Real Ultimate Showdown Round 2

[This round is over, go vote in the FINAL ROUND]

Vote on the Round 2 Matchups now! Remember, vote for who you WANT TO WIN and not necessarily who you think would win in a straight up fight. Voting ends at Wednesday, September 26 at 11:59PM EST. Especially for those of you still in the running for the grand prize, get the vote out!

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Ninjas vs. Samurai
It is obvious that stealth surpasses from the crushing defeat the ninja handed the samurai. Even the heavily armored and armed samurai is vulnerable to a bit of poison in the ear. WINNER: Ninjas

Dragons vs. Knights
While dragons do love eating people, people encased in metal just proved to be a crunchy snack for the dragons. What’s even more, properly heated they still have a delightful crunch and a delicious molten interior- think creme brulee. WINNER: Dragons

Can the Ninjas find the weak spot in the dragons scales? Or will the Dragons use their centuries of experience to trick the Ninjas?

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Vampires vs. Werewolves
Style wins over sheer ferocity here. The vampires with their ages old cunning were able to give the werewolves molded dog food which permanently altered their brains: now they were merely dogs. WINNER: Vampires

Cowboys vs. Indians
The Cowboys challenged the Indians to a game of Texas Hold ‘Em. They were both all in on the turn, the Cowboys holding two pair and the Indians holding a flush. The river, however, turned the Cowboys hand into a boat, ending the match. The Indians swore that someday they would get their revenge… via gambling. WINNER: Cowboys

Cowboys versus Vampires is a classic matchup. Can the Cowboys find someone to make wooden stake bullets and holy water grenades? Or will the Cowboys be lured in by Vampires disguised as prostitutes?

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Jedi vs. Super-soldiers
One would think that the Jedi being pontificators with terrible direction would slow them down enough for the super soldiers to stand a chance. It turns out even the union of super and soldier was not enough. WINNER: Jedi

Badasses vs. TCNB
It turns out combining all four evil traits isn’t a recipe for power! Or at least it isn’t enough to over come sheer unyielding badassedness. The badasses beat the TCNB savagely: That’s for taking out my <insert close relative/friend/person you would want revenge for>! WINNER: Badasses

Badasses aren’t some weak-willed fools that will succumb to mind tricks. Will big muscles and sheer willpower be able to find a way to defeat the almighty Lightsaber?

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Hobos vs. Slashers
The Hobos tricks and bindle sticks were no match for the relentless fury of the Slashers, empowered by dark forces and with single purpose. But cry not for the Hobos: seeing that they were defeated, they used their strange Depression-era magicks to open a portal to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, leaving the rest of the world to deal with the Slashers. WINNER: Slashers

Robots vs. Dinosaurs
It seems that in the battle between history and pre-history there is an obvious dominant party: the future. The robots shot, stomped, and danced their way all over the bones of the dinosaurs. WINNER: Robots

We’ve seen Robot Slashers and Murderous Robots, but which one will prevail?

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Pegasi vs. Unicorns
A close race to be sure. While the horn of the Unicorns are a potent weapon, and surely looked to be winning with their powerful charge, the Pegasi at the last second took to the high ground… and tricked the Unicorns to charging right off a cliff. WINNER: Pegasi

Agents(Secret) vs. Agents(Sinister)
Smoothly and suavely the secret agents let the sinister agents think they had a chance. Then they unleashed gadget hell and a license to kill on the sinister agents and it was all over. WINNER: Secret Agents

The Secret Agents are suave and sophisticated, which are useless against the elegant Pegasus. The Pegasi have learned from their last fight, and know to use the air to their advantage. But can they outmaneuver the fast cars of the Secret Agents?

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Demons vs. Wizards
Bartoneus summed it up best: YOU. SHALL NOT. PASS! WINNER: Wizards

Space Empire vs. Space Rebels
Many Bothans died to bring these plans to defeat the Space Empire. Empires in Space, no matter if they wield Star Destroyers or Enterprises, are no match for rebel forces. WINNER: Space Rebels

“I used to bullseye boy wizards in my T-16 back home. They’re not much bigger than two meters.”

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Super-Scientists vs. Zombies
The Super-Scientists quickly realized that they could reverse engineer the virus that created the Zombies in the first place, and released a counter-agent to defeat the zombie horde. They still suffered massive casualties, however, because of exploding experiments and scientific debate. WINNER: Super-Scientists

Cthulhu vs. Pirates
In the hardest fought match, Cthulhu fought the Pirates for many a night (and, for a brief time, almost merged with them to form Deep One Pirates. Yo Ho Cthulhu Fthagan!) In the end, however, (to quote one of the comments about this matchup), Cthulhu was stopped in the original story by a boat. The Pirates emerged victorious, with Cthulhu sinking back into the sea to wait… WINNER: PIRATES

I predict another close matchup. The super-scientists may have the edge in raw power (provided they can get it to work right) but don’t estimate the hordes of Pirate fans.

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Giant Animals vs. Giants Bugs
The giant gorillas used their monkey-knowledge of lice-picking and poop-throwing to lead their army of giant animals to victory against the bugs. And they stepped on the bugs too. WINNER: Giant Animals

Aliens vs. Predators
I think they made a movie about this, but who knows what it would be called? Anyway, I’m sure it ended with a decisive victory, like we have here. WINNER: Predators

Aliens the ultimate game? Pshaw. They’ve never had to fight a giant Monkey who throws barrels and loves Vaudeville.