Doc Doctor

ATHLETIC AESTHETICS (Doc Vs. Negatomsk)

@Negatomsk
Sorry for the late response, work is a bitch.

It seems the core of your argument is that Lobo's costume can absorb and redistribute force. If that's the case, I do believe I'm justified in calling a checkmate, with all due respect.

Keep in mind that the only description of Lobo's costume existing in regards to physical damage is a "heavy resistance", nothing about the mechanics of that resistance. Now, the heavy shit.

Remember before our fight, you brought up my match with Sky? I told you in no uncertain terms that...

I went easy on your friend, and accomodated him to an incredible extent. He'd have lost in a single action if I had been more insistent on the function of Gonad's beardforce. Broken knuckles from the blocked punch, a broken wrist from the awkward way he tried to block the bear slap.

@Doc Doctor

Sky had kinetic dampening, absorbtion, and dissipation that was an explicit ability of his. I flat out told you that the Beardforce should have broken his bones anyways, so you can't claim that Lobo could have endured the headbutt. Like I said, I don't enjoy being 'that guy', but in a ranked match I'm plenty more strict.

In every way, shape, and form, I have made it clear that Gonad isn't supposed to be fought as if he were a traditional martial artist. He's a physical monster, whose blows I have genuinely likened to swords and maces being used on a normal human in his profile.
Lobo took the hit, and that hit is absolutely a knockout blow.

@DLL

You're right, but fortunately the Beardforce does not work in the manner you described. Gonad doesn't learn anything intimate through it, no meta knowledge or shit like that. He simply feels a power boost and then starts trying to crush the enemy before him to the best of his ability. If the enemy tries to hold back to keep the Beardforce weak until a vital moment, it won't work. If your character can go Super Saiyan and he's fighting in base form, Gonad will be at Super Saiyan levels.

Power playing is trying to control the other dude's character, or trying to influence things your character shouldn't be able to. Did I demand that Negatomsk step right up to Gonad and accept a knockout headbutt? He did all of that through choice.

Edit: Because this is a high priority post that contributes to the resolution of the match, I'm taggin' Pollen.
@Drifting Pollen

ATHLETIC AESTHETICS (Doc Vs. Negatomsk)

Same, though what I really need is to fix a few grammatical errors in my last emote. I had consumed two beers last night before posting, and should like to rectify those scant flaws before too long.

ATHLETIC AESTHETICS (Doc Vs. Negatomsk)

@Negatomsk

Aw hell. You're breakin' my balls here. I'm starting to feel like Melon. Don't hate me for being such a stiff customer, it already bugs me to act like this.

Gonad's unarmed strikes are of the highest caliber, and taking into consideration the formidable equalization of the Beardforce, this means no foe in this realm or in any other can easily withstand even one direct hit to a vital point, much like how no human mortal may fairly survive a sword through the torso or a mace to the skull, as Gonad's limbs are surely lethal weapons. The Beardforce is based upon Gonad's perception of an opponent along with the opponent's full latent power, and as such the Beardforce cannot be fooled or bypassed, making it effective against abstract concepts or inanimate objects for so long as Gonad thinks of the thing as a foe or said thing presents a threat.

@Doc Doctor

The only reason Lobo wouldn't be dead from that one blow is because Gonad wasn't holding his head in place to maximize the force. As it is, it's still a knockout level attack. As you can see above, those details really are in my profile. You would consider Gonad dead if he took Lobo's point blank venomous bomb arrow to the face, yeah? Takes only an instant to set up, sort of like a, uh, headbutt, save for the added bonus of being effective at nearly any range. It'd be wonky if Gonad took that hit straight up and he still "retained the presence of mind" to immediately leapt back to his feet and run down Lobo.

I'm not trying to corner you. Well, yes actually, I am to be honest. That's the whole point of this silly game. BUT! I'm moreso encouraging you to understand that physical blows are Gonad's only tool of the trade, and the entire point of his superpower is to enhance those blows so that they are utterly dangerous to every kind of opponent. I'm not trying to autohit you, it's not my place to decide if blows absolutely land, as likely as they may be to do so. That depends on your own skill to somehow handle such a circumstance, though imo, I'd have tried to avoid letting Gonad get within smooching distance to begin with.

But, an opinion is only that; an opinion. I may be missing something. As such, let's have @Drifting Pollen take a gander. Pretty clear that the effectiveness of the headbutt is a turning point that neither of us would enjoy conceding.

ATHLETIC AESTHETICS (Doc Vs. Negatomsk)

Edit: Wrong tab.

ATHLETIC AESTHETICS (Doc Vs. Negatomsk)

@Negatomsk

Aye, an edit.

Ascension vs Multiverse (Original characters only)

@Rai

"Neat trick pappy. Wanna see one of mine?"

Auz pitched forwards into the ground, bearing the dagger before him so that it was driven into his left eye socket. He died immediately, and just like clockwork, respawned near the edge of the bridge several meters in front of the King. In his right hand was a strange longsword, thick near the base but thin past the middle. On the left a small jagged shield was strapped to the forearm, and clenched in a reverse grip was one of his stiletto knives.

"In case you haven't figured it out already, I'm called 'Auz the Undying' for a reason. Now is a good time to run, though I doubt you have the sense to do so."

ATHLETIC AESTHETICS (Doc Vs. Negatomsk)

@Negatomsk

Now I don't like being "that guy", but this being a by the rules ranked match, I felt compelled to look over Lobo's profile again and could find nothing about Ting Jing, which seems to be your idea of what's required to counter the headbutt in time. Whilst it could be classified as a martial art, it's most certainly an important and supernatural one that should have been in the profile before the fight started. Gonad was able to attain the positioning necessary to deliver his surprise attack in very close quarters and HOLY FUCKING SHIT NECK CRAAAMP.

THIS HURTS SO EFFIN BAD.

Oh, oh, oh. It's so bad I can feel it reaching the top of my skull. I'd like to further try to be all smarty pants but I need a damn ibuprofen right now. No seriously, this cramp is a bitch and just hit me outa nowhere.

Ascension vs Multiverse (Original characters only)

@Rai

Glimmers of red accumulated five yards ahead of the King, and in moments Auz had reappeared better than new. He withdrew his dagger and pointed it at the King, grinning wryly over his extended right arm.

"Well, that was a surprise. It won't work twice though. You like setting people on fire, jerk? Let's see if you can light one of my farts."

ATHLETIC AESTHETICS (Doc Vs. Negatomsk)

@Negatomsk

Gonad shook Lobo's hand, but remained right as he was when the Luchadore took a stance. Right foot leading, hand still extended. The berserker's one eye seemed vacant, unfocused, as if he weren't at all thinking about the fight. Some kind of autopilot? Maybe he was just going through the motions. As if to confirm this, the brute stepped forward at nearly the same time as Lobo did, left boot planting itself firmly, inexorably between Lobo's feet, carrying Gonad straight into his personal space, just about face to face as the berserker simultaneously bent at the knees. A purely reactive response, one born from having encountered such a scenario many times before. It had been the way Lobo had held his bow which had triggered Gonad's muscle memory. It harkened back to the age old move consisting of seesawing your weapon back and forth like a bo stave for rapid hits, making use of the double-sided weapon's leverage.

Had Lobo been expecting to catch Gonad with the other end? Certainly a fine choice against a one-armed foe.

However...

*As the blades tipping the bow were short and Gonad was deep in Lobo's zone, there would be virtually nothing beyond his vast reach. His palm pistoned across as he took his step to impact the bow up near its grip as it was swung, just high enough to not warrant the risk of having Lobo try to yank it back in an attempt at cutting the hand, where there was no blade and not enough centrifugal force to hurt Gonad's bear of a paw. Were this to stop short Lobo's attack, he'd find that his bow was stuck in a clamp, an underhand grip from which there was little chance of recovery.

Without missing a beat, performing each action with utmost certainty and haste, like an actor in a well practiced fight scene, Gonad capped off his performance with... A snee-...!?*

In Kyukushin karate, there is an old proverb. 'The only way to get experience, is through experience'. Over the years Gonad had not just mastered, but perfected every move in his arsenal by way of trail and error. The martial artist should always seek to improve his weapons. Faster, stronger, cleaner, honing their rough techniques until what remains is diamond-like in its consistency. A real treasure.

Were the two warriors to wind up in kissing distance of each other, however briefly, Lobo could pick up on an instantaneous thought from Gonad via his telepathy, one not shrouded behind muscle memory. It was like some kind of ridiculous grating cry, from a Japanese man.

~YUUUUURIAAAA!!~

Gonad was contemplating a show he had seen the other day. Must have been a good one. Then, Gonad offered one of his treasures to Lobo. Gonad's head snapped forwards, as if wracked by a sudden and violent sneeze, the kind that thunders out from nowhere and makes your friends gasp in surprise. The corded strength of his voluminous neck channeled its pulverizing might into delivering an untelegraphed and technically flawless headbutt, one that could cream Lobo where he stood and send him on a trip past the boundaries of consciousness, into beddy bye land. Nowadays this particular move is highly encouraged in self defense, surpassing in efficiency the clumsy windup of the headbutts utilitized in early 90's Vale Tudo matches. Even through helmets Gonad's blows have proven their potency, for although such things may absorb shock and prevent superficial injury, they do not do much slow the rate at which the brain bounces off its protective walls. Such is why numorous professional sparring partners find themselves of the ground in spite of mouthguards and protective headwear, and are heavily encouraged to keep their hands up at all times.

Ascension vs Multiverse (Original characters only)

@Rai

Auz was fast at that point, above human even, but not so far as to be able to evade the literally explosive knee. Regardless, he'd have attacked at about the same time and so although the swordsman had been knocked right into his second death, the King might have still found that damned dagger protruding from his thigh.

Auz's body and equipment melted away once more. In several seconds time, perhaps more, he'd be due to reappear... A brief respite.