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.

Advanced

Advanced to Main Bracket (128)
Rank	Character Name	Series / Publisher	Votes
01	Frieza	Dragon Ball	36
02	Seto Kaiba	Yu-Gi-Oh	35
03	DIO	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	35
04	Lelouch vi Britannia	Code Geass	33
05	Light Yagami	Death Note	33
06	Scanty Daemon	Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt	31
07	Younger Toguro	Yu Yu Hakusho	31
08	Revy	Black Lagoon	30
09	Yujiro Hanma	Grappler Baki	30
10	Jashin-chan	Jashin-chan Dropkick	30
11	Yoshikage Kira	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	29
12	Griffith	Berserk	29
13	Char Aznable	Mobile Suit Gundam	28
14	Master Asia	Mobile Suit Gundam	28
15	Gendo Ikari	Neon Genesis Evangelion	27
16	Kneesocks Daemon	Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt	27
17	James	Pokemon	27
18	Hayase Nagatoro	Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro	27
19	Jagi	Fist of the North Star	26
20	Kid Buu	Dragon Ball	26
21	The Major	Hellsing	26
22	Jessie	Pokemon	26
23	Hol Horse	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	25
24	Kyubey	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	25
25	Jelly Jiggler	Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo	25
26	Fenneko	Aggretsuko	24
27	Schwarzwald	The Big O	24
28	Himiko Toga	My Hero Academia	24
29	Cooler	Dragon Ball	23
30	Tetsuo Shima	Akira	23
31	Muzan Kibutsuji	Kimetsu no Yaiba	23
32	Makima	Chainsaw Man	23
33	Dr Nazo	Golden Bat	23
34	Hisoka	Hunter x Hunter	23
35	Meowth	Pokemon	22
36	Orochimaru	Naruto	22
37	Squid Girl	Shinryaku! Ika Musume	22
38	Doronjo	Yatterman	22
39	Donquixote Doflamingo	One Piece	21
40	Bondrewd	Made in Abyss	20
41	Haruko Haruhara	FLCL	20
42	Anti-Spiral	Gurren Lagann	20
43	Sensui	Yu Yu Hakusho	20
44	Sailor Galaxia	Sailor Moon	20
45	Johan Liebert	Monster	19
46	Madara Uchiha	Naruto	19
47	Raoh	Fist of the North Star	19
48	Genocyber	Genocyber	19
49	Kuromi	My Melody	19
50	Sgt. Keroro	Sgt. Frog	18
51	Esdeath	Akame ga Kill	18
52	Thorkel	Vinland Saga	18
53	Buggy D Clown	One Piece	17
54	Misogi Kumagawa	Medaka Box	17
55	Crona	Soul Eater	17
56	Void	Berserk	17
57	Utau Hoshina	Shugo Chara	17
58	Elder Toguro	Yu Yu Hakusho	16
59	Pipimi	Pop Team Epic	16
60	Terraformars	Terra Formars	16
61	Dracule Mihawk	One Piece	16
62	A Single Goblin	Goblin Slayer	16
63	Mereum	Hunter x Hunter	15
64	Satania	Gabriel Dropout	15
65	Brandish μ	Fairy Tail	15
66	Godzilla	Godzilla	15
67	Kazutaka Hyōdō	Kaiji	15
68	Suigintou	Rozen Maiden	15
69	Kabuto Yakushi	Naruto	15
70	Gihren Zabi	Mobile Suit Gundam	14
71	Homura Akemi	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	14
72	Frankenstein's Monster	Junji Ito's Frankenstein	14
73	Dr Mashirito	Dr Slump	14
74	Torishima	Dr Slump	14
75	Jeremiah Gottwald	Code Geass	14
76	Yami Marik	Yu-Gi-Oh	14
77	Führer King Bradley	Fullmetal Alchemist	14
78	Dr Gel	Space Dandy	14
79	Lynn	Rosen Garten	14
80	Kimura	Azumanga Daioh	14
81	Schrödinger	Hellsing	14
82	Sato	Ajin: Demi Human	14
83	Yubaba	Spirited Away	14
84	Ryo Asuka	Devilman	13
85	Satsuki Kiryuuin	Kill la Kill	13
86	Shiguraki/All for One	My Hero Academia	13
87	Sideways	Transformers	13
88	Dr Hell	Mazinger	13
89	Fujiko Mine	Lupin III	13
90	Hiiragi Utena	Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete	13
91	Hidemaro Gokukoji	Sakigake!! Otokojuku	13
92	Beelzemon	Digimon	12
93	Gigatron	Transformers	12
94	Shingo Shoji	Initial D	12
95	Mami	Strange+	12
96	Heinrich Lunge	Monster	12
97	Shishio Makoto	Rurouni Kenshin	12
98	6	My Hero Academia	11
99	Akuma Shogun	Kinnikuman	11
100	Ragyo Kiryuin	Kill la Kill	11
101	Nemesis Prime	Transformers	11
102	Planet Remina	Hellstar Remina	11
103	Lady Eboshi	Princess Mononoke	11
104	General Maou	Chargeman Ken	11
105	Acnologia	Fairy Tail	11
106	Demon Lord Zennon	Devilman	10
107	Keiji Mogami	Mob Psycho 100	10
108	Ragnarok	Soul Eater	10
109	Medusa Gorgon	Soul Eater	10
110	Enigmatic Gale	Thunderbolt Fantasy	10
111	Emperor Muge	Dancouger	10
112	Greed	Metroid	10
113	Takashi Muraoka	Kaiji	10
114	Kirakishou	Rozen Maiden	10
115	The Laughing Man	Ghost in the Shell	10
116	Paul von Oberstein	Legend of the Galactic Heroes	10
117	Julio	Precure	10
118	Akakabuto	Ginga	10
119	Reika Tamaki	Ojamajo Doremi	10
120	King Vega	UFO Robot Grendizar	10
121	Fujimoto	Ponyo	10
122	Cocktimus Prime	Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt	10
123	Skull	Cyborg 009	9
124	Hakaider	Jinzo Ningen Kikider	9
125	Gaia	Kamikatsu	9
126	Garou	One-Punch Man	9
127	Job Trunicht	Legend of the Galactic Heroes	9
128	Black Sperm	One-Punch Man	9

Did Not Qualify

Excluded by Series Limit

The following characters had enough votes to qualify for the main bracket, but were excluded due to the 3 characters per series rule.

Characters Excluded by Series Limit
Character Name	Series / Publisher	Votes
Cell	Dragon Ball	23
Broly	Dragon Ball	22
Butch	Pokemon	20
Beerus	Dragon Ball	16
Enrico Pucci	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure	16
Sir Crocodile	One Piece	15
Don Krieg	One Piece	14
Cassidy	Pokemon	14
Kaido	One Piece	13
Vegeta	Dragon Ball	12
Emperor Pilaf	Dragon Ball	12
Shanks/Shonk	One Piece	12
Funny Valentine	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure	12
Asura	Soul Eater	10
Kizaru	One Piece	11
Thunder McQueen	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure	11
Black Lio Convoy	Transformers	9
Scourge	Transformers	9
Jiren	Dragon Ball	9
Esidisi	Jojo's Bizarre Adventure	9
Captain Ginyu	Dragon Ball	9
Sixshot	Transformers	9

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