Kenobi Leads Charge to Never Quote Me the Odds Sweet 16 with 4 Entries Left
Obi-Wan Kenobi, the only character from the OT to not suck to some degree in the prequels, came up with 4 winners in the Round of 32 Thursday, giving him a full 25% of Friday's Sweet 16 entries.
"In my experience, there's no such thing as luck,' said Kenobi, who crammed all four of his entries into one movie.
Darth Vader, available in sun-tanned Tatooine mode or Mustafar extra-crispy, is one of three characters to have three entries, along with his estranged daughter Princess Leia, and Jedi Master Yoda. While I was writing that sentence I got to thinking - yes, Yoda agreed to honor Qui-Gon's dying wish to have Anakin trained as a Jedi, but if you did that - considering how old homeboy already was and that his midichlorian count was off the charts - why wouldn't Yoda train Anakin himself? And that reminds me of a joke about the midichlorian counter a buddy and I used to make, which was after Obi-Wan tells Qui-Gon on the comlink that Anakin has more than 20,000 whatevers of midichlorian, he then hangs up, then realizes he had the sample in upside down, and Anakin has zero midichlorians, but then he doesn't want to tell Qui-Gon he screwed up.
And what's the deal with Qui-Gon randomly poking Anakin with a needle, that's some creepy behavior. Bad news, Ani, you have childhood diabetes.
Anyway, we can pretty much agree that the Sweet 16 is comprised of the trilogy's six best characters: Vader, Old Ben, Han, Yoda, Luke, and Princess Leia, along with Admiral Fishface. Here's the results:
Muckraker96 Region
#1 "You've failed your Highness. I am a Jedi. Like my father before me." 70.4%
#8 "I see your point, sir. I suggest a new strategy, R2. Let the Wookiee win." 29.6%
#2 "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." 83.6%
#23 "There's a problem on the horizon. There's no horizon." 16.4%
#3 "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid" 49.1%
#6 "Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh, everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?" 50.9%
#4 "I find your lack of faith disturbing." 89.1%
#5 " I want to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi like my father." 10.9%
Brian Earl Spilner Region
#1 " No, I am your father." 90.9%
#8 " You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them! Bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!" 9.1%
#2 "The Force is with you, young Skywalker. But you are not a Jedi yet." 50.9%
#7 " These aren't the droids you're looking for."49.1%
#3 " It's a trap!" 70.9%
#11 "Would it help if I got out and pushed?" 29.1%
#4 "Mos Eisley spaceport: You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious." 69.1%
#5 "That boy is our last hope / No, there is another." 30.9%
TCTTS Region
#1 " Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope." 81.8%
#8 " Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son." 18.2%
#2 "The Force will be with you, always." 96.3%
#7 " Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him" 3.7%
#3 " Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" 43.6%
#6 "Why you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking, nerf-herder!"56.4%
#4 "That's no moon, it's a space station." 52.7%
#5 "Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?" 47.3%
UrbanAg Bracket
#1 "I love you. / I know." 89.1%
#8 "Chewie, we're home" 10.9%
#2 "If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." 52.7%
#7 "Apology accepted, Captain Needa." 47.3%
#3 "Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you?" 63.6%
#6 "It's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs" 36.4%
#4 "The Force runs strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. And ... my sister has it." 45.5%
#5 "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering" 54.5%