Best-looking male character tournament

[Mr. Carnelian]

Hey, everyone!

This character tournament will be following Pumpkin's excellent example, but for male characters.

The focus of the tournament is on the characters' looks and design, but if you want to bring in their personality to help you judge, that's fine. :) Obviously, there's more to a character than what they look like.

Feel free to vote even if you don't know the game or the character. This tournament's foussed on the character's appearance, so you can just judge by the pictures, or even do your own research if you like.

The majority of these characters are from games I've played, but one or two in the first round and a few in the Final Fasntasy rounds aren't. So, I apologize if I pick rubbish images or something like that. Drop me a line if you think you've found a better picture I could use!

48ish hours for voting.

Post votes in the thread, and have fun!

First round coming up shortly.

[Jinx]

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[Mr. Carnelian]

Round One - Broody male leads and Loveable rogues


Bracket one
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Nathan Drake (Uncharted series) vs Joel (The Last of Us)


Bracket Two
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Ezio (Assassin's Creed series) vs Booker DeWitt (Bioshock Infinite)


Bracket Three
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The Prince (Prince of Persia, the 2008 version) vs Snake (Metal Gear Solid series)


Bracket Four
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Alvin (Tales of Xilia) vs Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell series)

[Mr. Carnelian]

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Tell me who the smurf they are, and I'll totally consider chucking them into a round as a wild card.

[Jinx]

Baemeric de Borel, also known by the name Aymeric de Borel, total masturbation fodder of FFXIV.

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[Pumpkin]

Nathan
Booker
Prince
Sam

[KleinerKiller]

1. Nathan Drake

2. Booker DeWitt

3. Snake

4. Sam Fisher

[Pumpkin]

ALSO

Pumpkin is doing sexiest and prettiest female after cutest but if anyone else wants to do other types of tourneys that would be super fun!

[Jinx]

Y'all voting for me ;-;

[Jinx]

Nathan
Booker
Prince
Me

[Mr. Carnelian]

Baemeric de Borel, also known by the name Aymeric de Borel, total masturbation fodder of FFXIV.

Perfect! They'll be going in the Final Fantasy round. Now to decide who from my existing list will be getting the chop...

EDIT: Done! Also, there will now be two preliminary Final Fantasy rounds, if no-one has any objections.

[Formalhaut]

It's your tournament.

Anyway:

Bracket One: Nathan Drake

Bracket Two: Ezio

Bracket Three: The Prince

Bracket Four: Alvin

You can tell I'm not a fan of the broody white male, can't you?

[Vermachtnis]

.Nathan
Brooke
The Prince
Sam

[Squall Leonhart Loire]

ME.

[Mr. Carnelian]

ME.

You're not in this round. :p

[maybee]

Bracket One : Nathan Drake (Uncharted series) Joel looks like he could easily be your Dad and WELL that's awkward.

Bracket Two : Booker DeWitt (Bioshock Infinite) I love his red scarf. 10/ 10 very cute.


Bracket Three : The Prince (Prince of Persia, the 2008 version) Snake will always be at work and never home. He will never be at your kids football games or be at their birthday parties. Every year he'll just send a budget birthday card in the mail. That's not acceptable. The Prince might be the same, but like, he has a good scarf so it's more forgivable.


Bracket Four : Alvin (Tales of Xilia) The other guy has that "white male protag look " that you see in almost every modern game.

[Mr. Carnelian]

It's been slightly under 48 hours. 1 hour to go everybody!

Also, bonus points to maybee for their comments on their choices. :)

[Mr. Carnelian]

EDIT: Forsaken Lover posted only just after voting closed, so I'm going to take their votes into account.

Voting for the first round is now closed.

My choices...

Bracket One: Joel
I'm diggin' the beard.

Bracket Two: Ezio
Love the collars.

Bracket Three: The Prince
It's the headscarf, mainly. It's a cool headscarf.

Bracket Four: Alvin
Again, it's all about the scarf.


VOTE COUNT
Bracket One
Nathan: 7
Joel: 1
WINNER: Nathan Drake

Bracket Two
Ezio: 3
Booker: 5
WINNER: Booker DeWitt

Bracket Three
The Prince: 6
Snake: 2
WINNER: The Prince

Bracket Four
Alvin: 4
Sam Fisher: 4
In the event of a tie, I roll a dice. Even number, the first person in the bracket wins, odd the second person wins. The number came up even, so Alvin wins.
WINNER: Alvin

Next round coming up ASAP.

[Forsaken Lover]

Bracket One: Nate. I don't particularly like either.

Bracket Two: Ezio Italian men are totes my thing.

Bracket Three: Snake. Dat ass, what else can I say?

Bracket Four: Alvin. Eh, again, don't really care about either one.

[Formalhaut]

Bracket Four
Alvin: 3
Sam Fisher: 4
WINNER: Sam Fisher

Next round coming up ASAP.

Alvin was robbed.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round Two - The Final Fantasy Generation Game, Part 1: The Old School

It's young against old in the Final Fantasy Generation Game!

Bracket One: Final Fantasy IV
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Cecil vs Tellah

Will you be swayed by Cecil's two bold outfits, with a delicious contrast between broody black and sky blue? Or will Tallah's relaxed, fashion-forward elegance win you over?
Don't forget to check out Formy's FFIV LP!

Bracket Two: Final Fantasy V
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Bartz vs Galuf

This was a year for bodysuits. But who wore it best? You decide!

Bracket Three: Final Fantasy VI
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Shadow vs Cyan

Black continues to be a popular choice, but Shadow mixes it up with some well-placed highlights. Meanwhile, Cyan is keeping it real with snazzy blue armour and matching cape.

Bracket Four: Final Fantasy X
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Kimahri vs Auron

Auron's not old, but everyone acts like he is, for some reason. Damn millenials. Anywho, Auron is sporting a very refined cost, whilst Kimahri is going for a more relaxed and colourful ensemble. Which is better? You decide!

[Mr. Carnelian]

Bracket Four
Alvin: 3
Sam Fisher: 4
WINNER: Sam Fisher

Next round coming up ASAP.

Alvin was robbed.

Due to Forsaken Lover, Alvin's now actually won!

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Cecil

Bracket Two: Bartz

Bracket Three: Shadow

Bracket Four: Auron

[Pumpkin]

Cecil - Tellah's hair is not my deal and I don't like facial hair

Bartz - Galuf is also not my deal

Cyan - I can't even see Shadow, he's all covered! How do I know what he looks like?

Auron - I like Kimahri more but big blue cat dudes aren't super attractive to me /racism

[Vermachtnis]

Cecil is very pretty.
Butz, its right there in his name.
Cyan has an awesome stache
Auron, Khimari doesn't even have a full horn.

[KleinerKiller]

1. Cecil

2. Bartz

3. Shadow, even though I can't even see what he looks like

4. Auron. Best guy in the game, and also I'm not into furries.

[Karifean]

Cecil
Bartz
Shadow
Auron

[Mr. Carnelian]

3. Shadow, even though I can't even see what he looks like




Cyan - I can't even see Shadow, he's all covered! How do I know what he looks like?

His clothes ARE part of what he looks like! It's all about that fashion, baby.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting for this round will close at 19:30 tonight.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting for the second round is now closed.

My choices...

Bracket One: Tellah
Cecil gets points for having two outfits, but Tellah edges him out on originality.

Bracket Two: Galuf
Bartz is trying too hard.

Bracket Three: Shadow
Daring use of fabrics to mix up the look.

Bracket Four: Auron
He just looks cool. There's no denying it.


VOTE COUNT
Bracket One
Cecil: 5
Tellah: 1
WINNER: Cecil

Bracket Two
Bartz: 5
Galuf: 1
WINNER: Bartz

Bracket Three
Shadow: 4
Cyan: 2
WINNER: Shadow

Bracket Four
Kimahri: 0
Auron: 6
WINNER: Auron

Next round coming up later this evening.

[Jinx]

Khimari doesn't even have a full horn.


Oh wow, I just realized that when the other cats are teasing him about being hornless and howling alone, they're totally talking about the fact no one wants to fuck him and he's MASTURBATING

hahaha wow


Also, I didn't get to vote for this round, but everyone I wanted to win, won. I'm not into daddies. Except Auron. He can spank me all he wants.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round Three - The Final Fantasy Generation Game, Part 2: The New School

It's the second part of the Final Fantasy Generation Game!

Bracket One: Final Fantasy XII

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Balthier vs Cid

It's a family feud! It's clear where Balthier learned his sense of style, but did he better his instructor?


Bracket Two: Final Fantasy XIII

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Snow vs Sazh

Are dude-bros your guilty pleasure? Or will you be swept away by Daddy Cool?


Bracket Three: Final Fantasy XIV

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Baemeric de Borel vs Cid

It's a classic contest of extravagant colour against sharp monochrome.

Bracket Four: Final Fantasy XV

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Gladiolus vs Regis

It's abs against elegance in this most recent addition to the franchise.

[Jinx]

You should have named this contest best dressed, Carny. We're not here for the clothes. We're here for the boners and lady boners.

1. Balthier--I don't get the fangirling over him, but at least he has decent posture. Wtf is up with Cid.
2. They're both terrible, but Sazh I guess. Chocofro.
3. BAEMERIC. Although Daddy Cid is mmm too.
4. Regis. I will not stand for mullets.

[Mr. Carnelian]

You should have named this contest best dressed, Carny. We're not here for the clothes. We're here for the boners and lady boners.

I can be as shallow as the next gay, but style can be an important part of how good people look as well!

[WarZidane]

1. Balthier - Cid just looks...weird.
2. Snow - Sazh has the better personality, but Snow has the better looks
3. Aymeric - Sorry Cid, not a fan of full-blown beards!
4. Gladiolus - Regis looks so old he could be my grandpa.

[KleinerKiller]

Oh, we were meant to consider style too? I was just grading on studliness, and will continue to do so. I've no eye for clothes.

1. Balthier
2. Sazh
3. Aymeric
4. Gladiolus (*swoon*)

[Forsaken Lover]

1. Gonna vote Cid just because his awesomeness is sexy. Also has a great smile.

2. Snow. There is absolutely no contest here or justification for voting Sazh apart from the bulltrout Snow hatred. Snow is a legit super hunk with a great body, awesome voice and a cool coat.

3. Baemeric de Borel

4. Regis. Mainly because everything about Gladiolus turns me off, especially that voice which is so cartoonishly fitting of "I'm the big dumb one." Snow was a big guy too but actually sounds like a real person.

[Pumpkin]

Balthier
Sazh
Cid
Gladiolus. This was a tough one though

[Freya]

Bracket One
Balthier

Bracket Two: Final Fantasy XIII
Sazh

Bracket Three: Final Fantasy XIV
Baemeric de Borel

Bracket Four: Final Fantasy XV

Gladiolus

[Jinx]

It warms my heart that everyone is calling him Baemeric.

[Mr. Carnelian]

It warms my heart that everyone is calling him Baemeric.

You were the one who suggested him, so I ran with it. Very witty, by the way.

[Vermachtnis]

Balthier
Snow
Baemeric
Gladio

[Fynn]

Cid
Sazh
Cid
Gladio

[Bubba]

Balthier
Sazh
Baemeric de Borel
Gladiolus

[Karifean]

Balthier
Snow
Baemeric de Borel
Gladiolus

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting for the third round is now closed.


My choices...

Bracket One: Balthier
The tight leather trousers... the snazzy waistcoat... the voice...

Bracket Two: Sazh
I'm all about them DILFs.

Bracket Three: Cid
DILFs for the win! And he looks so muscular...

Bracket Four: Gladiolus
Black leather jacket with no shirt and abs really does it for me.


VOTE COUNT
Bracket One
Balthier: 9
Cid: 2
WINNER: Balthier

Bracket Two
Snow: 4
Sazh: 7
WINNER: Sazh

Bracket Three
Baemeric (actual name Aymeric): 8
Cid: 3
WINNER: Baemeric

Bracket Four
Gladiolus: 9
Regis: 2
WINNER: Gladiolus

Next round coming up ASAP.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round Four - Hack and Slash Heroes: Dynasty Warriors vs Samurai Warriors

These eight contenders routinely slaughter hundreds on the battlefield, and look good doing it. But which of the two virtually identical franchises will triumph?! YOU DECIDE!

Bracket One
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Magoichi Saika vs Xu Shu

One's a mercenary and a womaniser, the other's a master strategist and a lapsed hermit. But which of these soulful-eyed warriors will win your heart?


Bracket Two
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Noboyuki Sanada vs Sima Zhao

Both of these younger brothers outlast their overachieving older siblings and go on to rule their houses. But which one will outlast the other in the battle for your affections?


Bracket Three
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Muneshige Tachibana vs Yue Jin

Both of these fighters feel like they have something to prove. But which one has proven himself to you?


Bracket Four
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Motonari Mōri vs Sun Jian

These silver foxes can still hold their own in battle with the best of them. But which one would you rather have holding you?

[Pumpkin]

Xu Shu
Sima Zhao
Yue Jin
Motonari Mori

[Formalhaut]

Round Four - Hack and Slash Heroes: Dynasty Warriors vs Samurai Warriors

These eight contenders routinely slaughter hundreds on the battlefield, and look good doing it. But which of the two virtually identicl franchises will triumph?! YOU DECIDE!

Bracket One
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Magoichi Saika vs Xu Shu

One's a mercenary and a womaniser, the other's a master strategist and a lapsed hermit. But which of these soulful-eyed warriors will win your heart?


OH MY GOD WHY. They're like my two favourite characters in their respective game series! Ugh. You suck. Why do I have to choose between dashing rogue Saika and charming strategist Xu Shu?

Okay, I'll go for Xu Shu. I really like Saika but there's enough dashing rogues in gaming. Xu Shu has more depth. But I mean, they're both pretty hot.

Bracket Two: Noboyuki Sanada

Bracket Three: Yue Jin

Bracket Four: Motonari Mōri

[KleinerKiller]

1. Magoichi Saika

2. Sima Zhao

3. Muneshige Tachibana

4. Sun Jian

[Formalhaut]

Wow, going for all the exact opposite characters. I see how it is, KK. :shifty:

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting for this round is going to be open for a bit longer, due to low turnout so far. Probably till tomorrow morning.

[Jinx]

Xu Shu

Noboyuki Sanada

Muneshige Tachibana


​ Sun Jian

[maybee]

Bracket One

Xu Shu



Bracket Two

Noboyuki Sanada


Bracket Three

Muneshige Tachibana




Bracket Four

Sun Jian

[Mr. Carnelian]

Sorry for the long wait everybody! Yesterday was busy. Voting for this round is now closed.

My choices:
Magoichi Saika
Sima Zhao
Yue Jin
Motonari Mōri

VOTE COUNT
Bracket One
Magoichi Saika: 2
Xu Shu: 4
WINNER: Xu Shu

Bracket Two
Noboyuki Sanada: 3
Sima Zhao: 3
WINNER: Sima Zaho

Bracket Three
Muneshige Tachibana: 3
Yue Jin: 3
WINNER: Yue Jin

Bracket Four
Motonari Mōri: 3
Sun Jian: 3
WINNER: Motonari Mōri

Lots of draws this round! The dice was very busy.

Next round coming up ASAP! I'll keep to 48ish hours on this next one, honest.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round Five - Action nerds vs. Support nerds

This next round of contenders have brains as well as beauty. Let the nerd battle commence!!!

Bracket One

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Gordan Freeman (Half-Life series) vs Shaun Hastings (Assassin's Creed series)

Some brainy characters prefer to help the protagonist from afar, interjecting with relevant historical information and witty barbs whilst wearing a cute grey jumper. Others prefer to don some bright orange combat armour, pick up a crowbar and use that book-learning they paid so much for at MIT to calculate the best angle to hit head-crab zombies in the face.


Bracket Two

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Issac Clarke (Dead Space series) vs Professor Elm (Pokemon)

One is a professor who not only studies strange and sometimes terrifying creatures which may originate from the depths of space, but also has to teach a stupid child how to throw a ball at a wild animal. The other's an engineer who only has space zombies to deal with.


Bracket Three

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Adam Jensen (Deus Ex series) vs Zip (Tomb Raider series)

It's all about the tech in this third bracket. One is a cyborg who you can play as a skilled hacker, and who has three degrees in criminal justice. The other is Lara Croft's resident (literally, he lives in her house) tech expert in games Legend and Underworld.


Bracket Four

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Damon Baird (Gears of War series) vs Joker (Mass Effect series)

One is insanely built and could probably lift a car. The other has bones so brittle he could literally crack his ribs by coughing. But which would you prefer to lift you in his arms (either effortlessly or whilst suffering tremendous pain)?

[Pumpkin]

1. Shaun Hastings. Slightly less facial hair
2. Professor Elm. Adorkable
3. Zip. Adam looks silly to me. Like a bug man
4. Joker. Also adorable and funny

[Vermachtnis]

Frohman, Shaun was annoying
Elm, he gave me a Totodile
Jensen, I like Zip's hair, but really like Jensen's gravely voice
Joker is best friend.

[KleinerKiller]

1. Shaun Hastings
2. Isaac Clarke
3. Adam Jensen
4. Joker (no contest)

[Fynn]

Freeman
Elm
Jensen
Joker

[Bubba]

Sorry, I've been slacking. Bring on the guys!!

1) Tough call but I'm gonna go with Shaun Hastings
2) Issac Clarke all the way. Oh yes.
3) Hmmm... another tough call but Adam Jenkins is channelling Neo too much so I'm gonna go with Zip
4) No contest. Joker, my man... I'll be gentle.

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Shaun Hastings (I like the jumper/shirt look)

Bracket Two: Professor Elm

Bracket Three: Adam Jensen

Bracket Four: Joker

[Mr. Carnelian]

VOTING CLOSED!

My choices...

Bracket One: Shaun Hastings
His cute jumper reminds me of Formy :3:

Bracket Two: Professor Elm
So delightfully adorkable.

Bracket Three: Adam Jensen
It's a cool coat, and he has a sexy, gravelly voice.

Bracket Four: Joker
No question.

VOTE COUNT
Bracket One
Gordon Freeman: 2
Shaun Hastings: 5
WINNER: Shaun Hastings

Bracket Two
Isaac Clarke: 2
Professor Elm: 5
WINNER: Professor Elm

Bracket Three
Adam Jensen: 5
Zip: 2
WINNER: Adam Jensen

Bracket Four
Damon Baird: 0
Joker: 7
WINNER: Joker

Next round coming up ASAP!

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round Six - The Big Bioware Battle, Part One: The Flagship Franchise Feud

It's fantasy versus sci-fi in this round, with Mass Effect going up against Dragon Age.

This round, for no particular reason: MUSICAL COMMENTARY!!!

Bracket One: Guys who seem nice but end up stabbing you in the back

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Anders (Dragon Age series) vs Jacob (Mass Effect series)

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Bracket Two: Jokers with a passion for stories

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Varric (Dragon Age series) vs Liam (Mass Effect)

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Bracket Three: Ruthless killers with a soft side

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Fenris (Dragon Age series) vs Thane (Mass Effect series)

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Bracket Four: My husbandos from each franchise

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Dorian (Dragon Age) vs Kaidan (Mass Effect series)

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[Pumpkin]

Jacob :stare:
Varric
Fenris
Kaiden

[Vermachtnis]

Anders
Varric
Thane
Kaiden

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Anders

Bracket Two: Varric, easily. Liam's a bit of a dick.

Bracket Three: Thane, even if Fenris is a looker himself.

Bracket Four: Kaidan. Despite the fact that Mr. Carny didn't choose the best photo of Dorian, I still think Kaidan is just a bit more attractive. Dorian's romance though is the best, hands down.

[Mr. Carnelian]

VOTING CLOSED!

Disappointing turnout this round, but them's the breaks.

My choices...

Bracket One: Jacob
Love me some broad shoulders.

Bracket Two: Varric
Mmm, chest hair.

Bracket Three: Fenris
It was a tough choice. Both so broody, both so deadly.

Bracket Four: Dorian
Really made it hard for myself (giggidy) this round.

VOTE COUNT
Bracket One
Anders: 2
Jacob: 2
WINNER: Jacob

Bracket Two
Varric: 4
Liam: 0
WINNER: Varric

Bracket Three
Fenris: 2
Thane: 2
WINNER: Fenris

Bracket Four
Dorian: 1
Kaidan: 3
WINNER: Kaidan

2 draws again this round. Busted out the dice once again.
Next round coming up ASAP. Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow evening.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round Seven - The Big Bioware Battle, Part Two: Clash of the Classics!

Bioware's been putting out quality RPGs long before Dragon Age and Mass Effect. It's the classics' time to shine!

Bracket One: Baldur's Gate series

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Edwin Odesseiron vs Yoshimo

Which do you prefer: suave Lawful Evil or smiley True Neutral?


Bracket Two: Neverwinter Nights

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Fenthick Moss vs Aarin Gend

Pretty boy elven priest or muscular spymaster?


Bracket Three: Knights of the Old Republic
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HK-47 vs Carth Onasi

Ruthless robotic badass or deadpan snarker pilot?


Bracket Four: Jade Empire

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Lu the Prodigy vs Furious Ming

Choose your favourite Spirit Monk!

[Fynn]

Ah, God, I love both Edwin and Yoshimo, and while Yoshimo has that Eastern charm, I probably have to go with Edwin's evil ineptitude that goes right around to make him adorkable!

Aarin, though NWN's characters were all insanely forgettable.

Carth. I mean...

Furious Ming, I guess?

[Pumpkin]

Edwin. Much mystery with that hood
Aarin. The other one looks like a skinny elf Arnold Schwarzenegger
Carth. I am not robosexual
Lu. Too many tats on the other dude for me

[KleinerKiller]

Yoshimo

Aarin Gend

HK-47 (insert meatbag jokes here)

Furious Ming

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Edwin

Bracket Two: Fenthick

Bracket Three: Carth

Bracket Four: Lu

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting closed! I'll put up my votes and the results tomorrow.

....

Or so I claimed. Sorry everybody!

My votes...

Bracket One: Yoshimo
I like a nice smile.

Bracket Two: Aarin
Fenthick's pretty and all, but pretty elves are a dime a dozen.

Bracket Three: Carth
HK47 is my favourite killer robot, though.

Bracket Four: Furious Ming
I like a well-toned back.


VOTE COUNT

Bracket One
Edwin: 3
Yoshimo: 2
WINNER: Edwin

Bracket Two
Fenthick: 1
Aarin: 4
WINNER: Aarin

Bracket Three
HK47: 1
Carth: 4
WINNER: Carth

Bracket Four
Lu the Prodigy: 2
Furious Ming: 3
WINNER: Furious Ming

Next round coming up later tonight!

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 8: The Quiet and the Faceless

This next round is all about characters who are either quiet or silent, or whose face you never see.

Bracket One
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Master Chief (Halo series) vs The Rookie (Halo 3: ODST)


Bracket Two
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Luger (Tales of Xilia 2) vs Agent 47


Bracket Three
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Chosen Undead (Dark Souls) vs Alcatraz (Crysis 2 and 3)


Bracket Four
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Subject Delta (Bioshock 2) vs Flynn (Shin Megami Tensei IV)

[Pumpkin]

The Rookie
Agent 47
Chosen Undead
Subject Delta

[Vermachtnis]

Mister Chief
47
Chosen Undead
Flynn

[Bubba]

1) The Rookie
2) Luger
3) Alcatraz
4) Subject Delta

[Fynn]

Master Chief
Luger
Chosen Undead
Flynn (it's funny; regardless of artist, the MegaTen protagonists all seem to have the same eyes!)

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Master Chief

Bracket Two: Luger

Bracket Three: Chosen Undead

Bracket Four: Flynn

[KleinerKiller]

Master Chief
Luger
Chosen Undead
Flynn

[Mr. Carnelian]

VOTING CLOSED! My votes and the results coming up later this evening.

EDIT: Sorry, everybody! Anywho, better late than never.

My votes...

Bracket One: Master Chief
One of the iconic space marines.

Bracket Two: Luger
47 looks dapper and all, but black jacket with a white shirt and red tie is just so basic.

Bracket Three: Chosen Undead
Again, his opponent's look is just a bit basic.

Bracket Four: Subject Delta
An instantly recognisable silhouette.

VOTE COUNT

Bracket One
Master Chief: 5
Rookie: 2
WINNER: Master Chief

Bracket Two
Luger: 5
Agent 47: 2
WINNER: Luger

Bracket Three
Chosen Undead: 6
Alcatraz: 1
WINNER: Chosen Undead

Bracket Four
Subject Delta: 3
Flynn: 4
WINNER: Flynn

Next round coming up later tonight!

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 9: Law and Order

It's Crime and Punishment in this next round!

Bracket One: Defending Lawyers
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Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney series) vs Apollo Justice (Ace Attorney series)

The master versus the apprentice. Red vs blue. Spikes vs horns. Who wins? You decide!

Bracket Two: Prosecuting Lawyers
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Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney series) vs Simon Blackquill (Ace Attorney series)

Contrary to appearances, these guys are actually both real softies at heart.

Bracket Three: Police Detectives
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Cole Phelps (LA Noire) vs Norman Jayden (Heavy Rain)

It's Cole's classic 40s style versus Norman's clean-cut charms.

Bracket Four: Ex-Detectives
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Kyle Hyde (Hotel Dusk, Last Window) vs Max Payne (Max Payne 3)

Who doesn't love a hardboiled ex-cop?

I've got one more round of my choices, and then I'd like to do two rounds of Audience's Choice. Mognet me your submissions! Any and all submissions will be considered, but the final decision for which characters go in the rounds is mine.
After the two Audience's Choice rounds, the winners of the 12 rounds will face-off against each other.

[Pumpkin]

Apollo
Miles
Cole
Max Payne

[KleinerKiller]

Phoenix Wright
Simon Blackquill
PHELPS, BADGE 12-47! (Jayden is handsome, but he's also an idiot from a mediocre game)
Max Payne

[Fynn]

Wright
Edgeworth
Jayden
Hyde

[Vermachtnis]

Nick
Miles
Cole
Kyle

[maybee]

Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney series)
Simon Blackquill (Ace Attorney series)
Jayden
Max

[Bubba]

Phoenix Wright
Miles Edgeworth
Norman Jayden
Kyle Hyde

[Karifean]

Phoenix Wright
Miles Edgeworth
Cole Phelps
Kyle Hyde

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Apollo Justice

Bracket Two: Simon Blackquill

Bracket Three: Norman Jayden

Bracket Four: Kyle Hyde

[Mr. Carnelian]

VOTING CLOSED! Sorry for the delay again everybody, got home super-late yesterday because of train shenanigans. I did have time to do this, technically, but I was too tired.

My votes...

Bracket One: Phoenix
Apollo's cute, but Phoenix is the original.

Bracket Two: Edgeworth
It's all about them ruffles.

Bracket Three: Cole
Cole's got style as well as looks.

Bracket Four: Kyle
I like his hair.


VOTE COUNT

Bracket One
Phoenix Wright: 7
Apollo Justice: 2
WINNER: Phoenix Wright

Bracket Two
Miles Edgeworth: 6
Simon Blackquill: 3
WINNER: Miles Edgeworth

Bracket Three
Cole Phelps: 5
Norman Jayden: 4
WINNER: Cole Phelps

Bracket Four
Kyle Hyde: 6
Max Payne: 3
WINNER: Kyle Hyde


Next round coming up later tonight. Don't forget to mognet me your suggestions for the two Audience's Choice Rounds!

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 10: Mr. Carnelian's Marvellous Miscellany

This round is where I'm putting all those guys I want to include in the tournament, but who I couldn't work into a themed round.

Bracket One: Dashing young warriors
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Ben Finn (Fable 3) vs Sorey (Tales of Zestiria)

Bracket Two: Those muscular arms, though
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Basch (Final Fantasy 12) vs Hanzo (Overwatch)

Bracket Three: Borderlands
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Roland (Borderlands) vs Axton (Borderlands 2)

Bracket Four: Two guys who presumably have something in common, I don't know, it's been hard coming up with titles for brackets in this round, get off my case, mmkay?!
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Zaveid (Tales of Zestiria) vs Commander Cullen (Dragon Age: Inquisition)


Next up: two rounds of Audience's Choice! There's probably a whole ocean of hot male video game characters which I haven't even though of. Let me know about the best ones! Mognet me your submissions! Any and all submissions will be considered, but the final decision for which characters go in the rounds is mine.
After the two Audience's Choice rounds, the winners of the 12 rounds will face-off against each other.

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Well this is easy. SOREY. PRESH.

Bracket Two: Basch

Bracket Three: Axton, easily. I mean the fact that he's bisexual has nothing to do with it, much.

Bracket Four: Cullen

[Pumpkin]

Sorey
Basch
Roland
Zaveid

[maybee]

Sorey
Hanzo
Axton
Zaveid

[Vermachtnis]

Sorey
Basch
Roland
Cullen

[Fynn]

Ben Finn
Basch
Axton
Commander Cullen

[KleinerKiller]

Sorey
Hanzo
Roland
Commander Cullen

[Bubba]

Sorey
Basch
Axton
Zaveid

[Mr. Carnelian]

VOTING CLOSED! Not going to be putting up the next round till tomorrow, because I'd like a few more of youse to mognet me entries for the Audience's Choice rounds.

EDIT: busy week, sorry! My votes below, next round within an hour.

My votes...


Bracket One: Ben Finn
Sorey is a precious dumpling, but appearance-wise Ben's got the edge for me.


Bracket Two: Hanzo
Cool threads, nice tatoos, muscly arms.


Bracket Three: Axton
Roland's shoulder pads are just a bit too much for me.


Bracket Four: Zaveid
No shirt, tight trousers. Tick and tick.




VOTE COUNT


Bracket One
Ben Finn: 2
Sorey: 6
WINNER: Sorey


Bracket Two
Basch: 5
Hanzo: 3
WINNER: Basch

Bracket Three
Roland: 3
Axton: 5
WINNER: Axton


Bracket Four
Zaveid: 4
Cullen: 4
WINNER: dice roll, Zaveid wins

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 11: Audience Choice, Part One!

It's finally here! 'Bout time Mr. Carnelian, you lazy bastard.

Bracket One: I'm so fancy
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Alucard (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) vs Miguel Kurashiki (Rose Guns Days)

Bracket Two: Feelin' blue
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Tane Mumea (SSX) vs Ike (Fire Emblem)

Bracket Three: In which we have a third bracket
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Jia Chong (Dynasty Warriors 8) vs Sanosuke Harada (Hakuouki)

Bracket Four: Tekken face-off
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Hwoarang (Tekken) vs Jin (Tekken)


72 hours this round, to give people who've forgotten all about this tournament a chance to come across it again. Feel free to send more submissions for the second Audience's Choice round! I already have enough submissions for that round if you can't think of any, so don't stress out about it. :)

[Formalhaut]

Interesting bunch of characters.

Bracket One: Alucard
Bracket Two: Ike
Bracket Three: Jia Chong
Bracket Four: Hwoarang

[Pumpkin]

Alucard
Ike
Harada
Hwoarang

[fat_moogle]

1) Alucard
2) Tane
3) Sanosuke
4) JIN JIN JIN MY NOMINATION JIN.

[Karifean]

Alucard
Ike
Harada
Hwoarang

[maybee]

Alucard

Tane

Sanosuke


HWOARANG

[Vermachtnis]

Alucard
Tane
Jia
Hwoarang

[Bubba]

Alucard
Tane Mumea
Jia Chong
Jin

[Madame Adequate]

Alucard
Ike
Sanosuke
Hwoarang

[Mr. Carnelian]

Wow, over a week. In my defence, it was the busiest week of my life. 13 hour work days all week, woo.

My votes...
Miguel. More original.
Tane. Like a nice tie dye.
Jia Chong. It was close, though.
Hwoarang. Orange is a good colour.

WINNER
Alucard
Tane
Sanosuke
Hwoarang

Next round coming up today.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 12: Audience's Choice, Part Two

Bracket One
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Willard H. Wright (Umineko Chiru) vs M!Robin (Fire Emblem series)

Bracket Two
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Professor Layton (Professor Layton series) vs Franklin Clinton (GTA 5)

Bracket Three
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Bayman (DOA 5) vs Daigo Amamiya (Himawari)

Bracket Four
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George Stobart (Broken Sword series) vs Ginga Amamiya (Himawari)

[Karifean]

Willard H. Wright
Franklin Clinton
Daigo Amamiya
Ginga Amamiya

[Bubba]

Willard H Wright
Franklin Clinton
Bayman
George Stobart

[fat_moogle]

Willard H. Wright
Franklin Clinton
Daigo Amamiya
Ginga Amamiya
This.

[Pumpkin]

Willard
Franklin
Bayman
George

[Vermachtnis]

Willard H. Wright
Franklin Clinton
Daigo Amamiya
Ginga Amamiya

Thirded

[maybee]

M Robin
Layton
Bayman
Ginga

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: M!Robin

Bracket Two: Professor Layton

Bracket Three: Daigo Amamiya

Bracket Four: Ginga Amamiya

[Mr. Carnelian]

VOTING CLOSED!

My votes...
M Robin
Professor Layton
Daigo Amamiya
Ginga Amamiya

VOTE COUNT

Bracket One
Willard: 5
M Robin: 3
WINNER: Willard

Bracket Two
Professor Layton: 3
Franklin: 5
WINNER: Franklin

Bracket Three
Bayman: 3
Daigo: 5
WINNER: Daigo

Bracket Four
George: 2
Ginga: 6
WINNER: Ginga

Next round coming up later tonight.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 13: The Final Final Fantasy Face-off (see what I did there?)

The quarter-finals begin! Each of the next set of rounds will see the winners of two previous rounds pitted against each other. First up: Final Fantasy!

Bracket One
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Cecil vs Balthier

Bracket Two
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Bartz vs Sazh

Bracket Three
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Shadow vs Aymeric

Bracket Four
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Auron vs Gladiolus

[Pumpkin]

Balthier
Sazh
Aymeric
Auron

[maybee]

Cecil
Sazh
Shadow
Auron

[Karifean]

Balthier
Sazh
Shadow
Gladio

[fat_moogle]

Balthier
Sazh
Aymeric
Gladio

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Balthier
Bracket Two: Sazh
Bracket Three: Aymeric
Bracket Four: Auron

[Bubba]

Balthier
Sazh
Aymeric
Gladio

[Mr. Carnelian]

VOTING CLOSED!

My votes...
Balthier
Sazh
Shadow
Auron

Winners
Balthier
Sazh
Aymeric
Auron

Next round coming up imminently.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 14: Bioware Battle Bonanza

Bracket One
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Jacob vs Edwin

Bracket Two
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Varric vs Aarin

Bracket Three
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Fenris vs Carth

Bracket Four
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Kaidan vs Furious Ming

[Pumpkin]

Jacob
Aaron
Carth
Furious Ming

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Edwin
Bracket Two: Varric
Bracket Three: Fenris
Bracket Four: Kaidan

[Vermachtnis]

No one called him Baemeric

Jacob
Varric
Carth
Kaiden

[fat_moogle]

Edwin
Aarin
Carth
Kaidan

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting closed!

My votes:
Jacob
Varric
Carth
Kaidan

WINNERS
Jacob
Varric
Carth
Kaidan

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 15: Warriors vs Nerds!
Bracket One
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Xu Shu vs Shaun Hastings

Bracket Two
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Sima Zhao vs Professor Elm

Bracket Three
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Yue Jin vs Adam Jensen

Bracket Four
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Motonari Mōri vs Joker

[Pumpkin]

Xu Shu
Soma Zhao
Yue Jin
Joker

[Vermachtnis]

Xu
Sima
Adam
Joker

[maybee]

Xu Shu
Sima Zhao
Yue Jin
Joker

[BustaMo]

1. Shaun Hastings
2. Professor Elm
3. Yue Jin
4. Joker

[Bubba]

Xu Shu
Sima Zhao
Adam Jensen
Joker

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Xu Shu
Bracket Two: Professor Elm
Bracket Three: Yue Jin
Bracket Four: Motonari Mori

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting closed!

My votes
Shaun Hastings
Professor Elm
Yue Jin
Motonari Mori

Winners
Xu Shu
Sima Zhao
Yue Jin
Joker

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 16: Audience's Choice, Ultimate Edition

Bracket One
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Alucard vs Willard H. Wright

Bracket Two
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Tane Mumea vs Franklin Clinton

Bracket Three
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Sanosuke Harada vs Daigo Amamiya

Bracket Four
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Hwoarang vs Ginga Amamiya

[Pumpkin]

Alucard
Franklin
Harada
Hwoarang

[Karifean]

Willard H. Wright
Tane Mumea
Daigo Amamiya
Ginga Amamiya

...I swear I did not look at Pumpkin's choices before deciding.

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Willard
Bracket Two: Tane Mumua
Bracket Three: Daigo Amamiya
Bracket Four: Hwoarang

[maybee]

Alu Yuigoh card
Tane Mumea
Sanosuke Harada
Hwoarang

[Bubba]

Willard
Tane
Harada
Hwoarang

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting closed!

My votes
Alucard
Tane
Sanosuke
Ginga

WINNERS
Willard
Tane
Sanosuke
Hwoarang

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 17: The Quiet and the Faceless vs The Rogues and the Broods

Bracket One
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Master Chief vs Nathan

Bracket Two
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Luger vs Booker

Bracket Three
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Chosen Undead vs The Prince

Bracket Four
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Flynn​ vs Alvin

[fat_moogle]

Nate
Luger (and he knows it with that pose and pulling his shirt)
The Prince
Alvin

[Bubba]

Nathan
Booker
The Prince
Alvin

[Formalhaut]

Oh God one of these is tough.

Bracket One: Nathan
Bracket Two: Luger
Bracket Three: The Prince
Bracket Four: Gaaaaaagh... Alvin, but Flynn is pretty awesome.

[maybee]

Nathan
Booker
The Prince
Flynn

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting closed!

My votes
Nathan
Booker
The Prince
Alvin

Winners
Nathan
Booker
The Prince
Alvin

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 18: Miscellaneous vs Law and Order

Bracket One

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Phoenix vs Sorey

Bracket Two

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Miles vs Basch

Bracket Three

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Cole vs Axton

Bracket Four

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Kyle vs Zaveid

[maybee]

Phoenix
Miles
Axton
Zaveid

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Sorey. Sorry Phoenix.
Bracket Two: Basch
Bracket Three: Axton
Bracket Four: Kyle

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting closed!

My votes
Sorey
Miles
Cole
Zaveid

WINNERS
Sorey
Miles
Axton
Zaveid

[Mr. Carnelian]

We're getting closer to the end, guys: only four more rounds to go! 2 rounds in which the winners of the last six will be pitted against each other, then 1 round in which the winners of those rounds will be put against each other, and then a final round in which the four winners of the previous round will be pitted against each other to decide the ultimate champion! :D

Round 19

Bracket One
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Balthier vs Jacob vs Xu Shu

Bracket Two
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Sazh vs Varric vs Sima Zhao

Bracket Three
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Aymeric vs Carth vs Yue Jin

Bracket Four
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Auron vs Kaidan vs Joker

[Karifean]

Balthier
Sima Zhao
Aymeric
Joker

[Vermachtnis]

Balthier
Varric
Aymeric
Joker

[maybee]

Xu Shu
Sima Zhao
Carth
Joker

[Bubba]

Xu Shu
Sima Zhao
Yue Jin
Kaidan

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Xu Shu
Bracket Two: Sazh
Bracket Three: Yue Jin
Bracket Four: Kaidan

[Mr. Carnelian]

Voting closed!

My votes
Jacob
Sazh
Yue Jin
Kaidan

Winners
Xu Shu
Sima Zhao
Yue Jin
Kaidan

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 20

Bracket One
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Willard vs Nathan vs Sorey

Bracket Two
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Tane vs Booker vs Miles

Bracket Three
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Sanosuke vs The Prince vs Axton

Bracket Four
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Hwoarang vs Alvin vs Zaveid

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Sorey
Bracket Two: Booker
Bracket Three: Axton
Bracket Four: Alvin

[maybee]

Nathan
Tane
The Prince
Hwoarang

[Bubba]

Nathan
Tane
The Prince
Hwoarang

[Mr. Carnelian]

VOTING CLOSED!

My votes
Nathan
Tane
The Prince
Zaveid

Winners
Nathan
Tane
The Prince
Hwoarang

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 21: THE PENULTIMATE ROUND!!

Bracket One
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Xu Shu vs Nathan

Bracket Two
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Sima Zhao vs Tane

Bracket Three
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Yue Jin vs The Prince

Bracket Four
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Kaidan vs Hwoarang

[Formalhaut]

Bracket One: Xu Shu, easily.
Bracket Two: Sima Zhao
Bracket Three: Yue Jin
Bracket Four: Kaidan

[maybee]

Xu Shu
Tane
The Prince
Hwoarang

[Freya]

Xu Shu
Sima Zhao
Yue Jin
Kaidan :kaoclove:

[Mr. Carnelian]

VOTING CLOSED!

My votes
Nathan
Tane
The Prince
Kaidan

Winners
Xu Shu
Tane
Yue Jin
Kaidan

[Mr. Carnelian]

Round 22: THE FINAL ROUND!!!!

It's the final round, mothersmurfers!! WOOOOO!!!

Out of 96 characters, 16 of which selected by your fair selves, only four remain.

Pick your one favourite out of the four finalists, and crown EoFF's choice for best-looking male video-game character!

Xu Shu
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Tane
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Yue Jin
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Kaidan
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[Formalhaut]

It's really between Xu Shu and Kaidan, but I'm gonna go for Kaidan for this one.

[Mr. Carnelian]

Come on, EoFF! We can't have the winner of this tournament decided by just me and Formy!

[Bubba]

Kaidan, the sexy bastard.

[Bubba]

Kaidan, the sexy bastard.

YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE HIS IDENTIFICATION.

...this is someone else voting

THESE AREN'T THE DROIDS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

... seriously, this isn't Bubba

HE CAN GO ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

... count this vote

MOVE ALONG

[Mr. Carnelian]

Kaidan, the sexy bastard.

YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE HIS IDENTIFICATION.

...this is someone else voting

THESE AREN'T THE DROIDS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR

... seriously, this isn't Bubba

HE CAN GO ABOUT HIS BUSINESS

... count this vote

MOVE ALONG

:shrug: