fictional_fans | FANDOM BRACKETS: Round 3

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I closed the polls on the hour exactly because several of the races were still very close. Avatar: The Last Airbender has defeated Good Omens by 1 vote exactly, and Original Work beats OFMD by 3.

I guess all polls going forward will close at 12 PM EDT exactly to remove the temptation for me to close them at an auspicious moment.

So here is Round 3, the last sixteen fandoms, the Octo-Finals! You can tell I'm getting a little punchy with the descriptions!

Poll #27290 Fandom Brackets: Round 3

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Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 142

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Actually I think DC is the only major comics publisher that's never had the Star Wars license. Huh.

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DC Universes
34 (26.8%)

Star Wars
93 (73.2%)

Anyone can become the greatest bard in a generation, with the right inspiration.

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The Witcher
59 (49.6%)

Original Work
60 (50.4%)

It's not a Christ allegory, I swear

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The X-Files
28 (21.9%)

Lord of the Rings
100 (78.1%)

Professor Moriarty may only appear once or twice in canon, but he makes a big impression!

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Star Trek
94 (69.6%)

Sherlock Holmes
41 (30.4%)

Sail the air currents on your glider.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender
85 (73.3%)

Legend of Zelda
31 (26.7%)

It's a small world, after all

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Doctor Who
93 (71.0%)

Disney/Pixar
38 (29.0%)

Have some 80s pop culture nostalgia!

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Stranger Things
33 (29.5%)

She-Ra
79 (70.5%)

So many beloved old stories appear here.

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Yuletide
114 (87.0%)

Once Upon A Time
17 (13.0%)

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From:

lannamichaels

She-Ra has defeated Les Mis so I suppose by law of conquering, I must vote for it in this round. (Also I know slightly more about it than Stranger Things, of which all I know is there a character called Eleven, because all fandoms must have a confusing character name overlap, sure, but it's usually not a number)

From:

melannen

I am still voting against Stranger Things just because of my irrational irritation at its merch.

From:

satsuma

An extremely valid reason to vote against a fandom!

From:

satsuma

Looks like Witcher v Original Fiction is the only close race at the moment — everything else is surprisingly decisive!

In the interest of tipping the scales: what’s everyone’s favorite original fiction fics? Recently I’ve been enjoying the Shivadhverse series by

copperbadge which is a collection of light hearted romance novels set in a fictional European micronation.

From:

lannamichaels

*crashes through the wall like the kool-aid man, wearing a hockey sweater and goalie helmet*

HAVE YOU READ

Superstition_hockey?

ALSO, TWO MORE:

Mirror City (70000 words) by nirejseki
Chapters: 11/11
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Group: Spirit of the city/Its favorite human - Relationship, Seir Astikai/Jan Tarlo
Additional Tags: Mystery/Procedural, Worldbuilding, Political Intrigue, Eastern European Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Golems, Age Difference, Mentor/Protégé, Pining, Assassins & Hitmen, Found Family, Period Typical Attitudes Towards Race and Religion, Mentions of Race and Religious Violence
Summary:

Murder gets treated relatively lightly in Volyne, but that's only to be expected given that it shares it's borders with Mirror City - which is just as often called Murder City, home of the country's finest assassins, where each and every mirror can be used to scry into someone's life in order to figure out how best to kill them.

But when a woman's dead body is found in just the right place to cause a riot that will draw in his friends, Jan Tarlo - who swore years ago to stop making bad decisions, or indeed any decisions whatsoever - gets drawn into a web of political intrigue that forces him further and further back into his past.

Back to Mirror City.

The Fox's Grief (38617 words) by nirejseki
Chapters: 9/9
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Beautiful Detective With Peerless Martial Arts/Frail Secret Spymaster He‘s Trying To Seduce, Lin Ronghu/Jing Fengchu
Additional Tags: Mystery/Procedural, vaguely ancient China, Secret Identity, Politics, Age Difference, Royalty, Murder, Bureaucracy, Asthma, Rescue
Summary:

No one in their right mind would ever seriously try to woo Lin Ronghu, the Emperor's infamously ruthless (if unofficial) spymaster.

Not that that's stopped the local legend, a (self-described) beautiful detective with peerless martial arts. His crush is a major inconvenience - at least until there's a murder that puts Lin Ronghu's most hated political nemesis straight in the frame. Since Lin Ronghu can't believe that anyone would be that stupid, he decides that maybe having a private detective around might be good for something after all...

From:

melannen

My absolute favorite ever, it's about a grumpy old man who became a supervillain after he retired because he was bored, tracking down an old enemy who has suddenly disappeared from the superhero scene, and then coming to some new conclusions about why he cares so much. (also make sure you read the fanfic sequel.)

His Greatest Adversary Yet (15418 words) by architeuthis
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Original Male Character/Original Male Character, Retired Male Superhero/Male Supervillain Who Keeps Seeking Him Out Because He Misses Him
Additional Tags: Superheroes, Supervillains, Villain Protagonist, The Smallest Indivisible Unit of Identity Porn, Worldbuilding, Cosmic Wonder, Comic Book Science, Sexuality Crisis, Presumed Dead
Summary:

Doctor Nowhere doesn't do the nemesis thing. But the Blue Beacon hasn't been seen in a while, and the more he learns about why, the more it haunts him.

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lizardjay

I've read a whole lot that I've liked but here are two from my bookmarks:

Foxfire (26637 words) by Daegaer
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: World-Weary Samurai/Exasperated Tea Shop Owner Who Always Tends To Her Injuries
Characters: World-Weary Samurai, Exasperated Tea Shop Owner Who Always Tends To Her Injuries, Tea Shop Owner's Daughter, Tea Shop Owner's Son, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s), Original Non-Human Character(s)
Additional Tags: Samurai, War, Minor Injuries, Serious Injuries, Japanese Mythology & Folklore, Buddhist Character, Nuns, Miscarriage, Swords, Friendship, Love, Crossdressing, Revenge, Brief non-explicit referenced suicide of off-screen characters, Japanese Mythological Beings
Summary:

Two years after both her lord and her father have been killed, Akai Chiyo must rebuild her life for the second time. Raised by her father as a warrior, she has failed at being a good wife. With the friendship of the teahouse proprietor Yuwa, who cared for her at one of her lowest points, she aims to live a samurai's life once more.

Operation: Boyfriend (8159 words) by Kiraly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Original Male Character/Original Male Character
Characters: Original Male Character(s), Original Non-Binary Character
Additional Tags: Superheroes, Supervillains, Hurt/Comfort, Amnesia, Fake/Pretend Relationship, Enemies to Lovers
Summary:

A supervillain puts his nemesis in the hospital. When he goes to visit, he discovers that a bout of amnesia has convinced his enemy they're actually boyfriends. It's the perfect opportunity for an evil plot, right? That's the excuse he gives his henchpeople, anyway.