King of /v/ 2020

The King of /v/ 2020 contest was the second edition of the annual King of /v/ series held in 4chan's /v/idya games board. Featuring 589 nominees and a 128-player single elimination bracket, the tournament concluded with the top-seeded demon slayer Dante from Devil May Cry winning the championship match over the cyborg ninja Raiden from Metal Gear Rising:Revengeance. Third place went to No More Heroes protagonist Travis Touchdown, defeating Dante's twin Vergil in the consolation match.

Rules

Nominations:

• To nominate a character, you must post their name, image, AND series. Nominations must garner at least 10 replies within a single thread in order to enter the qualifying poll.
• All characters must either originate from a vidya property or be a member of a vidya's universe.
  • Example 1: Saxton Hale and Miss Pauling (Team Fortress 2) are eligible even though they appeared in the comics first.
  • Example 2: Android 21 is eligible because she debuted in the game Dragon Ball FighterZ, which is a part of the Dragon Ball anime/manga franchise.
• No depictions or caricatures of real-life politicians. (E.g. JFK from Call of Duty Zombies)
• FOTM Rule: All characters must be at least one month old. This means that a character is ineligible if they debuted in a game whose release date is November 1st or later.

Excluded Characters

Characters who reached the Elite Eight of the previous tournament are temporarily ineligible this year; they will be eligible for nomination next contest. Tournament champions, on the other hand, are permanently retired and will be banned for future editions.

2019 Elite Eight (Will be eligible next contest)
2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Doomguy	Kazuma Kiryu	Phoenix Wright	Solid Snake	Heavy	Duke Nukem	Wario
Doom	Yakuza	Ace Attorney	Metal Gear	Team Fortress 2	Duke Nukem	Super Mario
King of /v/alhalla (PERMANENTLY RETIRED)
2019
Senator Steven Armstrong
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Qualifying Results

Qualifying results: https://pastebin.com/2bxCBTCP

All nominees will be subject into a single qualifying poll, where voters select any number of nominees that they want to advance into the main bracket. 128 contestants with the highest votes (excluding those over the series limit) will qualify.

• If multiple contestants are tied in votes, they will be broken through alphabetical order of series name. Only the names from the host's nominee list will be considered.
• Series Limit: A maximum of four (4) characters from a given series / franchise can enter the main bracket. If 5 or more qualify, only four with the highest votes will be entered and the rest will be disqualified.
  • Spin-offs and crossovers are treated as separate series for this rule. (E.g. Shin Megami Tensei -- Persona, Drakengard -- Nier, Kingdom Hearts)

A total of 589 guys were successfully nominated.

Advanced

Advanced to Main Bracket (128)
#	Character Name	Franchise / Series	Votes
01	Dante	Devil May Cry	458
02	Vergil	Devil May Cry	423
03	Raiden	Metal Gear	339
04	JC Denton	Deus Ex	336
05	Soldier	Team Fortress 2	329
06	Anonymous	Meta character (4chan user)	326
07	Miles Edgeworth	Ace Attorney	324
08	Scout	Team Fortress 2	309
09	Regigigas	Pokemon	300
10	Leon Kennedy	Resident Evil	295
11	Jetstream Sam	Metal Gear	285
12	Travis Touchdown	No More Heroes
13	Gordon Freeman	Half-Life	282
14	Engineer	Team Fortress 2
15	Spy	Team Fortress 2
16	Dr. Eggman	Sonic the Hedgehog	274
17	Revolver Ocelot	Metal Gear	273
18	Chris Redfield	Resident Evil	270
19	Sundowner	Metal Gear	268
20	Battler Ushiromiya	Umineko (When the Seagulls Cry)	266
21	Charles	Mafia City	265
22	G-Man	Half-Life	263
23	Goro Majima	Yakuza	259
24	Nero	Devil May Cry	249
25	CJ	Grand Theft Auto	247
26	Alucard	Castlevania	243
27	Agent 47	Hitman
28	King Dedede	Kirby	241
29	Master Chief	Halo	234
30	Big Smoke	Grand Theft Auto	229
31	Adam Jensen	Deus Ex	228
32	Kirby	Kirby	226
33	Pepsiman	Pepsiman
34	Simon Belmont	Castlevania	224
35	Coach	Left 4 Dead	222
36	King K Rool	Donkey Kong	221
37	Godot	Ace Attorney	216
38	Dracula	Castlevania	215
39	Luigi	Mario	211
40	"Fuhrer"	Persona 2	209
41	Albert Wesker	Resident Evil	208
42	Asura	Asura's Wrath	207
43	Baba	Baba is You	206
44	Richter Belmont	Castlevania	205
45	Bill	Left 4 Dead	202
46	Gene	God Hand	199
47	Dick Gumshoe	Ace Attorney	198
48	Funky Kong	Donkey Kong
49	Frank	Mafia City
50	Cave Johnson	Portal
51	Captain Falcon	F-Zero	197
52	Rance	Rance
53	Quote	Cave Story	196
54	Jacket	Hotline Miami
55	Donkey Kong	Donkey Kong	194
56	Helltaker	Helltaker
57	Sephiroth	Final Fantasy	193
58	Not Important	Hatred	192
59	Bowser	Mario
60	Cacodemon	Doom	190
61	Zero	Mega Man	189
62	Isaac Clarke	Dead Space	188
63	Jack Frost	Shin Megami Tensei	186
64	Ganon	The Legend of Zelda	184
65	Regirock	Pokemon	181
66	Crash Bandicoot	Crash Bandicoot	180
67	Frank West	Dead Rising
68	Big Daddy	BioShock	178
69	Tohru Adachi	Persona 4	177
70	Registeel	Pokemon	176
71	Lvl 1 Crook	Mafia City	175
72	Bomberman	Bomberman	174
73	Ayin	Lobotomy Corporation
74	Sekiro	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice	173
75	Meta Knight	Kirby	171
76	Postal Dude	Postal
77	Max Payne	Max Payne	170
78	Banjo	Banjo-Kazooie	169
79	Steve	Minecraft
80	Template:Akinator	Akinator	168
81	Patches	Dark Souls
82	Shadow the Hedgehog	Sonic the Hedgehog
83	Regice	Pokemon	167
84	HUNK	Resident Evil	166
85	Demi-fiend	Shin Megami Tensei
86	Link	The Legend of Zelda	164
87	Ichiban Kasuga	Yakuza
88	Neo Cortex	Crash Bandicoot	163
89	Cuphead	Cuphead
90	Terry Bogard	Fatal Fury	162
91	Sans	Undertale / Deltarune
92	Joshua Graham	Fallout	161
93	Mega Man X	Mega Man
94	Ridley	Metroid
95	Mega Man	Mega Man	160
96	Jevil	Undertale / Deltarune
97	Kratos	God of War	158
98	Crono	Chrono Trigger	157
99	Knuckles	Sonic the Hedgehog	156
100	Geese Howard	Fatal Fury	154
101	King Of All Cosmos	Katamari
102	9S	Nier
103	Sol Badguy	Guilty Gear	153
104	Waluigi	Mario
105	Frog	Chrono Trigger	152
106	Dagoth Ur	Elder Scrolls
107	Arbiter	Halo
108	Dog (Silent Hill)	Silent Hill
109	Kinzo Ushiromiya	Umineko (When the Seagulls Cry)
110	Morshu	The Legend of Zelda (CD-i)	151
111	Groose	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
112	Geralt of Rivia	The Witcher	150
113	JPEG Dog	Ace Combat	148
114	Tom Nook	Animal Crossing
115	Mr House	Fallout	146
116	Sissel	Ghost Trick
117	Cloud Strife	Final Fantasy	145
118	Niko Bellic	Grand Theft Auto
119	Mario	Mario
120	Proto Man	Mega Man
121	Ancestor	Darkest Dungeon	143
122	KK Slider	Animal Crossing	142
123	Plague Knight	Shovel Knight	140
124	Nagito Komaeda	Danganronpa	139
125	M Bison	Street Fighter
126	Hokma	Lobotomy Corporation	138
127	Handsome Jack	Borderlands	137
128	Lanky Kong	Donkey Kong	136
129	Henry Stickmin(DNQ)	Henry Stickmin
130	Brad Armstrong(DNQ)	Lisa

Excluded by Series Limit

Got 5th or below within your own franchise? Tough luck for you.
Seed	Character Name	Franchise / Series	Votes
16	Template:Demoman (TF2)	Team Fortress	275
24	Template:Medic (TF2)	Team Fortress	257
29	Template:Sniper (TF2)	Team Fortress	237
35	Pyro	Team Fortress	224
60	Template:Monsoon (Metal Gear)	Metal Gear	191
74	Template:Otacon	Metal Gear	174
75	Template:Kazuhira Miller	Metal Gear	174
99	Template:Liquid Snake	Metal Gear	156
112	Template:Creaking Skull	Castlevania	150
113	Template:Hideo	Metal Gear	149
122	Template:Merchant (Resident Evil)	Resident Evil	143
123	Template:Dr Wily	Mega Man	141
127	Template:Gray Fox	Metal Gear	138

Terrible Ten

Did not qualify? Try again next year.
Seed	Character Name	Franchise / Series	Votes
129	Henry Stickmin	Henry Stickmin	136
130	Brad Armstrong	Lisa	136
131	Dark Sun Gwyndolin	Dark Souls	135
132	Missile	Ghost Trick	135
133	Lucas	Mother	134
134	Conker	Conker's Bad Fur Day	133
135	Template:Viewtiful Joe	Viewtiful Joe	133
136	Template:Kotomine Kirei (Fate)	Fate	132
137	Template:Shitass (Minecraft)	Minecraft	132
138	Ezio Auditore da Firenze	Assassin's Creed	131

Tournament Bracket

Full bracket

Single-elimination format. Seedings are determined by their rank in the qualifying poll.

• Which means that in the first round, top seed plays the lowest seed, second-highest seed plays the second-lowest seed, and so on. The bracket is designed so that the top 2 seeds will only meet in the final, top 4 in semi-final, etc.
• If a match is tied in votes at the end of the round, the higher-seeded contestant advances.
• All characters advancing to the quarter-finals will become this year's Elite Eight, making them temporarily ineligible for the next contest. Those eliminated in the quarter-finals will be subject to a four-way consolation match where voters will rank them from 5th-8th. Semi-final losers will play against each other for third place. Lastly, the winner of the final match will become this year's King of /v/, and will permanently retire from the competition.

Google Polls

Google Poll Results: Round 1 - Round 2 - Round 3 - Round 4 - Quarters - Semis - Final (404) Responses per Round: 1608 > 1162 > 1146 > 1315 > 1529 > 1636 > 1320

Bracket

Bracket A

Bracket A
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
1	Dante	1061
128	Lanky Kong	547
				1	Dante	786
64	Ganon	907		64	Ganon Ganon	376
65	Regirock	701
								1	Dante	607
32	Kirby	1216						33	Pepsiman	539
97	Kratos	392		32	Kirby	528
				33	Pepsiman	634
33	Pepsiman	1271
96	Jevil	337
---												1	Dante	658
16	Dr. Eggman	923										16	Dr. Eggman	657
113	JPEG Dog	685
				16	Dr. Eggman	751
49	Frank	882		49	Frank	411
80	Template:Akinator	726						16	Dr. Eggman	669
								17	Revolver Ocelot	477
17	Revolver Ocelot	1049
112	Geralt of Rivia	559		17	Revolver Ocelot	700
				48	Funky Kong	462
48	Funky Kong	939
81	Patches	669

Bracket B

Bracket B
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
8	Scout	1110
121	Ancestor	498
				8	Scout	699
57	Sephiroth	857		57	Sephiroth	463
72	Bomberman	751
								8	Scout	577
25	CJ	1017						40	"Fuhrer"	569
104	Waluigi	591		25	CJ	508
				40	"Fuhrer"	654
40	"Fuhrer"	1139
89	Cuphead	469
---												8	Scout	694
9	Regigigas	936										9	Regigigas	621
120	Proto Man	672
				9	Regigigas	750
56	Helltaker	1049		56	Helltaker	412
73	Ayin	559						9	Regigigas	614
								41	Albert Wesker	532
24	Nero	982
105	Frog	626		24	Nero Nero	532
				41	Albert Wesker	630
41	Albert Wesker	1046
88	Neo Cortex	562

Bracket C

Bracket C
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
4	JC Denton	1238
125	M Bison	370
				4	JC Denton	806
61	Zero	835		61	Zero	356
68	Big Daddy	773
								4	JC Denton	826
29	Master Chief	998						29	Master Chief	320
100	Geese Howard	610		29	Master Chief	596
				36	King K Rool	566
36	King K Rool	928
93	Mega Man X	680
---												4	JC Denton	884
13	Gordon Freeman	1059										13	Gordon Freeman	431
116	Sissel	549
				13	Gordon Freeman	598
52	Rance	747		77	Max Payne	564
77	Max Payne	861						13	Gordon Freeman	745
								45	Bill	401
20	Battler Ushiromiya	1155
109	Kinzo Ushiromiya	453		20	Battler Ushiromiya	573
				45	Bill	589
45	Bill	933
84	HUNK	675

Bracket D

Bracket D
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
5	Soldier	1192
124	Nagito Komaeda	416
				5	Soldier	757
60	Cacodemon	916		60	Cacodemon	405
69	Tohru Adachi	692
								5	Soldier	701
28	King Dedede	793						101	King Of All Cosmos	445
101	King Of All Cosmos	815		101	King Of All Cosmos	615
				37	Godot	547
37	Godot	838
92	Joshua Graham	770
---												5	Soldier	632
12	Travis Touchdown	1080										12	Travis Touchdown	683
117	Cloud Strife	528
				12	Travis Touchdown	759
53	Quote	746		76	Postal Dude	403
76	Postal Dude	862						2	Travis Touchdown	681
								108	Dog (Silent Hill)	465
21	Charles	727
108	Dog (Silent Hill)	881		108	Dog (Silent Hill)	660
				44	Richter Belmont	503
44	Richter Belmont	940
85	Demi-fiend	668

Bracket E

Bracket E
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
2	Vergil	1205
127	Handsome Jack	403
				2	Vergil	653
63	Jack Frost	916		63	Jack Frost	409
66	Crash Bandicoot	692
								2	Vergil	632
31	Adam Jensen	1070						31	Adam Jensen Jensen	514
98	Crono	538		31	Adam Jensen	695
				34	Simon Belmont	467
34	Simon Belmont	868
95	Mega Man	740
---												2	Vergil	723
15	Spy	1184										15	Spy Spy	592
114	Tom Nook	424
				15	Spy	761
50	Cave Johnson	907		50	Cave Johnson	401
79	Steve	701						15	Spy	575
								18	Chris Redfield Chris	571
18	Chris Redfield	1127
111	Groose	489		18	Chris Redfield	682
				82	Shadow the Hedgehog	480
47	Dick Gumshoe	741
82	Shadow the Hedgehog	867

Bracket F

Bracket F
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
7	Miles Edgeworth	1230
122	KK Slider	378
				7	Miles Edgeworth	810
58	Not Important	763		71	Lvl 1 Crook	352
71	Lvl 1 Crook	842
								7	Miles Edgeworth	617
26	Alucard	1156						39	Luigi	529
103	Sol Badguy	452		26	Alucard	515
				39	Luigi	647
39	Luigi	1081
90	Terry Bogard	527
---												7	Miles Edgeworth	670
10	Leon Kennedy	1007										23	Goro Majima	645
119	Mario	601
				10	Leon Kennedy	633
55	Donkey Kong	953		55	Donkey Kong DK	529
74	Sekiro	655						10	Leon Kennedy	466
								23	Goro Majima	580
23	Goro Majima	1008
106	Dagoth Ur	600		23	Goro Majima	813
				87	Ichiban Kasuga	349
42	Asura	749
87	Ichiban Kasuga	859

Bracket G

Bracket G
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
3	Raiden	1346
126	Hokma	266
				3	Raiden	888
62	Isaac Clarke	827		62	Isaac Clarke	274
67	Frank West	781
								3	Raiden	734
30	Big Smoke	1037						30	Big Smoke	412
99	Knuckles	571		30	Big Smoke	582
				35	Coach	580
35	Coach	947
94	Ridley	661
---												3	Raiden	729
14	Engineer	1053										51	Captain Falcon	586
115	Mr House	555
				14	Engineer	570
51	Captain Falcon	1206		51	Captain Falcon	592
78	Banjo	402						51	Captain Falcon	632
								19	Sundowner	514
19	Sundowner	824
110	Morshu	784		19	Sundowner	636
				46	Gene	526
46	Gene	910
83	Regice	698

Bracket H

Bracket H
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
6	Anonymous	1072
123	Plague Knight	536
				6	Anonymous	565
59	Bowser	727		70	Registeel	597
70	Registeel	881
								70	Registeel	554
27	Agent 47	1083						27	Agent 47	592
102	9S	525		27	Agent 47	662
				38	Dracula	500
38	Dracula	1033
91	Sans	575
---												27	Agent 47	597
11	Jetstream Sam	1125										11	Jetstream Sam	718
118	Niko Bellic	483
				11	Jetstream Sam	741
54	Jacket	955		Q6	Jacket	421
75	Meta Knight	653						11	Jetstream Sam	655
								22	G-Man G-Man	491
22	G-Man	1197
107	Arbiter	411		22	G-Man	635
				43	Baba	527
43	Baba	830
86	Link	778

Elite Eight

Elite Eight
	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
1	Dante	886
8	Scout	643
				1	Dante	826
4	JC Denton	755		12	Travis Touchdown Travis Touchdown	810
12	Travis Touchdown	774						1	Dante	793
								3	Raiden Raiden	527
2	Vergil	774
7	Miles Edgeworth	755		2	Vergil Vergil	799
				3	Raiden	837			3rd place match
3	Raiden	934						12	Travis Touchdown Travis Touchdown	715
11	Jetstream Sam	595						2	Vergil Vergil	605

5th to 8th

5th-8th Match Result
Name	5th	6th	7th	8th	Total
JC Denton	460	485	420	271	1636
Jetstream Sam	442	402	402	390
Miles Edgeworth	372	382	447	435
Scout	362	367	367	540

External links

4chan archived threads

Arch.b4k.dev

Archived thread links: Nominations: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 Qualifiers: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Intermission Round 1: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 Round 2: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 Round 3: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 Round 4: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 Quarter-finals: Part 1 - Part 2 Semi-finals: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 Final: Part 1 - Part 2 Afterparty: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3