As soon as both Showman and Asia came out of the training room, the entire peerage and everyone else approached them.
"Asia! What happened?!" Issei asked the young nun.
"Well…' Asia began as she revealed her Keyblade, making everyone gasp in shock. '...I got myself a Keyblade."
Immediately, Kiba looked at the blade, analysing the blade with a critical eye.
"You know, if you would tell me that you can use a key as a sword, I would've laughed." Kiba began.
"True. But Sora VS Pit proved that wrong, didn't it. So what can it do?" Rias asked her bishop.
"I don't know. I haven't had the chance to test it yet." Asia said.
"That is where your two knights come in. As well as spells, it can double as a blade and I want you to give her some tips on swordplay. Her speciality may be healing and she is a pacifist, but even pacifists have to defend themselves once in a while." Showman explained.
"Well, I could have some means of defending myself…" Asia said in a low tone.
"Don't worry, Asia, we'll help you get up to speed." Kiba said with a smile
"And if the video taught us anything, they can use spells. We'll help out as well.
"Plus, we have all this gear. We may as well try them out as well." Issei finished.
Asia smiled in joy.
"Thanks, everyone!" she said as they all left the room, eager to start training their new gear.
"Hey kid. You thought of a name for your blade?" Azazel asked Asia.
She was silent before coming up with the name.
"Devil's Heaven."
The next day, the entire Peerage were trying out their new gear, but both Kiba and Xenovia were training Asia in swordplay with wooden swords.
"It's all about a good stance. You need good balance whenever you move as you strike or block. An unbalanced stance can throw you off your style." Kiba instructed as he posed while holding his sword.
"Not to mention a good grip, else the sword will fly out and leave you vulnerable." Xenovia added as she adjusted the grip on her handle.
"Right." Asia said as she began to move her arms in a flowing motion.
Everyone else was busy with their new gear. Issei had added the Cravalanche Cannon to his Scail Mail, Koneko was practising tiger-style kung fu with her new claws, both Akeno and Rias formed new tricks with their palms and Rossweisse had controlled her new orbitars to fire spells in different locations. Gasper had even looked up the time stop from Sora and used his balance breaker to try and perfect his time stop ability as well.
Meanwhile Azazel had analysed the properties of Devil's Heaven. Turns out, not only it could heal targets but it can drain energy away, which he found out as he experimented with it on some stray devil trying to make a name for itself.
Hey, he was defending himself so he was justified in the attack.
The angel faction, The Lucifer family and Vali's crew plus Serafall also were there to see how they were doing as well
Soon, Shawn came in and got everyone's attention.
"OK, guys! As wonderful as it is to see you have fun with your new toys, we have a battle to watch!" He announced as they all stopped what they were doing and made their way inside the room.
Soon Shawn turned into his Showman form.
"OK, Asia. You watched last time so you get to spin." He said as Asia took a hold of the wheel. She then spun the wheel but her being physically lacking meant the wheel barely went round once before it landed on the section being: Rossweisse 3.
"Huh. Not a round robin. Oh well."
Rossweisse then positioned herself in the center as Showman played the trailer.
Soon the video played and it showed the starry sky as they saw a large, metal planet.
Soon, a large red truck is seen racing across the surface as it then spoke.
"Autobots. Move out!"
(Stan Bush - The Touch)
Soon the truck turned into a giant robot as he then fought another one that was silver, shooting it with a cannon before throwing him into the distance. It then showed it fighting another robot that was blue and grey before it confronted a giant golden robot that turned into a planet.
Soon the robot leapt up and flew into the atmosphere, which froze as it showed the name in block letters: OPTIMUS PRIME.
"Hold on! You mean, she gets to see a battle using a giant robot?!" Rias asked, shocked.
"Yeah, why?" He asked the crimson haired bombshell.
Suddenly she pouted unhappily. "And I missed out on it?!" She whined as she sat in the corner.
The Gremory peerage only thought of one thing.
'Otaku.'
Soon Showman began to play the video.
INTERLUDE
(Wiz & Boomstick - Brandon Yates)
Wiz: Across this vast world of different nations with different people, it is the clash of opinions which truly divides us. However, there is one universal truth, which absolutely everyone can agree on.
Boomstick: Giant robots are freaking awesome!
"He's right. Anyone will agree that a robot fight is epic!" Rias said as she watched with eager eyes.
"She's really getting into it, huh?" Azazel whispered to Sirzechs.
"You have no idea…" He replied.
Wiz: That's right, and for this battle, it isn't just any robots fighting. We are pitting two of the most iconic robots in a battle to the death!
Boomstick: Representing the West, we have Optimus Prime, the original G1 Transformer.
Wiz: And for the east, we have the RX-78-2, the original Mobile Suit Gundam.
"Oh my god, they chose a gundam!" Rias squealed in excitement.
Boomstick: These aren't just any robots. They're the old-school classics! The first of their kind, and we're in for a Robo-battle of east vs. west!
Wiz: Well, Optimus was originally a Japanese toy-
Boomstick: No one cares! He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.
Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle.
The first combatant was a giant robot with a blue helmet, hands and legs, a red chest and silver joints. The legs had two black tyres attached to the back of the legs and he was holding a giant, black blaster.
The young devils and angel were looking starry eyed at the robot but the real attention came from the leaders. They could tell from the eyes that he was extremely experienced in the art of war, yet it seemed he didn't become jaded or disillusioned by the horrors of it.
"I really wanted to learn from giant robots." Rias muttered with a pout.
Everyone sweatdropped at that
Wiz: Millions of years ago, on a distant planet called Cybertron, a great unrest grew between two factions of robotic beings, the Decepticons and the Autobots. With little warning, they found themselves entangled in a civil war.
The older devils all groaned at that.
"Ugh, civil wars. They are always a pain to handle." Sirzechs muttered.
"Tell me about it. All they succeed in doing is reducing the population." Serafall replied.
"Oh yeah. That war between the old generation of devils and the new." Rias spoke, remembering them from her lessons.
"Yeah. Word of advice, Rias. NEVER try to start a civil war. It'll only end in tears." Sirzechs spoke in a serious tone.
Everyone nodded, taking that advice to heart.
Boomstick: Led by that douchebag Megatron, the Decepticons started gunning down any bot they pleased for basically no reason, including some guy named Orion Pax, which will be important later. Rest in peace, ro-bro.
Wiz: Probably didn't help that Orion was a police captain, at least according to the comics.
Everyone had winced at the blow the robot had taken. Even the heaven faction made a cross to respect the fallen robot
Boomstick: Damn! That'll bite him in his shiny metal ass!
Wiz: You got that right. What Megatron didn't know was that this seeming random encounter would end up reshaping the universe.
Boomstick: Thanks to a robot Gandalf, Orion Pax was rebuilt into something bigger, stronger, and way more recognizable.
Wiz: The newest commander of the Autobots had risen: Optimus Prime.
Everyone was in awe as they saw the newly rebuilt Optimus Prime. He looked…
"AWESOME!" All of the teens said as their eyes shone at the giant robot. And who could blame them. It is a giant robot with a large blaster and a laser axe, fighting against other giant robots. What teen wouldn't like that?!
The adults couldn't help but chuckle. It was nice they were teens.
Optimus: The Autobots will never sacrifice freedom.
"That was epic." Azazel said. Everyone agreed.
(Cyber Warfare by Darren Leigh Purkiss)
BACKGROUND
Former Identity: Orion Pax
Height: 38'1" | 11.6
Weight: 16.5 tons
Age: 9,000,000 (Sirzechs: DAMN!
Other skills: Surfing, basketball (Issei: How can a robot surf?)
Dislikes: Decepticons, dancing, & Mötley Crüe
Has died 26 times throughout the whole Transformers franchise
Boomstick: Optimus is a powerful warrior, with tons of awesome robo-powers.
Wiz: As a Transformer, he can scan nearby objects and morph his body to resemble one, becoming a robot in disguise.
"Explains the namesake." Rossweisse spoke in intrigue as they all saw the robot turn into a truck.
TRANSFORMATIONS
Truck Mode
1979 Kenworth K100
Trailer included
Powermaster
Combines with Command Deck weaponry
Binary bonded to Hi-Q, who increases Optimus' energy
Action Master
Built around Hi-Q's body
Cannot transform
Powered by Nucleon from a black hole
Boomstick: His favourite is a classic 1979 Kenworth K-100 tractor, an oldie but a goodie which sports 500 horsepower and can book it over 80 miles per hour. He even gets a trailer, which, when he doesn't need it, mysteriously disappears into thin air. No, really. Where the hell does that thing go? I need to know.
Wiz: It's actually a weaponised command deck.
Boomstick: It's a weapon storage?! DAAAMN! That will be useful for me to store my guns.
"Hmmm…A weapon store huh?" Rossweisse muttered as she took down notes. This may be useful for her.
Wiz: More importantly, the lifeforce of every Transformer resides in their spark, sort of like a soul, and Optimus is no different, except that his spark gives him a few unique abilities.
"Hmm…this spark sounds something like a soul…" Sirzechs mused to himself.
And he also didn't want to think what would happen if a rogue devil were to sink their jaws onto one.
(Night Strider by Darren Leigh Purkiss)
Boomstick: Yeah, his spark's pretty rare. Compared to other robo-people, it gives him increased strength, speed, and durability. He can shoot laser beams from his hands, fly with either a jetpack or his feet boosters, and move his limbs around while they're detached like some sort of ghost robot Rayman.
Wiz: Optimus is referred to as a point one percenter; that is how rare a being of his calibre is. Heck, after combining with a Nebulan named Hi-Q (Everyone had no idea who that was.) He achieved his Powermaster form and soon merging with him allowed him to become an Action master.
"Wonder if we'll see them in the fight?" Rias wondered
Wiz (cont.): Though since they are barely shown in canon, it's highly unlikely we'll see them in battle.
"Never mind."
Boomstick: Point one percenter? Is that what all those people on Wall Street were protesting?
Everyone frowned at the people chucking garbage at the driving autobots
Wiz: Even then, many of Optimus' abilities are further enhanced thanks to his possession of one of the most powerful artefacts in Cybertron's history: the Matrix of Leadership.
Everyone wondered what was so special about it but then it spoke.
Boomstick: Oh yeah, you know, it's nothing much, just a PIECE OF ROBOT GOD!
"I'm sorry, it's a WHAT?!" Irina had to exclaim.
Who could blame her? A piece of robot god?! It may be akin to a sacred gear in their world.
"Let's have a look and see what it is about." Micheal spoke, even though he was also eager.
Wiz: The matrix is a conduit for the power of Primus, the creator of the Transformer race. With this, Optimus can heal some of his most grievous wounds.
Boomstick: But not all the time, like, you know, when he died.
(Optimus Prime vs. Megatron by Vince DiCola)
Soon everyone looked on in horror as they saw Optimus Prime take a fatal blow, the light in his eyes fading as his arm dropped.
Optimus: And use the power of the Matrix to light our darkest hour...
Wiz: Well, he has an impressive arsenal to hopefully keep that particular problem from coming up again.
Boomstick: Hah... yeah... Never again…
Soon everyone witnessed various screenshots of Prime being killed.
"Ok…For a leader, he is pretty shit at keeping himself alive…" Bikou couldn't help but mutter.
Everyone agreed on that.
ARESNAL
Ion Blaster
Fusion Axe
Energy Swords
Jetpack
Command Deck module
- Trailer unfolds to reveal weaponry
Roller module
Small drone kept inside trailer
Matrix of Leadership
(End Game by Jeff Dale & Tim Reilly)
Boomstick: Regardless, he wields the Ion Blaster, a giant death cannon which Prime one-hands like a boss! This big ol' rifle fires bolts of energy strong enough to take down most Decepticons, and can even be fired into space from ground level! Even better, it never seems to run out of ammo! Ah, one can only dream...
Wiz: Optimus Prime also carries numerous weapons composed of Energon, a raw energy force used by Transformers to power their technology and, well, themselves.
Boomstick: He's got a glowy Energon Axe and Energon Swords, perfect for slicing up robots of all sizes, and I guess they probably work pretty good on people too.
"That's something I don't want to know…" Issei said as he thought about it.
Wiz: Fighting fire with fire, Optimus Prime led the fight against the Decepticons for several millenia. Eventually, the war even found its way to our own Earth. Despite not wanting innocents to be caught in the crossfire, Optimus has shown he'll do anything to stop the Decepticons.
Boomstick: Well, he did use a corpse as a weapon. Are we sure he's a good guy?
"Well, a war that long would make anyone jaded." Sirzechs spoke. The older generation had to agree with that.
Wiz: Hey, with a war going for thousands of years, it'll make anyone jaded. Heck, the Decepticons tend to make a mess with them attacking the planet.
Boomstick: But we've got nothing to worry about with Optimus protecting the planet. He's tanked blasts that would tear other bots apart. Like when this mega-refinery exploded, it could be seen from outer space!
"HOLY SHIT!" The Peerage yelled as they saw the small flame from the metal planet.
"OK…I know we have enhanced durability but I am pretty sure none of us could take such an attack!" Issei spoke as he pointed at the screen.
(Ring Fighter by Terry Devine-King)
Boomstick: He's punched the ground so hard the trees around him freakin' exploded.
Wiz: Child's play, Boomstick! He's strong enough to tip this large oil tanker, which, when compared to the real life Seawise Giant, must weigh over 700,000 tons.
"Uhhh Koneko? Could you do that?" Asia asked.
"Don't think so." The cat girl replied, feeling her pride take a hit. She could send people flying and dent walls but tipping an oil tanker?! Out of her league.
Boomstick: He's thrown a satellite into orbit, and punched hard enough to crack Sixshot's chest plate.
Wiz: Who boasted that his armor was drawn from the compacted subatomic matter from a collapsed star. Just to let you know, such a star would have a density of over 300 billion tons per cubic inch. While great density does not necessarily beget great toughness, this still means that Sixshot's armor was 500 billion times more dense than osmium, the most dense natural material on Earth.
Soon Koneko was in a corner, an aura of depression surrounding her as she crouched and drew circles on the floor.
"Not fair…" She pouted, causing everyone to sweatdrop.
"She has a point though. Cracking something that heavy means he is extremely strong." Rias said, unaware of the raincloud now forming above her.
Boomstick: You're the most dense natural material on Earth...
Wiz: What'd you say?
Boomstick: And our robo-commander wrecked it! He's fast enough to catch up to this Decepticon space shuttle in just 23 seconds!
Wiz: Given the size of the earth here and angle of ascent, we can determine he's moving around 125,000 miles per hour. He's also a talented leader, capable of commanding a thousand battles at the same time via the Omniglobe. Now to be fair, it doesn't enhance his cognitive abilities. It's more like a giant supercomputer and communications hub.
Boomstick: But being able to command that well is still damn impressive.
"Hmm…I think that can be useful for everyone else." Sirzechs said. Something like that can be useful when managing the Underworld.
FEATS
Lifted the 81,000 ton Washington Monument
Shot a ship in space from ground level
Dodged shots from the Fusion Cannon
Survived an exploding mega-refinery
Moved a 724,000 ton oil tanker
Withstood a wormhole collapsing upon him
Commanded 1,000 battles via the Omniglobe
Defeated Megatron, Devastator, Galvatron, & Unicron
Boomstick: I mean, it's like Skynet, but in a giant disco ball. He's used that crazy strength of his to punch through Megatron, who once tanked an explosion big enough to knock Cybertron out of orbit, and thanks to the weird robo-magic of the Matrix, he's even defeated Unicorn-
Wiz: Unicron.
Boomstick: Who's basically a giant robot Satan who eats planets! This guy is unstoppable!
"WOAH! A giant robot space devil?!" Issei yelped at the large sight of Unicron. Every devil felt overwhelmed by such a presence.
"This guy must not have any weaknesses." Rias said as he saw the incineration.
Wiz: Not necessarily. Optimus is certainly powerful, but after all is said and done, he has one major weakness...
Optimus: To violate that law would destroy our honour.
Wiz: He's just too nice.
"Ah." Rias realised.
Honour was good and all but sometimes you had to get your hands dirty to win.
Boomstick: Yeah, he's kinda all about the whole 'honor' and 'fair fighting' thing, which kinda screwed him over more than once, and even gotten him killed! Multiple times! Plus, he killed himself once just because he accidentally broke the rules in a freaking game! Damn!
Wiz: Well technically, he felt he broke his own rules of morality by sacrificing NPCs to defeat Megatron in virtual reality, and so sentenced himself to death. But yeah, it was rather stupid of him.
Everyone facepalmed at that. Why feel guilty over nobodies?
Boomstick: Honour aside, Optimus Prime definitely earned his position as leader of the Autobots
Wiz: That's right. When his back is to the wall and all hell's breaking loose, he'll fight to the end, riding the eye of the storm.
Megatron: Prime!
Optimus: One shall stand, one shall fall!
Everyone had a lot of respect for the robot, especially the leaders. Being able to command several battles and lead a war for eons was no easy feat and the fact he didn't completely lose himself to the war like most soldiers did showed an iron will
RX-78-2 GUNDAM
The next had Rias squeal in joy. The original Gundam was here! Giant with white arms and legs a blue chest, a white head with yellow eyes, red ribs, grey hands and two swords trapped to his back.
"EEEEEHHHH! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS HERE!" She squealed as she soon went on a tangent on the RX-78-2 Gundam.
"Queen of the school and she's a flaming anime nerd…" Issei muttered, not used to such an action.
(Red Machine by Dan Weniger Ft. Sean Tyas)
Wiz: In the year 2179, humanity has embraced the stars.
Everybody's eyes shone as they saw the starry galaxy as a rocket ship flew past along with the giant satellite.
"I wonder if we will be able to reach the stars?" Issei asked everyone. No one answered, being too enamoured by the starry sight.
Boomstick: Well, mostly.
Wiz: Right, after a somewhat united humanity expanded across the solar system, the ideologies between those on Earth and those in space began to drift apart.
"Oh joy. Another civil war." Sirzechs deadpanned. Every older person groaned at that, facepalming as they did.
Wiz (cont.): A new Spacenoid republic, the Principality of Zeon, arose to challenge the Earth Federation.
Boomstick: Spacenoid? That like the Domino's pizza mascot, but in space?
Wiz: No, more like space Nazis.
(We see them do a straight arm salute and chant.)
Nazis…
Everyone growled at that group. The devils may have been evil, but they weren;t as sick and deluded as those maniacs.
Azazel growled angrily as he remembered one a long time ago. Him shoving that rifle up his ass was not something he regretted.
The angels may have been forgiving, but those freaks deserved no sympathy.
Boomstick: Oh. Well, I guess it's no surprise that they started a war, by gassing a populated space colony and dropping the whole thing on the planet!
"Holy…!" Issei couldn't even finish as he saw the giant satellite fall onto the planet.
"All those people…" Asia said as her eyes welled up.
"The madness of people can never be explained…" Sirzechs asked.
Wiz: And truth be told, no one really can explain why it happened.
Boomstick: Man, that's messed up, but that's just how it started. For the real star of the show, some smart guys put their heads together and came up with the coolest thing they could think of: Giant fighting robots!
Wiz: These were Mobile Suits, and one of Earth's... nuttier engineers had developed a suit which would put all others to shame. This was the RX-78-2, otherwise known as the Gundam.
Everyone whooped as they saw the giant robot fly into battle, destroying other robots with ease.
It was like battle star heaven.
(Power Within by Chris Blackwell & Darren Leigh Purkiss)
Boomstick: The Gundam. That is a name that will send shivers down your spine. So much so, that there have been 400 different models over the anime's history!
Wiz: True, but for this battle, this one will be the star of the show.
Boomstick: That's right. There have been lots of mobile suits named Gundam, but this was the original granddaddy of 'em all.
Everyone saw the large amount of gundams fly by until it landed on the RX-78-2 in all its glory.
BACKGROUND
Model Number: RX-78-2
Height: 59'1" | 18 m
Weight: 60 tons
Armor: Luna Titanium AKA Gundarium (Azazel: Never heard of it. Rias: Oh, it's made up)
Created by Tem Ray
Assigned to White Base
Inspired 412+ other Gundams
Add-Ons
- G-Armor
- Core Block System
Wiz: This experimental mobile suit was hidden on a remote colony, but before its maiden voyage with the equally classified White Base could begin, it was caught in a surprise Zeon attack.
Boomstick: With just two Zaku suits, the space Nazis wiped out almost all of the White Base's military crew. The only people left to save these secret projects were civilians, who had no idea these things even existed.
AMURO RAY
Age: 29
Height: 5'11" | 180 cm
Weight: 155 lbs | 70.3 kg
Rank: Captain
Code names: White Devil, White Unicorn (All the devils approved of the name)
Other notable Mobile Suits:
MSK-008 Dijeh
Zeta Gundam 3A
RX-93 v Gundam
Wiz: Among those who rose up was a young boy named Amuro Ray. Brilliant, albeit standoffish, Amuro was actually the son of the Gundam's chief engineer, and had already stumbled upon the mech's coded blueprints.
Everyone then saw the man behind the robot. Brown hair and eyes, tanned skin in a yellow astronaut suit.
Everyone looked interested in him. He seemed rather average. But then again…those tend to be the biggest wildcards in war
Boomstick: So, he grabbed the owner's manual, jumped in the Gundam, and flew into the fight. Damn! Not too shabby for going off just the manual.
"He was able to do that on his own?" Akeno asked in slight shock.
Wiz: Actually, that is not true. See the RX-78-2 uses a complex mix of levers, buttons and pedals that just command the individual parts. No one can just go into the driver's seat and become an expert.
"OK, that makes a lot more sense." Issei said. I mean, it was a big-ass robot, why would it be simple?
Boomstick: Then how did…?
Wiz: It has a learning computer that helps inexperienced pilots, but that is still hard to adapt. Luckily, Amuro was able to use it and thanks to the LEarning Computer, The Gundam could match the limitations of the pilot.
"Hmmm…that can be useful for Sona." Rias mused as she thought about her rival.
Boomstick: Its body is made of a super durable Luna Titanium alloy called Gundarium, of course...
Wiz: Yet another fictional metal that's way better than anything in real life.
"I'm starting to think that it's a trend in pop culture." Grayfia couldn't help but deadpan.
"My dear maid, you have no idea…" Showman spoke.
EQUIPMENT
Beam Rifle
Beam Sabers
- Can morph into Beam Javelins
Forearm-mounted shield
60mm Vulcan Guns
Hyper Bazookas
Gravity/Hyper Hammer
Heatproof Shield
- Disposable & single use
Boomstick: For weapons, it's got twin 60mm Vulcan guns for ears, it's got a shield that can block shots strong enough to take down warships, and a Gravity Hammer, a supersized flail that's rocket-propelled! Whoever came up with that is my goddamn hero. Same with the guy who built the ultra destructive Beam Rifle.
Wiz: That would be the ingenious Dr. Minovsky. Thanks to him, the beam rifle is a marvellous feat of weapons engineering. Minovsky had developed a way to miniaturise the enormous mega particle cannons found on warships without losing any power.
Boomstick: The result is a Gundam-sized rifle that can take down entire fleets of ships all on its own! It's like having a pistol with all the power of a thousand tanks.
Everyone whistled at the destruction caused by the rifle. That was some serious firepower.
"Hey, Ross. Perhaps that can be useful for some of your spells." Rias suggested.
"Hmm…possible…" She said, writing down more notes.
(Mother Ship Attack by Chris Egan & Andrew Cooksley)
Wiz: A single shot could easily tear through a 13,000 ton Musai-class warship. Given the official stats of this ship, to tear it asunder like so would require a strike worth nearly 9,000 tons of TNT.
Boomstick: Sure, the beam rifle only has 16 shots, but who really cares when you just need one?
"No kill like overkill." Vali said with a grin.
Wiz: Last, but not least, the Gundam carries two retractable beam sabres, which can also become javelins.
Boomstick: 'Cause you can't have space battles without royalty-free lightsabers. And if shit goes sideways, the cockpit can become an escape pod.
Wiz: But all these amazing weapons would be useless without an exceptional pilot. Despite still technically being a civilian, Amuro became the main pilot for the Gundam. Turns out, his skill was mostly thanks to his previously unknown abilities. Amuro was a Newtype.
Boomstick: Like a Pokémon?
"Oh man, I remember that! Especially the epicness of Black 2!" Issei grinned.
"Yeah! I still have my old Platinum copy at home." Akeno said with a smile.
"Omega Ruby for me." Koneko added with a grin
"Please, Sword is the one for me." Kiba replied.
"What's Pokémon?" Asia asked innocently.
Record scratch!
Everyone just looked at the nun with horror.
"What? You NEVER played Pokémon?!" Issei said with wide eyes.
"Um…No. The church never allowed materialistic possessions." She replied.
"Right, that's it. After this, we are showing you the game, ya hear?!" Rias said in a no nonsense tone.
"Um…Can I join?" Xenovia asked.
"Oh yes. We are NOT having you two not know what Pokémon is!" Issei yelled. Everyone agreed.
"Can we go back to what a Newtype is?!" Rossweisse asked in irritation.
Wiz: See, apparently, humankind was never meant to live under gravity's pull. In space, without it literally weighing down their souls, some humans developed psychic powers.
Boomstick: That is the dumbest backstory for why someone gets powers, and we've heard a lot of 'em, Wiz. So, what, he can like, read minds or something?
NEWTYPE POWERS
Precognition
Heightened Spatial Awareness
Telepathy
Psychokinesis
Mental Pressure
Can increase Beam Saber size
If it lasts for more than 4 hours, please consult Doctor Minosky
Wiz: Sort of. These powers and their capabilities have little definition, often differing between different people. Most Newtypes can instantly understand each other upon contact, even drawing kinship between sworn enemies. Amuro's abilities, in particular, grant him something akin to precognition. He can predict exactly what will happen on the battlefield and where his enemies will be, and can capitalize on it if he reacts fast enough, from shooting down small foes to ones that move fast enough to avoid military scanners, putting his reaction time at hypersonic.
"Damn! Those newtypes will be a pain to dodge." Azazel spoke, gears turning as he thought about gadgets relating to that ability.
(Pilot: How could he possibly predict I'd attack from the other side?)
(Challenge for the Stars by Paul Mottram)
FEATS
Threw a 75.4 ton MS-OB Gouf
Outsped Char's legendary suits
Survived an exploding asteroid
Withstood a 4,000°F magnetic field
Survived a Zaku's nuclear reactor detonation
Obliterated a Musai warship in one shot
Shot down the Elmeth's hypersonic bits
Defeated Char, Ramba Ral, Lalah, & Black Tri-Stars
Boomstick: He's shot down targets too fast for the eye to see, and navigated his friends through a collapsing fortress with no casualties. By the end of the war, his own reflexes were pushing the limits of the Gundam itself.
Wiz: A magnetic coating was added to the Gundam to compensate, reducing the suit's friction and increasing its speed by 27%.
Boomstick: Over fourteen years of military service, Amuro became a legendary pilot. Hell, not even those seven years on hiatus lowered his skill.
(Heroes of the West by Ceiri Torjussen)
Boomstick: He even learned how to use these super fast funnel guns with his psycho-whatzit powers, even if they aren't a part of the Gundam's arsenal.
Wiz: Speaking of speed, the Gundam is comparable to the Red Zaku, piloted by Amuro's rival Char, which is three times faster than the standard green model.
Boomstick: During the first large scale battle with mobile suits, a Zaku flew through the battlefield in seven seconds.
Wiz: By comparing the 1,072-foot-long Magellan-class starships in the distance, we can tell the Zaku flew over 7 miles.
(Challenge for the Stars by Paul Mottram)
Wiz: This puts the standard Zaku's top speed just under Mach 5. When tripled to compare to Char, this means the Gundam can move at least 11,000 miles per hour, 15 times the speed of sound. Highballing it with Amuro's Newtype powers and magnetic coating, it's possible the Gundam can move as fast as Mach 25, though anything over that would put it dangerously close to re-entry speeds, which its chassis cannot survive on its own.
"Holy hell! I don't think you can reach that speed Kiba, no offence." Issei remarked.
"Oh I agree with you." Kiba replied. It seemed a lot of characters could beat him in speed.
Wiz: Luckily, The Gundam has a shield for such re-entries.
Boomstick: The Gundam is strong enough to lift and throw this goofy Mobile Suit, and tough enough to power through a magnetic field that's seventy-two hundred degrees Fahrenheit. It survived plenty of really big explosions, including a detonating asteroid and a nuclear blast which wrecked Amuro's home colony. I bet it could wipe out the space Nazis all on its own!
Wiz: It nearly did! Amuro and his Gundam were instrumental to the war effort. It doesn't matter how much the Gundam was burned; it would always stand up, dispel the fear, and fly.
Amuro's Gundam slices through several Zaku suits.
Amuro: Die!
With that everyone was extremely impressed by the Gundam's weapons and Amuro's skills, especially how it stopped a galactic war. But now they had to discuss who would win.
"I CHOOSE THE GUNDAM!" Rias quickly said with starry eyes.
"Well, that was fast." Akeno deadpanned as everyone looked at her with a deadpan gaze.
"But she does have a point. That arsenal is far more destructive than Optimus's, so one shot may be all it takes." Kiba spoke.
"Yeah. But Optimus has a shit ton of experience. Sirzechs and Azazel said that experience trumps anything." Issei countered.
"True. Plus, Optimus literally took out giant enemies easily. That can be a factor." Akeno replied.
"Let's watch the battle to find out?" Rossweisse asked.
Everyone agreed and soon Showman hit play.
DEATH BATTLE
(Wings of Iron by Therewolf Media ft. Daniel Vincent Galvan)
"Damn, that is some cool music." Issei said as they heard the keyboard chord play.
"YEah…I wonder if we can get a copy?" Sirzechs asked.
In the middle of an asteroid field, there is a spacecraft in the middle of nowhere, apparently abandoned.
Suddenly, a laser cuts through a wall and the RX-78-2 Gundam enters the ship.
Sayla: Amuro! Amuro, come in! Where are you?
Amuro: I'm checking something out, Sayla. It's more than meets the eye!
"Huh. Why do I feel like that is referencing something?" Akeno asked.
Sayla: Get your butt back to White Base! If there's trouble, we can't send backup.
A red truck suddenly starts its engine and drives towards the Gundam.
Optimus: Let's roll!
"AMBUSH!" Everyone yelled.
Noticing the attack, the Gundam turns around to see the truck transforming into another giant robot, Optimus Prime, who clotheslines the Gundam out of the ship and into space.
FIGHT!
The Gundam starts firing some laser beams, which Optimus avoids with ease.
Amuro: It's an enemy Mobile Suit!
Sayla: I told you. I TOLD YOU!
Amuro: Yeah, yeah! DON'T RUB IT IN!
Optimus makes the same move but the Gundam covers it with its shield.
"So a gun fight, huh?" Sirzechs asked as they all leaned closer to watch the fight.
Amuro: Ngha! It's too fast!
Sayla: Well, don't float like a fool! DO SOMETHING!
Optimus hides behind an asteroid which gets destroyed immediately. He fires at the Gundam and manages to hit its right leg. Amuro's Newtype powers kick in at this point.
Amuro: There you are!
"So, it's like a warning system." Azazel spoke.
Amuro aims at Optimus and hits him, causing him to fly towards the ship, with Amuro following behind attacking Optimus with his shield. However, Optimus punches the Gundam's rifle away uses his axe as the Gundam uses its beam sabre to defend itself.
Optimus: Vile Decepticon! I have been in battle for countless eons!
Amuro: Decepti-what?
Optimus breaks the stalemate and dropkicks the Gundam away. He then charges towards the Gundam. The Gundam tries to punch Optimus, but Optimus dodges to the side before transforming into vehicle mode and ramming the Gundam by doing an E-brake manoeuvre. Optimus then swings his axe to destroy the Gundam, but Amuro's Newtype powers kick in again, allowing it to block the attack at the cost of its shield.
"Aw crap! It's defence is gone!" Issei yelped.
It then takes out its second beam sabre, knocking Optimus back with it and then throwing one as a Beam Javelin, which hits Optimus square in the chest.
"If he was human, it would've been game over." Kiba spoke as he winced at the sight.
The Gundam then charges to attack Optimus again.
Optimus: Not today!
Optimus fires his Ion Blaster at the ground behind the Gundam, sending it flying towards him, allowing him to strike the Gundam and send it flying away, before removing the beam javelin from his chest. The Gundam's beam rifle strikes its head as it's flying away, which the Gundam then grabs.
Amuro: Only one shot left...
Amuro takes aim and fires, hitting Optimus square on and destroying the ship the two were fighting on. Optimus falls off, lamenting the fate of his fellow Autobots inside.
Optimus: No... NO!
"OK, I'm pretty sure he didn't mean for that to happen." Rossweisse spoke as she saw the ship explode.
As Optimus is falling, he ends up falling straight into the Gundam, who is similarly sent falling to Earth. The two robots re-enter the Atmosphere, with the Gundam reaching the ground first.
"OK, that must've been a rough landing." Rias added, relieved that the Gundam was standing but slightly dirty.
Amuro: Ugh... I hate gravity…
Sayla: Nice to know you're alive.
Amuro: Oh, shut-!
Suddenly, the Newtype abilities activate and he then looks to the side and Optimus lands, his impact creating a dust cloud which obscures Amuro's vision. His Newtype powers kick in, alerting him to Optimus jumping out of the cloud and firing his Ion Blaster. However, Amuro can't react in time and the Gundam gets hit.
Amuro: OK, that's it!
Amuro activates the Gravity Hammer and soon launches it at Optimus, who takes the full brunt of the attack and knocks him back. Optimus grunts as Amuro starts to spin the Hammer and prepares to launch.
Optimus runs forward before transforming and racing to the Gundam, who then flings the hammer. Optimus swerves out of the way before transforming back and using his axe to slice the hammer off.
Amuro: Crap!
The Gundam then takes out its one remaining Beam Saber and leaps towards Optimus, slicing through the Ion Blaster. However, Optimus takes the opportunity to counter and starts it's assault.
Optimus sends a left hook then a right. The Gundam tries a downward strike but Optimus blocks it and counters with a gut punch and another left hook. He tries to attack with a double hammer but the Gundam swings his beam sabre to the gut, making the autobot flinch.
It then tries to bring the sabre down but Optimus blocks it before knocking it off balance with a leg sweep before grabbing its head to slam his knee into its chest before he threw it away.
"Holy…! Optimus ain't letting up!" Issei said as he got more into the fight.
"I know right!" Kiba added, allowing his princely persona to take rest for a regular teenage boy to take place, as he watched the fight eagerly.
The Gundam tries to get up but Optimus then grabs the Gundam by the head and drags it along the ground before throwing it into the air and kicking it, the tyres grinding against its face, as it flies back.
"OK, THAT was impressive!" Sirzechs spoke with wide eyes.
"I know right!" Serafall added in awe.
The Gundam then backs away and sees Optimus coming from above with his axe. Amuro barely avoids the hit and stabs through Optimus' arm with his beam sabre before punching Optimus, knocking him to the ground.
Amuro: Not bad...
The Gundam then approaches Optimus and lifts him by the head, preparing to finish him off.
Amuro: I'm just better.
"Then do it! Finish him!" Rias said as her breath hitched on what was coming next. Or she hoped.
Optimus has one last trick up his sleeve and starts reaching towards his chest piece.
"Why is he going for his chest?" Issei asked.
"Wait. Doesn't he have that matrix thing or whatever?" Asia asked and soon everyone's eyes widened as the turned to the screen.
Optimus: I must stand... so you shall fall!
As Optimus says this, he opens his chest piece and unleashes a giant energy blast from the Matrix of Leadership, striking the Gundam clean through the chest. Amuro lets out a final cry as a massive explosion occurs. Once the dust clears, Optimus is seen standing over the only thing left of his foe: the Gundam's head.
KO!
"NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Rias yelled in dismay as she lowered herself as an aura of despair covered her body.
"HOLY SHIT, THAT WAS AWESOME!" Everyone yelled at the explosion.
RESULTS
(Wings of Iron by Therewolf Media ft. Daniel Vincent Galvan)
Boomstick: He's got the touch! He's got the poweeeeer!
Wiz: The Gundam was an impressive machine and Amuro was a skilled pilot, but Optimus' millions of years of battle experience completely overshadowed Amuro's fourteen.
"Like I said. Experience trumps power." Azazel said with crossed arms.
"That is true." Micheal agreed.
Boomstick: It didn't help that the government forced Amuro on hiatus for seven of them. Optimus clearly had him beat in that department.
Wiz: Also, we already know that, despite the Gundam being taller, Optimus was over six times faster and 9,000 times stronger.
OPTIMUS PRIME
Speed: 125,000 mph
Strength: 700,000 tons
RX-78-2 Gundam
Speed: 11, 296 mph
Strength: 73 tons
"That is true, I mean, Optimus did tip that oil tanker, plus flew into space in a few seconds" Issei said.
"And look at that gap. No contest." Arthur spoke, making Rias whine even more.
Boomstick: Holy hell! Who knew Optimus was so freakin' buff?! But the Gundam held plenty of its own advantages. With Amuro's super future-sense powers, he could keep up with Optimus' speed. And with the Gundam's firepower, who cares how much it could lift?
Wiz: Unfortunately, the Gundam's limited ammunition meant this couldn't last. And even then, Optimus could certainly survive a shot from the Beam Rifle.
"Yeah, I mean it had 16 shots and a lot of them were misses." Rossweisse spoke.
Boomstick: Remember that refinery explosion Optimus survived? The one you could see from outer space?
Wiz: This blast left an enormous gash on the planet Cybertron. To measure the power of this explosion, we needed to compare it to the curve of the planet. Now, Cybertron's size is pretty inconsistent throughout G1 Transformers history, but even when using the alternating sizes between the cartoon and the comics, the blast is far more destructive than the Beam Rifle in both cases. I mean, if an explosion could be seen from space, then the explosive velocity is far greater than anything the Gundam could create.
"True that. An explosion that powerful and him surviving it means he is extremely tough." Koneko spoke.
Boomstick: And Optimus just walked right out of that bitch! And this isn't some weird outlier just out of the comics, either. In the cartoon, Megatron survived a blast that pushed Cybertron out of orbit! And he's pretty comparable to Optimus!
Wiz: By measuring the kinetic energy of Cybertron as it was sent into space, we found this explosion to yield about 4.48 ninatons of TNT.
Boomstick: And if Megatron could survive that, then there is no reason why Optimus couldn't.
Wiz: Though we can't count the Gundam out yet, as it has some impressive durability feats, too.
Boomstick: Like when Amuro accidentally blew up a Zaku's nuclear reactor right in his own face! Hey, give him a break. It was his first time.
Wiz: This explosion created a hole in the space colony which sucked out Amuro's father-
Boomstick: Whoops! On the bright side, he's gonna save some money on Father's Day gifts, right?
"TOO SOON!" Millicas and Issei yelled.
Wiz: And with his height in mind, we deduced the scope of the explosion.
Boomstick: It's over 150,000 kilotons of TNT. That's 10,000 times more powerful than the bomb that dropped on Hiroshima. But still nowhere close to the refinery explosion Optimus survived.
Wiz: Also, the Gundam couldn't dodge Optimus' Ion Blaster forever. It was fast enough to strike targets in orbit from ground level. That puts its laser speed over three million miles per hour. This actually is linked to Transformers canon, as Megatron's Fusion Cannon did the same thing.
Boomstick: Besides, even when he knew it was coming, Amuro couldn't react quick enough to dodge or block anything that fast. And even then, Optimus' time in the Omniglobe proves he can think way faster than Amuro.
"A thousand battles at once must really put his mind into overdrive." Azazel spoke.
Wiz: And just to blow your mind even more, in order to obliterate Unicron with the Matrix, the energy output must've equaled more than... ahem... 40 yottatons of TNT.
Boomstick: Like the Star Wars guy?!
(Cue Yoda laughing.) (Everyone was confused by the clip.)
Boomstick: And you know what they say: size matters not, especially when Optimus has defeated opponents as big as Devastator and Sixshot. The RX-78-2 being a giant wasn't something new to Optimus.
"True, I mean the bigger they are, the harder they fall." Kiba spoke with everyone agreed with that.
Wiz: The Gundam was a powerful Mobile Suit with some astonishing firepower, but was ultimately outmatched by the Autobot's strength, speed, durability, and experience.
Boomstick: I'd say Optimus was Primed for this fight!
Everyone chuckled at the pun.
Wiz: The winner is Optimus Prime.
Everyone whooped at the battle, though Rias still was unhappy but she got over it.
"Now Rossweisse, time to begin.' Showman said as she lead her to the training room. 'In the meantime, let's listen to this." He snapped his fingers as a familiar chord played.
Meanwhile, Rossweisse was wondering what she will be doing with this new knowledge.
"If you are wondering, much like Optimus Prime, you are like a bastion compared to the cat girl's bruiser. She's close quarters and you're range. So, you will be focusing your spells much like a computer."
"So, like the Omniglobe or the Newtype Powers?" The valkyrie asked.
"Yes. That way, you can be aware of your opponents and can fire destructive magic blasts. Just picture a giant computer in your head and from there you should know what to do."
Rossweisse nodded as she focused her runes to gigantic levels, some floating in front of her to form computer screens. Two of them were completed by the time she opened her eyes.
"Wow…" She spoke in awe.
"Perfect. Test them out." Showman said. She then had a look in the viewing room and saw everyone dancing to a song on one of the screens.
"A party without me?!" She asked in shock.
"Yeah. I played that song they heard. Wanna take part?" He asked.
She nodded and the two entered.
Showman paused the music and everyone looked annoyed.
"HEY! WHAT GIVES?!" Issei yelled.
"Cool it. The valkyrie wants to take part. She got a new trick to show you." Showman said as Rossweisse showed the screen runes.
"It's still a work in progress but more practice should help me out." She said.
"OK, that will be useful." Rias complimented.
"Now, I believe there was a party?" Rossweisse asked and soon Showman restarted the song, everyone rocking out to Wings of Iron.
[Verse 1]
I'm hard, cold steel
A cyber battle-ready cosmonaut
Slice it up, shoot to kill
It's only you and I, someone's dying tonight
Is it the spark, that ignites
Or the pilot inside with a will to survive
In the fire, through the fight
In the emptiness of space, we prove our might
[Chorus]
Riding the wings of iron
Victory forged in fire
Stoking the funeral pyre
We are limitless
Out here in outer space
A contest of the modern age
Rages on and engulfs the flames
We are limitless
[Verse 2]
Is it the spark, that ignites
Or the pilot inside with a will to survive
In the fire, through the fight
In the emptiness of space, we prove our might
[Chorus]
Riding the wings of iron
Victory forged in fire
Stoking the funeral pyre
We are limitless
Out here in outer space
A contest of the modern age
Rages on and engulfs the flames
We are limitless
Everyone agreed on one thing.
Greatest. Song. Ever!
HOLY HELL!
Did that take forever. But it was well worth it for one of my favourite battles!
Hope you enjoyed the show!