Board 8 > ^King of the Mountain^ - Save My Mage/Wizard - WINNER: Gandalf

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By a score of 24-18 the legendary wizard Gandalf from J.R.R. Tolkien's epic novels and later the very popular movie trilogy has defeated Jackie Chan's eccentric chi-bending uncle from the fondly remembered animated series Jackie Chan Adventures.




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Winner:

Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)

Eliminated:

2. Uncle Chan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
3. Severus Snape (Harry Potter series)
4. Merlin (Arthurian Mythology)
5. Jafar (Aladdin)
6. Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
7. Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia)
8. Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
9. Hermione Granger (Harry Potter series)
10. Vivi Orunitia (Final Fantasy IX)
11. Lute (Fire Emblem 8)
12. Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts)
13. Pent (Fire Emblem 7)
14. Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy VI)
15. Celes Chere (Final Fantasy VI)
16. Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
17. Raven (DC Comics)
18. Gajeel Redfox (Fairy Tail)
19. Lulu (Final Fantasy X)
20. Utsuho Reiuji (Subterranean Animism)
21. Shanoa (Castlevania Order of Ecclesia)
22. Dark Magician (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
23. Saruman (Lord of the Rings)
24. Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
25. Dark Magician Girl (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
26. Rydia of Mist (Final Fantasy IV)
27. Lina Inverse (The Slayers)
28. Rin Tohsaka (Fate/stay night)
29. Luna Lovegood (Harry Potter series)
30. Morrigan (Dragon Age)
31. Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty)
32. Nico Minoru (Runaways)
33. Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter series)
34. Black Mage (8-Bit Theater)
35. Ilyasviel von Einzbern (Fate/Stay Night)
36. Marisa Kirisame (Imperishable Night)
37. Soren (Fire Emblem 9)
38. Aoko Aozaki (Tsukihime)
39. Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
40. Wizardmon (Digimon)
41. Juvia Lockser (Fairy Tail)
42. Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (Sword of Truth/Legend of the Seeker)
43. Jeane (Suikoden)
44. Luc (Suikoden)
45. Cirno (Fairy Wars)
46. Erk (Fire Emblem 7)
47. Jack Rakan (Negima)
48. Negi Springfield (Negima)
49. Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat)
50. Genie (Aladdin)
51. Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
52. Kycoo (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
53. Lambdadelta (Umineko no Naku Koro ni)
54. Samantha Stephens (Bewitched)
55. Maya (Dragon Quest IV)
56. The Lich (Adventure Time)
57. Loki (Marvel Comics)
58. Mordekaiser (League of Legends)
59. Viki (Suikoden)
60. Ice Queen (Adventure Time)
61. Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
62. Patchouli Knowledge (Touhou Project)
63. Suwako Moriya (Mountain of Faith)
64. Palom (Final Fantasy IV)
65. Alice Margatroid (Perfect Cherry Blossom)
66. Gruntilda (Banjo/Kazooie)
67. Rune Walsh (Phantasy Star 4)
68. Doctor Facilier (Princess and the Frog)
69. Nightmare Moon/Luna (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
70. Merric (Fire Emblem)
71. Bernkastel (Umineko no Naku Koro ni)
72. Lezard Valeth (Valkyrie Profile)
73. John Constantine (Hellblazer)
74. Harry Potter (Harry Potter series)
75. Edea Kramer (Final Fantasy VIII)
76. Zatanna (DC Comics)
77. Ice King (Adventure Time)
78. Charmcaster (Ben 10)
79. Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
80. Wicked Witch of the West, The (Wizard of Oz)
81. Seymour Guado (Final Fantasy X)
82. Yukari Yakumo (Perfect Cherry Blossom)
83. Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)
84. Sirius Black (Harry Potter series)
85. Kumatora (Mother 3)
86. Vaarsuvius (The Order of the Stick)
87. Kamek (Super Mario Bros.)
88. Jaina Proudmoore (Warcraft)
89. Cackletta (Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga)
90. Magic Man (Adventure Time)
91. Halloween Wizard (Regular Show)
92. Doctor Orpheus (The Venture Bros.)
93. Evangeline A.K. McDowell (Negima)
94. Mad Madame Mim (The Sword in the Stone)
95. Piper Halliwell (Charmed)
96. Vaati (The Legend of Zelda)
97. Yue Ayase (Negima)
98. Canas (Fire Emblem 7)
99. Jeanne (Bayonetta)
100. Time Wizard (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

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Best possible winner.

Final still should have been Gandalf vs. Merlin.

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With his victory, Gandalf joins Ryu Hayabusa and Captain Jack Sparrow atop the pinnacle of their respectful mountains. Three iconic winners in three tries; some might even say all three are literal embodiments of their character type and perhaps the most culturally important of other character of the class.

With that, we stand near the beginning of the next contest. Nominations will persist up until tomorrow morning/afternoon, so you may continue the discussion for our next KotM contest here.

Nominations:

13 votes
Androids/Robots - cyan1001, malyg, BakusaiTenketsu, do_ob_tpkillr, junk_funk, Drakeryn, Enoch Camas, swordz9, cody11533, Shoenin_Kakashi, Great_Paul, xx521xx, crazyisgood
Assassins - GenesisSaga, SuorGenoveffa, cyan1001, FlyingMetalGear, Snake5555555555, crazyisgood, mcflubbin, Psycho_Kenshin, malyg, NekoTamago, Shoenin_Kakashi, mnkboy907

10 votes
Knights - GenesisSaga, Snake5555555555, junk_funk, SuorGenoveffa, Raka_Putra, Drakeryn, cyan1001, AnonGE007, mnkboy907

8 votes
Thieves - BakusaiTenketsu, crazyisgood, cyan1001, Articuno2001, Enoch Camas, NekoTamago, SuorGenoveffa, mnkboy907

6 votes
Soldiers/Military - FlyingMetalGear, BakusaiTenketsu, crazyisgood, cyan1001, TvoKing, SuorGenoveffa
Teachers - malyg, crazyisgood, cyan1001, Raka_Putra, Pirateking2000, darkx

5 votes
Bounty Hunters - GenesisSaga, cyan1001, crazyisgood, AnonGE007, SuorGenoveffa
Royalty - Raka_Putra, SuorGenoveffa, FlyingMetalGear, crazyisgood, Pokewars
Samurai - GenesisSaga, Pirateking2000, cyan1001, crazyisgood, AnonGE007
Superheroes - Raka_Putra, cyan1001, yellowwolley, SuorGenoveffa, AnonGE007
Time Travelers - Jmast7, junk_funk, cyan1001, xx521xx, BakusaiTenketsu

4 votes
Cowboys - GenesisSaga, Evillordexdeath, crazyisgood, cyan1001
Detectives - PumpkinCoach, Raka_Putra, cyan1001, Jmast7
Doctors - SuorGenoveffa, Raka_Putra, crazyisgood, Enoch Camas
Gangsters - Pirateking2000, malyg, cyan1001, cyan1001
Pets/Companions - Pirateking2000, SuorGenoveffa, malyg, crazyisgood
Spies - PumpkinCoach, cyan1001, Shoenin_Kakashi, SuorGenoveffa
Swordsmen - Pirateking2000, cyan1001, TvoKing, SuorGenoveffa
Vampires - crazyisgood, SuorGenoveffa, GenesisSaga, darkx

3 votes
Crime Fighters - SuorGenoveffa, Psycho_Kenshin, cyan1001
Ghosts - PumpkinCoach, Raka_Putra, cyan1001
Law Enforcement - cyan1001, SuorGenoveffa, malyg
Mechs - cyan1001, FlyingMetalGear, Pirateking2000
Mentors - Pirateking2000, cyan1001, SuorGenoveffa
Monks - crazyisgood, cyan1001, FlyingMetalGear
Musicians/Bards - BakusaiTenketsu, SuorGenoveffa, Raka_Putra
Priests - crazyisgood, cyan1001, yellowwolley
Scientists - Snake5555555555, Raka_Putra, Jmast7
Shapeshifters - SuorGenoveffa, Raka_Putra, GenesisSaga
Treasure Hunters - crazyisgood, SuorGenoveffa, cyan1001

2 votes
Angels - crazyisgood, SuorGenoveffa
Artists - Raka_Putra, SuorGenoveffa
Cyborgs - Lopen, GenesisSaga
Deities - GenesisSaga, SuorGenoveffa
Demons - crazyisgood, SuorGenoveffa
Lawyers - cyan1001, Articuno2001
Mercenaries - SuorGenoveffa, malyg
Princesses - Pirateking2000, darkx
Supervillains - crazyisgood, SuorGenoveffa

1 vote
Mechanics - cyan1001
Sidekicks - xx521xx

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Can respect the winner even if he's not one of my personal favorites.

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From: Pokewars | #003
Best possible winner.

Final still should have been Gandalf vs. Merlin.

My thoughts exactly.

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Great result.

Nominate Assassins

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mnkboy907 posted...
Boo.

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That said, I still like Gandalf, so I can't be too upset.

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Yay. Agreed with Poke and Comm, but the right winner was chosen in the end.

I bet you all were expecting me to say "Uncle Chan, YOU SHALL NOT PASS" but I won't. Gonna switch it up:

"MAGIC MUST DEFEAT MAGIC!"

And it did. ^_^

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*slightly annoyed at the turn of events for the next contest*

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good winner

nominate
Scientists
Angels
Demons
Mercenaries
Supervillains
Sidekicks

Gen, your thoughts on Nidoking winning the Poison contest match my thoughts on Gandalf winning this one. Not a bad winner, but very boring.

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Nominate Robots

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Well once all my top favorites went out (and in record time!), Gandalf and Merlin were the only ones I could reeeeally get behind. I like Uncle, but he doesn't represent the category as well as those two. And Snape I couldn't support because he just win the Harry Potter contest TWICE. That'd be like supporting Charizard tbqh.

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Gandalf is the man, kudos good sir! Can't wait to see him back on big screens soon.

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Nominate:
Dragons
Horses
Superheroes
Time Travelers
Detectives
Cyborgs
Supervillains

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Withdraw vote for Robots

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Nominate Knights and Robots

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I am in awe of the amount of Joke entries that made the top 10 of this particular entry, and even more awed that it wasn't a HP character in the final 2.

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Not sure who the joke entries there are. Inclination is you are referring to Uncle Chan and Twilight Sparkle, but surely you know how popular MLP is on the internet by now. As for Uncle, I dunno what sparked it but it was pretty apparent from the beginning he was going to go far.

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I actually never expected Uncle to go that far.

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Top 10s from the other two contests, if anyone is curious:

Ninja:
1. Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
2. Shadow (Final Fantasy VI)
3. Yuffie Kisaragi (Final Fantasy VII)
4. Sheik (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
5. Leonardo (TMNT)
6. Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
7. Gray Fox (Metal Gear Solid)
8. Edge Geraldine (Final Fantasy IV)
9. Storm Shadow (G.I. Joe)
10. Raphael (TMNT)

Pirates:
1. Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean)
2. Nami (One Piece)
3. Nico Robin (One Piece)
4. Balthier Bunansa (Final Fantasy XII)
5. Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
6. Captain James Hook (Peter Pan)
7. The Dread Pirate Roberts (Princess Bride)
8. Cervantes de Leon (Soul series)
9. Kika (Suikoden IV)
10. Corsair (Marvel Comics)

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MAGIC MAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!! is the real winner though

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Go HK-47, either way.

Also, Jackie Chan Adventures has always been popular here.

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Balthier got shafted so hard it hurt my ass.

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From: vcharon | #025
surely you know how popular MLP is on the internet by now

Actually, I had no idea that it was popular. I remember my sister having a few back in the 80s, but even my daughter doesnt know what My Little Pony is these days.

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HK-47 will be a rare character; he will be in either of the two contests that may be next (outside of a charge by Knights or something). Robotic Assassin gogo.

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There's a big series of threads here on board 8 for the series, and it's a general theme across the internet... the show is very popular with men in their 20's...

I haven't ever bought into it, but yeah.

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From: vcharon | #033
the show is very popular with men in their 20's...

wait... what?

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BakusaiTenketsu posted...
From: vcharon | #033
the show is very popular with men in their 20's...
wait... what?

Yes.

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GenesisSaga posted...
Balthier got shafted so hard it hurt my ass.

At some point down the road (I don't really know when) I want to do a Pirates vs. Ninja themed game, using the top 50 from each game in one big contest. He may get his revenge someday!

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And it's not ironically, either.

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From: GenesisSaga | #030
Balthier got shafted so hard it hurt my ass.

wait wouldn't that imply you were the one that got shafted

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ponyphilia...

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I haven't watched any of the new show. But what I've heard is that it's a legitimately good cartoon once you get over the whole "I'm watching a show for little girls." So yeah, it's become pretty popular on the board (and the wider internet).


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Justin_Crossing posted...
From: GenesisSaga | #030
Balthier got shafted so hard it hurt my ass.
wait wouldn't that imply you were the one that got shafted

We both did tbqh. I'm saying he got shafted so hard it actually hurt ME.

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It probably won't come up yet, but I feel like Knight and Samurai should be grouped.

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My Top 10:

10. Vivi
33. Dumbledore
14. Kefka
15. Celes
34. Black Mage
03. Snape
02. Uncle Chan
19. Lulu
08. Twilight Sparkle
29. Luna

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81. Seymour Guado
42. Zedd
39. Shang Tsung
10. Vivi
31. Maleficent
5. Jafar
1. Gandalf
30. Morrigan
26. Rydia
49. Quan Chi

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Called it.


and yessss

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Gandalf, great winner. Would have liked one of the characters below, but it's a good result.

My top 10:

28. Rin Tohsaka (Fate/stay night)
7. Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia)
86. Vaarsuvius (The Order of the Stick)
48. Negi Springfield (Negima)
47. Jack Rakan (Negima)
24. Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
11. Lute (Fire Emblem 8)
37. Soren (Fire Emblem 9)
85. Kumatora (Mother 3)
97. Yue Ayase (Negima)

Canas really got wrecked when most of the FE characters did well.

Nominate: Assassins, Knights, Soldiers, Detectives, Monks

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vcharon posted...
GenesisSaga posted...
Balthier got shafted so hard it hurt my ass.

At some point down the road (I don't really know when) I want to do a Pirates vs. Ninja themed game, using the top 50 from each game in one big contest. He may get his revenge someday!

*Pirates vs. Ninjas contest spoilers*

He will fail harder.

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Id do a top 10, but What do you do when your top 1 is tied for

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Pokewars posted...
Best possible winner.

Final still should have been Gandalf vs. Merlin.

Exactly. But good ending to a very good contest overall. :)

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My whole list did fairly well with the exception of Canas, who was really only eliminated when I missed that one early round. :P

Well, and Palom, but that's kinda par for the course.... <_<

4. Merlin (Arthurian Mythology)
1. Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
6. Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
13. Pent (Fire Emblem 7)
21. Shanoa (Castlevania Order of Ecclesia)
64. Palom (Final Fantasy IV)
3. Severus Snape (Harry Potter series)
98. Canas (Fire Emblem 7)
26. Rydia of Mist (Final Fantasy IV)
24. Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)

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