Villains of /a/

Villains of /a/

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Villains of /a/ was a side tournament held on the /tnt/ board on plus4chan. It is the direct follow-up to Heroes of /a/ from the month prior. As implied by the board name in its title, this tournament pitted a selection of villainous or otherwise morally questionable characters featured primarily in various anime and manga against each other. It was conceived largely in response to the sheer difficulty in holding a main tournament on the /a/ board of 4chan, despite constant interest in the idea among tournament participants. The tournament simultaneous acts as the spiritual successor to both Villains of /co/ and Villains of /v/ from 2023. The tournament was hosted solo by recurring host Coayynon !hJA5r5.WJw.

The tournament's Elite Eight included (in order of original debut) Tetsuo Shima from Akira, DIO from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Frieza from Dragon Ball Z, Griffith from Berserk, Master Asia from Mobile Fighter G Gundam, Buggy the Clown from One Piece, Light Yagami from Death Note, and Kyubey from Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Both Berserk and Dragon Ball would be the only series to make the Elite Eight in both Heroes and Villains of /a/, and their general popularity among anons would be reflected in the finals of Villains coming down between Griffith and Frieza. After a close bout, Griffith would end up triumphant over the planet genocider.

The tournament was generally well-received by anons, with its finale in particular getting a lot of high praise. Coay has expressed that the tournament is likely to remain an one-off, but both future Villains tournaments and future /a/-themed tournaments are a reasonable possibility.

Rules

How to nominate

• FOTM Clause: Characters who first appeared at the month before the start of this contest (July 27th and later) are banned.
• Character must appear in a piece of media that is allowed on /a/.
• You must post the image, character name, AND the correct series name (e.g. [I nominate] Jiren from Dragon Ball)
• 7 replies / (You)s are needed 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 character is already nominated.

Character / series eligibility

• Character must be freely allowed on /a/. If a character is not originating from anime or manga they should uniquely or primarily be associated with their anime or manga adaptation on /a/ (e.g. LOGH, Welcome to the NHK, various light novels).
• 3 characters per series or franchise are allowed to qualify.
• Characters cannot be Board-Tans, OCs, or real life people.
• Any character who debuted within the previous month is ineligible to compete.
• What exactly defines or who qualifies as a "villain," or where morally ambiguous characters fall is up to the nominator's judgement or plans.
  • An exception to this was made per the host's decision when Goku was disqualified before qualifiers began. He had been nominated primarily as "PSYCHOPATHku" and was still listed on the nomination sheet as such.

Qualifying round

Nominations List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13U6dxkAPl-_jsHMraa8mCHbL0ygx9ORxyz9QGJxDB7w/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Full Qualifier Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Irh0yfSbfPxmwRKz-2S8d3cbDpLclr6yt-64OICSLUs/edit?usp=sharing

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

A maximum of 3 characters per series can enter the bracket.

Tournament Bracket

Challonge Link: https://challonge.com/wt9lbk0n

Elite Eight

Links

Voting Forms: Round 1 • Round 2 • Round 3 • Round 4 • Quarterfinals • Semi-finals • Finals