The Master of Magic Sweet Sixteen

The time has come to move onto the Sweet SIxteen competitors in our Master of Magic bracket. Here are the results of the second round of voting.

Books

Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter) vs Merlin (King Arthur)

Harry Potter (Harry Potter) vs Wanda Maximov (Marvel Comics)

Doctor Stephen Strange (Marvel Comics) vs Raven (DC Comics)

Gandalf the Grey/White (The Lord of the Rings) vs Sauron (The Lord of the Rings)

Games

Morrigan (Dragon Age) vs Vivi (Final Fantasy IX)

Medivh (World of Warcraft) vs Ultimecia (Final Fantasy VIII)

Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher) vs Gul'Dan (Warcraft)

Jace Beleren (Magic: The Gathering) vs Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)

Movies

Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) vs Yen Sid (Fantasia)

Jafar (Aladdin) vs Winifred Sanderson (Hocus Pocus)

Doctor Facillier (The Princess and the Frog) vs Glinda (The Wizard of Oz)

Elphaba (The Wizard of Oz) vs Fairy Godmother (Cinderella)

TV

Rita Repulsa (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) vs Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Dr Orpheus (Venture Brothers) vs Pharoah Atem (Yu-Gi Oh!)

Emiya (Fate/Stay night) vs Orko (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe)

Melisandre (Game of Thrones) vs Sabrina Spellman (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

A couple of trends are emerging. The Marvel heroes are fighting each other while the DC heroes are defeated. Both Harry Potter characters got knocked out this round. The DIsney characters are still going strong, representing 75% of the Movies division. High school wizards and witched have all but taken over TV. Here are the new match ups.

Books

Merlin (King Arthur) vs Gandalf the Grey/White (The Lord of the Rings)

Doctor Stephen Strange (Marvel Comics) vs Wanda Maximov (Marvel Comics)

Games
Vivi (Final Fantasy IX) vs Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher) 

 Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat) vs Medivh (World of Warcraft)

Movies

Maleficent (Sleeping Beauty) vs Fairy Godmother (Cinderella)

Jafar (Aladdin) vs Glinda (The Wizard of Oz)

TV

Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) vs Sabrina Spellman (Sabrina the Teenage Witch)

Dr Orpheus (Venture Brothers) vs Emiya (Fate/Stay night)

Vote on the third round on our polling page. We encourage you to share the voting with friends who have an opinion on any of these characters. The results of the voting will be announced on the next Mad Bracket Status show, which we stream live on our Facebook page. You can check out the whole bracket on our Challonge page. 

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