@Venomous:
Indeed, and huon is doing a very admirable job for hannyabal's corner.
Thanks! :)
@Venomous:
Indeed, and huon is doing a very admirable job for hannyabal's corner.
Thanks! :)
Come on, folks! Keep voting for Hannyabal!
He's a great character; funny most of the time, but when shit hits the fan he can get really serious and he knows his duties and where his loyalties lie. He really stands for something and tries to create a better world by doing the right thing. He wields a badass weapon and he's also a very skilled fighter (although not at the level of Luffy, but he's certainly a lot stronger than most people). He has an awesome design/appearance too, and I could probably go one like this for a while.
I, for one, really enjoyed his involvement in the story. His funny moments were funny, his epic moments were epic. I really sympathized with him when he tried to stop Luffy and delivered his speech about making the world a safer place, I laughed with him when he made fun of Magellan and tried to get his position and I loved it that when the situation really called for it he supported Magellan with the best of his abilities (and we know that even Magellan himself respects Hannyabal since he stated that he (Hannyabal) was the only one worthy to succeed him (Magellan) in his position as warden).
Hannyabal took attack after attack from Luffy, but time after time he stood up again and he wouldn't give up until the very end. And neither will I!
Come on! Let's make this happen! Vote for HANNYABAL!
Let's all support One Piece's very own olympic hero!
He'll be competing in the discipline known as Hannyaball and, ambitious as he is, he has a very good chance of winning gold!
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Magellan wants you all to vote for Hannyabal! :)
Hey folks! Here's a fun fact!
Hannya is a phonetic rendering of the Sanskrit word prajna which can be translated as "real wisdom". Now I'd say it'd be really wise as well to vote for _Hannya_bal! ;)
I bet Andy Warhol would vote for Hannyabal!
Hey guys, have some more cute Hannyabal pics :D
Ok, I think I've had them all now, so here it is… the moment you've all been waiting for (probably not :P)!
... All of The Many Faces Of Hannyabal together at last!
"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" Vote for Gandalf!
Guess what? there are still more of The Many Faces Of Hannyabal! :D
Now don't make that poor guy cry… vote for him and he'll be happy! ^^
(Another quote from Livy, just 'cause they're fun and they fit this match so well:)
From the day when he was proclaimed commander in chief, he seemed to regard
Punk Hazard as his assigned field of action, and war with Monet as a duty imposed
upon him.
So, I was looking on Youtube for something I could use, and here's an interesting video I found. It's not necessarily meant as a campaign, but it's just something cool that I'd like to share anyway. Enjoy :)
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In the meantime, here's another one of _The Many Faces Of Hannyabal!
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"YOU SHALL NOT PASS! For a Brighter Future for the common man! Unprecedented intruder, Straw Hat! (…) How dare you... your only accomplishment is reaching infamy in the outside world... as a pirate, and now as a rebel! You will save your brother? That is very touching coming from someone like you! Common people lose their loved ones day after day and are so terrified that they cannot sleep. Just because men like you are out at sea! This is the fortress of hell, built for the sole purpose of locking up villains so that even the frailest can feel safe out there! If it were to collapse, this world would become one ruled by fear! I will not let you take a single step further!"
He was right and you all know it! Vote for a safer and brighter future for all mankind! Vote for Hannyabal!
A vote for Hannyabal is a vote for the past, the present and the future!
If I wasn't going to vote for Hannyabal regardless,Huon would've won my vote with his historical campaigns of…Hannyabal's campaign.
Thanks! I'm glad my efforts are appreciated!
Whatever time was not taken up with active duties was given to sleep and rest, but that rest was not wooed on a soft couch or in silence, men often saw him lying on the ground amongst the sentinels and outposts, wrapped in his military cloak. What also made him conspicuous were his arms and horses. He was by far the foremost both of the cavalry and the infantry, the first to enter the fight and the last to leave the field. For three years he served under Magellan, and during the whole time he never lost an opportunity of gaining by practice or observation the experience necessary for one who was to be a great leader of men. (Also from "Portrait of Hannyabal" in Livy's "Preface to the 2nd Punic ‘Hannyabalic’ War")
You win. One more vote for Hannyabal sent in from this direction.
Thanks!
Let's carry on and catch up now! :D
For now I don't care about Harpy at all.
Hanya has my vote.
Thanks a ton! Good choice! :D
Never was there a character more capable of the two tasks so opposed to each other of commanding and obeying. He was fearless in exposing himself to danger and perfectly self possessed in the presence of danger. No amount of exertion could cause him either bodily or mental fatigue; he was equally indifferent to heat and cold.
(From "Portrait of Hannyabal" in Livy's "Preface to the 2nd Punic ‘Hannyabalic’ War")
Quoting the Roman scholar Livy again:
The war I am about to describe is the most memorable of any that have ever been waged, I mean the war which the staff of Impel Down, under Hannyabal's leadership, waged with Punk Hazard. No states, no nations ever met in arms greater in strength or richer in resources; these Powers themselves had never before been in so high a state of efficiency or better prepared to stand the strain of a long war.
I guess it's time for another instance of The Many Faces Of Hannyabal:
Not only does Hannyabal have a statue at the Louvre in Paris, but he also appears on 16th century fresco at the Palazzo di Campidoglio in Rome!
Also, here's a description of Hannyabal given by the famous Roman scholar Livy:
No sooner had he arrived…the old soldiers fancied they saw his father in his youth given back to them; the same bright look; the same fire in his eye, the same trick of countenance and features. Never was one and the same spirit more skillful to meet opposition, to obey, or to command...
Come on, people! Don't believe the hype!
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Vote for the established epic badass instead!
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also, this: http://hannyaballotr.ytmnd.com/
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Here, have some more of _The Many Faces Of Hannyabal!
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What does Hannyabal have in common with Usopp, Calgara and Shushu?
That's right! Statues!
In fact, Hannyabal's statue can be found in Paris at the Louvre!
Bring it on!
Nobody beats Hannyabal at his own game!
He'll surely win gold at the Olympics!
Do you have this How To Play stuff as written text as well? That would be nice :).
Doma the Bohemian Knight has his own song: http://soundcloud.com/daniel-zaire/bohemian-knight
Voted for the Bohemian Knight.
If AOFSNTJ can beat Drake, then someone as cool as Doma should totally be able to win the tournament!
Good to see Vinokurov get a first place finally.
Yeah, that was great. Awesome race! When the lead of the escape group was around 55 seconds at the 20km mark I was afraid that the peloton would catch up; but then it was still around 55 seconds at the 10km mark and it looked more and more like there wouldn't be a mass sprint after all - I loved that.
Hmmm, it looks like the biggest part of the Monet-Vs-Hannyabal-match will be on monday now (in my timezone), so I might be able to campaign after all.
Yay :D
Fisher Tiger has the best shirt, but I voted for Shanks anyway…
Why are so many people betting on the old generation instead of the new one? :ninja:
Why not? It's not like there's anything wrong with that. People can vote for whoever they like, right?
Yay, Whitebeard is leading now! This calls for more pics:
(Btw, Katzztar, your pics aren't working…)
Dang, I was planning to campaign really hard for Hannyabal since Monet seems to be extremely popular here, but it seems that I won't be at home at the time of their match :(
If Whitebeard would run Impel Down, we'd get cool stuff like this:
Well, this IS a character tournament for us to vote for who we LIKE, I don't care if Whitebeard won before…
I like Whitebeard so I my vote goes to him
Agreed.
I'm voting for Whitebeard as well.
Here's some more music from Africa; it might not be what most of you guys like best (judging by what has been posted in this thread so far), but, yeah, here it is anyway:
Strident (tongue-in-cheek power metal from South Africa):
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Neblina (modern hard rock from Angola)
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Remuda (old school heavy metal from Botswana - Botswana really does seem to have quite a lot of bands compared to many other African countries)
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I honestly wasn't sure who to vote for when I clicked this thread, but then I saw the wanted posters and I just had to vote for Pikachu.
I've got two friends, but they're not really the "peng-you" type of friends described in the first post here.
Welcome!
I like your thirteen favorites! Except for Spandam (I hate him, sorry ^^) and maybe Doflamingo; but having Usopp and Buggy at #2 and #1 totally made up for that! :D
Well, I'm honestly surprised to see Franky in the lead here after Luffy's narrow escape from Garp and X. Drake's beating at the hands of AOFSNTJ. Especially since Makino seems to be quite popular around here and since she has that impressive "track record" posted earlier in this thread.
That said, I wasn't really sure who to vote for in this match, but after Tom lost his match by just two votes, I guess the least I can do is vote for Franky now :).
Ok, folks; click here and listen to the song on that page while staring at the following spoiler-tagged picture:
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Done? Now use your vote wisely ;) (Hint: vote for Luffy!)