# The Atoz Game (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 452
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9024 "2022-04-13T15:30:46Z")
**Antagonists** Achilles vs. Hector Bilbo Baggins v. Gollum Cain vs. Abel Dahlquist vs. Col. Towers Enkidu and Gilgamesh Fix and Fogg George Washington and William Howe Hercules and the Hydra of Lernea Ichabod Crane vs. Abraham “Brom Bones” Van Brunt Jonathan Harker vs. Dracula Khan Noonien Singh vs. Captain James T. Kirk Leonidas vs. Xerxes Mr. Freeze and Batman Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, vs. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Oscar Madison and Felix Unger Professor X vs. Magneto Q vs. Captain Picard Richard I, the Lionheart vs. Saladin Saruman and Gandalf Tiberius and Sejanus Uncle Sam vs. John Bull Vader vs. Kenobi (I couldn’t resist) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9025 "2022-04-13T15:36:49Z")
(And why should you?) **Antagonists** Achilles vs. Hector Bilbo Baggins v. Gollum Cain vs. Abel Dahlquist vs. Col. Towers Enkidu and Gilgamesh Fix and Fogg George Washington and William Howe Hercules and the Hydra of Lernea Ichabod Crane vs. Abraham “Brom Bones” Van Brunt Jonathan Harker vs. Dracula Khan Noonien Singh vs. Captain James T. Kirk Leonidas vs. Xerxes Mr. Freeze and Batman Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, vs. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Oscar Madison and Felix Unger Professor X vs. Magneto Q vs. Captain Picard Richard I, the Lionheart vs. Saladin Saruman and Gandalf Tiberius and Sejanus Uncle Sam vs. John Bull Vader vs. Kenobi Woodrow Wilson v. Kaiser Wilhelm II ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9026 "2022-04-13T15:53:00Z")
**Antagonists** Achilles vs. Hector Bilbo Baggins v. Gollum Cain vs. Abel Dahlquist vs. Col. Towers Enkidu and Gilgamesh Fix and Fogg George Washington and William Howe Hercules and the Hydra of Lernea Ichabod Crane vs. Abraham “Brom Bones” Van Brunt Jonathan Harker vs. Dracula Khan Noonien Singh vs. Captain James T. Kirk Leonidas vs. Xerxes Mr. Freeze and Batman Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, vs. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Oscar Madison and Felix Unger Professor X vs. Magneto Q vs. Captain Picard Richard I, the Lionheart vs. Saladin Saruman and Gandalf Tiberius and Sejanus Uncle Sam vs. John Bull Vader vs. Kenobi Woodrow Wilson v. Kaiser Wilhelm II Xavier Cugat vs. Perez Prado more like rivals, but Xerxes and Prof. X have already been used ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9027 "2022-04-13T16:42:24Z")
**Antagonists** Achilles vs. Hector Bilbo Baggins v. Gollum Cain vs. Abel Dahlquist vs. Col. Towers Enkidu and Gilgamesh Fix and Fogg George Washington and William Howe Hercules and the Hydra of Lernea Ichabod Crane vs. Abraham “Brom Bones” Van Brunt Jonathan Harker vs. Dracula Khan Noonien Singh vs. Captain James T. Kirk Leonidas vs. Xerxes Mr. Freeze and Batman Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, vs. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Oscar Madison and Felix Unger Professor X vs. Magneto Q vs. Captain Picard Richard I, the Lionheart vs. Saladin Saruman and Gandalf Tiberius and Sejanus Uncle Sam vs. John Bull Vader vs. Kenobi Woodrow Wilson v. Kaiser Wilhelm II Xavier Cugat vs. Perez Prado Yellowjacket vs. Ant Man ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9028 "2022-04-13T18:30:54Z")
**Antagonists** Achilles vs. Hector Bilbo Baggins v. Gollum Cain vs. Abel Dahlquist vs. Col. Towers Enkidu and Gilgamesh Fix and Fogg George Washington and William Howe Hercules and the Hydra of Lernea Ichabod Crane vs. Abraham “Brom Bones” Van Brunt Jonathan Harker vs. Dracula Khan Noonien Singh vs. Captain James T. Kirk Leonidas vs. Xerxes Mr. Freeze and Batman Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, vs. Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Oscar Madison and Felix Unger Professor X vs. Magneto Q vs. Captain Picard Richard I, the Lionheart vs. Saladin Saruman and Gandalf Tiberius and Sejanus Uncle Sam vs. John Bull Vader vs. Kenobi Woodrow Wilson v. Kaiser Wilhelm II Xavier Cugat vs. Perez Prado Yellowjacket vs. Ant Man Zeus v. Hades Pass. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9029 "2022-04-19T00:58:14Z")
Saints with unusual names Abakerazum ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9030 "2022-04-19T01:13:55Z")
Saints with unusual names Abakerazum Benildus ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9031 "2022-04-19T02:22:47Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9032 "2022-04-19T04:52:18Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9033 "2022-04-19T11:18:42Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal lived 1877-1952 ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9034 "2022-04-19T12:46:24Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9035 "2022-04-19T13:25:50Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina Frementius ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9036 "2022-04-19T15:38:10Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina/Frementius Grwst ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9037 "2022-04-19T15:42:01Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina/Frementius Grwst Heahmund Died in the Battle of Meretund ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9038 "2022-04-19T17:04:46Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina/Frementius Grwst Heahmund Ignatius Founded the Jesuits. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9039 "2022-04-20T01:55:28Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina/Frementius Grwst Heahmund Ignatius Jorandus ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9040 "2022-04-20T02:22:06Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina/Frementius Grwst Heahmund Ignatius Jorandus Kuriakose Elias Chavara And before Ignatius Loyola who founded the Jesuits there was Ignatius of Antioch who was thrown to the lions ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9041 "2022-04-20T14:18:14Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina/Frementius Grwst Heahmund Ignatius Jorandus Kuriakose Elias Chavara Lorcán Ua Tuathail aka Laurence O’Toole ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9042 "2022-04-20T14:24:48Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina/Frementius Grwst Heahmund Ignatius Jorandus Kuriakose Elias Chavara Lorcán Ua Tuathail Mechtilde of Hackeborn Re: Ignatius. A good friend of mine in high school was from a large, devout Catholic family; each child in the family was named after a saint, in alphabetical order. My friend was the last, and ninth, child in the family, and thus, was Ignatius. He went by Nat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/9043 "2022-04-20T15:04:37Z")
**Saints with unusual names** Abakerazum Benildus Clodoald Damhnade Euphrasia Eluvathingal Faustina/Frementius Grwst Heahmund Ignatius Jorandus Kuriakose Elias Chavara Lorcán Ua Tuathail Mechtilde of Hackeborn Nilon > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > A good friend of mine in high school was from a large, devout Catholic family; each child in the family was named after a saint, in alphabetical order. Those kids are lucky their parents hadn’t seen this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=451) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920.md?page=453)