The Movie and Television Character Draft: Take 4 (matches in process!)

Is there a lot of magic in the Ranger Universe?

 

Other than Power Rangers Mystic Force I am not sure. I think most of the time it is tech that powers them, except some of the villains (Rita Repulsa pops into mind) seemed to use magic.

 

Wow, a post.

Happy New Years fella's, the new year is about 4 hours away for me. I'm out for the next two weeks on a youth camp, so good luck all and have fun!

 

Teikoku Alexanders-3 vs. 5-b]~Two Bees in a Bucket~[/b]
Theo Martin *blue* (Power Rangers) vs. Sirius Black (Harry Potter) (*PREPARED*)

Couldn't find enough info on Theo so JK should probably make the final call (or his GM should argue him) but right now, I'm giving it to Sirius.

Nebulous Evil-4 vs. 4-Return of Evil
Marcus Hamilton (Buffyverse) vs. Viktor (Underworld)

Marcus.



Rorschach and the Shell Beach Bums-4 vs. 4-Altus Obscurum(The Hidden Darkness)
Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street) (*PREPARED*) vs. The Beast (Buffyverse)

Like EF said, tough, but I think I'm going to give it to the Beast. With prep, Freddy would know how to defeat him, but outside of the dreamworld, I don't think he can get to him to do it - how is he going to get a piece of bone to stab the Beast? Though as with the first, if you'd like to argue more, I might switch.

 

Freddy's intelligence is what will give him the extra edge and it is added moreso by prep. One thing Freddy does have is a cunning ability to exploit the weaknesses of others. Prep allows Freddy to come up with a plan of attack potentially showing the Beasts weak points in his armored shell. Freddy's durability and pain taking would allow him to withstand not one but maybe even two severe blows from The Beast and still stay in this one. Jason severed his arm and he came back for more. I don't think it comes to anything that bad however because of prep because he can come up with a defense.

 

Teikoku Alexanders-3 vs. 5-~Two Bees in a Bucket~
Theo Martin *blue* (Power Rangers) vs. Sirius Black (Harry Potter) (*PREPARED*)
Throughout the Harry Potter films and books, Sirius has not really been shown as a great wizard or dueller. While Im sure he could give Theo a run for his money. In the end there is only going to be one winner.
Winner: Theo Martin


Rorschach and the Shell Beach Bums-4 vs. 4-Altus Obscurum(The Hidden Darkness)
Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street) (*PREPARED*) vs. The Beast (Buffyverse)

The beast is exactly that, a beast. Even prepared Freddy is going to have a hellishly hard time to defeat The Beast. If it was in the dreamworld I might have possibly given it to him. But not in the real world.
Winner: The Beast

 

And so, the last battle of the round. And most of them are forfeits. Due to this fact I am most likely going to judge tonight. So get your arguements in quickly.

Warner Brothers Conference
Location: The Tower of Orthanc (Lord of the Rings)

Power Trippin'-4 vs. 5-The Return of Bruno
Selene (Underworld)(forfeit) vs. Robert James (Violet Wolf) *pink* (Power Rangers)

Teikoku Alexanders-4 vs. 5-b]~Two Bees in a Bucket~[/b]
Sing (Kung Fu Hustle) vs. Morpheus/Trinity (The Matrix)(forfeit)

Nebulous Evil-5 vs. 4-Return of Evil
Zeltrax (Power Rangers) vs. Agent Johnson (The Matrix)(forfeit)


Universal Pictures Conference
Location: Rum Runner?s Island (Pirates of the Caribbean)

The Rainbow Connection-5 vs. 4-Need More Trenchcoats
Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles)(forfeit) vs. Duncan MacLeod (Highlander)

The Rulers of Oblivion-5 vs. 4-Turning the Tyide
Deacon Frost (Blade) vs. Sylar (Heroes) (*PREPARED*)

Rorschach and the Shell Beach Bums-4 vs. 5-Altus Obscurum(The Hidden Darkness)
The Tall man (Phantasm) vs. Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)

 

The Rulers of Oblivion-5 vs. 4-Turning the Tyide
Deacon Frost (Blade) vs. Sylar (Heroes) (*PREPARED*)
Good match but Sylar will punk Deacon
Winner: Gabriel

Rorschach and the Shell Beach Bums-4 vs. 5-Altus Obscurum(The Hidden Darkness)
The Tall man (Phantasm) vs. Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
Volde voldemort, volde volde voldemort.
Winner: Lord Voldemort

 

I agree on both.

 

Oh snap! I actually got BaSSiL into teams, cool. I think my team is far better in teams thanks to prep, but the again....so is BaSSiLs team.

 

How is Slyar going to put Deacon down for the count, exactly? The guy has insane regen, and you need a pretty specific weapon to actually kill him. I'm just wondering what we think Sylar will do to actually win, instead of just using TK, which, while it may be effective, I don't see how it actually stops Deacon.

 

I didn't really want to argue it, considering it's two regenerating immortals. Deacon has the better chance of being able to tear Sylar apart for a semi-permanent victory, but I reckon Sylar could stop Deacon with his Cryokinesis or by going nuclear.

I think I've got teams anyway, so I'm not as bothered.

 

The way I looked at it in simple turns is this.

Both guys are immortal, Sylar does have a slight weakness in decapitation that Deacon does not.

Powers wise, I'd say Sylar takes it. He doesn't only just have the nuclear thing, he also is able to control that power by the end. Not only can he do that but he has powers such as the ability to disintergrate stuff, and cryokinesis. Oh and electrokinesis. Deacon while powerful relies mostly on his melee combat which Sylar can easily counter with TK.

Also, Sylar is a very very clever chap, and with 24hrs of preparation time, can do alot strategywise in order to figure out how to stop Deacon killing him.


Anyhoo end of the match. And we have 3 team battles to contend with. I remind folk to look at the first page if they need to check out the rules regarding the matches. As this is the first match I will not be enforcing the captains rule. However from henceforth I will be.

Teikoku Alexanders-5 vs. 5-~Two Bees in a Bucket~
Sing (Kung Fu Hustle), Omega Ranger (Sam) *white* (Power Rangers), Anubis Cruger *black* (Power Rangers), Theo Martin *blue* (Power Rangers), Sun Wukong (The Forbidden Kingdom), Caleb Danvers (The Covenant), Eragon/Saphira (Eragon) *no B-level material*, Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester (Supernatural), Bumblebee (Transformers), Blade (Blade series), Ozymandias (Watchmen), The Doctor (Dr. Who) / Jack Harkness (Torchwood), Ratchet (Transformers), Abigail Whistler/Hannibal King (Blade)
vs.
Daggeron (Power Rangers), Peter Petrelli (Heroes), Severus Snape (Harry Potter), Ironhide (Transformers), Seraph (The Matrix), Sirius Black (Harry Potter), Landlady (Kung Fu Hustle), Landlord (Kung Fu Hustle), Morpheus/Trinity (The Matrix), Coolie/Donut/Tailor (Kung Fu Hustle), Jean-Luc Picard/William T. Riker/Worf (Star Trek), John Sheppard/Teyla Emmagan (Stargate), Nick Gant (Push), Cleric Preston (Equilibrium)

The Rainbow Connection-5 vs. 5-Need More Trenchcoats
Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter), Shane Clarke, *red* (Power Rangers), Adam Park *green* (Power Rangers), Mr. Incredible (The Incredibles), David Rice (Jumper), Elastigirl (The Incredibles), Sonny (I, Robot), Tron (Tron), Agent J (Men in Black) *no B-level material* , Robocop (Robocop), Gandalf (Lord of the Rings), James T. Kirk/Spock (Star Trek), Steel Leg (Shaolin Soccer), Ray Stantz/Wiston Zeddemore (Ghostbusters)
vs.
Neo (The Matrix) *no code-alteration powers*, Harry Potter/Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger (Harry Potter), Stitch (Lilo and Stitch), Angel/Spike (Buffyverse), Agent K (Men In Black) *no b-level material*, Daniel Jackson/Teal?c (Stargate), River Tam (Firefly/Serenity), Connor Macleod/Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (Highlander), Buffy Summers (Buffyverse), Dash/Violet (The Incredibles), Jason Bourne (The Bourne trilogy)/Ethan Hunt (Mission Impossible), Duncan MacLeod (Highlander), Shrek (Shrek), Dutch Schaeffer (Predator series)/Jack Slater (Last Action Hero)/Harry Tasker (True Lies)

The Rulers of Oblivion-5 vs. 5-Turning the Tyide
Willow Rosenberg (Buffyverse), Emperor Han (The Mummy), Deacon Frost (Blade), Chase Collins (The Covenant), Marcus Corvinus (Underworld), Boba Fett (Star Wars), Agent Jones (The Matrix), Barashin (Casshern), Adam (Buffyverse), Agent Henry Carver (Push), The Master (Doctor Who), Mr. Book (Dark City), Warren Mears (Buffyverse), Vice-Counsel DuPont (Equilibrium)
vs.
Edward Cullen (Twilight), Sylar (Heroes), General Grievous (Star Wars), T-X (Terminator), Griffin (Jumper), Victor Budarin (Push), Starscream (Transformers), Alice (Resident Evil), Jared Nomak (Blade), Mina Harker (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), Elle Bishop (Heroes), Violet Song jat Shariff (Ultraviolet), Rodney McKay (Stargate), Wesley Gibson (Wanted)[/

 

Looks like a pretty epic match between BaSSiL and I. Don't have any time at all right now to put down a good argument though, hopefully I can get to it in the next day or two.

 

Allons-y.

 

I'm heading off to boot camp tomorrow, so I won't be able to argue the next couple of rounds as I'll be gone for three months. I will send in numbers for the next two rounds though, just in case my team makes it that far.

I really thought this draft would be much further along before I left.

Evil.

 

Assigning Neo to be captain of Need More Trenchcoats

 

Well I don't know if it is just the holiday season, but there is a distinct lack of activity in this draft.


Come on people, get arguing!

 

Will work up an argument in the morning as I am on the other side of the world to most of you

 

Prep is huge for this team with characters like Hermione, Stitch, Agent K, River Tam. the Stargate guys and the Bourne/Hunt combo. Prep benefits the others as well but not to the same extent.

Neo is obviously my most valuable player here and can take out any of the opposition in a one on one fight. He has strength, speed and intelligence.

Harry/Ron/Hermione bring magic to the table. Probably not enough to defeat Dumbledore to be honest but with the prep they are very much a strong addition to this team and in this fight.

Stitch is another character who benefits from prep with hs abilities to create tech solutions. He also has high strength and speed.

Angel/Spike bring some more martial arts to the table along with years of experience. They are strong and durable and have experience facing many and varied opponents. They will also work well with Buffy. Plus they are hilarious and provide some much needed comic relief while looking cool in trenchcoats.

Agent K brings tech as well, and with prep can access items from the MIB vaults which we can see provide him with lots of power. He is also experienced and while not physically dominant offers much in the mental stakes, along with being good with weapons.

River Tam can be a handful for anyone. She is fast, strong and so far beyond the norms of human intelligence she is hard to comprehend. The trick here for Captain Neo is to control her. With her smarts she is very valuable and if she can work in concert with my other prep gods we will be formidable.

The three immortals also bring durablity as well as experience. The opposition however will know the weakness of decapitation but I feel they can contribute in taking down at least some of the low end members of the team in the other corner.

Violet has the ablity to project a force field which seems to be limited only by her concentration. Dash brings ultra speed as well. They will work well together. Violet also has her invisibility and will likely start the fight in this state or at least go into ity very quickly.

 

Just a brief thing...

I'd love to come up with a scenario so Old Man Dumby could beat Neo, but I just can't. However, he's invaluable when it comes to negating any prep advantage the Harry trio might have. They will be next to useless in this match, given that even together they can't even begin to approach the wizard (and wizarding knowledge) that Dumbledore possesses. Then you have Power Rangers. I know they're lame. They're also very durable and very powerful, and these are a couple of good ones from everything I've seen.

Oh, does anyone here believe that Spock, Kirk, Ray Stantz, Dumbledore and Gandalf won't be outstrategizing the crap out of the other team? 'Cause they will. No one on the other team even approaches them in terms of strategy and leadership, not even K or Stitch.

Of course, when it comes right down to it, don't see how the other team can answer the two Power Rangers. Neo could, but I don't think he could by himself.

Now, last silly thought. Neo has no powers to speak of outside of the Matrix. I know he did the whole "make the sentinels blow up thing," but how useful is that really? I believe he is primarily judged to be within the Matrix, as that is peak of his power. Now, that either means that everyone else is in the Matrix, or his Matrix self is being projected to the battlefield, meaning he is plugged in somewhere. That makes him infinitely easier to deal with, does it not?

 

Characters from the Matrix come as they are in the Matrix. There is nothing to unplug.

 

Figured. Mainly I was just trying to find an easy way to kill Neo.

 

They'll have to do that the hard way.

One more night and then I'm taking a crack at judgments. I'm not even sure which way I'm leaning, so anything you say could be useful.

 

Teikoku Alexanders-5 vs. 5-~Two Bees in a Bucket~
Sing (Kung Fu Hustle), Omega Ranger (Sam) *white* (Power Rangers), Anubis Cruger *black* (Power Rangers), Theo Martin *blue* (Power Rangers), Sun Wukong (The Forbidden Kingdom), Caleb Danvers (The Covenant), Eragon/Saphira (Eragon) *no B-level material*, Dean Winchester/Sam Winchester (Supernatural), Bumblebee (Transformers), Blade (Blade series), Ozymandias (Watchmen), The Doctor (Dr. Who) / Jack Harkness (Torchwood), Ratchet (Transformers), Abigail Whistler/Hannibal King (Blade)
vs.
Daggeron (Power Rangers), Peter Petrelli (Heroes), Severus Snape (Harry Potter), Ironhide (Transformers), Seraph (The Matrix), Sirius Black (Harry Potter), Landlady (Kung Fu Hustle), Landlord (Kung Fu Hustle), Morpheus/Trinity (The Matrix), Coolie/Donut/Tailor (Kung Fu Hustle), Jean-Luc Picard/William T. Riker/Worf (Star Trek), John Sheppard/Teyla Emmagan (Stargate), Nick Gant (Push), Cleric Preston (Equilibrium)

Damn good match this would be I think. Teikoku Alexanders seem to have better raw fighters and top end power, but I think my team would get a far better push from the prep benefits.

The sheer diversity of prep goodies my team brings is astounding. We got tech from the Matrix, which really is any kind and amount of weapon desired (as well as any skills the Matrix 3 may happen to need during or before the fight, download program is usable in this situation right?). We have Star Trek weaponry, which can disintegrate with a single hit. We have Stargate tech, which is diverse and can add more defensive type of options than what Star Trek brings. Then we also have a Transformer who is considered the weapons expert, and has some rather big weapons. Is it concievable that a Star Trek type shield generator could be attached to him? Definately....their small shuttles have shielding....it wouldn't seem unbelievable for that to be converted.

There is also magic, from not only 1 source....but 2. Severus and Daggeron represent some of the best and most powerful practicioners of magic from their respective genres. Severus alone can use his prep to cast invisibility spells on the entire team, or buff up characters who would otherwise be nothing more than straight up physical fighters.

Looking at the other team there seems to be what I would consider a slight issue in Ozymandias, who would probably look down at his teammates. The other issue is that aside from the Transformers, he is about the best prep character on the team. There is no real diversity of prep ability there. No real magical ability, and only one real source of useable tech (watchmen tech really isn't all that impresive when you sit down and look at it). I may be ignoring Dr. Who tech, but that is because I am completely unfamiliar with anything that genre has to offer.

I don't know if what my team brings in terms of prep gives them the win, but I definately think that they make this a hard match for the other team....and the 24 hours to come up with strategy and buffs definately seems to be more favorable to them.

Also, just for the record....I selected Picard as my team captain.