Let's hear it. Which do you like more? Angels? Or Dragons?

I Like pidgeons... It probably helps that there aren't many where I live.

I like how Angels represent good and evil. Like angels out of the Magic: The Gathering TCG/Books.

Dragons are more of a rogue force. Well, that's my perspective.

As much as I like dragons, there's something about the angel that calls to me.


Maybe it's the armor.

I thinks its teh boobies.

Anyway, i got to say dragon cause i am just a serpent sort of guy and angels are just a figment of my imagination.

I like both. For sure.

But I like Dragons a little more because generally their pretty badass.

Obviously you never used Archangles in Heroes III. Those mothers kicked ASS (screw your black dragons AND your Armageddon!)

I'm basing my vote (+1 Angels) off Philip Pullman's depiction of angels.

Polls like these always leave me baffled, I would find it kind of silly to say I prefer angels over dragons or the other way around, or to say I like them both because they're nothing new and revolutionary (in other words, too much of a common sight in fantasy to describe them as cool at this point in my life) so I voted pigeons .
Also, lol @ the poll being multi-choice, kinda redundant seeing how there are options like both and neither.

Although I've always preferred the archangels too, you gotta admit black dragons are tougher. I hated fighting them.

I find angels alittle too... religeous. because thats what they represent. The angel is first and foremostly, a religeous symbol. Dragons are also, surprisingly, incorporated into christian and a few other beliefs, but not nearly as prominant as angels. And angels hang out with cherubs. ick. cherubs are one of the ugliest creatures I have ever seen. So dragons get my vote. cause they rock.

Statistically the Archangle was the most powerful unit in the game. If that dragons hadnt had their stupid magic immunity they would have always played second fiddle. Like I said, FUCK YOUR ARMAGEDDON! And your death ripple too. But that wasnt as bad.

The answer to this debate is in this picture:

Dragons.

Angels are just people with wings. People are boring. Even if they have wings. But dragons are awesome. They're not just lizard with wings, but firebreathing megalizards heavily modified for pure awesome. But angels are just people with wings.

Oh, come on. Who doesn't love a grotesquely adult face on a fat baby's body?

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Oh, come on. Who doesn't love a grotesquely adult face on a fat baby's body?

Adult face? I just thought they were just ugly baby faces...



And Dragons are in the lead! Go go go!

If you actually compare them, they're young adult faces.

It's why they're so very creepy. It's a proportion thing. Babies have really big eyes compared to the rest of their faces (and humans are biologically wired to find that cute) but cherubs are grown proportions. If babies looked like that people wouldn't love them on principle.

Cherubs aren't angels; they're capricious little midgets with wings, more akin to harpies or furies, originating from Greek mythology. Ever heard of the word "cupidity"? It's not a cute little word, it's more of an insult than anything else.

The commonly known angels in our culture are actually quite a far cry from the original angels, which were much more similar to sphinxes than people with wings. The wings are also open to debate, since only rarely are angels (the humanoid ones, at least) referred to with wings in religious context.

Or something like that; I was under the impression that I was saying something important until I remembered that this was a forum on the Internet.

Phoenix for the win!

My favorite angel is this one:

Tripod was never an angel dude. It's much closer to being a demon.

Demons are angels too, they just tripped and fell. Future note to angels, less walky, more flappy.

That would explan its inexplicable invasion of what I wanted to say. Previous post edited.

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Demons are angels too, they just tripped and fell. Future note to angels, less walky, more flappy.

While this may be true in some cases, I don't believe all demons were once angels. A lot of them are made/born/whatever as demons. So it's like saying: Oh I was fine before a made a mistake.

If they weren't fallen angels, then why are they so emo and pick on the human race? We need a motive here, people.

they're all fallen angels and tortured souls according to the theology of the christian religion.

Dragons are overrated and overdone. Angels are constantly being reborn as new visions.

But anyway, I wonder how dragons breathe fire. Like, do they need it to breathe? Is there kindling in their throat somewhere? What's going on there?

according to myth it's like a spitfire. Basically it's a spray that reacts to the air violently.

So they're spitting on you? That's kind of worse. Adding insult to injury.

We're dealing with fictional creatures here, people. You can't have a rational argument about the nature of fictional creatures that are part of the cultural extelligence. There is no true origin, no accepted founding story, no clear definition. There are hundreds of each of those things.

Hallmark of a cultural landmark is that it has some standard, recognisable features and a known name. Dragons are reptilian, often smart, usually evil, very big and breathe fire. Angels are celestial beings with wings. Anything more specific and you start to see divergence because things in the cultural extelligence are always being twisted into a new shape.

Don't you mean angels or demons? in the whole fantasy thing, dragons are like a third party used by both angels and demons...

While Angels in Magic the Gathering are pretty badass I'm giving my vote to the Dragons. There are much more badass pics of Dragons than Angels

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Dragons are overrated and overdone. Angels are constantly being reborn as new visions.

But anyway, I wonder how dragons breathe fire. Like, do they need it to breathe? Is there kindling in their throat somewhere? What's going on there?

Overrated and overdone? You could ssoooooooooooo say the same exacty thing about angels. Reborn and new visions my ass.

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So they're spitting on you? That's kind of worse. Adding insult to injury.

Spitting or not, it's still ends up as fire in your face.

thats true, fire is still fire

Actually it's more a spray. A spitting cobra doesn't spit it sprays it's venom at things instead of biting. So the dragon is basically shooting lit napalm at you.

Find a dragon as badass as this. Go on, I dare you.

those arent the coolest angels i've ever seen.

richard the one's avatar is pretty awesome though

Dude, the white one has flying, first strike, trample AND protection from most kill spells (except wing snare lolz) not to mention its a 6/6. The red ones ok too, but the white will always be my favorite (time spiral, because I actually GOT one)

I was talking about the picture... i dont play those card games...

HEATHEN! BURN THE HEATHEN!

your nice.

oh my cat pwns your cards

come on if you're going to do that stuff then take it to the Jibber Jabber thread.

Hi. You must be new. Im Triforce. See avatar for what I do.

Also, I think we can all agree that angles take home the sexy trophy over dragons.

Damn. I've been looking for a Razia for a wile now. And I voted for angels.

Pigeons and dragons. Pigeons, because they're birds, and dragons, because look me in the eye figuratively. Are you really more afraid of angels than pigeons and dragons? Now, "why whould you be afraid of pigeons?" you ask, looking confused. It's because all birds will one day evolve into THIS! BEHOLD!



Half-man, half-bird people! They will rule the world with their superiority! NOTE THE OPPOSABLE THUMBS, TALONS, BEAK, TAIL AND WINGS!!!




This is an EverQuest II screenshot.

Pigeons are quite possibly the dumbest animal on earth.

Poisoning Pigeons in the Park

By Tom Lehrer

Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me,
And makes every Sunday a treat for me.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Every Sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide,
But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
The sun's shining bright,
Everything seems all right,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We've gained notoriety,
And caused much anxiety
In the Audubon Society
With our games.
They call it impiety
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety
Of unpleasant names.
But it's not against any religion
To want to dispose of a pigeon.

So if Sunday you're free,
Why don't you come with me,
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe we'll do
In a squirrel* or two,
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment,
Except for the few we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin'
With each drop of strych'nine
We feed to a pigeon.
(It just takes a smidgin!)
To poison a pigeon in the park.

Crows are the ones you have to watch.

They already have causal reasoning skills.

When the game of life makes you feel like quittin',
It helps a lot if you kill a kitten
Mark my words, cause from where I'm sittin',
You can't go wrong if you kill a kitten

There's no crime that you'll be commitin'
I know the law, you can kill a kitten
If you need yarn for that scarf you're knittin'
You'll get plenty when you kill a kitten

Feed it turpentine, or break its spine,
Crush it with your shoe, as long as you...
Kill a kitten

If the one you love isn't quite as smitten,
She'll like you better when you kill a kitten
And I'll quote the bible, cause that's where it's written
"If ye loveth Jesus, ye must kill a kitten"

Flush him down the can, hit him with your van,
Throw him at a train, make him snort cocaine
Drown him in a lake, bake a kitty cake
Stick some TNT up his cat poopie
Do what you must do, as long as you...
Kill a kitten (meow)

Killing kittens isn't easy,
And if the thought makes you feel queasy,
Grab a pitchfork from the shed,
And kill a puppy dog instead! Yeah!
Kill a kitten, you gotta kill a kitten, a little furry kitten
Kill a kitten (4x)
Kill....

Lol I like the kitten song too.

Ah, "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" I remember when I first heard that song and burst out laughing. Never heard the kitten song though.

On topic though, I voted for dragons, because fire is awesome. Not only that, but dragons have the option to be good, evil or neutral, where as the angels may only be good if they're true angels and fallen angels are just nowhere near as epic as angels. Dragons are usually epic no matter what.

dragons = epicsauce

Actually, that would be A1. All other kinds of sauce just dont match up.

yea thats true...