Congrats to FREDDIE MERCURY for being crowned the SPARKLIEST BARD!!!! ~ Watch these bards BATTLE to determine which has the most PIZAZZ and SPARKLE!! ~ Asks welcome! ~ (My main is @bloodsoaked-rainbows) ~ You can sort by #polls to not see all the extra stuff :D
Congratulations to ✨FREDDIE MERCURY✨ for being crowned the ✨SPARKLIEST BARD✨ in all the land!!!!
🎶HE. IS. THE CHAMPION. 🎶
Over the course of this bracket, he has faced off against many worthy bards, including an inter-dimensional storyteller, multiple irl musical artists, an immortal musically talented war criminal, and a muppet, and he proved himself to be the most sparkliest of them all.
Excellent singing, excellent piano playing, excellent songwriting, excellent fashion sense, and overall ~glamour~, Freddie Mercury has it all. Here are some of my favorite of Freddie's bardly moments, and feel free to reblog and add your own to celebrate our Bardly Champion!:
And to honor Freddie Mercury's wonderful legacy, I present my favorite Bohemian Rhapsody video ever -- he didn't even need to be alive to have a concert!:
And while we celebrate and throw a Queen-themed party for our Champion of Bards, do not forget to give a round of applause to all of the incredible bards who participated in this bardly showdown!! You can find all of their names and fandoms, along with the full completed bracket under the cut :D
That's all from me for now, folks!! I may make a poll for 3rd place if people are interested, and if people are very enthusiastic, I might make a round 2: fictional characters only! Lemme know if you'd be interested in either of those things, and thank you oh so much for your support through this whole bracket, and have a wonderful day all you fantastic bards and bard fans!!!
Complete Bracket in image format:
And the names and fandoms of all of our bards from the whole bracket!:
Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth)
David Bowie (Real Life)
Thom Merrilin (Wheel of Time)
Gurney Halleck (Dune)
The Bard/Kiwi (Wandersong)
Daeron (The Silmarillion)
Callie Cuttlefish (Splatoon)
Finrod (The Silmarillion)
Apollo/Lester Papadopoulos (The Trials of Apollo)
Apollo (Greek Mythology)
Bill Cypher (Gravity Falls)
Chong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Max Rebo (Star Wars)
Edgin Darvis (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves)
Dimentio (Super Paper Mario)
Will Scarlet (Robin Hood)
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem (The Muppets)
Link (The Legend of Zelda)
Katalina (Tabletop Time)
Starling Birdsong (Realm of the Elderlings)
Orpheus (Greek Mythology)
“Weird Al” Yankovic (Real Life)
Dave BruBot/The Major Player (Toontown: Corporate Clash)
Carrie Wilson (Julie and the Phantoms)
Kvothe (The Kingkiller Chronicle)
Elan (Order of the Stick)
Raz'ul, Son of Daz'ul (BomBARDed)
Edward Chris von Muir (Final Fantasy IV)
Binary Bard (Poptropica)
Christian (Moulin Rouge)
The Bard (Shovel Knight)
Fflewddur Fflam (The Chronicles of Prydain)
Man with the Harmonica (Once Upon a Time in the West)
Kyoami/The Fool (Ran/King Lear)
Diedrich Knickerbocker (Headless: A Sleepy Hollow Story)
Hannah Montana (Hannah Montana)
Bard the Bowman (The Hobbit)
Leliana (Dragon Age)
Sprig Plantar (Amphibia)
Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)
Neil Banging Out the Tunes (Tumblr)
The Muses (Disney Hercules)
Robinton (Pern)
Thistle/Sissel (Delicious in Dungeon)
Loquatius Seelie (Critical Role)
Cicero (Skyrim)
Michael Jackson (Real Life)
Oli/TheOrionSound (Empires SMP)
Megamind (Megamind)
The Onceler (The Lorax)
Mettaton (Undertale)
Gamzee Makara (Homestuck)
William Shakespeare (Real Life)
William Shakespeare (Something Rotten)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Classicaloid)
William Shamspeare (Ace Attorney)
Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
Brook (One Piece)
Gerard Way (Real Life)
Sea Hawk (She-Ra and the Princess of Power)
Snufkin (Moomin)
Frank Sinatra (Real Life)
Lias "Cliff" Bluestone (Discworld)
Rick Astley (Real Life)
Alan-a-Dale (Robin Hood)
Essi Daven (The Witcher)
Lúthien Tinúviel (The Silmarillion)
Stefen (The Heralds of Valdemar)
Roman Sanders (Sanders Sides)
Remus Sanders (Sanders Sides)
Bard (Crypt of the Necrodancer)
Kass (Legend of Zelda/Breath of the Wild)
Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
Glenn Close (Dungeons & Daddies)
Miss Piggy (The Muppets)
Nydas Okiro (Critical Role)
Charlie Pace (Lost)
Dob the Half-Orc Bard (Oxventure)
Kitagra (Kings of the Wyld)
Kaylie Shorthalt (Critical Role)
Father Gabriel (The Mission)
Gabrielle the Battling Bard (Xena: The Warrior Princess)
Haer'Dalis (Baldur's Gate)
Tsukasa Tenma (Project Sekai: Colorful Stage!)
Tom Bombadil (The Lord of the Rings)
Sylvando (Dragon Quest 11)
Steve McKenzie/Jester (Galavant)
Gieve (The Heroic Legend of Arslan)
Jaskier/Dandelion (The Witcher)
Kubo (Kubo and the Two Strings)
Guiliastes/Gui (1/2 Prince)
Rocky (Lackadaisy)
Asmodean (Wheel of Time)
Neil Cicierega/Lemon Demon (Real Life)
Kermit the Bard (Tales of Tinkerdee)
The Pied Piper (The Pied Piper of Hamelin)
Venti (Genshin Impact)
Sir Robin's Minstrels (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
Oscar Wilde (Rusty Quill Gaming)
Franz Liszt (Classicaloid)
Eddie Munson (Stranger Things)
Puss in Boots (Shrek)
Freddie Mercury (Real Life)
Hoid/Wit (Cosmere)
Noise (Roleslaying with Roman)
The Amazing Devil (Real Life)
Klavier Gavin (Ace Attorney)
Rickety Stitch (Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo)
Welcome, valiant bard fans, to Round 7, AKA The Final!!! Above is the bracket for the ULTIMATE ROUND!!! If you'd like to see what brave and skillful bards have been defeated in Rounds 1-4, you can view the full bracket here.
This round, is between the final two competitors -- give it up for "Weird Al" Yankovic and Freddie Mercury!!! As it is the final, there will be just one poll. This poll will be released on Friday, July 5, at 2PM Pacific Time, and the voting time will run for a week.
Until then, please do submit propaganda for your favorite of the two bards via reblogs, the ask box, or tagging this blog!!! (These bards are so naturally fabulous that they've gotten this far without much propaganda, so don't be shy!!) I always love all of you guys' propaganda so much :D
The text version of the bracket is simply:
"Weird Al" Yankovic (Real Life) vs Freddie Mercury (Real Life)
Also, I will be making a fun winner graphic for whichever bard wins, if that helps to motivate y'all ;)
Calling all bard fans to Round 6, aka ✨the Semifinals✨!!! Above is the bracket for this PENULTIMATE round. If you'd like to see what matches we've had in Rounds 1-4, and what valiant bards have been defeated, here is the link to Round 4's bracket.
This round has just 4 contestants, and 2 polls total (wHAT). The first poll will be posted this Thursday, June 20 at 9am Pacific Time, and the second poll will be posted at 3pm on the same day.
As always, feel free to submit propaganda for your favorite bards via reblogs, the ask box, or tagging this blog! I always love all of you guys's propaganda so much, so don't be shy!! :D
[Text version of the bracket with full names, fandom names (not that it's very complicated this round), and poll links (once polls go live) beneath the cut!]
SEMIFINALS:
“Weird Al” Yankovic (Real Life) vs Neil Banging Out the Tunes (Tumblr)
2. Miss Piggy (The Muppets) vs Freddie Mercury (Real Life)
Hey everybody!! So sorry for my long haitus, life has been a lot lately. But now that the school year's over and things have finally calmed down a bit, I just wanted to give y'all a heads up that the semifinals and finals will be happening this month!!! I'll post a more detailed announcement with the exact dates the polls will be posted soon, so keep an eye out for that.
Anyways, yeah that's about it. Just wanted to let y'all know that I am not, in fact, dead, and that I'm stoked to see how the FINAL BARD BATTLES will turn out :)
Freddie Mercury (Real Life) vs Maglor (The Silmarillion)
Freddie Mercury
Maglor
(See Results)
Voting ended onJan 28, 2024
(Maglor art by @elena-kukanova)
Freddie Mercury Propaganda:
🎶HEEEEEE IS THE CHAAAMPION MY FRIEEENDS🎶
Maglor Propaganda:
He canonically has incredible and magical singing, he's very broody, he searches for sparkly gems, and he lowkey becomes an adopted dad
doomed singer and harper, loves gems, had a silmaril (ultimate shiny gem) but it hated him because he killed people for it, wrote the Noldolantë (lamenting song about the fall of his people) and now wanders the shores singing in pain and regret. the sun sparkles off his tears :)
My guys named after his voice. Committed murder, wrote mega hit about said murder, proceeded to commit Many more murders and added that to said song. Is said to be wandering the shores singing of his sorrows for eternity.
He is a bard because canon, and he is sparkly because he is drenched in seawater and it’s sunny out
he was known as the greatest bard of the Ñoldor, he killed a bunch of people and then wrote an absolute banger of a song about how sad it made him (he killed more people later though) he would be more sparkly if he had kept the Silmaril but it burned him (because he killed so many people) so he threw it into the sea and then wandered the beach forever singing about how sad he was and how he regretted murdering so many people over shiny rocks
Commits war crimes but feels bad after so he writes a sad song about it
He’s the mightiest singer of the Noldor (his group of elves)!!
He is remembered as one of the greatest musicians to ever live in Middle Earth and most of his story centers around sparkly rocks
Propaganda for Maglor in meme format (along with an excellent one about this matchup) by the wonderful @mismatchedshoes under the cut:
Miss Piggy (The Muppets) vs Jaskier/Dandelion (The Witcher)
Miss Piggy
Jaskier/Dandelion
(See Results)
Voting ended onJan 28, 2024
Jaskier/Dandelion Propaganda:
you know the answer
He sings, he's overly dramatic and he's fruity af
literally a bard and 💅
Jaskier says he was made to make music, to put himself in others' shoes to write epic tales of what it feels to live and love. He is an extravagant diva with fabulous dress sense, a sunshine personality and plenty of wit. His love of the witcher, Geralt of Rivia, and his "lovely bottom" is enough to make Jaskier go down in history.
Everything about him, his songs, his voice, his jokes, his rings and necklaces, clothes, his mere presence!!!!!
he travels around and plays the lute and fucks everyone that looks at him and wears outrageous outfits
Finrod (The Silmarillion) vs “Weird Al” Yankovic (Real Life)
Finrod
"Weird Al" Yankovic
(See Results)
Voting ended onJan 28, 2024
(Finrod art by @elena-kukanova)
Finrod Propaganda:
He's pretty, he has excellent hair, and one time he almost won a rap battle with Sauron
Only elf to carry sparkly jewels across the death Ice, fought Sauron with a song
golden boy master harpist playing Songs of Power. also he died fighting werewolves which is pretty cool
'died fighting werewolves' does not do the situation justice
sauron threw him to the wolves to die, and he took one out with him by ripping out its throat. with his teeth
"Weird Al" Yankovic Propaganda:
No one plays the accordian better than he
Woah woah woah if it's sparkly bards youre looking for then it's definitely Weird Al you need, he is both in abundance
Finrod (The Silmarillion) vs “Weird Al” Yankovic (Real Life)
Finrod
"Weird Al" Yankovic
(See Results)
Voting ended onJan 28, 2024
(Finrod art by @elena-kukanova)
Finrod Propaganda:
He's pretty, he has excellent hair, and one time he almost won a rap battle with Sauron
Only elf to carry sparkly jewels across the death Ice, fought Sauron with a song
golden boy master harpist playing Songs of Power. also he died fighting werewolves which is pretty cool
'died fighting werewolves' does not do the situation justice
sauron threw him to the wolves to die, and he took one out with him by ripping out its throat. with his teeth
"Weird Al" Yankovic Propaganda:
No one plays the accordian better than he
Woah woah woah if it's sparkly bards youre looking for then it's definitely Weird Al you need, he is both in abundance
okay, "Only elf to carry sparkly jewels across the death Ice" does not do it justice. this man packed a pile of precious gems and hauled them all the way across an unstable shifting glacial mass during a journey that took decades to complete
he was also the recipient of the nauglamir*, a very shiny and intricate carcanet created by the dwarves and gifted to him in friendship. and you know a piece of jewelry has some serious bling if it has a name
also i can't believe that no one has brought up yet that his hair is silver-gold like his sister galadriel's, and it gleams with the echo of the light of creation. i mean, can't get much shinier than that
(*best not to get into dragon-cursed jewelry lore here, just know that it was a very nice gesture of friendship from them to him)
