Comments on: Cage Match 2010, Round 1: 8) Ged versus 25) Edward Cullen

By: kheller

kheller — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:04:05 +0000

Thanks for commenting! Comments are now closed on this post, but you can follow this match’s winner in the next fight, open 3/15 at 10:30 EST!

By: Citizen

Citizen — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:39:22 +0000

While I am with those that think that Karsa and Vin would have been great additions to this bunch, my hat is totally off to the suvudu.com people for coming up with this. It’s a totally fun idea, and I think it should be annual. I see at least three ways to interpret these contests, totally welcome additional comments:
1. Character vs. character in a combat situation, based on specific evidence that we can pull from actual instances in their books.
This is the most obvious, and perhaps best suited to the “cage match” idea. However, there are a number of corollary questions:
a. Is it a literal cage, such as in one of the Road Warrior sequels with Tina Turner presiding, or more metaphorical? I totally vote for the latter, as it allows much more room for developed characters to operate, and perhaps defeat those with immense or immediate power.
b. Do characters get to bring their sidekicks, and/or invoke their powers of summoning? This would make a huge difference in a number of cases.
c. To what degree do we get to consider the quality of writing (in our opinion)? To my mind, this is an entirely valid consideration, and a totally subjective question that makes the conversation more interesting.
d. To what degree are we allowed to concoct scenarios where characters subvert the brackets, either by teaming up against a future opponent, rearranging the bracket structure (given credible power to do so), or otherwise changing the rules of the game?
Thanks again for making this happen, looking forward to future rounds.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:04:33 +0000

But does Ged have what it takes to stop the Shrike, assuming that Aragorn promises to support him to the best of his ability, as constrained by the brackets?

By: Euclid

Euclid — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:15:58 +0000

I believe Ryan Lang is the creator of that picture.

By: zoran

zoran — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:28:35 +0000

Ged would had no trouble handling twilight fangirls, because he was a shepherd in his earlier life, and he knows how to handle sheep.

By: dpomerico

dpomerico — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:07:26 +0000

That is a cool picture. Do you know who the artist is, though? Because we’d definitely use it, but would want to give it proper attribution.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:49:26 +0000

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_lFkUNEsccl4/SpNt1MiwTbI/AAAAAAAABT4/KGciaRYuvSg/s1600-h/gedpaint.jpg Here's fan pic of Ged that I like. I admit, I've had a huge crush on Ged since I was 9.

By: Lord Nabu

Lord Nabu — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:41:26 +0000

Ged has no problem with true names, he is so skilled he can see them iirc (though it is a long time since i read the Earthsea books (and I really hated the last one)

By: Cavuy

Cavuy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:48:55 +0000

^You’re right, Edward’s true name is Nancy.
Not Edward Cullen, not Edward Mason, but Nancy.
Nancy!

By: The Archon

The Archon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:09:01 +0000

As much as I hate to say it, Edward would win. Edward Cullen is not his true name, and Ged would have no power over him.