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The sort of "there's a comically small obstacle, so you can't progress though plot yet!" things were widely mocked - as they're often so small or fragile, that even an Average Human could easily climb them or break them, as long as he's not subject to game mechanics. So i decided to have them as opponent in battle - and tried to find a variant which isn't just inanimate object (tree, pile of trash, boulder, etc), so it could count as "character". And to make sure i wouldn't accidentally create a Stomp thread, i decided to start with Below Average Human character, to whom such small obstacle is legitimately troublesome.
Cue highly atypical "battle" between Mr Burns and sleeping Snorlax on blocked path.
Battle happens on Pokemon Route, on important road blocked by sleeping Snorlax and surrounded from sides by steep rock ledges about the same height as prone Snorlax. It's not possible to pass through without climbing or otherwise somehow traversing either ledges or Snorlax.
Snorlax is completely in-character and isn't actively trying to win the battle. He's sleeping, and will continue sleeping for 1 month straight. He can't be awakened by anything, short of being hit with High 7-A attack or hearing PokeFlute. He doesn't know about Mr Burns, doesn't care about Mr Burns, and doesn't know that he's participating in a VsBattle. His goal, from his own standpoint, is taking a nap as usual. He lies prone, on his back, belly facing upwards, legs facing Mr Burns and head facing the other side of the road. Snorlax is normal-sized Snorlax (not Gigantamax).
Mr Burns is in character and trying to win. His goal is to cross to the other side of the road. He has his pistol and rifle. He is 10-C, but is strong enough to lift and use his own equipment. He can use any method necessary (e.g. climbing over Snorlax, climbing over ledges, using rifle for support when climbing, etc). In addition to standard knowledge of opponent, Mr Burns knows that Snorlax will remain sleeping for 1 month and is practically impossible to wake up prematurely.
Mr Burns's wincon is that he must get to the other size of the road alive in 1 week. Snorlax's wincon is if Mr Burns runs out of time (BFR) or gets killed somehow (e.g. from a bad fall or mis-jump; e.g. if using his rifle and comically small body mass to rocket-jump via recoil, but landing incorrectly). Mr Burns getting incapped by accident isn't directly wincon for Snorlax - only indirectly so, if it leads to Mr Burns dying or running out of time; if Mr Burns is incapped, but recovers and manages to cross the road, he still wins. Being incapped is not a loss condition for Snorlax (since he's arguable incapacitated throughout entire "fight"). Being "in a state in which they can not harm the other fighter" is not a loss condition for Mr Burns, and it isn't for Snorlax either.
Mr Burns starts at his own Standard Melee Range away from Snorlax.
Otherwise SBA, in parts which weren't overriden by assumptions above.
[https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Burns Mr Burns's profile]
[https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Snorlax Snorlax's profile]
Mr. Burns: 7 (User_A_98732165489, Imaginym, OrangeFR, GlaceonGamez471, MannyQ361, Flashlight237, Arkansalter2)
Sleeping Snorlax: 0
Inconclusive: 0
Cue highly atypical "battle" between Mr Burns and sleeping Snorlax on blocked path.
Battle happens on Pokemon Route, on important road blocked by sleeping Snorlax and surrounded from sides by steep rock ledges about the same height as prone Snorlax. It's not possible to pass through without climbing or otherwise somehow traversing either ledges or Snorlax.
Snorlax is completely in-character and isn't actively trying to win the battle. He's sleeping, and will continue sleeping for 1 month straight. He can't be awakened by anything, short of being hit with High 7-A attack or hearing PokeFlute. He doesn't know about Mr Burns, doesn't care about Mr Burns, and doesn't know that he's participating in a VsBattle. His goal, from his own standpoint, is taking a nap as usual. He lies prone, on his back, belly facing upwards, legs facing Mr Burns and head facing the other side of the road. Snorlax is normal-sized Snorlax (not Gigantamax).
Mr Burns is in character and trying to win. His goal is to cross to the other side of the road. He has his pistol and rifle. He is 10-C, but is strong enough to lift and use his own equipment. He can use any method necessary (e.g. climbing over Snorlax, climbing over ledges, using rifle for support when climbing, etc). In addition to standard knowledge of opponent, Mr Burns knows that Snorlax will remain sleeping for 1 month and is practically impossible to wake up prematurely.
Mr Burns's wincon is that he must get to the other size of the road alive in 1 week. Snorlax's wincon is if Mr Burns runs out of time (BFR) or gets killed somehow (e.g. from a bad fall or mis-jump; e.g. if using his rifle and comically small body mass to rocket-jump via recoil, but landing incorrectly). Mr Burns getting incapped by accident isn't directly wincon for Snorlax - only indirectly so, if it leads to Mr Burns dying or running out of time; if Mr Burns is incapped, but recovers and manages to cross the road, he still wins. Being incapped is not a loss condition for Snorlax (since he's arguable incapacitated throughout entire "fight"). Being "in a state in which they can not harm the other fighter" is not a loss condition for Mr Burns, and it isn't for Snorlax either.
Mr Burns starts at his own Standard Melee Range away from Snorlax.
Otherwise SBA, in parts which weren't overriden by assumptions above.
[https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Mr._Burns Mr Burns's profile]
[https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Snorlax Snorlax's profile]
Mr. Burns: 7 (User_A_98732165489, Imaginym, OrangeFR, GlaceonGamez471, MannyQ361, Flashlight237, Arkansalter2)
Sleeping Snorlax: 0
Inconclusive: 0
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