#round 1c

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 1C, MATCH 8 OUT OF 8!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Mira:

She’s a badass and I love her

She embodies one of the truest parts of the Little Mermaid dating back to the original story: She loves the prince, even if he does not love her in return. It isn’t out of desperation or a desire to be sought and wanted, it is simple and pure love for another soul. A love so true that she lets him go without so much as a word of protest because when you truly love someone your greatest wish is for their happiness.

Will beat the shit out of the sea witch (good for her).

Bug:

Their a bug that falls in love with a human they rescue and becomes human, but even when they don't get to keep their human body, they still get to be with their love. It's a sci-fi fairytale musical.

Little Mermaid meets Starship Troopers musical starring awesome puppets and the most trans coded main character ever. Please. Please vote Bug Starship I love him. Go watch Kick it Up a Notch from Starship. Go watch Status Quo from Starship. You will understand.

He's a bug and he lives in space on a bug planet but he really wants to be a starship ranger which you can only be if you are a human and then one day a spaceship lands on his planet and so he goes to an evil bug called Pincer who then helps him become a human. And Bug falls in love with a human on the spaceship and it's very sweet. The musical and storyline are based on the little mermaid story, the creators themselves called it "the little mermaid but in space". Bug wanting to be a human/a starship ranger and achieving that and falling in love with a human is very much like the little mermaid

Starship is a musical that can only be described as The Little Mermaid meets Starship Troopers. It follows Bug, an alien bug who dreams of being a Starship Ranger, a galactic explorer/soldier, but the rigid confines of bug society keeps him trapped in a job he hates. He reaches a Starship Ranger named February from the hive and immediately falls in love with her. In order to be with her and pursue his dream, he makes a deal with a giant scorpion named Pincer who through sci-fi bs gives him a human body. Near the end of the second act he sacrifices his human body and returns to his bug body, and saves the day and wins February's heart. It's truly the ultimate Little Mermaid. He has multiple songs, and his bug body is portrayed by a puppet!! Vote for Bug!!

“It's a big, big, universe So many dimensions And unanswered questions Not to mention Life What an invention Life There's no choice involved in what you are given One mind, one voice, one body to live in It's a short, small thing we lead With so much potential Pointless or essential Which one can I be? Where do I fit? Where do I stand? Who are they to say what I am? And how can I stay inside this awful world I know? I need a way out I need an escape I'd rather be dead than to live in this place I wish that something or someone could just take it all away Someone take me away” dear god….. can anybody hear me…. (song from starship)

They are the purest little mermaid adaptation done in the most unuque way. An alien insect gets turned into a human, a race he has always loved and admired, to be with the woman he fell in love with. Also just a great musical.

Bug's whole arc is so so in tune with that of the little mermaid. He is an alien who has fallen in love with humanity through a crashed spaceship and trades his place in the hive for a chance to be with both with the human he's falling for and to be a Starship Ranger. He body swaps with human in a cryogenic pod! It's literally sci-fi Little Mermaid!

#dimension 20 #dimension 20: neverafter #starship #team starkid #starship by team starkid #mira #bug #the little mermaid #little mermaid #fairytale #hans christian andersen #poll tournament #poll bracket #character polls #polls #round 1 #round 1c #the little merpoll

[wasted-women]

ROUND 1C, MATCH 4 OUT OF 8!

Causes of Death & Propaganda Under the Cut:

Cordelia Chase

Cause of Death: Became comatose due to childbirth, eventually died

Propaganda:

A fiercely witty, complex and independent character - she was Always her own woman, only briefly having romantic relationships and it never defined her character for 6 seasons on both Buffy & Angel. Unfortunately the show producer was an abusive misogynist who targeted Cordelia's character specifically for humiliation when her actress Charisma Carpenter became pregnant. He is a colossal dick, and a terrible writer. Cordelia and Charisma deserved better.

I love her so much

Darla

Cause of Death: Sacrificed herself to save her unborn child

Propaganda:

She's a super old kickass vampire who was a terrifying and fantastic villain - she comes back just to be pregnant (it's this whole weird prophecy thing). And be conflicted because she's a killer but she's worried she's probably going to kill the baby once it's born and so she kills herself first and dies in the arms of her ex-boyfriend and HE is sad about it and has to protect the child and she's never really mentioned again outside of flashbacks (still about the male hero, not about her). Yes Angel the Series has so many problems.

Winifred "Fred" Burkle

Cause of Death: Died while being possessed by a demon

Propaganda:

Imagine taking an incredibly smart, traumatised, dorky, strong, paranoid, loving and curious character who is an Expert of physics and portals and basically the brains of the group by s5 and making her entire damn arc about the men she's with. Because she's the only woman left on the show (all the others have been killed off! yay??) and YET still killing her off and making her dying all about how powerless her boyfriend feels. Who gives a shit about her, her boyfriend is sad!

she's quirky and kind and really smart and somehow emerged from a hell dimension relatively sane

#wasted women poll #round 1 #round 1c #cordelia chase #darla #winifred burkle #fred burkle #winifred fred burkle #angel #poll bracket #poll tournament #character polls #polls

[sleepyhead-poll]

ROUND 1C, MATCH 9 OUT OF 16!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Aurora Sya Lis Goodreste:

After being kidnapped by the Demon King all she does is Sleep, or try to sleep. She won't stop at nothing to get a good night of sleep, including escaping her prison and decapitating monsters.

Aurora Sya Lis Goodreste, princess of the Kingdom of Goodreste, is a relentless force of nature driven by one unshakeable goal: to not just sleep, but to achieve the best, most comfortable sleep possible. She can quickly fall asleep almost anywhere, even in the most perilous of situations, but prizes quality of sleep above all else. Although kidnapped and held captive by the Demon King Twilight, this has done nothing to sway her from her obsession - to the point that breaking free of her cell, terrorizing the Demon King's minions, and crafting ever-more-superior bedding from their remains is a daily routine to her. So recklessly dedicated is she to the pursuit of a good night's sleep that she has lost all fear of death, having died and been resurrected several times during the course of her misadventures. Despite all this, Syalis has grown close to the monsters of the Demon King Castle, and - when not hunting them down for bedding materials - will often help them with their issues because doing good deeds helps her sleep better, too. Other miscellaneous Princess Syalis facts: her weapon of choice is a giant pair of scissors. She is especially fond of the Teddy Demons, who have grown so attached to her in turn that they'll readily do her bidding. She actually has a very strong work ethic (because the sooner she finishes all her work, the sooner she can go to sleep). She is self-conscious of her short tongue. She seems to have some form of face blindness, as she mostly tells people apart by their clothing.

Sya spends her entire captivity in the Demon Castle wreaking havoc in order to sleep the most and best she ever has. Her sleepiness is not only in her own name ("Sya" is like "zzz" in Japanese), but in the title of her entire series!

she will do anything to sleep

she just wants to sleep in the most comfortable fashion possible. that's it. that's the plot. also she is a menace when she is awake.

The entire anime revolves around the princess of the human kingdom trying to get a good night's sleep! She uses a demon's horns to sand something down & is more of a threat to the demons than them to her most of the time. Also, her interactions with the hero trying to save her are hilarious

She spends every episode just trying to get the best sleep possible. She will see something she believes will be so so so comfy and risk her entire well being to get to the comfy spot. Bonus demons working to ensure she gets what she wants because they are scared of her even though they took her prisoner.

Her main goal in life is to sleep. She causes utter chaos just so she can get a good sleep. She destroys parts of the demon castle, kills demons(there's a guy who revives them so this isn't permanent) and occasionally dies in order to get bedding material for a good sleep.

This girl will literally kill for some rest.

Sya sweep!!! Her whole series is about how sleepy she is, people

Jade Harley:

She has narcolepsy due to some meddling from another character, but it's narcolepsy nonetheless. She spends a lot of time sleeping, but that does hold her back as she's able to get a lot done on Prospit (a sort of dream world). She cares a lot about her friends and has a lot of interests like nuclear physics, cartoons, her dog, and being a markswoman.

She loves sleeping and dreaming!

She's got narcolepsy (....kinda, it's complicated) so for most of her initial appearances that girlie is just off in sleepy town, absolute snoozeville. Also I have great respect for her ability to look so comfy while sleeping in objectively uncomfy places, like a greenhouse floor

The original sleepy girl. so very sleepy. you agree

sometimes the world just needs a sleepy whimsical puppy girl. that's how it is

she falls asleep at random moments, and she has a robot that acts out her dreams for her so she doesn't sleepwalk and potentially get hurt, but the effect of this is her online friends aren't always sure when chatting with her whether she's awake or asleep. they don't tend to realize they're talking to dreambot jade until she says something completely bizarre and nonsensical, but then sometimes she says strange and silly things while awake because she's a very silly girl (/positive) and trying to parse whether a thing she said is just her being silly vs her being asleep can be difficult. also she sometimes has visions of real events happening somewhere or some*when* else in her sleep.

#round 1 #round 1c #sleepy princess in the demon castle #maojo de oyasumi #homestuck #aurora sya lis goodereste #aurora goodreste #sya #jade harley #poll bracket #poll tournament #polls #character polls #sleepyhead poll

[loveatfirstsightbracket]

Reasons to vote for each of them below:

the third line that came out of klavier's mouth was "i've never felt like that with a man before" and it was directed at apollo. they got weird and flirty so incredibly fast it's unbelievable. the amount of times klavier compliments apollo in court rivals the height of empire state building measured in centimeters, and they are in court like... immediately after meeting each other. apollo isn't better, he is both jealous of klavier's success, bitter about it and ready to "pull him out of the darkness" the third time they meet, whatever that even MEANS. yk what the worst part is??? i don't even like this ship that much. i don't care for them. but i saw this poll and i knew i had to submit them because this whole thing is so hard not to admit and see, they are insufferable and i hate them!!!

-- @trlvsn, on klapollo

Their first meeting is accompanied by a beach boys song. they open up to each other within 1 hour of introduction, having literally never opened up to anyone else in their 40+ years of life. They're ready to run away together forever within like a month of meeting. also I care about this so fucking much <- ed kinnie.

-- anon, on Blackbonnet

#tournament poll #round 1 #round 1c #ace attorney #klavier x apollo #klapollo #our flag means death #ofmd #ed x stede #blackbonnet

[besties-breakup-poll]

Round 1C - Match 21

#besties breakup poll #round 1c #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc #keefe sencen #fitz vacker #little women #jo march #theodore laurence

[broadwaydivastournament]

Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 1C

Kerry O'Malley (1969) starred as The Baker's Wife in the 2002 revival of Into the Woods, which, y'know, tough act to follow. One of our few LA-based actresses, she's starred in just about every early-2000s touring production of White Christmas you can think of. Other credits include Annie Get Your Gun, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (2011), and Showstoppers in Vegas where I first saw and fell in love with her. Her big thing is dying on stage and screen because I think I must've watched this woman kick the bucket at least eight times. She does it really well.

THE Baker's Wife, Joanna Gleason (1950) is a Tony-winning legend who set a standard that has yet to even be approached. Her Baker's Wife in the original Into the Woods beat out Patti's Reno Sweeney, and Patti is still a little pissed off about it. She was also in infamous flop Nick & Nora (1991), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005), and I Love My WIfe (1977). Nowadays, she devotes her focus to directing and screenwriting and her film The Grotto won Best Narrative Premiere at the Heartland Film Festival.

PROPAGANDA AND MEDIA UNDER CUT: ALL POLLS HERE

"Okay, so the only reason Kerry's on this tournament is because I saw her in a Vegas show when I was a teenager and fell in love from the first note she sang. I am fully expecting her to get brutally murdered by Joanna Gleason, but she's finally getting her dues in film these days. Her ten minutes in The Killer were the only ten minutes worth watching. I was riveted. I also got to see her perform "Moments in the Woods" live at 54 Below a few years ago and she's just as pretty and sweet as I remembered. Her friend was sitting at my table, so I was able to introduce myself. I, uh, did not mention how I'd been distantly in love with her for the last decade or so..."

"Joanna Gleason, my beloved. Look, I've loved her for a while, but a few years ago I went down a deep rabbit hole watching her play Password Plus with Betty White, and I have not been the same since. I am deeply affected by smart, sardonic, eloquent women, and Joanna is on another level of brilliant. She broke a record on that show. You need to watch and marvel. Furthermore, full offense to everyone else, but Joanna is the only one who doesn't opt up at the end of "Moments in the Woods," and that is the correct way to sing it. I hate the opt up. Fuck your opt up. Joanna plays the Baker's Wife with a razor-sharp wit none of the others can match. Their Baker's Wife's are smart, and determined, but they don't have her droll swagger. Her line readings? Unmatched."

#broadwaydivastournament #broadway divas #broadway #musical theatre #tournament poll #kerry o'malley #joanna gleason #into the woods #round 1c

[starcanwrecked-sexyman-bracket]

#starkid #hatchetfield #peanuts the hatchetfield pocket squirrel #ezekiel nmt #tswag tournament #round 1c

[the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever]

round 1, part c

#don't ask me man #queer classic lit ship tourney #tournament #round 1 #round 1c #the old testament #moby dick

[yu-gi-poll]

ROUND 1C! MATCH 13 OUT OF 16

Monster Stats & Propaganda Under the Cut:

Exodia the Forbidden One is used by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi. Its stats are the following:

Attribute: DARK

Level: 3

Type: SPELLCASTER / EFFECT

Effect Type: CONDITION

Effect (according to the anime): "When you have "Right Leg of the Forbidden One", "Left Leg of the Forbidden One", "Right Arm of the Forbidden One" and "Left Arm of the Forbidden One" in addition to this card in your hand, you win the Duel."

ATK / DEF: 1000 / 1000

Propaganda:

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EXODIAAAAAAAAAAAA IT'S NOT POSSIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO ONE'S EVER BEEN ABLE TO CALL HIM BEFORE. *EXODIA......... OBLITERATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*.

Winged Dragon of Ra is used by Malik Ishtar ("Marik Ishtar" in the dub), Yami Malik Ishtar ("Yami Marik Ishtar in the dub), and Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi. Its stats are the following:

Attribute: DIVINE

Level: 10

Type: DIVINE-BEAST

Description (according to the anime): "Ra shall take power from three Sacrifices. But even if the offering is to Ra's liking, the God shall only answer to the one who speaks the sacred words. When the means of resurrection are granted to it, Ra shall come forth from the earth and those who face the God in war shall be incinerated in flames. In an instant, Ra shall become a Phoenix, and the enemies of Ra shall return to the earth. He who chants the third litany may keep 1 Life Point and transfer the remainder unto Ra's Attack Points for one turn."

ATK / DEF: ? / ?

Propaganda:

Mega Ultra Chicken Lord ftw.

#yugipoll #round 1 #round 1c #poll bracket #poll tournament #polls #yugioh duel monsters #yugioh #duel monsters #yu-gi-oh #yu-gi-oh duel monsters #exodia #exodia the forbidden one #yugi mutou #yami yugi #marik ishtar #yami marik #yami malik #malik ishtar #winged dragon of ra

[les-mis-guy-supreme]

ROUND 1-C

#go queen go!!! #tournament poll #tournament #les mis character bracket #les miserables #les mis #round 1 #round 1c

[locitapurplepink]

Taglist : @aintinacage , @trapezequeen , @cassie-fanfics , @zaya-mo , @fulltimecatwitch , @kanerallels , @commander-tech , @thebadbatch2022

#star wars resistance #Youtube #bucket's quest #buggle's day out #star wars resistance shorts #sw resistance #sw resistance round 1 #round 1c #star wars polls #star wars

[fairytale-poll]

ROUND 1C, MATCH 14 OUT OF 16!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Spinderella:

They are Cinderella Spiderman style. She chose to keep her powers after midnight so now she no longer has the ability to fall in love. 🥺

Cinderella:

Alright so, background: Girl Genius is a steampunk webcomic; they fill their hiatuses with mini arcs, one of them was a Cinderella parody, and despite being *checks notes* almost 15 years old and only like 20 pages, it stays living in my mind rent free. Half because it's deeply hilarious and half because it was the first real crumb towards the ot3 (I'm not crazy, the signs do point to it being endgame I swear) The Propaganda: - both love interests get to be the prince (constant bickering ensues) - they host a combination ball/science fair (because they are all mad scientists, obviously) - Cinderella reverse engineers her fairy godmother's magic wand ("any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from science!" "what's with the quotation marks? who said that?" "me!") - it ends with her taking over the kingdom with a giant mecha army. truly the perfect fairytale ending It starts here: https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20081121 but if you want an image the best one is probably: https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20081215

#cinderpoll #round 1 #round 1c #spider man #spider woman #princess petra #spinstress #spinderella #marvel comics #marvel #marvel earth 423 #cinderella #girl genius fairytale theater #girl genius fairytale theater: cinderella #poll tournament #poll bracket #character polls #polls #fairytale

[wasted-women]

ROUND 1C, MATCH 3 OUT OF 8!

Causes of Death & Propaganda Under the Cut:

Tara Maclay

Cause of Death: Shot in crossfire

Propaganda:

Ok so idk if she actually counts but I'm submitting her and please throw her out if not. Here's why I think Tara was fridged: the sole purpose of her death was to further the plot and cause pain to other characters. Now, because it's Buffy, these other characters were women. So her death was only to cause pain to her girlfriend (ex-girlfriend? They were broken up but mending) Willow, cause her to relapse into magic, and then make her essentially the big bad of the season. All of this was then to cause Buffy, the protag, to have to fight her best friend and be told she needed to either stop her or kill her. So while Buffy and Willow are both women, Tara's death was solely to cause them pain as significant other and protagonist and to further the plot. (It's also bury your guys and Joss Whedon sooooo). Tara literally was killed sloppily for no other reason than as a plot device in a desperate "well we already killed our protag and brought her back to life, how do we raise the stakes from here" ploy necessitated by crappy writing. If she doesn't count, again please throw her out, but I feel like she counts as fridging esp when looking at how Joss Whedon rights Buffy in this season to essentially bc a self insert of man pain but as a woman.

this is the only lgbt example I can think of but it definitely counts imo. link to death scene here (scene starts a minute into the video, with obvious trigger warnings for death and blood and gunshots): https://youtu.be/01NxsKojYyM?si=dxZvcvOhp3x6S8ha

Stuffing a woman in the fridge is one thing, but stuffing a queer woman who was one half of a beloved same-sex couple on a TV show famous for its strong female characters for the sake of drama while enforcing negative LGBT+ stereotypes in the process is really something else.

Her girlfriend, Willow essentially plays the role of the man in the relationship. Tara dies to facilitate her villain arc. Xander is also sad about her death and he is a man.

Mako Mori

Cause of Death: Exploded in a helicopter

Propaganda:

The Mako Mori test has been proposed as a "better" version of the Bechdel Test (which I'm well aware of the bechdel tests point and common misuse) she has a full, rich arc that is not romance oriented in the first movie. Also she pilots a giant robot. In the second movie she's textbook definition fridged.

Daenerys Targareon

Cause of Death: Stabbed by her lover for becoming a tyrant

Propaganda:

I'm just. I can't believe she hasn't been submitted yet. Classic example of end game fridging, where she *had* to be killed by her male lover to bring him pain and Man Tears TM. Clearly it effects him (sad) more than her (dead). Now obv Dany had a whole plot prior to this, but her death itself is such a classic example of fridging that I have to submit her, it legit only happened for a stupid "plot" to bring Jon ManPain. It was a death so stupid that GOT, what once was a cultural touchstone, isn't talked about except in how bad the end was

#wasted women poll #round 1 #round 1c #tara maclay #buffy the vampire slayer #mako mori #pacific rim #daenerys targaryen #game of thrones #game of thrones tv #poll bracket #poll tournament #character polls #polls

[sleepyhead-poll]

ROUND 1C, MATCH 14 OUT OF 16!

Propaganda Under the Cut:

Silver:

He's based off Sleeping Beauty! He's kind-hearted, a bit naive, was adopted by fae, attracts small animals and yes, he dozes off quite a lot. Which is a problem for him because he dedicated himself to serving as a knight to Malleus (who is based off Maleficent). He is just so sweet and serious and honest and very autistic-coded. And pretty. I mean, look at him. I love him

Silver constantly falls asleep whenever and wherever for whatever reason. The students from NRC are based off of Disney villains but who or what inspired Silver was never confirmed but the main theories point to either Princess Aurora (because he keeps falling asleep and grew up in a secluded cottage, raised by fae), Prince Phillip (because of his knightly vibe and the fact that Silver's icon is a sword like the one that Phillip used to slay Maleficent), and/or the spinning wheel itself (again because of the sword icon and falling asleep)

This guy is a literal disney princess in a world of disney villains, animals flock to him and cuddle close if he's napping outside.

He has narcolepsy but it's not well understood in his world, so he gets called lazy pretty often.

He’s a guard in training and a student but he keeps falling asleep during lessons

He’s based on the sleeping curse from Sleeping Beauty and falls asleep at random times. Animals love him.

Jing Beiyuan:

Bestie has gone thru so much in his previous lives and in his seventh life he just wants to nap and vibe (and maybe pet the venomous sable kept by his next door neighbor). When someone tries to chew him out he claims to have a disease that can make a person sleep for 60+ years.

In general he's so character. He commits crimes. His best friend is a guy who helped kill him in his first life. It took getting murdered by his soulmate 5 times for Beiyuan to fall out of love with the man. Snakes love him. He was a bug once. His current boo was a Chinese analogue of the Grim Reaper in past life. He is stunningly beautiful but it only becomes apparent in the second book in the series which is not from his POV. He speaks nonsense fluently. He's so much <3

The sleepiest political intrigue protagonist I have ever seen. He canonically slept for 63 years in front of the Three Life Rock in the underworld, after he wanted to just "close his eyes" for a bit. When he is reincarnated, he spends most of his time napping. He's found in the courtyard, in his room, in his study, anywhere in his house, he can be found napping. His friend becomes so concerned about this that he has a physician check him. But he's not ill, just sleepy! Nothing wrong with him just a chronic case of Want To Nap

He's lived several lives and died in horrible ways in his previous ones so in the current one he likes to just chill. He sleeps a lot and only gets involved in the plot after his future husband drags him into it and honestly? Valid. Let my man rest.

#round 1 #round 1c #silver #twisted wonderland #qi ye #lord seventh #faraway wanderers #tian ya ke #priest #jing beiyuan #poll tournament #character polls #poll bracket #polls #sleepyhead poll

[loveatfirstsightbracket]

Reasons to vote for each of them below:

They have an immediate connection, down in the dumps. It takes a while for them to get together, but they catch some sort of feelings right away.

-- anon, on Alphyne

The ultimate malewife x girlboss ship. The argument could be made that Howl's been in love with Sophie and has been looking for her since he was a child, but from the time that they meet as adults to when they get together at the end of the movie is like a week max.

-- @lethal-liability, on Howl/Sophie

#tournament poll #round 1 #round 1c #undertale #alphys x undyne #alphyne #howl's moving castle #hmc #howl x sophie

[besties-breakup-poll]

Round 1C - Match 22

#besties breakup poll #round 1c #jennifers body #jennifer check #anita lesnicki #needy lesnicki #house md #gregory house #james wilson