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Well surely it's not enough to just outright one-shot or two-shot as you're suggesting, especially if it's to a certain unknown "extent." True, Mega Man wouldn't see Ichigo attacking at first, but he knows he's in a fight so once the first hit lands, Mega Man immediately responds and fires back or defends himself. It's not like Mega Man won't be conscious of being attacked at any moment since he knows he's in a fight. Besides, he still has means of healing himself regardless if Ichigo damages him too much. Not to mention that this advantage applies to Mega Man also since he has several bladed projectile weapons himself that are made of Ceratanium (metal stronger than titanium in Mega Man) and has cut down robots made of the same materials with utter ease before. Metal Blade is an excellent example here with very high ammunition count and rapid fire.Piercing weapons like swords ignore durability to an extent, if Mega Man isn't on guard and blocking (which he won't be because he has no idea he's being attacked) then it's definitely a lethal hit.
I mean if that's the case, I can argue that Mega Man will be even more inclined to use AoE weapons here if he's getting bombarded with rapid attacks by an invisible opponent. Gravity Hold, Flash Stopper, Rain Flush and general explosive are gonna be useful here to get Ichigo to back up or leave openings where Mega Man can defend himself, heal or respond when he can.There's also the fact that Ichigo can quite greatly amp his AP with Getsuga Tensho which he does quite a lot in this key.
Mobility advantage matters little when you can't see the person attacking you nor their attack, explain to me how he's avoiding something he can't see and has no idea is coming?
Also, Ichigo can amp his speed whereas Mega Man can't iirc.
Also, I wasn't arguing that the mobility advantage could be used in the middle of the fight (such as dodging) because you're right, Ichigo is still invisible. I'm saying Flight and Teleportation are useful in moving the fight elsewhere (again, completely in character for Mega Man to do this so no one is hurt). Ichigo isn't going to keep up with Flight and Teleportation so he has no choice but to follow Mega Man out of the area to continue elsewhere. I mean if the fight does stay here, who's to say people won't flee the area anyway upon noticing the area being destroyed or that the battle can be dragged elsewhere where it's secluded? There are alternatives here.
Okay, I admit, I probably should've worded it better. I didn't exactly mean that Mega Man would spam AoE like some kid camping on Fortnite or COD or something, but it's just very likely he would utilize said abilities to gauge where Ichigo is. Cause if Ichigo is set on fire or if Mega Man sees a projectile blocked, it could be markers to help him get a general idea of where Ichigo is along with the fact that Mega Man would get some hits in. Also again, why is the argument of him killing people still being used when Mega Man is gonna take the fight elsewhere? Besides, who says people won't evacuate upon seeing explosions and stuff tearing apart the area anyway? The former is more likely however due to Mega Man's characterization.I mean, given how you were arguing that he would just spam huge AoE danmaku earlier, I kinda have to take how you think he would fight with a grain of salt.
I think you're extremely underselling how much of an advantage not being able to be seen or sensed by your opponent is, Megaman isn't;
It's not that I think Mega Man will let himself be hit, rather it's that I think he can't avoid an attack he has no idea exists.
- Evading an attack he can't see or has any idea is coming
- Landing an attack that doesn't have massive AoE
Mega Man does have a chance, and that chance is to use huge AoE moves constantly and pray he lands a hit, something that isn't in character and he can't start with without killing countless random people. So while I do acknowledge that Mega Man can win, I just think it's far less likely than Ichigo winning.
I understand how Ichigo's invisibility works (now at least), it's just that I'm continuing to argue for Mega Man since I believe he actually has what it takes to combat it. If I didn't believe that, I wouldn't even bother arguing it. Besides, since it's been established that Mega Man knows he's in a fight and there are ways to know that he's being attacked (e.g. getting hit, seeing his projectiles blocked, seeing Ichigo on fire/wet, etc.) then Mega Man has forcefields for defense and can use AoE to back him up and make Ichigo weary of approaching him. Besides, it seems invisibility is literally the only major advantage Ichigo has here and nothing else while Mega Man has several others I listed beforehand. Since he has ways of combating invisibility and has the skill to do so, then I still see Mega Man taking it.
Not even going to mention the killing people argument again. As Dante said, it bypasses Skull Man's Skull Barrier and no, it's not due to it's corrosion. Skull Barrier is an energy barrier and the acid rain outright goes through it to damage Skull Man himself. It makes sense considering you can't corrode an energy barrier with acid. Even if you don't want to take that seriously, acid rain is good enough to corrode other robots made out of Ceratanium without issue (Toad Man use of it against Mega Man did notable damage to him) and isn't like the generic acid rain we have in real life. Also just in case this is brought up, no, Mega Man can't get damaged by his own weaponry so he isn't going to harm himself by using Rain Flush in the process. I never said it would outright kill Ichigo, but that it's something useful Mega Man has here to do considerable damage. Also the sizzle of the acid and Ichigo being wet (among other means I previously mentioned) is a plus since Mega Man can get pointers as to where Ichigo may be.He's going to use an acid rainstorm right off the bat that kills all the surrounding people as well?
Also, how potent is this acid? Ichigo in the first 5 chapters of the manga has already been attacked with acid and been relatively fine after, so unless it's pretty potent, I can't see it ending him.
They're weak comparisons because they're not at all equatable, being constantly invisible and unsensable is far more deadly than someone who turns invisible for small parts of a battle...
Right as the battle begins Mega Man has no idea where Ichigo is at all, the battle takes place in New York City, Ichigo could quite literally be anywhere.
It's also worth mentioning that they start hundreds of meters or kilometers apart, so not only does Mega Man not know where Ichigo starts, but he could literally be anywhere in the entire city as far as Mega Man knows.
Then we're going to have to agree to disagree at this point.
Regardless, just refer to my previous points as a response to how Mega Man is gonna find out when Ichigo appears and how he might be able to track him.