#class round 1

[plant-taxonomy-showdown]

Class Round 1: Eudicots vs Amborellales

75% of all flowering plant species vs 1 flowering plant species

Eudicots (“true dicots”): This is a ginormous class, containing almost all leafy trees, quite a lot of plants that humans get food from (including potatoes and all of the legumes), and the plants we get tea, coffee, and chocolate from. It also contains carnivorous plants, parasitic plants, and some very poisonous plants, as well as tobacco and cannabis.

Amborellales: like Ginkgophyta in the phylum round, this taxon contains only one species, Amborella trichopoda. It was the earliest to diverge from all other flowering plants, and remains on only one island in the Pacific Ocean. It has some characteristics that are different from other flowering plants, such as xylem with no vessel elements. It has whitish flowers and small red fruit.

[tf2occontest]

ROUND 1 COMPETITOR MATCH-UP LIST

Seen below is our complete list of competitors and who they will be facing off against first! We encourage you to check out the versus art announcement as well. Usernames for each contestant are included in case competitors would like to communicate for mash-ups!

!! Clicking on the names of each matchup will take you to their poll!!

Flynn McKinney VS Maple Linwood/The Marksman

@/connicoxd & @/fishiiwasdrawing

WINNER: Maple Linwood/The Marksman

The Bandit (Evan) VS THE HUNTER

@/evangelina830 & @/scozthewoz

WINNER: THE HUNTER

The Cartographer VS “Splatter.” Or The Cleaner.

@/fratboycipher & @/awkward-writes-shit

WINNER: The Cartographer

Yorick Youngest VS PILOT (Viktor Lewis Lovelace)

@/god-mouths & @/karlmanly

WINNER: PILOT (Viktor Lewis Lovelace)

The Trapper (Real name: Angel.) VS Alexandria Marie Pierre

@/vsc-art & @/hypernova-writes

WINNER: The Trapper (Real name: Angel.)

Detective BLU Spy VS Nicole Whitman (The Craftsman)

@/hawki-doodles & @/krispygalaxy1018

WINNER: Detective BLU Spy

Pages/Stickmann VS navyman's bane (navy for short)

@/cometthecoolest & @/scoutbot

WINNER: navyman's bane (navy for short)

Akari Tanaka/Aoki Aojima (aka: The Chef) VS The Reverend

@/mg-dango & @/coopster3d

WINNER: The Reverend

Mathilda Vogal VS Isaac Shale / The Cyborg

@/stangeranfanficion & @/meet-the-cyborg/elliotbizarre

WINNER: Isaac Shale / The Cyborg

Vasya Pupkin VS Ned

@/leharpiste & @/moldforest

WINNER: Ned

Matchstick VS {The observer} real name {Koa Leilani Lopez}

@/bennykinnie & @/yourfavoritecuntist

WINNER: Matchstick

BLU Scout / Maxine Fox VS Miss Kimiko (the Instructor)

@/scorpiolight-madd & @/calsartisttrashbin

WINNER: Miss Kimiko (the Instructor)

Trapper VS The Glider

@/transfrogwithcoolsocks/meet-the-trapper-tf2 & @/ruthytwoshakes

WINNER: The Glider

C.A.A.T VS The Jack of All Trades, Wolfgang Stahl! (Bundled with Bluey, BLU JOAT)

@/coquettesinclair & @/mickmundane

WINNER: The Jack of All Trades, Wolfgang Stahl! (Bundled with Bluey, BLU JOAT)

Dr. Valentina Rosa García, The RED Chemist VS Assassin/Carissa Eirwyn Artemisia

@/archerwolfposts & @/cherry-blxssxm-chaos

WINNER: Dr. Valentina Rosa García, The RED Chemist

Reynold “Roy” Aiken - Class name: The Rascal VS The Barman (Thomas Armstrong)

@/thenumberonerascal & @/trypo-p

WINNER: The Barman (Thomas Armstrong)

Hacker VS SUN! Spy

@/robertazombie & @/moss4ev3r

WINNER: Hacker

Elijah King & Egon; The Assistants VS The Escapist

@/gordonfreemanreal & @/waffleincorperation

WINNER: Elijah King & Egon; The Assistants

Ivan “Volk” Katerzhnik VS Addison Pavone, Scout

@/lifenconcepts & @/theshelledonespods

WINNER: Addison Pavone, Scout

Balloonimedic VS The Blade (class name) / Hemi LaBoh (real name)

@/jolluxiscool & @/bohemianette

WINNER: Balloonimedic

Jack and Maya: The Jack Class VS The Deerhunter

@/msmoon-andmsmoon-and-the-cyberdemon & @/cervianthropy

WINNER: Jack and Maya: The Jack Class

Maria Humboldt VS The Therapist

@/ilovegayvampires & @/hazardtoons

WINNER: The Therapist

Conrad VS Logan Fisher/ The Assassin

@/vixendoesstuffz/orangestrawberries & @/gnarlygoth

WINNER: Conrad

The Ammomancer VS Undertaker ( Martin )

@/catpixi & @/rubyshimmer0x

WINNER: The Ammomancer

The Nightguard VS Muzzlemed / Meyer Stein

@/updogs-blog & @/shadyisabasicblog

WINNER: The Nightguard

The Archeologist VS THE BUTCHER!

@/the-depressed-comedic-relief & @/junkbrainz

WINNER: THE BUTCHER!

Pierce / The Supplier VS The Renaissance Man

@/sharkk-fin & @/mnyehlike

WINNER: Pierce / The Supplier

The Wildcard (RWC/Red Wildcard: Kaito | BWC/Blue Wildcard: Haru) VS The Intern

@/ura-0m0te-lovers & @/queensqueercourt

WINNER: The Intern

Ágatha, the Nurse VS Scurple (Purple Scout)

@/arts-of-gjb & @/cyantt-does-stuff

WINNER: Ágatha, the Nurse

María José Fernández González (The Cook) VS The Mafioso

@/h_xy0k & @/hodgepodgle

WINNER: María José Fernández González (The Cook)

Dmtryo / The Chemist VS Rico Black

@/loverboy-cc & @/blackblackheart

WINNER: Rico Black

Cherry - Scout VS Guǒyuán, The Gardener

@/reptil-enjoyer & @/goosecorp

WINNER: Cherry - Scout

Nathaniel Tumble VS Ray Wexler (GRN Conductor)

@/toyfriskman & @/mxcrowave/conductor-on-grn

WINNER: Ray Wexler (GRN Conductor)

Katherine Slyvia / The Burglar VS The Mecha

@/shepswrath/kleptomaniask & @/clovert3a

WINNER: The Mecha

Hannah Wallace AKA "The Slinger" VS Armani & Marcel, The Decoys

@/bunkless-bed & @/friendlyengie

WINNER: Armani & Marcel, The Decoys

Joseph Panganiban (Defuser Class) VS The Courier

@/that-one-digi & @/sicc-nasti

WINNER: The Courier

[national-rail]

See pinned for more info!

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Revival Round 1 Poll 7

The top two characters will continue onwards in the Revival Round. Check out the other polls in this round here.

[evignonita]

i want to do a cassandra goth "cosplay" with tradgoth makeup yuhmmkhjh i also wanted to do it with pascal but nah

[decaydance-smackdown]

Round 1b: Match 8

[youngersiblingstournament]

Round 1 Bracket 12

[edwinisms]

see I can’t accept charles’ comic background and socioeconomic status as canon for the show because if I did that would mean the whole group would be a bunch of rich kids and that’s a horrifying concept

[fictional-twink-bracket]

Round 1 Poll 19

Propaganda

(PT: Propaganda)

Jeffery

No propaganda submitted

Nagisa Shiota

Rare occasion where a shounen action series has a twink protagonist.

[specificpollsaboutbooks]

Indie Comics Ships

Round 1

You can read Deadly Class' first issue on Image Comics' website here

Maria and Marcus :

Tara and Cal :

[diltonsstrangescience]

DANG. Absolutely cold-blooded.

[plant-taxonomy-showdown]

Class Round 1: Nymphaeales vs Ceratophyllales

Water Lilies vs Aquarium Plants

Nymphaeales: A basal clade of Magnoliophyta that contains the water lily family, and other aquatic plants with prominent flowers. Water lilies with larger flowers and more complex parts are pollinated by beetles -- they were initially believed to be plants that evolved earlier, but while Nymphaeales as a whole did diverge early, the ones with more flower parts did not diverge earlier than the ones with fewer flower parts. Water lilies were used as an indicator of water cleanliness in the Maya civilization, were a symbol of the Maya elite, and were likely used in a religious context to induce altered states of consciousness.

Ceratophyllales: Core Magnoliophytes that are very closely related to the eudicots. These aquatic plants are found all over the world, and are known as coontails or hornworts (though they are not related to the non-vascular hornworts from the phylum battle.) Ceratophyllum demersum is sold as an aquarium plant, and is considered invasive in Tasmania and New Zealand, where it has been known to interfere with hydroelectric power plants.

[tf2occontest]

Jack and Maya: The Jack Class VS The Deerhunter

(Full matchup list here)

Alright team, here's a recap: This is a contest to determine who amongst you will take the top of the leaderboards and be hired at TFI! Simply put, whoever gets the most votes gets to move on, and whoever doesn't... Well. They'll be put down swiftly and cleanly. :}

So, mann your stations, because here are your next contestants! Vote for your favorite mercenary who you want to win the TF2 OC Contest! - P

OC INFO UNDER THE CUT!

We highly encourage you to take a peek to make your decision!

Jack and Maya: The Jack Class

@the-jack-class

Image credit: @/msmoon-and-the-cyberdemon

Meet the Jack Class, your next 10th Class of TF2. Their role has been dubbed as a “Challenge Class”, a flexible ally who can adapt to any situation they face, given the right equipment. The only asset given is a mechanical glove which deals small damage but heals the wearer on the battlefield. Other than the glove, the class is infamously unarmed, so you might need to lend a spare if you can.

But don't worry, Jack and Maya are professionals!

The Deerhunter

@cervianthr0py

Image credit: @/cervianthr0py

The Deerhunter is a freshly-immortal creature made of man and deer, resurrected by the Starving Deer, Carnos, God of the Hunt (another oc of mine!), in order to feed himself using the Deerhunter as a proxy body of sorts. Of course, killing and eating people is hard to do around here, so why not join a team of mercenaries in order to get free, fresh snacks?

He's stringing up beartraps to snare in his next victims, shooting them point blank with a classic Smith and Wesson hunting rifle, or if he's feeling cheeky, biting them or using a good ol' gutting knife.

Although, due to his resurrective immortality (no respawn needed!), he's starting to become a fan of getting shot, blown up, cut up…and possibly being "studied" by their team's medic, but who are we to judge?

He's a good offensive class, and better at setting up hoards of beartraps! Scatter them around doorways and sentry nests!

ALL HAIL THE DEERHUNTER, ALL HAIL THE HUNT!!!

(To be honest, this is one of my favorite oc's due to just how…self indulgent he is! No fear of cringe, go be immortal and go kiss the medic if you want! Carnos is also a "forest deity" oc I've had for a long time and I love shoving him into shit constantly)

[national-rail]

See pinned for more info!

[gay-disabled-characters-showdown]

LGBTQ+ Disabled Characters Showdown Round 1, Wave 1, Poll 4

A character being totally canon LGBTQ+ and disabled was not required to be in this competition. Please check qualifications and propaganda before asking why a character is included.

Check out the other polls in this wave here.

Princess Sapphia of Mytilene-High Class Homos

Qualifications:

She is canonically lesbian and an amputee. The basis of the story is that her and her gay friend August of Phthia are fake marrying to secretly date other people (him with one of his knights and her with one of his castle's maids). She had a relationship with Marla through half of the first season, and now she's starting a relationship with Odette. In the original comic (before becoming a WebToon original), the panels never showed most characters legs so some comments did jokes about her not having legs, so in one of the last episodes before "rebooting" it to WebToon, the author momozerii decided to make this canon by showing her changing her prosthetic leg. The "reboot" shows it from the first episode (literally kicking a door open) and had a flashback scene of her using crutches and a bandage on her amputation. I don't remember if that scene showed why she lost her leg.

Propaganda:

She's so funny and cute, and I love how momozerii added her prosthetic from the start in the WebToon original version. She's really compassionate and has really good character development through the first season. There's one scene between her and Odette at the start of the story where Sapphia said some really elitist shit to her, and after apologizing she learns what Odette had to pass through as someone who didn't have the wealth and status that Sapphia has as a princess, and she actually changes, defending Odette when her old suitor, Nicolosi, pulls the same elitist shit on her.

Anything Else?:

I recommend a lot this WebToon, it has such a good story, the art is beautiful and isn't too heavy on details like other WebToon originals, the characters are amazing and complex, and it's on hiatus right now (don't worry the season finale is not a big cliffhanger, just a small hook for the second season).

Submitted by @octonine

Schnn T’gai Spock-Star Trek

Qualifications:

He is canonically dyslexic, and commonly interpreted as autistic. I do not think I have to tell you why I think he qualifies as LGBTQ+.

Propaganda:

He started it all! Spirk was the birth of slash fiction and fandom itself. Autistic, dyslexic, gay-- what can't he do?

Anything else?:

THIS APPLIES ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL SERIES VERSION OF SPOCK. NOT THE SPOCK FROM THE JJ ABRAMS MOVIES OR THE NEW ITERATION OF SPOCK FROM STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Discovery Spock does count as TOS Spock in my mind, though. AOS & SNW Spock are some of the least gay characters I have ever seen, and it is quite sad.

Submitted by @convenient-plot-device

[ql-of-all-time-bracket]

QL of All Time - Round 1: To Sir, With Love (2022) vs Love Class (2022-2023)