ROUND 1 is CLOSED, Long Live Round 2......but not Too Long. Which of these next 16 combatants will advance to Round 3, and which shall fall in DEATH? As always, that is Up To YOU.

So without further adieu, I give you your next SHW battle in:


Micheal Caine (Bewitched, Austin Powers In Goldmember, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, Jekyll & Hyde, Without A Clue, Batman Begins)


VS.


Alan Rickman (Dogma, Harry Potter Series, Rasputin, Die Hard, Galaxy Quest)


And our Randomly Chosen Arena for this Event:

Wonka Factory (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) - A place of wonder, each room slightly more visually stunning then the last. This chocolate factory is the place that children dream of. Although all workers have been cleared for the fight, the place is still producing candy, proving that this factory may be entirely self-sufficient. Rooms include manufacturing rooms with heavy machinery, giant rooms where candy and nuts are sorted, special testing rooms for new products and rooms made entirely of candy. All these are connected by a chocolate river that runs through the whole factory.

Id like to take a second to thank Magnito for his many amazing terrains during this SHW TOC, Grinner for creating these randomly generated match ups and Lurker for allowing me to peak in on these TOCs during my working day. Thanks guys.

Which of these combatants will be the next to move to Round 3, and which will be the first to Fall? As always, that is entirely up to YOU.

Thanks all, and lets hope this is the first of many cool matches in this series of TOCs.


Poring's Actors SHW TOC Results:


ROUND 1

Christopher Reeve vs. Bruce Spence : Christopher Reeve (10 - 0)
Terrence Stamp vs. Richard Harris: Terrence Stamp (5 - 3)
Frank Langella vs. Ian McKellen: Ian McKellen (9 - 0)
Gabriel Byrne vs. Robert Englund: Gabriel Byrne (6 - 1)
Gary Oldman vs. Alan Rickman: Alan Rickman (7 - 3)
Eric Bana vs. Hugo Weaving: Hugo Weaving (11 - 4)
Jim Carrey vs. Michael Caine: Michael Caine (7 - 6)
Al Pacino vs. Ian McDiarmid: Ian McDiarmid (6 - 5)
Patrick Stewart vs. Paul Freeman: Patrick Stewart (4 - 1)
Viggo Mortensen vs. Christopher Lee: Viggo Mortensen (6 - 1)
Tim Curry vs. Christopher Walken: Tim Curry (5 - 0)
Julian McMahon vs. David Warner: David Warner (6 - 0)
Keanu Reeves vs. Michael Keaton: Keanu Reeves (6 - 0)
Samuel L. Jackson vs. Max Von Sydow: Max Von Sydow (6 - 2)
Kurt Russell vs. David Bowie: David Bowie (6 - 2)
Tilda Swinton vs. Alan Cumming: Tilda Swinton (5 - 3)

ROUND 2

Alan Rickman vs. Michael Caine: ??????

Well, these are mainly two magicians. One has the say things and wave a wand, the other doesn't.

Vote: Micheal Caine. Even if his magic was the same power level as Alan's, he has to do less for his magic to work, giving Caine the edge.

The Metatron does not wave a wand, nor say spells to do his tricks, so neither of them really have to do that.

I really like both of these actors, both play very good character roles in films.


While I hate to vote against one or the other, I vote for Caine. He has a larger repretoire of military and combat roles in his film career. Making me think he'll win out just a little bit more often in the end.

While I agree that Caines roles are more combat oriented overall, I have to believe that Metatron (a Very High End Angel who routinely speaks with GOD), is more powerful than even a Lord of Witches (Caines SHW level character from Bewtiched). Metatron didnt need a wand or even to gesture to do things, and at what I believe to be a higher power level than Caines witch, I think that should offset the combat skill balance that Caine may receive. Metatron is one of the few beings (and Rickman one of the few Actors here) that I feel can stand toe to toe with The Devil (Satan, Lucifer, Evil, etc.) characters we have, and again, that to me says more than a high level Warlock. Not an easy decision, and a close one thanks to Caines assortment of other roles, but in the end I think Rickman will take it more than not.

My Vote - Alan Rickman

Gotta agree with DTM here - Metatron trumps Nigel for power, and the combination of Snape & Metatron is going to trump Caine's roles for magical combat experience. Considering that this will be almost completely a magic battle Rickman's magical backgrounds will come to bear more than Caine's military backgrounds.

By Grapthar's Hammer, Alan Rickman shall advance!

Ahh, I stand corrected. I was just thinking of Snape's needs for his powers to work, and forgot all about Rickman's other roles.

Now that I've remembered Rickman's other roles and the powers they bring, I'll switch my vote over to Rickman. If what you guys say is true about that Metatron guy, I think that he can overpower Caine's magical abilities.

New vote: Alan Rickman

Imgoing with Rickman too. His magic seemed to be very similar to Cains (The, I do what I want when I want kinda deal). Plus, Snape is a master magic dueler. He is very good at magic battles, now take away his need for a wand and words, and we have a tough competator. It should trump Cains abilities. My vote...
ALAN RICKMAN

Alan Rickman - 4 votes
Michael Caine - 1 vote

I'm with the crowd on this. A human lifetime of magical combat experience with the bonus of angelic fast-casting makes Rickman one of the combatants to beat in this TOC. Alan Rickman to advance.

You know almost everytime I see Metranon I think to mysefl when did Rickman ever play the leader of teh Decepticons and go whoops. But God's right hand veversus a witch even a superpowerful one is really no contest.

I'll punch in another vote for Alan Rickman. Haven't seen Bewitched, haven't seen Dogma, so I'm going strictly by what's been said there about these two guys' supernatural roles... But it seems that Metatron is just too much even for a Bewitched character.