Fantasy Battle LXXVII: Raiden vs. Mikoto Misaka

[Crystallis]

Originator: Videospirit


Name: Raiden
Origin: Mortal Kombat series
Breakdown: Raiden is the god of thunder and lightning, and as such, he is immensely powerful and has complete control over electricity. Using the element of lightning, Raiden can fire torrents of lightning or concentrated blasts. He also has the ability to fly, which he uses to fling himself at an opponent and shove them into a wall. He also has the ability to teleport to another destination by transforming his body into an ethereal state.
Files: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raiden_%28Mortal_Kombat%29
mortalkombat.wikia.com/wiki/Raiden
www.theultimateshowdown.net/fighter/Raiden.html


Name: Mikoto Misaka
Origin: A Certain Magical Index
Breakdown: Mikoto is a Level 5 psychic (the highest rank) and the third most powerful psychic in Academy City. Her power is to generate electricity; she is powerful enough to cause a blackout in the city, make instant railguns by using coins as projectiles, and use electricity to magnetically attract iron particles around her into a chain-sword whip. She can also manipulate electrical objects such as networks and security systems.
Files: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index_characters#Mikoto_Misaka

Mikoto is good, but Raiden is a god. He will destroy her.

[Videospirit]

I dunno man, Mikoto has SCIENCE! on her side.

[Crystallis]

Hm... well, as we all know, I do appreciate the power of SCIENCE!

However, I'm not sure Raiden, as a god of lightning who has at least half a dozen different ways to electrocute people until they explode, cares a whole lot about science.

[Pink]

Just like entry says, Raiden has complete control over electricity. Masterful as she may be, Mikoto doesn't measure up to that standard.

[Videospirit]

Chick can knock a satellite out of orbit with a quarter.

Raiden may have power, but he's all brute force with his lightning, Mikoto puts it to good use.

[Pink]

I'm moreso saying, that if Raiden has complete control, he could basically shut of Mikoto's control.

[Crystallis]

Jul 15, 2010 15:44:30 GMT -5 Pink said:

I'm moreso saying, that if Raiden has complete control, he could basically shut of Mikoto's control.

I wouldn't take anything I copy/pasted from the Mortal Kombat wiki too literally. I'm not sure there's anything to support the idea that Raiden can just "shut off" the control of another electricity user, especially considering their powers derive from different sources. I think it's more likely he'll simply overpower her.

[Videospirit]

You're also failing to take into account the fact Mikoto is immune to electricity.

[Crystallis]

Jul 15, 2010 17:29:17 GMT -5 Videospirit said:

You're also failing to take into account the fact Mikoto is immune to electricity.

Well, that does complicate things. Hm. It seems fairly likely that Raiden is as well, although it's not clearly stated anywhere. But Mikoto can railgun him.

Hm... yeah, Raiden's not exactly helpless without his lightning, but it is a big chunk of his powers. I suppose Mikoto might win, then.

If I were you, I would have really started my argument with this bit of information.

Mikoto Misaka wins.