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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost" data-source="post: 2494128" data-attributes="member: 4720">1. Parksenarion (Elizabeth Moon's Deed of Paksenarion)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Paks deserves some love here, because she is going to get stomped based entirely&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on name recognition2. Batman3. 4. The Shadow5. 6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the Punisher is NOT a hero7. Buffy Summers8. Captain America9. Indiana Jones&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ouch, but I had to go with Indy over Tarzan10. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Holy cats!&nbsp; That is NOT a first round match-up.&nbsp; This is the argument for seeding,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; right here.&nbsp; I can't even vote on this one.11. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Would have voted for Gandalf, but he wasn't really one of the heroes, and shouldn't&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; knock off actual protagonists12. 13. 14. The Man with No Name&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; And another rough match-up, despite the fact that half the list doesn't even belong &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; here.&nbsp; Samwise ought to walk away with this thing, but The Man with No Name does&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; NOT deserve to get eliminated in the first round.15. The Phantom16. Thrall (Warcraft)17. 18. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Solomon would win, but for the fact that I have trouble calling him a full on hero19. Sherlock Holmes &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Wow.&nbsp; Just wow.&nbsp; How were these randomized?&nbsp; Got to go with Holmes, as he was &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; at least actually the hero of his books.20. Maui21. CuChulainn (Celtic mythology)22. The Doctor (Doctor Who)23. Marty McFly (Back to the Future)24. 25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Of course, I'll take either version of Thor in this contest, but it DOES make a &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; HUGE difference whether you're dealing with the myth or the comic.&nbsp; The two &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; are WORLDS apart.26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide)27. Wonder Woman28. the Hulk29. The Tick (comics, tv shows)30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica)31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)32. Link (Legend of Zelda)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; OK, were these seriously DESIGNED to cut potential contenders down ASAP?33. 34. Wesley (The Princess Bride)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; See previous comment.&nbsp; I had to go with Wesley for style, but Beowulf deserves&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 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. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lance lacks too many heroic virtues to actually get a vote, but he still beats the &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 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. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Would have voted for Vlad, but he's not really all that heroic in any true sense45. 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 Kolchak57. Optimus Prime (Transformers)58. Odysseus (mythology)59. Don Quixote60. B.A. Baracus (A-Team)61. The Lone Ranger62. 63. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; feh and yuck64. Doc SavageWow.&nbsp; An impressively scrub-filled list.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; I can't believe how many scrubs we are guaranteed to have left and how many quality contenders are necessarily ousted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost, post: 2494128, member: 4720"] 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. [/QUOTE]

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