Favourite Character Tournament

[Rui]

Belkar Bitterleaf - Easy one.

Secret SoD Character - So tragic... I love him a lot, and his last words were so dramatic...

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Ho Thanh - Qarr is really funny (especially with Blackwing), yet Thanh was really brave there when he saved Niu.

Inkyrius - I don't really like any of the characters there, yet I'l do it for Vaarsuvius.

[Belkar<3]

Didn’t Durkon and Vaarsuvius take out Belkar in 312?

Touché. I give you that.

[Rorrik]

Belkar, I could never vote against a sexy shoeless god of war.
Secret SOD character

Gladiator Warden
Inkyrius

[bguy]

FCT

Belkar. Crystal is by far my least favorite of the "dumb" characters.

Secret SOD character. Tough decision since I like both characters, but Qarr getting outsmarted by a bird narrowly tips the scales to the Secret SOD character.


LC

Thanh. A true hero.

Inkyrius. I liked him/her going all mama bear against Darth V.

[white lancer]

I don't think I've really considered voting against a PC yet (and I don't think I would have in any of the matches I missed), and Crystal won't be the first character to make me. Belkar Bitterleaf all the way.

I've not read Start of Darkness, but I have a general idea of what happens. The Secret SoD Character sounds far more interesting than Qarr ever will be.

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I love the Azurites, and Ho Thanh is no exception. The Warden was fun, but not as cool as Thanh.

I have no strong preference on the last one, but I love the Knot-topped Resistance Leader's line, so I'll give him (?) the edge.

[Math_Mage]

Belkar
Secret SoD Character--though I have to ask, how did everyone know who this is? I only became sure after I saw someone accidentally post his name.
Ho Thanh
Inkyrius

[Procyonpi]

Secret SoD Character--though I have to ask, how did everyone know who this is? I only became sure after I saw someone accidentally post his name.

Well who else would he be talking about?

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Yydranna? Barky? Xavion? Keith Baker? Right Eye is really the only SoD exclusive character worth mentioning. Right-Eye's family I suppose, but they really have no purpose with out Right-Eye.

Also, if there was any doubt, this post should have cleared it up.

[martianmister]

Crystal
Secret character
Ho
Inkyrius

[pwning doodes]

Crystal.

SoD Character. None of us ever got to know his real name.

[Procyonpi]

Crystal.

SoD Character. None of us ever got to know his real name.

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Or, for that matter, Redcloak's.

[pwning doodes]

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Or, for that matter, Redcloak's.

True, but at least we have some hope of learning his.

[Lord Ruby34]

Belkar
Qarr
Thanh
Inky

[oppyu]

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3: Belkar Bitterleaf - 38 - 90.48%
Crystal - 4 - 9.52%

Secret SoD Character - 30 - 73.17%
21: Qarr - 11 - 26.83%

4: Ho Thanh - 30 - 76.92%
Gladiator Warden - 9 - 23.08%

Inkyrius - 34 - 87.18%
Knot-topped Resistance Leader - 5 - 12.82%

Before we get to the voting, let us have a moment of silence for Cleric Thundershield.

FCT

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1,8
9: Xykon (27) d. Geoff (3)
Niu (19) d. Horace Greenhilt (11)
Ian Starshine (22) vs Jenny (8)
16: Monster in the Darkness (21) d. Kobold Oracle (9)

Xykon: "I was just having a little confab with your #2 here about why he called me back if he was just going to lose my phylactery to a bunch of snot-nosed elves and leftover paladins. But he just keeps going on and on about something totally unrelated."
Jirix: "Cant... breathe..."
Xykon: "See? Stop trying to change the subject!"
9: Xykon
VS
Niu
"Stop oppressing my culture, you ethnocentric bitch!"

"I tried... I tried to be a good father. I just didn't know what I was doing, you know? I tried to prepare you for life in that place, but without your mother... I was scared, all the time. Of losing you like I lost her. I just..."
Ian Starshine
VS
16: Monster in the Darkness
"You're my friend, you HAVE to be OK! It can't end like this! It's not fair! You need to leave. You need to - ESCAPE."

LC

Adolescent Black Dragon: "These stupid humonoids are your allies??"
Lizard!Vaarsuvius: "You... can understand my speech?"
Adolescent Black Dragon: "Well yes. My Mom taught me to speak Lizard, said it was important to study other cultures."
Adolescent Black Dragon
VS
Samantha
"You'll serve me or you'll die!"

"Always remember, Elan: It doesn't matter if you win or lose - as long as you look really cool doing it!"
Julio Scoundrel
VS
9: Mr. Jones
Mr. Jones: "Actually, I'm fairly certain that the transcript will show that Phil Rodriguez was the lawyer of record for this trial."
Mr. Phil Rodriguez: "Aww, that means my record will fall to 0-147."
Mr. Jones: "Naturally, I remain perfect at 5-0."

[Sylian]

Xykon - I don't like voting against Niu. I quite like Niu, but I don't think it would be right to have Xykon beaten by her. Xykon is much more developed than Niu, much more important to the story and has a lot more interesting moments.
Monster in the Darkness - He's quite funny, and the moments he had with O-Chul were touching.
Samantha - Out of the two, I feel that she played a more important part of her story segment than the dragon did. She's okay, though I liked her father better.
Julio Scoundrel - This one was pretty hard, too. Scoundrel did have some funny moments, and he was quite important for Elan's development.

[Procyonpi]

Poor Durkon :(

Niu, because she's pretty cool and I don't want her to lose to bad.

, because he's one of my characters in the whole damn strip. and is hilarious.

(intentionally not voting in first LC match-up, as I don't care for either of them)

Julio Scoundrel, because he probably has one of the best memorability to strips featured ratios of any character, and because he's a driving force in my all-time favorite sub-arc. He should have beaten Scruffy in round 1.

[rgrekejin]

Xykon - The primary antagonist trumps any secondary character, especially one as forgettable as Niu.
The Monster in the Darkness - Ian Starshine is a great big meanie-head.
Samantha - The lesser of two mehs.
Julio Scoundrel - Voted for him in the first round, continue to do so this time around. Julio is seriously badass, people.

[Needle]

FCT

Xykon is a magnificent villian, never gets old, Niu is out of his league despite being interesting.

This was kinda close to me, both of them served a purpose, are gonna get more showtime and will be important, tough in different measurements I guess. Monster in the Darkness then wins because it's my fave out of the two.

LC

While the Teen Dragon played an important role, he was the preview of what was about to come, while Samantha was the main attraction of that arc. Not the most likable character, but she did her job.

Julio Scoundrél wins in every department. Funny thing that it'll say Scoundrél vs. Rodriguez when the voting finishes

[Rakoa]

Oh man, from doing a once over I thought the battle was between Xykon and the Monster in the Darkness. That would have been a toughie. As it stands, though...

Xykon
Monster in the Darkness

[HuskyBoi]

Got to be:

Xykon
MitD Though if he'd been pitted against Niu rather than Geoff, I might not have said the same...

Losers cup.
Adolescent Black Dragon
Scoundrel!

[Moriwen]

I like Niu, but the vote has to go to Xykon.

I hate hate hate Ian Starshine. I love the Monster in the Darkness. He and O-Chul gave us some of my favorite moments.

LC:

The Adolescent Black Dragon beats out Samantha a hundredfold.

Julio Scoundrel; although if it had been Mr. Rodriguez instead of Mr. Jones, I'd have voted for him.

[TRH]

Xykon
MITD
Adolescent Black Dragon
Julio Scoundrel

[Bird]

Xykon His characterization of taking nothing seriously combined with a deep, seldom-manifested reservoir of rage makes him a seriously entertaining villain.
MitD Ah, sharing a moment with O-Chul as the rain pitter-pattered.

Samantha
Antonio BanJulio Scoundrél. Men want to be him...

[Chessgeek]

In honor of , my votes shall go to the more pure-hearted characters.
Niu
MiTD

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Ambiguous, fortunately I really don't care
Julio Scoundrel

[LadyEowyn]

Niu - she's an awesome character and I wish she was up against a more beatable opponent. Come on everyone, vote for Niu!
MITD - one of my favourite characters ever since the whole arc with O-Chul. S/he's a sweetie.
Samantha - have to admit, a teenage girl taking down half the Order is pretty impressive.
Julio Scoundrél - concentrated awesome.

[bguy]

FCT:
Xykon
MITD


LC:
Samantha
Julio Scoundrel

[137beth]

Xykon
I like Niu, but really? Xykon has been the primary antagonist since nearly the beginning of the series.

MitD: 'cause I voted for a mystery character yesterday, so let's start a trend. Also, he is more developed than Ian.

Black dragon: Both villains from the same sidequest, but one of them was a hook 2 books later, while the other is completely irrelevant now.

Mr. Jones Looks like this is a losing battle, but really? The lawyers are awesome!

[MeanMrsMustard]

I like Niu, but Xykon takes this one for me. Because, you know, villain.
Ian's only truly funny moment was "these ones taste like neck!" And the scene when Haley can't get him to listen to reason is just painful. (In all the right ways, but still.) Monster-san all the way.
Samantha was OK, but ultimately the Young Adult Black Dragon was more important.
Jones is the better lawer, but he doesn't hold a candle to the great Julio Scoundrél!

[Tannhaeuser]

Favorite Characters Tournament

Xykon vs. Niu

Ian Starshine vs. Monster In The Darkness

Losers’ Cup

Adolescent Black Dragon vs. Samantha

Julio Scoundrél vs. Mr. Jones

[CWater]

Niu - What can I say, I like her character. Xykon is an okay villain, but I've never had that much interest in him.
MitD - No question here.
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Adolescent Black Dragon - Couldn't stand the slut.
Julio Scoundrel - I'm Chaotic. Though I must admit he's a far more worse slut than Samantha.

[kxm]

Niu pretty cool, but I can't vote for her against Xykon. (side note: don't know if it's because it's Durkon Day here, but at first I typed "fer" instead of "for)

MiTD easily

Meh

Scoundrel