Who would win in a Thunderdome?

[Mogri]

It's time to ask and then answer the question for which the Internet was created: who would beat whom in a fight?

In order to do this, we first need a roster of fighters. The only restriction is that your nominations should be fictional characters: whether Mike Tyson could beat Randy Savage might be an interesting question, but it's not what we're here for.

In particular, I encourage a variety of power levels in your submissions. Not everyone needs to be capable of destroying entire worlds. They don't even need to be fighters.

Limit four submissions per person, cutoff end of day August 13.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

Darkwing Duck
Shaquille O'Neill (from Shaq Fu)
Steel (from Sapphire and Steel)
The Hammer Bros.

 

[Torzelbaum]

In particular, I encourage a variety of power levels in your submissions. Not everyone needs to be capable of destroying entire worlds. They don't even need to be fighters.

Do they have to be human / humanoid?

The Hammer Bros.

And do they have to be individuals?

 

[Mogri]

No and no. I will even admit Shaq Fu Shaq as distinct from the non-fictional person.

 

[Torzelbaum]

Night Man (TV version)
G1 Powermaster Optimus Prime
Inframan
Galford D. Weller and Poppy
Gurren Lagann

 

[Kirin]

How much equipment do they get to bring with them to the fight? I’m assuming we allow customary battle attire and handheld weapons/tools but what if they usually fight in a vehicle?

 

[Mogri]

If a character is closely associated with equipment, that equipment is allowed, including stuff like Gundam. Edge cases will be left to voter discretion.

 

[Purple]

I feel like simple voting is a terrible way to settle such things, but eh.

Godzilla
Goku
The foot from the intro to Monty Python
Bugs Bunny

 

[Olli]

Unicron

Wolverine

Kirby

Sherlock Holmes

 

[Torzelbaum]

I suddenly feel like my choices have been vastly outpaced on the power scale.

 

[YangusKhan]

Max Rockatansky
Miles O'Brien
Egg Shen
Josuke Higashikata (JoJo #4)

 

[Mogri]

Homer Simpson
Darth Vader
Whitney's Miltank
Air Man (Mega Man 2)

 

[Torzelbaum]

Josuke Higashikata

Which one?

 

[YangusKhan]

Which one?

There's more than one?

 

[Torzelbaum]

Josuke Higashikata (東方 定助, Higashikata Jōsuke) is the main protagonist of JoJolion. He is the eighth JoJo of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.

Josuke Higashikata (東方 仗助,, Higashikata Jōsuke; the Suke — 助 — in his name may also be pronounced as "Jo") is the protagonist of Diamond is Unbreakable and the fourth JoJo of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.

 

[Kirin]

If a character is closely associated with equipment, that equipment is allowed, including stuff like Gundam.

Alrighty then, don't mind if I do. But only half mecha for variety's sake.


Domon Kasshu in the God Gundam (aka Burning Gundam)

Link (with end-game TotK ability set)

Maximillian Jenius in his YF-29 Durandal Valkyrie

Avatar Korra

 

[Issun]

BeBop (TMNT)
Bernard Bernoulli (Day of the Tentacle)
Malenia, Blade of Miquella (Elden Ring)
Ash (Evil Dead series)

 

[Regulus]

Joseph Joestar (young) (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
Samus Aran (Super Metroid)
R-9∅ "Ragnarok" Hyperdrive System Fighter (R-Type III: The Third Lightning)
Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

 

[WildcatJF]

Bomberman
Haruko Haruhara (FLCL)
GLaDOS (Portal)
Leona Heidern (King of Fighters)

 

[Mogri]

I don't really have time to do anything with this for now, so I'm extending the deadline by a week.

 

[Vaeran]

A Dalek (Doctor Who)
The monster at the end of the book (The Monster at the End of This Book)
Julius Belmont (Castlevania)
Cosmo Kramer (Seinfeld)

 

[Exposition Owl]

-Mothman (the cryptid)
-Count Dracula
-Lt. Cmdr. Data (ST:TNG)
-The Luggage (the Discworld books)

 

[RT-55J]

Listed in descending order of power level:

Droopy the Dog
Speedy Eggbert (Speedy Eggbert)
Flik (A Bug's Life)
Michael Scott (The Office)

 

[Daikaiju]

Rincewind -Discworld
Y'shtola Rhul - FFXIV
Gamera - Heisei series.
Mega Man - Get Equipped! with MM2 powers

 

[Mogri]

Link - BotW & TotK iteration.

This duplicates one of Kirin's entries -- feel free to change it.

 

[JBear]

Missile (Ghost Trick)
Caesar (Wargroove)
Rush (Mega Man 3)
Sif (Dark Souls)

 

[Daikaiju]

This duplicates one of Kirin's entries -- feel free to change it.

fixed.

 

[Issun]

Missile (Ghost Trick)

Welp, JBear just won. Might as well call it here.

 

[Violentvixen]

Welp, JBear just won. Might as well call it here.

Seems like a good opportunity to plug my Top Animal Sidekicks contest which is currently taking nominations...

 

[Mogri]

ICYMI: We're live, and the first batch of votes wraps up today.