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Line 2: ==Asterisk () == An '''Asterisk ()''' is a symbol unofficially given to a character denoting a win or deep run that is considered controversial. Any character run that can be called invalid either because of rigging, off-site brigading, or general strictly illicit methods are sometimes given an * by anon's. ~~Examples~~The ~~would~~most ~~include~~major example is [[Spinel\|Spinel's]] controversial [[Ms. /co/ 2019]] win, who was revealed a year later to have been brigaded by a facebook group,. ~~and~~Several ~~[[Shirley\|Shirley's]]~~members ~~final's~~of the Elite ~~run~~Eight in [[Ms. /co/ 2022]], were also controversially given asterisks by host {{Host\|name=NightShiftAnon\|trip=!!9A2duD1C25+}} who ~~was~~claimed ~~known~~them to be rigged, however most anons have ~~been~~since ~~rigged~~discredited ~~earlier~~these inasterisks due to the ~~tournament~~dubious legitimacy of the rigging claims and the underhanded behavior of said host. ==Campaigning== '''Campaigning''' is a major tournament concept, in which anons create posts to bolster a character's thread presence and convince others to vote for their character, often in the forms of '''O'''riginal '''C'''ontent (such as art, writing and music), discussion about their character, and roleplay. Campaigning is seen as a major factor in a character's success, with less traditionally popular characters being able to make it big due to strong campaigning. [[The Batter\|The Batter's]] and [[Wuya\|Wuya's]] tournament victories are seen as notable examples of the importance campaigning can offer a character. ==/dbs/== '''/dbs/''' (standing for '''D'''ragon '''B'''all '''S'''uper) denotes the posters of the series and characters of Dragon Ball, and their /a/ general of the same name. Despite being shitposters unrelated to any main tourney they have become a common and generally accepted, sometimes even welcome thread presence. /dbs/ tourney posting begain in Ms. /co/ 2021, and has been a presence of virtually every notable tourney since. Memes and lingo pulled directly from the /dbs/ general are common, such as epic battles between [[Vegeta\|Bejita]] and [[Goku\|TARDku]], and "five minute Frieza's" announcement five minutes before the end of a round. Despite their presence they have no professed bias in the tourney's themselves and remain aloof from matches and results. Exceptions seem to include direct participation in minor side-tourneys and occasional shitpost spats with ''DTVA''. ==DTVA== Line 11 ⟶ 16: ==Falseflagging== '''Falseflagging''' refers to the act of posing as a supporter of a ~~certain~~ contestant while creating posts that paint said character ~~or/~~and/or its ~~genuine~~actual supporters in a negative light, either in an attempt to get the character to lose or simply for the sake of trolling. Usually most falseflagging attempts are extremely obvious, but more insidious falseflags have been attempted where there is a genuine intent at ruining the reputation of a character. Examples of common tactics used by falseflaggers include spamming fat fetish or otherwise unpleasant art, "campaigning" with AI generated images, attempting to frame the character as being trans, and generally being a nuisance in the threads in the name of their target. It can be synonymous with the common phrase '''psyops''' (psychological operations). ==Flavor of the Month (FotM)== '''Flavor of the month''' means "the most popular person/thing at a particular period of time". This term is typically used for characters who are hyped up and receive much attention because of recent new releases, or in some cases, due to significant events outside the show like creator/actor deaths (sharing an overlap with "[[Terminology#Pityvoting\|Pity voting]]"). Since recency bias is arguably an inherent part in elections, characters who benefit from FotM attention tend to perform well, but it may also paint a target on their back and leave them susceptible to being spite voted out of the tournament. The standout example of a FotM character winning the tournament is [[Ms. /co/ 2019]] champion [[Spinel]], who first appeared in ''Steven Universe: The Movie'' on 2019 September 02 — just eleven days before the tournament began. ==Jobber== A term originating from the professional wrestling scene, a '''jobber''' in a popularity tournament context is a character who typically loses in the first round. Most jobbers lose simply because they're not popular or recognizable enough. However, several characters have gained reputations for frequently suffering early losses ''in spite'' of high seeds and/or strong thread presence, which is often because of the polarizing reception of the character, their series, or other circumstances. One of the most famous jobbers in 4chan tournaments is [[Battler Ushiromiya]] from ''Umineko''. ==Metagaming== '''Metagaming''', also known as '''Strategic Voting''', isrefers ato ~~concept~~the inact ~~which~~of ~~anons~~consciously ~~will~~voting ~~vote~~with tothe ~~manipulate~~aim of manipulating the bracket, rather than just voting for ~~who~~whom ~~they~~one actually ~~prefer~~prefers, typically in the hopes of eliminating perceived strong characters in ~~their main's~~the bracket in favor of weaker picks for a better chance of ~~their~~another ~~main~~character's success. This can also be done in order to try and force a "fitting" match-up. A commonly referred to example of metagaming is [[Ms. /co/ 2021]], in which many anons found the Elite Eight of that tournament to be underwhelming due to their favorites having been strategically voted out by rampant metagaming. ==Pityvoting== Line 25 ⟶ 38: '''Spitevoting''' refers to voting for a character for no other reason than to vote against the other character in the matchup. Reasons for spitevoting tend to either be a case of metagaming, hatred for a specific character/series, or simply an anon seething over his main losing to the character in question during a previous round. ==~~The Plunderers~~Tribute== A '''Tribute''' is a real-world offering to a character from an anon (assumingly) in their support. This typically takes the form of printing or drawing out the character on paper and then either offering something to the image or using the image as the tribute itself. Tributes have ranged from food, coins, fire, to various bodily fluids. Tributes of a seedier nature tend to cause wild and mixed reactions. '''"The Plunderers"''' or also known as The Plunderers of the /co/ast, is the name to a team of three characters composed by [[Ruber]], [[John Silver]] and [[Zorak]]. They have made themselves known thanks to Zorak's victory in Mr. /co/ 2022. This was later followed by Ruber becoming runner-up in the first Villains of /co/ tournament in August, 2023. The team originated back in 2021 through Chris McLean and it was composed of four characters until he was booted out after his poster's involvement with rigging Tag-Team Tournament 2021. ==Team F.A.R.T.S.== '''"FARTS"''' is an acronym used in Ms. /co/ to refer to the characters [[Frankie Foster\|'''F'''rankie Foster]], [[Azula\|'''A'''zula]], [[Raven\|'''R'''aven]], [[Toph\|'''T'''oph]], and [[Shego\|'''S'''hego]], grouping them together under the reasoning of these characters being the most prevalent heavy hitters that consistently seed and perform well due to their high popularity, and having all returned in the year 2021 when the term first gained widespread use. The term is frequently used within the Ms. /co/ tournaments, with some criticizing the acronym as ruining the chances of these characters of actually winning due to creating a stigma of being seen as boring anti-underdog picks. The term has also been used in comparison to refer to characters other than the girls named in F.A.R.T.S who share the same qualities of being perceived heavy hitters. ==See Also== [[Tournament Phenomena]] [[Category:Tournament Meta]]