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Do the cards already played in the current battle go to the side battle?

Im guessing this is an IN GAME question and if so then im afaiad I'm a little late.

Instant Special Abilities > Fight Each Other
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If two heroes (or two evil characters) are forced to fight each other, this is called a side battle. In a side battle, each player involved in the original battle controls the characters on one side of the side battle.  The characters which must fight are selected by the player of the side battle ability and placed into the side battle in any order.  If only one selected character was already in battle, then its current controller retains control of that character in the side battle.  If both of the selected characters are being controlled by the same player in the original battle, the player of the side battle ability chooses which one he will control in the side battle.  The player that controls a character controls any banding special abilities (if applicable). However, characters in a side battle cannot band to characters already in the Field of Battle. If one or more characters already in the field of battle are selected to fight in a side battle, their special abilities do not reactivate.

If the side battle ends in a mutual destruction, all cards in the side battle are discarded.  If the side battle does not end in mutual destruction, the battle is resolved as follows:

•      Losing characters are discarded along with any enhancements played on them.

•      Characters not discarded or removed from the side battle that came from the original battle return to the original battle, including any enhancements played during the side.

•      Any other characters not discarded or removed from the side battle return to their owner’s territory.  The active battle then transfers back to the original battle.

if they go back i would say they come with. so follow the character i would say.

i would say yes. elder confirmation?

That's how I played it. But idk...any others wanna comment on this? I just wanna make sure?

I've always ruled it that enhancements played before a side battle don't follow, but I just wanted to confirm because their isn't anything about that, that I've seen.

I would say no.  I have always ruled that the end of a side battle is like the end of traditional battle, Survivng characters return to where they came from, enhancements are discarded.  Is this incorrect?

Im guessing this is an IN GAME question and if so then im afaiad I'm a little late.

Instant Special Abilities > Fight Each Other
How to Use
If two heroes (or two evil characters) are forced to fight each other, this is called a side battle. In a side battle, each player involved in the original battle controls the characters on one side of the side battle.  The characters which must fight are selected by the player of the side battle ability and placed into the side battle in any order.  If only one selected character was already in battle, then its current controller retains control of that character in the side battle.  If both of the selected characters are being controlled by the same player in the original battle, the player of the side battle ability chooses which one he will control in the side battle.  The player that controls a character controls any banding special abilities (if applicable). However, characters in a side battle cannot band to characters already in the Field of Battle. If one or more characters already in the field of battle are selected to fight in a side battle, their special abilities do not reactivate.

If the side battle ends in a mutual destruction, all cards in the side battle are discarded.  If the side battle does not end in mutual destruction, the battle is resolved as follows:

•      Losing characters are discarded along with any enhancements played on them.

•      Characters not discarded or removed from the side battle that came from the original battle return to the original battle, including any enhancements played during the side.

•      Any other characters not discarded or removed from the side battle return to their owner’s territory.  The active battle then transfers back to the original battle.

 

In this case an interrupt, Christian Suing Another, was played to start the side battle, which seems it would interrupt the enhancements in battle until the side battle completes. So it is my belief the enhancements should not follow the character from the original battle to the side battle. However, what needs to be determined is if this would work the same for a card that starts a side battle but does not interrupt. Basically we have 3 choices:

A. Enhancements never follow characters taken from battle into a side battle.
B. Enhancements always follow characters taken from battle into a side battle.
C. Enhancements never follow characters taken from battle into a side battle if the card used to create the side battle is an interrupt, but enhancements always
    follow characters taken from battle into a side battle if the card used to create the side battle does not interrupt the original battle.