Favourite Character Tournament III: The Last of Them

[Harbinger]

Vaarsuvius and Gannji.

[Draz74]

I can't help but wonder how this most recent strip would have affected the placement for two certain characters...

Well, yeah, but that's always going to be the case unless we wait for the story to end before we do a Favorite Character Tournament ...

[Bovine Colonel]

Haley Starshine

Gannji

[VanaGalen]

Vaarsuvius

and

Oracle

[pasta]

Vaarsuvius and the Oracle.

[137beth]

Tomorrow....it all ends

[Bird]

Tarquin was really hanging in there for a while, but looks like V cracked the can open.

[Rakoa]

Somebody! Quick! Do a tally!

[Bird]

Somebody! Quick! Do a tally!

Tag.

[oppyu]

Tag.

I'm it.

18: Tarquin - 32 - 36.78%
3: Haley Starshine - 20 - 22.99%
5: Vaarsuvius - 35 - 40.23%

Kobold Oracle - 48 - 60.76%
3: Gannji - 20 - 25.32%
Leeky Windstaff - 11 - 13.92%

Just under 10 hours to go, so submit/modify your votes while you can!

[Lightning Fast]

Ah, I should vote. Don't want another Durkon incident.

Tarquin and Gannji.

[sam79]

I'm it.

18: Tarquin - 32 - 36.78%
3: Haley Starshine - 20 - 22.99%
5: Vaarsuvius - 35 - 40.23%

Kobold Oracle - 48 - 60.76%
3: Gannji - 20 - 25.32%
Leeky Windstaff - 11 - 13.92%

Just under 10 hours to go, so submit/modify your votes while you can!

Thanks for the count- up. That's...very close. Tarrquin started off really strongly, but V has pulled ahead with the last few votes. Not at all surprised about the results in the Loser's Cup, but Haley's weak showing in the final is not something I'd have predicted.

BTW oppyu; any decision yet on what to do in the event of a tie?

[oppyu]

Thanks for the count- up. That's...very close. Tarrquin started off really strongly, but V has pulled ahead with the last few votes. Not at all surprised about the results in the Loser's Cup, but Haley's weak showing in the final is not something I'd have predicted.

BTW oppyu; any decision yet on what to do in the event of a tie?

After reading through the thread, I'm partial to a run-off vote, although I'm happy to change my mind to tied winners if the next ten posts are to the effect of 'THAT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA AND YOU ARE STUPID FOR EVEN CONSIDERING IT, YOU STUPID, STUPID PERSON.'

[sam79]

After reading through the thread, I'm partial to a run-off vote, although I'm happy to change my mind to tied winners if the next ten posts are to the effect of 'THAT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA AND YOU ARE STUPID FOR EVEN CONSIDERING IT, YOU STUPID, STUPID PERSON.'

THAT'S A TERRIBLE ID-

No, seriously. Good call, IMO.

[Uchiha Richard]

Tarquin and the Oracle

[Veralos]

Favorite Character Tournament:
1. Vaarsuvius - As a verbose and deadpan powerful wizard V is cool enough, but what ultimately puts her over the top is the whole soul-selling thing. I enjoy the darker side to her character.
2. Haley - A well rounded and likeable character, but she lacks some of the edge that V has.
3. Tarquin - Tarquin's genre savvy shtick is entertaining, but that's about it. He's a bit overrated, honestly.

Loser's Cup:
1. Kobold Oracle - This guy is great basically every time he appears. The way the Oracle abuses his psychic abilities is always amusing, plus he makes for interesting foreshadowing.
2. Gannji - The lizard has plenty of great moments and an interesting dynamic with Enor.
3. Leeky Windstaff - I like Leeky, but he's not one of my favorites.

[Rakoa]

I think you've decided on the second best course of action, oppyu. The best one, of course, being anything with Wizard Guy.

[oppyu]

Not gonna spam you guys with vote updates every time someone votes, but I feel it's worth mentioning that Tarquin is now one vote away from Vaarsuvius. I know both characters have vocal hatedoms as well as fandoms, so if you really don't want a character to win...

EDIT: Ninja'd with a vote, it's now two votes. Point still stands of course.

[Conte_Vincero]

I can't remember if I've voted or not
Tarquin

and
Tarquin

[Green Dragonfly]

While I totally loved Tarquin's reasoning in #763 - honestly, I don't think I've ever been so impressed by any villainous plan, in any story - his genre-savvyness has gotten much more tiresome in the recent comics. So I have to go with Vaarsuvius here. He and Redcloak are definitely the best characters in the story overall.

Also, Gannji for the Loser's Cup.

[Rasputin]

Change my earlier Abstain to Tarquin

Not because I suddenly care which of the three wins (I don't) but I'd really like to see a tie. I enjoyed the Roy & Malack tie, then the rematch with 3 choices. This time would be a three choice option devolving into mano y shemano.

(Still bitter over Bitterleaf.)

[Solse]

The whole "Darth V" arc and the Blackwing stuff really make Vaarsuvius my favorite character. Plus, wizard is my favorite class, so bonus points there.

For the LC, I vote for Ganjii.

[Imdead]

tarquin and kobold

[Milionac]

I vote for Tarquin and Gannji.

[oppyu]

One hour to go!

[Bird]

Tied up!

oppyu, I think that the run-off and tied winners are both fine ideas, with the important caveat of: Wizard Guy.

[Rakoa]

I'm with Bird on that one.

[Bird]

I think oppyu's move of including WG's name in the last thread title was the right one. Proposing that any future incarnation of the tournament be renamed "The Wizard Guy Classic."

[Needle]

Or the Wizard Guy Award to the Dark Horse of the next tourneys

[Torrasque]

And once again this tournament is great at luring out the lurkers in the forum :)
5 july 2013'ers in this voting round. Almost as many as there was april 2013'ers in the Malack v Roy fight!