Say I am in a battle with a lion ancestor token and Kitsu Akai vs a 4ph paragon. I play KItsu akai's ability "Battle: Bow your performing Ancestor Personality and target an enemy card without attachments: Destroy it. Gain 1 Honor." and target the 4ph paragon. Can the player then play iron will "Reaction: After another player targets your Paragon with a Battle action performed by a Personality with lower Personal Honor: The action's costs are ignored and its effects are negated. That player may take an additional Battle action."? Kitsu Akai has 4ph and is performing the action which also has the lion ancestor performing, which personal honor is checked in this case?
Kitsu Akai + iron Will
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Say I am in a battle with a lion ancestor token and Kitsu Akai vs a 4ph paragon. I play KItsu akai's ability "Battle: Bow your performing Ancestor Personality and target an enemy card without attachments: Destroy it. Gain 1 Honor." and target the 4ph paragon. Can the player then play iron will "Reaction: After another player targets your Paragon with a Battle action performed by a Personality with lower Personal Honor: The action's costs are ignored and its effects are negated. That player may take an additional Battle action."? Kitsu Akai has 4ph and is performing the action which also has the lion ancestor performing, which personal honor is checked in this case?
Iron Will can be played in the situation you described.
The trigger for Iron Will only checks to see if the action is being performed by a personality with lower Personal Honor than your Paragon, it doesn't care that there is another personality with equal PH to your Paragon that is also performing the action.
On: Kitsu Akai