User blog:Dargoo Faust/Steven and Connie vs. Max and Isaac

Kids. It seems superpowers and magical destinies come at a young age, as middleschoolers embark on a never ending journey to maturity that stops halfway through the build-up. Whether it be Jam-Buds or a secretive Activity Club, these wraskles organize themselves into teams to fight the forces of evil with a purity of mind, a charitable heart, and the maturity of a sugar-high six-year-old.

Steven Universe and Connie Maheswaran, Jam buds with a magical destiny.

VS.

Maxwell Puckett and Isaac O'Connor, the not-so dynamic duo of the Activity club.



WHO IS THE DEADLIEST?!

SEASON 1 EPISODE 13

Jam Buds
"He's the biscuit...She's the strawberry...which makes us JAM BUDS!"

- Steven and Connie


 * -|Steven Quartz Universe=

Steven



"I do have a job! I protect humanity from magic and monsters, and stuff!"

- Steven

Steven Universe is the youngest member of the Crystal Gems, and the only half-gem half-human hybrid to have ever existed. With a 'magical destiny' to take the place of Rose Quartz and fight off threats to the earth from the various Corrupt Gems and from the Gems of homeworld, Steven has an enormous undertaking ahead of him as the show follows his journey to grow into or away from the role the Gems have made for him.

Steven is best described by Pearl, "sweet and considerate and only occasionally obnoxious", his mainly defensive powers complimenting his pacifistic nature. While he has no trouble defending himself against large Gem monsters, he has enormous trouble attacking other gems and entirely avoids fighting other humans, always looking for a way to end a fight without anyone getting hurt. While Steven has helped and even saved the Gem from great troubles at times, he is still a kid at heart.


 * Bubbles and Shield - Steven, with mild effort, can form powerful defensive shields with a rose emblem, that can block massive energy attacks and even disrupt Lapis' water constructs. He can also use it as a throwing weapon with less success, doing great melee damage and even breaking his T.V. by accidentally releasing his hold on it. Without his shield, Steven can form large bubbles around himself and his allies that are far less durable, able to withstand an attack from a harpoon gun and even sustain damage from two large Cluster Gems. Using either powers extensively, however, will tire him out.


 * Healing Spit - Steven can heal his allies (although he has never used this power on himself), by licking his hand and applying spit. The results are instantaneous and go anywhere from fixing superficial damage to healing broken gems and legs. This power is tied to Steven's confidence, however, and he has had issues pulling it off since he started doubting his abilities in Season 1.


 * -|Jam Buds in Action=



Notes:


 * This is Steven and Connie as of Season 2, so they can't form Stevonnie reliably.

Paranatural Activity Club
"We fight as one, brother! ... Literally just met you, dude."

- Isaac and Max


 * -|Maxwell Puckett=

Max



"Okay, so ghosts are real. Hot dog."

- Max

Maxwell Puckett is the pragmatic "New Kid" on the block in the spirit-infested city of Mayview, and his a spectral member of the mysterious Paranatural Activity Club dedicated to fighting ghostly threats to the city and defending themselves from attacks by powerful spirits. While initially in disbelief about his newfound powers as a spectral, he took on the existence of ghosts and the paranormal pretty soundly, and eventually became a mainstay member of the club, going on to fight enemies such as Forge and Hijack among other deadly spirits.

Max is a realist too mature for his own age, who tries to stay out of trouble but generally attracts it more than anyone else. While initially selfish and disinterested in the concept of the Activity Club, he eventually grew onto his fellow spectrals, although still keeping his sarcastic attitude towards even the most dangerous situations.


 * Parkour Skills/Acrobatics - Max has some impressive Parkour skills and is able to maneuver circles around school bullies, even riding his scooter off ledges and hopping over fences and other obstacles in seconds. He also is able to react to and dodge attacks greater than an average kid, avoiding attacks from large spirits and not getting hit involuntarily once in an all-out dodgeball fight between both classes of students, even against the superhuman Hijack. He can also hold himself in a fight, albeit without too much success without his powers.


 * Magnetism - Max's spirit weapon, his aluminum baseball bat, can be manipulated by him into a powerful magnet, pulling in metal from large distances towards him to launching himself away from danger onto metal pols and constructs. While he still has shaky control over this power, he has selective control over what metals the bat attracts, usually using it to disarm opponents and escape sticky situations.


 * -|Activity Club in Action=

Since Paranatural is a Comic and a comic only, I gots no videos for today. However, Chapter 3 of the comic has the largest spotlight on Isaac and Max.

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Notes:


 * Since spectral energy doesn't technically effect regular humans, I'm leaving it out of this battle.

X-Factors
Training

Isaac has an extensive training with his abilities and had tutelage under several different masters of the Spectral arts such as Mr. Spender, Francisco Guerra, and his own spirit, King C. Max, however, is still a rookie and is exploring his abilities, even having trouble with lesser spirits. Steven and Connie, on the other hand, trained together under Pearl and the rest of the Gems, with regular practice on Connie's part for swordplay and greater frequency on missions for Steven.

Teamwork

This one goes straight to Connie and Steven. They align their attacks together and coordinate wonderfully, whereas Max and Isaac are "friend[s] in the loose sense of the word" with Isaac tending to send Max flying when faced with a bigger threat. Both sides aren't abrasive, but the Jam Buds have been friends for nearly a year with constant teamwork, whereas Isaac and Max have only recently become friends.

Experience

Max less so, but Isaac has had to fight a plethora of Spirits with various magical abilities just to survive for most of his life, whereas Steven and Connie have only recently gotten into the antics of battle and haven't been in any serious fights barring their sparring with Pearl. Max/Isaac have also had a more varied experience against foes, as Spirits come with a wide variety of subtleties and powers that surpass the gem monsters Steven and Connie have fought together.

Physicality

Hard to call. Both teams have the physicality of a child with some superhuman tendencies, although Steven/Isaac tend to have more potent physical feats (such as Steven picking up an enormous breakfast monster or Isaac's hits forming shockwaves as a small explosion would). Connie and Max tend to slack behind in this aspect, as both of them seem to be average human/peak human with some great acrobatics on both ends. Overall, a tie.

Brutality

Max and Isaac are more hit first, ask questions later, especially Isaac. Steven and Connie are much greater pacifists, and would rather talk out problems than have a direct fight, especially Steven. Heck, I'd say Connie wouldn't even user her sword as anything but a blunt weapon, despite its razor-sharp edge. While neither team resorts to mutilation or killing, Max/Isaac have no trouble getting violent whereas Steven will most likely try to keep fighting to a minimum while still defending themselves.

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