Season 3
First, I want to congratulate oats on his victory and claiming the first championship of the season. I feel assured in saying Frank and Vividlyvague will have future chances if they stick around, and that battle as a whole was outstanding and well worth the title-match tag.
Hopefully not having a three-way title match will improve voting a bit in that one, and I am looking forward to this next showcase. Week 6's theme is philosopher quotes. Here are your matchups:
Championship: oats (5-0) vs. zygote (4-1) | “Conquer yourself rather than the world.” — René Descartes
Contender match: Adonis (3-2) vs. timeless (3-2) | “The purpose of all wars is peace.” — Saint Augustine
El Pancake (2-1) vs. Frank (4-1) | “The corruption of the best things gives way to the worst.” — David Hume
Just Write (3-1) vs. YDK (3-2) | “The only antidote to mental suffering is physical pain.” — Karl Marx
Mike Wrecka (2-3) vs. King Ra. (2-3) | “Life can only be understood backwards.” — Søren Kierkegaard
Mr. J (1-2) vs. Totoro (0-3) | “Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination.” — Immanuel Kant
Of note, Mr. J can get credit for his no-show win by voting on two extra battles this week. (If there are not five battles to vote on, we'll come up with some other form of earning back the win if you'd like.)
And yes, Frank and El Pancake are facing off in a Season 2 final rematch. That's not because I wanted to see that match but rather because El Pancake was the lowest-ranked Week 5 winner while Frank was the highest-rank Week 5 loser.
Our league is small but mighty. Every single person in it can beat anyone else if the topic and day are right. Let's do it.