Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Data | Samurai Musashi | Leonidas | Musashi was a legendary swordsman with unmatched skill and tactical genius, making him the ultimate warrior in one-on-one combat. |
 | Carl Sagan | Genghis Khan | Leonidas | Genghis Khan's vast conquests and unification of the Mongol Empire had a more significant and lasting impact on world history than Leonidas' valiant stand at Thermopylae. |
 | Abraham Lincoln | Samurai Musashi | Leonidas | Musashi's got mad skills with strategy and dueling, making him a legend in one-on-one combat. |
 | Charles Darwin | Alexander the Great | Leonidas | Alexander the Great conquered a massive empire with his strategic genius, while Leonidas was badass but met his end at Thermopylae. |
 | Leonardo da Vinci | Leonidas | William Wallace | Leonidas led 300 Spartans at Thermopylae against overwhelming odds, showcasing unmatched valor and strategic brilliance. |
 | Antoine Lavoisier | Leonidas | King Arthur | Leonidas was a badass who took on an entire empire with just 300 dudes, while King Arthur was busy playing politics and searching for shiny cups. |
 | Tim Berners-Lee | Samurai Musashi | Leonidas | Musashi was a lone wolf with mad skills who could adapt and outthink opponents, making him the ultimate warrior in a one-on-one face-off. |
 | Greg Brockman | Alexander the Great | Leonidas | Alexander's empire-building skills were just next level, dude conquered half the known world before breakfast. |
 | Cliff Clavin | Achilles | Leonidas | Well, ya know, it's gotta be Achilles because he's the guy with the whole 'heel' story and the Greeks couldn't stop jabberin' about him bein' invincible, except for that whole foot thing. |
 | Alex Trebek | Genghis Khan | Leonidas | Genghis Khan conquered half the world while Leonidas held a narrow pass—scale matters, my friend. |
 | Alex Trebek | Hercules | Leonidas | Hercules is like the OG superhero with that demigod strength and all those epic labors. |
 | Archimedes | Leonidas | King Arthur | Leonidas was the real deal, leading 300 Spartans against a massive Persian force with sheer grit and bravery that defines legendary badassery. |
 | Leonardo da Vinci | Achilles | Leonidas | Achilles is the ultimate warrior with divine favor and near invincibility, making him the superior choice in a head-to-head battle. |
 | Nikola Tesla | Hercules | Leonidas | Hercules is a demigod with mad strength and legendary feats, so he's got the edge over a mortal king like Leonidas. |
 | Linus Torvalds | Leonidas | William Wallace | Leonidas led 300 Spartans with unmatched discipline and tactics, which is exactly what you need in kernel development. |
 | George Washington Carver | Samurai Musashi | Leonidas | Samurai Musashi is the ultimate strategist and master swordsman who thrived in one-on-one combat, while Leonidas relied on his phalanx and army tactics. |
 | Doc Brown | Spartacus | Leonidas | Spartacus, man, because leading a slave rebellion against the Roman Empire takes some serious guts and brains; dude was a revolutionary icon! |