CCC #3 Voting Thread

Hmmm, I may avoid any future contests where I have to make a choice personally. It's not easy! Not only do I have to consider what pictures I would most like to see but I also cannot help but worry about hurt feeling a bit. Much simpler to leave it all up to chance...

I debated a bit with myself on whether or not to explain why I didn't choose those I left out. It was never because the characters weren't cool or that I didn't think thy could make a good scene... All were cool and had lots of artistic potential. So I had to make decisions on other factors... Some probably more fair than others. To be honest, the more active posters in this forum probably got a little extra consideration. These contests are meant to reward those who make reading this forum interesting thus I don't think that is totally unfair. Though I tried not to let that exclude anyone outright and I hope the "less known" entrants stick around the forums and enter if/WHEN I do another contest...

Screw it. I'll be a bit specific why some entrants didn't get chosen. Hopefully they can understand my thoughts and if they don't agree then I'm sorry but I had to choose somehow...

Psygon - I really like your entry but I couldn't help but think it would come off more cartoony than I was going for here. One of my future contests may just have to be on the more amusing side just so maybe we can get this one done eventually (by the by, I don't know if I ever posted in your thread but I do enjoy seeing the cutes!)

Thor's Assassin - Thor's_Assassin: Thor's Assassin & Daybreaker Alpha... I think this would make a good two heroes against all comers kind of pic... To be honest, you got cut out at the very last minute. I love the idea of the pic and was going to include it but I was limiting it to 6 and had 7 entries. I decided another reason I was doing these contests was to maybe bring art to those who may not have it yet and that became a deciding factor I hope you understand and I promise not to hold your collection against you next time.

Oathbound - I specially liked you're second suggestion with Oathy being kind of transparent and protecting Fenian even though she didn't know he was there... I can't give a good reason why you didn't make the cut Maybe subconsciously there just being a link to the pic instead of in the post made it stand out less? (Honestly didn't notice that there was a link until I started the judging...) Wish I had a real (or better) reason to give.

Bubbawheat - Part of the reason you didn't make the cut is that I like some of your other Matchstick toons better than this one... Not sure if that's fair, since I don't know everyone elses toons, but I was hoping you'd do a second entry with one of my more favorite ones before the deadline... Throw in the fact you won another of my contests and I'm afraid I found it a bit too easy to cut ya. Sorry.

Dark Shade - Your first entry didn't describe the scene betwen the two of them at all and the second only had the sig toons as reference (and no actual choice between 2...) It's a shame you were too busy to fully fill out the entry as I like the look of Spinette and I think I could have gotten into Tormentia battling Alpha. Unfortunately the lack of complete entry made it a bit too easy to exclude you from the final. Hopefully you'll be around for net time

Again, maybe the reasons aren't exactly fair... They're definitely biased to my personal tastes (which is unavoidable) and I'm still not sure if I'd be better off leavng out the explanations or not... But at the end I had to make a decision and faced with so many cool possibilities I had to decide somehow. Again, sorry if any feelings are hurt...

Ok, enough bad news... Let's list the finalists (and which of their entries made it) and then explain the voting...

Finalists:

VexXxa: VexXxa & Caemgen... Would have to modify the scene a bit, Caemgen's a hero and wouldn't be fighting Statesman, but I think the red with wings could match up well with the pink with wings



Suggested Scene: Well I must say that Caemgen and VexXxa would work together quite well fighting side by side against Statesman and Sister Psyche! I can just see VexXxa almost having Statesman down when Caemgen sneaks in a KS with a wink and smile at VeX. Such a rascal, that Caemgen!


Pyro_Nympho: Natrix & Fenian Girl... A bit of a cat fight with looks of potential naughtiness to come are always fun to see



Suggested Scene: I see Natrix paired with Fenian Girl, struggling to gain dominace over the other, while exchanging spankings...both of their little bottoms are glowing red, but they're both enjoying the battle, grinning, and coming ever so close to kissing.

Calash: Ocularu & Caemgen... hovering mid-air... both readying a strike against the other. Could be a very cool pic.



Suggested Scene: Ocularu and Caemgen in the air over some buildings, say Kings Row for background. Mistrust in each of there eyes the charge to strike. Ocularu has a fist of dark lighting and is swinging as Caemgen is countering with his own attack.

PeteyCat: Hex Sign & Fenian Girl... Two magic girls battling? What's not to love?



Suggested Scene: The middle of a fight somewhere over Paragon, say Steel Canyon or Talos. Hex, whose magic comes entirely from spells and symbols she's learned, throwing out everything she can think of to avoid being overpowered by Fenian Girl's more "natural" magic.

EnnVee: Trinity Jaded & Caemgen... Hero protecting hero is always a powerful piece... Throw in one looks like a demon and the other an angel and I very much like the concept...



Suggested Scene: I would love to see Trinity Jaded placed with Caemgen. The scene is nearing the end of an intense battle Trinity is laying on the ground with an injured wing, Caemgen is standing over her, slightly bent down, with his hand on her shoulder and his wings spread wide to protect them both from falling debris.

Jophiel: Lounge Crooner & Fenian Girl... This has hilarious potential. The sleezeball hitting on the young hottie... Her expression saying "Get me the hell out of here!" but her being to sweet to actually say it out loud... Heh.



Suggested Scene: FenianGirl should be at Pocket D, getting hit upon by the Lounge Crooner


Hmph. Just noticed I didn't include one choice using Daybreaker Alpha... *shrug* Guess he'll have to star next time...

Voting Rules:

You CANNOT vote for your own entry.

Everyone gets two votes. The two cannot be used for the same entry twice. The first votes will be tallied seperate from the second. This is to make sure that the first and second most popular choices get picked rather than the first winning and second being passed over because it was everyones second choice but nobodies first...

Anyone can vote whether entered in the contest, a regular on the forum, or just a casual passer by.

Foo's votes count double - He has to do the art after all

I'll break any ties... But lets hope it doesn't come to that. My choices were hard enough already...

Voting will close some time Friday... Depending when I get to it.

I ask that everyone vote for the two they think would make the best scene and not make this a populaity contest...

I don't get a vote unless it ends in the previously stated tie... I'll be bound to whatever the masses decide

And that's about all I can think of... Remember, vote twice (list as first and second please... And in the same post.) Good luck to all and thanks for entering and/or voting

Jeez, hard choice is hard, and pre-congratulations to whoever wins! This is a cool idea, and all these scenes look cool in my head.


All right, if I have to pick, I'll vote for...

1. VexXxa and Caemgen

and

2. The Lounge Crooner and Fenian Girl

(1) EnnVee
(2) Calash

Voting time

1 -VexXxa & Caemgen

2 - Lounge Crooner & Fenian Girl

I can only vote for Jophiel's Lounge Crooner. I happen to know how fun this character is to work on, so want Foo to be blessed with him =)

Don't count it if you don't want to, but that's my opinion!

Hex Sign & Fenian Girl as my first pick

VexXxa & Caemgen as my second pick

Vote #1: Trinity Jaded

Vote #2: Lounge Crooner

1. Trinity Jaded and Caemgen
2. Hex Sign and Fenian Girl






*Edited due to use of global name rather than the character name*
Woops!

It's cute that you're laying out all these scenes and stuff when I'm just gonna draw your dudes getting stepped on by a Zeus mech.

1 - Lounge Crooner & Fenian Girl

2 - VexXxa & Caemgen

1 - Pyro

2 - EnnVee

@Oathbound & @Oathbound Too

1. EnnVee

2. PeteyCat

First Pick: EnVee

Second Pick: Jophiel

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Finalists:

"VexXxa: VexXxa & Caemgen... Would have to modify the scene a bit, Caemgen's a hero and wouldn't be fighting Statesman, but I think the red with wings could match up well with the pink with wings."

OOPS!! VexXxa put her seductress spell on Caemgen which is why he WOULD fight Statesman!