The Great Hero Showdown (First Round Voting Results Up!)

[ShadowDenizen]

13. Rincewind (Discworld)
14. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings))
15. Gamera
16. Delenn (Babylon 5)
17. Corwin of Amber (Roger Zelany's Amber novels)
18. Solomon Kane
19. Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories)
20. Maui
21. CuChulainn (Celtic mythology)
22. The Doctor (Doctor Who)
23. Flash Gordon )
24. John Crichton (Babylon 5)
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics)
26. Ozymandias
27. Wonder Woman (comics, TV show)
28. Superboy (comics)
29. Agent Dale Cooper
30. Captain Lee "Apollo" Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica)
31. Jackie Chan
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories)
33. The Terminator (Terminator 2)
34. Wesley (The Princess Bride)
35. Jen the Gelfling (The Dark Crystal)
36. Ellen Ripley (Alien)
37. Robin Hood (mythology, movies)
38. Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
39. Nathan Kiklu (This is more AGAINST Drizz't than for Nathan.)
40. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows)
41. Hercules (mythology, movies, TV show)
42. Wicket (Return of the Jedi) - (I'm heartened by the idea of ANYONE beating up Frodo, but especially a fuzzy teddy bear!!)
43. Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
44. Vlad Taltos (Steven Brust's Dragaera novels)
45. King Arthur (mythology, various novels)
46. Harry Keogh
47. Han Solo (Star Wars)
48. Severain the Torturer
49. Sam Emerson (The Lost Boys)
50. Professor Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter)
51. Jack Bauer (24)
52. Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
53. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
54. Ash (Army of Darkness)
55. Spongebob Squarepants (tv show)
56. Carl Kolchak
57. Optimus Prime (Transformers)
58. He-Man (comics, tv shows)
59. Haru, the Great White Ninja
60. B.A. Baracus (A-Team)
61. The Lone Ranger
62. Wesley Wyndham Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
63. Elminster (Forgotten Realms novels)
64. Doc Savage

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies)
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies)
3. Captain Marvel (comics)
4. The Shadow
5. Sethra Lavode (Steven Brust's Dragaera novels)
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
7. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
8. Captain America
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies)
10. Aragorn (Lord of the Rings)
11. Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly)
12.
13. Sam Vimes (Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels)
14. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)
15. The Phantom
16.
17. Corwin of Amber (Roger Zelany's Amber novels)
18. Richard Sharpe
19. Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories)
20.
21. Granny Weatherwax (Discworld)
22.
23. Flash Gordon
24. Connor MacLeod (Highlander)
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics)
26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide)
27. Rorschach
28. Superboy (comics)
29. The Tick (comics, tv shows)
30.
31.
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories)
33. The Terminator (Terminator 2)
34. Beowulf (mythology)
35. Jen the Gelfling (The Dark Crystal)
36. Ellen Ripley (Alien)
37. Robin Hood (mythology, movies)
38. Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
39. Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms novels)
40.Sir Galahad (Arthurian mythology)
41. Hercules (mythology, movies, TV show)
42. Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings)
43. Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
44. Hellboy (comics, movie)
45. King Arthur (mythology, various novels)
46.
47. Han Solo (Star Wars)
48. Speed Racer (TV series)
49. Sam Emerson (The Lost Boys)
50. Professor Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter) v
51. Jack Bauer (24)
52. Professor X (X-men and other comics, X-men movies)
53. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
54. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)
55. Spongebob Squarepants (tv show)
56. Mad Max
57. Optimus Prime (Transformers)
58. Odysseus (mythology)
59. Don Quixote
60. Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
61. The Lone Ranger
62. Wesley Wyndham Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
63.
64. Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

 

[MonsterMash]

First Round Brackets

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies)
2. Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
3. Hong Kong Phooey
4. The Shadow
5. Super Mario (Mario Brothers video games)
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
7. John Carter of Mars
8. Captain America
9. Tarzan
10. Aragorn (Lord of the Rings)
11. Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings)
12. Croaker (Glen Cook's Black Company novels)
13. Sam Vimes (Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels)
14. The Man with No Name (Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy)
15. The Phantom
16. Delenn (Babylon 5)
17. Trinity (Matrix)
18. Solomon Kane
19. Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories) - serious be you cannot with matchup this
20. Maui
21. Granny Weatherwax (Discworld)
22. The Doctor (Doctor Who)
23. Flash Gordon versus
24. Connor MacLeod (Highlander)
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics)
26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide)
27. Wonder Woman (comics, TV show)
28. the Hulk
29. Agent Dale Cooper
30. Nolan Benholm
31. Jackie Chan
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories)
33. The Terminator (Terminator 2)
34. Beowulf (mythology)
35. Rocky Balboa (Rocky movies)
36. Ellen Ripley (Alien)
37. Robin Hood (mythology, movies)
38. Sir Lancelot (Arthurian mythology)
39. Nathan Kiklu
40. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows)
41. Hercules (mythology, movies, TV show)
42. Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings)
43. Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace)
44. Hellboy (comics, movie)
45. King Arthur (mythology, various novels)
46. Paladin - The Man in Black (Have Gun Will Travel)
47. Han Solo (Star Wars)
48. Severain the Torturer
49. Austin Powers (movies)
50. Wolverine (X-men and other comics, X-men movies)
51. Neo (Matrix)
52. Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
53. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
54. Ash (Army of Darkness)
55. Spongebob Squarepants (tv show)
56. Carl Kolchak
57. Optimus Prime (Transformers)
58. Odysseus (mythology)
59. Don Quixote
60. Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
61. The Lone Ranger
62. RoboCop
63. Mack Bolan (The Executioner)
64. Doc Savage

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

1. Parksenarion (Elizabeth Moon's Deed of Paksenarion)
Paks deserves some love here, because she is going to get stomped based entirely
on name recognition
2. Batman
3.
4. The Shadow
5.
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
the Punisher is NOT a hero
7. Buffy Summers
8. Captain America
9. Indiana Jones
ouch, but I had to go with Indy over Tarzan
10.
Holy cats! That is NOT a first round match-up. This is the argument for seeding,
right here. I can't even vote on this one.
11.
Would have voted for Gandalf, but he wasn't really one of the heroes, and shouldn't
knock off actual protagonists
12.
13.
14. The Man with No Name
And another rough match-up, despite the fact that half the list doesn't even belong
here. Samwise ought to walk away with this thing, but The Man with No Name does
NOT deserve to get eliminated in the first round.
15. The Phantom
16. Thrall (Warcraft)
17.
18.
Solomon would win, but for the fact that I have trouble calling him a full on hero
19. Sherlock Holmes
Wow. Just wow. How were these randomized? Got to go with Holmes, as he was
at least actually the hero of his books.
20. Maui
21. CuChulainn (Celtic mythology)
22. The Doctor (Doctor Who)
23. Marty McFly (Back to the Future)
24.
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics)
Of course, I'll take either version of Thor in this contest, but it DOES make a
HUGE difference whether you're dealing with the myth or the comic. The two
are WORLDS apart.
26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide)
27. Wonder Woman
28. the Hulk
29. The Tick (comics, tv shows)
30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica)
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
32. Link (Legend of Zelda)
OK, were these seriously DESIGNED to cut potential contenders down ASAP?
33.
34. Wesley (The Princess Bride)
See previous comment. I had to go with Wesley for style, but Beowulf deserves
to see later rounds more than most of these scrubs.
35. Rocky Balboa (Rocky movies)
36. Perseus (Greek mythology)
37. Robin Hood (mythology, movies)
38.
Lance lacks too many heroic virtues to actually get a vote, but he still beats the
heck out of Angel, so I have to abstain AGAIN.
39.
40. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows)
41. Gilgamesh (mythology)
42. Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings)
43.
44.
Would have voted for Vlad, but he's not really all that heroic in any true sense
45. King Arthur (mythology, various novels)
46. Paladin - The Man in Black (Have Gun Will Travel)
47. Han Solo (Star Wars)
48.
49.
50.
51.
52. Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
53. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
54. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)
55.
56. Carl Kolchak
57. Optimus Prime (Transformers)
58. Odysseus (mythology)
59. Don Quixote
60. B.A. Baracus (A-Team)
61. The Lone Ranger
62.
63.
feh and yuck
64. Doc Savage

Wow. An impressively scrub-filled list. I knew who 95% of them were and still couldn't vote on a lot of these because there weren't any actual heroes in the match-up. I can't believe how many scrubs we are guaranteed to have left and how many quality contenders are necessarily ousted.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Okay, voting is now closed.

Now, to figure out how I'm gonna tally all of these votes without spending the next few hours doing it. Yikes! I had no idea what I was getting myself into!

 

[Gomez]

Okay, voting is now closed.

Now, to figure out how I'm gonna tally all of these votes without spending the next few hours doing it. Yikes! I had no idea what I was getting myself into!

LOL! You should have asked me first! Counting the votes is a B@$%H in the early rounds. It starts getting easier after about the 3th round or so!

 

[DonTadow]

LOL! You should have asked me first! Counting the votes is a B@$%H in the early rounds. It starts getting easier after about the 3th round or so!

Why are you guys scaring me so much.

MEANIES I Say.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Just a heads up people. I do still intend on tallying and publishing the results, it's just that things are a little hectic at the moment and I don't know when I'll be able to sit down long enough to do it. Sorry for the delay, but I will get it done for you.

 

[Gomez]

Dark Jester,

When are the results going to get tallied? Do you need some help?

 

[Dark Jezter]

I'm working on it, I swear! I know that making excuses is lame, but I've just had a lot on my plate lately and haven't had quite enough time to spend a few hours tallying all the votes (although I have got the tallying partially completed). I really do intend on getting Round 1 tallied and Round 2 up and going.

Sorry about the wait folks.