NPC leagues in League Wars

Division 1

[Flaming Dragon]

[Discarded Brotherhood A]

Division 3

[Discarded Brotherhood B]

[Galactic Marauders]

Division 4

[Discarded Brotherhood C]

[Stormbringers]

Division 6

[Radiated Rogues]

Division 7

[Scaled Overlords]

Division 8

[Scorpion Cult]

NPC leagues were added to Heroes Rising League Wars for the first time. This was interesting as they fought other leagues and fought other NPC leagues. The characters in the NPC are unique and have a name and appearance similar to their league name and concept. Will we see the NPC's again during the next League event? How did you like it being added into the divisions? Which was your favorite NPC character?

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LW Round 3 - KHRA Breaking News

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It was Chaos Theory doubling up WMD's total to continue their dominance in the leagues' most heralded rivalry, and claim another trophy for their collection. Colony followed through on their promise of delivering the thunder by putting up 174 against Super Freaks and claiming a bronze.

Division 2 turned into a cakewalk for WMD Outlaws who didn't break a sweat against 5th's Guardians, while Brute Squad won the battle of 1-1 sides with a steady victory over 5th's Traffic Cops. Not to be outdone, Fortress of Solitude put up 191 points of their own on their way to another title win in D3, stifling Super Freak Squad in the process. Angels of Sorcery showed no divine mercy to the Angels of Seraphim, and clinched a silver for their efforts.

There would be no upsets or close calls in D4 and D5, with Outlaws Inc claiming the D4 title and Battleborn a silver after convincing wins and Walking Dead and Infected zombifying their opponents on their way to gold and silver respectively in D5. D6 was also rock-chalk with PAIN winning at a canter and Stacked Deck holding serve to get itself a silver.

Bomb Squad secured their legacy as a dominant force with another championship in D7 after beating New Freaks. The FreakyDeak battle of the round saw the Nature variant win a relatively tight one over the Frequent variant. Academic of course, but if ever a division breakdown ended up with all-Freaks, I'd bet the party would last the entire month.

Suffering claimed a D8 title to pair up with big brother (sister?) PAIN, Meat Locker unable to pull the upset this time out. Freak Bux held off MacGregors in a keenly-fought third-place encounter.

The All-Chess-Pieces Bowl narrowly went to King's Gambit over Queen's Mate in Division 9 but the champions are yet again another Bomb Squad group. Aslan, Simba and Lion-O had no answer this time out.

Nine Planets completed a championship run in D10 in style, shutting out HEAT Team 1. SOB Overlord were too strong for Cursed Cats and will take a silver for their efforts.

Two very close contests settled the table in Division 11. Raiders edged Surfers by 3 to claim the title while Scavengers held off Scoundrels by 7 to grab bronze medals for their group.

It was not to be a close contest for the D12 crown as Spirits of the wacky characters thumped Nest of Vipers. Spirits, can consider themselves too as one of the tournament dynasties with their performances. Freak Fraggles - Fractles - overwhelmed Bridge to Nowhere in the other contest.

In Division 13 it was a straightforward procession for Lost Souls in their quest for the title, swamping Dueling Duo. Ivalice Alliance defeated Chuck Norris in the other match, leading to the rare three teams at 1-2 scenario.

Trident Tempest are officially a first-time champ after their win over Pathway Seekers in Division 14. Free City easily took silver after shutting out Spex on the Beach. Clearly, the beach is not the place to be this autumn.

We'll never know if Team Cobra felt a bit nervous at any time on their way to the Division 15 crown, their 5-0 over Kolor Crew going along with previous low-scoring shutout wins. Sextant Knights grabbed bronze by thumping Stepkids.

Sins didn't have to break a sweat after their win over Va Va Voom claimed the title, while the cricket-pun-themed TBHTBW side made Dream Combo's introduction to LW tournament play a bit of a nightmare.

So there you have it. 16 champion teams, the vast majority being legacy victors, the new triumph point awards offering incentives to everyone, and no lasting damage to the Orbital Arena. BADGE should be pleased with their efforts although in the wake of the revelations of Midgard's subjugation, will be putting it well on the back burner.

Congrats to all the participants. Each and every participant helped make the tournament a success. If you'd like to support my continued reporting, please send a gofund--- [audio crackles, then 20 seconds of silence] --- Back to you Samantha.

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LW Round 2 - KHRA Breaking News

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First I suppose I'd like to thank KHRA for offering me a deal to summarize Round 2 of this tournament. The circumstances leading up to this, I'd rather not go into detail on, plus they made me sign an NDA. Oh, sorry, Mr. Director. Oh we're live? Well, think of it as Reality TV Extreme. All the gladiator matches! More alliances than Survivor, more cash exchanging hands than the Millionaire show and more over the top drama than a Housewives episode! Roll intro music!

[10 seconds later]

As you can tell, I'm on a good mix of nanotech and adrenaline boosters, and will sleep very well tonight despite having my carcass mutilated by the WMD crew. They've always been a take no prisoners kind of outfit and tonight was no exception. Colony will be fired up to exert fury in Round 3 for sure. Super Freaks may wonder what they did to get stuck in D1 after CT obliterated them only to deal with Colony.

WMD Outlaws continued their assault in D2, blowing out the 5th's Traffic Cops. Meanwhile the Guardians tried hard to get their first win but fell to the Brute Squad. Something bizarre would have to happen for Guardians to upset Outlaws, no doubt.

In Division 3 the Fortress put up 151 - in rum terms that's known as Overproof, and a strong drink may be needed for their vanquished foes - to cement their claim to another trophy while AoS bounced back to convincingly knock over Super Freak Squad. Similarly, Battle Born in Division 4 took out Aussie Freaks to get back in the win column while Outlaws Incorporatted cruised over SOB Hunter Killer.

No close matches in Division 5; Walking Dead and Infected each strolled to comprehensive victories. Expect more of the same in Round 3 with the former adding to their collection of titles.

PAIN versus Stacked Deck was always going to be the closest matchup among the middle-level divisions and their Round 2 contest saw PAIN emerge on top yet again. They've yet again proved to be one of the elite pound-for-pound sides among all the leagues present and are a lock to win another trophy. SOB's win over the Warehouse will bring joy to that long-enduring franchise.

Freak Frequency couldn't quite achieve their heroic first round total, and fell to the Bomb Squad, in D7. In an all-freak (Freakydeak?) matchup, the Nature variant beat the New variant in comprehensive fashion.

Suffering and SOB Meat Locker continued their path to a winner-take-glory clash in Divison 8, each piling on big numbers against MacGregors and Freak Bux respectively. PAIN's younger brother (sister?) is likely favourites for gold.

In Division 9, there were low scores except for Pride of Lions who channeled their inner Simba/Aslan/Lion-O to put up 101 to vanquish Queen's Mate. Bomb Squad 3 awaits the feline crew in a matchup for gold.

Nine Planets continued their run to glory, brushing aside SOB Overlord, while Cursed Cats threw a massive 161-point score to dominate HEAT Team 1. The Division 10 crown, though, is a lock for 9PO.

Division 11 saw another set of low-scoring results. Raiders and Surfers and it sounds like a clash you'd see in one of those skateboard video games for the NES. Unfortunately for Gangsta Scoundrels and Scavengers, they have 2 wins combined across two rounds. Surely something has to give in their Round 3 clash?

Nest of Vipers and Spirits with the weird characters continued their march to a clash for the D12 crown. Freak Fractles (who I kind of want to call Fraggles) will hope to get off the mark against Bridge to Nowhere in Round 3.

Lost Souls are 2-0 after pummelling Ivalice. It's like the undead from the Nabreus Deadlands rose up and decimated the old kingdom of Nabudis at the height of the Archadian invasion of Dalmasca... you had to be there. Dueling Duo fell to Chuck Norris Approved, denying viewers of a battle of 2-0 sides to settle Division 13. In Divison 14, Trident Tempest continued their winning form, brushing aside Spex on the Beach. Free City bounced back to put aside Pathway Seekers. May be last chance saloon indeed, for the latter.

Cobra is quietly relaxing their way to a Division 15 crown. They may very well claim an unblemished perfect ride to the title, and setting a record for fewest individual wins to clinch. Kolor Krew stands in their way, but on the face of things it looks like another mismatch.

Division 16 is shaping up similarly for the Sins, although they've put up a good number more points on the board in their two shutouts. Can Va Va Voom spoil the party? With the currently low levels of players on both rosters, it's possible things could shift in an instant, but Sins have the advantage of one much higher-level combatant on their roster.

Anyway this is you-know-who, signing off. If they haven't terminated my contract, look for me in a subsequent report. KHRA - All the Heroes, All the Time. Back to you Samantha.

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LW FAN-FICTION: Round 1 - Heard Around the Horn

LW Round 1 - Heard Around the Horn:

[Message overheard from Aflima's comms device - the auto-record functionality possibly accidentally triggered, and diverted to the live feed of KHRA's sports studio. We believe the victim of the beating was undergoing hallucinations at the time and hope he gets the medical attention he needs]

Oh, Dev,... Got drafted as a floater... only to take inhumane levels of beating in the Orbital Arena. Yes it's not my first time duelling among heavyweights but never before has the disparity been as immense. Think of it as a zebra foal being tossed around by hungry crocs. Scratch that, nobody needs that image in their head.



My left eye has almost swelled shut, but I did take a look at the notice board. CT and WMD remain a class of their own and while my current colleagues are certain to hold fort to claim bronze, it will be difficult for myself to maintain footing by the time Round 3 begins.

Elsewhere, I see WMD's Outlaws branch pretty much having as easy a path as you could imagine, to a division title. The 5th Precinct has two teams together but you could take an all-star crew among these two and Brute Squad, and still Outlaws would be expected to dominate.

My right eye is a bit blurry now. I called Burning Daylight Labs to get a tech over here... BADGE med teams are apparently overwhelmed. The Divison 3 scorelines suggest Fortress of Solitude should have a path to another title, with a decent clash for silver in prospect between AoS and SFS.

Division 4 is probably settled after another Outlaws team claimed a low-scoring Round 1 win. SOB and Aussies put up big numbers but are probably in for a world of pain (I'll get to PAIN later) in later rounds.

Can probably speak the same in D5 as Avengers 51 Walking Dead look to march to yet another belt. These middle divisions are as rock chalk as you can get, no matter the format. Infected, despite their loss, would expect to waltz to silver.

Ouch... Shinobi tried to pat me on the back in a show of encouragement but I think it only helped to shift my scapula down a couple of inches. Must remember for Round 2 to pack some kind of nano healing capsules in my belt. Waiting for help is excrusiatingly long. Meanwhile, the D6 scores rolled by and there's PAIN as mentioned... Stacked Deck is historically a quality outfit but I'd imagine they can't stop the PAIN just yet.

Holy tamale, Freak Frequency put up 214 in their first match in D7. Bomb Squad of course the class of the division and will take the trophy at a canter. In D8, Suffering has a strong chance to go undefeated although Meat Locker won't let them go unscathed, I think. D9 is the other Bomb Squad's for the taking and Pride of Lions aren't going to miss out on silver. Wonder if a Champions Cup should be considered for the Pains, Bomb Squads and Walking Deads of this event. They hardly break a sweat in regular tournament play.

Teams are getting crushed at love in D10 and 9Planets... I don't think they're the same people as that 9 Planets crew from that other realm, although they're just as tough on a pound for pound basis... would be expected to continue to fill their trophy cabinet. There's a good SOB squad in that division that may press them a little.

D11 may not have the combined scores for all three rounds even approach that Freak Frequency first round number, as Raiders and Surfers each won while scoring under 10 points. This is the section of the competition where teams are trying to minimize points in order to avoid 'graduating' to the tier where 9Planets and Bomb Squad reside.

Another set of thrashings at love in D12 with Spirits with the weird spelling looking for yet another trophy and Nest of Vipers carrying that SOB banner proud. It can't be easy business for the betting shops though, the teams expected to win are always heavy favourites.

I hear footsteps, I really hope it's the BDL tech and not another CT guy. I like some of the CT guys no problem, but they hit hard and with little mercy... and in this arena I can't outspeed any of them. Arrgh. The D13 scores are up, though. 'Shocking', more zeroes on the board. Lost Souls and Dueling Duo are poised for a clash for all the marbles. Might make for a good contest compared to some of the others here. I think Lost Souls has a longer track record but it's really hard to recall the names and faces of these competitors.

Division 14 has teams actually putting up points. Maybe guys here are enticed more by the new Triumph points than the dreaded XP? And whoa, a tight match between Trident Tempest and Free City... and a wild comeback? Free City were probably favourites as they have previous titles to their names. We may yet have a first-time champ after all? D15 on the other hand is probably Team Cobra's to win without much fuss, the chase for silver may be more interesting.

The last division up for grabs, 16, has both victorious teams putting up 37 in different circumstances. This division is probably going to Sins if only because they have a more well-known trope. That other realm had a bunch of Sins too, although they were definitely much higher level than these folks. These guys are more like micro-Sins... hmm, wonder what Citizen Sin has been up to...

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LEAGUE WARS: DUELS ROUND 2

BY: Todd Goode id# 12205



Good evening, folks. Harry Wankman here for WHRT News reporting on the 2nd round of LEAGUE WARS: DUELS and folks, today, I've seen stuff you wouldn't believe. So many new folks with weird powers, it's enough to make you scratch your head and go, "Huh?" Reminds me of a crazy story about duels ole' Tyler Rager used to tell. I'll tell it the best I can and then get to round 2 results. It goes something like this.

Ladies and gentlemen skinny and scout, I'll tell you a tale I know nothing about. The admission is free so pay at the door. Now pull out a chair and sit on the floor.

On one bright day in the middle of the night, two dead boys got up to fight. Back-to-back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot each other.

The blind man came to see fair play. The mute man came to shout hooray. The deaf policeman heard the noise and came to stop those two dead boys.

He lived on the corner, in the middle of the block, in a two-story house on a vacant lot. A man with no legs came walking by and kicked the lawman in his thigh.

He crashed through a wall without making a sound. Into a dry creek bed and suddenly drowned. A long black hearse came to cart him away, but he ran for his life and is still gone today.

I watched from the corner of the table. The only eyewitness to facts of my fable. If you doubt my lies are true, just ask the blind man, he saw it too.

Pretty crazy duels story huh? So were some of these duels battles. Let's check out the results of round 2.

The strongest leagues are in division 1 and the two strongest this day were CHAOS THEORY and WMD NEW ORDER. CHAOS THEORY spread the chaos and crush The Disenchanted Brüte Squad,96-10. WMD - NEW ORDER obliterated the Super Freaks, 142-1. The CHAOS THEORY and WMD is going to be the one to watch in the third round.

In division 2, Colony 5¹ shut down The S.H.O.P. 5¹, 122-15 but watch out for their new guy Nightwing. He's gonna hurt somebody. Outlaws Inc break all traffic laws of 5th Precinct: Omniversal Traffic Cops, 91-35. No tickets given this day and no invites to the policeman's ball because Cops don't have ba... on to division 3 before I get arrested for decent exposure.

Division 3 has the Fortress of Solitude has the CREATURES OF THE NIGHT searching for some light where there is none. Night falls, 127-25 and the Super Freak Squad get freaky on the 5Th Precinct: Omniversal Guardians. The Guardians take the loss, 127-90.

The SERAPHIM ANGELS and Aussie Freaks had a super close battle but the Angels shine with a 56-54 victory. Battle Born was born to battle and it shows. They destroy The Justice League 111-16. Nice round division 4.

In division 5, Outlaws Inc 2 put an end to the SOB HUNTER /KILLER's hunt for gold with a 109-14 victory. BAD MOON RISING de-wing the Angels Of Sorcery, 76-44. Bad Moon, Bad Moon.

Stacked Deck were immune to the INFECTED and survive this division 6 battle with an 82-70 win. INFECTED almost had that dollar, got a be a little faster. Avengers 5¹ Walking Dead bite hard and Tygger’s Freak Show loses by a tail, 50-3. That was Pooh pun.

In division 7, PAIN inc bring the pain to the SOB SOCIETY OF MEMBERS OF DISMEMBERED, 95-23 and B๏wtie Karaoke sing sing sing while they shut down The W.a.r.e.h.o.u.s.e, 41-17.

In division 8, ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ detonate all over the Freak Frequency, 66-7. Geez, I hope they got some fresh towels. The Freaks of Nature out freak the New Freaks. 129-29.

The SOB MEAT LOCKER rack some ribs at the MacGregors in division 9 and take the win, 50-0. The PRIDE OF LIONS feels the SUFFERING's power. The lions sleep tonight, 23-8.

In division 10, ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ 2 go boom on The King's Gambit, 29-0. ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ 3 overthrow the SOB OVERLORD, 37-25.

In division 11, Barbarianz are a no show verses the LOST SOULS. Barbarianz lose 22-0. 9PLANETS ORBITING win vs a forfeiting RAIDERS, 36-0.

In round 2, division 12, we see the SURFERS hang ten while H.E.A.T Team 1: Hazerdous Environment Assault Teams didn't even make it to the beach. SURFERS win, 28-0. The SPIRITS take the win from The SCAVENGERS OF WASTLAND who also don't seem to like the beach, 7-0.

In division 13, H.E.A.T Team 2: Hazerdous Environment Assault Teams rub out Spex on the Beach with 47-14 win and the SOB:NEST OF VIPERS strike a poisonous blow to FREE CITY. 24-2.

In the leagues of division 14, Team Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Fan and Sword and Krew of Konquest went hard in battle but there will be no conquest for Konquest tonight, they lose by a small margin of 26-23. Despite the name, turns out, the Bridge to Nowhere lead to a Los Jefes loss, 61-50. Two very close battles. Good show. Good show.

Last but not least, in division 15, Ivalice Alliance steal the color from Kolor Krew,12-10. Va Va Voom get the big bite from TEAM COBRA, 7-0. Tempest Forged win over BYE bye birdy by forfeit, 24-0 and the best battle of division 15 was Sextant Knights over What you thought you were the only one? by only one win. The Knights take the W, 35-34. Keep that action going into round 3.

As I said at the top of the story, new folks with weird powers put on a great show. The championship round starts soon. Make changes to suits if needed and get some rest. This has been Harry Wankman for WHRT News. Signing off.

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LEAGUE WARS: DUELS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 3 HIGHLIGHTS

BY: Todd Goode id# 12205



Good evening, folks. Harry Wankman here for WHRT News reporting on LEAGUE WARS: DUELS CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 3. I'll showcase some highlights and gold medal winners but before I do I want to thank everyone for their participation and battle entertainment on the first ever Duels style league wars. Bravo Zulu - Well Done.

In reverse order from bottom to top, here are my top five highlight championship battles.

In division 15, SoulSoar, Fran of the Viera and Basch fon Ronsenberg of Ivalice Alliance make a valiant effort to take back the lead but Dread Algon, Baroness and BIG BOA of TEAM COBRA beat them like some G.I.s in training in a close battle, 44-41. Congratulation on gold TEAM COBRA.

The division 13 teams of SOB:NEST OF VIPERS and Spex on the Beach put on an impressive show but them Vipers bite hard and fast and Spex on the Beach ran out of anti-venom. VIPERS win 36-21. Congratulation on gold to the SOB:NEST OF VIPERS.

The top combatants of division 11, 9PLANETS ORBITING and LOST SOULS fight it out but the LOST SOULS get lost in all them planetary orbits and crash to earth, 63-55. Congratulation on gold to the 9PLANETS ORBITING.

In division 9, SOB MEAT LOCKER came close to putting an end to all SUFFERING but a few too many offensive losses by MEAT LOCKER make that impossible and SUFFERING does what SUFFERING does. They make MEAT LOCKER suffer the loss, 57-49. Congratulation on gold to SUFFERING.

In what was probably the most anticipated battle of LEAGUE WARS: DUELS. We have the division 1 teams of CHAOS THEORY and WMD NEW ORDER. With all the war banter between these two leagues, most wondered who would take the gold in this championship battle. No one would know until near the very end. There would be a lot of back and forth for the lead, but I believe what may have been one of the better strategic moves happened in the first few moments of round 3. It seems CHAOS THEORY may have played a little opossum and taken some sacrifice losses by the World Snake and the Avenger to the Wizards of WMD and changed WMDs play strategy. If the Wizards took down these two monsters, surely the rest of CHAOS would be a piece of cake, easy as pie, right? Turns out CHAOS pie makes for a lot of defensive wins from WMD. WMD would catch a share of def wins as well but CHAOS would garner near 65 def wins, most from Stinkfist, Damon and Death Punch. All three are excellent players but, those sacrificed battles by the World Snake and Avenger may have led to a false sense of security on WMDs part causing them to tilt when they should have yielded. That's what it looked like to this old reporter, but I could be wrong. I was wrong once, a long time ago, a bunch of times but regardless, CHAOS THEORY would take the win and the gold, 119-64. Congratulation on gold to CHAOS THEORY.

Congratulations to all the other gold medalists in each division. They put on a great show as well. Here they are:

In division 2, Colony 5¹ send the 5th Precinct: Omniversal Traffic Cops back to Driver's Ed with a 144-25 victory for the gold. Congratulation on gold to Colony 5¹.

The battle for division 3 gold was between Fortress of Solitude and the 5Th Precinct: Omniversal Guardians. Solitude need no guards and take the gold, 160-41. Congratulation on gold to Fortress of Solitude.

In division 4, Battle Born take all the shrimp off the barbie as well as the gold from the Aussie Freaks, 74-22. Congratulation on gold to Battle Born.

In division 5, Outlaws Inc shoot down the sorcery of the Angels Of Sorcery. No spell strong enough against Outlaws Inc. Congratulation on gold Outlaws Inc on an 73-36 victory.

The Avengers 5¹ Walking Dead and Stacked Deck face off for gold in division 6. Avengers 5¹ Walking Dead don't play no cards when there's a Stacked Deck, they just cut the deck and take the win, 86-19. Congratulation on gold to the Avengers 5¹ Walking Dead.

In division 7, PAIN inc bring the pain to The W.a.r.e.h.o.u.s.e and take home the gold. The W.a.r.e.h.o.u.s.e gets burned to the ground, 54-13. Congratulation on gold to PAIN inc.

The ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ and New Freaks of division 8 get it on to see who takes the gold. The New Freaks couldn't get their freak on this round and ᗷOᗰᗷ❌take the gold.89-11. Congratulation on gold to ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ.

In division 10, the ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ 2 pulled the SOB OVERLORD det cord and take-home gold, 30-9. Congratulation on gold to the ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ 2.

In division 12, SPIRITS overtake H.E.A.T Team 1 Hazerdous Environment Assault Teams, 30-0 for the gold medal and belt. Congratulation on gold to SPIRITS.

The last gold medal battled was between Los Jefes and Team Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Fan and Sword. Los Jefes bend Team Air, Water, Earth, Fire, Fan and Sword's will and win, 30-9. Congratulations on gold to Los Jefes.

Well folks, that concludes the wrap up on all the gold medal winners for LEAGUE WARS: DUELS. Congratulations on all the gold, silver and bronze winners. Every league fought hard and entertained the masses. Special thanks to Justin Towe and his team for bringing a new style battle to us. Duels is a very interesting a different style of fight, but everyone did great for this inaugural battle. Folks will know better what to expect and increase their suit builds for the next LEAGUE WARS: DUELS. This has been Harry Wankman for WHRT News reporting. Signing off until the next war. Good night and good luck. There is an atlas event coming real, so get ready.

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LWS 18- BACK TO BASICS ROUND 1 HIGHLIGHTS

BY: Todd Goode id# 12205

Welcome everyone to LWS 18- BACK TO BASICS round 1 highlights. I'm Harry Wankman, WHRT News, here doing the live commentary for the start of round 1. With 60 leagues facing off across 15 divisions, round 1 promises to have some great fights.

Its enough to make a fella thirsty and that's why I always pop a cold refreshing Heroes Energy Coke. Chock full of good stuff that increases your energy and stamina levels while the great taste leaves you relaxed and ready for anything.

"AHH!... That's refreshing and tastes great and no bad aftertaste either. I got my 4 pack. Did you get yours? Get yours today at your nearest Hero Consumable shop.

This drink is hard to put down but I gotta so I can do my commentary. Rather hard to drink and talk at the same time and still be professional.

Let's take a look at some highlights from round 1, LWS 18- BACK TO BASICS. You know, I enjoy those battles that have a close score all the way to the end of the round. Those keep you on the edge of your seat kind of fights. Let's see who they are.

In division 2, there was a close battle until the end of the round between the Disenchanted Brute Squad and the Angels of Sorcery. It sure was a close fight but the Brutes of Disenchanted pulled the feathers off of the Angels of Sorcery, 52-43, leaving the Angels disenchanted.

In division 8 The Star Force caught some kind of weird infection from Infected 5¹ that slowed the Star Force until they fell, 78-44. The Star Force was heard murmuring something about brains. Not sure what that is all about.

In division 10, ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ mini fell to Suffering in a close match. Suffering pulled their fuse and take the win, 49-43. The Bomb Squad no go boom today.

I also like a good beat down. Lots of action there as well. Let's take a look at those but first let me get another swallow of this great tasting Heroes Energy Coke.

What the heck was that? Some kind of hairy black blur just whizzed by me at top speed. I couldn't quite focus, it was so fast, but it smelled of all things like, well, a bear and my Heroes Energy Coke is gone.

Oh well, I still have three more. I'll just pop another one really quick, While I do my commentary.

There are a few teams handing out beatdowns that are just massacres. Here are the bloody beatdowns. Someone should call the medics. Teams on the receiving end are going to need them.

in division 1, Chaos Theory unleashed some real chaos on the Super Freaks but at least they didn't get totally skunked. The Super Freaks score two wins but fall in a hard way, 104-2 and 5th Precinct: Omniversal Traffic Cops fared even worse. They were totally skunked by WMD - NEW ORDER by a whopping 153 to zip.

Division 2 had some beatdown going on as well. COLONY 5¹ layeth down a penguin smackdown on 5Th Precinct: Omniversal Guardians. Yeah, I said it. Bite me Rock. COLONY 5¹ slammed 5Th Precinct: Omniversal Guardians, 162-1 but I gotta say, in the face of adversity, they went down swinging. Props for that.

In division 4, Fortress of Solitude put the Aussie Freaks back down under, 120-31. Their dirigidoo didn't.

All this action sure does make me thirsty. Time for another swallow of tasty and refreshing Heroes Energy Coke. As I pop the top and get the can to my mouth, this jumpy jittery racoon lookin fellow walks up and starts talkin and askin a bunch of rapid-fire questions that have nothing to do with each other. He was like, "Uh uh, hey man, uh uh, where's the bathroom at man? Why is the sky blue man? Why do they call asteroids, asteroids and hemorrhoids, hemorrhoids? Whoever named those things got it backwards, I think. I mean, uh uh, shouldn't they be the other way around? Like, you know what I mean? Meteors fall into a hemisphere and asteroids are just a pain in the behind.

I'm just sitting here, speechless while this Ritalin Racoon fellow keeps talkin nonstop and that hairy black blur just whizzed past me again and took my Heroes Energy Coke right outta my hand and racoon boy still askin questions. Hey man, uh uh, hey man, uh uh, do you smell a bear? I know Rocket racoon. He's my third cousin. Well, I gotta go now. oh look! A squirrel.

Yeah, I think I do and got a pretty good idea what's goin on but let me finish my commentary really quick. I'm almost done.

Finally, in division 6, $tα¢кє∂♦Ðê¢k close down Tygger’s Freak Show. No admittance for you but you can still have the popcorn. Tygger’s Freak Show get destroyed, 108-0.

Before I close out this commentary, I'm gonna set a little trap to catch the fuzzy blur of smelly bear hair. This should do it, five, 4packs of Heroes Energy Coke and a lil freeze spell that will stop anything that touches them.

Well folks, that wraps up LWS 18 - BACK TO BASICS round 1 highlight's. It's been an exciting round but it time to rest up for round 2. Good night and good luck in round 2. Imma catch me a bear any minute now.

There's the commotion I've been waiting for. It is definitely a bear alright. There he stands, mid stride, frozen in place. His big ole 19-acre sized paw frozen on all them 4packs of Heroes Energy Coke. Its Coke Bear playin a lil prank on me. He is one of those Animal Pharm fellas.

I walked over to him and laugh. That's sure was a fun prank. All in good fun but I'm gonna have the last laugh. You can have all those delicious 4packs of Heroes Energy Coke. Share em with the rest of the Pharm but that spell ain't gonna wear off for a couple hours. So don't go nowhere, as if you could. I gotta go now but if you want to be unfrozen faster, all you have to do is recite Fuzzy Wuzzy was a Coke Bear 25 times as loud as you can and you'll be unfrozen and free to leave.

As I walk away, I chuckle to myself, it won't unfreeze him but won't he look cute reciting Fuzzy Wuzzy was a Coke Bear for two hours. Hehehe.

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Robert Steele's top 25 toons after LW

And here they are:

1) THE BIG SNAKE , HE MOVES AHEAD OF SLAGOTH FOR SHOWING THE DISCIPLINE TO NOT GIVE UP DEFENSIVE WINS.

2) §ﾚαgα†h⊕☈ ][.. Read above…but don’t ask him about it. He gets a bit defensive…

3) New Hanzo New Hanzo same as the old Hanzo.

4) Stink Fist . Can you SSSMMMMMEEEEELLLLLL what the Fist is Fisting?

5) Super Rakly He finally decided to level and a lot of toons will wish he hadn’t.

6) Skelly Animal. Back and brutalful as always.

7) Magnificent Punlurk Shall I dare say it… A Magnificent LW.

8) Heretic Another toon to unretire and quickly move back into the top 10. Don’t expect him to stop. The Avenger’s LW MVP.

9) Avenger He drops down after being the weakest link this LW . Wasn’t that show cancelled?

10) Death punch Talk about spiking the punch. Another fast riser as free toons start to dominate div 1.

11) Old Hanzo Just misses the top10 while being pretty much retired. . Seems to be going around.

12) Damon He was WMD’s MVP early with 5 defense wins but dropped down when WMD went 2-14 with 15 minutes left.

13) Chromatic Death. A little health and he could be dominating div 1. He gave up a lot of def wins. Was that a shaky finger?

14) Zen He flips off the opponents. Just don’t remind him of the drunken night with the Walrus.

15) Night Shadow Don’t forget to put the ninja on the list or he gets angry. You won’t like him when he is angry or when he’s not.

16) The Gentle man. What a misnomer.

17) BSC He slides down as he skips LW. Still a Hall of a toon.

18) Star Crawler Moves up as he keeps the same name for a record time. Name recognition is big. At least that’s what she said, about the name that is.

19) Hot Wings Rumors are heating up that he may be back soon after WMD laid an egg in the LW.

20) Martial Law Chaos was too much for the Law as he took the LW off.

21) Shadow Walker Drops down in the standings with a drop to Division two.

22) IboShin Gu Ninjas to the left of me , Ninjas to the right . Here I am stuck in the middle with GU.

23) The Island/Mayor He drops down to div two to avoid the curse of the cat. Talk about a pussy.

24 The Wizard. He drops down to div 2. There is no escape for the Mayor. The pussy took a pounding.

25) Dr. Silver Strange. He gives out prescriptions for pain killers. You will need them after fighting him

Avenger ID# 14779

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THE BIG BRAWL: THE CHAMPIONS

BY: Todd Goode id# 12205

Welcome back everybody to the final round of The Big Brawl. Papabiche has had a great time, "Vodka for everyone!" It's been nonstop slobber-knockin here in the final round of the Big Brawl. It had almost everything.

Besides all of the fireworks of battle, one fighter lost an eye, but he was able to grow back a new one. He got fresh with Mama-san Chiaki. Never get fresh with Mama-san Chiaki. Gets me a bit riled up.

Then another fighter made a wager and unfortunately lost. He couldn't cover his bet, so I had to collect his Quick Draw legs as payment. He's a bit shorter but it's okay, he says he has another set.

There was one guy whinny with crooked lips that just couldn't be satisfied. He got all prissy and broke the new glassware that Miggy paid for. Guess he didn't get my memo. Well, that whinny dude has something to whine about now. He's still in the corner recovering from the Kancho he caught but that's enough about the fun I had. Let announce the champs decided by round 3 battles.

In division 1, WMD and Chaos Theory had a tight battle all the way up to the end of the round but in the final moments, Chaos Theory blitzed WMD with multiple wins while WMD had some key losses. I guess WMD missed the lesson on chaos theory in school. Chaos Theory takes WMD back to class and claim the gold 96-77. I'm sure WMD will return stronger than ever but as of now, they just got schooled.

Division 2 sees the Angels of Sorcery draw the Big Bang Theory for the championship round. Angels of Sorcery need to check their spell books for better spells as the Big Bang Theory explodes in their space. The Angels get burned as they gave up quite a few defensive wins giving Big Bang Theory the win with an 86-21 victory. Angels go boom. Big Bang gets gold.

In division 3, COLONY 5¹ shuts down Tygger's Freak Show with a decisive victory, 175-5. They really had the Tygger by the tail and pulled hard. COLONY 5¹ team captain is reported to have said, HONK HONK ... HONK HONK HONK .... HONK HONK HONK HONK. I don't know what that means but everyone got pebbles and COLONY 5¹ get gold.

The seraphim Angels get their wings clipped in division 4 as the Fortess of Solitude take the win 68-11. Fortess of Solitude take the gold and the wing clippings. That 'My Pillow' guy will pay them a fortune.

In division 5, Outlaw Inc. shoots up the SOB Hunter/Killers 65-0. That's more of a hold up really. Outlaw Inc. steals the gold from those SOB's 65-0. Well. that don't look right but I ain't fixing it.

The W.a.r.e.h.o.u.s.e couldn't shuffle up and deal with a Stacked Deck in the third round. I don't know if they deal off the bottom, but the Stacked Deck gets the gold in division 6 this hand, 109-40.

ᐯI ᗰᗩᖇᗩᑌᗪEᖇS dismantle the ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ 1, 38-11. Maybe ᗷOᗰᗷ❌ just needed a bigger wick. ᗷOᗰᗷ❌ don't go boom! ᐯI ᗰᗩᖇᗩᑌᗪEᖇS wins gold in division 7.

In division 8, Pain Inc. tells Cobra Kai, "You should have used that fancy Crane Kick Daniel showed ya." Oooh! Too soon. Cobra Kai rolls in pain and Pain Inc rolls in gold with a 48-5 victory. Next time, spring for the J.C. Penny black belt.

ᗷOᗰᗷ❌Sᑫᑌᗩᗪ 2 have better luck in division 9 as they take the gold over the MacGregors!!, 45-2. Big wicks hanging out all over the place. Ya'll need to put those away, Its cold out here.

In division 10, SUFFERING rules over 9PLANETS ORBITING, 46-35. SUFFERING takes the gold and now Pluto feels bigger than ever. Don't blame me, Neil Degrasse Tyson said it, not me.

In division 11, Team Cold give the Raiderettes the shivers, and lock out the Raiderettes, 3-0. Team Cold get their first gold. Well done Team Cold. Now put a coat on.

Finally, in division 12, SOB♆ ภєรՇ ๏Ŧ שเקєгร bite the Ivalice Alliance and win the gold,13-0. Ivalice Alliance might want some anti-venom, that bite is gonna leave a mark.

Altogether, I gotta say, "This has been a pretty good first Brawl. It's something new. Let's pour another vodka or four and all raise your glass to the new guy for trying something new and congratulations to all the big winners getting that gold but watch your backs because I hear tell, that everyone is coming for your gold in the next league wars. I say they are all winners but that's just me. Take it from Ole Papabiche, train hard, help each other out and if you break any glasses, you might wanna tighten up. Good night fight fans. This is Papabiche, taking the vodka bottle. Party on Garth.

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#GEARTALK: The LWs gear, opinion piece by Trace Evans

The LWs gear. What do you all think?

Personally, I think it's definitely a step in the right direction. It is definitely one of the best LWs prizes yet, imo, and I can certainly find good use for it. It looks to have strong defense capability, and will make a good piece for both defensive suits and offensive ones. That gives it broad appeal. Furthermore, it is nearly equally effective against all foes, with an extra bit more for those using auras. While I think this is a fantastic piece worthy of the 0.5% Shuffle value, a lot of folks seem to think epic gear needs 4 stats. I disagree, but a good number think so. It is also believed by many, that LWs prizes should be epic gear. I do agree with that. Now, while this is definitely a great piece, I have to agree, 1 more stat would make it epic. Unfortunately, the piece already has such good stats that I don't think an added stat should be too strong. Stats I think could tip this over the edge might be 1 of the following:

Stun + 5
Stun Resist + 10
Life + 50
Life + 8%
Antivenom + 10 (disrupt poison)

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