OK, you’ve heard your Darth Vader vs whomever. Try this one. Inspired by that fact that I’m re-reading The Lord of the Rings and Lady Chance is re-reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire I give you this match up:
Sauron, aka The Enemy
vs
Lord Voldemort, aka You-Know-Who
In this corner we have Sauron, of Middle Earth:
Pros:
Supremely evil conquering wizard
Created own race of ne’er do wells
Owns entire block of geography in Middle Earth
Can be killed and come back
Has army
Has kick ass Dark Tower
Can corrupt the strong
Cons:
Has been killed in the past
Can be taken out of his game by someone less than 4 feet tall
Sometimes overlooks the glaringly obvious
Doesn’t appear to have long-term plan for despotic rule other than crush his enemies
Relies on magic object for much of his power
Prone to losing said object
And over here, in the Union Jack trunks we have Lord Voldemort, of England:
Pros:
Supremely confident evil wizard
Has followers loyal to him past all reason
Can be killed and come back
On second thought, may no longer be mortal at all
Controls snakes, even really big scary ones
Battles against the glaringly foolish Ministry of Magic
Scares the living crap out of all whom know him
Cons:
Not confident enough to go mano-a-mano with old teacher
Can be taken out of his game by someone less than 3 feet tall
No army
No tower
Relies on magic object for a big chunk of power
Prone to relying on followers rather than doing the job himself
Last seen in residence in Albania
So how about it, folks? Who’s going to win this star-studded, too-good-to-truly-be, astonishly grudge match of supreme evil magic users?