The first battle between Lucy and Bando is a textbook study in arrogance, missed opportunities and failure to use the available information against an unknown opponent. To paraphrase an old Woody Woodpecker cartoon, had Bando merely called his superiors, this would never have happened. For how poorly this battle went for him, only Bando would have lasted as long as he did in a fight with someone as bloodthirsty and powerful as Lucy. This encounter was their first battle, but it would not be their last.