-Matches will last exactly 24 hours. Votes after that much time has elapsed will not be counted, even if a new topic hasn't gone up yet.
-This is a contest to determine which character is the most *powerful*. Vote only for the character you think would win in a fight, not the one who's funnier, cooler, or sexier. If you don't do that I can't count your vote.
-BOLD YOUR VOTE. Unbolded votes will NOT be counted.
-Rallying is allowed. Alts are not.
-Fights will take place in a neutral terrain. This does not necessarily mean a *featureless* terrain: assume that both characters will have a chance to use all of their skills to the fullest here, barring setting-specific abilities and anything that requires the presence of multiple enemies (but see below).
-Characters start the fight alone. They don't bring allies with them, like Kerrigan and the Zerg Swarm for instance. Summons are allowed though, provided they're brought once combat has started.
-Fighters retain their usual personalities. They won't fight to kill unless that's their MO, and won't spam their best attacks to win unless, again, that's how they act in their original media.
-Similarly, fighters are unaware of their opponents capabilities at the start of the fight unless their powers facilitate them information (like knowing all there is to know in the universe - this would include who the opponent is and what he can do, as well as weaknesses)
-You don't have to justify your vote, but it helps. If you feel like you can add something to the debate, go right ahead!
-Seriously, BOLD THE VOTE. So important it bears repeating.
-Bracket Link, for viewing past results and future matches:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?&tid=408528&tclass=
Past Results:
In the first Mercied match that didn't turn out to be a *total* shut-out, Rocky Balboa's boxing skills weren't enough to overcome Dark Schneider's massive magical powers. Votals: 17-2.
(1) Dan McNeely
From the Trapped series, Dan McNeely is the leader of the notorious Armor Gamsees, a crime ring. A resourceful and ruthless immortal, McNeely is an expert gunfighter, able to disarm and kill multiple people with a single shot while surrounded. He is cunning, and cruel to the extreme, taking every chance he gets to taunt his opponents and wear them down to submission.
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(8) Richard Rahl
From The Sword of Truth, Richard Rahl is a Seeker of Truth, specialized in finding the answers to riddles. A highly skilled warrior, he wields the titular sword with deadly grace, taking advantage of its ability to cut anything while he is in the proper mindset for combat. The sword is imbued with potent abilities by its wielder, being capable of deflecting even magical attacks with ease. In addition, he is the first War Wizard to be born in three millennia, possessing the ability to employ both additive magic (which covers traditional spells such as lightning bolts, healing, telekinesis, etc.) as well as subtractive magic (which destroys parts of reality by transporting it to the Underworld, its place of origin, allowing spells cast with it to bypass defenses as if they weren't there and destroy all they touch) through instinct.
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