To nominate a character, a user must include their name, picture, and series in their post. (e.g. Nominating Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes) Nominating 2 or more characters in a single post is not allowed.
All characters must either originate from /co/ media: Western animation and comics
Each valid nomination must garner at least twelve (12) replies in order to qualify for the contest. These replies are only counted if they are all within a single thread, and do NOT carry over to other threads.
Eligible Nominees
All female /co/ characters (except those listed under "Excluded characters" shown below)
Any character that was allowed or has appeared in past Ms. /co/ tournaments (Grandfather Clause)
Characters can be any age
Puppets are allowed (e.g. Muppets, Sesame Street)
Generalization Statute: Multiple versions of the same character --- be it from various adaptations, spin-off series, or alternative universes --- are combined into a single entrant. In other words, you are voting for the entire history of that character, not just one particular iteration.
Example: Zatanna (DC Comics, Young Justice, DC Super Hero Girls, etc.)
Character Limit: Each series can only have a maximum of three (3) girls in the main bracket. These are decided by their votes in the qualifying poll. However, there is no restriction on the number of girls that can be nominated from a single series.
Exceptions: Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney core universe characters + related series (Mickey, Oswald, Goofy, and Donald), and Looney Tunes.
Restrictions
Any character that is clearly not /co/ is not allowed (e.g. /a/nime and live action shows)
/v/ideo game characters that did not originate from /co/ media are not allowed
Real-life politicians that are portrayed as cartoon characters / caricatures are not allowed, satirical or otherwise.
No /mlp/ characters
No Board-tans
No "OC donut steels"
No meme creations (e.g. Virgin vs Chad)
No inanimate objects that aren't treated as distinct characters in their media of origin (based on a vote in the 2022 feedback)
One-Month Old Clause: Any character debuting from the 1st of the previous month to the start date are ineligible.
Grandfather Clause: All characters who have previously made it into Ms. /co/ or Mr. /co/lympus tournaments, and are not banned by the Elite 8 rule, are eligible to participate regardless of the above restrictions. (Examples: Dr. Robotnik, Saxton Hale, JFK, Wendy's Mascot, Princess Zelda, Propane)
Excluded Characters
Elite Eight Rule: Characters appearing in the quarter-finals of the previous contest are not allowed to compete in this edition. They will be eligible for nomination next contest.
For the consolation match, voters ranked the quarter-final losers from 5th-8th. Each girl will be ranked based on the position with the most votes.
5th-8th Match Result
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Side Tournaments
Prediction Contest
Using Challonge's bracket prediction feature, user PredictionAnon !!ZcJdAmwBaKF organized a March Madness styled contest where anons can predict how the Ms. /co/ bracket would unfold; the entry period for the contest lasts throughout the first round, and scores are kept for each participant based off how closely their predicted bracket matched the actual bracket.
Notably actual cash prizes are offered for the winner, with whoever scored the highest being rewarded via the e-mail used to sign up for the contest with a $25 Steam/Amazon gift card as well as a $100 donation to a charity of the winner's choice from local tournament radio host Psyanon !umpn/.DAgw.
An additional gift card prize is offered to any participant who can correctly predict at least 62/64 of the first round's results.