By the time Rayne enter his own range of attack, AFO should have a good grasp on his powers. Considering his stat advantage, he can block most of AFO's ranged attacks. I think spatial manipulation could be a problem, but it's only been shown to be used in close to mid range.
Yeah, I'd say that's a big problem, since with his summons casted, Rayne prefers to fight up close with his transformed wand.
The best thing AFO to do here is to keep his distance. Letting this guy get close enough to overwhelm him with attacks is a bad idea. However, I really don't see AFO powering through this guys defense with his ranged attacks. I feel like it'd enter a stalemate at this point.
Also, Rayne's vastly higher Lifting Strength lets him just power through any attacks without being sent flying back.
Yeah, with a massive advantage in that category, Rayne should be able to have his swords easily clash with any attack AfO uses instead of getting knocked away.
This would depend on who has better stamina here. I'd put my money on Rayne when it comes to how long someone can last. AFO does still need a life support machine to breath and he's never fought for an extended period of time. I don't see him being able to last longer than this guy.
Ah right, yeah, forgot that without the rewind drug AfO is just an old man on life support. A very powerful old man, but still on life support.
Since I don't know Rayne, there could possibly be something he does to get through AFO despite his inferior range. For now, I'll go under the assumption that AFO has to make a risky move. He'll know he can't outlast this man, especially when he's superior to him in terms of power.
Typically when Rayne needs to cross a longer distance to get up close, like against Delisaster in the final arc, he can use a spell called "Partisan Surf". I mentioned it before, but he surfs on one of his swords, which allows him better mobility and allows him to slice while moving.
There's always a chance he allows Rayne close enough to use his spatial manipulation to tear him apart. But if Rayne is able to avoid it or land his own attack first, AFO would be in big trouble. Considering he uses swords and is already stronger, a single blade to his head would be fatal.
Again, a very big problem considering Rayne prefers to attack up close with Ares casted. However, I feel like with his varied movement potential and how he can use his swords as defense, while also being able to use his magic to heal wounds, he could still fight if he manages to get out of the way mostly.
I don't believe AFO would get to use the Rewind Drug in this case. As he expects the Rewind to kill him eventually, he needs to save it until the last possible moment. When he's taken fatal damage and he's about to die anyway, that's when he'll take the drug. But if Rayne kills him instantly, then that obviously cannot happen.
I'll answer that below in more detail, but Rayne definitely goes for fatal blows when he can. He's a bit unhinged, even fellow students can suffer his wrath and get kicked around. He has an intense view on morality, not taking any chances with those he deems "scummy" or just straight up evil.
I'm leaning towards Inconclusive right now. AFO lacks anything besides Spatial Manipulation that can reasonably take him down, but that requires him to enter Rayne's range. Where he can unleash Danmaku level attacks that surpass anything AFO can do in terms of raw power. Meaning he can't just overpower them or block them.
Counted until further notice.
How likely is it for Rayne to launch a fatal attack? Would he aim for the head or would he avoid that?
I'll elaborate, normally Rayne would absolutely aim for the head. Against Delisaster, his first attack was sending a sword to cleave his head in half, the only reason it didn't work was because Delisaster (and the other children of IZ), can just regenerate stuff like that as if it's nothing.
However, in this case where Rayne has his summons casted right away, it's a bit trickier to judge. As said, be prefers to get up close, where he goes for body shots to hack someone up, like Delisaster or Doom. While he still summons his regular swords in this state, meaning headshots are still viable, I wouldn't exactly say its his go to in this situation.
