User blog comment:Wassboss/A Lesson in Light and Dark: Baron Zeppeli vs Solomon Wreath/@comment-35680048-20190425180916

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Powers/Abilities: This is very tough for me. Solomon's Necromancy offers a powerset more suited to range. His Blades, Needles, Tendrils, and most of his other powers are all designed with some sort of range in mind. He can also teleport, and has the ability to shield himself from attack. Baron Zeppeli's Hamon however, is more designed around powerful strikes meant to overwhelm one's opponent, especially the Sunlight Yellow Overdrive, which obliterates anything in front of it. But both Hamon and Necromancy have some very big drawbacks. Hamon, as stated already is reliant on consistent breathing and without it, Hamon is useless. Necromancy is bound to an object, in this case Solomon's cane, and if it is destroyed, Necromancy cannot be summoned. To me, Necromancy's weakness is much more severe. At least when one's breathing is challenged, the user can find a way to get out of it and regain proper breathing.I'd also like to mention that unlike Dio, with his freezing powers, Solomon doesn't have any real way, besides outright choking Zeppeli to stop Hamon from being used. If Solomon loses his cane, he's done for. Even if Zeppeli is unable to destroy the cane due to its durability, his moveset offfers more power in general, and is more unpredictable with moves like the Sendo Wave Kick and Tornado Overdrive to throw Solomon off his game. And any major damage done to Zeppeli can always be healed somewhat, allowing him to continue in the battle, while Solomon is stuck with whatever damage is done to him.Edge: Zeppeli 

Overall/X-factors: This is honestly a very close battle, with both of these two having clear advantages. Solomon Wreath is obviously the more experienced warrior, being literally 400 years old and having a plethora of battles under his belt. But Baron Zeppeli while not being at such an age, is by no means a slouch with experience, having faced many undead creatures in his time, and showing his expertise in combat just as well as Solomon. They also both have dedicated much of their lives to studying their respective crafts. But in a close battle such as this, (and no this isn't JoJo bias), I believe Baron Zeppeli can acheive victory here. Zeppeli is quite the determined warrior, and will fight with everything he has to destroy the Stone Mask, and if Solomon is percieved to be in his way, Zeppeli will do everything in his power to destroy him, and as seen  later on in Phantom Blood fought to his last breath . Solomon on the other hand is a much more passive guy, really more focused on saving his own skin then keeping on the fight. This also shows in their powers, where Solomon's powers are more focused on projectiles and more passive abilities to keep out of regular physical combat.

That's not to say that Solomon is bad at close range combat, on the contrary, he is quite proficient at it. It's just that it's not his strongest suit and he's much more versed in his magic. Zeppeli's entire moveset is in its element the more close range the battle gets. SYO, Sendo Wave Kick, Tornado Wave Kick, are all designed to be great at close range. If things really get bad i.e if the Hamon attacks are about to kill him or make him faint from too much exposure, Solomon could always retreat, keeping in line with his self-preservation. Zeppeli in my opinion is the more consistently powerful, determined and simply the superior warrior here.

Baron Zeppeli: 2700

Solomon Wreath:2300