Season 31, Week 1
Fubar
(Suikoden III)
 
The DL has seen its fair share of odd contestants: from robots to talking stuffed animals, to transcendental fish things. So it's honestly not that strange to see a giant bird such as Fubar getting a shot at a title. Its majestic wings bless it with decent speed and the ability to glide over most of the battlefield to deliver a payload of beak- and claw-fueled fury. Fubar will need all the speed he can get if he wants to score a win over Arnaud, whose status spells can easily put him in a serious predicament. However, Fubar hits hard, and while Arnaud's tricks are fearsome, he's not much in a straight-up physical battle. Can razor sharp intellect overcome razor sharp talons to the face?

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Feeling confident in everything from the neck up? Arnaud certainly does! The Drifter in chaps premieres in the Duelling League in the race for a Middle title, and he will show no mercy against his opponents! Even...against...a bird...okay, that's just insulting. Arnaud doesn't even need his debilitating magics to obliterate Hugo's faithful mount: it'll just mightily struggle to even hit him, anyway. And while he's evading every attack Fubar's got, Arnaud's fancy footwork and quick castings of Hi-Blast should handle this overgrown chicken in an instant. Arnaud G. Vasquez's name will rise to the highest ranks of Middle this season - and frying a giant bird isn't even the start of it all.


Orson Carola
The matchup was a no-match. Arnaud easily had this one in the bag, but tickets were sold to see how he'd do the honors. Little did Middle fans expect what had actually happened. Arnaud quickly defeated Fubar with stat downs and Hi-Blasts, but what happened next was particularly noteworthy. Arnaud dragged Fubar out of the arena, and into...

"And welcome to the first ever Fine Dining with Fu Tan Chen! This will be a grand series premiere I shall tell you that! Today, we're in Port Rosalia at the recently opened Arnaud's Grand Portside Dinery with the head chef Arnaud G. Vasquez, who will show us his new sensational "Griffon Steaks over Wine Rice".

Arnaud, showing complete enthusiasm over his cooking, began the cooking, drenching marinade over what little was left of Fubar while using some old fashioned Champaign to add flavor to the rice. He then began preparing the vegetables (one tomato, four carrots, and a head of lettuce) to add to the rice while the griffon meat simmered. After four minutes, Arnaud had prepared a big dish featuring barbecued griffon steaks topped with basil. On a side plate, a steamy helping of rice along with assorted vegetables.

"Okay! Let's see what our judges think!" cried Fu Tan. The judges for the episode were Nikea, Flik, and Gengen. Nikea and Flik both gave perfect ratings, but Gengen gave a 1, soon having that overturned by the audience, who were mostly made up of Arnaud fans. Soon after, the restaurant succeeded, but Hugo has developed a grudge against Arnaud for the humiliation of Fubar.

That still hasn't been ironed out yet, but it may be ironed out when the two face off on Iron Chef RPG.

Fubar: 27
Arnaud G. Vasquez: 64

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Normally I would give Fubar the win against most spellcasters. However Aranud isn't your ordinary spellcaster. Doesn't matter what Fubar does. Arnaud casts "Lock Out" and "Slow Down." Then he just needs to repeatedly use "Hi-Blast" and he wins.