Season 12, Week 1
Rhys
(Phantasy Star 3)
 
Rhys, descendant of Orakio and destined grandfather of he who shall one day slay Dark Force, is ready to surprise the pundits in his Duelling League debut. The Orakian lacks any skillset, but that's no matter; a few slashes of his finely-honed blade will certainly cause the frail Lufia to fall. In addition, he sports some fine vitality, letting his fight through whatever assault his foe summons up. For the honor of his destiny, his kingdom, and his two possible wives, Rhys will not go down without a fight.

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Winning that Light Championship title was just the beginning of Lufia's road. After putting away MOMO in a close, heated bout, the bluehaired heroine now faces Rhys. He's a standard fighter, sporting neither impressive damage nor stats, meaning that Lufia can easily outslug him with her trusty Thunder spell and heal every so often as needed with Stronger. With her usual status tricks backing her up, Lufia has all the tools needed to dispel this nasty phantasy named Rhys, and win her first match in Middle.


Dunefar
There is one easy reason why Lufia beats Rhys:

Any man in full armor makes wonderful bait for a Thunder spell or two. C'mon, he'll be sizzled between two hot plates once the joltage starts flowing.

Rhys: 12
Lufia: 14

Gorha
Many status options and strong attack magic > decent pure fighter.