2009 HERO TOURNAMENT
WHO IS THE GREATEST HERO OF ALL TIME?
Normally they work together to fight against evil, once every 4 years, the world's greatest heroes bring to light their differences in a battle of wits, fists, and super powers to determine who the greatest hero of all is. Follow the tournament by listening to the No Name Show every Sunday at 8 PM Pacific time.
THE BRACKETS
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THE CONTESTANTS
| Picture | Description | Strength | Intelligence | Abilites/Weapons | Appearance | Grit | Speed | TOTAL |
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Wolverine - Anger filled member of the X-Men. | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 46 |
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Samus Aran - Intergalactic bounty hunter pit on revenge over the death of her parents. | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
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Neo - Future Messiah who will free mankind from the clutches of the machines. | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 44 |
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Leeloo - The angelic being who saves mankind from destruction in The Fifth Element. | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
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Superman - His Kryptonian biological make-up is enhanced by Earth's yellow sun. | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 43 |
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Batman - Vigilante billionaire who uses his riches to build more weapons to fight crime. | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 43 |
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Aragorn - The rightful heir to the throne of Gondor. | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 43 |
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Mace Windu - Member of the Jedi Council and an all-around stud. | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 43 |
Eliminated in Rd 3 by Aragorn |
Iron Man - Machine powered rich man who fights crime when he's not drinking and womanizing. | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 43 |
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James Bond - Super spy equiped with multiple weapons and trained in multiple fighting (and loving) techniques. | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
Eliminated in Rd 3 by Batman |
Indiana Jones - Archeologist extraordinaire who's pretty handy with a bullwhip. | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 42 |
Eliminated in Rd 3 - Mace Windu |
Legolas - Elvish warrior with keen eyesight and a deadly bow. | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 42 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Master Chief |
Human Torch - Member of the Fantastic 4 who can burst into flames at a moment's notice. | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 by Hancock |
Mr. Incredible - Fatherly member of a superhero family. Able to lift a compact car with one hand. | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Rick O'Connell |
William Wallace - Brilliant leader of the Scots in their battle for freedom from the English. | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 40 |
Eliminated in Rd 3 by Samus Aran |
Yoda - Jedi Master. Small in stature, big in the Force. | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 39 |
Eliminated in Rd 3 by Superman |
Optimus Prime - Giant robotic leader of the Autobots in their fight against the Decepticons. | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 39 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 by Iron Man |
Spiderman - Web slinging crime fighter who doubles as a newspaper photographer. | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 39 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - B.A. Baracas |
Hercules - Muscle bound demigod of mythological fame. | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 38 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Legolas |
Voltron - Giant robotic savior created from 5 lions and their pilots. | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 38 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Superman |
Gandolf - White wizard of Middle Earth. | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 37 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Solid Snake |
Luke Skywalker - The last hope for the Rebels, son of Darth Vadar. | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 37 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 by Batman |
The Flash - Super hero speed demon. | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 37 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Doc Holiday |
Lara Croft - Female treasure hunter who fights as good as she looks. | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 37 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Gimli |
Jason Bourne - Government trained sniper. He may have amnesia, but he hasn't forgotten how to kick some butt. | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 37 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Terminator |
John Rambo - Green beret from the Vietnam War. Known to single-handedly defeat entire squads of deputies. | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 36 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Incredible Hulk |
Xena - Warrior princess. Picked to win the whole tournament by a group of lesbians in a poll I made up for this joke. | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 36 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Rocky Balboa |
John McClane - Foul-mouthed NYC cop. Yippee Kaya Mother Lover! | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
Eliminated in Rd 3 - Wolverine |
Rick O'Connell - American treasure hunter who specializes in fighting mummies. | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 35 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Yoda |
Leonidas - Spartan king who led his "300" against thousands of Persians. | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 35 |
Eliminated in Rd 3 - Leeloo |
Hancock - Has a ton of super powers that he uses to fight evil . . . when he's not passed out drunk anyway. | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 35 |
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He-Man - Fabulous secret powers were revealed to him the day he held aloft his magic sword and said, "By the power of Greyskull." | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 35 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Rick O'Connell |
Rorschach - Uncompromising member of the Watchmen. | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 34 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Leonidas |
Robin Hood - Outlaw archer who "robs the rich to feed the poor". | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Hancock |
Dirk Pitt - Special Operations Chief for NUMA in Cussler's series of novels and the movie Sahara. | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
Eliminated in Rd 3 - Neo |
Master Chief - Weapons wielding soldier from the Halo games. | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 34 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Neo |
Rocky Balboa - Heavyweight champion of the world. Single-handedly ended the Cold War. | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Leeloo |
Incredible Hulk - You won't like him when he's angry and neither will his opponents. | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
Terminated in Rd 2 - Samus Aran |
T-800 - Before becoming the Governor of California, he saved John Connor and the world. | 9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Wolverine |
Gimli - Powerful dwaren warrior. Small in size but carries a big axe. | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 33 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Mace Windu |
Doc Holliday - If his quick draw and sharp wit don't get you, he'll just cough on you and wait patiently until the TB gets you. | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 33 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - The Flash |
Link - Hero of Hyrule equipped with the Master Sword and many other useful weapons. | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 33 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Gandolf |
Riggs - Mildly insane but that doesn't stop him from kicking the crap out of bad guys. | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 33 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Aragorn |
Solid Snake - Fearless soldier from the Metal Gear games. | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 33 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Spiderman |
Jack Ryan - Government anti-terrorism operative from the Tom Clancy books and several movies. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 33 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Optimus Prime |
Lui Kang - Master martial artist from the Mortal Kombat games and movies. | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 33 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 Decision - Voltron |
Clair Bennet - The Cheerleader from NBC's "Heroes". She can't be killed so she should do well. | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 32 |
Eliminated in Rd 2 - Indiana Jones |
B.A. Baracas - The muscle of TV's "The A Team", played by Mr. T, what else do you need to know? | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Human Torch |
Daniel Larusso - The Karate Kid can paint the fence, sand the floor, and win the All-Valley Under 18 Karate Championship all in one day. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Yoda |
The Thing - Rocky member of the Fantastic 4. "Is everything made out of orange rock? I mean even his..?" | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Mr. Incredible |
Zorro - Just because he's the Gay Blade doesn't mean he fights like a sissy. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - William Wallace |
Sonic The Hedgehog - Should be easy to defeat . . . if you can catch him. | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 29 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Indiana Jones |
Wonder Woman - Amazonian princess empowered with an invisible jet and a lasso that makes you tell the truth. And that helps how? | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Legolas |
Sledge Hammer - Trust him. He knows what he's doing. | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - James Bond |
Megaman - Robot (or Robutt as Dameshek says it) created by Dr. Light to fight the evil robots of Dr. Wiley. | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
Elimainted in Rd 1 - Iron Man |
Harry Potter - This young wizard will need all his powers to survive in this tournament. | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Batman |
Benjamin Gates - Adventurer and treasure hunter. Famed for finding the greatest treasure every amassed and then doing it again in the sequel. | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Aragorn |
Mario - "These pipes . . . are clean!" But how is the Goomba stomping plumber going to last in this tourney. Time will tell. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Mace Windu |
McGyver - The only person in the tourney who can take two sticks and a gun and get biscuits. | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Superman |
Austin Powers - When asked about the tournament he said, "This Hero Tournament is my bag baby and it freaks me out!" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Samus Aran |
Captain James T. Kirk - Captain of the Starship Enterprise . . . his mission? To win the whole tournament. | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Neo |
Samwise Gangee - He's got a little sword and a heart of gold. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Leeloo |
Marty McFly - This time traveler may want to follow Doc Brown's advice for the tourney: "Run for it Marty!" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
Eliminated in Rd 1 - Wolverine |
Maxwell Smart - Bumbling agent who fights against CHAOS. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
Eliminated in the Play-in Game - Maxwell Smart |
Lt. Frank Drebin - Cop who saved the Queen from being assassinated by Reggie Jackson by posing as Enrique Palotso. | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
