Currently on hiatus. Maybe I'll do a season 3 sometime though! Feel free to submit words though still, I don't have a full bracket yet.
Before submitting a word to the tournament, please use Ctrl+F on this spreadsheet to see if your word was already in a previous season of the tournament!
The form to submit new words is below. Please read the word list first since you will only be able to submit one, and it would be a shame to have it not be eligible! (You can change your word later if you want)
also just discovered two word tournament blogs that happened before this one, @ultimate-word-tournament and @bestwordtournament, but neither of them are currently running so I will continue
anyways for anyone new here: right now, polls ARE being run, BUT submissions are still open HERE! i have a system, it's not completely disorganized, trust me
currently, 3 polls are being posted each day, and each poll has 10 words. the 2 words that receive the most votes win and move on in the tournament. i will probably start posting these polls faster if i get loads of submissions or something
me and a couple friends had prepared a list of 1100 something words before i started the tournament and i've only received like 10 or so submissions...
the intent of the submissions was to fill in obvious good words that we missed, so please, if you think of a good word, submit it! don't worry if it might be a duplicate submission.
This blog in inspired by a word tournament blog a couple of years back now. I don't remember their name exactly, but if they're still running polls I can stop so we don't interfere with each other.
Submissions are currently open, in the ask box or google forms.
They will close on the 24/06/25. And the first poll will be posted on the 25th.
Any submissions are okay, but if I view it as being in bad faith I won't include it.
Any languages (including conlags and historic languages) are okay, just if it's one other than English please specify which language to help me in searching for a definition.
I found the person who inspired me, @ultimate-word-tournament but they are currently on a haitus, so I am going to continue with my tournament. You can submit words already submitted to their brackets.
Oh, its good to see someone else take up the torch since I've been busy with college and stuff. Good luck with the tournament, and may the best word win! :)
Please submit any fictional dinosaurs that you want to be considered for the Best Fictional Dinosaur Tournament (alternatively referred to as the saurnament)!
Please submit the name of your FICTIONAL, NON-AVIAN (Triceratops - Troodont) dinosaur, AND the franchise of origin! Additionally, if you submit a non-theropod, I love you.
It would also make my life easier if you checked to see if the character has already been added before asking! (That's a read only list, submissions are done via ask!)
Only 6 characters per franchise will be allowed in the final cut, but don't let that stop you for now! I will be doing the filtering later.
Feel free to submit a picture of the character if you're asking off anon (not required). I will have to select at least one representative picture for each candiate; if nobody suggests any then I will have to look them up myself.
Have fun, and please REBLOG to help spread the word!
For all you fellow rule lovers, the detailed rules are under the cut:
Rule 0 (Dino Denial)
Candidates must be fictional dinosaurs.
All candidates must be fictional entities, created by a specific person or group to serve some fictive purpose.
Examples that do count: The T-Rex from Jurassic Park, Blue from Jurassic World, any relevant sports mascots, specific named dinosaurs in documentaries NOT based on an existing named fossil.
Examples that don't count: Any general species of dinosaur without citing a specific work, any dubious or contested species of dinosaur such as nanotyrannus, any named actual fossils such as Big Al.
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Rule 1 (Di-No a Saur When I See One)
Candidates must be non-avian dinosaurs.
All candidates must either:
a) BE an actual non-avian dinosaur, or
b) have a design that is PRIMARILY INSPIRED BY one or more non-avian dinosaurs (and from here on out, consider "dinosaur" to effectively mean "non-avian dinosaur).
Birds do NOT count for this poll; "dinosaur" here means Triceratops through Troodonts. Additionally, pterosaurs, icthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, and other similar ancient reptiles do NOT count as they are NOT dinosaurs.
(Example 1: Obviously, Aladar from Dinosaur counts, as he is an iguanadon, but Agumon, Godzilla, the Indoraptor, and Bastiodon all count too even though, strictly speaking, none of them are actually existing dinosaurs).
(Example 2: Any birds, snakes, lizards, or other ancient reptiles/amphibians/whatever, such as Lapras, Rodan, Bulbasaur, and sea monsters do NOT count, as none of them are primarily based off of non-avian dinosaurs).
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Rule 2 (The Digimon Clause)
Only a certain number of candidates will be allowed per franchise; currently set to 6.
In the final lineup there will be no more than a certain number of characters per franchise (probably 6, to be determined based on submission volume!)
But don't let this affect submissions! Filtering for this rule will be done afterward.
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Rule 3 (The Dragon's Dogma)
Dinosaurs only, no dragons, but dragonlike dinosaurs are probably fine.
Obviously, dragons do NOT count. However draconic characters that are still able to satisfy Rule 1 CAN count, provided that they can be construed as primarily dinosaur in origin.
It can be hard to distinguish, but in general, factors that lean a character towards being more draconic than dinosaur include wings, a primarily serpentine body, and legs that stick out to the side rather than directly under the body.
(Example: Guilmon is still clearly a dinosaur, so it counts. But by the time it becomes Megidramon, it is clearly more dragon than dinosaur.).
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Rule 4 (Dinosauromorpha)
Shapeshifters allowed only if they ONLY become dinosaurs.
Non dinosaur characters that can turn into dinosaurs CAN have one or more of their dinosaur form(s) submitted, IF and ONLY IF their dinosaur form comes from the ability to specifically and ONLY turn into dinosaurs, NOT as the result of a broader power.
(Example: Most Dino Squad members, each of whom can turn into one specific dinosaur, COUNT, but Beast Boy, who can turn into any dinosaur, because he can turn into any animal, does NOT count).
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Rule 5 (How Did the Triceratops Speed Up His Computer?)
He gave it a good RAM Robotic dinosaurs allowed ONLY if they look primarily like living creatures, not vehicles or anything.
Partially or fully mechanized characters that satisfy Rule 1 DO count, provided that in addition to the criteria of Rule 1, the core form of the character is meant to resemble a living creature, rather than be a tank or vehicle with dinosaur parts.
(Example: Grimlock counts, Mechagodzilla counts, Robirdo does not).
Please remember to vote for characters solely based on design!
Round 1 - 50
Chilchuck Tims
Makoto Nijima
Voting ended onMay 12, 2024
Chilchuck Tims | Delicious in Dungeon
Makoto Nijima | Persona 5
Makoto is one of your party members in Persona 5. She's introduced as a well-mannered, teacher's pet kind of character, and she's the student council president. However, when she joins your team, she becomes the most... honestly kinda terrifying members of your team. She's also the most level-headed and responsible member of the team, often keeping everyone on track instead of bickering. Oh, and also she rides motorcycles
Please remember to vote for characters solely based on design!
Round 1 - 7
Dr. Alde & Mr. Hyde
Cinderella
Voting ended onMay 8, 2024
Dr. Alde & Mr. Hyde | OC
This is an OC my friend made! Mayhaps the same friend who's running the tournament idk. I genuinely love Alde's design because you could see him going manic and switching to Hyde at any moment. The way the smoke and fire obscures him in this image is just so cool. This is my personal favorite sketch of Alde, he just needs some color.
*I did not ask my boyfriend to submit one of my OCs, but he did anyways.
Do you have a character where you think their design is absolutely peak? Or maybe the design is just really nice or pleasing to look at?
Well, why don't you see what the public thinks of them, and submit them into the Ultimate Character Design of All Time Tournament!
This tournament accepts characters from any franchise, popular or not, and even your own OCs (if you're daring enough to put them through this tournament!)
Submissions will be open until 4/28!
Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).
Only rules are:
No nudity or gore allowed in the submitted image.
Please vote for characters based on their design, not just if you happen to like the character more or not
You can submit as many characters as you like! But if I notice someone spam submitting the same character, I'm banning the character from the tournament
The form is completely anonymous. It will have you log in, but only so you can upload a file.
tagging other tournaments: @ultimate-word-tournament @look-how-they-massacred-them
حبيبي (Arabic)
habībī
/ħa.biː.biː/
Darling, a common Arab term of endearment; literally, "my beloved"
queer (English)
/kwɪɹ/
1. (dated) weird; odd; different.
2. Pertaining to sexual or romantic orientations or gender identities that do not conform to conventional heterosexual and cisgender norms; broadly LGBTQ+
Note that this word has been used in a derogatory manner in the past, which makes some wary to use it to describe themselves. However, there's been a large effort since the 60's or 70's to reclaim the word, and it's now used often by the LGBTQ+ community more broadly and by many LGBTQ+ individuals!
