The Great 'Which Universe Would I Rather Inhabit' Tournament, Round 1, Match 4

The Great 'Which Universe Would I Rather Inhabit' Tournament, Round 1, Match 4

The Elder Scrolls vs Terminator

Universe of elves, magic and fantastical locations vs the apocalypse and unstoppable killing machines.

I made that sound rather one sided, didn’t I?

The Elder Scrolls universe takes place on the continent of Tamriel, divided into nine provinces, many of which have been made playable in the various Elder Scrolls games so far (the Elder Scrolls online looks set to take place across the whole of Tamriel). They all vary hugely within themselves, let alone compared to each other, and hours of real time can be spent exploring the towns, mountains and forests within. Various races inhabit Tamriel, as do various classes such as warrior or mage, and there are Mages, Warriors and Thieves Guilds to forge careers in. There are gates to plains of Oblivion, and recently dragons reintroduced into the world. Anyone can learn to do magic, and anyone can be a hero. Really, is there anything that doesn’t appeal in this world? The biggest problem is what era would I want to inhabit, as the games themselves span hundreds of years. To be honest, I think ‘any’ fits the bill.

And then there’s the Terminator universe. A universe without hope, where humanity will be almost destroyed, and machines will rise up to kill us all, although we’ll eventually smash their defence grid and presumably start rebuilding. So, a little bit of hope then. But, generally, a bit bleak really. And no elves.

Elder Scrolls, take a bow, and advance to Round 2.

Winner: The Elder Scrolls

Red Dwarf	Heroes
Heroes
Buffy	Buffy
Battlestar Galactica
Star Wars	Star Wars
Aliens
Elder Scrolls	Elder Scrolls
Terminator
Narnia
Ultima
Star Trek
Middle Earth
Firefly
Marvel
DC
Doctor Who