Superhero Madness (with a Twist) - Seed Thread

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My first thought was if we could pick non-super powered characters from the comic book realm, but I see that someone already picked Yorick Brown, so I guess it’s okay.

  1. Wolverine
  2. Silver Surfer
  3. Thanos
  4. Rorschach
  5. Yorick Brown
  6. Agent 355
  7. Ampersand
  8. Moon Knight
  9. The Punisher
  10. Martian Manhunter
  11. Optimus Prime
  12. Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
  13. The Flash (Barry Allen)
  14. Hulk
  15. The Thing
  16. Havok
  17. Nightcrawler
  18. Snake Eyes
  19. Storm Shadow
  20. Nova
  21. Star-Lord (Peter Quill)
  22. H.R.G. (Noah Bennett)
  23. Nite-Owl (Dan)
  24. Silk Spectre (Laurie)
  25. Iron Fist
  26. Hawkeye
  27. The Question
  28. Batman
  29. Colossus
  30. Gambit
  31. Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)
  32. The Tick
  33. Shin Chan :slight_smile:
  34. Rocket Raccoon
  35. Groot
  36. Drax
  37. Firelord
  38. Bird Girl
  39. Batman Beyond
  40. Gazer Beam

Fun thread. I actually had to think quite a bit to narrow my choices down.

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  1. Superman
  2. Batman
  3. Spiderman
  4. Captain America
  5. Wonder Woman
  6. The Flash (Jay Garrick)
  7. The Hulk
  8. The Tick
  9. Dr. Manhattan
  10. Prof. Charles Xavier
  11. Ultraman
  12. Delirium of the Endless
  13. The Ant (from the Freedom Force video game)
  14. Hiro Nakamura
  15. Greatest American Hero
  16. Charlie Andrews (From Heroes: woman with fast learning)
  17. Mrs. Incredible
  18. Bubbles (Power Puff Girl)
  19. The Shoveler
  20. Frylock
  21. Rorschach
  22. Space Ghost
  23. Mr. Incredible
  24. Wolverine
  25. The Comedian
  26. Dale Smither (From Heroes: woman with super-hearing)
  27. The Thing
  28. Hellboy
  29. Dream of the Endless
  30. Minuteman (from the Freedom Force video game)
  31. Buttercup (Power Puff Girl)
  32. Samurai Jack
  33. The Green Lantern (John Stewart)
  34. Claude (From Heroes: the invisible man)
  35. The Blue Rajah
  36. Aquaman
  37. John Constantine
  38. Obelix
  39. Dash Parr
  40. Destiny of the Endless
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Ooooh, touché. I would’ve picked Buttercup, though.

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OK, seeding closed. Give me a bit of time to compile the results, and we’ll go from there(just signed the papers for my new house today, so time is tight)!

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Congrats! I wish we could buy now instead of at the top of the market like we did :smack:. You made a smart move.

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Having just spent several hours adding up these scores, I just want to thank everyone who didn’t play this game.

Batman 443
Spider-Man 346
Superman 327
Wolverine 285
Wonder Woman 253
The Hulk 243
Captain America 223
Martian Manhunter (Jonn J’onzz) 183
The Tick 176
Silver Surfer 161
Green Lantern (Hal Jordon) 156
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) 151
Iron Man 146
Plastic Man 144
The Flash (Wally West) 139
The Thing 136
The Flash (Barry Allen) 133
Doctor Manhattan 132
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson/DC/Shazam) 131
Thor 124
Nightcrawler 115
Storm 106
Gambit 100
The Spirit (Denny Colt) 99
Hiro Nakamura (Heroes) 91
Cyclops 82
Professor X (Charles Xavier) 82
Daredevil 81
The Flash (Jay Garrick) 81
Zatanna 78
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 75
Nightwing/Robin (Dick Grayson) 75
The Punisher 75
Rogue 73
Hawkeye 70
Green Lantern (John Stewart) 68
Mister Fantastic 68
Hellboy 67
Swamp Thing 66
Yorick Brown (Y: The Last Man) 66
Batgirl/Oracle (Barbara Gordon) 65
Batman Beyond (Terry McGinnis) 63
The Question 63
Shadowcat (Kitty Pride) 62
Apollo 60
Doctor Fate 59
Jubilee 57
Rorschach 57
Impulse 56
Peter Petrelli (Heroes) 53
Aquaman 52
Midnighter 52
Colossus 51
Dream/Sandman 50
Matter Eater Lad 50
The Beast (Hank McCoy) 49
Bubbles (Power Puff Girl) 48
Iceman 46
Thanos 46
Ambush Bug 45
Black Panther 45
Invisible Woman 45
Raven 44
Jean Grey 42
Hyperion 42
Frozone 41
Revenant (PS238) 40
The Saint of Killers 40
The World Doctor (Authority) 39
Bionic Woman 37
Dash Parr 37
Jack Jack Paar 37
Green Lantern (Allan Scott) 37
Usagi Yojimbo 37
The Great and Powerful Turtle (Wild Cards) 36
Jesse Custer 36
Hostage Negotiator Harry “The Word” Lovelace 36
Mantium/Herschel Clay (PS238) 36
Six-Million Dollar Man 36
The Terminator 36
Agent 355 35
Deadpool 35
Jack Bauer 35
Ampersand 34
The Shadow 34
Supergirl 34
Howard the Duck 33
Moon Knight 33
The Comedian 32
The Crimson Chin 32
Donatello 32
Darkwing Duck 31
Leonardo 31
Mr Incredible 31
Moon Shadow (PS238) 31
Ogami Itto 31
The Spectre 31
Stargirl 31
Atom (Ray Palmer) 30
The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) 30
Nick Fury 30
Optimus Prime 30
Raphael 30
Secret (Young Justice) 30
Ultraman 30
Delirium of the Endless 29
Elastigirl (Mrs. Incredible) 29
Killowog 29
Michaelangelo 29
Spell Syrin (PS238) 29
The Ant (Freedom Force) 28
Blade 28
Orion 28
The Vision 28
Etrigan/Jason Blood 27
Groo 27
Major Disaster 27
Robotman 27
Chamber 26
Greatest American Hero 26
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) 26
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy 26
Mario Mario 25.5
Archangel 25
Charlie Andrews (Heroes) 25
Grifter 25
Havok 25
Rohrschach 25
The Sandman (Golden Age) 25
She-Hulk 25
Speed Racer 25
Luigi Mario 24.5
Casey Jones 24
Captain Justice 24
Deadman 24
Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) 24
Nexus 24
Black Canary 23
Booster Gold 23
Hercules 23
Scarlet Witch 23
Snake Eyes 23
Ukiah Oregon 23
Blue Beetle 22
Jarod/the Pretender 22
Lobo the Duck (Amalgam Comics) 22
Namor (Sub Mariner) 22
Robin (Tim Drake) 22
The Shoveler 22
Space Ghost 22
Storm Shadow 22
Captain Tripps 21
Frylock 21
Nova 21
Steel 21
Stretch Armstrong 21
Beast Boy 20
Black Bolt 20
Flash Gordon 20
Hawkgirl 20
Red Tornado 20
Star-Lord (Peter Quill) 20
Beta Ray Bill 19
Danny Phantom 19
H.R.G. (Noah Bennett) 19
Phantom Stranger 19
Catman 18
Doctor Strange 18
Detective John “King Peacock” Corbeau 18
Claire Bennett (Heroes) 18
Max Mercury 18
Nite-Owl (Dan) 18
Sasquatch (Alpha Flight) 18
John Carter (Edgar Rice Burroughs) 17
Silk Spectre (Laurie) 17
Doctor Midnight 16
Domino 16
Iron Fist 16
Major Victory 16
Dale Smither (Heroes) 15
The Middleman 15
Power Girl 15
Savage Dragon 15
Starfire 15
Hericane 14
Lobo 14
Starman 14
Thermoman (My Hero) 14
Battle Pope 13
Captain Nice 13
Cyborg 12
Elektra 12
Ferro Lad 12
Monolith (Tommy Czuchra) 12
Booster Gold 11
Buttercup (Power Puff Girl) 11
Minuteman (Freedom Force) 11
Wonder Twins 11
American Maid 10
Bibbo w/Superman tshirt 10
Cerebus 10
Concrete 10
John Constantine (Hellblazer) 10
Hawkman 10
Hourman 10
Multiple Man 10
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) 10
Birdman/Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 9
Conan the Cimmerian 9
Samurai Jack 9
Wildcat 9
Winter Soldier 9
Atom Ant 8
Julius Furst 8
Karate Kid 8
Shin Chan 8
Claude (Heroes) 7
Doc Savage 7
Fat Fury (Herbie Popnecker) 7
Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt 7
Mister Miracle 7
Underdog 7
Rocket Raccoon 7
The Blue Rajah 6
Christian Walker (Powers) 6
Groot 6
Drax 5
Lightning Lad 5
Marvelman/Miracleman 5
Mighty Mouse 5
Squirrel Girl 5
Carnifex 4
Confessor (Astro City) 4
Firelord 4
Hong Kong Phooey 4
Kemlo “Hyperdog” Caesar (Top 10) 3
Bird Girl 3
Herbie 3
Obelix 3
The Phantom 3
Violet Parr 3
Mr. Immortal 2
Adam Strange 1
Blossom (Power Puff Girl) 1
Destiny of the Endless 1
Gazer Beam 1
Mon-El 1
Pyro 1

NOTES:

Batgirl - In general, I assumed any pick for Batgirl was a pick for the Barbara Gordon character. The exception was Darth Sensitive’s pick (worth 22 points) as he picked both Oracle and Batgirl. Which version of Batgirl did you mean?

Birdman - I assumed this was the Birdman of the Galaxy Trio (who later became Harvey Birdman).

Casey Jones - Is this the railroad Casey Jones or the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Casey Jones?

Flash and Green Lantern - Hockey Monkey you picked the Flash for 34 pts and Green Lantern for 33. But which version of each did you mean?

Herbie - Is this a vote for Herbie Popnecker or some other character?

Robin - So many Robins. Some people specified Tim Drake. (Nightwing is obviously Dick Grayson, the original Robin.) Justin Bailey, which Robin were you picking for 26 pts?

Steel - I assume this is the John Henry Irons character?

Swamp Thing - RealityChuck picked this character twice (9 and 18). I just added both votes together.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Casey Jones and Dick Grayson.

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Doh! - Pretend I was going with Cassandra Cain as Batgirl. How did I pull that one off?

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That’s right. Sorry, I probably should have been more specific. (Though I can’t think of another “Steel” offhand.)

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I caught this. I figured you’d want to combine them. Looks like someone just spelled it wrong.

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Part of the time I used was spent on Wikipedia looking up various comic book characters. There are apparently at least five different Steels in the comics.

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Updating the list based on what people have said:

Nightwing/Robin (Dick Grayson) 101
Rorschach 82
Batgirl (Cassandra Cain) 22

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I thought this was just a seed thread for a Madness Game that Arizona Teach wants to run.

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It is. I just added up the points based on his rules in the OP. Arizona Teach has presumedly been busy with his house purchase. Hopefully when he has the time he can make up the brackets and run the actual madness. If not, I’ll take a shot at it.

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Since I’m attempting to participate in this, can someone clue me in on what a madness is?

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Based on the annual US college basketball March Madness end of season tournament where 64 (really 65, but the last one doesn’t count) teams play to be crowned national champ.

They are roughly seeded so that the top teams face weaker teams throughout the tournament. You get to watch tons of basketball and root for your alma mater and for someone to beat Mike ‘son of god’ Shachefski (I refuse to spell it right! :D) and that the underdogs win and hope to win your bets.

Here, they’ll be seeded, and we’ll vote for whoever we think is the best of the two in each matchup.

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Just a note, checking the point-totalled list; Booster gold is listed twice. Might wanna re-check his point status.

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Okay, having corrected various mistakes, cleared up various ambiguities, and made various arbitrary decisions, here is the offical Superhero Madness seeding list:

The Top 64

Batman 443
Spider-Man 346
Superman 327
Wolverine 285
Wonder Woman 253
The Hulk 243
Captain America 223
Martian Manhunter (Jonn J’onzz) 183
The Tick 176
Green Lantern (Hal Jordon) 164
Silver Surfer 161
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) 151
The Flash (Wally West) 150
Iron Man 146
The Flash (Barry Allen) 144
Plastic Man 144
The Thing 136
Doctor Manhattan 132
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson/DC/Shazam) 131
Thor 124
Nightcrawler 115
Storm 106
Nightwing/Robin (Dick Grayson) 101
Gambit 100
The Spirit (Denny Colt) 99
The Flash (Jay Garrick) 92
Hiro Nakamura (Heroes) 91
Cyclops 82
Professor X (Charles Xavier) 82
Rorschach 82
Daredevil 81
Zatanna 78
Green Lantern (John Stewart) 76
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 75
The Punisher 75
Rogue 73
Hawkeye 70
Mister Fantastic 68
Hellboy 67
Swamp Thing 66
Yorick Brown (Y: The Last Man) 66
Batgirl/Oracle (Barbara Gordon) 65
Batman Beyond (Terry McGinnis) 63
The Question 63
Shadowcat (Kitty Pride) 62
Apollo 60
Doctor Fate 59
Jubilee 57
Impulse 56
Peter Petrelli (Heroes) 53
Aquaman 52
Midnighter 52
Colossus 51
Dream/Sandman 50
Matter Eater Lad 50
The Beast (Hank McCoy) 49
Bubbles (Power Puff Girl) 48
Iceman 46
Thanos 46
Ambush Bug 45
Black Panther 45
Green Lantern (Allan Scott) 45
Invisible Woman 45
Raven 44

The rest of them

Jean Grey 42
Hyperion 42
Frozone 41
Revenant (PS238) 40
The Saint of Killers 40
The World Doctor (Authority) 39
Bionic Woman 37
Dash Parr 37
Jack Jack Paar 37
Usagi Yojimbo 37
The Great and Powerful Turtle (Wild Cards) 36
Jesse Custer 36
Hostage Negotiator Harry “The Word” Lovelace 36
Mantium/Herschel Clay (PS238) 36
Six-Million Dollar Man 36
The Terminator 36
Agent 355 35
Deadpool 35
Jack Bauer 35
Ampersand 34
Booster Gold 34
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) 34
The Shadow 34
Supergirl 34
Howard the Duck 33
Moon Knight 33
The Comedian 32
The Crimson Chin 32
Donatello 32
Darkwing Duck 31
Leonardo 31
Mr Incredible 31
Moon Shadow (PS238) 31
Ogami Itto 31
The Spectre 31
Stargirl 31
Atom (Ray Palmer) 30
The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) 30
Nick Fury 30
Optimus Prime 30
Raphael 30
Secret (Young Justice) 30
Ultraman 30
Delirium of the Endless 29
Elastigirl (Mrs. Incredible) 29
Killowog 29
Michaelangelo 29
Spell Syrin (PS238) 29
The Ant (Freedom Force) 28
Blade 28
Orion 28
The Vision 28
Etrigan/Jason Blood 27
Groo 27
Major Disaster 27
Robotman 27
Chamber 26
Greatest American Hero 26
Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy 26
Mario Mario 25.5
Archangel 25
Charlie Andrews (Heroes) 25
Grifter 25
Havok 25
The Sandman (Golden Age) 25
She-Hulk 25
Speed Racer 25
Luigi Mario 24.5
Casey Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) 24
Captain Justice 24
Deadman 24
Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) 24
Nexus 24
Black Canary 23
Hercules 23
Scarlet Witch 23
Snake Eyes 23
Ukiah Oregon 23
Batgirl (Cassandra Cain) 22
Blue Beetle 22
Jarod/the Pretender 22
Lobo the Duck (Amalgam Comics) 22
Namor (Sub Mariner) 22
Robin (Tim Drake) 22
The Shoveler 22
Space Ghost 22
Storm Shadow 22
Captain Tripps 21
Frylock 21
Nova 21
Steel (John Henry Irons) 21
Stretch Armstrong 21
Beast Boy 20
Black Bolt 20
Flash Gordon 20
Hawkgirl 20
Red Tornado 20
Star-Lord (Peter Quill) 20
Beta Ray Bill 19
Danny Phantom 19
H.R.G. (Noah Bennett) 19
Phantom Stranger 19
Catman 18
Doctor Strange 18
Detective John “King Peacock” Corbeau 18
Claire Bennett (Heroes) 18
Max Mercury 18
Nite-Owl (Dan) 18
Sasquatch (Alpha Flight) 18
John Carter (Edgar Rice Burroughs) 17
Silk Spectre (Laurie) 17
Doctor Midnight 16
Domino 16
Iron Fist 16
Major Victory 16
Dale Smither (Heroes) 15
The Middleman 15
Power Girl 15
Savage Dragon 15
Starfire 15
Hericane 14
Lobo 14
Starman 14
Thermoman (My Hero) 14
Battle Pope 13
Captain Nice 13
Cyborg 12
Elektra 12
Ferro Lad 12
Monolith (Tommy Czuchra) 12
Buttercup (Power Puff Girl) 11
Minuteman (Freedom Force) 11
Wonder Twins 11
American Maid 10
Bibbo w/Superman tshirt 10
Cerebus 10
Concrete 10
John Constantine (Hellblazer) 10
Fat Fury (Herbie Popnecker) 10
Hawkman 10
Hourman 10
Multiple Man 10
Quasar (Wendell Vaughn) 10
Birdman/Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law 9
Conan the Cimmerian 9
Samurai Jack 9
Wildcat 9
Winter Soldier 9
Atom Ant 8
Julius Furst 8
Karate Kid 8
Shin Chan 8
Claude (Heroes) 7
Doc Savage 7
Johnny Thunder and his Thunderbolt 7
Mister Miracle 7
Underdog 7
Rocket Raccoon 7
The Blue Rajah 6
Christian Walker (Powers) 6
Groot 6
Drax 5
Lightning Lad 5
Marvelman/Miracleman 5
Mighty Mouse 5
Squirrel Girl 5
Carnifex 4
Confessor (Astro City) 4
Firelord 4
Hong Kong Phooey 4
Kemlo “Hyperdog” Caesar (Top 10) 3
Bird Girl 3
Obelix 3
The Phantom 3
Violet Parr 3
Mr. Immortal 2
Adam Strange 1
Blossom (Power Puff Girl) 1
Destiny of the Endless 1
Gazer Beam 1
Mon-El 1
Pyro 1

With ArizonaTeach still absent, I’ll be starting Superhero Madness momentarily. And by momentarily, I mean sometime this evening.

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Round One is up.