User blog comment:UnlimitedMoeWorks/Emma Millstein VS Lulua Frixell - An UnlimitedMoeWorks Fan Project/@comment-26558142-20200106192244/@comment-26558142-20200107053948

Just some thoughts about the two points you mentioned:

1. Status Effects: This comes down to the equipment you give to the girls imo. I know that there are accessories in Cold Steel 1,2 and 3 that prevent all abnormalities (status effects and debuffing). And given the way Atelier game works, I wouldn't be surprised if there are abilities that prevent status ailments, too.

2. I have my doubts about universal/multiversal Lulua. While she travels to another universe, she neither creates, destory, fuse something on that level, it's "just" a travel and only possible with one specific item (so scaling all of her items to it is questionable in my opinion). There is also no indication that any enemy she faces actually has that kind of power, since the creation of these parrallel universes are bound to actions than to combat or alchemy skills. Think of it like the multiverse theory, where when you do something, there is another universe born where you don't do it.

I must admit however, that I skipped most of the dialogue while doing my research, so there may be something I missed regarding how that one item works. If it really makes Lulua universal/multiversal, than Emma looses. If not, it actually comes down to resource managment and usage of abilities and items availabe to each girl. But since I never really played Lulua, I can't really say which girl has the advantage here.