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Topaz's Stats Equal Unconventional Tournament- SemiFinals! Bardock (Xenoverse) vs Rafaam! (0/2/3)

Yeah Bardock keeps his powers and skill, but Rafaam steals those anyways, so Bardock's advantages, those being speed amps and skill, are just nullified by Rafaam using them too. Rafaam is also harder to kill/incap and has better stamina.

So yeah Bardock gets beaten with his own shit over awhile. Discounting Rafaam's hax because all of his useful ones are resisted beyond stealing shit, even if they edge the gap a little more into his favor.

Literally fighting Ditto except better.
 
Following, I’m in mobile rn so I can’t type up my counter argument at the moment. I’ll prob be back at my computer in about an hour or so.
 
So, there are 3 ways I see this fight going depending on how well Rafaam's Power Mimicy works on Bardock;
  1. The best-case scenario for Bardock is his RE kicking in and allowing him to resist having his powers copied by Rafaam. I'm unsure of how Rafaam's Power Mimicry works, but I'm guessing he can do it instantly without affecting the opponent directly like Ditto. While this normally means that a Sayians RE prob wouldn't take effect. However. since Bardock can see all of Rafaam's abilities just by looking at him his Sayian RE will kick in since just knowing of an ability is enough for a Sayian to evolve to resist it. Assuming this is how things play out, nothing is stopping Bardock from amping and one-tapping Rafaam. Also, it is worth noting that Bardock should resist magic since he could resist advanced Dark KI from Towa who should be an advanced user iirc.
  2. The second best-case scenario for Bardock if his RE doesn't stop Rafaam from copying him is Rafaam not being able to use any of Bardocks amps because he's not biology a Saiyan. Both Great Ape and Super Saiyan stem from Saiyan biology. Without having the S-cells from being a Sayian that are required for the ssj transformations even those who directly copy/take the abilities of Sayians like Buu and Seven-Three/Moro can't go Super since they're not biology Sayians and don't have the S-cells required to go Super. Assuming this is how things play out; again, nothing is stopping Bardock from amping and one-tapping Rafaam since he can't counter by using the amps himself.
  3. Worst-case scenario for Bardock, for some reason or the other the top two scenarios don't play out, and Rafaam can fully copy Bardock's P&A, amps and all. Even if this happens Bardock still has a good shot at winning. Rafaam's infinite stamina shouldn't be a problem since Bardock outlasted Mira in a direct 1v1 who should have infinite stamina due to having the cells of Buu and many others with goofy stamina, Bardock can also "Stamina Break" Those with infinite stamina like Buu and the Androids, leaving them in a state of exhaustion. The biggest thing in favor of Bardock in this scenario is his rage from having his powers mimicked amping him. With his rage, he should be able to take a large advantage in stats since even though Rafaam could get the same power up from rage he doesn't have a reason to be enraged, unlike Bardock which should grant him the win more often than not since as noted above most of Rafaam's useful hax are resisted by Bardock.
Out of these scenarios, I feel like the second one is the most likely to happen but regardless I feel like more often than not Bardock should take this whether it's low-diff from the first two scenarios or mid to high-diff for the last one.
 
So, there are 3 ways I see this fight going depending on how well Rafaam's Power Mimicy works on Bardock;
  1. The best-case scenario for Bardock is his RE kicking in and allowing him to resist having his powers copied by Rafaam. I'm unsure of how Rafaam's Power Mimicry works, but I'm guessing he can do it instantly without affecting the opponent directly like Ditto. While this normally means that a Sayians RE prob wouldn't take effect. However. since Bardock can see all of Rafaam's abilities just by looking at him his Sayian RE will kick in since just knowing of an ability is enough for a Sayian to evolve to resist it. Assuming this is how things play out, nothing is stopping Bardock from amping and one-tapping Rafaam. Also, it is worth noting that Bardock should resist magic since he could resist advanced Dark KI from Towa who should be an advanced user iirc.
Rafaam definitely gets his steal off, so this isn't it.
  1. The second best-case scenario for Bardock if his RE doesn't stop Rafaam from copying him is Rafaam not being able to use any of Bardocks amps because he's not biology a Saiyan. Both Great Ape and Super Saiyan stem from Saiyan biology. Without having the S-cells from being a Sayian that are required for the ssj transformations even those who directly copy/take the abilities of Sayians like Buu and Seven-Three/Moro can't go Super since they're not biology Sayians and don't have the S-cells required to go Super. Assuming this is how things play out; again, nothing is stopping Bardock from amping and one-tapping Rafaam since he can't counter by using the amps himself.
Yeah uh... Rafaam has stolen abilities granted by physiology such as draconic breaths and whatnot, so he can certainly steal things like RE and the Super form amps, and would almost certainly immediately use them.
  1. Worst-case scenario for Bardock, for some reason or the other the top two scenarios don't play out, and Rafaam can fully copy Bardock's P&A, amps and all. Even if this happens Bardock still has a good shot at winning. Rafaam's infinite stamina shouldn't be a problem since Bardock outlasted Mira in a direct 1v1 who should have infinite stamina due to having the cells of Buu and many others with goofy stamina, Bardock can also "Stamina Break" Those with infinite stamina like Buu and the Androids, leaving them in a state of exhaustion. The biggest thing in favor of Bardock in this scenario is his rage from having his powers mimicked amping him. With his rage, he should be able to take a large advantage in stats since even though Rafaam could get the same power up from rage he doesn't have a reason to be enraged, unlike Bardock which should grant him the win more often than not since as noted above most of Rafaam's useful hax are resisted by Bardock.
Rafaam definitely lives through getting stamina broken because he straight up Withstood having his body torn to pieces and converted into energy, so he's definitely got the will to push through, plus, he can just evolve to resist it unless Saiyans resist eachother's RE.

This still ends in Rafaam outlasting via immortality type 2 where Bardock doesn't have it.

Also, Rafaam is pretty easy to piss off, start hurting him and he will be incredibly pissed immediately, it's not a weakness because his anger just makes him sharper instead of more reckless
 
Rafaam definitely gets his steal off, so this isn't it.
Unless whatever Rafaam has to do to use his power mimicry is faster than the simple act of Bardock looking at him, Bardock's RE is gonna kick in and let him resist it. His profile says that Rafaam likes to speak before activating abilities so Bardock should have more than enough time to see his ability and have his RE take effect.
Rafaam has stolen abilities granted by physiology such as draconic breaths and whatnot, so he can certainly steal things like RE and the Super form amps, and would almost certainly immediately use them.
He can "copy" super Sayian but he still needs S-cells in his body to transform and properly use it. For example, the Future Warrior can learn Super Sayian forms but can't actually use them unless they a Sayian themselves.
Rafaam definitely lives through getting stamina broken because he straight up Withstood having his body torn to pieces and converted into energy, so he's definitely got the will to push through
Stamina Break forces the target's body into exhaustion even if they have infinite stamina or Supernatural Willpower. The point is to leave foes staggered and vulnerable to strong attacks.
plus, he can just evolve to resist it unless Saiyans resist eachother's RE
Sayian RE only works on special abilities/techniques so it can't evolve against things like physical strikes or basic KI attacks.
This still ends in Rafaam outlasting via immortality type 2 where Bardock doesn't have it.
Type 2 immo doesn't help much when powerful Ki attacks can completely destroy foes on a level even peeps like Buu with Mid-High regen can't come back from.
Also, Rafaam is pretty easy to piss off, start hurting him and he will be incredibly pissed immediately, it's not a weakness because his anger just makes him sharper instead of more reckless
Bardock would be angrier since not only would his abilities have been stolen but Rafaam also use ssj would likely fire up his Sayian pride which should give him that extra anger he needs to win in scenario 3.
 
Self-Destruct moves are in general leagues beyond other Ki attacks, and those can already vaporize comparable opponents if charged enough, SSJ4 Goku even thought blowing up would be enough to take out Omega Shenron despite his regen.
Cool
As for Rafaam teleporting away, the Stamina break thing basically guarantees that Bardock can land the hit.
Does it make Rafaam literally unable to think or make gestures? If not, he can dodge it.
Unless whatever Rafaam has to do to use his power mimicry is faster than the simple act of Bardock looking at him, Bardock's RE is gonna kick in and let him resist it. His profile says that Rafaam likes to speak before activating abilities so Bardock should have more than enough time to see his ability and have his RE take effect.
He does, but in this case from 4 kilometers away he probably couldn't be heard anyway so he wouldn't bother lol
He can "copy" super Sayian but he still needs S-cells in his body to transform and properly use it. For example, the Future Warrior can learn Super Sayian forms but can't actually use them unless they a Sayian themselves.
So he steals some, specific things like that? Yeah Rafaam nabs it.
Stamina Break forces the target's body into exhaustion even if they have infinite stamina or Supernatural Willpower. The point is to leave foes staggered and vulnerable to strong attacks.
Yes, it does, but at the same time, Rafaam can still think and likely can still gesture, so he can teleport.
Sayian RE only works on special abilities/techniques so it can't evolve against things like physical strikes or basic KI attacks.
Fair.
Type 2 immo doesn't help much when powerful Ki attacks can completely destroy foes on a level even peeps like Buu with Mid-High regen can't come back from.
Good thing Rafaam dodges, eh? It also needs to completely consume him and have him not react with Teleportation. Or make something to facetank it.
Bardock would be angrier since not only would his abilities have been stolen but Rafaam also use ssj would likely fire up his Sayian pride which should give him that extra anger he needs to win in scenario 3.
"Angrier" is subjective, keep in mind little annoyances rile up Rafaam to the point of yelling even when he was in a good mood not even ten seconds before. So pain, being at all tired, feeling like his plans are being at all foiled, etc, would all serve to make him unbelievably ****-ass Angron from 40K mad. And this would just sharpen him to return the favor on things like Stamina breaks if he wasn't blasting those out before.
 
Does it make Rafaam literally unable to think or make gestures? If not, he can dodge it.
Those who are in a "stamina broken" state can't use any of their evasive skills (Vanishes and all Evasives, which include thought-based teleportation and even time-skip).
Some stamina breaks can even leave the opponent in a stunned-like state where they're completely unable to move.

It's basically the same as the Heroes "put stamina at 0" thing, just not passive.
 
Those who are in a "stamina broken" state can't use any of their evasive skills (Vanishes and all Evasives, which include thought-based teleportation and even time-skip).
Some stamina breaks can even leave the opponent in a stunned-like state where they're completely unable to move.

It's basically the same as the Heroes "put stamina at 0" thing, just not passive.
Fair, this sounds like a probable incon or Rafaam then... Eh, to the inconclusive bin this goes! or very high diff Rafaam since he'd also be spamming stamina broken stuff. Catch me later on that one
 
Question; isn't Bardock's "info analyzes" the same item most Sayians/freiza force had? With it possibly just being a better version.
 
Me awake now.
Question; isn't Bardock's "info analyzes" the same item most Sayians/freiza force had? With it possibly just being a better version.
Xenoverse characters can use their Information Analysis to see their opponent's skills and abilities with their naked eye. While they can use a Scouter for the same effect, they don't necessarily need one to use their Information Analysis.
He does, but in this case from 4 kilometers away he probably couldn't be heard anyway so he wouldn't bother lol
He might as well since Bardock is gonna be zooming right too him. Regardless of if speed is equalized to Rafaam's Massively Hypersonic+ or Bardock's infinite, he's gonna be fast enough to cover the 4km starting distance quickly enough to be in hearing range.
So he steals some, specific things like that? Yeah Rafaam nabs it.
S-cells aren't a part of Bardock's powerset, they're only something he has through his Saiyan biology. Like I said he can "copy" Super Saiyan but unless Rafaam can steal Bardock's DNA and put it into himself he's not gonna be able to use the ssj transformations.
Good thing Rafaam dodges, eh? It also needs to completely consume him and have him not react with Teleportation. Or make something to facetank it.
That's what Stamina Break is for. He's not gonna be able to act while Bardock can charge up a Super Kamehameha (A normal Kamehameha is powerful enough to completely annihilate beings far superior to the user when charged) and completely engulf Rafaam with it to finish him.

Btw does Rafaam gain resistances from those he copy's? If not he's vulnerable to getting erased from history from the sheer clash of powers between him and Bardock.
 
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He might as well since Bardock is gonna be zooming right too him. Regardless of if speed is equalized to Rafaam's Massively Hypersonic+ or Bardock's infinite, he's gonna be fast enough to cover the 4km starting distance quickly enough to be in hearing range.
And Rafaam just has to think. By the time Bardock arrives, Rafaam would have already stolen everything since he wasn't close enough to talk
S-cells aren't a part of Bardock's powerset, they're only something he has through his Saiyan biology. Like I said he can "copy" Super Saiyan but unless Rafaam can steal Bardock's DNA and put it into himself he's not gonna be able to use the ssj transformations.
Bardock when Rafaam steals all of his S-cells be like...(This legit might happen, but I assume he'd either make more or keep some?)
That's what Stamina Break is for. He's not gonna be able to act while Bardock can charge up a Super Kamehameha (A normal Kamehameha is powerful enough to completely annihilate beings far superior to the user when charged) and completely engulf Rafaam with it to finish him.
And the same goes either way so... yeh.
Btw does Rafaam gain resistances from those he copy's? If not he's vulnerable to getting erased from history from the sheer clash of between him and Bardock.
yes

at this point, with Rafaam haxing a little more versatility I'm going to give him the slightest edge here
 
Sorry for the late response, I gotta type these out between classes.
And Rafaam just has to think. By the time Bardock arrives, Rafaam would have already stolen everything since he wasn't close enough to talk
Assuming both don't have Bardock's Infinite speed from the stat equalization, Bardock can vanish to Rafaam instantly as soon as the fight starts to be right up next to him.
Bardock when Rafaam steals all of his S-cells be like...(This legit might happen, but I assume he'd either make more or keep some?)
The number of S-cells Sayians have depends on the composure of their own spirit and as I noted before even those who completely absorb Sayians and technically have S-cells in their bodys can't go ssj since their not Sayians themselves so Rafaam can't really take them directly from Bardock.
And the same goes either way so... yeh.
Even if so, Bardock would have a much easer time pulling it off being able to perform combos on chaining Stamina Breaks with charged up Ki attacks which should have properties similar to a Kamehameha. Also I haven't been talking about skill since I'm guessing Rafaam copy's that too but if not Bardock should be more skilled since he can fight and beat Mira who has the data and skills of several Genus and EG fighters.
 
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Sorry for the late response, I gotta type these out between classes.

Assuming both don't have Bardock's Infinite speed from the stat equalization, Bardock can vanish to Rafaam instantly as soon as the fight starts to be right up next to him.
That would require us to not equalize to the lower stats(going by how Speed Equal is handled), and also for Rafaam to not be infinite himself, since Bardock flies it'd look as normal to Rafaam
The number of S-cells Sayians depends on the composure of their own spirit and as I noted before even those who completely absorb Sayians and technically have S-cells in their bodys can't go ssj since their not Sayians themselves so Rafaam can't really take them directly from Bardock.
Considering Rafaam is all spirit and it's damn stable.. yeah. And if it's a will thing Rafaam has plenty of that shit.
Even if so, Bardock would have a much easer time pulling it off being able to perform combos on chaining Stamina Breaks with charged up Ki attacks which should have properties similar to a Kamehameha.
...you do realize Rafaam would have those too, right? And would be using them immediately since he'd know most of his spooky shit wouldn't work?
Also I haven't been talking about skill since I'm guessing Rafaam copy's that too but if not Bardock should be more skilled since he can fight and beat Mira who has the data and skills of several Genus and EG fighters.
Yep
 
Considering Rafaam is all spirit and it's damn stable.. yeah. And if it's a will thing Rafaam has plenty of that shit.
That's not enough to use the ssj forms. He needs to already have S-cells in his body and since he's not Sayian and can't take them from Bardock, he has no way of getting them.
...you do realize Rafaam would have those too, right? And would be using them immediately since he'd know most of his spooky shit wouldn't work?
Like I said, Bardock would have a much easier time landing a powerful Ki blast on Rafaam even if they have the same abilities due to his fighting style incorporating stamina breaks and combos. Unless Rafaam completely changes his fighting style to match Bardocks, he's gonna have a harder time landing a powerful Ki blast on Bardock since he can't combo into them.
 
That's not enough to use the ssj forms. He needs to already have S-cells in his body and since he's not Sayian and can't take them from Bardock, he has no way of getting them.
Why would he not be able to take them from Bardock? Lol
Like I said, Bardock would have a much easier time landing a powerful Ki blast on Rafaam even if they have the same abilities due to his fighting style incorporating stamina breaks and combos. Unless Rafaam completely changes his fighting style to match Bardocks, he's gonna have a harder time landing a powerful Ki blast on Bardock since he can't combo into them.
If Rafaam is forced to Melee he tries to end things as fast as possible yeah, especially since he'd already be pissed.
 
Why would he not be able to take them from Bardock? Lol
as I noted before even those who completely absorb Sayians and technically have S-cells in their bodys can't go ssj since their not Sayians themselves so Rafaam can't really take them directly from Bardock.
If Rafaam is forced to Melee he tries to end things as fast as possible yeah, especially since he'd already be pissed.
That doesn't mean he's gonna start going instantly fighting like Bardock. Unless Rafaam changes his entire fighting style to whoever he copies, Bardock's is gonna have an easier time landing a Charged Ki blast first to win.
 
That's not enough to use the ssj forms. He needs to already have S-cells in his body and since he's not Sayian and can't take them from Bardock, he has no way of getting them.
That didn't answer it. What does Bardock do without S-Cells?
That doesn't mean he's gonna start going instantly fighting like Bardock. Unless Rafaam changes his entire fighting style to whoever he copies, Bardock's is gonna have an easier time landing a Charged Ki blast first to win.
He spams his opponent's moves, so yes he would absolutely just instantly use every stamina break move lol
 
The second best-case scenario for Bardock if his RE doesn't stop Rafaam from copying him is Rafaam not being able to use any of Bardocks amps because he's not biology a Saiyan. Both Great Ape and Super Saiyan stem from Saiyan biology. Without having the S-cells from being a Sayian that are required for the ssj transformations even those who directly copy/take the abilities of Sayians like Buu and Seven-Three/Moro can't go Super since they're not biology Sayians and don't have the S-cells required to go Super. Assuming this is how things play out; again, nothing is stopping Bardock from amping and one-tapping Rafaam since he can't counter by using the amps himself..
Coming back to this, I really think this is the most likely outcome. It has been shown that thoses who directly copy/take the abilities of can't go Super since they're not biology Sayians. Even thoses absorb Sayians and have S-cells in their body can't go super since they're not biology a Sayian. The Future Warrior, who can copy basically every Dragon Ball skill, even rare genetic mutations, can even learn Future Super Saiyan and Blue regardless of their race even if they can not use those transformations if their not a Sayian. It is required to not only have S-cells from being born with Sayian DNA to physically be a Sayian to use the ssj forms. Once Rafaam copies Bardock he's probably gonna be in the same position of a non-Saiyan Future Warrior where he "copies" ssj but can't actually use it since he lacks S-cells and isn't biology a Sayian.
That didn't answer it. What does Bardock do without S-Cells?
Then he can't use his Super Forms.
He spams his opponent's moves, so yes he would absolutely just instantly use every stamina break move lol
That doesn't mean hes gonna be using combos like Bardock to confirm him into stamina breaks. If anything it's gonna leave him vulnerable to counter attacks since stamina break needs to be charged up and the user can't move while charging up the hit. Bardock can take advantage of him trying to spam it by countering it with his own or with a Charged Ki blast.
 
Neither of the two really have an advantage over the other, and both can basically just end the fight whenever the other has the advantage by blowing up, think this is just a pure incon.
And this is perfectly fine, the ONLY reason my vote is for Rafaam is that he's slightly more versatile
Then he can't use his Super Forms.
cool
That doesn't mean hes gonna be using combos like Bardock to confirm him into stamina breaks. If anything it's gonna leave him vulnerable to counter attacks since stamina break needs to be charged up and the user can't move while charging up the hit. Bardock can take advantage of him trying to spam it by countering it with his own or with a Charged Ki blast.
And Rafaam can do the exact same and start clashing with the same moves lol. They literally know exactly what the other is capable of, and Rafaam's not a Ditto who will be dumb
 
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