User blog comment:Dargoo Faust/Dargoo Faust's Fate Tourney: The Second Vote/@comment-422690-20180228050707

So...

The Dead:

Three Points: The Phantom Don and Shaka Zulu, via Method A or C. Shaka's going to die, no two way about it. He's going to be extremely dead. The Phantom Don will likely have used most of his command seals at this point; he's not going to be able to get Shaka to strike properly otherwise. He's either going to use the last one just before Shaka's death, or he'll just give it up and peace out afterwards. He's in the war to grow his power and influence; there's plenty of room to do that after the war ends and Paris is in need of rebuilding. He will probably join the main alliance, but bow out after Shaka dies.

Two Points: Rhoswen Lloyd and Samson, via Method B. Bhishma and Risei are not foes one can simply run and hide from; their immense power can utterly level the city. Ultimately, Rhoswen's distrust and contempt of the other Masters will work against her. She will be surrounded, hounded, and killed. Samson will put up a good fight against Bhishmaji, but he will ultimately be overwhelmed. Rhoswen will ultimately die, either by trying to take on Risei alone or by antagonizing the Masters in the alliance.

One Point: Christian Cannavale and Lucifer, via Method B. This was a tough choice, but Christian's more aggressive combat style is more likely to put him front-and-center. He'll likely be in the alliance with the rest, but he's going to be more likely to die. Lucifer may hang around a little afterwards, but Christian's going to get pummeled by Risei before the mad priest gets mangled.

The Living:

Tanis Faucheux and Cao Cao: As a backline fighter and an Assassin, neither is likely to get too close to the combat. In fact, Cao Cao's abilities as an Assassin are what's likely to bring the group to victory; he'll be able to bypass Risei's OP Author Power Bullshittm with Seven Star Sword and kill him. Ultimately, the fact that she's open to an alliance and that she's not a frontline fighter will protect her.

Erwin Rommel van der Zwaan and Michiel de Ruyter: This is due to Michiel's sheer power and Erwin's ability to bring powerful allies to the fight in the form of his familiars. Like Tanis, he's probably going to be part of the five-Master alliance (Don, Christian, Tanis, Marshall, and Erwin), and will have allies to cover for his few weaknesses. He makes it out through sheer firepower and a position safely behind the lines.

Marshall Umber and Odysseus: I'll be frank here, Marshall and Odysseus are the two most powerful people in the tourney. They are as OP, if not more, as the original combination of Tanis and Bhishma I had originally planned to use. They would make it out by muscle alone, but they also have the perk of being open to an alliance.