Monday, July 30, 2007

(4) Stacy vs. (5) Trevor


Fellurx won yesterday's first round match in the Congressional region against Lisa, by taking 83% of the votes.
A tough first round match in the Congressional region, between the four seed Stacy and the five seed Trevor, takes place now. Stacy in the previous survives an epic eight page fight with Haxll, who's element is fire. Her long purple poisonous nails were not enough to overcome him because he spared her life (for reasons that will be discussed later). She is the head of TBLL and will a have a mysterious role in CTO. Trevor a Blue Ti, who enjoys to tell stories, provides a lot of comic relief to the series. He tells tall tales about his old tennis coach from William and Mary. Trevor is also a superb fighter and a good friend. His lighthearted and competitive nature provide smiles to several people (and who can forget his extreme punishments such as running 500 laps around the stadium). Trevor in the second book will play a smaller role, which is why is got slighted (a worse seed than he deserved) in this tournament. Both characters have a lot of now qualities, but it will ultimately come down to who you think is more popular, since they are probably equal in strength. This decision, if I had to decide, would be a coin toss..... tails.... Trevor.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

(1) Fellurx vs. (8) Lisa


The opening first round matchup of Who's Now is between the one seed Fellurx and the eight seed Lisa. Fellurx, or the Cloaked Schemer, was, in Fire and Ice, the main villian. He tricked Andrew into killing Haxll in order to obtain his ring. He also seems to be closely connected to the leader because he is acting directly on his orders. He wears a grey ring and has "unique" eyes. He claims and is supported by the leader to have never lost a battle- well we'll see if this is true by the end of CTO (cursed twilight omens). Fellurx will be a major character in this book. Internationally Fellurx is the most popular character. On the other side Lisa makes her first cameo early in CTO. She is the secrectary behind the desk at the natatorium, but there is more to her character than meets the eye because she provides alot of plot twists. Ultimately, if I was to vote, I would be for Fellurx. I think this was one of the easier decisions in this bracket.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Who's Now


Starting Sunday, I will be beginning a 32 character bracket-style tournament, inspired by Alex Russenburg, Michael Finnly, Ellen Steines, and of course ESPN, to find out who really is the most 'Now' character in the XCO series. The series so far includes Fire and Ice, and The Cursed Twilight Omens. Since I never posted Fire and Ice, I will reveal a little bit of background about both characters before the polls that day open. The definition (to me) of 'Now' is who is best fighter, and ultimately the most popular character. The bracket is made so let the fun begin.....




Congressional Region

(1) Fellurx vs. (8) Lisa

(4) Stacy vs. (5) Trevor

(3) Ivan vs. (6) John

(2) Rhynex vs. (7) Thomas




Kenwood Region

(1) James vs. (8) Empress Chang

(4) Beckrex vs. (5) Lixenol
(3) Caroline vs. (6) Ellen

(2) The Assassin vs. (7) Jeremy



Columbia Region

(1) Haxll vs. (8) Lee

(4) David vs. (5) Dan

(3) Yurra vs. (6) Phixilp

(2) Deidara vs. (7) Lucas



Chevy Chase Region

(1) Andrew vs. (8) Ian

(4) Ximek vs. (5) Mairin

(3) Steve vs. (6) Liz

(2) Xariley vs. (7) Santixeds