Knightmare Pointless V - Champion of Champions
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Rosey says Lissard - let's see what that scores her...
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Annie says Sylvester Hands - let's see what that scores her...
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A tie! Now, let's see all ten correct answers. Episode totals are included in brackets.
TREGUARD (112) - 6
HORDRISS (39) - 4
LORD FEAR (53) - 4
MOTLEY (28) - 4
PICKLE (47) - 4
LISSARD (20) - 3
MAJIDA (25) - 3
SMIRKENORFF (28) - 3
SYLVESTER HANDS (28) - 3
MERLIN (28) - 2
Merlin could have done someone a huge favour there - who would've thought it? On to the next question, then. We gave 6 people 100 seconds to name...
SERIES 3 CHARACTERS WHO GAVE OUT AT LEAST ONE STEP CLUE
So that's any credited character from Series 3 who gave at least one step clue (for use in Merlin's throne room, obviously) to a team. Annie, it's your turn to go first.
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Haha, I couldn't decide between Sly and Smirky and it didn't matter either way. Can't believe Merlin was the lowest scoring answer!
Oh dear, I once wrote a Lexicon entry about step clues so I ought to know these. I've narrowed my choice down to two characters and I'm going with...... Hordriss, just because I know he did but I can't picture him actually saying it!
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Rosey has decided to go for Olaf.
Annie says Hordriss - let's see what that scores her...
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Rosey says Olaf - let's see what that scores her...
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Two of the more obscure answers there, but Olaf was the killer - he gave out one solitary step clue, to Julie when she gave him a candle. So, Rosey takes a 1-0 lead. Let's see all the correct answers:
MOTLEY - 4
BRANGWEN - 3
GOLGARACH - 3
MELLISANDRE - 3
VELDA - 3
HORDRISS - 1
MRS GRIMWOLD - 1
ORACLE - 1
OLAF - 0
On to the next question, then. We gave 6 people 100 seconds to name...
DUNGEONEERS WHOSE QUESTS FEATURED MOGDRED
That one's fairly self-explanatory, I think. Rosey is first this time.
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Rosey says Stuart (Series 2) - let's see what that scores her...
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Annie says Leo (Series 3) - let's see what that scores her...
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Oh dear, another tie! There are a few answers that would have beaten either of those two, and one that would have been beaten by either of them. Let's take a look...
MARK (2) - 3
CHRIS (2) - 2
GILES (4) - 2
JULIAN (2) - 2
LEO (3) - 2
NEIL (2) - 2
STUART (2) - 2
HELEN (4) - 1
ROSS (3) - 1
TONY (2) - 1
So, the score is still 1-0 to Rosey as we move on to the next question. We gave 6 people 100 seconds to name...
SPELLS CAST ON-SCREEN BY CHARACTERS
So that's any spell (cast in the normal, "Spellcasting" way) that was cast by a character during the course of one or more episodes of Knightmare. An assurance: the use of the phrase "on-screen" does not mean that we definitely have to have seen the letters spelled out - it just means that any spell a character has obviously cast off-screen (and there are a couple of those) does not count.
Annie, it's you to kick us off.
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Annie says RETURN - let's see what that scores her...
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Rosey says TOAD - let's see what that scores her...
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Yet another tie - unfortunately these questions don't really have enough score variety. RETURN was cast by Treguard to retrieve Karen at the end of Series 2, while TOAD was cast by Mogdred to turn McGrew into a toad during Ross's quest in Series 3. Let's see the full list...
DISMISS - 3
ENERGY - 3
VIM - 3
ERG - 2
SHROUD - 2
UNITE - 2
HEROES - 1
HOME - 1
RETURN - 1
TOAD - 1
WIND - 1
The off-screen spells cast by characters that I was thinking of (which don't count, of course) were MOUSE (Sidriss), SAMURAI (Lord Fear) and SWORD (Mogdred) all of which were dispelled on-screen, so we know they must have been cast with the "Spellcasting" ritual off-screen.
The Head-to-Head score is still 1-0 to Rosey, and there are now only two questions left in my supply of questions. Therefore, if Rosey wins the next question, she will be the Ultimate Knightmare Pointless Chamopion of 2011. We gave 6 people 100 seconds to name...
REAL ANIMALS PUT ON FILM AND THEN SUPERIMPOSED INTO THE QUEST
So that's any real-life animal (e.g. rabbit, parrot, butterfly, marmoset) that the Knightmare production team put on film and then superimposed into the quest. NB: This does not include drawings/animations of real animals. Please also note that "Wolf" will not be accepted, as I don’t think it was a real wolf and I doubt that there’s anyone who’d disagree with me on that one!
Rosey has decided to go for Horse. Annie, what is your answer?
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Rosey says Horse - let's see what that scores her...
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Annie says Bee - let's see what that scores her...
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Nice one, Annie - that really is an obscure answer! Let's see the full menagerie...
CAT - 4
TOAD - 4
LIZARD - 3
MAGGOT - 3
SNAKE/COBRA - 3
SPIDER/TARANTULA - 3
CROW/RAVEN - 2
DOG/LABRADOR - 2
HORSE - 2
TORTOISE - 2
HUMAN - 1
BEE - 0
CHICKEN - 0
So, the Head-to-Head score is now 1-1, and we move on to the decider. We gave 6 people 100 seconds to name...
CHARACTERS WHO CAN REGULARLY BE SEEN CARRYING/USING A WEAPON
So that's any character who can regularly be seen (twice or more) using and/or holding a weapon. Here are all the parameters I have been able to think of:
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If it’s a staff, it must be used as a weapon rather than a walking stick.
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Unused/never drawn weapons do not count.
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Parts of the character’s own body (e.g. teeth) or fire generated by their own body do not count.
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Magic wands do not count as weapons.
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Haunted weaponry does not count.
Please feel free to ask for any other clarification you think you need!
Annie, which character will you plump for?
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Bee and human?! Those are answers I wouldn't have even imagined of
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Phew!! I'm glad I got to win at least one point in the final!
(LOL, I didn't even think of Ariadne! And I wouldn't have imagined that humans would count, haha.)
Yikes, that's a tricky question to end on. There are so many to choose from....
I'm not even 100% sure if this counts as a character, but if I'm going to lose, I may as well lose spectacularly. The Automatum!
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Rosey is going for Captain Nemanor.
Annie says Automatum - let's see what that scores her...
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Rosey says Captain Nemanor - let's see what that scores her...
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Just for the record, the Automatum's weapon is a flail and Captain Nemanor's is a sword.And so the competition goes on - this question will (eventually!) decide the winner, and there are loads of answers left to choose from!
Rosey has decided that her second answer will be Sylvester Hands. Annie, who are you going to try?
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My god! And I thought my final battles were tense. This is epic!!!
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Rosey says Sylvester Hands - let's see what that scores her...
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Annie says Ridolfo - let's see what that scores her...
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Hands used his "magic" rope as a weapon, and he also had a cudgel. Ridolfo carried a sword which he whipped out on two occasions, and he's just won Annie the title of Ultimate Knightmare Pointless Champion 2011!
Here is the full list for that question:
STILETTA (knives, sword) - 4
CEDRIC (staff) - 3
GWENDOLINE (bow & arrow) - 3
MCGREW (sword) - 3
VELDA (crossbow, dagger) - 3
GIBBET (knife) - 2
GUNDRADA (sword) - 2
ROMAHNA (crossbow) - 2
SKARKILL (axe, flail) - 2
TREGUARD (sword) - 2
AUTOMATUM (flail) - 1
BROTHER MACE (mace) - 1
CAPTAIN NEMANOR (sword) - 1
FATILLA (club) - 1
GUMBOIL (sword) - 1
OLAF (club) - 1
RAPTOR (sword) - 1
SIR HUGH (sword) - 1
SYLVESTER HANDS (rope, cudgel) - 1
BROTHER STRANGE (staff) - 0
GATEMASTER (staff) - 0
RIDOLFO (sword) - 0
Annie, you have been an outstanding Knightmare Pointless player and now you are the Ultimate Champion - congratulations! Congratulations also to our gallant runner-up, Rosey, and to our other chmapions, Nick and Ross - thank you all for playing!
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That's it! Ridolfo's on the next Heal/Hurt list.
Well done Annie that was amazing and well done to the other three for getting so far
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That was a good game - congratulations Annie.
There were some great questions there - it's just a shame there wasn't a bigger group of people to ask available!
I almost held my own on a spells question, so I'm happy. I wish my Raven Pointless contestants were as quick as you guys
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