#loser bracket round 1

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 2, Match 9

Sister Lupe (Leverage) vs Sister Mary Clarence/Deloris van Cartier (Sister Act)

"Sister Lupe" isn't a nun, is she?

Sister Mary Clarence isn't really a Carmelite nun, she's actually a lounge singer disguised as a Carmelite nun

Sister Lupe

She uses a former alcoholic as a mule, selling street drugs to finance donating low-cost Mexican pharmaceuticals to children with cancer. And isn't that what Jesus would want, associating with sinners and helping the needy?

Sister Mary Clarence/Deloris van Cartier

No propaganda submitted

[the-owl-house-blorbo-brawl]

Loser Bracket Round 1: silly stats

Most voted character: Steve (95 votes)

Least voted character: Odalia Blight (8 votes)

Most voted poll: Caleb Wittebane vs Matt Tholomule (111 votes)

Biggest difference: Odalia Blight, 7.8%-92.2%, 87 votes

Smallest difference: Edric Blight vs Emira Blight, 57.4%-42.6%, 14 votes

Average number of votes by poll: 96.9 votes

Total number of votes: 775 votes

Polls sorted by number of votes:

Polls sorted by difference:

I expected the average number of votes to shrink between the two brackets, but surprisingly, it only reduced by ~25%. But the main difference with the main bracket is that the voted were more evenly distributed across polls. Here, the 4 most voted polls represent 54.5% of the votes. In the main bracket, the 8 most votes polls represented 64.3% of the votes.

So, the conclusion may be that these characters still attracted interest but attracted less passion?

[time-traveler-tourney]

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 2, Match 7

Clarith Netsuma (The Evillious Chronicles) vs Canoness Selena Agna (Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm)

Clarith is a Heldean nun

Canoness Selena Agna is a Sister of Battle of the Order of the Sacred Rose.

Clarith Netsuma

Became a nun worshipping a nature deity after her girlfriend was killed. And... her girlfriend literally became the nature deity. She eavesdropped on a confession, almost killed a girl on the beach about it, likes animals, and dated god.

(She joins the monastery in scene 4, about 5 minutes into the song)

Canoness Selena Agna

No propaganda submitted.

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 16

Mother Mildred (Call the Midwife) vs Sister Darcy (Misericorde)

Mother Mildred is an Anglican nun of the Order of St. Raymond Nonnatus, is a midwife and caregiver, and is Mother Superior.

Sister Darcy is a Benedictine nun, and self-described "Alchevisionist"

Mother Mildred

She is funky! Unlike most managers she delights in getting her hands dirty and helping out if she believes that is what she had been called to do. Absolutely a fun character and really shakes up the dynamic of the house when she comes to stay.

Sister Darcy

No propaganda submitted

Poll Runner's Note: Aside from her mystical visions, and herbal and alchemical knowledge, Darcy tends the garden, cares for the sheep and ducks, does the cooking... It sometimes feels like everything in Linbarrow gets done by one stoned Welsh nun.

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 15

Nona Grey (Book of the Ancestor Trilogy) vs Adriana (The Demon Prince Goes To The Academy)

Nona Grey is a novice at the Convent of Sweet Mercy.

Adriana is a Priestess of Towan/Tu'an

Nona Grey

Peasant girl becomes Warrior Nun. Although this line is not talking about Nona, the first line of the book is literally: "It is important, when killing a nun, to ensure that you bring an army of sufficient size.” Epic.

Adriana

Adriana started the story as a second-year Paladin of the Towan Order, which worships the Goddess of Purity & forbids relationships with men. She was raised within an abbey closed off from the rest of the world until she joined the Academy. Adriana struggled with some people liking her & others getting hurt by those people liking her, eventually dropping out and returning to her abbey until she was pulled into religious politics (aro queen, btw).

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 14

The Nun (The Inquisitor's Tale) vs Sister Eustace (Misericorde)

The Nun is described as magical and irreverent.

Sister Eustace is a Benedictine nun. She is librarian and sacristan at Linbarrow Abbey.

The Nun (Inquisitor's Tale)

The Nun is the narrator of the book. When asked how she knows any of this, it is implied the divine told her. She demands alcohol in order to continue telling the inn the story.

Sister Eustace

No propaganda submitted

Poll Runner's Note: "I could defeat every duck. It is simply not a problem for me. I could defeat infinite ducks. They are small, and have little necks. I could easily kill a duck by accident. It simply doesn't require any significant amount of my strength." -Eustace

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 13

Yumiko/Yumie Takagi (Hellsing) vs Canoness Junith Eruita (Warhammer 40000)

Yumiko Takagi is a member of Iscariot, an order devoted to fighting vampires and other supernatural threats

Canoness Junith Eruita is a Sister of Battle and is Canoness Superior of the Order of Our Martyred Lady

Yumiko/Yumie Takagi

No propaganda submitted.

Canoness Junith Eruita

No propaganda submitted

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 12

Sister Julienne (Call the Midwife) vs Clarice (THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls)

Sister Julienne is an Anglican nun of the Order of St. Raymond Nonnatus and is Sister-in-Charge at Nonnatus house. She is a midwife and hospice caregiver.

Sister Julienne

She runs Nonnatus House and fulfills the duties of being a member. Time and again when things looked over for the nuns, she managed to find a way to stick around for her community. She is an experienced midwife and fights for all those in her care--including keeping sister Monica Joan in Popular instead of sending her "into the country" where retired nuns usually go

Clarice

Have you seen an idol? Like, those idols that sing and dance and dress up in cool outfits? You know nuns too, right? Then this is who you should vote!! Her introduction: "I am very thankful for having the chance of meeting you. To save the church, and to bring these unhappy times to a halt, I will sing. I think music can bring joy to people, for me at least, there is nothing that brings me more joy than singing…" She also uses her money from being an idol for charities and church stuff and I think that's very sweet :)) It is also said that she feels like food waste is bad, she even ate a disgusting banana and sushi mixture by a younger colleague idol. She's unfortunately unvoiced though :( Let's hope she wins the next Cinderella Girls election! Overall, Clarice is my favorite nun of all time.

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 11

Abbess Morvenn Vahl (Warhammer 40000) vs Character Actress Margot Martindale (Bojack Horseman)

Morvenn Vahl is a Sister of Battle, and is Abbess of the Adepta Sororitas

Character Actress Margot Martindale is a nun at an unspecified convent on a remote island

Abbess Morvenn Vahl

No propaganda submitted.

Character Actress Margot Martindale

No propaganda submitted.

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 10

Mother Superior (Sister Act) vs Sister Margaret (Misericorde)

Mother Superior is a Carmelite nun and is Mother Superior at Saint Katherine's. She is described as an almost stereotypical nun.

Sister Margaret is a Benedictine nun, an almoner, and precentor at Linbarrow Abbey

Mother Superior

She agrees to take in a witness to a violent crime because it is consistent with her vows. Eventually she relearns generosity and service through the unconventional style of this "nun" and risks her personal safety to rescue her. Plus she organizes the efforts to get a fake nun into their school to save the kids from losing their neighborhood school, which means lying to the fathers and board...it all works out in the end both times.

Sister Margaret

No propaganda submitted.

Poll Runner's note: Margaret is very smart. She's a skilled lute player and a composer. She knows Linbarrow Abbey's secrets better than anyone, but she's not telling: it's more rewarding for you to figure them out yourself. Mostly, she works in the cellars, which is a euphemism for chatting with Sister Katherine where nobody can see they're not actually working. She's the first to notice Hedwig's depression, and is always giving her advice about life in the abbey.

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 9

Sister Lupe (Leverage) vs Olivia Lanze (The Demon Prince Goes to the Academy)

"Sister Lupe" isn't a nun, is she?

Olivia Lanze is a Priestess of Towan/Tu'an

Sister Lupe

She uses a former alcoholic as a mule, selling street drugs to finance donating low-cost Mexican pharmaceuticals to children with cancer. And isn't that what Jesus would want, associating with sinners and helping the needy?

Olivia Lanze

Olivia Lanze was a Priestess of Towan who was adopted by the commander of the Knights Templar when she was young and unknowingly raised in preparation to be placed on the throne of a Thousand-Year Empire meant for the [Five Major Religions] by her father. She starts the story as a fifth-year student at the Academy repeating a year due to volunteering in the Demon World War as a healer, where she gained the nickname “the Reaper” for the demons she killed while saving others and “the Saint of the Eredian District” for her charity work.

Olivia became disillusioned with the Knights Templar due to her father and others’ expectations and with her goddess once she realizes the human goddess Towan of Purity and the demon god Kier of Corruption are one and the same, giving power to anyone who believes in them. She struggles with how to live for herself, idolized and worshiped against her will since she was young.

She joined a competition to win money for orphans, only losing to save her opponent. She’s one of the only people to speak in defense of the captured (now Demon King) Reinhardt, asking why him being the Demon King means they can’t even listen to what he has to say. Olivia consistently helps others. Also, she has a badass army of undead warriors and Death Knights.

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 8

Sister Monica Joan (Call The Midwife) vs Nun-Chuck (Minions: The Rise of Gru)

Sister Monica Joan is an Anglican nun of the Order of St. Raymond Nonnatus and is a retired midwife.

Nun-Chuck is a supervillain.

Sister Monica Joan

She may not be all there upstairs all the time but she provides essential spiritual guidance to the Popular community when they need it most, and fun facts when they are just chilling. She served the community for so long many of the residents are either babies she helped deliver or their children. When she became a nun, the call took her to a life of service from a life of comfort and security. Plus she is a total Doctor Who girl

Nun-Chuck

She’s a Christian Nun who’s a villainous criminal.

Poll-runner's note: And she's got a pipe organ hot-rod?

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 7

Sister Moira (Misericorde) vs Clarith Netsuma (The Evillious Chronicles)

Sister Moira is a Benedictine nun, and the infirmerer at Linbarrow Abbey

Clarith is a Heldean nun

Sister Moira

No propaganda submitted

Poll Runner's Note: Moira is incredibly nice. She takes care of Hedwig when she's sick, brings her snacks in the library, and thinks up ways to cheer her up when she's sad.

Clarith Netsuma

Became a nun worshipping a nature deity after her girlfriend was killed. And... her girlfriend literally became the nature deity. She eavesdropped on a confession, almost killed a girl on the beach about it, likes animals, and dated god.

(She joins the monastery in scene 4, about 5 minutes into the song)

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 6

Zhou Zhiruo (Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre) vs Sister Iris (Ace Attorney)

Zhou Zhiruo is a Buddhist nun of the Emei sect.

Sister Iris is a shrine maiden at Hazakura Temple and a spirit channeler. She is called a nun in the English translation.

Poll Runner's Note: The interesting thing about these two is they both have trouble with an ex boyfriend but bayl bar fgnof crbcyr jvgu n fjbeq ohg gur tnzr gevrf ERNYYL uneq gb znxr lbh guvax obgu qb.

Zhou Zhiruo

Arguably the central antagonist of HSDS, an epic novel adapted into multiple 40+ episode TV series. Most powerful female character in HSDS. Using Nine Yin White Bone Claw at a tournament for the position of leader of the Wulin she defeated every other martial artist who came and was crowned leader of the martial arts world.

Sister Iris

Slaps roof of Nun. This bad boy can fit so many familial issues

[best-nun-tournament]

Loser Bracket Round 1, Match 5

Rosette Christopher (Chrono Crusade) vs Sister Ruth (Black Narcissus)

Rosette Christopher is an exorcist of the Order of Magdalene, a military order dedicated to fighting monsters.

Sister Ruth is an Anglican nun of the Congregation of The Servants of Mary

Rosette Christopher

(without giving too many spoilers, READ CHRONO CRUSADE):

Rosette is an orphan who made a pact with a demon (Chrono) in order to save her little brother (kidnapped by the main antagonists), said demon is her and her brother's childhood friend and fighting partner. Said pact means she will have a short life span, but as long as she can save him, she doesn't care. She'll do everything for the people she loves. She was taken in by an demon exorcist organization and been trained since 12 to fight and is a skilled combatant.

Sister Ruth

Her descent into madness because of high altitude??? is genuinely iconique