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Fantasy Fighter Death Match - Tournament Round 3

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    Fantasy Fighter Death Match - Tournament Round 3

    Hey cats, round three of the death match is up for voting here: Fantasy Fighter Death Match - CHALLONGE!

    I increased the rounds to 10. I don't want to make this match go on forever, but I'd like to see a decent cross-section of pairings. I'm still not sure how the decide who to pit against whom.

    For those of you who have read Erikson, is it even fathomable that Trull Sengar is 0-2?
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    Alright, Icarium should not be 1-1 while Gimli is 2-0. That doesn't make any sense.

    Trull Sengar is the only person in the book that was able to stand up to Icarium. he got his butt kicked, but still. So he is at 0-2 while Legolos is at 2-0?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ankari View Post
    Alright, Icarium should not be 1-1 while Gimli is 2-0. That doesn't make any sense.

    Trull Sengar is the only person in the book that was able to stand up to Icarium. he got his butt kicked, but still. So he is at 0-2 while Legolos is at 2-0?

    Who is throwing this contest?
    Legolas should have gotten the elven stuffing beaten out of him in the last fight.
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    I think it's another case of people voting for who they know. I haven't voted for Legolas once, but I have voted for Gimli. Icarium should be ahead of both of them, but like I said, most people are familiar with LotR characters and the average person probably doesn't know anyone from the Malazan Book of the Fallen.
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    I personally have a much higher opinion of Legolas than you guys. I think being a ranged specialist with an extremely quick draw time gives him a huge advantage in a contest against predominantly hand to hand combatants. Same reason I love Waylander for this. I also think Legolas is a good bit faster than most of the combatants. That being said, he isn't beating the Feared.

    This round is kinda boring I think. The only one I think could be close are Tanis-Gregor and maybe I give Caramon a chance against Nogusta. But it is a tiny one.
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    I can tell we don't have many who have read Amber (probably same with Elric previously), because Benedict is a badass, but not getting any votes. From wiki:

    Benedict - The master tactician of the family as well as the unmatched master of all martial weapons, and a man who seldom smiles. He chose to remove himself from the struggle for the crown, leaving Eric and Corwin as the eldest surviving heirs. Moreover, Oberon declared his marriage with Cymnea null and void, rendering all his children by her retroactively illegitimate. Benedict has had an affair with Lintra the Hellmaid of Chaos, during a brief interlude in hostilities between them, and is unaware that she bore a child as a result of this. Benedict and Lintra subsequently came to blows again, and Benedict slew Lintra but lost his arm. He still fights better with one arm than anybody else with two.
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    I agree with Elder, this round was kind of "meh." Just too many foregone conclusions in my book. Here's how I voted:

    The Feared
    Beowulf
    Trull Sengar
    Caramon (why not?)
    Gotrek
    Logen
    Drizzt
    Gregor (not feeling Tanis)
    Waylander
    Icarium (this one was tough for me, but yeah, Icarium)
    Karsa Orlong
    Bran Mak Morn
    Caul Shivers
    Kalam
    Gilgamesh
    The Death Dealer
    Inigo Montoya (yes!)
    Druss the Legend
    Bremer dan Gorst

    I'd like to read Amber, but you can't get it on Kindle (which I find annoying).
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    My favourites are Link, Gimli, Aragorn, Legolas and Lan!! I hope one of them will win the Death Match... Already voted in Round 3, Go Link, you can do it =)

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    How long do these Rounds last? I'm just curious.
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    I'll probably miss the next couple rounds unfortunately so best of luck to you guys deciding the winners
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