#dengai

Winner: Deng Ai

Both Deng Ai and Huang Gai are evenly matched, but Deng Ai's Drill Spear has enough power to drill through Huang Gai's weapon due to the former having more psi than that soul scepter.

Huang Gai trumps Deng Ai in experience, but Deng Ai makes up for it with strategy and his knowledge of the terrain.

Deng Ai's 2nd Musou can break and dislocate the arm of the opponent, no matter how buff they are. Once Deng Ai does that, Huang Gai couldn't wield his Soul Scepter effectively or even use his musou. Even if Huang Gai manages to pull off the musous, it would do more damage to him rather than his opponent due to the impact of hitting the ground.

Hello and welcome to my first-ever KOEI Kombat, where I pit two KOEI characters against each other using analysis from both history and the KOEI world. The rules are simple:

The battles will not focus on their stats such as Attack and Defense because they usually vary in the games

X-factors will be considered based on the similarities of the Warriors

Due to DW8 not being out yet, the movesets will be derived from those of DW7 in order to make it fair and current.

Today's matchup is a battle pitting Wu's Huang Gai againsts Jin's Deng Ai (Due to popular demand, this battle will be known as the "Battle of the Thighs")

Name: Huang Gai (Gongfu)

Age: 55

Height: 6'2"

Weapon: Soul Scepter (Club)

Allegiance: Eastern Wu

As one of the veteran generals of the kingdom of Eastern Wu, Huang Gai has served the Sun family, starting with Sun Jian. Despite his old age, he is muscular and battle-hardened. Swearing his unwavering loyalty to the kingdom of Wu, Huang Gai had been an integral part in the battles he has participated, most notably the Battle of Chibi, where he feigned defection to the Wei forces, only to pull a fast one on them and set their ships on fire. He wields the Soul Scepter, a club that looks like an anchor but is real strong in dealing maximum damage to enemies when swung. However, that is not the only attacks he does. Huang Gai also utilizes grapples and slams, as noted by his two musous and his EX attack. His second musou is by far the most deadliest (and infamous in some parts) as he tosses his opponents in the air and performs a back-breaking combo with extremely painful results. He is also has an affinity for explosions as his musous and EX often revolve around leaving the area in a gunpowder-powered blaze. As for personality, he is really tough on both the inside and outside, but he usually encourages those younger than him to keep fighting for the cause. However, he can also be quite condescending towards the younger officers for their age and inexperience. Nevertheless, when Wu needs someone to help, they can always count on Huang Gai.

Name: Deng Ai (Shizai)

Age: Around his 30s

Height: 6"7'

Weapon: Drill Spear

Allegiance: Cao Wei (and later, the Jin Dynasty)

Initially a person who held an office job, Deng Ai joined the battlefield to help his allies in their campaign against Shu. Like Huang Gai, he is a strong individual who is very loyal to his kingdom of allegiance. Known to be quite an analytic person with a talent at cartography, Deng Ai often construct maps and pinpoint where to position troops and place supply depots as well as finding a place to ambush troops or spot enemies. This talent has earned him as one of the key generals of Wei as well as the distinction as holding an integral part of the Battle of Chengdu, which resulted in the surrender of Shu. His weapon of choice is the Drill Spear, which rotates and is possibly steam powered, making it an effective weapon for ramming and breaking open defenses. While his first musou and EX utilizes the drill spear, his second musou is an armbar grapple move, in which he breaks his opponent's arm. Despite these accomplishments and ferocious attacks, Deng Ai is more humble than certain officers abd his skills in the battlefield were proven to be invaluable for the Sima Family. Like he has always stated after defeating a general, he will always be able to fulfill his duties as an officer of Wei.