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15. Odysseus vs. Samwise Gamgee - Drinking Contest IIIII IIIII I/
16. Galuf (FF5) vs. Aggron (Pokemon) - Completing a Pokemon Journey IIIII IIII/II
17. Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) vs. Franziska von Karma - Staying Calm in the Face of Adversity IIIII/IIII
18. Ditto (Pokemon) vs. Dr. Psyche (MM:CM) - Stand Up Comedy IIIII I/II
19. Abed Nadir (Community) vs. Solitair (Dark Souls) - Debate IIT/II
20. Joker (Mass Effect), Homer Simpson, Dr. Tuta (Suikoden 3), Lews Therin Telamon (Nutbar Form, WoT), Iago (Othello), Tibarn (FE 9/10), Jabba the Hut, Stephen Colbert - Survivor
When it came down to final voting, everyone figured that between the dirty rat bastard who got there by politics and backstabbing, and the well respected war veteran who'd simply helped everyone, that it'd be a slam dunk. However, no one expected Iago's final argument of you should respect me because I did what I had to do, and even more unexpected was that it worked. Well, it got him close enough that Homer not realising that this time you vote for who you want to win and not who you want to lose to tip it.
Ia 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 - 48/56 86%
Tu 2, 6, 8, 8, 8, 5, 5 - 42/56 75%
LTT 3, x, x, 5, 5, 6, 6 - 25/40 62.5%
Ti 7, 8, 5, 4, 6, 3, 2 - 35/56 62.5%
HS 5, 5, 2, 3, 2, 8, 8 - 33/56 59%
SC 8, 4, 6, 2, 4, 4, 4 - 32/56 57%
Jo 4, 3, 4, x, x, 2, x - 13/32 41%
JH 1, 2, 3, 6, 3, 1, 3 - 19/56 34%
Pool D
Match #21
Heckling is an art, after all, you have to balance the research to know the target's general failings, as well as having the wit and awareness in order to just take advantage of any general slip ups as they go along. What they're heckling could be anything, from bad movies to the muppet show. For the sake of this, we'll assume it's one of those seventies sci-fi C flicks that are so bad they're mind scarring.
Dr Robotnik is coming into this at a general disadvantage, with baby eating villains like him not usually being strong in the witty wordplay department. However, since that's really the only defining trait his nemesis has (aside from going really fast), maybe some of it has rubbed off on him. Meanwhile, Bob, Guardian of Mainframe, has this down pat. No matter how absurd the situation, he usually has something to say. So really, this'll be his match to lose.
Match #22
It's a time honoured tradition. You need something really, really badly. So badly in fact that you're willing to pay pretty much any price. Or, you simply want something that's hard to get otherwise, and you think that you can avoid paying the price that people usually have to pay. That's right, it's time to make that deal with the literal devil, and see who comes out of it with the best benefit/cost ratio.
Sadly, no flavour text on the contestants as I don't follow scrubs or naruto, but I'm sure the commentary will fill this lack in.
Match #23
Everybody knows the world is full of stupid people. Short sighted people, petty people, people who make the world worse just for existing. And really, isn't that everyone? That's why the world must be purged. Everyone must die. And our two contestants are just the people to do it.
The Blue Mage exemlifies the saying "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" as his technique of learning skills through being hit by them hurts, but the things he learns are incredible. Which means he comes into this with an astoundingly large skillset that may just get larger.
Against this is a villain by trade. The Chameleon may not sound that threatening, and his main power is that of disguise, but just think of the places he can infiltrate that'll let him do some real large scale killing? His only real flaw is that he already has a designated hero, and that hero has friends.
Match #24
Because there needs to be one catagory where Aquaman can humiliate someone by winning, we present that perennial Tournament of Randomness event, Talking With Fishes. Or at least, that's what it usually is. This time, in honour of the two competitors that got drawn for this event, we're changing it to the one time only Sleeping with Fishes event. And no, I'm not going to define it further, because each contestant has their own favoured definition.
Michael Corleone is the Godfather. And naturally, he excels at helping folks sleep with the fish. Against this is James Bond, the man who gets all the action.
Match #25
Crime may be rising, but when all seems darkest, one man can defy the odds and assemble a group of mighty heros to save the day.
Of course, we need that hero first. Since we've got a pair of villains. Wile E Coyote seems more likely to side with the heros against evil, but since when has he ever been competant enough to succeed? Against his is Seto Kaiba, who's more likely to be forming the villain's league. Though, hey, he's at least fought against greater villains and teamed up with the hero on occasion.
Match #26
Seeing the future is a complicated process where you lift back the veil of time, seeing events before they actually happen. Or where you manage to figure out from what is happening what has to happen in the future.
Our first competitor, and second Iago, is actually pretty good at this. Arguably the smartest character in his homeworld (granted, Disney's Aladdin is not a high IQ locale) this bird brain manages to do fairly well for himself. Of course, his opponent, the strategist Shu, has this schtick as his bread and butter, with his ability to figure out what's going to happen next, and plan for it, being the main deciding factor in the fledgling Dunan Army's survival.
Match #27
Ballroom Dancing is an elegant activity, where two partners stately glide across the floor, with one partner leading, and the other being led. Done well, it is a thing of beauty. Done poorly, it's awkward for all involved, and possibly painful for the dancers.
Our first pair may well be in that second catagory, as scientists are rarely known for their social graces. And both Emmitt Brown and Otto Octavius are both the sort of driven expert who can push back the boundaries of knowledge, but probably can't cut a rug. Fortunately, on the other team, mogul Ramus, from the Lunar world, is also unlikely to be a good dancer, and while the two doctor, though of different alignment, will likely have a certain camaradery, Ramus is unlikely to have such a bond with the most infamous son of Gotham, the Joker. Of course, in an event where one person is expected to lead, perhaps mind numbing terror can replace teamwork. And, of all the people here, ballroom dancing seems like it'd actually be a pretty fitting skill for the Joker to have.
Match #28
Go karting is a pretty simple activity. It gets less so when the laws of physics only loosely apply, and you're part of a two man team where one person drives, and the other one is lobbing around stuff like banana peels and heat seeking turtle shells. That's right, we've got some double dash going on, with each team having a driver and a partner.
Our first team is actually fairly balanced. Ted "Theodore" Logan is probably going to be a competant driver, and Dryst will want to be item man, because it means he'll be able to turn his cart into a high speed disaster area. Of course, while his offence will be top notch, expect him to also be lacking in defense, or any real appreciation for non destructive items.
Our second team, well... it's not clear which role Dracula will take, but he'll probably be better at it than anyone else in the match by a large margin. Ok, it's obvious he'll take the driving, because bad item use can be recovered from, bad driving cannot. The issue is, his partner will be Larry Butz, meaning that his kart will also be a high speed disaster area, just that Dracula will be pressed to ensure that his own kart isn't caught up in the chaos the Butz will undoubtedly cause.
Quick Vote Form:
21. Bob (Reboot) vs. Dr. Robotnik - Heckling
22. The Janitor (Scrubs) vs. Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) - Dealing With the Devil
23. Blue Mage vs. Chameleon (Spiderman) - Killing Everyone
24. Michael Corleone (The Godfather) vs. James Bond - Sleeping with Fish
25. Wile E. Coyote vs. Seto Kaiba (YuGiOh) - Forming a Superhero League
26. Iago (Aladdin) vs. Shu (Suikoden II) - Seeing the Future
27. Doc Brown/Doc Octavius vs. Ramus (Lunar)/The Joker (Batman) - Ballroom Dancing
28. Ted "Theodore" Logan/Dryst (Brig) vs. Dracula/Larry Butz - Kart Racing, Double Dash Style
