seen from United States
seen from Belgium
seen from United States
seen from Australia
seen from Australia
seen from United States
seen from Russia
seen from Germany
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Greece
seen from United States
seen from Iraq
seen from Greece
seen from United States
seen from Australia
seen from Türkiye
seen from Australia
seen from China
seen from Brazil
seen from Germany
GROUP C QUARTERFINALS
Who's the better accidental parent?
Phoenix Wright & Trucy (Ace Attorney)
Kiryu & Haruka (+others) (Yakuza)
(Reminder of the criteria. Names are formatted as [dad name(s)] & [kid name(s)].)
You know those characters who definitely don't like children? Or just don't have much opportunity to interact with them, because they've probably got some kind of hardened career, like bounty hunter or apocalypse survivor or something? They never expected to be a parent. They probably don't want to be one. But then one day, they get stuck looking after this kid, and, well, they're not gonna be mean to a kid, they're not that awful. And then approximately five seconds and one emotional moment later, whoops, they've adopted them. There's no going back. That's a dad now.
This is the tournament for those characters! Characters who are not, biologically or legally, the parents of these children—but damn if they don't confuse everyone they come in contact with.
QUALIFICATIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
Despite the use of "dad," this is not a gender-locked tourney! Characters of other genders are welcome if they fit the description.
This is primarily for characters who aren't actually parents. Actual, legal adoption is OK, but it has to be preceded by the aforementioned bonding due to circumstances.
Also OK to submit duos that are more vibes or hc-based, but ones with more canon substance will probably get priority.
No real people. I may also exclude certain fandoms if something weird comes up. We'll see.
You can submit as many characters as you want, but don't spam submit the same one. That will achieve nothing except annoying me.
I have no idea how many responses this is gonna get so we're gonna play it by ear vis-a-vis how big the bracket is and how many characters get in. There are no auto ins, but I have a few characters in reserve to fill spots with if it comes up!
BE COOL. Don't dunk on other characters. They're having a rough time already, what with having to babysit all these kids. If a bunch of people are aggro about the same character, it will be considered a forfeit.
THE FINAL ROUND
Who is THE ACCIDENTAL PARENT OF ALL TIME?
Joel & Ellie (The Last of Us)
Kiryu & Haruka (+others) (Yakuza)
(Congrats to both of our finalists! Reminder of the criteria. Names are formatted as [dad name(s)] & [kid name(s)].)
ROUND 3 GROUP C
Who's the better accidental parent?
Ingo & Irida and the protagonist (Pokémon Legends Arceus)
Phoenix Wright & Trucy (Ace Attorney)
(Reminder of the criteria. Names are formatted as [dad name(s)] & [kid name(s)].)
ROUND 3 GROUP B
Who's the better accidental parent?
Pyrrha Dve & Nona (The Locked Tomb)
Scar & Mei Chang (Fullmetal Alchemist)
(Reminder of the criteria. Names are formatted as [dad name(s)] & [kid name(s)].)
ROUND 3 GROUP C
Who's the better accidental parent?
Stan Pines & Dipper and Mabel (Gravity Falls)
Kiryu & Haruka (+others) (Yakuza)
(Reminder of the criteria. Names are formatted as [dad name(s)] & [kid name(s)].)
ROUND 1 GROUP C
Who's the better accidental parent?
Ingo & Irida and the protagonist (Pokémon Legends Arceus)
Gregor & Emil Sinclair (Limbus Company)
(Reminder of the criteria. Names are formatted as [dad name(s)] & [kid name(s)].)
ROUND 3 GROUP D
Who's the better accidental parent?
Father Garcia & John (FAITH)
Rei and Kazuki & Miri (Buddy Daddies)
(Reminder of the criteria. Names are formatted as [dad name(s)] & [kid name(s)].)
