ASB Awards Part II: Nominations!

[DarkestLight]

As promised folks, here I am, back again!

As the holiday season begins to draw near (yes, I include Halloween as the beginning of holiday season..) we all begin to get a little happier at the prospects of our time off, and the things we will be doing during said time. In lieu of this, I do hope that you all will give some attention to these Awards-the Awards that you all have contributed to submitting!!

There is a short description of what certain award categories are based on, to help alleviate confusion. For each Award, you can nominate one Member of ASB. That's it. You are allowed to change your submissions, but you are allowed no more than one nomination per category. You do not have to vote in every category, but it would be nice if ya did !

You may also not vote for yourself.

The finalized categories are as follows:

• Battling
  Best Battle:
  Best Upset:
  Best Battler: Who this year was able to show the best knowledge of Pokemon, and able to use it effectively in ALL of their battles.
  Original Combo:
  Best Gym Leader:
  Most Difficult Battle: What battle do you think was the most challenging battle for both competitors?
  Worst Defeat:
  Most One Sided battle:
  Most Aggressive Battle
  Best Poke Combo in Tag Match::

• Arena
  Best Arena:
  Strangest Arena:
  Most Frustrating/Complicated Arena to Battle on:
  Most Original Arena:

• Contests
  Best Coordinator:
  Best Appeal:
  Best Upset:
  Best Contest Pokemon:

• Business
  Best Chat Name:
  Best Safari Zone catch:
  Funniest Safari Zone catch:
  Weirdest Conversation in Chat thread: Who started the strangest topic in the Chat Thread?

• Referee
  Best Referee:
  Best Contest Judge:
  Most Active Ref:
  Strangest Ref:
  Funniest Ref:
  Most Descriptive Ref:
  Funniest Quote:

• Trainer
  Favored Underdog:
  Desired Battle Match-up:
  Best Moderator:
  Best Team: Who's team may be the best well balanced team in ASB? Note: Larger may not be better.
  Best Pokemon to battle: Who's Pokemon always seem to give you an enjoyable battle.
  Scariest Pokemon to battle:
  Best Pokemon Nickname:
  Funniest Pokemon Nickname:
  Most Helpful ASB'er:
  Most Entertaining Trainer:
  Most Unorthodox Strategist:
  Most Heated ASB Rivalry:
  Most likely to become Forum Champion:
  Most Devoted Battler:
  Forum Mascot:
  Rapamon 2 Award-Most likely to Spam the forums:
  Best Team Banner:
  Member of the Year:

There they are! Now let's get nominating!

Oh, and about the Best Moderator category, I am NOT eligible for this, as I have just started modding here. Please also remember the Moderators before me when considering this award, as its really my show of support for them and all their work that led me to gain this position.

Feel free to post in this topic who ya choose! The deadline will be around two weeks long, but since its the 18th, and Halloween is around the corner, I'll close nominations on November 22nd, 2008

[Knight of Time]

Well, my choice for the Most Helpful ASBer, Best Referee is the same for all three, I'm voting DarkestLight for both, he's been one of the best friends I've had since coming back to ASB (from the old ASB to the new ASB).

One last note, this ought to be stickified.

Edit: I guess I should do this "properly", so without ado (even though I won't fill out everything here):

Battling
Best Battle: Oh, I'd definitely say that huge battle between Blademaster and Ultimate Charizard, although UC had more Pokemon to use in the battle than Blademaster, it was quite a thrill to look at.
Best Upset:
Best Battler: The_Missing_Link
Original Combo:
Best Gym Leader: Chris 2.0/2.1
Most Difficult Battle: My battle against T_M_L
Worst Defeat: Probably my first battle against Crazy Elf Boy, near the end, it could have gone either way, but I guess that was one where I "had" to let him win in the end.
Most One Sided battle:
Most Aggressive Battle:
Best Poke Combo in Tag Match: Hmm, probably facing Chris 2.0/2.1's Claydol and Skuntank in our gym battle, it was definitely an epic one.

Arena
Best Arena: Chris 2.0/2.1's gym arena, Goldenrod City
Strangest Arena:
Most Frustrating/Complicated Arena to Battle on:
Most Original Arena:

Contests
Best Coordinator:
Best Appeal:
Best Upset:
Best Contest Pokemon:

Business
Best Chat Name: Thread Without Hats, the title made me chuckle the first time I saw it.
Best Safari Zone catch:
Funniest Safari Zone catch:
Weirdest Conversation in Chat thread:


Referee
Best Referee: DarkestLight, hands-down.
Best Contest Judge:
Most Active Ref: DarkestLight
Strangest Ref:
Funniest Ref: Darkestlight, sometimes his reffings make me laugh a bit.
Most Descriptive Ref:
Funniest Quote:

Trainer
Favored Underdog: Hypotenuse Man
Desired Battle Match-up: DarkestLight vs. Hypotenuse Man...I can imagine these two battling each other someday, if ASB got more alive.
Best Moderator: Chris 2.0/2.1
Best Team: Hypotenuse Man's, he covers a lot of bases IMO.
Best Pokemon to battle:
Scariest Pokemon to battle: Hypotenuse Man's Sharpedo was a bit intimidating in our triple battle months ago...
Best Pokemon Nickname:
Funniest Pokemon Nickname:
Most Helpful ASB'er: DarkestLight
Most Entertaining Trainer: DarkestLight
Most Unorthodox Strategist: The_Missing_Link
Most Heated ASB Rivalry:
Most likely to become Forum Champion: DarkestLight
Most Devoted Battler: Blademaster
Forum Mascot: DarkestLight
Rapamon 2 Award-Most likely to Spam the forums: Unsolved Puzzle
Best Team Banner: Hypotenuse Man
Member of the Year: DarkestLight

[DarkestLight]

I better toss in my nominations....least partly.

Best Battle: UC vs Blademaster.
Best Battler: Strat wise, MLG.
Best Gym Leader: T_M_L
Most Difficult Battle: Blademaster vs Mew Master (that match dragged on.....and on..)
Worst Defeat: ...Mew Master


More as the days go on and I get to searching

EDIT: Yessir I finally finished compiling my list.


Best Upset:
Original Combo:
Most One Sided battle: Mew Master vs Darkestlight
Most Aggressive Battle: UC vs Blademaster
Best Poke Combo in Tag Match: Seems to be

* Arena
Best Arena: The open field. :p
Strangest Arena: The space one..I believe it was someones Gym Battle
Most Frustrating/Complicated Arena to Battle on: That one with the squares that disappeared and reappeared.
Most Original Arena: Rubber castle hands down.


* Business
Best Chat Name: Dusty Dunsparce

* Referee
Best Referee: River ;_;
Strangest Ref: Crazy Elf Boy
Funniest Ref: Crazy Elf Boy
Most Descriptive Ref: Crystal Tears

* Trainer
Favored Underdog: Dream Breaker
Desired Battle Match-up: Houndoom Lover vs BladeMaster.
Best Moderator: Chris 2.1
Best Pokemon to battle: From what I've seen, there are alot. But MM's Aerodactyl is always fun to battle.
Scariest Pokemon to battle: UC's Heracross. Nuff said ._.
Best Pokemon Nickname: SYLAR THE ABRA. Who owns him! Own up to it!!
Funniest Pokemon Nickname: MM's Mawile that I'm not even retyping because I wanna type "fu***** need ya more than ever!" everytime I see it , lol.
Most Helpful ASB'er: Chris 2.1
Most Entertaining Trainer: Charles Legend
Most Unorthodox Strategist: OMG DS hands down.
Most Heated ASB Rivalry: Uhh Blade vs DS!!
Most Devoted Battler: Knight of Time
Forum Mascot: Well I'd give it to Mega Horny-but I'm sure Charles will do just fine with this, IMO
Rapamon 2 Award-Most likely to Spam the forums: Yeah I'm gonna agree with CT there Mewy.
Best Team Banner: The Arbiter's. It's always just kinda stuck out to me.
Member of the Year: Hrm...man, I just don't know

[DarkestLight]

Just a quick post up to show this is still active, and if you all (hopefully anyone) are still interested, I can extend the deadline if need be :O.

[Charles Legend]

• Battling
  Best Battle: the match where Andrew toke on ten trainers at once.
  Best Upset: Well I lost to a caterpie do to a Virus and I'm still annoyed about it to this day...
  Best Battler: Chris 2.1
  Original Combo: Um Pinball wiz (I think Blademaster came up with it...)
  Best Gym Leader: Chris 2.1
  Most Difficult Battle: my battle with Knight of time
  Worst Defeat: Chris 2.1...
  Most One Sided battle: Well Andrew's 10 on 10 was a bit one sided do to the fact that he made his foes attack each other instead of fist beating his Pokemon up, then attack each other...
  Most Aggressive Battle:I would have to say an early match between Jeff and Chris 2.1the one in the sub..
  Best Poke Combo in Tag Matchhiftry and Ludicolo

• Arena
  Best Arena: The Missing Link Stadium
  Strangest Arena:A giant Sphere of water
  Most Frustrating/Complicated Arena to Battle on: the Water Sphere
  Most Original Arena: A giant Sphere of water

• Contests
  Best Coordinator:Wolfsong
  Best Appeal: Twister ~ Hail ~ Thunder
  Best Upset:

  Thanks for ruining the competition Amy, just bring out your 3rd level dragon evo ~)~;;;;

  Best Contest Pokemon: Dragonite

• Business
  Best Chat Name: Thread Without Hats
  Best Safari Zone catch: Mamoswine
  Funniest Safari Zone catch: Mamoswine
  Weirdest Conversation in Chat thread: Mega Horny asking if It's legalized to torture your ASB Pokemon...

• Referee
  Best Referee: Darkestlight
  Best Contest Judge: Chris 2.1
  Most Active Ref: Darkestlight
  Strangest Ref: River
  Funniest Ref: DarkestLight
  Most Descriptive Ref: Darkestlight
  Funniest Quote:

  "kung fu crazy blue-furred smurf" and "The fool forgot he was blinded, and so he totally MISSED the porthole!"

• Trainer
  Favored Underdog: Andrew
  Desired Battle Match-up: Andrew Vs everyone again
  Best Moderator: The Missing Link
  Best Team: The Missing Link.
  Best Pokemon to battle: Any of Blademaster's Pokemon.
  Scariest Pokemon to battle: I would have to say
  Dark Dragonite's Sableye, I have also herd his Kangaskhan named Feizhi is a pain to battle.
  Best Pokemon Nickname: Blademaster's Baziken named Rawk hawk
  Funniest Pokemon Nickname: a furret named Draco Malfoy.
  Most Helpful ASB'er: DarkestLight
  Most Entertaining Trainer:Andrew
  Most Unorthodox Strategist: Blademaster
  Most Heated ASB Rivalry: Bademaster and Jeff
  Most likely to become Forum Champion: Andrew
  Most Devoted Battler:Knight of Time
  Forum Mascot: Andrew
  Rapamon 2 Award-Most likely to Spam the forums: Blademaster
  Best Team Banner: Wolfsong
  Member of the Year: Darkestlight

~Charles Legend

[Blademaster]

Battling

Best Battler: Mew Master
Best Gym Leader: RaZoR LeAf
Most Aggressive Battle: Dark Sage VS. The_Missing_Link


Contests

Best Coordinator: Weasel Overlord


Business

Weirdest Conversation in Chat thread: The ASB Bank Heist


Referee

Best Referee: DarkestLight
Most Active Ref: DarkestLight


Trainer

Favored Underdog: Charles Legend
Desired Battle Match-up: Me VS. any Gym Leader
Best Moderator: Presently, Hypotenuse Man; ever, Chris 2.0
Best Team: Charles Legend's team of mythological creatures
Best Pokemon to battle: Master of Paradox's team of eccentric potpourri
Best Pokemon Nickname: Grey's Porygon2 ("Inverted Duckbot," I believe its name was)
Funniest Pokemon Nickname: Andrew's Jynx ("OzWhore")
Most Helpful ASB'er: Chris 2.1
Most Entertaining Trainer: Mew Master
Most Heated ASB Rivalry: Dark Sage VS. Blademaster
Most Devoted Battler: Knight of Time
Forum Mascot: Charles Legend

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Best Arena: Inidigo Stadium
Strangest Arena: Bouncy Castle
Best Referee: DarkestLight
Most Active Ref: DarkestLight
Favored Underdog: Tsuki Megumi
Desired Battle Match-up: TML vs. Chris vs. Dan vs. TBA
Best Moderator: Chris 2.0
Best Team: Becca
Most Entertaining Trainer: Andrew
Most Unorthodox Strategist: Charles Legend
Best Team Banner: Although I don't really like TBA's banner, I think it's pretty creative.
Member of the Year: DarkestLight

[DarkestLight]

Extended deadline. Halloween and Election chaos made me really slack here. I'm back on it now.

[Blademaster]

Backseat Modding to say POST NOMINATIONS PLZ. WE HAVE ONLY LIKE TWO AND A HALF VOTERS! COME ON, PEOPLE!

[Weasel Overlord]

Wowsers, as if I got a nomination. o.O
I'll probably lob out some more if I can get the connection to have a search around old threads.

• Arena
  Strangest Arena: The Bouncy Castle arena
  Most Frustrating/Complicated Arena to Battle on: That one with all the pillars... argh, can't remember whose!

• Contests
  Best Coordinator: Andrew - he tries so hard every time, bless him.

• Referee
  Best Referee: DarkestLight - cos he does EVERYTHING!
  Best Contest Judge: River
  Most Active Ref: DarkestLight

• Trainer
  Best Moderator: Hypotenuse Man
  Funniest Pokemon Nickname: Kablooey Louie - it was River's.
  Most Helpful ASB'er: Chris 2.1 - he was really helpful when I first started reffing in the back of beyond
  Rapamon 2 Award - Most likely to Spam the forums: Mew Master (hehe)

[Crystal Tears]

• Battling
Best Battler: DarkestLight
Worst Defeat: Mew Master
Most One Sided battle: DarkestLight versus Mew Master

• Arena
Best Arena: River’s Four Seasons in Her Gym

• Contests
Best Coordinator: River (I don’t care if she’s not around…)

• Referee
Best Referee: The Arbiter
Best Contest Judge: River
Most Active Ref: DarkestLight
Most Descriptive Ref: River

• Trainer:
Best Moderator: Chris 2.0… 1… Whatever XD
Best Pokemon to battle: DarkestLight’s Duskull Atripe

[Andrew]

In my defence who brings out a DRAGONITE against a fucking Hoppip?

Goddammit.

[Blademaster]

Someone very sadistic. >:3

[Pichu Luver]

Niah

• Battling
Best Battle: Chris 2.0 VS TBA Hilarious battle, Chris having hissy fits XD
Best Upset: Andrew vs Chris 2.0 Andrew’s 2 Pokémon had lower HP when he knocked out Chris’s 3
Best Battler: Ultimate Charizard
Original Combo: Um the Bomb Barrage by Hypo is the only one a remember so.. there ya go.
Best Gym Leader: Chris 2.0/2.1
Most Difficult Battle: Chris 2.0 VS TBA
Worst Defeat: Mew Master vs DarkestLight Sorry MM
Most One Sided battle: Mew Master vs DarkestLight
Most Aggressive Battle: Blademaster VS TML Gym Match
Best Poke Combo in Tag Match: Riolu and Kirlia The Arbiter VS Lady Vulpix. Good combo of attacks.

• Arena
Best Arena: Goldenrod City
Strangest Arena: Bouncy Castle
Most Frustrating/Complicated Arena to Battle on: The Monopoly Board. That seriously looked confusing.
Most Original Arena: Goldenrod City

• Contests
Best Coordinator: Chris 2.0/2.1
Best Appeal: Blademaster’s Sumo Wrestling one.
Best Upset: Dragonis winning, the December Ribbon
Best Contest Pokemon: … eh Numeron the Exeggutor

• Business
Best Chat Name: Mew Master's Most Marvelous Macaroni Mansion
Best Safari Zone catch: Um… Leafeon by Silencer. Randomizer made it quite a fight if I remember right.
Funniest Safari Zone catch: Ehh… same one, Leafeon by Silencer.
Weirdest Conversation in Chat thread: Arguing over a T-Rex’s ability to hold a machine gun, which then became surgically implanted and had laser sight… Yeah… lol. It started with setting dogs on people who didn’t vote for MotM.

• Referee
Best Referee: The Arbiter
Best Contest Judge: Andrew
Most Active Ref: DarkestLight
Strangest Ref: Andrew
Funniest Ref: Hmmm The Arbiter
Most Descriptive Ref: Mew Master.
Funniest Quote:

It is at this point that Chris 2.0 gets into a childish hissy-fit, "You're... supposed... to... follow... ME!!" His voice boomed throughout the fifth floor of the department store, getting louder and louder with each word. Geez, for a Moderator, this kid sure doesn't behave properly. Anyway; we presume that electabuzz had teleported to the top of the department store because otherwise... what the hell is that noise?

Chris had teleported his Electabuzz to the roof of the Department Store and Screeched his head off. He was Toxic’d and going to die anyway so TBA’s Exeggute just didn’t follow and prepared for the next round. Lolz.

• Trainer
Favored Underdog: Mew Master
Desired Battle Match-up:Not sure if they’ve done it, UC vs Hypo
Best Moderator: Hypotenuse Man
Best Team: TML’s
Best Pokemon to battle: Er... Dark Dragonite’s Kangaskhan.
Scariest Pokemon to battle: Same, Dark Dragonite’s Kangaskhan
Best Pokemon Nickname: Carbuncle, given to a shiny Espeon
Funniest Pokemon Nickname: Inverted Duckbot
Most Helpful ASB'er: DarkestLight
Most Entertaining Trainer: Andrew
Most Unorthodox Strategist: Hypotenuse Man
Most Heated ASB Rivalry: Andrew and Lady Vulpix
Most likely to become Forum Champion: Ultimate Charizard
Most Devoted Battler: Blademaster
Forum Mascot: DarkestLight
Rapamon 2 Award-Most likely to Spam the forums: Unsolved Puzzle
Best Team Banner: MLG’s
Member of the Year: DarkestLight

[Greyfox]

Here're my submissions:

• Battling
  Best Battle: Chris 2.0 vs. TheBlueAvenger - Monopoly Melee.
  Best Battler: Hypotenuse Man.

• Arena
  Best Arena: The Monopoly Board.
  Strangest Arena: The Bouncy Castle.
  Most Original Arena: The Bouncy Castle.

• Contests
  Best Coordinator: Chris 2.1
  Best Appeal: "The Monster" - Ace64.

• Referee
  Best Referee: Mew Master.
  Best Contest Judge: Andrew.
  Most Active Ref: DarkestLight.
  Funniest Ref: River.
  Most Descriptive Ref: Mew Master.
  Funniest Quote: "Ok so . . . while Gligar looks at his trainer like he's mad before slowly getting up, GB Deen heads for the skies. He lazily flies about watching as his opponent slowly whittles his energy down. He can't learn Flail but he has his orders to fly about like a madman so he uh . . . does. Rather pathetically he runs out of energy doing his manoeuvres and crashes. A rather sad end . . ." - River, "Grey vs. Horny - GLIGRRR!"
  

• Trainer
  Best Moderator: The_Missing_Link
  Best Pokemon Nickname: "Arbiter" - The_Missing_Link's Gliscor.
  Funniest Pokemon Nickname: "Sharp Utensils for the Blind" - River's Scyther.
  Most Helpful ASB'er: Chris 2.1.
  Most Entertaining Trainer: Mega Horny.
  Most Unorthodox Strategist: Mega Horny.
  Most Heated ASB Rivalry: Andrew and Lady Vulpix.
  Most Devoted Battler: DarkestLight.
  Forum Mascot: This guy.

-Grey

[Mew Master]

I feel so loved Weasie... I feel so loved.

No seriously. By everyone (5 nominations for Worst Defeat.....) I feel the love[/sarcasm]

• Battling
  Best Battle:
  Best Upset: Silencer vs Mew Master (I came soooooo close. Good match)
  Best Battler: Crystal Tears
  Original Combo:
  Best Gym Leader: The_Missing_Link
  Most Difficult Battle:
  Worst Defeat:
  Most One Sided battle: Crazy Elf Boy vs Crystal Tears (Crystal Tears victor)
  Most Aggressive Battle: Mew Master vs Blademaster (what can I say... we went ape on each other...)
  Best Poke Combo in Tag Match:

• Arena
  Best Arena: River's Gym Leader Arena
  Strangest Arena: Crazy Elf Boy's Flower, arena... thing.
  Most Frustrating/Complicated Arena to Battle on:
  Most Original Arena: MeLoVeGhOsT's Gym Leader Arena

• Business
  Best Chat Name: But it wasn't a rock... it was a rock CHAT THREAD *strums Guitar*
  Weirdest Conversation in Chat thread: Blademaster vs Hypnontuse Man (the peon vs the MoD!)

• Referee
  Best Referee: River
  Best Contest Judge: Chris 2.0
  Most Active Ref: Darkest Light
  Strangest Ref: Crystal Tears (Star Wars and Final Fantasy references galore!)
  Funniest Ref: Darkest Light
  Most Descriptive Ref: River
  Funniest Quote:

  Last round, we saw a poignant attempt on Tarasque's part to put some serious bodily harm onto Obito. However, the move used was not Dragon Rush. Instead-as per my ever vigilant eye, I noticed that right here :auses tape of Obito landing and Tara pounding into his chest head first:: That she hits him not once...
  
  :lays tape, to note Tara slowly bounce up, before forcing herself down again.:: but Twice! Yes folks, it was her signature move, Head Smash. I apologize for the confusion, and now we shall carry on with the battle.

• Trainer
  Favored Underdog:
  Desired Battle Match-up: Crystal Tears vs River
  Best Moderator: Hypnotuse Man
  Best Team: Charles Legend
  Best Pokemon to battle: River's Oli-chan (Dragonair)
  Scariest Pokemon to battle: Darkest Light's Atripe *shudder*
  Best Pokemon Nickname: Sir Grodous (Blademaster's Metagross)
  Funniest Pokemon Nickname: Inverted Duckbot (Arbiter's Porygon2)
  Most Helpful ASB'er:
  Most Entertaining Trainer: Darkest Light
  Most Unorthodox Strategist: Blademaster
  Most Heated ASB Rivalry: Mew Master vs Blademaster
  Most likely to become Forum Champion:
  Most Devoted Battler:
  Forum Mascot:
  Rapamon 2 Award-Most likely to Spam the forums: Crazy Elf Boy
  Best Team Banner: Any made by River
  Member of the Year: Darkestlight (From newbie to Mod in just a year. Nice job)

[Greyfox]

Three nods for the name of my porygon2. That is exciting. If it wins, I may have to use it more than once.

-Grey

[DarkestLight]

Wow, 22nd came fast, and I didn't even finish my own submissions. Well, we'll have until lets say 11:59:59 (since Im positive I wont be around tonight) to post anything to your submissions. After which, I'll close this bad boy and get to working on the Results.

[DarkestLight]

Alright. This thread is Locked! Thank you all for your submissions. Quite a bit to sift through here! We'll get these tallied and have the results most likely by 11/29, just in time for Thanksgiving to be starting to move out of our systems-and Christmas to be jabbing us right in the face.