Best chemistry between 2 characters

[mockingbyrd7]

I just had a cool idea for a poll. Which two characters do you think interact the best? (not necessarily in getting along, but in funny dialogue, timing, etc.)

[Tokiko Mima]

Miko and Belkar have a good dynamic going. In fact, their dynamic is probably what keeps Miko still appearing in the comic. It's a good versus evil contest where you want good to lose.

[mockingbyrd7]

Poll is up. (Good answer btw)

[Winged One]

I'd say Thog-Nale. Thog just adores Nale, while Nale is at once both afraid of Thog and contemptuous.

[mockingbyrd7]

That's a good one too, I just didn't want to make the poll too long (thought 12 choices was plenty)

[SCEPTRE]

Bandit chief: fireball!:smile:
:vaarsuvius: Counterspell.
Bandit chief: hold person!:mad:
:vaarsuvius: Counterspell.
Bandit chief: Chainlightning!!:furious:
:vaarsuvius: Counterspell.

[mockingbyrd7]

Bandit chief: fireball!:smile:
:vaarsuvius: Counterspell.
Bandit chief: hold person!:mad:
:vaarsuvius: Counterspell.
Bandit chief: Chainlightning!!:furious:
:vaarsuvius: Counterspell.
...
Bandit chief: ATOMIC EXPLOSION! :furious: :furious:
:vaarsuvius: Counterspell.
Bandit chief: COUNTER-COUNTERSPELL!
:vaarsuvius: Counterspell.
Bandit chief: Haha! I countered your counterspell! You are defenseless! FIREBALL!
:vaarsuvius: Counterspell. You see, I counterspelled your counter-counterspell spell, therefore my counterspell was rendered useless. But the next round, I was able to use it again. :biggrin:
Bandit chief: :furious: :furious: :furious:

[The_Old_Fox]

I would go with :redcloak: and :xykon:

The interaction between the two is priceless. :xykon: 's General disregard for :redcloak: 's feelings and well being and :redcloak: 's general distrust of :xykon: plays off each other so well. As characters they are far more interesting when they are together than when they are apart and for my money that is a necessary requirement for best chemistry.

:redcloak: and :xykon: , evil world conquering comedic duo of the century.

[Heads_or_Tails]

Redcloak and Xykon, they have a fantastic relationship between them. Similar to Kif and Zap Brannigan.

[DrowWolfrider]

how do you do a spoiler

[DrowWolfrider]

Oh and by the way I'd say that Paramecium Belkar and Vaarsuvius

[mockingbyrd7]

Type [ spoiler ] TEXT TEXT BLAH BLAH OMG SPOILER [ / spoiler ]

Minus all of the spaces.

[DrowWolfrider]

I'd say that paramecium Belkar and Vaarsuvius are tied with Belkar and Miko

[DrowWolfrider]

Oh. Thanks

[Draigo]

i think Belkar/V

[elliott20]

demon roaches, I <3 demon roaches

[Krytha]

I like a few of them... As xykon and RC has already been outlined, Roy and Elan make me laugh a lot, mostly because Roy has to keep himself from murdering Elan while Elan, being the clueless twit that he is, continues to push Roy closer and closer to the point where he snaps, kills and dismembers Elan and runs around with his head on his head, while singing christmas carols.

[Norenche]

Thog and Elan for the win

[Amon Star]

I couldn't decide so went for the cop-out answer. However, if that one wasn't there, I would go for :xykon: and :redcloak:. You just can't beat this line:

:xykon: "*Sniff* My little Redcloak is all grown up."

or

:redcloak: "Just out of curiousity, is that in the same way that a human fighter with a broken sword could never defeat us?"

:xykon: "Hey, look, I just regenerated a finger. Can you guess which one."

Pure comic gold.

[Khantalas]

Belkar with anyone he loathes.

And Redcloak and anyone.

And Xykon and anyone.

[Illirion]

Awww

Where's the love for the Durkster? :durkon:

I vote other: Durkon and Hilgya (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0084.html) !

EDIT: On second thought, :durkon: and :roy: have an important chemistry too though. The way these two trust and rely on eachother is IMHO fundamental to the whole comic.

Cheers,
Illirion.

[Great Teacher]

You forgot Nale-Sabine. :smallannoyed:

I chose the angsty relationship that has travelled most between love and hate, the one that no one would be more pleased by it working out in the end than I, Miko vs. Roy. :roy: :miko:

[Dicemaster]

:xykon:+:redcloak: for the win. And anything with :thog: of course.

[Aldebaran]

I went wit the "two or more" choice, since I equally love V-Belkar and Redcloak-Xykon chemistry, with Rox-Elan being the close second.

[pita]

:belkar: and :vaarsuvius: to the win!
Personally, it just amuses me how they are mortal enemies but seem to have a friendly thing going on behind the scenes. When :belkar: gives her advice about roleplaying XP it doesn't seem to be any rivalry. Not to mention the fact that there has been no retribution for animals humping :belkar:'s leg.

[WoDHells]

Belkar with anyone he loathes.

That means everyone
:belkar:


I voted Xykon / Redcloak.

[Khantalas]

Not Haley, Mrs. Butterworth or Granger.

[krossbow]

Haley-Elan FTW baby.

[Amon Star]

:belkar: and :vaarsuvius: to the win!
Personally, it just amuses me how they are mortal enemies but seem to have a friendly thing going on behind the scenes. When :belkar: gives her advice about roleplaying XP it doesn't seem to be any rivalry. Not to mention the fact that there has been no retribution for animals humping :belkar:'s leg.

I don't think :belkar: knows it was :vaarsuvius: that caused that. Either that or he's just biding his time. However, a sub-plot about the growing sexual tension between the two would have me rolling on the floor.

[mockingbyrd7]

I went for tie, here. Redcloak-Xykon is awesome, but Thog-Elan and Belkar-V are both priceless too. Can't stop laughing after reading any of the three.

[knownaspirate]

i cannot lie.
elan and roy.
almost like the odd couple, except i've never seen the odd couple :P
it's great. elan annoys roy to tears
roy delays annoyance driven rampage because he's LG.

[pita]

:roy: I've been wanting to beat the living hell out of someone who looks like you for a long time.

[fangthane]

Miko-Roy all the way. The discussion with Elan in the King of Nowhere's suite, the initial physical and alignment-based attraction giving way finally to the point where Roy snapped because he couldn't take her abuse of the alignment system (or his friends) any more... Golden. Drama, comedy, anger, lust, frustration... It's all in there.

[Horned]

"Haley-V" was a choice? Have I been reading the wrong strip?

[Bluish Lavender]

I don't think :belkar: knows it was :vaarsuvius: that caused that. Either that or he's just biding his time. However, a sub-plot about the growing sexual tension between the two would have me rolling on the floor.

I have nothing to add other than my agreement.

[Querzis]

Other not listed here. You forgot Thog-Nale.

[Plactus]

I voted other, thinking of Roy and Haley. It was only after I saw the results that the obvious hit me.

:xykon: I need you to Speak with Dead.
:redcloak: .... Um, OK, sir, how are you today? This is lovely weather–
:xykon: Not me, you moron!

[IronSoldier820]

You know, I actually expected Thog/Elan to be pounding everyone else into smithereens in this poll...

[Ayya the Fearsome]

ayya too!!!!!!!

[Spiky]

Other:
Miko-MitD

Belkar-V runnerup
thog with anybody takes 3rd thru infinity

[krossbow]

You know, I actually expected Thog/Elan to be pounding everyone else into smithereens in this poll...

Yes, but thog-elan are in a battle with Elan-Haley for votes, while Xycon-redcloak don't split votes with anyone.

What I'm saying is that the chemistry is character dependant, and since Xycon and redcloak don't work with anyone else on the list, while elan works with both Haley and thog, they will split the votes less (like how The democrats and green party are in a tug of war for votes).
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[Demented]

Well, that and the fact that the dialogue between Redcloak and Xykon consists primarily of gags that require both of them to work.

"All efficiency, and warrior codes, and sense of duty, and their military this, and their discipline that, and...
"—And I'm not helping my case at all, am I?"
"It's official: Orange is the new green."

[ElfLad]

Redcloak-Xykon, followed closely by Nale-Thog.

[Amon Star]

"Haley-V" was a choice? Have I been reading the wrong strip?

There's a lot of chemistry between them. :vaarsuvius: is :haley:'s best friend and they know things about each other that no-one else does. For example, :haley: was the first to know that :vaarsuvius: was married and :haley: also implied that most of the secrets she tried to divulge here;

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0309.html

were already known by :vaarsuvius:. Also, how can you forget this episode?

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0123.html

[Captain Defenestrator]

First time posting. Would like to say that yes, Thog and Elan are a perfect team. Hope the last panel of #389 makes it onto a shirt soon. I'd buy it.

[Axl_Rose]

I don't think :belkar: knows it was :vaarsuvius: that caused that. Either that or he's just biding his time. However, a sub-plot about the growing sexual tension between the two would have me rolling on the floor.

lol I would find that hilarious too.

[X15lm204]

:roy: and :belkar:, especially in the Dragon comics.

:belkar:: Behold! The most awesome magic item ever made! The Wand of Dispel Clothing!
:roy::...
:roy::You know, all this time I assumed you were a halfling, but it turns out your lack of height is on account of being a prepubescent boy with hairy feet.

Runner-up is :redcloak: and :xykon:.

[mockingbyrd7]

I'm actually surprised that the Miko-Roy option isn't very popular. (I mean, I wouldn't have picked it but I expected others would) He likes her but she doesn't like him. Later on, she finds she likes him but he's been turned off for a long time.

[elgrabadula]

i think belker and the lawyers because they are funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/COLOR]

[Turcano]

I'd have to go with Elan/Roy. I'd like to specifically point to #80 (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0080.html), panel 6. It gets me every time.

[Awesome Girl]

It must be :vaarsuvius: and :belkar:. It's funny when V casts explosive runes.

[Awesome Girl]

p.s. look at Comic #322

[Green Bean]

:sabine:and :nale:. They work well together and seem to have such a close relationship. I dream of the day when they decide to settle down and raise their adopted child, :thog:

(:biggrin:)

:nale:- Honey, I'm home!

[Hephaestus]

That Dwarf and the Shadow Dancer Assasins at the Inn, I don't think they ever said their names...

[skinkatlarge]

I don't think :belkar: knows it was :vaarsuvius: that caused that. Either that or he's just biding his time. However, a sub-plot about the growing sexual tension between the two would have me rolling on the floor.
:roy: Excuse me, I need to soak my brain in acid now.

[onasuma]

Make up killing is the best part. That sums up what any good relationship is like, so i'd go for sabrine and Nale

[Don Julio Anejo]

Belkar and V... they're like two best friends who just can't admit to being friends and so pretend to hate each other.

[A_S]

I always think it's really funny when it becomes clear, despite their diametrically opposed status, how much :elan: and :belkar: really have in common, like in this comic (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0102.html).

Although, :vaarsuvius: and :belkar: can also be counted on for hilarity.

[zeratul]

i would have to say belkar-elan (whitch is not an option)

[Morrigain]

Belkar-V. Almost said Belkar-Miko, but we see that kind of relationship all the time.

[Golt]

Xykon+MitD. Just gotta love them <thinking about pink umbrella>.