Board 8 > [B8BOC] Board 8's Best Original Character, Day 3, Mary vs. Abigail

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Uh, sorry, dozed off. I should post these earlier in the evening >_>

Also I switched the schedule around a little, so a few more characters can debut:
Day 1: Rayleigh vs. Obrov
Day 2: Winona vs. Big Blob
Day 3: Mary vs. Abigail
Day 4: Atrocita vs. Yoshiki
Day 5: norenxaq vs. Obrov

RULES:
1. Vote for the character you like more. That's it.
2. Each user gets one vote per match (no alts). These are one-on-ones, after all.
3. Rounds last exactly 24 hours from the opening post and any votes thereafter will be disregarded.
4. A new match will be posted daily by Andy or Metalmind, with a break for Thanksgiving.
5. Each vote counts - the votes are what matters most. The match's winner will get bonus votes equal to 20% of the total votes in a match, rounded down. Both will get the bonus in a tie.
6. Characters will face off against every other character in their division once, with division champions (most total votes) moving on to the Finals and runners-up to the Wild Card. If there's a tie, the tiebreakers are 1) whoever has more wins and 2) average margin of victory.
7. The users who nominated each character will be kept hidden, as votes are for characters, not users. Users are forbidden from rallying, including posting additional propaganda that is not already in this opening post, as this can give their character an unfair advantage.
8. Please keep this topic bumped to the front page!

The Spreadsheet:
https://1drv.ms/x/s!AtmeXntrN-LxaZKHGvXeTdH4IJY

Bloody Mary
https://i.imgur.com/1YMxJq3.png

Hi! I'm Mary, but all of my friends call me Bloody Mary, hehe! I can't believe Halloween is almost here again. Ahhh, what a wonderful season, watching your favorite horror movies, seeing the color of the leaves change, PERFORMING BLACK MAGIC RITUALS ON UNSUSPECTING SOULS. Oh.... I'm sorry.... i didn't mean to get tense with you hehe. Don't be frightened. I'm sweet, I promise you hehe. Take a seat, I will show you some of my magic. Oh, I'm just sure you'll love it! My parents gave my show a standing ovation, ya know. BUT THEY DON'T DO MUCH OF ANYTHING ANYMORE. Oh, shucks, there I go again. Oh, I can be such a bother, can't I! Come in close, don't be afraid. Bloody Mary will make sure you are very comfortable amongst my pets. Touch the cold steel of my dagger, the hard-leather of my special book, AND DON'T YOU EVER ATTEMPT TO LEAVE ME!!!!!!!

Bloody Mary, real name Mary Holden, is a 19-year old American woman, adept in technological dark arts that combines magical theatrics with twisted variations of biotic and caduceus technology stolen from Mercy's research. She keeps her tech in a leather-bound spellbook, giving the illusion of real black magic as she summons creatures around her and drains health from enemies. When she was young, Mary had a huge passion for horror movies and would watch Junkenstein's Revenge on repeat around Halloween time. The portrayal of the Witch in particular inspired her pursuit of the dark arts. However, she also has a split-personality and was a troubled teen, often hurting her classmates in an escalating manner, until she eventually stabbed both a rival classmate and boy who Mary had a crush on but resented for not going out with her. Mary's parents tried institutionalizing her, but she stabbed her parents too and fled. Tired, conflicted, hungry, and desperate, Mary had a chance encounter with the infamous thief Sombra. Mary told Sombra about her past, and in exchange for helping Mary get the tools needed to become the dark sorcerer she dreamed of, Mary became a proxy agent for Sombra and used her threatening split-personality and new tech to become a forced to be reckoned with. Despite this, there's still a part of Mary that resents what's she's become, as she struggles between the sweet and sour sides of her personality.

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Abigail Aristoklis
https://i.imgur.com/JHRRfWKl.png
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Abigail's picture is broken for me.

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ugh imgur is the worst
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Here's a different link for Abigail for anyone who can't get imgur to work

https://i.ibb.co/kX2c3gs/JHRRfWKl.jpg
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voting Bloody Mary
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Hmm, tough choice.

I guess I'll vote for Bloody Mary.
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Bloody Mary

Didn't even notice this started.

I'm, of course, partial to my own character, but I'll abstain out of fairness.
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Bloody Mary
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azuarc posted...

I'm, of course, partial to my own character, but I'll abstain out of fairness.

Eh, people have been voting for their own characters. You're more than free to.
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thanks for the link Johnbobb

Bloody Mary
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bumpo countie voting
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Bloody Mary
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I'll switch my vote to Abigail, if that's allowed.

Still a very tough decision, though.
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I do gotta say that both of them are great for the same reasons. But Mary is hilarious.

These votes are tough.
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For me, it's mostly an aesthetic decision. I like twisted biotech better than paranormal urban fantasy with angels/demons.
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Which is justifiable, too. I take design, story, and personality all into account, and sometimes it's too close to call between the cumulative scores.

Would like another vote or two, but the rules are the rules.
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I guess I will vote for Bloody Mary but I do think Abigail sounds cool too.

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Since you voted, I'll count azuarc's as a vote as well. For fairness, because he didn't know people are voting for their own (and tbh I wouldn't have if Johnbobb hadn't).

New round coming.
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