Archerous' R1M29 Delib

Quality

Nature can be a frightening force. This is only proven by the clash between our two combatants: Reese Mcguffin, I.M.P.A.C.T.’s own animal handler vs. Arizona Robbins, the chilling typhoon of P.I.N.D.R.O.P.! How do our fighters do?

Starting with Reese, he summons Doc to be his eye in the sky, while using Anna to help him climb the tree in front of him. This is a simple maneuver, but it accomplishes a lot within that short amount of time. Moving just slightly out of Arizona’s range, Reese forces her to make a choice, and all of them end up with her moving towards the adventurer. This not only gives Reese the time to set up, but gives him a good idea of where she’s going to be, allowing his team of animals to approach themselves.

From here, Reese plays an elaborate game of keepaway, letting his animals face off against the deadly cowgirl. While I won’t go over every play these animals can make, I appreciate the care that went into assigning their roles and tactics. The presentation is well-organized and allows for a modular take on the strat, fitting in the pieces wherever they’re needed, often forming deadly combos. Doc and Anna/Finn allowing Reese to attack her while hiding underwater, while Gumshoes goes in for the final takedown while Arizona is busy with Pieces. Reese manages his animals very well, keeping Arizona in a constant state of alertness. Though Magenta Mountain has a collective of eyes between them, Arizona only has two.

Ultimately, I’m giving this strategy an 8 out of 10. I think Reese’s strat is incredibly thorough, showing a strong understanding of his opponent and how best to exploit her weaknesses. It’s a surprisingly simple strat, but it has an incredible amount of depth all the same. Well done!

Onto Arizona, we begin with a careful approach. Storms don’t just happen out of nowhere. There’s a process, a build up. And that’s what the cowgirl spends her starting moments doing. She takes lily pads and rips them up for future resources, while heading towards the center island. She’s careful to make a safe passage using frozen lily pads and a tree, in order to avoid any dangerous aquatic beasts. From there, she freezes her lily pads in the air to act as a projectile shield, manages her resources and analyzes her opponent all from her fortified bunker in the middle of the river.

The beginning is predominantly resource gathering with a rush towards control over one part of the map, and the next section is all about keeping that control and removing options from Reese. Fragrance In The Air allows her to ricochet bullets, extending her reach if Reese steps out of line. Shooting down trees, as well as shooting patches of ground help to remove cover and create hazardous terrain, forcing him to watch his step or slip up. However, while this section is quite thorough, I find the tree destruction to be a bit brushed over. While I believe that with enough ice a tree can be vulnerable, I think it may take a little more effort to take something down as big or as tough as a tree. While not impossible, Arizona probably won’t have the entire forest cleared in the time it takes to beat Reese.

Next she takes the time to address how she deals with each animal, and the danger each one poses to her throughout the fight. I appreciate the detail put into this, from understanding the usefulness of the owl’s sight to ensuring she didn’t immediately kill the animals if it wasn’t necessary, as doing so would activate their cooldown timer. Arizona spends a lot of time analyzing her opponent, and it works wonders.

Finally, once she’s gathered all the info she can, leveled as many trees as she could, she’s ready to take Reese down. With a nonstop assault, she ensures that her opponent has nowhere to run, using the Fragrance In The Air to fire bullets all over the place, while ensuring that wherever he does run, it’ll be on a slick patch of ice, ready to take him out once he’s down.

Overall, I’m going to give this strategy a 7 out of 10. It was a thoughtful strategy, and despite a few questionable choices with the trees, I think it ultimately pays off, slowly removing any hope Reese may have had throughout the match, leaving him vulnerable to the oncoming storm. Well done!

Jojolity

As for Jojolities, I don’t have much to say, so I’ll be brief. Reese is undoubtedly the master of the air, the seas, and the sky. His animal companions work incredibly well to achieve this, allowing Reese the opportunity to attack from anywhere. Thus, I’m giving this Jojolity an 8 out of 10. Well done!

Onto Arizona, she approached the concept of the water cycle in a more metaphorical sense. And I think it worked wonderfully. Each section from resource gathering to the buildup of her strategy all culminated in a devastating storm that was carefully laid out and executed. For that, I’m giving this Jojolity an 8 out of 10. Well done!