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Found another one, figured I'd give it a shot! This one uses a LOT of characters.

First, select your ten fictional characters (from any medium) by whichever method you like best. Then answer the questions below.

1. Raine
2. Ethan
3. Markell
4. Seth
5. Leah
6. Ava
7. Warren
8. Samantha
9. Vlad
10. Lexie

1. Divide the list up by even and odd. Which group of five would make a better Five Man Band (like a Power Rangers team)? Who would you slot in each position: Leader, Lancer (second-in-command), Big Guy, Smart Guy, The Chick? If you think the team would be improved by swapping one character between the even and odd groups, which ones would you switch?

Group 1: Raine, Markell, Leah, Warren, Vlad
Leader: Raine
Lancer: Markell
Big Guy: Vlad
Smart Guy: Warren
The Chick: Leah

Group 2: Ethan, Seth, Ava, Samantha, Lexie
Leader: Ethan
Lancer: Ava
Big Guy: Seth
Smart Guy: Samantha
The Chick: Lexie

Who would make the better team? XD Well neither would work very well... buuut. Since no one in Group 2 wants to actually kill each other, I'll go with them.
I wouldn't switch anyone, if only cuz that would just create even MORE problems.

2. Gender-swap 2, 8 & 10. Which character would have the most change in their story arc? Which the least? Would any of these characters have to have a complete personality change to be believable as the opposite sex?

Ohoho~. Ethan, Samantha and Lexie.
Lexie would definitely have the biggest change in her story arc. XD Unless I made her a gay man.
Sam would have the least, since most of her story revolves more around her sadism than gender.
I think Ethan would need some changes, but not a total personality makeover to be a believable girl. He IS a lot like his sister, after all! Lexie would definitely need an overhaul though.

3. Compare the matchups of 1 & 8 and 5 & 9. (Ignore canon sexual preferences for the moment.) Which couple would be more compatible? Which couple would be more plausible to people from either principal's home culture?

Raine & Samantha, Leah & Vlad.
Okay, getting a little weird here. XD

Leah and Vlad would DEFINITELY be more compatible. Even if Raine was a lesbian *****, she would probably hate Sam. Leah and Vlad though, I can see getting along. She would probably annoy him after a while though.
Of course, since Vlad is such a strange species when it comes to relationships (doppelganger, really?) Raine and Sam would be more plausible to people from their home cultures. Sam would need to be aged like 5-10 years though. XD

4. Your team is 3, 4 & 9. The mission consists of a social challenge, a mental challenge and a physical challenge. Which team member do you assign to each challenge?

Oh, this one's easy.

Social Challenge: Vlad. He can read other people like a book, and he's got AGES of experience under his belt. He's got a way with words and is great at manipulating responses out of people.

Mental Challenge: Markell. He's a genius, need I say any more?

Physical Challenge: Seth. They're all fairly strong (even Markell, he IS a vampire). But Markell is a klutz, and Vlad is just lazy. Plus, Seth is the only one left.


5. 7 becomes 1's boss for a week in some plausible fashion. How's their working relationship?

Warren becomes Raine's boss.
Oooh boy.

Well, Warren has a creepy fascination with Raine, and Raine wants Warren to suffer multiple horribly painful deaths (not that he hasn't e_e). So, putting it nicely, Raine will probably end up either killing herself or being admitted to a mental institution by the end of the week. Unless Warren decides to kidnap her (again). Then many, many bad things could ensue.

6. 2 finds him/her/itself inserted into 6's continuity. As far as anyone other than 2 or 6 is concerned, they've always been there. What role would 2 be presumed to have had in 6's story, and could they fit in without going wonky?

Ethan gets inserted into Ava's continuity.

Hmm... this one takes some thinking. Ethan would likely be a bounty hunter of some sort who is trying to take Ava and her allies down, since she's not the nicest person around. She would probably end up either killing him or screwing him. Or both. o.o'
I could see it working without going wonky.

7. 3 and 5 get three wishes. The catch is that they have to agree on all three wishes before they get the benefits of any of them. What three wishes would they make?

Markell and Leah get three wishes.
This is a little hard since neither of them are very needy people. Markell's wishes on his own would pretty much all be for other people's sakes, but since Leah is more selfish than he is, she would end up persuading him away from a lot of that.

1. A cure for vampirism. Since Markell is a vampire but doesn't really fit in, and his brother is also a vampire but in love with a half-elf, he would definitely wish for that. And Leah would agree because she's got a thing for a vamp AND a damphir.

2. Candy. A lifetime supply of it. They both have a HUGE sweet tooth. And Markell would actually be able to eat it with vampirism being cured! This would be Leah's idea, but Markell would agree to it after some convincing.

3. Michael's death. DEFINITELY Leah's idea, but Markell could be convinced eventually. In her mind, it's a simple solution to a complicated problem. Markell doesn't condone killing in any respect, but even he would realize that getting rid of the evil mastermind would be for the greater good.

8. 1 and 2 are brainwashed by a one-time artifact that works even on people immune to mind control to attack and kill 4. They keep their normal personality, skills and competence level, except any Code vs. Killing has been turned off. Can 4 survive? How?

Raine and Ethan get brainwashed and try to kill Seth. Haha!

Seth could probably defeat them both. Scratch that, he definitely would. Not only does his shadow ability give him an advantage, but Raine and Ethan just can't work together very well unless their own lives are in danger. They would bicker and get in each other's way and just be very chaotic about the whole thing. They also both act without thinking much first. Seth would easily be able to outsmart them and restrain them so he could figure out how to fix them.

9. 6, 7, 9 & 10 must help an orphanage full of small and depressed children have a merry Christmas. Who does what, knowing that at the very least the kids will be expecting a visit from Santa?

Ava, Warren, Vlad and Lexie. Ooooh my goodness, those poor children.

Okay, forgetting the fact that these people would ALL rather burn the place down with everyone inside than help bring Christmas joy to it (with the possible exception of Lexie) ...

Warren would be the coordinator. He would make lists and crunch numbers, assign the other jobs, and do everything that requires planning. He's really good at plotting planning things.
Vlad, after much convincing, would play Santa, since he can shape-shift. It would, however, take a LOT of self-restraint to keep from scaring every one of those children to death (literally) while he did so.
Lexie and Ava would be the elves and help hand out the presents. Lexie is very cheery, so she would be good at that. Ava would probably try to take pictures of the kids with Santa, but Vlad would never allow that since he wouldn't know if he'd even show up on the film as Santa or himself. Plus the flash would hurt his eyes.

10. 3 and 8 are challenged to circumnavigate the Earth in eighty days or less, using only forms of transportation invented before 1900. Can they do it, or will they be fatally distracted by sidequests or their own personality conflicts?

Markell and Samantha.

No, they wouldn't make it. Markell would drive Sam absolutely crazy, and she would kill him after a short time. Though she would try and beat the record by herself, she would overestimate her ability, crash something and die.

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