User blog comment:Wassboss/Morioh's Magical Mystery: Skulduggery Pleasant vs Yoshikage Kira/@comment-27334870-20170623004659

Dargoo Faust's [REDACTED] EDGES: "Is that a Skulduggery reference?"

Well, this is an intresting one.

Round 1: Evading Capture ~ Tie

Since this is two of Kira's win conditions, I suppose it is best to start off with whether or not his tactics, intellect, and experience can evade the eventual confrontation with our friendly neighborhood skeleton. But how does Skullduggery work a case that lacks any evidence? There's a reason Kira was able to avoid capture for so long, and his ability to vaporize bodies on the spot manifested as Killer Queen makes him nearly undetectable -- if Skullduggery didn't come with an arsenal to match. His magic power will allow him to immediately connect that the killer is a magic user, and a list of the missing women should at least provide that Kira's MO is mostly women. I disagree with WS that all Skull has to work with is a list of missing mages, his magic recognizing power should at least connect the disappearances to magic, and he will begin suspecting either kidnapping or murder. Skullduggery's detective skills should be able to be put to use here, and all that's left is a battle of wits. Investigating the backgrounds of the victims and their actions before death should give him a running chance to ascertain Kira is the murderer. Kira, on the other hand, will most likely recognize he his being investigated at this point, and at this point it is a classic battle of wits. I'll say this is up in the air at that point. Kira has decades of serial killing experience behind him, but Skullduggery has experience to grapple. So it's honestly 50-50 in the late investigation, 40-60 in the early investigation, and 60-40 mid investigation (Skull-Kira).

Round 2: The Battle ~ Skullduggery Pleasant

Can Skullduggery's mastery of the elements and magic usage beat Kira's explosive manipulation? The short answer: Yes. Skullduggery has experience dealing with magic users, and his equipment can negate Kira's Stand if he his cuffed. Skullduggery also has superior mobility in combat and can outmaneuver Kira more times than not. Kira has some ranged capabilities in terms of bombs, but Skullduggery is going to put Kira on the defensive much, much faster than Kira can get an offensive advantage.

OVERALL WINNER - SKULLDUGGERY PLEASANT </center<