Pumpkin's Character Tournament!

[Pumpkin]

Next round!

From .hack

http://i.imgur.com/Y4ZsiyS.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/Gkgsbjx.png

In "real life" (it's a gme that imitates an MMO, so the players have "real lives" outside of the game) Elk is a middle schooler who joined the game to overcome his shyness. In the game, he is a a wavemaster (magic user) who follows around the cat-like character named Mia and cares about her a bunch. Mia is quite mysterious though as usually animal characters are not allowed and she seems to know things no one else does. Discovering more about this person he cares so much about is a big point of his story.

Mistral in "Real life" is a 20-something year old housewife who does administrative work. In the game, she is also a wavemaster, and mostly plays the game for fun. She's very upbeat and cheerful and excited to help out. It isn't until later in the story that she realizes some funky stuff is going on.

And from Final Fantasy IX!!!!

http://i.imgur.com/jnhzSc1.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/efh00Lw.png

Most of you probably know these two characters!

Steiner is the Captain of the only male knight squad in Alexandria. He is generally not taken seriously. He is fiercely loyal to the Queen and Princess Garnet, and when Garnet is 'kidnapped" by Zidane and co, Steiner makes it his mission to bring the Princess back safely and see Zidane and his band of thieves brought to justice! But eventually Steiner learns that blind loyalty is not the only way to go, faces some lawful vs good dilemmas, and learns that things aren't always so black and white.

Vivi is a little Black Mage boy who kind of gets caught in the middle of things because he wanted to see a play. Soon he sees that other Balck Mages like himself are used as tools of war and artificially created and manufactured. Who is he? Is he a weapon or a puppet like they say? These are questions Vivi has to find answers to, and then he has to deal with the knowledge that comes with them.

48 hours~ Last round closes very soon

[Fynn]

Mistral and Vivi.

[Freya]

I never finished the .hack series so i have to pass on that one but vivi definitely

[Mr. Carnelian]

I never finished the .hack series so i have to pass on that one but vivi definitely

Never would have seen that coming! :p

Mistral and Vivi.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Elk and Vivi.

I haven't played and .hack, so I just went with whichever one seemed a little more interesting.

[Pumpkin]

I feel a repeat of the Balthier vs Fran round coming along

Last round closing out

Winner of the Tales of the Abyss bracket is Jade with a vote of 4-2!

http://i.imgur.com/lhDtYVJ.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Natalia

http://i.imgur.com/Pe7NNsz.png

And for our Star Ocean bracket, we have Reimi 5-1! She will be advancing to the finals!

http://i.imgur.com/ljKDYOg.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Reimi

[Karifean]

Elk and Steiner.

[Colonel Angus]

I never finished the .hack series so i have to pass on that one but vivi definitely
I haven't played 90% of these games, so I just vote off Pumpkin's descriptions.

I'll vote for Elk & ViVi

[Pumpkin]

Okay still some time on the last round for anyone who wants to vote and in the meantime, we will post up the next round!

From Atelier Totori:

http://i.imgur.com/bBI92X9.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/RFTr95d.png

Totori is the protagonist of Atelier Totori. He mother was a famous (rowdy) adventurer who went missing. Totori resolves to get her adventuring license and find her missing mother out there in the world. She was also trained under Rorona and is somewhat a prodigy considering how well she does with what teaching she has. She combines her alchemy and her adventuring and goes out in to the world with her friends and works to find out what happened to her missing mother.

Rorona was the protagonist of the previous game (Atelier Rorona). She's grown up in this game and by grown up I mean become more comfortable in her skin, leading her to be even weirder. She's pretty flaky and ditzy and needs supervision if you don't want to end up fishing her out of a lake, but she's an excellent alchemist, even making tiny adorable people with alchemy. She's a very sweet, kind, and caring woman, but she certainly is odd.

And now from Fairy Fencer F:

http://i.imgur.com/HlVdCWn.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/JgJSTKa.png

Tiara is one of the heroines of this story. She is a fencer, meaning she can wield fairy weapons and work on the revival of the Goddess (or the Vile God) and has made it her mission to collect all of the fairies to revive the Goddess and save the world. I won't spoil too many things but let's just say she has some serious issues making her plan that much harder. But despite her problems, she works as hard as she can and dedicates herself completely to the cause. Her main weapon is a Glaive, although her fairy can transform in to other weapons as well. She can use healing magic and uses a lot of water elemental spells.

Bahus is a fairy and is actually the weapon of a playable character named Harley, who is his Fencer. So in a sense, he is playable. He turns in to guns in battle as a default but can do a few other weapons as well. He is pretty mature and acts more as a mother or father to Harley instead of her fairy companion. She can't remember to bathe herself if he wasn't there to make sure she did. He also works to keep the team well fed, taken care of, and motivated.

48 hours~

[Colonel Angus]

Totori & Bahus

[Fynn]

Rorona and Bahus.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Totori and Bahus.

[Formalhaut]

I've some catching up to do!

.hack: What a strange concept for a game. I'll go for Mistral for this one. Because housewives are tough!

Final Fantasy IX: I still need to play this game. But I shall go for Steiner, if only because I think everyone adores Vivi in this game.

Atelier Totori: I'll go for Totori herself purely because "It's not like I'm creating explosions on purpose!" sounds adorable. And I prefer her costume as well.

Fairy Fencer F: Look at that pink apron! It also is very rare to find a caring, compassionate 'Team Dad' in games so that is refreshing.

[Karifean]

Rorona and Bahus.

[Pumpkin]

Our last bracket is just about done, so let's wrap it up!

It looked like Elk was going to emerge victorious, but Formy tied the score towards the end, leading to a tie breaker by me! Meaning the winner is Mistral with a tie score of 3-3! And since it was our only .hack bracket, she has moved on to the finals!

http://i.imgur.com/4YXTynl.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

And with a score of 5-2, the winner of the first FFIX bracket is Vivi!

http://i.imgur.com/969ol5n.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Vivi

http://i.imgur.com/y6esXud.png

[Formalhaut]

It looked like Elk was going to emerge victorious, but Formy tied the score towards the end, leading to a tie breaker by me! Meaning the winner is Mistral with a tie score of 3-3! And since it was our only .hack bracket, she has moved on to the finals!

Oooh, I do like a good bit of drama! :eager:

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Totori and Tiara.

[Pumpkin]

Okay posting this round up and the next round will probably close late depending on when I get to bed. Anywho

From Rune Factory Tides of Destiny/Oceans:

http://i.imgur.com/HxoI3L8.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/yFys1vV.png

Both Lily and Bismark are marriage potential. Lily is the eldest of three sisters and she runs an inn. She is a hopeless cook, but a beautiful singer and she'll play music for you at night. She helps home the heroes when they arrive on the island and her heart events largely revolve around her trying to improve her cooking. She also hosts the island's Winter Festival, where they gather snow to make a Snow Dragon.

Bismark is the twin brother of a potential bachelorette and runs the general store. He is very shy, but takes the business very seriously. He has trouble talking to people and his heart events are about him learning to assert himself. However, he will stand up for people when they need him, like when some gentleman are being a bit too forceful with his friend (and Lily's younger sister).

And from Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory

http://i.imgur.com/WemFv5V.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/K1tE9ku.png

In this world(s), the gaming consoles and some other game related things take the form of moeified anime ladies. Vert represents the Xbox consoles. She's very proper in her speech, she really likes tea, but she's also an arrogant sore loser. She loves video games and will play the excessively if someone wasn't watching over her and making sure she eats and sleeps. During this game, she adopts Neptune's little sister as her own and tries to fight the good guys, eventually joining them. She's an intelligent woman but a bit crazy. She becomes a bit more arrogant while transformed.

Neptune is the representation of the Sega consoles. She's the protagonist of this game and extremely lazy. So much so that she wastes 3 years getting nothing done at one point. (Luckily they give you a time skip). She is smart though and when actually pushed she can get stuff done rather well. She's also good humoured, but she has a hard time being serious, she breaks the fourth wall all the time, and can be pretty self focused. Her slang is terrible and outdated which is sometimes funny and sometimes tragic. When transformed she becomes much more serious.

48 hours~

[FFIX Choco Boy]

I'm back from vacation! Time to resume my voting!

Rorona, Tiara, Lily, and Neptune.

And Neptune doesn't break the fourth wall. She just gingerly flexes it outward a little bit...

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last bracket!

With a score of 4-2, Totori wins her round!

http://i0.wp.com/articleimage.nicoblomaga.jp/image/61/2015/b/7/b71ff2e5401afdf30ba3ede8d7106fb6f32ac0901431574565.jpg?w=1000

:party::party::party::party::party:

Totori

http://i.imgur.com/356sdLj.png

And with a score of 5-2, Bahus wins his round!

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140721193637/fairy-fencer-f/images/thumb/0/01/FFFScreen5.png/500px-FFFScreen5.png

:party::party::party::party::party:

Tiara

http://i.imgur.com/vqDABdQ.png

[Colonel Angus]

Bismark et Vert, si'l vous plait.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Bismark and Neptune.

[Fynn]

Bismark et Vert, si'l vous plait.

C'est genial. Uh... I don't know how to say "same here" in French ^^;

[Colonel Angus]

Bismark et Vert, si'l vous plait.

C'est genial. Uh... I don't know how to say "same here" in French ^^;
Dlatego właśnie używam Google Translate.

[Pumpkin]

Bismark et Vert, si'l vous plait.

C'est genial. Uh... I don't know how to say "same here" in French ^^;
Dlatego właśnie używam Google Translate.

100% correct

[Fynn]

Bismark et Vert, si'l vous plait.

C'est genial. Uh... I don't know how to say "same here" in French ^^;
Dlatego właśnie używam Google Translate.

Surprisingly enough, that sentence was perfect.

[Skyblade]

Lily and Vert.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Lily and Neptune.

Lily is just about the nicest lady in the game, and works pretty hard to keep the Inn going.

Neptune is, well, about what you'd expect to be produced by '90s era Sega advertising and marketing. It's pretty great.

[Karifean]

Lily and Neptune.

[Pumpkin]

I'm sick so have another character tournament! There's still a few hours left (6-7 or so?) to the last round as well if you haven't voted yet!

From Dark Cloud:

http://i.imgur.com/GYBHQPm.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/gWdleH8.png

Okay, these are going to be short because Dark Cloud doesn't have the biggest focus on characters!

Xiao is a cat. She was a cat our hero found in the dungeon and turned human through video game logic. As such, Xiao has become loyal to Toan (the hero) and helped him on his adventure. She uses slingshots in battle (including a particularly sassy talking one), has weak attack but good speed, and can jump over small holes in the ground. She is the first ally gained.

Ruby is a genie who was trapped in a lamp and found by King, who hoped to use her for his own benefit. Ruby is no doormat though and is known to cause trouble, and can be seen threatening King and his lackeys. Hearing about the Dark Genie, she accompanies Toan on his adventure. She uses magic rings and bracelets and things which you can change the element on and use to open doors.

From Tales of Graces f:

http://i.imgur.com/r51meWn.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/Ncut3vK.png

Pascal and Poisson both have had a rapport and a friendship before the start of the game and are from the same place. They're both very intelligent women, but Pascal is playable and Poisson is not.

Poisson is next in line to be leader of her people and acts as voice of the current leader. She has a good head on her shoulders, she's firm in what she says, and she helps the party out of a few sticky situations. She's assertive without being mean or rude and she's kind without being a doormat. You first meet her when going to Pascal's home to ask about a certain something.

Pascal is very bubbly and vibrant and outgoing. She makes friends with everyone and has no filter (although not in a mean way, more in a way of adopting people or prying in to their business without realizing). She's a technical wiz, which also comes in handy for investigating some of the strange happenings around the world. You first meet her when she tries to latch on to one of your party members uncomfortably while showing you some ruins she found.

48 hours~

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Pascal and Xiao.

Pascal is just the greatest.

[Karifean]

Ruby and Pascal.

[Colonel Angus]

Ruby & Pascal

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last bracket!

With a vote of 4-3, Lily wins the first bracket!

http://i.imgur.com/xMUWokj.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Bismark

http://i.imgur.com/M1ElFa8.png

And also with a vote of 4-3, Neptune wins her bracket!

http://i.imgur.com/LCnwCEi.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Vert

http://i.imgur.com/p3lWQaN.png

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Pascal and Xiao.

Shame that Xiao is basically worthless in the final battles, especially considering I used her 90% of the time from the point you get her onward.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Ruby and Pascal.

[Fynn]

Pascal and... uh, Ruby.

[Pumpkin]

Sorry guys, I have a lot of stuff going on tonight so I'll be going on an earlier schedule today and the last round will close about an hour early! In the meantime, here are your next brackets!

First bracket is from Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns:

http://i.imgur.com/PmSHHBo.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/bUeTzFf.png

Both are potential bachelorettes!

Laney works with her rather http://hm10-cdn.fogu.com/howard_img_2.png father at the cafe in Bluebell. She's always in a good mood and she loves baking. Her favourite gift is cherry pie, but she's overall easy to give gifts too because she likes a lot of flowers and things you can pick up for free. She does not like insects.

Georgia works at the animal shop in Bluebell and takes care of the horses. She loves animals and she has a bit of an accent that she's self-conscious about. Her favourite gift is fried rice, and she likes a lot of insects that you can catch and give to her for free. She doesn't like fish and hates roasted eggplant.

And from the Atelier series, we have Atelier Shallie:

http://i.imgur.com/xiRS7Dm.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/P0tMsNL.png

Homura is a homunculus treasure hunter, who is known to be very skilled. As he is a homunculus, he talks a bit in borken grammar like the rest of his people. He's very helpful and kind to those around him and never hesitates to lend a hand. He is a samurai of sorts in battle and can use numerous skills, including stat buffs and attacks.

Shallistera is one of the Shallie's and one of the main characters of the game. She is an alchemist and the daughter of her village chief. Her village is going through a drought, so she travels to the oasis town to find help for her people. She has never been to such a big town before and has some trouble socializing, but she starts taking responsibility for herself more and adjusting to what she needs to do. She uses a bell in battle and can synthesize items.

48 hours~

Also if you check the first post and see the brackets, we're coming along nicely :)

[Mr. Carnelian]

Georgia and Homura.

[Fynn]

Georgia and Homura! Looks like Carny and I have mind-synched of late ;)

[Pumpkin]

Closing the last round!

With a vote of 4-2, Ruby wins the Dark Cloud bracket and will later go up against Monica to see who will make it to the finals!

http://31.media.tumblr.com/1a2240572253f956c189892c6dea31f6/tumblr_nkv0duiELu1t0p2iqo5_r1_400.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Xiao

http://i.imgur.com/Y1xHURh.png

And with a vote of 6-0, Pascal wins her bracket!

http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ra94Rss31rn8jm6o1_400.gif

:party::party::party::party::party:

Poisson. Poor Poisson :(

http://i.imgur.com/HIZx6v4.png

[Formalhaut]

Ugh, a combination of internet troubles and the RP have dragged me from this. Sorry Pumpkin!

Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns: I like any girl who likes animals, and I also generally prefer tomboyish characters, for no particular reason. Georgia!

Atelier Shallie: Homura reminds me of Rocket Racoon from Guardians of the Galaxy for some reason, which is adorable. His gameplay seems interesting as well, so I shall go for Homura!


Quick question aout the Atelier games: they all seem to have an interconnected story. Can you tell me more about them? Alchemy is a recurring theme I'm noticing.

[Pumpkin]

The 6 Atelier games I've played are separated in to two umm "series". Atelier Rorona, Totori, and Meruru are part of the Atelier Arland series and each take place a few years after the other with the protagonist of the previous game being the mentor/teacher for the current protagonist. Ayesha, Escha & Logy, and Shallie are all part of the Atelier Dusk series.

The games do center around alchemy and all (except for Shallie) are a combination of RPG and time management game of sorts. Shallie did take out the time limits and stuff though. The Arland series is generally more upbeat and follows each heroine's personal journey. Rorona is stuck taking care of her Master's Alchemy Atelier so it doesn't get shut down. Totori is serching for her missing mother, and Meruru is trying to expand her Kingdom so her father will let her become an alchemist.

The Dusk series is a bit darker and is actually about a world on the verge of death because of people abusing alchemy in times past. Ayesha is searching for her missing sister, Escha & Logy investigate some ruins from these times past, and the Shallie's (there are two, Shallistera as you see above and Shallotte) trying to find a cure for the drought spreading around the world.

In both games you use alchemy for items. You make your healing items this way, accessories, attack items, etc, as well as you'll usually have requests and such to fill using alchemy.

[Formalhaut]

It does look very Japanese. By that I mean the character design is very anime. :p

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Georgia and Shallistera.

[Colonel Angus]

Laney & Shallistera

[Skyblade]

Laney and Homura.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Georgia and Homura.

[Karifean]

Laney and Homura.

[Pumpkin]

Next round!

From Dead or Alive 5:

http://i.imgur.com/SKhfIOX.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/RJlIkeM.png

Keep in mind I've only played the 5th game in the series, so the story is mostly what I've found looking in to it, as opposed to knowing from playing all of the games. The descriptions will also be rather short as I'd prefer to focus more on what I did see of them, just so I can give more of a firsthand account.

Hitomi is half German, half Japanese. She trained in Karate under her father. She enters the fifth tournament to test her strength and prove herself and she ends up getting second place. She works very hard with her training and she's an overall friendly and supportive person that seems to get along with most people.

Kokoro is half Japanese and half American. She is the illegitimate daughter of the man who runs the organization that seems to be doing some very sketchy things. She's very feminine and soft spoken, but also seems a bit off and clueless.

And from Suikoden IV:

http://i.imgur.com/TGK6v4r.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/969J0N6.png

Kika is a well-known pirate in the Island Nations. However, she is not necessarily the stereotypical view of a pirate (besides the drinking) and she's actually quite a wise woman who doesn't usually make rash decisions. She joins your party fairly early on, making her a useful ally to have. She represents the Tenko Star, also known as the Lone Star.

Flare is kind and intelligent, but if often embarrassed by her dad's gung-ho attitude, as she's a bit more reserved. But despite that, she'll never hesitate to help out when she's needed and does a good job at getting things done. While not the most gung-ho, she still has a lot of determination and drive. She represents the Tenkou Star, also known as the Clever Star

48 hours~

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Hitomi and Kika!

[Formalhaut]

Dead or Alive 5: Shock horror, characters who actually wear clothes! I almost didn't recognize them outside of their swimsuits. I'll go for Kokoro, if only because I'd be impressed if she could fight in a kimono and those horribly impractical shoes.

Suikoden IV: I have a thing for pirates lately, Isabela from Dragon Age II, Sigrid from Generic Fantasy™, and now Kika. Both Isabela and Sigrid have hilarious personalities which belie a ~dark and mysterious~ past. I've not played any of these games, but I'll go for Kika.

[Fynn]

Flare and Kokoro.

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last round!

With a vote of 5-3, Georgia wins her bracket!

http://i.imgur.com/M9rQaq8.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party:

Laney

http://i.imgur.com/uzq3lr3.png

And with a vote of 6-2, Homura wins his bracket!

http://i.imgur.com/K2ybLWR.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Shallistera

http://i.imgur.com/LZpzP4I.png

[Formalhaut]

That's been a few votes not go your way eh Pumpkin?

[Pumpkin]

Indeed :lol:

I'm keeping track of it so when it's all over, I'll have like a list of how it would have went if there was no voting (meaning just myself picking my favourites). I can tell you it's already quite a bit different. Especially since we're still in the first stages and don't even have all of our game finalists yet!

EDIT:
Ahahaha, that's the last 7 brackets I've voted against the majority! Last one I agreed on was Totori

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Hitomi and, due to a distinct lack of archer characters, Flare.

[Karifean]

Hitomi and Flare.

Quite amused at the DoA characters' names. "Pupil" and "Heart", huh.

[Colonel Angus]

Hitomi & Kika

[Pumpkin]

Time for new brackets!

First is from the Legend of Mana:

http://i.imgur.com/Ko5TG06.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/om4eGi1.png

There are some spoilers here if you intend to play the game!

The Matilda story is one of the most extreme and complicated love stories I've seen. Matilda is a holy woman. When you first meet her she looks like a very old woman. This is because her lover took her powers from her, aging her drastically. Her lover is a half-demon who is very upset that he isn't allowed to be with her because of her position, so essentially wants to destroy the world. Another man who loves Matilda is trying to kill her lover. And her female friend is trying to sort all of it out while keeping her away from the half-demon she loves. This leads to some very bad things. Matilda believes that the greatest thing anyone can have is their freedom and wants to be with her half-demon lover no matter what and is willing to forsake everything for it.

It's a bit complicated to explain Pearl and BlackPearl without some info. There are a race of people called the Jumi who's hearts are made from jewels. They are being hunted to extinction. They have a few positions, and usually there is a "Knight" Jumi who will protect a "Guardian" Jumi. Pearl is a Guardian Jumi, she's bery sweet, peaceful, caring. But we learn that she was born from the damaged core of BlackPearl who was the "Knight" for the leader of the Jumi, and was one of the most powerful Jumi of all. She is much more stern and powerful.

And from Xenosaga:

http://i.imgur.com/mvCNmCM.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/YwUFqGx.png

There will also be spoilers for these because it's like 3 games long with a very complicated story.

MOMO is a Realian (artificial human) created by the greatest scientist (and thought madman) of their time. She has several functions, but one of the most important things is she contains the "Y-Data". Without getting too detailed, this contains very valuable information and the bad guys want it. She was based off of the daughter of the man who created her who based off of his disabled daughter, who died. Because of this, at first, her "mother" (The wife of the man who created her) couldn't stand to look at her or be around her, and people thought her father was a madman who brought about much bad things. She struggles with herself and feeling accepted and of course wanting to be human. But she's very sweet, she works hard, and she does her best for her friends. In the first game, she is very physically weak, uses rods, and is a good healer. She becomes a much more powerful and well-rounded character in the other two games.

Jr. is a U.R.T.V. which takes a bit to fully explain, but he's not human either and is essentially a weapon. He was born with his twin brother and himself attached at the heart, and his brother is really kind of crazy and obsessed with him and is one of the main game antagonists. He was the most powerful U.R.T.V. and was designated the leader, but he made some poor decisions that lead to a lot of deaths. He's also permanently stuck looking like a child, and he was in love with Sakura, mentioned above. He uses guns in battle and is an overall well rounded character with good distance fighting.

48 hours~

[Karifean]

(Black)Pearl and MOMO.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Pearl and Junior

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last round

The winner of the Dead or Alive bracket with a score of 4-2 is Hitomi!

http://www.justpushstart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Dead-or-Alive-5-Hitomi.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Kokoro

http://i.imgur.com/6JB7vwP.png

And we have a tie for the Suikoden IV bracket, making me the tie breaker, and I vote for Kika!

http://lparchive.org/Suikoden-IV/Update%2036/36-s4-34-048.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

http://i.imgur.com/3B1mWyO.png

[Fynn]

Matilda and Jr.!

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Pearl and Momo!

[Colonel Angus]

"Waltzing" Matilda & Jr. :peachdance:

[Formalhaut]

Time for another round! Also, I'm surprised Kika had to go to a tie-breaker; I thought she'd win that one pretty easily.

Legends of Mana: Oh wow this is all kinds of confusing: I imagine you kinda have to play the game to really get the story behind both of them. But I'm a hopeless romantic so that Matilda wants to be with her half-demon lover no matter the consequences is rather sweet, so I shall go with Matilda.

Xenosaga: Someone will have to explain the difference between Xenosaga and Xenogears: I've played neither! of the two 'human non-humans', I'll go with MOMO. I've always found sentient robot/A.I captivating in games: EDI in the Mass Effect trilogy encapsulates this; her wanting to understand what it is to think and feel like a human. That, and her romance with the human Joker is just adorable.

But enough about other games. I'll go with MOMO because non-humans have emotions and feelings too, and I think her struggle with that is very emotionally powerful, to me at least.

[Pumpkin]

I'm going to go ahead and post up the next two brackets!

From Final Fantasy IV:

http://i.imgur.com/SyFUPha.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/HQ2BgCz.png

Porom is a protege white mage from the village of mages. In IV, she is quite young, but wise and mature beyond her years. She also keeps her twin brother in check, as he is much more vulgar and rude than she is. In The After Years, she takes care of the village and the Elder of Mysidia, placing the good of her town before her self.

Cid is a mastermind engineer who designed the Red Wings, the strongest airship fleet in the world. He is very much against the war and always has a sunny disposition and a smile on his face. He's an old friend of Cecil and Rosa and a strong supporter of their relationship.

From Hyperdevotion Noire:

http://i.imgur.com/t273kIn.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/n8L7YPb.png

Poona is a slow talking gal, generally pacifistic and sweet, although she'll do what she needs to for those she cares about. She's a great mage to have in battle as she has both useful offensive spells and area healing spells. She is quite fond of the Bon Bon that floats above her head. She is based on the Opoona games, which I haven't even heard of! She faces off against the party after they've been tricked by another character, and she joins after the misunderstanding has been cleared up.

Little Rain is very calm and demure and is thought of as a saint by her village. This doesn't stop them for taking her generosity and selflessness for granted though, as they are easily willing to sacrifice her for themselves. Thinking it's for the good of the people, she agrees, but when she learns that they've been taking her for granted, she goes berserk and gets rather violent. She's based on Little Snow from the Blazing Souls series. It tends to rain when she's around.

48 hours~

[Fynn]

Cid and Little Rain.

[Karifean]

Cid and Little Rain.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Matilda and Junior.

Cid and Poona.

[Fynn]

What kind of name is Poona, even? It not only looks weird, it sounds weird.

[Ayen]

Porom and Little Rain because she has a moon stick.

[Formalhaut]

Final Fantasy IV: Not much love for kickass five year olds are there? I'll go for Porom.

Hyperdevotion Noire: A tough choice. Poona's slow talking would really grate on me but Little Rain seems like she could snap at any moment. But I'll go for Little Rain because I like the rain, so we have a connection there.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Cid and Little Rain.

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last bracket!

Winner of Legend of Mana who will go on to the finals is Matilda, with a vote of 4-3!

http://i.imgur.com/kyh8Te6.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Pearl

And winner of the Xenosaga bracket who will also go on to the finals ir Jr., also with a vote of 4-3!

https://33.media.tumblr.com/e4da37b4b5bfff966882bc5a4bca1d6a/tumblr_nqcprlc5jk1rucakvo1_500.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

MOMO

[Colonel Angus]

El Cid y Poona

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Cid and Little Rain

[Formalhaut]

I think this is the first bracket where I'm genuinely disappointed that someone didn't get through: MOMO.

[Shauna]

I am probably never going to vote, because I am mean like that, but I just wanted to express my joy that Kika got through because she is the best character in SuikoIV.

[Fynn]

Well, to me MOMO is okay for the type she represents. Really, Takahashi and Saga write great characters.

But it's still a type that annoys me :shobon:

[Formalhaut]

Having never played the games, I just found MOMO to be a more compelling robot than Jr, who is somehow a child who uses guns, but is also a non-human.

I don't know, I just wanted MOMO to win that one :p

[Fynn]

Jr. is an adult in the body of a child because of SCIENCE!

[Skyblade]

Porom and Little Rain.

[Pumpkin]

Wow that was the most votes we've ever had, I think. Closes in about 2 hours.

In the meantime, here are your next brackets!

From Suikoden I:

http://i.imgur.com/9KX3Fus.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/hpVWPoJ.png

Hix is from the Warrior's village, although he's a bit more of a pacifist. But he goes to rescue his girlfriend when she's kidnapped by a vampire. Yes, this really happens. Afterwards he goes with her on his trial of manhood or whatever the ritual for the village is. In the second game he goes on to fall for his girlfriend's fake illness mission thing so he can once again prove his manhood. He is the Tenrou Star, also known as the Goal Star.

Viktor in the first game is part of the rebel army, and in the second game he is part of the rebel army. He's very strong, has a strong personality, and also a frenemies relationship with his back talking sword. He's always of some importance in the rebel army, but more of an action man and not as a leader. He packs quite a punch in battle and is a useful ally for much of the game. He is the Tenko Star, also known as the Lone Star.

And now from Tales of Hearts R:

http://i.imgur.com/ABQWbTY.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/XEhGjyM.png

Kor is the protagonist of this story. He's a simple country boy being raised by his legendary and perverted grandfather, until tragedy befalls one day. He meets Kohaku and while trying to rescue her from an attack, her "heart" (or what is basically the heart in this game) is shattered and spread across the globe. Feeling responsible for what happens, Kor vows to get her shards back and restore her to her full self. He rushes in to action head first, he's rather naive, but he cares about everyone and accepts everyone and means the best.

Kohaku is the girl who's heart was shattered. Her and her brother often find themselves under attack, largely because of the woman Kohaku claims lives in her heart. Near the beginning of the game, her heart is broken in to pieces and scattered across the globe. Her emotions are restored to her one by one. When not heart-broken (literally), she's a very upbeat and bright person, although she has a bit of a temper.

Lots of male characters this time! 48 hours~

[Fynn]

Heh, funny how there's a big guy named Viktor.

But no, I may like the big guy archetype, but I prefer the shy/sweet guy type more just because it's more rare, so I'm voting Hix.

And I'm voting Kohaku because I really love the Combat Medic trope :omgomg:

[Ayen]

Hix and Kohaku.

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last round!

With a vote of 6-3, Cid wins his bracket!

http://i.imgur.com/w4P9o3i.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Porom

http://i.imgur.com/jneKLpJ.png

And with a vote of 7-2, Little Rain wins her bracket!

http://i.imgur.com/asQ2Tog.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Poona

http://i.imgur.com/dsI8YXx.png

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Victor and Kohaku.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Hix and Kor.

[Formalhaut]

Suikoden I: Hmm, they both have really strong connections to their swords. I'll go for the big bear Viktor, if only because it reminds me of Fynn's character.

Tales of Hearts R: I love adorkable characters generally so I'll go for Kor. Kohaku seems interesting but the whole 'my heart has shattered!' plot line sounds confusing.

[Karifean]

Hix and Kohaku.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I vote Viktor because of his Star Dragon Sword dynamic. Funny stuff.

I'll vote Kohaku just because. They both actually seem like good characters.

[Colonel Angus]

Viktor e Kohaku

btw Kohaku sounds like something Ryu would say in Street Fighter

[Pumpkin]

Last round closes soon, but I'll put this one up for voting!

From Atelier Escha & Logy:

http://i.imgur.com/iNJj66k.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/usFAmPB.png

Escha is one of the two protagonists of this game. She is an alchemist who uses the "old" style of alchemy, meaning with a cauldron instead of a machine. She grew up in a small, apple filled town and has joined the development team of the government office. She also helps investigate ruins and such pertaining to the Dusk which is the result of the slowly dying world.

Lucille is a doctor in training assigned to help the development team with her healing talents. She's pretty quiet and shy, but she's a hard worker. She is also sadly prone to mistakes. She works hard to fulfill her dream of practicing medicine, and she also collects figurines! She attacks by launching things from her giant basket, which is quite comical.

And from Final Fantasy XIII:

http://i.imgur.com/5pmyAfp.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/d4zzxc9.png

This is a Final Fantasy forum so I assume most of you at least know stuff about this game, and I will keep it short.

Fang is working for the Sanctum military when we first see her for unknown reasons, and finds Snow after Snow learns to summon Shiva. She's pretty straightforward and probably the manliest character in FFXIII. She wants to complete her Focus so she can save Vanille.

Sazh is a father who gets stuck at the wrong places at the wrong time. He fights with some pistols, and has a chocobo chick living in his afro. He really loves his son and wants to take care of him and rescue him at all costs.

48 hours~

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Escha and Sazh

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Escha, and... and... and... I abstain from voting in the FFXIII bracket. :colbert: You can't make me choose.

[Colonel Angus]

Escha & Fang

[Skyblade]

Hix and Kohaku.
Escha and...

Yeah, I abstain from the FFXIII vote as well. Too tough of a choice for me.

[Pumpkin]

At least I'm not making you guys play the game :colbert:

Closing out the last bracket!

For Suikoden I, we have a last minute tie-breaker and our winner, with a vote of 5-4, is Hix!

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/suikoden/images/1/12/Hix.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120625030505

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Hix

http://i.imgur.com/10c33J1.png

And for the Tales of Hearts R bracket, with a vote of 7-2, the winner is Kohaku Hearts!

http://33.media.tumblr.com/74921cecbf7dd27543699781d30c548b/tumblr_nm3vclb2wE1tyuin7o2_250.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Kohaku

http://i.imgur.com/qpGYkG9.png

Also, I know the images have been acting weird, so let me know if there's ever any missing!

[Fynn]

I choose Lucille because the other one seems to be pandering to the moe moe crowd even more.

And I choose Fang because of her aggressive lesbianing.

[Ayen]

Escha and Fang.

Sazh chocobo hair nest is pretty good, but Fang has a dick on her arm.

[Fynn]

That's because she's the butch to Vanille's femme.

[Karifean]

Escha and Sazh.

[Pumpkin]

Oh, some updates guys! By next week we will be through with the first brackets of all the games EXCEPT the tbd games where I haven't decided on characters yet. That means that we will have completed all games that only have two characters in them (again, minus tbd games). So here's what will be different

-We will start revisiting games, starting with games that have FOUR characters. Ex.: We did Vivi vs Steiner for FFIX, next we will do Zidane vs Quina.
--These will no longer be done in random order by pulling a name out of a hat, but rather by alphabetical order by game. So we will start with the Agarest series, move on to the Atelier series, etc.

-After we're done games with four characters, we will move on to the awkward brackets involving THREE characters. These are a bit odd because you've already seen and voted for one of the characters. Ex.: Cid vs Porom. Cid won and will be going up against Rosa.
--Note that these three character brackets were not decided by my favourite, but by random drawing. Rosa just happened to be picked to advance against the first winner (Cid).
--These will be done in brackets of THREE instead of two and will also go in alphabetical order.

-Once all of those are done, we will start narrowing down each series in alphabetical order. By then we will have a winner from each game, and they will be going against characters from other games in THE SAME SERIES.
--These will be done in brackets of FIVE

-After that we will have all finalists, one character per series, and I'll update you on how that will go because it's still a bit off.

For TBD games, I will replace one regularly scheduled bracket with the game I have decided on as we go along. The regularly scheduled bracket will just then get moved to the next set of brackets

I hope everyone is still having fun and thanks for taking part. I'm really enjoying myself :flirt:

[Pumpkin]

Still some time left in the last round and I am posting this one up now.

From Rune Factory 3:

http://i.imgur.com/gj0Uvpb.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/0nweuxo.png

Collette is a potential bachelorette. A small woman with a huge appetite who wants to get bigger. She's often used by her friend Marian in medical experiments. She fights with a giant lollipop. She loves curry rice and hates milk. She has a very spunky and outgoing personality.

Gaius is the village blacksmith. He's a hard worker who needs to be reminded to stop working from time to time, although he views it as more of a hobby and has a bad habit of giving away the product. He really likes Ores and hates Sashimi. He's pretty shy with the woman he has feelings for, but he's otherwise extremely friendly and jokes around a lot.

Keep in mind both characters have a serious case of older than they look.

And from Tales of Xillia:

http://i.imgur.com/g3WTUMx.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/ldh1NT8.png

Leia is a nurse in training in the first game and a childhood friend of Jude, who she has a huge crush on. She's very outgoing and boisterous, but deep down she feels very insecure about herself. She uses staves in battle, which she uses to quickly strike enemies, she's very fast, and also serves as a good medic for the party as well.

Jude is one of two protagonists the player can choose from. He's a med student who has some family issues. He's a very bright kid, he falls in love with Milla, and he's very quick to lend a helping hand. He uses his fists in battle and is also a very fast character with some healing of his own, although his healing is on the more minor scale.

48 hours~

[Karifean]

Gaius and Leia.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Gaius the hardworking blacksmith and Leia the upbeat, caring, good friend.

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last round

With a vote of 6-1, Escha wins her bracket!

http://www.tech-gaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Atelier-Escha-Logy-Alchemists-of-the-Dusk-Sky-1.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Lucille

http://i.imgur.com/x4LsSwD.png

And with a score of 3-2, Fang wins her round!

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loz7geiSFS1qa9kuko1_500.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Fang

http://i.imgur.com/W2UaTWH.png

[Skyblade]

Yay! Rune Factory 3 is here!

Of those two, Gaius. But Raven and Sofia both top him out.


For the next one, Jude.

[Colonel Angus]

Collette et Leia

[Fynn]

Gaius and Jude.

[Ayen]

Gaius and Jude.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Gaius and Jude.

I actually really hated Leia. I can't pinpoint why, but she irked me something fierce. Loved Elise, though. But I wanted to shove Teepo through a wall.

[Pumpkin]

Okay posting up the next round early because my schedule is all off and I have been resting. Also, Thursday will be the last bracket before we start revisiting games, yaaay!

First bracket is from Final Fantasy V:

http://i.imgur.com/qMjBMF8.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/7H0TAV4.png

Okay, I'm going to spoil this game that's as old as I am. Faris... is a woman *GASP*. She is a femme pirate who dresses as a man pirate because... well pirates. But that doesn't stop her from being the ass kickingest pirate in all of the Final Fantasy seas. She has a big sea dragon creature named Syldra, she's the lead pirate, and she climbs cliffs to save Lenna. She speaks her mind, she's kind of gruff, but she's a good and strong person.

Galuf is an old dude with amnesia. He actually has amnesia, but that doesn't stop him from playing it up to get out of doing the hard tasks. He's a spiffy old man, he's pretty smart, and he never hesitates to dive in when he needs to and help the young ones out. He also has an adorable little granddaughter and one particular fight shows how absolutely badass he is and that he just won't quit.

The next bracket is from the BlazBlue series:

http://i.imgur.com/sWUjHbY.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/MJkZSH6.png

Okay, keep in mind I have played ONE game in this series and so I don't know what is spoilerific and what isn't. It also has a very complex story, so I will just give you what I know and understand instead of trying to explain everything when I'm not 100% sure on it. I don't want to give incorrect information after all! If you need more info, there are pages and pages worth on the BlazBlue wiki.

Platinum the Trinity is actually three people in one. Like a package deal. You have Luna, a bratty and loudmouthed girl who sometimes speaks in the third person, Sena a boy I believe(?) who is calmer, nicer, and more down to earth, and Trinity, one of the legendary heroes of this universe. She has a weapon that can turn in to things like hammers and giant cat heads.

Noel is a girl who joined the military academy for her family. She's also a robot or something of the sort, although she didn't always know that. She's very soft spoken and kindhearted and has a lot of friends. But she is also shy and clumsy and easily embarrassed. She is a gunslinger of sorts and very fast to use in battle.

48 hours~

[Skyblade]

Um... Faris and Galuf are both awesome. Maybe... Nope, I abstain. Can't choose.

Noel is by far my favorite character in BlazBlue, though.

[Ayen]

Faris and Noel.

[Karifean]

Galuf and Noel.

[Pumpkin]

Going to close out the last round a teeny bit early

With a vote of 6-1, Gaius wins his round!

http://lpix.org/695313/RF3Update10018.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Gaius

http://i.imgur.com/MkP5YWu.png

And with a closer vote of 4-3, Jude wins his round!

https://38.media.tumblr.com/5a578a6cf772b453599b802fa0f0bd4c/tumblr_n8h9x0oopW1rlz9neo1_500.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Leia

http://i.imgur.com/DpcJSdg.png

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Maaan.

I'll go ahead and pick Noel.

I'll have to get back to you on the other one.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Galuf and Noel.

[Colonel Angus]

Arrrgh, I'll be choosin' Cap'n Faris 'n that landlubbin' Noel!

[Fynn]

Galuf, obviously.

And Noel, I guess.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Galuf and Noel.

[Ultima Shadow]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Rider4b-1.png
"Faris and Platinum!"










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio1.png
"Faris and Platinum!"










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/RydiaB.png
"Faris and Platinum!"










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Riderb-1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/RydiaB2.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio4.png
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Yukari2.png
"...you all do realise that this
only counts as one vote, right?"

[Formalhaut]

Faris and Platinum. Gotta love them purple haired pirates.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I vote GaluFaris.




















WHAT?!? :colbert:

[Pumpkin]

Let's do something positive, shall we! Time for new character brackets, yay! These will be the last ones before we start revisiting games until the tbd rounds are decided. Also, still a few hours to the last round if anyone wants to break the Faris and Galuf tie

For the first bracket, we have from King of Fighters XIII:

http://i.imgur.com/3hR5O05.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/UOBQ1JW.png

Athena is originally from the game Psycho Soldier, and was one of the "heroes of light". She is a psychic and an idol (because of course she is, I'm beginning to suspect that the majority of the Japanese population are idols). She's very polite and kind, and but isn't afraid to get serious when she needs to.

Kula is an artificially created person who has ice powers to contrast the fire powers of the dude she was created to assassinate. She really likes ice cream. She started out as being kind of emotionless, but now has more of a childish personality.

And from Persona 4:

http://i.imgur.com/2V1OtJz.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/5OmTaR0.png

Yukiko's family owns the local hot springs inn. She's generally more quiet and reserved, but is prone to laughing fits at things most other people don't find funny. She uses a lot of fire magic and has good offensive magic and can also heal. Her story is about her feeling like her future is decided for her since she is set to succeed her parents at running the inn.

Kanji is a boy with a bad reputation, an aggressive attitude, and a loud mouth. But he's very good at crafts and such and he does care about people, just very... aggressively. He uses a lot of thunder/lightning magic. His story is about traditional gender roles and struggling with accepting his hobbies and skills, which can be seen as very "girly".

48 hours~

[Fynn]

Um, Kula, I guess?

And KANJI!!!! KANJI KANJI!!!! OMG KANJIIIII YAAAAAAASSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Pumpkin]

Don't sound so excited about Kula there, Fynn

[Fynn]

BUT KANJI!!!!!!

[Ultima Shadow]

Kula Diamond is the most awesome character in the King of Fighters series.

So. Yeah. Kula.


As for Kanji and Yukiko I really like them both and can't decide! Oh noes! Someone, convince me! D=

[Fynn]

KANJI!!!!!

http://img05.deviantart.net/11f9/i/2014/206/a/1/kanji_tatsumi_by_ladykuki-d7sa3pg.png

[Pumpkin]

Vote for Yukiko because that's who I would vote for and my votes don't count unless there's a tie!

[Ultima Shadow]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio5.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Bernkastel3.png
"Well I don't know about you Ulty,
but I'm TOTALLY convinced now!
Go Kanji! I- er, I mean we vote Kanji!"
"...your stupidity renders me speechless."










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Bernkastel1.png
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Rider4b-1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio4.png
"Hold on a second! We never agreed
on Kanji! I'd rather vote Yukiko!"
"B-but Kanji... is kinda cute when
he doesn't want to be called girly."
"...that's your argument?"










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Bernkastel2.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Riderb-1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio4.png
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Yukari1.png
"Let's just put our vote on hold for now.
I'll try to figure out how to handle this later."

[Pumpkin]

Well this is intense :ohdear:

[Karifean]

Kula and... hmm...

Yukiko, for having the same name as my Japanese teacher. While Kanji on the other hand are easily the most annoying part about the Japanese language. Those little things can go smurf themselves :colbert:

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last round.

The first round is a tie of 4-4, and a hard one to break at that. But in the end, I had to go with Faris!

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121202071539/finalfantasy/images/a/ae/Faris_Sword_Dance.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

http://i.imgur.com/seq0P6D.png

And with a score of 8-2, Noel wins her bracket!

http://www.fightersgeneration.com/nx/chars/noel-hatoff.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Platinum

http://i.imgur.com/jtaEhOm.png

[Colonel Angus]

Athena & Yukiko

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Athena obviously. You have her Psycho Soldier lineage, and also "PSYCO BAALLLLLU!!!"

http://download.gamespotcdn.net/d4/user_images/2429/athena_2.gif

And then Kanji. He's a pretty unusual character, and I liked the story.

http://orig02.deviantart.net/8485/f/2012/232/0/a/persona_4__kanji_tatsumi_one_coin_figure_by_xxinvaderemxx-d5bthec.jpg

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Athena and WAIFUKIKO! :love::love::love:

[Ayen]

Kula and Yukiko.

[Ultima Shadow]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Riderb-1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio4.png
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Yukari1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Bernkastel6.png
"The court is now in session for
the trial of Kanji and Yukiko."
"The prosecution is ready."










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Riderb-1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Bernkastel2.png
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio5.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Yukari2.png
"O-objection! I mean... what the heck is
going on? This is not supposed to be a trial!
We were supposed to pick a character to vote
for! Kanji or Yukiko! There's no crime involved"
"Objection overruled. Is the defense ready?"










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Yukari1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Bernkastel1.png
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Rider4b-1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/mio2y.png
"The defense is ready, your honor."
"Um, Rider, what are you doing?"
"I have no idea what's going on
either. I'm just playing along."










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/rider2.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio3b.png
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Yukari2.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Bernkastel3.png
"Well then. First a question for the prosecution.
At the crime scene, no signs of a crime occuring
could be found. Could you please explain this?"
"Whenever a crime occured or not, the two
suspects are obviously guilty. Because I say so."










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/rider2.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio3b.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Bernkastel8.png
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Yukari1.png
"Sounds convincing enough. I see
no need to go any further than that.
Both suspects are charged as guilty!"










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Bernkastel2.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Yukari1.png
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/rider2.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio5.png
"B-but I didn't even get to say anything yet..."
"This court is corrupted! I demand a re-trial!"

[Pumpkin]

Speaking of, if anyone wants to vote for Athena before the round closes tomorrow, now's your chance >.>

If you want to vote for Kula though don't worry about it, it's alright <.<

[Karifean]

http://i.imgur.com/FBGJBaK.png
"This trial is now FINISHED. FINISHED.
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHED
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHED
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINI
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINI
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHED
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHED
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHED
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHED
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHED
FINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHEDFINISHED
FINISHED!
<Die the death>! <Sentence to death>!!
<Great equalizer is the death>!!"

[Skyblade]

I like both the characters from the first game. But Kula because I've powers. I might have to try that game at some point.
Edit: Fighting game. Dang it.

Yukiko.

[Anzai]

King of Fighters XIII... sadly all I know here is what you've written. My vote goes to Kula, as Athena has managed to annoy me after learning a single paragraph of her existence. Meanwhile Kula has me intrigued, an ice wielding assassin who pulls of hair-stabbing that makes sense? Sounds fun....

Persona 4.... Yukiko hands down. Both are great characters. Yet while Kanji's Large Ham can get on my nerves, there isn't a thing about Yukiko I can despise outside of her pitiful Agility as a healer in PQ. I missed playing through P4 honestly, by in every other adaptation I become rather fond of Yukiko's giggle fits, surprise snark, and love of horror.

[Pumpkin]

You know, with Kula about to win the KOF bracket, that will make three blue haired ladies in the finals. Apparently EoFF likes blue haired ladies :up:

Also, as a thank you to everyone who has participated, I shall give you each an e-sticker. I know, I know, I'm too generous. It's okay, I can spare a few e-stickers.

Seriously though I do have an extra copy of Dissidia (which I don't believe is a region locked game but I could very well be wrong about that) so if anyone wants a copy and doesn't have one, I'll put your name in a hat for participating and pick someone to send it to. I don't like the game much so I don't really need two copies! It's not much, but hopefully a little something as thank you for participating in my tournament :love:

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Apparently EoFF likes blue haired ladies :up:

I much prefer blue haired boys. Err, wait... that didn't come out right. Minato Arisato, save me!

EDIT: And I own Dissidia already, so I don't need another copy, either. Though, that said, for a fighting game (which is DEFINITELY not one of my genres-of-choice), I really loved it.

[Ayen]

If Bern says they're guilty they're obviously guilty.

[Pumpkin]

Still time left on the last round, but it is also time for a new round! AND something a bit different earlier than expected because my tbd games are almost all complete! Also, time to start revisiting games with 4 characters in alphabetical order!

ARE

YOU

READY

to vote in three brackets now?

:jess:

Bracket 1 is from my recently decided Lord of Magna bracket!

http://i.imgur.com/eER4vxe.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/H9ucH6U.png

Hard to describe this in more details than I did in my Why I Like Them paragraphs without spoiling anything.

Adelheid is a late arrival and the oldest of the group of heroines, as well as the leader. Which is what she acts like. In battle, she isn't the fastest, doesn't have the best move or attack, but she can take a hit like no one's business and has good attack range.

Charlotte is the first heroine you recruit and is the "main" one, so to speak. Very cheery and upbeat and very lively. She's a very well rounded fighter being fast, strong, and able to take a decent hit.

And now we return to Agarest War (the first one):

http://i.imgur.com/MUQdrwr.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/AjP32MH.png

Yayoi is a priestess and a potential bachelorette of the second generation. She is a priestess who was being offered as sacrifice to the local demon God thing. After learning that things are not what they seem and a sacrifice is not necessary, the heroes are all like "bump dat" and Yayoi gets to leave and travel around with you. She's very shy and reserved but also caring and sweet.

Vira-Lorr is a woman with a third eye, making her of the race of people that can somewhat predict the future. But they're also in danger from a few things by having that third eye. Still, Vira-Lorr refuses to cover it up. She wants to be free to be herself, no matter what. She acts as somewhat of a snarky team mom and doesn't mince words when it comes down to it.

And third bracket is from Dead or Alive 5:

http://i.imgur.com/ugs2RRr.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/fSyQ4YP.png

Neither character has a huge story because A) It's a fighting game and B) They're both DLC character.

Honoka has a "mysterious power" similar to that of a series bad guy (I believe). She's a generally kind and sweet girl but a little timid and very bubbly. She also has a knack for learning enemy moves, and has a few unique moves of her own, and she calls her fighting style "Honoka Fu"

It is hinted that Marie Rose is the servant of the character Helena. Marie Rose can be kind of a drama queen and a bit spoiled, but she has a very confident and energetic attitude. She uses the Systema fighting style, which at least in the game, is very acrobatic.

48 hours on these three rounds~ It's the weekend but hopefully we'll still get some votes :mymelheart:

[Ayen]

Adelheid, Yayoi, and Honoka.

[Fynn]

Charlotte, Vira-Lorr and Marie Rose.

Oh look, our votes are complete opposites XD

[Ayen]

I almost voted for Charlotte and Marie, actually. Then I decided Adelheid and Honoka had better outfits. Honoka/Marie was a hard choice to make, though.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Adelaid, Vira-Lorr, and Honoka.

[Ultima Shadow]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/mio2y.png
"I'm voting Kanji, Rider votes Yukiko,
Rydia votes Yukiko, Yukari votes Kanji
and Bern refuses to vote because she
claims to hate them both equally..."










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/KOS-MOS_1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/Mio3b.png
"In that case, my vote... goes to Kanji."
"KOS-MOS! Where have you been all this time?"










http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/KOS-MOS_1.pnghttp://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c344/AGAFURO/mio2y.png
"I was ordered to try out this game called
'Flappy Bird'. But I finally got a game over."
"...I'm speechless, for more than one reason.
Well... at least our vote finally goes to Kanji."

[Fynn]

Yay! KOS-MOS to the rescue! :love:

[Ayen]

Awesome cameo appearance is awesome.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Charlotte, Vira-Lorr, and DoA PumpkinHonoka.

[Pumpkin]

Okay closing out the last round!

With a vote of 6-3, Kula wins the King of Fighters bracket and will advance to the finals!

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130731055544/snk/images/0/08/Kof-xiii-kula-dialogue-portrait-e.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Athena

And also with a vote of 6-3, even with KOS-MOS finally voting, Yukiko wins her bracket!

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/write.ign.com/6390/2013/08/p4a_yukiko_laugh.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Yukiko

http://i.imgur.com/pqjE4ks.png

[Fynn]

NOOOOO :whimper:

[Colonel Angus]

Charlotte, Yayoi, Honoka

I do like Vira-Lorr's 3rd eye, though.

[Karifean]

Charlotte, Vira-Lorr and Marie Rose.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Adelheid, Vira-Lorr and Marie Rose.

[Pumpkin]

Okay there's still a lot of time left to the last round but I'm heading to bed soon and I'll be busy in the morning with going in to town and stuff, so I'll post up this round now and the other round will close up a bit late as well.

From Fairy Fencer F:

http://i.imgur.com/BSe0hy6.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/GxlzCbr.png

Both characters are fairy's in this game that turn in to weapons. Eryn's primary weapon transformation is a sword and Karins is a bow.

Eryn is one of the leading ladies of this game. She acts often as the sane man and is very mission focused on reviving the Goddess and regaining her memories. She works hard and motivates others to do the same.

Karin is the fencer of a girl with very poor social skills and often acts as her interpreter, since when you first meet the girl all she can do is say 'kill' repeatedly. She means well and cares about others but she is a bit clueless.

From Final Fantasy IX:

http://i.imgur.com/YmtGsfa.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/udAXmk1.png

Zidane is the game's protagonist. He's a thief who was ordered to kidnap the Princess Garnet. He's very flirty and outgoing and sometimes sticks his foot in his mouth. But he's also caring and friendly and supportive to everyone.

Quina is the comic relief character. S/he is of the Qu tribe, a tribe of gourmands, and he was sent with Zidane to explore the world and taste many foods. S/he is a cooking genius, although overall not the brightest, but s/he always means well.

From Fire Emblem: Awakening

http://i.imgur.com/LaD5gx1.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/BpJFF3O.png

Frederick is a veteran and very loyal to the Prince Chrom. He's comically serious, he performs all of his duties largely without complaint, and he even takes on some extra duties like cleaning and such as well. He's very skeptical and patient, but he doesn't much know how to relax.

Ricken is a mage and a young member of the group. He desperately wants to be taken seriously despite his age and small stature. He also wants to restore his family's status. He is also quite courageous when he needs to be and will fight as hard as he can for his goals.

48 hours :jess:~
And about 3 more groups (less than a week) and we're ready to move on to games with 3 characters!

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Karin, Zidane, and Ricken.

[Colonel Angus]

Karin, Quina & Ricken

[Fynn]

Eryn (not a fan of clueless characters), Zidane and Frederick.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Eryn, Quina and Ricken.

[Ayen]

Karin, Quina, and Frederick.

[Karifean]

Karin, Zidane and Ricken.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

These votes are all over the place this time.

[Pumpkin]

Internet is out except on sharkys phone which he is about to take to work so some stuff may be delayed. Sorry about that and hopefully it's fixed soon!

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Eryn, Quina, Frederick.

[Formalhaut]

Internet is out except on sharkys phone which he is about to take to work so some stuff may be delayed. Sorry about that and hopefully it's fixed soon!

Internet issues are infectious, apparently.

Anyway:

Fairy Fencer F: I'm going to stick with the archers for this one and go for Karin, and I find her being the public face of poor social skill "KILL" girl to be funny, for some reason.

Final Fantasy IX: While I cannot stand his tail, I'll go for Zidane. I've yet to play this game yet, but I don't know, I can't help but think Quina would drive me nuts. There's comic, then there's just goofy!

Fire Emblem Awakening: Frederick seems like the dashing knight type that I'm normally quite fond of, so I'll go for him. Ricken looks like a child, really.

[Ultima Shadow]

Charlotte, Vira-Lorr, Marie Rose.

And...

Eryn, Zidane, Frederick.

[Fynn]

Internet is out except on sharkys phone which he is about to take to work so some stuff may be delayed. Sorry about that and hopefully it's fixed soon!

Internet issues are infectious, apparently.

Anyway:

Fairy Fencer F: I'm going to stick with the archers for this one and go for Karin, and I find her being the public face of poor social skill "KILL" girl to be funny, for some reason.

Final Fantasy IX: While I cannot stand his tail, I'll go for Zidane. I've yet to play this game yet, but I don't know, I can't help but think Quina would drive me nuts. There's comic, then there's just goofy!

Fire Emblem Awakening: Frederick seems like the dashing knight type that I'm normally quite fond of, so I'll go for him. Ricken looks like a child, really.

Frederick's kinda... not really that... But, uh... He's something alright! ^^;

[Formalhaut]

Frederick's kinda... not really that... But, uh... He's something alright! ^^;

Oh. Well, still, I'm going with him. I need to play the Fire Emblem games. Once I'm done with some other games I'm playing, I shall look into buying Awakening.

[Pumpkin]

Oh yeah the last round is closed. I'll do the proper fun stuff when my e-net comes back! still over 24 hours left on this one :D

[Pumpkin]

Update: it'll still be at least another few days. Hopefully you guys are still excited when I can start again :ohdear:

[Colonel Angus]

:argh: Damn you, Sharpkin's Internet Provider!

[Fynn]

Don't worry, we're not going anywhere ;)

[Pumpkin]

Yay I'm back :kaocheer:

I'll post up the next three and close out the last two rounds in a little bit. At least we got a little break

From Rune Factory 3:

http://i.imgur.com/atxc76B.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/LYHG0gM.png

Marian is a witch who "heals" people, by which I mean she tests her experimental drugs on them. Especially her friend Collette. But she does mean well (I think). She has a very lively personality and almost always has a smile on her face.

Sofia is a girl that speaks in opposites when her text is displayed in red. She developed this for a surprisingly touching reason, but in the meantime it leads to some interesting and sometimes amusing situations. She's also a very sweet girl.

From Rune Factory Tides of Destiny:

http://i.imgur.com/84w8Muk.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/eFEzPKm.png

Violet is a Nurse and the younger sister of Lily that we saw earlier in the tournament. She's very shy and soft-spoken and has an obvious crush on the hero.

Electra is the daughter of the mayor who works several jobs to help support the family. She thinks of maybe going to study away from the island to be a better asset to the people of the island.

And the second bracket from Lord of Magna:

http://i.imgur.com/LIcOQ1p.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/2RSalhI.png

Beatrix is an early arrival character, and an archer. She believes that if you have a talent or skill you should use it the best you can to benefit others and she also believes in doing everything as well as you can. A perfectionist of sorts, if you will. She's very quiet and seems a bit cold, but she very much wants friends and feels insecure about how introverted she is.

Diana is the second in command of the characters, and a skilled fighter who works hard to hone her skills. She has poor social skills and struggles to interact with others, which can lead to some awkward conversation. She is always serious, except when it comes to her teddy bears, where she feels like she can express herself more.

48 hours~

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Sofia, Electra, and Beatrix.

[Pumpkin]

And to close the last two rounds:


Winner of the first Lord of Magna bracket with a vote of 5-3 is Charlotte!

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/forbiddenmagna/images/8/83/Charlotte_Artless.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141211195945

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Adelheid

http://i.imgur.com/B8GB51h.png

Winner of the Agarest War bracket is Vira-Lorr with a vote of 6-2!

http://i.imgur.com/SHN3dmo.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Yayoi

http://i.imgur.com/Y6LDyGO.png

And it was a tie for the do bracket with a score of 4-4, and so I choose Honoka!

http://www.unboxholics.com/media/k2/items/cache/c98754ca7f3cd3c3104714240b42f656_S.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

http://i.imgur.com/260xKhP.png



Winner of the Fairy Fencer F bracket with a vote of 5-4 is Karin!

http://apollo2.dl.playstation.net/cdn/UP1063/BLUS31423_00/WqCNtdhxRaEZIKTBtOdsn4UoA98a6q7J.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Karin

http://i.imgur.com/i7ONdnr.png

Winner of the FFIX bracket also with a vote of 5-4 is Zidane!

http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110912135339/finalfantasy/images/2/29/Theatrhythm_Zidane.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Quina

http://i.imgur.com/C32WZg2.png

And winner of the Fire Emblem bracket once again with a cote of 5-4 is Frederick!

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--nbCTZeX5--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/18f1pwhmrf8mjjpg.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Frederick

http://i.imgur.com/jg2O81n.png

[Karifean]

Sofia, Violet and Beatrix.

[Skyblade]

Sofia is the worst character to be nominated in this competition!

Violet

Beatrix

[Karifean]

I find it oddly disturbing that of all the text colors it could've been, it had to be red. Makes it feel like she's guaranteeing that it's a fact.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Marian, Electra, Diana.

[Formalhaut]

http://www.unboxholics.com/media/k2/items/cache/c98754ca7f3cd3c3104714240b42f656_S.jpg

Yay! Cow lady won!

[Pumpkin]

I find it oddly disturbing that of all the text colors it could've been, it had to be red. Makes it feel like she's guaranteeing that it's a fact.

Different games!


http://www.unboxholics.com/media/k2/items/cache/c98754ca7f3cd3c3104714240b42f656_S.jpg

Yay! Cow lady won!

Of course she did. No one can stop the power of the cow-veralls

[Colonel Angus]

Marian, Violet, Beatrix

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Marian, Violet, Beatrix

[Pumpkin]

Still time in the last round and posting up the new round now!

From Persona 4:

http://i.imgur.com/CJZmUrL.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/NZr04mS.png

Ayane is a shy, low confidence girl in the school band. She mostly does paperwork for them and doesn't feel confident about her less-than-stellar performances. As the game progresses she learns to work hard and believe in herself.

Nanako is the little cousin of the main character. She's a very sweet girl who latches on to him and calls him "Big Bro". She's generally very lonely as her mother died and her father works long hours on the police force. But still she's very friendly and sociable and likes to support others.

From Soul Calibur:

http://i.imgur.com/0zjGWUZ.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/rLE53gG.png

Talim is called the Priestess of the Wind and relies on the winds to guide her in life and battle. She's a very kind hearted person and wants to do good. She uses tonfas and is very quick.

Xianghua is a girl with a complicated background and family history who was on a mission to destroy the evil sword of the game. She uses a sword and a lot of battle taunts.

And from Suikoden II:

http://i.imgur.com/NGO8blc.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/OkPEB2n.png

Annalle is a shy and reserved girl who's parents were killed under mysterious circumstances. She was "adopted" by some musicians and joined them in order to become a traveling musician.

Viki is a series regular. She has a True Rune and can teleport your character, and has been seen traveling through time. She also teleports when she sneezes. She's kind of ditzy and air-headed.

48 hours~

[Colonel Angus]

Nanako, Xianghua, Viki

[Skyblade]

Nanako, Talim, Annallee.

I predict this is going to be incredibly heavily one-sided in favor of Nanako. She is easily one of the most popular and beloved characters in the game.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Nanako. And I'm going to sacrifice my votes for the other two games to vote for Nanako two more times.

EDIT: Really, though, Talim and Viki. And Nanako a couple more times.

[Fynn]

Nanako, Xianghua, Viki

[Mr. Carnelian]

Ayane, Talim and Viki

[Karifean]

Nanako, Xianghua and Viki.

Let me guess, Nanako originally called the protagonist her "onii-chan".

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Nanako, Xianghua, Viki

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last round!

The Rune Factory 3 bracket had a tie score of 3-3, so I pick Miss Sofia!

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-5YRYZFyxIs/hqdefault.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

With a score of 4-2, Violet wins the other Rune Factory bracket!

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/harvestmoonrunefactory/images/d/d8/Violet_op.png/revision/latest?cb=20120914044325

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Electra

http://i.imgur.com/H4YWehp.png

And the winner of the Lord of Magna bracket is Beatrix with a vote of 5-1!

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/forbiddenmagna/images/7/7d/BeatriceChibi.png/revision/latest?cb=20141208013826

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Beatrix

http://i.imgur.com/noTmlLf.png

[Pumpkin]

Posting up the next round, but still time left in the last one!

Also, starting after this round we will be moving already in to the 3 character games, which means we will be adding A LOT of characters to the finals. The tournament is a good way progressed now :jess:

First from Suikoden 3:

http://i.imgur.com/8LWso7S.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/04ho4u2.png

Sarah is the bad guy lady who works under the main bad guy dude of Suikoden 3. She is a very powerful magician as well as a healer and is very loyal to the bad guy, although she doesn't like people suffering and at several points will attempt to warn the good guys in order to reduce casualties.

Fubar is a griffon belonging to one of the main characters. He is intelligent and powerful and ca understand human speech, even if he can't speak it himself. Still, judging by some reactions of those who can seemingly understand him, he's quite the smart mouth.

From Tales of Graces f:

http://i.imgur.com/8XREJ6w.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/yhiah66.png

Cheria is the ill childhood friend with feelings for the protagonist. She's not afraid to speak her mind and acts as sort of a naggy team mom, although she definitely cares about everyone and is the first one to offer her aid when it's needed.

Sophie is the ~mysterious~ girl with amnesia who loves flowers. She's very powerful and wants to use that to protect her friends, who are very important to her. Since she's so naive about the ways of the world, she often imitates what others do.

From Tales of Vesperia:

http://i.imgur.com/EkMxZ9j.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/Z1NNfem.png

Estelle is a woman of importance in a sort of political structure. She also has pink hair and is rather naive about the world, although she goes for it full force anyways. She's caring and dedicated and not afraid to get right in to the action, even if she shouldn't sometimes.

Repede is a pipe smoking dog who is playable even if you don't get to have him as an on-screen character to talk to NPC's, unfortunately. He's badass and knows how to make dog food. He's also pretty picky about who he interacts with and can be a bit of a snob, although he seems to almost troll some people with it.

48 hours~

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Sarah, Cheria, Estelle.

[Colonel Angus]

Fubar, Sophie & Estelle

OMG that Gryphon looks awesome.

Estelle just barely won out over the pipe smoking dog.

[Karifean]

Fubar, Cheria and Repede.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Fubar, Cheria and Repede.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Fubar

Cheria

and Pipe Dog.

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last round!

Winner of the Persona 4 bracket with a vote of 6-1 is Nanako!

https://40.media.tumblr.com/2bd824a75330425478054b7a7b28de35/tumblr_ngbtu5Enlr1rq74j2o1_500.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Ayane

http://i.imgur.com/L98dgOF.png

Winner of the Soul Calibur bracket with a vote of 4-2 is Xianghua!

http://cfile206.uf.daum.net/R400x0/17150A254AB98383263EDA

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Talim

http://i.imgur.com/VEEYQkh.png

And winner of the Suikoden 2 bracket with a vote of 6-1 is Viki!

http://www.suikosource.com/images/gaiden2/3b/02j.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Annallee

http://i.imgur.com/G0dwRew.png

Thanks for the votes you guys, I hope this isn't getting boring, I'm having a lot of fun and excited to see who wins :flirt:

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Nanako. Nanako will win.

[Skyblade]

Fubar, Cheria, Estelle

[Pumpkin]

Time for a new round and last round closes in a few hours. May be a bit late depending on when people leave

From Tekken:

http://i.imgur.com/wvbW1vW.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/8o7zyZc.png

Anna is an assassin and flirtatious woman with an ongoing violent rivalry with her sister. She is sometimes seen as the more sympathetic sister, but that rarely lasts long and it depends on the version you watch! She is a skilled fighter and she used to be pretty much a palate swap of her sister but developed her own fighting style more as time went on

Lili is a relatively new character. She's from a rich, established family and puts on a front of being spoiled and stuck-up, but deep down she is generally a caring person. She does have a strong passion for fighting and a friendly rivalry with character Asuka.

And now we start entering the three character games! These are a bit awkward as you've already seen one of the characters and already voted for that character. So I'll put their info in spoilers and post up their new opponent, who you haven't seen yet!

Back to Agarest War Zero:

http://agarestzero.ghostlight.uk.com/images/characters/alice.png



http://i.imgur.com/BAiINuC.png
Alice is the daughter of the commander in chief of the forces of light (the "good guys") and she's a high elf, which is kind of rare in this game. She's like top tier elf. And because of that, she can summon a demi-god like creature, shown here (http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/agarest/images/3/3f/Profile_Galios.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110623130651). She was spoiled as a child, but that doesn't give her a feeling of entitlement or anything of the sort, and she joins your hero in order to do her best and aid in the war effort. She can heal as well as attack. She also takes care of the hero's son later on in the game and she is, believe it or not, 42. Oh video game magic!
VS
http://i.imgur.com/BavgOCG.png

Sayane is a half-winged person with a terrible sense of direction. It's so bad that she's ambidextrous simply because she doesn't know left from right. She's also friendly and optimistic and helpful. She likes to have fun and make other people smile. She's also one of the bachelorettes. She's a skilled fighter both in story and in game.

And from Arcana Heart 3:

http://www.fightersgeneration.com/np4/char/gifus/konoha-alt-stance.gif



http://i.imgur.com/E9FxzyK.png
Konoha is a speed built character and her default Arcana is the Arcana of Nature. She's very silly, not the brightest, pretty goofy. But she's also loving, sweet, and loyal. She became the retainer of Kamui, a woman known as the Millennial Guardian, a very prestigious position. She's also a ninja dog.
VS
http://i.imgur.com/4Aci3uA.png

Eko has special powers and can draw things that will move on their own. She drew the green dude you see there, who watches over her and protects her like a big brother. She's very friendly and sociable and loves to play with others and gives them all affectionate nicknames.

48 hours~

[Karifean]

Lili, Sayane and Eko.

I never really enjoyed playing as Anna. Lili on the other hand I took a liking to as soon as I playing her for the first time.

Sayane sounds like one of the "nice"-type characters I'd really like, and Eko just sounds delightful^^

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Anna, Sayane, and Konoha.

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last round

With a vote of 5-1, Fubar wins his round!

http://i.imgur.com/ndByBGb.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Fubar

http://i.imgur.com/8PeYtVE.png

Also with a vote of 5-1, Cheria wins her round!

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20131018231515/degrassi/images/4/48/3140666616_1_12_h3LNF47z.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Cheria

And with a tie score of 3-3, I have decided that the winner of the Tales of Vesperia bracket is Estelle!

https://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m74fuisxFR1qh8c7po1_250.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

http://i.imgur.com/JCNyVwk.png

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Pipe dog! No!

Anna, Sayane, and Konoha

[Colonel Angus]

Anna, Alice, Eko

[Pumpkin]

Only 4 votes so far? Oh my. :ohdear: Well there are still 24 hours left for anyone else who wants to cast theirs! We do have a tie!

[Skyblade]

Lili, Sayane, and Konoha.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Don't worry, Pumpkin, I'll always vote. Except when I'm on vacation. Or when you make me choose between Fang and Sazh...

[Pumpkin]

thank you :3

[Ultima Shadow]

Nooooooooo! Sophie lost to Cheria that badly? Nooooooooooo! Sophie! D=



...

...

Lili, Alice and Eko. :greenie:

[Pumpkin]

Some time left before the last round closes and I am going to post up the next round!

I have decided on characters for one of two remaining tbd brackets I had, so I am down to one tbd bracket!

From Ys: Memories of Celceta:

http://i.imgur.com/WPHlF5P.png
VS
http://i.imgur.com/Fz0dAkP.png

Karna is a tribeswoman and known as the more powerful warrior of her village. She cares a lot about her family and especially her brother, the artist. She's outgoing and kind and very active. She uses throwing knives in battle and has pierce type attack.

Calilica is the daughter of her town's mayor and is a disciple-in-training for a very important man. She takes her responsibilities seriously and is very intelligent. She uses a giant hammer in battle and has smash type attack.

Now to revisit for the next two brackets

From Atelier Totori:

http://wallpapertags.com/thumb-download/1600x900/atelier-totori-the-adventurer-of-arland-81564.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/bBI92X9.png
Totori is the protagonist of Atelier Totori. He mother was a famous (rowdy) adventurer who went missing. Totori resolves to get her adventuring license and find her missing mother out there in the world. She was also trained under Rorona and is somewhat a prodigy considering how well she does with what teaching she has. She combines her alchemy and her adventuring and goes out in to the world with her friends and works to find out what happened to her missing mother.
VS
http://i.imgur.com/HiGamOa.png

Melvia is a well known warrior and adventurer who's skills lie in her brute strength. She's very outgoing and friendly and not afraid to speak her mind, acting as sort of an experienced older syster type. She's very brave and laid back as well.

And from Atelier Meruru:

https://punicove.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/char-keina.jpg?w=600



http://i.imgur.com/ppGoUgr.png
Keina is Meruru's childhood friend and maid. Keina works at the castle as a maid, although she will join you on your adventure so she can keep an eye on Meruru. She's very calm, sweet, and friendly, although a little shy. She also has excellent luck and brings good luck to those around her.

VS
http://i.imgur.com/G9mHQDD.png

Mimi by the time of Atelier Meruru is an experienced adventurer. She hails from a noble family and can be a bit stuck up, but after meeting Totori she learned more about friendship and in this game is working hard to ease up and become more approachable. She's flexible in battle and is a great asset to have around.

48 hours~!

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Karna, Melvia, Mimi.

[Karifean]

Calilica, Melvia, Keina.


I have decided on characters for one of two remaining tbd brackets I had, so I am down to one tbd bracket!

:greenie:

[Formalhaut]

Sorry I've been slightly behind on this! Here, have six to feast over.

Tekken: So we have an Ada Wong wannabee assassin and a falsely stuck-up rich girl. I'll go with the falsely stuck-up rich girl Lili for having some originality.

Agarest War Zero: Alice still interests me more than Sayane, who's main character trait is being clumsy. I'll go for Alice!

Arcana Heart 3: I get Relm vibes from Eko, as they both use drawings as their weapons. And her drawings and personality seems adorable, so I'm changing vote from the last round from Konoha to Eko!

Ys: Memories of Celceta: I always appear to go for the nice characters, but I'll go for Calilica this time for her determination and the wai-fu necessary to wield a massive hammer.

Atelier Totori: Despite the fan-service, I like that they made a strong warrior and hunter female and strong within herself. Granted, I can't help but think a short skirt and a bikini to not be the best hunter gear, but I'm willing to overlook that for now. I'm going for Melvia.

Atelier Meruru: I did go for the maid last time around but I rather like how Mimi is self-reflective and aware of her flaws, and her attempt to correct them. Because of that, I'll go for Mimi.

[Shauna]

Sorry I've been slightly behind on this! Here, have six to feast over.

Tekken: So we have an Ada Wong wannabee assassin and a falsely stuck-up rich girl. I'll go with the falsely stuck-up rich girl Lili for having some originality.

The More You Know: Anna Williams was first introduced in Tekken which came out in 1994, while Ada was introduced in Resident Evil 2 which first came out in 1998. Who is the real copycat?

[Ultima Shadow]

Calilica - just finished playing this game and while I like them both, Calilica is my fav character by far, both personality-wise and as a character to play as. Giant hammers > puny throwing knives!

Melvia - giant axes are fine too...

Mimi - like her design a lot more. I also tend to like snobby characters more than shy ones actually.

[Pumpkin]

Oh my heart ;__; My favourite Agarest War character just lost out and now my favourite Atelier character is getting destroyed. It's okay, I accepted this might happen

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lNM3CNO8v1c/UHmWnUvH8WI/AAAAAAAAC3Q/QF4OOt5Ffq4/s1600/fainting_o_GIFSoup.com.gif

So closing out the last round a teeny bit early:

Lili wins the Tekken bracket with a vote of 4-3!

http://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv58a596Vy1qcm0i5o1_500.gif

:party::party::party::party::party::party::party::party:

Lili

http://i.imgur.com/0YwxfMW.png

Sayane beats Alice with a vote of 4-3 as well for the Agarest War Zero bracket!

http://i.imgur.com/AHKwu42.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Alice

http://i.imgur.com/mqZP7oO.png

And Eko wins the Arcana Heart bracket, also with a vote of 4-3! And with that, she will be entering the finals!

http://futabanolog.net/image/thumbnail/20150530/svc/1432991878498.gif

:party::party::party::party:

Konoha

http://i.imgur.com/aWZ44En.png

Also, I've made brackets of how these games would have gone if it were just me deciding, just for fun!


http://i.imgur.com/nwB23TW.png

[Skyblade]

Calilica, Melvia, Keina.

These keep getting harder and harder when it comes to characters I don't know. So if I'm slow in voting, it's probably because I'm having some trouble deciding who to vote for.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Sorry I've been slightly behind on this! Here, have six to feast over.

Tekken: So we have an Ada Wong wannabee assassin and a falsely stuck-up rich girl. I'll go with the falsely stuck-up rich girl Lili for having some originality.

The More You Know: Anna Williams was first introduced in Tekken which came out in 1994, while Ada was introduced in Resident Evil 2 which first came out in 1998. Who is the real copycat?

Was just about to say that! Anna Williams is solid gold. Not a good person, but a good character.

Karna, Totori, Keina.

These were hard brackets, as I like all of the characters.

[Colonel Angus]

Calilica, Totori, Keina

[Pumpkin]

Last round might close a bit early depending on when I go to bed, but here's another round in the meantime

From Atelier Shallie:

http://global-img.gamergen.com/atelier-shallie-alchemists-of-the-dusk-sea-18-05-2014-screenshot-29_00FA009600673262.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/xiRS7Dm.png
Homura is a homunculus treasure hunter, who is known to be very skilled. As he is a homunculus, he talks a bit in borken grammar like the rest of his people. He's very helpful and kind to those around him and never hesitates to lend a hand. He is a samurai of sorts in battle and can use numerous skills, including stat buffs and attacks.
VS
http://i.imgur.com/8nHvqYN.png

Miruca is an alchemist who uses the "new" method of alchemy, and she can synthesize your weapons and equipment. She's very shy and quiet and socially awkward, believing in blunt honesty even though that can make her seem rude and standoffish at times. But deep down she is very caring and very much wants friends, and she also loves her sister a lot.

From Blazblue:

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120117151620/blazblue/images/3/32/Noel_Vermillion_%28Chibi,_School_Uniform%29.png


http://i.imgur.com/MJkZSH6.png
Noel is a girl who joined the military academy for her family. She's also a robot or something of the sort, although she didn't always know that. She's very soft spoken and kindhearted and has a lot of friends. But she is also shy and clumsy and easily embarrassed. She is a gunslinger of sorts and very fast to use in battle.
VS
http://i.imgur.com/ZBZnAuZ.png

Izayoi is a bit complicated. Izayoi seems to be the true form of the Izayoi weapon which is held by the character of Tsubaki Yayoi. Tsubaki however, for the game I played, was brainwashed. When Izayoi was activated, she started to think more for herself, and searches for real truth and justice. When her friends snap some sense in to her, she decides to fight for her friends and for what she believes is right.

And from Eternal Sonata:

http://r13.imgfast.net/users/1311/21/76/18/avatars/7438-45.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/NU8qo9F.png
Polka is a young girl who sells floral powder for a living. She's terminally ill, something which grants her magical powers, but people are worried she's contagious. Because of that, she's very ostracized even though she's a very sweet girl and only wants to help others and make friends. She joins the group in order to ask the royalty if they can tax the mineral powder product so she can sell floral powder more easily. Of course along the way they learn there's more to it than that.
VS
http://i.imgur.com/wBQW2u6.png

Viola is a goat farmer. She knows some fishy stuff is going on with the evil Count Waltz and his evil mineral powder before the rest of your party does, and she joins to help you guys out. She has feelings for another character, and she likes to tease the younger members of your group. She's generally outgoing and honest and is overall a pretty confident person. She's also a beast in battle who can heal everyone no matter where they are and deal absurd amounts of damage from long distances.

48 hours~

[Karifean]

Homura, Izayoi and Viola. Izayoi sounds pretty interesting O_o

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Miruca, Izayoi, and Viola.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Homura, Noel, Viola

[Colonel Angus]

Homura, Noel, Viola

[Pumpkin]

Closing out the last round.

With a vote of 5-2, Calilica wins her bracket for Ys: Memories of Celceta!

http://statici.behindthevoiceactors.com/behindthevoiceactors/_img/chars/char_129372.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Karna

http://i.imgur.com/GdgtFwZ.png

Also with a vote of 5-2, Mel wins her bracket for Atelier Totori!

http://gematsu.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Atelier-Totori-Screens_04-29-10.jpg

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Totori :G

And with a vote of 4-3, Keina wins her bracket for Atelier Meruru!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qR3f_XL1DUs/UWg_iO68DzI/AAAAAAAAALU/Mx4rsJktDGk/s1600/tumblr_m7io3jHfvx1rw48xxo1_500.png

:party::party::party::party::party::party:

Mimi

http://i.imgur.com/0gPYJUh.png

[Mr. Carnelian]

Homura, Noel, Viola

[Pumpkin]

A few hours left in the last bracket! We only have 5 votes, which is a good amount, but more votes are always welcome!

Today we are doing a lot of Final Fantasy-ing!

First, from Final Fantasy IV:

http://home.eyesonff.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44935&d=1373652034



http://i.imgur.com/HQ2BgCz.png
Cid is a mastermind engineer who designed the Red Wings, the strongest airship fleet in the world. He is very much against the war and always has a sunny disposition and a smile on his face. He's an old friend of Cecil and Rosa and a strong supporter of their relationship.
VS
http://i.imgur.com/7k9vPZf.png

Rosa is the lady of the leading man, Cecil. She's an archer and a white mage, and overall team mom. She loves Cecil and is good friends with a few other members of the group. She acts as general support and she fights with the others, never giving up the good fight.

From Final Fantasy V:

http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120716065012/finalfantasy/images/thumb/9/94/FFV-amano_faris.jpg/180px-FFV-amano_faris.jpg



http://i.imgur.com/qMjBMF8.png
Okay, I'm going to spoil this game that's as old as I am. Faris... is a woman *GASP*. She is a femme pirate who dresses as a man pirate because... well pirates. But that doesn't stop her from being the ass kickingest pirate in all of the Final Fantasy seas. She has a big sea dragon creature named Syldra, she's the lead pirate, and she climbs cliffs to save Lenna. She speaks her mind, she's kind of gruff, but she's a good and strong person.
VS
http://i.imgur.com/IRJpE9v.png

Lenna is the princess of Tycoon, off searching for her father and vowing to protect the Crystals along with Bartz and the others. She's very friendly and caring and loves all creatures, even at the expense of her own health and safety.

And from Final Fantasy VIII:

http://www.clubskyline.net/data/avatars/l/1/1282.jpg?1364684201



http://i.imgur.com/xLJx9id.png
Squall is the dude with lost of talent and a bad attitude and he quickly moves up the ranks. The game revolves around him and the process of him learning to open up to people and stop being so closed off and cold to others. He starts off the game as a pretty big jerk but he opens up a lot and shows that he cares about his friends in his own way.
VS
http://i.imgur.com/Aqdn1F6.png

Zell is a hot dog loving young man with a hot temper and an excitable attitude. He yells, he gets offended very easily, and he tries to act like a tough guy. He's actually really nice and has a pretty stable life for himself in Balamb with a loving mother. He's a barefisted fighter.

48 hours~ :jess:

[Colonel Angus]

This is the first bracket that I didn't have to read your descriptions to know who the characters where/help decide who to pick. :lol:

Cid "The Science Kid", "Reina" Lenna & Squall "Cutler".

[Karifean]

Same here ^^

Rosa, Reina and Squall.

Rosa mainly because she's an Archer and a White Mage, so she was always useful and fun to play on top of that.

I like Reina just a li~ttle bit more than Faris. Probably has to do with her name which inspired When They Cry, and anything inspiring that I like by default :P

And Squall is my favorite FF main character.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Cid, Faris, Zell

[Ayen]

Rosa, Faris, Squall.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Cid, Faris and Zell.

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Rosa and Reina.

I thought you said we were going to do 3 games at a time now? I only see 2...

[Ayen]

Rosa and Reina.

I thought you said we were going to do 3 games at a time now? I only see 2...

The third set is right below the stuff about Lenna.

[Karifean]

Rosa and Reina.

I thought you said we were going to do 3 games at a time now? I only see 2...

Denial is the easy way out. Face your fears head-on!

[FFIX Choco Boy]

Rosa and Reina.

I thought you said we were going to do 3 games at a time now? I only see 2...

The third set is right below the stuff about Lenna.

Nope, I don't see anything but a big blank space, and then "48 hours~ :jess:"

[Ultima Shadow]

-Miruca, Izayoi, Viola.


-Cid, Faris, Squall.