User blog comment:Jackythejack/Ember Mclain vs. Mettaton: The Popularity Contest/@comment-11361577-20190213192246

Appelmonkey's "Popstar" Edges

Offensive Abilities: This is where Mettaton has a definitive edge if only because of the more varied abilities he has. The arms, legs, and disco ball are practically impossible to dodge unless Ember is able to hit them before they hit her. The blocks, bombs, and rewind attack would also throw Ember for a loop, but I only see it working on her once when she gets the pattern down. The Mini-tons, while weak, are also handy for drawing attention away from Mettaton himself, possibly opening Ember up for other attacks. Lastly, Mettaton's SOUL can dish out some powerful long-range spamming attacks, though it will be risky as it leaves him open and can mean that he will lose his limbs, rendering him immobile. Ember has some powerful attacks of her own, sure, but most if not all are tied to the guitar which might break during this battle. Edge: Mettaton

Defensive Abilities: What Ember lacks in offense, she makes up for it with defense. Her healing factor could fix some minor wounds and her invisibility/non-corporal ghost ability allows her to pass through Mettaton's attacks and prevents herself from being targeted. Mettaton's robotic body is hard to crack, but I doubt Ember would have any problem with it. Edge: Ember McLain

Entertainment Ability: Mettaton is an actor, a singer, a tv show host, a model, ect.. If it is a thing in the entertainment industry, Mettaton has it covered. He's also a very big crowd pleaser and thanks to his flamboyant personality he is always the center of attention of any room he is in. Ember demands a similar kind of attention. Her loud punk personality and music makes certainly sells her rockstar image to the masses. Then there is her hypnosis which will solidify her control over the people, but just like the fire attack and skull beam, the hypnosis is tied to her guitar which can be easily destroyed during the fight. Furthermore, Mettaton maybe does something outlandish and random during his performance causing the spell to break over those who might be affected. At that point, it just comes down to who is the better performer and Mettaton, who simply has more ways of catching a crowds attention. Edge: Mettaton

Deadliest Preformer: Mettaton! I might be a little bit biased here because I love Mettaton, but I have my reasons. Other than his more varied attacks Mettaton's showmanship will keep most eyes on him instead of his firey adversary. Even if she does hypnotize the audience Mettaton could just break it by doing something outlandish or even breaking her guitar. Seaping of which, Ember is way too reliant upon it. Maybe if she could shoot ectoplasm beams or her pyrokinesis was more powerful this wouldn't be an issue, but since her main method of attack is reliant upon a physical object she will be screwed if she loses it. Maybe Ember could overcome this by getting enough people to cheer for her, but as we established before, this is unlikely.