Gladiator 2018 - Round 4, Match 2 - Sofa King versus kysirsoze

[Rain Man]

We're down to the Elite Eight - the toughest and/or luckiest warriors on the planet.

Vote for the person that you think would win this match in a battle to death or submission. As background, assume that prior to the tournament you received 10 minutes of training on every weapon. The time listed is the amount of time before the match where you learn what the weaponry and venue is. All participants are handed their weapons at t=0 unless stated otherwise.

Venue - A penguin rookery in Antarctica
Starting Distance - 44 feet

Sofa King

Main Weapon - Pepper spray
Backup Weapon - Bo Staff

Prep Time - 6 seconds
Special Factors - None

kysirsoze

Main Weapon - Brass knuckles with big blades that look like bear claws (both hands)
Backup Weapon - Police baton

Prep Time - 11 Minutes
Special Factors - None

[kysirsoze]

If he lets loose with that pepper spray, those penguins will do my job for me. They won't need to though, because spray or no, I'm basically Wolverine vs a guy with a stick. This is a bloody one.

[Bowser]

How many shots of pepper spray does one of those dispensers hold, anyway?

[TLO]

Originally Posted by Bowser

How many shots of pepper spray does one of those dispensers hold, anyway?

I can't imagine it's very many...

[TLO]

Um...

[LoneWolf]

Brass knuckles won’t fit over gloves and wearing brass knuckles on bare skin in Antarctica is going to be excruciatingly painful. Pepper spray to the face and beat to death with the bow staff is how I see it.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Brass knuckles won’t fit over gloves and wearing brass knuckles on bare skin in Antarctica is going to be excruciatingly painful. Pepper spray to the face and beat to death with the bow staff is how I see it.

Interesting. I hadn't thought of the glove angle.

If I could only have one set of weapons, I think I'd take the pepper spray. The bear claws would be terrifying to face, but one must be able to see one's opponent.

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Brass knuckles won’t fit over gloves and wearing brass knuckles on bare skin in Antarctica is going to be excruciatingly painful. Pepper spray to the face and beat to death with the bow staff is how I see it.

This is how i see it as well. Plus I'll blend in well if i wear my tuxedo coveralls.

In all seriousness, Pepperspray followed up with the Bo staff and it's all over. He's going to have a hell of a time on ice, while blind, with claws stuck to his hands and while getting the shit kicked out of his with a Bo staff.

You're a good opponent, you just got a bad draw.

[wazu]

Sofa has to either use pepper spray or bo stick. Won't work to try both.

I'm betting Sofa goes with pepper spray. The problem is pepper spray is usually best having some element of surprise, which Sofa won't have. All Kysir has to do is block the spray with one hand while slashing with the other.

If Sofa goes the other route and tries bo stick it is probably a better fight. But going to have to give the edge to a sharp weapon that only has to get one good shot in to kill. Kysir wins.

[VolleyGirl]

Brass Knuckles WILL fit over thin gloves. Spent a lot of time in a frozen tundra, myself & have seen it. BIG blades from 1 hand will at least block, if not slice through, the Bo Staff. Other bear claw knuckles, which are huge, block the pepper spray, which will also have to contend with the Antarctic winds for aiming. This is all if Sofa tried to use both at once, which also diminishes impact of Bo Staff. If it were just baton vs. Bo Staff, I'd give it to the "reach" but the BIG sharp blades take away that advantage. Kysir will kill Sofa before he even gets to whatever weapon he grabs second.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by VolleyGirl

Brass Knuckles WILL fit over thin gloves. Spent a lot of time in a frozen tundra, myself & have seen it. BIG blades from 1 hand will at least block, if not slice through, the Bo Staff. Other bear claw knuckles, which are huge, block the pepper spray, which will also have to contend with the Antarctic winds for aiming. This is all if Sofa tried to use both at once, which also diminishes impact of Bo Staff. If it were just baton vs. Bo Staff, I'd give it to the "reach" but the BIG sharp blades take away that advantage. Kysir will kill Sofa before he even gets to whatever weapon he grabs second.

This is a top-notch first post. As administrator of the tournament, I'll let you take whatever is in the pockets of the loser of this match.

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by VolleyGirl

Brass Knuckles WILL fit over thin gloves. Spent a lot of time in a frozen tundra, myself & have seen it. BIG blades from 1 hand will at least block, if not slice through, the Bo Staff. Other bear claw knuckles, which are huge, block the pepper spray, which will also have to contend with the Antarctic winds for aiming. This is all if Sofa tried to use both at once, which also diminishes impact of Bo Staff. If it were just baton vs. Bo Staff, I'd give it to the "reach" but the BIG sharp blades take away that advantage. Kysir will kill Sofa before he even gets to whatever weapon he grabs second.

Are we going to allow abvious mults to post in polls now? This one literally created the account shortly after the thread was created.

Come on Kysirsoze.... cheap way to try to get more votes

[kysirsoze]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

Are we going to allow abvious mults to post in polls now? This one literally created the account shortly after the thread was created.

Come on Kysirsoze.... cheap way to try to get more votes

Never had a mult. Mods can check on that I think.

Why would I argue on my behalf with a mult account I created specifically to cheat??

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by kysirsoze

Never had a mult. Mods can check on that I think.

Why would I argue on my behalf with a mult account I created specifically to cheat??

Cause you’re facing certain elimination, and now that you’ve come this far you realize you’re scared to die, scared like a little bitch.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by VolleyGirl

Brass Knuckles WILL fit over thin gloves. Spent a lot of time in a frozen tundra, myself & have seen it. BIG blades from 1 hand will at least block, if not slice through, the Bo Staff. Other bear claw knuckles, which are huge, block the pepper spray, which will also have to contend with the Antarctic winds for aiming. This is all if Sofa tried to use both at once, which also diminishes impact of Bo Staff. If it were just baton vs. Bo Staff, I'd give it to the "reach" but the BIG sharp blades take away that advantage. Kysir will kill Sofa before he even gets to whatever weapon he grabs second.

You’ve seen someone wear brass knuckles over thin gloves in a frozen environment? It’s not good to start your CP posting career with an obvious lie.