Missy Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 Much like the Star Wars tournament from last year, I want to run a tournament to crown the biggest video game badass of all-time. There will be 32 characters included in this series; so far I've come up with 12: - Kratos (God of War) - Solid Snake (Metal Gear / Metal Gear Solid series) - Dante (Devil May Cry series) - Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden series) - Master Chief (Halo series) - Samus Aran (Metroid Series) - The Prince (Prince of Persia series) - Claude "Fido" Speed (GTA III) - Tommy Vercetti (GTA: Vice City) - CJ (GTA: San Andreas) - Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell series) - Link (The Legend of Zelda series) Before you list your nominations, I want to clarify the word "badass". In the context of this tournament, a badass is someone who looks cool and will kill you without second thought because: 01. They're evil, callous bastards. (RE: Kratos, Tommy Vercetti) 02. It's "the right" thing to do. (RE: The Prince, Link) 03. You got in their way. (RE: Claude Speed) 04. The fate of the world hangs in the balance. (RE: Sam Fisher, Solid Snake) 05. They want revenge. (RE: CJ, Ryu Hayabusa) So unless you can make a strong case for characters like Sonic and Mario, they shouldn't be nominated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 - Mega Man (Mega Man series) - The Punisher (The Punisher [2005]) - The Hulk (The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Marv Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Not to nitpick or anything, but I REALLY don't think The Punisher or The Hulk should be here. oh, and DUKE FUCKING NUKEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyre Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Rose(The Legend of Dragoon) Ash Lambert(Vandal Hearts) Jube Yagyu(Onimusha 2) And of course... Sephiroth(Final Fantasy VII) I'll think of more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 This is a PM James sent me: This is just a list I concocted off the top of my head, so choose whomever you want. Sephiroth (FFVII) Cloud Strife (FFVII) Kefka Palazzo (FFVI) Auron (FFX) Id (Xenogears) Jedah Domah (Darkstalkers) Demitri Maximoff (Darkstalkers) Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers) Donovan Baine (Darkstalkers) Jon Talbain (Darkstalkers) Ganondorf (Zelda) Scorpion (Mortal Kombat) Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat) Akuma (Street Fighter) I'm sure I could think of more, but this should do for now. I may have a follow-up list later on. Some other opinions: --Are you really going to have three GTA characters? Isn't that a bit much considering their activities are all practically identical just in a different city? --I don't think we should include characters that are traditionally from other media (i.e., Punisher and Hulk) But that's just my two cents. By no means are any of the guys I named 100% locks; as of right now I'm just throwing names out there. So we may wind up with only one of the main GTA characters. As for The Hulk and Punisher, I too am leery about them making the final cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyre Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 here's a few more. Karaha-Baruha(Final Fantasy XI) Kilik(Soul Calibur series) Taki(Soul Calibur series) Ivy(Soul Calibur series) Kane(Command and Conquer series) The Bard(The Bard's Tale) General Baal(Grandia) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Kane(Command and Conquer series) :urock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Shit, I forgot Raziel (Legacy of Kain). EDIT: Oh, and Kilik is not a badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 I agree with James that characters that originated in other media should be off limits. Here's how I'd do it, personally. RPG Bracket 1) Sephiroth (Final Fantasy 7) 2) Magus (Chrono Trigger) 3) Id (Xenogears) 4) Auron (Final Fantasy X) 5) Kefka (Final Fantasy 6) 6) Kain (Legacy of Kain) 7) Alucard (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) 8) Frog (Chrono Trigger) Fighting Bracket 9) Scorpion (Mortal Kombat) 10) Akuma (Street Fighter) 11) Geese Howard (King of Fighters) 12) Heihachi Mishima (Tekken) 13) Nightmare (Soul Calibur) 14) Ryu Hayabusa (Dead or Alive/Ninja Gaiden) 15) Kirby (Super Smash Brothers) Shut up. He was a BEAST in that game. 16) Donovan Baine (Darkstalkers) Adventure Bracket 17) Lara Croft (Tomb Raider) 18) Solid Snake (Metal Gear) 19) The Prince (Prince of Persia) 20) Link (Legend of Zelda) 21) Samus Aran (Metroid) 22) Pyramid Head (Silent Hill) 23) Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell) 24) Kratos (God of War) Action Bracket 25) Dante (Devil May Cry) 26) Sweet Tooth (Twisted Metal) 27) Earthworm Jim (Earthworm Jim) 28) Agent 47 (Hitman) 29) Strider Hiyru (Strider) 30) Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem) 31) Tommy Vercetti (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City) 32) Zero (Mega Man X) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted April 21, 2006 Report Share Posted April 21, 2006 Kazuya Mishima, Balrog (the guy could fuck you up good), Zangief. Yeah, other media shouldn't count unless you want to see Jack Bauer destroy the competition (I do, but for the sake of the tourney....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Molinero Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Auron (Final Fantasy X) QF mf' T Other Nominations... Wolf (Virtua Fighter) Jak (Jak series) Hawke (Advance Wars) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bento Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Rygar the only game that would consistently give me a headach trying to finish, but I finished it... i think. Bento Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Yeah! :urock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Not to be pedantic (not sure that's the word) but don't we have an Earth-2 greatest videogames thing to run down first? Granted, that's not a tournament, it's just the video game element of the tournament that reminded me of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted April 25, 2006 Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Ash Lambert(Vandal Hearts) Vandal Hearts love, nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2006 Not to be pedantic (not sure that's the word) but don't we have an Earth-2 greatest videogames thing to run down first? Granted, that's not a tournament, it's just the video game element of the tournament that reminded me of it. That's one of those projects we'll get to eventually, but is too big for the site as it stands. (Basically, I need a lot of help nominating the games, compiling the final list and writing snippets about each title.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 Not to be pedantic (not sure that's the word) but don't we have an Earth-2 greatest videogames thing to run down first? Granted, that's not a tournament, it's just the video game element of the tournament that reminded me of it. That's one of those projects we'll get to eventually, but is too big for the site as it stands. (Basically, I need a lot of help nominating the games, compiling the final list and writing snippets about each title.) I wasn't aware of this previously, but I'll offer my services for that. BTW, cvskin, there was a Vandal Hearts 2, not to mention there's an adaptation coming to the DS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 BTW, cvskin, there was a Vandal Hearts 2, not to mention there's an adaptation coming to the DS. Yes I know, I should have worded the member title better. Isn't the DS version just a port of the first Vandal Hearts, anyways? Other than the videogame tournament, whatever happend to the horror-movie villian tournamnet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 Other than the videogame tournament, whatever happend to the horror-movie villian tournamnet? It wasn't a tournament per se. It was slated to be an article. After tallying all of the votes, I handed it off to Cash (he was going to write mini bios for each villain), but work, school and personal issues have put it on the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Molinero Posted April 26, 2006 Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 If/when the greatest game list ever gets off the ground, I'd gladly compile the stats, write blurbs about the games, and whatever else you need help with. It still really interests me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2006 If/when the greatest game list ever gets off the ground, I'd gladly compile the stats, write blurbs about the games, and whatever else you need help with. It still really interests me. Very cool. Thanks. I've considered shrinking the list down to 25 (five games over five days), but we'll see when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 I guess this is as good a place as any to let you all know we will still do the anime characters tourney. I've been working here and there on it and I may trim it down to 32 characters. I haven't decided yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted April 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 I guess this is as good a place as any to let you all know we will still do the anime characters tourney. I've been working here and there on it and I may trim it down to 32 characters. I haven't decided yet. I forgot all about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 I guess this is as good a place as any to let you all know we will still do the anime characters tourney. I've been working here and there on it and I may trim it down to 32 characters. I haven't decided yet. I forgot all about that! As I'm sure everyone else had, as well. (Not that I blame you, mind you; it's my fault anyway.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscriv Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 I didn't. I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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