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Hey Smashor, you got the favorite matchups of a series chart? I'm planning on doing one for SMT and general megaten matchupsSo, not so long ago I shat on JoyCap's favorite Gunvolt matchup against Zeke because it's connections were on a base level and primarily based on Gunvolt's connection with Joule compared to a Driver and Blade in Xenoblade, which technically no longer exists by the end of Gunvolt 2. And while I still stand by that matchup being slightly above mid at best for GV compared to his other matchups (Around at the same level as Star Force Mega Man and maybe Ky from Guilty Gear), I do have another matchups between a Xenoblade character and an Azure Striker that IMO is the best for the latter at least.
Both characters are sisters to a major supporting protagonist in their respective games (Dunban and Kohaku) Both fought against a force attempting to wipe out humanity (The Mechon and the Sumeragi Institute of Human Evolution) in an effort that buys time for their allies to ultimately survive, seemingly at the cost of their own lives. However, instead of dying, they're transformed into the group that they were fighting against (Fiora becoming part Mechon and Blade becoming an Adept), and were brainwashed to become high-ranking soldiers in these armies. They also inherit something from a long-dead character (Meyneth's soul and Gunvolt's Septima) Both are later directly controlled by a main antagonist (Egil and Demerzel), but manage to break out of this control and regain their old memories, eventually using the powers they gained to help the heroes stop them once and for all.
I also think it could be amazing as a fight, even if it's a pretty blatant stomp in Fiora's favor. Not only is it a swordfight, which IMO have amazing potential to begin with by default, but there's real potential for the fight to progress in an interesting way. It could start with both in their default states, before having both of them overridden, only for the fight to become so intense that both manage to break out of their control (Shown by both breaking out of their masks), and beginning to fight not for their mission, but so that they can see their loved ones again.