Ah, Maria Balthasar. Pilot of the redoubtable Seibzhen, one of the most stalwart mechs in Xenogears, capable of soaking up an obscene amount of punishment and keep dishing out the block-rocking beatdowns in return. Also--wait, what? Maria doesn't get to fight in her Gear in the arena? Oh. This might be a problem, then. Of course, Maria's not wholly without offense on foot; she might not be able to fight in Seibzhen, but she can call on it for support. A blast from Maria's Graviton Gun will surely leave any opponent shaken. After all, this Bartre can't be all that tough, can he? Some medieval mook against a far-future mecha pilot? Pshaw. An axe to the face is one way to get ahead in life, sure, but it's hard to argue with getting stepped on by a giant robot.
