FiMFiction DEATH BATTLE

by TheShadowKnight

S2; Ep2: Captain Rex vs Shining Armor (EDITED)

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"Places, people! Places! We have about a minute till the show starts!"Wiz shouted as he was putting on his lab coat.

"Sorry, I was taking hours to recharge! I have a battery that only lasts for 2 hours you know." Kiryu replied.

"Where's Boomstick?" Wiz asked. And before Kiryu could answer, Boomstick walked into the room with a crutch in hand... and missing something.

"Hey! Has anyone seen my shotgun leg? I can't find it?" He asked.

"Well, where did you last had it?!" Wiz replied with a question.

"Before I went asleep! And when I woke up, it wasn't there!" Boomstick replied.

"Well no use in finding it now, we're about to go on in 30 seconds," Kiryu informed the two.

"Awww! Seriously! Worst day of my life." Boomstick stated.

"Maybe this episode will help cheer you up," Wiz said.

"I guess so," Boomstick responded.

"In the coming of war, countries or worlds build their armies to march into battle and fight off invasions or dominate enemy territories. But to ensure the stability of these armies, a single soldier is assigned to command and lead them." Wiz said.

And today, we're pitting of two commanders in a battle to see who will come out on top." Boomstick stated.

"Captain Rex, the commanding clone trooper of the 501st Clone Battalion." Kiryu introduced the first combatant.

"And Shining Armor, Captain of the Canterlot Royal Guard." Wiz introduced the second combatant.

"He's Wiz, she's Kiryu, and I'm Boomstick," Boomstick said.

"And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skill, to find out who would win a Death Battle!" Wiz said.

CAPTAIN REX

"Long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. A galactic civil war was waged between the Republic and the Separatists; this great conflict was remembered as the Clone Wars." Wiz explained the history of Star Wars.

"And honestly, it was the most destructive war in the history of Star Wars! And it was the most dramatic and action-pact than all the other wars in the future." Boomstick stated.

"Anyway, with countless battles being declared, both the Republic and the Separatists had to mass produce their armies at a quick rate; so both them had their methods in making their armies quickly. The Separatists created mass legions of battle droids to enforce and dominate the galaxy and spread their tyranny. For the Republic, they genetically engineered an army of clone troopers, cloned from the DNA of Jango Fett, the galaxy's feared bounty hunter; before Boba Fett." Kiryu said.

"Unlike the droid army, the clone troopers all had a free will of their own, despite always following orders without question. And each was individually different from the other and had their own unique names." Wiz explained about the clones.

"But above all them, there was one clone trooper that was the most badass and one of the greatest soldiers in the Republic. This is CT-7567, or like everyone, including himself, called him... Captain Rex." Boomstick introduced.

BACKGROUND INFO:

"Like many other clone troopers, CT-7567 was bred from the DNA of Jango Fett and trained from birth to serve the Republic. After his training, Rex fought in the Clone Wars against the Separatists as a clone captain, nicknaming himself "Rex"." Kiryu explained

"During the war, Rex commanded the 501st Legion alongside Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker and Padawan Ahsoka Tano; taking on battles that were too difficult and impossible to win; From the Battle of Christophsis to the Seige of Mandalore. Earning his division a high reputation," Wiz added.

"And Rex is a good soldier, always following his orders and always be the first to charge into battle. And he has a strong belief that in war; experience outranks everything. It's kinda his motto." Boomstick said.

ABILITIES & SKILLS

"What makes Rex an effective soldier are the skills he acquired during his years of Clone Wars. With his high rank, his increased capacity to have independent thoughts allows him to be a skilled tactician and leader. Coming up with plans and strategies to win battles, and they always succeed." Kiryu explained.

"Also he is proficient in hand-to-hand combat; which comes in handy when you're going up against skilled fighters like Mandalorians and Commando Droids. And he's also a capable pilot of walkers, starfighters, and speeder bikes throughout his career." Wiz said.

"And he's also a badass marksman; excellent at aiming and firing most firearms he's wielded in the Clone Wars, and he's never missed. Like the time he once shot a giant eel right in the eye with just a single blast! Badass." Boomstick commented.

"Even though Rex is just an expendable clone; however, he's proven that he isn't. His physicality is far from the average man. His speed and reaction time are incredible; he once dodged blaster shots, outran explosions, and even was quick enough to keep up with Anakin Skywalker," Kiryu stated.

"And his durability is surprising. He once tanked a few hits from blaster shots, survived a shot by a Commando Droid, fought off the infection of the Blue Shadow Virus before eventually being cured by it, and survived being inside a ship while it had crashed down... twice." Wiz proclaimed.

"And let's not forget that Rex is also physically strong; he has the physique of the man he was cloned from, Jango Fett, who once kicked down a durasteel door with one kick. And among other things; he once carried an astromech droid and those things weigh a lot, snapped and ripped off the heads of battle droids, crushed a Commando Droid's head to the ground, and once held back a Mastiff Phalone while protecting an injured Anakin." Boomstick added.

"Not only is Rex physically strong; he's also strong in the mind, like the time he resisted the Force mind control trick of the Sith assassin, Asajj Ventress. And as we all know, the Force has a strong will over the weak-minded; and Rex has now become one of the few that has the strong will to resist it." Kiryu informed.

"But the clone trooper does not rely on his physicality to fight his battles; especially with the kind of equipment and arsenal he possesses," Wiz said.

WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT

"Like all his brothers, Rex wears the Phase II Clone Trooper Armor; although, his armor is a hybrid combination between his Phase I and II armor. Which meant that it's comfortable and flexible, but also durable. His helmet also has unique features; its antenna can flip down as a secondary scope to improve his accuracy, and also provides night vision." Wiz explained about Rex's armor.

"His armor also has other features like his pauldron, which he wore over his armor and around his neck; which adds in more protection from, let's say a sniper shot to the chest. His armor also has kama added in around his waist; a flexible anti-blast leather armor, designed to protect the wearer from low-flying debris and shrapnel. He's also has a built-in comlink in his gauntlets, which allows him to communicate with his fellow troopers or Anakin and Ahsoka." Kiryu stated more about Rex's armor.

"But to lockdown on what makes Captain Rex one of the greatest soldiers of the Republic, let's look into his massive arsenal of weapons." Boomstick proclaimed. "Into battle, he brings his DC-17 hand blaster; with a 50-shot limit; but luckily Rex carries two of them, and each blast is equivalent to 16 kilograms of TNT; I don't care what kind of armor you're wearing, one shot from this baby and you're done. He's also got his DC-15A Blaster Rifle; which has a range of over 10 kilometers; that's over 6 miles! And even on minimum power, this baby can penetrate armor easily. But if Rex wishes for something smaller, more mobile; he brings in his DC-15S Blaster, which is the carbine version of the DC-15A and with a higher rate of fire; plus it comes with a grappling hook in the butt of the folding stock." He described Rex's weaponry while taking a big breather. “And he’s also got a jetpack that allows him to fly across distances. Ok, I'm done.”

"Once more, Rex also brings in thermal detonators; which creates a highly unstable explosion, with a blast radius of 6-meters; which would be worth around 8 tons of TNT," Wiz stated. "But when he wishes for an explosive that does harm to his droid enemies and not himself; he goes with the Electro-Magnetic Pulse Grenades; or preferably, 'droid poppers'." He added.

"Due to their name, these little explosives release a 3-meter blast of disruptive energy that damages and disables electronics," Kiryu said.

"To demonstrate how droid poppers work, we brought in a willing candidate to test it, DUMMI," Wiz said as a hovering robot appears into the room with an unsatisfied digital face on it.

"Hello, Wiz. How would I be exploited today?" DUMMI asked.

"Aww, do we have to do this to him? He's just so cute!" Kiryu awed at the little robot.

"To activate the droid popper, press this little button here, and in 10 seconds, it will send off its disruptive energy to affect every electronics in its range," Wiz stated.

"Wait? Every electronic thing? Does that mean...?" Boomstick asked before he and Wiz came to a realization.

"Oh no?!" Wiz panicked as the droid popper went off, disabling DUMMI and Kiryu who were both in its blast radius and fell to the ground lifeless. Then later, the spirit of Kiryu; who is the spirit of the first Godzilla, appears in front of the two co-hosts with an angered expression.

"Hehe... I didn't plan this far ahead." Wiz said with an anxious tone of voice.

"YA THINK!!!" The Kiryu's Spirit shouted in reply.

FEATS

"Over the majority of his years, Rex has proven time and time of how much of a good soldier he is," Wiz said.

"He's fought in almost all the battles during the Clone Wars and after it ended, he joined the Rebellion to fight against the Imperial Empire, even taking part in the Battle of Endor. And even in his old age; he's still a badass." Boomstick commented.

"He's also proven that no matter what condition he is, he'll always keep fighting. Like the time when he was shot in the chest by a commando droid sniper, which left him crippled for a day. And yet, he still proves that there's still fight left in him." Kiryu's Spirit stated.

"And he's even fought and survived against powerful warriors like Jedi and Sith lords. Even fought against Mandalorians, and we all know how badass they are." Boomstick proclaimed.

"Rex is also a clever strategist and tactician; devising many tactics used by the Grand Army of the Republic that were still used by the Empire 16 years later," Wiz said. "But we all know Rex didn't have a perfect record."

WEAKNESSES

"While Rex has done feats and accomplishments that make him superhuman; however, he's still a man, with normal human weaknesses. Also, his aging speed is double that of a normal human and like his commanding officer, Anakin Skywalker, he can be very reckless and dives into situations without thinking." Kiryu's Spirit stated.

"And more importantly, he's most effective when he's fighting with his men and can be very prideful of his service as a Clone Captain; since he never liked being promoted to a Clone Commander during the Seige of Mandalore," Wiz added. "Also during his career, Rex had begun to question his and his brothers' purpose in the galaxy, and what would become of them if the war would come to an end."

"But even with his downsides, Rex is one tough soldier. And he's willing to fight for what's right and go down fighting as a clone does; which makes him such a freaking badass." Boomstick commented.

"I used to believe that being a good soldier meant doing everything they told you. That's how they engineered us. But we're not droids. We're not programmed. You have to learn to make your own decisions." Captain Rex said.

SHINING ARMOR

"Like all kingdoms in the real world, the land of Equestria would be such a vast and large country without a monarchy to govern it. Such as the two Royal Sisters; Princess Celestia and Princess Luna." Wiz said.

"However, since they alone cannot defend a country from any threat; and this is before the Mane Six came along; so the country had to form its own means of defense," Boomstick explained.

"And thus, the Royal Guard was established. And for a thousand years, the Royal Guards were the watchful sentinels of the city of Canterlot. But a royal military division isn't without its commanding officer, and so one pony would be appointed as the Captain of the Royal Guard, entrusted the protection and safety of Equestria's capital." Kiryu stated.

"And that responsibility was entrusted to one such pony, a unicorn named Shining Armor. And a lot can be said about him, he is the current/former Captain of the Royal Guard, husband of Princess Cadance, older brother of Twilight Sparkle, and..." Wiz explained most about Shining until Boomstick swoops in and interrupted.

"He's 100% full of shit!" He exclaimed.

BACKGROUND

"Boomstick! Did you really had to point that out?" Wiz asked his co-host.

"C'mon Wiz, don't tell me that anything else about this guy doesn't piss you off?" Boomstick replied.

"Boys! Can we move on please," Kiryu informed? "Anyway, during his childhood, Shining grew up in Canterlot along with his family and his young sister, Twilight Sparkle. His relationship with his sister was one he cherishes the most until he was recruited into the Royal Guard and had to leave his family."

"The most painful process all families had to go through when one of their own joins the military. Just like mine when my dad left to join the army." Boomstick painfully brings up his past.

"Anyway, his training in the royal guard was never mentioned in the show or the comics; however, it must have taken about many months or a year for him to be ranked up to Captain of the Royal Guard," Wiz stated.

"And would score him a date and marriage with Princess Cadance. Ah, young love." Kiryu said in admiration.

"Seriously, what did she see in this guy; especially with that surfer-dude accent of his?" Boomstick asked.

"Wait? He has a surfer dude accent?" Wiz replied in confusion.

"You didn't notice?" Boomstick responded in reply to his co-host not knowing about it.

"Uhhh no?" Wiz said.

"I guess none of us or even some parts of the fandom never noticed," Kiryu stated.

ROYAL GUARD ARMOR

"Anyway, like all his fellow Royal Guards, Shining Armor wears the traditional Canterlot Royal Guard armor. Which is entirely fitted with gold-plating and the design itself inspired by the armor of Roman centurions." Wiz continued the research.

"Sure you all might think that an armor made of gold would likely be the weakest choice for protection, but it does increase your chances to impress the ladies." Boomstick hinted. "Maybe that's the real reason why Shining scored a date with a princess?" He guessed.

"Though surprisingly, gold is actually tougher than what people think it is. After doing a lot of research, we concluded that gold itself has a tensile strength of 120 MPa. Which is equivalent to 17,405 PSI. It's not that extremely tough, but certainly helpful when you wish to survive any extreme blunt force or simply getting run over by a car." Kiryu stated.

"But despite having a poor choice in armor, Shining has shown incredible feats of magic and spells," Wiz commented.

ABILITIES & SKILLS

"As for physicality, while the strength of the Royal Guards is rather unknown and the only feats of impressive strength are shown by the Mane Six and other noticeable characters that are not Royal Guards," Wiz stated. "But to know the physical strength of Shining, we researched the punching power of real-life horses in the modern world. And horses are stated to kick with a whopping 2,000 psi."

"And its way stronger striking power than what any professional boxers are capable of," Boomstick said.

"But as we know, Shining won't rely on physicality in combat. Like all unicorns, Shining can perform many spells and enchantments as he pleases," Kiryu stated.

"He can also do a lot of crazy stuff like shooting magic lasers and can lift anything with his telekinesis," Boomstick added.

"But the spells that Shining is most perfected in are protection spells and forcefields. Meaning that he more relied on defense rather than offense." Wiz explained.

"Well that takes the fun out of magic when used in combat, but it's a good excuse when you're wearing shitty armor," Boomstick commented.

"Shining could also manipulate magic energy in his attacks. Like the time back at the Canterlot Wedding, he and Cadence were able to send massive shockwaves across the city of Canterlot and overpower Queen Chrysalis and her changeling army. But let's not give him too much credit since it was all in Cadence's part." Kiryu stated.

"And when measuring the speed of the shockwaves moving across the entire city of Canterlot in just 16 seconds. That would mean Shining's attack speed would be about 518x the speed of sound." Wiz pointed out.

"And that's crazy fast," Boomstick responded. "And let's not forget about how he was able to form a massive forcefield around the entire city of Canterlot."

"While its hard to get the size of Canterlot since it was also shown parts of it across the MLP show. However, in the MLP movie, we finally get its full size on display." Wiz stated.

"And it's freaking huge!" Boomstick commented.

"So with the size of the city and the height of the towers and the palace itself; we can determine that Shining would need to summon an energy yield that is worth around 420 kilotons of TNT. Thats 28x more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima." Kiryu proclaimed.

FEATS

"While there can be a lot said about his feats and accomplishments. Though... it's not much." Boomstick exclaimed.

"Though we'll try and list it down for you. He's defended Canterlot and held the forcefield that surrounds it all on his own for days. And has helped defeated Chrysalis and the Changelings; even helping his wife defend the Crystal Empire from King Sombra. And he's even formed the Crystal Guard after he and Candence were established as rulers of the kingdom." Wiz explained.

"He's also gone up against Lord Tirek, but he lasted in less of a second before having his magic removed," Boomstick added. "The dude's pathetic."

"Though we can't argue that his will and courage to protect Canterlot and the ones close to him, is quite admirable," Kiryu commented.

WEAKNESSES

"But using his magic comes at a cost. As seen in the Canterlot Wedding in season 2 of MLP; the constant use and casting of Shining's protection spell around Canterlot left him with serious migraines and headaches." Boomstick stated.

"And it even drained him of his stamina and magic to the point where he was unable to cast any more spells until Cadence gave him a recharge with the love between them," Wiz exclaimed.

"Also, even though Shining does seem like a brilliant strategist with his time in the Royal Guard; However, his mental state is not as strong as many think. And he has been under the control of a couple of powerful villains, time and time again." Kiryu added. "He was even manipulated by Queen Chrysalis so much that he didn't realize that the Cadence he was with was a fake and had his own sister kicked out of his own wedding." She explained.

"Well, unfortunately for him... and fortunate for all of us... that came to bite him in the ass in the end," Boomstick commented.

"But while he has many flaws and mistakes in his life, Shining continues to improve his judgment and personality for the better. Even though he doesn't seem like it, he truly is a respectable leader and soldier of the Royal Guard." Wiz said.

"The burden of keeping Canterlot safe and secure rests squarely on my shoulders." Quoted by Shining Armor in part 1 of the Canterlot Wedding 2-part finale.

"Alright, the combatants are set and we run our data for all possibilities," Wiz stated.

"Let's kick off this epic match-up of the captains," Kiryu commented.

Then it was time for Boomstick to shout out: "ITS TIME FOR A DEATH BATTLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEE!!!!"

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

In sector Equus-2011, one of the Republic's greatest ships; The Resolute, is orbiting the planet of Equus; Home of the Equestrians. Soon exiting out of the Republic flagship, is a Corellian G9 Rigger-Class light fighter (or better know to all hardcore Clone Wars fans; the Twilight) is flying towards the planet and enters its atmosphere.

The ship flies over the land of Equestria for a long while, soaring above the entire landscape before arriving at the Frozen North of Equestria. The Twilight then decreases its speed as it arrived at one of Equestria's grand kingdoms... The Crystal Empire.

The ship hovers for a while before landing about 200 meters from the entrance into the empire. After it had landed, the loading bay doors open to reveal 3 familiar characters that Star Wars fans know by heart. Walking off the ship are Jedi knights; Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Besides the two was Anakin's padawan, Ashoka Tano. Following behind her is everyone's lovable astromech droid; R2-D2.

Following behind the two Jedi and padawan, are 4 Republic clone troopers: Commander Cody, ARC troopers Fives and Echo trooper, and last; but not least, Captain Rex himself.

After they all had exited their transport, the group observed their surroundings while Ashoka was amazed by the beauty of the land.

"Whoa... I never thought this place could be so... beautiful." She said in admiration.

"We're not here for sight-seeing, Ashoka. Remember our mission." Anakin stated.

The Jedi padawan let out an annoyed sigh as she turns to her master. "I know, master." She replied.

"Don't worry, Ashoka. Maybe you can take a look around the city after we established an alliance with the inhabitants." Obi-Wan suggested.

"You know... I still unsure as to why are we here?" Anakin responded to his master.

"This sector is untouched by the war. And to ensure that it doesn't fall into Count Dooku's hands, we must establish an alliance with the planet to ensure its protection and to prevent the Separatists to take hold of this world." Obi-Wan explained.

As the Jedi were discussing, the clones have their own conversation as well.

"Never thought I would be pulled from the front lines and assigned as political bodyguards," Fives commented.

"Well, to be honest, I kind of enjoy the new setting. Gives me time to refresh my mind before going back blasting droids," Echo stated, which then receives a few beeps from R2. "Uh, no offense, R2." He replied.

"Well, Rex... What do you think of this new setting? It'll be like this across the galaxy once the war ends." Cody asked his fellow trooper.

"It's... fine. More than fine, of course." Rex replied with unsureness. "I'm just... Still having those thoughts in my head."

"Well... Try turning off that head of yours before you overthink too much." Cody humored.

While the clones were chatting, soon they are approached by the Jedi and padawan; and as such, the troopers halted their chatter and stood attention for their generals and commander.

"Alright, boys. Time to head into the city. Now, remember, we're here on a diplomatic mission." Anakin informed the troopers.

"Indeed, that means we must not pose any hostility towards the inhabitants of this planet. We're here to ensure a peaceful relationship with the leaders of this nation." Obi-Wan added on to Anakin's statement.

"That means no blasting or fighting today," Ashoka stated straight to the point.

"Well that's difficult at all," Fives sarcastically whispered to Rex, which earned a laugh from the clone captain.

"Alright then. We'll head into the city and establish negotiations. Rex, you'll be staying with the ship." Anakin instructed.

Rex was surprised by the orders he was given. "With all due respect, sir. I prefer to tag along to provide much better protection," he responded.

"I'm afraid that's not an option. We need someone standing guard with the ship and provide us transport in case things become complicated." Obi-Wan stated.

"Sorry, Rex... Maybe next time." Ashoka assured the clone captain while feeling sorry for him.

Soon the Jedi, Padawan, and R2 proceed to walk towards the Crystal Empire while the Fives and Echo follow behind them. Cody stood with Rex for a while longer, reassuring his brother.

"Don't be upset. You should consider yourself lucky," He stated before walking away and joining up with the others. Leaving Rex by himself next to the Twilight.

"Lucky?... You call this lucky?" Rex mutters to himself as he turns around to look at the ship. "Looks more like I'm not welcomed. Just because I don't take it easy, doesn't mean I can't handle politics for a day." He said.

The clone captain stood by the ship for a while before he decided to head inside it. "I could be out on the front lines or infiltrating a Separatist base. But no, I have to be here guarding a ship for no reason." He grumbled to himself.

But before he could even set his foot on the ship's ramp, he is halted by a commanding voice with a surfer dude accent.

"What's your business here?!" It shouted.

Rex turns away from the ship and soon he comes face to face with none other than Shining Armor, wearing his usual royal guard armor and staring at the clone with suspicion. Rex was confused and shocked to see a talking horse right in front of him. But seeing the horn on its head glowing with strange energy; the clone trooper couldn't help but feel alerted and on guard.

"I should be asking you the same thing," Rex replied while he and Shining locked eyes.

Shining was unsure what this creature was that stood before him. But he believed that it was not up to any good. Plus, it stood alone out here next to its airship from what he can tell; dangerously close to the Crystal Empire. The Royal Guard captain was now on the defense.

"Whatever you are, or wherever you came from. I advise that you come quietly for interrogation." Shining instructed.

Soon the two began slowly circling one another, not keeping their eyes off of one another. Rex had his hands inches away from his dual blaster pistols while Shining flared up his horn with more magic.

"Listen here. I was brought along here on some diplomatic meeting and had been advised to watch this ship. So I'm gonna have to decline your offer," Rex responded.

Soon the two halted in their tracks as they are, not turning their eyes away from one another as they ready to draw. As they stood in silence, a tumbleweed was bouncing along with the wind in the background. After a moment of silence between them, Shining breaks the silence with a response that starts it off.

"I'm not offering... I'm ordering you." He stated.

FIGHT!!!

After the reply, Rex instantly draws out his dual DC-17 blasters and began firing at the unicorn. In reaction to this attack, Shining casts a protection spell, forming a forcefield around him, which halts the plasma shots in their track. Rex seizes fire after seeing what the unicorn can do, just before Shining drops his forcefield and unleashes a magic blast from his horn.

Seeing the attack coming, the clone captain jumps out of the way and resumes firing his blasters as he was running around his opponent to try and outmaneuver him.

Shining forms another forcefield to deflect the attack and returned fire with his magic blasts. With a 20-foot gap between them, Shining and Rex ran in similar directions while trying to shoot one another.

The clone captain dodged and jumped over Shining’s magic blasts while the Royal guard captain’s magic shield deflected the plasma shots from Rex’s blasters.

But as the firefight raged on, Rex soon starts to notice that his dual blasters were reaching their 50-shot limit. Soon as expected, they were spent on any ammo. The clone trooper halted in place, attempting to reload his blasters

Seeing that his foe was disarmed for a minute, Shining then casts a telekinesis spell on his assailant and lifts the clone 10-feet into the air. Rex was surprised by this.

“What the hell?!” The clone shouted as he was struggling to break free. But it proved to be pointless as Shining tosses Rex straight towards the Twilight; with the clone crashing into the ship’s cargo hold.

Shining then stood calm to himself as he scoffs at how easy that was. “Guess he wasn’t as tough as he looks.” He commented.

But soon his comment is met with a plasma bolt was shot from the ship’s cargo and speeding straight towards the unicorn stallion; forcing him to jump out of the way to avoid it.

After doing so, Shining turns his attention to the ship and sees Captain Rex walking out of the vessel, with a DC-15A blaster rifle in his hands and with his T-12 jetpack in his back.

After appearing out of the ship, he then calls out to the royal guard captain.

“Sorry horse-face, I don't go down easy!” Rex started. And before Shining could react, the clone captain took off into the air and began blasting at the unicorn stallion below ground.

Shining quickly raises his magic shield to deflect the incoming shots. Then the stallion fires back with more magic blasts; which Rex saw coming and dodge effectively in the air before returning fire.

Shining dodge most of the blasts from ground level before one of the blasts grazed his left front hoof; leaving a severe burn on his leg. The captain of the Royal Guard grunts in pain as he stares up angrily at his foe.

The clone captain notices a pattern in the unicorn's attacks and continues his ariel offense. Feeling overwhelmed and losing his patience, Shining charges up his horn and unleashes a wave of magic which spreaded for about 100 yards.

Captain Rex was caught in the blast radius, with the magic causing his jetpack to short circuit and malfuction, causing him too lose control. However, the clone trooper was able to keep himself stable for while as he fell towards the ground before making a rough crash-landing.

"Urgh! Karablast." Rex grunted as he was slowly getting up from his rough landing.

But as he was recovering, Rex wasn't able to see Shining charging at him until he turned around as the unicorn stallion tackles him to the ground.

The two get up from the ground and proceed to engage in close-quarters combat. Shining attempts to smack the clone with his his fronts hooves, but Rex evades them. However, Shining does land a blow when he kicks his back legs into Rex's abdomen. The clone captain grunts from the force of the kick, but does not let it get the best of him. When Shining tries to attack Rex with another back kick, the clone captain dodges out of the way and grabs the stallion's back legs. He then lifts Shining over his head and slammed him down on the ground.

Feeling the blunt of the attack, Shining was dazed and grunting from the impact as Rex then proceed to bash his fist against the stallion's muzzle, repeatedly. In retailation, the stallions uses his back hooves to kick the clone off him and get quickly to deliver another kick to the clone's chest; knocking him a few feet.

Rex gets up and turns around to see Shining charging towards and leaping at him. In a effort to defend himself, the clone sidesteps and graps Shining while he was in mid-leap; and for the finish he then body slams the unicorn towards the ground. The two fell to the ground and laid there in pain and bruised from their fight.

However, the two fought through the pain and struggled to get themselves back up. Once they did, Rex and Shining stare at each other for awhile as the clone pulls out his other weapon; the DC-15S blaster carbine, and aims it at the unicorn.

In response, Shining brings up a forcefield in time to deflect the plasma shots as Rex fires upon the stallion. Soon the combatants ran around each other as they reverted to long range combat as Shining returns fire with his magic blasts while Rex continues firing his blaster.

But as he was constantly changing from offense and defense, using his magic more and more; it started to take a toll on Shining as he began to feel migrains and headaches. But he didn't let that stop him.

Seeing that his foe was using energy shields, Rex decided to revert back to his secret weapon. He pulls out a droid popper, activates it and rolls it towards the unicorn.

Seeing this coming, Shining brings up his forcefield once again. Once he did, the droid popper does not pass through the magic shield - much to Rex's dismay and disbelief - Although, when it detonated; the intense flash the emp device it made, blinded the unicorn stallion. And combined with the migrains, Shining unknowingly dropped his shield, leaving himself exposed.

Seeing that his opponent was temporarily blinded, and that the droid popper didn't work. Rex decided that play time was over.

"You know what... I'm getting tired of this." He stated as he reached towards his belt and brought out a thermal detonator in his hand. "Time to end this." He exclaimed as he ran towards Shining.

Just as Shining was now getting his vision back, he is met with Rex running towards him and then delivering a punch straight to his face, dazing him. Grabbing this small opportunity, Rex takes the detonator; activates it and attaches it onto Shining's armor. The clone captain kicks the stallion away as he gets a good distance from him.

After the punch, Shining turns around to face Rex and tries to attack until he hears the beeping sound of the detonator as it was seconds away from detonation. Realizing that it wasn't good and seeing that it was inevitable, the captain of the royal guard had only one thing to say.

"Oh pony fe-" KABOOM!!!!!

The detonator erupts into a big explosion which left a crater behind, with a 6-meter radius. As for Shining Armor, he was incinerated instantly from being in the epicenter of the blast.

With his foe defeated, Rex lets out an exhausted sigh of relief as he falls onto his back. As he was laying there, he soon hears Anakin's voice calling to him. "Rex?"

Upon hearing this, the clone captain sits upward to see general Skywalker; along with Ashoka, Obi-Wan, and his fellow clones. He then turns to their left and see 4 other ponies standing next to them; as you can guess correctly; they are Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadence, and Twilight Sparkle. And all of them had shocked expressions on their faces, and Cadence being more shocked out of all of them.

Without even hesitant to say it, Rex turns to his brothers and said: "Next time... One of you is staying with the ship!"

KO!!!

"Whoa! That was more intense than I thought it would be!" Boomstick commented.

"While it may not seem like it, Shining Armor held numerous advantages over Captain Rex. He was physically stronger, had a much stronger defense, and was potentionly less reckless in his fights; depending on his mindset." Wiz stated.

"However, due to his mind having been weak and under the influence of many powerful villains over the years. It wasn't guaranteed that he would make any smart tactics and decisions." Kiryu exclaimed.

"But still his magic power is too OP! You might think that with that kind of power, he would have easily one-shotted Rex." Boomstick suggested.

"But unfortunately for Shining... He would need to hit him first." Wiz claimed.

"While Shining can attack at a speed 518x the speed of sound. Rex's reaction speed was comparable to his jedi general Anakin Skywalker; who can keep up with Obi-Wan Kenobi; a jedi who can react down to a nanosecond." Kiryu explained.

Examples :
Rex (compared with Anakin + Obi-wan) - 1 nanosecond / 670,616,629 MPH
vs
Shining Armor - 397,560 MPH

"A reaction speed that is compareble to lightspeed! And at least a thousand times faster than Shining's attack speed. So Rex was for sure to evade Shining's attacks and avoid getting hit." Boomstick stated.

"Also Rex held the advantage in offense. Due to his varied arsenal of weapons and firepower that can attack at long range; plus his years perfecting exceptional battle tactics and plans that brought many Republic victories." Wiz said.

"But of course, due to Shining's incredible power and skills in protection spells were enough to help him stay in the fight." Kiryu commented. "Which made this a incredible battle between offense and defense."

"But due to constantly using his magic and switching from his forcefield and long-range attacks, put a major strain on Shining's body. Up to the point where he could not keep up his magical defense for long. And since Shining was heavily dependant on defense, he didn't have any offensive attacks to counter Rex's." Boomstick responded.

"And that leaves us to the most important factor of the fight... experience," Wiz stated.

"While Shining may have the highest rank in the Royal Guard, he didn't really took part in any battles or conflicts; which was a rare thing in Equestria," Boomstick said.

"As for Rex, he was battle-harden from years of participation in many wars and battles; like the Clone Wars and the rebellion against the Empire. Also, Rex was taught and trained in military tactics and skills after his birth. Which meant his training was far more complexed and extensive than Shining's." Kiryu added as DUMMI hovers into the room with the 3 hosts.

"Shining Armor was a formidable oppenant. But Captain Rex's reaction speed, overwhelming offensive, and years of experience was enough for him to overpower the unicorn stallion. But you all knew that." DUMMI disclosed the discussion before he was pulled in for a snuggle by Kiryu.

"Awwww, you're so CUTE!!!" Kiryu awed as she hugged the little robot.

"Looks like this was Rex's time to Shine-ing!" Boomstick punned.

"The winner is Captain Rex." Wix declared for the fandom.

Author's Note

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