User blog:Leolab/Gavin Guile vs Waxillium Ladrian

And now, for my eagerly-awaited "season 3" premier:

Guile and the Blackguards
Short Range: The ataghan is a standard longsword, with a Kilij-like curve. The Parrying stick has a push dagger (basically a Katar) in the middle

Mid Range: Two flintlock pistols, whose mechanism is refined to the point where it is as reliable as and more accurate than a standard flintlock. Each pistol has a bayonet attached.

Long Range: Your standard Flintlock musket, just more reliable and accurate.

Special: Drafting is the manipulation of certain colors of light, Superviolet (UV), Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red, and Sub-Red (IR), into magic. Each color has certain properties: Superviolet is frail and invisible to those who can’t draft it, Blue is hard, Green is flexible, Yellow is unstable but strong if drafted properly, Orange is just sticky, Red is sticky and flammable, and Sub-Red is heat.

Waxillium Ladrian and his crew
Close Range: Wayne uses two dueling canes in combat, preferring to get up close and use Allomancy to engage his opponent in a one-on-one duel.

Mid Range: Wax favors dual revolvers for shooting things, with copper- or steel-jacketed bullets to increase penetration power and to give him a good anchor to Push on. He also favors carrying two shotguns loaded with spread shot.

Long Range: Marasi uses a longer-ranged support, a rifle. The mechanism and specs are unknown, but assumed to be a variant of the Flintlock mechanism.

Special: Wax is a Twinborn known as a Crasher (A Misting who can only burn Steel and a Feruchemist who can store weight in Iron), uses his allomancy not only for the usual use (Pushing on metals, though he can't Push on Aluminum), but also to create a protective bubble around him to slightly deflect bullets. He is also a Feruchemist, though one limited to only filling Iron metalminds – those store weight. Since the force of a Push depends on the Allomancer’s weight, it’s a potent combination; when used together, Wax can level an entire building. Wayne is also a Twinborn, and burns Bendalloy, which creates a bubble of sped-up time around him, and can store Health in a metalmind made of Gold. Marasi is a Cadmium Misting, who can slow down time in a bubble around her. The remaining two members of this group of 5 are Coinshots (He works in a group of three in the novel; these two are just to give a five-on-five a good chance), meaning they can Push metals other than Aluminum away from them.

X-Factors
The man known as Gavin Guile is actually his brother Dazen Guile (and will be referred to as such in the X-factor ratings). He successfully convinced the entire world for 16 years and counting that he was actually his brother; in addition, he managed to deceive the world that his brother was dead while he was actually alive and imprisoned beneath Dazen’s own room. Wax, on the other hand, survives on this. He was the rough equivalent of a sheriff in the Wild West – he hunted criminals. He was able to deceive criminals, but he is ultimately a very straightforward fighter. His partner, Wayne, is a master of disguise and deception, which brings his score up. I rated Dazen a 92 over Wax’s 83

There is no doubt that Dazen is intelligent and able to think on his feet. He is able to quickly concoct lies or counters to stall any and all accusations, and the prison complex he built in a month took his brother sixteen years to successfully escape a single cell out of (possibly) seven. Wax, meanwhile, during his time as a lawmaker, and afterwards as a lord, he was able not only to out think criminals, but even a man who he worked closely with and thinks similarly to. He is also able to come up with brilliant plans on the fly, and is an excellent sleuth. I rated Dazen a 92 tied with Wax’s 92.

Dazen placed his own brother, Gavin, in solitary confinement for 16 years and counting, taking every precaution that he wouldn’t escape, including building a whole other cell in the only weak spot in the cell. The tunnel was lined with Obsidian, which eliminates a Drafter’s ability to draft while they are being cut. In essence, he tortured his brother. He also has no concept of a fair fight; he will do anything and everything it takes to win. Wax is much less of a ruthless man, though he is still rough-and-tumble. He has to be, due to the fact that he regularly fights other Allomancers, and even bested a dual-gold Twinborn, who was effectively immortal, in an unfair fight. I rated Dazen an 87 over Wax’s 86

Dazen has enough training to go toe-to-toe with some of his world’s finest combatants. He has had years of training with the sword, and is even better trained as a Drafter. While his skill with a sword has diminished, he is still one of the best drafters around. I’ve talked about some of Wax’s exploits earler, and all of his training was on the job. However, twenty-five years of constant work does have something to say for itself. I rated Dazen an 83 under Wax’s 90

Dazen has an irregular Killer instinct. On the one hand, he can and will kill any Color Wights or those that have the potential to harm the innocent without hesitation, but on the other hand he stayed his hand from killing his brother – the single greatest threat to his power and the one person who could bring him down. While this could be passed off as caring for his family, the fact remains that Gavin would have killed him if he had the chance. Wax can be rather bloodthirsty once a battle starts, meaning he can and will shoot anything that moves if it’s a criminal (Twenty-three in one incident). I rated Dazen a 63 under Wax’s 97

Dazen is very fit, since his standard method of travel is rather strenuous. However, his high reliance on magic has made him go to seed a little, even though he is described as having a large amount of muscle, it’s not the combat muscle, not roes it have combat reflexes. It’s rowing muscle. Wax is repeatedly stated to be extremely fit, even if he is 43. I rated Dazen a 78 under Wax’s 79