In this tournament we have seen many different OCs, and these two couldn't be more different.
Ace, Lady Luck’s Wild Card...
...and Azzal Khan, the Lord of the East.
He’s Yah-Shee and I’m Arrell!
And it’s our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills, to find out who would win an Equestrian Death Battle.
Species: Satyr (formerly human)
Occupation: Magician/Adventurer/Theft
Wields a magic absorbing dagger known as the Turncoat
Bad track record when it comes to robbing villains
More clever than he acts
Fan of puns
Ace was a magic performer on the streets of London, England. However, after one last trick, he was brought before Lady Luck; the goddess of luck, as her name would suggest.
Lady Luck revealed to Ace that she wanted him to be her piece, or "wild card" as she put it, in the Chess Game of the Gods; to spread good luck to others; and that she knew his deepest, darkest secret.
Which is that he’s a brony.
Those are some mixed up morals. He’s perfectly fine with people knowing that he’s a thief, but if they ever found out he likes a show meant for little girls, then his life'd be over.
Anyways. Lady Luck sent Ace to Equestria as a Satyr.
For those who don’t know what that is, it’s basically those flute playing pansies with the goat legs.
Riiiigggghhht. Soon after arriving in Equestria, he, umm…bumped into a unicorn mare named Summer Storm, and they were then captured by Diamond Dogs.
Five minutes in Equestria and already made a prisoner. Good job.
While captured, he also met former Equestrian Death Battle competitor, Iron Will.
After being forced to fight him and doing a little tapdance on his head, of course.
Afterwards, the three of them broke free from their cells and, with help from the other slaves and prisoners, they overran their captors.
Though first they had to defeat Redtooth, the alpha of that group of diamond dogs, who after drinking this black liquid, turned into a creature that was only about half as ugly as my ex-wife.
After that situation, Ace, Summer, and Iron Will began traveling with each other, and together they met many foes that pushed them to their limits.
But enough backstory! What's this scrawny goat-man have up his sleeve?
I'm glad you asked. Ace wears a belt that holds many pouches, filled with many items ranging from dynamite, smoke bombs, diamond cheese wire, a deck of cards, and plenty of other items.
Batman would be proud.
He also wields the Turncoat; a dagger made from anti-magic rings and one of his own horns.
Due to the metal coming from rings meant to prevent unicorns from using magic, it too has similar properties. It’s able to block and even absorb magic in some way, as seen when he used it to pick a magic lock so that he could sneak into Princess Luna’s hotel room, and yes that’s less creepy in context.
He keeps the Turncoat in the back of his enchanted coat that, when turned inside out, makes Ace less noticeable, but is clearly stated to not be invisibility. It just makes it harder for people to notice him.
Ace is also quick on his hooves, being able to run faster than he could as a human and jump up several feet. He also knows ventriloquism, not because he’s a satyr now, but just because it’s a fun skill. Oh the fun I would have with that.
Like what?
None of your beeswax. So is that everything about this guy?
Not just yet. Remember that deck of cards I mentioned earlier?
Yeah?
Those cards have magical properties of their own. Any card Ace draws has a certain ability depending on the suit it belongs to, and how powerful it is is determined by its number. The higher the card number, the stronger the attack.
No shit, Sherclop.
Diamonds cause a flash of light; hearts heal; spades can cause fear inducing hallucinations; clubs are a used as throwing weapons; and jokers create a fake copy of himself.
So he’s a thief that can make people see their worst fears and also has some jokers? Maybe Batman wouldn’t be proud after all.
"Behold! I am the Amazing Ace, Magician Extraordinaire! And I am here to rock your world!"
Species: Pegasus Pony
The Lord of the East
Former adviser to Sil Ran
Wields the Talon of Pain
Cunning and ruthless
Bane cosplayer?
Azzal Khan…
KHHAAAAAAAAAAAAANNN!
...never do that again.
No promises.
Anyways, Azzal Khan was second in command to a pony named Sil Ran, the leader of an army from a country without a name that was bent on taking over Equestria. But Sil Ran became paranoid of a rebellion among his soldiers, especially when it came to Azzal...which raises the question: if you think someone is going to betray you, then why keep them around?
And once he questioned Azzal Khan’s loyalty, Azzal showed him just how loyal he was by taking out his poison-tipped dagger made from bone known as the Basilisk Dagger and killing him.
Yet, before Sil Ran uttered his last breath, he was able to knock the dagger back at Azzal, scraping his neck and almost killing him.
Key word being "almost". If he died then and there, we wouldn't really have a lot to go on for this battle, now would we?
Right. It turned out that the east army had these scientist called Tech Priests, who made Azzal a mask that prevented his throat from collapsing, and of course keeping him alive.
Afterwards, Azzal was put on trial for the murder of Sil Ran, and after convincing everyone there that Sil Ran attacked first, Azzal was made the new leader of the eastern army. Because that's how the law system works!
Azzal is armed with the Basilisk Dagger that we mentioned before, and the Talon of Pain; a mystical item given to him by a necromancer.
The Talon of Pain can create heat and fire, deflect magical attacks, and perform necromancy. Fire from the Talon is strong enough to rip through armor and chainmail with ease, as seen when Azzal was facing Princess Luna on the battlefield...or above it, actually.
He also wears lightweight armor, though his deadliest weapon isn't either of those. It’s his silver tongue. Azzal is more than able to talk his way to anything he wants, and is able to convince anyone of almost anything, which is how he moved up the ranks of his society when he first entered their tribe as an outsider, knowing only his name and his hatred of Equestria.
Why does he hate Equestria? Well to warn you all before you complain, major spoilers are up ahead here.
You see, Azzal was created by Discord.
...wait, what? Are you kidding me?! Another one?!
I am not. Discord made him out of Twilight Sparkle's fears, making him the opposite of her in many ways. As a result he is cunning and bloodthirsty, ready to take down anyone who stands in the way of what he wants.
Well, that came out out of nowhere.
Still, you have to admit Azzal Khan is an intelligent fighter and a force to be reckoned with.
KHHAAAAAAAAAAANNN!!!!!!
“Your mind is clouded and blind, always missing the obvious! You were weak, you let your anger and hate lead you and now you have abandoned your subjects, your friends! Surely you now see how pathetic it truly is?!”
Alright, the combatants are set! Let's end this debate once and for all.
IT'S TIME FOR AN EQUESTRIAN DEATH BATTLE!
On a dirt road in the middle of a forest, the armored white pegasus known as Azzal Khan was trotting along when he suddenly heard a crack from behind him. He quickly turned to see a red haired satyr with a broken twig under his cloven hoof. His arm reached out like he was planning on pickpocketing Azzal.
“Oh, umm…hi, I’m Ace,” the satyr said awkwardly while drawing back his hand and taking a few steps backward.
Azzal Khan just stared at him in annoyance.
Azzal didn’t bother to give Ace a chance to say anything else as he quickly pulled out the Talon of Pain and swung it in Ace’s direction, sending a fireball at him. Seeing this, Ace quickly jumped to the side, the fireball hitting the ground and burning out.
“Whoa, a bit of an overreaction, don’t ya think? Actually, people have tried to kill me over less, so never mind,” Ace said to him.
Azzal, no less annoyed, swung the Talon again and sent another fireball at Ace, who jumped backwards to avoid it. Seeing that this pony was serious, Ace pulled the Turncoat from the back of his coat.
From behind his mask Azzal just grinned, thinking that this might just be interesting. He then stretched out his wings and took to the skies.
Azzal then swung the talon again and sent yet another fireball at Ace. This time though, Ace didn’t jump out of the way. Instead he hit the fireball with the Turncoat, sending it back at Azzal.
Azzal, slightly shocked by this, blocked the fireball with the Talon of Pain before it hit him and sent it back to Ace. Ace just hit it back at Azzal when it reached him again, only for Azzal to hit it back again.
Their tennis match with the fireball continued for several moments before Azzal decided to change to his tactics up a bit. After Ace sent the fireball back up to him yet again, Azzal ducked under it and dove down at Ace, the Talon of Pain burning with it’s evil flames.
Ace saw the armored pegasus coming. Before Azzal could reach him, he quickly reached into one of his many pouches and pulled out a card from his deck. The 4 of diamonds.
From the card came a sudden quick flash of light that was equivalent to a flash from a camera. However, it was enough to stop Azzal for a few seconds, who couldn't rub his eyes due to the metal mask on his face keeping him alive. After a few seconds, Azzal’s vision cleared, and he saw Ace running away from him.
Azzal grimaced as he saw this. “You cowardly, annoying pest! Before I kill you I’m going to make you cry for your mommy!” he shouted as he took off after his fleeing opponent.
Ace simply glanced at the flying pegasus behind him and replied, “Well to be honest, it wouldn’t be the first time.” Unfortunately, when he looked forward again, his eyes went as wide as Luna’s moon as he had to skid to a halt. Not because anything deadly was there...well, except for the seemingly bottomless pit in front of him.
Ace quickly turned around and pulled out another card, this one the two of clubs. The card flew at Azzal, but only bounced off of him, not doing any sort of damage whatsoever.
Oh crap, Ace thought to himself as Azzal flew forward and slashed him across the chest with the Talon of Pain.
The satyr stumbled backward in pain, making his hoof step off of the edge of the cliff. CRAP! Ace screamed at himself as he fell backwards into the pit.
Azzal just grinned at this, thinking that the annoying satyr had just fallen to his death. However, upon closer inspection he saw that the cliff Ace had fallen into wasn't so much of a huge drop, but more like a tumble of about 8 feet.
Down in the pit, Ace got up on his hands and knees, coughing a bit as Azzal flew down into the pit with him and landed about ten feet away from Ace and slowly started walking over to him.
“You know, with such a strange creature such as yourself, I hoped this wouldn’t be a waste of my time. Sadly, you've just disappointed me,” Azzal said to Ace as the Talon of Pain lit itself aflame again. “Maybe once I kill you, you’ll do better as one of my undead soldiers.”
Ace scowled at the pegasus warlord and pulled out another card. This one was the 8 of clubs. He threw it right at Azzal.
“What, this ag-” Azzal began to say before the card suddenly hit him in the face, knocking him on his flank and causing the Talon of Pain to fly out of his hoof. The card then ricocheted off his mask and hit the side of the cliff, knocking a single large boulder out of it, which then landed onto the Talon of Pain, shattering it to pieces.
Azzal wasn't bothered by this. The talon could easily be reforged as it has been before, but what did bother him was that because of the impact of the card, there was now a rather large crack running down the middle of his mask, making his breathing irregular.
“You…bucking…son…of…a…bitch…” he barely managed to say.
“Don’t you talk about my mother that way!” Ace said to him, sounding offended as he stood back up. “I won’t have her be insulted by Mr. I-Want-To-Be-Darth-Vader over here.”
“I…am…Azzal…Khan…Lord…of…the…East…” Azzal barely managed to reply as he pulled out his poison-tipped bone dagger. “You…will…show…me…respect…”
Azzal then charged at Ace with his dagger out, but Ace quickly pulled out a smoke bomb and threw it to the ground, creating a smokescreen around both of them.
Azzal looked around through the smoke, trying to find the damned satyr when he saw his silhouette through the smoke. Azzal grinned like a madpony and jumped at the silhouette, driving his dagger into its chest.
As the smoke cleared, Azzal saw Ace standing there with his knife in his chest. Azzal grinned wider and said, “Goodbye…you…runt…”
However, rather than bleeding out, Ace simply smiled and stared laughing manically, much to Azzal’s confusion. Ace then looked at Azzal right in the eye and said, “Fooled ya.”
With a puff of smoke that wasn't from the smoke bomb, Ace suddenly disappeared, leaving another card with the image of a jester on it impaled on Azzal’s dagger.
“What!” Azzal shouted in anger. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, he heard some sort of hissing sound behind him. Azzal quickly turned around to see Ace sitting on a half-buried boulder nearby with the burn across his chest gone.
In Ace’s hand was another card; the 10 of hearts. With his other hand, Ace then pointed down at Azzal’s hooves. As all the smoke finally cleared, Azzal’s eyes went wider than Celesia’s sun in horror as he saw three sticks of lit dynamite tied together.
Azzal instinctively spread out his wings to fly away, but it was too late. The dynamite exploded into a decent sized ball of fire, armor and body parts.
When the smoke caused by the explosion cleared, there was nothing. Then, a few seconds later, the charred remains Azzal’s body fell back down into the small crater that was left by the dynamite. His torso fell first, his head and one wing still attached; they were shortly followed by his four legs, then finally his other wing. If that wasn't bad enough, his mask had been completely shattered. If the explosion or bleeding out from the loss of body parts didn’t killed him, then his throat collapsing and his lungs filling up with blood did.
Back on the boulder, Ace took out his pipe and a match, which he struck on the boulder he was sitting on to light, and then used said match to light his pipe. With the pipe in his mouth, Ace took a breath, then removed the pipe and blew a smoke ring.
K.O.
Damn. That match sure ended with a bang, didn’t it?
Azzal Khan may be a cunning strategist, but any examples of which we've seen have seemed to be after much prep-time and planning, which by the Equestrian Death Battle rules, are not allowed. Ace is much quicker on his feet when it comes to coming up with a plan, and half the time it usually works out for him.
Even so, Azzal Khan had only two weapons at his disposal. So he didn’t have much variety.
Sure, the Talon of Pain is a powerful weapon, but it did break at least twice in Azzal Khan’s own story, so there is no reason why it couldn't break here. Even if it didn’t, Azzal more than likely still would not have be able to match up to Ace’s more unpredictable arsenal.
Looks like Azzal Khan got smoked out!
The winner is Ace.
Next time on the Equestrian Death Battle Tournament:
Ivan vs. Scarlet Lightning!
Who will win? Who will die? Find out next time!
Written by KenSES64 and RazortheAwesome
Edited by RazortheAwesome and RLYoshi