Chel
Chel is a character from the 2000 DreamWorks animated film The Road to El Dorado.
Considered one of /co/'s classic waifus, Chel prefers to let her hips do the talking. The South American native is one of the few girls to reach the Elite Eight multiple times, placing 5th in 2018, 7th in 2020 and 3rd in 2022. She is known for being a frequent member of the Elite Eight, having made that position three times in a row.
In addition to her contest finishes, Chel scored 2018's biggest blowout by defeating Joy Kaplan 310-21. That match is also the largest percentage-based victory margin in Ms. /co/ history to date (93.7%) .
Tournament History[edit]
Chel debuted in the first Ms. /co/ in 2018, placing at 8th seed. She won her first four matches against Joy Kaplan (in what is still the largest proportional stomp victory in tourney history), Callie Briggs, Dr. Mrs. The Monarch and Kim Pine, but lost to Toph Beifong in the quarter-finals. She awarded 5th place for her efforts.
In 2020 she returned, seeding at a lower 31 but nevertheless having an impressive run. She defeated Maddie Flour, April O'Neil, Pacifica Northwest and Gwen Tennyson. She lost again in the quarter-finals to Queen Ty'rahnee and was voted into 7th place.
In 2022 Chel was seeded at 26. For most of the tournament's run she was overlooked until for the third time she earned herself a spot in the Elite Eight after defeating Alex Vasquez, Ty Lee, Gwen and Captain Amelia. This time she would triumph over Queen Ty'rahnee in the quarter-finals and advance to the semi-finals, where she was seemingly defeated by Shirley the Medium.
In round 3 it was brought to everyone's attention by the host, NightShiftAnon, that he strongly suspected that several contestants were being rigged. Despite it all he was pushed into revealing the suspected rigged characters' names and to let them remain in the contest under the belief that anons would vote them out. While Chel was not among them, her opponent in the semi-finals and the character she would lose to by a narrow margin, Shirley, was. During the final voting round NSA included questions regarding how to best handle certain situations going forward, rigged characters included. After what was seen as a failure to remove cheaters by voting them out, the majority voted for the host to simply remove the amount of suspected rigged votes. NSA chose to enact that policy with the final round, announcing he had tossed out around 100 votes in addition to demoting Shirley to 3rd place and bumping Chel to 2nd. This was met with extremely mixed results, with Chel's supporters feeling that NSA should have acted earlier than the finals and allow Chel to advance instead, and that she was denied a matchup against Fang and a potential win. "Spirited" discussion on the matter lasted for several hours. Some anons suggested a do-over round, but due to a lack of time allowed by the mods, the amount of spite that would surely affect the outcome, and the general feeling of unfairness to both Fang, Chel and their fans, it wasn't held. Some jokingly suggest Chel and Shirley simultaneously shared 2nd and 3rd place. Others proposed that Chel be exempted from the Elite Eight rule and be allowed to participate in 2023, but it was never solidified.
While Fang's win was overall seen as legitimate, a unanimous agreement on where Chel and Shirley are truly placed has not been met. Many of Chel's supporters still saw her as being the legitimate 2nd place, with NSA's support and PsyAnon corroborating it in his final show.
Chel's return in Ms. /co/ 2024 was subject to much anticipation, as she was seen as a major contender for the title of Ms. /co/ due to her consistent strong runs and popularity on top of being seen as having been robbed in 2022. All seemed to be going well for her run, as she easily BTFO'd Vivzie character Charlie Morningstar in the first round, followed by DTVA girl Anne Boonchuy and Hello Nurse. Things took a turn for the worse for Chel in round 4, starting with an incident where through the power of dubs Chel was arranged to be married to a butt (later specified to be Loona's), however this wedding was crashed by angry protestors on behalf of Chel who were outraged at the idea of her being roped in to such a ridiculous and degrading situation. This tied into what has been assumed to be a series of vicious falseflag attacks launched against Chel aggressively pedalling her as an "anti-campaigner" pick and generally obnoxious metafagging claiming her to be the only acceptable winner to appease the tournament meta. Owing to this as well as increased campaign efforts by her opponent, she would lose in a massive upset to newcomer Pomni, breaking her streak of three consecutive entries into the Elite Eight before it could become four.
Results[edit]
| Ms. /co/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 - seed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Round | Opponent | Series | Votes | Pct. For | |||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | (121)  Joy Kaplan
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Mad Magic | 310 - 21 | 93.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | (57)  Callie Briggs
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SWAT Kats | 247 - 90 | 73.3% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 3 | (40)  Dr. Mrs. The Monarch
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Venture Bros. | 194 - 140 | 58.1% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 4 | (56)  Kim Pine
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Scott Pilgrim | 198 - 102 | 60.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | (32)  Toph Beifong
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Avatar: TLA | 174 - 180 | 49.2% | |||||||||||||||
| 5th-8th | (6)  Helen Parr(4)  Harley Quinn(66)  Black Canary
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The Incredibles DC DC |
??? | ???% (5th place) | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 - seed 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Round | Opponent | Series | Votes | Pct. For | |||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | (98)  Maddie Flour
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Amphibia | 606 - 224 | 73.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | (95)  April O'Neil
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TMNT | 537 - 296 | 64.5% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 3 | (2)  Pacifica Northwest
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Gravity Falls | 534 - 325 | 62.2% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 4 | (15)  Gwen Tennyson
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Ben 10 | 496 - 366 | 57.5% | |||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | (10)  Queen Tyr'ahnee
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Duck Dodgers | 323 - 500 | 39.2% | |||||||||||||||
| 5th-8th | (20)  EVE(24)  Starfire(6)  Jucika
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WALL-E DC Jucika |
??? | ???% (7th place) | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 - seed 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Round | Opponent | Series | Votes | Pct. For | |||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | (103)  Alex
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Totally Spies | 655 - 373 | 63.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | (39)  Ty Lee
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Avatar: The Last Airbender | 686 - 321 | 68.1% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 3 | (58)  Gwen
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force | 651 - 384 | 62.8% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 4 | (87)  Captain Amelia
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Treasure Planet | 626 - 459 | 57.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | (02) Queen Tyr'ahnee
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Duck Dodgers | 557 - 512 | 52.1% | |||||||||||||||
| Semi-finals | (86)  Shirley
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Courage the Cowardly Dog | 486 - 490 | 49.8% | |||||||||||||||
| 3rd Place Match | (21)  Nicole Watterson
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The Amazing World of Gumball | 527 - 421 | 55.6% | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 - seed 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | (7)  Charlie Morningstar
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Hazbin Hotel | 619 - 357 | 63.4% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | (13)  Anne Boonchuy
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Amphibia | 457 - 335 | 57.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 3 | (124)  Hello Nurse
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Animaniacs | 461 - 221 | 67.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 4 | (8)  Pomni
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The Amazing Digital Circus | 331 - 359 | 48.0% | |||||||||||||||
