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The Royal Canadian Rando Tourney Round 4
« on: December 02, 2014, 04:38:39 AM »
Event 65: Bar Fight
Lots of people are good when it comes to traditional fighting.  I mean, they've got their mighty weapons, and their awesome magic.  But, how well can they really do when it comes down to the people's combat style, the humble bar fight.  Here, swords and guns are not allowed, neither is magic.  You've got your fists, furniture, and possibly even other brawlers.  And of course, it isn't just you and your opponent, there's a whole bar full of fighters.  And, as always, last one standing, wins.

Stephen Colbert would have you know that, despite being a reporter by trade, he is also a Man!  And as such he's skilled at this, the manliest of all fighting styles.  Of course, you know who is also a man?  Bleeding with a man's soul, Gai Daigouji will show that a man's fists needn't be made of steel to fight a man's fight.


Event 66: Master Baiting
Master Baiting is long, and hard.  It's not something that can be done in a single stroke, no matter how masterful that stroke might be.  Instead, with patience and repeated effort, the Master Baiter will enventually have a few frentic moments where the beast (with one or two backs, as the case may be) is contained followed by an eminently satisfactory climax and the glow of a job well done.

So, of course, for this event in innuendo and dirty thoughts, Hatbot has seen fit to grace us with Mr. Rodgers and Scrooge McDuck.  Thanks, Hatbot.



Event 67: Directing a Movie
What's not to love about the movies?  There's action, drama, comedy, explosions!  And it's all packed into a nice two hour bite.  Of course, making it is a lot more than two hours.  From writing the script to casting the actors to making those dazzling special effects, there's a lot of effort and skill that goes into making one of these.  So, we're putting two rookies up to the task of making the next great blockbuster.

Citan Uzuki knows a thing or twoabout spy blockbusters, having lived through one himself.  Reaching from the people who know nothing about what's going on to the very heights of power and God Itself.  And that's only one of the tales he has to tell.  Aside from that, he's known to be nuanced and generally skilled.  Against this we have someone who's seen more wars than most war reporters, and much like Homer, may actually be more than one person.  Anna from the FE Multiverse is ready to rock the movie circuit with her own Anna film studio!


Event 68: Rocket Jumping Obsticle Course
It's become cliche these days to deal with obsticle courses by thinking with portals.  And if there's anything we want to avoid, it's cliche.  So, instead of thinking with portals, we're gonna feed our contestants some good old fashioned invincibility stars and get them thinking with rockets!  Yup, it's an obsticle course that can only be mastered by cleverly using rockets to ragdoll themselves from point A to points B,C,D and beyond!  Naturally, the first one across the finish line is the winner.

Our first contestant might be coming into this with an untouchable advantage.  Not only is Wile E Coyote a super genius, and not only is he very used to dealing with rockets.  But he's also in possession of a wealth of experience in all the ways those rockets can a) fail, and b) blow him up.  He also has so much experience getting blown up and falling at greats distances and at high speeds, that the only thing that might make him think twice here is that he'll need to do it purposefully instead of accidentally.  But, he's up against one of the few people who might be able to match him.  While I can't recall Apu ever needing to use rockets, let alone on himself, Apu is a denizen of Springfield, where strange things do happen.



Event 69: Popularity Contest
A very simple match, just vote for who you like more.

And, to add to that simplicity, here's the two contestants!  Roy Mustang, from Full Metal Alchemist.  And Spider-Man, from Spider-Man.


Event 70: Fansubbing Anime (For Awesomeness)
I was going to say that anyone can sub anime and make it something excellent that is both respectful of the original work while changing the cultural references such that they work in the new language with the new audience.  But let's face it, people who can do that are rare.  There's a reason the Phoenix Wright games were such a surprise.  But, what anyone can do is this event.  Make a translation that is awesome, because you can almost kinda sorta see what it should be, but in the translation process something went wrong and now it's shown through the filter of hilarious insanity.

First up is someone who, despite not officially being a scholar, is probably still too good with languages and precision to really get a superbly awesome sub.  Pevara Tazanohvi, Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah may have a sense of humour, but it's unlikely to shine here.  Then again, she still has a chance as she's up against Stocke, he of the time travelling who also isn't a scholar, but who is also fairly serious and fairly knowledgable.


Pairs Event 11: Twin Obsticle Course
Obsticle courses are one of those things that test strength and agility as you try and get through all of the various annoying hoops and challenges placed in front of you.  The catch here is that there will be places in the course where a contestant will get stuck unless their partner on the other track manages to hit a button to open the pathway for them.  Both sides will be hampered by this, so each team will only be as good as their weakest contestant.

But it will be hard to pick out a weakest contestant in this crew.  First up we have a literal goddess in Palutena, who most likely will prove more than able to deal with an obsticle course.  And paired up with her is the secret agent/superhero Darkwing Duck who does have a habit of getting fowled up in various ways, but always pulls through in the end.  But against this we have Gaston, who may not have the auto-win status he pulls in the musical events.  But make no mistake, the guy is still top shape for a mere human.  There is a reason there's a song about how strong and fit this guy is.  But even he pales comparred to Lightning Farron, aka the soldier who takes out a defended train by herself and runs along a road that is basically a pretty nasty obsticle course by itself before she gains super human powers.



Quick Vote Form

Event 65: Bar Fight
Stephen Colbert (Stephen Colbert) vs. Gai Daigouji (Martian Successor Nadesco)

Event 66: Master Baiting
Mr. Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood) vs. Scrooge McDuck (Disney)

Event 67: Directing a Movie
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears) vs. Anna (FE Series)

Event 68: Rocket Jumping Obsticle Course
Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) vs. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons)

Event 69: Popularity Contest
Roy Mustang (Full Metal Alchemist) vs. Spider-Man (Spider Man)

Event 70: Fansubbing Anime (For Awesomeness)
Pevara Tazanohvi (Wheel of Time) vs. Stocke (Radiant Historia)

Pairs Event 11: Twin Obstacle Course
{Palutena (KI:U)/Darkwing Duck} vs. {Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)/Lightning Farron (FFXIII)}

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Re: The Royal Canadian Rando Tourney Round 4
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2014, 05:50:54 AM »
Event 65: Bar Fight
Stephen Colbert (Stephen Colbert) vs. Gai Daigouji (Martian Successor Nadesco) - Gai is awesome at this, I'm fairly certain. You need to be rugged or else a passionate fighter, and he is at least one of those.

Event 66: Master Baiting
Mr. Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood) vs. Scrooge McDuck (Disney) Gaston - Because screw this matchup.

Event 67: Directing a Movie
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears) vs. Anna (FE Series) - Anna would generate massive profit, but making a good movie would be more Citan's thing, what with small-unit tactics having some crossover here.

Event 68: Rocket Jumping Obsticle Course
Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) vs. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons) - I am fairly certain that Wile E. Coyote somehow manages to get flailed around enough to make it to the end. Knee-jerk, mostly.

Event 69: Popularity Contest
Roy Mustang (Full Metal Alchemist) vs. Spider-Man (Spider Man) - The Flame Alchemist is cooler than Some Nerdy White Dude.

Event 70: Fansubbing Anime (For Awesomeness)
Pevara Tazanohvi (Wheel of Time) vs. Stocke (Radiant Historia) Gaston - Again, screw this match. Gaston wins everything. EVERYTHING.

Pairs Event 11: Twin Obstacle Course
{Palutena (KI:U)/Darkwing Duck} vs. {Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)/Lightning Farron (FFXIII)} - Palutena and Darkwing are fairly good at this, but no match for Lightning and Gaston. Like, seriously. This is a stomp.

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Re: The Royal Canadian Rando Tourney Round 4
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2014, 05:54:07 AM »
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Event 65: Bar Fight
Stephen Colbert (Stephen Colbert) vs. Gai Daigouji (Martian Successor Nadesco)

Event 66: Master Baiting
Mr. Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood) vs. Scrooge McDuck (Disney)

Event 67: Directing a Movie
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears) vs. Anna (FE Series)

Event 68: Rocket Jumping Obsticle Course
Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) vs. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons)

Event 69: Popularity Contest
Roy Mustang (Full Metal Alchemist) vs. Spider-Man (Spider Man)

Event 70: Fansubbing Anime (For Awesomeness)
Pevara Tazanohvi (Wheel of Time) vs. Stocke (Radiant Historia)

Pairs Event 11: Twin Obstacle Course
{Palutena (KI:U)/Darkwing Duck} vs. {Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)/Lightning Farron (FFXIII)}
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Re: The Royal Canadian Rando Tourney Round 4
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2014, 07:00:50 AM »

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Event 65: Bar Fight
Stephen Colbert (Stephen Colbert) vs. Gai Daigouji (Martian Successor Nadesco)- The dice seriously love Gai.  Like even if we took Colbert as the way he presents himself and not the actual character, so like the bearer of Captain America's Mighty Shield wielding Anduril the Flame of the West forged from the shards of Narsil!! and I have more faith in Gai to come out on top in a bar fight.

Event 66: Master Baiting
Mr. Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood) vs. Scrooge McDuck (Disney)- Scrooge strikes me as the type who could but generally elects not to.  Whereas Fred Rogers would refuse to conduct himself in such a manner.

Event 67: Directing a Movie
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears) vs. Anna (FE Series)- Citan's got the tech savvy.  He's got the script.  He's got the connections.  He's got the actors.  But Anna's always, always, ALWAYS got the better sense of what sells.

Event 68: Rocket Jumping Obstacle Course
Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) vs. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons)- If Apu's main skills were maths, I'd be willing to take him here, but he actually majored in computer science.  Totally different.

Event 69: Popularity Contest
Roy Mustang (Full Metal Alchemist) vs. Spider-Man (Spider Man)- Roy bribes the voters by promising that all contestants would spend the rest of the Random Tournament wearing TINY MINI SKIRTS.

Event 70: Fansubbing Anime (For Awesomeness)
Pevara Tazanohvi (Wheel of Time) vs. Stocke (Radiant Historia)- Dub, see if he wins, redo until victory.

Pairs Event 11: Twin Obstacle Course
{Palutena (KI:U)/Darkwing Duck} vs. {Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)/Lightning Farron (FFXIII)}- Doesn't Palutena fly?  So she kinda auto-haxes all her sections.  So Gaston and Lightning essentially have to beat the thing in less time than Darkwing doing just his halves.  DW may screw himself over, but not THAT consistently.
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Re: The Royal Canadian Rando Tourney Round 4
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2014, 07:36:15 AM »
Event 65: Bar Fight
Stephen Colbert (Stephen Colbert) vs. Gai Daigouji (Martian Successor Nadesco)
Abstain.

Event 66: Master Baiting
Mr. Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood) vs. Scrooge McDuck (Disney)
Eh sure, probably can but doesn't vs. flat out wouldn't.  Pretty weak match though.  Oh well, they can't all be winners.

Event 67: Directing a Movie
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears) vs. Anna (FE Series)
Capitalism prevails.

Event 68: Rocket Jumping Obsticle Course
Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) vs. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons)
Sure why not.

Event 69: Popularity Contest
Roy Mustang (Full Metal Alchemist) vs. Spider-Man (Spider Man)
Abstain.

Event 70: Fansubbing Anime (For Awesomeness)
Pevara Tazanohvi (Wheel of Time) vs. Stocke (Radiant Historia)
Going with the crowd, though the correct answer is delete both, replace with dropout of your choice who is better at this.

Pairs Event 11: Twin Obstacle Course
{Palutena (KI:U)/Darkwing Duck} vs. {Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)/Lightning Farron (FFXIII)}
Abstain.
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Re: The Royal Canadian Rando Tourney Round 4
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2014, 07:47:05 AM »
Event 66: Master Baiting
Mr. Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood) vs. Scrooge McDuck (Disney)
Strikes me as the better fisher, which is what I'm going to pretend this is about.

Event 67: Directing a Movie
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears) vs. Anna (FE Series)
Citan's movie will win the awards, Anna's is more likely to be accessible.  Hot Springs Anna seems to want to do celebrity porn flicks which, while profitable, aren't exactly "blockbusters"...  tough one, since Citan can maybe make the next Inception for the thinking man's blockbuster while Anna can easily make the pandering forgettable crap.  Honestly inclined to kneejerk Citan here, he knows he's supposed to make a blockbuster not an art house film and can easily add in giant robot martial arts / sappy romance if he thinks it's needed.

Event 68: Rocket Jumping Obstacle Course
Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) vs. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons)
On one hand: Wile.  On the other hand, rocket-jumping is like as close to Loony Toons as it gets, so even if it's unintentional Wile is still in his element here.  (He will, of course, arrive in the most painful way possible, taking the "here be dragons" route that involves catapulting him through stained glass windows & into swamps and such.)

Pairs Event 11: Twin Obstacle Course
{Palutena (KI:U)/Darkwing Duck} vs. {Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)/Lightning Farron (FFXIII)}
FF13 has Lightning doing some OMG impossible jumps and the like which is pretty close to flying, and can theoretically get a one-shot of Odin if it's really needed.  So it's Gaston vs. Darkwing Duck.  Seems like Darkwing's arsenal of weird gadgets would be more useful than Gaston's overconfidence.  I suspect Gaston & Lightning won't exactly get along, either, both would want to be the leader.

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Re: The Royal Canadian Rando Tourney Round 4
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2014, 08:28:08 AM »
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Event 65: Bar Fight
Stephen Colbert (Stephen Colbert) vs. Gai Daigouji (Martian Successor Nadesco)
Yeah...  I can totally see a GEKIGAN-CHAIR! attack coming from Gai.

Event 66: Master Baiting
Mr. Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood) vs. Scrooge McDuck (Disney)

Event 67: Directing a Movie
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears) vs. Anna (FE Series)
I was leaning Anna until Snowfire mentioned the giant martial arts robot angle.  Hell, explosions also sell, and he can get some pretty spectacular explosions just by letting Bart do his thing and hoping some camera crews survive and then working some plot explaination for why that explosion happened afterwards.


Event 68: Rocket Jumping Obsticle Course
Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) vs. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons)
As per usual, Wile E.'s plan is perfect.  However, all of the rockets he uses seem to be duds.  He spends the entire time trying to get them to work until finally, Apu wins.  As Wile E. starts to stalk off, frustrated at his loss, is when they all go off.


Event 69: Popularity Contest
Roy Mustang (Full Metal Alchemist) vs. Spider-Man (Spider Man)
Next time, I really need to add one in for who's more popular in universe instead of this one where it's just vote for who you like more. 

Granted, that other one would lead to a total stomping, as Roy is a guy who staged a coup against a popular government and came out MORE popular than before while his co-conspirators basically shot down their own political careers.  Meanwhile, Spider Man is the guy who has the head of a major newspaper determined to ruin him, and the public always seems to be waffling on whether or not it likes him.

Event 70: Fansubbing Anime (For Awesomeness)
Pevara Tazanohvi (Wheel of Time) vs. Stocke (Radiant Historia)
Snarkier (barely) and less knowledgeable.

Pairs Event 11: Twin Obstacle Course
{Palutena (KI:U)/Darkwing Duck} vs. {Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)/Lightning Farron (FFXIII)}
This really comes down to DD vs. Gaston.  And as much as I like DD, Gaston was able to fight a beast one and a half times his size on a rooftop in the rain, and almost won.  Dude has strength and agility enough to ace this course.

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Re: The Royal Canadian Rando Tourney Round 4
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2014, 07:37:37 AM »
Event 65: Bar Fight
Stephen Colbert (Stephen Colbert) vs. Gai Daigouji (Martian Successor Nadesco)
Gai turns Colbert into a grease stain.

Event 66: Master Baiting
Mr. Rogers (Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood) vs. Scrooge McDuck (Disney)
Using Snowfire's interp of the event.  Thinking Scrooge is adept at fishing, just does it all off camera.  Having an abundance of free time is quite the asset for this.

Event 67: Directing a Movie
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears) vs. Anna (FE Series)

Event 68: Rocket Jumping Obstacle Course
Wile E. Coyote (Super Genius) vs. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons)
Very similar to what he already does, just spared the pain and injury.

Event 69: Popularity Contest
Roy Mustang (Full Metal Alchemist) vs. Spider-Man (Spider Man)
Abstain

Event 70: Fansubbing Anime (For Awesomeness)
Pevara Tazanohvi (Wheel of Time) vs. Stocke (Radiant Historia)

Pairs Event 11: Twin Obstacle Course
{Palutena (KI:U)/Darkwing Duck} vs. {Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)/Lightning Farron (FFXIII)}
Gaston, you are the weakest link.  And pffft, Beast dominates him; he held back in the movie for guess who.