King of /v/ 2022

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King of /v/ 2022
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General information
Host NightShiftAnon !!9A2duD1C25+
Ghost !!eh0Fgi0FQSV
BallsAnon !th0DR5qBxs
Date 2022 December 09 - 19 (UTC-04:00)
Participants 1341 (nominees)
128 (main bracket)
Language English
Website 4chan's /v/ - Video Games board
Archive: Arch.b4k.co
Bracket: Challonge
Results
Champion Template:Ci2 (5)
Runner-up Template:Ci2 (59)
3rd place File:JC Denton.png JC Denton (7)
4th place Template:Ci2 (17)
Quarter-finals 5th: Template:Travis Travis Touchdown (44)
6th: Template:Phoenix Phoenix Wright (3)
7th: Albert Wesker Albert Wesker (41)
8th: File:Luigi.png Luigi (10)
List of editions
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King of /v/ 2022 was the fourth annual /v/ideo game male character tournament held in the anonymous imageboard 4chan.

The tournament was hosted by NightShiftAnon !!9A2duD1C25+, BallsAnon !th0DR5qBxs, and Ghost !!eh0Fgi0FQSV. Similar to the Mr. /co/lympus tournament organized by the first two hosts earlier in the year, the initial match-ups of King of /v/ 2022's bracket were randomized instead of seeding characters based on qualifying round votes like previous tournaments. Jack Garland from Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin would end up winning coming off hype and memes from the game's release earlier that year, with the finals being a "Jack-Off" between him and runner-up Jack Frost from Shin Megami Tensei. In quite the coincidence, Garland won exactly on the 35th anniversary of both the Final Fantasy series and the original incarnation of the character.

Rules

How to nominate

  • Character must appear in a video game (vidya)
  • You must post the image, type the character name AND the correct series name (e.g. [I nominate] Link from Legend of Zelda)
  • 12 replies / (You)s are needed in a single thread 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 guy is already nominated

Character / series eligibility

  • FOTM Clause: Characters who first appeared at the month before the start of this contest (November 01 and later) are banned.
  • Visual novels / eroge games / galgames are allowed
  • Characters debuting in a game that is part of a non-vidya / multimedia franchise are accepted
  • Characters debuting in non-vidya media that is part of an established vidya franchise are accepted. Limited to 3 characters only in the bracket.
  • Characters who are not male/female or whose gender is unknown are eligible for both Queen and King tournaments, but if they appear in the main bracket in the Queen contest, they will be ineligible for nomination in King (and vice versa).
  • Spinoffs and crossovers are counted as separate series. This rule mainly applies to characters debuting and/or are better known from said series.
    • However, if a given character has previously appeared in another game prior to being featured in a spinoff/crossover/guest appearance, they will be entered under their original series whenever the host deems it convenient.
  • No real-life people allowed
  • No fan-made characters, including memes, OCs and custom characters
  • No inanimate objects (e.g. L-Block, Ebony & Ivory)
  • No grandfather clause: a contestant that appears here may not be allowed for future editions.

Whitelist

This is a list of characters who break at least one of the above rules, but are approved by anons and/or the host anyways. They can still be excluded for future editions if enough people desire so through a survey held during the final round.

Excluded Characters

Elite Eight Clause

Characters who reached the Elite Eight of the previous tournament are temporarily ineligible this year; they will be eligible for nomination next contest.

2020 Elite Eight (Will be eligible next contest)
File:Fuhrer icon.png
2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Dr. Eggman Kazuma Kiryu Vergil Wario Leon Kennedy Heavy "Fuhrer"
Sonic the Hedgehog Yakuza The Legend of Zelda Wario Resident Evil Team Fortress 2 Persona

Tournament champions, on the other hand, are permanently retired and will be banned for future editions.

King of /v/alhalla (PERMANENTLY RETIRED)
2019 2020 2021
Senator Armstrong Dante The Batter
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Devil May Cry OFF
No Double Duty Clause

Characters who are eligible for both tournaments cannot be nominated here if they previously appeared in Queen of /v/ 2022's bracket:

Voting policy

All rounds last 24 hours starting from the first relevant thread posted. Countdowns via the its.almo.st website will be provided by the host.

Starting from the qualifiers, all polls and results will be held in Google Polls. A Gmail account is needed to access the voting form. Emails will not be visible to the host and other users. Before voting, a user must answer a question related to 4chan board culture and tournament history, and must fulfill a CAPTCHA test before they can submit their votes. A user can change their choices at any time before the round ends; this is to allow campaigns like fan arts, voice recordings, video edits, songs, and poetry to convince someone to change their mind.

In the main bracket rounds, you must vote for all matches.

Qualifying round

1341 successful nominees will be consolidated into a single massive group where voters select the guys 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 guys with the most votes will advance into the bracket. Ties are broken by whoever gets properly nominated earlier.

A maximum of 3 guys per series can enter the bracket. However, if a series makes it into last year's Elite Eight, including the champion, their limit will be reduced to 2 guys for this edition.

Advanced

Bold text indicates character who appears in the bracket for the first time.
OFF, Sonic, Yakuza, Legend of Zelda, Wario, Resident Evil, Team Fortress, and Persona were only eligible for 2 guys in the bracket instead of 3.

1st-64th
# Name Series Votes
1 File:Doomguy.png Doomguy DOOM 277
2 Template:Ci2 Devil May Cry 271
3 File:Phoenix Wright.png Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney 260
4 File:Spamton.png Spamton Undertale / Deltarune 255
5 Template:Ci2 Final Fantasy 249
6 Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney 249
7 File:JC Denton.png JC Denton Deus Ex 244
8 File:Kirby.png Kirby Kirby 243
9 File:Sonic the Hedgehog.png Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic 242
10 Template:Ci2 Mario 237
11 Template:Ci2 Left 4 Dead 233
12 Template:Ci2 Mario 231
13 Template:Ci2 Black Souls 230
14 File:Agent 47.png Agent 47 Hitman 229
15 File:G-Man.png G-Man Half-Life 226
16 File:Solid Snake.png Solid Snake Metal Gear 224
17 Template:Ci2 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 223
18 Template:Ci2 Team Fortress 223
19 File:Jetstream Sam.png Jetstream Sam Metal Gear 222
20 Template:Ci2 Team Fortress 218
21 File:Battler Ushiromiya.png Battler Ushiromiya Umineko 216
22 Template:Ci2 Castlevania 214
23 File:Brad Armstrong.png Brad Armstrong Lisa 213
24 File:Gordon Freeman.png Gordon Freeman Half-Life 211
25 File:King Dedede.png King Dedede Kirby 211
26 File:Giygas.png Giygas Mother / Earthbound 198
27 File:Neo Cortex.png Neo Cortex Crash Bandicoot 194
28 File:Dick Gumshoe.png Dick Gumshoe Ace Attorney 194
29 File:Meta Knight.png Meta Knight Kirby 193
30 File:Bowser.png Bowser Mario 192
31 File:Jevil.png Jevil Undertale / Deltarune 192
32 Rance Rance 191
33 File:Simon Belmont.png Simon Belmont Castlevania 191
34 Template:Ci2 Castlevania 190
35 File:Duke Nukem.png Duke Nukem Duke Nukem 186
36 File:Harry Du Bois.png Harry Du Bois Disco Elysium 184
37 File:Postal Dude.png Postal Dude Postal 184
38 File:Goro Majima.png Goro Majima Yakuza 184
39 File:Pepsiman.png Pepsiman Pepsiman 183
40 Template:Ci2 Elden Ring 182
41 File:Albert Wesker.png Albert Wesker Resident Evil 182
42 Template:Ci2 Metroid 181
43 File:Solaire of Astora.png Solaire of Astora Dark Souls 180
44 File:Travis Touchdown.png Travis Touchdown No More Heroes 179
45 Red Crewmate Among Us 178
46 File:Cave Johnson.png Cave Johnson Portal 178
47 Template:Ci2 LobCorp / Library of Ruina 176
48 Template:Ci2 The Binding of Isaac 175
49 Hollow Knight Hollow Knight 173
50 File:Donkey Kong.png Donkey Kong Donkey Kong 172
51 Template:Ci2 Hotline Miami 172
52 File:Alex Eggleston.png Alex Eggleston YIIK: A Postmodern RPG 172
53 Metal Sonic Sonic 170
54 Template:Ci2 Devil May Cry 167
55 File:Isaac Clarke.png Isaac Clarke Dead Space 166
56 File:Crash Bandicoot.png Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot 166
57 Template:Ci2 Mother / Earthbound 164
58 Template:Ci2 Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby 163
59 Template:Ci2 Shin Megami Tensei 161
60 File:Captain Falcon.png Captain Falcon F-Zero 161
61 File:Chris Redfield.png Chris Redfield Resident Evil 161
62 Template:Ci2 Lisa 160
63 Template:Ci2 The Legend of Zelda 160
64 File:Mega Man.png Mega Man Mega Man 158
65th-128th
Pos Name Series Votes
65 File:Frank West.png Frank West Dead Rising 156
66 Template:Ci2 Ultrakill 156
67 Template:Ci2 Left 4 Dead 155
68 Template:Ci2 Left 4 Dead 155
69 Template:Ci2 Bloodborne 154
70 File:King K. Rool.png King K. Rool Donkey Kong 154
71 Template:Ci2 Asura's Wrath 153
72 Template:Ci2 Banjo-Kazooie 153
73 File:Master Chief.png Master Chief Halo 153
74 Template:Ci2 God Hand 152
75 Template:Ci2 Minecraft 150
76 Template:Ci2 Cave Story 149
77 Template:Ci2 Undertale / Deltarune 149
78 File:Groose.png Groose The Legend of Zelda 149
79 Template:Ci2 Punch-Out!! 148
80 Template:Ci2 147
81 Template:Ci2 BioShock 146
82 File:Funky Kong.png Funky Kong Donkey Kong 146
83 File:Not Important.png Not Important Hatred 145
84 Emperor of Mankind Warhammer 40,000 144
85 Template:Ci2 Portal 144
86 Template:Ci2 Mega Man 144
87 Template:Ci2 Dark Souls 144
88 File:Dr. Isaac Kleiner.png Dr. Isaac Kleiner Half-Life 143
89 Pac-Man Pac-Man 141
90 Starscourge Radahn Elden Ring 140
91 File:Joshua Graham.png Joshua Graham Fallout 140
92 Template:Ci2 Ultrakill 138
93 Template:Ci2 Faith 137
94 Kim Kitsuragi Disco Elysium 137
95 Demi-fiend Shin Megami Tensei 137
96 File:Mr. House.png Mr. House Fallout 137
97 Template:Ci2 Baba is You 137
98 File:Adam Jensen.png Adam Jensen Deus Ex 137
99 Template:Ci2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 137
100 Template:Ci2 Chrono Trigger 136
101 File:Cuphead.png Cuphead Cuphead 136
102 File:The King of All Cosmos.png The King of All Cosmos Katamari Damacy 136
103 File:Earthworm Jim.png Earthworm Jim Earthworm Jim 135
104 File:Regigigas.png Regigigas Pokemon 134
105 File:Niko Bellic.png Niko Bellic Grand Theft Auto 134
106 Template:Ci2 LobCorp / Library of Ruina 133
107 File:Weighted Companion Cube.png Weighted Companion Cube Portal 133
108 File:Carl Johnson.png Carl Johnson Grand Theft Auto 132
109 Template:Ci2 Hollow Knight 132
110 Template:Ci2 Sam & Max 131
111 Template:Ci2 Sam & Max 131
112 Template:Ci2 Monster Girl Quest 131
113 Template:Ci2 Mother / Earthbound 131
114 Template:Ci2 Halo 130
115 File:King Dice.png King Dice Cuphead 129
116 Template:Ci2 Hades (by Supergiant) 128
117 File:Tom Nook.png Tom Nook Animal Crossing 128
118 Template:Ci2 Kid Icarus 127
119 Template:Ci2 Dwarf Fortress 126
120 File:Bomberman.png Bomberman Bomberman 125
121 Template:Ci2 Mafia City 125
122 Parappa PaRappa the Rapper 125
123 File:Mr. Game and Watch.png Mr. Game and Watch Game and Watch 125
124 Template:Ci2 Kid Icarus 125
125 File:Henry Stickmin.png Henry Stickmin Henry Stickmin 124
126 File:Helltaker.png Helltaker Helltaker 123
127 Template:Ci2 Faith 122
128 File:Tohru Adachi.png Tohru Adachi Persona 122

Bracket

128 characters, single elimination. The bracket is seeded randomly for the first round. If a match ends in a tie, both characters will advance to the next round, resulting in some matches having 3-4 characters. However, if the tied match is a final, then the character with the higher rank in the qualifying round wins the title.

Characters who reach the quarter-finals are granted Elite Eight status and will be temporarily suspended for next edition, except the champion who will be permanently banned afterwards.

  • Quarter-final losers will play each other in a four-way match. Scoring method TBA.
  • Semi-final losers will play each other for 3rd place.


Rounds 1-4

All rounds begin and end at Eastern Time evening hours (UTC-04:00, around 20:00~22:00). All contestants were randomized for the first round.

  • Bracket Link: Challonge
  • Voter Turnout: 1233 - 1394 - 1130 - 1259 - 1208 - ??? - ???

Elite Elight

Main Bracket

Dec 15-16 Dec 16-17 Dec 17-18
       
A Jack Frost 638
B Template:Phoenix 570  
QF1 Jack Frost 605
C Template:Travis 586   QF2 JC Denton 540  
D JC Denton 622  
SFW1 Jack Frost 492
E Luigi 501   SFW2 Jack Garland 662
F Jack Garland 707   QF3 Jack Garland 723
  QF4 AM AM 422  
G AM AM 656 3rd place -
H Albert Wesker 552   SFL1 JC Denton 664
SFL2 AM AM 490



5th-8th placement match

5th-8th consolations
Rank Character Points
5th Template:Travis 792.75
6th Template:Phoenix 746.5
7th Albert Wesker 691.25
8th Luigi 632

Elite Eight

King and Queen

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