It's hard to decide for voting, but I think I'll have to go with Faw. A spirt bomb just seems a bit scarier than getting tripped and face-planting.

Hmm, tough one. I liked the moves from both of you, but I think I'll go with Faw here. The serenity with which he fights (except when he's about to throw the spirit bomb, that is) really appealed to me, and his moves are slightly more original than Eirukkovi's (God, I hope I came close to spelling that right), especially those Greek chorus girls, which, to be honest, scare me beyond reason.

First law of anime fighting: If your opponent has something to say, wait politely for them to finish speaking before resuming the battle.

I vote Rad, btw.

I think I'm going to go with Rad. The only attack he used which I really found interesting was the greek chorus thing, and that didn't make sense tactically. I mean, Eurri came into the battle knowing nothing about his abilities; the first time he uses magic, therefore, he has the advantage of surprise... so he uses that element of surprise to provide some ambiance and distract Eurri slightly.
The spirit bomb itself couldn't have appeared more then a second before he used it, since there is NO way Faw could have hid a giant opaque energy ball three times the size of his head behind his body. Therefore, he could have just had the room lights turn bright blue and talked to distract Eurri from the fact that his hand was glowing. That series of actions would not have required the use of the greek chorus, and would have been more realistic anyway (it's not like it is in-character for Eurri to pay attention to what the greek chorus was singing anyway.)

I vote for rad.

Faw focused too much attention to himself during his punches causing Eurri to stand around like a lemon (And acting completely out of character). I let it slip during the first punch because that was a character introduction, and we were learning about the characters.

The second punch, as said before, Had eurri acting out of character. She had just punched faw out. I don't think she's going to stand around and let faw get up and dust himself off. What might have made more sense is if he managed to get to higher ground and out of her reach, THEN let loose with the choir/bomb.

Yah, I really didn't like Faw's last strip either. It's pretty selfish. I'm going with Rad for showing Faw how boring and not in place these stories are in a FIGHT.

... it's a close call.

Radium first of all draws really well. Fawriel does, too, but he's obviously a bit rusty. Rad draws the subtle things that make a change (for example, the remains of previous art battles). Best of all, he gives us a naked girl to look at.

Oh sorry, did I say best? Yeah, well, I meant cheapest and corniest. Call me old-fashioned, I don't care.

Faw also possesses more than just endless storytelling, he does a good job of breaking the fourth wall. I really liked the way he drew Radium being all 'liek lol wtf'. Plus breaking one's brain and Dragonball references make my vote go to..............

Fawriel.

Sorry Rad don't hate me. D:

..."selfish".









What.

I'm placing my vote for the most Radical of the two.
I think my awesome pun allows me to forgo the explanation phase.

Well, I'm not sure if it was the BEST a good word to describe it, but it seemed pretty cheap when you saw that Rad wants to have an actual fight after the introduction, and after all, it is a fight, and it is supposed to be a story bouncing back and forth between two people. Just like in drama, you are supposed to give and take. If the point of view changes, you go with the flow, you can't decry and ignore the change because it dosen't suit you well. You just ignored the intense action and Eirrukovi's now known character shown on Rad's comic, and made her go aginst it. A cheap move just to show push in your story.

When Eirrukovi slapped Faw in the face it was in character, Rad didn't change the "stage" for it (unlike you putting them greek chorus).

Am I doing a good job explaining this? I think I need to use more examples.

Eirru heard that Faw was distracted by her skimpy clothes, so she took them off completely to spite him.

He noticed that she was bothered by his long-winded speech and dramatic behaviour, so he played it up all the way in order to irritate her and throw her off balance.

I have decided, and I vote Fawriel. Really close, but I really liked his ideas.

She WAS off balance. She was fighting him. All of the sudden she is patient enough to stand there for all these panels?

Current tally: Rad 5, Faw 4

It's real close guys :P

Hmm... they are both pretty awesome, but very different in style (and not just the art). Fawriel's has a lot more plot, while Radium's turned quickly into action. Eirrukovi does seem rather out-of-character in Faw's second strip - from the previous ones I'd expect her to either continue fighting or do the classic "I know I've beaten you so I'll just turn my back on you and walk away". On the flip side, Fawriel has actual backstory whereas Eirrukovi just turned up looking for a fight. The poetry was a nice touch too - it fits Faw's character (although the patterning went a bit strange at the end).

It's *very* close, but Rad has the slight edge here.

If you mean the "patterning" in the second bubble, that's because I stopped writing it as a poem. Some exposition can be spoken by the choir rather than sung. Says Wikipedia, at least.

Three-day countdown starts... now.

1...2...3...4...5...6...7...8...9...10...11!

RAD: 6
FAW: 4

K! O!

What.

I was at a two point penalty for being late, though. Meaning it was a draw, and needs to continue another round.

My turn again =D

IS there any place we can find the whole story from the very beginning?

Yes! It's right... here.

If this is about how the first comic in this thread starts with "Chapter 8", that was just to give the illusion that this is part of a series.

The closest thing to actual precursors is the previous art battle threads, where various competitors faced off in some art competitions. Namely, Cori VS Vitamin Cici by Dev and Nova and my two Eirrukovi battles, which were rendered in Legos.

Oh. I didn't even realize the "Chapter 8" thing. Or at least didn't memorize it.

ya thatd be it. i thought that this was building of some previous story which id totally read. Personal as far as this art war is concerned, i think that Faw's signature is enough to win. I love that picture every time i see it.

Ceci n'est pas une pipe, c'est le freak. C'est chic.

By which I mean, *thumbs up at plunK*

...looking back at that art battle I "had" with you, I just noticed that I had 2 votes to your 1. Despite never responding to your punch.

Aaaah, nostalgia trippin'! I still have Super-Ultra-Hyper-Super-Monkey on my bed. :)

I wish my battles had more than just me contributing. :(

I'm up for a fight, if you so desire. Just start a new thread, and select your character.

oO I just realized how much Birdie's character is a ripoff of my avatar.

... So, Radium. You're at almost -20 points.

... Should we just quit this or what?

I count -9 )=.

Btw, sorry this is taking a bit. Perfectionism is kicking in D=.

Upon closer inspection, I count -17. So yeah.

While Rad prepares her attack...

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Sorry, I hope I'm not too late

EDIT: Oh, (-)(-)(-)(-), I killed it

Pako wins the thread.
 

=D tiny robots make the best PBJs.

My posting will be delayed a few more days than I planned. I ran into some software frustration (e.g. getting halfway through and deciding I wanted to do the whole thing in a different way) and don't want to have to put off some schoolwork to get it done in time.

Sorry for delays! Expect something wednesdayish.