Queen of /v/ 2023

The 5th edition of the annual Queen of /v/ tournament is set to take place on November 3rd 2023, 7:00 PM EST.

Rules
DISCLAIMER: Some of these rules are pending at the discretion of the hosts.

How to nominate

 * Character must appear in a video game (vidya)
 * You must post the image, type the character name AND the correct series name (e.g. [I nominate] Link from Legend of Zelda)
 * 12 replies / (You)s are needed in a single thread to qualify as a nominee.
 * One nominee per post only
 * Check the nomination list (Ctrl+F, click the "three vertical dots" icon, and enter character name) to see if your girl is already nominated

Character / series eligibility

 * FOTM Clause: Characters who first appeared at the month before the start of this contest (October 01 and later) are banned.
 * Visual novels / eroge games / galgames are allowed (e.g. Fate, Steins;Gate, Hunie Pop)
 * Characters debuting in non-vidya media that is part of an established vidya franchise are accepted (e.g. Miss Pauling @ Team Fortress 2, Jeanne d'Arc @ Fate/Apocrypha , Tokai Teio @ Uma Musume )
 * Characters debuting in a game that is part of a non-vidya / multimedia franchise are accepted (e.g. Android 21 @ Dragon Ball FighterZ, Iroha Tamaki @ Magia Record )
 * Characters that do not debut in a video game may be accepted if they are deemed to have a sufficiently strong presence in /v/ board culture, or are better known for their video game appearance. (e.g. Geralt @ The Witcher, AM @ I Have no Mouth)
 * Characters who are not male/female or whose gender is unknown are eligible for both Queen and King tournaments, but if they appear in the main bracket in the Queen contest, they will be ineligible for nomination in King (and vice versa).
 * Spinoffs and crossovers are counted as separate series. This rule mainly applies to characters debuting and/or are better known from said series. (e.g. Leona @ King of Fighters, Joker @ Persona, Sora @ Kingdom Hearts, Master Hand @ Super Smash Bros., Wario @ Wario series)
 * However, if a given character has previously appeared in another game prior to being featured in a spinoff/crossover/guest appearance, they will be entered under their original series whenever the host deems it convenient.
 * No fan-made characters, including memes, OCs and custom characters (e.g. Anonymous Guy, Coomer, Coldsteel the Hedgeheg, Create-A-Player from NBA 2K )
 * No inanimate objects (e.g. L-Block, Ebony & Ivory)
 * No grandfather clause: a contestant that appears here may not be allowed for future editions (e.g. Ebony & Ivory after 2021)

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

Tournament champions, on the other hand, are permanently retired and will be barred for future editions.

Whitelist
Starting with King of /v/ 2022, the concept of a whitelist was introduced to allow certain characters to circumvent the usual rules of entry if they were deemed to have significant enough /v/idya history and got voted through by anons. If this concept remains for Queen of /v/ 2023, the following characters were both voted to be whitelisted: On the other hand, the following character was voted AGAINST being whitelisted:
 * from the Project DIVA video games
 * Roll Caskett from Mega Man Legends (as a separate entity from classic Roll)
 * from Serial Experiment Lain (PS1)

Thread Links

 * Google Polls Results:

Notes / Sources
