From: XIII_rocks | #173
...Yeah, I thought he was from some webcomic or something.
If KANZ wrote it then the whole contest is called massively into question imo. Especially if it's ongoing.
It isn't.
From: Ed Bellis | #172
Oh, are we playing the "did not read" card? Then I'll direct you to the Host's writeup at the beginning of this topic, in which it is stated that the Host is "omnipotent and omniscient, able to perceive everything that has happened, is happening, or will happen unless he intentionally restrains his sight, with no ill effects". I will then direct you to the Nemesis Kid link, in which it is never stated that Nemesis Kid has anything resembling that skillset and is instead a more specialized character who basically has "he'll find a way" as his canonical power. I will then point out that Nemesis Kid would not be a good MPFC entrant either because all of his arguments would be "he'd find a way." In essence, you're comparing a character who is explicitly stated to know everything and be able to do anything to one who just spontaneously generates one power per fight (that he doesn't even keep) and using that as rationale for why the Host is interesting. Nemesis Kid's arguments would all be the same thing (he'll find a way), and despite this, the Host's arguments are all somehow even worse. Did not read my ass.
Incidentally, I'll go a step beyond what Haguile is saying here. It's kind of weird for the author of a story to be arguing for his character, but I'll accept that - if you need to have "unofficial" characters in an MPFC, whatever, just don't have the author vote, that's fine. But you're the host of this contest. It creates all sorts of sticky questions about bias when you let a character that you've created in. Sure, you've provided links to the story in the past, but that doesn't matter - it's your character, and this is your contest. Don't you think that's a bit iffy?
The problem, Ed, is that in an actual fight The Host acts like Nemesis Kid except he generates a powersuite to deal with a foe instead of a single power. There's actually another character that does exactly this, too - my point is that you're focusing on the powers and not the characters for some reason, when it comes down to personalities to determine who wins in this sort of brawl.
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