We’re preparing for our next Showdown. And this time, it’s going to be a smackdown between various hero-types. Who’s the most badass hero of them all? We’ll find out.
This next round will be run a bit differently than the last, allowing more people to pick, and more chances for prizes until the very end. The selection will start on Thursday, November 8th along with the contest rules.
Speaking of prizes, we’ve already managed to line up a sponsor: Blockbuster. We’ve been given a copy of 1408 and Planet Terror on DVD to give away. You can check out a Flash widget about the two movies provided by the sponsor.
I’m also going to be trying to get prizes from other sponsors, especially from the game companies I know. That way, we’ll have a couple prize winners, and we’ll be able to send you some cool stuff, just in time for the holidays.
In the meantime, be sure to tell everyone to stop by who participated in the showdown for the next round. And for now, if you want to lobby for someone’s specific inclusion, now’s the time! (We could also use a kickass name for the new contest.)
Sweeeet!…I can watch Planet Terror AND laugh at 1408!…that scene with Cusack yelling at his refrigerator is priceless…
Let’s see…first my personal of-top-of-head suggestions…
Wolverine…
Link…
Superman (if you think the contest can handle the second coming)…
Batman (’cause being rich is just as super as being the second coming)…
Leonidus…
Chuck Norris…
Clive Owen (he has a thing for protecting babies)…
Aragorn…
Little Lukey Skywalker…
Rambo…
I also googled 100 greatest heroes of all time…
Washington…
Lincoln (who was also in 300)…
FDR…
Winston Churchill (CHURCHILL! BLLEGHH!)
The list goes on, but it may be a bit biased…
15 – George W. Bush…
47 – MLK Jr…
67 – Gandhi…
??? – Mother Teresa…
But enough of my extrapolates…
Dibs on Superscientists!
Nobody real will be in it (or at least they’ll be a heavily fictionized version) on themself. That should be a hint right there…
And no dibs! Wait for the contest!
Haha, Dibs…super scientists…we had a picture of Dib’s dad! Funny!
I was of course referring to the highly fictionalized versions that eat carrots and roundhouse kick everything…
Although Zombie Washington v. Zombie Lincoln would be an interesting match…
I think you mean Atomic Lincoln and Mahatma Zombie.
Possibly with a little Hell ‘N Killer tossed in for wacky measure.
Lets just save everyone the trouble and declare Batman the winner. However, despite Batman’s impending victory, I think barring God’s entry, the most absurdly powerful entities out there have have to include Galactus, Goku, The Spectre, and Super…man Prime.
Link kilt Superman and God in a hypothetical battle once already…
Superman lasers that annoying fairy, giving Link time enough to drive the Master Sword deep into him…and with God having lost the son is his Holy Trinity, Link unleashes his own trinity, thus winning the fight…
I read it somewhere, I swear…
The Greatest American Hero
or
Kevin Bacon in “Footloose”
While I’m sure they will lose quickly to any number of comic book heroes, be sure to include heroes from fantasy novels. The list can go anywhere from The Starks of A Game of Thrones, to Gandalf (wizards make a reappearance in the next showdown :P).
Rand al’ Thor certainly has the uber powers to compete as might Daenerys and her three lil’ dragons…
I should learn to read so I know what people are talking about…
So it begins…
There will be a slight delay, stay tuned!