mr_pikachu
16th September 2006, 12:13 AM
Fall 2006 Cartoon Character Battle – Nominations
Originally Created By Dr. Omicron
Tournament Director and Host: mr_pikachu
Moderator Approved by The_Missing_Link
With Many Thanks to GameFAQs.com
TPM’s cartoon character battle tournament has returned at last! 64 of the greatest characters of all time will enter the tournament, but only one will survive to claim the title of the Cartoon Character Champion!
RULES
For those of you who aren’t familiar with TPM’s past Cartoon Character Battle tournaments, I’ll explain how they work. You, the TPM members, will decide who you think the best 64 characters of all time are. They can be from any animated or drawn cartoon, just as long as they receive the support of the members. These characters will then be seeded into a single-elimination bracket, and will go head-to-head in one match after another, battling it out and fighting through the tournament until one character remains as the Champion. (If you have seen the video game Character Battle held annually on GameFAQs, this event is similar to that one, and it was in fact originally based on that tournament.)
This particular thread is for the nomination topic. I will explain how the entire tournament will work, but for now you only really need to be concerned about nominations. Feel free to read it all if you want, though.
INTRODUCTION: WHY SHOULD A CHARACTER WIN?
If you’re going to pick a champion, you should know why you’re placing your votes!
To put it very simply, there are no specific criteria for determining who you should vote for. It’s up to you to decide why one character is better than the others. Choose wisely!
PART ONE: NOMINATIONS
The tournament can’t begin without the characters to duke it out, so we need your help!
1. Your job is simple: Help choose which characters will make it into the field of 64.
Nominations will use a point system. Each TPM member who nominates is given 15 points to use. You can then give these points to different characters who you think should be in the tournament. Each character you choose will receive one point. Also, you can give a point to a character who has already received points from other members. But may only use up to 10 points on characters that have already been nominated. If you want to use the rest of your points, they must be used to nominate new characters. (However, you may use as many of your points as you want to nominate new characters.)
2. Now, why are the points so important? Well, they will be used to determine the “seeds” of each character in the tournament. The 64 characters in the tournament will be divided into 4 separate divisions, and each of those divisions will have 16 characters that will be ranked from 1 to 16 (1 being the top favorite in the division, and 16 being the biggest underdog). Characters with more points will be given better seeds. Any ties in the number of points will be broken at the discretion of the tournament director; however, no character can ever be seeded lower than another character who has fewer points. (For instance, no 6 seed will have earned more points than any 5 seed, regardless of division.) Also, if there is a tie for the last spot or spots in the field of 64 characters, that tie will also be broken at the discretion of the tournament director.
3. Now, to the nominations themselves. How do you make them, you ask? It’s quite simple. All you have to do is make a list of characters to be nominated. Please also let me know what series the character is from as well as your reason for the nomination. Here are some examples of good, clear methods for this:
Garfield (Garfield, he’s one of the best selling comic characters of all time!)
James from Pokémon. What would Team Rocket be without him?
Bugs Bunny – Looney Tunes. Bugs’ gags never fail to crack me up.
Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog. He’s practically a legend in games, too!
Wallace, from Wallace and Gromit. These two guys helped change all of animation!
Tsukasa (.hack//SIGN). He may be sad, but he’s kinda cool, in a way…
Yugi Muto (Yu-Gi-Oh!). Who wouldn’t love that hairstyle?
…And I’ll save the rest of my points for later.
See how it works? Obviously it’s better if you do all of your nominations in the same format, but those are some examples of ways to present them that can easily be understood.
4. NO MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER IN ANY SERIES WILL BE IN THE TOURNAMENT. This is very important to remember. If more than one character from any given series is nominated, then only the one with the most points will be entered into the tournament. (Again, ties will be broken by the tournament director.) All other characters for that series will be ineligible for the tournament, regardless of how many points they’ve earned. So nominate wisely!
5. Nominations will end after two weeks. (If fewer than 64 characters have been nominated, then the nominations phase may be extended, or the remaining slots may be filled manually by the tournament director. However, this is not expected to occur.)
After the nomination topic is closed and the brackets have been assembled, then the real fun begins: The tournament!
PART TWO: TOURNAMENT
This is what it’s all about! Cheer your characters on to victory in the grand battle!
1. Each round of the tournament will be given a separate thread. Each individual battle of the round will be listed in the first post of that thread, and it will show the combatant’s names as well as their seeding in the tournament. When you see this, it’s time for you to vote!
2. To vote, simply indicate your choices in a reply to the round’s thread. A good way to do this is by copying the brackets that are posted and bolding your choice for each match. Feel free to post comments such as your reasons for choosing each character, too.
3. Each round will last for one week before the thread is closed and the round is concluded. This means that you have an entire week to pick who you want to win. That should be plenty of time. If you really want your characters to win, then get out there and vote!
4. Once the tournament reaches the latter stages, more information may be given about the remaining characters. You may hear about each character’s history, appearances, creation, and other interesting facts. This information will help you to make the crucial decisions that will decide the final champion.
5. Should two characters be tied when the polls for a match close, the tournament director will cast the tiebreaker vote. However, the tournament director will NOT cast a vote in ANY match other than a required tiebreaker vote. It’ll be up to you to keep your characters moving through the tournament, so get out the vote!
6. The tournament will continue in this manner until the final battle is complete and the Champion of the tournament is decided.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
Nominations
Character
Series
Points
GarfieldGarfield
5
CosmoFairly Odd Parents
4
Stewie GriffinFamily Guy
4
IchigoBleach
3
SephirothFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children
3
Vash the StampedeTrigun
3
SpidermanSpiderman
3
Sonic the HedgehogSonic X
3
BenderFuturama
3
NarutoNaruto
3
Fred FlintstoneThe Flintstones
2
PopeyePopeye
2
EdEd, Edd, and Eddy
2
Spike SpiegelCowboy Bebop
2
Bugs BunnyMerry Melodies
2
Mickey MouseSteamboat Willie
2
CalvinCalvin and Hobbes
2
SakuraCardcaptor Sakura
2
GIRInvader Zim
2
Quinn MorgandorferDaria
2
Shigure SohmaFruits Basket
2
Foxxy LoveDrawn Together
2
Homer SimpsonThe Simpsons
2
AsukaNeon Genesis Evangelion
2
Ash KetchumPokémon
1
JasonFoxTrot
1
DilbertDilbert
1
Keitaro UrashimaLove Hina
1
OsakaAzumanga Daioh
1
ShoGuyver
1
VultureSadamitsu the Destroyer
1
Kei KuronoGantz
1
LucyElfen Lied
1
Jenny/XJ 9My Life as a Teenage Robot
1
The MajorGhost in the Shell
1
Super MarioSuper Mario Bros. Super Show
1
Edward ElricFull Metal Alchemist
1
InuyashaInuyasha
1
SladeTeen Titans
1
SupermanJustice League
1
SpongebobSpongebob Squarepants
1
Son GohanDragon Ball Z-Cell Saga
1
Hanamichi SakuragiSlam Dunk
1
Peter GriffinFamily Guy
1
ManjiBlade of the Immortal
1
Harry McDowellGungrave
1
TakeruDigimon Adventure
1
JinSamurai Champloo
1
Vincent ValentineFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children
1
BatouGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
1
Mai ValentineYu-Gi-Oh!
1
RockoRocko's Modern Life
1
HajiBlood+
1
SayaBlood+
1
ViciousCowboy Bebop
1
William F. GuileStreet Fighter
1
Optimus PrimeTransformers
1
Excel ExcelExcel Saga
1
Mimiru.hack//SIGN
1
SasshiMagical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
1
The GrinchThe Grinch Who Stole Christmas
1
SnoopyPeanuts
1
SesshoumaruInuyasha
1
Fujino ShizuruMai HiME
1
David XanatosGargoyles
1
Space GhostSpace Ghost Series
1
KivaMegas XLR
1
HamtaroHamtaro
1
Jimmy NeutronJimmy Neutron
1
DexterDexter's Laboratory
1
JerryTom and Jerry
1
Wile E. CoyoteLooney Tunes
1
RayBeyblade
1
Protoman EXEMegaman NT Warrior
1
CheeseFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends
1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here are my nominations. Feel free to use them as a template to make yours.
Ash Ketchum – Pokémon – We’re a Pokémon message board, so it only makes sense for the star to be the first nominee!
Calvin – Calvin and Hobbes – Well, he has won this tournament before, after all.
Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptors is hated by many fans, but CCS just rocks.
Jason – FoxTrot – C’mon! Who doesn’t love the little geek?
Dilbert – Dilbert – Anyone who's ever done office work understands the hellishness of Dilbert's life.
Keitaro Urashima – Love Hina – Even if you don't like the series, you have to admit that Keitaro's a hilarious character!
I’ll save the rest of my nominations until you all choose a few characters.
Originally Created By Dr. Omicron
Tournament Director and Host: mr_pikachu
Moderator Approved by The_Missing_Link
With Many Thanks to GameFAQs.com
TPM’s cartoon character battle tournament has returned at last! 64 of the greatest characters of all time will enter the tournament, but only one will survive to claim the title of the Cartoon Character Champion!
RULES
For those of you who aren’t familiar with TPM’s past Cartoon Character Battle tournaments, I’ll explain how they work. You, the TPM members, will decide who you think the best 64 characters of all time are. They can be from any animated or drawn cartoon, just as long as they receive the support of the members. These characters will then be seeded into a single-elimination bracket, and will go head-to-head in one match after another, battling it out and fighting through the tournament until one character remains as the Champion. (If you have seen the video game Character Battle held annually on GameFAQs, this event is similar to that one, and it was in fact originally based on that tournament.)
This particular thread is for the nomination topic. I will explain how the entire tournament will work, but for now you only really need to be concerned about nominations. Feel free to read it all if you want, though.
INTRODUCTION: WHY SHOULD A CHARACTER WIN?
If you’re going to pick a champion, you should know why you’re placing your votes!
To put it very simply, there are no specific criteria for determining who you should vote for. It’s up to you to decide why one character is better than the others. Choose wisely!
PART ONE: NOMINATIONS
The tournament can’t begin without the characters to duke it out, so we need your help!
1. Your job is simple: Help choose which characters will make it into the field of 64.
Nominations will use a point system. Each TPM member who nominates is given 15 points to use. You can then give these points to different characters who you think should be in the tournament. Each character you choose will receive one point. Also, you can give a point to a character who has already received points from other members. But may only use up to 10 points on characters that have already been nominated. If you want to use the rest of your points, they must be used to nominate new characters. (However, you may use as many of your points as you want to nominate new characters.)
2. Now, why are the points so important? Well, they will be used to determine the “seeds” of each character in the tournament. The 64 characters in the tournament will be divided into 4 separate divisions, and each of those divisions will have 16 characters that will be ranked from 1 to 16 (1 being the top favorite in the division, and 16 being the biggest underdog). Characters with more points will be given better seeds. Any ties in the number of points will be broken at the discretion of the tournament director; however, no character can ever be seeded lower than another character who has fewer points. (For instance, no 6 seed will have earned more points than any 5 seed, regardless of division.) Also, if there is a tie for the last spot or spots in the field of 64 characters, that tie will also be broken at the discretion of the tournament director.
3. Now, to the nominations themselves. How do you make them, you ask? It’s quite simple. All you have to do is make a list of characters to be nominated. Please also let me know what series the character is from as well as your reason for the nomination. Here are some examples of good, clear methods for this:
Garfield (Garfield, he’s one of the best selling comic characters of all time!)
James from Pokémon. What would Team Rocket be without him?
Bugs Bunny – Looney Tunes. Bugs’ gags never fail to crack me up.
Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog. He’s practically a legend in games, too!
Wallace, from Wallace and Gromit. These two guys helped change all of animation!
Tsukasa (.hack//SIGN). He may be sad, but he’s kinda cool, in a way…
Yugi Muto (Yu-Gi-Oh!). Who wouldn’t love that hairstyle?
…And I’ll save the rest of my points for later.
See how it works? Obviously it’s better if you do all of your nominations in the same format, but those are some examples of ways to present them that can easily be understood.
4. NO MORE THAN ONE CHARACTER IN ANY SERIES WILL BE IN THE TOURNAMENT. This is very important to remember. If more than one character from any given series is nominated, then only the one with the most points will be entered into the tournament. (Again, ties will be broken by the tournament director.) All other characters for that series will be ineligible for the tournament, regardless of how many points they’ve earned. So nominate wisely!
5. Nominations will end after two weeks. (If fewer than 64 characters have been nominated, then the nominations phase may be extended, or the remaining slots may be filled manually by the tournament director. However, this is not expected to occur.)
After the nomination topic is closed and the brackets have been assembled, then the real fun begins: The tournament!
PART TWO: TOURNAMENT
This is what it’s all about! Cheer your characters on to victory in the grand battle!
1. Each round of the tournament will be given a separate thread. Each individual battle of the round will be listed in the first post of that thread, and it will show the combatant’s names as well as their seeding in the tournament. When you see this, it’s time for you to vote!
2. To vote, simply indicate your choices in a reply to the round’s thread. A good way to do this is by copying the brackets that are posted and bolding your choice for each match. Feel free to post comments such as your reasons for choosing each character, too.
3. Each round will last for one week before the thread is closed and the round is concluded. This means that you have an entire week to pick who you want to win. That should be plenty of time. If you really want your characters to win, then get out there and vote!
4. Once the tournament reaches the latter stages, more information may be given about the remaining characters. You may hear about each character’s history, appearances, creation, and other interesting facts. This information will help you to make the crucial decisions that will decide the final champion.
5. Should two characters be tied when the polls for a match close, the tournament director will cast the tiebreaker vote. However, the tournament director will NOT cast a vote in ANY match other than a required tiebreaker vote. It’ll be up to you to keep your characters moving through the tournament, so get out the vote!
6. The tournament will continue in this manner until the final battle is complete and the Champion of the tournament is decided.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
Nominations
Character
Series
Points
GarfieldGarfield
5
CosmoFairly Odd Parents
4
Stewie GriffinFamily Guy
4
IchigoBleach
3
SephirothFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children
3
Vash the StampedeTrigun
3
SpidermanSpiderman
3
Sonic the HedgehogSonic X
3
BenderFuturama
3
NarutoNaruto
3
Fred FlintstoneThe Flintstones
2
PopeyePopeye
2
EdEd, Edd, and Eddy
2
Spike SpiegelCowboy Bebop
2
Bugs BunnyMerry Melodies
2
Mickey MouseSteamboat Willie
2
CalvinCalvin and Hobbes
2
SakuraCardcaptor Sakura
2
GIRInvader Zim
2
Quinn MorgandorferDaria
2
Shigure SohmaFruits Basket
2
Foxxy LoveDrawn Together
2
Homer SimpsonThe Simpsons
2
AsukaNeon Genesis Evangelion
2
Ash KetchumPokémon
1
JasonFoxTrot
1
DilbertDilbert
1
Keitaro UrashimaLove Hina
1
OsakaAzumanga Daioh
1
ShoGuyver
1
VultureSadamitsu the Destroyer
1
Kei KuronoGantz
1
LucyElfen Lied
1
Jenny/XJ 9My Life as a Teenage Robot
1
The MajorGhost in the Shell
1
Super MarioSuper Mario Bros. Super Show
1
Edward ElricFull Metal Alchemist
1
InuyashaInuyasha
1
SladeTeen Titans
1
SupermanJustice League
1
SpongebobSpongebob Squarepants
1
Son GohanDragon Ball Z-Cell Saga
1
Hanamichi SakuragiSlam Dunk
1
Peter GriffinFamily Guy
1
ManjiBlade of the Immortal
1
Harry McDowellGungrave
1
TakeruDigimon Adventure
1
JinSamurai Champloo
1
Vincent ValentineFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children
1
BatouGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
1
Mai ValentineYu-Gi-Oh!
1
RockoRocko's Modern Life
1
HajiBlood+
1
SayaBlood+
1
ViciousCowboy Bebop
1
William F. GuileStreet Fighter
1
Optimus PrimeTransformers
1
Excel ExcelExcel Saga
1
Mimiru.hack//SIGN
1
SasshiMagical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
1
The GrinchThe Grinch Who Stole Christmas
1
SnoopyPeanuts
1
SesshoumaruInuyasha
1
Fujino ShizuruMai HiME
1
David XanatosGargoyles
1
Space GhostSpace Ghost Series
1
KivaMegas XLR
1
HamtaroHamtaro
1
Jimmy NeutronJimmy Neutron
1
DexterDexter's Laboratory
1
JerryTom and Jerry
1
Wile E. CoyoteLooney Tunes
1
RayBeyblade
1
Protoman EXEMegaman NT Warrior
1
CheeseFoster's Home for Imaginary Friends
1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here are my nominations. Feel free to use them as a template to make yours.
Ash Ketchum – Pokémon – We’re a Pokémon message board, so it only makes sense for the star to be the first nominee!
Calvin – Calvin and Hobbes – Well, he has won this tournament before, after all.
Sakura – Cardcaptor Sakura – Cardcaptors is hated by many fans, but CCS just rocks.
Jason – FoxTrot – C’mon! Who doesn’t love the little geek?
Dilbert – Dilbert – Anyone who's ever done office work understands the hellishness of Dilbert's life.
Keitaro Urashima – Love Hina – Even if you don't like the series, you have to admit that Keitaro's a hilarious character!
I’ll save the rest of my nominations until you all choose a few characters.