[Ceda Cicero]

AnomanderRakeSoD, on 29 December 2011 - 04:23 PM, said:

http://sf-fantasy.suvudu.com/2011/12/cage-match-2012-the-character-list.html/comment-page-3#comment-36524

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Lol johthohar. You correctly state that Rake is indeed vastly superior as a swordsman and in raw magical power. Not to mention he is a Soletaken Eleint. His feats include:A master of Kurald Galain, Starvald Demelain and Chaos
He is the only known slayer of Tiam – and without Dragnipur (although she re-manifests) -
He slew Draconus – he earned his respect as well.
He slew Apsal'ara
He slew Hood
He defeated Kilmandaros (and perhaps Sechul Lath)
He has defeated the Soletaken Elient Galain Lord
He defeated Osserc numerous times
He slew 2 hounds of shadow in a split second while fighting the bunch of them
He forced the hounds and Ammeanas/Cot to withdraw
He sealed the gates to Starvald Demelain
He warred with the pure blood eleints – defeating and trapping many (including the 3 in Shadow)
He trapped defeated and trapped KORBAS LOL (the otataral dragon)
He filled Dragnipur with a huge number of deadly beings from elder gods to powerful mortals
He took on Tay,A'Kar,Hairlock,Tattersail,Calot,Nightchill(an Elder god),Bellurden with cadres of lesser mages supporting them – His power was used to at least deflect onto A'Kar/Hairlock/Tattersail/Calot – killing them all save for Tattersail – leaving Tay unable to stand.
He had Gothos respect
He had the power to defeat Dessembrae
He had the power to destroy Azath
He hammered back Chaos with the pure power of his being, giving gate of Kurald Galain back to the Tiste Andii

Now Quick Ben with the HELP of Hedge raised the earth and hammered back Sukul, Menandore and Lore. They completely underestimated him and didn't think he would even fight back lol. In their frustration Menandore was killed because Lore and Sukul teamed up against her. Lore was then killed by a Moranth Cusser from Hedge. Sukul was then killed by the T'lan Imass. So actually all QB did was hammer them back when they had completely underestimated him. Thirdly All three of those Soletaken were needed to have a chance of killing Ruin, Rakes (weaker brother). So saying they are individually close to Rakes power is nonsense. Unless you weren't implying that.

Rake is as much of TACTICAL GENIUS as anyone in the series. It is often overlooked as he has so much Raw power. Endest Silan, Tulus Shorn and Ruin rate Rake as the most intelligent being they have EVER encountered in over 300,000 years of existence. God/Ascendant or Mortal. Rake laid the impossible trap to capture Korbas. He has warred for 300,000 – 1million years being the most deadly ascendant in MbotF.

Finally in MoI i think it is quick ben who is absolutely petrified of Rake, wanting absolutely nothing to do with him.


Regards.

This is like literotica for Rake fanboys.

That notwithstanding, let's keep two things in mind: (1) within the sole context of the Malazan world, SE and ICE have both shown that perpetual demonstrations of power/legacies/reputations have the potential to not hold that much water depending on the particularities of circumstance. Vastly powerful beings have been known to fall at what would seem to be the drop of the hat at times, while at other times, nondescript mortals can suddenly be in a position of immense power. Point being, no one here is going to dispute that Rake is megabadass, arguably the biggest and best one around, but that doesn't change the fact that he's the megabadass in a fantasy setting where rules change at the turn of a page.

(2) this is the Suvudu fucking cage match where characters like Jaime Lannister beat Cthulhu and clueless bastards like Perrin Aybara make it to the finals.

[MillionSpots]

AnomanderRakeSoD, on 29 December 2011 - 04:23 PM, said:

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He slew Hood

I don't think this bit can be used to justify Rake's prowess in fighting. It was planned, after all, and the victim just stood there.
Now, if it's Rake's ability to fight with Dragnipur being heavy...


Also, couldn't Kellhus

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dodge arrows or something?

ETA: should be 'arrows' and not swords. *facepalm*

Excited for 2012's lineup, now that I know more characters than I did last year...

This post has been edited by MillionSpots: 31 December 2011 - 05:58 AM

[AnomanderRakeSoD]

I'd hope so. Even I could manage that to some extent.

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He can dodge arrows, but thats nothing compared to the speed of Rake and Dassem in ICE books and TtH GotM etc and what is implied

[Loki]

I find it hard to understand this thread because people just use 'Spoiler' without mentioning which book the spoiler comes from and so I just refuse to read any of them.

[Terez]

Loki, on 31 December 2011 - 08:33 AM, said:

I find it hard to understand this thread because people just use 'Spoiler' without mentioning which book the spoiler comes from and so I just refuse to read any of them.

I labeled mine! I think all of these are from Prince of Nothing.

[JLV]

Not true. There are some major spoilers for TTH in here

[Loki]

We are only a week away from the start of this year's Suvudu Cage Match. Get your voting technique sorted and stretch those fingers - time to carry Rake to victory!



Edit: Also, for those of you who may be interested - Suvudu Cage Match 2012 - Call for Art!
Entries close at 11:59pm 26/02/2012...so tonight! Submit, submit, submit!

This post has been edited by Loki: 26 February 2012 - 11:34 AM

[Kanese S's]

*Cracks knuckles*