User blog comment:Geekboy27/All-Out Mythical War Tourney round 1: Xengrond vs Eilios/@comment-422690-20130616175616

First off, please use tabbers next time. Not having to have three tabs open to vote helps.

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On to the vote:

So...

Weapons:

Short Range: Elios wins. She's got a good combo for getting in close, and she doesn't need a shield due to that fire-aura-thingie.

Mid Range: Xemgrond wins. He's got an arsenal devoted to keeping Elios out of reach, and with his 6'2" frame, he can do so.

Long Range: Surprisingly enough, Elios gets this. The Longbow is pretty sweet, but Elios can fly. That takes her ranged game to a whole new level.

Special weapons: Xemgrond wins this. The Magic Shield is excellent for countering Elios' magical capabilities. Nightshade is a nice addition, and Elios can utilize it well, but Xemgrond can nullify all of Elios' magic attacks. That's too big a strength to ignore.

Overall: Elios gets this one. Xemgrond's trying to bring in an arsenal of damaging and "cool" weaponry, but Elios packs the more practical arsenal.

Magic:

Overall: Xemgrond wins this. For one, he has protection against Elios' magic. For two, he can exploit Elios' trauma for an easy blow.

Arena

Well, Hanging Gardens is too heavily in favour of Elios, and the Brothel is too heavily in favour of Xemgrond, so The Chapel is the best place - though the arena is still favouring Xemgrond.

Overall:

Overall, I can see Elios barely scraping a win. Xemgrond is a tough opponent, but the fact that he tends to do stupid things, like throwing a halberd, works too heavily against him.

Okay - the following few sentences had absolutely no effect or bearing on my vote whatsoever, but they're something that needs to be said:

Xemgrond is a shining example of how to not make a character. You're attempting to min/max here, but end up making a shitty and boring character. His personality - despite what the creator is trying to do - is bland. He's a cookie-cutter psychopath with parental issues. While that can be done interestingly, it takes time and length which you really don't (or shouldn't) have when typing a bio for a user tourney. On top of this, his weaponry appears to be just a collection of weapons the creator thought cool or powerful - there's no theme for any of them. Elios' weaponry at least fits her Greek theme.