Board 8 > King of Fighters 2020 (NOT MERCS) R2D17: Terraria Player vs Zack (Mid)

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Welcome to the King of Fighters 2020 (NOT MERCS) Simulated Character Battle Tournament!

The game is simple. The two* listed characters are placed in an (imaginary) location with a variety of (imaginary) environments, kind of like a picture in a child's schoolbook that describes different types of geological features. Within a ten mile radius, there is an (imaginary) urban downtown, exurbs, plains, snow-clad mountains at the edge, dry plains, etc. Fighters start wherever is most appropriate for them, but feel increasingly compelled to seek out their opponent and fight. Strong-willed fighters can try to hold out in their chosen environment for longer... eventually, all will succumb and actively search for the other to battle.

To participate, just vote in bold for whichever character you believe will win. Giving reasoning is optional, but please be polite and read what others have said and carefully make your decision. I'll ping the nominators (they can opt out) to give arguments if they wish.

Results/Discussion: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78797189

TODAY'S PARTICIPANTS:
The Player (Terraria)
https://i.imgur.com/YXkXvS6.mp4
A silent avatar of obliteration, the Player has tamed the world, its elements, and even its deities, bending every aspect of its existence to one purpose: destruction

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Zack (Final Fantasy)


@5tarscream

FIGHT

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could change based on arguments but I think Terraria player has this

the endgame Terraria player has indefinite flight via the Fishron mount and massive range spam. it's a bad matchup for Zack, who is primarily melee. Zack has some ranged options via materia but I don't think that's a winning strategy against a fast flying target high in the sky.

Zack's main strengths are durability and melee power, in that order. I don't see him getting to use the latter, and as for the former, endgame Terraria player is also really tanky (though not to the same extent as Zack)
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Terrarian also has (slow) passive healing, and potions if they're allowed a stock of those, so even if Zack is able to land a couple hits that's not going to cut it here

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eh I wouldn't allow potions

alternately if potions are allowed Zack can have a stack of potions too and it kinda cancels out
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though, on second thought, I WOULD allow crafting of potions

Terrarian probably starts in a forested area, while Zack starts in the city, so there's plenty of time. healing potions are daybloom + iron + bottled water. the first two are easy. bottles are more difficult because they require sand for glass, but there's decent odds that Terrarian will find the desert before Zack finds him

EDIT: I am dumb, that's the recipe for ironskin potions. a good thing to have though.

healing potions are mushroom + gel + bottle, basically same analysis
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he could also just like grab bottles from a store or something. dunno what you'd consider a gel ersatz though, since there won't be slimes around

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oh, that's a good point. no healing potions then
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The Player (Destroyer of worlds)

There's just too many problems that exist, and I'd actually give the player free gel, just because it is the most basic crafting tool, but I don't consider needing healing potions a requirement in the situation. The amount of equipment you'd have to make not available to tip the scales would be absurd.

And beyond the massive amounts of weapons (which i'm not considering the very end game ones), there's too many non-combat tools that the terraria guy has, including flight, instant return to starting spot, knowledge when his opponent is near through equipment (PDA) and a decent amount of debuff immunity (Ankh shield).

Sounds like the Player takes it.