/tnt/ - Tournaments & Events

Job Loseman edition

>>213443
>Kojima is a kingfag
Explains a lot actually

>>213441
I'm sorry who's this guy again?

>>213448
Some silentfag that likes Dr. Who and Downton Abbey.

>>213450
I thought he liked Idris Elba from Luther.

>>213453
With /tnt/? No way!

>>213448
>>213450
Industrycuck…

>>213458
Metal Slug is great, but I have no clue how Fio does so consistently well with so little campaigning.

>>213458
Queen is tied with Mr. for the best streak of winners but their Elite powerhouses are kinda lame. Fio never does anything and Roll just sucks.

>>213458
>Taokaka
Mid-round.
>Ashley
Early round.
>Fio
Probably gets E8 again.
>Malon
Early round. Still don't know why she got E8 while Zelda herself still hasn't.
>Bayonetta
Kind fo a wildcard. Will be interesting to see how much NSA spite carries in /v/. I'm gonna assume not as much a it does in /co/ though.
>Roll
Probably gets E8 again.
>Ammy
Possibly wins. As it's been stated many times she's the one big apparent competitor with Hornet this year.

>>213453
It would be cool to see Ms. Frizzle get far in Ms. /co/.
>>213458
I still believe in Bayo's strength.
>>213460
Same. Maybe people see her as vidya Velma: the nerdy alternative to the more conventionally attractive chick.

>>213439
Akira would beat all of those dudes into the ground so hard.

>>213460
tbh she could win any year with a campaign.

>>213467
I'd agree with you if Jin wasn't there. I'd say he'd be Akira's best opponent. Would he still go down to Akira. Maybe. But it would still be a big long fight to go through.

>>213439
>>fightan games in King
>KoF: Terry, Geese
>Street Fighter: Ken, M. Bison, Guile
>Tekken: King
>Virtua Fighter: lol, lmao
>Mortal Kombat: Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Johnny Cage
None of the men in the OP ever qualified, and only one of the men listed here still qualifies.

>>213471
If any fightan series gets more reps I think it should be Tekken.

>>213464
Amaterasu and Hornet are obvious winner candidates, doubly so with Silksong's release and Okami 2's announcement, but I don't know why Noelle gets ignored so much.
The raping caused /v/ to go crazy, and chapters 3 and 4 still generate active discussion.
I think Pauline could get a round 4/Quarterfinals placement with a campaign.

>>213471
>M. Bison, Guile
Shame they don't qualify anymore. Terry definitely benefited from his Smash appearance.

>>213478
I think the reason Noelle is getting ignored for /v/ here is due to the fact they are saving all the rape art for plsygirl of /trash/. Plus it's /tnt/ they play less videogames than /v/.

I feel like whatever Hexfag does can strongly alter expectations.

>>213439
>Fighting thread.
I wish some of the BlazBlue characters would qualify for King.

>tfw Hornet and Ammy both job before E8

>>213458
>Ammy
Probably one of the safest bets to make it back to Elite Eight alongside Hornet, but she also seems less controversial than Hornet this year. Not impossible either of them get knocked out prior to QF, but they're easily the safest two bets bar poor luck. If they somehow faced each other before the Elite Eight, I could see that being a massive momentum boost for whoever wins that.
>Roll
Could go either way. Obviously she's one of the three perfect attendees going into this year's tournaments, and she's had to win some actual serious matches to get to that point. Just not sure how she'll hold on this year. Could argue she has a solid shot if not put into a tough bracket. On the other, could reasonably argue that she might have hit her peak last time and that the fact she's the main exception for Mega Man having stellar tournament performance might finally come back to hit her this time.
>Bayonetta
This one hurts. Feel like she could have easily been propped up as a strong contender to win year 7 or 8, but NSA obviously makes it trickier. Wasn't her only campaigner, but WAS her main artist at minimum. Agree with the idea she's more of a wild card, though I do think it will depend on her bracket. Could easily make it back if it's smoother sailing, but if it's a tougher one I feel she doesn't make it back bar a surprise new campaigner or two pulling the stops for her.
>Malon
Fun surprise pick for the Elite Eight this year, but quite unlikely to make it back. She got an easier bracket overall, and feel her max potential appeal is going to limit her past quarterfinals. She's a solid waifu pick and arguably the most fitting wife for the Hero of Time, but there are other attractive girls with more going on with them. Still, could see her lasting a round or two.
>Fio
I feel she's going to come short. Amazing design and a fun character past that, but her brackets have gotten easier each time. Feel she got somewhat lucky making it last time if anything. Can't count her out, but wouldn't be surprised at all if this is the first year she misses it.
>Ashley
Yeah, I'd be surprised if she makes it this far again. Not only did she make it with very opportune timing behind her, but she also technically lost to Muffet by a hair. Almost no way that controversy matters, but what will is that she won't have the same lucky timing this time. Not completely out of question, but another I'm not counting on being a repeat.
>Taokaka
Definitely more unlikely than not, but I wouldn't completely count her out. Still, part of the reason she made it was anons admitting they felt pushing her felt more appealing than a Cirno rerun that year. Could see her coming back with some hype, but also feel she's got some tough competition. That said, I do think at least one fightan girl makes it once again.

In short? Ammy is a safe bet, but this is not the most promising returning set past her. Roll feels like a coin flip, and I would say Bayonetta and Fio both have somewhat reasonable odds of it. (Maybe 35-40% for Bayo and 30-35% for Fio?) Other three are probably not coming back.

>>213488
Done, Bridget is top seed.

>>213493
>Bridget
>BlazBlue
Kingtard...

>>213493
>>213494
Bridget actually did make it to King of /v/ once, back in 2019 and then never again. Sol's got a few appearances, though.

>>213493
>mixing up BlazBlue with Guilty Gear
Hexbro..?

I actually think the best fighting game character for king is kukri, duck king, Johnny cage, Shao Khan, Raiden, ifrit from samsho, sho from ultimax, Lowain from granblue versus(idc for the RPG), anyone from dnf, Ryu, Ken, M. Bison, Balrog, Zangeif and maybe if we're lucky G or Q. Faust, Sol and maybe roboky and potemkin have a chance.

>>213491
Ashley is the strongest member of the Team though so she'll get the full support of the C-Team drawfags once the rest of them inevitably job in the first round as usual

>>213465
>Maybe people see her as vidya Velma
But Velma never does anything in Ms.

>>213474
Why is King the only one who ever qualified?

>>213524
Wrong Ashley, anon.

>>213526
Because it was 2019 and (almost) everyone nominated in the singular nominations thread got in

>>213530
It really feels weird that Heihachi and Kazuya never made it, you’d think the evil crazy grandpa and his bastard demon son would get into the top 128 a few times.

>>213526
The first year of the /v/ tournaments worked on a "first-come, first-served" basis, so some niche characters who have never been able to qualify got in. 2019 was the year where the only KoF representation in Queen was Leona and femTerry; Mai didn't show up until 2021.
>>213532
In general, fighting games are kind of a niche subject on /v/, so it's natural that there wouldn't be much fighting game characters in the tournament. I guess the women can get by because of sex appeal, but the men aren't so fortunate. Johnny is the only to qualify anymore because he has a dedicated and general campaigner.

I'm willing to believe Kingfags are genuinely too retarded to play fighting games, let alone know how to do a Shoryuken input.

It's ironic that Johnny is the only fighting game character to qualify when MK is probably the least favorite fighting game series on /v/. I guess he just has the charisma.

>>213533
>In general, fighting games are kind of a niche subject on /v/
Damn, not even Capcom Vs?

>>213536
I mean, the most popular characters there are either non-vidya or non-fightan characters like Vergil who already qualify. There was that time Doom made the whilelist but he still never qualified

>>213535
I don't get it, Mortal Kombat was always shit. Even the outright knock-off Killer Instinct is so much better to play.

>>213535
The next closest thing to it would be Punch-Out with Little Mac qualifying for two years, but categorizing it as a "fighting game" is debatable.

>>213539
Killer Instinct was shit too, it just gets a pass because it has Rare stamped on it. Outside of Capcom, every fighting game is ass

>>213541
Did you play Killer Instinct 2013? That game looks and feels fantastic. I was shocked going back to the original that it's not nearly as fluid or fun.
And come on, Skullgirls before Mike Z was kicked out was fantastic. If you get a physical Switch or PS4 copy you can still play the game the right way.

>>213533
/v/ is also just really big. It's less that fighting games has small presence and more so that they're dwarfed by everything else. I've been in BlazBlue threads a few time.

>>213535
People often say that Johnny is one of the few good things about the NRS games. There are plenty of fighting game guys who have personality, they just need someone to spotlight them.

>>213542
I could just play Darkstalkers in the Capcom collections and save myself the trouble.

>>213545
Come on now, nigga

>>213544
9 was one of the better NRS attempts.

I enjoy fighting games but I'm severely disappointed hazama or ragna the pedoedge didn't qualify.

https://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/724144170
Betterbros, you know where to gather.

>>213550
Maybe this will be their year.

>>213554
Aaaaand it's gone

>>213567
November 7th, 4PM PST. Honestly, I'm kind of tempted to drop by Playgirl just to see how well vidya women do.

>is the highest voted tourney, the only one to get 1,000+ on average
>is the least talked about major tourney, even when it's next
Why is this Queenbro's?

>>213569
Touhoufags and people making sure Angela loses.

>>213569
Outside of Recette and maybe Reimu, people here seem pretty content with the winners. Maybe not the events preceding their wins, but still.

>>213569
Mainly I think cause there's not a lot of meta intrigue. It feels pretty straightforward. King gets discussed constantly cause there's always some controversy or speculation with campaigns, meta, memes ect. Ms. /co/ used to be the same but it looks like it's become a pretty "normal" tourney now. This year was probably the most Queen has ever been discussed and that to do with all the Hexfag and (to a lesser extent) Princess drama.

I think King is kind of more interesting than queen is however I do enjoy voting for my waifu Filia medici.

I went back to some 2024 threads from both Queen and King the other day and I forgot how dire things were. Queen cleaned itself up once Hex lost but things were really shit during those semifinals until the end. King admittedly still had a pretty fun finals match even if I dislike Shadow as a winner but a lot of the other rounds were rough.

>>213581
For real. Every time, I opened the next thread, there was always someone complaining and seething.

>>213569
It's calm. Loser's finals was the biggest controversy for a long time, and that was something that didn't really bleed outside of its own event. Hexfag attention whoring being such a " big deal" is only really a big deal for queen standards. Compared to the drama tsunami Ms /co/ and King /v/ both have, it was a drop in a puddle. Recette being a shit winner was just sort of accepted, it wasn't like Fang or Batter where you have passionate arguments from both ends.

>>213583
Recette's not even an issue for me anymore. She caused a bad ripple affect but the 3 winners after her were so good that I don't mind one dark horse pick. The girl she beat ended up winning later anyways.

What's the worst possible outcome for king and queen of /v/ currently?
Hardmode: no mention of Eggman or elite 8s not winning

>>213585
Kratos ends up doing well solely on the back of better man posting, and beats a character with a good campaign

>>213585
Probably something lik- wait, you're just trying to get ideas on how to shit up the upcoming tournaments aren't you?!

>>213587
No I just want people to get the fear mongering and Doom posting out of the way so we could have a fun tournament.

>>213585
Bazz/Bridget winning Queen with a Hexfag campaign reveal.
Another gay meme hype campaign like Steve or Kratos winning.

>>213589
The first one sounds kinda funny

>>213588
Yeah that's not happening.

>>213593
She's gonna get fat posted to oblivion like red hood

>>213594
Damn shame

>>213603
>HE MUST WIN
Scout
Wario
Travis
Phoenix Wright
>Would be cool
Heavy
Eggman
Wesker
Leon
>Alright
Kiryu
Kirby
Captain Falcon

>>213605
>Wario winning
Never happening actually got a better chance with Kiryu than wario

>>213606
>The BBC funposting actually helps Kiryu somehow

>>213603
Either Doomguy, Heavy, Wario, Travis, Scout, Eggman, or Leon.
>>213606
Mario...

>>213605
>>213608
Shit, I forgot Doomguy, put him in HMW. For some reason, my mind registered him as someone who won already.

>>213610
You'd think that but /v/ would subvert expectations and vote for an attractive person instead.

>>213612
Fat bastard bros…

>>213603
I fucking love Asura and wish I could campaign him harder but King genuinely has too many characters I want to support at any given moment.

>>213615
If you really like Asura then why not just focus on him. Go all out for him, give your main guy all your support.

>>213615
Maybe not being able to campaign Asura this year is for the best considering he will most likely get dragged into the inevitable Kratos shitstorm

>>213603
>Excellent
Scout
Phoenix Wright
Wario
Travis Touchdown
Doomguy
>Great
Solid Snake
Kazuma Kiryu
Duke Nukem
Asura
>Fine
King K. Rool
Captain Falcon
Bowser
Leon Kennedy
>Alright, but bland currently
Heavy
Kirby
Gordon Freeman
CJ
>Pushing it
Master Chief
Ridley
Nero
Quote
>Nah
Albert Wesker
Link
Funky Kong
Banjo
Jack Frost

Realistically, I feel fine onward would feel satisfying enough. Mostly confident in these rankings, even if you could maybe argue one or two going up or down a spot.

Link would maybe be a spot higher under different circumstances, but THIS year would be way too sudden a shift in direction. He has the same issues as someone like Mario, but without either the genuine campaign attempts or meme potential of Mario. He'd need at least one year of changing perceptions. By the way, Mario would probably be in "Fine" for me if I was ranking him.

Any others? Wesker needs at least one more year I'd say to move beyond NSA, and probably some fresh campaign efforts to try and improve his image before making it back to Elite Eight status. Chief might be seen in too much discourse, but could also see him having at least some argument as winning off the good ol' days before Microsoft let his franchise largely go to shit. Could see a route where King K. Rool comes out as a "good FOTM" pick, but even in a best case I don't see him being as agreed upon as the ones in the first two categories. Doomguy could be hurt somewhat by Dark Ages, but that game came and went so hard that it might not matter.

>>213618
Okay, I completely forgot Eggman since he's such a wildcard. Feel he'd be somewhere around fine with the caveat that he's taken more as a "finally he did it" winner. Eggman in finals a third time this soon would be quite a fuss, and having him win after Shadow would just make the criticism over that decision spike a lot. The doctor himself probably gets away from a lot of the discourse, but I still think he'd be hindered from being a stronger winner in this year's context at least were he to take the crown. Best route is either an earlier Elite Eight bow-out or losing respectfully in the third or fourth round. Too soon is going to blow up the jobber discussion, but too far in will lead to a lot of heated talks in the threads.

>>213535
Johnny Cage was a bit of a meme at the time with the Caged thing. He's a lot of fun, but that is why he qualified.

>>213621
Gordon Fagman, in the tournament...
Or rather, in a /tnt/ thread...

>>213612
Wario should be nominated with this art

>>213624
Yes and then we'll see which niggerbuff is the strongest

>>213625
>half of the perfect attendants don't even have a page

>>213625
Sorry, we don't discuss Queen here.

Who's the weakest character that gets stronger with a niggerbuff?

>>213627
I think the people who actually bother to work on the wiki are mostly /co/ers.

>>213627
That makes Rouge the only winner who doesn't have a wiki page, too. I guess the second /aco/ gets memory holed in general because it was a quick thing only /tnt/ attended.

>>213629
Cortex?
>round 1 fodder
>gets elite 8 placement

>>213629
Shadow?
>round 1 fodder
>wins

>>213625
>Great Winners
Maya
GLaDOS
Amaterasu
>Good Winners
Peach
Morrigan
Bayonetta
Rosalina
Felicia
>Okay Winners
Roll
Fio
Chun-Li
Zelda
Rouge
Coco
Cammy
>Meh Winners
Cirno
Aigis
Jill Valentine
Jill Stingray
Hat Kid
Isabelle
Blaze
Lady
Monika
>Bad Winners
Alice (SMT)
Dark Samus

>>213633
He lost to a fotm buffed Rayman

>>213636
I would assume the tab was initially filled out based on the 2019-2020 line-ups and rarely updated with new characters since.

>>213488
Done. Mai is top seed.

>>213624
>>213626
And when everyone's niggerbuffed, no one is.

>>213625
Felicia, Zelda, Maya, Ammy, GLaDOS, Morrigan.
>>213634
No Tifa? I'd put her in Good.

>>213642
>No Tifa?
She's not eligible this year

>>213585
Kratos makes E8.

>>213585
Kratos becomes a finalist solely from Better man and Death Battle posting. He beats actual good characters and campaigns to do so.

>>213650
If King lets this happen I am posting Kratos soy copypastas every single time anyone tries to say King is the best tournament until the end of time.

I'm just saying, it's gonna be hysterical once all this Kratos doomposting ends with him jobbing in Round 1 of Barred

>>213652
Feels like all of this doomposting about Kratos is made by people who didn't participate in a single King and are just basing it all on what they heard about it.

Kratos will job to Alex

>>213653
Reminds me of all the AM doomposting from last year, except with AM, his last performance was semifinals with a high seed, meanwhile Kratos's last performance was being the bottom seed in King 2021 and getting eviscerated by Doomguy in round 1 in the biggest blowout of the tournament.

>>213653
>>213655
Basically my thoughts. They get a taste of King's bullcrap and now they're super paranoid that this means Kratos is a genuine powerhouse. For the record, I guarantee you that what happened in Mr. is not even an ounce of /dbg/'s full power level. It could've been a hell of a lot worse.

>>213652
>>213654
I'm not sure what the bigger humiliation ritual is between these two, but either outcome would be hilarious

I do not think those funpost are enough to make Kratos win. Those memes are taking the piss out of Nu-GoW and it's clear people on /v/ don't like the new direction of the series.

>>213661
Say what you will about the hype campaigns of Batter and Shadow, but they were built around making the character look cool, even Hexfag's ironic MSPaint series. There is no way to make nu-Kratos look cool in the eyes of /v/. Nobody has ever won on a campaign based solely on self-deprecation.

>>213661
Kratos will be another Bazz. The jokes will take over the thread, but he'll job either round 1 or he'll be voted out when he reaches E8.
If he makes it past round 1, his campaign will involve making the enemies he defeated fuck his wife. Instead of collecting items from fallen enemies like Batter or Jack, he'll be collecting his wife's sons.

>>213667
>>213663
>>213661
How the hell does a God of War character get reduced to this?

Since we're on the top of of Kratos vs Asura, the next Death Battle episode is Dante vs Clive which is shaping up to be a pretty similar discourse, so there's a chance Clive gets a boost
Not that it means anything for Dante because he already won but you know

>>213670
A significant disdain for recent post-modern writing will do that

>>213663
It also helps that people don’t loathe Batter and Shadow the same way they do Kratos. Oh sure, people have criticized Ian Flynn for how he’s treated Shadow in recent years, but what Ian has done with Shadow is not even on the same level as what has happened to Kratos.

>>213672
Dammit woman, I tell you once I tell you again: the Death Battle boost does not exist. Not once has a character seen meaningful improvement because they get an episode during or around the same time as a tournament.
>Ruby
RWBYfags have had nothing since Crunchy Roll announced that they bought the ip. So, given the show's unique history with Death Battle, her episode may as well have been the latest bit of official content. Any Clivefags in the tournament (if they even exist) are not going to bring it up.
It should've been a Bayonetta rematch.

>>213636
>"Why are so many characters listed complete non-entities"
The only ones who really fit that description is Remillia and the Overwatch chick. This is a pretty normal list i dunno what you're complaining about

>>213636
>Other characters: Erika Furudo
My /tnt/ Queen.

>>213673
>>213675
The flaws are completely overblown and not worth cuck shit.

>>213657
No wonder why mr. was boring. Should have gone full Jiren.

>>213661
>>213667
What happened to Hank was on the level of what they did to Kratos but were not allowed to talk about that for some reason.

>>213684
Even with the shitty Andrew Tate episode, what was done to Hank isn't half as bad as making Kratos a preachy woke cuckhold.
And God of War was never good to begin with. It's just DMC/Bayonetta for babies. Even without the new games, Kratos would be an atrocious winner.

>>213685
They made an outdated Andrew Tate episode where Hank basically calls him and his brand of masculinity retarded.

>>213688
honest opinion: cotton had it worse than hank in the andrew tate episode
and even before that, the episode he died in was actual character assassination

>>213690
Tbf Andrew Tate is a sex trafficker so he deserves all the shit he gets.

>>213693
Didn't say he doesn't. But the episode's kind of... off and preachy. Note it was made by the Velma writer.

>>213690
Link it, I want to see it out of morbid curiosity.

>>213691
Doesn't Hank die, like, every episode?

>>213695
they mean king of the hill hank, madness combat hank is fine
here's the clip anyway Hank Defeats Andrew Tate

>>213696
Oh. Well, I don't give a shit about King of the Hill so whatever.

>>213688
>what was done to Hank isn't half as bad as making Kratos a preachy woke cuckhold.
So exactly what happened to Hank. The cuck part was even established in an earlier episode.

>>213688
DMC and Bayonetta were never good to begin with. Kamiya is an overrated hack.

>>213701
>DMC and Bayonetta were never good
Explain.

>>213701
Even if you think that they're for sure better than God of Bore

>>213701
>DMC
Yeah, good thing Kamiya only made the first one.

>>213703
They really aren't Kamiyabro.
>>213702
All flash, no substance. Devil May Crap and Mayo-netta focus more on the presentation than deeper mechanics in gameplay.

>>213652
I'd vote for Kratos but only Greek Kratos

>>213704
He also made the third Bayonetta.

>>213705
>All flash, no substance.
Have you only played DMC2?

>>213705
Only genuine retards think they're correct when they say all flash no substance. Flash is substance

>>213722
>Flash is substance
Barry Allen…

>>213742
>Queen
>her

>>213747
Beatrice is a woman her tits are enough proof.

>>213746
>brick_grating.mp3

>>213742
Another year where Erika won't qualify.

>>213788
And that's a good thing

>>213453
You are asKING too much!

>>213661
The people who unironically think Kratos even has a chance, are ultra harcore tertiaries.

>>213811
I'm going to remember this post when Kratos is top seed. Fuck off.

>>213812
Blaze was also a top seeder, guess what happened to her?

>>213817
Blaze was probably rigged lol.

>>213840
Fio's cool but while she's got three E8's including a former finals I'm not sure i remember seeing a single support post for her ever during the tourneys.

>>213840
The original Metal Slug team is working on a new one called Black Finger Jet. It's still in pre-alpha and will have 3d backgrounds, but the pixel art is solid and the trailer music is a banger.

>>213842
>>213840
forgot link to the trailer
Black Finger JET Alpha Version Teaser

>>213840
I really should replay Metal Slug. Honestly I love Fio but I can see why it'd be hard to make a campaign around her. Metal Slug in general has like zero dialogue outside of the spin-off games.

>>213845
Not too difficult, yeah, thinking about it. It just takes more effort. Portraying her just straight up shooting her opponents could be pretty funny.

>>213845
Sure that wasn't more of a Marisa thing.

>>213844
This, except for Contra characters, and with the caveat that their place to shine is really in Co-Op.

>>213722
This just means you're easily impressed

>>213705
>All flash, no substance. Devil May Crap and Mayo-netta focus more on the presentation than deeper mechanics in gameplay.
Explain how God of War isn't the same then. Go on.

>>213845
>>213847
You know, it's kind of strange how much Marisa got passed over after her 2021 won. I can understand some Touhou backlash, but she's failed to qualify both eligible years after that fact. 2023 did have the whole deal of Touhoufags trying to push for a different line-up, but even then both years she's been quite far behind. I recall her having a good campaign and being generally well-liked as a candidate in 2021. Not like she's hated by the fanbase as well. What the fuck happened?

>>213855
I wasn't implying it wasn't the same thing as well dumbass. Your GOW hate gives you tunnel vision.

>>213851
I just think you're a pseudo intellectual faggot

>>213862
I'm not and that's the rub.

Are the rumors true?

If this hashtag shit carries over to /v/ i might actually kill myself

>>213881
>hashtag
What?

>>213877
Bad PM reputation within the tournament is manufactured entirely by yours truly to ensure that more people will vote against Angela? Yes, yes they are.

>>213886
Something retarded going on with the /co/ tournament. It started with Daffy but now everyone is getting it.

>>213856
Touhou in general tapered off each year. Think the tourney bloc that was there for 2020 just dissipated over time.

>>213888
Oh that. The thing people use to discredit winners because of rigging.
People were already doing that. It's harmless funposting. The only characters I would argue should be put into question are the ones who won when NSA was the main host.

I can see Ammy winning this year solely because of what NSA tried to do with her. Hell, people just might make her entire campaign one giant fuck you to the former host.
And I don't think it's entirely unrealistic to think so. The dog herself has proven she has what it takes to make it to the elite eight and beyond. So spite might be what finally gets her the crown.

>>213877
'fraid so.

Okay, if Hornet and Amaterasu are generally agreed to be the big two going into this, who's third?

>>213892
You've been huffying too many /tnt/ farts.

>>213891
Ironically the guy spamming it was genuine autist and pedo

>>213893
Trying to make Ammy's entire campaign a fuck you to a host only /co/ still has a grudge against would only hurt her chances.

>>213894
Bazz

>>213894
Whoever Hexfag supports.

>>213906
C-Team bros... we're going to make it big this year.

>>213906
Mitabros...

>>213907
Roll with Hexfag + usual support could legit be Hornet/Ammy tier.

>>213912
It would be funny if she cucked them out of the winner's spot with Hex'a help.

Thank You for Everything

>>213913
The seethe here would be nuclear levels.

Jiren

>>213915
>Tenna
>Lace
>Anyone from E33
>Sylux
Qualified before but returning after a long absense
>Ryu Hayabusa
>Pauline

>>213922
Assume Pauline is going to be under Donkey Kong this time?

About to commit to a bad idea, but I'm just curious.

>>213439
Been plenty of discussion over the quality of /v/'s winners, particularly with King. Might as well actually put some of these opinions to numbers.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4133riLNqGsCRMyG-k6V0BOAxus5m5Jbj0M-y1FmjY4rMhw/viewform

Don't take this that seriously. Mostly a survey out of curiosity before the actual tournaments kick off this year.

>>213925
>Don't take this that seriously. Mostly a survey out of curiosity before the actual tournaments kick off this year.
That totally isn't gonna get posted a bunch to prove someone's point.

>>213926
whatever people are just finding every excuse to fight right now anyway
i'm voting because it's fun

>>213925
Good poll, I filled it out!

Who are the biggest Potential Men/Potential Women of Queen/King of /v/?

>>213929
Mario in general feels like it's been on the verge of a breakthrough run that's not just Wario or Luigi again. Wouldn't be surprised if we see someone else break into one of the Elite Eights this year, even if they don't outright win.

>>213929
My main

>>213930
I mean at Wario tries, but yeah Luigi is getting old. Mario himself could really use a strong run.

>>213929
Geralt for sure in King.

>>213933
I was also considering Bowser, Rosalina, and maybe Daisy when I said that to be clear. Maybe Donkey Kong or King K. Rool too, but debatable how much they count under that umbrella. Still, Mario is a fairly strong example in of himself. He is in that weird spot right now where it's debatable whether he's peaking as a midcarder or just simply been getting put into tougher match-ups earlier on. The fact he lost to Sam last year by around the same percentage as Wario, generally considered the stronger candidate, sticks out in particular. He also got denied out of an earlier Elite Eight run in 2022 to Jack Frost, even if that whole deal felt somewhat iffy. If he had managed to beat Jacket in 2023 and lost to Grimm the following round instead, he would admittedly stick out even more at that point. He's still got some obstacles as a less nuanced hero and the face of one of vidya's biggest publishers, but Mario is at least on my shortlist of characters who I can easily see making it to at least top 8 the next couple years.

Funny you mention Luigi, since I'd argue the fact he squeezed in twice now is a big supporting factor to why I think the Mario series has further room to develop. Even with the anti-Nintendo pushes that happen on /v/, it's clear Mario characters are able to at least partially push back against that sentiment. Could be older content with them being seen as more purely good, could be the characters simply having a lot of exposure behind them, or could even be in part from meme value. Point stands that I do think at least one or two more are going to join up the Elite Eight soon with just a little luck behind them. Guess Peach could return as well after how many years now, but I'm admittedly less confident in her right now.

>>213936
Luigi is fun, the real crime is how so little is done with him.

>>213940
this
luigi is AWESOME

So uh
What do we actually DO with Luigi?
Mario has like 10 trillion games to pull from, Wario and Bowser have loads of personality in their appearances, Waluigi has the goofball factor, and then there's Luigi.

>>213942
Nothing. I would take a serious King Boo campaign over Luigi.

>>213942
Luigi is very likable, but the issue is definitely making an interesting campaign around him. I can pick out a few tenuous ideas, but nothing that immediately sticks out. The irony is that he almost has all those specific elements you mentioned, but he's not the most prominent in any of them. In a sense, he's a jack-of-all-trades, master of none. Perfectly fine slotting into Elite Eight on easier brackets, but having trouble making his case whenever the gavel drops afterwards.

>>213942
Nothing, Luigi jobs the moment we do something

>>213942
>What do we actually DO with Luigi?
https://files.catbox.moe/6okl0x.mp4

>>213929
Postal Dude
He seems to be generally well liked but just needs the proper boon to get farther

>>213925
Currently at around 20 responses. Feel free to add to that if you haven't voted yet. I'll likely be closing this a couple days before Queen.

>>213936
I think his niggerbuff is the actual problem.

>>213932
…in the losing contest.

One week left until Queen of /v/
Post who you're gonna be campaigning for this year

>>213964
Either Hornet or Amaterasu
Whoever I feel like drawing more in the moment

>>213964
Gruntilda. It'd be hilarous if she won

>>213964
Yeah, seconding >>213966. Don't really care if they're the boring picks. Both have come to be my top two left to win at this point.

>>213967
Are you the guy who's been supporting her for years?

>>213943
KWABoo...

>>213964
Hornet.
On a side note, her having a very strong run following an unexpected Round 1 loss after returning from E8 break would be directly following in Midna’s footsteps.