Comments on: Cage Match 2010, Round 2: 7) Temeraire versus 10) Polgara the Sorceress

By: dpomerico

dpomerico — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:47:52 +0000

And thus ends Polgara's run. But stay tuned: Temeraire battles Jaime Lannister starting this Wednesday, and in the meantime, make sure to watch the video recap: http://bit.ly/aDmhZe Also, make sure to vote on the beginning of Round 3, which just began: http://bit.ly/dCDWem

By: Sudonym

Sudonym — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:10:34 +0000

Not really.
Polgara could just launch rocks faster than cannonballs or summon blades in the air or call lightning down.
She was a bad ass first class and 3000 odd years of serving a god in a war against another god who grants vast amounts of power to his servants would give her the edge.
Neat as I can tell, this dragon is just a big lizard with projectile heart burn. A flying English poofter if you will.

By: P

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:19:03 +0000

I voted Temeraire, because he’s a classically trained scholar fighting for civil rights.
And he’s a dragon.
I just cant vote against that.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:22:40 +0000

I guess that’s fair, though I reread Pawn a few months back and was really disappointed – less fun than I had remembered. FWIF, Kurik and Kalten were your actually funny guys in Sparhawk’s crowd, and while I don’t think they can hold a candle to Silk, they were about as good as Zakath or the other Garion characters.
And I agree, the Tamuli wasn’t worth it. It’s one thing to have main characters almost as powerful as gods, but by the end of book 4 Sparhawk was MORE powerful.

By: Montaz

Montaz — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 11:37:40 +0000

This is no contest; Polgara has such a vast arsenal of abilities to draw from and she is practically a goddess. So, why is this dragon winning the vote?

By: Samuel

Samuel — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:38:45 +0000

Heh heh. Yeah…this isn’t a great one for me, because I have no idea who Polgara is. I’ve never read her books. Temeraire, I’ve read the first installment of. He’s not a big love for me either, though.
I voted for the dragon, mostly because that scenario with the “my magic doesn’t work on dragons. Oh wait! It must work on this one!” seemed a little dicey for Polgara. I mean, if it’s a universe v. universe toss-up on whether or not her magic works, and Temeraire is still a vast flying lizard big enough to eat her like a piece of popcorn whatever happens…I mean, odds have got to be on the big guy, right?

By: Aryador

Aryador — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:02:13 +0000

@Chris
No, it was more than just Silk/Kheldar. The whole group was full of shining characters that were fun to follow. Even Kal Zakath was kind of wittingly written, faintingly reminding of Pratchetts patrician. And, hands down: It was this wonderful style of writing that actually allowed you to read an almost exactly identical plot (Belgarion/Malloreon) twice. You simply did not care as a reader, the whole setting was too much fun.
Sparhawk was just boring, and most of his group was lame. Bevier had some characteristics of his own, but that just wasn’t enough. The Tamuli serie was just horrible.

By: Jaded bookworm

Jaded bookworm — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:54:14 +0000

@grayson towler and sanctuary.
XD sorry, My brain farted at that precise moment.
I meant “bigger” in terms of having more power, allies, experience and not physically bigger. (although if she chooses she can change her size but that isn’t her style at all.)

By: Russ Miller

Russ Miller — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:23:45 +0000

Polgara is just too damned old school tough to be beaten by a new-agey emotionally vulnerable dragon.
Temeraire is just too soft to carry the day.
Polgara wins.

By: Sanctuary

Sanctuary — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:10:44 +0000

@ Grayson Towler
“Polgara is bigger? Really?”
I laughed about that too.