Packet 8: Tossup 16

Due to this god’s incredible brightness, a group of warriors had to cover their eyes with their shields. This god crushed a rebellion by his nephew Copil and threw his heart (15[1])into a lake. This god was served (-5[1])by Paynal. He beheaded a sister of his, whose head became the moon. That sister (-5[1])led (15[1])the “Four Hundred (15[1])Southerners” to kill this god’s (15[1])(*) mother, whom he defended after being born in full armor. This god shares the Templo Mayor with a rain god, Tlaloc. He (-5[1])was born after his mother was impregnated (10[1])by a ball of feathers. This god told his people to build a city where an eagle eating a snake perched on a cactus. For 10 points, name this Aztec war god symbolized by a hummingbird. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Huitzilopochtli
<Mythology, Aveek Sarkar> | VAULT II Packet 08
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Sheehan BankaNorthview AJohns Creek3015
Ian WilsonInnovation AMidtown37-5
Allan YuanHooverExhibition52-5
Rohan JainExhibitionHoover5315
Arnav JasaparaChattahoochee ALambert A5615
Jennifer NursalimLambert BInnovation B6115
Justin AnNorthview BChattahoochee B83-5
Dutch ConnertyMidtownInnovation A9010
Chistopher ZhongChattahoochee BNorthview B12710

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%67%50%69.50
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✕367%33%33%59.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕3100%0%67%118.33
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕450%25%75%94.00
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕580%60%20%58.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✕30%0%100%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✕450%0%75%64.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✕367%33%33%65.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✕520%20%60%30.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕8100%50%38%79.50