RWBY Battle: Qrow Branwen vs Tyrian Callows

Qrow Branwen

Tyrian Callows

Yes, I'm completely aware that these two have faced eachother before however the victor was inconclusive and Qrow only got cut due to interference so please be respectful towards eachother if someone has a different opinion than yours.

Think of this as a rematch with a new set of conditions and rules.

Rules:

• both have 1 hour prep time, Both have prior knowledge from there previous fight in RWBY
• Morals on, everyone is serious and going all out, Both fighters are determined to win at all cost and won't give up
• Win by Death or KO
• Standard gear and equipment
• RWBY characters are composite/current series
• Similar situation with the fight in RWBY, except that there is no interference from anyone just Qrow and Tyrian (No team RJNR or Grim)
• Qrow has all of his powers "Semblance and transformation"
• Time set of day is 12:00 pm

Bonus Round:

Qrow doesn't have his semblance, Tyrian doesn't have his Tail

Location: RWBY Arena

• Starting distance is 35 ft apart from eachother
• Environment is accessible

• Who would you rank them over the other, or do you think it was roughly even leave your thoughts below. (> - Superior, = - Equal and / - Slightly above)

Callouts:

Tyrian. He had Qrow on the ropes for most of that fight. And RNJR's intervention had very little effect until the end. Tyrian disarmed Qrow before Ruby's intervention, and he could easily react to every individual present. So there's no reason to believe he could pulverize Qrow on his own.

@sladerulez: What about the bonus round?

@chronicplane: oh, that's a tossup. As we've saw, Tyrian only has H2H, and his weapons. Although Qrow does as well, Qrow held his own against a military specialist, which is more impressive than a team of skilled students, who are still STUDENTS. Fighting Winter is a far harder task than fighting RNJR. so qrow for round 2

@jashro44@asianantics

Without having to worry about protecting anyone, I think Qrow takes this. Tyrian didn't necessarily gain any understanding of Qrows semblance from that fight, so prep time shouldn't benefit him that much. While Qrow isn't necessarily know for winning via prep Tyrians strengths as a fighter were a bit more on display for Qrow to analyze.

@chronicplane Does Tyrian get his tail back for the fight?

Either way. Tyrian had the advantage in there fight but qrows semblance is an x-factor.

@jashro44: @kotetsu454:Tyrian has his tail for the main one. (Bonus round: Qrow doesn't have his semblance and Tyrian doesn't have his tail)

Honestly, with this specific environment I’d give Qrow the win R1 6/10. 3/4 of the sections affected by Qrow’s Semblance could mess with Tyrian a lot. R2 i’d give to Qrow much easier. Tyrian’s Tail is heavily associated with his fighting style and taking that away severely nerfs his damage, combat speed, and unpredictability. Qrow wins R2 as well with a much more solid 7-8/10.

Tyrian already won in the show. He was even kicking Qrow around while fighting Ruby at the same time.

Tyrian wins the bonus as well. We see Qrow desperately relying on his bad luck semblance to try and get the upper hand in their last fight. While Tyrian might not be able to slash with his tail he can still block, manoeuvre and grapple with it. So it makes little difference for Tyrian.

He had the upper hand sure. But his Aura was strained just like Qrow's was and the fight wasn't over yet. Also, Ruby was literally no help to Qrow and only served to distract him from the fight.

I think without RNJR as a distraction, Qrow should barely win after a long fight. His semblance would keep messing things up for Tyrian. Qrow even stated later in V4 that his bad luck does help against enemies.

@paragonnate:

He had the upper hand sure. But his Aura was strained just like Qrow's was and the fight wasn't over yet.

Difference is that Tyrian fought RNJR, took an amped Nora strike and Ruby's sniper rounds (albeit out of negligence) and got smacked by Qrow due to Ruby's distractions.

Qrow had no such prior damage and still got his aura broken at the same time as Tyrian.

Also, Ruby was literally no help to Qrow and only served to distract him from the fight.

She saved Qrow's ass distracting Tyrian once he was disarmed. And the two attack Tyrian together at the end. Tyrian blocks both and kicks Qrow away easily.

@greysentinel365: Difference is that Tyrian fought RNJR, took an amped Nora strike and Ruby's sniper rounds (albeit out of negligence) and got smacked by Qrow due to Ruby's distractions.

None of RNJR tagged him except Nora and Ruby. Jaune did less than nothing and Ren lasted about 5 seconds before getting punted away. Also, we don't know who landed what inside the house, either way, it's hardly a mark against Qrow.

Qrow had no such prior damage and still got his aura broken at the same time as Tyrian.

Only it wasn't broken, it was wavering, exactly like Tyrian's. And different Aura users have different levels and amount of Aura and take different amounts of beating on it to take it down.

She saved Qrow's ass distracting Tyrian once he was disarmed. And the two attack Tyrian together at the end. Tyrian blocks both and kicks Qrow away easily.

She shot at Tyrian for a bit and when he casually blocked all of her shots while giggling like a demented loon Qrow just stood there. Qrow didn't casually walk to retrieve his weapon until after Ruby had stopped trying, and Tyrian was apparently content to stand there and do nothing as Qrow went to get it. Ruby didn't do anything to distract him then. They attacked him together sure, but Ruby was knocked away easily just like she had been before and Qrow was distracted by trying to keep her safe so he got tagged to. He went from matching Tyrian in melee and blocking each others attacks to getting kicked away. The only variable that changed was Ruby's presence in the melee, therefor he was distracted and that's why he got tagged like that.

@paragonnate:

None of RNJR tagged him except Nora and Ruby.

Which was a semblance amped hammer blow and sniper rounds.

Also, we don't know who landed what inside the house, either way, it's hardly a mark against Qrow.

It is though. Qrow is the one that was blown out of building. Qrow was the one who went into the fight fresh. Qrow was the one who got lucky Tyrian is nuts and fools around and didn't kill him when he had a chance.

Only it wasn't broken, it was wavering, exactly like Tyrian's.

Hard to know. The aura breaking animation is very inconsistent.

She shot at Tyrian for a bit and when he casually blocked all of her shots while giggling like a demented loon Qrow just stood there.

Tyrian had just defeated Qrow and was about to kill him. Qrow just stood there because he was helpless until he realized Tyrian was distracted. Qrow would have died right then and there without Ruby's help.

Qrow didn't casually walk to retrieve his weapon until after Ruby had stopped trying, and Tyrian was apparently content to stand there and do nothing as Qrow went to get it.

Yep. Because Tyrian is insane. That has nothing to do with combat.

They attacked him together sure, but Ruby was knocked away easily just like she had been before and Qrow was distracted by trying to keep her safe so he got tagged to.

No. He wasn't

They launch a combined attack. Qrow does not have to cover for Ruby in any way and Qrow is knocked away.

Tyrian had just defeated Qrow and was about to kill him. Qrow just stood there because he was helpless until he realized Tyrian was distracted. Qrow would have died right then and there without Ruby's help.

You know Qrow can turn into a bird right even If Ruby wasn't there he still could've transformed into a bird and fly/maneuver around back to his weapon, Also how does loosing a weapon remove your speed so I highly doubt he would've died.

@chronicplane: Didn't tag

You know Qrow can turn into a bird right even If Ruby wasn't there he still could've transformed into a bird and fly/maneuver around back to his weapon

That's never been shown to be combat applicable. Also it just leaves Qrow as a fluff ball to be shot and batted out of the air.

Also how does loosing a weapon remove your speed so I highly doubt he would've died.

Because Tyrian is already faster than him and he could barely keep pace with his weapon. Without a means to block he gets torn apart.

Qrow wins, but it would be a very hard won fight. They both took hits in their battle. Qrow had the upper hand for the majority IMO, when ruby interfered qrow more or less was protecting her rather than her fighting along side.

I don't see how we could determine a winner in the bonus round, Qrows semblance is passive and always working. But considering the mishaps tyrian had in there fight I could see him gaining the upper hand had none of those things happened...maybe

@greysentinel365:

That's never been shown to be combat applicable. Also it just leaves Qrow as a fluff ball to be shot and batted out of the air.

Fair enough though birds are fast and agile, we are also talking about Tyrian here after seeing that he'd be more distracted and curious about what just happened.

Because Tyrian is already faster than him and he could barely keep pace with his weapon. Without a means to block he gets torn apart.

It was never stated or confirmed that Tyrian is faster just that he is fast character and Qrow was capable of keeping pace with him just fine, He'd be in trouble sure but your still forgetting about his speed he can still dodge.

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Qrow,the only reason Qrow was beaten was because he was caught off guard saving Ruby.

@thewatcherking: that was at the very end of the fight and Tyrian had the upper hand for the Majority of that fight.

No he didn't,they were fighting evenly, in strength I would say Qrow had the advantage as Tyrian was visibly struggling to match him

Tyrian was just more agile/maneuverable with his tail and didn't have to worry about protecting anyone.The fact that their aura even broke at the same time shows just how evenly matched the two were.

@thewatcherking: he had a slight strength advantage, but Tyrian was consistently pushing him back and even disarmed Qrow.

Qrow was confident at first, but as the battle waged on, his confidence started to fade, and thanks to having an extra limb, superior hand to hand, and greater agility, strength won't really even it out too much.

@sladerulez:

he had a slight strength advantage, but Tyrian was consistently pushing him back and even disarmed Qrow.

So what if he disarmed Qrow? Qrow still was able to get his weapon back before Tyrian could use that to his advantage, and he was on the defensive because he was there to protect team RNJR.

Qrow was confident at first, but as the battle waged on, his confidence started to fade,

So what?

superior hand to hand,

He was soooooo superior to Qrow that he just stood there helpless getting punched in the face.

and greater agility, strength won't really even it out too much.

Again, he was more agile, that and his maneuverability were his only advantages(besides the fact that he didn't have to worry about protecting anyone).

You telling me these this makes no sense, as I already know them.

@thewatcherking: Qrow was able to punch him and get his weapon thanks to Ruby causing a distraction. Without her, Tyrian would have killed Qrow there and Then.

Also, Tyrian was fighting that battle with hand to hand for most of the time. He focuses on Close Combat and outmaneuvering his foe, using up their stamina and Aura until he can strike them with his poison.

Qrow, even with the help of others, was poisoned. And as we saw, not even a combined attack with Ruby could beat him

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@sladerulez: Again, if you have nothing important to say why are you tagging me?

Qrow was able to punch him and get his weapon thanks to Ruby causing a distraction. Without her, Tyrian would have killed Qrow there and Then.

That's your own headcanon, Tyrian was looking at Qrow when he punched him and it's not like Qrow didn't wait a few seconds after Ruby shot at Tyrian to start punching. The fact is if he was so much better he should have done something after the first hit, but didn't.

Also, Tyrian was fighting that battle with hand to hand for most of the time.

There was no point in the fight that he didn't use his weapons.

He focuses on Close Combat and outmaneuvering his foe, using up their stamina and Aura until he can strike them with his poison.

I didn't ask.

Qrow, even with the help of others, was poisoned.

This is dumb to bring up, as those people who you called "help" were only getting in his way, and was only poisoned when he was caught off guard by Ruby.

And as we saw, not even a combined attack with Ruby could beat him

That's not even worth bringing up, as he was holding himself back so as to be insync with Ruby there. Team RNJR was getting blitzed and stomped by Tyrian and Qrow was keeping up with him just fine on his own, he at no point needed any of Team RNJR when he was engaging Tyrian.

If you have something noteworthy to say then say it, otherwise I am just going to ignore your next post.

@thewatcherking: dude, it's not headcanon. It's logic. He was easily evading everything Qrow throws at him until Ruby started shooting at him. And he wasn't looking at Qrow, he was looking at where Ruby's first bullet landed.

Tyrian's hand to hand is his main focus and how he fights. If Qrow faces him unarmed and without any proper distractions, like Ruby, he's gonna get beaten badly.

His weapons are bladed gauntlets, that requires skill in close combat,like Yang's Ember Celica. He should be just as skilled without them in order to use them.

Already settled in the show.

Tyrian wins