Please note, the names in italics are the
movie/comic/cartoon/game that the villain appears.
Comic Book Region:
Galactus Fantastic
Four (5) vs.
Loki Thor (9) –
Matt- Call me flabbergasted
at the development here, but Dr. Freaking Doom, my pick to come out of the
comic region hasn’t even made it to the Sweet Sixteen. With Loki’s momentum I wouldn’t be surprised
if he easily takes out Galactus the same way he did Doom, through name
recognition and the apparent acting prowess of Tom Hiddleston.
Nik- I’m going to have to
agree here. I didn’t think the movies would have that much clout here. Galactus
is pretty badass. If it came down to the two in the comics, I think Gal would
rock the snot out of Loki. But Loki seems to be doing pretty damn well for
himself. I think we’ll see Loki triumph on this one.
Joker Batman (2) v.
Lex Luthor Superman (3) –
Matt- This is the match-up
everyone wanted here, right? Superman’s
villain vs. Batman’s villain? The big
bad guy of the DC Universe? Luthor is
formidable, and probably the most formidable that Joker has faced to this
point, but I can’t pick against the Clown Prince of Crime in this spot. Joker wins.
Nik- Epic match-up. Kevin
Spacey vs Mark Hamill. Weird. I can’t
not pick the Joker on this one, for many reasons. But, what it all boils down
to for me, is that the Joker is much more likeable a villain in my eyes.
Cartoon Region:
Megatron Transformers
(1) v.
Mumm-Ra Thundercats (5) –
Matt- We have Megatron’s
narrow victory over Mr. Burns vs. Mumm-Ra’s convincing trouncing of Skeletor
(much to my chagrin). In terms of
overall scariness, I would have to go with Mumm-Ra, but I’m sticking with
Megatron, my fandom fully intact.
Nik- Mumm-Ra FTW. I’m not
surprised to see Megatron here, I knew it’d be super close, even though I put
Mr. Burns to move on, but I think this may be where Megatron fails. Mumm-ra’s
just cooler, I think. Sorry Matt, I never was that big of a Transformers fan.
Shredder Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles (3) v.
Krang Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (7) –
Matt- It’s a Ninja Turtle
showdown. I’m going to have to go with
Shredder here based more on his presence in other media. Krang was only in the cartoons (and a couple
video games) but Shredder’s movie roles were expertly handled to make him seem
like more of a threat than the cartoon ever did.
Nik- What a great match
here too! I love the results thus far. This is a fun one, but based on sheer
bad-assery, I’d have to say Shredder here. Krang was too bumbling for me, too
much like the Claw or whatever his name was from Inspector Gadget. I seem to
remember him always cursing the Turtles as the camera pulled out from the
Chrome Dome (that’s what his base was called, right?), each episode.
Movie Region:
Darth Vader Star Wars
(1) v.
Sauron The Lord of the Rings
(4) –
Matt- Sauron squeaked out a
win in the last round, but his luck runs out here. Vader pretty much has everything Sauron
has…and he’s mobile! Vader takes it
convincingly.
Nik- Absolutely. Sauron
goes down. We’re not talking whiney Hayden Christianson Vader here. This is
James Earl Jones-powered awesomeness. Sorry Sauron, but the Force is strong
with this one.
Predator Predator
(2) v.
Alien Alien (3) –
Matt- The age old question, Alien vs. Predator. It’s like picking a favorite child. I’m going with The Predator but I’m fully
aware that this could easily go the other way.
Nik- Oh lordy no. The
Predator is the poor man’s Xenomorph. He’s still awesome, don’t get me wrong,
but the Alien is ridiculously. The stuff nightmares are made of. Alien takes
this one.
Video Game Region:
Bowser Super Mario
Brothers (1)
v. Ridley Metroid
(5) –
Matt- Bowser has steamrolled
the competition so far, and as formidable as Ridley is, I don’t see this as the
round Bowser goes home. The king of the
Koopas keeps on rolling.
Nik- Bowser it is. Ridley
is too niche to withstand Bowser’s might.
Ganon Legend of Zelda
(2) v.
Dr. Wiley Mega Man (3) –
Matt- I like Dr. Wiley, I do,
but there aren’t many video game villains that are as evil as Ganon, and I
can’t look past that when I’m making my pick.
Ganon wins easily.
Nik- You all know how I
feel about Ganon. I’m very pleased to
see him go this far. And expect to see him go the rest of the way.
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