Heroes of /v/
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Heroes of /v/ 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 video game characters against each other. The tournament was hosted solo by recurring host Samaritanon !!0q4n9L7G/iU.
The tournament's Elite Eight would include (in order of original debut) Little Mac from Punch-Out!!, Proto Man from Mega Man, "Not Shane" from The Town with No Name, Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney, Frank West from Dead Rising, Kiyotaka Ishimaru from Danganronpa, Ayin from Lobotomy Corporation, and Klein Gremory from HEARTBEAT. The finals ended up being a Capcom brawl between Phoenix Wright and Frank West, where Wright would take it all with a whopping 79.4% of the vote, one of the biggest curbstomps in any tournament's finals. The consensus of the Elite Eight and its winner at the time of the tournament was overall positive, with anons noting that each competitor had dedicated campaigns that contributed to their placement.
Heroes of /v/ was soon followed by a counterpart known as Villains of /v/ that ran throughout July.
Rules
How to nominate
- FOTM Clause: Characters who first appeared at the month before the start of this contest (May 15th and later) are banned.
- Character must appear in a piece of media that is allowed on /v/.
- Post an image of your character with their name and origin. A character must receive 7 replies to qualify.
- 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
- It is preferable for a character to be from a video game.
- Characters of any gender are eligible.
- Any character making their first debut in the entirety of the previous month is ineligible to compete.
- Previous winners of the mainline /v/ tournaments are ineligible in an effort to keep things fresh.
- Real-life people, OCs and Board-tans are not allowed.
Qualifying round
Nominations List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_Www39U06x-pbTUrGXBGTQn1r4ZFMcIXePHJzP9Pidk/edit?usp=sharing
Full Qualifier Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hqqh5cfJZo0sDaKXiFGZANzOi-QA8MAr0t-4zECDvlA/edit?usp=sharing
162 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 to Main Bracket (128) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Character Name | Franchise / Series | Votes |
| 01 |  Mario
|
Mario | 71 |
| 02 |  Phoenix Wright
|
Ace Attorney | 68 |
| 03 |  Raiden
|
Metal Gear | 65 |
| 04 |  Kazuma Kiryu
|
Yakuza | 63 |
| 05 |  Scout
|
Team Fortress 2 | 59 |
| 06 |  Luigi
|
Mario | 58 |
| 07 |  Solid Snake
|
Metal Gear | 58 |
| 08 |  Leon Kennedy
|
Resident Evil | 57 |
| 09 |  Captain Falcon
|
F-Zero | 56 |
| 10 |  Meta Knight
|
Kirby | 53 |
| 11 |  Zero
|
Mega Man Zero | 53 |
| 12 |  Master Chief
|
Halo | 52 |
| 13 |  Doomguy
|
DOOM | 52 |
| 14 |  Harry Du Bois
|
Disco Elysium | 51 |
| 15 |  Agent 47
|
Hitman | 50 |
| 16 |  The Nerd
|
AVGN | 50 |
| 17 |  Donkey Kong
|
Donkey Kong | 50 |
| 18 |  Duke Nukem
|
Duke Nukem | 48 |
| 19 |  Gordon Freeman
|
Half-Life | 47 |
| 20 |  John Ward
|
FAITH | 46 |
| 21 |  Sissel
|
Ghost Trick | 46 |
| 22 |  Oersted
|
Live A Live | 46 |
| 23 |  Ichiban Kasuga
|
Yakuza | 46 |
| 24 |  Miles Edgeworth
|
Ace Attorney | 45 |
| 25 |  Not Shane
|
Town With No Name | 45 |
| 26 |  Father Garcia
|
FAITH | 44 |
| 27 |  Viewtiful Joe
|
Viewtiful Joe | 44 |
| 28 |  Little Mac
|
Punch-Out!! | 44 |
| 29 |  Travis Touchdown
|
No More Heroes | 44 |
| 30 | Fighter | Final Fantasy I | 44 |
| 31 |  Pong Paddle
|
Pong | 44 |
| 32 |  Geralt of Rivia
|
The Witcher | 43 |
| 33 | Kiyotaka Ishimaru | Danganronpa | 41 |
| 34 | Jose Gallard | Balan Wonderworld | 41 |
| 35 | Erdrick | Dragon Quest | 41 |
| 36 |  Fox McCloud
|
Star Fox | 41 |
| 37 |  Knuckles
|
Sonic The Hedgehog | 41 |
| 38 |  Mettaton
|
Undertale/Deltarune | 41 |
| 39 | Cuckold | Cuckold Simulator | 41 |
| 40 |  Ryu
|
Street Fighter | 41 |
| 41 | Wes | Pokemon | 41 |
| 42 |  Simon Belmont
|
Castlevania | 40 |
| 43 | Engineer | Deep Rock Galactic | 40 |
| 44 |  Sonic the Hedgehog
|
Sonic The Hedgehog | 40 |
| 45 |  Berdly
|
Undertale/Deltarune | 39 |
| 46 |  Henry Stickmin
|
Henry Stickmin | 39 |
| 47 |  Isaac Kleiner
|
Half-Life | 39 |
| 48 |  Terry Bogard
|
Fatal Fury | 39 |
| 49 | P03 | Inscryption | 38 |
| 50 |  Richter Belmont
|
Castlevania | 37 |
| 51 |  Battler Ushiromiya
|
Umineko | 37 |
| 52 |  Medic
|
Team Fortress 2 | 37 |
| 53 | Raidou Kuzunoha XIV | Shin Megami Tensei | 36 |
| 54 | Sage | Sonic The Hedgehog | 35 |
| 55 |  N
|
Pokemon | 35 |
| 56 |  X
|
Mega Man X | 35 |
| 57 |  Parappa
|
PaRappa The Rapper | 35 |
| 58 |  Crash Bandicoot
|
Crash Bandicoot | 35 |
| 59 |  Philemon
|
Persona | 34 |
| 60 |  Papyrus
|
Undertale/Deltarune | 34 |
| 61 |  Steve
|
Minecraft | 34 |
| 62 |  Rayman
|
Rayman | 34 |
| 63 |  Frog
|
Chrono Trigger | 33 |
| 64 |  Mega Man
|
Mega Man | 33 |
| 65 |  Frank West
|
Dead Rising | 32 |
| 66 |  Pac-Man
|
Pac-Man | 32 |
| 67 | Bass | Mega Man | 31 |
| 68 |  Kirby
|
Kirby | 31 |
| 69 | Firebrand | Gargoyle's Quest/Demon's Crest | 31 |
| 70 |  Tifa Lockhart
|
Final Fantasy VII | 31 |
| 71 |  Kanna
|
Blaster Master Zero | 31 |
| 72 |  Hilda
|
Pokemon | 31 |
| 73 |  Sly Cooper
|
Sly Cooper | 31 |
| 74 | Edgar Roni Figaro | Final Fantasy VI | 31 |
| 75 |  Peppino
|
Pizza Tower | 31 |
| 76 | Arthur | Ghosts 'n Goblins | 30 |
| 77 |  Proto Man
|
Mega Man | 30 |
| 78 | Generic Lancer Unit | Fire Emblem | 30 |
| 79 |  Ayin
|
Lobotomy Corporation | 30 |
| 80 | Robot Unicorn | Robot Unicorn Attack | 30 |
| 81 |  Gex
|
Gex | 29 |
| 82 | Aleph | Shin Megami Tensei | 29 |
| 83 | Magolor | Kirby | 28 |
| 84 | Glamrock Freddy | Five Nights At Freddy's | 28 |
| 85 | Isaac | Golden Sun | 28 |
| 86 | Wonder-Red | The Wonderful 101 | 27 |
| 87 | Dinah | Summon Night: Swordcraft Story | 27 |
| 88 | Selphie Tilmitt | Final Fantasy VIII | 27 |
| 89 | Lethal Omen Guy | Lethal Omen | 27 |
| 90 | Duster | Mother | 26 |
| 91 |  Banjo
|
Banjo-Kazooie | 26 |
| 92 |  Olimar
|
Pikmin | 25 |
| 93 | Tatsuya Suou | Persona | 25 |
| 94 |  Lara Croft
|
Tomb Raider | 25 |
| 95 |  Sayori
|
Doki Doki Literature Club | 24 |
| 96 | Nagito Komaeda | Danganronpa | 24 |
| 97 | Yellow Crewmate | Among Us | 24 |
| 98 |  Link
|
Legend Of Zelda | 24 |
| 99 | Wakasagihime | Touhou | 23 |
| 100 | Marisa Kirisame | Touhou | 23 |
| 101 | Relm Arrowny | Final Fantasy VI | 23 |
| 102 | Klein Gremory | HEARTBEAT | 23 |
| 103 | The Raven | Armored Core | 23 |
| 104 |  Chun-Li
|
Street Fighter | 23 |
| 105 | Dlanor A. Knox | Umineko | 22 |
| 106 | Rex | Xenoblade Chronicles | 22 |
| 107 | Fall Guy | Fall Guys | 22 |
| 108 |  Krystal
|
Star Fox | 22 |
| 109 | 1st Prize | Baldi's Basics | 22 |
| 110 | Plok | Plok | 22 |
| 111 |  Justice
|
Helltaker | 22 |
| 112 |  Carmelita Fox
|
Sly Cooper | 22 |
| 113 | Rean Schwarzer | Trails/Kiseki | 21 |
| 114 | Giles Corey | Town of Salem | 21 |
| 115 | Setsu | Gnosia | 21 |
| 116 | Edward Falcon | Power Stone | 20 |
| 117 | Mina Hayase | Sexfriend | 20 |
| 118 | Ame | Needy Streamer Overload | 20 |
| 119 | Kim Kaphwan | Fatal Fury | 19 |
| 120 | Zer0 | Borderlands | 19 |
| 121 | George Ushiromiya | Umineko | 19 |
| 122 |  Rance
|
Rance | 19 |
| 123 | Cole MacGrath | Infamous | 19 |
| 124 | ProtoMan.EXE (& Chaud) | Mega Man Battle Network | 18 |
| 125 | Male_07 | Half-Life | 18 |
| 126 | Luke | Street Fighter | 18 |
| 127 |  Hokma
|
Lobotomy Corporation | 18 |
| 128 |  Sora
|
Kingdom Hearts | 18 |
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 | Franchise / Series | Votes |
| E-102 Gamma | Sonic The Hedgehog | 30 |
 Tails
|
Sonic The Hedgehog | 27 |
 Regirock
|
Pokemon | 27 |
| Quint | Mega Man | 23 |
 Amy Rose
|
Sonic The Heghehog | 18 |
Tournament Bracket
Challonge Link: https://challonge.com/25kz2oco
Elite Eight
Links
Voting Forms: Round 1 • Round 2 • Round 3 • Round 4 • Quarterfinals • Semi-finals • Finals
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