# Deathmatch 2026
**URL:** https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754
**Category:** Games
**Created:** [May 25, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754 "2026-05-25T15:53:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Jim](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Jim)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/61 "2026-09-11T10:21:56Z")
Some catching up on the homework.
Form table after Second Round - Henchpersons
| | | Form | (% shift) | Place shift |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Oddjob | 94.44 | (-1.39) | - |
| 2 | Jaws | 94.42 | (-0.01) | - |
| 3 | Grant | 88.8 | (+1.32) | - |
| 4 | Xenia | 86.64 | (-0.84) | - |
| 5 | Fiona | 82.22 | (+1.67) | - |
| 6 | Wint & Kidd | 76.66 | (+0.28) | +2 |
| 7 | Irma | 73.32 | (-3.06) | - |
| 8 | Necros | 65.56 | (-10.84) | -2 |
| 9 | Dario | 53.36 | (-3.62) | - |
| 10 | Hinx | 53.1 | (+0.62) | - |
| 11 | Tee Hee | 41.12 | (-8.88) | - |
| 12 | Stamper | 41.08 | (-7.16) | +3 |
| 13 | Nick Nack | 40 | (-7.23) | -1 |
| 14 | May Day | 37.8 | (-5.28) | -1 |
| 15 | Chang | 37.5 | (-) | +2 |
| 16 | Locque | 37.48 | (-) | +2 |
| 17 | Gobinda | 34.52 | (-7.16) | -3 |
| 18 | Helga | 33.34 | (-5.56) | -2 |
| 19 | Ash | 23.93 | | |
| 20 | Renard | 23.63 | | |
| 21 | Taro | 23.63 | | |
| 22 | Patrice | 22.25 | | |
| 23 | Medrano | 20.83 | | |
| 24 | Zao | 13 | | |
| 25 | Kratt | 5.58 | | |
Some gnawing in the mid-ranking (that _can_ chafe, and I speak from personal experience) might distract from it being pretty even at the top. Necros falls from a great height, as is his habit, but that will still be a Top Ten finish.
Kratt’s still rubbish and I regret very much being persuaded even to consider him. A monument to colossal nothingness, he.
That’s probably a clear top five, although never rule out Wint & Kidd; they do get slightly annoyed if you do, and when annoyed, they are at their most dangerous.
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### Author:  [@Jim](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Jim)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/62 "2026-09-11T10:47:29Z")
And after the Quarter-Finals…
| | | Form | (% shift) | Place shift |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Oddjob | 94.29 | (-0.11) | - |
| 2 | Jaws | 89.47 | (-4.95) | - |
| 3 | Grant | 87.73 | (-1.07) | - |
| 4 | Xenia | 79.07 | (-7.57) | - |
| 5 | Fiona | 74.4 | (-7.82) | - |
| 6 | Wint & Kidd | 73.68 | (-2.98) | - |
| 7 | Necros | 65.56 | (-) | +1 |
| 8 | Irma | 64.03 | (-9.29) | -1 |
| 9 | Dario | 53.36 | | |
| 10 | Hinx | 45.29 | (-7.81) | - |
| 11 | Tee Hee | 41.12 | | |
| 12 | Stamper | 41.08 | | |
| 13 | Nick Nack | 40 | | |
| 14 | May Day | 37.8 | | |
| 15 | Chang | 37.5 | | |
| 16 | Locque | 37.48 | | |
| 17 | Gobinda | 34.52 | | |
| 18 | Helga | 33.34 | | |
| 19 | Ash | 23.93 | | |
| 20 | Renard | 23.63 | | |
| 21 | Taro | 23.63 | | |
| 22 | Patrice | 22.25 | | |
| 23 | Medrano | 20.83 | | |
| 24 | Zao | 13 | | |
| 25 | Kratt | 5.58 | | |
Jaws a bit wounded by his match with Fiona and although beating her (Jaws, where are your manners?), evidently it took the hate of a bad woman to impact him. Necros has a little bounce, which when one thinks about it probably is what happened to him, and Wint & Kidd find themselves in the Semi-Finals, the scamps.
Irma Bunt evidently doing just about enough to remain Top Ten and a Seed. Grunther? Pah. Fie to that, I say. _Fie._ Nah nah nah, not listening. Although that’s because I’m old and selectively deaf.
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### Author:  [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/63 "2026-09-11T12:33:13Z")
I wonder why Xenia ranks so high.
Is it her sadistic glee when killing? Apart from that she is quite… um… bland. As are many henchmen or most or all in the Brosnan era.
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### Author:  [@Yellow-Pinky](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Yellow-Pinky)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 12:49pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/64 "2026-09-11T12:49:51Z")
I think it is precisely that blend of over the top gleeful sadism wrapped up in such a seductively attractive package. Xenia’s not simply beautiful and evil, she’s decadently and perversely evil. She gains apparent sexual delight and titillation out of her sadism. I think that’s fairly unique within the series.
Am I forgetting someone? I supposed the history on Red Grant puts him in there too, but we don’t really see that.
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### Author:  [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/65 "2026-09-11T13:48:34Z")
I wonder why _Patrice_ is so low? Could it be SKYFALL‘s real henchperson is - dare I speak it? - **Moneypenny**?
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### Author:  [@Jim](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Jim)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/66 "2026-09-11T15:41:12Z")
Careful, now. She’s everywhere Everywhere! She’s sitting at her desk (usually), kissing your liver (I do mean liver), eating dinner with your family (or just eating your family). You’re a kite dad-dancing in a gusty wind flap. Her bad side is a dangerous place to be! She’s out on her own and out for revenge. And pudding (that’s you, that is).
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### Author:  [@jamesb007nd](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/jamesb007nd)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/67 "2026-09-11T15:44:10Z")
And all of that because M forgot her birthday!
Thank you M, thank you very, very much!
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### Author:  [@MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrKiddWint)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 6:18pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/68 "2026-09-11T18:18:55Z")
In the original script of SKYFALL, she doesn’t just shave Bond–she slits his throat and makes it look like Q did it.
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### Author:  [@Double-OhAgent](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Double-OhAgent)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 6:24pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/69 "2026-09-11T18:24:44Z")
I don’t know why either. It’s a mystery to me. He seems very competent. He kills an MI6 agent and steals a vital hard drive that the agent was in possession of, he successfully pulls off a sky-rise assassination that took some effort to make happen, and not once, but TWICE, engages in a really good fight scene with James Bond. His biggest problem is that he’s not in the film more than those two scenes, but they are among the best scenes in the film.
I maintain that Patrice and Gobinda are the two most underrated henchmen in the series.
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### Author:  [@jamesb007nd](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/jamesb007nd)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/70 "2026-09-11T20:59:17Z")
But is he realy a henchman?
It looks like he maybe is a hitman, or contract killer.
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### Author:  [@Double-OhAgent](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Double-OhAgent)
#### Post date: [September 11, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/71 "2026-09-11T22:41:19Z")
Perhaps, but he’s the closest thing to a main henchman in Skyfall.
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### Author:  [@Jim](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Jim)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/72 "2026-09-12T07:18:16Z")
With a couple of shocking Semi-Finals now exhausted, the form table going into the final round for Henchybods proclaims itself as:
| | | Form | (% shift) | Place shift |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Oddjob | 87.96 | (-6.33) | - |
| 2 | Grant | 83.93 | (-3.8) | +1 |
| 3 | Jaws | 82.25 | (-7.22) | -1 |
| 4 | Xenia | 79.07 | | |
| 5 | Fiona | 74.4 | | |
| 6 | Wint & Kidd | 70.3 | (-3.38) | - |
| 7 | Necros | 65.56 | | |
| 8 | Irma | 64.03 | | |
| 9 | Dario | 53.36 | | |
| 10 | Hinx | 45.29 | | |
| 11 | Tee Hee | 41.12 | | |
| 12 | Stamper | 41.08 | | |
| 13 | Nick Nack | 40 | | |
| 14 | May Day | 37.8 | | |
| 15 | Chang | 37.5 | | |
| 16 | Locque | 37.48 | | |
| 17 | Gobinda | 34.52 | | |
| 18 | Helga | 33.34 | | |
| 19 | Ash | 23.93 | | |
| 20 | Renard | 23.63 | | |
| 21 | Taro | 23.63 | | |
| 22 | Patrice | 22.25 | | |
| 23 | Medrano | 20.83 | | |
| 24 | Zao | 13 | | |
| 25 | Kratt | 5.58 | | |
Given a traditionally strong performance, quite a turn of events not to see Jaws progress. Grant qualifies relatively easily for The Final, which is more than Kronsteen ever has, so that probably puts the lie to his being anything other than Other Villainy, category to come in December. He might strengthen the chances, there…
Milder shock perhaps, but for the traditionally impregnable Oddjob to draw is pretty much unprecedented. Comes through on the basis of considerably better form, votes for etc. in earlier rounds, but as Wint & Kidd are now guaranteed a placing, there’s still something to play for. How they manhandle Jaws, a big lad, remains to be seen. Perhaps better unseen. One suspects a Dolly and scorpion interface situational encounter isn’t far off, either. She’ll probably eat it.
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### Author:  [@Jim](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Jim)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/73 "2026-09-12T12:39:31Z")
Next category is a new one - Story.
Not so much screenplay, some of which can be intermittently witty and diverting (e.g. Diamonds are Forever), nor the villain’s plot, some of which can be a little frail (e.g. Diamonds are Forever), nor the storytelling, visual and written, some of which can be cheap and slack (e.g. Diamonds are Forever) but the overall yarn, the actual tale that is told and done by the end credits, some of which can be absolute weasel cack (e.g. Diamonds are Forever).
So that starts tomorrow.
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### Author:  [@Dustin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Dustin)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/74 "2026-09-12T13:28:02Z")
Looking forward to it!
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### Author:  [@MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrKiddWint)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/75 "2026-09-12T15:25:25Z")
Me as well. Great category.
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### Author:  [@Jim](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Jim)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/76 "2026-09-13T16:29:22Z")
Henchies done, final outcomes are:
**Knockout result 2026 - Henchpersons**
Winner: Grant
2nd: Oddjob
3rd: Jaws
4th: Wint & Kidd
…which breaks the cycle of…
**Deathmatch outcomes over the years - Henchpersons**
| | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| W | TSWLM | TSWLM | TSWLM | TSWLM | FRWL |
| 2 | Goldfinger | DAF | Goldfinger | Goldfinger | Goldfinger |
| 3 | Thunderball | Goldfinger | DAF | DAF | TSWLM |
| 4 | OHMSS | Thunderball | Thunderball | GoldenEye | DAF |
The Grant Effect seems to have paid off in shaking up what was becoming a bit monotonous.
**Overall Deathmatch knockout outcomes to date - 2026**
| | Villain | Music | Action & Stunts | Bond | Woman | Hench |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | Moonraker | OHMSS | TSWLM | From Russia with Love | OHMSS | From Russia with Love |
| Runner-Up | Skyfall | Live and Let Die | Casino Royale | TSWLM | Casino Royale | Goldfinger |
| 3rd | Goldfinger | Thunderball | OHMSS | Goldfinger | Goldfinger | TSWLM |
| 4th | From Russia with Love | Moonraker | Thunderball | Casino Royale | TSWLM | Diamonds are Forever |
Perhaps a bit of a closed shop but it might confirm a number of long-held suspicions.
**Final Form Table - Henchpersons**
| | | Form | (% shift) | Place shift |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Oddjob | 82.8 | (-5.16) | - |
| 2 | Grant | 80.1 | (-3.83) | - |
| 3 | Jaws | 79.47 | (-2.78) | - |
| 4 | Xenia | 79.07 | | |
| 5 | Fiona | 74.4 | | |
| 6 | Wint & Kidd | 66.51 | (-3.79) | - |
| 7 | Necros | 65.56 | | |
| 8 | Irma | 64.03 | | |
| 9 | Dario | 53.36 | | |
| 10 | Hinx | 45.29 | | |
| 11 | Tee Hee | 41.12 | | |
| 12 | Stamper | 41.08 | | |
| 13 | Nick Nack | 40 | | |
| 14 | May Day | 37.8 | | |
| 15 | Chang | 37.5 | | |
| 16 | Locque | 37.48 | | |
| 17 | Gobinda | 34.52 | | |
| 18 | Helga | 33.34 | | |
| 19 | Ash | 23.93 | | |
| 20 | Renard | 23.63 | | |
| 21 | Taro | 23.63 | | |
| 22 | Patrice | 22.25 | | |
| 23 | Medrano | 20.83 | | |
| 24 | Zao | 13 | | |
| 25 | Kratt | 5.58 | | |
Kratt. Is not coming back. However, reviewing performance over the years…
**Seeds and Pots for 2027**
| | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Average form | Seed/Pot 2027 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dr No | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20.2 | Pot 2 |
| FRWL | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 10.8 | Pot 1 |
| Goldfinger | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Seed 2 |
| Thunderball | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4.4 | Seed 5 |
| YOLT | 15 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 15 | Pot 2 |
| OHMSS | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8.4 | Seed 7 |
| DAF | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3.8 | Seed 3 |
| LALD | 14 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9.4 | Seed 8 |
| TMwtGGun | 13 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12.2 | Pot 1 |
| TSWLM | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.8 | Seed 1 |
| Moonraker | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | Pot 1 |
| FYEO | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14.8 | Pot 1 |
| Octopussy | 23 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Pot 2 |
| AVTAK | 5 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9.8 | Seed 9 |
| TLD | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | Seed 6 |
| LTK | 17 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11.4 | Pot 1 |
| GoldenEye | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Seed 4 |
| TND | 19 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 17.6 | Pot 2 |
| TWINE | 16 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | Pot 3 |
| DAD | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22.6 | Pot 3 |
| C Royale | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 22.8 | Pot 3 |
| QoS | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24.6 | Pot 3 |
| Skyfall | 18 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20.2 | Pot 3 |
| Spectre | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Seed 10 |
| NTTD | 24 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20.2 | Pot 2 |
Some new players - Miss Taro, General Medrano - didn’t do as badly as others had done in previous years, but Miss Taro is in the bin because Prof. Dent did tend to win a match now and again. Admittedly Casino Royale’s never done that well, and consider the run of feeble henching that makes up Pot 3.
Grant, despite a stellar performance, can’t get into the Seeds. Hinx remains mystifyingly popular although given the fools surrounding him, may just be by default. Might keep Logan Ash for No Time to Die, or perhaps use that idiot doctor man who seems to have his performance directed by someone else completely. Irma Bunt didn’t do as well this year but I cannot be persuaded that Grunther would do any better. Also, she scares me. _You_ tell her she’s dropped.
**Most Valuable Player - needs a knockout placing to qualify**
| | Placings | Wins | Top Tens | Top Form | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OHMSS | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| FRWL | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| TSWLM | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Goldfinger | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Moonraker | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Casino Royale | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Thunderball | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Skyfall | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Live and Let Die | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| DAF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
New entrant with Diamonds are Forever, although query how much more impact it will have. Slightly closer than it has been in previous years at this halfway stage. Interesting how many are now bunched up with 5 Top Ten finishes.
**Top Ten of Everything to date**
| 5 visits to Top Ten | 4 visits to Top Ten | 3 visits to Top Ten | 2 visits to Top Ten | 1 visit to Top Ten | Yet to bother the scorers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FRWL | LTK | TLD | Dr No | YOLT | TMwtGGun |
| Goldfinger | | Skyfall | DAF | AVTAK | Octopussy |
| Thunderball | | | Live and Let Die | GoldenEye | TWINE |
| OHMSS | | | FYEO | QoSolace | DAD |
| TSWLM | | | TND | Spectre | NTTD |
| Moonraker | | | | | |
| Casino Royale | | | | | |
Told you. Chang and (for flip’s sake) …Kratt were never going to get into the Top Ten so albeit 6 rounds in, none have finished in the Top Ten in all 6 rounds so far. Momentum might shift to some of those who have now caught up. Interesting to see Licence to Kill doing pretty well but there are some categories coming (e.g. garb, titles) where it’s often done poorly. GoldenEye breaks out of the Club Zero and those still yet to do that have an air of familiarity about them.
**Bonus Points**
| | Film | Bonus Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Licence to Kill | 43 |
| 2 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 39 |
| 3 | Moonraker | 23 |
| 4 | From Russia with Love | 19 |
| 5 | Quantum of Solace | 17 |
| 6 | The World is Not Enough | 15 |
| 7 | The Living Daylights | 14 |
| 8 | OHMSS | 11 |
| 9 | A View to a Kill | 9 |
| 10 | Skyfall | 8 |
| 11 | Octopussy | 2 |
| 12 | Die Another Day | 1 |
| 13 | Spectre | 1 |
| 14 | For Your Eyes Only | -2 |
| 15 | Casino Royale | -2 |
| 16 | Thunderball | -3 |
| 17 | The Spy who Loved Me | -3 |
| 18 | The Man with the Golden Gun | -4 |
| 19 | GoldenEye | -8 |
| 20 | No Time to Die | -8 |
| 21 | You Only Live Twice | -9 |
| 22 | Live and Let Die | -12 |
| 23 | Dr No | -16 |
| 24 | Goldfinger | -22 |
| 25 | Diamonds are Forever | -26 |
Despite performing traditionally pretty well, Wint & Kidd finished 3 places lower on form this year so the drop continues… halfway through this year’s cycle of violence and can anything stop Licence to Kill?
**Overall Top Tens as voted for by you lot**
| | Villain | Music | Action & Stunts | Bond | Woman | Hench |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| One | Moonraker | On Her Majesty’s Secret Service | The Spy who Loved Me | From Russia with Love | On Her Majesty’s Secret Service | Goldfinger |
| Two | On Her Majesty’s Secret Service | Thunderball | On Her Majesty’s Secret Service | Casino Royale | Casino Royale | From Russia with Love |
| Three | Goldfinger | You Only Live Twice | Casino Royale | Thunderball | Goldfinger | The Spy who Loved Me |
| Four | A View to a Kill | Goldfinger | For Your Eyes Only | Goldfinger | From Russia with Love | GoldenEye |
| Five | Thunderball | Moonraker | Licence to Kill | The Spy who Loved Me | The Spy who Loved Me | Thunderball |
| Six | Licence to Kill | Diamonds are Forever | Skyfall | The Living Daylights | Thunderball | Diamonds are Forever |
| Seven | Skyfall | The Living Daylights | Live and Let Die | Moonraker | Dr No | The Living Daylights |
| Eight | The Spy who Loved Me | Casino Royale | Tomorrow Never Dies | Skyfall | Tomorrow Never Dies | OHMSS |
| Nine | Casino Royale | Live and Let Die | Moonraker | For Your Eyes Only | Moonraker | Licence to Kill |
| Ten | From Russia with Love | From Russia with Love | Quantum of Solace | Dr No | Licence to Kill | Spectre |
Only ones with Bond, Woman, Villain and Hench in the Top Ten - From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, The Spy who Loved Me. Yeah, might be right, that.
And next, “Story”.
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### Author:  [@Jim](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Jim)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/77 "2026-09-15T11:48:12Z")
The new category of Story have reached the conclusion of its Group stage, the tale told is:
| Group A | Played | W | D | L | F | A | GD | % | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skyfall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 69.45 | 10 |
| Goldfinger | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 68.08 | 10 |
| Licence to Kill | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 59.7 | 6 |
| No Time to Die | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 40.28 | 3 |
| DAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 63 | -54 | 12.5 | 0 |
Rare to have a tie at the top of a table, and interesting (go on, it is, sort of) that the generally perceived archetype and a generally perceived departure from that norm finish in the top two places. No Time to Die has a story but perhaps not one many wanted told; gets by as a Lucky Loser, though. Die Another Day would appear to have a beginning, a middle and an end, and they’re all poor. Licence to Kill gets through as Lucky Loser 1; a minor revolution against the standard ingredients albeit eventually feebly succumbing to them, overall.
| Group B | Played | W | D | L | F | A | GD | % | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TSWLM | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 19 | 34 | 73.6 | 12 |
| FYEO | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 59.4 | 9 |
| GoldenEye | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 56.73 | 6 |
| DAF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 48 | -25 | 32.18 | 1 |
| QoS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 51 | -31 | 28.1 | 1 |
Fairly routine group, but not the highest scoring one. Quantum of Solace’s tale may get lost in the presentation; Diamonds are Forever’s arguably wasn’t really there to begin with. GoldenEye a Lucky Loser, and the other two are solid, textbook, boilerplate stuff, if not exactly setting the world on fire, although that is the story in one of them. IRONY!
| Group C | Played | W | D | L | F | A | GD | % | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OHMSS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 64 | 94.43 | 12 |
| TND | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 54.18 | 7 |
| TLD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 48.85 | 7 |
| YOLT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 37.5 | 3 |
| Spectre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 59 | -46 | 18.05 | 0 |
If anyone can explain the story of The Living Daylights in 30 words or fewer, they get a biscuit. Otherwise, an expected winner here because, ultimately, there is a story being told there. There’s a story being told in Spectre too, but it’s a really annoying one. Tomorrow Never Dies seems to possess ongoing contemporary relevance, and a cunnilingus joke, so hooray for it.
| Group D | Played | W | D | L | F | A | GD | % | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FRWL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 64 | 94.4 | 12 |
| Thunderball | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 52.8 | 9 |
| Dr No | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 50 | 6 |
| Octopussy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 33.35 | 3 |
| TMwtGGun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 58 | -44 | 19.45 | 0 |
I suppose the fallacy of the Group Stage is having to decide whether the story of Octopussy is any better that the story of The Man with the Golden Gun, whilst it being very obvious that they’re both terrible. Dr No hitting bang average is probably logical, and that’s a fearsome start for an almost dead-straight Fleming adaptation. Hmm.
| Group E | Played | W | D | L | F | A | GD | % | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Casino Royale | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 60 | 94.13 | 12 |
| Moonraker | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 55.88 | 9 |
| LALD | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 45.6 | 6 |
| AVTAK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 50 | -32 | 26.45 | 3 |
| TWINE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 49 | -30 | 27.95 | 0 |
That theme continues here, and may be an overall deciding factor come the end of the category. Although The World is Not Enough outperformed A View to a Kill on form, it lost all its matches so finishes last. That can happen. It obviously doesn’t matter. A mixed group, possibly (generously) demonstrating the elasticity of Bond tales - a contemporary Fleming-vibe, an outlandish parody, a pared-back exercise in borderline racism, a Goldfinger clone and a fatuous telenovela. Breadth, that.
**Form table after Group stage - Story**
| | | Form | Seed | Group Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | FRWL | 94.44 | 7 | Winner D |
| 2 | OHMSS | 94.43 | 3 | Winner C |
| 3 | Casino Royale | 94.13 | 6 | Winner E |
| 4 | TSWLM | 73.6 | 2 | Winner B |
| 5 | Skyfall | 69.45 | 10 | Winner A |
| 6 | Goldfinger | 68.08 | 1 | Runner-Up A |
| 7 | Licence to Kill | 59.7 | | Lucky Loser 1 |
| 8 | FYEO | 59.4 | | Runner-Up B |
| 9 | GoldenEye | 56.73 | | Lucky Loser 2 |
| 10 | Moonraker | 55.88 | 5 | Runner-Up E |
| 11 | TND | 54.18 | | Runner-Up C |
| 12 | Thunderball | 52.8 | 4 | Runner-Up D |
| 13 | Dr No | 50 | | Lucky Loser 3 |
| 14 | TLD | 48.85 | | Lucky Loser 4 |
| 15 | LALD | 45.6 | | Lucky Loser 5 |
| 16 | NTTD | 40.28 | | Lucky Loser 6 |
| 17 | YOLT | 37.5 | 8 | |
| 18 | Octopussy | 33.35 | | |
| 19 | DAF | 32.18 | 9 | |
| 20 | QoSolace | 28.1 | | |
| 21 | TWINE | 27.95 | | |
| 22 | AVTAK | 26.45 | | |
| 23 | TMwtGGun | 19.45 | | |
| 24 | Spectre | 18.05 | | |
| 25 | DAD | 12.5 | | |
As a first run of the category, and Seeds based on overall finish last year, this was always going to be a bit of a mess, and it’s turned out quite the opposite: it’s a lot of a mess. Don’t think we’ve ever seen two Seeds fail to get through to the Second Round before. Still, Die Another Day provides reassurance, if not satisfaction, and there’s evidently going to be carnage in the Second Round. Lovely.
**Bonus Points**
Because it’s a new category, no changes from the end of the Henchperson stage, but a reminder and an opportunity to consider that this is going to go a bit nuts by the end of this category. Putting the gory into category, it’s what it’s here for.
| | Film | Bonus Points |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Licence to Kill | 43 |
| 2 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 39 |
| 3 | Moonraker | 23 |
| 4 | From Russia with Love | 19 |
| 5 | Quantum of Solace | 17 |
| 6 | TWINE | 15 |
| 7 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 14 |
| 8 | OHMSS | 11 |
| 9 | AVTAK | 9 |
| 10 | Skyfall | 8 |
| 11 | Octopussy | 2 |
| 12 | Die Another Day | 1 |
| 13 | Spectre | 1 |
| 14 | For Your Eyes Only | -2 |
| 15 | Casino Royale | -2 |
| 16 | Thunderball | -3 |
| 17 | The Spy who Loved Me | -3 |
| 18 | TMwtGGun | -4 |
| 19 | GoldenEye | -8 |
| 20 | No Time to Die | -8 |
| 21 | You Only Live Twice | -9 |
| 22 | Live and Let Die | -12 |
| 23 | Dr No | -16 |
| 24 | Goldfinger | -22 |
| 25 | Diamonds are Forever | -26 |
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### Author:  [@Jim](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Jim)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/78 "2026-09-16T17:27:01Z")
Round 2 of Story, another chapter done, and the form plays out as:
| | | Form | (% shift) | Place shift |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | OHMSS | 95.54 | (+1.11) | +1 |
| 2 | From Russia with Love | 94.4 | (-) | -1 |
| 3 | Casino Royale | 91.96 | (-2.17) | - |
| 4 | Skyfall | 71.12 | (+1.67) | +1 |
| 5 | TSWLM | 71.1 | (-2.5) | -1 |
| 6 | Goldfinger | 67.8 | (-0.28) | - |
| 7 | For Your Eyes Only | 58.64 | (-0.76) | +1 |
| 8 | Moonraker | 54.7 | (-1.18) | +2 |
| 9 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 53.34 | (-0.84) | +2 |
| 10 | GoldenEye | 52.04 | (-4.69) | -1 |
| 11 | Thunderball | 51.12 | (-1.68) | +1 |
| 12 | Licence to Kill | 51.1 | (-8.6) | -5 |
| 13 | Live and Let Die | 40.92 | (-4.68) | +2 |
| 14 | The Living Daylights | 40.2 | (-8.65) | - |
| 15 | No Time to Die | 40 | (0.28) | +1 |
| 16 | Dr No | 40 | (-10) | -3 |
| 17 | YOLT | 37.5 | | |
| 18 | Octopussy | 33.35 | | |
| 19 | DAF | 32.18 | | |
| 20 | QoSolace | 28.1 | | |
| 21 | TWINE | 27.95 | | |
| 22 | AVTAK | 26.45 | | |
| 23 | TMwtGGun | 19.45 | | |
| 24 | Spectre | 18.05 | | |
| 25 | DAD | 12.5 | | |
The more notionally “faithful” to Fleming do seem to dominate, although Dr No took a tumble into the reactor here. From Russia with Love has achieved 94.4% of the vote in all five games played, which is unusual, but even that impressive consistency can’t stop On Her Majesty’s Secret Service leading at present. That might be a top ten finish for two Brosnans, unheard of elsewhere, and at least there’s some Christopher Wood love in the room; this satisfies me, even if they’re basically the same story.
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### Author:  [@Jim](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Jim)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2026, 6:38am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/79 "2026-09-17T06:38:33Z")
Quarter-Finals for Story now done, form table narrates the carnage:
| | | Form | (% shift) | Place shift |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | OHMSS | 93.65 | (-1.89) | - |
| 2 | From Russia with Love | 93.58 | (-0.82) | - |
| 3 | Casino Royale | 90.67 | (-1.29) | - |
| 4 | TSWLM | 66.27 | (-4.83) | +1 |
| 5 | Goldfinger | 66.15 | (-1.65) | +1 |
| 6 | Skyfall | 61.97 | (-9.15) | -2 |
| 7 | Tomorrow Never Dies | 53.34 | (-) | +2 |
| 8 | GoldenEye | 52.04 | (-) | +2 |
| 9 | For Your Eyes Only | 51.5 | (-7.14) | -2 |
| 10 | Thunderball | 51.12 | (-) | +1 |
| 11 | Licence to Kill | 51.1 | (-) | +1 |
| 12 | Moonraker | 47.3 | (-7.4) | -4 |
| 13 | Live and Let Die | 40.92 | | |
| 14 | The Living Daylights | 40.2 | | |
| 15 | No Time to Die | 40 | | |
| 16 | Dr No | 40 | | |
| 17 | YOLT | 37.5 | | |
| 18 | Octopussy | 33.35 | | |
| 19 | DAF | 32.18 | | |
| 20 | QoSolace | 28.1 | | |
| 21 | TWINE | 27.95 | | |
| 22 | AVTAK | 26.45 | | |
| 23 | TMwtGGun | 19.45 | | |
| 24 | Spectre | 18.05 | | |
| 25 | DAD | 12.5 | | |
Severe damage done here to Moonraker, and it won’t be in the Top Ten; Thunderball benefits. Depending on the outcome of the Semi-Finals, there’s still evidently capacity for change amongst the top three.
MY GOD IT IS SO TENSE THAT I SHALL HAVE TO ABANDON MY STATUS AS A NON-WORKING NON-ROYAL.
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### Author:  [@MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrKiddWint)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/deathmatch-2026/3754/80 "2026-09-17T13:07:34Z")
> [@Jim](#):
>
> MY STATUS AS A NON-WORKING NON-ROYAL.
Netflix is always a possibility. Or Mrs. Jim becoming a shoe influencer.
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