Board Thread:Versus Battles/@comment-27574279-20191230042452/@comment-27574279-20200101000751

That's the thing, though. Jay absorbs the energized elements with his aura, and the environment can't do shit against his regen, which means Ethan can't put jay down nearly as easy as Jay can put him down.

I guess I need to clarify that jay has several ways of absorbing things:

-Sticky Fingers absorbs traits by stealing them directly from enemies, this takes things like the AP gap and fighting skill. While jay can't directly steal techniques with sticky fingers, he CAN steal ethan's energy reserves.

-Biting is used for foes directly, and drains them like vampires drain blood from people. Even against hardened skin, his fangs pierce people with AP advantages.

-Curse Magic has the natural trait of dissolving and absorbing things.

-His normal aura can absorb elements without needing Sticky fingers to do it. Fire, Ice, Lightning, all that he can just convert normally, something he's taken advantage of every time somebody's tried to use those elements against him.

He's basically got a counter for all of Ethan's tricks, and remember that Jay will ALWAYS know where he is thanks to enhanced senses, and things coming at him from every direction is countered by deedee's enhanced senses.