Ms. /co/ 2022

The 5th edition of the annual Ms. /co/ tournament began on the 2nd of September 2022, 19:00 Eastern Standard Time. (23:00 UTC) It ended on September 11, at 19:00 EST, when the results of the final round were revealed.

The tournament was primarily hosted by NightShift Anon !!9A2duD1C25+ in the absence of other hosts like the previous Stats anon. Nominations were handled in collaboration with Fern avatarfag' !ma9qovM58k, while night shifts are ironically managed in part by newcomer Ghost' !!eh0Fgi0FQSV. Several rogue threads were made early on by a supporter of Luna Loud from The Loud House before being taken down by /co/ moderators.

The elite eight contestants of 2020 made their return this year: Queen Tyr'ahnee, Fang, Kim Possible, EVE, Starfire, Chel, and Jucika. Of those, three (Fang, Tyr'ahnee, and Chel) were able to advance to it again alongside five newcomers: Mrs. Brisby, ENA, Nicole Watterson, Nani Pelekai, and Shirley the Medium. This included several firsts for both Ms. /co/ and Mr. /co/lympus, including a character making Elite Eight three times (Chel); a character featured in a Don Bluth production (Mrs. Brisby), and a character debuting in an internet animation (ENA). It also tied Courage the Cowardly Dog with Looney Tunes for the series with the most amount of unique representatives in the Elite Eight, at four each, although Looney Tunes is still one ahead if Tyr'ahnee from Duck Dodgers is counted as an extension.

Continuing the trend of progressively greater nominations each year, a record number of 1422 girls appeared in the qualifier. The tournament also saw a record number of overall voters.

A large amount of controversy was stirred over NightShift's allegations of potential rigging after the third round. He alleged that seven candidates, mainly furries (Gadget Hackwrench, Tigress, Mrs. Brisby, Nicole, Karen, Judy Hopps, and Shirley) had garnered a suspicious influx of votes around the same time. These claims and his further explanations were met with mixed reactions in the following threads, with a notable amount of anons questioning either his methods or the allegations as a whole. Regardless, the tournament mostly went on as usual afterwards despite some people distrusting NightShift afterwards.

The tournament ended with Fang beating Shirley the Medium by 54.9%. The trio of main characters from Ongezellig (Coco, Maya, and Mymy) were simultaneously given the Ms. Literally Who award based on replies in the threads.

Rules
Source: Stats anon's pastebin link

Some of the rules may be added, removed, or changed depending on the anons' inputs on the 2021 feedback poll.

How to nominate?

 * To nominate a character, a user must include their name, picture, and series in their post. Nominating 2 or more characters in a single post is not allowed.
 * All characters must either originate from /co/ media: Western animation and comics
 * Each valid nomination must garner at least nine (9) replies in order to qualify for the contest. These replies are only counted if they are all within a single thread, and do NOT carry over to other threads.

Eligible Nominees

 * All female /co/ characters (except those listed under "Excluded characters" shown below)
 * Any character that was allowed or has appeared in past Ms. /co/ tournaments (Grandfather Clause)
 * Characters can be any age
 * Puppets are allowed (e.g. Muppets, Sesame Street)
 * Generalization Statute: Multiple versions of the same character --- be it from various adaptations, spin-off series, or alternative universes --- are combined into a single entrant. In other words, you are voting for the entire history of that character, not just one particular iteration.
 * Example:   Zatanna (DC Comics, Young Justice, DC Super Hero Girls, etc.)
 * Character Limit: Each series can only have a maximum of three (3) girls in the main bracket. These are decided by their votes in the qualifying poll. However, there is no restriction on the number of girls that can be nominated from a single series.
 * Exceptions: Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Disney core universe characters + related series (Mickey, Oswald, Goofy, and Donald)

Restrictions

 * Any character that is clearly not /co/ is not allowed (e.g. /a/nime and live action shows)
 * /v/ideo game characters that did not originate from /co/ media are not allowed
 * Real-life politicians that are portrayed as cartoon characters / caricatures are not allowed, satirical or otherwise.
 * No /mlp/ characters
 * No Board-tans
 * No "OC donut steels"
 * No meme creations (e.g. Virgin vs Chad)
 * One-Month Old Clause: Any character debuting from the 1st of the previous month to the start date are ineligible.
 * Which means that new cartoons or comics released from August 1, 2021 and later cannot be nominated.
 * Grandfather Clause: All characters who have previously made it into Ms. /co/ or Mr. /co/lympus tournaments, and are not banned by the Elite 8 rule, are eligible to participate regardless of the above restrictions. (Examples:  Dr. Eggman,  Saxton Hale,  JFK,  Wendy's,  Princess Zelda)

Excluded Characters
Elite Eight Rule: Characters appearing in the quarter-finals of the previous contest are not allowed to compete in this edition. They will be eligible for nomination next contest.

Jenny Rule: Ms. /co/ champions are permanently retired, and will be barred from participating in future tournaments.

Qualified
Live nomination list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TqYywLKDJzZRcsoh_hsCL1MUHUTRrJLBAW_XcYFpG8Q/edit?usp=sharing Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CeA91C5Do9e8TPRXoaDsKwK0hkL5wgJGl-0OagKLRHY/edit#gid=2105913565 A total of 1422 characters were successfully nominated. The qualifying poll received 738 responses.

Ties are resolved by series name in alphabetical order, then character name in the same order. Only the names written on the Rentry and Google Docs are considered. Characters who appear in the bracket for the first time are labeled in bold.

Excluded by Series Limit
The following characters have enough votes to qualify for the main bracket, but are excluded due to the 3 characters per series rule. The series limit does NOT apply to DC, Marvel and Disney as a whole.

Thread Links

 * Google Polls Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CeA91C5Do9e8TPRXoaDsKwK0hkL5wgJGl-0OagKLRHY/edit#gid=2105913565