The Civilization IV Leader Theme Contest SECOND SEMI-FINAL

[CivLuvah]

So, this is sort of a big poll to determine the most popular leader theme in the game.

The poll consists of two semi-finals and a final. Each semi-final will consist of 18 entries. The top 10 most voted entries will have a place in the final. The final will have 25 entries - 10 entries from the 1st semi-final, 9 entries from the 2nd semi-final and 6 automatic finalists. These automatic finalists have been chosen randomly in advance and will not be revealed until the 2nd semi-final. Leader themes that have more than one owner (like the themes of Victoria and Churchill) are considered as one entry in the poll. Here are the dates of the 1st and 2nd semi-final, and the final:

NOVEMBER 1 - First semi-final
NOVEMBER 4 - Second semi-final
NOVEMBER 9 - FINAL

(UPDATE: The poll option limit is 25 options, and that 20 entries from both the semi-finals and 6 automatic finalists makes 26 entries in the final. I've done the math and I've decided that only the top NINE entries will go through to the final. I know this sounds unfair to some of you, but the maximum number of options required to make a poll is 25.)

Now, before I show you the entries for the second semi-final, here are the top 10 finalists from the first semi-final:

Holy Roman Empire (Charlemagne)
Vikings (Ragnar)
Rome (Julius Caesar/Augustus Caesar)
Aztecs (Montezuma)
Germany (Frederick)
Netherlands (William of Orange)
India (Asoka)
Zulu
Spain
France (Louis XIV)


Now here are the 6 automatic finalists that will go to the final. These automatic finalists have been randomly selected before this poll began:

Spoiler :

Sumeria (Gilgamesh)
Maya (Pacal II)
Mali (Mansa Musa)
Carthage (Hannibal)
Japan (Tokugawa)
Greece (Alexander/Pericles)

Now, here are the entries for the second semi-final. I think the best themes are here:

01 Celtia (Brennus/Boudicea)

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02 Mongolia (Genghis Khan/Kublai Khan)

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03 France (Napoleon/De Gaulle)

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04 India (Gandhi)

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05 Byzantium (Justinian I)

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06 America (Roosevelt)

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07 England (Elizabeth)

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08 Ethiopia (Zara Yaqob)

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09 Russia (Peter/Stalin)

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10 Native America (Siting Bull)

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11 Portugal (John II)

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12 Persia (Cyrus/Darius)

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13 America (Washington)

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14 China (Mao)

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15 Russia (Catherine)

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16 Babylon (Hammurabi)

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17 Germany (Bismarck)

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18 America (Lincoln)

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[CivLuvah]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

The final of the Civilization IV Leader Themes Contest will be moved to November 9. I'll be busy in November 8 since that I have lots of things to do for school. Please bear with me.

 

[Camikaze]

This poll has so many better options than the last one. I torn between Washington's, Elizabeth's, Bismarck's and Catherine's (all late era themes). I think my vote will go to Catherine, however. I don't know who it's by, but it just beats out the Beethoven.

 

[ParadigmShifter]

Portugal for me.

EDIT: Although I do like the Celts "I've got a Harley Davidson, Harley Harley Harley Davidson" one.

 

[Jarlaxe Baenre]

What happened to Charlemagne? He had the most votes last poll. Or did you let him skip this poll and move on to the last one?

 

[Danielion]

I know I have voted for Frederick's theme in the previous poll, but it's not my bias to vote for Bismarck's this time. It's really my favourite theme, coincidentally again of the German civilization.

A close runner up is Justinian's theme followed by Catherine's. Bismarck wins in my book, though.

 

[CivLuvah]

What happened to Charlemagne? He had the most votes last poll. Or did you let him skip this poll and move on to the last one?

Well, Charlemagne goes through to the final. He doesn't need to be in this poll since that this is the second semi-final. Charlemagne now has a place in the final.