A Worthy Opponent (Wicked Villains Book 3)

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Shane McMahon— after the better part of a decade out of the company entirely, Shane returned as the prodigal son for his birthright, and was thrust into a match against 'Taker, with both of their legacies and careers on the line, at WrestleMania XXXII. Shane had a month to prepare, and was 46 at the time, going into the (51 year old) Undertaker's specialty match, Hell In A Cell, in 'Taker's home state. Though Shane was far from Taker's toughest opponent, he still put up a fight, reversing some of 'Taker's moves, and persisting with the Bring It gesture throughout the fight. After taking bumps on the steel stairs, the Spanish Announcers' Table, and leaping from the top of the 20 foot cage, Shane had nothing left in the tank but his pride, and persisted with the Bring It gesture, twice. The Undertaker looked kindly on Shane, in sharp contrast to the "I'll do what I have to do" demeanor before the fight, and calmly patted Shane on the cheek before finally finishing the match. On a more general level, this is a requirement for a Kismesis (i.e. Hate-romance) in Troll culture. One must both hate the enemy and respect them for a proper Kismesissitude. The Golden Horde (7, Yellow) remains formidable despite its recent defeat and has several camps in the southeast. Should its khan decide to go on the offensive, he will do so with mounted archers, Light Cavalry, Camel Riders, and siege weapons. The city of Vladimir (8, Cyan) is located in the east. Both Mikhail and Dmitry lay claim to the city, but its residents will fight for whoever occupies it. Fuwa Juzo from Samurai Sentai Shinkenger sees Shiba Takeru/Shinken Red as the biggest opponent for him and is very obsessed with fighting with him to the death. The same can be said for his Power Rangers Samurai counterpart, Deker.

Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: It turns out that many of the servants of Khorne are absolutely delighted that Sigmar created the Stormcast Eternals — basically the Einherjar of Norse Mythology. After thousands of years of slaughtering defenceless weaklings, they've finally got a real fight on their hands.Mikhail of Tver ( Slavs): Mikhail will start being outmatched by the Muscovites and will call for help from the Lithuanians. The player will immediately be defeated if Mikhail is slain. Later, he will deploy his forces against Dmitry, consisting of Capped Rams (later updated), Cavaliers, and Crossbowmen. Peter Pan has Captain Hook, who views Peter as this. Peter doesn't really care, but when Hook thinks he's killed Pan, he says "So passeth a Worthy Opponent."

But wait! There is more! As Mar-Vell reaches Death's door...He sees Thanos of Titan, who was dead at that time. He walks up to him and says that an end like this was unworthy of his greatest enemy and then proceeds to battle him, calling forth upon the souls of defeated enemies of the Captain until he reaches Death, and hence, relief and rest from life's burdens. Some say this is Starlin's best work. While A_J of AJCO initially considered Egg to be a 'foolish, pathetic little girl' she changes her mind after the trial, which sees Egg beating A_J fair and square without ever having to lie, cheat or bribe. This admiration eventually leads to A_J having a My God, What Have I Done? moment after she expels Egg from the nuclear bunker into almost certain death. She runs out after her when she realizes what the consequences of her actions might be. The Kremlin Fortress ( Slavs): They play no role in this scenario, with a small force inside the Fortress and Dmitry himself. Much to her chagrin, Asuka ended up seeing Shinji like her greatest challenge after their first meetings. Shawn Michaels— nobody ever came as close to ending the Streak as Shawn Michaels did at WrestleMania XXV at that point in time, until it was broken.Cheating Death: Those That Lived: In Laurel's Games, Sinbad, the District Four convict-boy, considers Laurel's plan to poison the Careers' food (he escaped their fate by stopping to add pepper to his soup) "not bad", and is said to have "something close to respect in his eyes" as Laurel kills him.