Thursday, April 2, 2009

March Madness - The Whedonverse Character Tournament FINALE!

Well after a whole month of doing this we're finally coming to the end of the "March Madness" tournament. We started with 64 beloved Whedonverse characters and now we're down to the Final 2, as voted by you. Thanks so much to everyone who participated and made this so enjoyable. Maybe next time we'll do a "Worst of the lot" tourney. FYI, even if you never voted before, please feel free to still vote in this championship round.

The Final Four was intense, but then again we are a passionate bunch, right? Spike pretty much clobbered Willow, not a surprise...but Red had more than a few fans with 69 votes. The real surprise was Giles beating Buffy by a huge landslide at one point early on! But the slayer came back in the end to beat Giles by an even 20 points. I always thought Buffy would make it to the end, but she sure got a run for her money a few times. See below for battle for the championship:

Location: The Hellmouth, Hell
Spike vs. Buffy
Ack!
Choose and Perish...

Winner of the East: Spike 132 to Willow 69 ,
Winner of the West: Giles 90 to Buffy 110

And that is your final showdown of the Whedonverse. It's ending in 2 days - Friday, April 3rd at 11:59 pm EST (shortly after Dollhouse!) Like always, if you want to play along, please leave your choices in the comments section of this post!

If your curious to see the bracket showing how the tourney went, click here to enlarge:


478 comments:

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Bitsy said...

Calling someone gay as though that is a bad thing is also not okay. Let's be respectful of all sexualities and gender identities, please.

Anonymous said...

Buffy The Chosen

Anonymous said...

Buffy!!!

Anonymous said...

Buffy.

Anonymous said...

Buffy The Chosen onee... Jejeje!

Anonymous said...

Buffy!

Sarah Michelle Gellar (L)

July said...

Buffy!

Guardian said...

Spike. He existed before Buffy did, and he'll exist after she's dead. I love her, but I prefer Spike with Illyria. :)

Kali said...

Spike.

Anonymous said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Spike..

I personally do not like Buffy's character. If it wasn't for the fact of characters like Spike, Andrew, Anya, Giles and Willow I wouldn’t have continued to watch the show. By the end of season 7 I really did not like Buffy Summers.

So for me my vote goes for Spike.

Anonymous said...

I am rather sad that Willow did not make the final 2. She is my favorite television character ever!But she lost to Spike so I can't complain too much. Alas, though I love Spike I have to vote for Buffy.

Winner for me is Buffy!

Anonymous said...

Spike

D said...

BUFFY!!!

Anonymous said...

Spike spike spike

Anonymous said...

spike

contentgrrl said...

Spike has my heart, and my vote.

Unknown said...

Spike. The way he changed so much throughout the series in a believable manner, while retaining his core personality and sense of humor, still blows my mind. That plus the way Marsters can show so much emotion with just a look or a slight cock of his head. Buffy may have been the title character, but Spike was the show's masterpiece creation.

Anonymous said...

Buffy. Girl got a 1430 on her SATs while saving the damn world. All the freakin' time. And, you know, the series is after her. And, you know, she's the symbol for female empowerment everywhere.
I love spike and the depth of his character, but he's a wannabe RAPIST, people.

Anonymous said...

Buffy, all the way.

Anonymous said...

This feels likes 'astronauts and cavemen'.
Spike. Of course it's Spike.

Anonymous said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

spike

Matt said...

People saying that there is no Spike without Buffy obviously forget the entirety of Season 5 of Angel. Spike did fine without Buffy, in fact as much as I like them together he's really better off without her.

I vote for Spike.

Anonymous said...

Spike

LS1836 said...

Spike

Jay Barber said...

Spike

Kim Butler said...

Gah! Such a tough choice! I'd rather they just lay down arms and...well... lay down together (come on, you know they would).

However, you also know that nighter of them is the kind inclined to give up a fight... So I guess I must make my choice.

I think I will have to go with Spike.

buffyslayergal said...

BUFFY!!!

Anonymous said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Buffy. No contest.

Anonymous said...

I love Buffy, though I may not always like her, but Spike has a place in my heart that is just a little bit bigger.
Buffy, you're my hero, but Spike is my love.

Can't we just go with the "both of them ruling together from their bed" option?

Ana Blaze said...

Spike!!!

Anonymous said...

spike

Mike said...

Buffy

Unknown said...

Buffy

Carl said...

please please BUffy

Anonymous said...

tack one for

THE SLAYER

zyzzyva said...

Spike! <3

Cleavon said...

I gotta go with buffy on this one. tough though.

Chrisss said...

go slayer go slayer go!

Kit Golan said...

no question, buffy over spike anyday. i didn't like spike after he became so good...

i will admit, that buffy wouldn't have been my first choice, but i'll take her OVER spike any day.

Bryan said...

Buffy

Trenton said...

she's the reason it exists.

BUFFY ANNE SUMMERS

America said...

Buffy rules.

rory said...

spike

CLint said...

Spike was great, but concieved as a throwaway. this says alot, but he still can't match Miss Summers.

BUFFY!

Anonymous said...

BUFFY NO DOUBT

Baxter said...

man, this is close......YAY GO BUFFY!!

He got his soul back for her! said...

I choose Spike (but I still love Buffy).

Anonymous said...

I didn't watch it every week for Spike, even though I love him.

Buuufffyyyyy!

Anonymous said...

Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy, not Kristy Swanson.

Anonymous said...

Buffy for the win!!!!!!

Counterpunch said...

Wow, I'm surprised Willow got beat so badly.

Buffy

Anonymous said...

Spike!

Erica said...

BUFFY!

:)

Michael said...

Buffy

SPIKE IS A PRICK said...

To all the fugly fan girls who are voting for spike, if he were real HE WOULDNT SLEEP WITH U HONEY!


#1 BUFFY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emma <3 x said...

**Buffy** xxx

Gregg said...

Thanks, Michelle. I really liked what you had to say about Buffy as well :)

Unknown said...

Buffy.

Anonymous said...

Buffy:)

Danielle said...

Buffy


(sorry spike i love you but u saved the world like once, and im not sure if that even counts...)

Alex Payne said...

umm... the show is called
Buffy the vampire slayer

logic = Buffy

preston said...

She saved the world a lot,
it's the one,
the only,
Buffy!

Anonymous said...

hmm its a toughy

buffyspikebuffyspike :(

hmmkay it has to be



buffy :)

Anonymous said...

battle of the blondes

buffy looks simply ravishing
whereas will needs some conditioner

Buffys got my vote.

Brogan said...

Spike is like a dream

But my vote goes for Buffy summers if im honest

Anonymous said...

Buffy

#1 cordette said...

BUFFFYYY X]

SPIKE IS A P**** apology said...

im so sorry i realise i am being a total douche, i just watched destiny and it made me so angry and it was realy uncalled for that time of the month! it is just fun.i am calm i just had a valium.

Anonymous said...

BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY

Belinda said...

Hey! no problem... we all have our bad days!
Hope you feel better!

Don't worry, Spike is a P***k said...

You were just saying what probably many other people were thinking!!!!!!!!!!

EllectricBishop btvs said...

Buffy for sure, come on guys.


Spike tried to rape her made her life a misery black mailed her. He made her feel disgusted with herself. killed thousands and showed hardly any remourse. Tried to steal angels shanshu, He bite Cordelia in Youre Welcome!
He's a womanizer... he treated harmony like crap, was going to kill the love of his life drusilla. after he sacrificed himself for buffy and the world he came on angel and as soon as he was corporeal he was bending harmony over the desk... true love with buffy eh?

Don't worry, Spike is a P***k said...

Just kidding too, just kidding. Sorry couldn't help it.........just jabbing. Mixin' it up! Your all beautiful!!!!

Anonymous said...

BUFFY

Brittany said...

Buffy


she is so pretty and she kills things and anyone who can look hot in leather pants gets my vote buffy is fierce god tho this is turning into a heated debate hehe

kluu said...

Buffy

josh meachum said...

Buffy Anne Summers

have u read the comic
hello? gay now! rolf

... said...

For ten years of my life it has been

Buffy Summers

and it will stay that way.

and to "spike is a prick" harsh much? sounds like somthing Anya would say but i think you have a point

Anonymous said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Buffy for the love of god haha

Ronnie said...

HHMMM BUFF BUFF

dean roach said...

the slayer

Anonymous said...

Buffy

Hazel Parfitt Summers said...

Im a huge spuffy fan i even write fanfic im so sad its come to this
i voted for willow last time to try and make it easier for myself this round im sorry blondie bear

Buffy i feel i grew up with this girl.

Hannah Luther said...

Im gonna go with Buffy
because people tell me i look like smg loves it

Emily knight said...

Buffy doin' it for feminism BOOYAAH
Burn youre bras ladies

Jeff said...

C'mon, gotta go for Buffy. I'm glad Spike made it to the end, one of the main metrics by which I judged "best" character was how much they grew over the course of the story. Spike turned himself around from a sad sack season two villain hung up on his own inferiority to everyone's favorite hero, willing to give himself up for the rest of the world. But why?

Buffy for the win.

Anonymous said...

Spike
no Buffy
grrrrrr arrrghhh

I feel im being disloyal if i vote for spike im emotionaly conflicted i heart both these guys

Buffy Get My Vote

Anonymous said...

BUFFFYYY

Kara Daye said...

I would have loved to have seen


Angel vs. Spike

or


Willow vs. Buffy

i guess this is how the cookie crumbles, i always go for the underdog so

Buffy to win! goodluck ur going to need it there are many many die hard spike obsessed fans out there

Anonymous said...

This isn't hard for me at all. Buffy Anne Summers. The real be all, end all of the Universe.

Anonymous said...

Spike

Black Pistachio said...

Spike. He had the bigger transformation for me. If Willow was still in the running I'd have voted for her <3

Anonymous said...

Buffy.

Anonymous said...

I vote Buffy.

Spike did not deserve to beat Mal let alone be in the final two. I thought Whedonites were smart and could recognize proper character development when it hit them with a 50 foot pole. I'm so very sorry for all of you that voted for Spike because that means you have no brain cells.

You know what, Buffy shouldn't have been in the final two either. She deserved to be in the final four, but as a character, she is not dynamic enough to beat out awesome characters like Willow or Mal. Spike is a rapist douche and deserves to remembered as such. I hope that eventually, you will open your eyes you stupid whores and fangbangers.

You know what? Angel beats Spike because at least he knows when to quit. I am done with this group. Goodbye forever.

Anonymous said...

buffy

holly said...

Buffy Anne Summers

Oliver Coxxx said...

Spike = why season 6 sucked and end of Angel


Buffy = the reason why were all here.


Buffy

I am Donna fierce said...

Buffy

I Wish her monsters!

Lil Phil said...

Vote no on prop 8 ✓

Vote for obama ✓


*Buffy*

Vote for Buffy ✓

I'm done.

DivaDea said...

Spike Spike Spike Spike Spike :)

Niko said...

I think spike is gorgeous ........
humf, life is full of tough choices

TEAM BUFFY FOR LIFE

Anonymous said...

Buffy Winner!

Cherie said...

Buffy

Anonymous said...

B B B B B B B B B B B B BUFFY!

Anonymous said...

I am loyal to the core
You will not break me


Buffy with my last breath
she is so gonna lose though

Ben said...

Buffy

Anonymous said...

i loved spike when he was a villain after that i feel he lost his edge season 2 was his prime although he definatly brought in the comedy in season 4 and filled cordys jimmy choo's a little.
But Buffy is a champion with realy nice hair

Buffy

Misael said...

Biffy! She is beautiful!

Goddess!

Jenny said...

Buffy! Buffy! Buffy! Buffy! Buffy!

Natasha Spencer George said...

B

Sophie said...

Buffy she's faboosh !
although im loving spuffy im not a hater

Anonymous said...

Buffy!

Ray Detrick said...

Spike ftw!

Chloe and (the Bowen family) said...

Me: Buffy
Mum: Spike
Dad: Buffy
Elliot(my 10 year old brother):

"Buffy, spike is nasty to the ginger one isnt he?" wtf? haha

Anonymous said...

Tricky, Tricky I wish willow won last round this would be easier


Buffy.

Anonymous said...

BUFFY

Unknown said...

As much as I love Spike, Buffy will always be my girl: she's an attain-a-thon.

Maddie said...

Love them both

Spike

lemoncrush said...

Spike!!
Buffy's Buffy and all but really the evolution of Spike is far more fascinating to me. Plus, "He's evil. But you should see him naked! I mean really!" score one for the Bot ; )

Electra said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Buffy, no if's and's or but's about it!! Buffy rules!!!!

Vampiregirl said...

Go Spike

Nuke said...

Spike

Mizz Keira said...

Oh, blondie bear

Spike

Confused athiest andrew jenkins said...

Buffy is the whedonworld Queen shes like the female Jesus man!

and easters coming up! Buffy has risen from the dead just like jesus... i never thought of that............................. omg am i christian? :S

buffy/jesus gets my vote

Xexe said...

I'm a believer

Spike

andy said...

srry bout voting twice like that my computer is all wonky

amanda said...

I'm a believer

Buffy; she has no chance but u got to have hope guys vote for Buffy

Sarah said...

Spike

Rachelle said...

Spike

rufus said...

spike all the way

Anonymous said...

buffy!

Pablo said...

I like blonds

Spike

Angela said...

WTF?

Spike

Unknown said...

Xander:We must have some kind of amnesia.
Buffy:I don't know what that is, but I'm certain I don't have it. I bathe quite often.


Buffy gets my vote! even though she will probably lose because of the obsessed spike fans (no hate i love him too) But come oooon She's our Buffy. I cant let her down in her time of need :] lol

amaltheaz said...

Buffy please, thankyouverymuch.

Anonymous said...

Buffy, Vampire Slayer, The

Shauna H said...

Looks like the end is Nigh for the infamous Buff



Buffy gets my optimistic vote!
***********************************

Anonymous said...

Spike. DUH.

Anonymous said...

Spike!

Gabriel said...

Buffy she is a great role model
If it wasnt for Buffy and watching her on the show growing up i dont know if i would have stood up to the bullies. William is quite funny but i feel i have more in common with Buffy and that her character has taught me a lot.

Anonymous said...

BUFFY!!!!!!!! =)

SMG The best.. I love Sarah!

Gabriel said...

Buffy lovers arn't Spike haters
I love spike! just because i dont choose him doesnt automaticaly mean i hate Spike. I feel Buffy is simply a better character. Im not like death to spike.

You could say that a lot of spike lovers are buffy haters... its jus a stupid thing to say.

Anonymous said...

Buffy
I just watched Beer bad pmsl
It has to be Buffy XD

x

Anonymous said...

Buffy!

Anonymous said...

Buffy

Anna said...

Buffy a fellow cheerleader! even if it was just for one episode :(

Anonymous said...

Spike

Julia Dray said...

Spike all the way. But I'd definately prefer to see them do the loving rather than the fighting =P

Anonymous said...

BUFFY #1

Caz said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

buffy
there would be no spike without her

Anonymous said...

Spike, hands down

LORA BRAIN said...

BUFFY SHE IS THE REASON WHY WERE ALL HERE VOTING TODAY.
I THINK SHE HAD TO DEAL WITH A LOT IN HER LIFE AND SHE CAME OUT OF IT STRONGER. SHE REALY IS AN INSPIRATIONAL CHARACTER. SHE'S ICONIC. WITHOUT BUFFY WE WOULD HAVE SO MANY OTHER FEMALE DRIVEN SERIES AS WE DO TODAY. I THINK SHE WAS A BREAKTHROUGH STRONG FEMALE

Anonymous said...

Buffy!

powerpuffboii said...

I am Going To Pick Buffy I Like Her For Always Doing The Right Thing Even If It Means She Will Suffer.

Anonymous said...

Queen of the slayers, Buffy

Anonymous said...

Buffy

Allycat said...

Buffy

Unknown said...

Spike.


His character was interesting in ways that a lead character can never be.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous: "I never thought Spike was disposable, or he would have been killed off in one of the earlier episodes like Darla...Yes, they brought him on Angel's fifth season, but then again, it was the final one also. I do like Spike, don't get me wrong, but without Buffy..."

Spike was supposed to be killed off during "What's My Line 2," but because the character was so popular, they altered the rest of the season to include him in it. Angel the Series would not have been renewed for a fifth season had Spike not been added to the cast. And Buffy was an ensemble show. If the show just focused around Buffy (who took a major nosedive s6 on down with many less than heroic actions--less than decent human being actions, frankly--and never fully redeemed herself), then a lot of people would have stopped watching. The show needed Spike. And big, funny Xander. Willow. Anya. I don't think many would watch for just Buffy on her lonesome.

And I already voted, but yeah, Spike's a favorite for a reason.

Anonymous1 said...

Spike

John said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Damn, this is a tough choice.

But I'll go with Buffy!

Unknown said...

Spike. Age (vamp since 1880) before beauty. Plus, Spike's rooftop scene on Angel is the funniest bit from either series. And, true, Buffy's name may be in the title, but so is "Vampire." Ergo, Spike.

Anonymous said...

Buffy

n_angel said...

I'm huge Angel fan, but I don't like Buffy. Spike was a part of Angel show and my vote goes for Spike

Anonymous said...

Spike!

Cally said...

Buffy...clearly.

spander said...

Buffy is a great show with many remarcable characters.

Spike is the little black dress, you can pair him with any male or female character, or even "the door".

Go Spike

Whitney said...

"who took a major nosedive s6 on down with many less than heroic actions--less than decent human being actions, frankly--and never fully redeemed herself"
excuse me those actions she took were mostly spikes fault, he pushed her over the edge he made her feel "disgusted" with herself she had to keep secrets she was being blackmailed by spike (he would tell her friends), he told her she came back wrong! So if Buffy was miserable s6 its down to Spike. She wanted somone to confide in, she wasnt herself and he took advantage of that.

Therefore i vote for Buffy.


Despite the fact she will obviously lose because Buffy hasnt got great cheekbones, six pack and a penis. And we all know,
NOTHING CAN DEFEAT THE PENIS!

Anonymous said...

Buffy

JaradCrook said...

Buffy!!!!
Im a slayer groupie

"So your'e a slayer huh? i like that in a woman" - Xander

Anonymous said...

Whitney: "excuse me those actions she took were mostly spikes fault, he pushed her over the edge he made her feel "disgusted" with herself she had to keep secrets she was being blackmailed by spike (he would tell her friends), he told her she came back wrong!"

Oh, yes. Because Spike made Buffy jump on him, unzip his pants, and IMPALE herself on his PENIS. And absolutely Spike lorded their un-relationship over her. Hang on--I think it was Buffy who punched Spike in the face after threatening to KILL him if he told anyone. And Buffy who decided to make hamburger meat out of his face. And Buffy who NEVER apologized. And Buffy who assaulted him in "Gone," but hey, she was all "blinvisible," so it's played for laughs! Isn't it all so funny? So yes, let's side with her cause she has a vagina. Go heroic Buffy.

Pfft.

Buffy was in the dark all right, but she's the one who dragged Spike down with her. If Buffy had been a man and Spike a woman, I'm sure you'd be changing your tune.

Anonymous said...

Buffy of course, why vote for sideshow Bob when you can vote for the main attraction.

Anonymous said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Spike has always been my favourite so go Spike!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Spike is my champ :)

Anonymous said...

Spike is and will be a champion, everyone has a dark side. But he is a good man inside. Not a monster. As Buffy would claim.

Anonymous said...

Spike, Spike , Spike!

Tomothy said...

Spike x2

Roby said...

Spike.

The Buffster said...

I could never vote for an attempted rapist.

Buffy - For all her faults, she always tried to do the right thing.

Anonymous said...

spike

Anonymous said...

Buffy!

Anonymous said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Spike.

Anonymous said...

Buffy!

W&T said...

The Buffinator

Anonymous said...

Buffy

Anonymous said...

Spike

Anonymous said...

Buffy

Unknown said...

Buffy

Anonymous said...

buffy

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