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Get ready for round eight of the Vs. Villain Tournament! This is the last round of the first pairings. That means two things: 1) You only have one more week vote in any of the past three polls if you haven’t already (which you can do by following the links under the bracket spoiler below), and 2) Next week all of the winners (so far) will be randomly paired up.
This is going to be an interesting one, so hurry up to the set-up below and vote for how you think would win.
Dr. Doom gripped the edge of the hospital shroud and pulled it down, uncovering a corpse staring up at him with wide eyes and a hideous smile.
“This is the 15th this week, sire. All of them were left like this,” a medical examiner next to Doom said. “She died by some kind of unidentified poison. The whole royal guard is looking into who caused it.”
Doom leaned closer to the dead Latverian on the table. “Did you mention the obstruction in this one’s throat?”
The examiner gulped and angled a lightarm over the victim. He tied the paper mask that hung from his neck over his face and looked down at the slight bulge in her throat.
“I-I hadn’t noticed that before, sire. Let me, let me go get a scalpel.” The examiner stood up and rushed over to the other side of the morgue to the table of instruments.
“No need,” Doom said. He held up an iron hand and a tiny motor hummed a blade out of the tip of his index finger. Without hesitation he buried it under the young woman’s throat and traced a red line down to the meeting of her collar bones. The blade slid back into his hand and he parted her neck. By the time the dumbfounded examiner returned with a knife, Doom held up a wadded pieced of bloody plastic. The examiner watched as Doom unfolded it and dropped it on the woman’s body.
“If we had seen this before there would have been little need for an investigation. You’re fired,” Doom said without looking at the examiner. He turned and walked toward the door. “You have until sunrise to leave Latveria. If you are seen in this kingdom again, you will be executed.”
After the door slammed, the examiner untied his mask with a shaking hand. He thought what he would tell his wife when he got home and if he could get a passport on the black market before tomorrow. He stared down at the smiling woman and envied her.
He picked up the obstruction Dr. Doom had removed and scoffed. How could this help the investigation at all? It was just a playing card. Most people don’t use the jokers anyway.
***
Doom stormed up to the guards who flanked the huge door to his throne room. He pointed at one of the masked men. The metal finger was stained with blood. “Do not let anyone disturb me tonight,” he pointed at the other guard, “under any circumstance. I need to do some research on an intruder.”
“Yes, sire,” they said in unison as he slammed the door behind him.
A few seconds of silence passed. The guard on the right leaned across the door and cupped his hand toward the other guard. “Jeez, he sure is grumpy today.”
The other guard ignored him, so the first guard returned to position.
“You know, I bet he just needs someone to liven his spirits. What do you think?”
Reluctantly, the other guard relaxed a bit. “We’ll be the ones needing solace if Doom hears us talking on duty.”
“Oh, come on. Have you ever even seen that guy laugh? I think I could help him more if I go in there and tell him a few jokes. I can think of 15 off the top of my head with killer punch lines.” The guard turned toward the door and carefully opened it a crack.
The other guard turned toward him and lowered his electro-halberd. “You can’t go in there; he would-he would . . . flip.”
The first guard stopped opening the door and stared at the other guard for a few seconds. The other guard started to make a strange sound from the pit of his stomach. His body began to vibrate under his armor and then he dropped his halberd and put his hands over his masked face. The first guard continued to stare as the other guard sank to his knees and started giggling.
“Ok, maybe 16,” said the first guard as he slipped through the crack in the door and closed it behind him.
The other guard, still giggling, tore off his mask and helmet and sent them clattering across the stone floor. The laughing slowed and he rested his head against the cold ground and smiled up at the door with glazed eyes.
Dr. Doom on so many levels in this. He is smarter and craftier than the Clown Prince of Crime. Also Doom use his lazer from one his hands and game over.
As awesome as the joker is, he really doesn't have a shot against Doom. One of the most brilliant minds in the marvel universe, backed up by massive amounts of technology and magic? Joker's not going to beat him.
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A card game about Presidents. Stabbing each other. With knives.
I love Joker and I don't think it's necessarily right to say he's the massive intellectual inferior here, but unless he's had the opportunity to set up various traps and gadgets in Doom's space, he won't make it out. Even if he did have the opportunity, the odds of Doom not noticing seem pretty slim.
Hmm, I remember Doom from the old comics, back in the day when a villain's power and ressources where inversely proportionnal to their competence. I remember Doom as the bumbling metal man who would always get foiled by whatever superhero happened to pass by Latveria. Wich is why I have a hard time imagining Doom winning a fight against...well...anyone.
But I have to admit that the Joker, while undeniably superior in devousness and trickery, just doesn't have the firepower to match what Doom can do.
Doom wins, however the Joker deserves a special award for being one of the most twisted and sadistic villains of all time.
well asuming that its both at their best, it would be doom hands down. Doom's suit would most likely render most airborne gasses pointless. you also have to consider that the joker often uses hostages and ultimatums(you can catch me or save the girl). With the exeption of a few people, these wouldn't work doom.
however, if at any time doom sees that he can no longer win, he could always just jet out and travel back in time to any time its advantageous to him.
A closer match would have been green goblin era osborn vs the joker imo.
The people that play legacy / vintage always amuse me. They want their formats to be represented more. They want more tournaments. But when anyone suggests allowing more people access to the formats by reprinting cards, the same people start screaming about the reprint policy.
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[Sacramento Tsar won’t be able to contribute any longer. If anyone else is interested in filling his spot, let me know.]
Get ready for round eight of the Vs. Villain Tournament! This is the last round of the first pairings. That means two things: 1) You only have one more week vote in any of the past three polls if you haven’t already (which you can do by following the links under the bracket spoiler below), and 2) Next week all of the winners (so far) will be randomly paired up.
This is going to be an interesting one, so hurry up to the set-up below and vote for how you think would win.
Round 1. Mystique v
Lex LuthorRound 2. Deathstroke v
UltronRound 3. Magneto v
SylarRound 4. Sinestro v
ViloatorPolls still open:
Round 5. Norman Osborn v Ra’s al Ghul
Round 6. Cheetah v Shredder
Round 7. Darth Vader v Venom
Round 8. Dr. Doom v the Joker
“This is the 15th this week, sire. All of them were left like this,” a medical examiner next to Doom said. “She died by some kind of unidentified poison. The whole royal guard is looking into who caused it.”
Doom leaned closer to the dead Latverian on the table. “Did you mention the obstruction in this one’s throat?”
The examiner gulped and angled a lightarm over the victim. He tied the paper mask that hung from his neck over his face and looked down at the slight bulge in her throat.
“I-I hadn’t noticed that before, sire. Let me, let me go get a scalpel.” The examiner stood up and rushed over to the other side of the morgue to the table of instruments.
“No need,” Doom said. He held up an iron hand and a tiny motor hummed a blade out of the tip of his index finger. Without hesitation he buried it under the young woman’s throat and traced a red line down to the meeting of her collar bones. The blade slid back into his hand and he parted her neck. By the time the dumbfounded examiner returned with a knife, Doom held up a wadded pieced of bloody plastic. The examiner watched as Doom unfolded it and dropped it on the woman’s body.
“If we had seen this before there would have been little need for an investigation. You’re fired,” Doom said without looking at the examiner. He turned and walked toward the door. “You have until sunrise to leave Latveria. If you are seen in this kingdom again, you will be executed.”
After the door slammed, the examiner untied his mask with a shaking hand. He thought what he would tell his wife when he got home and if he could get a passport on the black market before tomorrow. He stared down at the smiling woman and envied her.
He picked up the obstruction Dr. Doom had removed and scoffed. How could this help the investigation at all? It was just a playing card. Most people don’t use the jokers anyway.
***
Doom stormed up to the guards who flanked the huge door to his throne room. He pointed at one of the masked men. The metal finger was stained with blood. “Do not let anyone disturb me tonight,” he pointed at the other guard, “under any circumstance. I need to do some research on an intruder.”
“Yes, sire,” they said in unison as he slammed the door behind him.
A few seconds of silence passed. The guard on the right leaned across the door and cupped his hand toward the other guard. “Jeez, he sure is grumpy today.”
The other guard ignored him, so the first guard returned to position.
“You know, I bet he just needs someone to liven his spirits. What do you think?”
Reluctantly, the other guard relaxed a bit. “We’ll be the ones needing solace if Doom hears us talking on duty.”
“Oh, come on. Have you ever even seen that guy laugh? I think I could help him more if I go in there and tell him a few jokes. I can think of 15 off the top of my head with killer punch lines.” The guard turned toward the door and carefully opened it a crack.
The other guard turned toward him and lowered his electro-halberd. “You can’t go in there; he would-he would . . . flip.”
The first guard stopped opening the door and stared at the other guard for a few seconds. The other guard started to make a strange sound from the pit of his stomach. His body began to vibrate under his armor and then he dropped his halberd and put his hands over his masked face. The first guard continued to stare as the other guard sank to his knees and started giggling.
“Ok, maybe 16,” said the first guard as he slipped through the crack in the door and closed it behind him.
The other guard, still giggling, tore off his mask and helmet and sent them clattering across the stone floor. The laughing slowed and he rested his head against the cold ground and smiled up at the door with glazed eyes.
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A card game about Presidents. Stabbing each other. With knives.
But in a fight? Doom wins, easily.
Of course, they could always team up!
But I have to admit that the Joker, while undeniably superior in devousness and trickery, just doesn't have the firepower to match what Doom can do.
Doom wins, however the Joker deserves a special award for being one of the most twisted and sadistic villains of all time.
however, if at any time doom sees that he can no longer win, he could always just jet out and travel back in time to any time its advantageous to him.
A closer match would have been green goblin era osborn vs the joker imo.