Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-26190399-20170506212442/@comment-31520235-20170509182813

I agree that neither has gone all-out just yet, but from what evidence we have so far, Mutsuki is likely a better combatant than Touka, at least by a margin. Touka hasn't done much fighting recently - in fact, her only impressive move in re: has been a defensive one, when she nullified Aura's (or was it Mougan's?) attack with her kagune, and that left her beaten up and unable to defend herself. She finds herself in similar circumstances here - desperate to save and protect someone close to her, unable to focus completely on her opponent and strategize around their strengths and weaknesses. On the other hand, Mutsuki's been running rampant all over everyone in her path for a minute now, and she has her obsession to keep her going long after most would give up. That's not even mentioning that Mutsuki has been shown multiple times to fight as dirtily as possible (against Takizawa, and now with the RC suppressant in her blades) to get even the slightest edge. Showing off Yoriko's fingers is a gamble for Mutsuki - either Touka becomes so distraught she can't fight, or she loses it and goes all-out in a bid for revenge. Either way, it's a dirty tactic that's almost certain to give Mutsuki an advantage in the "clear thinking" department.

I don't think we can say definitively one way or the other who will win in this skirmish - it rarely works out as theorized, anyway. I do understand those who think Mutsuki will dominate's point of view more than those who think Touka will, though, given what we've seen so far and the particular circumstances of this tussle. As cool as it would be for Touka to have some hidden ability that will save the day, I just don't think that's likely at this point, and there's no narrative evidence for it.