The Ultimate Character Design Tournament

I love character designs! I decided to start running this tournament because I wanted to see all sorts of good designs, and see what other people considered good character designs!

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Bracket rules

Polls will all last for 1 week

New propaganda and images can be submitted at anytime through reblogs or asks.

A limit of 3 characters per franchise can be submitted!

FAQ

* If you have any other questions, please check the #answered tag on my blog before asking a question to make sure I haven't answered it before!

Why didn't you use a better image?

I use the images the submitters gave me, and if they did not provide one, I used the first image that google gave me (prioritizing full body images over cropped close ups)

Why would you pit these two together?

Normally said as a joke, but figured I would answer it seriously in case someone ever asked it seriously: matchups are all randomized.

Where can I submit characters?

I open up submissions via Google form as tournaments reach their end. There is a month long submission period, but the next one will have a 128 character limit to prevent such a big roster again.

Why does one character have propaganda and another doesn't?

Propaganda also comes from the submitters. I unfortunately do not have the time to go through every character that doesn't have propaganda and research what makes their design good.

Links

Current Bracket Matchups: link

Banned Characters: link

Tips/donations: link

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Hello, everyone, it's me again.

I wanted to apologize for suddenly disappearing for almost a year! Lots of things started happening to me, both good and bad, and the tournament accidentally fell by the wayside. By the time my free time opened back up, it'd already been way too long!

I really wanted to pick it back up eventually, but I ran into a wall, so I wanted to ask you guys.

Should I continue the current tournament or start a new one?

Continue the ongoing tournament

Start over

Voting ended onMar 28

If we were to start over, I'd remove the banned characters from previous tournaments--allowing an anyone goes sort of bracket--except for the characters banned for specific reasons.

I hope you're all doing well, and again, I'm profusely sorry for going dark on you all.

To tell you all the truth, I got dumped by my partner of almost 5 years! Ended up in a super bad mood for a long time, so I started working everyday to distract myself. Also went on a couple week-long trips, have been working on an online courses, and doin' a lil bit of therapizing. But you guys don't need to worry too much about me! I'm feeling a lot better 💗

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Looks like we'll be continuing from where we left off! Give me some time to prepare and we'll begin!

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Hello, everyone, it's me again.

I wanted to apologize for suddenly disappearing for almost a year! Lots of things started happening to me, both good and bad, and the tournament accidentally fell by the wayside. By the time my free time opened back up, it'd already been way too long!

I really wanted to pick it back up eventually, but I ran into a wall, so I wanted to ask you guys.

Should I continue the current tournament or start a new one?

Continue the ongoing tournament

Start over

Voting ended onMar 28

If we were to start over, I'd remove the banned characters from previous tournaments--allowing an anyone goes sort of bracket--except for the characters banned for specific reasons.

I hope you're all doing well, and again, I'm profusely sorry for going dark on you all.

To tell you all the truth, I got dumped by my partner of almost 5 years! Ended up in a super bad mood for a long time, so I started working everyday to distract myself. Also went on a couple week-long trips, have been working on an online courses, and doin' a lil bit of therapizing. But you guys don't need to worry too much about me! I'm feeling a lot better 💗

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Hello, everyone, it's me again.

I wanted to apologize for suddenly disappearing for almost a year! Lots of things started happening to me, both good and bad, and the tournament accidentally fell by the wayside. By the time my free time opened back up, it'd already been way too long!

I really wanted to pick it back up eventually, but I ran into a wall, so I wanted to ask you guys.

Should I continue the current tournament or start a new one?

Continue the ongoing tournament

Start over

Voting ended onMar 28

If we were to start over, I'd remove the banned characters from previous tournaments--allowing an anyone goes sort of bracket--except for the characters banned for specific reasons.

I hope you're all doing well, and again, I'm profusely sorry for going dark on you all.

To tell you all the truth, I got dumped by my partner of almost 5 years! Ended up in a super bad mood for a long time, so I started working everyday to distract myself. Also went on a couple week-long trips, have been working on an online courses, and doin' a lil bit of therapizing. But you guys don't need to worry too much about me! I'm feeling a lot better 💗

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Loop (isat)

Chaos (Hades 2)

Voting ended onMay 6, 2025

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The 3rd Character Design Tournament

Please remember to vote for characters solely based on their design, rather than which character you are more familiar with or like more! Reblogs for more reach are much appreciated as well.

Special Edition

Bunger

BBQ Bunger

Bunger Royale

Bunger (In-Game)

Bunger (Marketable Plushie)

Voting ended onApr 8, 2025

Bunger | Bugsnax

BBQ Bunger | Bugsnax

Bunger Royale | Bugsnax

Bunger (In-Game) | Bugsnax

Bunger (Marketable Plushie) | Bugsnax

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The 3rd Character Design Tournament - Loser’s Bracket

Please remember to vote for characters solely based on their design, rather than which character you are more familiar with or like more! Reblogs for more reach are much appreciated as well.

Final Round

DJ Subatomic Supernova

Ms. Iwasake

Voting ended onApr 4, 2025

DJ Subatomic Supernova | No Straight Roads

“I love how his glove calls attention to the hand he uses to spin his turntables. The planets around his jacket MOVE!!!! And they form circles around Supernova's head; He literally considers himself the center of the universe. It's a FANTASTIC display of his ego. Also he's not wearing pants because he doesn't expect anyone to see more than his top half, another good bit of characterisation and pretty funny to boot!”

“DJSS has a great silhouette and a beautiful black hole for a head. His space theming matches his solar system-sized ego.”

Ms. Iwasake | Fake Type

“Ms. Iwasake/Iwasake-chan is one half of a battle couple meant to represent the two members of Fake Type. She represents Dyes Iwasaki, who is the composer. Her name comes from Iwasaki, but the last bit was changed to -sake to represent the fact that she’s an alcoholic that drank the legendary sake that caused her to be possessed by Dionysus. Her motifs are a wine glass and flowers. Her skirt in her original design is supposed to look like an upside-down wine glass, and that shape remains throughout most of her outfits. Her outfits change in every video, but there’s always a sense of cohesion with them due to the designers sticking with her motifs and skirt shape. Because she is part of a battle couple, she matches her husband Baron Ham in a few different ways. While she is the wine glass, he is the wine bottle, and their eyes are eachother’s theme colors (pink and blue). She’s also a head taller than Ham, just like their real life counterparts.”

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The 3rd Character Design Tournament - Loser’s Bracket

Please remember to vote for characters solely based on their design, rather than which character you are more familiar with or like more! Reblogs for more reach are much appreciated as well.

Round 4 - 4

Doremi

Ms. Iwasake

Voting ended onMar 26, 2025

Doremi | Ojamajo Doremi

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Ms. Iwasake | Fake Type

“Ms. Iwasake/Iwasake-chan is one half of a battle couple meant to represent the two members of Fake Type. She represents Dyes Iwasaki, who is the composer. Her name comes from Iwasaki, but the last bit was changed to -sake to represent the fact that she’s an alcoholic that drank the legendary sake that caused her to be possessed by Dionysus. Her motifs are a wine glass and flowers. Her skirt in her original design is supposed to look like an upside-down wine glass, and that shape remains throughout most of her outfits. Her outfits change in every video, but there’s always a sense of cohesion with them due to the designers sticking with her motifs and skirt shape. Because she is part of a battle couple, she matches her husband Baron Ham in a few different ways. While she is the wine glass, he is the wine bottle, and their eyes are eachother’s theme colors (pink and blue). She’s also a head taller than Ham, just like their real life counterparts.”

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The 3rd Character Design Tournament - Loser’s Bracket

Please remember to vote for characters solely based on their design, rather than which character you are more familiar with or like more! Reblogs for more reach are much appreciated as well.

Round 3 - 2

DJ Subatomic Supernova

Kevin Wettsworth

Voting ended onMar 13, 2025

DJ Subatomic Supernova | No Straight Roads

“I love how his glove calls attention to the hand he uses to spin his turntables. The planets around his jacket MOVE!!!! And they form circles around Supernova's head; He literally considers himself the center of the universe. It's a FANTASTIC display of his ego. Also he's not wearing pants because he doesn't expect anyone to see more than his top half, another good bit of characterisation and pretty funny to boot!”

“DJSS has a great silhouette and a beautiful black hole for a head. His space theming matches his solar system-sized ego.”

Kevin Wettsworth | Hunter: the Parenting

“He's a mighty vampire wizard, he doesn't need to look like that but he still does”

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The 3rd Character Design Tournament - Loser’s Bracket

Please remember to vote for characters solely based on their design, rather than which character you are more familiar with or like more! Reblogs for more reach are much appreciated as well.

Round 3 - 1

Ms. Iwasake

Default Guy

Voting ended onMar 13, 2025

Ms. Iwasake | Fake Type

“Ms. Iwasake/Iwasake-chan is one half of a battle couple meant to represent the two members of Fake Type. She represents Dyes Iwasaki, who is the composer. Her name comes from Iwasaki, but the last bit was changed to -sake to represent the fact that she’s an alcoholic that drank the legendary sake that caused her to be possessed by Dionysus. Her motifs are a wine glass and flowers. Her skirt in her original design is supposed to look like an upside-down wine glass, and that shape remains throughout most of her outfits. Her outfits change in every video, but there’s always a sense of cohesion with them due to the designers sticking with her motifs and skirt shape. Because she is part of a battle couple, she matches her husband Baron Ham in a few different ways. While she is the wine glass, he is the wine bottle, and their eyes are eachother’s theme colors (pink and blue). She’s also a head taller than Ham, just like their real life counterparts.”

Default Guy | Various Signage

“I know he doesn't really count as a "character" but he's definitely a design. And a damn good one at that. There is a reason it is the standard for all manner or signage the world over. It gets accross the idea of "a person" in as few details as possible. Circle for the head, no neck, smooth curves for shoulders and any other bends, nub hands and feet. There's so much there to admire that you don't pay attention to. And it feels like no matter what this guy is doing, wether it be riding a bike, getting mauled my machinery, or slipping on a wet floor, you can always tell at even the slightest glance.”

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cmon child safety lid you know it's me

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If you struggle to open safety lids, you can always request for your prescriptions to be filled with easy-open lids that just pop off and on! If you have children, then you absolutely need to keep those ones in a safer place since they're easier to get in to.

Some pharmacies even have reversable lids, so you can simply flip them over and change them yourself.

Another option is getting a pill sorter, although those are still dangerous to leave out if kids are around.

This has been advice from a pharmacy worker! Take this knowledge and use it wisely.

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FEBRUARY 28TH 10AM PST!!!!!!!

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I've been watching Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld and chat, Kit deserved so much more. He was my favorite.

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You forgot ms iwasake

Don't worry, I remembered her! Due to the number of submissions becoming odd after the last Loser's Bracket round, Ms. Iwasake was given a bye and will reappear next round to face off against Miriam or Default Guy, whichever of the two wins.

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Ok, you guys won.

Guess who got No Straight Roads

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The 3rd Character Design Tournament - Loser’s Bracket

Please remember to vote for characters solely based on their design, rather than which character you are more familiar with or like more! Reblogs for more reach are much appreciated as well.

Round 2 - 4

Jancy True

Doremi

Voting ended onMar 2, 2025

Jancy True | Drawtectives

[No propaganda submitted]

Doremi | Ojamajo Doremi

[No propaganda submitted]

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The 3rd Character Design Tournament - Loser’s Bracket

Please remember to vote for characters solely based on their design, rather than which character you are more familiar with or like more! Reblogs for more reach are much appreciated as well.

Round 2 - 3

Berry Blossom

Kevin Wettsworth

Voting ended onMar 2, 2025

Berry Blossom | Acro Trip

[No propaganda submitted]

Kevin Wettsworth | Hunter: the Parenting

“He's a mighty vampire wizard, he doesn't need to look like that but he still does”