Genji vs Kenshi

Genji vs Kenshi is a What If? episode featuring Genji from Overwatch and Kenshi from Mortal Kombat

Description
Two master swordsmen with spirits in their swords. Both are Japanese and have a poor history with their families. Who will come out on top? Will Genji's Dragonblade prevail or will he show little promise?

Interlude
Wiz: In the ancient era of feudal Japan, a martial arts known as kenjutsu prevailed. Its practitioners studied the art of the blade in combat, and was implemented by legendary warriors such as the samurai.

Boomstick: Although our two combatants aren't samurai, they are much better than that, wielding supernatural blades with spirits inside them!

[picture of genji, i will be the one to provide]

Wiz: Genji, the finest cyborg ninja of Blackwatch and Overwatch,

[picture of kenshi, i will be the one to provide]

Boomstick: And Kenshi, the telepathic swordsman of the Special Forces.

Wiz: I'm Wiz, and he's Boomstick, and it's our job to analyze their weapons, skils and gear to find out who would win a DEATH BATTLE.

Genji
Wiz: In the modern city of Hanamura, a criminal syndicate run by the Shimada family clan thrives from the spoils of lucrative trade of arms and illegal substances. Its members are ninjas trained in art of combat, just like our combatant here.

'''Boomstick: And this ninja yakuza had two prevalent members. Genji and Hanzo Shimada.'''

Wiz: While Hanzo was studying martial arts and assassination, Genji did the same, albeit he did less work than his brother, living a luxurious life as a playboy, which was permitted by his father.

'''Boomstick: The ninja yakuza didn't like this, and told his dad to make him go out more often and carry out more missions rather than hang around with his riches and bitches. After his dad died, Hanzo inherited the throne and was told by the clan elders to convince Genji to help the clan. But, he was really stubborn and refused, and Hanzo was forced to kill him and that act left him heartbroken.'''

Wiz: Genji actually survived, but with life threatening injuries until Overwatch rescued him and rebuilt his body, giving him a cyborg body that granted him increased agility and augmented his already perfected ninja skills. He paid his debt to Overwatch by working with them to dismantle his family's crime syndicate. He then worked with Blackwatch as a member who participated in Blackwatch's covert operatives, and one of the operations he was included in resulted in Overwatch's downfall.

'''Boomstick: Genji didn't choose a side in this one, and left the organization before it was dismantled. What a pussy.'''

Wiz: He didn't leave because of that, he left because of something do with himself. He started to think about his cyborg body and was disgusted by it, he thought that his cyberization removed his soul. He left Blackwatch and Overwatch and wandered the world in search of meaning, until he met a omnic monk named Zenyatta.

'''Boomstick: A wise crack robot monk, huh? Awesome!'''

Wiz: Genji initially refused his adviced, but he eventually agreed to be his student. Under his teachings, he accepted his cyborg body and discovered that he still had his soul intact.

'''Boomstick: He now roams the world to do battle against bad guys, working on his own and still being friends with his colleagues at Overwatch. And he lived and fought happily ever after.'''

Wiz: With his newfound agility and arsenal, Genji has unlocked a new set of weapons in his disposal.

'''Boomstick: He can throw shurikens that are stored in his cybernetic arm. They come in two firing modes, single fire and three round burst. Genji can only shoot up to 24 shurikens before he has to reload. These small sons of a bitch can puncture light armor such as Kevlar and Zylon.'''

Wiz: His sword, the Ryū ichimonji (竜一文字), has the ability to deflect attacks with different effects. When he deflects a physical attack, he simply blocks it, and if he deflects a ranged attack, he blocks it and then sends it rebounding to the sender. He isn't completely invulnerable though, as he can be attacked by non-physical attacks such as Mei's Endothermic Blast and he can still be attacked from behind.

'''Boomstick: Genji can perform a quick dash and strike to his enemies with his trusty wakizashi, which is the samurai's sidearm. If he is able to kill someone when he does that, he can do it again without having to wait 8 fucking seconds to dash and slice. I mean, COME ON, he's a cyborg! Why does he have to wait?'''

Wiz: His most powerful ability, the Dragonblade, makes use of his Shimada Spirit Dragon. Genji can summon a green dragon spirit that greatly boosts his damage, instantly killing anyone that gets in the way of Genji's katana.

Boomstick: He can use this in combination with Swift Strike to kill multiple enemies at once!

Wiz: Correct. Now that we have introduced his abilities, let's see what he can do.

Wiz: As a cyborg, Genji climb up walls, allowing him to access places out of his reach. His cyborg enhancements also grant him the ability to jump in mid-air, further increasing his accessibility to places out of reach.

Boomstick: He can double jump, just like in the video games!

Wiz: Well, it is a video game...

Boomstick: Shut up Wiz.

Wiz: Genji's sword is so strong, he can slice a car in half. He also has quick reflexes, demonstrated when Doomfist threw the same car at him before he quickly unsheated his katana and sliced the car in half. Proof of his quick reflexes are reinforced by his ability to deflect a barrage of bullets.

'''Boomstick: His Swift Strike ability sends Genji 15 meters forward in less than a second, which means he can blitz his enemies with no sweat. Hell, if you do some research, it says that he moves 37 meters per second!'''

'''Boomstick: Genji can also deflect rockets without them exploding! Even though the rocket is supposed to be sliced once it reaches Genji's sword, he still manages to reflect it back without even slicing it. Holy shit!'''

Wiz: Genji's relationship with the Shimada family allows him to manipulate other Shimada dragons, as seen in the animated short "Dragons". When Hanzo unleashed his Dragonstrike upon Genji, he used his sword to redirect the twin dragons back to Hanzo. As a result, he defeated his brother Hanzo by redirecting his ultimate ability back to him.

'''Boomstick: Genji isn't really strong enough to take a strong punch, he always needs healing after losing just one HP. But he did tank a punch from Doomfist's gauntlet, and got KO'd. If only Winston and Tracer were healers...'''

Wiz: His cyborg body isn't designed to take a beating, making him extremely vulnerable to hard-hitters. He's the perfect example of a glass cannon.

Wiz: During his training as a Blackwatch member, he had difficulty keeping up with an Overwatch cadet, whose name was Lena Oxton, a.k.a. Tracer. This shows that Genji has the speed like a cheetah, but a cheetah can only run fast in short bursts, just like Genji's abilities Deflect and Swift Strike. He is still faster than most Overwatch characters, only rivalled by Tracer.

Boomstick: Even though he's weak as shit and constantly needs healing, his high damage output makes up for his really weak durability and health.

Hanzo: What have you become?

Genji: I have accepted what I am, and I have forgiven you, now you must forgive yourself. The world is changing once again Hanzo, and it’s time to pick as side.

Hanzo: Real life is not like the stories our father told us, you are a fool for believing it so!

Genji: '''Perhaps I am a fool to think there is still hope for you, but I do. Think on that, brother.'''

Trivia

 * Both combatants are Japanese swordsmen, and they work for an international task force that fights crime.
 * They both wield swords with spirits inside them, Genji has a dragon spirit inside it, while Kenshi has the spirits of Asian and European warrior kings inside it.
 * They both have a "curse" that they benefitted from, Genji's curse is his cyborg body and was gifted enhanced agility and shuriken arsenal, while Kenshi's curse is his blindness and was gifted spiritual vision, telepathy and telekinesis.
 * This is Xtasyamphetamine's 3rd Death Battle.