Archerous' R5M7 Delib

Quality

We have quite the doozy of a match on our hands. In a game that has inspired much tension among even the closest of friends, we have some jovial folks participating that are ready to give it their all. Muuru Saviragowda from Evergreen competes with Roxanne from the Gallery of Wayward Reverie! The goal: Collect the most stars! Seems simple, right? That’s what you’d think. So, how do our participants do?

Starting with Muuru, we are given a rather straightforward strategy for keeping ahead in the star-collecting game. During downtime, Muuru opts to be a general nuisance towards his opponent. He distracts clients, plays keep-away with the signs, and uses his movements capabilities and stamina to force Roxanne to operate at max capacity at all times in order to get stars. During this time, Muuru also studies her movements in chase, familiarizing himself with what she reacts to and how she reacts. The goal is to not only keep her from effectively gathering materials, but to punish her low endurance when she does go for them. This is further used whenever they enter a game. She’s tired from trying to keep up with Muuru. Mixing that factor along with his reading of her movements and his own ability to move in ways she can’t easily predict lead to her starting her games with a disadvantage. From there, Muuru is able to perform his usual stunts, such as aggressive pathfinding for the Towers of Sway, or exploiting her frail wooden form to throw her with a bomb.

Though the match has many complex moving parts, Muuru works throughout to ensure that he has an edge whether he’s currently winning or not. Once he can dance circles around Roxanne, he can claim all the stars he needs for victory. It’s a solid plan, thus I’m giving this strat an 8. Well done!

Onto Roxanne, she starts off with a more reserved strategy. After all, when your opponent can move like Muuru can, why compete with that when you can corner the market on two particular stalls? Throughout the market portions, Roxanne devotes her efforts to sample advertising and pulling off fun and exciting tricks with the trinkets from Task 3, boosting sales for both. Alternating between them, she creates a stable source of clocks for herself, rather than trying to beat Muuru at his own game. An airtight move on the puppet’s part. As for the games, Roxanne employs a more careful and reactive strategy throughout most of them, making sure to fire at just the right moment. When dealing with someone as slippery as Muuru, you have to make every shot count. Her ultimate aim is to win all the games she can, or at the very least tying them when possible. She seeks to control the flow of stars in her favor, even manipulating her own star count to turn the tides, which is a deciding factor for Red Hot Potato and the Comeback Duel.

Roxanne embodies precision and care throughout the match, something that's very important in a complex match with a speedy opponent. She’s calculating even during her downtime. It’s a solid strategy, thus I’m giving it a 7. Well done!

Jojolity

As for Jojolities, I’ll be brief. Muuru took the concept of entertainment and ran with it. Not only did he don multiple costumes throughout the match, but he also made sure that he was having fun the entire time, even risking his own chances of victory at times. There’s an infectious energy when reading his strat, a momentum that you can’t help but watch and wait to see what he does next. For absolutely committing to the bit, I’m giving this Jojolity a 10. Well done!

Onto Roxanne, we have a similar amount of dedication, but variety is certainly the name of the game. Whether she’s peddling a trinket or avoiding an attack from Muuru, Roxanne is constantly doing something fresh, opting to do something interesting and risky instead of something safe and consequently boring. Roxanne has a really versatile build and a natural charisma to her, both of which the Gallery used to their fullest. For that, I’m giving this Jojolity a 10. Well done!