Favourite Character Tournament

[What'sThatThing]

Kazumi
Flumphs (someone had to vote for them)

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Pompey
Oracle
Greysky Priest
Shadowdancer

[Diamond Dragon]

Kazumi
Tarquin

Hilgya
Oracle
Greysky Priest
Roy's Archon

[Rakoa]

Chief

Tarquin

Losers' Cup:

Pompey

Oracle

Greysky Priest

Roy's Archon

[LadyEowyn]

Kazumi Kato, because she's awesome
Flumphs, because someone has to vote against Tarquin

Hilgya, because it's nice to have dwarfs not all be identical.
The Oracle, because it's fun to see someone get the better of Belkar.
Greysky Priest, because I'm not a huge fan of the Greysky City arc.
Roy's Archon, because I find Book IV and its characters (especially the Roy, Elan, and Vaarsuvius arcs) more interesting than Book II, and loved having a tour guide to one of the OotS afterlives.

[Tannhaeuser]

Favorite Characters Tournament

Kazumi Kato vs. Chief
Sorry, Chief, but I just like Action Mommies.

Flumphs vs. Tarquin
Very hard, because I love the Flumphs, and Tarquin is a bit over-rated (though not as horribly as some OotS characters). Still, story function…

Losers’ Cup

Hilgya Firehelm vs. Pompey
I dunno why, but I really dislike Hilgya. Pompey amuses me, as did Julia; I guess I just find adolescents endlessly amusing.

Kobold Oracle vs. Rookie Cop
The Oracle, besides being more plot relevant, has a sort of Borscht-Belt humor that I really enjoy. The Rookie Cop was funny, but, honestly, that kind of parody was done a little better by Fillmore (though the Giant, of course, is immensely funny over a much wider range of material, and a master of drama as well).

Greysky Priest vs. Hieronymus Grubwiggler
No contest. The Cleric of Loki was one of the better one-shot characters, while H.G. was … meh.

Shadowdancer vs. Roy’s Archon
I’d like to invite Roy’s Archon out for a beer, if he ever gets a tongue.

[LadyEowyn]

Pompey's actually about 35, not an adolescent.

[Procyonpi]

LONG LIVE THE HOUSE OF KATO! Seriously, Kazumi Kato is a serious badass, and funny to boot.

Tarquin, for ultimate evil badassery and a perfect inversion of Elan's genre savvy humor.

Higya
Oracle
Gresky Preist
Roy's Archon

Edit:

Pompey's actually about 35, not an adolescent.

He's 43, but he's also a half elf. 43 is adolescent for a half elf.

[Tannhaeuser]

Pompey's actually about 35, not an adolescent.

Whatever Pompey may be by the calendar (and I do not recall offhand what those ages signify for elves), his behavior and general demeanor are those of a hyped up teenaged male. He may be lustful toward Julia, but the joke has a definite adolescent “peeking-in-through-the-window-of-the-girls’-locker-room” feeling, not of a grown man lusting after a teenaged girl. That is more what is implied with Nale toward Sabine and her “naughty schoolgirl” outfit.

[theNater]

Be sure to get your votes in quick guys, because it seems like Rich is starting the 'strip-a-day thing' and I'm going to try and keep up. But if the votes start falling with the increased posting rate, then we might go to one poll every two strips or something.

Okay, voting fast.

FCT

Kazumi Kato
Tarquin

LC

Hilgya Firehelm
Kobold Oracle
Gresyky Priest
Roy's Archon

[Hogwarts9876]

Chief. Because I can get into his constantly frustrated shoes at times.

Tarquin.Let's start with the fact that Flumphs are not even a character.


Hilgya. Both are rather forgettable, but Hilgya might show up yet.

Kobold Oracle. This dude rocks.

Greysky Priest. For his gentle treatment of Brainy Pete.

Shadowdancer. But I had to flip a coin here. I like both of them.

Same for me.
EDIT: Actually, I'm changing my first vote to Kazumi.

[Bluepaw]

Twelve Gods! Some of my favorite characters showing up in one round! I was just thinking yesterday about what I would do if

Kazumi
and
Tarquin

came up against each other. Wait and see, I guess. As for the LC:

Hilgya
Oracle
Greysky Priest
Roy's Archon

[Math_Mage]

Kazumi Kato
Tarquin
Pompey
The Oracle
Greysky Priest
Roy's Archon

[sam79]

Kazumi Katovs. Chief
One of the toughest choices so far. I really like the Katos, but the Chief is my favorite minor character. Chief gets the nod for the 'Ranks in Ride (my ass) skill' gag. Can't wait for the prequel story.

Flumphs vs. Tarquin
Unbelievably easy. I can't see how the Flumphs have managed to get any votes. Their one running gag is quite good, and I'm not a massive Tarquin fan; but he is at least a character.


Hilgya Firehelm vs. Pompey
Tough choice. THe 'half-elf' reveal was funny, and Pompey had some good moments. Hilgya was good in that she provided Durkon's most meaningful bit of character development to date. I'll vote Hilgya for the 'Go team cleric' strip.

Kobold Oracle vs. Rookie Cop
As implied above, I do like the police department strips. But the Oracle is just great.

Greysky Priest vs. Hieronymus Grubwiggler
Youch choice again. Preist gets it because he had more of an arc. And because he revived the sexy, shoeless God of war.

Shadowdancer vs. Roy’s Archon
The shadowdancer was only a minor character with a good joke attached but he looked pretty cool. Just gets my vote ahead of the archon of exposition.

[white lancer]

Chief and Kazumi are both great minor characters, but I've gotta give Kazumi the edge for being more badass and more relevant. Looking forward to seeing her in future strips.

The Flumphs are cool and all when they show up, but they're not really characters in their own right. Tarquin, on the other hand, is one of the more complex antagonists we've had and he easily wins this round.

Loser's Bracket:

This matchup is similar to the Kazumi/Chief one in that they're both minor characters, but these two are a little less interesting. Basically a coin flip, but I went with Hilgya for her contribution to Durkon's character development (as well as the MitD's creepy enjoyment of dwarf porn).

The Oracle is fantastic and stomps all over the poor Rookie Cop.

I really like the Greysky Priest--he's one of my favorite minor characters. I don't care for the other guy at all.

Roy's Archon takes the next round. I like the concept of a tour guide to heaven, plus it was amusing to watch him DMing a game of D&D. And the Shadowdancer, along with Redaxe, is one of the more forgettable antagonists.

[Torrasque]

Kazumi Kato VS Chief

Flumphs VS Tarquin - I would actually have liked to vote for the flumphs, but against a character as great as Tarquin, it would just be a pity vote.



Hilgya Firehelm VS Pompey - Go, team cleric! (even bought the shirt).

Kobold Oracle VS Rookie Cop - Oracle all the way, poor guy doesn't belong in the losers bracket >_<

Greysky Priest VS Hieronymus Grubwiggler - I'll roll along with the hype on the priest of loki

Shadowdancer VS Roy's Archon - Kaboom Redaxe was the funny part of that duo, so I'll take Roy's Archon.
Also, Redaxe lost with 1 vote ... harsh.

[Meph]

Kazumi Kato and Tarquin.
Hilgya, Oracle, Greysky Priest and Roy's Archon. (this time I've voted for the ones I want to be winning something, instead of the ones I dislike... guess it works this way after all the other voting)

[Priceguy]

Kazumi Kato. I liked the chief fine but I like the Katos more, especially Kazumi. "Why should I care how many people I have to kill? I can just make new ones in my tummy!" was a genuinely new idea to me. Don't see those too often.

Tarquin. The flumphs are just a running joke while Tarquin is one of the most original characters I've seen. His evil genre savviness, his brilliant plan for domination - I love him. Never seen anything like him.

Hilgya Firehelm. I hope she comes back some day.

Kobold Oracle. Funny, interesting, a character of his own rather than a member of some group. He has his own motivations, his own inclinations, and his strips are always great.

Greysky Priest. I just loved his scenes, one and all.

Roy's Archon. The shadowdancer was a nobody, just background colour really. Roy's Archon is a quite charming character for someone who's just a floating ball of light.

[Mr.Rictus]

Kazumi was awesome, though Chief had some great lines.

Tarquin HAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA.... cough... ahhahahaha. NO serously, loved that matchup.

Pompey Kinda liked Pompey, particularly after he became one of the first minions to resign from Nale's sinking ship.

Oracle I liked the Rookie cop, but he's no contest.

Also, Oracle lost to Monster in the Darkness (someone asked)

Greysky Priest Still kinda sad he got kicked off the WB so fast, so hopefully he'll have a good run here^^

Shadowdancer A fun character with a silly name or another fun character with a silly name? I'll pick the one jumping into the shadows over the ball of light.

[ChristianSt]

Kazumi Kato VS Chief
I can't wait to get the Kickstarter CPPD comic!

Flumphs VS Tarquin
easy one

Hilgya Firehelm VS Pompey
Hilgya story-arc was kinda cool, but only because Durkon, Hilgya without Durkon was kinda meh.

Kobold Oracle VS Rookie Cop
Best Kobold ever! (And at the top of my head the only char that was killed by Belkar and lives to tell the tale!)

Greysky Priest VS Hieronymus Grubwiggler
The Namless Priest of Loki should have one the first round, so this is easy

Shadowdancer VS Roy's Archon
I really liked Roy's Archon

[Rui]

Kazumi Kato - for being flippin' awesome!

Tarquin - Sorry for flumphs, but it's an easy one. One of the best villains that I have seen.

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Pompey - Cuz Hilgya worth nothing without Durkon.

Kobold Oracle - The thing with the village and mark of justice? Cried from laugh.

Greysky Priest - Love this dude. Plus, he gave us the Belkster back! :)

Roy's Archon - Funny and nice little character. If Roy will die again I know who I will want to meet! (him and Eugine).

[Caivs]

Kazumi
Tarquin

Hilgya
Oracle
Greysky Priest
Roy's Archon

[Pesimismrocks]

I don't really like either but Chief

Absolutely Flumphs. How they can be losing to such a character as the humorless Tarquin [in my opinion] is beyond me

Pompey
Rookie Cop
Greysky Priest
Roy's Archon

[Draz74]

I like Kazumi, but Chief makes me laugh more.

Tarquin is not the most interesting character to me. He's an important part of Elan's story, and a somewhat interesting villain (although certainly not Rich's best - not even close). But he is a character, rather than a running gag that, frankly, I've gotten kind of tired of.

Hilgya. Pompey's introduction was amusing, but then he just got annoying. Whereas Hilgya gets points for being (at this point) the strip's longest-hanging Chekhov's Gun.

Kobold Oracle - he bothers me sometimes, but he's also interesting. To me, the Rookie Cop was more of an aspect of Chief's character than he was a character himself.

Graysky Priest - because 610-611 were truly some of the strip's best drama, and he was an interesting fellow.

Roy's Archon - no really deep emotions about either character, but I think the Archon was funnier. Especially when he was pissing off Eugene with hard-core 1e rules.

[FLZ]

Kazumi, Tarquin, Pompey, Oracle, Greysky Priest, Roy´s Archon

[HedgehogRanger]

Kazumi
Tarquin
Hilgya
Oracle
Greysky Priest
Roy's Archon

[Cyllan]

Kazumi

Definitely Tarquin, he's one of my favorite characters in this comic along with Elan and Vaarsuvius.

Loser's Cup

Pompey
Oracle
Greysky Priest
Roy's Archon

[oppyu]

Spoiler

Show

FCT

Kazumi Kato - 28 - 68.29%
Chief - 13 - 31.71%

Flumphs - 7 - 17.07%
18: Tarquin - 34 - 82.93%

LC

6: Hilgya Firehelm - 27 - 67.50%
Pompey - 13 - 32.50%

Kobold Oracle - 38 - 95.00%
Rookie Cop - 2 - 5.00%

Greysky Priest - 38 - 95.00%
Hieronymus Grubwiggler - 2 - 5.00%

Shadowdancer - 10 - 25.00%
7: Roy's Archon - 30 - 75.00%

FCT

Spoiler

Show

1,5
3: Haley Starshine (25) d. Evisceratus (1)
Mr. Phil Rodriguez (14) d. Kilkil (11)
Thor (22) d. Inkyrius (4)
22: Lien (22) d. Samantha (4)

"Wooo! I just love that Thor! Gimme another beer! I hate trees! And grooming! Praise Thor!"
3: Haley Starshine
VS
Mr. Phil Rodriguez
"Kitty kitty! Hello, kitty kitty! Hello!"

Hel: "Infection! She's mine!"
Thor: "From a splinter she got bravely fighting an elm!"
Hel: "Trees are inanimate plants, you buffoon!"
Thor: "Bravery knows no limits!"
Thor
VS
22: Lien
Lien: "So, if you were looking to sacrifice a virgin, you'll have to find a way to travel back in time to before my Junior Prom."
shaman vurkle: "no, banjo like girl with some experience."
chief grukgruk: "better if been around block few times."
Lien: "Damn it, how does my mother keep being right about this stuff?"

LC

"And I don't need your standard-issue loincloth, I've been walking around without pants this entire time! It's called a genital sheath, look it up. Hey, while you're at it, look up 'hemipenes,' because you can suck both of my-"
3: Gannji
VS
Gortok the Destroyer
"Yes, Gortok remembers little ranger man well. He kill three of Gortok's guildmates for fun. He good at being barbarian."

"You will be repaid for each elf slain with the bite of my steel, goblin!"
Team Peregrine Commander
VS
Girard Draketooth
"And Soon, just in case it IS you who's standing here listening to this, let me just add this personal note: It should have been you who died in that rift, you cowardly son of a bitch. Allow me to remedy that error now. Say hello to your barnyard gods for me."

[Cyllan]

Haley Starshine. Even if she doesn't top my list, Haley's another favorite of mine. I also identify with her to an almost disturbing degree, so...

Lien. For a minor character, I like her a lot.

Loser's Cup

Gannji. Too easy.
Hmm. Girard Draketooth

[Sylian]

Haley Starshine
Lien
Gannji
Team Peregrine Commander - The first three are much more interesting and developed characters than the alternatives, in my opinion. The last battle, however, was much closer. When it comes down to it, Girard Draketooth did try to kill a bunch of paladins for little reason, and he did overall seem like a not very nice person. I suppose the same can be said about the elf, but he did have some funny lines.

[Mr.Rictus]

Haley Starshine For bluffing her way out of everything.
Thor Because "Control Weather" does work that way now.
Ganji Because otherwise he'll blow the thermal detonator.
Girard Draketooth For showing how paranoia and bitterness is not always the best for a long-term "protecting the world" gig.