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| Dokuga employs a variety of fighting
techniques, but his signature style is one of knifeplay, speed,
poison, agility, and mobility. |
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It is said that true CrossEyes are knife masters. Their
Boss is a prime example, and Dokuga is no exception.
Dokuga carries at least three knives on him.
Sometimes four.
He can throw them with
impeccable aim. This is very
useful for both standard deflection, and to cut
off sorcerer smoke ducts in order to take away their
advantage of magical smoke range.
But, once a fight starts, he uses them as one would
expect: slicing through flesh and stabbing at vital
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| Since daggers have such short reach, Dokuga
has to compensate with increased speed to get within cutting
range. He normally accomplishes this through a headlong dash.
Nothing fancy, but quick enough to catch the most seasoned of
fighters off guard. |
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| The reach of his legs is longer than that of
his daggers, and he's
not
afraid to use them. Even with daggers in hand, he can dish
out some impressive bipedal acrobatics. This combination of
flexibility and momentum lets him to do quite a bit of damage. |
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| He is likewise willing to use his poisonous
saliva in fun and creative ways, especially if his opponents are
relatively slow and inexperienced. Here he is blinding Risu from
an overhead leap. |
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| Mobility is very important to Dokuga, but he
knows his limits. He had to change his tactics against someone
as hardy as Shin. |
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Dokuga is built like a light fighter. All his punching
and kicking standing up barely made Shin budge, and he
had to throw his entire body mass against Shin to knock
him over.
So, when up against an experienced opponent twice his
size, Dokuga knows that his best chance to diffuse an
advantage in height and weight is to take things to the
ground.
He did gain the upper hand when he pinned Shin down,
spit poison in his eyes, and pummeled his face in. But,
unfortunately for him, Shin is a psychopath. Such things
only make him angry and/or excited.
What's more, Shin was still able to send Dokuga flying
across the room with a single punch. From the ground.
With no leverage.
And this is one of the most adorable things ever to me.
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| Stabbing would've been easier, but Shin
disintegrated the one dagger Dokuga had left after piercing
Shin's right smoke ducts. |
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And here is where the weaknesses in
Dokuga's fighting style really become apparent.
Fighting bare-fisted toe-to-toe against a much larger
opponent is far outside of Dokuga's comfort zone. To be
sure, he excels at what he does. But, stripped of
mobility, blades, and poison, he runs into trouble.
His insect strength doesn't appear to transfer into
punching and kicking power. Judging by their effects (or
lack thereof) on Shin, such moves only carried the
leverage of Dokuga's body mass.
Conversely, the weight of Shin's punches are enough to
knock the wind out of Dokuga and lift him off the floor.
Nevermind that Dokuga is severely wounded, and that Shin
punched him close to that area. The effects would
probably be about the same either way.
Just one solid hit managed to disorient Dokuga long
enough for Shin to get two more punches in. |
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| Dokuga recovered, and came back with a
powerful jab of his own, but this was a harsh endurance game
that he just couldn't win. Unlike berserker Shin, Dokuga
actually gets weaker from injury and bloodloss. As Shin
observed, he was getting slower. |
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<- Before
After ->
This fight was really brutal on Dokuga, but that's one
of the things that make him an interesting fighter and a
well-rounded character.
He has strengths and weaknesses, and he's not guaranteed
to win. |
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