Abob Teff

Venturing over to the world of Spider-Man ...

wishbone earns -5 for


ivelostr2 went a bit off the beaten path with -5 points for Doc Ock's wife, Rose


fumanstan stuck with the villainous side with Harry Osbourn (-5)


Finally, I'm amazed this wasn't matched, but A-aron get Gwen Stacy all to himself for -5.

Abob Teff

Hmmm .... fact checking .... fact checking ....

Super X

I'm pretty sure he was alive and kicking in his last scene with no suggestion that he'd be dying.

fumanstan

Woohoo

Abob Teff

There is no hint that Ozymandias dies.

Sorry DaveNinja ... gonna' need those points back. Wrong answer penalty will be applied after the reveals are done.

Abob Teff

Jumping over to the Batman universe ...

brainee took the nine lives of Selina Kyle for -5


Mr. Flix went for her former employer, Mac Schreck for -5


sleepyhead55 went more modern with a timeless villain, Ras A Gul (-5)


screwadu stayed classic though, with the Joker (-5)


Finally ... a controversial answer. majorjoe23 went with the Joker's buddy Detective Eckhart. Initialyy I was going to rule this wrong as too insignificant, but then I felt sorry for everybody after that last question. Pity -5 for you majorjoe.

majorjoe23

But he was Porkins! And he's got quite a bit of screen time in Batman. I'd say more than Mrs. Ock in SM2.

Decker

If the character has a name, some lines of dialog and could concievably be mentioned in a full plot synopsis, I'd consider them "significant" enough to count.

Count Dooku

She was not significant either. Abob is handing out gifts.

Count Dooku

This is from the SM2 wikipedia plot synopsis:

In a demonstration, a power spike causes the fusion reactor to destabilize. Octavius refuses to shut down the reactor, which goes critical, killing his wife and damaging his robotic arms; in the process, the inhibitor chip controlling the arms is rendered useless.

The only mention of the character, and not even by name.

Eckhart fares a little better:

With the help of corrupt police lieutenant Max Eckhardt (William Hootkins), Grissom sets up Napier to be murdered during a raid at the Axis Chemicals plant. During the ensuing shootout, Napier kills Eckhardt, after which Batman suddenly appears. The two struggle, and Napier is accidentally knocked into a vat of chemical waste.

Abob Teff

The rest of the answers ...

Obi-Wan Jabroni -- Storm


hasslein -- Nick Nolte as David Banner in The Hulk


Decker -- John Wraith/Kestrel from X-Men Origins: Wolverine


david777 -- The Wasp


Count Dooku -- Elektra


cnicholls44 -- Quicksilver


Oh yeah, wrong one ...

Decker

I agree with you Count D. The question is worded in such a way that your answer is defensible.

Abob Teff

Thank goodness 4 and 5 are behind us ... who the hell writes these questions anyway?

Scoring summary for question 5:


Standings after 5:
Count Dooku -86
brainee -78
Crocker Jarmen -78
ivelostr2 -77
majorjoe23 -77
Kal-El -69
Super X -68
fumanstan -63
Shannon Nutt -62
Obi-Wan Jabroni -61
davidh777 -60
Lord Zarak -60
Screwadu -60
Decker -59
cnicholls44 -58
A-aron -57
sleepyhead55 -49
DaveNinja -47
hasslein -47
wishbone -46
Mr. Flix -33
GhostLee -11


Sorry to do this guys, but I need to take a break again. I'll get a few more posted in a bit ...

Mr. Flix

I think it's arguable that Selina Kyle didn't die in Batman Returns. She's alive and well right before the credits roll. Sure, lip-service is given to her giving up some of her "nine lives," but there's no indication she actually had supernatural powers in the movie. Don't hate me, brainee, I'm just sayin'...

davidh777

I was trying to decide among Uncle Ben, the Wasp, and Bucky Barnes. Glad I didn't go with Ben, my first instinct.

brainee

The question says died or "died". Abob was pretty much inviting answers where characters didn't really die but it looks like they did.

Count Dooku

Hey, I picked the female lead from my movie, and a character who was not a villain.

Count Dooku

After Uncle Ben, I was thinking of Superman, but figured it was so recent that it would match.

fumanstan

I was going to complain about the Wasp answer, but this basically accounts for that too.

majorjoe23

She did survive several point blank gun shots with no ill effects, as well as an electrical shock that turned the other recipient into a charred compose. I'd say that is at least close to something supernatural.

Decker

There must be over a hundred acceptable answers to that question.

davidh777

Yeah. Sucks to match that one.

Abob Teff

Christmas in July!


That was actually my intent with this question. I should have re-written it in a way to emphasize that aspect -- characters who "died" but are not dead. I got hung up on the "significant" wording and lost sight of what I intended. I was surprised so many people went for the literal interpretation. Oh well, I'll tuck that one away for another day ...

hasslein

I thought about Storm and Lois Lane, but thought they'd be ruled as incorrect because they didn't really die...

Decker

Are there any insignificant characters who "died" but weren't really dead?

"Oh my god, this innocent bystander has been killed!.....No wait, he's just badly injured. He'll pull through!"