MFX: Contest of Champions Discussion Thread

[Tritch]

Jessica Jones is another one. Obviously she's increased in popularity as of late due to Netflix, but I feel like Alias was super popular when it came out. Though I could be wrong.

[Goldferg]

Tim Drake was present, he lost to Superman in the preliminaries. But I agree about Rogue!

Really? I must have missed him when I was looking through the rounds summary.

Although now that I think about it, for much the same reason that Rogue got missed out, kinda surprised that none of the other animated-titans (Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy or Cyborg) made the cut. Or Kyle Rayner for that matter.

[Tritch]

I believe it was just the best hero characters. Not strength or popularity but the best characters, as in characterization. Don't quote me though.

[Kieran King]

This was the IGN list, right?

"Picked by their cultural impact, character development, social relevance, general cool factor, and importance of storylines, these are the best of the best."
http://au.ign.com/lists/comic-book-heroes

[Tritch]

Yeah that's what I was trying to say but couldn't find the words lol.

[Kieran King]

- Heading in, who were your final four (feel free to disregard the bracket for this question)?
Silver Surfer
Dream of the Endless
The Spectre
Superman

In terms of powerset, the first 3 are untouchable by anybody else on this list. Dream is a fabric of the universe itself. Silver Surfer is empowered by the Power Cosmic - again, part of the fabric of the universe. The Spectre is God-tier but only limited by his inability to harm innocents (he can be tricked though). Would have considered Hulk, Jean Grey, Dr. Strange or Thor in place of Superman, but it's Superman, so I just figured he'd be there.

- And your winner?
Silver Surfer. More well known than Dream or Spectre, but far more powerful than Superman.

- Which fight was the biggest upset in your opinion?
Punisher beating Dream by far stands out to me. Punisher kills people. Dream can't be killed. It's actually impossible for Punisher to win that fight.

Thing over Spectre got mentioned by someone else.

Jean Grey got unlucky with the draw. I know I voted for Thor to beat her, but a better bracket for her and she would have been a finals contender.

Iron Man is an interesting case. He probably should have been beaten by Storm, and I kind of regret going with him over Captain Marvel, but he managed to dodge some of the heaviest hitters (Captain Marvel excluded?) to get to the finals.

Gambit shouldn't have beaten Cyclops, but that's less of a major upset.

Wolverine beating Dr. Strange I think is a push too.

- Which fight did you assume would go a different way, but it ended up going the way you wanted in the end?
Thor beating Superman. Don't get me wrong, Superman is one of my favourite characters, and I voted for Thor, but I didn't actually think Thor was going to get the majority. It wasn't that close either.

Professor X beating Wally West too.

- In your opinion, is anyone missing from IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes? Perhaps just someone they didn't include on the list, or maybe even someone who wasn't around back then?
Dr. Manhatten from the Watchmen. They included Rorschach but I think Manhatten is just as iconic.
Ms. Marvel/Captain Marvel is a big miss.
I think if the list was done again nowadays you'd see the Guardians of the Galaxy creep their way in.
Would be interesting if they included Manga as well. Goku would be a sure-fire top 10 (both on the list and in this tournament). Other characters from DBZ, Naruto, etc. would surely crop up too.
I'm guessing characters like Optimus Prime and Buffy the Vampire Slayer aren't included, even though they have comic books, because they were in other media first.

[Goldferg]

I forgot about Punisher beating Morpheus... that was another WTF one for sure

[Tritch]

As strange as our final four is, it is pretty exciting. Both fights are currently sitting at 5-4.

[Tritch]

I just realized...

The final could be Iron Man vs Hulk.

We've already used the Hulkbuster argument in other fights, so that's got to be present again right? Could Iron Man win this thing lol?

[Kieran King]

I just realized...

The final could be Iron Man vs Hulk.

We've already used the Hulkbuster argument in other fights, so that's got to be present again right? Could Iron Man win this thing lol?

Potentially. Problem is that the Hulkbuster armour only evens the fight up. There are a number of times that Hulk beat the Hulkbuster armour. There was a Thorbuster suit at one point too. It didn't work. The Phoenixbuster armour only somewhat worked as well.

[Tritch]

Finals incoming. Ghost Rider vs Hulk. The final no one saw coming. Let's find out who wins!

[Tritch]

Congratulations to the Incredible Hulk!

[Goldferg]

Agreed. Good job Tritch.

[Tritch]

Glad everyone enjoyed it! Putting finishing touches on the villainous sequel, expect it to start sometime in the next week or two.