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Black Noir vs Lao Gui - (1-0-0)

Noir has the AP and LS advantage.
Skill? They're just about even. Maybe lao has the advantage but Black Noir isn't that far behind.
Noir has the stamina advantage by a wide margin.
Going with Noir. Outclasses him in almost everything but skill debatably.
Noir, low-mid diff at worst.
 
That's all well and good, but Lao Gui still has the range advantage with his gun. He was able to basically snipe Kiryu from that distance, and even then, he was ordered not to kill. BN's gotta be careful not to get his dome shot before he crosses the distance, since there's nothing stopping Lao Gui from capping his skull frame one.
 
Skill? They're just about even. Maybe lao has the advantage but Black Noir isn't that far behind.
What are Noir’s skill feats?

Also, Lao Gui’s needles are just as lethal as his guns, they stab right through other 8-Cs with ease, and stat gap here is only 1.26x.
 
That's all well and good, but Lao Gui still has the range advantage with his gun. He was able to basically snipe Kiryu from that distance, and even then, he was ordered not to kill. BN's gotta be careful not to get his dome shot before he crosses the distance, since there's nothing stopping Lao Gui from capping his skull frame one.
Equalized speed means his gun is way slower than his combat speed. Did he manage to hit Kiryu? The latter's profile says he can dodge bullets point blank.



Noir can dodge attacks from Homelander despite him being much faster. He can also attack from a distance with throwing knives.
What are Noir’s skill feats?
They're all on the profile.
Also, Lao Gui’s needles are just as lethal as his guns, they stab right through other 8-Cs with ease, and stat gap here is only 1.26x.
So does Noir's knives. He can tank getting shot in the chest multiple times and having a bullet punch a hole through his hand (reminder that he's not bulletproof), getting burned and pierced by shrapnel from multiple bombs, tearing his own wrist open with a knife, and survived getting his skull bashed open by Soldier Boy.

What does Lao Gui do if the former runs off then ambushes him? His stealth is good enough to sneak up on other Supes despite them having enhanced senses.
 
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Equalized speed means his gun is way slower than his combat speed. Did he manage to hit Kiryu? The latter's profile says he can dodge bullets point blank.

Also idk why his gun is listed like that when Yakuza guns can tag characters at times, and should be around their combat speed.
Then again, Lao Gui's profile is bare-bones ass.
 

Also idk why his gun is listed like that when Yakuza guns can tag characters at times, and should be around their combat speed.
Then again, Lao Gui's profile is bare-bones ass.

That would mess up the speed scaling since the Hypersonic calculation requires the bullet to be Subsonic+, no? Lao Gui just caught Kiryu off guard from what I can tell.
 
That would mess up the speed scaling since the Hypersonic calculation requires the bullet to be Subsonic+, no? Lao Gui just caught Kiryu off guard from what I can tell.
I don't even know at this point. On the one hand, it'd **** up the calc, but on the other hand, we have shit like characters fighting with guns that can tag the protags like Arase and the penultimate boss of Yakuza 2. Hell, even Lao Gui has the possibility of tagging Majima in that failed qte.
For the fuckery, idk, Lao Gui eeks out by a hair in a direct fight, and I guess Black Noir wins if he gets snuck up on (?)
 
Equalized speed means his gun is way slower than his combat speed. Did he manage to hit Kiryu? The latter's profile says he can dodge bullets point blank.
Shadow blitzed me ugh, but as shown above. Kiryu doesn’t move but it’s still a decent distance, and he lands two shots consecutively. Even then he can shoot from closer range- one of the bullet-dodge calcs comes from Majima barely deflecting Lao Gui’s shot so yuh.
Noir can dodge attacks from Homelander despite him being much faster. He can also attack from a distance with throwing knives.
Aim-dodge plus it’s odd how it show they aren’t that far apart in combat speed yet Noir is still listed as Superhuman lmao.
They're all on the profile.
Already read it. Thought there’d be more, but if it’s just stuff like “being proficient with this thing” and ragdolling someone who just appears to know some martial arts, I’m not sure they’re actually that close in H2H.
So does Noir's knives. He can tank getting shot in the chest multiple times and having a bullet punch a hole through his hand (reminder that he's not bulletproof), getting burned and pierced by shrapnel from multiple bombs, tearing his own wrist open with a knife, and survived getting his skull bashed open by Soldier Boy.
Never once said Noir’s knives aren’t the same. And **** right I forgot he had his skull cracked and parts of his brain splattered. That said, he’s pretty much incaped when that happens, which I think Lao Gui could replicate with his needles and sword- a slight thrust is enough to pierce through Awano, and he likely could do the same by aiming at Noir’s head.
What does Lao Gui do if the former runs off then ambushes him? His stealth is good enough to sneak up on other Supes despite them having enhanced senses.
Not really anything against the stealth itself, but it’s not like Noir will win from just one interaction. And Lao Gui can use speed amp from Heat to gain some advantage in trading blows with Noir, giving him a better chance to win off whatever wincons he has ig.
 
I don't even know at this point. On the one hand, it'd **** up the calc, but on the other hand, we have shit like characters fighting with guns that can tag the protags like Arase and the penultimate boss of Yakuza 2. Hell, even Lao Gui has the possibility of tagging Majima in that failed qte.
For the fuckery, idk, Lao Gui eeks out by a hair in a direct fight, and I guess Black Noir wins if he gets snuck up on (?)
There's like 5 other Hypersonic bullet dodging calculations on the verse page, all of which assume that the guns are slower.
Shadow blitzed me ugh, but as shown above. Kiryu doesn’t move but it’s still a decent distance, and he lands two shots consecutively. Even then he can shoot from closer range- one of the bullet-dodge calcs comes from Majima barely deflecting Lao Gui’s shot so yuh.
Like I said, it really seems like he only pulled that off thanks to a successful ambush considering how consistently other characters can dodge and deflect bullets at much closer range. It shouldn't matter anyway since he got needles he can throw which should scale to his speed.
Aim-dodge
No shit. That's why it's impressive.
plus it’s odd how it show they aren’t that far apart in combat speed yet Noir is still listed as Superhuman lmao.
Hypersonic+ Noir would make even less sense.
Already read it. Thought there’d be more, but if it’s just stuff like “being proficient with this thing” and ragdolling someone who just appears to know some martial arts, I’m not sure they’re actually that close in H2H.
The Boys isn't exactly known for skill wank. He and Kimiko can at least fight against people with guns who still pose a threat to them. Noir also solidly outskills Kimiko.
Never once said Noir’s knives aren’t the same. And **** right I forgot he had his skull cracked and parts of his brain splattered. That said, he’s pretty much incaped when that happens, which I think Lao Gui could replicate with his needles and sword- a slight thrust is enough to pierce through Awano, and he likely could do the same by aiming at Noir’s head.
Class 10 LS would make that a bit hard.
Not really anything against the stealth itself, but it’s not like Noir will win from just one interaction.


He either just slits your throat or abuses LS when he catches you, so he likely will.
And Lao Gui can use speed amp from Heat to gain some advantage in trading blows with Noir, giving him a better chance to win off whatever wincons he has ig.
He doesn't start with it while Noir will flee and use stealth the moment he starts having trouble.
 
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