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What time is it? It's MTB time. Yes, Peter has been mulling over your match-up dreams and is ready to offer some analysis on the latest round of #makethisbattle. Did he love them? Did he loath him. Let's find out. [oh, and please remember to vote in the corresponding poll]

George Custer vs Woody the Cowboy (submitted by mblpns)

Woody? Look, I’m not going to lash out at you here for suggesting Woody, but what the H is up with people suggesting Woody? You are not alone here. I’ve seen Woody thousands of times, it leaves me wondering… am I missing something? Who on earth wants to see Woody the toy doll from a cartoon rap? How would that look visually? What is so interesting about Woody? I would rather watch Woody Harrelson rap. I think I would rather watch a piece of wood rap. Custer is awesome, he needs to get into a battle, he had pet raccoons, I love his story. Woody, I just don’t get. But, obviously, I will now think about it more.   

Horatio Nelson vs Yi Sun-Sin (submitted by Slayen)

Googling Yi Sun-Sin, but I’ve got a feeling he’s the Chinese fleet guy…oh how wrong I was!  The Japenese Turtle Boat guy! Yes! I’ve been talking about him since a trip to South Korea years ago, I saw a model of those boats at a museum and my Korean friend was going on about him. Awesome, he’s gotta get in the mix. Horatio Nelson, I like it.. I like it… I’m just a tiny, tiny bit concerned that the name recognition is a little low, believe it or not. Especially since the name recognition for Yi Sun-Sin will be limited almost exclusively to Korean people and/or strong history folk. I’ll marinate on the match-up. I do love Yi Sun-Sin getting into a battle. But, could he maybe go against another Japanese rival from a different time period? Something to kinda lean into the beef, so to speak.

Mary I of England vs Beetlejuice (submitted by Dragonsblood23)

Hahaha, well, I laughed, in a good way. Fun. Super weird, but fun. Mary I is an interesting character I don’t know too much about, but she’s obviously big and important and there. That said, is she top of the list of British royalty, male or female, that is big and important and there? I don’t think she is. I think she’s like 8th on the list. wink. Beetlejuice is fun in many ways, I will have to ponder a bit more. Oh Jesus, I was googling more and then recalled the whole Bloody Mary thing - “saying her name repeatedly and she appears in a mirror.” That link between the two characters is a little bit …. I can’t find the word…. stretchy? Not tight. Not exactly loose, just flimsy and bland. I feel like I’m being awful harsh in this session, but no.

Simon Cowell vs Alex Trebek (submitted by Dr. Bray)

Awesome. Very creative suggestion. Simon Cowell has been a big figure in suggestion-land for years. He was the other contestant to be pitted up against Gordon Ramsay for the longest time. I’’m happy we went with Julia Child, but I do think that means Simon Cowell’s train has passed. Alex Trebek however, how cool! Tons of fun things possible with him. Also the sad stuff, sadly. I don’t know who else Alex Trebek would be better against so maybe Simon Cowell is perfect. There’s something special about this suggestion either way - to a short list it goes.

Fred & Ginger vs Sid & Nancy (submitted by Tzyt)

Fun, but…very niche, to the point of I don’t think anyone even has this niche. I like what you did here, but I don’t think either pair packs the punch of a Romeo and Juliet or Bonnie and Clyde, and together it’s just 4 x huh? 

Karl Marx vs Niccolo Machiavelli (submitted by purplekiren)

I’ve been searching for the appropriate Karl Marx opponent for a long time. I still kinda think it’s Marx brothers or Bernie Sanders… but this is also interesting. Machiavelli is a cool one to throw in the mix, although I think a lot of people think he’s Tupac! I’ll have to do more research to fully understand the potential of the match-up, but this one definitely has me interested, and yeah… Marx has got to get in an ERB at some point.

Peter was also given some match-ups based on the "I'll Be Back" theme - where you were asked to submit some ideas pitting past ERB characters against one another...

Genghis Khan vs Napoleon (submitted by mblpns, Neo, Gabsperger & amageish)

In a word - 'great'. But, in a sentence - could we get away with Lloyd as Genghis Khan at this stage? I don’t know… then again, you’ve got two Lloyd characters in this match-up; so maybe it’s an opportunity to switch it up! It's an interesting one for sure.

Superman vs Joseph Stalin (submitted by FoxDoc & Bantha117)

Ha! This was almost a thing. I remember Rambo or Sylvester Stallone being thrown around as a possible Stalin opponent too. This is cool, but we do have the issue of it being two Lloyd characters again. I do think Joseph Stalin still has plenty of material, but if we’re gonna bring a Russian back, it just always feels like Putin is the man of the hour. 

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We are now accepting your match-up suggestions for the next round of #makethisbattle. You can post them in the comments below, post them in the #make-this-battle discord channel or email them to: erbpatreon@gmail.com

The theme for the next round is 'Flash In The Pan' - so if you wish - you can include 1 or more flash in the pan style suggestions in your three picks. 

We will select at least 2 FITP match-ups for feedback. If one is extremely worthy it might even get picked in the future to become an actual FITP. No guarantees though. Just try to make your ideas special.

Rules as ever remain the same. Maximum three selections per patron. 

Deadline for submissions is: 9am PT on Monday 14th October