Season 29, Week 4
Squall Leonheart
(Final Fantasy VIII)
 
Wiping the floor with a sniper was tougher than it appeared, testing both Squall's mettle and his ability to withstand status attacks. With a close victory behind him, the leader of SeeD looks to crush a puny healer and secure a spot in the middle finals. Yulie is everything Squall loves in a foe: extremely frail and slow, she's put in danger just by a single attack from his Lionheart gunblade. The priestess of Paladine may be able to heal her away out of a single physical, but she lacks the ability or damage to avoid Squall's Renzokuken finisher, and there's no way she can withstand the power of the limit that destroyed Ultimecia.

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Well, she's definitely not a burden! As a dueller, Yulie Ahtreide has taken Middle by storm this season, and there's no way that she'll stop now. Fighting as any Paladienne would, she'll have to move and think fast to take down the stronger, quicker Squall. Thankfully, her Protect and Quicken spells eliminate his advantages easily, and once she starts busting out the Hi-Heals, there's nothing Squall can do to defeat her. A few strikes from her deceptively powerful Paladienne hoops, followed by a Sacrifice to kill Squall's Limit hopes, and Yulie will be walking towards the first Wild ARMs championship in many seasons.


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Squall charged Yulie with his gunblade. Yulie, channeling the power of the guardians, cast a protective barrier around herself, then met Squall's slash with her hoops.

Quistis sat on the upper edge of the arena, face buried in hands, next to a concentrating Irvine with a sniper rifle.

"One shot.... one shot, and this match will be all over."

"You had trouble mustering up the courage to snipe an evil sorceress a little while ago, damnit. Do you really think you'll be able to bring yourself to pick Yulie off?"

"No way."

"Then what..."

Squall was delivering much more powerful blows than his opponent. Yulie, however, was able to heal off all the damage Squall managed to inflict, while Squall lacked any such means. Spotting an opening, the courageus Paladienne charged her Sacrifice spell...

"Here goes nothing."

Through the bright flash created by Yulie's spell, no one saw the bullet strike Squall in a critical area, bringing him within in inch of death's door.

"Thanks, Irvine." mumbled a now glowing white Squall, dragging the Lionheart along the ground right at a shocked looking Yulie.

Squall Leonheart: 47
Yulie Ahtreide: 43