From that far, possibly not. But since they start at 20m apart, she would see if he pulls out anything.
The camo is built in, at best she'd see him reach to his waist, and then vanish. And then what? Did he teleport? Did he go invisible? What happened? She wouldn't know, and that's all the worse for her. Why would he pull something like a sniper out that close? He'd probably pull out something different if he does, luckily, he can afford to lose said things just fine, plus it isn't like he doesn't have multiple rifles, losing one isn't a hindrance.
Izetta will fly away but, considering how close they start, not before a first wave of attack.
Which he dodges?
Izetta's attacks cover a good aoe, both the rifle shots and the crystals, while the flying weapons cover ground due to how many there are.
Which he dodges?
So, in the first few moments, even if Snake tries to be sneaky, the attack radius from multiple attacks may get him, and if he pulls out a weapon immediately, it's gettink TK'ed.
Even if he gets tagged it isn't like he's dropping dead, remember, Solid Snake, the dude who will get up and fight you in a fist fight while being so weak he literally should not even be able to stand but does because **** you he's Solid Snake, while constantly undergoing episodes that cripple him due to his accelerated aging and timed death, after crawling through a microwave tunnel pumping him full of radiation and heat that would vaporize a normal man, just to toss hands and get his ribs and face smashed in by Ocelot. Which Snake wins.
Snake has supernatural will and stamina, he won't go down even if he gets the shit absolutely beat out of him.
Also he could just like, dodge, speed is equal after all.
There's also the fact Izetta can TK objects around her in the environment and turn it into weaponry.
So can literally any psychic in Metal Gear, including psychics stronger than Izetta's 8-B key (even if only marginally). Snake has had things telekinetically slammed into him by Mantis. Snake can just dodge, which shouldn't be hard given she wouldn't know where to aim.
Izetta fought against another witch who was more skilled than her, but still managed matched her in every way, and reacted to her attacks.
Ok then she wasn't more skilled than Izetta lad, more experience perhaps, but if you match someone more skilled than you than they ain't more skilled, you're equal.
Not that this point matters, I'd bet 100$ that other witch isn't even a quarter of the way into MGS' skill chain. Where the absolute worst dogshit fodder are biologically enhanced super soldiers made to shit on every natural soldier ever because genes or something. Also reacting to attacks doesn't help if you're taken out from a Blindspot a mile away.
She's no amateur or slouch to combat, either, as she fought during a large chunk of what is essentially WW2, and she can solo fleets, tank divisions, and air forces that use magic-amped weapons, so she has experience that way and can react to & block gunfire.
Nobody is saying she isn't skilled, but I doubt she's even close to Snake's skill so the point is moot. Sure she can take out all those things, but how much do you wanna bet that's because she just AP ***** them or something instead of actively outskilling then? Blocking gunfire is one thing, but there's a difference to blocking gunfire and blocking a sniper from behind you have no idea is coming, I don't see enhanced senses, clairvoyance or anything like that on the profile, I see no reason to think she'd react to a assassination.
Those large, chunky swords of hers are often used as an additional layer of protection on top of the forcefield, or as blunt weapons to deflect attacks. And multiple crystals can be created and fired at a time.
Ok so? None of this matters if snake just slips away like he's prone to do and just snipes her out. What is she gonna use the sword to deflect a bullet she doesn't know is coming, when it's coming, where it's coming, or if her foe even still exists given from her perspective he kinda just vanished.
I will join you that a sniper rifle is by far Snake's best bet, but if the forcefield or swords block and/or reflect the shot, Izetta has somewhere to shoot at, even if not with pinpoint accuracy.
No she won't because she'd have a bullet in her head? Why would a forcefield or sword block it? Snake is obviously gonna wait till he has a clear shot. He has nano's that will help him play the waiting game for a very, very, long time if need be, assuming we can't just scale his proficiency to Big Boss or Venom, who's a sniping God.
Now, you'll tell me Snake will reposition, which I'm sure he will and it makes sense he would, but then this interaction will repeat itself
No because I don't think he'd miss. If he gets away, he wins, and he's extremely good at getting away. He's a crack shot, has the genetics of sniping god's, and has nano's that will help him outlast. Assuming his foe doesn't wonder what happened to the gruff dude who just vanished into thin air.
Tbh, all this is swell, and I would bet money on her if they fought at mid range, but like, literally everything she has isn't gonna prevent Snake from doing what he does best and hiding, only to pick her off with a dozen weapons he has and she won't know what hit her, or when, or where, or how.
