User blog:Wassboss/The Dangers of a Pretty Face: Lisa Lisa vs China Sorrows



It's ladies night in today's battle as two of fiction's toughest female warriors have the mother of all cat fights. They may just look like a pretty face and a smile but underestimate them at your own peril and you'll end up in for a world of pain. Whether fighting buff aztec fitness gods or genocidal mages they can lay down a beatdown and making it look effortless and don't take shit from any foolish man who think's they'll be any easy catch.

Lisa Lisa: The Ripple Master, who trained Joseph and Caesar so they were ready for their showdown against the Pillar Men.

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China Sorrows: Former follower of Mevolent and master of Symbol Magic, known for her treachery and deceit.

Who is Deadliest.

Lisa Lisa


"The last thing I need right now is listening to trash like you, let alone being touched by you. But if you want to embrace me, feel free to try… as long as you don’t mind a painful demise."

- Lisa Lisa to Wired Beck.

Lisa Lisa is a mysterious Ripple master who lives on an island next to the city of Venice. Lisa Lisa is the guardian of the Red Stone of Aja a mysterious gem with unimaginable power and trains Joseph Joestar and Caesar Zeppeli in the art of Ripple in order to prepare them for their battle against the Pillar Men. After a month of training she joins the pair on their journey after the Gem is stolen and proves to be a valuable ally and teacher.

Equipment

 * Snake Muffler: Lisa Lisa's always wears a scarf made with the yarn of the Sathiphorosia Scaraba  beetle, which can conduct Ripple at 100%. She uses this often in her fighting style, draping it over opponents to pump them full of ripple energy and as a clutch for her acrobatic flips.

Powers and Abilities

 * Ripple: Known as Hamon in the east, Ripple is the usage of energy of sun rays through a special breathing technique which allows the user to harness solar energy as an attack. Mostly used as a way to combat the undead, Ripple will also cause a severe pins & needles feeling before fainting on a normal person. An object, while charged with Ripple energy, will become more dangerous, and its user can perform several techniques that can combine with the warrior's own tactics, to allow for a very flexible fighting style. The biggest weakness of this style is that the user must have controlled breathing in order to use Ripple and if the user cannot properly breathe (aka they were being choked) then it cannot be used. As a Ripple Master, Lisa Lisa can use the following techniques:
 * Overdrive: Overdrive sends a large pulse of Ripple energy through an object.
 * Ripple Overdrive: Another usage of Overdrive is to channel the Ripple energy through the users arm to perform a powerful chop. This slowly transfers Ripple through the point hit, advancing until it blows up, with enough power to cut through solid bone.
 * Zoom Punch: The Ripple user launches their fist forward and strikes their opponent. This attack involves a ripple breathing technique that dislocates and stretches the joints to extend the arm and give it greater reach while also using the same ripple to dull the pain caused by the move.
 * Ripple Beat: The user can charge their hand with ripple and perform a powerful chop attack.
 * Repel: Ripple can also be used as a repellent as well as a shield such as being able to deflect a high powered jet of oil without harming the user.
 * Sunlight Yellow Overdrive: A devastating and rapid flurry of Ripple infused punches with power comparable to the sun itself which can completely obliterate the undead.
 * Life Detector: Owing to Snake Muffler, Lisa Lisa can detect life signals and prewarn her of incoming attacks even if they are out of her line of sight.
 * Healing: Ripple can also be used to heal the user to a certain extent. It can be used to eject poison from the bloodstream and heal broken bones.
 * Skilled Hand to Hand Combatant: In addition to her many ripple abilities, Lisa Lisa is also a skilled hand to hand combatant able to go toe to toe with vampires and the incredibly powerful Pillar Man, Kars.
 * Superhuman Agility and Speed: Lisa Lisa is a skilled acrobat and is able incorporate flips and acrobatic kicks into her fighting style, often in conjunction with Snake Muffler. For example she can channel her Ripple through her scarf to stand upside down, leaving the now rigid scarf the only part of her in contact with the ground. She can also glide quickly in front of people, fast enough that she looks blurred.

China Sorrows


"But we’re all like that, aren’t we? We’re all barbarians at our core. We’re all savage, murderous beasts. I know I am. I’m sure you are. The only difference between us, Mr Prave, is how loudly we roar. I know I roar very loudly indeed. How about you? Do you think you can match me?”"

- China Sorrows.

China Sorrows is a collector of magical objects and tomes, the rarer the better. Once a devout follower of the Faceless Ones and founder of the Diablerie she would later become "Neutral" and after the war opened up a library for sorcerers with many rare and important books within. Despite her apparent neutrality she is a strong ally and information provider for Skulduggery Pleasant and often finds herself fighting on his side.

Powers and Abilities

 * Signum Linguist: A form of adept magic, a Signum Linguist (as the name suggests), is based around using ancient symbols and patterns as a way of tapping into a variety of magical abilities. China is a China is an expert in the use of magical symbols and has several invisible sigils at various points on her body which can be used to perform a variety of magical spells;
 * Energy Attacks: China can create daggers of red energy using her symbols which she can throw at an opponent with great accuracy. She can also use it to shoot a blue energy beam which is strong enough to knock a person off their feet and create a dazzling beam of light to momentarily blind and opponent. By tapping a symbol on her wrist she can shock an opponent with magic, sort of like a taser, which will kill them if contact is made long enough.
 * Physical Enhancements: China can also use her symbols to greatly increase her physical capabilities. Using various symbols on her body she can make herself move fast enough that she looks like a blur, drop from a second story window and land unharmed and enhance her strength enough to send a mage wearing Lord Vile's armour staggering.
 * Shield: As well as her various offensive magical abilities, China can also use her symbols to create a shield of yellow which can hold back magical and physical attacks including powerful necromancy magic. China can also carve traps and protective barriers to use against her opponents although some set up would be required.
 * Healing: By tracing a symbol across her jawline which initiates a healing process as well as forcing out anything which has become stuck under her skin such as a bullet or piece of metal. China seems to suffer no ill effects immediately after the healing but she will become gradually weaker with prolonged physical activity.
 * Incineration: Originally created by Mevolent for the purpose of killing Skulduggery Pleasant, China has a series of tattoos running straight down her sternum which when activated together send out a powerful stream of heat which will instantly incinerate anybody whom China makes contact with. However the extreme heat will also incinerate China after a few minutes and it would only be used as a last resort.


 * Infatuation Ability: China has the ability to make any person, male or female, fall in love with her whenever they meet her. This can be used to cloud their judgement and manipulate them with frightening ease, she can basically order most normal mortal people to just do what she wants. This effect wears off after prolonged exposure however and China herself can call off the spell.


 * Skilled hand to hand combatant: China is a very skilled hand to hand combatant and can take on and beat other skilled mages as well as taking on multiple fighters at once. She has been shown able to fight and shackle a mage whose powers had been boosted by 100%, although she was badly injured and can hold her own against Baron Vengeous (who was wearing Lord Vile's armour at the time).

X Factors
Training: Lisa Lisa=90/China=80

Lisa Lisa has received extensive training in both Ripple and general combat skills up to her 18th birthday, taught to her by her adopted father Straizo, who as a Ripple master would have passed on many techniques and undoubtedly used a tough training regime. China has no specifically mentioned training in terms of combat ability but the mastery of symbol magic takes decades and while not heavy on practical activity would have required a lot of research and experimentation to get to her current level.

Experience: Lisa Lisa=70/China=86

While being exceptionally well trained, Lisa Lisa has little in the way of combat experience, besides brief fights against Wired Beck, Kars (in which she was soundly outsmarted and beaten) and the vampire who killed her husband. China on the other hand spent most of her adult life fighting in the War for Mevolent against some incredibly powerful mages and even after her "Neutrality" she often finds herself dragged into combat due to her shady past.

Self Control: Lisa Lisa=93/China=88

Being a master Ripple Master, Lisa Lisa has trained and practised all her life to control her body, from controlling her breathing to controlling her emotions. She can stay calm even when the odds are stacked against her, such as when she bluffed her way into a fair fight despite being surrounded by an army of vampires, and every move she makes is carefully planned so as to not waste the slightest bit of energy. China is equally calm when in combat and rarely shows any emotion except when needed to manipulate of distract an opponent or dealer in order to get her own way. What gives Lisa Lisa a slim advantage though is that China can occasionally be angered enough to make a rash decision.

Brutality: Lisa Lisa=79/China=90

As a byproduct of her emotion detachment, Lisa Lisa can be extremely ruthless with her opponents and was even willing to let her own son and favourite student die if they were unable to complete their brutal Ripple training. However this doesn't hold a candle to China who has several symbols designed to cause excessive pain and suffering to an opponent and as a former disciple of the faceless ones has no qualms with brutally killing an opponent including former friends and even her own brother.

Voting System/Notes
Battle will take place before Battle Tendency for Lisa Lisa and before the events of the first Skulduggery Pleasant Book for China.

Battle takes place in Venice.

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