John Ward
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John Ward is the protagonist of the horror game FAITH.
Haunted by a botched exorcism he performed in 1986, he returns to the house where it happened to right his wrongs and finish things, and in the process, finds out there was a lot more under the surface.
Tournament History[edit]
King of /v/[edit]
John first appeared in 2022 alongside fellow priest and FAITH deuteragonist Father Garcia, becoming prominent characters early on in the tournament due to strong campaigns from their fans. Even though both lost in round 2 of the main tournament, they were compensated for their efforts by being voted for that year's Mr. Literally Who award, which was given to them in a Psyanon vocaroo. Both also performed really well in the 256 side tournament, with John making it to the top five.
John reappeared in 2023 with greatly improved seeding and a strong OC-heavy backing. Starting out as one of the Good Christian Boys, expanded from /v/ Co-Op to include other Christians in the tournament, most notably his greatest collaborator Doomguy. John would help his Christian brethren to cast out demons in the tournament such as the Icon of Sin. Using his authority as a Catholic priest, John also regularly appeared in threads providing anons the opportunity to confess their sins to him. After defeating Nero in round 1 he would go on to exorcise the demon possessing The Knight, defeat Peppino's unholy ravioli, and excommunicate the demon prosecutor Miles Edgeworth. Having entered the Elite Eight he would triumph against Solid Snake, along the way associating with Grimm in the Schizo Alliance due to events in FAITH involving John having a schizophrenic episode. This would come to fruition in the OC filled match against the Black Souls protagonist, and though John would lose, his strong alliance with Grimm helped the latter to become the champion of that year. In a fitting end to his run, John was able to score one last victory by exorcising the Demi-fiend in the 3rd place match, avenging fellow FAITH priest Father Garcia who had lost round 4 to the half-demon, and leading the forces of Law to triumph over Chaos.
Co-op[edit]
John quickly reappeared after 2022 in /tnt/'s /v/ Co-op 2023 tournament, on the team "Good Christian Boys", consisting of himself and fellow FAITH character Father Garcia. They were notable candidates in the tournament due to another strong campaign, winning nearly every match with huge margins, and making their way to the finals before losing to the champions, "The Glamgals", consisting of Roxanne Wolf and Glamrock Chica. Some of the more notable moments for John was when he became involved in a crackship between him and Beatrice from Umineko No Naku Koro Ni after the two went up against each other in round 2. When Beatrice lost, she fell into the ocean, so John followed suit, holding onto her tightly and playing Ricordando il passato through a speaker. Another notable event would be the match against "The Belmont Clan", consisting of Simon Belmont and Richter Belmont from Castlevania. Users were quick to take advantage of the fact that both teams are hardcore christians who exterminate demonic monsters for things like art and written works.
Results[edit]
| King of /v/ | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2022 - Seed 127 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Round | Opponent | Series | Votes | Pct. For | |||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | (97)  Keke
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Baba is You | 747 - 486 | 60.5% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | (24)  Gordon Freeman
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Half-Life | 633 - 762 | 45.3% | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 - Seed 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Round 1 | (48)  Nero
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Devil May Cry | 453 - 255 | 64.0% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 2 | (107)  The Knight
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Hollow Knight | 442 - 293 | 60.1% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 3 | (3)  Peppino
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Pizza Tower | 391 - 302 | 56.4% | |||||||||||||||
| Round 4 | (1)  Miles Edgeworth
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Ace Attorney | 377 - 265 | 58.7% | |||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | (8)  Solid Snake
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Metal Gear | 458 - 337 | 57.6% | |||||||||||||||
| Semifinals | (11)  Grimm
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Black Souls | 373 - 445 | 45.6% | |||||||||||||||
| 3rd Place | (53)  Demi-fiend
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Shin Megami Tensei | 650 - 379 | 63.1% | |||||||||||||||
