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Which historical figure would be best at SC2?

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Sabre
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1086 Posts
June 13 2011 20:32 GMT
#1
Ive been thinking about this for a while...

I mean, you have the great generals of the past such as Hannibal and Alexander, but there are other clever minds from the past...

How would the great scientists and minds fare; the likes of Einstein and Archimedes?

How would the whizkids of the early computer age fare.. such as Berners-Lee?

Anyway, my opinion is Alexander due to his tactical brilliance, but there are so many historical greats of the past...

What is your opinion?



Reasoning would also be cool

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Lonyo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United Kingdom3884 Posts
June 13 2011 20:34 GMT
#2
Pianists.
Dedication to practice. Finger skill.
HOLY CHECK!
Sabre
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United Kingdom1086 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 20:35:47
June 13 2011 20:35 GMT
#3
On June 14 2011 05:34 Lonyo wrote:
Pianists.
Dedication to practice. Finger skill.


any in particular?
UK TrackMania Champion | Former SC2 player | http://www.twitter.com/Sabre_CS
Lonyo
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United Kingdom3884 Posts
June 13 2011 20:37 GMT
#4
On June 14 2011 05:35 SabreUK wrote:
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On June 14 2011 05:34 Lonyo wrote:
Pianists.
Dedication to practice. Finger skill.


any in particular?

Don't know enough about pianists to specify any so pick a famous virtuoso :p
HOLY CHECK!
Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2762 Posts
June 13 2011 20:40 GMT
#5
Must be a jazz pianist; classicle pianists are buildorder robots.
Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 21:04:57
June 13 2011 20:42 GMT
#6
Hmmm for a game as young as SC2 I would have to pick Galileo. It seems like he would think of his own builds and play an unorthodox style that would probably bring a lot of controversy and have him slammed at the start, but more widely accepted later on, as a pioneer in the games development.
Brood War forever!
esla_sol
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States756 Posts
June 13 2011 20:43 GMT
#7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-François_Roberval

hes a corsair and total badass commander. a protoss for sure
Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
June 13 2011 21:03 GMT
#8
Eh, not really sure any of them would do well given the nature of their "jobs" or lifestyle. I would also be reluctant to pick anyone based on intellectual qualities alone. I think I'd also go with the pianist of choice.

Pretty sure BoxeR qualifies as a historical figure though.
Gnial
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada907 Posts
June 13 2011 21:09 GMT
#9
Bruce Lee. That guy had crazy fast-twitch muscles.
1, eh? 2, eh? 3, eh?
Scarecrow
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Korea (South)9175 Posts
June 13 2011 21:15 GMT
#10
Napoleon or Alexander imo for sheer strategic brilliance. Casanova's also an outside chance with his confidence and dexterity.

Xerxes would be #1 for macro alone if his army control wasn't so terrible
Yhamm is the god of predictions
ComusLoM
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Norway3547 Posts
June 13 2011 21:37 GMT
#11
Hitler for brilliant economic management and rommel for great tank control.
"The White Woman Speaks in Tongues That Are All Lies" - Incontrol; Member #37 of the Chill Fanclub
Slow Motion
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6960 Posts
June 13 2011 21:59 GMT
#12
On June 14 2011 06:37 ComusLoM wrote:
Hitler for brilliant economic management and rommel for great tank control.

Yeah but Hitler might be too proud to learn from Koreans.
Dubzex
Profile Joined October 2010
United States6994 Posts
June 13 2011 22:00 GMT
#13
The father of stride piano, James P. Johnson.
"DONT UNDERESTIMATE MY CARRY OR YOU WILL BE CARRIED INTO THE ABYSS OF SUFFERING" - Tyler 'TC' Cook
dragoon
Profile Joined December 2010
United States695 Posts
June 13 2011 22:13 GMT
#14
Socrates for sure
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eviltomahawk
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States11135 Posts
June 13 2011 22:28 GMT
#15
On June 14 2011 07:13 Xarow wrote:
Socrates for sure

I counter with Plato.

platorepublic to be specific hehehehe
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ComusLoM
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Norway3547 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-13 22:49:26
June 13 2011 22:49 GMT
#16
On June 14 2011 07:28 eviltomahawk wrote:
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On June 14 2011 07:13 Xarow wrote:
Socrates for sure

I counter with Plato.

platorepublic to be specific hehehehe

What Plato wouldn't expand at all so as to not garner attention from larger enemies. He'd attain a small but manageable army and only replenish it when they died, and even then it would take too long because only the best would breed to be soldiers.
"The White Woman Speaks in Tongues That Are All Lies" - Incontrol; Member #37 of the Chill Fanclub
puppykiller
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States3137 Posts
June 13 2011 22:50 GMT
#17
pianists.. or any concert musicians.

Discipline and self diligence > LOL i flanked an army
Why would I play sctoo when I can play BW?
zakmaa
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Canada525 Posts
June 13 2011 22:51 GMT
#18
On June 14 2011 06:37 ComusLoM wrote:
Rommel for great tank control.


Exactly what I was thinking.
Trozz
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada3456 Posts
June 14 2011 00:40 GMT
#19
I'd say Genghis Khan.
He would make the biggest team,
Then conquer the scene.
A build is not a guess, an estimation or a hunch, a feeling, or a foolish intuition. A build is a dependable, unwavering, unarguably accurate, portrayer of your ambition.
nvs.
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Canada3609 Posts
June 14 2011 00:46 GMT
#20
On June 14 2011 07:51 zakmaa wrote:
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On June 14 2011 06:37 ComusLoM wrote:
Rommel for great tank control.


Exactly what I was thinking.


Oh shit I was just going to post this. :O :O :O

I bet he will be downvoting Desert Oasis though.
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