Co-op 2024

Co-op 2024

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/v/ Co-op Tournament 2024, or just Co-op 2024, was the second edition of the /v/ Co-op Tournament held on the anonymous imageboard plus4chan. It featured 240+ team nominees and a 128-player randomized single elimination bracket.

Compared to the previous year, this year's Elite Eight ended up being far more Nintendo-centric. The Elite Eight received strong to average opinions in the threads following its reveal, though exact opinions seemed to vary outside of Final Destination being generally agreed as the weakest of the eight. The finals ended up being between Partners in Crime (Wario and Waluigi), who ended up with the top seed a second year in a row, and the breakout campaign Knockout Kings (Little Mac and Doc Louis from Punch-Out!!). The Knockout Kings ended up winning their last match in a surprisingly massive blowout of exactly 77%, easily one of the most decisive wins for any winner in 4chan tournament history to date. Both the tournament and its victors were mostly very well-received by anons.

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.

Qualified Teams

Nominations List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XFKbybh1HF_ZBdz7uDrs5yKiof5E1_v4qYnJyx_TYdk/edit?usp=sharing

Full Qualifier Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-uF0Xdu4FL9_q5-v-AwzRH5TohOgScycXPhA-jU70R8/edit?usp=sharing

247 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
1	Partners in Crime	Wario	Wario Land	79
		Waluigi	Super Mario Bros.
2	BONETROUSLE	Sans	Undertale / Deltarune	81
		Papyrus	Undertale / Deltarune
3	The Eggman Empire	Mecha Sonic	Sonic The Hedgehog	65
		Template:Eggrobo	Sonic The Hedgehog
4	The Super Mario Brothers	Mario	Super Mario Bros.	64
		Luigi
5	Cowboys Don't Wear Ties	Not Shane	The Town With No Name
		Template:The Narrator (Plumbers Don't Wear Ties)	Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
6	V=EG^2	Dr. Eggman	Sonic The Hedgehog
		Dr. Wily	Mega Man
7	Lords of Chaos	Dracula	Castlevania
		Death
8	Knockout Kings	Little Mac	Punch Out!!
		Doc Louis
9	Wright and Co. Law Offices	Phoenix Wright	Ace Attorney
		Maya Fey
10	Hocotate Freight	Olimar	Pikmin
		Louie
11	Shit Team	Template:Great Mighty Poo	Conker's Bad Fur Day
		Template:Colostomia	The Binding of Issac
12	THE STRONGEST TALLEST AND UNDEFEATED!	King Boo	Luigi's Mansion
		Icon of Sin	DOOM
13	Librarians from Separate Dimensions	Patchouli Knowledge	Touhou Project
		Roland	Lobotomy Corp
14	The Rightful Kings of /v/	King Dedede	Kirby
		Bowser	Super Mario Bros.
15	Soul Baseball	The Batter	OFF
		Grimm	Black Souls
16	Contra	Template:Bill Rizer	Contra
		Template:Lance Bean
17	Hitler and The Cooler Hitler	"Fuhrer"	Persona
		Template:Fuher (Forma De Wolfenstein)	Wolfenstein
18	The REAL Epic Gamers!	The Nerd	The Angry Video Game Nerd
		Chiaki Nanami	Danganronpa
19	Congo Bongo's Heroes	Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong
		Diddy Kong
20	Effect of Karma	Template:Manfred Von Karma	Ace Attorney
		Franziska von Karma
21	The Slayers	Doomguy	DOOM
		Geralt of Rivia	The Witcher
22	The Dominion of Hate	Oersted	LIVE A LIVE
		Template:Odio
23	Final Destination	Master Hand	Super Smash Bros.
		Template:Crazy Hand
24	White-Haired Robo-Sexy	2B	NieR: Automata
		Raiden	Metal Gear
25	The Jack Bros.	Jack Frost	Megami Tensei
		Jack Garland	Final Fantasy
26	Team Oh Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho	Tron Bonne	Mega Man Legends
		Lady Bow	Paper Mario
27	Maverick Hunters	X	Mega Man X
		Zero
28	Banjo and Kazooie	Banjo	Banjo and Kazooie
		Kazooie
29	The Adventure Begins	Template:Erdrick	Dragon Quest
		Template:Warrior Of Light	Final Fantasy
30	Smacking Buddies	Rayman	Rayman
		Template:Glowbox
31	Duck Hunt	Template:Duck Hunt Dog	Duck Hint
		Template:Duck Hunt Duck
32	Cool, Cruel, and Cold-Blooded	King K. Rool	Donkey Kong
		Ridley	Metroid
33	MY HEROES	Frog	Crono Trigger
		Crono
34	SYNTHESIS	Kanna	Blaster Master
		Template:Bellsprout	Pokémon
35	Twinsanity	Crash Bandicoot	Crash Bandicoot
		Dr. Neo Cortex
36	Star Foxes	Fox McCloud	Star Fox
		Krystal
37	Gamblin to Victory	Template:Celestia Ludenburg	Danganronpa
		King Dice	Cuphead
38	Double Dragons (Billy and Bimmy)	Template:Bimmy	Double Dragon
		That's not the right fucking Billy you twat
39	Cops and Robbers	Sly Cooper	Sly Cooper
		Carmelita Fox
40	Witch Bitches	Beatrice	Umineko When They Cry
		Gruntilda	Banjo-Kazooie
41	Personality Hoarding Department	Harry Du Bois	Disco Elysium
		The Long Quiet	Slay The Princess
42	Extracurricular After-Hours Club	Monika	Doki Doki Literature Club!
		Baldi	Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning
43	Don't Deal with the Devil	Cuphead	Cuphead
		Mugman
44	Kombat Fighters	Sub-Zero	Mortal Kombat
		Scorpion
45	Sonic 2	Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic The Hedgehog
		Tails
46	UBER Duo	Heavy	Team Fortress 2
		Medic
47	The Fighting Flames	Template:Kyo Kusanagi	King of Fighters
		Template:Iori Yagami
48	The Computerized Conquerors	The Grox	SPORE
		Template:Haltmann	Kirby
49	Romantic Heat	Template:Larry Laffer	Leisure Suit Larry
		Helltaker	Helltaker
50	Book Burners	Template:I.M MEEN	I.M.Meen
		Ganondorf (Forma De Face of Evil)	The Legend of Zelda - Link: The Faces Of Evil/Zelda: The Wand Of Gamelon
51	The Meta Manipulators	Jetstream Sam	Metal Gear
		Alex Eggleston	YIIK: A Postmodern RPG
52	World Warriors	Ryu	Street Fighter
		Ken Masters
53	Charles Heisenberg	Template:Heisenberg v	Resident Evil
		Charles	Mafia City
54	Army of Two	Marco Rossi	Metal Slug
		Template:Tarma Roving
55	Devil Summoners	Template:Raidou Kuzunoha XIV	Shin Megami Tensei
		Demi-fiend
56	The Dragon And The Hero (Kazuma Kiryu and Ichiban Kasuga)	Kazuma Kiryu	Yakuza/Like A Dragon
		Ichiban Kasuga
57	We're Superheroes!	Earthworm Jim	Earthworm Jim
		Template:Peter Puppy
58	Pizza Time	Peppino	Pizza Tower
		The Noise
59	Team 7 Stars	Geno	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
		Template:Mallow
60	Tales of Two Missing Wives	James Sunderland	Silent Hill
		Max Payne	Max Payne
61	Two fightin' Pals	Template:Alex (River City)	River City
		Template:Ryan (River City)
62	Kings of the Ring	King	TEKKEN
		Template:Armor King
63	Jab and Slam	Template:Ornstein	Dark Souls
		Template:Smough
65	The Ice Climbers	Template:Popo	Ice Climber
		Template:Nana
66	The Game Masters	Simon Belmont	Castlevania
		Mega Man	Mega Man
67	Arby 'n' The Chef	Master Chief	Halo
		Arbiter
68	Queens of the Pirates	Risky Boots	Shantae
		Captain Syrup	Wario Land
69	No price too GREAT	The Emperor of Mankind	Warhammer 40k
		Template:Pale King	Hollow Knight
68	Shadaloo	M. Bison	Street Fighter
		Template:Balrog
69	Winner Material	Hornet	Hollow Knight
		Isaac Clarke	Dead Space
70	The Jammers	Parappa	PaRappa the Rapper / Um Jammer Lammy
		Lammy
71	Doom Needs No Partner Besides Doom	Doctor Doom	Marvel vs Capcom
		Ditto	Pokémon
72	KKK Minus One	Template:Kane	Command & Conquer
		Template:Kazuma Mishima	TEKKEN
73	Funkadelic!	Toejam	Toejam & Earl
		Earl
74	The Deadly Alliance	Template:Quan-Chi	Mortal Kombat
		Template:Shang Tsung
76	Demonic Demon-Hunters	Peacock	Skullgirls
		B.B. Hood	Darkstalkers
77	Bad To The Bone	Template:Skeleton Biker 1	Castlevania
		Template:Skeleton Biker 2
78	Koridai's Finest	Morshu	The Legend of Zelda - Link: The Faces Of Evil/Zelda: The Wand Of Gamelon
		Template:Gwonam
79	Mute City 17	Captain Falcon	F-Zero
		Gordon Freeman	Half-Life
80	The Stanley Parable 2	Template:Stanley	The Stanley Parable
		Template:The Narrator (Stanley)
81	Danganbros	Template:Kiyotaka	Danganronpa
		Template:Mondo
82	Convict Allies	Henry Stickmin	The Henry Sitckmin Collection
		Template:Ellie Rose
83	Live & Reloaded	Conker	Conker's Very Bad Fur Day
		Berri
84	The Brooklyn, The Witch, and the Tournament	BLU Scout	Team Fortress 2
		Marisa Kirisame	Touhou Project
85	Bubble Bobble	Template:Bub v	Bubble Bobble
		Template:Bob v
86	Mean Girls	Template:Jecka	Class of 09
		Template:Nicole v
87	Psychiatry	Isaac Kleiner	Half-Life
		Template:Lamarr
88	Ratchet and Clank	Template:Ratchet	Ratchet and Clank
		Template:Clank
89	Defenders of Light	Pit	Kid Icarus
		Palutena
90	Ying-n-Yang	Template:Blackey	Black & White
		Template:Whitey
91	GREATEST SIDEKICKS IN VIDEO GAME HISTORY!	Template:Einstein	Command & Conquer
		Launchpad McQuack	Ducktales NES
92	No Arms, No Legs, No Worries!	Rin Tezuka	Kawaii Shoujo
		Emi Ibarazaki
93	Sun Mirage (Gwyndolin and Princess Gwynevere)	Gwynevere
94	The Precursors (Jak and Daxter)	Jak	Jak and Daxter
		Daxter
95	Bullied by Bitches	Battler Ushiromiya	Umineko When They Cry
		Template:Keiichi Maebara	Higurashi
96	The Friends :) (Oogie and Bramball)	Template:Oogie v	SPORE
		Template:Bramball	Super Mario
97	Ruler of Hell (The Emperor and Astaroth)
98	What A Pawsome Tail Time (Gex and Bubsy)	Gex	What do you think our game series are named, genius?
		Bubsy
99	The Only Thing In Common Between These Two Characters Is The Fact They Pose With One Hand In The Air And The Other Tilted Outwards To Their Side That's All They Have In Common Nothing Else (Celeste and Bridget)	Madeline	Celeste
		Bridget	Guilty Gear
100	We're Tech Therefore We're Games (AM and Lain Iwakura)	AM	I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
		Lain Iwakura	Serial Experiments Lain
101	Angel & Devil (Dinah)
102	Seed and Feed (Sneed and Chuck)
103	Bejita's Concubines (Astolfo and Venti)
104	Tyranical Tophats (Reginald Copperbottom and Right-Hand Man)
105	Build Mode (Steve and Jonesy)
106	Pride of the Village (Villager and Iron Golem)
107	Maximum KEK (Cuckold and Fang)
108	Ballbustingly hot immortals (Kaguya and Mokou)
109	The Flogian Bros. (Moigle and Hoigle)
110	Big Bridge Duo (Gilgamesh and Enkidu)
111	Seedy Eyed Heroes (Link and Zelda)
112	Puyo Love (Satan and Rulule)
113	PSI Rockers (Ness and Lucas)
114	Strike Fleet (Matias Torres and Pyotr Ignatovich Shahin)
115	Bowling Bellic's (Niko Bellic and Roman Bellic)
116	Punished Elites (Gardevoir and Muffet)
117	Apocalyptic Duo (Lee and Clementine)
118	Sign the Petition Fuckhead (Travis Touchdown and Postal Dude)
119	Glad you could bake it (Arthas & Uther)
120	The Trinity (Minus One) (God and Jesus)
121	Shyness in the Shadows (Krobus & Ralsei)
122	A Master, A Father, A Thief (Duster and Wess)
123	Mono Sisters (Momoko and Monoe)
124	Canvas of Dreamland (Adeleine and Ribbon)
125	Machines of the Night (Quint and SHODAN)
126	DESTROY EVERYTHING (Kefka and Exdeath)
127	The Bruiser Brothers (Nick Bruiser and Rick Bruiser)
128	Little Nightmares (Six and Mono)

Did Not Qualify

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.

Characters Excluded by Series Limit
Rank?	Team Name	Character Name	Franchise / Series	Votes
	SUPPORT BOMB AWAY!	Template:King Bomb-Omb	Super Mario	27
		Bomberman	Bomberman
	Devil Summoners: Maniax Chronicle Hee-dition	Template:Raiho Kuzunoha	Shin Megami Tensei	26
		Template:Black Frost
	Fingers In His Ass	Sans	Undertale / Deltarune	24
		Nagito Komaeda	Danganronpa
	Red Clad Demon Hunters	Dante	Devil May Cry	24
		Reimu Hakurei	Touhou Project
	Art of Pokemon	Template:Mina Pokemon	Pokemon	24
		Template:Hassel Pokemon
	THE ARCTIC BELONGS TO AMERICA!!	Template:Clownpiece	Touhou Project	23
		Cirno
	WAKE UP IN THE MORNING FEELING LIKE P DIDDY	Mario	Super Mario	23
		Sonic the Hedgehog	Sonic The Hedgehog

Excluded by Character Limit

TBA

Terrible Twelve

Did not qualify? Try again next year.
Seed	Team Name	Series / Publisher	Votes
129	The Scribblenauts (Maxwell and Lily)	Scribblenauts	22
130	Dark Gods of Torment (Lanky Kong and Christopher Robin)	Donkey Kong and Winnie Pooh	22
131	Koumakan (Sakuya Izayoi and Remilia Scarlet)	Touhou Project	22
132	PETTAN PETTAN SHUTEN PETTAN (Suika Ibuki and Shuten Douji)	Touhou Project and FATE	22
133	Rivalry Through The Dimensions (Bartz and Gilgamesh)	Final Fantasy V	22
134	A Loving Married Couple (Luigi and Daisy)	Super Mario Bros.	21
135	Glamguys (Glamrock Freddy and Montgomery Gator)	Five Nights at Freddy's	21
136	Anchors Aweigh! (Mr. Briney and Peeko)	Pokémon	21
137	Rockstars (Chai and 808)	Hi-Fi Rush	21
138	Alternative Brown RIvalry (El Donte and Eggman Nega)	Devil May Cry and Sonic The Hedgehog	21
139	Goku & Vegeta (Sonic and Shadow)	Sonic The Hedgehog	21
140	Fuck The Gods (Hearts and Cumber)	Dragon Ball Heroes	21

Tournament Bracket

Google Forms Results: TBA

Responses per Round: TBA

Challonge Link: https://challonge.com/mjbke9ch

Bracket A
Round of 128 (R1)				Round of 64 (R2)				Round of 32 (R3)				Sweet 16 (R4)
67	Arby 'n' The Chef ( Master Chief, Arbiter)	102
103	Bejita's Concubines	41
				67
51	The Meta Manipulators ( Jetstream Sam & Alex Eggleston)	77		51
106	Pride of the Village (Template:Villager & Template:Iron Golem)	66
25	The Jack Bros ( Jack Garland & Jack Frost)	78
104	Tyrannical Tophats (Template:Reginald Copperbottom & Template:Right-Hand Man	65		25
				1
85	Bubble Bobble	36
1	Partners In Crime ( Wario & Waluigi)	107
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121	Shyness in the Shadows	59
16	Contra	84
127	The Bruiser Brothers	57
125	Machines of The Night (Template:Quint & SHODAN)	86
119	Glad you could bake it ( Arthas, Template:Uther)	43
24	White-Haired Robo-Sexy ( Raiden, 2B)	100
	Ballbustingly Hot Immortals ( Kaguya Houraisan & Fujiwara no Mokou	53
	UBER Duo ( Heavy & Medic)	90

Elite Eight

Gallery/Links

New Tag Team Booru: https://booru.plus/+tagteamco (defunct)

Voting Forms: Round 1 • Round 2 • Round 3 • Round 4 • Quarterfinals • Semi-finals • Finals