Results:
21. Bob (Reboot) IIII/III Dr. Robotnik - Heckling
22. The Janitor (Scrubs) IIIII I/ Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) - Dealing With the Devil
23. Blue Mage IIIII I/ Chameleon (Spiderman) - Killing Everyone
24. Michael Corleon (The Godfather) IIIII II/ James Bond - Talking with Fish
25. Wile E. Coyote IIIII/III Seto Kaiba (YuGiOh) - Forming a Superhero League
26. Iago (Aladdin) /IIIII III Shu (Suikoden II) - Seeing the Future
27. Doc Brown/Doc Octavius IIIII/III Ramus (Lunar)/The Joker (Batman) - Ballroom Dancing
28. Ted "Theodore" Logan/Dryst (Brig) IIIII II/ Dracula/Larry Butz - Kart Racing, Double Dash Style
Pool E
Match 29
Hide and Seek is a pretty simple affair. One guy hides, the other looks for him. If the guy hiding can reach a predetermined location without getting caught then he wins the round, if he's caught, than he loses. In this case, they'll take turns shootout style until three rounds have happened, or until one of them ends a round with a lead, whichever is longer.
Our first contestant is actually a pretty damn good contender, if only because he's a pro at moving around undetected, and he's got top notch searching abilities, if only because it's so very easy for him to run around and look everywhere. The Flash and his running speed will prove a tough nut to crack.
Which means that he'll be a challenge for his competitor, the man who played hide and seek against an Empire, and won. Fou-Lu is an expert in evading capture, avoiding notice, and generally being sneaky as hell. He will be no match for the Flash in raw skill, but his cunning should provide him the tools he needs for this oddly balanced fight.
Match 30
Sax and Violins is another one of those fun catagories that really is what you make of it. Whether it be music or innuendo. Once again, we've got a pair of contestants who'll be hoping for their favoured interpretation of it.
Tony Stark isn't much on music, but innuendo? That he can do all night long. Link on the other hand, not having a personality kinda hurts at stuff like this, though I suppose his animated counterpart could be somewhat effective. However, at this point, the collective Ur-Link could probably field a pretty kickass orchestra.
Match 31
Ancients conspiracies exist, and they want to do horrific things. Just a fact of life. And, there's always that one person who stumbles onto their plans and tries to find their dark secrets and otherwise stop them. This time, we have the story of two unlikely heros who will excel at completely different parts of this.
Ultros' hiding abilities are unknown. I mean, he's good at showing up out of nowhere, but let's face it. You never actually look for the guy. In fact, it's usually the complete opposite. That said, finding out the truth? If his truth finding skills are equal to his tracking abilities, then he's got a lock on that. Now all he needs to do is avoid capture.
On the other hand, Shinji Ikari has no real concerns about hiding, after all, the Illuminati are his father. So, in his case, it's less hiding and more surviving being an integral part of the Illuminati's plans long enough to discover the truth. Or simply finding the truth in the first place. That said, he has a network of competant, if highly damaged, friends who all have parts of the truth, so if he can find a backbone, victory is in his grasp.
Match 32
This time we find ourselves with an interesting match. A duel arcane without mages. However, one party can just pull out powers from people who're a bit closer to the mark, as Peter Petrelli is an accomplished powers mimic. Something that may have been even better if he were facing a mage. Instead, he's facing our second entry from Mythical Greece, Perseus. Aka the guy who kills monsters and bangs princesses before it was in style, and does so with the hell of countless magical trinkets from the Gods. Which means that he's probably going to be coming into this borrowing some other magical bling that'll let him fight magically. Though, being Greek, he's still going to need to be clever with how he uses what he's given.
Match 33
There's nothing quite like the smell of spandex in the morning. It's the smell of the 80's. And so we have our next batch of American Gladiators coming to the ring, neither of whom look like they should be a good fit, but both of whom are probably much better than they appear.
First up is that mob boss in the body of a little girl, Puniyo. While she's not so good at physical challenges, she's got that covered with creativity, and ruthlessness. Look for her to get by in challenges by finding uses for things that should not be, and doing things to her opponent that will boost the ratings in a big way.
Against this is Uncle from Jackie Chan Adventures. Don't let the stooped posture and withered frame of this old man fool you. Though he may leave most of the fighting to Jackie Chan, he's ostensibly the guy who trained him, and with his finely honed martial arts, should make short work of any physical challenges thrown his way.
Match 34
Running a nation is a tricky affair. After all, you have to not only balance what'll be helpful to keep the country running smoothly, you also have to work with all of the people who are a part of it, and who each want the betterment of the parts they care about (whether that be the whole, their circles, or just themselves).
Katsuragi Keima may actually be fairly good at this, given he's a prodigy who is being forced to work on his people skills. Against this is someone who likely ends her game in this position, as Full Mystic Asellus replaces the Mystic Governor of her region.
Match 35
And now... the match I've kinda been waiting for. The team battle for Rock Band. As per usual, we'll be doing some sets, with the better scores after the set winning. As a fun side bonus, we'll be using the harmony mechanics from the newest one, which means that the lead guitarist will also have to sing.
Team one actually should be pretty strong, with Deadpool likely being good wherever he's put, which will likely be vocals or lead guitar given that's where you want the guy with the snarky asides and wacky antics. Which ever role he doesn't fill will be taken by Bad Horse from Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog, who likely has the chops and thatricality to pull off either with a nice menacing air. This leaves Julius Belmont on the Bass, and Lucca on the drums.
Team two, on the other hand, will be the team to beat. While they do have Dr. Nick Rivera whose cometance is questionable, he should be safely relegated to the easy to play Bass. And they have the highly competant and continualy snubbed Severus Snape getting dumped onto the drums, where he'll continue to excel in the face of disrespect. Normally, this would be the point where Roy from FE6 would stand up and take lead guitar, but as we all know, he's not proficient with Axes, leaving him as lead singer while Gene from Godhand takes the guitar and frontman position he was born to take.
Quick Vote Form:
29. The Flash vs. Fou-Lu (BoF4) - Hide and Seek
30. Tony Stark vs. Link - Sax and Violins
31. Shinji Ikari vs. Ultros - Evade the Illuminati and Discover the Truth
32. Perseus vs. Peter Petrelli (Heros) - Duel Arcane
33. Puniyo (Mana Khemia 2) vs. Uncle (Jackie Chan Adventures) - American Gladiators
34. Katsuragi Keima (World Only God Knows) vs. Full Mystic Asellus (SaGa Frontier) - Running a Nation
35. Deadpool, Lucca (CT), Bad Horse (Dr. Horrible), Julius Belmont vs. Roy (FE6), Severus Snape, Dr. Nick Rivera, Gene (Godhand) - Rock Band
