aka the bRATcket

A BRACKET TOURNAMENT DEDICATED TO FICTIONAL CHARACTERS OF THE ULTIMATE LITTLE GUY SPECIES KNOWN TO MAN: RATS!!! CONGRATS TO OUR WINNER RIPRED!!!!!

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Well my dear ratty friends…

It’s been a fun battle, but we must finally see the Ultimate Rat Bracket (aka the bRATcket™️) come to a close.

And though Kugrash and his supporters fought with all their might and were hot on Ripred’s tail for quite a while, we have a clear winner!

RIPRED OF THE UNDERLAND CHRONICLES IS THE ULTIMATE RAT BRACKET 2023 CHAMPION!!!

Thank you all for participating, whether that means voting, sending rataganda, making art, or yelling at your beloved friends to support your favorite little guy, I am so grateful for all the love and patience and have truly enjoyed running this tournament. I hope you all enjoyed and have found new media to check out thanks to this bracket. I know I certainly have!

Things to keep an eye out for!

At some point (unsure exactly when, since my schedule will be especially hectic these next few weeks!) I am planning to have a Loser’s Bracket! I need to figure out the details myself, but it should likely still be happening!

But first!

I am also planning a new tournament! It won’t be rat related, no, but I’m looking forward to seeing y’all there once it’s ready to accept submissions! Since it’s still technically in the planning stage I won’t link it right now, but I’ll post about it on this blog when it’s ready to go!

Thanks again my comrats, and now this rat king must bid you adieu!

(jk I’ll still be answering any asks or posting fanart/other stuff y’all send my way :])

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As you may have noticed, submissions for Season Two have opened, so I cordially invite you all to go wild.

During the submission period, which will last at least until early September, a weekly International Faceoff will be posted, along with some fun statistics and info from Season One. So please keep your Faceoff requests coming, and if there's anything you want to know about Season One, let me know! Winners of all Faceoffs will proceed to the bracket.

On that note, congratulations to the original edition of How To Train Your Dragon, winner of the most recent International Faceoff!

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A little extra halloween treat for anyone who might see this…if you click on the bRATcket’s banner/header image, and look all the way to the right…

You might see a tiny thing in that spot of black on the very farthest right. Barely visible if you don’t click on the image and zoom in a bit. But if you zoom in as much as you can…

You can sort of make out a very tiny Bruno Madrigal. A little easter egg (or I guess since im making this particular post today, a Halloween Egg) for anyone who might think to zoom in on everything. He was added on the request of my friend when I first showed them my WIP of the banner. They told me to make him tiny and I took that as literally as possible :)

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[schlauhonk]

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AAAAAAAAARRIGHT!!!!! WE'RE HERE, AS PROMISED... AN' SUBMISSION SEASON FOR THE GREAT ANIME DELINQUENT BRAWL 2K24'S OPEN!!!!!!!

ANIME DELINQUENT BRAWL 2K24 SUBMISSION FORM

WE'RE KICKIN' THIS SHIT INTA GEAR ONCE AGAIN!!!! LAST YEAR WAS A DAMN RIOT, SO OUR BOSS'S BEEN LOOKIN' FER SOME FRESH MEAT... THINK YER FAV

WE'RE HAVIN' THIS ONLINE FER AS LONG AS TH' BOSS WANTS! FOLLOW OUR RULES AN' GIVE US YER BEST CONTESTANTS!!!!!!

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Have YOU ever looked at a fictional character and thought ‘Wow, that sure is a tboy right there?’ And have you, perhaps, been so convinced of this interpretation that you’d even describe them as having… TRANSMASC SWAG???

That’s right, everyone, it’s the second go of the annual Transmasc Swag Polls!

The axis between “transmasc swag” and “transmasc cringe” has been highly debated in fandom communities, and last year, we put that to the test. Thousands of notes, several rounds, but only one winner. But this time, YOU’RE helping by nominating the participants!

(Some participants from last year’s polls, i.e Metttaton, will likely be automatically seeded in anyway. Canon transmasc characters will have a higher likelihood of getting into the polls, but your character DOES NOT have to canonically identify as male to be nominated.)

Transmasc Swag Poll Nominations (2024)

Your character DOES NOT have to canonically identify as male to be nominated, but they must have some sort of obvious transmasculine themes/

You are more than welcome to submit multiple characters, but please don’t just nominate the same one multiple times in a row- it may affect your blorbo’s chances of getting in.

Submissions end on Valentine’s Day, February Fourteenth. May the best man win!

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Forgot to tag some other tournament blogs, whoopsies. I'd like to have as many submissions as possible, so please reblog if you're so inclined to share this around!

@tournament-announcer @controversial-blorbo-bracket @who-do-i-know-this-man @video-game-kids-tournament @favoritepokemontournament @blue-hair-and-pronouns-tourney @let-me-date-them-bracket

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Doing some trick or treating figured Id stop by!

Trick or Treat!

Oh man uhh hang on I should have something here…hang on let me look in the basket…it’s pretty empty now uhmmm OH here I found something

have ONE MINI NERDS! Ok going back to bed now zzzzz

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Trick or Trorty .. i don't even watch the show i just thour of this

This caused me enough psychic damage that I must resort to TRICK!!!

YOU WILL BE CHASED BY THIS FELINE FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT

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Trick or Treat and happy Halloween! 🧀

Happy Halloween! is this cheese related enough

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Trick or treat

I am gently placing a SQUOOSHY MOUSE in your bag

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Trick or Treat!

ANOTHER COSTUME!! HUZZAH!!!

A special treat for you! Have a THIS FUCKING THANG

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trick or trat

Ohoho? You think you are so clever with your wordplay? Well think again my friend.

WOE. RAT BE UPON YE

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Trick or Treat!!

Does this count as cheese

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Trick or treat!

What’s Halloween without some MUENSTERs

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Trick or treat 🎃

Hello hello! Some classic BRIE!!!

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Trick or treat!

Gonna hit ya with some BURRATA

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Trick or treat!!

!!! WHAT A NEAT COSTUME! Your Halloween spirit shall be rewarded nicely. BEHOLD!

AFRICAN PYGMY MOUSE FOR YOU! I caught this thing eating the Gouda from my royal cheese hoard so it’s yours now. I don’t even like gouda that much but still rude not to ask your fellow rodent for permission to have some of your cheese.