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Lvl 2 Expert
2015-12-11, 07:10 PM
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!

With the quarter finals (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?470690-The-Ultimate-OOTS-Cookie-Cutter-Nameless-Soldier-Tournament-quarter-finals-week-2) over, let's decide who get to battle it out over first and second place, and who will go to the losers finale.

Every time I look at that picture I notice something new.
http://s21.postimg.org/nrg7so6l3/tournamentsemi.jpg

The first match:
http://s29.postimg.org/qzco2zqpv/ninjakubota.png VS http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif
Human Ninja versus Hobgoblin

That's a nice city you have there, would be a shame if something happened to it. It's a line that could have been spoken by either of these nameless warriors. The hobgoblin conquerors and the Azurite ninja would both be more than happy to help you outsource your head support from your neck to the ground. Soldiers and bodyguards everywhere, even with eye patches, run away as this match is about to start.

The second match:
http://i.imgur.com/XzRL5P5.png VS http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/EoBSoldier2.png
Wight versus EoB Lizardfolk Soldier

The empire's killers versus the undead. Will the four week olds stand a chance against the hardened soldiers? Will plot relevant revelations even influence a fight against a creature that wouldn't recognize a plot if it made him eat his buddies and set himself on fire?

Voting in these matches 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 deadline for this week of voting is 00:00 GMT the night of Friday the 18th upon Saturday the 19th of December.

Hamste
2015-12-11, 07:12 PM
I vote Ninja and Wight.

ti'esar
2015-12-11, 07:48 PM
Yes! Halberd Guy is no more!!

EoB Lizardfolk soldier power. As I've said before, I've always had a soft spot for lizardfolk, and while the wights are amusing, I'm not turning on my scaly friends now.

Hobgoblin. Arguably "the" iconic nameless soldier of the comic, and unquestionably so now that both Azurite flavors have been knocked out.

Aeliren
2015-12-11, 08:26 PM
I'll vote for http://s29.postimg.org/qzco2zqpv/ninjakubota.png and http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/EoBSoldier2.png.

Jaxzan Proditor
2015-12-11, 09:10 PM
http://s29.postimg.org/qzco2zqpv/ninjakubota.png and http://i.imgur.com/XzRL5P5.png.

Bird
2015-12-11, 10:54 PM
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif

Agree with ti'esar that this is probably the most iconic nameless soldier in OOtS.

http://i.imgur.com/XzRL5P5.png.

They're funny, and it feels appropriate, given that Tsukiko-being-fed-to-her-Wights won the Stick Awards.

Kurald Galain
2015-12-12, 04:10 AM
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif and http://i.imgur.com/XzRL5P5.png

Rift_Wolf
2015-12-12, 06:30 AM
Hobgoblin: you don't get more cookie cutter than the battle for Azure City, and the charge of the Amber Legion.

EoB Lizardfolk: I too have a soft spot for reptilian Creatures, while Undead never sat well with me.

Syldar
2015-12-12, 09:55 AM
Hobgoblin warrior and lizard peon.

Killer Angel
2015-12-13, 05:46 AM
The first one is easy.
hobgoblins

The second one...
lizardfolk
Sorry for the undead, but anyway they wouldn't thank me for my appretiation :smallwink:

Sylian
2015-12-13, 10:39 AM
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif (Hobgoblin)

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/EoBSoldier2.png (EoB Lizardfolk Soldier)

Mordae
2015-12-13, 01:50 PM
Hobgoblin and wight. Benefitting from association with Team Evil--as long as it doesn't get them killed.

Draconi Redfir
2015-12-13, 03:58 PM
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif (Hobgoblin)

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/EoBSoldier2.png (EoB Lizardfolk Soldier)

ditto for me. i'm just quoting this cuz i'm too lazy to use the pictures myself :P

smuchmuch
2015-12-14, 08:28 AM
Ninjas and Wights

Onyavar
2015-12-14, 09:29 AM
Destroy the undead: EoB Lizardfolk Soldier

Unveil the ninja: Hobgoblin warrior

Laurana
2015-12-14, 12:01 PM
Ninja and Wight.

obaryb
2015-12-14, 12:12 PM
I would be happy to see both Hobgoblin and Wight in the finals!

Sheba
2015-12-15, 03:29 AM
I'll vote for http://s29.postimg.org/qzco2zqpv/ninjakubota.png and http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/EoBSoldier2.png.

This. Quoting because I'm totally lazy. Not a fan of ninjas, but still the better pick. EoB Lizardfolk wins hands down for me because the EoB arc is my favourite and I have a soft spot for Lizardfolk anyway.

EricS53
2015-12-15, 02:56 PM
Going for Ninja and Wight.

declinator
2015-12-16, 07:14 AM
Hobgoblin is the easy vote. But then Wight or Lizardfolk? One is funnier, the other is more frequent... Ah well, what's not to like about the entire lack of self-preservation that Wights exhibit...

An Enemy Spy
2015-12-16, 03:56 PM
Ninja and Wight. Way cooler than the competition.

Lvl 2 Expert
2015-12-18, 04:15 PM
Voting closes in 2 hours and 45 minutes. Thread updates somewhere later. I'm kind of running out of internet, but I'll definitely get to it within 24 hours.

Pyrous
2015-12-18, 05:21 PM
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif Hobbo

and

http://i.imgur.com/XzRL5P5.png Wight

Lvl 2 Expert
2015-12-19, 03:58 AM
Results!

The first match:
http://s29.postimg.org/qzco2zqpv/ninjakubota.png VIII Human Ninja
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/Tolkien_Freak/hobgob.gif XIII Hobgoblin

No mere ninja squad can beat a giant army. Team evil will beat all the secondary villains!

The second match:
http://i.imgur.com/XzRL5P5.png XII Wight
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g68/Cats_Are_Aliens/Banners/EoBSoldier2.png IX EoBB Lizardfolk Soldier

For much of this week the wight was behind or tied with the lizardfolk, but in the end they scored a decisive victory, meaning the finals will be an all-southern affair. But first: the battle for third place.

Also: New thread up (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?472611-The-Ultimate-OOTS-Cookie-Cutter-Nameless-Soldier-Tournament-battle-for-third-place&p=20211291#post20211291).

137beth
2015-12-19, 01:07 PM
Well darn, I missed the vote while paying attention to real life....
ah well, the ones I wanted to win still won.

obaryb
2015-12-22, 09:55 AM
I would be happy to see both Hobgoblin and Wight in the finals!

:smallsmile:I'm happy now!
:smallsmile: