The Ultimate OOTS Cookie Cutter Nameless Soldier Tournament: pool phase week 2

[Lvl 2 Expert]

They are probably the least important characters in the comic. They only count because of their numbers. Their outfits and even their faces show so little diversity that it becomes impossible to tell Hobgoblin Warrior #1 from Hobgoblin Warrior from Strip #433, Panel 3, may he rest in peace. One of them will get their time to shine. This is the Ultimate OOTS Cookie Cutter Nameless Soldier Tournament!

Week one (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?458943-The-Ultimate-OOTS-Cookie-Cutter-Nameless-Soldier-Tournament-pool-phase-week-1) will be over in half an hour of so, so here's part two. Let's start with the overview again:

http://s21.postimg.org/4zkfjkokn/tournamentbegin.png

In week two we vote on Pool B and Pool D. In each pool you can vote for a single contestant, voting happens by embedding the appropriate portrait(s) in your post, or by naming the nameless contestant(s) of your choice. In case of a tie the last vote that was cast before the deadline determines the winner. The first two of each pool will be going through to the next phase of the tournament.

The deadline for this week of voting is 00:00 GMT the night of friday the 27th upon Saturday the 28st of November.

The contestant in Pool B are:
http://i.imgur.com/7kClBIe.jpghttp://s21.postimg.org/xhfjpc95v/scrag.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/a8gd6p9.pnghttp://s16.postimg.org/z506nqdgh/lizard.pnghttp://s24.postimg.org/t44gp41w1/police.png

The contestants in Pool D are:
http://s12.postimg.org/b6hh2fuo9/azuresword.pnghttps://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/Ghoul_zpshuf4rxcf.pnghttp://s18.postimg.org/fg2c9cdl1/bugbandit.pnghttp://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gifhttp://s4.postimg.org/h5s1v6xbt/sweating.png

Let's kick some nameless butt.

(Contestants were placed in pools completely at random. More random than that even.)

Thanks ones more to ti'esar for helping fill out the roster.

[Jaxzan Proditor]

I'm not sure there's a way I couldn't vote for http://i.imgur.com/a8gd6p9.png. I will also vote for http://s12.postimg.org/b6hh2fuo9/azuresword.png.

[Bird]

I'll take the Battle for Azure City combo pack:

http://i.imgur.com/a8gd6p9.pnghttp://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif

[Mordae]

http://i.imgur.com/a8gd6p9.png

https://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/Ghoul_zpshuf4rxcf.png

[ti'esar]

I never cared for the "That Guy With A Halberd" meme, so I will vote for the Goblin Ninja in Group B and the Azurite Soldier with a sword in Group D.

[TCRM]

Bug dude and lizard guy. Go team ectotherm!

[Lvl 2 Expert]

For a short moment there I was afraid there wouldn't even be a second place in pool B. :smallbiggrin:

[ScHClutter]

Goblin Ninja: I just really like ninjas in OOTS. (B)
Bug Dude: Belkar's exchange with the bugs in that fight is one of my favorite parts. (D)

[Kantaki]

My votes:
Pool B:
http://s24.postimg.org/t44gp41w1/police.png

Pool D:
http://s18.postimg.org/fg2c9cdl1/bugbandit.png

[Macros]

My vote will go to that lizardfolk guy in pool B and that weird bug thingy in pool D. THeir rich personalities and complex backstories won me over.


... that, or, in order to pay hommage to the spirit of randomness who seems quite strong with this event, I actually rolled dices to pick my votes. :smallbiggrin:

[JustinKase]

Halberd Azure City Guard and Hobgob :)

[DemonRoach]

Ninja and Bug

[littlebum2002]

I mean, seriously, how could we vote for ANYONE excepthttp://i.imgur.com/a8gd6p9.png????

Also the bugs
http://s18.postimg.org/fg2c9cdl1/bugbandit.png

[137beth]

Okay, I got to admit, I don't remember where the white-helmeted character is from.

Anyhow, in pool B, I really like http://i.imgur.com/7kClBIe.jpg

In pool D, unless the white-helmet is actually the best character ever and I just forgot about it (unlikely, but possible), I still prefer the classic http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif

[ti'esar]

The white helmets are soldiers of the (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0945.html) Empire of Sweat. (http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0758.html)

So another one that's basically little more than cameos - but I do like their helmets.

[137beth]

Thank ye fer tha reminder. I think I'll be keepin' me votes as they are.
Edit: unless tha tress vote fer somethin' , then I'm votin' fer thar enemy.

[137beth]

....I just accidentally typed one sentence in dwarf-speak, and instead of fixing it I made the rest of the post like it. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?

[Sheba]

Pool B: http://s24.postimg.org/t44gp41w1/police.png
Pool D: http://s12.postimg.org/b6hh2fuo9/azuresword.png

[Mike Havran]

Lizardfolk
Hobgoblin

[Ozy]

Pool B:
http://s24.postimg.org/t44gp41w1/police.png

Pool D:
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif

[Hamste]

Pool B
http://s24.postimg.org/t44gp41w1/police.png

General Tarquin has been in control of the empire the whole time!

Pool D:
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif

Mostly, because I am meh to the entire bracket.

[theasl]

I'll take the gobbo ninja and the Empire of Sweat grunt!

[Laurana]

Pool B: http://s24.postimg.org/t44gp41w1/police.png (Empire of Blood soldier)

Pool D: http://s4.postimg.org/h5s1v6xbt/sweating.png (Empire of Sweat soldier)

To me there's absolutely no contest in either, I'm baffled that people picked other characters.

[Draconi Redfir]

Votes of Goblinoid Supremacy!http://i.imgur.com/7kClBIe.jpg http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif

Also these were incredibly annoying to get as the quoted first post kept scrolling up to the top of the post no matter how much i scrolled down on it. weird.

[obaryb]

(B): Troll
(D): Sweater (Empire of Sweat soldier)

[Syldar]

Pool B... Goblin Ninja! For pool C... Army of goodness for the win! Azurite soldier with sword!

[declinator]

B: Soldier with Halberd
D: Bug Bandit

[Onyavar]

That guy with a halberd, of course.

And Buggy Lou's slaver companion.

[Killer Angel]

At least, for this one I am still in time... :smallwink:

Pool B:
http://i.imgur.com/a8gd6p9.png

Pool D:
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif

[8BitNinja]

D1
Please D1
Did I mention D1?

[Lvl 2 Expert]

D1
Please D1
Did I mention D1?

D1 is going to win pool D, I'm pretty sure of that.

I am kind of curious who D1 will be...

[Kurald Galain]

http://i.imgur.com/7kClBIe.jpg https://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/Ghoul_zpshuf4rxcf.png

[Laurana]

D1 is going to win pool D, I'm pretty sure of that.

I am kind of curious who D1 will be...

Didn't he mean the first contestant in the D pool, meaning the swordy azurite, though? :smallconfused:

[Lvl 2 Expert]

Didn't he mean the first contestant in the D pool, meaning the swordy azurite, though? :smallconfused:

Probably, yeah. I'm just trying to get 8Bit to clarify that (by putting up a vague message that's open to interpretation itself). :smalltongue:

[Sylian]

Pool B
http://i.imgur.com/7kClBIe.jpg (Goblin Ninja)

Pool D
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif (Hobgoblin)

[Aeliren]

I'll vote for http://i.imgur.com/a8gd6p9.png and http://s12.postimg.org/b6hh2fuo9/azuresword.png.

[Lvl 2 Expert]

This round ends in 5 hours and 20 minutes (edit: 19 minutes, uhh, 18 minutes) . Hopefully I'm going to be sane enough to be asleep by then this week. I'll get to the results and the next week of voting first thing tomorrow.

[137beth]

After this round, is it just a single elimination tournament with the top two from each initial pool?

[Lvl 2 Expert]

Yup. Quarter finals, semifinals, battle for third place and final. I could have done like a second pool phase with this weeks winners vs last weeks seconds or something but I figured these are simple folk, they deserve a simple tournament.

[Lvl 2 Expert]

Heavy voting this week.

The results in Pool B are:
http://i.imgur.com/a8gd6p9.png VIV* Halberd Azurite
http://i.imgur.com/7kClBIe.jpg VIV Goblin Ninja
http://s24.postimg.org/t44gp41w1/police.png V EoB Police
http://s16.postimg.org/z506nqdgh/lizard.png III Lizardfolk
http://s21.postimg.org/xhfjpc95v/scrag.png I Scrag

My personal favorite, the crudely drawn lizardfolk seen in a couple of brief glimpses during the azurite arc, has been eliminated. But the real news is that halberd guy beats the goblin ninja by the smallest possible margin, having the most recent vote.

The scores in Pool D are:
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif VIV Hobgoblin
http://s18.postimg.org/fg2c9cdl1/bugbandit.png VIII Bug Bandit
http://s12.postimg.org/b6hh2fuo9/azuresword.png VI Sword Azurite
http://s4.postimg.org/h5s1v6xbt/sweating.png III EoS Soldier
https://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/Ghoul_zpshuf4rxcf.png I Ghoul

The classic hobgoblin reaches the same score as halberd guy and the goblin ninja, and takes first place. The bug bandit also advances. The sword azurite doesn't make it (I counted the "D1" as a vote). The ghoul gets the same score as the zombie before it. The orc stays the only voteless contestant. So while we go on to search for a winner, at least we already have a loser.

New thread will be up soon. EDIT: The future is now (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?465794-The-Ultimate-OOTS-Cookie-Cutter-Nameless-Soldier-Tournament-quarter-finals-week-1&p=20129367#post20129367).

[martianmister]

"VIV"? You mean IX?

[Lvl 2 Expert]

What are the chances I can convince you I count in base five?

(Not very good probably after using X in the latest results.)