Rumble 20725 Rip Van Winkle vs. The Headless Horseman

[Z451]

Rip Van Winkle has traveled to Sleepy Hollow, to see the New World that has emerged since he's been asleep, but unbeknownst to him, the Headless Horseman commands the town now, and as Van Winkle ventures far from home one Halloween night, the malevolent specter awaits the old man in the Old Dutch Cemetery, determined to lead him to his demise....

 

Rip Van Winkle must survive the night to win here, he has his musket, and a flagon of Henry Hudson's moonshine from the story, the one that made him fall asleep for 20 years, but he is still an old man after all.

The Horseman has everything he usually does, but for the purposes of this match, let's give him the ability to fall victim to the power of Hudson's alcohol to make it a little fairer.

 

Sorry for the lackluster match, I figured these two would make for an interesting match up, but I haven't derived one yet, for now though, I hope you enjoy this one-sided clash of Washington Irving's most famous creations.

[Callisto]

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Rip Van Winkle
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The Headless Horseman
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[Pizza Guy]

A very interesting idea for a match, glad to see some old timey characters getting some representation.

Sadly though I don’t see Rip surviving this. As I recall he’s just a regular dude, and  his age will definitely do him no favors against an undead horseman who at least was a career soldier before his death.

Even assuming that his moonshine could work on the Horseman I don’t recall Rip being an especially bright person or even good at speaking, so I don’t see how he’d trick the Horseman into drinking it. 

[Callisto]

MATCH SCORE
Rip Van Winkle: 0
The Headless Horseman: 1