Ultimate Character Battle Tournament

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

Don't know if this has already been done before, but here it is.

I have decided that it is time to find the strongest character in all of literature. Well, not strongest strongest, because some just outright break physics, but all the others.

This is not going to be one tournament, but two happening simultaneously: a spoiler-free tournament and a spoilery one. 

As an example, let's a say there's a match between Vin and Kaladin. Two battles happen between them, one where Vin only has her 'luck' (Soothing) and Kaladin is just really good with a spear, because that's how they were intorduced.

In the spoilery one, Vin has [HoA]

Spoiler

Access to all 12 known non-god metals at the time, as well as her bronze-granting earring.

And Kaladin has [WaT]

Spoiler

The Surges of Gravitation and Adhesion, a Shardbalde, Shardplate and passive Stormlight enhancements.

And he's really good with a spear.

Any secret abilities that readers don't know about initially won't be part of the non-spoilery battle.

If a different character wins the spoilery and the non-spoilery ones, then a different character progresses to the next round. As a result, it is very likely that there will be 2 champions.

Characters submitted so far:

Spoiler

Mistborn

Vin

Marsh

Sazed

Waxilllium 'Wax' Ladrian

Wayne

Human (the Koloss)

OreSeur

Stormlight

Kaladin

Shallan Davar

Adolin Kholin

Szeth-son-son-Vallano

Jasnah Kholin

Dalinar Kholin

Lift

Other Cosmere

Lightsong

Vasher

Raoden

Dilaf

Captain Crow

Cytoverse

Spensa 'Spin' Nightshade

Reckoners

David Charleston

Megan Tarash

Red Rising (by Pierce Brown)

Darrow O'Lykos

Ragnar Volarus

Founder's Trilogy (by Robert Jackson Bennett)

Gregor Dandalo

Crasedes Magnus

Lightbringer Series (by Brent Weeks)

Gavin Guile

Kip Delauria

Adrasteia Gallaea

Percy Jackson (by Rick Riordan)

Percy Jackson

Wings of Fire (by Tui T. Sutherland)

Glory

Clay

Morrowseer

Kingkiller Chronicles (by Patrick Rothfuss)

Kvothe

Graceling (by Kristin Cashore)

Katsa

Wheel of Time (by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson)

Rand al'Thor

Beowulf (author unknown)

Beowulf

Warhammer 40k (by Richard Priestley)

Titus

Warhammer Fantasy (Can't find a consistent author)

Teclis

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

Jung Heewon

Ya'll can submit more characters; don't worry if it's from something I haven't read. Just include what book/series they're from, non-spoilery powers, and spoilery powers in a spoiler box. If a character doesn't gain any powers and no secret ones are revealed, then spoiler it anyway, because the lack of change can spoil stuff. However, they can't be characters that outright break physics or characters that use 'hacks' (like TLR). Resonances are permitted. I'd also like it if no one broke the first law of thermodynamics (energy cannot be created or destroyed). They don't have to be powerful; I have people like Lightsong in here. Though I will say that characters outside of Sci-fi/Fantasy won't really work well here.

The only rules in the battles are that characters lose when you sever your Connection to the Physical Realm. This is so that highly Invested characters can't just commit suicide and chill in the CR until their opponent fades, but also allows for folks to still use things like Elsecalling. Accessing other dimensions, like the Nowhere, is allowed. I'm also going to say that all characters are motivated to fight, otherwise Spensa would probably win .

The battles will be one-on-one, though I'll have to decide the tournament format based on the number of characters. Winners of battles will be determined by a discussion between anyone who wants to contribute for the non-spoilery battle, and anyone wishing to contribute that has read the relevant books/series for the spoilery ones.

This will start when I deem there are enough characters. 

Edited January 22 by KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren

[Belandrius Ohhmar He/Him]

I summit Percy Jackson, and Harry Potter

[First of the Tide He/him]

Will do these powers when I get home, where the books are.

More Cosmere:

Crow

From Wings of Fire:

Glory

Clay

Morrowseer(This one is interesting)

From Kingkiller:

Kvothe

From Graceling:

Katsa

Why can't I come up with adult books I've read?

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

How unspoilerlery should it get?

[First of the Tide He/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Dokja said:

How unspoilerlery should it get?

I'm thinking like what you know by the end of the chapter where you first hear their name (But ask Quesos)

[ThroughTheLivingIlliterate He/Him]

I submit Rand, though that may be broken.

[First of the Tide He/him]

27 minutes ago, IlliterateDragon said:

I submit Rand, though that may be broken.

Not done with WoT yet, but this feels pretty broken. Rand feels broken by book 2, tbh

unrelated: how much prep/supplies do the characters get? Does Kal get a Spear? if so, does spin get MBOT?

Edited December 12, 2025 by First of the Tide

[FroggerCollectsHats they/them]

I submit Beowulf. (from the old English epic)

[Born of Mist He/Him]

I submit Wax and Wayne (mostly Wayne)

Also Titus from Warhammer 40k

And Teclis from Warhammer fantasy 

[First of the Tide He/him]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Mistborn said:

I submit Wax and Wayne (mostly Wayne)

Also Titus from Warhammer 40k

And Teclis from Warhammer fantasy 

Wax is already there

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

9 hours ago, Ookla the Bell said:

I summit Percy Jackson, and Harry Potter

Alright. I've only read the first Percy Jackson book, and only part of the first Harry Potter book.

8 hours ago, First of the Tide said:

Will do these powers when I get home, where the books are.

More Cosmere:

Crow

From Wings of Fire:

Glory

Clay

Morrowseer(This one is interesting)

From Kingkiller:

Kvothe

From Graceling:

Katsa

Why can't I come up with adult books I've read?

Alright. Crow is the only one I know from here.

8 hours ago, First of the Tide said:

I'm thinking like what you know by the end of the chapter where you first hear their name (But ask Quesos)

This ^

8 hours ago, Ookla the Dokja said:

How unspoilerlery should it get?

If you're thinking ORV, before the first scenario.

 

8 hours ago, IlliterateDragon said:

I submit Rand, though that may be broken.

8 hours ago, First of the Tide said:

Not done with WoT yet, but this feels pretty broken. Rand feels broken by book 2, tbh

unrelated: how much prep/supplies do the characters get? Does Kal get a Spear? if so, does spin get MBOT?

I'm actually about a 100 pages into the first book.

Kal gets a spear, Spin does not get M-Bot. She gets a light-line, because she had that at the start.

6 hours ago, Ookla the Collector said:

I submit Beowulf. (from the old English epic)

Interesting. I'll have to look into it.

2 hours ago, Ookla the Mistborn said:

I submit Wax and Wayne (mostly Wayne)

Also Titus from Warhammer 40k

And Teclis from Warhammer fantasy 

Wax and Wayne are already here

Haven't read the others.

 

I'm adding all of these characters to the list.

Edited December 12, 2025 by Ookla the Tachyon

[Born of Mist He/Him]

51 minutes ago, Ookla the Tachyon said:

Alright. I've only read the first Percy Jackson book, and only part of the first Harry Potter book.

Alright. Crow is the only one I know from here.

This ^

If you're thinking ORV, before the first scenario.

 

I'm actually about a 100 pages into the first book.

Kal gets a spear, Spin does not get M-Bot. She gets a light-line, because she had that at the start.

Interesting. I'll have to look into it.

Wax and Wayne are already here

Haven't read the others.

 

I'm adding all of these characters to the list.

Spoiler

Titus is one of the biggest bad**** in a universe of bad*****

Spoiler

Teclis is one of if not the most powerful elven sorcerer.

 

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Mistborn said:

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Titus is one of the biggest bad**** in a universe of bad*****

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Teclis is one of if not the most powerful elven sorcerer.

 

Alright.

There are 37 characters so far.

[Through the Living Questio he/him]

I submit:

Keras Selyrian from the Vanayaverse

HEY I JUST REALIZED HE BREAKS THE RULES OF MATTER!

 

if you just wanna read what he can do

https://wydds.wiki/info/Taelien_Salaris

Edited December 13, 2025 by Ookla the Southern
i’m dumb

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 hours ago, Ookla the Tachyon said:

If you're thinking ORV, before the first scenario

What if they appear after the first scenario?

What then?

Aren't there characters whose entire existence is a spoiler?

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

8 hours ago, Ookla the Dokja said:

What if they appear after the first scenario?

What then?

Aren't there characters whose entire existence is a spoiler?

Crasedes Magnus is the last case, and I'm thinking of just making him not be part of the non-spoilery one.

If they appear later but aren't spoiling anything, then whatever they're introduced with.

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

I don't think counts as double-posting so

On 12/13/2025 at 1:40 AM, Ookla the Bell said:

I summit Percy Jackson, and Harry Potter

I forgot about this earlier, but Harry breaks Newton's 3rd Law and the First Law of Thermodynamics, so...

I can let Percy slide, his powers are well defined (at least where I'm at), but Newton's 3rd Law is kind of a must, so Harry is out

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

Alright this will start soon

@CoderDrag0n8 and anyone else, your characters?

 

Edit:

I'm on the Great Hunt now, and see why Rand is broken. I was going to say Crasedes probably would win the spoilery one, but now... it would still be a close fight though

Also, for those of you who've finished WoT, would Perrin be good to add?

Edited January 21 by KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

On 12/13/2025 at 2:12 AM, KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren said:

Crasedes Magnus is the last case, and I'm thinking of just making him not be part of the non-spoilery one.

If they appear later but aren't spoiling anything, then whatever they're introduced with.

Ok ok ok ok

Jung Heewon

Spoiler

Please let her have Judge of Evil, please.

uh @SpiritOfWrath @mippo @Mistfallen Soldier help me out here

[Myst He/Him]

25 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Ok ok ok ok

Jung Heewon

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Please let her have Judge of Evil, please.

uh @SpiritOfWrath @mippo @Mistfallen Soldier help me out here

What worldline? 41st?

Edit: Spoilers for pretty much everyone except Coder

Spoiler

But Judge of Monsters is so much better, the activation is easier to get, and you just have to justify the person being a monster, which can include those that aren’t evil. Plus, it’s probably not allowed, but incite.

 

Edited January 22 by Mistfallen Soldier

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

21 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Ok ok ok ok

Jung Heewon

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Please let her have Judge of Evil, please.

uh @SpiritOfWrath @mippo @Mistfallen Soldier help me out here

So

Is their existence spoilery?

[Myst He/Him]

32 minutes ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren said:

So

Is their existence spoilery?

That depends on which one we’re talking about

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Mistfallen Soldier said:

That depends on which one we’re talking about

Wait there's two

[Myst He/Him]

22 minutes ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren said:

Wait there's two

I think this goes with what you know, since you’re 15 chapters in. He’s on the third regression, that makes three

Edited January 22 by Mistfallen Soldier

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

5 minutes ago, Mistfallen Soldier said:

I think this goes with what you know, since you’re 15 chapters in. He’s on the third regression, that makes three

Regression?

Is this one person or three?