Co-op 2023

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/v/ Co-op Tournament 2023 was the first edition of the /v/ Co-op Tournament tournament held in the anonymous imageboard plus4chan. Featuring 195 team nominees and a 128-player randomized single elimination bracket.

The tournament ended with the glam rock animatronics The Glamgals, consisting of Roxanne Wolf and Glamrock Chica from Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, beating Good Christian Boys, consisting of priests John Ward and Father Garcia from FAITH. Third place went to Law and Order, consisting of lawyers Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth, while fourth place went to Intellectual Rapists, consisting of witch of truth and detective Erika Furudo, and inquisitor of heresy Dlanor A. Knox.

Rules

How to nominate

• FOTM Clause: Characters who first appeared at the month before the start of this contest (January 24th and later) are banned.
• Character must appear in a video game (vidya)
• You must post the image, team name, characters AND the correct series name (e.g. [I nominate] Link from Legend of Zelda and Gordon Freeman from Half-Life as team "Example")
• 8 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 team is already nominated

Character / series eligibility

• Characters must be of /v/ media origin.
• Characters cannot be Board-Tans, OC Donut Steels, or originate from a meme.

Qualifying round

195 successful nominees will be consolidated into a single massive group where voters select the guys that they want to advance. There is no restriction on how many guys they can select. This format is called Approval voting. After the round ends, 128 guys with the most votes will advance into the bracket. Ties are broken by whoever gets properly nominated earlier.

A maximum of 3 guys per series can enter the bracket.

Advanced

Advanced to Main Bracket (128)
#	Team Name	Character Name	Franchise / Series	Votes
01	Partners in Crime	Wario	Wario and Mario series	85
		Waluigi	Wario and Mario series
02	Witch Bitches	Beatrice	Umineko	81
		Gruntilda	Banjo-Kazooie
03	CHAOS Revengeance	Garland	Final Fantasy	75
		Raiden	Metal Gear
04	Law and Order	Phoenix Wright	Ace Attorney	73
		Miles Edgeworth	Ace Attorney
05	We Think, Therefore We HATE	AM	I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream	71
		Oersted	Live A Live
06	Pesky Plumbers	Mario	Mario series	68
		Luigi	Mario series
07	Dark Gods of Torment	Lanky Kong	Donkey Kong	63
		Christopher Robin	Winnie the Pooh
08	Pizza Time	Template:Peppino Spaghetti	Pizza Tower
		Template:The Noise	Pizza Tower
09	The Dragon and the Hero	Kazuma Kiryu	Yakuza/Like A Dragon	61
		Ichiban Kasuga	Yakuza/Like A Dragon
10	V=EG^2	Dr. Eggman	Sonic series
		Template:Dr. Wily	Mega Man
11	Good Christian Boys	John Ward	FAITH	59
		Father Garcia	FAITH
12	JUST	Battler Ushiromiya	Umineko
		Template:Cuckold	Cuckold Simulator
13	First	Template:Slowpoke	Pokemon	58
		Template:Slowbro	Pokemon
14	Raiden Rivals	Jetstream Sam	Metal Gear	57
		Template:Blade Wolf (Metal Gear)	Metal Gear
15	Riggerniggers	Revolver Ocelot	Metal Gear	55
		"Fuhrer"	SMT/Persona
16	Mecha, Metal Madness	Template:Mecha Sonic	Sonic series	53
		Metal Sonic	Sonic series
17	The Glamgals	Roxanne Wolf	Five Nights at Freddy's
		Glamrock Chica	Five Nights at Freddy's
18	Trustwortchi Detectives	Tohru Adachi	SMT/Persona
		Template:Goro Akechi	SMT/Persona
19	Rage Against the Approaching Storm	Vergil	Devil May Cry	51
		Template:Jose Gallard	Balan Wonderworld
20	Maximum Jobbers!	Banjo	Banjo-Kazooie	50
		Steve	Minecraft
21	Hocotate Freight	Template:Olimar	Pikmin	48
		Louie	Pikmin
22	"I can't believe this isn't Dragon Ball"	Crono	Chrono Trigger
		Template:Erdrick	Dragon Quest
23	Intellectual Rapists	Erika Furudo	Umineko	46
		Template:Dlanor A. Knox	Umineko
24	Mute City 17	Captain Falcon	F-Zero
		Gordon Freeman	Half-Life
25	Soul Baseball	The Batter	OFF
		Grimm	Black Souls
26	Team Cunning Gods of Death	Ridley	Metroid
		King K Rool	Donkey Kong
27	Don't Deal with the Devil	Cuphead	Cuphead	45
		Template:Mugman	Cuphead
28	Psychiatry	Isaac Kleiner	Half-Life
		Template:Lamarr	Half-Life
29	Team Sonic minus 1	Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic series
		Template:Tails	Sonic series
30	Rubber Daggers	Goro Majima	Yakuza/Like a Dragon	44
		Template:Taiga Saejima	Yakuza/Like a Dragon
31	Team Little Richer	Morshu	The Legend of Zelda	43
		Spamton	Undertale/Deltarune
32	Metal Gear 2077	Sundowner	Metal Gear
		Template:Adam Smasher	Cyberpunk 2077
33	Gustavo & Brick Hour	Template:Gustavo (Pizza Tower)	Pizza Tower	42
		Template:Brick (Pizza Tower)	Pizza Tower
34	Seed and Feed	Template:Sneed (WoW)	Warcraft
		Template:Chuck (WoW)	Warcraft
35	Sworn Partners	King Dedede	Kirby
		Meta Knight	Kirby
36	FUCK LUIGI FUCK HIM TO HELL	King Boo	Luigi's Mansion series	41
		Template:Hellen Gravelly	Luigi's Mansion series
37	Maverick Hunters	Mega Man X	Mega Man	40
		Zero	Mega Man
38	Pong	Template:Left Pong Paddle	Pong
		Template:Right Pong Paddle	Pong
39	Rulers of Hell	Template:Emperor Mateus Palamecia	Final Fantasy
		Template:Astaroth	Ghosts n' Goblins
40	Dawn Breaks	Midna	The Legend of Zelda	39
		Amaterasu	Okami
41	The Double Dragons	Template:Bimmy	Double Dragon
		Template:Jimmy	Double Dragon
42	The Cooperative Testing Initiative	Template:Atlas	Portal	38
		Template:P-Body	Portal
43	Cops and Robbers	Template:Sly Cooper	Sly Cooper
		Carmelita Fox	Sly Cooper
44	Doom Needs No Partner Besides Doom	Template:Doctor Doom	Marvel
		Template:Ditto	Pokemon
45	As Hard Boiled Detectives	Harry Du Bois	Disco Elysium	37
		Kim Kitsuragi	Disco Elysium
46	BEST RPGS EVER	Template:Haze Stratos	Anonymous Agony
		Alex Eggleston	YIIK
47	Galactic Alliance	Giygas	Mother/Earthbound
		Template:The Grox	Spore
48	Arby 'n' the Chief	Master Chief	Halo	36
		Arbiter	Halo
49	The Belmont Clan	Simon Belmont	Castlevania
		Richter Belmont	Castlevania
50	Galactic Corporate Takeover	Template:Haltmann	Kirby
		Template:NME Salesman	Kirby
51	Puzzle Solving Gentlemen	Professor Layton	Professor Layton
		Template:Luke Triton	Professor Layton
52	Ratchet and Clank	Template:Ratchet	Ratchet and Clank
		Template:Clank	Ratchet and Clank
53	Sam and... wait didn't we do this already?	Template:Sam (Sam & Max)	Sam and Max
		Template:Max (Sam & Max)	Sam and Max
54	Snoot Lovers		Snoot Game
		Anonymous	Snoot Game
55	The Agents of Payne	Agent 47	Hitman	34
		Max Payne	Max Payne
56	Ñeo	N	Pokemon
		Neo Cortex	Crash Bandicoot
57	Monster Girl Quest	Luka	Monster Girl Quest
		Alipheese	Monster Girl Quest
58	Mortal Kombatants	Scorpion	Mortal Kombat
		Sub-zero	Mortal Kombat
59	The Precursors	Jak	Jak & Daxter
		Template:Daxter (Jak and Daxter)	Jak & Daxter
60	Star Foxes	Fox McCloud	Star Fox
		Template:Crystal (Star Fox)	Star Fox
61	We Always Come Back	William Afton	Five Nights at Freddy's
		Template:Vanny	Five Nights at Freddy's
62	Anger Fueled Stupidity	The Nerd	AVGN	33
		Cirno	Touhou
63	Brothers of War	Kratos	God of War
		Template:Deimos	God of War
64	Bubble Bobble	Template:Bub (Bubble Bobble)	Bubble Bobble
		Template:Bob (Bubble Bobble)	Bubble Bobble
65	Danganbros	Template:Kiyotaka Ishimaru	Danganronpa	33
		Template:Mondo Owada	Danganronpa
66	The LAPD	Template:Cole Phelps	L.A. Noire
		Template:Herschel Biggs	L.A. Noire
67	The Stanley Parable	Template:Stanley (The Stanley Parable)	The Stanley Parable
		Template:The Narrator (The Stanley Parable	The Stanley Parable
68	Bean Boozlers	Impostor	Among Us	32
		Template:Fall Guy	Fall Guys
69	Effect of Karma	Template:Manfred Von Karma	Ace Attorney
		Template:Franziska Von Karma	Ace Attorney
70	Anti-Midna Alliance	Template:Zant	The Legend of Zelda	31
		Hornet	Hollow Knight
71	Extracurricular After-Hours Club	Monika	Doki Doki Literature Club
		Template:Baldi	Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning
72	Lords of Chaos	Dracula	Castlevania
		Template:Death (Castlevania)	Castlevania
73	shit team	Template:The Great Mighty Poo	Conker's Bad Fur Day
		Template:Colostomia	Binding of Issac
74	Sign the Petition Fuckhead	Travis Touchdown	No More Heroes
		Postal Dude	Postal
75	The Deadly Alliance of Mortal Kombat	Template:Quan-Chi	Mortal Kombat	30
		Template:Shang Tsing	Mortal Kombat
76	DESTROY EVERYTHING	Template:Exdeath	Final Fantasy
		Kefka	Final Fantasy
77	For Chivalry!	Frog	Chrono Trigger
		Template:Sir Arthur	Ghost 'n Goblins
78	No Ass, or Sun	Reimu Hakurei	Touhou
		Tifa Lockhart	Final Fantasy
79	No Cost Too Great	The Pale King	Hollow Knight
		Emperor of Mankind	Warhammer 40k
80	Princesses of Murder	Template:Dahlia Hawthorne	Ace Attorney
		Template:Celestia Ludenberg	Danganronpa
81	End of Infinity	Template:Security Officer (Marathon)	Marathon	29
		Template:Dr. Manhattan	Watchmen
82	Skeleton Biker	Template:Skeleton Biker	Castlevania
		Template:Skeleton Turret Passanger	Castlevania
83	The Totally Radical and Excellent Party Dudes!	Template:Dr. Dude	Dr. Dude & His Excellent Ray
		Template:The Party Animal	Party Animals
84	Dysfunctional Family	Isaac	The Binding of Isaac	28
		Template:Mom (The Binding of Isaac)	The Binding of Isaac
85	Mother's Boys	Ness	Earthbound/Mother
		Lucas	Earthbound/Mother
86	No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!	Template:Rin Tezuka	Katawa Shoujo
		Template:Emi Ibarazaki	Katawa Shoujo
87	Shadaloo	M Bison	Street Fighter
		Template:Balrog	Street Fighter
88	Whitest Day, Blackest Knight	Template:The Black Knight (Black Knight 2000)	Black Knight 2000
		Template:The White Knight (White Knight Chronicles)	White Knight Chronicles
89	Batting the Heaven	Template:Power Pro-kun	Power Pro Baseball
		Template:Winnie the Pooh	Winnie the Pooh
90	Big Bridge Duo	Template:Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy)	Final Fantasy
		Template:Enkidu (Final Fantasy)	Final Fantasy
91	Disco Masters	Template:Jimmy T.	WarioWare	27
		Template:Miror B.	Pokemon
92	Loser's Salvation Bar	Template:Alicorn	Ace Combat
		Template:Matias Torres	Ace Combat
93	Spiteful Scrybes	Template:(Leshy	Inscryption
		Template:P03	Inscryption
94	Kangaroo Roger	Template:Roger (Tekken)	Tekken	26
		Template:Roger Jr. (Tekken)	Tekken
95	Loving Siblings	Template:Monokuma	Danganronpa
		Template:Monomi	Danganronpa
96	Sorry Not Sorry	Template:Abby (The Last of Us)	The Last of Us
		Bridget	Guilty Gear
97	Uselessful N*ggers	Template:Cheshire Cat	Black Souls
		The Judge	OFF
98	World Warriors	Template:Ryu	Street Fighter
		Template:Ken	Street Fighter
99	Ancient Saiyan Power	Template:Shallot	Dragon Ball Fusion	25
		Template:Giblet	Dragon Ball Fusion
100	Hunt or get slaughtered	The Hunter	Bloodborne
		Geralt of Rivia	Witcher
101	Doctor Assisted Homicide	Heavy	Team Fortress 2	24
		Template:Medic (TF2)	Team Fortress 2
102	Ice Wobblers	Template:Nana	Ice Climbers
		Template:Popo	Ice Climbers
103	The Infernal Invaders	Template:Large Invader	Space Invaders
		Template:Medium Invader	Space Invaders
104	The Survivor(s) B̶r̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶s̶	Nick	Left 4 Dead 2
		Ellis	Left 4 Dead 2
105	Vidya Caring Sisters (with butts) Thread	AK-12	Girls Frontline
		Mari	OMORI
106	Based Bioterrorists	Albert Wesker	Resident Evil	23
		Template:Goldman	House of the Dead
107	Clearly Separate Guys	Mega Man	Mega Man series
		Template:Quint (Mega Man)	Mega Man series
108	defeaters of chaos	Philemon	SMT/Persona
		Template:Nodens (Persona)	SMT/Persona
109	JACK * BOT	Template:Pin*Bot	PIN•BOT
		Template:The Bride of Pin*Bot	PIN•BOT
110	Inhuman Urges	Template:Niird	Teraurge
		Mynt	Paramore
111	Old Sports	Template:Dave Miller	Dayshift at Freddy's
		Template:Jack Kennedy	Dayshift at Freddy's
112	Crossover Fusion Fiends	Template:Ultron Sigma	Marvel vs Capcom	22
		Template:Dark Kahn	Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
113	The Groovin' Funkin' Dudes	Template:Toejam	Toejam & Earl
		Earl	Toejam & Earl
114	Gunslinger Style	Dante	Devil May Cry
		Template:Ebony & Ivory	Devil May Cry
115	The Mad Doctor & His Insane Creation	Template:Fred Neuman	Wizard101
		Template:Dr. Von Katzenstein	Wizard101
116	Zombie Genociders	Frank West	Dead Rising
		Chris Redfield	Resident Evil
117	Aiming for the Top	Template:Buddy (LISA)	LISA	21
		Rando Armstrong	LISA
118	Dung Duo	Template:Dung Defender	Hollow Knight
		Dung Eater	Elden Ring
119	Heroes of Heroes	Template:Pirate Hitler	Dragon Ball Heroes
		Template:Amoeba	Dragon Ball Heroes
120	Team Tophats	Template:Reginald Copperbottom	Henry Stickmin
		Template:Right-Hand Man	Henry Stickmin
121	The Butler and His Maiden	Template:The Guitar Warrior	Total Distortion
		Template:Maria (Trials of Mana)	Trials of Mana
122	The Headmaster & His Loyal Pet	Template:Merle Ambrose	Wizard101
		Template:Gamma	Wizard101
123	Angel & Demon	Template:Devil Dinah	Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2	20
		Template:Angel Dinah	Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
124		Template:Gill (Street Fighter)	Street Fighter
		Template:Gill (Street Fighter)	Street Fighter
125	S.C.A.T TEAM	Template:Kelly (Night Trap!)	Night Trap!
		Template:Megan (Night Trap!)	Night Trap!
126	The EPF	Template:Rookie	Club Penguin
		Template:Jet Pack Guy	Club Penguin
127	Adventurin' Friends	Template:Nathan Drake	Uncharted	19
		Template:Sully (Uncharted)	Uncharted
128	Mark of the Wolves	Terry Bogard	Fatal Fury
		Template:Rock Howard	Fatal Fury

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