Thread:TheDigger1/@comment-27109830-20160918161431/@comment-27109830-20160918213823

Let's compare in that case.

Flamboyant, sadistical, cunning, and deceptive non-human villains who are "loyal" servants of the main antagonist responsible for great suffering to the red-clad, brash, gian sword-wielding anti-hero protagonists with similar movesets, and live in a world where modern-day technology is replaced with magic used from the alternate dimension, and is being led by the impressive yet corrupted governments, and I-No could be considered practically the blueprint for Hazama, and originate from fighting games made by Arc System Works, who considers BlazBlue to be the spiritual successor of Guilty Gear. Both wield magical living weapons which they use to fight at a range, which has the power to manipulate the minds of others, and since they rarely go all-out in battle, combined with their mastery at deception and seeming lack of seriousness combined with their sadistic nature, have yet to display their full power. And of course, the rivalry is to be taken into account, and that they are walking refferences to both pop-culture and religion in some way, as Hazama's appearance makes him look like your stereotypical anime hipster, and weapon of choice calls back to Ouroboros, and I-No's clothing heavily resembles witches from the past, coupled with the fact that she uses magic, and her guitar as well as name alludes to classic american rock, so this kind of counts as an East vs. West battle, as well as Original VS Spirit Successor.