Season 48, Week 2
Sir Leopold
(Dragon Quest 8) 		 
The mutt Leopold, after a winning Heavy run, didn't have much of a chance to flex his muscles. However, this is about to change, as the spatial pope Sergius someromannumberorother will prove a nice chewing toy for the most frightening bearer of Rhaptorne's prison. Against him, simply biting and connecting brutal criticals here and there will be more than enough - Sergius, as any old man, is terribly poor at taking physical punishment, and Leopold's deadly fangs will prove rather cruel to the priest. And Sergius can't hope to match the offense he's facing with his magic, which will make this fight pretty easy for the dog. Maybe the next fight will be more challenging than a game of fetch.

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 Head of an entire intergalactic religious group against a dog?! Even a winged possessed dog! What a mismatch. With a head full of ecclesiastical and arcane knowledge, Patriarch Sergius has just the tools to win this match. His excellent HP should keep him long afloat, and eventually his ability to build up stock will let him quickly wreak havoc on the mutt. While the Patriarch does lack in defense, Leopold’s best damage misses the Patriarch’s weakness, and his more reliable magic will surely do nothing more than simply scratch the space pope. Throw in a speed edge and perhaps even a few statuses, like Slow and Curse to keep the dog well-heeled, and the Pope will emerge victorious.

superaielman

What you expect from a bloodthirsty space pope and a Rhapthorne possessed dog of evil? A long, brutal fight? The power of Aura magic against Leopold razor sharp claws and teeth? Or perhaps something else?


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"My son, you're willing to throw this fight for my.. services on this matter? No, no problem at all. Avoiding needless bloodshed is a good thing.. heh heh. Let us go."

Sir Leopold: 14
Patriarch Sergius XVII: 20

SageAcrin
An old man, sitting down at the lake, with his beloved pet.

Everyone's seen this, or at least heard of it. Perhaps seen it in a movie or read of it. Regardless, it's not uncommon.

Of course, the dog drying up parts of the lake to eat the fish is a little weird.

As is the man blasting his own catches with holy energy to both catch, kill, and cook his own catches.

And the giant mecha blowing up the lake when they're both done for kicks is pretty odd too.

But ultimately, Sergius and Leopold parted pretty amiably. Leopold always wanted to have one of those classic, idyllic days by a pond-even as a normal dog, he'd been too scary for most-and now, he'd gotten one. It was worth giving up a match.