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Your Dark Tournament team?
OK, here's something silly that I think about occasionally (and may have posted something similar once before, but if I did, what the hell, it was a long time ago in another country and besides the wench is dead), usually when I'm driving home from work and my mind is wandering this is only one of the many weird things that occur to me when driving.
The second story arc of Yu Yu Hakusho deals with this big tournament held in Demon World. Sponsors field teams of five fighters plus a trainer, and they fight it out in a big arena packed with spectators. The winners get to ask the sponsors of the tournament itself for some wish or item or whatever. That doesn't matter for the purposes of this. At any rate, I usually start thinking about a multifandom crossover getting involved with the Dark Tournament and start trying to put a decent team together in my mind. I've never quite come up with one I like, and I figured I'd set it out here and ask you guys.
So ... you're a sponsor fielding a team of five fighters plus one trainer to fight in the Dark Tournament. There's a few ground rules:
So:
1) who's on your team?
2) who's your trainer?
3) why did you pick 'em?
4) what makes Dark Tournament fans love and follow your team?
You got any questions, ask 'em, but I'm going to bed shortly after I post this and will answer 'em sometime tomorrow. I think I headed off the major things that would cause a team to be dull (really, if a team can smash all the opposition and walk off with the prize with no trouble, what's the point in watching the tournament?) but there may be other things. I reserve the right to revise the ruleset to take care of anyone rules-lawyering. You want a good story as well as the win.
The second story arc of Yu Yu Hakusho deals with this big tournament held in Demon World. Sponsors field teams of five fighters plus a trainer, and they fight it out in a big arena packed with spectators. The winners get to ask the sponsors of the tournament itself for some wish or item or whatever. That doesn't matter for the purposes of this. At any rate, I usually start thinking about a multifandom crossover getting involved with the Dark Tournament and start trying to put a decent team together in my mind. I've never quite come up with one I like, and I figured I'd set it out here and ask you guys.
So ... you're a sponsor fielding a team of five fighters plus one trainer to fight in the Dark Tournament. There's a few ground rules:
- No original characters, but you can use any character from any type of fandom.
- You can't have more than one person from a particular fandom. In other words, if you pick Goku, you can't have Sanzo as well (which means that your team, your oppnents, and in fact the entire arena might be in trouble if his limiter comes off and there's no Sanzo to put it back on).
- Take it for granted that your opponents will always be just about as tough/skilled/trained as your team. So don't bother picking someone just because they can explode a planet: they won't automatically win. Give some thought to the sorts of talents and knowledge that would be useful, and don't forget that strategy and guile is just as important as toughness, fighting skill, and looking good in the promotional material.
- Your team members will fight with the weapons, skills, and techniques they do in canon. These can be anything that the character can bring into the arena (about the size of the Astrodome) with them - the Death Star is disqualified from combat, for example. And keep in mind the limits of certain weapons: while you may certainly field a mobile suit if you wish, it's probably not that maneuverable inside the arena. And while there is an acceptable casualty level amongst the spectators, you probably shouldn't kill more than about 5% of them, or they won't be able to sell many tickets next year. For example, if the character usually uses a machine gun, great - but they really don't want to slaughter (much of) the audience at the same time as they attack their opponents.
- The Dark Tournament is a spectator sport and is also televised. Your fans, the network execs, and more importantly, the commercial sponsors want drama! And there's no drama in having five fighters plus a trainer who get along and listen to each other, automatically respect each other's opinions, and unfailingly work as a cohesive team. You want to win ... but you also want good ratings.
So:
1) who's on your team?
2) who's your trainer?
3) why did you pick 'em?
4) what makes Dark Tournament fans love and follow your team?
You got any questions, ask 'em, but I'm going to bed shortly after I post this and will answer 'em sometime tomorrow. I think I headed off the major things that would cause a team to be dull (really, if a team can smash all the opposition and walk off with the prize with no trouble, what's the point in watching the tournament?) but there may be other things. I reserve the right to revise the ruleset to take care of anyone rules-lawyering. You want a good story as well as the win.
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- hakkai (saiyuki), because it's good to have someone that could continually reveal more and more hidden
psychosisdepths.- miho (sin city), because rollerskating! samurai swords! non-flinches!
- sailor uranus (sailormoon), because she fulfills the androgynous quotient. and is ridiculously attractive. ♥ i think she and hakkai would get along, and start to raise miho, and ahahahaha, i just think i broke something laughing at that. XD (michiru and hotaru in the audience would totally understand, ahahahahahahah. ahem.)
- usopp (one piece), because he is an incredible marksman, and i like the idea of him needing to live up to an entirely different mindset than his normal pirate companions. basically, he'd still be the same lying coward as always, but i want to see what he would do, knowing that some serious badasses are on his side, and doesn't he want to tell everyone that he destroyed his oponents in the dark tournament? and i find his brains attractive.
- sunako (the wallflower/yamatonadeshiko shichihenge), because she can KICK ASS when the mood strikes her, and i think she would totally creep out usopp.
MANAGER:
- rodney mckay (stargate atlantis). imagine his giant brain refocused from physics to team training. his giant brain would totally be able to bludgeon people into submission while also talking about how the food in the concession stand is really not up to par--not unlike koenma.
WHY WE LOVE THEM:
- um. hotness? because no one can figure out why they're in the tournament in the first place? (seriously, they'd all have to be forced there.) i think that, if i were watching them merely as an at-home spectator, i'd be drawn to how mixed they are in terms of appearance and cool-factor, and then when they started fighting i'd be even more interested because they all have such different techniques and, above that, different ways of reacting to stress.
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1) Dark Schneider (Bastard!), Kabuto (Naruto...shaaddduuup), Yuri (Dirty Pair), Edward Elric (Full Metal Alchemist), Cutey Honey (Cutey Honey)
2) Captain Tylor (Irresponsible Captain Tylor)
3) D.S. - Who WOULDN'T want this badass on their team? Suuure, he's rude, arrogant and has enough ego to swamp Thailand but he's also a high-level sorceror and a total exhibitionist! Really, I threw him in there for the ladies and the metalheads!
Kabuto - Yeah, I'm a Narutard sometimes but c'mon the guy has freakish skills with medical stuff! He can heal BEFORE he takes damage so he can survive mortal blows, he can heal up your other team members and he can fight and strategize! Also, he's used to dealing with arrogant blowhards like D.S.!
Yuri - The sweet side of the Dirty Pair duo has great audience appeal and awesome powers of destruction! Plus, she's a clone so if she gets killed you can install a backup! I also needed someone sexy, but demure enough, to keep D.S. under control.
Edward Elric - I knooow, he's a trendy choice BUT his transmutation abilities kick some major buttocks and provides visual appeal. Plus, he's a tough little guy and sure to win underdog points with the audience. He's also got cool cyborg limbs! Cyborgs represent!
Cutey Honey - TOTAL audience appeal! Cutey's main strength seems to be, aside from big boobs, her disguise abilities and while they aren't too handy in a fight she has also proven she can handle hand-to-hand fights. And, you know, boobies! And merchandising!
Captain Tylor - If anyone can handle such a diverse, egotistical and squabbly bunch as this team it would be Captain Tylor, the universe's most lucky and charismatic dude!
4)This is the total glamham team! D.S. would be hogging all the attention he could get, grandstaging and posturing with his pelvis thrust at a jaunty angle. Cutey Honey would appeal to the tentacle monsters and hentai fans. Yuri to those demons who see appeal in virginil innocence. Edward Elric is for those who root for the underdog. Kabuto... well, I'd imagine there wouldn't be strong feelings either way except to agree that he needs a NEW OUTFIT. And with Captain Tylor leading them... he'd have the audience eating out of his hand! yay! I don't know as they'd actually win but they'd sure put on a heck of a good show! =D
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1) Isuzu Emi (http://tjtg.mangatranslation.com/characters/tjtg02_characters.html), aka 'French Bread Head' (Tenjo Tenge)
Isuzu Emi is a shapely young thing that utilises the 'Shadow Blade' skill, where she can hide knives in her own flesh. She's a responsible prefect type, and she takes her teamleading responsibilities seriously. However, there's a secret cost to the Shadow Blade skill; Emi must consume huge quantities of food, and is actually very fat. Using the skill hides both her knives and huge amounts of fat. A good number of comic moments can be derived from her trying to control her public image (literally).
2) Kadaj (FF7: Advent Children)
The bitchy silver-haired one, who turns into Sephiroth when stressed and has a ginormous Mother complex. His fans throw money at his feet just for wearing tight black leather. He and Emi play beautifully, in that the morning rush for the bathroom and the hairdryer, in other words, Epic Catfight. I'd say in this setting, he lacks Jenova powers & materia, which means all he has are his wits (what there is of them) and his sword.
3) Goku, (Saiyuki)
(I admit it, he's my favourite.) Okay, 500 year old itan/stone monkey, wields a staff that can extend to any length, tough as the hills. Has on the hour food cravings and a Sanzo complex when there is none to be found, which is totally not like Kadaj's Mother complex. And perhaps because he is not really all that stupid, he has unusual insights into people.
4) Rabi Bookman, (D-Gray.man)
Laid-back, likes ladies and wields a giant hammer, Oodzuchi Kodzuchi, which can also change in size and has elemental properties. Rabi as a Bookman is supposed to be a passive recorder of history, though they've been known to join the fight just to get a better view of things. He most likely ends up being the peacemaker of the team.
5) Chouno Koushaku, aka Papillon Homunculus aka Butterfly Mask (Busou Renkin)
You need a picture. Here.
Butterfly Mask starts off as villain, and by the end of Kazuki's first battle, you have to have a kind of grudging respect for him -- life sucks for Chouno, his old persona, which he sheds to become Papillon, and it is a difficult birthing. Because Chouno has bloody well clawed his way to the top for respect and recognition and yet cannot receive it -- and in the end, the only one who validates his existence is the one person who opposes him. Towards volume 9, he's become a kind of anti-hero, and Friendly Rival to Kazuki. Butterfly Mask would have all the character traits of being the Rebellious Member of the Team, only I think Isuzu would break out in hives if she had to bond with him. Respect, I think, would be quite sufficient.
6) Gale - Trainer (Digital Devil Saga)
Gale would tell everyone: "I do not comprehend" anytime a team member came to him with a complaint. Nevertheless, he's a brillant, logical strategist and he would totally be the best trainer for those entire bunch, because he simply doesn't give a shit about the Drama. He gives the orders precisely because he wants to win; and the lady and gentlemen will do as he says because they want to win too, in their own warped little way. And also, because Gale would totally eat them alive if they didn't.
Possible Reasons why people might like this team: Catfight? Hot people on the team?
Reason for the character picks: Goku probably doesn't look like he fits, but I need an 'innocent' but not totally dumb character to gel them together, especially with two psychos in the lineup. Kadaj is Trouble, and requires constant policing or the next thing you know, he'll be running his own little cult or smoking bad drugs. Kadaj is instant gossip fodder. Isuzu in the manga has always been more of a loyal soldier type, but she's also Mitsuomi's no. 2, and you don't get there by being a lap dog. Rabi would be the active peacemaker, and the other voice of sanity in the wilderness.
Reasons why Dark Tournament fans love your team: For the most shallow reasons -- Isuzu and Kadaj are hot. XD Otherwise, it is the girl's bathroom catfight of the century.
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aaaaaanyway. watch as I think and talk far too seriously about this!
The Team
Miranda from Radiata Stories (video game, PS2) - With mostly good stats (save for HP), good fighting ability without need of a weapon, and the ability to heal both general health (not much, at 20% HP, but it's meant to group heal) and status afflictions, Miranda makes for an all-around good addition to the team ability-wise. She's also quite cute, as a bonus.
Shin Seijuro from Eyeshield 21 (manga) - ...Okay, I admit it. This is... sponsortorial whim? He's cute, he's determined, he's fast and strong, and he wouldn't give up. But he's a football player. He has no magical/supernatural abilities, and he spells death to any electronic devices he touches. The latter could certainly prove useful if he were paired up against someone who uses primarily technology, but honestly? Baby's kinda screwed. why must we always hurt the ones we love?
Haruno Sakura from Naruto (part 2 of the manga) - 'cause she's the goddamn badass, and I never need an excuse for Sakura. evar.
Albel Nox from Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time (video game, PS2) - aka Albel the Wicked, and captain of the Black Brigade, one of the three branches of the military of the Kingdom of Airyglyph at the young age of 24. Rather pretty, dresses like a girl (actually, he dresses less like a girl and more like a hooker. But anyway.), a skilled and quick fighter both with swords and with "claws" on his artificial left arm, he really likes fighting, and he's kind of a bastard sometimes. He's got some squishy elements, and a rather poorly thought out way of displaying interest that involves watching people and attempting to stab them while they sleep (babydoll's not all there in the ol' braincase, no), but mostly... Yeah. However, one would have to keep Shin away from his artificial arm, as while it's probably run by magic or something, I'm not sure that's a chance one should be willing to take in a tournament involving literal fights to the death.
Sheena Fujibayashi from Tales of Symphonia (video game, Game Cube) - Pretty and boobtastic, a decent fighter utilizing summoning magic primarily of the elemental sort and status effects against the enemy or for herself (or the team, but I don't recall the DT having 2 vs. 2 or anything). Also a ninja, a tomboy, a dork, and inclined to sometimes fall into holes of varying sizes.
The Trainer
Maes Hughes from Fullmetal Alchemist (manga or anime) - Sponsortorial whim again, 'cause honestly? I have no idea if Hughes would be a good trainer or not. But he can strike fear into the hearts of man and beast once he breaks out the Elycia and Gracia photos, and if that's not a good reason to train, I don't know what is. (I'm getting mental pictures of Hughes following the team in a car with a megaphone and a photo album, fanboying his family as the team desperately tries to keep out of hearing range.) At the same time, though, when not being goofy, he's very competent and kind-hearted, which is a good thing to be with the above team, 'cause they're all a little cracked or a shining beacon waiting to be cracked.
Reasons to Love and Follow
Because I picked possibly the most inherently underdoggy team possible without breaching into the realm of complete impossibility? I mean, one of members comes from a mildly crackheaded but entirely unmagical version of modern Earth and is participating in a largely supernatural tournament. It's good entertainment.
Also, Albel is a jackass, and Hughes is... Hughes.
...actually, Hughes would probably be a good reason to stay away from the team. But ssh. Just get someone to videotape the team's training so spectators can laugh at their pain.
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Also, bets on how long it takes for Miranda's brain to implode, considering she's this sparkly beacon of goodness and light and inclination to be a worrywart, and how long until Hughes "mysteriously" disappears, and on what gender Albel is. The team is essentially one giant gambling enabler. Which is good, 'cause I totally forgot the "make the team dynamics interesting" part, which is why most of the team is fairly friendly and easy-going, save for Albel. But Albel's enough to cause drama on his own? ;; What with probably dismissing the rest of the team as weak and Shin as a laughingstock, and likely having to frequently be bodily removed from Hughes' presence before he tries to kill him and gets made dead instead? And then Shin trying to be as good as the rest of the team despite having no supernatural abilities whatsoever? And etc.? [/excuses]
And as for why I chose them... Sponsortorial whim. :9 All either my absolute favorites from their series/game or well up there in the standings, and/or chosen for potential wtf? or hilarity factors. eeeyes.
*looks up at this comment and previous comment* ...I should probably shut up now, 'cause my picks and explanations are, like, twice as long as everybody else's.
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I am seriously thinking about how to set this up as a cracktastic RPG much like
People would create their own teams, following rules much like the above, and most of the interaction would be behind-the-scenes in the locker rooms, the teams' rooms, the gambling halls, the cafeteria, etc. Working out the actual fighting would be tougher - how do you determine who wins? You could leave it up to the teams themselves to work it out OOC and then play it out, maybe - have the tournament set up so that everyone fights everyone else eventually and then count up the number of wins and losses per team at the end, have any ties fight it out, and then declare a winner (and start all over again). Hrm. *ponders*
Mods would be the shadowy, mysterious tournament sponsors and the announcer, and pone to giving random announcements and dictating random rules. Bribery and guile would be acceptable as part of the game, as would killing off random spectators - it is reality TV after all, so random stupid stuff is pretty much part and parcel.
And don't forget randomly requiring teams to give interviews or answer fan letters or whatnot.
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Himemiya Chikane, Kannadzuki no Miko, because she's determined, brutal, and willing to take injury herself to acheive her goals.
Uzumaki Naruto, because everyone needs a powerhouse brawler, and that's really what he is. SWARM.
Fujino Shizuru. Mai HiME To get her to participate, the Committee abducted Natsuki. And now they're all terrified because Shizuru rocks.
Natsume Maya, Tenjo Tenge, the one Natsume sibling who DOES not possess the Ryuugan, and arguably the most dangerous.
Evangeline A.K. McDowell, Negima, the vampire-child, also known as the Mage that sings the Gospel of Darkness. Vicious, powerful, and above all else, very obnoxious & hard to get along with.
Their trainer? Hm... I almost want to say Jiraiya, because the sheer hilarity involved as the entire team wants him dead for his perversity would be amusing. Can the trainer be from the same fandom as one of the fighters? Nah. Lemme think...
I know!
Fudo Gen, Sousei no Aquarion, because while there's some sort of lesson in those bizarre tutorials he gives, they make NO DAMN SENSE to anyone but him.
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Chikane: Because, as with everyone else, they've abducted someone important to her to get her to compete, or the Orochi(her enemy) conspired to lure her away because they're just plain scared of her. Very standoffish, not used to having a real friend, but absolutely determined to do whatever is necessary to protect her friend's happiness, even at her own expense.
Naruto: Duh, it's an Akatsuki ploy, or he's looking for Sasuke and SOMEHOW got the bright idea that joining in the Dark Tournament was the way to go. Do you really need much more than that with Naruto? Just point and release.
Shizuru. Because every team needs a total psychotic where her important person is concerned. And I mean that in the nicest way. (plus, she has a giant, multi-headed SNAKE to do her bidding.
Natsume: Just about the only sane one on the team, but with her own baggage.
Evangeline: Her speeches about how she's going to rule them all would be great, but no one would take her seriously since she looks like she's twelve and is, maybe, Genkai's height.
Fudo: Because they need a trainer who isn't phased by their absolute weirdness, nor the fact that they are all, mostly, babes.
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1) Zoro (One Piece)-- santouryuu! More makes better!
2) Kimimaro (Naruto)-- big flexible spine-sword. Nice and freakish. Good for demon battle.
3) Sesshoumaru (InuYasha)-- sword that brings back to life... interested to see what he would do with it in this context. Plus, his arrogance makes for excellent cool battles.
4) Utena (Utena)-- sword that emerges from her own body. I doubt she wins against demons, but you never know. After all, she can turn into a car... or something... certainly she would create shoujo melodrama in the storyline, and that's always fun.
5) Rukia (Bleach)-- not the biggest badass, but I'd love to see her attitude-- and her beautiful bankai-- against nasty demon things. These shonen boys are all alike, anyway, but I had to have someone from Bleach for the "freaky-swords" theme. She adds a good attitude to the team, I think.
So we've got "I will protect you" (Utena), cool ambiguous badass (Sesshoumaru), Devil-may-care badass (Zoro), attitude (Rukia), and um.. the freakshow fanatic bone dude. Maybe too balanced to cool types, but that's swords for you. Chill them to death and look damn good doing it.
Trainer: Hiko Seijuro (Kenshin). No matter how cool they may be, his ego will overpower and infuriate them into action!
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C.T. Smith (Zombie Powder)- Did anyone say unreachable speed? Did anyone say shoots people without even looking? Did anyone say D-cup?
Allen Walker (D.gray Man)- Sure, he's nice most of the time but he can cheat your pants off you at cards and he tends to blow up people who piss him off, which is kind of useful (as long as you're not the one pissing him off)
Haine (Dogs)- Haine shoots people real good! He has also proved himself at close range and without a weapon (*coughteethcough*) but deep inside he's a great big softy. Even deeper inside he's a murdering psycopath.
Sasuke (Naruto)- Well, yes, he is kind of annoying and deranged but on the other hand a genius is a genius, it's pretty hard to deny the boy has skills.
Hakkai (Saiyuki)- Do I really need to state why it would be usefull to have Hakkai on the team? He's super badass and can heal people, also his painfully polite and dangerous attitude will clash perfectly with Smith's own, while his Youkai side and Haines evil split personality can run around together in a field of daisies while... um, killing stuff.
Trainer: Haruko (FLCL)- again, I don't feel like I need to explain.
So, take the five male protagonists with the problematic pasts and introverted personalities, slap them under the supervision of a crazy, ruthless, oversexed alien babe and "force" them to beat people up. Thats
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Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
Chosen for Ass Kicking, Gun-Slinging, and City Destroying Abilities. Also sort of Immortal.
What's his drama? Goofballery and hidden angst
Lust (Full Metal Alchemist)
Chosen for Crazy Extendible Knife Hands and Near Indestructability.
What's her drama? Hot chick with darkly mysterious angst.
Princess Kraehe (Princess Tutu)
Chosen for Ballet Fu, Magical Feather Weapons, Treachery and Flight.
What's her drama? Hot girl with angst and prima donna complex.
Shego (Kim Possible)
Chosen for Ass Kicking, Strategery, and Radioactive Laser Hands.
What's her drama? Hot girl with smart-ass comments.
Chrestomanci - Christopher Chant (Dianne Wynne Jones books)
Chosen for Magic, Nine Lives and Government Supplied Staff that comes with his position.
What's his drama? Very British.
2) who's your trainer?
I think Miles Vorkosigan has to be the best answer to this question, but since he's already taken I was going to use Tim Gunn from Project Runway cause that thought amused the hell out of me. But I guess he's disqualified since he's a real guy. So in the end I will go with Professor X because he's used to training teams and keeping unruly folks with superpowers in line. Also he could use his psychic powers to spy on the other teams and compel them to throw down their weapons and stuff. Or would that be considered cheating? *G*
4) what makes Dark Tournament fans love and follow your team?
Did I mention we have Ballet Fu?! What's more awesome than that?
No, my team would be great drama cause our most powerful guy would be trying to make sure no one got hurt and refusing to fight and running around disarming people instead of attacking them. And then all our women are at least a little bit evil, so they'd be rolling their eyes at his morals and telling him to hurry up and kill people already. And then you've got the gap between the civilized, tea-drinker types, Professor X and Chrestomanci and the rest of the savages. And Chrestomanci's Very British staff would be running around everywhere in the background like batboys and girls with bandages and weapons and things in an amusing fashion. We're a little top-heavy with the angst but Shego is totally angst free, and Vash hides his angst under buffoonery, and so we'd have the silly and the sarcastic to balance things out and keep people watching for both humor and pain. Also? LOTS OF HOT CHICKS!
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It would, of course, be considered cheating, but I think that with the nature of the Dark Tournament, this wouldn't actually stop anyone. XD
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a) Aliera E'Kieron (Dragaera)
b) Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter)
c) Xena (Xena: Warrior Princess)
d) Guts (Berserk)
e) Rock Lee (Naruto)
2) who's your trainer?
Havelock Vetinari (Discworld)
3) why did you pick 'em?
a) Aliera has a soul-eating sword, two types of sorcery at her disposal, and is scarily competent with all three. She can act as the team's healer and would insist on being captain. She'll also want to kill the sponsors (and possibly the audience) for making her perform for others.
b) Hisoka enjoys dressing in a jester's outfit and is completely homicidal. His weapon of choice is a pack of cards and he likes to play with his opponents before killing them off. He'll go along with the tournament as long as it keeps him entertained.
c) Xena kicks ass in a leather mini-skirt. She's used to dealing with gods, half-gods, and various mythological creatures, so demons shouldn't give her too much pause. She won't be happy about participating.
d) Guts is an old-fashioned berserker with plenty of experience in the demon-killing business. He has an insanely huge sword, possessed armor that slowly kills him, and a killer incentive to get the wish offered to the winners.
e) Lee is a genius at physical fighting, and has the visually impressive Lotus technique. He's exuberant, painfully sincere, and the thought of him cheering on the other people on this team cracks me up. He'll be completely gung-ho with the opportunity to test himself against other strong fighters.
f) Vetinari is perfect for any back-room dealing that needs done. His plan for the team will not be getting everyone to pull together, but to get each individual to pull in the direction that ensures the team win. And he'll have them all thinking it was their own idea.
4) what makes Dark Tournament fans love and follow your team?
With the exception of Lee, none of the people on this team likes taking orders, which puts the likihood of team conflict pretty high. Their fighting styles are flashy, very bloody, or some combination thereof, and even among the sword fighters there's enough variation to keep the audience from getting bored. And with Hisoka, there's always the possibility he'll find the prospect of fighting a teammate more appealing than his designated opponent.
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1. Sanzo. Because. The answer is always Sanzo. Also, every team needs someone who looks like he's just eye candy and totally can't kick your ass but totally can. Bonus points against dark/evil opponents with the sutra, good with a gun, some hand-to-hand combat ability. Also! Sneery, nasty attitude, which I hear the girls love.
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WTF LJ.
2. Naoe Nagi, Weiss Kreuz. Because what's better than two tiny people with sneery, nasty attitudes? NOTHING THAT'S WHAT. Also, he
might be the Antichristcan kill you with his brain, or at the very least with his telekinesis. Add in the fact that he can more or less read minds and fly? You've got some powerful combat abilities on your hands.3. Carrot, from Discworld. Because someone needs to be perky! And happy! And show leadership qualities that the actual team leader can only dream of having! Oh, he's big and can fight with a sword too.
4. Watari Yutaka, Yami no Matseui. Scientist, healer, creator of strange, bad drawings that somehow come to life as believable creations. Every team needs a trickster, and Watari certainly fills that role. Also, his usual position of dealing only with healing the walking dead will probably result in some wacky hijinks in the field. "We'll just stick it back on!" "How does that work?!?" "Oh...."
5. Chef, from South Park. Provides rations, seduces female opponents, and probably weilds a mean soup ladle.
Trainer: Tsunade, from Naruto. She's strong and capable and can pick up the slack medically when Watari totally fails.
Why will people follow my team: Eye candy! Snark! Carrot! Who wouldn't? A good balance (I think) of powers and abilities, a team dynamic that would be dysfunctional but not painful to watch, and Sanzo.
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This? Is why a cross-fandom DT needs to happen.
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I tried to stay away from the blatantly obvious, hopefully I came up with a fun mix of the unexpected.
Team Members
John Stewart, Green Lantern (DCU) - Team Captain John's intelligent and dependable and his ring is only limited by the extent of his willpower. He's not one for causing drama, but push him the right way and he's guaranteed to push back. I picked him over the other GLs because of the underdog factor. I mean...Kyle Rayner is pretty and all, and Hal Jordan has him beat in the 'reformed psychopath' department but John needs some love, too.
Captain Jack Harkness (Doctor Who) He's great eye candy, has bucketloads of charm, can build energy weapons from spare parts laying around and keeps small armaments hidden creatively about his person. He can also plan a seige with the best of them and will alternately be bucking John's authority and working smoothly with his orders (not to mention flirting with every other member of the team and several of his opponants).
Orihime Inoue (Bleach) She's sweet, friendly and has a chest that is guaranteed to keep a couple of the members of the opposite team distracted any time she runs across the field. She's not exactly 'high powered' but she can shield and heal if necessary and is willing to give 100% towards any goal.
Chise (Saikano) Chise is cute, sweet and eager to please. Oh, and she can annihilate the entire stadium any time she feels like it.
Howell Jenkins (Howl's Moving Castle) I'm going with the pure DWJ Howl, a vain, cowardly slitherer outer who also happens to be intelligent, charismatic and insanely powerful. He's not going to take direction well, but he'll take losing even worse and will most likely end up working for the team despite himself and being brilliantly snarky about it as he does.
Trainer/Coach
Professor Charles Xavier (X-Men) He's brilliant, used to teaching individuals with wildly different supra-normal abilities (and egos to match) to work together and he can keep in constant telepathic contact with his squad, even while they are on the field. Plus if you go with the movieverse version, you get Patrick Stewart's looks and accent so, really, you can't go wrong.
Why Their Fanbase Loves Them
Really, it's the bishie factor. You may not have people who love the whole team, but Jack and Howl will certainly garner a huge following among female fans who will come out to support them and I don't doubt that Orihime will draw in the guys as well. They'll probably be consistent and have a greater than .500 average, which will earn them some points with folks who just like the sport, but...look at them for god's sake.
Oh, and with that many intelligent, independent leaders on the team, there will be drama so I expect at least some folks to tune in for that.
The Wildcard team...
Team
Jacen Solo (Star Wars Extended Universe) -- He can use the force and is Anakin Skywalker in the making but more powerful.
Eragon (Inheritance Saga) -- He can fight and use pretty much kill anything he senses with his mind without much effort (e.g. he kills whole units of troops at once and that was only the beginings of the battle.) Oh.. he flys a dragon!
Auruya of the White (Age of the Five) -- She can fly, she is immortal and she is the choosen of the gods. Her 5 gods inhance her present gifts which are already pretty strong. Beautiful, Open-minded and Intelligent although she wud be completely useless at anything remotely like hand to hand combat.
Wyl Thrisk (The Quickening) -- He helps kill a witch who is supposed to be slowly burnt to death and she give him a "gift". When he gets killed he trades bodies and gets the live one also retaining some memories and traits of the previous owner. Oh and he is also a pretty good swordsman (When he's in a guys body). He is a bit too kind and Niaeve to be a general but he is used to commanding men in the field.
Karsa Orlong (Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen) -- He is a toblokai which is basically a 11ft killing machine, he is also immune to all but the most powerful magic and i think "the most powerful" concerns only the gods. This guy is blunt and to the point which always a refreshing addition to a team.
Trainer/Coach
Shikamaru (Naruto) -- He's got an insane IQ and will out think you all! :D also cause there has to be someone on this list that you all recognise ;)
Why will people follow my team
Nobody will have heard of them and mystery is always very appealing and i think a Jedi, a Dragon, a Half-Elf and Karsa will pull a few crowds. All of the team are very intelligent and are masters in there fields (apart from Karsa who is about as intelligent as a potatoe but oh well...) and their amazing skill will dazzle everyone into becoming fans *cough* maybe anyway...