#idk when that animatic is coming out tho but hopefully before everyone forgets about the tournament

[mint-termsandconditions]

HELLOOO?!???!? WHAT?!??!

Like I know I said in the comments earlier but HUHHHH??????????

This isn’t even a low self-confidence thing but I don’t think anyone expected Rope MF to win (including me!)

One vote too?!?!

Like who are the eight people who voted between the last 12 hours, I need to kiss them on the forehead (platonically)

This is awkward too because I planned an entire losing speech lmao

But anyways YEAHHHHH ROPE MF🔥🔥🔥🦅🪢🪢🪢🔥🔥🪢🪢🦅🦅🔥🔥🦅🪢🔥

THAT CRAZY MOTHERFUCKER DID IT!!!

Cheesy cheesy stuff but I feel like I need to thank everyone

Thanks to the mods for working real hard on this (especially with the Tumblr polls being a bit messy during the last few rounds).

Thank you to all the contestants who let Rope MF interact with your OCs!

I can’t believe Rope MF actually gained a best friend and helped a lesbian drag a war criminal to hell in the same tournament

THANK YOU TO DESS BTW!!! THANK YOU FOR HUMORING ME AND DOING THE BACK AND FORTH IN THE POLLS AND THE ART!!!! I couldn’t ask for a better Second Chance grand-finals and OC to go up against! Noir is an AMAZING character who deserves all the love he gets and I’m super excited to see the director’s cut!

And thank you to everyone who decided out of ALL the Kirby OCs with beautiful designs, amazing story, and complex characters,

to vote for the waddle dee with a rope

You guys are probably more insane than Rope MF /pos

Final thoughts:

I feel like I need to mention all the propaganda I made because they’re sort of the thing that really help Rope MF win

I really loved making the all the art for my special guy!

I wanted people to have fun with Rope MF and to show how much this little freak means to me

I hope I succeeded in that!

Tbh I’m still shocked about the whole thing

I make jokes about how Rope MF is both an unstoppable force and an immovable object but I guess it’s true now lol

After a gruelling six months, we're pleased to finally announce to you this year's winners of the 2024 Kirby OC Tournament!

We'll start with the results from the Second Chance Brackets. This event was hosted to allow those who were voted out within the first three rounds of the mainline tournament to participate for a little longer, and featured high-speed 3VS match-ups.

The grand final of the Second Chance Brackets pitted Noir Fontaine (of @desultory-novice), the long-suffering swordsman, against Rope MF (of @mint-termsandconditions), that one guy who really really likes ropes. Both contestants produced an incredible, ongoing series of finale propagandas bouncing off the strengths of both characters, combining both lore and comedy, comics, and even animations!

Their poll, ✦ THERE ARE NO STRINGS ON ME ✦ concluded with one singular vote of difference. This polled in favour of:

⭒THERE ARE NO STRINGS ON ME⭒ ✦ FINAL RESULTS ✦

WINNER: Rope MF with 50.3% of votes!

Congratulations to Rope MF!! This was an incredibly tight race until the very end, with Noir claiming a lead for multiple updates right up until the last moment, with a surprise victory for Rope MF!

Moving on to the Mainline Tournament. After six months of intense 1 on 1 competition, our grand finalists emerged as Valfrey (of @gethoce), the butterfly samurai who created suns at the beginning of the universe, and starstruck dee (of @starflungwaddledee), a palmful of waddle dee who is definitely very normal.

Despite their differences of vibe, both characters are beloved by the community, within the tournament and out, and their creators have told consistent tales throughout the course of the event. Valfrey in particular has spent her time doing everyone a great service by handling one specific menace, a story that carried through into her propaganda until the very end, while starstruck found herself rather lost en route.

None the less, as we don't technically require contestants to be on the tournament grounds to compete, their poll ✦ FOR THE SUN ✦ ran as normal! The results are:

⭒FOR THE SUN⭒ ✦ FINAL RESULTS ✦

WINNER: starstruck dee with 54% of votes!

For this poll in particular, we have an additional graph to show the full week of movement!

Despite a slow start, starstruck dee pulled into a tie, and then into a lead that she maintained up until voting closed. Congratulations starstruck dee!! Propaganda and campaigning made an incredibly noticeable impact on this poll, with every post from each competitor and their supporters resulting in an instant uptick of attention for their character on the poll!

Congratulations to the winners, and also to their opponents. To be among the final four of a roster that was just shy of 150 characters is an incredible achievement!

Our final wrap-up for the tournament and this blog will be posted within the next week or so.

Once again, congratulations to our competitors, and thank you to all-- contestants and spectators alike-- for participating this year! This tournament could not exist without your love of OCs, and we are thrilled to have been able to host you, your characters, and all the creativity and passion that has come with them!