first half of the second round is over, and there were some close ones. 3 of the matches were decided by one vote, including the current champion, Emperor Palpatine who almost lost.
the results....
Emperor Palpatine edges Samara
GoGo Yubari defeats Seth Gecko
Michael Myers defeats Tyler Durden
Maleficent destroys The Beast
Darth Vader slips past Sabretooth
Dracula defeats Bill the Butcher
Imhotep defeats Freddy Krueger
Magneto crushes Otis B. Driftwood
also, big surprise here....the Balrog roasted StayPuff
same rules as always...
1. you pick the winners.
2. no weapons allowed, only brute force and inate/magical abilities
moving along....
1. Alex (A Clockwork Orange) vs. Ra's Al Ghul (Batman Begins)
SPOILERS! (Click to view)Alex
Strengths: cunning, intelligent and brutal. dishing out some of the old ultraviolence is fun for him.
Weaknesses: one of the last remaining "normal" competitors who dont have any special powers/magic/demonic/etc.
Strategy: cheat like hell.
Ra's Al Ghul
Strengths: depending on your choice of media....immortality, although winning doesnt mean he has to stay dead...also a skilled fighter.
Weaknesses: megalomaniacal loony.
Strategy: pretty simple, just beat the piss out of him.
2. David (The Lost Boys) vs. Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
SPOILERS! (Click to view)David
Strengths: flight, superhuman strength, other vampiric stuff.
Weaknesses: wooden stakes, the sun, and holy water, lthough none of these are really pertinent in this arena.
Strategy: use that flight to your advantage and stick and move.
Sephiroth
Strengths: vast magical power and physical strength.
Weaknesses: looks like a metrosexual ponce. too confident in his abilities
Strategy: throw everything you have.
3. Gabriel (The Prophecy) vs. Agent Smith (Matrix series)
SPOILERS! (Click to view)Gabriel
Strengths: hes a fucking angel. and its chris walken.
Weaknesses: unless you can pull his heart out, not much
Strategy: cut a few one liners, then beat the crap out of him.
Agent Smith
Strengths: excellent sneer, unmatched in hand to hand combat, superfast, durable.
Weaknesses: cant say it enough...overconfidence.
Strategy: rip his fucking heart out.
4. Darth Maul (Star Wars Episode I) vs. Terminator (Terminator)
SPOILERS! (Click to view)Darth Maul
Strengths: force sensitive, agile, gets more powerful the more angry he gets.
Weaknesses: not really a thinker, just knows "kill that," and thats about it.
Strategy: use your agility to your advantage and force throw his ass around until hes broken.
Terminator
Strengths: it cant be bargained with. it cant be reasoned with. it doesnt feel pity, or remorse, or fear. and it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.
Weaknesses: being a machine with no higher reasoning power makes it possible to outsmart.
Strategy: get a hold of him and choke the life out.
5. Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th series) vs. Mystique (X-Men series)
SPOILERS! (Click to view)Jason Voorhees
Strengths: superhuman strength, damn near invincible.
Weaknesses: not much, arguably water. and not really a straight A student.
Strategy: grab, choke, crush, repeat.
Mystique
Strengths: shape-shifting, agile and deceptively strong.
Weaknesses: not much. isnt immortal...thats about it.
Strategy: use the shapeshifting to your advantage...pretend youre his mom, then fuck him up.
6. Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter series) vs. Pyramid Head (Silent Hill)
SPOILERS! (Click to view)Lord Voldemort
Strengths: a very powerful and sadistic wizard.
Weaknesses: how powerful he is without his wand remains to be seen.
Strategy: try to get the job done as quickly as possible.
Pyramid Head
Strengths: he may not be immortal, but hes damn close. definite psychological advantage. hard hitting.
Weaknesses: slow. really slow.
Strategy: just catch him. then pop his head like a tick.
7. Predator (Predator) vs. The Witch King of Angmar (Lord of the Rings)
SPOILERS! (Click to view)Predator
Strengths: even without his toys, hes still stronger and more agile than most any man.
Weaknesses: not the fuck much.
Strategy: hope that whole, "no man can kill me," doesnt include non-human males. (it worked for a hobbit) it could work. he might should hire a lawyer.
The Witch King of Angmar
Strengths: powerful and intimidating.
Weaknesses: more and more overconfidence.
Strategy: try and take his agility advantage out of the equation.
8. Khan (Star Trek II) vs. General Zod (Superman II)
SPOILERS! (Click to view)Khan
Strengths: superhuman strength and intelligence.
Weaknesses: old. has a mullet.
Strategy: hope somebody drops some kryptonite.
General Zod
Strengths: all of supermans powers.
Weaknesses: kryptonite (which is basically irrelevant), megalomaniacal.
Strategy: break him over your knee.
aaaaand todays bonus match for the super-heavyweight division...
The Rancor (Return of the Jedi) vs. The T. Rex (Jurassic Park)
SPOILERS! (Click to view)Rancor
Strengths: sharp teeth, long ass arms.
Weaknesses: not particularly fast or smart.
Strategy: use those long arms to your advantage.
T. Rex
Strengths: is the largest predator to ever walk the earth. what more do you want?
Weaknesses: not a lot of endurance or brains (though arguably smarter than the rancor)
Strategy: use speed to advantage. one bite and its likely over.
okay, after this we move on to the sweet 16. thanks again to all who take part!
I would so notice if you disappeared
2. Sephiroth
3. Gabriel
4. Darth Maul
5. Mystique
6. Voldemort
7. WitchKing, predator is not human, but yeah, no way.
8. Zod
Bonus: Rancor