Queen of /v/ 2020

The Queen of/v/ 2020 was the second edition of the annual tournament held in 4chan's /v/idya games imageboard. It ran from November 10 to 29 and featured 405 nominees who will fight for spots in the 128-player single-elimination bracket. The tournament was won by Touhou Project protagonist Reimu Hakurei in dominant fashion, beating Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart 854-535 in the final match. Meanwhile, Ōkami's Amaterasu capped off a major underdog performance by defeating NieR:Automata protagonist and first seed 2B to claim third place overall.

Reimu's victory caused many salty reactions from anons because she comes from a video game series that is commonly associated more with fan arts, and the /jp/ (Otaku Culture) board who uses a Touhou character (Marisa Kirisame) as its mascot. On the other hand, Amaterasu's performance was noted by some users to have similarities from another animal character who made a similar run from /co/'s earlier waifu tournament.

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 October 10 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
Fio Germi	Midna	Maya Fey	GLaDOS	Princess Peach	Shantae	Roll
Metal Slug	Zelda: Twilight Princess	Ace Attorney	Portal	Super Mario	Shantae	Mega Man
Queen of /v/alhalla (PERMANENTLY RETIRED)
2019
Samus Aran
Metroid

Qualifying Results

Qualifying results: https://pastebin.com/DPub5sDj
Responses List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CAGkq3JcHGRYME9oZGvdAnpPa0MPdxfvO2YjjotllNk/edit#gid=1910124621

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. then character name. Only the names written on 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 405 girls were successfully nominated. The qualifying poll generated 708 respondents. Characters who appear in the bracket for the first time are labeled in bold.

Advanced

Advanced to Main Bracket (128)
#	Character Name	Franchise / Series	Votes
01	2B	Nier	211
02	Tifa Lockhart	Final Fantasy	166
03	Zelda	The Legend of Zelda	158
04	Bayonetta	Bayonetta	157
05	Lady	Devil May Cry	135
06	Jill Valentine	Resident Evil
07	Chun-Li	Street Fighter	134
08	Aigis	Persona	133
09	May	Pokemon	131
10	Cynthia	Pokemon
11	Hilda	Pokemon	124
12	Reimu Hakurei	Touhou Project	119
13	Rosalina	Super Mario	117
14	Cirno	Touhou Project	112
15	The Boss	Metal Gear	109
16	Rouge the Bat	Sonic the Hedgehog	108
17	Palutena	Kid Icarus	107
18	Tron Bonne	Mega Man
19	Princess Daisy	Super Mario
20	Dark Samus	Metroid	104
21	Chie Satonaka	Persona
22	Gardevoir	Pokemon
23	Naoto Shirogane	Persona	103
24	Chell	Portal	102
25	YoRHa Type A No. 2	Nier	101
26	Ada Wong	Resident Evil
27	Muffet	Undertale
28	Cammy White	Street Fighter	100
29	Hat Kid	A Hat in Time	98
30	Curly Brace	Cave Story
31	Kat	Gravity Rush
32	Hornet	Hollow Knight
33	Elizabeth	Persona
34	Claire Redfield	Resident Evil
35	Lady Maria	Bloodborne	97
36	Morrigan Aensland	Darkstalkers	95
37	Aerith Gainsborough	Final Fantasy
38	Amaterasu	Ōkami
39	Isabelle	Animal Crossing	93
40	Lara Croft	Tomb Raider
41	Mia Fey	Ace Attorney	92
42	Inkling	Splatoon
43	Mythra	Xenoblade Chronicles
44	Fire Keeper	Dark Souls	91
45	Filia	Skullgirls
46	Pyra	Xenoblade Chronicles
47	Android 21	Dragon Ball FighterZ	90
48	Lucina	Fire Emblem
49	Malon	The Legend of Zelda
50	Ashley	WarioWare	89
51	Mai Shiranui	Fatal Fury	88
52	Zoey	Left 4 Dead
53	Franziska von Karma	Ace Attorney	87
54	Min Min	ARMS	86
55	Coco Bandicoot	Crash Bandicoot
56	Monika	Doki Doki Literature Club	84
57	Cortana	Halo
58	Tharja	Fire Emblem	83
59	Lucifer	Helltaker
60	Sakura Kasugano	Street Fighter
61	Sorceress	Dragon's Crown	82
62	Mei	Overwatch
63	Juri Han	Street Fighter
64	Maiden in Black	Demon's Souls	81
65	Nobeta	Little Witch Nobeta
66	Peacock	Skullgirls
67	Amy Rose	Sonic the Hedgehog
68	Marie	Splatoon
69	Dorothy	VA-11 Hall-A
70	Elizabeth	Bioshock	80
71	Alyx Vance	Half-Life
72	Risky Boots	Shantae
73	Mipha	The Legend of Zelda
74	Beatrice	Umineko: When They Cry
75	Plain Doll	Bloodborne	79
76	Mama	Cooking Mama
77	Felicia	Darkstalkers
78	Etna	Disgaea
79	Alice (SMT)	Shin Megami Tensei
80	Kumatora	Mother (Earthbound)	78
81	Ivy Valentine	Soul Calibur
82	Pauline	Super Mario
83	SHODAN	System Shock
84	Ankha	Animal Crossing	77
85	Angela	Lobotomy Corporation
86	Gruntilda	Banjo-Kazooie	76
87	Illyasviel von Einzbern	Fate/stay night
88	Marina	Splatoon
89	Epona	The Legend of Zelda
90	Cerberus	Helltaker	75
91	Gum	Jet Set Radio
92	Splash Woman	Mega Man	74
93	Eri Kasamoto	Metal Slug
94	Marisa Kirisame	Touhou Project
95	Kyoko Kirigiri	Danganronpa	73
96	Chiaki Nanami	Danganronpa
97	Justice	Helltaker
98	Adeleine	Kirby
99	Rottytops	Shantae
100	Heather Mason	Silent Hill
101	Nia	Xenoblade Chronicles
102	Catherine	Catherine	72
103	Lucca	Chrono Trigger
104	Trish	Devil May Cry
105	Ms. Pac Man	Pac-Man
106	Junko Enoshima	Danganronpa	71
107	Tali'Zorah nar Rayya	Mass Effect
108	Ms. Fortune	Skullgirls
109	Ayla	Chrono Trigger	70
110	Nico Goldstein	Devil May Cry
111	May (Guilty Gear)	Guilty Gear
112	Binah	Lobotomy Corporation
113	Blaze the Cat	Sonic the Hedgehog
114	Vibri	Vib-Ribbon
115	Judgement (Helltaker)	Helltaker	68
116	Arle	Puyo Puyo
117	Nurse	Silent Hill
118	Callie	Splatoon
119	Lyn	Fire Emblem	67
120	Kaine	Nier
121	Reporter	Rhythm Heaven
122	Jill Stingray	VA-11 Hall-A
123	Twintelle	ARMS	66
124	Gebura	Lobotomy Corporation
125	Taokaka	BlazBlue	65
126	Sue Sakamoto	Cave Story
127	Misery	Cave Story
128	Susie	Deltarune
129	Mei Ling (DNQ)	Metal Gear
130	Mileena (DNQ)	Mortal Kombat

Excluded by Series Limit

Got 5th or below within your own franchise? Tough luck for you.
Rank	Character Name	Franchise / Series	Votes
24	Dawn	Pokemon	103
40	Template:Lusamine Lusamine	Pokemon	94
55	Futaba Sakura Futaba Sakura	Persona	88
56	Serena	Pokemon
70	Sadayo Kawakami Sadayo Kawakami	Persona	81
91	Template:Haru p5 Haru Okumura	Persona	77
98	Template:Marnie Marnie	Pokemon	75
99	Urbosa	The Legend of Zelda
107	Template:Panther p5 Ann Takamaki	Persona	73
117	Nessa	Pokemon	71
125	Makoto	Street Fighter	69
127	Impa	The Legend of Zelda	68
133	Template:Yukari p3 Yukari Takeba	Persona	67
144	Vaporeon	Pokemon	65

Tournament Bracket

Full bracket

Single-elimination format. Rankings 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 Queen of /v/, and will permanently retire from the competition.

Rounds 1-4

Bracket A

Bracket A
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
1	2B	621
128	Susie	245
				1	2B	586
64	Maiden in Black	526		64	Maiden in Black	330
65	Nobeta	340
								1	2B	599
32	Hornet	469						32	Hornet	379
97	Justice	397		32	Hornet	470
				96	Chiaki Nanami	446
33	Elizabeth	424
96	Chiaki Nanami	442
---												1	2B	569
16	Rouge the Bat	496										17	Palutena	460
113	Blaze the Cat	370
				16	Rouge the Bat	351
49	Malon	465		49	Malon	565
80	Kumatora	401						49	Malon	477
								17	Palutena	501
17	Palutena	600
112	Binah Binah	266		17	Palutena	607
				48	Lucina	309
48	Lucina	479
81	Ivy Valentine	387

Bracket B

Bracket B
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
8	Aigis	442
121	Reporter	424
				8	Aigis	491
57	Cortana	376		72	Risky Boots	425
72	Risky Boots	490
								8	Aigis	537
25	YoRHa Type A No. 2	607						26	YoRHa Type A No. 2	441
104	Trish	259		26	YoRHa Type A No. 2	482
				89	Epona	434
40	Lara Croft	374
89	Epona	492
---												8	Aigis	524
9	May	538										41	Mia Fey	505
120	Kaine	328
				9	May	575
56	Monika	413		73	Mipha	341
73	Mipha	453						9	May	474
								41	Mia Fey	504
24	Chell	540
105	Ms. Pac Man	326		24	Chell	423
				41	Mia Fey	493
41	Mia Fey	495
88	Marina	371

Bracket C

Bracket C
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
4	Bayonetta	510
125	Taokaka	356
				4	Bayonetta	481
61	Sorceress	505		61	Sorceress	431
68	Marie	361
								4	Bayonetta	469
29	Hat Kid	428						36	Morrigan Aensland	509
100	Heather Mason	438		100	Heather Mason Heather	353
				36	Morrigan Aensland	563
36	Morrigan Aensland	562
93	Eri Kasamoto Eri Kasamoto	304
---												36	Morrigan Aensland	592
13	Rosalina	576										13	Rosalina	437
116	Arle Arle Nadja	290
				13	Rosalina Rosalina	475
52	Zoey	299		77	Felicia	441
77	Felicia	567						13	Rosalina	552
								45	Filia	426
20	Dark Samus	461
109	Ayla	405		20	Dark Samus	405
				45	Filia	511
45	Filia	481
84	Ankha	385

Bracket D

Bracket D
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
5	Lady	423
124	Gebura	443
				124	Gebura	433
60	Sakura Kasugano	490		60	Sakura Kasugano	483
69	Dorothy	376
								60	Sakura Kasugano	415
28	Cammy White	490						28	Cammy White	563
101	Nia	376		28	Cammy White	533
				37	Aerith Gainsborough	383
37	Aerith Gainsborough	489
92	Splash Woman	377
---												28	Cammy White	408
12	Reimu Hakurei	607										12	Reimu Hakurei	621
117	Nurse	259
				12	Reimu Hakurei	561
53	Franziska von Karma	456		53	Franziska von Karma	355
76	Mama	410						12	Reimu Hakurei	589
								21	Chie Satonaka	389
21	Chie Satonaka	562
108	Ms. Fortune	304		21	Chie Satonaka	525
				44	Fire Keeper	401
44	Fire Keeper	448
85	Angela	418

Bracket E

Bracket E
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
2	Tifa Lockhart	607
127	Misery	259
				2	Tifa Lockhart	657
63	Juri Han	449		63	Juri Han	259
66	Peacock	417
								2	Tifa Lockhart	579
31	Kat	568						31	Kat	399
98	Adeleine	298		31	Kat	576
				34	Claire Redfield	340
34	Claire Redfield	479
95	Kyoko Kirigiri	387
---												2	Tifa Lockhart	537
15	The Boss	560										18	Tron Bonne	492
114	Vibri	306
				15	The Boss	440
50	Ashley	526		50	Ashley	476
79	Alice (SMT)	340						50	Ashley	431
								18	Tron Bonne	547
18	Tron Bonne	483
111	May (Guilty Gear)	383		18	Tron Bonne	571
				47	Android 21	345
47	Android 21	500
82	Pauline	366

Bracket F

Bracket F
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
7	Chun-Li	509
122	Jill Stingray	357
				7	Chun-Li	513
58	Tharja	498		58	Tharja	403
71	Alyx Vance	368
								7	Chun-Li	625
26	Ada Wong	455						26	Ada Wong	355
103	Lucca	411		26	Ada Wong	505
				90	Cerberus	411
39	Isabelle	400
90	Cerberus	466
---												7	Chun-Li	550
10	Cynthia	577										10	Cynthia	479
119	Lyn	289
				10	Cynthia	592
55	Coco Bandicoot	441		55	Coco Bandicoot	324
74	Beatrice	425						10	Cynthia	529
								42	Inkling	449
23	Naoto Shirogane	455
106	Junko Enoshima	411		23	Naoto Shirogane	440
				42	Inkling	476
42	Inkling	507
87	Illyasviel von Einzbern	359

Bracket G

Bracket G
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
3	Zelda	555
126	Sue Sakamoto	311
				3	Zelda	613
62	Mei	381		67	Amy Rose	303
67	Amy Rose	485
								3	Zelda	497
30	Curly Brace	587						30	Curly Brace	481
99	Rottytops Rottytops	279		30	Curly Brace	556
				35	Lady Maria	360
35	Lady Maria	492
94	Marisa Kirisame	374
---												3	Zelda	502
14	Cirno	532										14	Cirno	527
115	Judgement (Helltaker)	334
				14	Cirno	490
51	Mai Shiranui	515		51	Mai Shiranui	426
78	Etna	351						14	Cirno	557
								19	Princess Daisy	421
19	Princess Daisy	577
110	Nico Goldstein	289		19	Princess Daisy	477
				46	Pyra	439
46	Pyra	433*
83	SHODAN	433

Bracket H

Bracket H
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
6	Jill Valentine	513
123	Twintelle	353
				6	Jill Valentine	426
59	Lucifer	539		59	Lucifer	490
70	Elizabeth	327
								59	Lucifer	445
27	Muffet	403						38	Amaterasu	533
102	Catherine	463		102	Catherine	381
				38	Amaterasu	535
38	Amaterasu	562
91	Gum	304
---												38	Amaterasu	556
11	Hilda	581										11	Hilda	473
118	Callie	285
				11	Hilda	507
54	Min Min	382		75	Plain Doll	409
75	Plain Doll	484						11	Hilda	580
								22	Gardevoir	398
22	Gardevoir	519
107	Tali'Zorah nar Rayya	347		22	Gardevoir	523
				43	Mythra	393
43	Mythra	465
86	Gruntilda	401

Elite Eight

Bracket

Elite Eight
	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
1	2B	610
8	Aigis	486
				1	2B	478
36	Morrigan Aensland	527		12	Reimu Hakurei	607
12	Reimu Hakurei	569						12	Reimu Hakurei	854
								2	Tifa Lockhart	535
2	Tifa Lockhart	640
7	Chun-Li	456		2	Tifa Lockhart	552
				38	Amaterasu	533			3rd place match
14	Cirno	547						1	2B	690
38	Amaterasu	549						38	Amaterasu	699

5th-8th consolations

For the consolation match, voters ranked the quarter-final losers from 5th-8th. Final rankings were determined using the rank with the highest votes from each girl.

5th-8th Match Result
Contestant	5th	6th	7th	8th	Total
Cirno	386	166	172	361	1085 (100.0%)
Chun-Li	280	334	274	197
Morrigan Aensland	182	311	355	237
Aigis	237	274	284	290

External links

• Queen and King of /v/ booru
• Google Polls Results: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals & 5th-8th, Final & 3rd place

4chan archived threads

Arch.b4k.co

Archived thread links: Nominations: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 (TourneyAnon gets called out), Part 5 (TagTeam and sheets takes over as hosts), Part 6 Qualifiers: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Intermission Round 1: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Round 2: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Round 3: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Round 4: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 Quarter-finals: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 Semi-finals: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Final: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 Afterparty: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3