#the zero bracket

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Round 2, matchup 3

Zero III

Sakurai Yuuto/Kamen Rider Zeronos

Voting ended onOct 19, 2024

Zero III

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Kamen Rider Zeronos

I know Zeronos isn't quite the word Zero but that's clearly where it comes from considering his train is called the Zero-liner and his specific form of Zeronos is called Zero form. <br />

Yuuto's whole thing is that by transforming and fighting he is slowly erasing himself from existence. By the end of the series he lives outside of time because everyone who ever knew him has forgotten he exists and it has erased his place in the timeline. The only people who remember him are the Imagin (demons made from the sands of time), the main character who would have been his brother in law and Hana, his daughter from a timeline that no longer exists. <br />

Yuuto knew that fighting would do this but he chose to fight anyway because he thought it was worth it to save the future even if it meant sacrificing his own.

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Round 2, matchup 1

Kirby!Zero

Megaman!Zero

Voting ended onOct 5, 2024

(Both are in the tournament by default so they don’t have propaganda)

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Round 3, matchup 2

Sakurai Yuuto/Kamen Rider Zeronos

Ultraman Zero

Voting ended onApr 13, 2025

Propaganda under the cut

PS: “<br />” means the paragraph after is a continuation of the same propaganda. If you don’t see that, the next paragraph is someone else’s propaganda.

Anyways.

Kamen Rider Zeronos from Kamen Rider Den-O

I know Zeronos isn't quite the word Zero but that's clearly where it comes from considering his train is called the Zero-liner and his specific form of Zeronos is called Zero form. <br />

Yuuto's whole thing is that by transforming and fighting he is slowly erasing himself from existence. By the end of the series he lives outside of time because everyone who ever knew him has forgotten he exists and it has erased his place in the timeline. The only people who remember him are the Imagin (demons made from the sands of time), the main character who would have been his brother in law and Hana, his daughter from a timeline that no longer exists. <br />

Yuuto knew that fighting would do this but he chose to fight anyway because he thought it was worth it to save the future even if it meant sacrificing his own.

Ultraman Zero from the Ultraman series

He act so cool, tragically (/j) I met him in a spin-off so I know he's the team dad he can't hide it from me :3 (he's still cool tho)

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Zero is probably the most prolific modern Ultra. He starts out as a foil for the evil Ultraman Belial in Zero's movie trilogy then goes on to mentor multiple other Ultras including Ultraman Geed (Belial's son) and Ultraman Z. <br />

Zero may not be the smartest Ultra but he makes up for it with passion. You're 20,000 years too early if you want to beat Ultraman Zero!

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Round 3, matchup 1

Zero Kirby

Zero Zero Escape

Voting ended onApr 6, 2025

Propaganda under the cut

Kirby!Zero

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Zero from Zero Escape (HEAVY SPOILERS)

In the Zero Escape series, nine people are kidnapped and forced to solve deadly escape-the-room puzzles. The participants are numbered 1-9, and they get punny nicknames that relate to their number. [SPOILER] The titular Zero is the mysterious hidden villain who kidnapped them and forced them to play the game. Zero is hiding among the participants!

She is a cheerful and compassionate girl. She is also a devious planner who orchestrates events including deaths and kidnappings for her own goals. As Zero, she causes most of the events of the series. She also really likes infodumping about random conspiracy theories.

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Round 1, matchup 6

Hector “Zero” Zeroni

Sakurai Yuuto/Kamen Rider Zeronos

Voting ended onAug 4, 2024

Hector Zeroni from Holes

He likes diggin' holes.

One of the prisoners at Camp Green Lake, Zero never learned to read because he was homeless. People call him "Zero" because of his name and because everyone thinks he's got zero intelligence. He made a deal with Stanley to teach him how to read in exchange for helping him dig, and eventually they both escape from the Camp together.

Sakurai Yuuto/Kamen Rider Zeronos

I know Zeronos isn't quite the word Zero but that's clearly where it comes from considering his train is called the Zero-liner and his specific form of Zeronos is called Zero form. <br />

Yuuto's whole thing is that by transforming and fighting he is slowly erasing himself from existence. By the end of the series he lives outside of time because everyone who ever knew him has forgotten he exists and it has erased his place in the timeline. The only people who remember him are the Imagin (demons made from the sands of time), the main character who would have been his brother in law and Hana, his daughter from a timeline that no longer exists. <br />

Yuuto knew that fighting would do this but he chose to fight anyway because he thought it was worth it to save the future even if it meant sacrificing his own.

(The <br /> tags indicate that the paragraph after is from the same person as the current one. It’s something I’ve decided to add cuz I’m a nerd like that)

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Round 1, matchup 8

Carson Fender

Alumi-chan

Voting ended onAug 17, 2024

Propaganda under the cut (Alumi’s propaganda written by me)

Carson Fender aka Agent Zero from The Codename Conspiracy

because I love him

He's a child operative for a secret government spy agency. He has let loose fainting goats into his school as a distraction multiple times. He starts out a silly prankster who also gouges out someone's eyes with his thumbs in the same book (but we don't talk about that). He doesn't choose the lesser evil, but instead makes his own, morally correct side. He's definitely traumatised. He's not very good at his job and ends up unintentionally helping the villain three books in a row, but in the third one he uses this against the villain and betrays both the villain (who he was temporarily working with) and the 'good guys' who treat him like an asset and not a person. He sneaks into his teacher's super secret storage closet and finds earwax sculptures of boy band members instead of the incriminating evidence he was looking for. He eats paper several times throughout the series.

Alumi aka Waru Robot No. 0 from Taiko no Tatsujin

This little robot has lost her memories, with the only thing she remembers is her name. She eventually finds out through her creator that she is “Waru Robot No. 0” after she and her festival-loving friends defeat the other Waru Robots. Her creator brainwashed her to complete her purpose as an extremely destructive festival crasher, but thanks to the help of her friends, she comes back, but not before reaching a point of disrepair first.

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Welcome to the Zero Bracket!

After months of procrastinating, I’ve finally gotten the matchups! :0

One poll would last a week, and once it’s done with, another poll would take place as soon as previous one is over.

Polls are uploaded every Sunday.

Matchups under the break (characters in bold are the winners)

Round 1

Zero from real life VS Zero from Mega Man X

Zero from Kirby VS Zero from A Nightmare Before Christmas

Zero from Drakengard 3 VS Zero from Zero Escape

Zero II from Zero Escape VS Doctor 0 from Fallout

Zero III from Zero Escape VS Darkness in Zero from Kingdom Hearts

Hector Zeroni VS Sakurai Yuto/Kamen Rider Zeronos

Aruto Hiden/Kamen Rider Zero One VS Ultraman Zero

Carson Fender/Codename 0 VS Alumi/Waru mecha No. 0

Katana Zero VS Mishima Zero

Rei Ayanami VS Vinsmoke Reiju

Tinera Li Null VS Zero from SPARKLE ON RAVEN: The Life of DrillGirl

Lady Zero from professional wrestling VS Nolik from The Fixies

Mr. 0 from ONE PIECE VS SMG0

Zer0 from Borderlands VS Zero from Stitch

Round 2

Zero from Megaman X VS Zero from Kirby

Zero from Zero Escape VS Zero II from Zero Escape

Zero III from Zero Escape VS Sakurai Yuuto/Kamen Rider Zeronos

Ultraman Zero VS Carson Fender/Codename Zero

Katana Zero VS Vinsmoke Reiju

Tinera Li Null VS Lady Zero

Mr. 0 VS Zer0 Borderlands

Round 3

Zero from Kirby VS Zero from Zero Escape

Sakurai Yuuto/Kamen Rider Zeronos VS Ultraman Zero

Vinsmoke Reiju VS Lady Zero VS Zer0 from Borderlands

Final Round

Zero Zero Escape VS Ultraman Zero VS Vinsmoke Reiju

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Uhh @tournament-announcer

Also I apologize for delaying this for so long man

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Welcome, welcome, to the zero bracket!

This little poll tournament is about the number zero! Well, characters named after the number, that is.

This tournament is a character bracket, of course, with a couple of characters I’ve decided to put in already. Poll is ran by @zerosocialskillz

Who’s the best zero? Welp, that’s for you to choose!

Now let’s go to the rules for character submissions.

Da rules

All characters must be named after the number zero and its names in different languages and forms. (Rei, yeong, nolla, null, etc.)

If the alternate word for zero has a homonym that has nothing to do with zero (Rei can also mean ghosts, for example) and the meaning of the character’s name has this other meaning in mind (ex. Rei from Puyo Puyo), then they’re disqualified.

As much as I hate to say this, Rei Membami from The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles does count for the above disqualification as she was only named “Rei” in order make a pun. I think.

The name can be for an alter ego for a character, or in the case of the super robot genre or similar (ie, Gundam), the machine they ride. So if there is a superhero named Zero or similar, or if a person rides a mecha with zero, they’re in even if their true name doesn’t have the number.

Exception to that mecha rule is if the mecha itself is sentient, which means the mecha is qualified, and unless the rider follows the other rules, then they are disqualified.

The name itself can have more than just Zero. For example: Zero Two from Kirby.

If there is a zero before or after a numerical number in their name (007, 100, etc.), they’re disqualified as they’re actually different numbers (seven, one hundred, etc.)The only exception to this rule is if it’s all zeroes, as that is zero in of itself.

Fictional characters only. No actors who happened to play a character named Zero or similar.

Speaking of, if a character plays a character in-universe named Zero or similar, then they are disqualified as that isn’t an alter ego.

Please explain why the characters apply for the rules. I might reserch the character just in case you’re lying, though.

Do not submit the same character again and again.

The character you submitted may not appear in this bracket due to things (lack of slots, for example), even if they are not disqualified.

If you’re not sure if the character qualifies or not, submit them anyway. I’ll be the judge of that.

Remember, this is for fun only! Don’t take the results too seriously. ;)

Characters who are in the bracket from the get-go

Alumi from Taiko no Tatsujin (Model name is Waru Robot Unit 0/Waru Robot No.0)

Zero/Zero Two from Kirby (yes I’m treating them as the same person)

Aruto Hiden from Kamen Rider: Zero One (he transforms to the titular Zero One)

Zero from Mega Man X

Zero from A Nightmare Before Christmas

The number zero from real life

The Zero Bracket submissions

Who is the best character named after the number zero? That’s your choice to make!

Submissions are closed.

Uhh @tournament-announcer