13:7 - The Blair Witch vs. Snow Miser

[UMPIRE]

SEASON 13, ROUND 7

The Blair Witch

Slot: The Team's Horror Icon
Season Wins: 1
Season Losses: 0
Fantasy Team Page
Read more about The Blair Witch at this Wiki
Official Site: Lions Gate Films

Snow Miser

Slot: The Team's Christmas Themed Character
Season Wins: 1
Season Losses: 0
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Read more about Snow Miser at this Wiki
Official Site: ABC

Battle Terrain
Christmas Vs. Halloween: Role Reversal

[Nesh]

This is another one those where I don't think either would be good at the other's jpb, but I think Snow Miser might be better equipped to do the Blair Witch's job than vice versa.

[Magnamax]

What is the Snow Miser’s job? Don’t remember his movie that well.

[Nesh]

1 hour ago, Magnamax said:

What is the Snow Miser’s job? Don’t remember his movie that well.

Basically, he makes it snow.

[Twogunkid]

20 minutes ago, Nesh said:

Basically, he makes it snow.

Elemental spirit of winter basically. He makes it snow in the polar regions and is locked in rivalry with his brother heat miser for the equatorial ones.

[Nesh]

1 minute ago, Twogunkid said:

Elemental spirit of winter basically. He makes it snow in the polar regions and is locked in rivalry with his brother heat miser for the equatorial ones.

Yeah, that.

[Twogunkid]

Just now, Nesh said:

Yeah, that.

I put the Rankin Bass special on for my students' Christmas party, so it is fresh in my head. That and my favorite specials I'm watching now too. It's a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, and the 1984 Christmas Carol with George C Scott.

[Magnamax]

Hurm. So the Blair Witch is an elemental force that can seemingly distort time and space in the woods. The more recent movie has months passing in hours. In that sense, I think she’s as likely to do well at Snow Miser’s job than the inverse.

[Nesh]

45 minutes ago, Magnamax said:

Hurm. So the Blair Witch is an elemental force that can seemingly distort time and space in the woods. The more recent movie has months passing in hours. In that sense, I think she’s as likely to do well at Snow Miser’s job than the inverse.

I admit, I know next to nothing about the Blair Witch, so...

[Twogunkid]

2 minutes ago, Nesh said:

I admit, I know next to nothing about the Blair Witch, so...

was there another movie? Blair Witch Project does a fantastic job not showing her.

[RakaiThwei]

There's been several movies about the Blair Witch, including an in-universe documentary which was also part of the marketing campaign for the 90's.

And then there was the 2016 reboot movie which does actually show her.

[Twogunkid]

4 minutes ago, RakaiThwei said:

There's been several movies about the Blair Witch, including an in-universe documentary which was also part of the marketing campaign for the 90's.

And then there was the 2016 reboot movie which does actually show her.

Well some holiday break watching for me. Fun fact, the location is only about a half hour form me. It's a nice park in real life.

[RakaiThwei]

1 minute ago, Twogunkid said:

Well some holiday break watching for me. Fun fact, the location is only about a half hour form me. It's a nice park in real life.

You can find the mockumentary on Tubi.

Look for "Curse of the Blair Witch". It's only 43 minutes.

[Twogunkid]

2 minutes ago, RakaiThwei said:

You can find the mockumentary on Tubi.

Look for "Curse of the Blair Witch". It's only 43 minutes.

Thanks for the heads up.

[Magnamax]

Im going to double down on the idea that the witch has more power than the snow miser. While she may not be great at controlling cold I would think she still is more capable than him at her job otherwise.

[Nesh]

1 hour ago, Magnamax said:

Im going to double down on the idea that the witch has more power than the snow miser. While she may not be great at controlling cold I would think she still is more capable than him at her job otherwise.

What exactly is her job in your view?

[Magnamax]

On 12/21/2023 at 11:29 PM, Nesh said:

What exactly is her job in your view?

At some point it was revenge. It’s hard to tell with the mythology though. It seems to be to trap folks in the forest and reenact some specific rituals. I think Snow Miser is less likely to be successful at that. Blair Witch is used to being a malevolent spirit type, being cold seems less strenuous for her. Snow Miser having to do things with that level of specificity seems more challenging reversed.

[Pizzaguy2995]

I’m leaning towards Snow Miser honestly. If he had the Blair Witch’s backstory and motivation he’d arguably be a much more deadly mass murder than her with his assortment of ice powers. Meanwhile the Witch has no ice powers so she definitely cannot do Snow Miser’s job.

[DSkillz]

After rewatching Year Without a Santa Claus recently, I can't get the Snow Miser/Heat Miser themes out of my head.  

Anyways, one thing that holds the Blair Witch back in this is that cold doesn't seem to be in her powerset.  So I'm guess I'm inclined to give this to the not-so-miserly one. 

[UMPIRE]

Match Final Results

The Blair Witch: 3
Snow Miser: 9