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Biggest Badass Forum Tournament

And btw....a Sgt Slaughter reference Tony? Jesus you're showing your age man. Then again, so am I by getting it and having watched him lol.

For starters let me be clear this tournament is about fun. People are expected to be honest with their votes and vote for who they think is the best option in a matchup. If I think anyone is throwing votes just to get ahead I will step in. I just want to be clear with everyone now. We're going on the honor system here so don't abuse it. In year's past mini-game participants were required to post who they thought would win BEFORE the tournament began. Brackets would go up and they had to ahead of time pick who they thought would win. I'm making things easier this time around but it does mean people need to be honest with their votes. Please don't throw votes just to "win".

As for this particular matchup actually Sanosuke can shrug off damage. He is the fist to fist fighter in the group. Which in itself is badass as he always is ready to dive into a fight head on and first before anyone else. He doesn't care how strong his opponent is, he wades right in with the goal of winning the fight. As the series progresses he learns more and more techniques that help rise his prowess in fights. He learns how to shrug off damage and blows that would take down most normal fighters. He also learns a technique to "counter" damage to his body by attacking his own body. He hits in the opposite spot of his opponent to "cancel" out the energy of the blow so his body takes no damage. Basically punching the same spot but from the other direction so his energy cancels out the kinetic energy of the incoming attack. Obviously this is in real life utter bs, but this is not real life lol. Beyond his powers he also definitely has the swagger and attitude of a badass. He's boastful, cocky to a degree, throws himself right into a fight to protect others without a second thought, and never backs down.

Power wise sure Reiner would win. But again this isn't about power. Not solely anyways. I think the abilities, or power, of the character is only 1/2 of the equation. The other is about attitude, swagger, confidence, how they act in a situation, etc. I think it's HOW they use their powers that helps determine their badass ratio. In that matchup I would give it to Sano over Reiner. Once I get my votes up tomorrow or Wednesday I plan to vote for him over Reiner.

Reiner Braun. He possesses great mental and physical fortitude. His comrades trust him deeply.

...I wished I could have been half as strong as you. You were my hero.

Maybe normal attacks, but can he shrug off multiple ballista-bomb hybrid weapons going off at the same time?

No, but again simply judging a character by this standard is akin to making votes based on the powers alone. Which really doesn't cover the whole "badass" mentality on their own. That's where attitude is so important to me within this tournament. Simply shrugging off all that damage is nice, and would get him further in a "powerful" character tournament. Here though, simply having powers is only half of it. HOW they use them is as important, if not more so. For example I'd argue Eren is more badass with how he just throws himself into fights in his titan mode. How he has lots of power AND that kick ass and take names mentality to go along with it. If you feel Reiner is the more badass of the two then awesome, vote for him. For me personally though, I just find him lacking in this matchup.

Another 2 prime examples are why I did not believe Saitama belonged here despite his immense power. He has a few badass moments here and there, but largely is just "there" in terms of personality. Bang has more of the baddass mentality and swagger than Saitama. Another example is comparing Luffy to either Zoro or Sanji. Or how about Goku and Vegita.

Which I must say for the record we are using the ACTUAL DB Vegita for this tournament, not the DBZ Abridged version. I better make that clear or Vegita would steamroll this competition with his badassery. In his mind anyways lol. That's a joke btw. Seriously though, watch DBZ Abridged it's hilarious and makes the show much better in places.

Seriously, though, I don't see the point of making arguments (even in the later rounds). If there is anything I've learned, it's that arguments sway no one, so I don't see the point of making them in the first place.

If what I had said so far doesn't convince anyone, nothing I could say in the future would either. I will now return to my corner and watch Reiner die over and over again.

Seriously, though, I don't see the point of making arguments (even in the later rounds). If there is anything I've learned, it's that arguments sway no one, so I don't see the point of making them in the first place. For instance, no matter how well I argue Reiner's case, it won't sway either of you, so it's pointless.

Reiner Braun. He possesses great mental and physical fortitude. His comrades trust him deeply.

...I wished I could have been half as strong as you. You were my hero.

A1 Claire Stanfield vs. A34 Umibozu
Umibozu has a much more badass appearance and Claire's personality comes across more like a psycho killer than a badass in my opinion. Umibozu also shrugs off an enormous amount of punishment and he's got piles of cool heavy weapons too? He wins.

And finally, here is an example of character being voted because they can shrug off an enormous amount of damage. Guess who else can do just that?