A Tournament of Thrones (Warning: Spoilers for those who haven't read the books)

Ser Ty Of Ross · 04-28-2012, 02:06 AM

Ok so this is the second tourney I wanted to do because... well because there's so many awesome fights that can come out of it.

A few caveats:

This is a 64 person tournament which will end up being 5 rounds. Battles will be posted 2 at a time for the first few rounds and will run as long as they need to.

I usually appreciate if people post their reasoning when voting... it's just more interesting.

Consider all battles to be random encounters in which the terrain doesn't favor either side.

I will try and post some factoids about the characters as a refresher or an educator for the minor ones.

Characterization is important to consider but nobody just plain gives up and refuses to fight.

All the matchups were set by using a random number generator so while there are some very cool ones there are some oddball ones or some squash matches as well.

I will abstain my vote until last to break any ties - if my vote will create a tie I will not count it although I'll still post it.

LET THE BATTLES BEGIN!!!

Ser Ty Of Ross · 04-28-2012, 02:29 AM

ROUND 1 BATTLE 1

STANNIS BARATHEON

Middle child of the 3 baratheons
Held Storms End during Roberts Rebellion
Captured Dragonstone for Robert
Defeated Iron Fleet and captured Great Wyk during Greyjoy Rebellion
Through Melisandre assassinated Renly Baratheon and Cortnay Penrose
Defeated on the Battle of the Blackwater
Defeated Wildling army beseiging the Wall
Retook Deepwood Motte from the Ironborn

vs.

GREATJON UMBER

Veteran of Battle of Whispering Wood
Destroyed siege towers in battle of the Camps at Riverrun
Veteran of Battle of Oxcross
Captured Gold Mines in Castamere, Nunn's Deep and Pendric Hills
Defeated at Red Wedding but it took 8 men to down hiim even though he was blind drunk.

ROUND 1 BATTLE 2

STRONG BELWAS

Won his freedom from the fighting pits of Mereen
Defeated Oznak zo Pahl in single combat during the seige of Mereen
Has protected Danaerys on several occasions and veteran of her battles

vs.

CRASTER

Forged his own way and created his own keep in the harsh lands beyond the wall.
Killed during mutiny.

IanTheCool · 04-28-2012, 11:22 AM

I don't know if this will work. Tourney threads have kind of lost steam here, but I'm definitely participate.

Stannis will learn that Lightbringer is just a plain old sword and will be crushed by the Greatjon.

Meanwhile, Belwas lived a life in the fighting pits. he'd tear Craster to pieces.

Justin · 05-02-2012, 09:17 PM

Pretty much for the exact reasons Ian gave.

Greatjon

Belwas

FranklinTard · 05-03-2012, 11:01 AM

stannis is no fighter. greatjohn dominates him.

craster is a baby killer. strong belwas adds another scar to his stomach.

chewie · 05-06-2012, 08:31 PM

Greatjon umber
strong belwas

Dhamon22 · 05-09-2012, 04:53 PM

Greatjohn

Belwas

Ser Ty Of Ross · 05-15-2012, 02:21 AM

Personally I don't think you guys give enough credit to Stannis, he may not be quite as skilled physically as the Greatjon but I think his strategic mind would make up for it, my vote goes to Stannis on this one.

However Craster would be just decimated by Belwas.

So...

The Greatjon puts a hammer through Stannis' anvil 5-1
Belwas gets another scar from Craster 6-0

New battles in a few minutes

Ser Ty Of Ross · 05-15-2012, 02:53 AM

ROUND 1 BATTLE 3

EDDARD STARK

Rose the North after the execution of his father and brother in Roberts Rebellion
One of two survivors of the Tower of Joy
Veteran of the campaign against the Greyjoy rebellion.
Hand of the King - betrayed and executed

vs.

AMORY LORCH

Executed Rhaenys Targaryen during the sack of Kings Landing
Razed the Riverlands
Led the group which killed Yoren
Defeated by Roose Bolton at Harrenhall - later fed to a bear

ROUND 1 BATTLE 4

MANCE RAYDER

Wildling child raised by the Night's Watch and later a deserter
Snuck into Winterfell undetected to see Robert Baratheon
United the Wildling tribes (somewhat)
Laid seige to the wall and likely would have been successful if not for the intevention of Stannis' forces
Infiltrates Winterfell again this time under Bolton occupation, with help assassinated many men at arms and managed to free "Arya" may or may not be captured

vs.

THOROS OF MYR

First over the wall during the taking of Pyke in the Greyjoy rebellion
Won many tourney melees including Roberts tourney of the hand for Eddard
Formed Brotherhood with Beric Dondarrion

FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wildfire · 05-15-2012, 08:44 AM

round 1 battle three EDDARD STARK
held his ground against the kingslayer so i doubt AMORY LORCH would stop him

round 1 battle four THOROS OF MYR
harder to predict this.. North of the Wall maybe MANCE RAYDER but Thoros was a tourney melee fighter a very good one and though it doesn't actually say i suspect there's a bit of the berserker about him ...also there's that flaming sword of his he has to gain points for that

IanTheCool · 05-15-2012, 07:06 PM

Ned. No real contest there.

I think Mance is much deadlier one on one then we are led to believe. I think he would be able to take on Thoros.

FranklinTard · 05-16-2012, 12:53 AM

is this ned before or after the knee/leg injury? ah hell i'll go with him anyway.

and mance takes out thoros, the flaming sword won't scare a wildling like mance... and he has freedom on his side.

morpheus1987 · 05-16-2012, 11:22 AM

Eddard

Thoros

Dhamon22 · 05-18-2012, 04:32 PM

Ned

Thoros

IanTheCool · 05-18-2012, 04:38 PM

C`mon guys, how does Fat Thoros defeat the king beyond the wall?

chewie · 05-19-2012, 03:31 PM

Ned
Mance

04-28-2012, 02:06 AM	#1
Ser Ty Of Ross Knight of Angels Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Knowhere Posts: 1,313	A Tournament of Thrones (Warning: Spoilers for those who haven't read the books) Ok so this is the second tourney I wanted to do because... well because there's so many awesome fights that can come out of it. A few caveats: This is a 64 person tournament which will end up being 5 rounds. Battles will be posted 2 at a time for the first few rounds and will run as long as they need to. I usually appreciate if people post their reasoning when voting... it's just more interesting. Consider all battles to be random encounters in which the terrain doesn't favor either side. I will try and post some factoids about the characters as a refresher or an educator for the minor ones. Characterization is important to consider but nobody just plain gives up and refuses to fight. All the matchups were set by using a random number generator so while there are some very cool ones there are some oddball ones or some squash matches as well. I will abstain my vote until last to break any ties - if my vote will create a tie I will not count it although I'll still post it. LET THE BATTLES BEGIN!!! __________________ A King may set a Knight to wondrous deeds but it is the Storyteller who makes him great.

04-28-2012, 02:29 AM	#2
Ser Ty Of Ross Knight of Angels Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Knowhere Posts: 1,313	ROUND 1 BATTLE 1 STANNIS BARATHEON Middle child of the 3 baratheons Held Storms End during Roberts Rebellion Captured Dragonstone for Robert Defeated Iron Fleet and captured Great Wyk during Greyjoy Rebellion Through Melisandre assassinated Renly Baratheon and Cortnay Penrose Defeated on the Battle of the Blackwater Defeated Wildling army beseiging the Wall Retook Deepwood Motte from the Ironborn vs. GREATJON UMBER Veteran of Battle of Whispering Wood Destroyed siege towers in battle of the Camps at Riverrun Veteran of Battle of Oxcross Captured Gold Mines in Castamere, Nunn's Deep and Pendric Hills Defeated at Red Wedding but it took 8 men to down hiim even though he was blind drunk. ROUND 1 BATTLE 2 STRONG BELWAS Won his freedom from the fighting pits of Mereen Defeated Oznak zo Pahl in single combat during the seige of Mereen Has protected Danaerys on several occasions and veteran of her battles vs. CRASTER Forged his own way and created his own keep in the harsh lands beyond the wall. Killed during mutiny. __________________ A King may set a Knight to wondrous deeds but it is the Storyteller who makes him great.

05-03-2012, 11:01 AM	#5
FranklinTard Damn,ThatsAColdAssHonkey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15,725	stannis is no fighter. greatjohn dominates him. craster is a baby killer. strong belwas adds another scar to his stomach. __________________ Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed. -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

05-06-2012, 08:31 PM	#6
chewie Flag on the Moon Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kansas Posts: 9,503	Greatjon umber strong belwas __________________ Loser Status Confirmed

05-09-2012, 04:53 PM	#7
Dhamon22 High Flying Bird Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Parkville, MD Posts: 7,024	Greatjohn Belwas __________________ @theoriolereport The Redbox Report Podcast - http://theredboxreport.podbean.com @theredboxreport

04-28-2012, 11:22 AM	#3
IanTheCool Executive Lego Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13,387	I don't know if this will work. Tourney threads have kind of lost steam here, but I'm definitely participate. Stannis will learn that Lightbringer is just a plain old sword and will be crushed by the Greatjon. Meanwhile, Belwas lived a life in the fighting pits. he'd tear Craster to pieces.

05-02-2012, 09:17 PM	#4
Justin Executive Producer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 11,896	Pretty much for the exact reasons Ian gave. Greatjon Belwas

05-15-2012, 02:21 AM	#8
Ser Ty Of Ross Knight of Angels Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Knowhere Posts: 1,313	Personally I don't think you guys give enough credit to Stannis, he may not be quite as skilled physically as the Greatjon but I think his strategic mind would make up for it, my vote goes to Stannis on this one. However Craster would be just decimated by Belwas. So... The Greatjon puts a hammer through Stannis' anvil 5-1 Belwas gets another scar from Craster 6-0 New battles in a few minutes __________________ A King may set a Knight to wondrous deeds but it is the Storyteller who makes him great.

05-15-2012, 02:53 AM	#9
Ser Ty Of Ross Knight of Angels Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Knowhere Posts: 1,313	ROUND 1 BATTLE 3 EDDARD STARK Rose the North after the execution of his father and brother in Roberts Rebellion One of two survivors of the Tower of Joy Veteran of the campaign against the Greyjoy rebellion. Hand of the King - betrayed and executed vs. AMORY LORCH Executed Rhaenys Targaryen during the sack of Kings Landing Razed the Riverlands Led the group which killed Yoren Defeated by Roose Bolton at Harrenhall - later fed to a bear ROUND 1 BATTLE 4 MANCE RAYDER Wildling child raised by the Night's Watch and later a deserter Snuck into Winterfell undetected to see Robert Baratheon United the Wildling tribes (somewhat) Laid seige to the wall and likely would have been successful if not for the intevention of Stannis' forces Infiltrates Winterfell again this time under Bolton occupation, with help assassinated many men at arms and managed to free "Arya" may or may not be captured vs. THOROS OF MYR First over the wall during the taking of Pyke in the Greyjoy rebellion Won many tourney melees including Roberts tourney of the hand for Eddard Formed Brotherhood with Beric Dondarrion FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ A King may set a Knight to wondrous deeds but it is the Storyteller who makes him great.

05-15-2012, 08:44 AM	#10
Wildfire Executive Producer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Cardiff..WALES Posts: 188	round 1 battle three EDDARD STARK held his ground against the kingslayer so i doubt AMORY LORCH would stop him round 1 battle four THOROS OF MYR harder to predict this.. North of the Wall maybe MANCE RAYDER but Thoros was a tourney melee fighter a very good one and though it doesn't actually say i suspect there's a bit of the berserker about him ...also there's that flaming sword of his he has to gain points for that __________________ kanzen inukai:"Kagemaru! (Kagemaru drops down from a hatch in the ceiling) Kagemaru: Hai! Kanzen Inukai: You don't have to enter through the ceiling, you know. Kagemaru: I'm sorry, but as an old ninja, I don't really know how to enter from anywhere else.

05-15-2012, 07:06 PM	#11
IanTheCool Executive Lego Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13,387	Ned. No real contest there. I think Mance is much deadlier one on one then we are led to believe. I think he would be able to take on Thoros.

05-16-2012, 12:53 AM	#12
FranklinTard Damn,ThatsAColdAssHonkey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15,725	is this ned before or after the knee/leg injury? ah hell i'll go with him anyway. and mance takes out thoros, the flaming sword won't scare a wildling like mance... and he has freedom on his side. __________________ Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed. -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

05-16-2012, 11:22 AM	#13
morpheus1987 I like turtles Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Dark Side of that's no Moon Posts: 6,421	Eddard Thoros __________________ “You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.” - Winston Churchill

05-18-2012, 04:32 PM	#14
Dhamon22 High Flying Bird Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Parkville, MD Posts: 7,024	Ned Thoros __________________ @theoriolereport The Redbox Report Podcast - http://theredboxreport.podbean.com @theredboxreport

05-18-2012, 04:38 PM	#15
IanTheCool Executive Lego Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13,387	C`mon guys, how does Fat Thoros defeat the king beyond the wall?

05-19-2012, 03:31 PM	#16
chewie Flag on the Moon Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kansas Posts: 9,503	Ned Mance __________________ Loser Status Confirmed