AUTISTIC FIGHTING GAME CHARACTER TOURNEY

We're here to organise a tournament to decide which out of 24 selected fighting game characters has the most autistic swag! FIRST WINNER: Bedman

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Here are the final bracket results! good job to everyone involved and we shall see you in the next one! well, if there is a "next one" to begin with...

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Coming soon.....

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FINALS, MATCH 23

BEDMAN (Guilty Gear) VS REIMU HAKUREI (Every Single Touhou Project Fighting Game Ever)

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Bedman

Reimu Hakurei

Voting ended onAug 22, 2023

More info about each fighter below the cut!!!

About Bedman:

"I need you to look at him and tell me otherwise. the unnecessary verbose language. the brain-betraying-your-body-and-vice-versa. the being very bad at social interactions. he just like me fr your honor"

"has a ‘condition’ where his brain does so much that he has to stay asleep to not get overloaded and die (relatable)"

"He has trouble with social stuff, has a special interest in theater stuff he brings up a ton, stims by rocking and all his likes and dislikes are sensory based, is noted to be weird by the cast and in his win quotes claims to not understand the other characters."

“Every single line of his is a 100 paragraph infodump and also he rules.”

He was single handedly the most submitted character out of all.

About Reimu Hakurei:

Her expressions and body language are either stiff or overly expressive with no in between.

Stims by repetitively stretching her arms.

Her daily routine is quite rigid, but she won't have it any other way.

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This is it folks, BEDMAN from GUILTY GEAR has been officially declared the winner of the first ever Autistic Fighter Showdown!

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FINALS, MATCH 23

BEDMAN (Guilty Gear) VS REIMU HAKUREI (Every Single Touhou Project Fighting Game Ever)

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Bedman

Reimu Hakurei

Voting ended onAug 22, 2023

More info about each fighter below the cut!!!

About Bedman:

"I need you to look at him and tell me otherwise. the unnecessary verbose language. the brain-betraying-your-body-and-vice-versa. the being very bad at social interactions. he just like me fr your honor"

"has a ‘condition’ where his brain does so much that he has to stay asleep to not get overloaded and die (relatable)"

"He has trouble with social stuff, has a special interest in theater stuff he brings up a ton, stims by rocking and all his likes and dislikes are sensory based, is noted to be weird by the cast and in his win quotes claims to not understand the other characters."

“Every single line of his is a 100 paragraph infodump and also he rules.”

He was single handedly the most submitted character out of all.

About Reimu Hakurei:

Her expressions and body language are either stiff or overly expressive with no in between.

Stims by repetitively stretching her arms.

Her daily routine is quite rigid, but she won't have it any other way.

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

At last, we have arrived at the finals! Bedman VS Reimu Hakurei! the poll to decide it all will be up on AUGUST 15th, same time as usual. until then, please submit additional propaganda in DMs to support the autistic fighter whose side you happen to be on!

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SEMIFINALS, SIDE B, MATCH 22

Reimu Hakurei [Every Single Touhou Project Fighting Game Ever] VS Ramlethal Valentine [Guilty Gear]

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Reimu Hakurei

Ramlethal Valentine

Voting ended onAug 7, 2023

More info about each fighter below the cut!!

About Reimu Hakurei:

Her expression and body language  is either stiff or overly expressive with no in between.

Stims by repetitively stretching her arms.

Her daily routine is quite rigid, but she won't have it any other way.

About Ramlethal Valentine:

Her entire arc in the Xrd games is about her learning what emotions and social cues are.

Struggles with understanding and expressing her own emotions.

Has a flat affect.

"giant fucking cloak. no way that thing isn't heavy, speaking as a guy with autism I would kill for a giant weighted flesh cloak."

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REIMU HAKUREI from TOUHOU PROJECT moves on to the finals!

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SEMIFINALS, SIDE A, MATCH 21

Phonon [Under Night In-birth] VS Bedman [Guilty Gear]

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Phonon

Bedman

Voting ended onAug 7, 2023

More info about each fighter below the cut!!

About Phonon:

Has a special interest in writing and the supernatural.

Wears her headphones whenever she can to not only filter out noise but to make it so people won't talk to her if she doesn't need them to.

Sees social norms as dumb and refuses to follow them.

Hates lying and is very bad at it.

Tried to put on a more social and haughty act in her Arcade Mode, but completely dropped it the moment she was alone.

"There are multiple Under Night characters with autism swag but if anyone deserves the spot in this tournament it HAS to be her"

"Phonon is the tourney's sole representative of cringefail teenager autism so she should get really far if not win"

About Bedman:

"I need you to look at him and tell me otherwise. the unnecessary verbose language. the brain-betraying-your-body-and-vice-versa. the being very bad at social interactions. he just like me fr your honor"

"has a ‘condition’ where his brain does so much that he has to stay asleep to not get overloaded and die (relatable)"

"He has trouble with social stuff, has a special interest in theater stuff he brings up a ton, stims by rocking and all his likes and dislikes are sensory based, is noted to be weird by the cast and in his win quotes claims to not understand the other characters."

“every single line of his is a 100 paragraph infodump and also he rules.”

He was singlehandedly the most submitted character out of all.

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BEDMAN from GUILTY GEAR wins and moves on to the finals!

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SEMIFINALS, SIDE B, MATCH 22

Reimu Hakurei [Every Single Touhou Project Fighting Game Ever] VS Ramlethal Valentine [Guilty Gear]

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Reimu Hakurei

Ramlethal Valentine

Voting ended onAug 7, 2023

More info about each fighter below the cut!!

About Reimu Hakurei:

Her expression and body language  is either stiff or overly expressive with no in between.

Stims by repetitively stretching her arms.

Her daily routine is quite rigid, but she won't have it any other way.

About Ramlethal Valentine:

Her entire arc in the Xrd games is about her learning what emotions and social cues are.

Struggles with understanding and expressing her own emotions.

Has a flat affect.

"giant fucking cloak. no way that thing isn't heavy, speaking as a guy with autism I would kill for a giant weighted flesh cloak."

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SEMIFINALS, SIDE A, MATCH 21

Phonon [Under Night In-birth] VS Bedman [Guilty Gear]

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Phonon

Bedman

Voting ended onAug 7, 2023

More info about each fighter below the cut!!

About Phonon:

Has a special interest in writing and the supernatural.

Wears her headphones whenever she can to not only filter out noise but to make it so people won't talk to her if she doesn't need them to.

Sees social norms as dumb and refuses to follow them.

Hates lying and is very bad at it.

Tried to put on a more social and haughty act in her Arcade Mode, but completely dropped it the moment she was alone.

"There are multiple Under Night characters with autism swag but if anyone deserves the spot in this tournament it HAS to be her"

"Phonon is the tourney's sole representative of cringefail teenager autism so she should get really far if not win"

About Bedman:

"I need you to look at him and tell me otherwise. the unnecessary verbose language. the brain-betraying-your-body-and-vice-versa. the being very bad at social interactions. he just like me fr your honor"

"has a ‘condition’ where his brain does so much that he has to stay asleep to not get overloaded and die (relatable)"

"He has trouble with social stuff, has a special interest in theater stuff he brings up a ton, stims by rocking and all his likes and dislikes are sensory based, is noted to be weird by the cast and in his win quotes claims to not understand the other characters."

“every single line of his is a 100 paragraph infodump and also he rules.”

He was singlehandedly the most submitted character out of all.

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Due to technical difficulties, the semifinals will be delayed for tommorow! Please submit additional propaganda!

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Last day to submit additional propaganda!

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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!

We have arrived at the semifinals at last! they will [hopefully] begin on JULY 30TH. Until then, please submit additional propaganda for the contestants:

Phonon from Under Night In-birth, Bedman from Guilty Gear, Reimu Hakurei from Touhou Project and Ramlethal Valentine from Guilty Gear. May the best autistic fighter win!

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QUARTERFINALS, SIDE B, MATCH 20

Koishi Komeiji [Antinomy of Common Flowers] VS Ramlethal Valentine [Guilty Gear]

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Koishi Komeiji

Ramlethal Valentine

Voting ended onJul 22, 2023

More info about each character below the cut!!!

About Koishi Komeiji:

Closed her third eye and stopped thinking in the conventional sense to prevent herself from getting sensory overload.

Despite being very compassionate,she often comes off as rude when she doesn't mean to because of her phrasing and tone of speech.

Can't lie and always acts on impulse, saying and doing the first thing that comes to her.

Stims by waving her arms a lot in quick succession.

"She's like the joker but for autistic people".

About Ramlethal Valentine:

Her entire arc in the Xrd games is about her learning what emotions and social cues are.

Struggles with understanding and expressing her own emotions.

Has a flat affect.

"giant fucking cloak. no way that thing isn't heavy, speaking as a guy with autism I would kill for a giant weighted flesh cloak."

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Congratulations, RAMLETHAL VALENTINE from GUILTY GEAR!

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QUARTERFINALS, SIDE B, MATCH 19

Sol Badguy [Guilty Gear] VS Reimu Hakurei [Every Single Touhou Project Fighting Game]

Which Fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Sol Badguy

Reimu Hakurei

Voting ended onJul 22, 2023

More info about each character below the cut!!

About Sol Badguy:

Prefers to use actions to express himself rather than use verbal communication.

Has a special interest in the band Queen from Real Life that has lasted and still does for 180+ years.

Won the Guilty Gear Preliminary Poll.

About Reimu Hakurei:

Her expression and body language  is either stiff or overly expressive with no in between.

Stims by repetitively stretching her arms.

Her daily routine is quite rigid, but she won't have it any other way.

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After a long battle, REIMU HAKUREI from TOUHOU PROJECT wins and moves on to the semifinals!

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QUARTERFINALS, SIDE A, MATCH 18

Kokonoe Mercury [BlazBlue] VS Bedman [Guilty Gear]

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Kokonoe

Bedman

Voting ended onJul 22, 2023

More info about each character under the cut!!

About Kokonoe Mercury:

Only eats a few select food items.

Has low empathy.

Has a flat affect.

Hates wearing shoes and is taking them off in nearly all of her character art.

Doesn't like fighting not because she isn't powerful with her own combat merit but just because she really doesn't like interacting with more people than she has to.

"The way she handles social situations and talking to people in general is definitely treated like a double edged sword, not something that's completely a good or bad thing. It's a pretty big tension in her character which I think is why she resonates so much with a significant number of autistic people."

Won the BlazBlue Preliminary Poll.

About Bedman:

"I need you to look at him and tell me otherwise. the unnecessary verbose language. the brain-betraying-your-body-and-vice-versa. the being very bad at social interactions. he just like me fr your honor"

"has a ‘condition’ where his brain does so much that he has to stay asleep to not get overloaded and die (relatable)"

"He has trouble with social stuff, has a special interest in theater stuff he brings up a ton, stims by rocking and all his likes and dislikes are sensory based, is noted to be weird by the cast and in his win quotes claims to not understand the other characters."

“every single line of his is a 100 paragraph infodump and also he rules.”

He was single handedly the most submitted character out of all.

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Congrats to BEDMAN from GUILTY GEAR for winning this match and moving to the semifinals! Kokonoe i am so so so so sorry

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QUARTERFINALS, SIDE A, MATCH 17

Phonon [Under Night In-birth] VS Kohaku [Melty Blood]

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Phonon

Kohaku

Voting ended onJul 22, 2023

More info about each character below the cut!!

About Phonon:

Has a special interest in writing and the supernatural.

Wears her headphones whenever she can to not only filter out noise but to make it so people won't talk to her if she doesn't need them to.

Sees social norms as dumb and refuses to follow them.

Hates lying and is very bad at it.

Tried to put on a more social and haughty act in her Arcade Mode, but completely dropped it the moment she was alone.

"There are multiple Under Night characters with autism swag but if anyone deserves the spot in this tournament it HAS to be her"

"Phonon is the tourney's sole representative of cringefail teenager autism so she should get really far if not win"

About Kohaku:

no propaganda submitted :c

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Congratulations to PHONON from UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH for making it to the semifinals!

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QUARTERFINALS, SIDE B, MATCH 20

Koishi Komeiji [Antinomy of Common Flowers] VS Ramlethal Valentine [Guilty Gear]

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Koishi Komeiji

Ramlethal Valentine

Voting ended onJul 22, 2023

More info about each character below the cut!!!

About Koishi Komeiji:

Closed her third eye and stopped thinking in the conventional sense to prevent herself from getting sensory overload.

Despite being very compassionate,she often comes off as rude when she doesn't mean to because of her phrasing and tone of speech.

Can't lie and always acts on impulse, saying and doing the first thing that comes to her.

Stims by waving her arms a lot in quick succession.

"She's like the joker but for autistic people".

About Ramlethal Valentine:

Her entire arc in the Xrd games is about her learning what emotions and social cues are.

Struggles with understanding and expressing her own emotions.

Has a flat affect.

"giant fucking cloak. no way that thing isn't heavy, speaking as a guy with autism I would kill for a giant weighted flesh cloak."