hi!! i really liked tumblr tournaments so i made my own!!
lil introduction: my name's star! my pronouns are she/they/it and i'm omnisexual! (and questioning my gender. probably enby) i'm autistic!
with that out of the way, i'm gonna need idea submissions... this will be a multitournament blog!!!
submit ideas here :3
i need ideas for tournaments myself so i made this ^^
inspirations (not all of them but some. not necessarily ones i participated in but ones i've seen):
@irlcats-bracket @hot-take-tournament @best-bff-brawl @adhdvsautismbracket @generic-anime-boy-bracket @bestpokemonevertournament @tboyswagcompetition @selfindulgentsillinessbracket @shinypokemonshowdown @look-how-they-massacred-them @arrowtossingtournament @bestfictionaldivorce @elementspecificcharatourney @meanpurplepoll @bluehairpronounsbracket i'll reblog w more in a bit
i love this poll so much but i have been reprimanded by my peers for failing to submit cesare from the german expressionist film "the cabinet of dr. caligari" back when submissions were open. to assuage the damage which this egregious oversight on my part has wrought, i humbly request that you share this edit my friend made. thank you https://www.tumblr.com/ankhisms/698952856511889408/hi-everyone-im-very-sorry
In this house we spotlight ALL emo boys, not just ones who made it into the tournament
Do you love old man yaoi? Old woman yuri? Do you want to see your favorite old man yaoi and old woman yuri couples fight each other? to the death? Well here we are now.
(Btw we only do real gay elders here we are NOT calling dudes in their 30s old man yaoi. more info is in the form and under the read more)
This is my third time running a tournament; I also did @worstcharacterpoll and @youngersiblingstournament & both times i have gained more insight on how to run these properly LOL
well anyway ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS NOW vvv
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES (Please read):
No real people even if it's really funny
No characters based on real people
Couples must be gay; if one
No set submission closing time yet but try to get your submissions in asap
Guidelines and stuff is below, but it's copy pasted in the submission form. Also please submit yuri
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES (Please read):
No real people even if it's really funny
No characters based on real people
Couples must be gay; if one of them is canonically nonbinary though, they will be allowed
No incest or abusive ships
I'll be vetting source material on a case-by-case basis, but just so we're clear I'm not putting Harry Potter or OFMD in the poll
There will be a maximum of one ship per source material in the poll. You can submit multiple ships from the same material, but only one will be allowed if it gets in
AGE GUIDELINES SECTION (because I keep seeing people use the term "old man yaoi" for couples in their 30s or even 20s):
THESE GO FOR BOTH PARTIES IN THE RELATIONSHIP
Human characters with a canon age must be at least 50. This also goes for characters that aren't human but age at the same rate as humans. Please double-check your characters' ages before you submit to save me some headache
If they don't have a canon age, they must look elderly.
No characters that have been de-aged (ex. Purah from Zelda).
For nonhuman characters that age at a different rate than humans: they must be old for their species (ex. Ravenpaw and Barley from Warrior Cats; Ravenpaw is the younger one, and is around the same age as Graystripe, who becomes old enough to retire as an elder).
For immortals/characters with very very long lifespans, they must look old (ex. Gandalf from Lord of the Rings would count; Hythlodaeus from Final Fantasy XIV would not).
Couples that will already be in the poll, so you don't need to submit them:
Couples already under consideration, but will depend on the other submissions if they get in the poll or not; you may submit your support for them if you want to see them:
Walter White/Mike Ehrmantraut (Breaking Bad) (keep in mind this one is mostly a joke)
Ms. Bitters/Countess von Verminstrassen (Invader Zim) (minor characters but I invented this one and I'm partial to it)
TBH i still need some promo for this </3 @who-do-i-know-this-man @retirement-home-rumble @emoboybattle @victimsofyaoipoll @look-how-they-massacred-them
Is your blorbo fated by some ancient prophecy to save the world? Do they struggle under the weight of their destiny? Is your blorbo... the Chosen One? This is the place for all your favorite (or least favorite) chosen ones to compete against each other! Some guidelines for the tournament:
They have to be explicitly referred to in the source material as a chosen one.
No Harry Potter submissions, please.
I don't think there are any real people who count? But if you can find one, feel free to submit.
Submit as many different characters as you want, but don't spam the same character.
Submission will be open for a few weeks, depending on how many get submitted.
Inspired by other tournaments, including @ultimate-poll-tournament, @emoboybattle, @latine-showdown, @obscurecharactershowdown, @divine-swag-summit, @generic-man-in-suit-battle, @michaeltournament, @retirement-home-rumble, @hauntthenarrative, @tournament-winners-tournament, and @patheticmenscuffle
And also @angelicswagsummit, because I am angelic swag summit!