Second Annual Sanderson Tournament

[Stick. she/her]

I haven't read Emperor's Soul yet soo...Adolin. Even if I had read the Emperor's Soul, I doubt my vote would be any different   

[WayneSpren he/him]

5 hours ago, Patar said:

And Jasnah pulls of the win by one vote!

Up next stood a soldier, clad in a radiant Blue Shardplate, Shardblade in hand. Adolin Kholin. His opponent was Shai, one of the greatest forgers from the planet Sel. 

Adolin. I love Shai, but...Adolin. He's amazing, and his relationship with Shallan is very ship-worthy.

Also, it's one of my long standing predictions that Adolin will fight Kaladin in SL 5, the strongest Shardbearer vs the most powerful Surgebinder.

So there's that.

(Though there have been threads that say Shallan will have the strongest powers, I don't think she's likely to fight Adolin) 

Edited October 1, 2016 by WayneSpren

[Toaster Retribution he/him]

Adolin. Have not read Emperors Soul, but I doubt Shai would beat him for me. I love his character, his coolness, insecurities, and relationships. He is awesome, and there is no denying it.

[kenod]

Shai, I normally go by combat capability, but I just really like Shai and Forgery.

[Elenion he/him]

Adolin. His swordsmanship is just boss, and I can think of one scene in particular that had my heart pounding with excitement. (Will not elaborate due to spoilers).

[StormyQueen she/her]

Shai. I really like her powers and how she uses them in such masterful ways. Her soul stamps were really cool, and I found her get out an interesting situation. Plus, I liked reading about Shai's attitudes towards forgery, and Adolin, while cool, never really stood out to me as a character to me.

[Patar he/him]

And Adolin Kholin is victorious!

Up next is Szeth, the Assassin in White, against Susebron, the God King of Hallandren. 

[Toaster Retribution he/him]

Szeth. Never liked Susebron. Question is who would take it in a fight? I´d be willing to go with Szeth there as well. Blade + healing + lashing feels like it culd beat Susebrons walking wardrobe.

[Elenion he/him]

Szeth is just a beast in combat, considering that (WoR spoilers)

Spoiler

He's now got Skybreaker powers, which includes the Surge of Division. He's also no longer limited by his considering of himself as Truthless.

[Eccentric Hero he/him]

Szeth gave me the feels.

Spoiler

Susebron is a nice guy but Szeth had a more moving character.

Also, Szeth is more experience in combat.

Edited October 2, 2016 by Eccentric Hero

[Elenion he/him]

Ladies and gentlemen, the Szeth bandwagon is now loading at gate C4. All passengers are welcome. 

[Stick. she/her]

Szeth. I mean, Susebron is okay and all, but Szeth is way cooler. Plus I'm positively sure he'll win a fight against Suseborn 

Spoiler

even if he does have his tongue back

 

[Turbonator]

Szeth. I'm not sure what would happen if he tried to lash Awakened clothes, but he now has

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Nightblood

so that doesn't really matter. As long as he doesn't run out of Stormlight.

Edited October 2, 2016 by Turbonator

[WayneSpren he/him]

I never liked Szeth as much as Shallan or Kal, but he's so powerful that I say he wins here.

[asterion137 he/him]

current Szeth is 

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powerless and only has nightblood so he won't be fast enough to dodge or cut all of susebron's ribbons before one of them clubs him or breaks his arm. He still has human durability after all.

Susebron for the win

Edited October 3, 2016 by asterion137

[Cartographer7]

Susebron, all the way.

Spoiler

 

Instinctive Awakening by voice alone is stupid powerful, and his perfect Life Sense will ensure that  Szeth will never manage to sneak up on him.

Even if we limit the God King to using sheets and tapestries, Szeth will never manage, before his stormlight runs out, to sever enough sheets to close with the God King. If he goes in before then, he'll just get grappled by like 10 of them, and then the fight's over. And that's all without Seb having access to better things to Awaken.

50,000 breaths is a lot of power.

 

All hail the God King of Hallandren.

[Patar he/him]

And Szeth, Truthless of Shinovar, the Assassin in White, reigns supreme! 

Up next is Syl, an honorspren, against Dalinar, the Blackthorn!

 

[Elenion he/him]

This one's a little tougher for me, but I'm going to have to go with Dalinar because (WoR spoilers)

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Syl's the only reason that Kaladin got his Windrunner powers, but I thought Dalinar was a more-compelling character given his inner struggles between Blackthorn!Dalinar and Politician!Dalinar.

Also, a battle between Syl/Dalinar would be no contest.

[asterion137 he/him]

 Dalinar, his character was better

[Stick. she/her]

How do you even fight a spren  ? But Dalinar anyways. Because he's the Blackthorn and awesome.

[Toaster Retribution he/him]

Dalinar. Syl is irritating sometimes, while Dalinar is a great character.

[Elenion he/him]

And here I was thinking this would be a close contest...

[StormyQueen she/her]

I'll go Syl because she was interesting to read about as she wasn't human. Plus, I'm really interested in the Spren culture and the politics in their world (I believe that honourspren are involved in that). I do love Dalinar dearly, but I'm not letting Syl go down in a complete knockout.

[Eccentric Hero he/him]

Syl is a god. At least a little part of one. You have permission to bow now.

She is a spren, which makes her interesting because she is pure investiture. Dalinar is a great character, but Syl is also good and you can't kill a spren.

"You're the strange ones. Break a rock, and it's still there. Break a spren, and she's still there. Sort of. Break a person, and something leaves. Something changes. What's left is just meat. You're weird."

Dalinar's greatest mistake was getting drunk, while Syl has openly defied the Almighty.

[WayneSpren he/him]

Syl knows things. She brings Kaladin back from attempted suicide. She's funny. I like her.