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Funny thing is that Doom ended up defeating Kang in the original Secret Wars storyline. In fact, it took two Kang variants to take Doom down the last time they faced off.

Not likely. Steve is peak human in literally every sense, which doesn't just go for his strength, speed, and agility, but also his hand-to-eye coordination, depth perception, spatial awareness, etc. All are fine-tuned to the point where he can throw a fast ball as hard as any MLB pitcher, hit any trick shot in billiards (hence a big part of how he can ricochet-throw his shield at any angle), and predict the paths of bullets fine enough to appear that he can dodge them. So yeah, he won't have any more trouble keeping balance in an office chair than Holt, and that and his superior physical attributes should allow him to outpace Terrific here.

You're seriously understating Reed if you're saying his smarts and developments are medieval compared to almost any era. His ability to invent things and counter enemies' tech on the fly are a huge part of the Fantastic Four's success, and a lot of his inventions were still cutting-edge generations after he made them. I doubt that tech in Kang's time is so far advanced that Reed couldn't develop it quickly, especially since Reed himself has been to future eras and many extraterrestrial civilizations and seen tech similarly advanced to Kang's. If Reed can regularly outdo the likes of Doctor Doom (whom he has dealt with in the past, present, future, and other dimensions), he'll surely be able outpace Kang's at reverse engineering.

Another great set-up, Rakai. Pretty interesting recap in that Michelangelo had an almost Battle Nexus-esque comeback to take Mr. Big down. As for the match, after looking up Duke, he could be considered superhuman as well. Add that to his energy attacks, skill, and likelihood that he won't take Raphael lightly after seeing Donnie and Mikey in action, and Raph may be in for a pretty tough fight. Having beaten other top-tier SNK fighters, though, Raph should be able to pull through. Leonardo's probably gonna have his hands full going up against Geese Howard, though.

We'd probably better get in some last arguments in case the Death Matches presumably wrap tomorrow morning/afternoon in U.S. time. Unless Death actually starts killing people (which would scare people off rather than gain favor for the contest), the audience might just see the display as another, albeit possibly impressive, magic act. A train and its tracks suddenly appearing in the vicinity when they clearly weren't there before, along with the crew putting on quite a show as they bring out refreshments? Definitely something that the audience would appreciate.

I don't know; this round is on its fourth day, and the rounds in this Draft have been going at that length.

Heh, shouldn't the round wrap today? If not, I don't want to speak for Culwych, but I can keep the debates going.

And I'd say the Spheres would do a good deal more of the balancing for Holt than a normal office chair would. He'd have to rely more on his own natural athletic ability and balance, which Steve has more of in spades.

To capture the reader's imagination (which is surely a big part of how Supremo's enthralled the Kree populace for millions of years) Supremo himself could play up the creativity and power the various civilizations and entities the Kree have gone up against, then show how creative the Kree themselves have been to battle and conquer them and how diverse they are as a people, even throwing in the exploits of beings of Kree heritage outside of their empire such as Mar-Vell and Carol Danvers as examples of their diversity. You, know, that actually sounded pretty childlike in its own right.

Part of me wants to see what would happen if the final gets tied up 5-5, just out of curiosity. Between their collective experience in combat and espionage, the Joes themselves are no slouches in reenacting combat scenarios and tactics or acting out varied roles. I'm thinking the roles of the monster-slaying heroes may be more intriguing. Let's not underestimate the Joes, who have stopped worldwide threats countless times in several incarnations and have arguably shown more strategy and creativity in battle than the Troopers do in that vid. They would very likely be aware that the Bugs could stop playing the LARP game at any time and pack their usual weaponry nearby or with them just in case. Scarlett's crossbow and Lady Jaye's spears (both of which are usually armed with explosives) wouldn't be too out of place in a LARP game anyway, and they and other Joes could hold the fort while their explosives experts Tripwire and Tunnel Rat (who could play the mages in a LARP setting by setting up less harmful pyrotechnics beforehand) could set up makeshift bombs in battle to take out huge chunks of Bugs. Tunnel Rat in particular may be useful here by crawling through small spaces to get close enough to plant explosives, and he has handled giant bugs before.

Man, for (at least) the third time in this Draft, I thought a round was ending a day earlier than it was. Yep, I may be getting old. 😅 Even though the T-Spheres actually do a lot of the balancing for Holt when he stands on them? Again, an office chair won't offer that kind of support.

And therefore lies another issue: people are likely just going to see Death as yet another Grim Reaper costume, which has been done many times. Meanwhile, a magical train appearing out of nowhere with a colorful set of characters? That would be something special and unique.

Thing is, the T-Spheres aren't just moving due to Holt's will; there also having some A.I. that assists in the movement/balancing/etc. Not to mention that the Spheres often flatten out into wider areas to stand on. And again, Steve also has impressive leg and core strength, agility, and balance. Terrific could maintain a max pace in normal conditions, but here he's racing against someone faster, stronger, and has that stamina and healing factor. In Holt's effort to keep up, he's going to start over-exerting himself and slow down accordingly, while Cap will be able to keep going at his own max pace.

Could also be much more than that, depending on the appetite Turtles worked up fighting that day. When I was in high school, I could easily scarf down 5-6 slices of thick crust pizza in one sitting, and I wasn't nearly as active and athletic as the Turtles. Pizza seems to be also about the main food the Turtles consume, so they also want to keep extra in stock. Rodimus wouldn't necessarily get stuck that way. He could simply pull up as close as he can to the location, detach himself from his trailer, and run up to the location with the pizzas needed. He could then move back onto a more open road, transform (where his trailer would reform around him, with the remaining pizzas still inside), rinse and repeat. Meanwhile, Blurr would still have to be careful not to move around at top speed on the very-crowded NYC street rushing back and forth to restock and deliver.

At this point, we're both scrounging for the scant few members left possibly voting on this in the wee hours of the morning in U.S. time. GEICO is still sold in over 30 countries, and the Gecko has arguably been even happier in his position than Michael, who eventually left to find contentment with a family. Umbrella may want someone that's more committed to sticking around, and in fact, Mike may not want to commit the time it would take away from his new family to take on such an arduous task. On the other hand, the cuteness and unassuming self-depreciation and affability of the GEICO Gecko would show that not all reptiles are monsters as well as show that Umbrella has become a safer, friendlier pharmaceutical. Besides, in-universe, people may remember that Michael wasn't always as well-meaning and respectful to his co-workers, while the Gecko has always come off as his cute, unassuming, charismatic self. At which point, they'll still be left trying to rehab their image away from their bio-terrorist past. Enter ... the Gecko.

According to Insurance Business, GEICO was the 3rd largest auto insurance company in the world in 2022. But we may be getting slightly off-track here. The fact is that the Gecko is a more proven commodity as an advertising mascot and icon. In and out of universe, Umbrella likely won't take Michael as seriously for repairing their brand, and in-universe may even be written off for being an internet celebrity.

There never seemed to be a consensus on that. Even so, the Polar Express itself could easily show up in the vicinity of the contest, as it's shown to be capable of pulling up to a location out of nowhere, and with the characters in tow. Even if the contest is staged indoors, the audience and judges could then step outside long enough to marvel at the sight. Death itself showing would also present a problem, as the only real way it can manifest itself is to actually start trying to kill people.

I mean, whatever knowledge the Brain Bug can try to pass along to the Arachnids, they still can't handle weaponry (real or otherwise), and they wouldn't need to learn anything extra to act as what they are, which are monsters. Besides, as mentioned, it likely wouldn't be long before they stop trying to just act the part and try to go after the Joes for real, which, again, would break the spirit of a competition where both sides are meant to only portray a battle. Meanwhile, the Joes could easily act out the parts of a LARP, and do it in the spirit of the competition. After all, as mentioned, they're pretty good with disguises already. Also, if the bugs want to try to fight the Joes for real, many Joes, such as Snake Eyes and Sgt. Slaughter, are pretty handy in melee.

Knowing that he has to write a compelling story, Supremo wouldn't necessarily draw on just the evil deeds he's performed (though that in itself would help make a good story, too). Having been made from all the greatest Kree minds, he can also draw upon the empire's creative geniuses, who indeed would also have a myriad of great stories to tell and the means to craft them.

The Polar Express definitely stands out among trains, both in its purpose and what it was able to pull off in the film. Its recognizability isn't its only advantage here, though. A full, authentic Polar Express would be a sight to behold and would require several people to pull off. The costume could consist of a train that alone would take at least a couple of people dressed as the locomotive and its cars, connected together and moving in concert, along with others dressed as, say, the conductor, the Hero Boy and Girl, and maybe even the Hobo. If a group of people can pull off something this elaborate and in a convincing fashion, the crowd and the judge would be absolutely enthralled. While someone could no doubt pull off good costumes of various personifications of death, not only would none of them really represent Death from Final Destination (since he doesn't even seem to have an identifiable form in the films), but you'd also be hard-pressed to see one that would take as much of a combination of elaboration, teamwork, and sheer performance of a Polar Express costume comprised of the train and the accompanying characters.

Holt has full mental control over his T-Spheres and the spheres themselves have full monitoring capabilities and a form of A.I. Sure, it takes good balance to stand on top of them, but between the spheres themselves and Holt's control over them, they can still determine exactly where to be positioned so Terrific doesn't fall over. An office chair gives no such assistance. Not if they're in office chairs that Terrific has no specific control over. Cap has fought against armies for hours himself, trains even harder, and is master of various martial arts himself. A mile-long race may not normally bother Holt that much, but in trying to keep pace with Steve, Terrific will have to rest a bit to keep from tiring out and his muscles from cramping up. Meanwhile, between his virtually limitless stamina and healing factor, Steve can keep going at his maximum pace for the duration of the race.

I don't know ... the Turtles often eat a lot of pizza: Blurr's car mode is relatively small, so he'd be more likely to have to head back to the pizza place to restock. Rodimus, however, can more easily carry all of those massive orders at once and could fulfill all of their orders in one trip. Blurr's fast, but not fast enough to make up the time all the doubling back to the pizza place would take up, especially as crowded as NYC's streets can get. Also, Blurr had better not try to go too fast doubling back because, as his bio states, he has a tendency to run into things or go way off course speeding around.

All you'd realistically need to make a recognizable Polar Express is to make a black steam locomotive tugging a black passenger car with the name POLAR EXPRESS emblazoned in gold on its sides. To add to the effect, you could include other people authentically dressed as characters from the film, such as Hero Girl.

Sure. And he wouldn't be in his true form to do that convincing, either. As mentioned, he'd do in in the form of a normal, everyday person.

Amazo is also still largely naïve about life in general, and as such may not be so skilled at, say, writing compelling narratives or characters, or it may even lead him to write something a little overwrought. Supremo, though, has the greatest Kree minds uploaded to memory, which includes the likes of philosophers and likely writers with millions of years of knowledge and writing experience that would know how to avoid those writing pratfalls.