A tournament to see which capitalist is truly the best, and who will be acquired in the upcoming merger. Sponsored by Sunshine Synergies, Ltd. (Submission form in pinned post)
Come show support for your favourite capitalist/corporate entity, to decide who will reign victor and which unworthy competitors will be integrated in the next merger! Please submit entries here, and remember: participation is mandatory. Submissions will be closing March 18th, 6 PM CST. (Thank you to our investors (inspiration): @autismswagsummit @divine-swag-summit @best-bot-tournament-2023)
Rules:
-You may only submit each character/company once. You are welcome to enter multiple, though!
-No real life examples, please. We hate capitalism in real life here, sir.
-You may submit either individual characters (such as Cave Johnson from Portal, or Ratchet from Robots) or entire companies (such as Aperture Science, or Strex Corp from Welcome to Night Vale).
Remember to have fun, and vote correctly! And most importantly, get back to work!
Send applicable submissions to capitalist-bastard-showdown
Get a second/replacement mod to hold the tournament
Close the tournament/blog
Voting ended onMar 12, 2023
Tl;dr, I've had a lot of changes hit over the past little while, mostly my mental health semi-tanking from all the other stuff happening (though I'm not in any danger or a state of concern or anything), and, with submissions planned to close in two hours, unfortunately I'm not sure if I'll be able to execute the tournament as I thought (at least, not without an extension). So, I'm leaving it up to you guys; thank you for any voting you might do, and thank you for all the voting you've already done
Send applicable submissions to capitalist-bastard-showdown
Get a second/replacement mod to hold the tournament
Close the tournament/blog
Voting ended onMar 12, 2023
Tl;dr, I've had a lot of changes hit over the past little while, mostly my mental health semi-tanking from all the other stuff happening (though I'm not in any danger or a state of concern or anything), and, with submissions planned to close in two hours, unfortunately I'm not sure if I'll be able to execute the tournament as I thought (at least, not without an extension). So, I'm leaving it up to you guys; thank you for any voting you might do, and thank you for all the voting you've already done
Welcome one and all to the 2023 Tumblr Capital Bastard Showdown!
A 32-character bracket tournament dedicated to answering the question: "who is the most capitalist bastard in all of fiction?" . Are we voting for our favorites or the biggest bastard of them all? ....yes.
First some ground rules
Absolutely no real people or companies. We get it it’s fun to dunk on people like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, but this tournament is more about escapism. Let’s face it, fictional bastardy is more fun to explore than what’s currently going on in the world.
Acquisition of wealth doesn’t have to be their sole character motivation, but it helps if it’s still significant enough to their character and so long as they’re willing to do morally questionable things in the name of money they qualify.
Similarly “bastard” in this context doesn’t necessarily mean they have to be evil, some might even be protagonists in the stories, as such anti-hero characters are allowed so long as they meet the qualifications of having morally grey at best characterizations and money as a significant motivation. “Bastard” is also gender-neutral.
They have be private citizens in their narrative so monarchs and aristocrats are disqualified.
As per usual, you are allowed to make multiple submissions but you’re only allowed one entry per character.
Propaganda, reblogs, and fan art are fine, just try to be reasonable and not spam too much, and at least accept losses with grace. Even if you “call bullshit” on the results, at least be a good sport about it (ie…this is a Tumblr poll, bro please don’t take this too seriously)
Please feel free to shoot me an ask if you have any genuine questions or spot any potential grey areas, constructive feedback is always appreciated.
Submit the best (worst) capitalists/companies to see who will survive the latest merger. (No real life examples, can be individuals (Cave Jo
Submission form post that's easier to locate than one underlined word, barely visible in a pinned post sjfkskdk. Now, if only I could have two pinned posts at once
Forgive the unprofessionalism, but seeing someone mention the Smiling God and follow it with 'and that guy is a creep' is the funniest thing I've seen all day
