Archerous' R1M22 Delib

Quality

We have quite the grueling performance today. Sing Now! has pit two individuals against the other, in an unfortunate dance of doom. Emi! from Lotus Street Manifold vs. “Calabasas” from the Moonbeam Riders. This is ultimately a test of endurance, both against stage obstacles and their opponents. As such, I will be judging both strats with these two categories in mind. So who will drop first?

Starting with Emi!, we’ll first focus on how she handles the stage obstacles. She employs a strategy of trickery, a sort of stage magic as she manipulates the sounds and impacts around her, such as when she sells that she’s getting hit harder than she actually is. She takes control of the narrative on stage, and in a small way, controls how much damage is taken to her endurance. By using social tactics like keeping the flies away from her, and convincing the actors to focus more on Calabasas (since she’s ‘causing less trouble’), she’s able to lighten the burden of this already taxing performance, if even just by a little.

When she does take damage, however, she makes clever use of her ‘anti-noise’ to soften the blows. Using ‘anti-noise’ to smooth the rough terrain and shattering any of Calabasas bismuth are such tactics. Her sense of rhythm and internal clock are also nothing to sneeze at, either, helping her keep pace even while managing her obstacles.

Overall, I’m going to give this strategy an 8. It handles the pressures of performance with confidence and little bit of flair, and that’s before taking into account Sing Now!’s incessant trials. Well done!

Moving onto Calabasas, their defenses against the stage obstacles are rock solid. Their bismuth serves as a boon throughout the match, allowing them some reprieve from the hazards set up by Sing Now! Using it to manage heat levels, create shade, and forge a smooth path for Cal to dance upon. It doesn’t completely mitigate the rough terrain, but it helps. Actually, the bismuth adds on to the danger of the area, working to deter both Emi! and the other actors whenever Cal needs it to. It's a versatile substance to be sure. The Bismuth Promenade offers another defensive technique against the growing pressures of the stage, giving Cal escape options  throughout.

As for how they deal with Emi!, they employ a strategy that is aggressively defensive, with a bit of offense thrown in when they have the spare resources. The Bismuth Promenade offers a wonderful response to any attacks coming from Emi!’s way, but that’s not the only trick they employ. Using kindness to the actors as a deterrent for attacks is an especially heroic thing for the titan to do, and proves especially useful once the pressure reaches its peak. All the while, Cal is generating jagged pillars throughout their dance to not only mitigate the range of Emi!’s ‘anti-noise’, but to interrupt her pathing as well.


Overall, I’m going to give this strategy an 8. I find its techniques are robust and quite reliable, giving Calabasas more than a fighting chance to stick it out for the big, big, finish! Well done!

Jojolity

In regards to Jojolities, I have notes for both teams.

For Emi!, I found her performance to be incredibly well planned and rehearsed. Everything from the tracklist, to the vibrant performance, to even the breakdown towards the end all point to a confident understanding of what a ‘cute idol’ is, especially in Emi!’s case. The entire strat oozed with this particular idol’s personality, thus I feel confident giving them an 8!

Onto Calabasas, their approach to heroism was a bit more subtle, but it was undeniably there. The amount of pain and effort Calabasas put themselves through, all for the sake of others, was nothing short of inspiring. Offering shade from the heat to the actors, swatting away the tiny monsters with beams and swords, and enduring a gunshot for the sake of an innocent soul trapped in the vile clutches of Sing Now! These are the marks of a hero, thus I believe the strat is worthy of an 8!