Wow, this was amazing. Thanks everyone for your votes and support, but most of all thank Nina for orchestrating this battle, determining the conditions, carrying it out, AND creating an awesome badass sprite on top of everything. I'm very grateful for the win, but considering the turn out (this is the highest amount of votes a contest had gotten in a long, long time), I'm comfortable with non-ironically and completely cheeseily saying that all of A&D won this time. You guys rock.
Can't wait for round two. ;)
Any new comers want a challenge? Just call out either Nina or myself for a dual in the stickied Art Battle thread. I'm certainty up for another battle! B)