#autisticfighterpoll2023

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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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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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PRELIMINARY POLL: GUILTY GEAR EDITION

While Bedman and Ramlethal Valentine have received the majority of submissions sent thus far, the characters present here have all been submitted a lot as well, warranting the existence of a third slot for the series in the bracket.

ASUKA R. KREUTZ vs SOL BADGUY vs DELILAH NEUMANN vs ELPHELT VALENTINE

Which one will claim the third slot?

Asuka R. Kreutz

Sol Badguy

Delilah Neumann

Elphelt Valentine

Voting ended onJun 1, 2023

This poll will last one week, reminder that propaganda is encouraged!

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ROUND 2, SIDE B, MATCH 15

Yu Narukami [Persona 4 Arena] VS Koishi Komeiji [Touhou 15.5: Antinomy of Common Flowers]

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Yu Narukami

Koishi Komeiji

Voting ended onJul 8, 2023

More info about each character below the cut!!

About Yu Narukami:

"Don't even get me STARTED. I don't think p4a is the best exhibition of why I think he's autistic but between it, his portrayal in the anime, and various other spinoffs I find a lot to relate to with how my autism is."

"silent protagonists of this type in general tend to come off as having some autistic traits, but couple that with the anime and spinoff games portrayal of him and it feels really clear to see. he seems to not really notice or pay attention to social cues in a way that felt very familiar to me. "

"he really resonates with me as an autistic person who has trouble making and keeping friends. even with all the flaws that persona 4 has, seeing the friendships through that lens makes me happy. "

"It's implied in flashback sequences (and even more prominently in the manga) that he didn't have a lot of friends growing up, and never ones who kept in contact. watching him grow from blocking out the world and staying out of things to being the centre of a group that care about him so much, that aren't put off by his quirks or oddities... it meant a lot to me, especially with the episodes the anime dedicated to unpacking his own fears of his friends leaving him behind, and reassuring him that these people really do love him, and won't just leave."

" Altogether, he's probably my favourite portrayal of a wild card (character in persona who can use multiple personas, usually strengthened in response to their bonds with friends and family) in persona because i know the work it took to build those connections. watching him come out of his shell more and feel more confident in himself no matter how strange people might find him was really nice to see."

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".

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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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ROUND 1, SIDE A, MATCH 4

Alisa Bosconovitch (Tekken) VS Bedman (Guilty Gear)

Which fighter has more Autistic Swag?

Alisa Bosconovitch

Bedman

Voting ended onJun 25, 2023

More info about each character below the cut!!

About Alisa Bosconovitch:

"She has that autistic robotgirl swag"

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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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."