The Great Hero Showdown: Round 2 (Voting Closed)

[Barendd Nobeard]

My votes


1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies)
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies)
3. Captain Marvel (comics)
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. Hercules (mythology, movies, TV show)
10. Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings)
11. Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings)
12. Hellboy (comics, movie)
13. King Arthur (mythology, various novels)
14. Paladin - The Man in Black (Have Gun Will Travel)
15. Han Solo (Star Wars)
16. Thrall (Warcraft)
17. Corwin of Amber (Roger Zelany's Amber novels)
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. Ash (Army of Darkness)
23. Flash Gordon
24. Mad Max
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics)
26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide)
27. Wonder Woman
28. The Hulk
29. The Lone Ranger
30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica)
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories)

 

[Pale Violet Light]

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies)
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies)
3.
4. Ellen Ripley (Alien)
5. Super Mario (Mario Brothers video games)
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
7. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
8.
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies)
10. Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings)
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)
15. Han Solo (Star Wars)
16. Thrall (Warcraft)
17. Corwin of Amber (Roger Zelany's Amber novels)
18.
19. Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories)
20. Maui - a losing vote here, I think.....
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 Lone Ranger
30.
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories)

Amazing how much nostalgia played in that voting. Not many chicks in the list really, though I'd like to see Ripley go far.

 

[Szatany]

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. Hercules (mythology, movies, TV show)
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)
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) versus Ash (Army of Darkness) - damn this is hard!!! can't pick any both are too cool
23. Honor Harrington (David Weber's novels)
24. Mad Max
25. Optimus Prime (Transformers)
26. Odysseus (mythology)
27. Wonder Woman (comics, TV show)
28. The Hulk - HULK SMASH!
29.
30. RoboCop
31.
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories)

 

[Talgian]

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. Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms novels)
8. Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows)
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies)
10. Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings)
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)
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. The Doctor (Doctor Who)
23. Flash Gordon versus
24. Connor MacLeod (Highlander)
25. Optimus Prime (Transformers)
26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide)
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)

Carry on,
-Talgian

 

[maggot]

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies)
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies)
3. Captain Marvel (comics)
4. Ellen Ripley (Alien)
5. Robin Hood (mythology, movies)
6. Sir Lancelot (Arthurian mythology)
7. Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms novels)
8. Captain America
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies)
10. Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings)
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)
15. The Phantom
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. The Doctor (Doctor Who)
23. Flash Gordon
24. Mad Max
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics)
26. Odysseus (mythology)
27. Wonder Woman (comics, TV show)
28. The Hulk
29. The Tick
30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica)
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories)

 

[Dark Jezter]

Okay, voting is now closed. Just so everyone knows, my Fall semester classes start tomorrow, so it may be the weekend before I have enough time to sit down and tally all the votes. Sorry for the wait.

 

[MonsterMash]

Okay, voting is now closed. Just so everyone knows, my Fall semester classes start tomorrow, so it may be the weekend before I have enough time to sit down and tally all the votes. Sorry for the wait.

As I'm keen to get results I'll tally up for this round - should be some stuff ready by end of tomorrow at the latest

 

[MonsterMash]

Okay some results
Winners in bold

1. Conan the Cimmerian (Robert Howard's novels, Conan movies) beats The Terminator (Terminator 2) 37-3
2. Batman (Batman comics, Batman movies) beats Beowulf (mythology) 31-9
3. Captain Marvel (comics) beats Rocky Balboa (Rocky movies) 22-14
4. Ellen Ripley (Alien) beats The Shadow 23-15
5. Robin Hood (mythology, movies) beats Super Mario (Mario Brothers video games) 33-6
6. Luke Skywalker (Star Wars) beats Sir Lancelot (Arthurian mythology) 33-6
7. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) whips the arse of Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms novels) 27-11
8. Captain America loses to Spider-Man (comics, movies, TV shows) 5-33
9. Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones movies) beats Hercules (mythology, movies, TV show) 31-8
10. Superman versus Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings) 24-15
11. Gandalf the Grey (Lord of the Rings) beats Gordon Freeman 31-7
12. John Sheridan (Babylon 5) versus Hellboy (comics, movie) 14-21
13. Sam Vimes (Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels) loses to King Arthur (mythology, various novels) 10-29
14. Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings) beats Paladin - The Man in Black (Have Gun Will Travel) 28-7
15. The Phantom fades against Han Solo (Star Wars) 7-33
16. Thrall (Warcraft) is unable to keep up with Speed Racer (TV series) 18-16
17. Corwin of Amber (Roger Zelany's Amber novels) says no babee to Austin Powers (movies) 17-16
18. Solomon Kane is slashed by Wolverine (X-men and other comics, X-men movies) 25-12
19. Sherlock Holmes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories) outwits Neo (Matrix) 33-5
20. Maui is outhammed by Captain James T. Kirk (Star Trek) 4-32
21. CuChulainn (Celtic mythology) loses to Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation) 14-22
22. The Doctor (Doctor Who) beats Ash (Army of Darkness) 21-16
23. Flash Gordon beats Honor Harrington (David Weber's novels) 28-4
24. Connor MacLeod (Highlander) beheads Mad Max 25-12
25. Thor (Norse mythology, Marvel comics) hammers Optimus Prime (Transformers) 20-19
26. Arthur Dent (Hitchhiker's Guide) outwitted by Odysseus (mythology) 7-32
27. Wonder Woman (comics, TV show) is windmilled by Don Quixote 19-20
28. The Hulk smash Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) 22-14
29. The Tick (comics, tv shows) loses to The Lone Ranger 16-18
30. Captain Adama (the new Battlestar Galactica) loses to RoboCop 14-20
31. Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird) beats Elminster (Forgotten Realms novels) 28-8
32. James Bond (movies, Ian Fleming's stories) edges Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride) 20-19

few surprises, but many very close contests in there.

 

[Dark Jezter]

MonsterMash, you rock!

Round 3 matches coming soon!