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Courage

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Courage is the titular character and the main protagonist of the Cartoon Network TV series Courage the Cowardly Dog, created by John R. Dilworth. A small pink dog of undetermined breed, Courage was abandoned as a puppy after his parents were sent into outer space, but was adopted by Muriel Bagge. Ironically, given his name, Courage can be a genuine coward and he often expresses his distress with over-the-top, piercing shrieks. Regardless, he still goes to great lengths to protect his loved ones, outsmarting the villains most of the time.

Courage has traditionally been considered an excellent performer in Mr. /co/lympus, both in part due to his status as a classic Cartoon Network character and for his flawed yet compassionate, friendly and honorable personality.

Tournament History[edit]

As a 75th seed in his first appearance during the Mr. /co/lympus 2018 tournament, Courage managed to reach the Round 4 stage without much trouble save for a close encounter with another future elite contestant Skeletor. Unfortunately, he wouldn't make it to quarterfinals due to the intrusion of Captain America, barely missing by a single vote difference. Questions on the validity of this outcome would arise following revelations related to the tournament's host, but nonetheless it did stick in the end.

Returning in 2019, Courage came in with a strong run that had him defeating tougher opponents in Professor Utonium and Bugs Bunny before finally losing out to fellow Cartoon Network icon Grim in the semi-finals. In the end, he would end up with an honorable third place finish after defeating Hank Hill in the consolation round held alongside finals. Despite making a new record high seed (#2) in his return during the 2021 contest, Courage was eliminated right before he could make the Top 8 once again at the hands of beloved comic book representative J. Jonah Jameson.

Courage returned in Mr. /co/lympus 2022 and ended up earning the top seed of the entire selection of candidates, in spite (or perhaps because) of the year's Ms. /co/ controversy surrounding Shirley the Medium. He did not face seed #128, Dr. Livesey, due to the implementation of a randomized bracket in the first round. That said, despite at least a couple of respectable opponents he ended up taking every match easily all the way until the Elite Eight. It became a running joke that he had made it so far without any campaigning, despite the fact Courage did in fact get several pieces of OC and some decent presence from his supporters in the threads. He ended up narrowly taking down Squidward in the quarterfinals before he was finally defeated by Carl Brutananadilewski in the semi-finals. A number of anons had expected a Courage vs. Daffy finale as a high possibility since the tournament began and were shocked by the actual results going into the finals. Courage would place 3rd in the consolation round just like he did in 2019.

After yet another break, Courage would make another strong return during Mr. /co/lympus 2024. This time, support around the character took off stronger in early threads and dispelled a lot of the silent arguments that had previously been built up around him. Notably, he had one particularly active artist who had begun to contribute quality original art every round. While his first two rounds were largely a breeze, an incident did rise up during the first round when someone began to falseflag as Courage and claim he liked "big black cocks". In response, several actual Courage supporters came out to make fun of the falseflagger in a humorous arc that culminated in the apparent conclusion that these posts had spawned from a grotesque doppelganger of Courage. As he advanced through the bracket, Courage would end up in a very tough match-up against a re-energized Dr. Doofenshmirtz during the top 16. Many considered this match-up a nail-biter, with general love for both characters and their campaigning. In the end, Courage would make his third Elite Eight appearance after a close bout. He managed a strong win against Plankton, but would end up bowing yet again during the semi-finals to long-awaited Elite Eight newcomer Kermit the Frog. While blocked from finals yet again and losing his 3rd place streak to Popeye, many still gave high remarks to Courage's run during the tournament.

The cowardly dog will able to compete yet again in Mr. /co/lympus 2026.

Results[edit]

Mr. /co/lympus
2018 - seed 75
Round Opponent Series Votes Pct. For
Round 1 (54) Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo 146 - 79 64.9%
Round 2 (11) Skeletor He-Man 126 - 123 50.6%
Round 3 (86) Henchman 21 Venture Bros. 150 - 120 55.6%
Round 4 (6) Captain America Marvel 145 - 144 49.8%
2019 - seed 7
Round 1 (70) Snoopy Peanuts 726 - 199 78.5%
Round 2 (89) Almighty Tallest Purple Invader Zim 499 - 192 72.2%
Round 3 (26) Genie Aladdin 427 - 266 61.6%
Round 4 (10) Professor Utonium The Powerpuff Girls 301 - 252 66.5%
Quarterfinals (15) Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes 368 - 299 55.2%
Semi-finals (6) Grim The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 278 - 255 47.8%
3rd Place Match (24) Hank Hill King of the Hill 329 - 237 58.1%
2021 - seed 2
Round 1 (127) Stitch Lilo & Stitch 458 - 164 73.6%
Round 2 (66) Jorgen Von Strangle The Fairly OddParents 435 - 176 71.1%
Round 3 (31) Larry the Cucumber VeggieTales 331 - 110 75.0%
Round 4 (15) J. Jonah Jameson Marvel 213 - 239 47.1%
2022 - seed 1
Round 1 (45) The Scotsman Samurai Jack 307 - 199 60.7%
Round 2 (34) Kermit the Frog The Muppets 307 - 261 61.8%
Round 3 (86) Mojo Jojo The Powerpuff Girls 351 - 213 62.2%
Round 4 (49) Bender Futurama 340 - 236 59.0%
Quarter-finals (36) Squidward Tentacles The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 243 - 217 52.8%
Semi-finals (12) Carl Brutananadilewski Aqua Teen Hunger Force 210 - 267 44.0%
3rd Place Match (5) Daffy Duck Looney Tunes 280 - 217 56.3%
2024 - seed 3
Round 1 (126) Mr. Freeze DC Comics 279 - 140 66.6%
Round 2 (62) Dan Backslide The Dover Boys 259 - 121 68.2%
Round 3 (35) Scrooge McDuck Disney 232 - 149 60.1%
Round 4 (14) Dr. Doofenshmirtz Phineas and Ferb 208 - 198 51.2%
Quarter-finals (22) Plankton SpongeBob Squarepants 254 - 153 62.4%
Semi-finals (26) Kermit the Frog The Muppets 184 - 204 47.4%
3rd Place Match (20) Popeye Popeye 184 - 212 46.5%

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