Board 8 > Rivalry Rumble - DAY 27: Sherlock vs Ethan/Lane & Sox/Yankees vs Drac/Wolf

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Welcome to Rivalry Rumble ~ Board 8 Edition! This is a contest made to determine the greatest rivalry --fictional or not-- as decided upon by you, the Board 8-ers!

Rules:

1._Vote for your favorite rivalry(ies). You don't have to vote on both matches, but it'd be cool if you did!
2._Traditional rules apply: No alts, no rallying, no cheating of any kind.
3._Topics will last for exactly 24 hours since the moment of posting. They'll be posted at 2:00 PM EST every day.
4._Have fun!

Bracket: https://challonge.com/es/e0cpkkjf
Discussion Topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78857778

Today's contestants:

MATCH 1:

Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes)



Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by British author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based detective, Holmes is famous for his prowess at using logic and astute observation to solve cases. He is perhaps the most famous fictional detective, and indeed one of the best known and most universally recognizable literary characters.

Professor James Moriarty, the arch-enemy of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, a mathematics professor turned master criminal. His genius is acknowledged by even Holmes himself to be on par with him. Despite only appearing in two stories, Moriarty has been proven to be the most dangerous of all criminals that Holmes has ever encountered. In the short story "The Adventure of the Final Problem", during a fight with Holmes above the Reichenbach Falls, Moriarty fell to his death. Baker Streeet Wiki

Ethan Hunt vs. Solomon Lane (Mission: Impossible)



Ethan Hunt is the non-British international spy by excellence, the IMF main man who undertakes missions that seem humanly impossible, but accomplishes them successfully by any means possible. Played by Tom Cruise in the entire 6-film franchise, Hunts skills range from driving any kind of vehicle at high speed regarding of the traffic, assuming the identities of others, gunplay, stealth and other great physical feats. Solomon Lane aka The Man in Glasses, played by Sean Harris, is a former British who used to work for MI6 and went rogue for creating The Syndicate, a powerful criminal organization. Lane is a gambler, according to his own words, a survivor, who will do anything to cause great damage to humanity to impose his own sense of necessary social transformation. He is the antagonist in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015) and Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018). Its only up to Ethan Hunt and his talented crew to stop Lane from creating a twisted new world order through destruction and chaos. ElCochran90

MATCH 2:

Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees (Baseball Teams)



The YankeesRed Sox rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Both teams have competed in MLB's American League (AL) for over 100 seasons and have since developed one of the fiercest rivalries in American sports. In 1919, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold star player Babe Ruth to the Yankees, which was followed by an 86-year period in which the Red Sox did not win a World Series. This led to the popularization of a superstition known as the "Curse of the Bambino", which was one of the most well-known aspects of the rivalry.

The rivalry is often a heated subject of conversation, especially in the home region of both teams, the Northeastern United States. This match-up is regarded by some sports journalists as the greatest rivalry in sports. Games between the two teams often generate considerable interest and receive extensive media coverage, including being broadcast on national television. Wikipedia

Dracula vs. The Wolfman (Horror Creatures)



The werewolf and the vampire are popular fantasy creations since early literature; lycanthropy can be traced back to Petronius (27-66 A.C.) and Gervase of Tilbury (1150-1228), and the vampire concept became famous during the gothic literature of the 18th Century, which can be traced back to Polidors The Vampire (1819). Bram Stokers Dracula (1897) is considered the representative cornerstone of the genre, and a masterpiece for many literature students and fans.

It was until 1931 when Universal Pictures would start popularizing several monsters in their landmark horror films, from Frankenstein to The Mummy. Dracula (1931) and The Wolf Man (1941) are no exceptions. The adaptations and recreations of the concept up to this day are endless, considering cinema alone. Universal Pictures would often place several of these monsters together, not only bringing terror to the people, but also a rivalry against themselves. This concept also popularized the concept of rivalries between famous horror villains up to this day. ElCochran90

Easy vote form:

Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty / Ethan Hunt vs. Solomon Lane
Red Sox vs. Yankees / Dracula vs. The Wolfman

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@ElCochran90

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Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty
Dracula vs. The Wolfman

Holmes vs Moriarty
Sox vs Yankees

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Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty
Red Sox vs. Yankees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLjEsGoVj9M

Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty
Dracula vs. The Wolfman

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Maniac64 posted...

Holmes vs Moriarty
Sox vs Yankees

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Ethan Hunt vs. Solomon Lane
Dracula vs. The Wolfman

Ethan vs Lane got screwed with this matchup, and Im giving it a pity vote.

Holmes vs Moriarty
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Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty
Dracula vs. The Wolfman

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Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty
Dracula vs. The Wolfman

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Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty
Dracula vs. The Wolfman

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What is the case for Dracula and Wolfman even bring rivals?

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MarkS222222222222222 posted...

What is the case for Dracula and Wolfman even bring rivals?

It's not terribly apparent unless you know your horror history. House of Dracula, in 1945, was originally worked as Wolfman vs. Dracula (and was a much different film originally) and was the last major crossover for Universal Monsters, barring Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. I would argue Wolfman has more of a rivalry with Frankenstein's monster in the Universal crossovers, though Wolfman and Dracula are definitely enemies and go at it in HoD & A&C for sure. But Wolfman vs. Dracula has been played up several times over the years, a famous one being in Monster Squad, a homage to Universal where Dracula attempts to control Wolfman to do his bidding but has to contend with his human side. So yeah, the rivalry is definitely there but rather underplayed compared to others, and Dracula is usually grouped in with Frank's monster too, a pair the Wolfman usually has to defeat.

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Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty
Red Sox vs. Yankees

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Sherlock Holmes vs. James Moriarty
Red Sox vs. Yankees
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