#venya

We tall! Plus random moth covered in spells

Though some worry about those on top..

This behemoth creature stands taller than some buildings.  Its skin is supernaturally smooth and mirrored, a golden surface that reflects your face perfectly.  Its shape is that of an elephant, but with wisdom behind its eyes that no mere animal could ever achieve- the celestial before you is a paragon of good.  It plods closer, crossing the perfectly reflective and motionless surface of its home without a ripple.

The Umbrella Academy is back on Netflix for season 2.  I haven’t watched it yet because I’ve been watching The Runaways on Disney+.

So which of these two groups ends up winning if they do battle.  Even numbers.  6 against 6.  There are 4 females and 2 males in the Runaways.  There are 2 females and 4 males in the Umbrella Academy.

Neither group functions as a team well at all times.  They each have their ups and downs.

The Runaways have some tech with Chase Stein, power with Molly, smarts in Alex, the power of the elements in Nico, a dinosaur that Gert can control and massive energy power in Karolina.

The Umbrella Academy are impressive, too, though.  Number One (Luther) easily has as much super strength as Molly.  Number Two (Diego) has tremendous aim, able to throw knives and daggers with exact precision.  Alex and Chase can’t really dodge that too easily.  Number Three (Allison) has mind control by murmuring just a few words.

Number Four (Klaus) can speak to the dead, but that doesn’t exactly benefit them in this fight.  But with Number Six (Ben), they’re dangerous.  Ben can summon tentacled monsters.

Number Five can time travel or he can teleport himself across the room.  There’s a definite versatility that comes in handy with that.

Then there is Number 7 (Vanya), who can transform sound waves into destruction.

Karolina and Vanya are a pretty even match, but I think Vanya wins that one.

Klaus and Ben could put on a pretty fun battle with Gert and her dinosaur, Old Lace. I think Klaus and Ben win that.

Luther defeats Molly.

Diego vs. Chase?  Chase would have to be on his absolute A game in order to defeat Diego, but I suppose it could happen.  Still, I’m giving Diego a victory over Chase

Allison and Alex would be interesting.  Allison isn’t exactly a fighter.  With her mind control, she’d seem like the victor.  Alex could possibly come up with a way to counteract her.  Maybe it’s just some noise canceling headphones or some collar that inhibits Allison’s voice?  Alex can have a victory here.

Finally, there’s Nico facing Number Five.  That one could go either way, too.  Number Five can teleport so he’s hard to beat, but Nico may be able to trap him inside some kind of wall that prevents him from teleporting?  Even if he does teleport, Nico may be able to take him in hand-to-hand combat.  They’re both pretty scrappy.  This could go to Nico, but I’ll give Number Five the win here.

So that’s Umbrella Academy - 5 and The Runaways - 1.