Queen of /v/ 2022

Queen of /v/ 2022

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The Queen of /v/ 2022 was the fourth edition of 4chan's annual video game waifu tournament held inside the /v/ - Video Games board. Based on American East Coast Time (UTC-04:00), the nominations started on November 11, 20:00 while the final round ended at November 20.

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 girl is already nominated

Character / series eligibility

• FOTM Clause: Characters who first appeared at the month before the start of this contest (October 01 and later) are banned.
• Visual novels / eroge games / galgames are allowed (e.g. Fate, Steins;Gate, Hunie Pop)
• Characters debuting in non-vidya media that is part of an established vidya franchise are accepted (e.g. Miss Pauling @ Team Fortress 2, Jeanne d'Arc @ Fate/Apocrypha, Tokai Teio @ Uma Musume)
• Characters debuting in a game that is part of a non-vidya / multimedia franchise are accepted (e.g. Android 21 @ Dragon Ball FighterZ, Iroha Tamaki @ Magia Record)
• Characters that do not debut in a video game may be accepted if they are deemed to have a sufficiently strong presence in /v/ board culture, or are better known for their video game appearance. (e.g. Geralt @ The Witcher, AM @ I Have no Mouth)
• 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. (e.g. Leona @ King of Fighters, Joker @ Persona, Sora @ Kingdom Hearts, Master Hand @ Super Smash Bros., Wario @ Wario 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 fan-made characters, including memes, OCs and custom characters (e.g. Anonymous Guy, Coomer, Coldsteel the Hedgeheg, Create-A-Player from NBA 2K )
• No inanimate objects (e.g. L-Block, Ebony & Ivory)
• No grandfather clause: a contestant that appears here may not be allowed for future editions (e.g. Hatsune Miku after 2019, Ebony & Ivory after 2021)

Excluded Characters

Elite Eight Rule

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

2021 Elite Eight (Will be eligible next contest)
2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Madotsuki	Marisa Kirisame	Roll	Alice	Curly Brace	Fio Germi	Shantae
Yume Nikki	Touhou Project	Mega Man	Black Souls	Cave Story	Metal Slug	Shantae

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

Queens of /v/alhalla (PERMANENTLY RETIRED)
2019	2020	2021
Samus Aran	Reimu Hakurei	Recette Lemongrass
Metroid	Touhou Project	Recettear

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

1104 successful nominees will be consolidated into a single massive group where voters select the girls that they want to advance. There is no restriction on how many girls they can select. This format is called Approval voting. After the round ends, 128 girls with the most votes will advance into the bracket. Ties are broken by whoever gets properly nominated earlier.

A maximum of 3 girls 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 girls for this edition.

Advanced

Bold text indicates character who appears in the bracket for the first time.
Recettear, Yume Nikki, Touhou, Mega Man, Black Souls, Cave Story, Metal Slug, and Shantae will only have 2 girls in the bracket instead of 3.

1st-64th # Name Series Votes 1 Midna The Legend of Zelda 338 2 GLaDOS Portal 335 3 2B Nier 312 4 Maya Fey Ace Attorney 281 5 Bayonetta Bayonetta 279 6 Hat Kid A Hat in Time 273 7 Ashley WarioWare 272 8 Gardevoir Pokemon 270 9 Muffet Undertale / Deltarune 263 10 Zelda The Legend of Zelda 262 11 Ranni the Witch Elden Ring 258 12 Susie Undertale / Deltarune 249 13 Hex Maniac Pokemon 248 14 Rosalina Mario 247 15 Rouge the Bat Sonic 243 16 Cirno Touhou 242 17 Tifa Lockhart Final Fantasy 241 18 Ankha Animal Crossing 239 19 Hornet Hollow Knight 238 20 Angela Lobotomy Corporation 234 21 Baba Baba is You 233 22 Plain Doll Bloodborne 233 23 Miss Pauling Team Fortress 233 24 Vibri Vib-Ribbon 229 25 Isabelle Animal Crossing 223 26 Gebura Lobotomy Corporation 221 27 AK-12 Girls' Frontline 218 28 Lady Devil May Cry 217 29 Alice Liddell American McGee's Alice 216 30 Kazooie Banjo-Kazooie 216 31 Roxanne Wolf Five Nights at Freddy's 216 32 Tron Bonne Mega Man 216 33 Amaterasu Okami 216 34 Palutena Kid Icarus 215 35 Princess Daisy Mario 215 36 Jill Stingray VA-11 Hall-A 215 37 Marina Splatoon 213 38 Princess Peach Mario 212 39 Dark Samus Metroid 210 40 Amy Rose Sonic 210 41 Gruntilda Banjo-Kazooie 209 42 Toriel Undertale / Deltarune 208 43 Binah Lobotomy Corporation 208 44 YoRHa Type A No. 2 Nier 208 45 Jill Valentine Resident Evil 207 46 Alice (SMT) Shin Megami Tensei 205 47 Lucifer Helltaker 203 48 Tali'Zorah nar Rayya Mass Effect 203 49 Dawn Pokemon 203 50 Coco Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot 202 51 Plague Doctor Darkest Dungeon 201 52 Pixie Shin Megami Tensei 201 53 Crossbreed Priscilla Dark Souls 200 54 Buddy Lisa: The Painful 200 55 Alice (AliceSoft) AliceSoft 199 56 The Boss Metal Gear 198 57 Lusty Argonian Maid The Elder Scrolls 196 58 Marie Splatoon 195 59 Chun-Li Street Fighter 195 60 Alyx Vance Half Life 194 61 Justice Helltaker 194 62 Nobeta Little Witch Nobeta 194 63 Franziska von Karma Ace Attorney 193 64 Android 21 Dragonball FighterZ 193 65th-128th Pos Name Series Votes 65 Lain Iwakura Serial Experiments Lain (PS1) 192 66 Pyro Team Fortress 2 192 67 Nia Xenoblade Chronicles 190 68 Sue Sakamoto Cave Story 189 69 Spooky Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion 189 70 Flandre Scarlet Touhou 189 71 Red Hood Black Souls 188 72 Administrator Team Fortress 2 188 73 Neco-Arc Tsukihime 187 74 Blaze the Cat Sonic 186 75 Reisalin Stout Atelier 184 76 Leaf Black Souls 184 77 Ib Ib 184 78 Monika Doki Doki Literature Club 182 79 Zoey Left 4 Dead 182 80 Dorothy VA-11 Hall-A 182 81 Yuffie Kisaragi Final Fantasy 181 82 Rebecca Cyberpunk 2077 180 83 Malon The Legend of Zelda 180 84 Beatrice Umineko 180 85 Etna Disgaea 178 86 Illya Fate 176 87 Aigis Persona 173 88 Lady Maria Bloodborne 171 89 Sunflower Plants vs. Zombies 170 90 Krystal Star Fox 169 91 Kumatora Mother / Earthbound 168 92 Claire Redfield Resident Evil 168 93 Sorceress Dragon's Crown 167 94 Witch Left 4 Dead 167 95 Jack-O' Valentine Guilty Gear 166 96 Callie Splatoon 165 97 Cammy White Street Fighter 165 98 Chell Portal 164 99 Felicia Darkstalkers 162 100 Renamon Digimon 162 101 Adeleine Kirby 162 102 Mari OMORI 162 103 Mia Fey Ace Attorney 161 104 Kat Gravity Rush 161 105 Lady Dimitrescu Resident Evil 161 106 Paula Mother / Earthbound 160 107 Viper X-COM 160 108 D.Va Overwatch 159 109 Peacock Skullgirls 159 110 Cala Maria Cuphead 158 111 Daisy DOOM 157 112 Saber Fate 157 113 Cortana Halo 157 114 Beelzebub Helltaker 157 115 Ender Dragon Minecraft 157 116 Kaine Nier 156 117 Alipheese Monster Girl Quest 155 118 Essex Azur Lane 154 119 Cacodemon DOOM 153 120 Morrigan Aensland Darkstalkers 152 121 Rika Furude Higurashi 152 122 Gwynevere Dark Souls 151 123 Filia Skullgirls 151 124 Fire Keeper Dark Souls 150 125 Viridi Kid Icarus 150 126 Chie Satonaka Persona 150 127 Pyra Xenoblade Chronicles 150 128 Splash Woman Mega Man 147

Denied by Series Limit (arranged by series name, alphabetical order)
#	Name	Series	Votes
1	Cheshire Cat	Black Souls	159
2	Template:Mabel (Black Souls)	Black Souls	155
3	Template:Prickett (Black Souls)	Black Souls	152
4	Template:Miranda (Black Souls)	Black Souls	151
5	Template:Malina (Helltaker)	Helltaker	151
6	Template:Azazel (Helltaker)	Helltaker	149
7	Template:Queen of Hatred	Lobotomy Corporation	175
8	Template:Malkuth (LobCorp)	Lobotomy Corporation	174
9	Template:Laetitia (LobCorp)	Lobotomy Corporation	152
10	Template:Tiphereth (LobCorp)	Lobotomy Corporation	150
11	Cynthia	Pokemon	203
12	May	Pokemon	186
13	Misty	Pokemon	171
14	Marnie	Pokemon	159
15	Vaporeon	Pokemon	159
16	Ada Wong	Resident Evil	155
17	Template:Cream the Rabbit	Sonic	164
18	Template:Shiver (Splatoon)	Splatoon	161
19	Scout's Mom	Team Fortress 2	186
20	Koishi Komeiji	Touhou	180
21	Remilia Scarlet	Touhou	171
22	Clownpiece	Touhou	162
23	Alice Margatroid	Touhou	162
24	Patchouli Knowledge	Touhou	160
25	Sakuya Izayoi	Touhou	159
26	Queen	Undertale / Deltarune	156
27	Noelle Holiday	Undertale / Deltarune	153
28	Undyne	Undertale / Deltarune	148

Tournament Bracket

The main bracket

128 characters, single elimination. The bracket is seeded according to qualifier votes; if multiple characters have the same amount of qualifier votes, the higher seed goes to whoever is nominated properly first. 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 higher seed 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.

All rounds begin and end at Eastern Time evening hours (UTC-04:00, around 20:00~22:00).

• Bracket Link: Challonge
• Voter Turnout: 1648 - 1506 - 1245 - 1402 - 1455 - 1312 - 1238

Rounds 1-4

Bracket A

Bracket A
Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
1	Midna	1087
128	Splash Woman	561
				1	Midna	894
64	Android 21	795		65	Lain Iwakura	612
65	Lain Iwakura	853
								1	Midna	661
32	Tron Bonne	955						33	Amaterasu	584
97	Cammy White	693		32	Tron Bonne	722
				33	Amaterasu	784
33	Amaterasu	997
96	Callie	651
---												1	Midna	800
16	Cirno	1008										16	Cirno	602
113	Cortana	640
				16	Cirno	788
49	Dawn	953		49	Dawn	718
80	Dorothy	695						16	Cirno	648
								17	Tifa Lockhart	597
17	Tifa Lockhart	1013
112	Saber	635		17	Tifa Lockhart	919
				81	Yuffie Kisaragi	587
48	Tali'Zorah nar Rayya	785
81	Yuffie Kisaragi	863

Bracket B

Bracket B
Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
8	Gardevoir	1013
121	Rika Furude	635
				8	Gardevoir	947
57	Lusty Argonian Maid	848		57	Lusty Argonian Maid	559
72	Administrator	800
								8	Gardevoir	657
25	Isabelle	747						104	Kat	588
104	Kat	901		104	Kat	881
				40	Amy Rose	625
40	Amy Rose	863
89	Sunflower	785
---												8	Gardevoir	700
9	Muffet	774										120	Morrigan	702
120	Morrigan	875
				120	Morrigan	807
56	The Boss	783		73	Neco-Arc	699
73	Neco-Arc	865						120	Morrigan	655
								24	Vibri	590
24	Vibri	948
105	Lady Dimitrescu	700		24	Vibri	788
				88	Lady Maria	718
41	Gruntilda	713
88	Lady Maria	935

Bracket C

Bracket C
Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
4	Maya Fey	1126
125	Viridi	522
				4	Maya Fey	926
61	Justice	932		61	Justice	580
68	Sue Sakamoto	716
								4	Maya Fey	681
29	Alice Liddell	1072						29	Alice Liddell	564
100	Renamon	576		29	Alice Liddell	800
				93	Sorceress	706
36	Jill Stingray	820
93	Sorceress	828
---												4	Maya Fey	719
13	Hex Maniac	1039										13	Hex Maniac	683
116	Kaine	609
				13	Hex Maniac	914
52	Pixie	923		52	Pixie	592
77	Ib	725						13	Hex Maniac	698
								45	Jill Valentine	547
20	Angela	889
109	Peacock	759		20	Angela	736
				45	Jill Valentine	770
45	Jill Valentine	841
84	Beatrice	807

Bracket D

Bracket D
Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
5	Bayonetta	979
124	Fire Keeper	669
				5	Bayonetta	786
60	Alyx Vance	630		69	Spooky	720
69	Spooky	1018
								5	Bayonetta	637
28	Lady	824						37	Marina	608
101	Adeleine	824		28	Lady	472
				101	Adeleine	507
				37	Marina	527
37	Marina	1054
92	Claire Redfield	594
---												5	Bayonetta	619
12	Susie	734										117	Alipheese	783
117	Alipheese	914
				117	Alipheese	852
53	Crossbreed Priscilla	891		53	Crossbreed Priscilla	654
76	Leaf	757						117	Alipheese	627
								21	Baba	618
21	Baba	1096
108	D.Va	552		21	Baba	826
				85	Etna	680
44	YoRHa Type A No. 2	817
85	Etna	831

Bracket E

Bracket E
Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
2	GLaDOS	1096
127	Pyra	552
				2	GLaDOS	1015
63	Franziska von Karma	929		63	Franziska von Karma	491
66	Pyro	719
							2	GLaDOS	795
31	Roxanne Wolf	585					34	Palutena	450
98	Chell	1063		98	Chell	602
				34	Palutena	904
34	Palutena	1007
95	Jack-O' Valentine	641
---										2		GLaDOS	911
15	Rouge the Bat	867								15		Rouge the Bat	491
114	Beelzebub	781
				15	Rouge the Bat	855
50	Coco Bandicoot	898		50	Coco Bandicoot	651
79	Zoey	750					15	Rouge the Bat	642
							47	Lucifer	603
18	Ankha	911
111	Daisy	737		18	Ankha	711
				47	Lucifer	795
47	Lucifer	1009
82	Rebecca	639

Bracket F

Bracket F
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
7	Ashley	944
122	Gwynevere	704
				7	Ashley	947
58	Marie	899		58	Marie	559
71	Red Hood	749
								7	Ashley	702
26	Gebura	790						39	Dark Samus	543
103	Mia Fey	858		103	Mia Fey	752
				39	Dark Samus	754
39	Dark Samus	1071
90	Krystal	577
---												7	Ashley	714
10	Zelda	954										10	Zelda	688
119	Cacodemon	694
				10	Zelda	867
55	Alice (AliceSoft)	965		55	Alice (AliceSoft)	639
74	Blaze the Cat	683						10	Zelda	674
								87	Aigis	571
23	Miss Pauling	898
106	Paula	750		23	Miss Pauling	700
				87	Aigis	806
42	Toriel	629
87	Aigis	1019

Bracket G

Bracket G
Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
3	2B	1025
126	Chie Satonaka	623
				3	2B	894
62	Nobeta	810		67	Nia	612
67	Nia	838
								3	2B	706
30	Kazooie	678						99	Felicia	539
99	Felicia	970		99	Felicia	762
				35	Princess Daisy	744
35	Princess Daisy	1126
94	Witch	522
---												3	2B	637
14	Rosalina	1199										19	Hornet	765
115	Ender Dragon	449
				14	Rosalina	852
51	Plague Doctor	857		51	Plague Doctor	654
78	Monika	791						14	Rosalina	564
								19	Hornet	681
19	Hornet	1100
110	Cala Maria	548		19	Hornet	765
				83	Malon	741
46	Alice (SMT)	745
83	Malon	903

Bracket H

Bracket H
Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
6	Hat Kid	820
123	Filia	828
				123	Filia	772
59	Chun-Li	896		59	Chun-Li	734
70	Flandre Scarlet	752
								123	Filia	629
27	AK-12	810						38	Princess Peach	616
102	Mari	838		102	Mari	640
				38	Princess Peach	866
38	Princess Peach	935
91	Kumatora	713
---												123	Filia	599
11	Ranni the Witch	1076										11	Ranni the Witch	803
118	Essex	572
				11	Ranni the Witch	858
54	Buddy	871		54	Buddy	648
75	Reisalin Stout	777						11	Ranni the Witch	745
								22	Plain Doll	500
22	Plain Doll	1021
107	Viper	627		22	Plain Doll	869
				86	Illya	637
43	Binah	823
86	Illya	825

Elite Eight

Elite Eight
Quarter-Finals (R5)				Semi-Finals (R6)				Finals (R7)
1	Midna	869
120	Morrigan	583
				1	Midna	667
4	Maya Fey	632		117	Alipheese	645
117	Alipheese	823						1	Midna	638
								19	Hornet	600
2	GLaDOS	815
7	Ashley	640		2	GLaDOS	613
				19	Hornet	699		3rd Place Match
19	Hornet	815						76	GLaDOS	656
11	Ranni the Witch	640						117	Alipheese	582

5th-8th consolations

5th-8th Match Result
Contestant	5th	6th	7th	8th	Total
Ashley	875.75				3280 (points)
Maya Fey		828.50
Ranni the Witch			809.50
Morrigan				766.25

Reception

An unofficial spin-off bracket called Queen /v/ No Hopers Tournament, later known as Maiden of /v/ 2022, was hosted by an anon known in Challonge as 2Obscure4v, who wanted a bracket fought by the bottom 128 nominees of this edition.

Lower Eight

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 - Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10 - Part 11 - Part 12 - Part 13 Qualifiers: Part 0 - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10 - Intermission 1 - Intermission 2 Round 1: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 Round 2: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 Round 3: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 Round 4: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 Quarter-finals: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 Semi-finals: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10 Final: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - "Results" (unofficial) - Results Post-Tournament: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Final

• Nomination list - Google Sheets
• Full qualifier results - Google Sheets
• Rules by NightShiftAnon - Pastebin
• Queen & King of /v/ booru, New booru site (DEFUNCT)

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