Heroes of /a/

Heroes of /a/

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Heroes of /a/ is a side tournament that was held on the /tnt/ board on plus4chan. As implied by the board name in its title, this tournament pitted a selection of heroic characters featured primarily in various anime and manga against each other. It was conceived largely in response to the sheer difficulty in holding a main tournament on the /a/ board of 4chan, despite constant interest in the idea among tournament participants. The tournament simultaneous acts as the spiritual successor to both Heroes of /co/ and Heroes of /v/ from 2023. The tournament was hosted solo by recurring host Coayynon !hJA5r5.WJw.

The tournament was overall very well-received among anons. A handful of polarized and confused reactions did arise towards the start due to certain qualifier results. Namely, Goku was three-ruled by Tienshinhan and a couple of random bystanders resembling the Nostalgia Critic and the Angry Video Game Nerd from the anime Zettai Karen Children were both allowed in. All three were easily eliminated in the following first round. The tournament's reception in later rounds would be generally much more positive.

The tournament's Elite Eight would include (in order of original debut) Lupin III from Lupin the Third, Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star, D from Vampire Hunter D, Guts from Berserk, Piccolo from Dragon Ball, Shinji Ikari from Neon Genesis Evangelion, Dark Yugi from Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo from Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo. The final win would go to the 64th Successor of Hokuto Shinken following a strong voting track record throughout the whole tournament. Many were satisfied with this Elite Eight line-up, and a few would directly compare it against the more ragtag line-ups from Heroes of /co/ and /v/.

Similar to the previous two hero tournaments, Heroes of /a/ was soon followed by a counterpart known as Villains of /a/ that ran from late July to early August.

Rules

How to nominate

• FOTM Clause: Characters who first appeared at the month before the start of this contest (May 14th and later) are banned.
• Character must appear in a piece of media that is allowed on /a/.
• You must post the image, character name, AND the correct series name (e.g. [I nominate] Jiren from Dragon Ball)
• 7 replies / (You)s are needed 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 character is already nominated

Character / series eligibility

• Character must be freely allowed on /a/. If a character is not originating from anime or manga they should uniquely or primarily be associated with their anime or manga adaptation on /a/ (e.g. LOGH, Welcome to the NHK, various light novels).
• 3 characters per series or franchise are allowed to qualify.
• Characters cannot be Board-Tans, OCs, or real life people.
• Any character who debuted within the previous month is ineligible to compete.
• What exactly defines or who qualifies as a "hero," or where morally ambiguous characters fall is up to the nominator's judgement or plans.

Qualifying round

Nominations List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AN3EHHETrzj7tLT4y3YqPDgaO76ltJwCArlosUQzvH4/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Full Qualifier Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lVfNa1TxsQGvPqac2CZtGEtZK8iz5Cmg2GdXwIBegvs/edit?usp=sharing

335 successful nominees will be consolidated into a single massive group where voters select the characters 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 characters with the most votes will advance into the bracket. Ties are broken by whoever gets properly nominated earlier.

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

Advanced

Advanced to Main Bracket (128)
Rank	Character Name	Series / Publisher	Votes
01	Stocking	Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt	33
02	Piccolo	Dragon Ball	32
03	Guts	Berserk	30
04	Lupin III	Lupin III	30
05	Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon	Sailor Moon	28
06	Panty	Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt	28
07	Jotaro Kujo	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	27
08	Lain Iwakura	Serial Experiments Lain	27
09	Yotsuba Koiwai	Yotsuba&!	27
10	Tomo Takino	Azumanga Daioh	27
11	Shinji Ikari	Neon Genesis Evangelion	27
12	Dark Yugi	Yugioh	26
13	Kaiji Ito	Kaiji	26
14	Alucard	Hellsing	25
15	Astro boy/Tetsuwan atom	Astro Boy	25
16	Bobo-bo bobo-bo	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo	25
17	Kamina	Gurren Lagann	25
18	Spike Spiegel	Cowboy Bebop	25
19	Bystander #1	Zettai Karen Children	25
20	Akko Kagari	Little Witch Academia	24
21	Vash the Stampede	Trigun	24
22	Rei Ayanami	Neon Genesis Evangelion	24
23	Shigeo Kageyama/Mob	Mob Psycho 100	24
24	Bystander #2	Zettai Karen Children	24
25	Kenshiro	Fist of the North Star	23
26	Space Dandy	Space Dandy	23
27	Madoka Kaname	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	23
28	Kiki	Kiki's Delivery Service	23
29	Gon Freecss	Hunter x Hunter	23
30	Golden Bat	Golden Bat	23
31	Daisuke Jigen	Lupin III	23
32	Lum	Urusei Yatsura	23
33	Muten Roshi	Dragon Ball	23
34	Aqua	Konosuba	23
35	Speed Racer	Speed Racer	22
36	Kazuma Kuwabara	Yu Yu Hakusho	22
37	Saitama	One-Punch Man	22
38	Yoh Asakura	Shaman King	22
39	Reinhard von Lohengramm	Legend of Galactic Heroes	22
40	Tienshinhan	Dragon Ball	22
41	D	Vampire Hunter D	22
42	Rock Lee	Naruto	21
43	Ash Ketchum	Pokemon	21
44	Konata Izumi	Lucky Star	21
45	Goblin Slayer	Goblin Slayer	21
46	Ryuko Matoi	Kill la Kill	21
47	Rias Gremory	High School DxD	21
48	Monkey D. Luffy	One Piece	21
49	Truck-kun	Various Isekai	21
50	Okuyasu Nijimura	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure	21
51	Megumin	Konosuba	21
52	Shin-chan	Crayon Shin Chan	21
53	Suiseiseki	Rozen Maiden	20
54	Amu Hinamori	Shugo Chara	20
55	Edward Elric	Fullmetal Alchemist	20
56	Utena Tenjou	Revolutionary Girl Utena	20
57	Inuyasha	Inuyasha	20
58	L	Death Note	20
59	Maki Aikawa	Airmaster	20
60	Maka Albarn	Soul Eater	20
61	Rumi Usagiyama/Mirko	Boku no Hero Academia	20
62	Diane	Seven Deadly Sins	20
63	Mumen Rider	One-Punch Man	19
64	Naruto	Naruto	19
65	Doraemon	Doraemon	19
66	Akira Fudo/Devilman	Devilman	19
67	Suzaku Kururugi	Code Geass	19
68	Kallen Kouzuki	Code Geass	19
69	Misato Katsuragi	Neon Genesis Evangelion	19
70	Misaka Mikoto	A Certain Scientific Railgun/Toaru	19
71	Eren Yeager	Attack on Titan	19
72	Kakashi Hatake	Naruto	18
73	Senku	Dr. Stone	18
74	All Might	Boku no Hero Academia	18
75	Takumii Fujiwara	Initial D	18
76	Yukari Tanizak	Azumanga Daioh	18
77	Kino	Kino's Journey	18
78	Hamtaro	Hamtaro	18
79	Phosphophyllite	Houseki No Kuni	18
80	Don Patch	Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo	17
81	Baki Hanma	Grappler Baki	17
82	Sakura Kinomoto	Cardcaptor Sakura	17
83	Simon the Digger	Gurren Lagann	17
84	Yui Hirasawa	K-On!	17
85	Yusuke Uramesh	Yu Yu Hakusho	17
86	Shinku	Rozen Maiden	17
87	Toki	Fist of the North Star	17
88	Yoko Littner	Gurren Lagann	17
89	San	Princess Mononoke	17
90	Shotaro Kaneda	Akira	16
91	Satou Kazuma	Konosuba	16
92	Alexander Anderson	Hellsing	16
93	Joseph Joestar	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	16
94	Rei Hino/Sailor Mars	Sailor Moon	16
95	Usopp	One Piece	16
96	Jubei	Ninja Scroll	16
97	Nick	Nick and Lever	16
98	Lever	Nick and Lever	16
99	Hongo Takashi/Kamen Rider	Kamen Rider	16
100	Maomao	Apothecary Diaries	16
101	Nanachi	Made in Abyss	16
102	Arale Norimaki	Dr Slump	16
103	Nausicaä	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	16
104	Ichigo Kurosaki	Bleach	16
105	Porco Rosso	Porco Rosso	16
106	Bananya	Bananya	15
107	King	One-Punch Man	15
108	Seras Victoria	Hellsing	15
109	Lina Inverse	Slayers	15
110	Altera	Birdy the Mighty	15
111	Mako Mankanshoku	Kill la Kill	15
112	Ranma Satome/Ranma-chan	Ranma 1/2	15
113	Ippo Makunouchi	Hajime no Ippo	15
114	Souseiseki	Rozen Maiden	15
115	Dokuro Mitsukai	Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan	15
116	Tatsu	Gokushufudou	15
117	Kurama	Yu Yu Hakusho	15
118	Zoro	One Piece	15
119	Emilia	Re:Zero	15
120	Nurse Joy	Pokemon	14
121	Popuko	Pop Team Epic	14
122	Black☆Star	Soul Eater	14
123	Tiger Mask	Tiger Mask	14
124	Kenshin	Rurouni Kenshin	14
125	Cutey Honey	Cutey Honey	14
126	Kusanagi Motoko	Ghost in the Shell	14
127	Astolfo	Fate/Apocrypha	14
128	Aisha Clan	Outlaw Star	14

Did Not Qualify

Excluded by Series Limit

The following characters had enough votes to qualify for the main bracket, but were excluded due to the 3 characters per series rule.

Characters Excluded by Series Limit
Character Name	Series / Publisher	Votes
Son Goku	Dragon Ball	20
Asuka Langley Soryu	Neon Genesis Evangelion	19
Mr. Satan	Dragon Ball	18
Krillin	Dragon Ball	16
Gyro Zeppeli	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure	16
Yajirobe	Dragon Ball	15
Noriaki Kakyoin	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure	15
Nami	One Piece	15

Tournament Bracket

Challonge Link: https://challonge.com/8p32xgum

Elite Eight

Links

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