Results:
29. The Flash IIIII II/I. Fou-Lu (BoF4) - Hide and Seek
30. Tony Stark I/IIIII Link - Sax and Violins
31. Shinji Ikari IIIII/I Ultros - Evade the Illuminati and Discover the Truth
32. Perseus IIIII I/I Peter Petrelli (Heros) - Duel Arcane
33. Puniyo (Mana Khemia 2) /II IIIII Uncle (Jackie Chan Adventures) - American Gladiators
34. Katsuragi Keima (World Only God Knows) I/III Full Mystic Asellus (SaGa Frontier) - Running a Nation
35. Deadpool, Lucca (CT), Bad Horse (Dr. Horrible), Julius Belmont IIIII I/I Roy (FE6), Severus Snape, Dr. Nick Rivera, Gene (Godhand) - Rock Band
Pool F
Match 36:
Many things have been said about wars, and how to win them. However, there's really only two ways to win. You either need to destroy your opponent's will to continue fighting, or destroy their ability to do so. And even then, the second doesn't always take. In this case, our two competitors will have their armies, and a nation to go with it, and will attempt to win the war between them.
Our first competitor apparently has experience in running a polity, being the Mayor of Quahog. However, can the Family Guy rendition of Adam West win a war? Against him is a magician who apparently also dabbles in politics, though of the supernatural sort. And in a much darker world. However, while he'll be more able to do what needs to be done, how effective will he be at running an army?
Match 37:
This is another of those matches where the scrub offs are probably more entertaining than watching two competant type people going at it. Specifically, we have the Sanity Contest, where the winner is the one who is most sane.
First off, we have the Trekkie Monster, the guy best known for the statement that the Internet is for Porn. And against him is the antithesis of Love, Xorn.
Match 38:
The Jogurt is a majestic beast, true to itself and its dedication to the path of 1. And like any great beast, they come in swarms that cover the vast plains, swarms that need to be gotten from one place to another.
Roland Deschaine is a gunslinger from a place and time where that's important. The important thing here is that while he may be a gunslinger, he is also, quite emphatically, not a cowboy. However, he's a driven guy with a chunk of ingenuity to call upon and a fair bit of skill too, so odds are good that he will in fact get to where he's going.
Up against him is Waldo. If you still can't see him, no worries, not being seen is what he does best. Another thing he does well is co-existing with absurdity, and herding jogurts is, at its heart, absurd.
Match 39:
Some matches as elegant in their simplicity, but still not the kind of things you really want to see the aftermath of. Craft: Disturbing Mental Image is one of the finest of these, as both contestants will do their utmost to break the minds of a captive audiance through making them think about things no person should ever be forced to think about.
While I don't know the guy, I can't help but think that Marv from Sin City has a bit of a leg up here, if only because of where he's from. Also, Noir settings lean more towards aptitude at this kind of thing than utopian visions of the future, which is exactly where his opponent, Captain Jean Luc Picard hails from. However, having been all over the galaxy, and having a way with words and generally determined to see the mission through, the old man from Starfleet may well pull off the win.
Match 40:
Last time on being Charlie Brown, we essentially had Chuck Brown in a fur suit as a competitor. This time we have something different, we have two people who make a habit of winning showing up.
Our first contestant is Wallace Wells, the cool gay roomate of Scott Pilgrim. The man is best known for pithy one liners, generally making the scene better simply by showing up, and always being at the top of his game. Failure's rank touch settles on a lot of people over the course of that series, but never on him. And he still has a shot at winning, simply because he's at least mundane in his awesomeness.
After all, he's never killed a god, let alone two of them. Vin Venture is quite possibly the most skilled Allomancer to have ever existed, and between having the right skills at the right time, she's a major figure in two religions, and was basically the champion of a diety, and godmaker for a fourth diety. Whereas Charlie Brown's biggest nemesi were a kite eating tree, and a football. Vin's only real hope of pulling this one out is her childhood, which was a pretty abject scrabble for survival, and a point where she wasn't on top. However, will her humble beginnings prove enough to be Charlie Brown?
Match 41:
One's a sociopathic halfling ranger with a taste for gourmet cooking.
The other's a special forces doctor specialising in forensics and genocide.
They fight crime.
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One's a pink fluffball that gains powers by eating all in its path.
The other's a pony with command over friendship and all magic.
They fight crime.
The question is, who fights crime better?
Match 42:
Pairs battle is a pretty simple affair. In fact, it's as simple as winning this fight will be.
You see, on one side you have a pair of fast talkers. Jay, well, without Silent Bob to back him up isn't much of a threat, and it's unlikely he'd be able to outwit any determined attacker. Foghorn Leghorn, on the other hand, is a loony tunes fast talker, so the underdog position would normally give him a surprising amount of leverage to talk his opponents into defeating themselves. Except that you can ignore the fact that he loses more often than Bugs because of who he's facing.
Now, the first member of Team Competant in a Fight is someone he could arguably fast talk. Faile Bashere may have a keen political mind, but she also has a few glaring weaknesses as well. But when she's paired up with Citan Uzuki, who is hyper smart in addition to hyper deadly, it's likely game, set, and match.
Quick Vote Form:
36. Adam West (Family Guy) vs. Harry Dresden (Dresden Files) - Winning a War
37. Trekkie Monster (Avenue Q) vs. Xorn - Sanity Contest
38. Roland Deschaine (Dark Tower) vs. Waldo (Where's Waldo) - Jogurt Herding
39. Marv (Sin City) vs. Captain Jean-Luc Picard - Craft (Disturbing Mental Image)
40. Wallace Wells (Scott Pilgrim) vs. Vin (Mistborn) - Being Charlie Brown
41. Belkar Bitterleaf (Order of the Stick) & Mordin Solus (Mass Effect 2) vs. Twilight Sparkle & Kirby - Buddy Cops, Solve Big Case
42. Foghorn Leghorn & Jay (Kevin Smith Movies) vs. Faile Bashere (WoT) & Citan Uzuki - Pairs Battle
