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    Elan for his optimism.

    Gannji for his attitude.

    Enor for his chart.

    Zz'dtri for his laconism. Also for inspiring me to learn a new word.

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    Elan, partly because Eyepatched Resistance Leader barely has had time to be a character and certainly not enough of one to challenge the protagonists, but mainly because he is a true wonder: dumb as a rock and yet entirely likable and sympathetic, and not just because we're laughing at his stupidity.

    Gannji. Qarr is just an annoying little imp who gets swept up in happenings he doesn't understand. Gannji is a real character; someone called him George to Enor's Lennie and that's pretty much exactly it. He may be in a questionable vocation, but he is not a jerk.

    Enor. Samantha's Dad wasn't a very interesting character to start with and while Enor's "gentle giant" shtick may not be very original, I still like the big lug.

    Haerta Bloodsoak. While Zz'dtri is certainly more important there is a limit as to how interesting a barely-speaking character can be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Priceguy View Post
    Gannji. Qarr is just an annoying little imp who gets swept up in happenings he doesn't understand. Gannji is a real character; someone called him George to Enor's Lennie and that's pretty much exactly it. He may be in a questionable vocation, but he is not a jerk.
    Are you aware that the actual duel is between Gannji and the IFCC, and that Qarr is an entirely different character?
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    Elan

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    Sorry about the 2 different posts on the last vote, i only remember posting one of them, but i was opening, closing and reopening tabs all the time and i do remember changing my vote, but not before posting. It doesn't matter if you took my vote for Niu or Horace anyway, but i will be more carefull in the future, so i will put explanations next to my votes.

    Elan-he's a very amusing and endearing character in his own right, but even moreso compared to the stereotypical bickering resistance leaders.

    Gannji-the fiends are cool and all, but he quoted Star Wars.

    Enor-the forest bandit family are just unpleasant people

    Zz'dtri-the chaotic good rebel yearning to throw off the reputation of his evil kin tickles my fancy a bit more than Haerta

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    Eye-patched Resistance Leader. Seriously? What is the point of pitting one of the main protagonists against a character so minor he doesn't even have a name. That's just... mean! I have to assume Elan would have no part of such an unsporting competition and therefore refuse to hurt his feelings by forcing him too.

    IFCC Some bottom-feeding bounty hunter living off other people's misery, or a trio of people attempting to unite all the Planes Below and turn the whole world on its head. There are some people who are the movers and the shakers, and there are others that are just dino-chow

    Pa Enor was just a big dumb lug that did what someone else told him too. He had no real personality or even characterization. Pa had both, though they are both quite the minor players

    Zz'dtri Haertia isn't even a character, she's a tool. She was in place for one thing and has no past and no future... I'm not even sure she counts as a character.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2323mike View Post
    Are you aware that the actual duel is between Gannji and the IFCC, and that Qarr is an entirely different character?
    Oh sod, must have misread. I'm still voting for Gannji, though, but I have high hopes for the IFCC.

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    Elan
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    Eye-patched Resistance Leader
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    Elan
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    - although before his recent return, I would have voted for Haerta. Z became a much more interesting character with his recent spell-preparation-matchup rivarly with V.
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    Elan. I mean, a minor character can't really compete with a protagonist.

    IFCC. They are snarky, intelligent, and probably more important to the plot than Gannji.

    Bandit Dad. This was hard, but he is just funnier than Gannji. Maybe it's the fact that there are already a bunch of stupid, childish characters: Elan, the Monster in the Darkness, and Thog. I guess by the time Enor arrived, it was just more of the same.

    Z'zdtri. Haerta just wasn't an interesting character in my opinion. She just seemed like a shallow necromancer stereotype.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2323mike View Post
    Are you aware that the actual duel is between Gannji and the IFCC, and that Qarr is an entirely different character?
    Actually, Qarr is a member of the IFCC. They hired him in strip 637. I'm not sure he was supposed to be included, though.
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    Qarr serves the IFCC. He is not an actual member, any more than Sabine (...or Nale...or Vaarsuvius...) is. He's also had matches of his own. The IFCC is Lee, Nero, and Cedrik.

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    Hmmmm, should I go for a tiebreaker if there's a tie (which, spoiler alert, is looking very possible right now), or just let both characters through to the next round? Decisions, decisions...

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    Quote Originally Posted by oppyu View Post
    Hmmmm, should I go for a tiebreaker if there's a tie (which, spoiler alert, is looking very possible right now), or just let both characters through to the next round? Decisions, decisions...
    You could make one of the matches in the next round a three-way match, with both of them.

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    Elan
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    Hey, if you're not going to bring back the old poll thread, I wouldn't mind starting a new one when strip #867 is up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oppyu View Post
    Hmmmm, should I go for a tiebreaker if there's a tie (which, spoiler alert, is looking very possible right now), or just let both characters through to the next round? Decisions, decisions...
    I'd advocate advancing both, and having them face other people - as in, assign Gannji and IFCC the values E and F, respectively.

    A fights B, C fights D, E fights F, G fights H, and I fights J.

    A, D, E, F, G, and J advance.

    Instead of A fighting D, E fighting F, and G fighting J, which would simply be a rehash of Gannji and the IFCC, you could pit E against D, F against G, and A against J. This would ensure there would not be another tie, and should still maintain the even numbers of the tournament and nobody would get a bye. It would also be with minimal selective-interfering (E and F would simply fight the combatants opposite them, so there would be no accusations of cherry-picking who they went up against to stack the deck in any way) The 3-way free-for-all Kish mentioned could also work, with less potentially less confusion (and definitely less work on your part), but could also have the potential to split the vote between the IFCC and Gannji and have a third character reap the benefits of an undivided fanbase (not that I have any realistic expectation of this happening, but it is a possibility) . Keep in mind I'm not up to figuring out your entire spreadsheet right now so I don't know how this would affect the pyramid.

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    When are we going to get new match ups?

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    Patience young padawan, some of us have lives. And others pretend to have lives in between updating inane threads like this one. Oh, and I support and endorse any attempt to make another question-per-strip thread.

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    2: Elan - 34 - 91.89%
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    Eyepatched Resistance Leader - 3 - 8.11%

    *cough* foregoneconclusion *cough*

    IFCC - 19 - 51.35%
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    Gannji - 18 - 48.65%

    Awww, poor Gannji. Stupid big bads with their stupid big baddedness. Fortunately however, I don't need to try and understand Peelee's (thoughtfully formatted) complex sea of letters.

    Enor - 27 - 75.00%
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    Samantha's Dad - 9 - 25.00

    Another resounding loss for the old school characters. I quite liked Samantha's Dad.

    Haerta Bloodsoak - 6 - 16.22%
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    23: Zz'dtri - 31 - 83.78%

    Haerta was a plot device. An important plot device, but still a plot device.


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    Grubwiggler. Hinjo is fine -- he's nice enough, he's heroic enough, he was thrust into a difficult political situation and handled himself well. For as often as he's been in the comic, though, he's just not that exciting. Important to the plot, yes, but do you really look forward to seeing him? ...Grubwiggler, on the other hand, has an awesome name. Grubwiggler.

    Shojo Not a contest. Remember when he threw that wizard's skeleton at Roy? Good times. I miss this guy.

    Greysky Priest Hard one! The priest of Loki and the ancient black dragon are probably my favorite few-strip characters. I love the dragon for her role in the Darth Vaarsuvius arc... But the Greysky priest gets my vote by virtue of how much personality and nuance Rich was able to give him in a very short span. I'd vote for him over most of the main characters in the strip -- only wish he had a name!

    Blackwing. I appreciate Blackwing for helping V's character development. Ganonron, like Haerta, is more of a plot device than a character.
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    Hinjo vs. Hieronymus Grubwiggler
    A real character vs. a shtik.

    Shojo vs. Old Blind Pete
    Shojo was funny; Pete was a treacherous ingrate.

    Greysky Priest vs. Ancient Black Dragon
    She had a lot more initiative than the Cleric of Loki. Besides, you know, being a dragon.

    Ganonron vs. Blackwing
    Blackwing is nicer, funnier, and has more to do in the comic. And he’s a stealth dinosaur.
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    Hinjo, Shojo, Greysky Priest (aka CoLe ), Blackwing

    This time's was rather easy- mostly alot of characters I really like versus alot of characters I really, really like, so no contest in each case.

    I like Grubwiggler and his whole arc, but Hinjo has a lot more screen time and character. Old Blind Pete was great (in a dickish sort of way) but Shojo is one of my favorite characters of all time (as is his quote among quotes). With CoLe I may be in the minority as ABD is quite ploterrific (and p'terrifying) but the C-man's just got a high charisma score, I guess... And while Ganonron is hilarious as a voice in V's head, like Haerta he's mostly a plot device and probably less funny than Jephton anyway- and thus wins Jimminy Crow-cket...

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    Hinjo, Pete, Ancient Black Dragon, Blackwing.

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    Grubwiggler
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    Ancient Black Dragon
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    I quite liked Old Blind Pete, though. Hinjo is iight. The other 2 match-ups were no-brainers.
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    Hinjo vs. Hieronymus Grubwiggler
    Hinjo is not the greatest character, but he beats Grubwiggler

    Shojo vs. Old Blind Pete
    No contest - Shojo is one of the best chars in the comic! (sad for Pete, against Hinjo I would have picked him)

    Greysky Priest [I would have named him Nameless Cleric of Loki] vs. Ancient Black Dragon
    For that low amount of strips the Nameless Cleric of Loki hat pulled of a real great time. ABD is ok, but being a badass dragon isn't enough.

    Ganonron vs. Blackwing
    since Blackwing has becomes more or less a real character, he is quite good (although against other chars he could have quite a hard match)
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    Hinjo

    Shojo

    Greysky Priest (I'd have named this one "Cleric of Loki", but whatever)

    Blackwing
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    Hinjo, Shojo, Ancient Black Dragon, and Blackwing

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    Hinjo. I've been loving pretty much every Paladin in this story that has a name. I like Hinjo trying to work out how to do Shojo's job while, ya know, actually being a Paladin and having to stick to the Lawful side of things.

    Shojo. Which sucks a bit, 'cause I really liked Old Blind Pete. But he can't compete with the best ruler in the story. Dude also knew how to make a point.

    Greysky Priest. Difficult choice, as the Ancient Black Dragon had massive importance for such a limited appearance. In the end, though, the Greysky Priest actually had a bit of personality around him, and I liked how he handled a simple hidden-heal job that suddenly turned into a desperate battle for survival against pretty much the entire thieve's guild.

    Blackwing. He was a class feature. In the beginning of the strip. He has cast off the shackles of unimportance and is now V's staunch ally, which I rather like.
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    This round is rather easy

    Hinjo

    Shojo Greysky vs Azure contest had to end up this way... All these characters are likeable though, in their own way.

    Cole (Greysky priest) No contest here. I really don't like the reptilian dumbass bondvillain.

    Ganonron Class feature versus plot device, eh? I'll go with the epic conjurer.
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