OH!CAST is at OH!CON 2024 to settle the greatest nerd debates of all time. Therefore, we interviewed guests and attendees for definitive answers. They weighed in on Alien or Aliens, Robocop vs. Terminator, and many more arguments. This is Part 1 of our quest for peace in the nerd community! Listen to part 2 to hear the conclusions
The Quest to Settle the OH!CON 2024 Nerd Debates
Welcome to OH!CON 2024! The OH!CAST team is diving deep into the dungeons right off the Lanta to interview guests and visitors. Our mission is simple: we want to permanently settle the biggest nerd debates raging for decades. This is the definitive first part of our quest. Ultimately, we seek to bring unity to the nerd community. We asked for final answers on questions like Pokémon or Digimon, Marvel or DC, and also the greatest sci-fi showdown: Robocop vs. Terminator.
The Great Alien or Aliens Showdown at OH!CON 2024
First, the most contentious question we’re tackling at OH!CON 2024 is: Alien or Aliens? The purists are out in force. Many guests are arguing that Alien is the better film. For example, guest Grace Curtis perfectly summed up the internal conflict. She stated that Alien is a better film, but she would watch Aliens tonight if she had to choose. Meanwhile, our attendees and volunteers are making a strong case for the action-packed sequel.
Robocop vs. Terminator: A Core OH!CON 2024 Nerd Debate
In addition, another key focus of our OH!CON 2024 interviews is determining the winner of the ultimate robot fight: Robocop and the Terminator. Many are predicting the Terminator would win. Therefore, the results are currently skewed toward the T-800. However, the debate continues over whether the competition is a fight, or perhaps a dance-off!
So, with this first set of OH!CON 2024 nerd debates officially closed (for now!), we’ve compiled a fascinating set of definitive answers. Finally, look out for Part 2 of the OH!CAST podcast. We will continue to survey the crowd and finalize these arguments once and for all.
Full Transcript Outline (Quick Jumps)
00:00 Welcome to Ocon 2024
02:24 Nerd Questions Begin
03:31 Guest Insights on Ocon 2024
06:47 Cosplay and Community
09:26 Settling the Great Debates
12:18 More Nerd Questions
15:37 Volunteers and Their Views
18:28 Family Perspectives
21:45 Final Thoughts and Farewells
32:23 Pop Culture Showdown: The Ultimate Nerd Debate
35:12 Nerd Culture: Ainsley and the Terminator vs. Robocop Debate
37:24 The Great Console Wars: Sega vs. Nintendo
39:36 The Pokémon Phenomenon: Favorite Creatures and Choices
41:16 The Dance-Off Dilemma: Robocop vs. Terminator
43:35 The Return of the Nerds: OH!CON Experience and Insights
45:54 Art and Nerd Culture: Streff’s Perspective
48:40 The Marvel vs. DC Debate: A Deep Dive
50:58 Nostalgia and Gaming: The Nintendo Legacy
53:36 The Dance-Off Showdown: Who Will Win?
56:32 The Youngest Cosplayer: Baby Isaiah Joins the Fun
59:53 OH!CON Stalwarts: A Community of Passionate fans
FULL TRANSCRIPT
OH Con (00:45.71)
Hello there ladies and gentlemen, it’s Herrowood and Callum here for OCAST and we are currently at Ocon 2024. We’re deep in the dungeons right now, off the Lanta. Yep. dark dungeon here. And it is, it’s a glorious sunny day and the guests are just beginning to come in, sorry, the visitors are just beginning to come in and we are going to go round.
asking people about their thoughts of the con but also asking people to answer some really important nerd questions that need answering a definitive answer and once it’s been done today it will never be debated again isn’t it? Yes, it will be completely settled. Completely settled, let’s go find some victims.
OH Con (01:35.436)
Hello! What’s your name? Arthur Mackenzie. Nice to meet you. Have you been to Ocon before? No, this is my first time. Your first time? Initial thoughts? Very good. Excellent. Now, we have one of the things we’re doing today is we’re going around asking people some very important questions that need to be settled. Okay? Ready for your first one? Pokemon or Digimon? Pokemon, I guess. That’s correct. That’s correct. That is good answer. Alien or aliens? Alien in the single because he’s got to deal with.
Good, good. Okay, and last question, are you ready for this one? If Robocop and the Terminator got into a fight, who would actually win? Robocop I guess, you call it reinforcements. Exactly, well done. Thank you so much.
OH Con (02:24.28)
We are here with Brian Tyrrell, one of our guests and we’re just going around for OCAST here asking a few questions. Are you happy to answer some? Yes, of course. Marvellous. Brian, what are your initial thoughts on Ocon 2024? Well, it’s only just getting warmed up right now, so we’re going to have to see how it goes. One of the things we are doing is we’re going around asking people the most important nerd questions of all times so we can definitively answer these things. gosh. Okay. Are you ready?
No. Alright, okay, first question. Alien or aliens? I’d have to say alien. That is the correct answer. Callum may disagree. Okay, next question. If Robocop and Terminator got in a fight, who would actually win? I don’t think either of them would win. They just glued together like magnets. What a great answer. That’s a wonderful answer. Have you got any more questions? Marvel or DC? Marvel, but only barely.
Excellent, thank you so much.
OH Con (03:31.022)
Are we rolling? Okay, we’re here with Grace Curtis, novelist and one of our guests this year at Ocon.
And what are your initial thoughts on Ocon 2024, Grace? This is so lovely. This is like the nicest atmosphere I think I’ve ever experienced at Ocon. Everyone has been so kind. Stornoway is beautiful. And yeah, I just feel really grateful to be here, honestly, around so many great folks. We are absolutely thrilled to have you here as well. And obviously, throughout the day, we’re going to be popping back in and pestering you with more questions. But are you ready for some quickfire nerd questions now, Grace? OK, apologies in advance. OK, right. Are you sure?
Okay question number one Sega or Nintendo? Nintendo. Do I have to defend myself? I think do you have a favorite Nintendo console? Yes the Gamecube. Gamecube, that’s beautiful. And favorite Gamecube game?
I’ve got one there, definitely. Wind Waker. Wind Waker. Wind Waker. I’m with you on that. For second sake it does something at level of Wind Waker. I’m there but unfortunately it’s never Eternal Death. is my game cube. Sanity’s Requiem. Beautiful Nintendo DS as well. my god. The DS. The 3DS. We’re gonna have to come back to this. my goodness. The past season has just walked in. is a fantastic costume. Right. Next question. Are you ready for this? Marvel or DC? Marvel? I’m not really a superhero person but probably Marvel. Okay. Alien or aliens?
that’s harder. That’s harder. I feel like I like…
OH Con (05:05.518)
Ripley’s arc in Aliens more but I Alien is a better film. No votes for Aliens yet. love Aliens. See Callum is Aliens. I’m Aliens guy. Are you Alien as well? You know what, actually I we’re going to conclusively decide today that Alien is the better film and no one will ever be able to argue this again. I be real, think Alien is a better film but maybe if I had to choose one to watch tonight I’d watch Aliens. Yeah, would Aliens is the one you can watch any time. You have to be in the mood for Alien.
Alright, next question. What’s your favourite Pokemon? god, I’m not very knowledgeable about Pokemon. like Bulbasaur. I like his vibe, he looks like a tortoise. Okay, Callum? T1 or T2? T1.
Oooh, these are hard you guys. I know, it’s terrible. Now no pressure, but just to let you know that once you answer, that is the definitive answer that’s on the record. I’m sorry to be basic, but it is T2, isn’t it, ultimately? T1 is amazing. A lot jankier than you might expect when I watched it. But yeah, T2 is just a… Yeah, it’s a film. More tactile. And last question. Robocop and Terminator get into a fight. Who wins?
I think Terminator. If we’re talking the first two-one Terminator, that is like the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. So I think he would win. It would be a tough fight, but think Arnie’s coming out on top of that. Awesome. Thank you so much. No worries. See you later.
OH Con (06:47.59)
And now we are meeting Nick who’s come as his cosplay character Sparks and anyone who was here on the day will know that Nick is in a full face gas mask. So Nick, how are you finding the con today? And erm, yeah, catch a word of that? He’s Welsh as well. He’s Welsh, yeah, that probably helped. Okay, Nick, one very important question we’re asking everyone today, alien or aliens?
Thank you very much! Okay, we have another volunteer here today. Tell us a bit about yourself. Hi, I’m Emma and I am dressing up as Rogue from X-Men. It is a wonderful costume. Please make sure that you don’t actually touch anyone and sap all away their powers.
Of course, that’s exactly why I’m wearing gloves. good call, good call. Now, we’re going around asking people some important questions about the Con. Is this your first OCon? It is not, this is actually my third OCon. a veteran. Emma is a veteran and has actually volunteered at all three OCons, which is a staggering achievement. Emma, we’re asking people some super important nerd questions today for OCAST. Are you ready to settle some of the greatest nerd arguments of all time?
Okay, you ready for the first question?
Pokemon or Digimon? I personally haven’t watched either. I did watch a wee bit of Pokemon growing up. I do not mind either to be honest if I’m being completely honest. Alright, your favourite Pokemon? Well it’s got to be a Sherman. I think it’s the Hedgehog kind of Pokemon. I like it when it goes into a deer as well. It’s just such a cool design. like them both. Marvelous. Okay, Marvel or DC? Well, personally I think because of my cosplay
OH Con (08:41.88)
DC but I do like a bit of Marvel here and there. did watch the X-Men movies, got to be my favourite movies. Robocop and Terminator get into a fight. Who wins? think it might be Terminator. Might have to be Terminator I think. And the last question, now this is the most important one. Alien or aliens? my goodness.
I don’t even know where to begin. I’m afraid you have to choose. is no option here. You have to choose. my gosh. Aliens. That’s the first vote so far for Aliens. Thank you very much Emma. No problem at all.
OH Con (09:26.51)
We’re here with Scarlet, one of our wonderful volunteers here at Ocon 2024. Scarlet, we are going around asking the most important nerd questions of all time and settling some debates and arguments that have been running for decades. Are you ready to help? Absolutely. Okay, first question. Terminator or Terminator 2? Gotta go with the first one. Good idea. Okay, next one. Slightly harder. Who’s your favourite Pokemon?
now that’s a difficult one. I’m going to have to narrow it down to the original 150 and I’ll have to say Charmander. marvellous. OK, next question. Now, this is the big one. Alien or aliens? Whichever the one where Sigourney Weaver said, away from her, you bitch. That would be aliens. I it would be. that’s two votes now for aliens. Can you make it a comeback? Wonderful. Thank you so much. No danger.
OH Con (10:26.242)
Okay, hello, we’re here with Rebecca. She is beautiful. Rebecca, tell us a bit about yourself.
I’m trying very hard not to punch someone in the face but yeah, you know who I am. it’s my wife Rebecca. So this is not her first Ocon. What are your thoughts so far on Ocon 2024? I love it. I love it. I think it’s great. Yeah, I love seeing all the young people enjoy it, get dressed up, get really cool and have lots of fun.
marvellous. We are asking the most important nerd questions to settle the nerd arguments of all time. Are you ready to contribute to this? I don’t know but I’ll try maybe. Okay here’s the first one. What’s your favourite Pokemon? The yellow one.
Yes, I like him as well. I still don’t What’s he called? Pikachu. That’s only one I really know. I have to say. I don’t even know him that well. If you had a superpower, what would it be? guess telepathy maybe? Okay, next one. Alien or aliens?
I’m going to go with the non-cleral alien. Good choice, good choice. And last question. Robocop and Terminator get into a fight. Who wins?
OH Con (12:01.582)
Robocop? I want to say Robocop. Good, yeah. would be a dust-up but we think Robocop would win. Thank you so much.
OH Con (12:18.574)
to take part in our little broadcast here. Marvellous. Okay, so we’re asking the important questions that need settling the great nerd debates. Okay, so first question, Pokemon or Digimon? Pokemon. The looks of disdain I’m getting here from the young people. This is wonderful. Okay, next question.
Next question, Terminator or Terminator 2? think it’s second one, I haven’t seen it though. Okay, alright, here’s another question then. Sega or Nintendo? Well, one of them is still on these consoles, the other one just publishes games now. Okay. How long did it take for Sega to actually make something that wasn’t like… A depressingly long amount of time. They publish on
Yeah, okay, all right all right we’re getting the Nintendo here next question super important one right and this is the greatest nerd debate of all time alien or aliens I am gonna say my goodness Marty McFly has walked down the stairs that is singularly the most wonderful cosplay costume
Your license plate? Over here. Right, one more question for the young people. Super important one. Marvel or DC? Marvel. There we go, thank you so much. DC does have better storylines. I can’t really… Are we talking comics or movies?
If we’re talking comics, I’m DC all the way. If we’re talking movies, mean DC is a dumpster fire, isn’t it? Okay, thank you so much guys. Enjoy the day.
OH Con (14:25.838)
settle some of the great arguments for all times. Have you been to Ocon before? Yeah. Yeah? And what are your thoughts so far on Ocon 2024? It’s good. It’s good. Excellent. Now, are you ready for the tough questions? Sega or Nintendo? Wait, what? Sega or Nintendo? Sega. Sega. Good choice. Okay, next question. What’s your favourite Pokemon? I don’t like Pokemon. Doesn’t like Pokemon? Favourite Pokemon?
Charizard. Charizard, good eye there. Do you have a favourite Pokemon sir? no. Okay, here’s the next question. Alien or aliens? Aliens. Aliens. Aliens, one of each and I’m guessing you haven’t seen either. No, okay. Ready for the last one. Very important question. Robocop and Terminator get in a fight. Who wins? Terminator.
I’ll just go with that because I’ve never watched TV. Thank you so much.
OH Con (15:37.358)
We’re here with one of our lovely volunteers. Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m Kerry and I’m volunteering with the Ocon this year. did it last year and I enjoyed it. Yes, a valued member who’s returning for a second year. Kerry, what are your thoughts on Ocon 2024 so far? Brilliant, excellent, amazing.
Wonderful. Now Kerry, we are going around asking people the most important nerd questions of the, well, in all of history and we’re looking to get some proper answers on them. Are you ready? Yes. Okay. First question. What’s your favorite Pokemon? Pikachu. That’s a pretty popular one. Okay. Next question. Alien or aliens? Alien. Alien. I’m not a fan of the original. Okay. DC or Marvel? Marvel.
Marble, yeah, okay. Callum? T1 or T2? T1. Kerry is actually giving all of the answers that I would have given. Right, next question, Kerry. Terminator and Robocop actually get into a fight. Who wins? Robocop. Robocop. Thank you so much, Kerry. Enjoy the day.
OH Con (16:52.686)
and the end.
Ainsley, thank you so much. You’re working here on the front desk of Atlanta today. How are you finding Ocon 2024? We love Ocon. Team Ocon. Thank you so much. we are doing our OCAST here for the podcast and we’re trying to settle some of the great nerd arguments of all time. First question, what’s your favorite Pokemon?
Pikachu. Pikachu. Everyone goes for Pikachu. It’s just a standard. Okay, next question. You ready for this? Terminator 1 or Terminator 2? Terminator 1. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah, that’s absolutely right. Let’s see if she can keep up this good answering. Alien or aliens? Alien. There we go. Okay. Two for two. And, Callum, what’s another question we got? Marvel or DC? Marvel or DC? Marvel.
Okay, right, are you ready for the next question? Super important one. Robocop and Terminator meet in the streets, look into one another’s eyes, gently move closer together. No, it’s not that sort of situation. Robocop and Terminator get into a fight. Who wins? Terminator! Exactly, thank you so much.
OH Con (18:28.216)
for OCAST, the little podcast we do. Are you happy to answer some incredibly important nerd related questions? We’re going to join you. Have you been to Ocon before? Yes. All three of them. Veterans again. Ocon veterans. Ocon. Yeah. How are you enjoying Ocon 2024? Good. Good. I see you’re in cosplay, sir. That is magnificent. We have a Clark Kent here.
Am I right? Can you do the shirt pull for us? Yes mate, fantastic! Right, and you have come as? Thor. Thor. Which variant of Thor have you come as?
OH Con (19:14.688)
Endgame Thor. Wonderful. Does he not lose an eye in Endgame? yeah. Yeah. We’re not doing that today though. Let’s not lose the eyes today. No. Marvelous. Marvelous. Okay. Right. Are you ready to answer some super important nerd questions? We’ll try. Okay. First question. Marvel or DC? Marvel. Instantly Marvel. then controversial, someone as a DC superhero saying Marvel. It’s so good. It’s so good. But when you have a suit, you’ve got to wear it, haven’t you?
Okay, next question. Sega or Nintendo?
Do you have a favourite Nintendo console?
OH Con (19:56.59)
Switch is pretty epic. what’s your favorite Pokemon? Pikachu? Snorlax? Mate, I am with you on that. I snorlax all the way. I have a Pokemon deck. was unbeaten until last O cards that has about five Snorlaxes in. yeah, now I’ve been defeated. I’ve had to retire the deck and give up my crown.
I look longingly into the distance. next question. Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter? Lord of the Rings. Lord of the Rings? Yeah, come on Harry Potter, what are you talking about? Star Wars, which is your favourite Star Wars movie?
OH Con (20:50.51)
The Empire Strikes Back. That is the correct answer. There is actually only one correct answer for that one. Right. A question probably you guys won’t answer, but I’m hoping mum’s going to be able to answer. Mum, alien or aliens? Alien. Quite right. Okay. Terminator, Terminator 2? Terminator. Terminator. Terminator 2. Your Terminator and your Terminator 2. Okay. And last question, the most important one.
Robocop and the Terminator get into a fight. Who wins?
OH Con (21:26.478)
We’ve a lot of Terminator fans in this family. Thank you so much guys, lovely to have you here.
OH Con (21:45.294)
it together about probably about 16 hours of interviews today so what we’re doing is we’re whizzing around the con at the moment and we’re just asking people a few questions are you happy? okay so first one have you guys been to Ocon before? yeah last year no this is your first con yeah and you’ve been last year yeah i remember your cosplay last year it’s magnificent how are you finding Ocon 2024? good yeah great is there anything in particular you’re looking forward to?
The Gallic Role Playing and the Costume Contest. Costume Contest, yeah. The Gallic Role Playing, my man Fanch is going to be GMing that and it’s going to be great fun. Okay, and yourself, you said you’re new to Ocon. Tell us about your thoughts so far. I really like it. Really like it? Excellent. Good stuff. Okay. Have you had a chance to look at the town hall and the gaming happening there yet? No, I’m just staying here for a bit until I get lunch. Until you get lunch. Okay, good call. Right.
Are you ready for the important questions? Yes! Question number one. What was question? Pokémon or Digimon? Pokémon. Digimon?
Pokemon, Pokemon, Pokemon. No one says Digimon. Maybe we should retire this question. Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh? Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh? wow. We do have a Yu-Gi-Oh man who will get defensive. Let’s troll him with those questions. Okay, next question. What’s your favourite Star Wars film? Revenge of the Sith. Revenge of the Sith? Controversial. And your one? Which one? I don’t like Wars. You don’t like Star Wars? That’s not Contra.
That is pretty controversial. I’m not sure if we have to ask you to leave now. Return of the Jedi with Ewoks. Old school. Okay, next question. Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter? Harry Potter. mommy’s not impressed with that. For the films, Harry Potter. For the books, Lord of the Rings. Okay, nice.
OH Con (23:49.386)
Marvel or DC? Marvel. DC. We’ve found quite a few. A lot of people kind of feel DC comics, Trumpet, know, with the Batman and Superman and stuff, but Marvel movies are coherent, whereas DC movies are dreadful. There is that. Okay. Perfect. Next question. This one’s probably more aimed at mum. Alien or aliens?
Alien. Alien. Okay, Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator. Yeah. Mum is so definitive on that one. Right, okay, last question. Probably the most important question you’re going to be asked all day. Robocop and Terminator get into a fight. Who wins? Terminator. Terminator wins. There we go. Thank you so much guys. Have a wonderful day.
OH Con (24:55.382)
So we’re here with two of our volunteers, Marisha and Finlay. How are you finding Ocon 2024? We love it. It’s good fun. OK. We are asking the most important nerd questions of all time to settle the arguments once and for all. After this, there will be no more discussion on these topics. Are you ready? Yes. OK. Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh? Pokemon. Pokemon. What’s your favorite Pokemon?
Pikachu.
And do you have a favourite Nintendo console?
OH Con (25:56.75)
Gameboy. Gameboy. I’m with you on that, that is my favourite game. Okay, right, should we go for the most important question? Yeah, you can. Robocop and Terminator get into a fight. Who wins? Terminator. Terminator. Thank you so much guys.
OH Con (26:30.078)
Hello Archie. Now Archie is, I know Archie was at last year’s Ocon because his cosplay costume last year was the winning costume in the children’s category and you were Optimus Prime last year. I think this costume is amazing. It’s a subtler one but at first glance we knew exactly who you were. Tell us who you are. I’m Maldi McFly.
Marty McFly from Back to the Future. And I can tell he’s actually as the original Marty, my goodness, he’s got a Walkman with him.
OH Con (27:08.738)
What a look, it’s fantastic. Right, we are going around asking some important nerd questions to people. Okay. Okay, and we’re settling some of the biggest nerd debates of all times. All right, I’m up. you’re up for it, okay, are you ready?
Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh? Easy, Pokemon. It’s easy. It’s easy. Okay. Who’s your favorite Pokemon? Charmander. Charmander.
Charmander. Yes. What are you going to do? Charmander has got a lot of love. I think a lot of people are saying Pikachu, but I always, whenever they say that, I think you don’t know a lot about Pokemon, do you? You’re just going for the standard answer. Pokemon is overrated. Pikachu is bit overrated. Pikachu is overrated. I’m with you on Charmander, my man. Okay. Are you ready for the next question?
Marvel or DC? Marvel. Marvel comics. Okay, do you have a favorite superhero? Spider-Man. Spider-Man, okay. Peter Parker or Miles? Peter Parker. That’s a good question we could start asking. Probably Tobey Maguire. Tobey Maguire, my man, yeah. Which Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movie was the best one? Well, I grew up with the third one. The third one? Yeah. That’s a controversial choice. I know, but I grew up with it. You grew up with it, that’s a good movie. Okay.
Nintendo or Sega? Sega. Sega. you have any particular Sega games you like? I have. I love Sonic 3. Sonic 3. Do you know who helped compose the music for Sonic 3? Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson. Unbelievable. Now, final question. Mario and Sonic get into a dance-off. Who’s going to win? Sonic.
OH Con (28:55.346)
Sonic totally. Thank you. He’s got quick feet. Yeah, it would be a blur of dancing action. Thank you so much for taking part Archie. Have a wonderful day
OH Con (29:08.66)
Ocast Daisy is my daughter and she’s pretending she doesn’t know me
Daisy I have to ask you some really important questions. Are you ready? Okay, what’s your favourite Pokemon? Pikachu. She says Pikachu. Daisy, alien or aliens? Aliens. Aliens. See, I’ve trained her well. Daisy, who’s a better dancer? Mario or Sonic? Definitely Sonic. Definitely Sonic. Thank you so much. Have a lovely day.
OH Con (29:52.686)
Hello there, we’re here with one of our wonderful volunteers here today. Do you want to tell us a bit about yourself? Hi, my name’s Josh. I go to Gateway Nerds, play board games, and here for Ocon, just volunteering on the merchandise table. And what are your thoughts so far on Ocon 2024? It’s proving busy. Lots of people signing up for the cosplay masquerade, and we’re selling lots of copies of Between Storms, the new Hebridean manga, so…
get here and buy one now. Amazing. Now Josh we’re going around and asking some of the most important nerd questions of all time to settle these debates once and for all. Are you ready to help with this? Terminator or Terminator 2? I don’t really remember them both but I’m gonna say Terminator or the one
that seemed a bit more CGI, I don’t know. I can’t remember, they’re both good probably. Both good, okay, I’m afraid you have to choose one. All right, we’ll go for Terminator then. Go for the originals, the best. Okay, alien or aliens? Definitely the original alien. There we go. Marvel or DC? It’s gotta be Marvel. DC, just a little bit too edgy. Okay, and Mario and Sonic get into a competitive eating competition. Who wins?
I think it’s going to be Sonic, know, he’s got lot of Emeralds, he’s got a big belly in there. Okay, and final question, most important one, Robocop and Terminator get into a fight, who’s going to win? I think Robocop. Marvellous, thank you so much.
OH Con (31:30.254)
Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator 2. Alien or Aliens?
Pretty alien. Marvel or DC? Marvel. Freddy or Jason? Freddy. Robocop and Terminator get into a fight. Who’s going to win? Depends which Terminator you’re on about. We’re talking the T-100.
Probably going to be the Terminator. I prefer it would be Robocop but in all honesty it probably be the Terminator. It would be brutal wouldn’t it? It would be a proper slugfest. okay, marvellous. And one more question. Mario and Sonic, in an unlikely turn of events, get into a competitive eating contest. Who’s going to win?
OH Con (32:23.246)
Probably Mario, who seems to manage to quite a lot of mushrooms down. He does indeed. Thank you so much. No worries, thank you.
OH Con (32:34.75)
I’m ready. Alien or aliens? Alien. Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator. Right. We have a purist here. have someone who likes the originals. Okay. Next question. Marvel or DC?
OH Con (32:55.692)
Take it or leave it. Take it or leave it, okay. Maybe you’re adjacent.
OH Con (33:03.318)
Okay. What’s your favourite Star Wars film? It’s got to be the original against Star Wars. The original one. But definite purest here. Right. Final question. And the most important one. Robocop and Terminator get into a fight. Who’s going to win? I think it’s Terminator. T-100. Right. Post-Cold, but I think the Terminator will break Robocop apart.
Okay, thank you very much. Cheers.
with Ainsley and she’s still going on about the Terminator vs Robocop thing. This is obviously a question that’s troubled her greatly. Ainsley, you’re expanding on your point, go for it. Yeah, so Terminator’s got the fight in the hands, so he’ll keep going. He would, he would, he would, he would.
RoboCop has, well I was going to say he’s got heart but he doesn’t, he’s got a mechanical heart. Yammer heart. he’s got a soul, he’s got humanity on his side. No, no Terminator. Terminator all the way? All the way. Okay. I believe that. What about though, if it was rather than a fight, it was a dance off? Well RoboCop’s definitely got the moves. Does RoboCop have the moves? I he’s pretty clunky. Fuck, the Terminator did go into that nightclub in TP that we would like
Yeah and hey Annie Waldo, I like T3. I like the bit where he puts the glasses on to Macho Man. Yeah the Elton John glasses. Okay right there’s another question we have to ask. Okay Mario was Sonic. Sonic! Right do you have a favorite Sonic game?
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know the first one! Exactly! That’s the correct answer. you’re pretty reducive. Pretty. Pretty. Thank you so much.
OH Con (34:54.094)
We are here with Orla who is a volunteer here today. How are you finding Ocon? Good. Is this your first Ocon? No. No, you’ve been to one before? I was last year. You came to one last year. Is there anything you’re looking forward to today in particular?
No, okay. We’re going around asking some questions. You’ve overheard us grilling people on these things. Are you ready to help us settle some of the biggest nerd arguments of all time? Sure. Sure, okay. Ready. Alien or aliens? Aliens. Sega or Nintendo? Sega. Do you have a favorite Sega console?
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She’s forgotten what it’s called. Is there a Sega game you like in particular? Sonic. Sonic, okay. Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator. Terminator, okay. Very important question now. What’s your favourite Pokemon?
You know the one that scares people in the series? The one that scares people? He plays tricks and all that. He’s a dark type. Okay, I do not know that one. A dark type, okay. And last question, Robocop and Terminator get into a fight. Who wins? Terminator. Thank you very much.
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Okay Laura, nice to meet you. Is this your first OCOM? No, we were here last year as well.
Is there anything you’re looking forward to in particular today? Probably just the LEGO table. That’s the main reason we’re here. And I’m holding this duck here for ages. that’s quite all right. LEGO is always a big drop. We are trying to settle some of the most important nerd arguments of all time today. We’re trying to bring unity to the nerd community, who are rather prone to warring amongst themselves. So what we’re doing is we’re going around and asking people these questions. And once it’s settled, it’s settled. There will be no more debate on these things. So are you ready? Yes. OK. Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh!
Pokemon? Do you have a favorite Pokemon? Ivan, do you have a favorite Pokemon? He knows all the Pokemon, I don’t. What’s your favorite Pokemon? Tell me one.
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Charmander. That’s a good one. We’ve had several votes for Charmander today. Marvel or DC? Marvel. Some questions particularly for you now. Alien or aliens? Aliens. Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator. A lot of purists here. I think this is a really interesting thing. This is good to hear. Do you have a favourite Star Wars movie?
Okay, that’s alright, that’s okay. Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter? it’s gotta be Harry Potter. Definitely Harry Contentious, but we’ll take it. Okay. And the final question. Robocop and Terminator get into a dance-off. Who wins? Robocop. Robocop. Thank you so much.
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We’re here with Renee and Jodie who are from the Western Isles Libraries and are helping out here at Ocon today. Is this your first Ocon? It is actually. Libraries have been before but it’s my first. How are you finding it so far?
Costumes are amazing. That’s definitely the highlight. Just watching everyone come in with like… I want to say Freddy Krueger and it’s not. Edward Scissorhands. Do we have an Edward Scissorhands? Are you kidding me? It’s the hair. Amazing. Okay. at the detail. The attention to detail. Got some important questions. We’re trying to settle the great nerd arguments. Alien or aliens.
Aliens. This is the problem, people just cancel each other out. Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator 2. Terminator? Canceling each other out again. Are you doing this deliberately? No I’m not actually. Do you have a favourite Pokemon? No not really, but Pikachu is the only one really know.
think I’m getting the mix up. Yeah, I’ll go with the skitches.
Sega or Nintendo? Nintendo. But I do love Sega. Do you have a favourite Nintendo console? Yes, Switch. I used to be in e-sports school and they know it’s for high school. Amazing. think it’s possible we can get that happening in the library. That would be fantastic. That would be so cool. No, my favourite is the Wii. The Wii, mean, just amazing console. It was a bit of a game changer for me. I remember when I first came out,
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Everyone was like, what is this piece of rubbish? And then they pick it up and try it and they’re like, this is amazing! But the switch for the equity, it’s an access point and it’s so easy to use. Joycons, no, we’re on Mars. Yeah, it was amazing. Right, another super important question now. Are you ready?
Mario and Sonic. Okay, Mario. No, no, no. Just hear me out. Hear me out. There’s a key. Mario and Sonic get into a competitive eating contest. wins? Sonario. Son- Right, last one. Last one. Marvel or DC? Marvel. Marvel. Thank you so much.
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So we’re here with one of our guests, Theresa. What are your thoughts on Ocon so far? Well, it’s amazing. So many people here. I didn’t expect actually in Stornoway. It’s beautiful. Yeah, a lot of people. Lovely. And is there anything you’re looking forward to seeing or doing in particular? Well, just enjoying the camp, basically. That’s it. Marvelous. Callum and I are fed up of the endless, tedious debates
in the nerd community. So we’re asking people the same questions again and again. But we’ve decided today we’re going to settle these debates once and for all. So after this there will be no more debates in the nerd community and we’ll be unified. So are you ready to help out with this? Alright. Okay, alien or aliens? Alien. Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator 2. Sega or Nintendo? Neither. Neither? Okay, I’m afraid you have to choose. It is a…
It’s a binary thing. Sega. Do you have a favorite Sega console? No, because I don’t have any. Okay, we forced her into a corner there. next question. Robocop and Terminator get into a dance-off. Who’s gonna win? Terminator.
Terminator and what sort of moves do you think Terminator would throw down in this dance-off? All kinds. Marvel or DC? DC. Okay. Calum? Freddy or Jason? Freddy. Okay. Do you have anything else to add? Star Wars and Star Trek at the same time. Okay I have one more for you actually. Do you have a favorite Star Wars film?
It’s hard! It is hard, but there is a correct answer for this one. And you hope? Okay, well, it’s not the correct answer, but we’ll take it. Excuse me! It’s end of our Stakes Mac! Thank you so much, Greta.
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We do Ocast, which is a podcast with loads of meaty nutritious content. But we’re whizzing around today. Basically the nerd community is split. There’s all these endless, tedious, tedious debates. So we’ve decided to add to it by asking the same old tedious questions to people. But the thing is what we’re doing today is we’re going to decide once and for all. We’re going around, we’re surveying people, we’re shoving the microphone in their face. You can contribute to this.
And once the answers have been compiled by Callum, who’s going to have to sit through probably about 18 and a half hours of recorded footage today, that will be it. There will be no more debates in the nerd community and we will have brought peace to the galaxy. Are you ready to take part? I’m a bit concerned about the questions, but go ahead. Okay. So first we’re here with Kev from Atlanta. Kev, is this your first Ocon?
No. Kev has been on board with us for a long time. Kev, are you ready to answer the questions? No. Okay. I’m afraid you have no choice in this matter. Alien or aliens? Alien. Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator. Marvel or DC? DC. He’s good. He’s good. Okay. Do you have a favorite Star Wars film?
Caravan or cottage?
That one came out of left field. I see what you’re doing there. I actually remember seeing Caravan of Courage at the cinema when I was little. It was given a British cinema release and apparently I was so excited when the monster got tripped up and fell down the stairs at the end. Apparently I stood up on my seat in the cinema and started cheering. Can we get Caravan of Courage here at Atlanta sometime?
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think you could. That would be amazing! don’t think anyone would come. mean, everything else I’ve played. Okay, alright. Freddie or Jason?
When I was young, but as I’ve grown older, I appreciate Jason more. And final question. RoboCop and Terminator get into a dance-off. Who’s going to win?
Right and you need to justify your answer with what sort of moves would the Terminator throw down in this dance-off.
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moves. I’m an anti-social man who stands in a corner. Okay thank you so much for taking part. Thank you.
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What do you like to be called? Streff or Stevie? Either. We’re here with one of our guests Streff. He is an artist and has done oodles of work. I’m a big fan of his stuff in Viz but he’s also here promoting his new book Silence of the Unicorns, the Tara Toggs adventure which is Tintin inspired and absolutely beautiful.
So, Streff, it’s great to have you here. How are you finding Ocon 2024? It’s awesome to be here, thanks for having me. It’s beautiful place, location, people, everything’s just amazing. Wonderful. So you’ve heard our spiel, we’re trying to settle the great nerd debates. Are you ready to help us out with this? I’ve had a little glimpse into the questions, so I know where I sit. We might ask you some different questions though. Okay, are you ready, alien or aliens? Alien.
by a landslide. I’m in agreement. I’m one of these rare beasts that actually does not like aliens at all. okay. Very rare beast indeed. That is a rare beast. Maybe we’ll have to have you on the podcast to justify that bold, bold statement. I’ve died on the hill many times in Facebook arguments. I’m kind famous for that one. I like the sound of it. Okay. Terminator or Terminator 2? That’s a tougher one. I’m going to go for Terminator 2. Okay.
Sega or Nintendo? I’ve never… The only Nintendo I ever owned was the flip top Donkey Kong. Game and Watch? Game and Watch was my very first one so I have a great love of that but Sonic the Hedgehog was the only console. I’m really tired of you. I’m afraid you have to choose one.
Sega! excellent. Okay. Do you have a favourite Star Wars film? There’s only one Star Wars film in opinion and that’s the first Star Wars film. Star Wars. Star Wars, A New Hope, No. no, Star Wars. Are we talking the original release, original… He is a proper purist here. Okay. Marvelous. Marvel or DC? DC. DC. If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be? god.
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I didn’t have to sleep so I could draw more comments. Marvellous. OK. And the last question, this is the most important one.
RoboCop and Terminator get into a dance off. Who’s going to win and what moves would they throw down? It’s got to be Terminator because it’s an infiltration unit and might have some moves programmed into them. And they do the robot of course. do the robot? Yeah.
Perhaps he could start with some sort of more fluid disco moves when he’s in human form and as the dance progresses the fleshiness falls off and then he moves into more robot moves.
I think we need to get in touch with Jim Cameron and let him know this new plot development. Thank you. you so much, Streff. Great to have you here. Great to be here. Thanks so much.
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Okay, we are here with Tanya Roberts, who is a returning guest here at Ocon. She was here for our first one and she’s back again. Tanya, what brought you back? You asked me to come back. yeah, that did happen, didn’t it? We are very grateful to have you here. Yay, I’m so happy. I’m so happy. Wonderful. Is there anything in particular you’re looking forward to today? Black pudding.
That is a good answer more of that more of that we will have to get some yet, okay We don’t have a we actually do you know what that’s what we need next time the bitches is next door And that actually before it closes Tanya, that’s the one you want to go to Okay, Tanya we’re gonna ask you some quickfire questions. Are you ready alien or aliens? alien
Terminator or Terminator 2? I don’t really know. I’m afraid you have to choose. Terminator 2 then. Terminator 2. Okay, Sega or Nintendo? Nintendo. Favorite Nintendo console? The… friggin…
N64. Did you have a game that you liked on the N64? And why was it GoldenEye? It wasn’t GoldenEye. Super Mario World. Go with Freddy.
Mario and Sonic get into a competitive eating contest. Who wins? Sonic! All day! All day? Are you kidding? And now, Marvel or DC? Marvel. Marvel. Okay, I hope that’s not damaged your career. I’m not going to draw for any of them. Okay, right, now the most important question we’re asking people all day. Robocop and Terminator get into a competitive dance-off.
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Who’s gonna win? Robocop. Okay, and what moves would Robocop throw down? Whatever the Guardians did on the last thing. Yeah, yeah, I see that. I can see that working with his slightly clunkiness as well, that would really add to it. Yeah, but mean, he’s way more versatile than Robocop. mean, they’re way more versatile than Terminator.
I don’t see him dancing at all. I know any moves. I think the Terminator would be one of those guys that’s kind of at a party with his arms by the side and just sort of does that shuffling from side to side move. It would just be a disappointing dance. It would be. Okay, thank you so much Tanya. That’s okay. Asking the important questions since three years ago. Thank you so much. We’ll catch up in a bit.
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Terminator or Terminator 2? Or the original, the OG Terminator. We have another purist here. Sega or Nintendo? Nintendo to the core. Okay and what is your favourite Nintendo console? can see that sparks some passion in you. It’s gotta be the Wii. The Wii. I several votes for the Wii. Okay are you ready for the next question? Go, fire away. Mario and Sonic are in a competitive eating contest. Who’s gonna win?
Mario Mario Italian Italian okay shovel it down. Okay Marvel or DC Marvel Marvel. Okay, Freddie or Jason? No opinion. I’m afraid you have to choose. This is we have it. It’s not like it There’s not an opt-out here Scariest Freddie scariest Freddie Okay, and final question and probably the most important question you’re ever going to be asked in the history of anything ever Are you ready?
Robocup and Terminator get into a competitive dance-off. Who’s going to win? I’d like to Terminator win that. OK, and what moves would he throw down? Maybe a bit of floss. Thank you so much.
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She was trying to run away from us but now we’ve actually got her caught with the cable. No escape now Katrina, we have to ask you the most important nerd questions of all time. Okay. Come and step into my office. Okay, are you ready for this? Yes. Okay. What’s your favourite Star Wars film?
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I like the original trilogy. Okay, that’s a good one. We’ll accept that. Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings? What’s your favorite Pokemon? Eevee. That was a quick answer. Eevee is a very good starter one in the basics and then it will evolve into lots of different ones. That’s a nice one.
my goodness, I’ve just seen Edward Scissorhands, that is remarkable. Evening are just really cute. Yes, yes. Okay, are you ready for the next question? Alien or aliens? I only remember seeing aliens, so I’m going to say alien, because I don’t remember seeing the other one. Terminator or Terminator 2? Again, I’ve only seen Terminator. Okay. It’s good, I wouldn’t bother watering these things down with the sequels, just stick with the originals. sorry. Finally, the most important question.
This is the one that’s stumping a lot of people. Robocop and Terminator get into a competitive dance-off. Who’s going to win? Now as a dance instructor, you’ve got to have an opinion on this. And I want to know what sort of moves would they use to take one another down? I feel like Robocop because he’s got all the moves. OK, he’d do the robot bopping. The robot bopping. The robot. The robot. OK, thank you so much. You’re very welcome.
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We have our youngest cosplay and Okon attendee here. It’s baby Isaiah. He has come in cosplay. Let’s ask him a few questions. Isaiah, who have you come as today?
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He’s the strong, silent type. Is this your first Ocon, Isaiah?
Honestly, never worked with children or animals. We did get a word out of him. Isaiah, are you enjoying Ocon 2024?
He hit the microphone. I think that’s a definite yes. I’m here with his wonderful parents Can you introduce yourselves? Yeah, this is James and I’m here with my wife Marion. Hi, I’m Marion. Okay, is this your first Ocon? Yes. It’s Marion’s first Ocon. My third. Yeah, James is- Took me three years to get here. It’s marvellous she’s here today. We’re asking some of the really important questions today guys and we’re trying to settle some nerd debates. course. Okay.
Your opinions are going to matter on this. Are you ready? Who first? Who shot first? Who shot first? we’ve not done that! No. Okay, who shot first? Han. Han. Marion?
Okay, alien or aliens? Aliens.
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I’m copying what I’m saying now. Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter? Lord of the Rings definitely. Lord of the Rings, I’m glad That one she knows. That one, okay. All right. Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator 2. Okay. Who’s your favourite Pokemon? Now you go first. Eevee. Eevee. Good choice. We’ve had a couple of people say Eevee and Eevee is a very good choice. Strong opening Pokemon.
I think I’m gonna have to go with Rowlet. Rowlet’s a good one. Now, are ready for the most important question of the day? Yeah. We’re just gonna move out of the way for the people to come out the lift. Okay, most important question of the day. Robocop and Terminator get into a dance-off. Who’s gonna win and what moves do they throw down? I think it’s gonna be Robocop wins and I think we all know what he’s doing. What’s he doing? The robot. The robot. Yeah. Marion, any thoughts on this? I will just be with him.
Thank you so much and it is a delight to have baby Isaiah here. Isaiah, any final things to say? Not a thing. We will let him off though because he’s only a couple of months old. Thank you so much.
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but it’s very woohoo! Okay, it’s lovely to see you guys here today. Do you want to introduce yourselves? I’m Can. I’m John. And you guys are Ocon stalwarts. You’ve been here since the first one, I believe. We have been. We have. Is there anything you’re looking forward to in particular with Ocon 2024? I haven’t actually seen the lineup.
I’m just looking forward to seeing the people out and about again. Now that he’s back in town, he’s got to have been up in college. Yes, it’s nice to see people walking around in cosplay in town. Right, we’re asking some really important questions today and we need answers, we need definitive answers. Are you ready?
Alien or Aliens? Aliens Terminator or Terminator 2? Terminator Marvel or DC?
Sega or Nintendo? Nintendo. They’re cancelling each other out. Right. Fred or Jason? Fredy. Fredy, Okay. Most important question we’re asking anyone today. It’s going to take a bit of thinking.
Robocop and Terminator get into a dance-off. Who’s going to win and why? Robocop. Robocop. Okay, what moves is Robocop throwing down? Robocop’s down… Robocop’s throwing down recasting moves because he’s a dad. Robocop with the dad dancing. I love it. Thank you so much, John.
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