Did Saber have any chance of beating Kuzuki?Kuzuki's style relies on Caster buffing him a lot and, more importantly, the element of surprise
>>283340337Yeah she just lost because it was so surprising. The vn clearly states that in a rematch Saber would easily win.Same with Rin and Caster. A human beating up a heroic spirit only works under very specific circumstances.
>>283340337Memory is a bit foggy, but both in the Vn and UBW anime Artoria was take out of surprise by that wubbly punches.The scene of her getting choked Jobber Style only last very briefly and right after she is standing there ready to slice him apart. It is only due to Shirou’s command spell that she loses.
>>283340337There's some extra context where he's a professional assassin who was taught hundreds of different techniques for assassinating specific opponents that would otherwise be too strong for him. In this scene, he's using Wobbly Punches, which is a specific type of punch that changes direction last-second. It exploits a flaw in the Instinct/Mind's Eye skill where it can only predict the future based on current information and vibes. So a warrior like Saber who's used to using Instinct for her dodges, because it's usually not wrong, will inevitably dodge right into the punch.It's not even that strong of a technique, but it confuses Instinct users. Once you make their Instinct backfire once, they start trying to actively avoid doing what their battle experience tells them to do and get sloppy. Plus Saber was panicked because Rin and Shirou were in danger, so she was trying to end the battle fast and didn't have time to really stop and evaluate the situation.Kazuki even admits it only worked in that one exact situation. If he ever had to fight Saber again, she'd slash him in half without much issue.
