DTL All-Star Selection Thread

[Ahura Mazda]

I will be doing this one so I will go with an objective vote on one side and a subjective one on the other.

Timely
Ubers
Doomsday/Brainiac
Hadrian (Daemonite)

Mediums
Byakko

Regulars
Proctor
The Atom

National
Ubers
Tony Stark: Sorcerer Supreme
Zemo (with moonstones) - given his predictions and Starks prep time, I think we could have really good synergy

Mediums
Brainiac 417 - the only one who would not be affected by Byakko

Regulars
Death Wolverine - given with Brainiac, there is no reason to have extra prep time powers
Midnighter

 

[Aristotle]

For my conference:
Superman-Prime
Stark Supreme
Brainiac-417
Midnighter
Black Panther

For the dirty dirty other conference:
Doomsday Brainiac
Thanos
Mountjoy
Darkchylde
Proctor

 

[XFanTim]

I'm glad we did public votes. It's interesting to see how things are shaping up. A few characters are running away with it (Doomsday/Brainiac, Proctor, Stark, Midnighter) but a lot of the races are very close.

The Totals So Far

Timely
Ubers
Doomsday/Brainiac 4
Hadrian 2
Genis 1
Thanos 1

Mediums
Byakko 2
Magneto 1
Mountjoy 1

Regulars
Proctor 4
The Atom 2
Darkchylde 2


National
Ubers
Stark 4
Zemo 2
Superman Prime 2

Mediums
Brainiac-417 3
Kang 1

Regulars
Midnighter 4
Death Wolverine 2
Black Panther 2

 

[XFanTim]

Since Wieg will ultimately break ties for the Timely Conference team, I'll make one last pitch for my guys for his consideration.

If Hadrian and Genis end up tied for the second uber spot, it's worth noting that Zemo has already succeeded in killing Genis in the comics.

As useful as Byakko is, Magneto strikes me as better able to take advantage on of the technology on the battlefield (which is Apokolips, according to the Update thread.)

Atom is quite useful for taking out regs, but I'd be more concerned with how you'll beat the opposing ubers. If you forgo Darkchylde's anti-magic abilities, I hope you have some other good idea for getting past Stark's magical defenses.

 

[Aristotle]

I don't see how Darkchylde isn't running away with it. Coupled with her, D/B is nigh unstoppable.

 

[Khellendros]

For my team of sexual tyrannosauruses:
Zemo
Stark Supreme
Brainiac-417
Midnighter
Death

For those filthy curs:
Doomsday Brainiac
Genis
Byakko
Darkchylde
Deadpool

 

[AnnoyingSilence]

everybody knows i'm in love with chaos, so....

timely
Doomsday-Brainiac(DU)
Thanos(MU)
Mount Joy(MM)
Deadpool(MR)
Proctor(MR)

National
Ironman (Sorcerer supreme) (MU)
Baron Zemo (Moon Stones)(MU)
Brainiac-417(DM)
Black Panther(MR)
"Death"Wolverine(MR)

 

[AnnoyingSilence]

how honored i am to mention that my team has 3 canidates

o, myson is 10months old and my daughter 3yrs

 

[XFanTim]

Insanely close battle for the second uber spot in Timely . . .

Updated Totals

Timely
Ubers
Doomsday/Brainiac 6
Hadrian 2
Genis 2
Thanos 2

Mediums
Byakko 3
Mountjoy 2
Magneto 1

Regulars
Proctor 5
Darkchylde 3
The Atom 2
Deadpool 2


National
Ubers
Stark 6
Zemo 4
Superman Prime 2

Mediums
Brainiac-417 5
Kang 1

Regulars
Midnighter 5
Death Wolverine 4
Black Panther 3

 

[Aristotle]

Well, SMP is ****ed, looks like. And Black Panther needs a couple votes to turn it around. Come on people!

 

[XFanTim]

If Zemo does indeed make the final cut, it makes me very glad I'm not doing the Timely Conference's writeup. Between all the characters I faced (and others I made plans for when finalizing my roster for the playoffs), he was probably the biggest pain in the neck. How do you plan for a guy who knows your plan in advance? (In the end I did OK with it, but at this point my brain is really tapped for ideas.)

Personally, I'd probably favor not allowing precognitive glimpses of the future during prep-time next season. It just seems like too cheap a power. Plus, it was for that exact reason that Dr. Manhattan was banned after Season 2. (Yeah, maybe he's tuber anyway, but I'm not really sure he's that far above other top-notch transmuters like Silver Surfer or the elemental Firestorm -- plus he had no experience fighting other uber-level characters or dealing with the likes of magic or telepathy. It was really the pre-cog that pushed him over the edge.)

 

[Khellendros]

Actually, I don't see why we'd need Panther. We've got two more devastating regs in Midnighter and Death, we'd have any tech needs EASILY covered by Brainiac or Kang, and Zemo's definitely an adequate leader and strategist.

 

[wiegeabo]

We've got a couple of outstanding votes left. How about I close polls tomorrow and get the match started Sunday (if we don't need a lot of lineup changes)?

 

[Aristotle]

If Zemo does indeed make the final cut, it makes me very glad I'm not doing the Timely Conference's writeup. Between all the characters I faced (and others I made plans for when finalizing my roster for the playoffs), he was probably the biggest pain in the neck. How do you plan for a guy who knows your plan in advance? (In the end I did OK with it, but at this point my brain is really tapped for ideas.)

Personally, I'd probably favor not allowing precognitive glimpses of the future during prep-time next season. It just seems like too cheap a power. Plus, it was for that exact reason that Dr. Manhattan was banned after Season 2. (Yeah, maybe he's tuber anyway, but I'm not really sure he's that far above other top-notch transmuters like Silver Surfer or the elemental Firestorm -- plus he had no experience fighting other uber-level characters or dealing with the likes of magic or telepathy. It was really the pre-cog that pushed him over the edge.)

I think there's a metaphysical argument to be made that precog is a power that could only work in one's home universe anyway, and the DTL is at best a pale imitation of those home universes.

 

[XFanTim]

Plus it kind of goes against the spirit of the "teams can't interact during prep-time" rule.

Under ordinary circumstances my version of Loki could have immediately detected that he was being spied on (as he did in the comics when Scarlet Witch's daughter was magically spying) and perhaps even magically stuck back, especially given that one of his teammates can open portals through time. Of course, the rule against interacting with other teams during prep-time meant I had to only have my team defend against Zemo's precognition in passive ways.

If my team can't interact with Zemo during his prep-time, why should Zemo during prep be allowed to spy on my team?

(Of course, for the purpose of this All-Star game it's only fair to treat Zemo as he's been treated all season, I'm just saying I'd like to see a different rule next season.)

 

[wiegeabo]

Ok, if no one else is going to vote, I'll close the polls tonight.

 

[XFanTim]

Pretty interesting match shaping up. Barring any last minute votes, Ahura/Khell get to field a team very much resembling their own (with the addition of Zemo). Meanwhile, Wieg has quite a choice when it comes to the second uber. If I were you, I'd make sure you have some sort of plan for going up against Stark and Zemo before deciding . . . I know Genis is powerful and all, but the fact that Zemo has already killed him in the comics would make me worry a bit.

 

[Khellendros]

Pretty interesting match shaping up. Barring any last minute votes, Ahura/Khell get to field a team very much resembling their own (with the addition of Zemo). Meanwhile, Wieg has quite a choice when it comes to the second uber. If I were you, I'd make sure you have some sort of plan for going up against Stark and Zemo before deciding . . . I know Genis is powerful and all, but the fact that Zemo has already killed him in the comics would make me worry a bit.

We just had THAT MANY awesome characters on our team.

 

[DTL Commish]

Voting is now closed.

 

[Nightwing]

Damn it...how come i didnt know about this voting thing?

And how come people have not opted for my characters?curse you all i hope your characters back fire and turn on you mwuh ha ha ha ha ha ha