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The legendary phoenix pokemon Ho-oh makes his long-awaited debut in the arena this week. And this bird could scarcely have asked for an easier opponent: Odin may be impressive in Norse mythology, but transport him to the world of the RPGDL and you have a humble janitor who gets beaten to a pulp by Chisato on a weekly basis. His battle form in Valkyrie Profile 2 is little better, sporting pathetic durability, unimpressive speed, and vulnerability to a host of minor status ailments - not at all what you'd expect from a god. Ho-oh lives up to his legendary, quasi-divine status far more, and will prove it this week. His trademark attack, Sacred Fire, deals high damage and protects him from Odin's Freeze status, and the Burn status it inflicts will cripple Odin's already unimpressive offense. But even without that move, Odin is no match for the phoenix's tank-like physique or the plentiful healing of Recover - little short of Spiritual Lancer will even scratch Ho-oh, and even that, available to Odin only when he is on death's door, will fall far shot of shooting this bird from the sky. Bird vs. god: mismatch? Yes, but not in the direction you'd expect. The RPGDL sure is a strange place, isn't it? |
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This may not come as a surprise to anybody who's been reading Behind the Scenes for the last 40 or so seasons, but Odin has quite a bit of repressed rage. Forever the butt of jokes and random abuse before finally gaining a battle form, the All-Father has been forced to take it, but never able to dish it out. Until now. Odin has put away the Mop, and wields the almighty Gungnir, one of the Four Treasures of Midgard. With it's impressive power, Odin is more than ready to take out all his frustration on any target, especially if that target happens to be a giant bright-red bird. I think you see where I'm going with this. Ho-oh might be on top in the world of Pokemon, but in here "Legendary Bird" doesn't mean much. Sacred Fire and the rest of his skillset will only give Odin a mild scorch, while his attacks will put the oversized pigeon into a world of hurt. Sooner or later, Odin will build up to his ultimate attack: Spiritual Lancer! This Soul Crush should be more than enough to take down any challenger, and Ho-oh is no exception. Maybe a bit of therapy will let Odin get over his inferiority complex. Then again, crushing the opposition and winning a Heavy Championship will also be a big help, no? |
legendaryflyingfailure Ho-oh stood supremely confident in his ability to win. Unknown to the rest of the DL he had been bragging about his nigh instantanious future victory for days when the match began.(Unfortunately no one could understand him so all his extra squawking and cawing was assumed to be some kind of mating ritual) Ho-oh proudly pumped his wings, today would be his day. The match began. Ho-oh waited for his trainer to give him a command. When none came Odin simply stabbed him in the face. "Y'know." Zidane and Edge were enjoying a post match drink at the local pub. Two people had been utterly obliterated that day and it hadn't been one of them or anyone they knew. They had both figured this cause for celebration. "They really oughtta let the pokemon take their trainer into the arena." Edge nodded in agreement. "I don't see how they could possibly rule that Ho-oh's trainer qualified as outside interference." "That's not the typical ruling but Kefka and Yuri were on the judges panel today and Ho-oh's squawking for the last week has irritated the hell out of both of them and they considered this thier token revenge." "Yeah but they still could have stopped the match earlier." "The league has the best healers in the known universe-what difference does it make?" "Cause the league doesn't have any vets." "...Oh." Ho-Oh: 30 Silverlocke980
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