User blog:Leolab/Siegfried Schtauffen vs Gerald Tarrant

Before my third tourney starts, the previous two winners must duke it out to prove... WHO. IS. DEADLIEST?

Siegfried
Close range: Faust is the shortest out of his Zweihanders. It’s simply a gigantic (and very wide) sword; nothing more.

Mid range: Requiem is one of Siegfried’s staple weapons, and is also a standard, if massive (in girth), zweihander.

Long Range: The Zweihander form of Soul Calibur is quite a powerful holy sword, and that’s about it It’s longer and slightly thinner than the other two. Against Tarrant, though, the holiness may be an advantage.

Special: Siegfried’s Critical Finish slashes the opponent, an then encases them in ice.

Gerald Tarrant
Close range: The Coldfire-infused sword is a thin sword that is infused with Coldfire, which is a special type of magic that will be elaborated on down below. The sword itself exhibits these effects, which is why few other than Tarrant are able to survive holding it. Even being near it causes adverse effects to most beings. The sword glows with a white light, making it hard to look at.

Mid range: Coldifre, also known as Unfire, appears as a pale white flame that freezes rather than heats, and appears to suck in the light rather than giving it off. The cold given off by the Coldfire is said to freeze and devour the very soul, and is too bright to look at directly.

Long range: The Ernan gun is an early pistol of unknown type, presumably flintlock. The weapon itself will misfire if anyone in its vicinity thinks it will, due to the unstable nature of the Fae and the magic system Tarrant operates under. Tarrant generally uses it as a last resort due to this.

Special: Shapeshifting is shapeshifting. Tarrant favors a large, black bird of prey.

X-Factors
Siegfried is a warrior, and is highly determined to achieve his goals; while little information is given as to how calm he is under fire, he used to be a mercenary, and was also possessed by Soul Edge. He has a little trouble fighting, since he is hesitant because he believes he will turn into Nightmare again. Tarrant, on the other hand, is one of the coldest and most calculating individuals one will ever meet. He almost never loses control, except for that one time he was captured and repeatedly burned alive. This is why I rated Siegfried a 78 under Tarrant’s 89

Siegfried has the intelligence needed to set up an ambush for seasoned soldiers. Despite this, most if not all of what he knows was learned on the job as a mercenary. Tarrant has the knowledge and power to have successfully created and evolved an entire self-sustaining ecosystem. This is why I rated Siegfried an 80 under Tarrant’s 97.

Siegfried is built solidly for combat. He travels wearing full armor and carrying his sword. That takes a lot of endurance. Tarrant, despite being unnaturally sustained by dark fae, is not nearly as strong as his companions. This is why Siegfried is rated a 95 vs Tarrant’s 86.

Despite being only 23, Siegfried has had a very turbulent life, leading a mercenary band before he was 16. From when he was 19 to when he was 23, he was possessed by Soul Edge, which drove him to fight other beings to collect their souls. After he broke free of its control, he attempted to seal Soul Edge forever. This gives him a rather high combat experience score. Tarrant, despite having much experience as a general and later when fighting against the demon Calesta, spent most of his millennia shaping his forest and studying rather than any direct fighting. This is why I rated Siegfried a 95 over Tarrant’s 84.