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

[drothgery]

According to my tallying of the first 19 matchups (because that's how many printed out on one page with enough space for tallying them...)

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies) defeats Parksenarion (Elizabeth Moon's Deed of Paksenarion) 33-6
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies) defeats Alice (Alice in Wonderland) 37-3
3. Captain Marvel (comics) defeats Hong Kong Phooey 23-15
4. The Shadow defeats Dudley Do-Right (The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show) 25-11
5. Super Mario (Mario Brothers video games) defeats Sethra Lavode (Steven Brust's Dragaera novels) 23-11
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) defeats The Punisher (comics, movie) 36-4
7. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) slays John Carter of Mars 27-12
8. Captain America defeats Miles Vorkosigan (Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan novels) 31-5
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies) defeats Tarzan 34-6
10. Superman defeats Aragorn (Lord of the Rings) 23-15
11. Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings) defeats Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly) 24-13
12. John Sheridan (Babylon 5) defeats Croaker (Glen Cook's Black Company novels) 17-12
13. Sam Vimes (Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels) defeats Rincewind (Discworld) 16-8
14. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings) defeats The Man with No Name (Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy) 23-15
15. The Phantom defeats Gamera 23-12
16. Thrall (Warcraft) defeats Delenn (Babylon 5) 17-15
17. Corwin of Amber (Roger Zelany's Amber novels) defeats Trinity (Matrix) 19-17
18. Solomon Kane defeats Richard Sharpe 19-12
19. Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories) defeats Yoda (Star Wars) 28-12

Hope this helps.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Dave, you are a saint. Thank you!

That should definately cut down a good chunk of my workload.

 

[drothgery]

Second 19:

20. Maui defeats El Borak 11-7
21. CuChulainn (Celtic mythology) defeats Granny Weatherwax (Discworld) 23-13
22. The Doctor (Doctor Who) defeats Godzilla (movies) 28-10
23. Flash Gordon versus defeats Marty McFly (Back to the Future) 28-10
24. Connor MacLeod (Highlander) defeats John Crichton (Babylon 5) 23-13
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics) defeats Aeryn Sun 31-7
26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide) defeats Ozymandias 28-9
27. Wonder Woman (comics, TV show) defeats Rorschach 28-10
28. the Hulk defeats Superboy (comics) 31-8
29. The Tick (comics, tv shows) defeats Agent Dale Cooper 24-11
30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica) defeats Nolin Benholm 21-6
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird) defeats Jackie Chan 20-14
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories) defeats Link (Legend of Zelda) 31-10
33. The Terminator (Terminator 2) defeats Leto II (Children of Dune) 28-8
34. Beowulf (mythology) defeats Wesley (The Princess Bride) 22-19
35. Rocky Balboa (Rocky movies) defeats Jen the Gelfling (The Dark Crystal) 21-15
36. Ellen Ripley (Alien) defeats Perseus (Greek mythology) 27-13
37. Robin Hood (mythology, movies) defeats Duncan Idaho (Dune) 35-6
38. Sir Lancelot (Arthurian mythology) defeats Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 22-17

 

[Dark Jezter]

Wow, drothgery! How are you doing these so quickly? Either you've come up with a very quick and efficent way of counting the votes, or I'm just incredibly slow at counting.

Thanks again, anyway!

 

[drothgery]

I copied the choices into a spreadsheet, then formatted things so that there was space for tally marks next to them. Then I just printed them out and went through the choices a page at a time.

39. Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms novels) defeats Nathan Kiklu 22-9
40. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows) defeats Sir Galahad (Arthurian mythology) 32-8
41. Hercules (mythology, movies, TV show) defeats Gilgamesh (mythology) 29-12
42. Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings) defeats Wicket (Return of the Jedi) 32-9
43. Gordon Freeman defeats Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) 19-16
44. Hellboy (comics, movie) defeats Vlad Taltos (Steven Brust's Dragaera novels) 28-8
45. King Arthur (mythology, various novels) defeats Ralph Hinkley 38-2
46. Paladin - The Man in Black (Have Gun Will Travel) defeats Harry Keogh 20-5
47. Han Solo (Star Wars) defeats John Rambo (Rambo movies) 38-2
48. Speed Racer (TV series) defeats Severain the Torturer 16-12
49. Austin Powers (movies) defeats Sam Emerson (The Lost Boys) 26-10
50. Wolverine (X-men and other comics, X-men movies) defeats Professor Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter) 26-14
51. Neo (Matrix) defeast Jack Bauer (24) 27-10
52. Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek) defeats Professor X (X-men and other comics, X-men movies) 27-14
53. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation) defeats the Wraith 35-5
54. Ash (Army of Darkness) scrapes by Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) 21-20
55. Honor Harrington (David Weber's novels) defeats Spongebob Squarepants (tv show) 17-14
56. Mad Max defeats Carl Kolchak 25-12
57. Optimus Prime (Transformers) defeats Captain Benjamin Sisko (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 28-12

 

[drothgery]

And the last of them...

58. Odysseus (mythology) defeats He-Man (comics, tv shows) 26-14
59. Don Quixote defeats Haru, the Great White Ninja 35-5
60. Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) defeats B.A. Baracus (A-Team) 21-19
61. The Lone Ranger defeats Jack O'Neill 27-11
62. RoboCop defeats Wesley Wyndham Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) 23-14
63. Elminster (Forgotten Realms novels) defeats Mack Bolan (The Executioner) 20-7
64. Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride) defeats Doc Savage 25-15

 

[drothgery]

Compiled results and commentary...

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies) defeats Parksenarion (Elizabeth Moon's Deed of Paksenarion) 33-6
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies) defeats Alice (Alice in Wonderland) 37-3
3. Captain Marvel (comics) defeats Hong Kong Phooey 23-15
4. The Shadow defeats Dudley Do-Right (The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show) 25-11
5. Super Mario (Mario Brothers video games) defeats Sethra Lavode (Steven Brust's Dragaera novels) 23-11
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) defeats The Punisher (comics, movie) 36-4
7. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) slays John Carter of Mars 27-12
8. Captain America defeats Miles Vorkosigan (Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan novels) 31-5
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies) defeats Tarzan 34-6
10. Superman defeats Aragorn (Lord of the Rings) 23-15
11. Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings) defeats Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly) 24-13
12. John Sheridan (Babylon 5) defeats Croaker (Glen Cook's Black Company novels) 17-12
13. Sam Vimes (Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels) defeats Rincewind (Discworld) 16-8
14. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings) defeats The Man with No Name (Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy) 23-15
15. The Phantom defeats Gamera 23-12
16. Thrall (Warcraft) defeats Delenn (Babylon 5) 17-15
17. Corwin of Amber (Roger Zelany's Amber novels) defeats Trinity (Matrix) 19-17
18. Solomon Kane defeats Richard Sharpe 19-12
19. Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories) defeats Yoda (Star Wars) 28-12
20. Maui defeats El Borak 11-7
21. CuChulainn (Celtic mythology) defeats Granny Weatherwax (Discworld) 23-13
22. The Doctor (Doctor Who) defeats Godzilla (movies) 28-10
23. Flash Gordon versus defeats Marty McFly (Back to the Future) 28-10
24. Connor MacLeod (Highlander) defeats John Crichton (Babylon 5) 23-13
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics) defeats Aeryn Sun 31-7
26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide) defeats Ozymandias 28-9
27. Wonder Woman (comics, TV show) defeats Rorschach 28-10
28. The Hulk defeats Superboy (comics) 31-8
29. The Tick (comics, tv shows) defeats Agent Dale Cooper 24-11
30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica) defeats Nolin Benholm 21-6
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird) defeats Jackie Chan 20-14
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories) defeats Link (Legend of Zelda) 31-10
33. The Terminator (Terminator 2) defeats Leto II (Children of Dune) 28-8
34. Beowulf (mythology) defeats Wesley (The Princess Bride) 22-19
35. Rocky Balboa (Rocky movies) defeats Jen the Gelfling (The Dark Crystal) 21-15
36. Ellen Ripley (Alien) defeats Perseus (Greek mythology) 27-13
37. Robin Hood (mythology, movies) defeats Duncan Idaho (Dune) 35-6
38. Sir Lancelot (Arthurian mythology) defeats Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) 22-17
39. Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms novels) defeats Nathan Kiklu 22-9
40. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows) defeats Sir Galahad (Arthurian mythology) 32-8
41. Hercules (mythology, movies, TV show) defeats Gilgamesh (mythology) 29-12
42. Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings) defeats Wicket (Return of the Jedi) 32-9
43. Gordon Freeman defeats Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) 19-16
44. Hellboy (comics, movie) defeats Vlad Taltos (Steven Brust's Dragaera novels) 28-8
45. King Arthur (mythology, various novels) defeats Ralph Hinkley 38-2
46. Paladin - The Man in Black (Have Gun Will Travel) defeats Harry Keogh 20-5
47. Han Solo (Star Wars) defeats John Rambo (Rambo movies) 38-2
48. Speed Racer (TV series) defeats Severain the Torturer 16-12
49. Austin Powers (movies) defeats Sam Emerson (The Lost Boys) 26-10
50. Wolverine (X-men and other comics, X-men movies) defeats Professor Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter) 26-14
51. Neo (Matrix) defeast Jack Bauer (24) 27-10
52. Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek) defeats Professor X (X-men and other comics, X-men movies) 27-14
53. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation) defeats the Wraith 35-5
54. Ash (Army of Darkness) scrapes by Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) 21-20
55. Honor Harrington (David Weber's novels) defeats Spongebob Squarepants (tv show) 17-14
56. Mad Max defeats Carl Kolchak 25-12
57. Optimus Prime (Transformers) defeats Captain Benjamin Sisko (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) 28-12
58. Odysseus (mythology) defeats He-Man (comics, tv shows) 26-14
59. Don Quixote defeats Haru, the Great White Ninja 35-5
60. Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) defeats B.A. Baracus (A-Team) 21-19
61. The Lone Ranger defeats Jack O'Neill 27-11
62. RoboCop defeats Wesley Wyndham Pryce (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) 23-14
63. Elminster (Forgotten Realms novels) defeats Mack Bolan (The Executioner) 20-7
64. Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride) defeats Doc Savage 25-15

Most one-sided: King Arthur over Ralph Hinkley (The Greatest American Hero) 38-2
Closest: Ash over Obi-Wan Kenobi 21-20 (someone might want to double check my counts on the squeakers).

Clearest evidence that most of you haven't read Steven Brust: Super Mario over Sethra Lavode 23-11
And a lot of you haven't read or don't like Terry Pratchett, as per Vimes over Rincewind by only 16-8....

 

[Dark Jezter]

And there you have it, folks! The results for voting round one.

Everybody give a big "Thank You" to Drothgery for taking the time to tally the votes and getting it done quicker than I would have. I just might have to install a spreadsheet on my computer.

I will post the Round 2 voting matches later today. Don't worry, I really mean it.

 

[Templetroll]

47. Han Solo (Star Wars) defeats John Rambo (Rambo movies) 38-2

Most one-sided: King Arthur over Ralph Hinkley (The Greatest American Hero) 38-2
..

Han Solo was also a one-sided win but we can be pretty certain that Rambo shot first!

 

[Dark Jezter]

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