Fast Four vs Scene Stealers

I’m Putting Together A Team - The Next Round

Oct 06, 2025

I’m putting together a team… multiple teams, in fact.

The roll call has been answered and we’ve been debriefed on the details of the rosters. Welcome to the next round of the fearsome foursomes that will enter the tournament of fantasy fictional smackdowns.

The tournament began with the team of the Sequel Soldiers defeating the Sinister Supers to advance to the next round.

Then the Immortals bested the Spin-Off Superstars to move on where they will face the Sequel Soldiers.

Before the figurative fracas begins, we will quickly review this set of competitors.

Team 5: Fast Four

Speedsters and speed freaks—-unexpected and controversial choices for fast-moving characters.

The Flash/Wally West (DC Comics)

Thor Odinson (Marvel comics)

Elena “Yo-Yo” Rodriguez (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D)

Green Lantern/Kyle Rayner (DC Comics)

Team 5: Scene Stealers

Minor characters who evolved into major roles.

Steve Urkel (Family Matters)

Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli a.k.a. The Fonz (Happy Days)

Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager)

Leon Black (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

Before the opening bell, a disclaimer: well, maybe an explanation rather than any kind of warning - or maybe just a statement of fact. I don’t use AI in the writing of this blog or any of my books, nor do I use AI in the creation of any of the art used in my novels and stories or this blog (except for the blog entry that was specifically about AI). Since I don’t use artificial intelligence in any “official” capacity, I enjoy finding outlets that allow me to play with the generative content. It is because of this reason that I utilized Gemini to generate the outcome of this fantasy matchup. In addition to exploring what the program could do, using Gemini provided a level of spontaneity that I found much more interesting than flipping a coin or any other arbitrary method of determining the results of hypothetical scenarios that are—let’s be honest—not that serious to begin with.

Okay, now that’s out of the way, let’s roll the dice and check out the unpredictable outcome of these two crazy squads facing off!

(Note: minor edits were made to the results, such as correcting certain names)

The first four-person team was called the “Sinister Supers” consisting of Ultraman and Superboy Prime from DC Comics, Homelander from “The Boys” comic books, and Omni-Man from the “Invincible” comics. The team they faced is called “Sequel Soldiers,” consisting of T-800 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Corporal Dwayne Hicks from Aliens, John Rambo from Rambo: First Blood Part 2, and Peacemaker from The Suicide Squad. The Sequel Soldiers won and advanced to the next round.

The next team in the tournament was the “Spin-Off Superstars” consisting of Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Saul Goodman from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Frasier from Cheers and Frasier, White Canary/Sara Lance from Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. The team they faced is called “Immortals,” consisting of Duncan MacLeod from Highlander: The Series, Jack Harkness from Doctor Who and Torchwood, Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and Vandal Savage from DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. The teams competed in a mystery stipulation that did not use physical violence. The Immortals defeated the Spin-Off Superstars and will compete against the Sequel Soldiers in Round 2.

The prompt: “Write a detailed description of a confrontation between two unlikely teams competing in an oddball eight-team bracket tournament. The next team in the tournament is the ‘Fast Four,’ consisting of The Flash/Wally West and Kyle Rayner/Green Lantern from DC Comics, Thor from Marvel Comics, and Elena ‘Yo-Yo’ Rodriguez from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The team they face is called ‘Scene Stealers,’ consisting of Steve Urkel from Family Matters, The Fonz from Happy Days, Seven of Nine from Star Trek: Voyager, and Leon Black from Curb Your Enthusiasm. The teams will compete in a mystery stipulation that does not use physical violence.”

The results:

Round 1: Fast Four vs. Scene Stealers – “The Ultimate Distraction”

The arena transformed into a vibrant, gaudy 1980s variety show stage, complete with blinding spotlights and a live studio audience. The goal was to perform a three-part variety act (Musical Number, Comedy Sketch, Monologue) and force an opponent to either laugh uncontrollably or cry emotional tears, thus causing their instant disqualification.

The Fast Four entered with an air of supreme confidence. Their strategy was simple: focus, maintain absolute composure, and let their opponents’ absurdity fall flat.

The Scene Stealers, conversely, saw the stage as their natural habitat. They knew they didn’t need strength; they needed presence.

Act 1: The Musical Number

The Fast Four’s Performance: Wally West, armed with his superhuman concentration, decided to use his speed in an unconventional way. The team performed a cover of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Wally, blurring faster than the eye could track, played all the instruments and sang all the vocal parts simultaneously, cycling costumes with each change. The performance was technically perfect, a stunning display of power and precision. Kyle Rayner generated intricate, shifting light constructs as the set design, while Thor provided a low, resonant, booming chorus, and Yo-Yo stood stock still, a study in focused discipline.

The Scene Stealers’ Reaction: The Scene Stealers watched, unimpressed. Seven of Nine found the display “inefficient and emotionally sterile,” while Leon Black simply shook his head and grumbled, “Weak. Too much work.” The team remained perfectly composed.

The Scene Stealers’ Performance: The Fonz took center stage for a rendition of “Jailhouse Rock,” not singing, but simply snapping his fingers and moving his hips with such an overwhelmingly cool, magnetic swagger that the stage lights seemed to dim around him. The audience was in hysterics. The final moment came when The Fonz walked to the edge of the stage, looked directly at the Fast Four, and gave a single, iconic “Ayyy.”

The Fast Four’s Reaction: It was simple, pure charisma. Kyle Rayner bit the inside of his cheek, his construct wavering slightly. But the first casualty was Thor. The sheer, unadulterated, mortal cool of the Fonz—something alien to the thunder god—hit him with the force of an unexpected cultural phenomenon. A wide, genuine, uncontrollable grin split Thor’s face, followed by a hearty, booming, god-like laugh.

🚨 Thor is Disqualified! 🚨 (Laughter)

Act 2: The Comedy Sketch

The Fast Four’s Performance: With Thor gone, the remaining three tried to pivot to a more intellectual approach. They performed a rapid-fire sketch involving a time-traveling, physics-breaking paradox. Wally West used his speed to create multiple copies of himself to argue the paradox’s finer points, while Yo-Yo zipped in to deliver the punchline in a deadpan Spanish, and Kyle Rayner illustrated the paradox with complex, four-dimensional constructs.

The Scene Stealers’ Reaction: The Fonz and Seven of Nine watched with a bored lack of comprehension. Leon Black, however, started heckling. “I don’t get this stuff! Where’s the money? Where’s the funk? You look like a science class!” His unfiltered annoyance broke the Fast Four’s concentration, but didn’t cause a break.

The Scene Stealers’ Performance: The sketch was titled “Did I Do That?” Steve Urkel and Leon Black were the only participants. The premise was Leon Black trying to conduct a high-stakes, dead-serious business meeting while Urkel was his painfully clumsy intern. Urkel, with his nasal voice and signature suspenders, proceeded to trip, spill an entire pitcher of water over the Green Lantern’s feet, and then—during an attempted, agonizingly slow moonwalk—accidentally pull down Leon Black’s pants.

The Fast Four’s Reaction: It was chaos incarnate. Wally West, relying on his speed to perceive the world in slow motion, saw the entire sequence unfold with excruciating clarity. The combination of Urkel’s boundless earnestness, the genuinely embarrassing predicament of the perpetually annoyed Leon Black, and the sheer length of the painful, slow-motion catastrophe was too much. The Flash began to shake, and a high-pitched snort of laughter escaped him.

🚨 The Flash is Disqualified! 🚨 (Laughter)

Act 3: The Monologue

With only Kyle Rayner and Yo-Yo Rodriguez remaining against the full four Scene Stealers, the odds looked dire.

The Fast Four’s Performance: Kyle Rayner delivered a heartfelt monologue on the sacrifice and burden of the Green Lantern Corps, constructing a shimmering, ethereal projection of the planet, Oa, the headquarters of the GLs. It was powerful, sincere, and designed to elicit an emotional response.

The Scene Stealers’ Reaction: The team was prepared. Seven of Nine simply found the emotions illogical. Leon Black feigned a yawn. The Fonz gave a dismissive thumbs-down.

The Scene Stealers’ Performance: Seven of Nine stepped up, her expression utterly devoid of warmth. Her monologue was titled “The Efficiency of Affection.” She delivered a clinical, Trek-style breakdown of the optimal probability of a successful marriage, using advanced Borg algorithms and personal experience to dissect the biological need for “cuddling” as an unnecessary energy expenditure. She concluded by stating that love was an evolutionary inefficiency best purged from the collective.

The Fast Four’s Reaction: Yo-Yo, a woman hardened by years of covert warfare and deep personal loss, found the monologue genuinely upsetting. But she held steady. However, Kyle Rayner, the artist, the dreamer, the one who saw the beauty and love in the universe through the power of his ring, was visibly crushed by the nihilistic, cold logic. Her flawless, emotionless delivery of such an anti-human sentiment struck him with devastating sincerity. He couldn’t laugh; he could only feel a sudden, profound, and genuine sadness for Seven of Nine’s lack of spirit. A single, silent tear rolled down his cheek.

🚨 Green Lantern is Disqualified! 🚨 (Tears)

The Outcome

Yo-Yo Rodriguez was the last woman standing, but the remaining members of the Scene Stealers (The Fonz, Seven of Nine, Leon Black, and Steve Urkel) had won the most eliminations.

The Scene Stealers win!

They advance to Round 2 to face the winners of the next set of competitors:

Team 7: Arrowsmiths

Archers assembled

Hawkeye (Marvel comics)

Green Arrow/Oliver Queen (DC Comics)

Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

Legolas (The Lord of the Rings)

Team 8: Special Credits

Last billed and most revered: characters with “and” status in the opening credits

Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Dr. Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley, Star Trek)