Mr. /co/lympus 2021

Mr. /co/lympus 2021 was the fourth edition of the annual Mr. /co/ event, and the eighth character tournament overall. The competition began with the nominations on October 8, 2021, 18:00 Eastern Standard Time, and ended with the final match on October 17.

Stats anon !!rkK6EtYmPFl, the host of the tournament, disappeared (possibly having died) before the scheduled start date, although this has not been officially confirmed yet. After the initial chaos that followed in the host's absence, several tripfags decided in a plus4chan thread that they would continue running the rest of the tournament until Stats showed signs of life. Currently, only NightShiftAnon !!9A2duD1C25+ plans to return the following year.

The tournament was won by General Grievous from Star Wars, defeating 2019 semi-finalist Hank Hill in the final match. Aku claimed third place after he won against the low-seeded Marvin the Martian in the consolation playoff. Unlike Ms. /co/ 2021, this Elite Eight roster contained five guys (Hank, Aku, Samurai Jack, JJJ, Skeletor) who reached the stage for the second time. Nevertheless, it was still hailed by anons as one, if not the best Top 8 to date, in contrast to the mixed reception of the female counterpart.

Plus4chan thread links:
 * Pre-Thread: https://boards.plus4chan.org/tnt/t2.html
 * Mr. /co/lympus has fallen: https://boards.plus4chan.org/tnt/t1956.html

Live nomination list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X716EuEXQzCLmYX7k3KxIkrz7U2uRUMzWjrF4GX9beE/edit#gid=

Rules
Source: Stats anon's pastebin link

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 male /co/ characters (except those listed under "Excluded characters" shown below)
 * Any character that was allowed or has appeared in past Mr. /co/lympus 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) characters in the main bracket. These are decided by their votes in the qualifying poll. However, there is no restriction on the number of characters 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 September 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 is 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). [ Click here for the full list.]

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 in the next contest.

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

Qualifying Results
Live nomination list by NightShiftAnon: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1X716EuEXQzCLmYX7k3KxIkrz7U2uRUMzWjrF4GX9beE/edit#gid=0 Top 128 Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/WHsVb4Zf A total of 928 nominees were entered into the qualifying poll.

This edition was the first qualifying poll to include images for each character. Some nominees were initially missing from the poll, but they were later included after feedback from anons. Because of this, the organizers have decided to allow voters to edit their responses while the poll is still active.

Advanced
Note that the tiebreaker rule is not used here.

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.

Tournament Bracket
Same format as before: 128 characters, single-elimination bracket. 7 rounds, 7 days. Characters are seeded based on their rankings in the qualifying poll.

All characters who reach at least quarter-finals will be granted Elite Eight status, making them temporarily ineligible for Mr. /co/lympus 2022.


 * Losers of the quarter-finals will play a 4-way consolation match in order to rank from 5th-8th. This will take place during the semi-finals.
 * Semi-final losers will play each other at the final round to decide 3rd place.
 * Lastly, the winner of the final match will ascend into the /co/lympian Pantheon, and will permanently retire from the tournament.

Voting policy:


 * You must log-in to a Gmail account in order to vote. All emails will be anonymous to the organizer and other voters.
 * You must answer one or more questions related to 4chan culture before you can access the voting form.
 * You must vote on all match-ups. In other words, no abstaining.
 * You must answer one or more Captchas before you can submit your votes.
 * In this tournament, you can change your votes anytime until the round is over.

Rounds 1-4
Responses: 622 > 611 > 441 > 452 > 436 > 422 > 466

Poll Pictures
The poll picture for all qualified characters is usually taken from the nomination threads.

Theme Round
Round 5 (Quarter-finals) will be themed the Swimsuit Round, which will replace all Poll Pictures of that round with an appropriately-themed art submitted by users from one of the thread's anchor posts.

Vote Results & Archived Threads
Google Polls Results: Round 1 - Round 2 - Round 3 - Round 4 - Quarters - Semis & 5th/8th - Final & 3rd