Before I forget,



Gentle Giant's Octopus

Just a minute, I haven't opined on Claw v Phoenix yet.

Certainly Claw seems to be vastly bigger and more powerful, but then we don't know the powers of the Phoenix transdimensional vortex. It might be so warpsome that it reduced Claw to a tiny little birdie  

So I'm risking a punt on Phoenix.

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:

Round 1:

1: Tarkus Vs. Tripod
2: Magma Claw Vs. Kansas Phoenix
3: Nektar's Wasp Vs. Gentle Giant Octopus
4: Roger Dean's Flying Elephants Vs. Amon Düül's errr... whatever that is.

Colossal Stormtrooper helmeted beetle demon.


PS - from what I've seen today I'm thinking that this is just the first round of 16.

And there's that Iron man on the cover of Queen's News of the World.

Maybe we should create a whole sub-forum for the FIGHT! threads?

OK, Match 5 is News of the World Robot vs. ??

...in the meantime though I'm going to nominate Match 6 as Old Tramp off of Jethro Tull's Aqualung vs. Girl with croquet mallet off of Genesis's Nursey Cryme...

So, as it stands (revised line up)

First Round of 16:

1: Tarkus vs. Martian Tripod
2: Magma Claw vs. Kansas Phoenix
3: Nektar’s Time Wasp-Bee vs. Gentle Giant Octopus
4: Osibisa Flying Elephants vs. Amon Düül's Stormtrooper beetle-demon


5:  News of the World Robot vs. ?
6: Old Tramp off of Aqualung vs. Nursery Crymes Girl with croquet mallet
7: ? vs. ?
8: ? vs. ?

The Prince of Heaven's Eyes?

VS. Huge naked woman from Garybaldi's Nuda LP?

https://img.discogs.com/aPfirnM-0ltUNxf7NqjvKcwmHlQ=/fit-in/600x205/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2268876-1461333995-3664.jpeg.jpg

Ooh, triple gatefold....

Are you seriously suggesting the Little Boy off of the Fruupp LP cover has to fight the News of the World Robot?

Oh, OK then.

News of the World Robot vs. The Crimson King?

I think that Wendi and the Countess (and er, anyone else other than StevBorkZ and I should elect the final three).

But not before I nominate the Budgie Warrior Budgies for Match 7.

First Round of 16:

1: Tarkus vs. Martian Tripod
2: Magma Claw vs. Kansas Phoenix
3: Nektar’s Time Wasp-Bee vs. Gentle Giant Octopus
4: Osibisa Flying Elephants vs. Amon Düül's Stormtrooper beetle-demon


5: News of the World Robot vs. The Crimson King
6: Old Tramp off of Aqualung vs. Nursery Crymes Girl with croquet mallet
7: Budgie Warrior Budgies vs. ?
8: ? vs. ?

Nightjar wrote:

Are you seriously suggesting the Little Boy off of the Fruupp LP cover has to fight the News of the World Robot?

Oh, OK then.

No, I've changed my mind.

Good.

I mean, come on, be fair.

It would've been like violent child-abuse.

Actually, we don't know what the Crimson King looks like do with?



That's just someone , In the court of the Crimson King? Quite possibly a Neurosurgeon screaming for more.

I'm curious as to what powers the Crimson King has.

If he's got mystical, magical powers like a warlock then he'll stand a good chance, but if he's like some kind of angsty tragic figure (like he looks expression-wise) then it'll be an absolute walkover.

I'm afraid that I might have to listen to the whole LP to find out.

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:

Actually, we don't know what the Crimson King looks like do with?



That's just someone , In the court of the Crimson King? Quite possibly a Neurosurgeon screaming for more.

Oh, I though that he was the Crimson King, y'know, with face all red and all.

The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun
I walk a road, horizons change
The tournament's begun
The purple piper plays his tune,
The choir softly sing;
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue,
For the court of the crimson king
The keeper of the city keys
Put shutters on the dreams
I wait outside the pilgrim's door
With insufficient schemes
The black queen chants
The funeral march,
The cracked brass bells will ring;
To summon back the fire witch
To the court of the crimson king
The gardener plants an evergreen
Whilst trampling on a flower
I chase the wind of a prism ship
To taste the sweet and sour
The pattern juggler lifts his hand;
The orchestra begin
As slowly turns the grinding wheel
In the court of the crimson king
On soft gray mornings widows cry
The wise men share a joke;
I run to grasp divining signs
To satisfy the hoax
The yellow jester does not play
But gentle pulls the strings
And smiles as the puppets dance
In the court of the crimson king

Seems perfectly clear to me.