The first round is in the books.  Here some of the interesting stats:

• #1 seed Dathon received the most upvotes overall with an impressive 48.
• His first round opponent, Trent, received the fewest with only a single vote to his name.
• Not coincidentally, Match 1 between Dathon and Trent was the biggest blowout, with a score differential of 47 points.
• Match 9 between Kivas Fajo and Capt. Benjamin Maxwell came down to the wire, with Fajo holding on to victory by a single vote, 24-23.
• The winners with the least upvotes were Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, and Vreenak, who each earned 23 votes.
• Captain Maxwell was the most upvoted not to move on, also with 23 votes.

There were many blowout victories this round.  I’m sure no one expected a literal Redshirt to defeat Khan, and Tom Morello’s Crewman Mitchell had a tough draw going up against Aamin Marritza.  There were a couple of surprise upsets as well, though.  Amanda Rogers (#10) couldn’t overcome the Horta (#55) despite having all the powers of the Q on her side.  And Lee, the social worker from “Paste Tense,” pulled out a victory against a similar god-like being, Lt. Gary Mitchell from “Where No Man Has Gone Before.”  For a full list list of characters going home, see the spoiler tag below.

The Round of 32 begins now.  I think there are some good match-ups here.  And if you feel that any are one-sided, remember, “An opponent of limited dimensions can often be quite diverting.”