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    Default favorite OOTS relationship tournament??

    The tournament bracket can be found here. The current matchups are:

    O-Chul & MiTD
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    Xykon & Redcloak

    Current list:

    Elan x Haley
    Lirian x Dorukan
    Nale x Sabine
    Roy x Celia
    Durkon x Hilgya
    Elan x Therkla
    Hel x Thrym
    Vaarsuvius x Inkyrius
    Kazumi x Daigo
    Soon x Mijung
    Tarquin x Elan's Mother
    Xykon x Tsukiko

    Roy & Durkon
    Belkar & Vaarsuvius
    Mr. Scruffy & Blackwing
    Little Whiskers & Bloodfeast the Extreminator
    Mother Black Dragon & Young Black Dragon
    O-Chul & MiTD
    Roy & Elan
    Roy & Belkar
    Haley & Vaarsuvius
    Haley & Bandana
    Elan & Banjo
    Oona & Redcloak
    Belkar & Minrah
    Roy & Julia
    Haley & Ian
    Durkon & Thor
    Minrah & Thor
    Vaarsuvius & Blackwing
    Belkar & Mr. Scruffy
    Roy & Eugene
    O-Chul & Lien
    Roy & Horace
    Oona & Greyview
    Miko & Windstriker
    Oona & MiTD
    Roy & Sara
    Bandana & Andi
    Niu & Thanh
    Roy & Eric
    Durkon & Minrah
    Thor & Loki
    Durkon & Sigdi
    Samantha & Samantha's Dad
    Haley & Hank
    Durkon & Belkar
    Roy & Haley
    Durkon & Vaarsuvius
    Redcloak & Jirix
    Gannji & Enor
    Roy & Vaarsuvius
    Tarquin & Malack
    Laurin & Miron
    Redcloak & SOD character
    Haley & Celia
    HPoH & the Exarch
    Durkon & Logann
    Nale & Zz'dtri
    Chief & Rookie
    Elan & Thog
    Nale & Thog
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    Xykon & Yydranna
    O-Chul & Zhou Bo
    Pangtox & Tingtox
    O-Chul & Hinjo
    Hinjo & Zhou Bo
    O-Chul & Saha Kapoor
    Elan & Sir Francois

    Hinjo & Lien
    Belkar & Shojo
    Shojo & Mr. Scruffy
    Resistance Leader 1 & Resistance Leader 2
    Veldrina & Wrecan
    Roy & Wrecan
    Kaboom Redaxe & Shadowdancer
    Elan & Julio
    The Flumphs
    Jones & Rodriguez
    Hinjo & Argent
    Lien & Razor
    Haley & Belkar
    Belkar & Bloodfeast
    Durkon & Kudzu
    Hilgya & Kudzu

    Xykon v. Redcloak
    Roy v. Miko
    Elan v. Nale
    Durkon v. Malack
    Tarquin v. Elan
    Roy v. Thog
    Bozzok v. Haley
    Crystal v. Haley
    Loki v. Hel
    O-Chul v. Redcloak
    Roy v. Xykon
    Mother Black Dragon v. Vaarsuvius
    Haley v. Tsukiko
    Redcloak v. Tsukiko
    Bozzok v. Crystal
    Nale v. Malack
    Belkar v. Miko
    Durkon v. HPoH
    Tarquin v. Nale
    Soon v. Girard
    Therkla v. Kubota
    Vaarsuvius v. Qarr
    Miko v. Shojo
    Hinjo v. Miko
    Cleric of Loki v. Old Blind Pete
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    Miko v. Gin-Jun
    O-Chul v. Gin-Jun

    Belkar v. Oracle
    Tarquin v. Julio
    Roy v. HPoH



    This nominating period will be closed off by May 4th. All characters from the comic and prequels/additional canon material are fair game. Since there wasn't the greatest amount I just dumped in all the possible ones I could think of.

    Edit of clarification: all new matchups will start when the comic updates or at least 10+ votes are in by ~4 days. (AKA around twice a week).
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    Okay, I'm nominating:
    Mr. Scruffy and Blackwing.
    Little Whiskers and Bloodfeast the Extreminator.
    And... for good measure... The mother black dragon and her son.

    You gotta root for the underdogs. Or the undercats, dragons and assorted dinosaurs as it were.
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    The friendship between O'Chul and MiTD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KorvinStarmast View Post
    The friendship between O'Chul and MiTD.
    I second this one, as well as nominate Lirian and Durukan. It takes a certain kind of love to necessitate leaving a gaping hole in your uber-spell.
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    I'd like to nominate a few:
    Xykon and Redcloak
    Roy and Elan
    Roy and Belkar
    Haley and V
    Roy and Celia
    Roy and Miko
    Elan and Nale
    Nale and Sabine
    Haley and Bandana
    and Elan and Banjo
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    see top post

    (x for romantic relationships, & for platonic/friendship, v. for antagonistic)
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    O-Chul & MitD
    Oona & Redcloak
    Xykon v. Redcloak

    Can we do dead/out-of-the-picture relationships, too? Because then I'd also add:
    Durkon &/v. Malack
    Tarquin &/v. Elan

    Not sure how to label those two, since they went from friendly to antagonistic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mariele View Post

    Can we do dead/out-of-the-picture relationships, too?
    Absolutely.

    Everyone's going to die anyway from the snarl, so ehh

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    How about:
    Belkar and Minrah
    Roy and Julia
    Durkon and Hilgya

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    Roy v. Thog.

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    I'd like to nominate Haley and Ian. Despite being a very flawed parent, Ian did try to do what's best for Haley. And despite his flaws he was arguably the best of the three fathers of protagonists who have had large roles in the story.

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    I feel like sorting the relationships into groups by x, v and & would make it easier to look for a given relationship.
    Would Durkon&Malack be considered a variant? Durkon seems to have been on that side before he realized Malack was a vampire, and given Malack's monologue he clearly was viewing Durkon that way before their conflict.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Squire Doodad View Post
    I feel like sorting the relationships into groups by x, v and & would make it easier to look for a given relationship.
    Would Durkon&Malack be considered a variant? Durkon seems to have been on that side before he realized Malack was a vampire, and given Malack's monologue he clearly was viewing Durkon that way before their conflict.
    Noted, thank you!

    I classified them by the overall impression, and Durkon and Malack, at the end, was still an antagonistic relationship (they opposed each other diametrically on moral principles, they fought each other to the death, and the conclusion wounds up with Durkon being unwillingly vampirized).

    For now, though, I'm just classifying relationships for fun -- if I ever start up the tournament everyone will just be labeled "#1 & #2" to make things simpler.

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    That sounds good, since I nominated Durkon and Malack because I liked their best buddies friendship. ;) Sorted first post looks great.
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    "Durukan" should be spelled "Dorukan"; also, Bozzok v. Haley and Crystal v. Haley? Those two interactions more or less drive the second half of Don't Split the Party, and are central to the Tinkertown conflict.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Squire Doodad View Post
    "Durukan" should be spelled "Dorukan"
    Oooh, you're playing a dangerous game!

    "Bozzok v. Haley" and "Crystal v. Haley" should be "Bozzok vs. Haley" and "Crystal vs. Haley", since they are not engaged in litigation against each other.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Squire Doodad View Post
    "Durukan" should be spelled "Dorukan"; also, Bozzok v. Haley and Crystal v. Haley? Those two interactions more or less drive the second half of Don't Split the Party, and are central to the Tinkertown conflict.


    Quote Originally Posted by Peelee View Post

    "Bozzok v. Haley" and "Crystal v. Haley" should be "Bozzok vs. Haley" and "Crystal vs. Haley", since they are not engaged in litigation against each other.
    Let's just pretend they are...
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    Quote Originally Posted by understatement View Post
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    I think the second set was my mistake XD

    Then again, maybe there is the matter of "Haley v. Melted Crystal Golem (1184)"

    d0rukan is a new one though
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    Quote Originally Posted by Squire Doodad View Post

    d0rukan is a new one though
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    What about abstract concepts? Like "Belkar & murder" or "Haley & money"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by littlebum2002 View Post
    What about abstract concepts? Like "Belkar & murder" or "Haley & money"?
    I think that might be stretching it a bit

    We all know that Haley's boots vs. Crystal's hair didn't end well, and that one should stay buried
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    Quote Originally Posted by littlebum2002 View Post
    What about abstract concepts? Like "Belkar & murder" or "Haley & money"?
    Those are not mere abstract concepts. Those are religious tenets. For the both of them. They are no different from Durkon & Thor, and Minrah & Thor.

    All four probably should get their own category, really. Maybe marked with ^ to indicate petitioner's connection to their object of devotion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf_c View Post
    Those are not mere abstract concepts. Those are religious tenets. For the both of them. They are no different from Durkon & Thor, and Minrah & Thor.

    All four probably should get their own category, really. Maybe marked with ^ to indicate petitioner's connection to their object of devotion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by littlebum2002 View Post
    Don't forget Elan^Banjo and Redclock^Sunk Costs Fallacy
    And we should probably add Roy^Greenhilt Family Sword, Vaarsuvious^Magical Supremacy and Xykon^Power

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    Quote Originally Posted by littlebum2002 View Post
    What about abstract concepts? Like "Belkar & murder" or "Haley & money"?
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    We all know that Haley's boots vs. Crystal's hair didn't end well, and that one should stay buried
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    Don't forget Elan^Banjo and Redclock^Sunk Costs Fallacy
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    And we should probably add Roy^Greenhilt Family Sword, Vaarsuvious^Magical Supremacy and Xykon^Power
    Not to rain on anyone's parade, but yeah...nah. Sorry.

    Quote Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf_c View Post
    Those are not mere abstract concepts. Those are religious tenets. For the both of them. They are no different from Durkon & Thor, and Minrah & Thor.

    All four probably should get their own category, really. Maybe marked with ^ to indicate petitioner's connection to their object of devotion.
    Thor is a legitimate character with an actual personality, motivations, sentience, etc.

    Banjo barely counts as a character, but he is a god with some(?) degree of sentience, and thus passes the bar. Like, really really barely passing the bar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by understatement View Post
    Thor is a legitimate character with an actual personality, motivations, sentience, etc.

    Banjo barely counts as a character, but he is a god with some(?) degree of sentience, and thus passes the bar. Like, really really barely passing the bar.
    They have quite a one sided relationship, don't you think?
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    I like the relationship between Loki and Hel. It seems interesting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Squire Doodad View Post
    They have quite a one sided relationship, don't you think?
    So is Elan & Therkla, but that was one of the most heartbreaking moments in the comic.
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    Can we get V & Blackwing on the list? I enjoy their interactions.

    Would also recommend adding Belkar & Mr Scruffy and Roy v. Xykon.

    Could also do O-Chul v. Redcloak. They just had the one scene, but it was a really good scene.

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    Quote Originally Posted by understatement View Post
    Thor is a legitimate character with an actual personality, motivations, sentience, etc.

    Banjo barely counts as a character, but he is a god with some(?) degree of sentience, and thus passes the bar. Like, really really barely passing the bar.
    They both appear in the relationship map at the beginning of Don't Split the Party, though.
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