User blog:SPARTAN 119/Gordon McSweeney (Harry Turtledove's Timeline 191) vs Azaka Kokutou (Kara No Kyoukai)

Gordon McSweeney, the religiously zealous Protestant soldier of an Alternate First World War, who believes he is doing the delivers the wrath of God through his flamethrower.

VS

Azaka Kokutou, a seemingly ordinary Japanese girl.... who happens to have the psychic power to set things on fire.

These two characters have only two things in common: being from esoteric series and liking fire... a little too much...

but... WHO IS DEADLIEST!?

=Combatants=

Gordon McSweeney
Gordon McSweeney was a soldier in an alternate First World War in Harry Turtledove's Timeline 191, where the Confederacy won the Civil War and became the primary enemy of the U.S. in World War I. McSweeney was raised in a devout Presbyterian family. During his time in the war, McSweeney was armed with a flamethrower. McSweeney he was doing the work of God by fighting the Confederates and a Mormon insurrection in Utah. He was known for being exceedingly pious, never swearing or even reading anything except the Bible, viewing newspapers were corrupt. McSweeney viewed the Presbyterianism as the one true branch of Christianity, and believed most people around him, especially the enemy, were bound for eternal hellfire. McSweeney pulled off a number of feats of combat prowess, including destroying a Confederate "barrel" (alternate name for a tank) by firing his flamethrower into the viewing ports and later destroyed a river gunboat with explosives.

Azaka Kokutou
Azaka Kokutou is a major character in the Kara No Kyoukai series. Azaka was a student at Reien Spiritual Academy, an (apparently) Catholic School in Japan. Azaka is a friend of Asagami Fujino's and considers Shiki Ryougi to be a rival as, do to the fact that her "origin" is "the taboo", Azaka has an... ehem... unhealthy attraction... to her brother, Mikiya Kokutou. Azaka's primary ability is to cause objects to spontaneously combust. For the purposes of this match, this ability will have about equivalent range to Gordon's flamethrower. Azaka is also skilled in martial arts, and can coat her fists and feet in flames while attacking. =Weapons=

Flamethrower (McSweeney)
A Flamethrower is a weapon that fires a stream of burning fuel from storage tanks on the back of the user. The was first used in the World War. The weapon is capable of firing a stream of flames at a range of up to 18 meters, and has enough fuel for two minutes of continuous fire.

Pyrokinesis (Azaka)
Azaka Kokutou has the ability to cause objects to spontaneously combust by speaking incantations and making hand movements. For the purposes of this match, Azaka's ability will also have a range about equal to that of the flamethrower.

119's Edge
Azaka's Pyrokinesis as it doesn't require fuel, or for the user walk around with a tank of flammable gas.

Trench Knife (McSweeney)
The Trench Knife is a knife used for close combat, primarily in the First World War, with limited deployment in the Second World War. The trench knife has straight blade intended for lethal stabbing attacks, as well as a pair of brass knuckles built into the hilt.

Burning Fist (Azaka)
Azaka supplements her pyrokinesis with a surprisingly high level of skill in the martial arts. In addition, Azaka is capable of surrounding her fists with a sheath of fire, intensifying their damage.

119's Edge
McSweeney's Trench Knife for its greater likely hood of a kill. =X-Factors=

Non Quantifiable
==Notes= Battle ends on December 26th
 * Azaka has superhuman abilities (pyrokinesis), though she is no more resiliant than a normal human.
 * Azaka does not require fuel to use her attack, meaning not only does she have infinite ammo.
 * Gordon's weapon means wearing a large tank of flammable gas on his back, kind of a liability against a pyrokinesis specialist.