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And we open with another tough one. Great characters pitted against eachother... Not-so-great characters pitted against eachother. Well, here goes:
Mr Scruffy, Tsukiko, Jirix, Roy's Archon, Belkar Bitterleaf, Crystal, Secret SoD Character, Qarr
Julio, is hands-down one of the best minor characters ever, channeling so many steroetypes into one precise arc of awesome. But, Scruffy is Scruffy!
Tsukiko is not one of my favorite personalities, but she was very plot-relevant and had a few moments. I'd almost forgotten Sangwaan...
Aaargh! Leeky is, once more, one of my favorite one-arc characters! But Jirix's speech and presence during so many moments of awesome give him an edge.
Miko gave us many great arcs- but I just like R's A better...
Thahn, you great one-arcer, you; this was just one more fight you were not meant to win...
Crystal was annoying. But she made such great fodder for Belkar! Oh, you poor dumb pickle-woman indeed! :smallbiggrin:
I actually do remember Trigak (who could forget Evan's Spiked Tentacles of Forced Intrusion) but assuming the Secret Character is, well, the only one it should be- no contest.
Qarr. Hands down.
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1. Mr. Scruffy. Not the biggest fan of too much meta-references, and Julio is all meta.
2. Tsukiko. Misguided as hell, but interesting.
3. Leeky Windstaff. Loved that dude, wish he stayed in the LG longer. Best of luck, Jirix!
4. Miko Miyazaki. Same reasons as Tsukiko
5. Thanh. I'm fairly neutral on the Belkster, but Thanh flat-out rocked. He and O-Chul exemplified the D&D Paladin for me.
6. Draketooth. See #s 2 and 4
7. SoD Character. And as epic and awesome as that story was, and as much as I like that Secret SoD character, I'd like to protest his inclusion until such time as he appears or is referenced in the main comic. credit oppyu for shutting me down.
8. Qarr. I just like the dude.
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Peelee
7. SoD Character. And as epic and awesome as that story was, and as much as I like that Secret SoD character, I'd like to protest his inclusion until such time as he appears or is referenced in the main comic.
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0550.html
Silence, Wrong-Eye! :smallwink:
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Julio Scoundrel
Sangwaan
Jirix One of my favorite secondary characters.
Miko
Belkar
Girard
Whoever that secret SoD character is, so long as I don't have to vote for Trigak.
Empress of Blood
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oppyu
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The very generous lover advances to Round 2, where he will be destroyed by Haley.
Wouldn't it be more interesting if the winners of the first round got all shuffled up again, forming new groups? I think it is more thrilling if we don't already know the match-ups for the second round. Just a suggestion.
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oppyu
I have been appropriately silenced.
Edit: I second 2323mike's idea. That should totally be a consideration, though I do realize it would destroy the standard pyramid structure tourneys typically use.
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It would make things interesting, but the point of a seeded pyramid structure is to make sure Haley comes up against Roy in round 6, not round 2. I could go through and only shuffle the non-seeds, but at that point there's enough effort involved that the idea hits the wall of 'you already have an excel spreadsheet drawn up, and it took you enough time to track down the one strip in oots history where Sangwaan had relevant dialogue'.
Seriously, if you guys put not-Tsukiko into the second round, I'm probably going to have to go with her anguished scream as Xykon's zombie dragon kills her.
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Julio Scoundrel
Sangwaan
Jirix
Roy's Archon
Thanh
Crystal
Quarr
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Mr. Scruffy
Tsukiko - didn't care either way and she won my coin flip
Jirix
Roy's Archon
Belkar
Crystal
Trigak
Qarr
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Mr. Scruffy ftw.
Tsukiko - more interesting than Sangwaan (maybe if she hadn't died so soon?), and it was fun to have Belkar make his misogynist jabs at someone who actually deserved them.
Leeky Winstaff - the quoted passage today is one of the best villainous monologues of all time, from one of the best OotS episodes of all time.
Miko Miyazaki - this was a hard one. I like Roy's Archon, and maybe if he gets some more screen time he can have some worthy development. But Miko was just a truly impressive character: complex, powerful, loathe-able, great for making the story more epic, great for having interesting (yet tragic) character development, great at inspiring some of Roy's best quips, and especially great at making the fandom passionate about the OotS.
Belkar - my inherent bias towards good makes me want to pick Thanh, but eh ... he just never won my heart like O-chul or Hinjo. And while Belkar's hateable in plenty of places, he's also loveable sometimes ... and drop-dead funny in others. Besides, I'm interested in seeing just how far his character development will go.
Girard Draketooth - the "PICKLE DEATH ATTACK" (hilarious) almost won me over to voting Crystal. But then I remembered that I don't particularly like Crystal in spite of her idiocy occasionally being very comic. Then again, I don't really like Girard either ... but at least he's more important to the grand plot, which makes him more interesting.
Secret SoD Guy - he almost fixed Redcloak. Maybe his legacy still will be able to make the world a little bit more right?
Qaar ... gotta admire the little guy's gutsy ambition. Plus, the Empress of Blood just wasn't all that entertaining to me, other than the visual spectacle of seeing her for the first time.
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Mr. Scruffy, because I can't bear to see Belkar unhappy. Besides, corrupting cats is awesome!
Sangwaan, both because I was always intrigued by the character and because I can't stand Tsukiko.
Jirix, because I have a soft spot for the goblin rebellion.
Miyo Miyakazi, although it's a tough contest. But her ending was just so perfect.
Belkar Bitterleaf. No contest.
Crystal is the best nemesis ever.
Trigak, as I haven't read Start of Darkness.
The Empress of Blood is my hero. Heroine. Whatever.
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Mr. Scruffy vs. Julio Scoundrél
Sangwaan vs. Tsukiko
Leeky Windstaff vs. Jirix
Roy’s Archon vs. Miko Miyazaki
Belkar Bitterleaf vs. Thanh
Crystal vs. Girard Draketooth
Trigak vs. Secret SoD Character
Empress of Blood vs. Qarr
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Julio Scoundrél
Tsukiko
Jirix
Miko Miyazaki
Thanh
Crystal
Secret SoD Character
Qarr
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Julio Scoundrél for his montage.
Sangwaan for her coolness in the face of zombie dragons.
Jirix for his political savvy.
Roy's Archon for not being slowed down by lacking hands.
Thanh for his mustache.
Girard Draketooth for his paranoia.
Pass due to not being familiar with Start of Darkness.
Empress of Blood for being awesome!
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Mr. Scruffy VS Julio Scoundrél
I have to say, the animal companions aren't my faves. I love Scruffs, but compared to Julio, no contest.
Sangwaan VS Tsukiko
Just for the death scene. Fantastic. One of my favorite moments in the comic (in terms of pure oomph)
Leeky Windstaff VS Jirix
Always liked the gnomes.
Roy's Archon VS Miko Miyazaki
Dang, these are actually two of the characters I liked most (for very different reasons). Miko may have been nasty, but she was brilliantly written. Roy's Archon might not have been in any way deep, but it/he was possibly the nicest character in the strip. Seriously. He's all good.
But Miko played a much larger role, so she gets this.
Belkar Bitterleaf VS Thanh
Thanh was fine. Fine don't cut it for the Belkster.
Crystal VS Girard Draketooth
I don't much like Crystal, but I just can't give it to someone I still feel there's so much we don't know about.
Trigak VS Secret SoD Character
Saddest moment ever.
Empress of Blood VS Qarr
Qarr. The Empress just bothers me.
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Mr. Scruffy
Tsukiko
Leeky Windstaff
Miko Miyazaki
Belkar Bitterleaf
Girard Draketooth
Trigak
Empress of Blood
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Mr. Scruffy
Tsukiko
Jirix
Roy's Archon
Belkar
Crystal
Secret SoD Character
Qarr
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Julio Scoundrél
Sangwaan
Jirix
Miko Miyazaki
Thanh
Girard Draketooth
Secret SoD Character
Empress of Blood
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10: Mr. Scruffy - 12 - 57.14%
VS
Julio Scoundrél - 9 - 42.86%
Admirable showing from the few-strip wonder, but the Scruffinator wouldn't be defeated.
Sangwaan - 10 - 47.62%
VS
Tsukiko - 11 - 52.38%
I'll admit, you guys had me worried for a second; at one point Sangwaan was winning 5-1. But sanity and plot relevance prevailed.
Leeky Windstaff - 8 - 38.10%
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Jirix - 13 - 61.90%
Redcloak's second-in-command beats the enjoyably hammy but one-arc Leeky Windstaff... hehe, leaky staff.
Roy's Archon - 7 - 33.33%
VS
15: Miko Miyazaki - 14 - 66.67%
Everyone's least favourite paladin makes it through the first round; it'll be interesting to see exactly how strong her hatedom is in future rounds.
4: Belkar Bitterleaf - 12 - 57.14%
VS
Thanh - 9 - 42.86%
Thanh got over 40% of the vote against a protagonist... pretty damn impressive, even if he couldn't pull off the win. We miss you Thanh!
Crystal - 12 - 60.00%
VS
Girard Draketooth - 8 - 40.00%
Pickle death attack for the win! Unrelated, I would totally pay to see a band called Pickle Death Attack.
Trigak - 4 - 22.22%
VS
Secret SOD Character - 14 - 77.78%
It'll be interesting to see how far SSC goes with his fanbase of 'only people who have read SOD'.
Empress of Blood - 9 - 42.86%
VS
21: Qarr - 12 - 57.14%
Ah, good ol' Qarr. Truly David vs. Goliath here, if David were an evil fiend.
"You might want to mention that at your next performance review. It might get you that raise you really want. Get it? A 'Raise'? Because you're dead? A 'Raise' Dead?? HA!
*pause*
Meh. They can't all be winners, you know. I gotta save the A-material for the PCs."
9: Xykon
VS
Geoff
"No one uses my niece like that, you little bastard. Make peace with your god."
Roy Greenhilt: "Grandfather?"
Horace Greenhilt: "So I've been told, though I was long in my grave before either of you were more than a gleam in my boy Eugene's eye... Frankly, I'm still surprised that he liked girls."
Horace Greenhilt
VS
Niu
Niu: "Ha! As easy as taking candy from a baby!"
Thanh: "Excuse me?"
Niu: "Fine, fine. It's as easy as taking Apocalypse Candy from a doombaby."
Thanh: "Ha ha! Yes, it was!"
Niu: "Sacred stick in the holy mud."
Sweet Old Lady: "What a sweet little girl! Did your Mommy make that dress for you?
Haley Starshine: "No, my Mommy went to heaven last year."
Ian Starshine: "Young lady, don't you EVER tell other people anything true about yourself ever again! What if she used that information against you later? You can't trust anyone but family, Pumpkin."
Ian Starshine
VS
Jenny
"My name is Jenny, by the way! ... Just in case you ever... you know..."
Welcome to the village of
LICKMYORANGEBALLSHALFLING
Founded: Last Week - Pop.: Just Enough
"No seriously, give 'em a good once-over!"
Kobold Oracle
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16: Monster in the Darkness
Xykon: "You foolish mortals can never defeat the might of Xykon, not when I have the power of THIS on my side!"
MitD: "Order of the Stick! Your broken corpses will taste delicious lightly seasoned with nutmeg!"
Xykon: "That's.... that's what you are going with?"
MitD: "What?"
Xykon: "As your big line? As your first impression?"
MitD: "It's not scary enough?"
Xykon: "It's a little less scary, a little more... domestic."
MitD: "Oh. Well, I had another idea, too."
Xykon: "Alright, well, it's got to be better than your first choice. Ahem. 'Not when I have the power of THIS on my side!"
MitD: "Order of the Stick! I will bathe in your blood with lavender bath gel and a good loofa!"
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Hey, will that "one question per strip"-thread make a comeback?
Xykon
Horace Greenhilt
Ian Starshine
Monster in the Darkness
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Xykon vs. Geoff
Horace Greenhilt vs. Niu
Ian Starshine vs. Jenny
Kobold Oracle vs. the Monster In The Darkness
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1. Geoff
2. Niu.
3. Ian Starshine
4. The Oracle
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Xykon
Horace Greenhilt
Jenny
The Oracle
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Xykon
Niu
Ian Starshine
Monster in the Darkness
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Geoff
Niu
Ian Starshine
MitD
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Xykon
Niu
Ian Starshine
Monster in the Darkness
:)
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Xykon VS Geoff
Geoff hasn't been around long enough to make any big impression, and the few times he's been around his scenes weren't particularly memorable. Not memorable enough to compare to Xykon, at least.
Horace Greenhilt VS Niu
The whole afterlife arc is one of my least favorite in the comic. Niu, in my opinion, was more entertaining, even if Horace was needed for Roy's character development.
Ian Starshine VS Jenny
Have to go with the ill-tempered paranoid old man.
Kobold Oracle VS Monster in the Darkness
MitD cannot go down before the big reveal.
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Xykon
Niu
Ian
Monster in the Darkness
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Xykon
Niu
Jenny
The Monster in the Darkness