage. This state of affairs was ended when the boy, her adoptive brother, was murdered by a street gang with ties to Cinder Fall.
In the aftermath of this traumatic event Rica sought revenge. Using her Invisibility Semblance she hunted down, tortured, and killed everyone involved with her brother's death. Due to her bloodlust Rica left evidence for the authorities to follow, and was arrested for the slaughter. The girl's abilities brought her to the attention of Ozpin, who offered her a position at Beacon Academy.
Shortly after her enrollment Rica was partnered with Drake Knight, and assigned to team DRGN. Continuing her education, Rica's cynicism and anger grew until she was sent back to the slums on a mission. There she discovered that there was more to her brother's death than she originally thought and deserted her team. Rica's ultimate fate is unknown.
Flame Agnidev was born in Vale 17 years before the battle of Beacon. When tragedy struck he was recruited into the Brotherhood, a group of mercenary assassins. After training with them for several years he was dispatched to Beacon Academy to kidnap the heiress Weiss Schnee.
The plan went awry almost immediately, after Flame formed a friendship with the heiress. Events came to a head when the Brotherhood took matters into their own hands and captured the heiress themselves. After a morality crisis Flame chose to betray his former allies, and after rescuing his friend Angidev as knocked unconscious by Yang Xiao Long.
Ike Mers was one of orphan brothers. After surviving off of the streets he and his brother James were recruited by a man called Victor to become mercenary Hunters. Over the years they became highly skilled assassins and dispatched their targets with cold efficiency.
Eventually the brothers got in over their heads, and James was killed by a target. This began a slow mental decent and takeover by a split personality called Vesh. The battle for Ike's mind was ultimately lost, Vesh taking over after Ike killed a former colleague called Einstien. Only time will tell if he will retake his mind.
As we begin Season 2 I wanted to make this unique. So for my first match I chose three assassins who each represent a different archetype of their chosen path.
Rica represents the lone wolf. Powerful, mysterious, and deadly; but without direction and lacking a true sense of identity. Her blades are simply an incarnation of her own bloodlust, as she knows nothing else.
Flame represents the wanderer. A man who has been victim of tragedy and has exacted his vengeance, at the cost of his own soul. Now he simply goes where the wind takes him, allowing the whims of fate decide his path.
Ike Meyers is the vigilante born of circumstance. His actions hold a cold resignation and are carried out with a cold passion. The external struggles he faces amount to nothing when compared to the battle in his mind. (Note: We will be using the Ike Meyrs from chapters 1-24 of Vengance of a Brother, directly before Vesh took over his mind. This is due to the length of the story as it is incredibly long and we were on a time crunch. In future chapters we'll have read the entire story.)
If these three noted Beacon students met in a free for all fight to the death who would survive?
Note: This will be in the old format, where we give our logic pertaining to the fight's outcome at the end. Wa7chfac3 and I tried to make the new format work here, but we need more practice before we try it in a free for all. I'm skipping the bios this time as a bit of an experiment. Let me know what you think.
Fight
Ike Meyers took in the sight before him. The warehouse used to be one of the White Fang's storehouses for Dust and weapons, before someone had come through and driven off it's inhabitants. From his perch across the street he could see two guards had been impaled before something blew the door off of its hinges.
He descended into the street below, on his guard. As he approached the crack of gunfire forced the vigilante to activate his Aura. After determining he wasn't the target Ike entered the warehouse to the sight of a duel. On one side, a red haired fox faunus and on the other a young man in a long hooded coat.
The faunus shifted her knives into suppressed pistols and fired upon the hooded adversary. With the other boy, Flame, on his back foot Ike drew his weapons bladed tonfas and charged the fox, only for her to disappear.
Ike didn't have a moment to think as he was struck by a flintlock round from the hooded boy. Without hesitation Ike formed his weapons into a bow and fired a Dust tipped arrow in retaliation. The arrow changed direction mid flight and was directed into the ground at the Flame's feet. As the projectile hit the ground it exploded into a fireball, concealing him in a cocoon of heat and light.
Suddenly the faunus, Rica, leapt from the shadows with her pistols in hand. Unloading into Ike, she drained his Aura considerably as he returned fire with his bow. As it seemed the fox was going to be overwhelmed a chunk of concrete debris struck Ike in the side and the hooded boy charged with his shortswords in hand.
As the two humans fought it out the fox faunus slipped back into the shadows, vanishing once again. The two humans fought savagely, every blow was returned with equal force, and each was turned away with a well timed parry or block. The hooded boy lit his swords on fire with Dust and charged ahead. In an act of desperation Ike pulled an electric arrow from his quiver and thrust it at his enemy. The surge of electrical energy struck just as one of the hooded Flame's shortswords connected with his chest, knocking the breath from his lungs.
The resulting power surge launched Flame back several feet. As Flame struggled to his feet Ike was trying to catch his breath. Suddenly five muted gunshots came from behind Ike and struck Flame in the chest. Two ripped through his Aura and penetrated his heard. Before Ike could turn he took three bullets in the back, knocking him to the ground. There was a psychotic laugh behind him and the last words Ike Meyers heard was...
"It's all too easy."
Explanation
Judge: Well, first thing's first. We didn't use the new format because we need more practice with it before we apply said format to something as complex as a free for all. That being said, this was still a difficult conclusion to come to.
Wa7chface: As fighters Rica, Ike, and Flame are rather similar. Each of them are emotionally driven individuals who specialize in dual weapon fighting. They each also have a ranged component.
Judge: If this were a series of one on one fights Ike and Flame would dominate Rica, as they outclass her in nearly every field. Her only advantage is her faunus reflexes and speed.
Wa7chface: That changes when we shift our focus to a free for all, with everyone fighting simultaneously. Ike and Flame would recognize each other as the biggest threat, largely ignoring Rica.
Judge: The biggest factor in this matchup was tactics and strategy. Both Flame and Ike are incredibly powerful, and have a tendency to charge straight into battle without thinking. For all of Rica's flaws as a fighter she is incredibly smart.
Wa7chface: As Judge said, both Flame and Ike are very impulsive. They go with the flow of battle, and are completely incapable of seeing the larger picture. As they were slugging it out Rica was getting ready to mop up whatever was left when they were weakened.
Judge: They never suspected that Rica was waiting for Ike and Flame to destroy each other. So when she decided to strike, disposing of them was simple. She had plenty of ammunition. Rica wins this one.
Message from the authors.
Its good to be back. After a nice long vacation we're restarting this new season with cannon characters. There were six votes, and they were unanimous. So look forward to our next fight featuring our new format, Pyrrha Nikos Vs Elizabeth Briar. The Minstrali Champion Vs The Deceiver.