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Oscar x Charlie art by @potato-lord-but-not

Oscar (Malevolent Pod) X Charlie/Noel Finely (Malevolent Pod) vs Pompompurin from Sanrio x Snoopy from Peanuts

What is the better crackship?

Oscar x Charlie

Snoopy x Pompompurin

Voting ended onAug 3, 2025

Propaganda:

Oscar x Charlie:

gestures to @potato-lord-but-not 's art need I explain more? (i was tempted to submit the whole polycule, but honestly i feel like holy ghosts on it's own is infinitely more cracked)

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MAIN BRACKET FINALS

Agent Curt Mega and Agent Owen Carvour(Spies Are Forever) VS Optimus Prime and Megatron(Transformers)

Agent Curt Mega and Agent Owen Carvour

Optimus Prime and Megatron

Voting ended onMay 22, 2023

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ROUND 1A, MATCH 5

Kálman vs I.Károly

Kálman

I.Károly

Voting ended onDec 24, 2023

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WHAT MY PROFESSOR OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY SAID ABOUT THEM

Kálman (Koloman) 1095-1116

was supposed to become a priest, but because Arpáds gonna Arpád, he stole the throne from his brother Álmos, whom he subsequently blinded and imprisoned together with his son (who was a literal child)

otherwise a pretty cool dude, called Learned or Lawgiver because of all the laws he has passed, more than any other king of Hungary in fact (in medieval history I presume, I refuse to believe neither Maria Theresa nor Joseph II. have him beat)

he called a synod to fight the corruption in the church, which is nice

let the crusaders trough Hungary, but when they started making mess (as crusaders wont to do), he kicked them out

gained the throne of Croatia and for administrative reasons abolished the duchy of Nyitra, no I am not bitter

also I'd be remiss if I didn't also mention the hillarious bit of drama that is his marriage to Kievan princess Euphemia, basically he proclaimed her to be an adulteress and sent her back home, where she gave birth to a son named Boris, who then proceeded to be a pain in the ass of his Hungarian (alleged) relatives for his whole life by attempting to claim the throne

I.Károly (Karol I.) - but be honest, we all know him as Károly/Karol Róbert 1301-1342

spent the first few years on the throne fending off antikings, namely Václav III., who then gave up and passed his claim onto Otto of Bavaria, whom Károly subsequently defeated

upon his ascencion to the throne country basically ruled by the feuding nobles, also know in this period as oligarchs, he managed to consolidate his reign and regain most of the royal power trough a combination of warfare (Rozgony/Rozhanovce 1312 HELLOOO) and appeasing them with court functions

I don't even know where to START with this guy's reforms - seriously, he minted the first gold coins in Hungary, instated the banderial system (levy of the royal army from the soldiers drafted by the cities, comitates and nobles, look it was a big deal, just trust me), reformed the administation of the country and so, so much more I can't get into; basically, this man was Maria Theresa before Maria Theresa

he mostly avoided wars because of the bad shape of Hungarian treasury, though he did lead a couple of them (conflicts with Venice and Wallachia)

initiator of the 1335 meeting in Visegrád with John of Luxembourg and Casimir III. of Poland; basically, we have him to thank for the name Visegrád Four

(admin is from Košice, so he has just inherently won in her eyes because of Rozhanovce)

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Elimination Round, Match 8

This one is for two leaders with big personalities and an infatuation with France. And Frenchmen.

THE SEXIEST PICS I COULD FIND:

Elizaveta Petrovna as she liked to be seen - in drag, showing her famously sexy legs

Alexander I. Pavlovich, also on a horse, with his little potato face far enough away that you cannot see it well

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Elizaveta Petrovna vs Alexander I.

Elizaveta Petrovna

Alexander I.

Voting ended onDec 25, 2023

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Oscar x Charlie art by @potato-lord-but-not

Oscar (Malevolent Pod) X Charlie/Noel Finely (Malevolent Pod) vs Samurai Jack x Johnny Bravo (titular characters)

What is the better crackship?

Oscar x Charlie

Jack x Johnny

Voting ended onAug 13, 2025

Propaganda:

Oscar x Charlie:

gestures to @potato-lord-but-not 's art need I explain more? (i was tempted to submit the whole polycule, but honestly i feel like holy ghosts on it's own is infinitely more cracked)

Jack x Johnny:

Oh you know

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Oscar x Charlie art by @potato-lord-but-not

The winner of this round will face the winner of the second chance bracket to determine the champion. The loser of this round takes third place in the tournament.

Oscar (Malevolent Pod) X Charlie/Noel Finely (Malevolent Pod) vs Nagito Komaeda from Danganronpa 2 x Sans from Undertale

What is the better crackship?

Oscar x Charlie

Nagito x Sans

Voting ended onAug 20, 2025

Propaganda:

Oscar x Charlie:

gestures to @potato-lord-but-not 's art need I explain more? (i was tempted to submit the whole polycule, but honestly i feel like holy ghosts on it's own is infinitely more cracked)

Nagito x Sans:

I unironically believe that Sansmaeda is a great ship even without the context of it being a popular crackship. I think, at first, Komaeda would disregard Sans, making the assumption that he’s an average, talentless hack, until he (somehow) learns of Sans’ true power. Sans would maybe be ambivalent on Komaeda, initially (and rightfully) thinking he’s too intensely fixated on things like talent and hope, but eventually coming to think those traits are endearing. 10/10 unconventional love story in my book.

It's a classic. Iconic, even.

I will never forget the fateful day I saw them together. It is an endless source of amusement to me and I love it. If anyone needs a visual here's one of the most iconic moments: https://youtu.be/6F5azNTnaOI?si=y-H_zYE5l23LZ_kv

They have a fanmade video of them doing a beautiful dance together to a song about Kanye West liking fingers in his ass and they both are insanely popular characters that honestly outshine the rest of the characters in their particular games

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Siffrin from In Stars And Time x Mr Arimnaes from Pizza Game vs Nagito Komaeda from Danganronpa 2 x Sans from Undertale

What is the better crackship?

Siffrin x Arimnaes

Nagito x Sans

Voting ended onAug 8, 2025

Propaganda:

Siffrin x Arimnaes: (Spoilers)

Funni timeloop meme. Also who doesn't like sweet boy who just wants to be with his family x serial killer who sees no value in a human life.

I LOVE THEM I WANT TO STRANGLE THEM TIMELOOP LOVERS

they were stuck in the same timeloop together…

they’re both trapped in timeloops created by their own actions and consequences. they would be horrendously horrible for each other. put them in a room and see which one kills the other first.

THIS IS THE ONLY WAY FOR THEM BOTH TO WIN GUYS COME ON WE NEED TO MAKE TJIS JAPPEN

These two go through some shockingly similar things in their respective plots, which let to someone making a tumblr account solely dedicated to polling which one was people's favourites for SEVENTY POLLS. it is @the-timeloop-tournament and it is immaculate. mr arimnaes never won even a single time. this has resulted in a large amount of people from both fandoms shipping these otherwise unrelated characters and making art of them and stuff and i think its such a sweet story that a community has fostered around them from this. also they're both great characters separately <3

Nagito x Sans:

I unironically believe that Sansmaeda is a great ship even without the context of it being a popular crackship. I think, at first, Komaeda would disregard Sans, making the assumption that he’s an average, talentless hack, until he (somehow) learns of Sans’ true power. Sans would maybe be ambivalent on Komaeda, initially (and rightfully) thinking he’s too intensely fixated on things like talent and hope, but eventually coming to think those traits are endearing. 10/10 unconventional love story in my book.

It's a classic. Iconic, even.

I will never forget the fateful day I saw them together. It is an endless source of amusement to me and I love it. If anyone needs a visual here's one of the most iconic moments: https://youtu.be/6F5azNTnaOI?si=y-H_zYE5l23LZ_kv

They have a fanmade video of them doing a beautiful dance together to a song about Kanye West liking fingers in his ass and they both are insanely popular characters that honestly outshine the rest of the characters in their particular games

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Son Goku from Dragon Ball x Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda vs Your Mother (real life) x Me (real life)

What is the better crackship?

Goku x Tai Lung

Your Mother x Me

Voting ended onJul 20, 2025

Propaganda:

Goku x Tai Lung:

Goku could fix him.