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There is no good and evil, there is only power...and those too weak to seek it.
— Lord Voldemort
Post-Hogwarts, Voldemort continued gaining power, made numerous Horcruxes, and became known as the most powerful dark wizard of all time. He began recruiting followers, known as "Death Eaters". After hearing a prophesy of his downfall, he decided to hunt the prophesied wizard. Finding his eventual vanquisher, he cast a killing curse, but it rebounded and hit him. While he was kept alive by his Horcruxes which enabled immortality, he was immensely weakened, and all of his followers fled, assuming him to be dead.
After regaining his power, he managed to smuggle some Death Eaters into Hogwarts, and assassinated Albus Dumbledore. After that, his goal was to find and kill Harry Potter. After failing to kill Harry, Voldemort proceeded to overthrow the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, gaining supreme control over the wizarding world. He then led a smear campaign on Harry to turn the public against him. To gain more power for the final confrontation, he sought to gain possession of the Elder wand, the most powerful wand in existence.
Battle vs. Aang (by Arrow7000)
His senses coming to him, Voldemort immediately understood something was wrong. He was lying on the floor… no, it was the ground; he could feel the dirt beneath him. Voldemort opened his eyes, and began to stand up. Apparition had never been that…difficult for him before. Nothing had. Looking around he quickly realized he must have missed his intended destination, as he did not recognize the area. No matter, he simply had to try again; he had work to be doing. Quickly in his mind he focused on his destination, Malfoy Manor, and began to feel the pressure from all sides that is characteristic of apparition, as well as the complete blackness that accompanied it.
A wrenching feeling overwhelmed him, followed by intense pain and he found himself stumbling forward. With a cough he looked up, and what he saw enraged him, but more so filled him with curiosity. He was not looking at Malfoy Manor, but instead the same desert-esque landscape that he had been before. What was happening? Surely he was not having trouble apparating? That was out of the question, as was an Anti-Dissaparition jinx which wouldn't let him even begin the process. This intrigued the dark lord more than it angered him. Looking around he noticed a large rock formation in the distance. Attempting to test the situation a second time, he focused on it and was consumed by darkness.
With a crack he arrived. "Interesting," he mused to himself. Attempting to apparate again, this time to London, yielded a result similar to the first effort. He soon found that he could not apparate to any location familiar to him, yet this landscape, which he did not recognize, did not yield any restrictions. Interested as he was, he began to feel irritated; whatever magic was here, it was powerful. Launching himself into the sky in a plume of black smoke, Voldemort flew across the desert, looking for something to get information. As he passed a small ravine nearing dawn, a small village came into sight. It looked different from normal muggle towns in England, almost Asian, the buildings lined with green shingles and lit by lanterns. It was no matter to him, it would be a source of either information or at least clues to his current whereabouts. He began his descent.
Aang turned the map back right side up, no wait that's upside down, maybe it was sideways now? Turning the map a few more times until he was fairly confident that he had it correct he looked up to see the sun rising. Yawning, he turned to Momo, the lemur on his shoulder, "Why did we not stop for the night again?" Momo looked at him before taking another bite out of his fruit. The young Avatar laughed, at least Momo was able to come with him.
Since the war had ended Aang decided to visit as many of the towns that were previously captured by the fire nation as possible before they would begin the process of removing actual Fire nation colonies. They had to make sure there were no lingering issues with either earthbenders remaining missing or any Fire nation troops that had been left behind. Previously Katara and Sokka had attended him on this trek, while was Toph busy teaching her metalbending to some fellow earthbenders so they could better defend themselves. But recently Aang had lent Appa to Katara, trusting her alone with his sky bison and friend, to go to the Earthking to report on their current progress. Sokka had left with his father to the northern Water Tribe to discuss bringing aid to the southern tribe. Aang almost regretted asserting that he could handle it on his own. It wasn't that hard of a task, but it was boring. Though as the Avatar he felt he had to, maybe even show Katara that he was ready to accept his role in maintaining balance now that the Fire nation was defeated. It wasn't just a new world, it was a new Aang. He was wiser, older, more mature…hungrier.
Momo chirped on his shoulder, shaking him out of his thoughts. "Your right Momo," Aang said with a smile, knowing full well Momo didn't really mean anything, "we should get to the next town, they'll have more food than we do…which is currently none." Momo looked at him, having finished the last of the fruit. "I'll race you" Aang asked the lemur. Momo twitched his ears, looked at his master and in a swift movement took off from his shoulder, flying down the path. "Hey! No fair" Aang yelled, simultaneously, folding away the map and pulling out his glider-staff. In a swift motion Aang jumped onto his glider and followed suit.
Flying over the ridge that separated him from the village, with the sun barely beginning to rise off over the mountains to the east, Aang could see the small village come into view. It was a typical earth kingdom settlement, small, quiet, and filled with the hard working citizens, common to the land. Suddenly a flash of green light filled his vision, and another, several more in quick succession from the far end of the village. Turning his glider Aang and Momo flew off toward the source. Circling the event, what he saw filled him with fear.
A man, cloaked in black, with a face that sent chills down Aang's spine, was fighting several of the town's earthbenders who had returned home from the war. At present five were standing around the man with six bodies lying sprawled out on the ground. One launched a large boulder towards the figure who, without so much as a flinch flicked a a wand in his hand knocking the rock out of the air. Then from the strange weapon came a burst of green light than stopped the young warrior flat as his body fell to the ground. Aang landed on the roof of the nearest house to take in what he was seeing. "Momo," he said with a nod to his lemur, who immediately understood what he meant and took off for safety. By the time he looked back, only one earth bender remained while the rest of the citizens of the village fled.
Voldemort was almost enjoying this. Almost. Whatever magic this people were displaying it he did not know it, but it was not worth knowing. Finishing off the last of his opponent Voldemort looked around. Clearly, he had learned he was not on the world that he knew. Thinking about his next step, his thoughts were interrupted by a small girl walking toward him holding a small doll. Showing no fear, as small children often don't understand the gravity of the situation, she approached him.
"S..Snake man," She began, "Why are you killing earthbenders?...Are you a spirit?" The question puzzled the Dark Lord at first, but it soon began to fill him with laughter. Such people were beneath him and his time. As he thought this the child's mother ran in and took the child away to rejoining the other fleeing citizens. As the fled Voldemort lowered his wand at the woman's back, but before the phrase could enter his thoughts, he was met with a powerful gust of wind. Catching him off guard he was swept off his feet and landed a several feet away, his wand several feet further. Standing up, Voldemort was greeted by a site that he was not expecting. Before him stood a child, no older than 12 or 13, and he had attacked him?
To be continued
Winner: Avatar Aang
Expert's Opinion
Winner: Avatar Aang.
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Battle vs. General Grievous (Legends) (by El Alamein and Cfp3157)
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General Grievous dismissed his droid guards with a wave of the hand. "Leave me," he commanded simply. "I wish to be alone now." As his guards disappeared down the corridor, the general allowed his limbs to hang limply at his sides, with the expection of one - his lower right arm stayed cautiously on his lightsaber. The very air was agitated, it seemed, and the general could only feel the same way. He was restless, confined - he felt as if there was a heavy pall hanging overhead.
The infamous cyborg let out another fit of coughs, hacking spit into one of his mechanical arms. The close quarters of his personal ship, the Invisible Hand, was certainly comfortable for him. But, it still didn't ease his uneasy manner, and he fidgeted as they continued through the outer reachs of space. "Sir, we are low on fuel. We need to dock and refuel, and there is a planet of primitive peoples nearby. We need to land."
Grievous let out a roar, and threw aside the droid in anger. The Invisible Hand and her crew began entered hyperspace, and the ship flew at high speeds to a blue planet dotted with green. General Grievous, slayer of Jedi and tactical genius, was heading to the planet Earth.
In a manor of the countryside of England, several men and women discussed events of recent times. With that blasted school crawling with his minions, the Ministry of Magic in the palms of their hands, and his greatest foes either dead, stamped beneath his boot, or on the run, the Dark Lord Voldemort was content. "Eh heh heh." He let out his cackle, and his following of Death Eaters joined in their leader's laughter of glee. All the sadistic merriment is ruined when one of their comrades suddenly appears in front of them. His robes are in tatters, and his skin gleems with sweat.
"My Lord, we need your assistance!"
Voldemort's smile quickly turned into a frown, and he let out a snarl. "You dare to demand my assistance with such a meaningless task?! Crucio!" The blast surprised the Death Eater, and his agonizing screams fill the manor. The Dark Lord smiles, secretly glad to finally find an opponent as brutal and apparently skilled as he. "Eh, heheheheh! EH HEHEHEH!" Voldemort draws his wand, but before leaving lets out a series of hissess. The last thing the Death Eater will ever see is his master dissappearing in a cloud of shadow and a large python jumping at him, jaws extended.....
General Grievous eased his way out of his pilot's seat, his four arms slowly pushing upward as he lifted himself painfully out of the cramped space. His landing craft had settled quietly onto the grass below, and a ramp slid downward as the cyborg stepped out in a few powerful strides. Holding his head up high, Grievous surveyed the surrounding area. Two repair droids stepped out behind him, mumbling idiotically. One fell halfway down the ramp.
"Silence, fools." Grievous's voice was quiet but commanding. "Get to work."
As the droids bent over the craft and began the process of refueling and doing minor repair detail, Grievous paced anxiously around the grassy knoll. Toward the distance, a wooded treeline sat shrouded in mist. One of his hands rested instinctively on the hilt of a deactivated lightsaber. Off towards the distance, an owl hooted, masking the sound of a small pop. Grievous strained to hear the noise, though, and spun around, whipping out his lightsabers and twirling them to deflect a jet of green light sent his way.
"Uh... sir?" one of the droids poked its head around the side of the craft, only to erupt into flames and explode. The other droid gave a cry of surprise and fell over on the grass, unharmed.
"Keep working! I'll handle this!" Grievous shouted. Bending forward, the general sprinted forward, spinning his lightsabers to deflect the mysterious blasts of energy flying at him. The quiet knoll had erupted into a barrage of blasts and yells.
Voldemort appeared in the dark night sky, taking in a sharp breath of air. It seemed the shadows drifted around his feet, for he felt agitated and worried. He analyzed his surroundings. There, on the grass, was the body of one of his Death Eaters. There was a single hole inside his forehead, steaming still. He walked onward, more dead bodies littered aroudn the forest floor. "Lumos." With a single word, a bright light appeared at the end of his wand.
In front of him, stood a monster. Robotic limbs, four of them, and clawed toes. A beige colored armor-like body, and the build of an insect. In his hand was a single silver wand, producing a green blade of pure energy. Voldemort felt power in this creature before him, an almost aura-like sense radiating from the creature. "Who-*cough* is your leader?" In his other hand was one the Dark Lord's followers, grasping in vain at the robotic hand.
"Please, don't kill me!" the Death Eater pleaded, his mask removed. Grievous let out a rasping cackle, and impaled the wizard on his lightsaber without a moment of hesitation. The wizard gave a choking grunt and slumped forward. He threw aside the carcass, and inspected his environment. What he wasn't expecting was yet another blast of green light, coloring the dark black night. "Avada Kedrava!" Grievous' reaction was instant, one of his four arms withdrawing another ligthsaber. The blue blade easily reflected the spell, and it ricocheted into the night.
Voldemort's smear quickly turned into a scowl. "So, it appears as if you will appear to be more of a challenge." Grievous' eyes squinted, amused by this bald human. He let out a cackle, then a fit of coughs. He quickly began sprinting towards Voldemort, twirling his four lightsbaers in a wild tornado to block the barrage of spells coming at him.
"Nyeah!" Voldemort let out a gasp of fear, realizing just how close Grievous was. He apparated in an instant, letting otu a loud pop and dissappearing into the shadows . Grievous swung his four blades downward...into empty space. He quickly turned around, drawing his blaster pistol as well. It let out a single laser. "Protego!" A mystical barrier appeared from the wand, and the blast left immediately.
The laser shots tore into the night air, dissipating into nothingness as they hurtled futiley toward Voldemort's magical shield. Grievous leaped high into the air and landed on the barrier, sliding downward, lightsabers pounding furiously on the edges. Voldemort broke the shield in an instant and followed up with a Killing Curse, which soared past General Grievous' face and into the woods. Swinging his wand down, Voldemort summoned a magical blade-like curse that sliced through Grievous' robotic skeleton, severing one of his arms. The dead limb dropped to the grass, the lightsaber humming idly.
Feeling no pain but enraged nonetheless, Grievous hacked forward with his three remaining arms, cutting off a piece of Voldemort's robes. The fabric fluttered down to the ground and was incinerated as it landed on the idle lightsaber. Voldemort apparated away with a pop, and Grievous stopped and listened to the battle raging in the distance. His droids were clearly holding their own against the inexperienced Death Eaters.
There was a faint pop behind him, and Grievous turned instantly, the vibrating hum of his lightsaber becoming a searing scorch of light meeting flesh. A half a second later, Voldemort let out an inhuman cry of pain. Grievous had thrusted one of his lightsabers through the Dark Lord's midsection. Tearing it out of his foe's body, the cyborg general spun in a circle, slashing his three lightsabers horizontally, ripping Voldemort to pieces. The body slipped apart with a sickening squelch and lay multilated on the ground.
The lightsabers deactivated in Grievous' remaining three limbs. He looked over to the spacecraft, where his tireless droid engineers were doubled over, fighting and fixing simultaneously. He coughed violently before shaking his head in disgust. These renegade, magic-using militamen were no match for him, even if his droids were too incompetent to properly dispose of the threat. Heading toward the Death Eaters, he wondered if he had to do everything himself...
Expert's Opinion
Grievous' greater combat skills and the defensive/offensive properties of his lightsabers were more than enough to counter Voldemort's Avada-Kedavra-spam.
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Battle vs. Imhotep (by HaydenStudios)
Voldemort is sitting at the end a large rectangular table at Malfoy Manor, his Death Eaters occupying various other seats. "We have finally secured our victory." Announces the Dark Lord. "We have thoroughly assaulted Hogwarts, extincted all members of the Order, and killed every last wizard who opposed me." Voldemort smiles. "Including Harry Potter." Voldemort's expression darkens once more. "Though with victory, came sacrifice..." he continues. "Thanks to those who revolted, two of my most faithful servants are deceased, and Nagini is no more. Among these losses, on a note slightly related to the death of Nagini, I have lost a certain source of magical sustenance that enables me to remain at power." "My lord," says Antonin Dolohov sheepishly, "what is this 'source of magical sustenance', that you so vaguely describe?".
There is a moment of silence. Some Death Eaters give Dolohov disapproving glares, while others intently look at Voldemort with equal curiosity. Their leader calmly replies, "It is keeping that a secret, that has upheld it for so long." The Death Eaters previously interested in knowing now lose their intent gazes. "I tell the amount of this to you that I did, because I soon plan to embark on a journey to replenish this source. Though due to the particulars on what carrying out this task requires, I may like for one of my servants to accompany me. Wherein, you will discover what this power that I describe truly is."
There is a long moment of silence. "Anyone?" says Voldemort, intently searching the group for the partner most befitting. Voldemort laughs. "It seems all my faithful servants have died out, and that those who remain are only still alive due to their cowardice from the battle field. This is an honor, you know. Bellatrix or Severus would have gladly volunteered." Everyone at the table looks away from Voldemort nervously as though they've all been asked to volunteer as a sacrifice.
Voldemort suddenly fixes his gaze upon Antonin Dolohov. "Dolohov," says Voldemort, "why don't you come with me? After all, it was you who was most interested in this mysterious magical source." Dolohov suddenly recoils in fear, and his face becomes pale. Dolohov slowly but jerkily shakes his head. "Ah, but I believe you are so well suited for this." Says the Dark Lord. Dolohov looks at the other Death Eaters hoping for support, but to no avail. Voldemort smiles. "Thank you, Dolohov. With that settled, let us be off." Dlohov looks confused. "Huh?" Both Voldemort and Antonin Dolohov suddenly disapparate with a loud crack that fills the whole room.
Meanwhile, eight-year-old Alex O'Connell is on the shore of a river running through the middle of a large canyon, staring in shock at the now shallow water that has presumably engulfed his parents. Imhotep, coming out of the water, passes him by after completing his task of washing the O'Connell parents away. The sorcerer passes Alex by as he emerges from the water, and mockingly ruffles Alex's hair who shrugs his hand off, and rushes closer up to the river taking in what has happened. Voldemort and Dolohov suddenly apparate meters away from Alex. Dolohov falls to his knees gasping for breath, as he was not prepared for the sudden apparation, while Voldemort stands firmly on his feet unshaken. Voldemort immediately spots Alex, and smiles. "I did not expect company when I would return here to deposit my next horcrux." Voldemort raises his wand. "Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort shouts. A jet of green light issues from Voldemort's wand, headed right towards Alex. Alex is suddenly yanked backward into the air by an invisible force, and lands meters behind his previous position. A rock directly behind him is struck by the curse, and explodes into pieces. Imhotep had used his telekinesis so save Alex.
Imhotep walks closer up to Voldemort. "!الوقت الصبي من الموت هو أن يقررها لي(The boy's time of death is to be decided upon by me!)" he declares authoritatively. Voldemort smiles. "It seems I misjudged this fellowship. My impression was that you are all muggles." Imhotep does not reply to Voldemort, but he appears to be understanding him. "So, you do not speak in my tongues, yet you understand them." Says the Dark Lord.
Lock-Nah rushes to Imhotep's aid, but Imhotep promptly stops him saying, "!لا نتدخل، قفل ناه (Do not interfere, Lock-Nah!)" Lock-Nah steps back obediently. Imhotep lifts Voldemort with his telekinesis, only seconds afterward finding himself lifted into the air by Voldemort who shows to have some telekinesis of his own. Voldemort transforms into a jet of black smoke, and flies toward Imhotep. Imhotep teleports to the ground. Voldemort does the same by apparation. The two stand in front of each other on the sand. Dolohov, some distance away, runs up to Voldemort. "Do nothing! He's mine!" Shouts Voldermort. Imhotep raises his arms. Suddenly, an immense swarm of black beetles come out of nowhere, and advance on Voldemort. Dolohov flees from the scene. Lock-Nah, Alex, and some other servants of Imhotep recoil in fear as the beetles come up to them, only to notice that they pass right by them, focusing their attention on Voldemort.
Just when the beetles are an inch away from Voldemort, the Dark Lord sends a shockwave through the swarm, launching them into the air, followed by a ring of fire which barrages through the airborne beetles, burning them all. Imhotep uses his sand manipulation to make the sand on the shore rise, and hurls it at Voldemort who puts up a shield charm. The sand bounces off of the shield for a while, until Imhotep builds up a large chunk of sand in preparation to break Voldemort's defense. Voldemort notices, and brings up the water from the river with his aquakinesis, and envelops the thick mist of sand with the water, and sends the water over to Imhotep in the form of a wave. Imhotep waves his hand and and uses his own aquakinesis to make the water part on either side of him, then sink into the sandy ground.
Voldemort is now agitated, and sends a jet of fire towards Imhotep with a cry. Imhotep once again uses his aquakinesis to make the water shoot at Voldemort. The two jets of magically manipulated elements collide, remaining stable for several seconds. Eventually, Imhotep's jet of water starts overcoming Voldemort's fire. Imhotep's water is about to engulf the Dark Lord who stops sending fire out of his wand. The water forms a sphere around Voldemort, and compresses. Imhotep lifts the giant orb of water up, and smashes it down, and the water scatters. To Imhotep's surprise, Voldemort is not prostrate on the ground where he smashed the orb of water.
Imhotep suddenly realizes that Voldemort had apparated behind him. Voldemort swings his wand back, and then forward with a cry, "AAAAAAVADA KEDAVRA!!!!" A huge jet of green light shoots out of Voldemort's wand toward Imhotep. Before Imhotep can react, he is struck right on the chest by the curse. An explosion of sand emits from Imhotep's body, temporarily hiding him.
When the sand clears away, Imhotep looks completely different. His body looks half existing, and incomplete. That which still exists of his body looks as though made of sand, and is reduced to only having one eye. Imhotep is now equally angry. He turns in to a mist of sand, and surrounds Voldemort. The mist of sand closes in on him, but the Dark Lord waves his wand, making the mist of sand scatter. Imhotep reforms into his half-complete form, and shoots a mist of sand from his hands heading towards Volemort. The Dark Lord sends a jet of dark light that overpowers the sand sent by Imhotep, which hit's the mummy's body. Imhotep recovers, and then summons other mummies to his aid. They charge at Voldemort who disintegrates each one of them with reductor curses before they can reach him.
Voldemort sends a reductor curse at Imhotep that strikes true on his rib-exposing chest, but only does minimal damage. Imhotep once again turns into a mist of sand, but this time charges at Voldemort with significantly greater speed than before, making the first move coming to the Dark Lord's mind be charging at him as a jet of black smoke. The two collide, and become their own single interwoven mist, and fly through the air until the mixture of sand and black smoke plummets to the ground. The black smoke clears away, and Imhotep re-assimilates into his half-completed form.
Imhotep has Voldemort pinned to the ground, and puts his mouth up to Voldemort's, about to suck the flesh out of him. Before he can suck much out of him, however, Voldemort blows fire out of his mouth, causing Imhotep to jump back. Imhotep breaks all the shards of developed glass off of his body. Voldemort gets up, but before he can do anything else, Imhotep becomes even more angry, and summons both tens of mummies, and thousands of beetles. On top of this, Imhotep yet again becomes a mist of sand swirling around Voldemort. The three threats advance on Voldemort and have him surrounded.
Voldemort wards the mist of sand of Imhotep off once more with his dark light, but has no effect on the mummies or beetles that advance on him. One of the mummies' axes strike Voldemort on the shoulder. Voldemort, now focusing his attention on the mummies, sends a mass of reductor and imperius curses on all the mummies. The remaining mummies now begin fighting each other. Imhotep now swarms back around Voldemort in the form of a mist of sand now that he's not usign his dark light anymore, confusing him. One beetle manages to get on Voldemort, digs into his flesh, and begins crawling around in his body. Voldemort cries in pain, but is not hindered from sending another shockwave of fire to do away with all the beetles. Nonetheless, three more beetles manage to get into Voldemort's body before all the rest of them are done away with, and Voldemort's shockwave of fire causes various parts of the mist of sand of Imhotep to turn into shards of glass. One of which, cuts Voldemort on the cheek. Voldemort cries in pain and begins flailing madly as four beetles continue to feast on his internal organs. In desperation, he performs slashing curses on himself to get the beetles out of his body, and crushes each one with his foot. Suddenly, the last remaining summoned mummy that Voldemort apparently hadn't cursed slashes the Dark Lord across the back. With one last bit of energy, the Dark Lord turns around, and sends a reductor cruse at the last summoned mummy which disintegrates.
Voldemort falls to his knees, utterly exhausted. The swarm of sand that is Imhotep closes in on the Dark Lord, and sucks away at his flesh, rebuilding that of the former. Voldemort finally falls prostrate onto the floor. Dead. Imhotep re-assimilates into his human figure, leaving Voldemort as nothing left but a skeleton.
Imhotep's body is more complete than it was just after he'd been hit by Voldemort's killing curse, but still some parts of his body are missing. "...أنا لا تزال بحاجة إلى هيئة أخرى لاتخاذ(I need another body to take...)" He says to himself. Imhotep spots Antonin Dolohov a long distance away, whimpering. Imhotep pulls the Death Eater towards him with his telekinesis. Dolohov flails and shouts helplessly as he approaches Imhotep. Imhotep Grips Dolohov by the throat, and sucks the flesh out of the death eater into himself. Imhotep's body is complete one more, and drops Dolohov's skeleton to the floor.
Expert's Opinion
This was a very close battle. Both warriors were immortal, so the only way to tell who was deadliest was to revoke each of their respective immortalities. In the end, while Voldemort had a much wider range of magical abilities, Imhotep was able to endure these long enough to eventually overwhelm and exhaust the Dark Lord with using his summoned mummies, summoned beetles, and his misty sand abilities all at once.
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Rematch vs. Darth Vader (Legends) (by JWarrior89)
"CRUCIO!!!" Lucius Malfoy fell to the ground, writing in pain, his screams echoing throughout the forest. Lord Voldemort stood over him, wand in hand, as Nagini circled them. Bellatrix Lastrange, Fenrir Greyback, and four other Death Eaters stood around them.
"Lucius," Voldemort said, calmly, "I do not forgive. I do not forget. Your incompetence allowed Potter to escape my grasp. The punishment... is death."
"My Lord, please...!!!" Lucius cried in horror.
"However," Voldemort said, "I need all available forces for the final battle." He lowered his wand, lifting the curse. Lucius staggered to his feet and hurried to stand next to Bellatrix.
"Tonight... Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry... shall be mine." Voldemort grinned. The Death Eaters cheered... but their cries of celebration were suddenly overlapped by an enormous roaring sound, and something huge flew overhead, creating a gust of wind that made the tree tops swing back and forth.
"What the bloody hell was that!?" Fenrir roared.
"Its a dragon!" One of the Death Eaters cried out in fear.
"That is no dragon..." Voldemort said, as whatever had flown by headed for the edge of the forest.
"We are about to have visitors..." He said, as Nagini hissed threateningly.
The Imperial Shuttle landed at the edge of the forest. With a dull humming sound, the entrance ramp lowered to the ground. Five Imperial Stormtroopers exited the shuttle, followed by two Scout Troopers. They lined up facing the trees, and stood at attention. His black cape flowing in the breeze, Darth Vader descended the ramp, stopping slightly in front of the troopers. He looked around; he had no idea where he was. The Emperor had sent him to investigate a strange anomaly manifesting near the second Death Star. Taking a small squad of his best men, he boarded a shuttle and flew to the anomaly, which turned out to be some sort of portal. Suddenly the portal began to pull the shuttle toward it. He tried in vain to turn the shuttle around, then tried to send an emergency transmission to Palpatine, but the portal was somehow blocking his signal. He was helpless as the shuttle was drawn into the portal. The next thing he knew, the shuttle was flying toward an unknown planet. It appeared primative, but something made Vader order the pilot to land on the planet. He could sense a powerful presence down there, powerful enough to pose a threat to the Emperor.
"Search the forest," Vader ordered his men, "there is someone in there who threatens the Empire. You are ordered to shoot on sight." Without a word, the Stormtroopers immediately headed into the trees.
Vader: 8
Voldemort: 8
The Death Eaters treaded silently through the forest, eyes and ears sharp. Suddenly, Voldemort raised a hand. The others stopped; the faint sound of movement could be heard in the distance. The Death Eaters spread out, hiding behind the trees. As they watched, the Stormtroopers came into view, rifles at the ready, looking around. One of the Death Eaters slowly moved out from behind a tree, aiming his wand, but stepped on a twig. The resulting crack caused the Stormtroopers to swing their heads toward the source of the noise.
"There's one! Blast them!" One of them yelled, aiming his rifle and blasting the Death Eater.
Vader: 8
Voldemort: 7
The Death Eaters leapt out and attacked, unleashing a hailstorm of spells. The Stormtroopers dove for cover, all except for one, who was cut down by a killing curse.
Vader: 7
Voldemort: 7
The Stormtroopers returned fire, but the Death Eaters either hid behind cover or blocked the shots with Shield Charms. Both sides scattered throughout the trees. One of the Stormtroopers, looking around, spotted Fenrir Greyback. He aimed and fired, but missed. Fenrir spun around, aimed his wand, and yelled "Crucio!" The Stormtrooper was immediately struck with unbearable pain throughout his entire body. Shrieking in agony, he fell to the ground, twisting and contorting. Bearing his teeth, Fenrir ran forward; throwing himself on the Stormtrooper, he ripped off his helmet, and sank his sharp teeth into his neck.
Vader: 6
Voldemort: 7
Fenrir threw his head back and let out a savage roar, relishing in the taste of blood. A second later, a shot rang out, and Fenrir fell to ground, a burning hole in the side of his head. The Scout Trooper lowered his sniper rifle and retreated back into the trees.
Vader: 6
Voldemort: 6
Elsewhere, a Death Eater fired a curse at a Stormtrooper, but missed, blowing a hole in the tree next to him. The Stormtrooper fired at the Death Eater, who blocked the shots with a Shield Charm. The trooper advanced, continuing to fire, and the Death Eater retreated backward, repeatedly shielding himself from the shots. Suddenly, the Death Eater stumbled and fell over a fallen branch. The Stormtrooper fired while he was on the ground, killing him.
Vader: 6
Voldemort: 5
The other Scout Trooper took cover behind a tree. Spotting a Death Eater, he aimed his sniper rifle and fired, hitting him in the back of the head.
Vader: 6
Voldemort: 4
Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him. Turning around he spotted Bellatrix Lestrange; before he could react, she cried "Avada Kadavra!", and a jet of green light shot out from her wand, striking him and sending him to the ground, dead. Cackling wickedly, she disapparated, vanishing in a jet of black smoke.
Vader: 5
Voldemort: 4
At another location, Lucius Malfoy and another Death Eater were locked in combat with two Stormtroopers. The Death Eater fired a killing curse at the Stormtroopers, but missed; they promptly returned fire, but their shots were blocked by well-timed Shield Charms. Lucius Malfoy disapparated, reappearing behind the Stormtroopers and striking one of them down.
Vader: 4
'Voldemort: 4
The other Stormtrooper spun around to fire at Malfoy, but before he could get a shot off, he was struck in the back by a killing curse fired from the other Death Eater.
Vader: 3
Voldemort: 4
As the Death Eater turned away, a strange feeling swept over him, and a voice echoed throughout his mind.
"That man is your enemy. You want to kill him. He is weak; now is the time to strike. KILL HIM."
The Death Eater turned to look at Lucius. That man was his enemy. He wanted to kill him. He was weak, and now was the time to strike. He raised his wand and fired a curse at Lucius, who barely managed to block it.
"What the- what the hell do you think you're doing!?" He yelled. The Death Eater said nothing, but instead fired another curse. Lucius blocked this one as well, then aimed his wand at the Death Eater and shot a killing curse, striking him in the chest.
Vader: 3
Voldemort: 3
Lucius lowered his wand, stunned and enraged at what had just happened. What had possessed that fool to try to kill him, to betray Lord Voldemort!? He shook his head and turned to rejoin the battle, but without warning, he was pulled through the air, as if by some invisible force. The next thing he felt was a searing pain; he looked down to see the glowing red blade of a lightsaber impaled through his chest. He looked up into the black helmet of Darth Vader, who gripped his shoulder, withdrew his lightsaber, and threw him aside. The last thing Lucius Malfoy saw before he died was Darth Vader walking away, his black cape billowing behind him.
Vader: 3
Voldemort: 2
The remaining Stormtrooper glanced out from behind his tree, and saw Darth Vader moving through the forest. He went to rejoin Vader, but suddenly, a terrible feeling swept over him, causing him to stumble. His head twitched, and his muscles relaxed; his mind was no longer his own. Voldemort saw, through the trooper's eyes, Darth Vader walking away from him. He raised the trooper's rifle and fired; Vader, however, sensing the attack, quickly spun around and deflected the shots with his lightsaber. Without hesitation, he lifted the trooper with the Force, and crushed his neck.
Vader: 2
Voldemort: 2
As the Stormtrooper's corpse fell to the ground, he heard Bellatrix Lestrange apparate behind him.
"You will NOT ruin the Dark Lord's plans!" She shrieked, casting a killing curse at him, but Vader blocked it with his lightsaber. She fired several more curses, Vader blocking each of them in turn. With his other hand, he used Force Choke on Bellatrix, who clawed helplessly at her throat as Vader lifted her into the air. Without a word, he threw her aginst a tree with such force it cracked. Bellatrix fell to the ground, and did not move. Vader waited for a moment to see if she would stir, but when she did not, he turned and began to walk away. Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him, and heard Bellatrix cry, "AVADA KADAV-!" Even as Vader spun around, however, a shot rang out, and Bellatrix Lestrange fell backward, a scorched hole in the middle of her forehead.
Vader: 2
Voldemort: 1
Vader turned his head in the direction the shot had come from, and saw his remaining Scout Trooper lower his sniper rifle. The trooper began walking towards Vader, but without warning, a voice cried out, "AVADA KADAVRA!!!" A flash of green light erupted from behind the Scout Trooper, who was thrown forward several feet, and fell to the ground with a thud, dead.
Vader: 1
Voldemort: 1
Darth Vader looked up; Lord Voldemort stood before him, wand raised, a look of fury upon his face. Vader raised his lightsaber, ready for battle.
"AVADA KADAVRA!!!" Voldemort yelled, a jet of green light shooting out from his wand. Vader blocked the spell with his lightsaber, but this curse was far stronger than the others; he struggled against the green jet, which actually pushed him back a few inches. Concentrating with the Force, Vader began to throw tree branches, debris, and even the corpses of Death Eaters and Stormtroopers at Voldemort, who was forced to break off his attack in order to blast away the various projectiles. Taking advantage of his opponent's momentary distraction, Vader threw his lightsaber, which flew in an arc toward its target. Voldemort, however, avoided the attack by flying upward in a jet of black smoke, disappearing into the night sky.
Darth Vader caught his lightsaber as it flew back to him, and stared into the sky, searching for any sign of Voldemort. For a few moments, the only sounds were the hum of Vader's lightsaber, and the slow, steady breathing of his suit. Suddenly, he felt a warning through the Force, and turned around just as Voldemort appeared behind him. With a cry, Voldemort pointed his wand, and an enormous jet of fire flew out of it, straight toward Vader. Vader, however, threw out his hand and blocked the fire with the Force, causing it to split off to either side of him, igniting the trees around them. Voldemort, illuminated by the glow of the flames, aimed his wand at Vader again, but Vader used Force Pull to rip the wand from his hand, catching it in midair. As Voldemort looked on in shock, Vader snapped the wand in two, dropping the pieces on the ground and crushing them beneath his boot.
Vader took a step toward Voldemort, but a savage hissing sound caused him to look to his left. He barely had time to register the enormous snake lunging at him before it latched its jaws around his arm. Vader's suit prevented Nagini's fangs from piercing his arm, but the force from the impact caused him to drop his lightsaber. Vader struggled as Nagini wrapped around him, causing him to fall to the ground. Voldemort looked around frantically for another wand. He spotted Lucius Malfoy's wand lying next to his body; he pulled it toward him with a wave of his hand. Voldemort caught the wand, but at that moment, the sound of a lightsaber activating met his ears, followed by a slicing noise. Horrified, Voldemort turned to see Nagini's severed head fall to the ground; Vader had managed to retrieve his lightsaber and decapitated the snake with a single stroke. As Vader threw Nagini's body off him and got to his feet, Voldemort let out an inhuman scream, which sent out a shockwave that blasted away everything around him. Vader was thrown back several feet.
Voldemort aimed his wand at Darth Vader and yelled "CRUCIO!!!" Vader cried out, dropping to his knees, almost paralyzed by pain. Grinning savagely, Voldemort advanced on Vader, his wand still pointed at him.
"Yes, it hurts, doesn't it?" he asked.
"You think you know pain?" Vader said, struggling to speak, "I have endured... far worse... than THIS!!!" At that moment, Vader threw out his hand, blasting Voldemort with Force push. Voldemort was thrown back, crashing into a tree and sliding to the ground. Vader got to his feet, and, igniting his lightsaber, threw it at Voldemort. Voldemort got to his feet and aimed his wand at Vader, but before he could cast a spell, the lightsaber sliced his hand off at the wrist. Voldemort cried out in pain as his hand, wand still held tight, dropped to the ground. Voldemort fell to his knees, gripping his severed stump as Vader caught his lightsaber and approached him.
"Your magic is strong," he said, "but it is no match for the power of the Dark Side!" With that, he swung his lightsaber downward, slicing off Voldemort's head. The Dark Lord's body fell to the ground with a dull thud.
Vader: 1
Voldemort: 0
Without a word, Darth Vader deactivated his lightsaber, and walked away.
Expert's Opinion
While Voldemort possessed a wide range of powerful spells, the great power of the dark side of the force overcame even that, as the power to destroy a planet is regarded as insignificant next to it.
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Battle vs. Magneto (by MilitaryBrat)
Voldemort is looking for something that could be his new horcrux in a muggle junkyard. He heard that a house relic is just laying in it. He comes across Magneto who heard about this man who has been killing mutants.
"You there,snake man. Why have you been killing mutants?"
"Mutants? They were merely muggles who thought they could do magic. Nothing more."
"You call this magic?" Magneto lifts up a car and makes it into a spiked ball and throws it at Voldemort.
Voldemort uses a shield charm which makes the spiked ball crash into it. "Perhaps there is more to you than meets the eye muggle. AVADA KEDAVRA!!!!!!" But Magneto uses a car to block the killing curse. Voldemort tries to use legilimency on Magneto but his helmet that he stole from Shaw protects him. "You must be learned in occlumency. Lets see how you deal with this. IMPERIO!!!" Magneto is unaffected by Voldemort's imperius curse. Magneto sees an M1911A1 and shoots Voldemort while deflecting his curses. He gets to it and shoots Voldemort between the eyes. He is unfazed by this and sends Nagini to eat Magneto. He throws his gun at Nagini and runs. Nagini eats the M1911A1 and chases him. Magneto then manipulates the metal in Nagini's gut and kills her from the inside. Voldemort apparates behind Magneto but Magneto hears him and fashions a spear out of metal and forces it through Voldemort's body.
Expert's Opinion
While Voldemort may be powerful in his own circles, no one believed that Voldemort's powers were even close to comparable with the might of Magneto and his overpowering mutant abilities, combined with his helmet and a pistol with the environment filled with metal for him to control. Voldemort was basically dead on arrival when this battle started.
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Battle vs. Slender Man (by Goddess of Despair)
No battle written
Expert's Opinion
Whilst Voldemort is a very powerful sorcerer, Slender Man was able to defeat him thanks to his greater experience and stealth.
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Disregarded Battles
Battles here were deemed to be unfair or otherwise not in accordance with wiki standards, and have been removed from the statuses of the warriors and displayed below.
Battle vs. Imhotep (by Undead RVD)
Voldemort and a Death Eater henchman enter the bottom floor of a pyramid.
"Why are we hear again, Lord Voldemort" the henchman asks.
"To find a book. A book that can truly give me true immortality! Nagini is all that's left of my Horcruxes. I need something that's not intangible." The two know the Book of the Dead is here, but then it gets blurry for them when finding it's exact place. "Why must we go alone, my Lord?"
"The others are to keep Harry from getting any closer to killing me."
Voldemort tells his henchman they must split up and find the book. They search around in till Voldemort finds a Table with a large chamber with a table. The table has the body of a dead woman and the Book of the Dead. Voldemort uses his magic to levitate the book to himself. "The Book! the Book! It's Mine!"
" من أنت؟ (Who are you?)"
Voldemort spins around to find a tall bald man in ripped robes holding the helpless henchman of Voldemort. "WHO ARE YOU? PUT HIM DOWN!"
Imhotep looks at the ugly man with an annoyed look in his face.
"PUT HIM DOWN OR FACE MY WRATH!," Voldemort yells, pointing at the henchman. Imhotep looks at the helpless mortal in his hands, then looks back at the snake like man and snaps the poor mortals neck with a flick of his wrist. He drops the limp body of the Death Eater and the body crashes down. "HOW DARE YOU! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" Voldemort yells in a fiery rage.
" كنت المقاطعة حفل بلدي وسرقة كتاب الموتى من لي. وتموت.(You interrupt my ceremony and steal the book of the dead from me. You shall die.)" Imhotep says with a dark monotone feel. Voldemort Blasts off a Cruciatus Curse at Imhotep to paralyze him. However, to Voldemort's surprise, Imhotep shrugs it off like it was nothing. Voldemort tries to blast off another but Imhotep throws him 12 feet with his telekinesis. Voldemort crashes onto a wall. He is dazed and finds Imhotep is walking quickly to him. Voldemort finds a nearby stair case and runs up it. Imhotep follows him up but once he reaches the top, he is blasted with a disarming spell. Imhotep flies a distance but lands on both feet. Voldemort then fires a Avada Kedavra. This actually seems to hurt him. Voldemort laughs to see an attack that can harm Imhotep but then sees it didn't kill him and becomes worried. "This man survived a death spell," Voldemort says to himself. "How is this possible?" Imhotep gets back up and walks toward Voldemort but gets shot again. Voldemort deduces that enough hits will kill him. He shots off three more shots at Imhotep. However, he sees that the blasts are having less and less of an impact. He then summons out Nagini, his snake. The long snake wraps around Imhotep and bites him to keep his grip. Voldemort walks over to finish the man off. "I must say, you are quite strong, but you are too much of a fool."
Voldemort raises his wand at Imhotep's head, but before Voldemort could say a word, Imhotep bursts in a storm of sand. Voldemort is thrown back several feet. He sits up just in time to see his snake, his last Horcruxes, be ripped to peaces, till there is nothing left but blood. Voldemort is terrified. Not only has his snake been torn to peaces, but his last Horcruxes is gone. The sand reforms back into Imhotep as he walks toward the shriveling Voldemort. Voldemort raises his wand and tires to cast a spell, but Imhotep grabs the wand and breaks it with his hand. Voldemort, after years of his terror, realizes he is at the mercy of a man he knows nothing of. "Please, have mercy on me! PLEASE!" Voldemort begs at the feet of Imhotep.
" حاولت قتلي. أعطي يقتلك. (You tried to kill me. I shall kill you.)"
Imhotep lifts Voldemort with one hand and throws Voldemort out a hole in the wall. Voldemort lands in the middle of a different large room. He then heard the sound of skittering. He looks around and sees a massive swarm of blue beetles come crawling out of the doorways of the room. They swarm around the dark lord and begin to dig into his flesh. They are all over him and INSIDE of him. He screams in terror but is cut off by a burst of beetles crawling out of his mouth. He is covered in beetles but only after a minute do the beetles crawl away, leaving only his wet bones on the ground. Imhotep returns to his chamber to finish his ceremony.
Expert's Opinion
This was a close battle but while Voldemort had deadly spells and a great amount of confidence, Imhotep was far too powerful an opponent for Voldemort to handle. He is far stronger, tougher and more determined then his opponent. Add his more versatile powers and you have Imhotep, one of the DEADLIEST warriors of all time.
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Battle vs. Darth Vader (Legends) (by MilitaryBrat)
Voldemort, Bellatrix, Yaxley, Lucius, and Pius are somehow transported to the death star. Vader and 4 Stormtroopers with blasters are passing by and see the intruders. Voldemort calls to Vader
"Who are you muggle?"
"I am Lord Vader, sith lord. Who are you ?"
"YOU DARE ASK WHO HE IS?!?!??!?!!???!???!??" Screams Bellatrix.
"It's quite alright Bellatrix. I am Lord Voldemort."
"Um, Lord Vader weren't these the people Emperor Palpatine was warning us about."
"So it seems. Open fire."
Pius is hit multiple times and Voldemort kills a stormtrooper.
Voldemort: 4
Vader: 4
Voldemort and the other 3 remaining Death Eaters disapparate away. Lucius disarms a stormtrooper then uses the Cruciactus curse on him. He kills the man with the killing curse and is then killed by Vader when he throws his lightsaber and decapitates him.
Voldemort: 3
Vader: 3
Yaxley kills another stormtrooper in a generator room and is startled when he hears Vader's breathing. He disarms vader but Vader uses the force to bring his lightsaber back to him. Then he picks up Yaxley with the force, smashes him against some generators. Yaxley is all bloodied up, then Vader ends his misery by bringing Yaxley towards him then impales him on his lightsaber.
Voldemort: 2
Vader: 2
Voldemort has Nagini and Bellatrix with him, then a stormtrooper kills Nagini and tries to do the same with Bellatrix but Bellatrix goes and apparates near him, takes his helmet off, apparates into space, and leaves the man there.
Voldemort: 2
Vader: 1
Voldemort and Bellatrix are looking for Vader, but they've never been here so they don't know where to look. Vader's breathing however gives him away and Bellatrix uses the cruciactus curse on him. He falls over in pain, and she tries to do what she just did to the last stormtrooper, but Vader is smarter. As she's trying to take his helmet off, he impales her with his lightsaber. Voldemort then apparates behind Vader and puts the cruciactus curse on him. Once again Vader falls over in pain, but his hate builds up and breaks free of the curse. He picks up Voldemort and chokes him to death.
Voldemort: 0
Vader: 1
Expert's Opinion
This was the most controversial battle on the wiki. Some believed that this was an easy win for Voldemort, while others believed it was a lopsided battle in Vader's favor. In the end, the majority agreed that the power of the dark side of the Force trumped Voldemort's magic, which gave Darth Vader the win.
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Battle vs. Fate Testarossa (by SPARTAN119)
Riddle Mansion, Little Hangleton, UK
Lord Voldemort stood outside the old Riddle House, which he was using as a head quarters as all of his Death Eaters apparated to his side.
Suddenly, a blonde-haired woman in a tight fitting black outfit, carrying a large axe on the end of a staff flew in and landed in front of Voldemort
"This is Fate Testarossa of the Time-Space Administration Bureau", Fate said, "Tom Marvolo Riddle You are under arrest for 11539 counts of murder and 42535 counts of illegal use of magic, including repeated cases of using magic to control the actions of an individual."
Voldemort turned to Fate, "You dare call me by that name?! Foolish girl, do you have any idea who you're dealing with?! I am Lord Voldemort, the one who has walked further down the path to immortality than any man!", he said, before he raised his wand and yelled Avada Kedavra!"
Fate flew out of the way of the beam of light, which impacted a nearby field, exploding and creating a large crater. Several of the Death Eaters raised their wands, but Fate shouted "Plasma Lancer".
At once, dozens of beams of energy flew at the Death Eaters, impacting in a flash of fire. The blast, however, only knocked them unconcious, as Fate's device was only set on non-lethal mode.
Voldemort walked out of the blast, apparently unharmed. With a wave of her magical device, Bardiche, Fate bound Voldemort in glowing rings of magic, holding him suspended in midair. Second later, however, Voldemort freed himself by transfiguring the bindings into snakes.
Undeterred, Fate set Bardiche to lethal mode and yelled "Thunder Bullet!", firing a glowing ball of yellow energy from Bardiche, catching Voldemort clean in the chest and causing him to explode in a ball of flames.
When the smoke cleared, however, Voldemort was practically uninjured.
The Dark Lord raised his wand and pointed towards Fate. At once, all the windows on the Riddle house shattered, flying towards Fate.
"Thunder Rage!", Fate yelled, sending down lightning on every glass shard, and Voldemort himself. All of the glass pieces melted and fell to the ground, but Voldemort was protected by a glowing dome of light.
Fate readied another attack, yelling "Plasma Lancer" as a massive beam of energy flew from in front of her. The entire Riddle House exploded in a flash of fire, leaving a smoking crater in the center. Voldemort lay on his back in the middle of the crater.
Fate activated the energy scythe on Bardiche and flew at Voldemort, ready to strike and make sure he was dead. However, Voldemort got up and raised his wand, yelling "Avada Kedavra", firing a beam of green light at Fate, the struck her in the chest. Fate fell out of the air, dead before she hit the grounds.
A couple hours later
Nanoha Takamachi was filled with a fury that left no more room for tears. She was going to kill the one took Fate from her. She was going to make him suffer for what he did. Little did Nanoha or Voldemort know Fate had known there was a good chance she might fall in this mission, and had performed an ancient magic that, if she died, would give Nanoha the power to avenge her.
She had located Voldemort. He was still the Riddle House, having magically repaired the structure. Nanoha fired a blast of energy from her magical device, Raising Heart, blowing a hole in the newly rebuilt roof, into the same room as Voldemort.
"You know, Lord Voldemort", Nanoha said, "Normally, I do not approve of killing... I believe in second chances... But after you took Fate from me... I realized that there are some people who are simply too evil be redeemed... people that must be removed from this world .... people like you!"
Voldemort laughed and said, "So, you think your righteousness and love will be enough to defeat me. You are just like that old fool Dumbledore and his little lackey, Harry Potter. That is why you will never realize there is no good and evil, only power, and those too weak to wield it." Voldemort raised his wand and yelled "Avada Kedavra" firing a jet of green light at Nanoha. As the death curse neared her, however, something unexpected happened. A glowing yellow shield, like Fate's appeared around Nanoha, bouncing the curse away. In the glow of the shield, Nanoha though she could see a faint reflection of Fate. This brought a tear to Nanoha's eyes
"Weak am I?", Nanoha asked, pointing to the tear than ran down her cheek, "Why, because I feel grief for a lost loved one? That I cared for another? You... You never knew the feeling of being loved, you never knew the suffering of loss either, you seek eternal life, yet you never knew what it feels like to be alive! Thanks to my love for Fate, I will not rest until one of us is dead. Whether by me, or another who loved one of your thousands of victims, your life of hatred and evil will end!"
At that, Nanoha flew into the the air and activate her Magical Device, Raising Heart, which spoke and said, "Lethal mode active".
Nanoha then shouted "STARLIGHT BREAKER!!!", and unleashed a massive beam of energy. The Riddle house, and Voldemort himself were engulfed in a massive explosion, perhaps a large as a small tactical nuclear weapon.
Expert's Opinion
The experts' opinions gave this match to Voldemort for the instant lethality of his Avada Kedavra curse and his ability to move instantaneously by apparation. The bonus section was an addition piece added showing how Nanoha might react to the loss of Fate, likely in a manner quite similar to Harry Potter with the loss of his parents.
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Battle vs Vladimir Menshikov (by Deathblade 100)
Winner: Voldemort
Expert's Opinion
Voldemort won due to superior spells and experience. Vladimir was more sane but, his poor sight meant the more experienced Voldemort won the battle.
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Battle vs. Sauron (by Oshbosh)
No battle written
Expert's Opinion
Sauron won due to having much greater endurance and magical prowess. While Voldemort had an advantage in agility, it wasn't enough to compensate for all his other disadvantages.
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Battle vs. Saruman (by Death'sapprentice77)
Saruman is walking through the courts of Orthanc, all of a sudden a bolt of green energy surges past his head he turns and sees Voldemort his wand raised for battle. Saruman retaliates hurling a bolt of lightning at Voldemort who apparates away from it and reappears near the wizard and casts Crucio on him. Saruman screams and falls to the ground, writhing in pain. The Dark Lord lifts the curse and prepares another spell but Saruman trips Voldemort with his staff and begins viscously beating him with it.
Before he can suffer any more damage Voldemort apparates again a bit further from him. Saruman throws a Fireball at him but Voldemort apparates away and the projectile hits the ground and explodes. He reappears with Nagini and hisses to the snake in parseltounge and Nagini slithers into a nearby brush. Once again Voldemort casts Avada Kedavra. Thinking fast Saruman fires a bolt of lightning hitting the green bolt causing an explosion. Saruman hears hissing and finds that Nagini has slither up next to him ready to bite. Saruman throws the snake with telekinesis and fires a burst of lightning at the snake, frying it.
The wizard is caught off guard as Voldemort had appeared next to him and had cast Crucio on him. The dark lord lifts the spell and apparates away not to repeat the first time. He attempts again to cast Avada Kedavra but he is interrupted by Saruman's telekinesis and is pulled across the ground. Saruman spins his opponent around rapidly and then hurls upward. As Voldemort comes down Saruman speeds up the fall and causes the Dark Lord to land head first with a sickening crush. He then allows his Uruk-Hai to dine on his dead opponent.
Expert's Opinion
To be added.
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Battle vs. Gandalf (by Sport Shouting)
The votes are in. Let's see who won. Gandalf or Voldemort
Voldemort, Nagini and 3 Death Eaters walk through an abandoned forest. Gandalf and 4 Hobbits appear about 70 yards away. Gandalf and Voldemort look each other in the eye before Voldemort bellows
1 Hobbit is struck by the spell and is killed.
Gandalf- 4
Gandalf sends his hobbits in. A Death Eater wielding the flaming broomstick and a hobbit wielding the long sword clash weapons. The hobbit lands a blow through the stomach of the Death Eater.
Voldemort- 4
Voldemort sends Nagini after a hobbit. Nagini bites through the hobbit as he falls dead.
Gandalf- 3
Gandalf calls his men to him as he begins to retreat. Voldemort and his troops start laughing and chase them. They arrive in the middle of chaos. A spell is cast from Gandalf that kills a Death Eater.
Voldemort- 3
The Staff and Flaming Broomstick clash. The Staff wounds the Death Eater and dies chasing Gandalf.
Voldemort- 2
Voldemort casts Crucio at a hobbit but misses. He then casts Imperio and makes the hobbit smash himself repeatedly into a tree.
Gandalf- 2
Nagini slithers up to a hobbit. The hobbit thrusts the long sword through Nagini killing him. Voldemort feels the effect immediately
Voldemort- 1
The last hobbit sneaks up behind Voldemort but steps on a twig and is noticed. Voldemort hits the hobbit in the head with the flaming broomstick and the hobbit is dead.
Gandalf- 1
Voldemort runs after Gandalf. As he comes up a hill to get him, Gandalf yells
Voldemort falls and holds on for dear life as the ground opens up. Gandalf hits Voldemort's hands with his staff and Voldemort falls to his death.
Voldemort- 0
Expert's Opinion
Gandalf won due to his unlimited "horcruxes" and more fighting experience.
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Battle vs. General Grievous (Legends) (by The Deadliest Warrior)
No battle written
Expert's Opinion
Grievous was victorious because he was able to deflect most of Voldemort's attacks with his four lightsabers, and his multiple forms of offensive attacks from all ranges dominated the less combat-prepared Voldemort.
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Battle vs. Predator (by MilitaryBrat)
Voldemort is walking in the forbidden forrest with his death eaters, preparing to attack Hogwarts when suddenly a Death Eater falls. Dead. Another Death eater is suddenly impaled by the Predator's wrist blades. The blades are the only thing visible of the Predator until he uncloaks himself. Voldemort says to his death eaters to let him take care of this thing. He yells "CRUCIO" and the Predator is writhing in pain. The Predator sees Nagini ready to attack him and kills her with his plasma cannon. Voldemort is angered by this and fires a multitude of curses at the Predator which ends with "AVADA KEDAVRA!!!!!!". Voldemort proceeds to the school.
Expert's Opinion
While Predator had a wide array of equipment designed for hunting, and remarkable stealth, this was a nearly effortless win for Voldemort as he could instantly kill the alien hunter with the instant death curse.
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Battle vs. Shiki Ryougi (by SPARTAN119)
Shiki Ryougi walked into a dark graveyard, knife in hand. In front of her stood a mass men in black robes and masks, centered around a white-skinned man with slit-like nostrils similar to those of a snake.
"It appears we had a guest, stand aside, I must 'welcome' her", Voldemort said, commanding hid Death Eaters to part, Allowing Voldemort to walk out and face Shiki.
"What brings you here tonight, Muggle?!".
"You are Lord Voldemort, right?", Shiki responed with another question.
"As a matter of fact", Voldemort said, almost mockingly, "I am"
"Oh, I see, you certainly are evil, I guess...", Shiki said drawing her knife, her mystic eyes glowing bright blue "I'LL HAVE TO KILL YOU!"
"You think you can kill me, Muggle?", Voldemort asked, "I who have walked further along the path to immortality than any man?"
Shiki laughed at this, "It matters not, I can kill anything that lives, even if that thing is God!"
"We shall see about that", Voldemort said as he raised his wand and shouted, "Avada Kedavra!"
A beam of green light flew at Shiki. Ryougi raised her knife and made a perfectly timed slice, which made contact with the beam, dispelling the death curse.
Voldemort looked surprised, but quickly regained his composure, "So, there is more to you than there appears, Muggle", he said.
"Mystic Eyes of Death Perception", Shiki said, "I can even kill your spells!" Shiki lunged at Voldemort with her knife, but Voldemort disappeared. Shiki looked left and right, Voldemort was nowhere to be found. Suddenly, she heard the whoosh of an Avada Kedavra curse flying through the air. Ryougi dodged three meters to the right, so fast she seemed to teleport. The curse missed and shattered a tombstone.
Shiki turned on the spot, making another lunge at Voldemort, who apparated out of the way again, reappearing on top of a large, seven-foot-tall statue on top of a particularly ornate tomb. Shiki attacked Voldemort, missing and hitting the tombstone, causing it to crumble.
Shiki coughed as she inhaled the dust from the shattered tombstone. As she coughed, she was struck by a spell from Voldemort. Shiki did not die, it was not an Avada Kedavra curse. Instead, Shiki screamed in pain as she felt the sensation of heated knives piercing every inch of body.
Shiki fought against the pain caused by the Cruciatus Curse, she had felt far worse, she'd been hit by a car and had her arm torn off. Shiki grabbed Voldemort's wand with her Spirit Grip and snapped it in two. The pain stopped at once.
Shiki lunged at Dark Lord, who said in Parseltongue, "Nagini, kill her!"
The giant snake slithered in front of Shiki. Ryougi sliced through the snake, decapitating it. Voldemort seized the wand of one of the Death Eaters and aimed it at Shiki, but she was to fast for him.
Shiki's Mystic Eyes glowed, showing her the lines running through Voldemort's body, running out from his "origin". Shiki sliced across each of the line running along Voldemort's limbs, slicing each of them off in a spray of blood, before she thrust her knife right into Voldemort's origin, finishing him off. The Dark Lord was no more.
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Battle vs. Tall Man (by Happy9999)
Voldemort entered the mortician house that belonged to Tallman, without realizing that every single movement of him had already been spied by Tallman through a crystal ball. Tallman ordered one of his minions to check the enemies, and mumbled ' I think we've got some unexpected visitors.' The minion snuck to the main hall, and jumped , exerting itself to bite at one of the death eaters, only to be noticed by the dark lord and received a curse . Voldemort ordered two death eaters to check the basement while he led the remain two up the stairs. One death eater opened the basement door, and lit up his wand, revealing that there's nothing remarkable down in this dirty damp room. All in a sudden, he heard his fellow man scream behind him, so he turned around , and saw a zombie biting onto that man's throat, killing him instantly . 'AVADA--'He shouted, 'KERDAVA!', the death spell reached the zombie's head, making a flash and killing it .The death eater gasped, and walked up stair . He was about to open the basement door when he heard the open sound of a some sort of metal box--and that's not very long before his body was sent up to the corridor with a ball piercing a saw into his check, bashing him onto the wall . Meanwhile, the dark lord who was upstairs heard the disturbing noise, so he let one of his fellowmen to go back and check. Voldemort pursued , a zombie that had been hiding around the hallway suddenly appeared, but nagini dashed towards him and bit him down . At this very moment, the doors and windows all closed, and Voldemort found himself getting trapped in the whole way . 'Booooyyy! Your funeral is here! ' Tallman appeared with a minion that was holding the head of the death eater that had been sent to check downstairs . ' NO!' Voldemort yelled, and launched a great number of death spells from his wand, the spell hit the minion and sent its head flying . Several spells hit Tallman, but they didn't seem to make any sense. 'What the hell are you!' 'Well, when you die, you think you go to heaven, in fact, you come to me!' said the Tallman. 'That's impossible!'Voldemort jumped up, yelling 'Avada kedava!' A green light came from the old wand, shooting straight into Tallman's face, causing him to fall back. Nagini was ordered to give a final strike, by the time it reached onto Tallman, there's nothing left on the ground. Being annoyed, the dark lord released his anger through cursing his last men till death . 'Where the hell is that freaking mortician?' He shouted as a shadow appeared behind him in a mirror. 'Boooy!' Tallman dragged him into the mirror, and the snake was shot down by a laser ball. Now, the dark lord shall kneel down to Tallman the devil.
Winner: Tallman
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I do wish I lived where Internet speeds were significantly greater than dialup modem.
Yep, I can't even comprehend the speed increase of online access over the 300 baud modem I used on Compuserve back in the early '80s.110 Mb/s X 1024 = 112,640 Kb/s X 1024 = 115,343,360 b/s divided by 300 b/s = 384,478 times faster. Does that work out correct?All I remember is waiting several minutes for a nude made from ASCII characters to download from Usenet. I downloaded TurboTax from Amazon a couple of days ago, and chuckled at the notice under the download button. "Download times: Broadband: under a minute, Dialup: 4 hr 55 min."
Microsoft Word on a Mac is about as responsive as Word Perfect was on my Texas Instruments PC of the 1980s.
Why are you using Word? Is there any Mac word processing app that can't Save as...Wurd?
I saw an interesting movie on Netflix last week about the Voyager program. Fascinating stuff! One of the notable points was an interviewee talking about the room sized computers used then, and noting that today we have more computing power in our pocket. I anticipated what he was going to say next, and I was wrong. He said, "Not your smart phone, but this, your car's key fob."
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Whats up lovelies???
My apologies for going on an unannounced hiatus once again. Thanks for those who have been checking back but ended up in disappointment. :( I have just been really tired after work and gym everyday and before I can have anything productive done, it's bed time again. And I have had quite a few unplanned awesome but draining Friday nights after work. At the age of 22, I should probably be better with time management but clearly, I failed in that department.
I know I am SO BEHIND press releases and my blog posts =.=" so I will try to have at least 5 posts up this week to compensate for that! I have quite some photos edited for them already, so I will probably draft all of them tonight and have scheduled post. We shall see about it. :)
Excuses and ramblings aside, let's move on to the more interesting beauty-related stuff. :)
CircleLens has sent me a pair of their Coloured Lenses in Green along with a couple of Lioele products a while ago (by a while ago, I meant around Christmas period! That shows what a procrastinating queen I am aye) for review purposes.
CircleLens is an Australian based company which carries cosmetic lenses, false eyeslashes and Lioele products. :) Don't forget to check them out!
I am not 100% sure which series did it come from as I thought it was from the Magic Series but from the look of it, I am pretty sure its from the World Series in World Green .
Lens without any make up on.
*close up*
Lens with my current favourite FOTW look using my new Etude House Taupe eyeshadow I got during my Singapore-Malaysia trip.
What I wore to work today and will be wearing for the rest of the week. :) Will do a more detailed FOTD for this look!
What I think about this product?
As this is not from one of the circle lenses series, it appears to be more natural and less animated. For those who are new to the whole cosmetic lenses world, circle lenses are lenses which enlarge your eyes and give you a bigger pupil. I look way more animated
and way more Asian when I put on circle lenses as compared to these lenses. I have gotten quite a few compliments from my friends telling me how natural they look and they couldn't really tell at first glance. (That means, I can continue pulling the I-am-half-Jamaican-half-Korean-joke. Don't ask me why but this is one of the phrases I like to use when I am drunk. =.=")
In terms of comfort, these lenses are really comfortable unless I wear them for more than 12 hours. Then again, technically, you aren't even supposed to wear normal contact lenses for over 10 hours, let alone cosmetic lenses which are supposedly drier.
The only downside is these lenses aren't toric lenses and the power of the lenses are a tad off from my prescription. So, it does give me headache if I read or use the computer wearing these lenses. Hence, I can't really wear them to work. :( What a shame.
For FOTD - Simple & Easy Summer Look using Illamasqua Powdered Metal in Ether ft the World Series Lens in World Green,
Click HERE.
The other products that were sent to me are:
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As you can see, it comes in roll-form in a PINK casing. :) At the risk of sounding like an utter bimbo, anything that comes in pink scores extra brownie points from yours truly! Hands up (or in this case, leave a comment :D) if you agree with me! :):):)
What I think about this product?
For someone with dry skin, oil paper is the last thing on my shopping list when it comes to buying beauty products. However, this oil paper came in handy in the past month or so when weather was scorching hot here in Sydney and especially when Sydney reached it's historical January temperature last week. A 10 minutes fast walk to station is enough to make me sweat buckets. Gross, but true story. Instead of using tissues (which will probably remove half of my bronzer), this oil paper is good for absorbing my sweat (and maybe some oil?) when I get to the station.
Do keep in mind though, that is the ONLY time I use these paper. It might not be for the right purpose but it works for me and I am happy with it. In fact, I have just finished the final and last sheet last Friday. :( Good news is, temperature has been staying at mid 20s since last week, so I don't really need these oil paper anymore.
I have yet to try the face mask and the Trouble Patch so I can't really provide much comments about them. Nonetheless, I hope this review is helpful to those who are looking for cosmetic lenses. :)
Have a great week, lovelies!
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Series 26661
District Court (Fifth District : Iron County) Naturalization petition book
Dates: 1915-1928.
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Scope and Content
To become a citizen of the United States, an individual normally filed a "declaration of intention to become a citizen" at least two years prior to applying for citizenship. The next step was the naturalization hearing at which the candidate and witnesses either made oral statements or filed written petitions and affidavits attesting to the applicant's character, worthiness to become a citizen, and the validity of statements made to the court. If the judge found the applicant eligible to become a citizen, an oath was administered and the individual renounced his former citizenship. At this point a certificate of citizenship was issued documenting the fact. These volumes contain recorded copies of the declarations of individuals' intentions to later become United States citizens and to renounce current citizenship. The first forms contain little more than the declarant's name and native country, but forms after 1906 contain more detailed information about both the individual and his family.
Chronological by date.
Related Records
Declaration of intention record book from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 26662, available at this institution, contains the first record individuals filed in the naturalization process.
Citizenship certificate stubs from the District Court (Fifth District : Iron County), Series 26667, available at this institution, are the stubs for certificates of citizenship issued by the court to newly naturalized citizens.
Custody History
This book was originally transferred to the State Archives from the court in 2007. It was transferred to the regional repository at Southern Utah University in November 2009.
Access Restrictions
This series is classified as Public.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Processing Note
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Leah and Billy, the couple and creative duo behind Baleen jewelry, are conduits for well-made, understated objects. A standard of thoughtfulness in their cost-efficient designs renders them unique against most affordable jewelry. Splitting their time between Seattle and Maui, the pair's sense of balance seems inherent and is conveyed in their minimalist approach.
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Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, presidential contender in the secod round of election, has claimed that over 2.5 million fraudulent votes have been casted in runoff election.
Abdullah was speaking during a gathering attended by tribal elders from southern Kandahar and Helmand and eastern Nangarhar, Paktia and Paktika provinces.
He also claimed that the level of fraud was considerably higher than the first round of election and warned that vote rigging has put the stability of the country at risk.
Abdullah also blamed Karzai for remaining reckless regarding the massive fraud and said his team will publish further eviodences regarding the involvement of government officials in electoral fraud.
In the meantime, Gul Agha Sherzai, presidential contender in the first round of election, accused the presidential palace for orchestrating fraud in election process.
Sherzai claimed that Dr. Abdullah is the current president of Afghanistan and warned that they will take any action including use of force to defend from their votes.
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Author: Erika Johansen
Publisher: Transworld Publishers, 2014
Reviewer: Nerine Dorman
The Tearling kingdom is far from ideal. Her uncle, who's been ruling in her stead until now, is corrupt, as are many of the officials. An annual tithe to the neighbouring kingdom of Demesne and its Red Queen means that hundreds of Tearlings are essentially sold into slavery to keep the Red Queen at bay.
When Kelsea's first act as queen puts a stop to this barbaric practice, she sets in motion consequences that will see her overturning years of custom. Supported her cabal of loyal guards, Kelsea has pretty much only a week to find her feet in a hostile environment.
Even once I was done with The Queen of Tearling, I couldn't quite figure out whether this was straight-up fantasy, or SF bleeding fantasy at its edges, which resulted in a pleasant ambiguity. There is mention of ships in a perilous crossing, but whether this was an actual ocean in a post-apocalyptic setting or reference to a distant past where space travel took place – we don't know.
Certainly, there are some magical elements that hint towards fantasy, but what we do know is that the setting is very much post-technological, similar to Mark Lawrence's The Broken Empire. Much like Lawrence, Erika Johansen also does not shy away from darker, grittier occurrences, and Kelsea Glynn's honesty and earnest need to do the right thing, no matter how challenging, makes for a fascinating journey as she overcomes ever-increasing odds that pile up against her survival.
This is not an easy read, and for those in need of a breakneck pace, The Queen of Tearling might not be for you. What we do have, is a slowly unfurling saga of epic proportions, as a young queen grows into her powers. Kelsea often has to often make difficult decisions that bear surprising results, and I'm watching her career with great interest.


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Hello, everyone! This might be a short post but I thought this product is worth mentioning on my blog! So I bumped into these cutely designed packages in a beauty products store and tried to understand what is in it and how it works. Discovered that for about 150 INR worth of one package, another one is absolutely free along with it. I felt it was a really good bargain for you to try a new product! (Although I am not sure if this offer prevails in any other store or not.) I really wanted the anti-stress mask and so I bought it for myself and the anti-aging scrub is actually for my mother. I must say they really have an attractive package which made me curious about the product and I wished to try it out.
L'action Paris anti-aging scrub which my mom experimented with turned out really good! The smell of the scrub was very sweet and fruity as it contains cranberry. Her face skin felt really smooth after the use of the product.
As for the L'action Paris anti-stress mask, it is a must try! As I applied this, I can explain more exclusively about the product! The mask is in a creamy texture and although the product is meant for one-time use, some of it still remains even after using it two times! So, it is worth the money you spent. When applied it tingles on your skin and has this mild lemony fragrance. I feel so refreshed after the mask's use! The package is very handy and you can carry it around in your bag while traveling. If you check the link above there are plenty of other ranges of face masks, hair masks, traveling masks and face scrubs!
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2 Week Challenge- Spring Vegetables
I'm creating a pattern based off of the spring-time vegetable harvest. I'm planning on it having a pretty green-heavy color palette, with some accent warm colors.
My main goal in creating this pattern is to have it move & flow nicely.
I'm excited to see how this ends up!
Final pattern. I brought the shapes into illustrator, and laid out my pattern. Took a lot of tweaking to get it where it is. After I had the pattern figured out, I applied the watercolor texture to the shapes. After trying a lot of darker colored backgrounds, I liked it best on white!
Main shapes. I drew out the main shapes for my vegetables in photoshop. I didn't want to do them in illustrator because I wanted a more organic feel:
Sketches. I like to do my initial sketches using traditional mediums. I sketched out the main shapes for my vegetables (some strawberries snuck in, too!) using a thin felt tipped marker. I also painted the main watercolor textures, and scanned them in & got them ready to go:
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Excellent Example of Mobile Marketing Integration into a Multi-Channel Brand Campaign June 11, 2009Posted by StrategicGrowth in mobile, Mobile Marketing, Strategic Growth Concepts.
Tags: advertising, advertising campaign integration, case studies, demographic targets, marketing, mobile advertising, Mobile Marketing, multi-channel marketing, small business, Strategic Growth Concepts
One of the best ways to utilize Mobile Marketing is to incorporate it into a multi-channel campaign strategized to maximize the brand's exposure to its target audience. Mobile Marketing is a cost-effective method of dramatically increasing consumer interaction with a brand as part of the overall campaign strategy.
The following is an excellent example of a comprehensive campaign strategy which maximizes the effectiveness of Mobile Marketing as a way to enhance the overall effectiveness of the brand's total campaign. As you review, please note the integration of the various channels and the way each element of the campaign continues to "build" to encourage continued interaction with the brand.
Oberto beef jerkey targets alpha-male demographic via mobile
By Dan Butcher; June 10, 2009
Oberto Sausage Co. is promoting its beef jerky with a multichannel campaign that relies heavily on mobile to get its target demographic to interact with the brand.
The company developed a promotional platform for its Oberto Beef Jerky products, including in-store, on-pack and mobile elements, as well as a promotional Web site at http://www.ultimatealphazone.com. The site provides an interactive environment for the brand's male target audience.
"Our target guy is regularly plugged into what's happening in the world around him," said Ryan Post, senior brand manager for Oberto, Kent, WA. "He uses mobile technology to maintain a healthy balance between family, friends, sports, exercise, culture and his career, getting the info he wants when he wants it.
"From checking his mail on his mobile phone when leaving the gym in the morning to looking up sports scores and texting his friends to find out where happy hour is, an 'alpha' manages his life on the go," he said. "We saw mobile marketing as an integral part of our latest campaign because it connects to the daily lives of our customers.
"Plus, Oberto is all about having fun, so the ability to playfully taunt 'sidekicks' on the go is right in line with our campaign and a fun, engaging way to let guys know what we are all about."
The promotion allowed consumers to register for sweepstakes and send taunt calls via IVR and the Internet to their friends, calling them "sidekicks."
The mobile two-way "Taunt Call" IVR campaign lets consumers send unapologetic claims to their friends, and "sidekicks" can send props or insults—"smacks"—back to their friends to continue the conversation.
Oberto's in-store call-to-action at the point of sale reads "Text / Taunt / Win, text 'Alpha' to 433339 for a chance to win and taunt a friend."
The point-of-sale includes shipper header displays and on-pack stickers with the mobile call-to-action.
The first sweepstakes offered prizes such as a Nintento Wii, an Apple iPod touch, an air hockey table, a Home Depot gift card and a Blu-Ray player.
A second sweepstakes is offering a branded leather chair, two cases of Oberto Beef Jerkey and gift cards from various retailers such as Fathead.com.
Oberto claims that it has received more than a quarter of a million sweepstakes entries to date, and many of those consumers opted in to the brand's SMS database.
The beef jerky brand touts the Ultimate Alpha Zone promotional micro site at http://www.ultimatealphazone.com/index.html as a place where "guys can be guys."
There is another Oberto campaign portal, created by another vendor, at http://www.eatlikeanalpha.com.
Throughout the year, "man room" elements will be added to the site for consumers to engage with to earn extra sweepstakes entries and build their "alpha" status for more digital rewards from the brand, such as ringtones and wallpapers.
Visitors can also set up a taunt call to a friend to send smack talk and spread the word about the promotion.
During the second phase of the promotion, Oberto launched a loyalty program "Order of the Alphas," where consumers were encouraged to log in and register to increase their "Alpha" status for digital rewards and exclusive Oberto content.
Once the user becomes a loyalty member, their engagement activity is tracked and rewarded with loyalty points.
A rotating leader board on the home page highlights Oberto's top alphas daily.
The loyalty program and Web site will be refreshed throughout the year to highlight a partner promotion, introduce new prizes and interactive features.
Oberto and its vendor developed an integrated campaign strategy by using mobile, online and in-store POS and on-pack stickers.
"To engage consumers with the brand, we built the Ultimate Alpha Zone, where visitors can experience the brand online, in-store and via their mobile device".
"The campaign's objectives are to increase consumer awareness of the Oberto brand and its Eat Like An Alpha campaign, drive increases in market share and drive sales velocity."
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