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Boo's NPC Polls Part 10 (The Final Chapter): Who is the most Magnificent Mage?

booinyoureyesbooinyoureyes Member Posts: 6,164
edited February 2014 in General Discussion (Spoiler Warning!)
The one you have all been waiting for.

You know the rules. Vote and comment as you see fit.

I'm very sorry about the lack of Baeloth. I had to leave someone out, even though I love him and he is very popular. It is unfortunate, but I didn't even have room for the "just show me results" option so I had to leave out the Easter Egg character, despite him being the magnificent masterful maestro of the alluring art of alliteration.
  1. Boo's NPC Polls Part 10 (The Final Chapter): Who is the most Magnificent Mage?132 votes
    1. Imoen (Vote for me if yer not all buffle-headed)
      14.39%
    2. Xzar (Move over Oppenheimer, he has become Death, destroyer of worlds!)
        9.85%
    3. Dynaheir (These boots were made for winning and thats just what they'll do. Thy/thee/thou is pronounedly challenged)
        3.03%
    4. Aerie (Uncle Quayle taught her well)
        6.06%
    5. Nalia (You didn't vote for me? But I've helped so many of *your* kind!)
        5.30%
    6. Neera (vote for her or EAT FLAMING - or... possibly frosty - DEATH!)
      13.64%
    7. Edwin (these simians do not recongnize my magnificence)
      33.33%
    8. Xan (These polls are doomed)
        7.58%
    9. Jan Jansen (I think we make a fine partnership, like Drizzt and Wulfgar, Elminster and Volo)
        6.06%
    10. Quayle (Have you seen his brain? Go ahead and touch it)
        0.76%
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  • LoubLoub Member Posts: 471
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImunFOi-Vbw
  • elementelement Member Posts: 833
    edited February 2014
    I voted based on class I must confess

    I love aerie and imoen of course but wild mages are just too much fun
  • SilverstarSilverstar Member Posts: 2,207
    I'm not an option on the poll, so I have to abstain from voting. Then again, I'm a Sorcerer, not a mage. Hmm...
  • booinyoureyesbooinyoureyes Member Posts: 6,164
    I like all the mages, really.
    Imoen, Xzar and Xan were all in discussion, and I also love Edwin, Neera and Aerie as well. The toughest was this, thief and cleric in my opinion
  • NonnahswriterNonnahswriter Member Posts: 2,520
    Because cleric-mages are my favorite class. :D

    And Aerie gets all the spells! ALL OF THEM.
  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    I just like wild mages a lot.
  • FredjoFredjo Member Posts: 477
    edited February 2014
    She's too honest and doesn't appreciate her own beauty so it's an easy target for seducement sans shit-tests
  • FlashburnFlashburn Member Posts: 1,847
    Edwin, vote for this. Edwin, vote for that. Somebody get this jerk a banana!
  • the_spyderthe_spyder Member Posts: 5,018
    I'd personally have dropped Xan from the running, Nalia too for that matter, in favor of Baeloth and the 'just show me the results'. And what about Charname? Can't he win?
  • DelvarianDelvarian Member Posts: 1,232
    I like Xan, he's one of my favorite mages, right behind Jan and Edwin
  • GodGod Member Posts: 1,150
    Ed is among my favourite characters in the series.
  • ArizaelArizael Member Posts: 263
    Imoen is an obvious vote. You need to keep the prize in the family.
  • booinyoureyesbooinyoureyes Member Posts: 6,164
    the_spyder said:

    I'd personally have dropped Xan from the running, Nalia too for that matter, in favor of Baeloth and the 'just show me the results'. And what about Charname? Can't he win?

    I thought Xan had a huge fanbase, and I personally love him. Nalia I expected to do poorly, but she's a BG2 character while Baeloth is an easter egg (though I find him the best in BG1). Also I was sure that RecklessHeart was gonna vote for her, just like Coutelier with Aerie.
    As far as charname, he was never an option!

    If I had to drop anyone for Baeloth it would probably be Dynaheir, tbh.
  • TwoWayFinesseTwoWayFinesse Member Posts: 128
    Only one who knows that Dragons have rabbits feet (or something). Nuff said.
  • KalesraKalesra Member Posts: 234
    There are so many reasons why I love Edwin: The muttered asides, the *ahem* Nether Scrolls "situation", and of course, he's ALMOST as good of a mage as he thinks he is.
  • recklessheartrecklessheart Member Posts: 692
    *constructs a little fort on the outskirts of this battlefield* I'll represent the De'arnise family off over here on my own, shall I? :P
  • TwoWayFinesseTwoWayFinesse Member Posts: 128
    by the way, thanks to @booinyoureyes for setting up all these polls. Especially the accompanying description to help remind you who they all are.
    I believe Xan is pleasantly surprised at how well he is currently doing! :)
  • booinyoureyesbooinyoureyes Member Posts: 6,164
    edited February 2014
    @RecklessHeart called it!
    TwoWayFinesse said:


    I believe Xan is pleasantly surprised at how well he is currently doing! :)

    This was an excellent point.
  • recklessheartrecklessheart Member Posts: 692
    booinyoureyes said:

    Nalia I expected to do poorly, but she's a BG2 character while Baeloth is an easter egg (though I find him the best in BG1). Also I was sure that RecklessHeart was gonna vote for her.

    Ahahaha, I just saw this @booinyoureyes !! Fantastic :P
  • booinyoureyesbooinyoureyes Member Posts: 6,164
    @recklessheart truth be told, these polls were inspired by your discussions "Under Review" about Nalia and Dynaheir as well as another topic you started about Skie. I found those to be among the most interesting topics on this site. I love learning about other people's takes on characters, and those three in particular that you mentioned are not ones that I think about often, so its fun to see what other people find in them.

    I'm really surprised in general about a couple things
    1. Branwen is super popular (I had NO idea)
    2. Xan is actually doomed (I thought he was adored by the fanbase)
    3. Mazzy is more loved than I imagined
    4. There are some crazy people (no offense) who actually like Dullygar!
    5. Just how many thieves there are in the game, and just how popular those characters are among the fans (pretty much everyone who voted loves a thief character)
  • KaltzorKaltzor Member Posts: 1,050
    As much as I like Xzar, Edwin is better.
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  • KidCarnivalKidCarnival Member Posts: 3,747
    It's a perfect 50/50 tie between Xzar and Edwin. I voted for Edwin because Xzar got my cleric vote.
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    Another tough choice:

    Imoen: same as thief. However, I do find it a cop out to have her a mage in BG2
    Xzar: So many quotes, amazing battle with harpers, superb cameo in BG2
    Dynaheir: Canon, but if it wasn't for Minsc she'd be gnoll food or thay bait for most parties
    Aerie: Mage and Cleric. Naive, coming of age during a crisis story, with a love triangle, come on
    Nalia: If you weren't Imoen light. Great back story and plot
    Neera: My favourite of the new NPCs in both BG1 & BG2
    Edwin: Power gamer's choice with insulting banter! plus he gets his come uppins both during the game and during his epilogue. CLASSIC
    Xan: The coolness of the moon blade alone makes him one of my favs in BG1 and the mage I took majority of the time before Neera was introduced.
    Jan Jansen: same as thief. HOWEVER due to multiclassing he is never my main mage always have another

    So hard of a choice, I guess I'll just go

    Quayle: for the pity vote.

  • jackjackjackjack Member Posts: 3,251
    Edwin is a close second, but Xzar makes me laugh.
  • AristilliusAristillius Member Posts: 873
    Xan!
    Love his personality - Im never sure if he is actually serious or if he just doesnt want to cope with things. Also, I really like his class, makes for some very interesting magery. Man, it would have been so awesome to have him in TOB, think about a lvl 35 arch-mage Xan taking on demi-gods successfully, yet being certain of doom even battling against some meagre Orcs ^^
  • LathlaerLathlaer Member Posts: 475
    edited February 2014
    Neera because she is unpredictable, funny, cute and endearing. She has a nice voice over.

    She is also the most powerful mage in SoA/ToB with the exception of Edwin. But everytime Edwin speaks, he makes me want to dislocate his jaw.
    Post edited by Lathlaer on
  • CantabCantab Member Posts: 56
    Can't go past Edwin, he has the skills and the confidence.
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