Ultimate Team War II

This is the Ultimate World Domination Team War. Each debater must assemble a team of five people, and the teams will then fight to the death. Since we cannot have an actual real-life battle, each debater will explain why their team is superior during this debate. For reference, Ultimate Team War I can be found at http://www.debate.org... . DEFINITIONS Team leader: One of the debaters here, i.e. me and whoever accepts the debate. Team member: One of the five chosen warriors. RULES 1. Battles take place on an earthlike planet; there is a human population, but humans will not interfere with the war unless forced to become involved. 2. No team member may have unlimited abilities in one or more particular areas. 3. Every team member must be either real or, if fictional, verifiably existent. No characters may be made up for the purpose of this debate. 4. In the case of a fictional character, the team member's abilities must be according to a specific canon chosen by the team leader. 5. Every character has only the equipment that they generally have in the specified canon. For instance, Master Chief (from Halo) has a full set of armor, a pistol and an assault rifle, while Cyclops (X-Men) has his visor. 6. Team members are absolutely loyal to the team leader, unless subjected to some form of mind control by the opposing team. For example, though Superman and Lex Luthor are enemies, they could still be on the same team. 7. The team leader may not directly participate in the competition, but may only facilitate. The role of the team leader is to explain what the team would do and why it would win against the opposing team. 8. Neither team can have a member in common. If one team leader chooses a team member, the other team cannot have that person. 9. No one may choose Chuck Norris, on the grounds that a) his powers are somewhat vague and b) he is excessively overpowered. (PRO unveils only three team members in round one for two reasons. The first is so that PRO does not get first dibs on choosing all five team members. The second is so that CON cannot gain an advantage by choosing team members that directly counter PRO's team.) Round 1: Rule specifications; PRO unveils first three team members, CON unveils all five team members. Round 2: PRO unveils his final two team members and explains why his team is better. CON also begins her arguments. Round 3, 4, 5: Arguments and rebuttals. Con may not present any new arguments during round 5, since Pro has no chance to rebut them. ======== Opening ======== Team Member 1: Borg Queen [1], [2] The Borg Queen, though a single person, possesses a Borg cube (spaceship) capable of supporting 129,000 Borg. She and the ship can assimilate an individual into the Borg collective unless that individual possesses extraordinary superhuman willpower. The Borg cube itself is 3 km on a side. Its weapon systems are highly advanced. To destroy it, most of the ship must be destroyed since vital areas are spread throughout the ship. Its hull is capable of rapid regeneration and rapid adaptation to new threats. Borg themselves are also capable of rapid adaptation; they can typically become immune to a weapon after being exposed to it for only a very brief period of time (a second or lower). ======== Team Member 2: Durandal (Marathon series) [3] Durandal is a highly intelligent AI. He does not necessarily exist within a computer (it's not actually clear where he exists), and since I don't know where he exists, I don't know how he can be killed. For the sake of fairness, let's assume that he exists within the Borg cube and will die if the cube is destroyed. But being a computer program, Durandal is capable of getting into any computer that he comes into contact with (via internet or LAN), and if he does so, that computer must also be destroyed. Also because he is a computer program, Durandal is capable of complete control over any computer he is inside of, assuming that the computer does not have another AI inside of it. In the case of competing AI, the victor will be worked out during the later debate. Durandal's intelligence, while limited, continually grows as the universe expands. Durandal is capable of safely teleporting human-sized objects over arbitrarily vast distances. He supposedly does this with sheer mental power. ======== Team Member 3: Superman [4], [5], [6] Superman has a wide range of abilities: -He can see through objects with his x-ray vision; he can see over very long distances; and his vision is so fine that he can see subatomic particles. -Superman is extremely strong, being able to stop comets and pick up entire mountains. -He can move fast enough to travel between star systems in only a few minutes. -Superman is capable of self-levitation as a method of flight. -His eyes are capable of sending out heat-rays that can vaporize nearly any substance. -Superman's enhanced invulnerability allows him to fly through a star with minimal harm to himself. -Superman does not require oxygen to sustain himself. -Exposure to a yellow star increases Superman's powers; if he flies directly into a yellow star, his powers are increased so much that he can move objects the size of a small planet and other proportionally difficult tasks. -Superman's powers are greatly reduced when he is exposed to kryptonite. ======== I will post my other two team members and begin my arguments in round 2, after my opponent posts his or her team members. -------- References [1] http://memory-alpha.org... [2] http://memory-alpha.org... [3] http://marathon.bungie.org... [4] http://www.superherodb.com... [5] http://en.wikipedia.org... [6] http://en.wikipedia.org...