User blog comment:Dargoo Faust/Dargoo Faust's Fate Tourney: The First Vote/@comment-379205-20180223004842

119's "The Anti-Hijacking Thing Erased My Last Vote" Vote


 * Five: Dante and Theseus: Theseus is a powerful servant, but as a Berserker, he is pretty much restricted to just charging into a fight, given the effect of his Mad Enhancement. Add to that his Mana-draining Phantasm and all-or-nothing final attack, his Phantasms are less useful than other servants. Dante's magecraft is also more tactical and less oriented to direct combat, lack of experience, lack of full understanding of his situation, and lack of physical weaponry will also harm his chances.


 * Four: Mercy and Urjuda: Urjuda and Mercy are two opposites in terms of personality, with Urjuda being an honorable warrior and Mercy not being afraid to use dirty tricks, leading to a lack of trust between them, which could easily be exploited. Add to this the fact that Urjuda’s abilities are more limited than some of the others, including a skill that is useless in combat, and her low levels of mana, and these two will not last the first round.

Ned Kelly’s Noble Phantasm is a sniper’s weapon, being devastating at long range. Unfortunately, the aggressive Kelly lacks the patience of a sniper, and is more likely to want to charge into the fight. His armor has some useful abilities, but his revolvers have a relatively low level and a limited supply of ammo, meaning that sooner or later, he will likely end up charging into a close-in fight where other servants will have an advantage. Colleen and Ned’s sibling-like attachment to each other also means Colleen will be close by to Ned and thus an easy target for enemy masters and servants alike. Add to that Ned “Protection of the Bush” being of limited use in and urban area, even with Colleen’s transmutation powers, and Colleen not exactly being equipped for a fight, and you have another weakness. With their sniping strategy and the firepower of “Betsy”, I see Ned managing to put up a fight and maybe take out an opponent or two, but in the end, I see him getting into a close range fight he can’t win, and Colleen following him into the fray, and ultimately getting picked off. Shame, as they are one of the pairs I liked.
 * 'Three: Colleen and Ned:’

Knor has some useful abilities in his bounded fields which can act as a shield and an emergency “fuel source” for his servant, as well as his experience in stealth, hunting and marksmanship with his rifle, crossbow, and magically enhanced knife. Still, he is not as experienced in those skills as someone like Christian. With another servant, he could be a force to be reckoned with, but Hamlet is the real weak link here. Sure he has A-rank luck, but his other stats are mediocre at best. Rosemary’s psychological impact could be useful, but he has to hit them at close range, so its relatively limited. “Not To Be” could prove useful, but it limits his abilities in exchange for power upgrade, meaning he may not last against a dedicated Saber class. Finally, while Columbine can be quite powerful, the fact that he has to be injured to power it up makes its use, again, limited.
 * 'Two: Knor and Hamlet’

Marcus and Richenda are basically Shirou Emiya and Saber from Fate/Stay Night, save for that fact that, unfortunately for Marcus, he doesn’t have an 11th hour superpower like Unlimited Blade Works, but rather, has quite mediocre weapons and combat abilities. Richenda is quite a powerful combatant, but Marcus has a relatively limited mana supply. If Marcus was a master at planning to cause maximum damage to his enemies with minimum mana expendature, maybe he would have a chance, but unfortunately for him Marcus is a poor planner and is prone to playing the hero. Not to meniton, Richenda’s summoning Phantasm doesn’t hold a candle to De Ruyter’s. While Richenda and Marcus’ “tsundere” relationship isn’t the worst in the series, it is also not the best, and could cause strain between the two. A shame, as I also liked them. Hopefully, Marcus at least gets to “transfer mana” to his tsundere servant waifu before he dies XD!
 * One: Marcus and Richenda:

Bonus: 119’s Favorite pairs (no impact or bias in voting, and in no particular order):

-Marcus and Richenda

-Colleen and Ned

-Christian and Lucifer

-Knor and Hamlet