The Great Hero Showdown: Round 2 (Voting Closed)

[Draken]

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies)
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies)
3. Captain Marvel (comics)
4. The Shadow
5. Robin Hood (mythology, movies)
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
7. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
8. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows)
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies)
10. Superman
11. Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings)
12. Hellboy (comics, movie)
13. King Arthur (mythology, various novels)
14. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)
15. Han Solo (Star Wars)
16. Thrall (Warcraft)
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. Connor MacLeod (Highlander)
25. Optimus Prime (Transformers)
26. Odysseus (mythology)
27. Wonder Woman (comics, TV show)
28. Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
29. The Tick (comics, tv shows)
30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica)
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
32. Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

 

[Trickstergod]

1) Conan
2) Batman
3) Captain Marvel
4) Ripley
5) Super Mario
6) Luke
7) Meh.
8) Spidey
9) Indiana
10) Supes
11) Gandalf
12) Tough one. Abstain.
13) Vimes
14) Don't know Paladin, don't much like Sam. Abstain.
15) Han
16) Thrall
17) Austin
18) Wolverine
19) Sherlock Holmes
20) Kirk
21) CuChulainn
22) Ash
23) Abstain
24) Connor
25) Thor, though mostly from mythology, less so Marvel. Heck, more so from the Sandman.
26) Arthur Dent
27) Hmm...tough one. I'll go with Wonder Woman, though. I'm feelin' geeky.
28) Meh. Abstain.
29) The Tick
30) Erm...abstain.
31) Finch
32) Inigo Montoya.

 

[Kelek72]

1. Conan
2. Batman
3. Capt. Marvel
4. Ripley
5. Robin Hood
6. Luke (He never slept with his best friends wife!)
7. Drizzt
8. Spiderman
9. Indiana Jones
10. Superman
11. Gandalf
12. Hellboy
13. King Arthur
14. Sam
15. Han
16. Speed
17. Powers, Austin Powers
18. Soloman Kane
19. Sherlock Holmes
20. Capt. Kirk
21. Picard
22. Ash
23. Flash
24.Conner MacLeod
25. Optimus Prime
26. Odysseus
27. Wonder Woman
28. Hulk
29. Lone Ranger
30. Robocop
31. Elminster
32. Bond, James Bond

 

[Kaledor]

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies)
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies)
3. Rocky Balboa (Rocky movies)
4. Ellen Ripley (Alien)
5. Robin Hood (mythology, movies)
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
7. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
8. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows)
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies)
10. Superman
11. Gordon Freeman
12. Hellboy (comics, movie)
13. King Arthur (mythology, various novels)
14. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)
15. Han Solo (Star Wars)
16. Thrall (Warcraft)
17. Austin Powers (movies)
18. Wolverine (X-men and other comics, X-men movies)
19. Neo (Matrix)
20. Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
21. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
22. The Doctor (Doctor Who)
23. Flash Gordon
24. Connor MacLeod (Highlander)
25. Optimus Prime (Transformers)
26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide)
27. Don Quixote
28. Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
29. The Tick (comics, tv shows)
30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica)
31. Elminster (Forgotten Realms novels)
32. Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

Good Matchups!
#8 and #32 were very difficult for me.

 

[Templetroll]

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies)
2. Beowulf (mythology)
3. Rocky Balboa (Rocky movies)
4. The Shadow
5. Robin Hood (mythology, movies)
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
7. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
8. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows) Cap would understand, "With great power comes great responsibility."
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies)
10. Superman
11. Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings)
12. John Sheridan (Babylon 5)
13. King Arthur (mythology, various novels)
14. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings) This was a tough one!
15. The Phantom I chose the steadfast hero over the guy who shoots first.
16. Speed Racer (TV series)
17. Corwin of Amber (Roger Zelany's Amber novels) EeeeZee, Man!
18. Wolverine (X-men and other comics, X-men movies)
19. Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories)
20. Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
21. CuChulainn (Celtic mythology)
22. The Doctor (Doctor Who) See? I told you he would be back...
23. Flash Gordon
24. Mad Max
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics)
26. Odysseus (mythology) Odysseus knew where his towel was.... back home!
27. Don Quixote
28. Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
29. The Lone Ranger as IF!
30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica)
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
32. Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

 

[Templetroll]

#28 - Second time voting for Spike as lesser of two evils

Spike would be sooooo annoyed by that characterization!

 

[Hor Kai Lan]

1. Conan the Cimmerian
2. Batman
3. Rocky Balboa (Rocky movies)
4.
5. Super Mario
6. Luke Skywalker
7. Buffy Summers
8. Spider-Man
9. Indiana Jones
10. Superman
11. Gordon Freeman
12. John Sheridan
13. King Arthur
14. Samwise Gamgee
15. Han Solo
16. Thrall
17.
18. Wolverine
19. Neo
20. Captain James T. Kirk
21.
22.
23.
24. Connor MacLeod
25. Optimus Prime
26. Odysseus
27. Don Quixote
28. The Hulk
29. The Tick
30.
31.
32. James Bond

 

[Cthulhudrew]

28. The Hulk -- The Hulk is one-dimensional, but Spike isn't even a hero, he's a bad guy

Spike not a hero? He won his soul back and set himself on the path of the righteous, fighting against his own vampiric nature- something even Angel didn't do.

As for the Hulk being one-dimensional, while at times this has been true, he has nevertheless been one of the most multifaceted characters in comics under certain scribes (Peter David's 12 year run being a notable example).

 

[drothgery]

Originally Posted by drothgery
#28 - Second time voting for Spike as lesser of two evils

Spike would be sooooo annoyed by that characterization!

Maybe, but in both rounds to date I've voted for him because I disliked the other guy more. That doesn't mean I liked his redemption plotline (the Buffy Season 7/Angel Season 5 Spike is a hero, but I still think the scoobies should have dusted him back in Buffy Season 4 when they had the chance...), just that I don't like "Hulk smash" as a signature line...

 

[demiurge1138]

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies)
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies)
3. Rocky Balboa (Rocky movies)
4. Ellen Ripley (Alien)
5. Super Mario (Mario Brothers video games)
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
7. Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms novels)
8. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows)
9. Hercules (mythology, movies, TV show)
10. Superman
11. Gordon Freeman
12. Hellboy (comics, movie)
13. Sam Vimes (Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels)
14. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings)
15. Han Solo (Star Wars)
16. Speed Racer (TV series)
17. Austin Powers (movies)
18. Wolverine (X-men and other comics, X-men movies)
19. Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories)
20. Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
21. Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
22. Ash (Army of Darkness)
23. Flash Gordon
24. Mad Max
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics)
26. Odysseus (mythology)
27. Don Quixote
28. The Hulk
29. The Tick (comics, tv shows)
30. RoboCop
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
32. Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

Although, really, I'd be perfectly happy seeing most of the guys I voted out get into the finals, unlike last time (the only reason more people didn't vote for Gamera was because not enough people have seen the modern Gamera movies).

Demiurge out.