#the competition showdown tournament

[mushroom-showdown]

Vote for us in @thecompetitionshowdowntournament and @ultimate-poll-tournament!! We have such cool and pretty mushrooms!!

[tournamentdirectory]

What is the MOST TUMBLR-Y TUMBLR COMPETITION? @thecompetitionshowdowntournament, of course...finds out!

Run by the same person as @mostpatheticlittleguy; see their entry.

[best-appliance-tournament]

Why you should vote for me in the @thecompetitionshowdowntournament

1. "If you have to ask [what the superior appliance is], clearly you don't own an air fryer." - about 5 of the nominations for this poll. Vote for me in order to support your favorite appliances, especially air fryers and microwaves.

2. The people submitting contestants for this tournament have a great sense of humor.

3. Microwaves are very cool and I love them because they don't have only one specific purpose and I can heat up stuff in it. I'm sure that everyone agrees with how awesome microwaves are, and my profile picture is a microwave.

4. I'll make the brackets for the appliance competition in about a week, as there are lots of responses but not enough appliances nominated yet. One way to get more submissions is to get more exposure, and winning this competition will help that happen.

5. I am doing this whole thing for fun.

[just-some-guy-joust]

Doomed by the Narrative: Side B - Round 1

[beefy-babe-showdown]

FINAL MATCH

[tiesweep]

8:42 EST 50.9/49.1

BONUS ROUND:

... i was gonna put how @ultimate-poll-tournament is related but we started off as like. shadow clone twins and then we were siblings and now we are an ot3 in @bestshipsmackdown so... Relation pending!

i will only be a little offended if you dont vote for me 😔 /j

[cringefaillosersummit]

it is finally time...

WELCOME TO THE PATHETIC WOMAN SHOWDOWN!

Y'all already know how it is. By popular vote, the next poll is Pathetic Woman Showdown! Got a female character that is really pathetic and cringefail? Absolutely a loser amongst women? Well perfect!

I shouldn't have to say this but just in case there are some TERFs or other pieces of shit here:

TRANS WOMEN ARE ALLOWED BECAUSE THEY ARE WOMEN AND IF YOU SAY SOMETHING ELSE I'M GOING TO BASH YOUR HEAD INTO CONCRETE AND I WOULD VERY MUCH ENJOY IT!!

Anyways now that that's out of the way:

Rules!

No Harry Potter/Vivziepop/DSMP/South Park characters!

Only nominate a character once. You can submit as many characters as you want.

No real people (unless it's really fucking funny)

Propaganda is absolutely allowed and definitely encouraged!

DO NOT SUBMIT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS:

Higashiyama Kobeni (Chainsaw Man)

Mitaka Asa (Chainsaw Man)

Ianthe Tridentarius (The Locked Tomb)

Britta Perry (Community)

These characters were already in the original poll so they're exempt from this one!

The submission form will close on July 7th at 12:00 PM!

Here are some polls that you should check out!!

@obscurecharactershowdown @foundfamilyarena @top-fictional-unhinged-women @pinkhairswagtourney @tmnt-oc-comp @red-black-aesthetic-bout @redandbluegaycompetition @thepeakofsonicmusic @catholic-character-tournament

[canonaspecswag]

Welcome to the canon aspec swag showdown

Where your favorite canon aspec characters will go head to head in a battle of strength, wits, and most of all, canon aspec swag.

SUBMISSION RULES: 1. Characters can be asexual, aromantic, aroace, demi-, grey-ace, or any other aspec lablel

2. Real people are allowed if they're publicly out as aspec and I feel like including them. Or if it's funny enough.

3. Characters must be canon aspec: confirmed in text using an aspec label OR confirmed by word of god OR expressed disinterest in sex and/or romance in text

Why only canon characters? I wanted to highlight the canon aspec characters that are out there and introduce people to new media with canon asexuality, aromanticism, and more.

4. One submission per character per person. I encourage people to submit multiple characters, and multiple people can submit the same character, but don't spam your favorite character.

5. Don't fight on my posts or in my inbox. If you need to complain about whatever characters people are submitting or that people aren't voting for your blorbo, vagueblog about it like a civilized person.

6. Propaganda is allowed. Encouraged even.

Submit your blorbos with the form below, the form will be open for submissions until April 20th, 2023 Friday April 7th, 2023 at 4PM Pacific Time

Inspired by @asexual-swag-bracket @aromanticswagbracket @alloarocharactershowdown @autismswagsummit @aromanticbracket2023 @aroaceswagcompetition @aroaceslayshowdown

[goverment-agency-bracket]

Welcome to the Cringe Fail Pathetic Idiot Loser Government Agency Bracket!!!

This is @centers-for-disease-control back again with another government agency bracket. Once again, congratulations to the USPS for winning the first government agency bracket!

Quick notes:

I can only include so many agencies so not every submission will be included.

There are some agencies that will be included no matter what. It should be pretty easy to guess a couple of them.

This is just a silly goofy poll. Please don't take this too seriously!

Submissions are open until March 27th

NOMINATE HERE

[ultimate-sword-showdown]

Welcome to the Ultimate Sword Showdown...Rematch!

In this tournament, we'll have 64 swords compete to see which is the true winner. This is the second iteration of this tournament, so there are some new rules.

New Contestants

New competitors will be chosen in the exact same way as before. I will personally sort through the list of submissions and choose a list of swords I think look or sound the coolest or most interesting. This means that receiving a high number of submissions will not guarantee any sword's spot in this tournament, although a high volume of submissions for one sword may draw my attention towards it where I had ignored it before.

Speaking of ignoring submissions, if you submitted a sword last time and it did not make it into the tournament, you may try submitting it again and you may have better luck this time. I will try to pay special attention to swords I glossed over last time. I will also of course be looking at swords that were not submitted last time.

Returning Contestants

Any sword that did not make it past Round 1 in the initial iteration of this tournament will be eligible for resubmission, and I will try to match it up with a competitor against whom it might stand a better chance. This means that a total of 32 original contestants may try their hand again. I have removed the barrier for entry, and any returning sword that receives even one submission will be automatically included.

A list of the swords eligible for resubmission, as well as a list of all swords disqualified from this tournament due to making it past round 1 last time, is under the cut.

Guide to the Form

Name of sword (e.g. Sting, Excalibur, Ghirahim). If the sword does not have a name, put N/A or something similar and be sure to put extra descriptions of which sword you are talking about in the other boxes.

Series of origin (e.g. Lord of the Rings, Arthurian legends, The Legend of Zelda).

Wielder (e.g. Bilbo/Frodo Baggins, King Arthur, Demise). If the sword is from a video game and is wielded by, say, both a boss and later the player character, specify the boss over the player. If the sword has two primary wielders list both. If the sword is wielded by a family line or something similar, specify the group as a whole. If the sword has too many wielders to list, put "many" and describe in the box below. If the sword has no primary wielders, put "none" or leave the box blank.

Describe the sword. This is where you get to gush about all the details. If there is no picture provided you can describe it physically, but also describe the ways it's been used, if it has any special powers, its personality if it is sentient, and anything else you think might be important to know. This is what will draw my interest the most!

Write up a description to be used in the tournament or provide me informational sources (new!). This box can be used to help me out in any way with putting the tournament together. You can write up a short but informative description that will be included under the polls in the same style as the ones I wrote for the last tournament. Alternatively, if you have a particularly informative wiki link, tumblr post, or any other source you recommend I pull information from, you can place it here as well. Anything helps!

Include a picture of the sword. Paste a link to a picture you'd like me to use for the tournament. You can also paste multiple links, with pictures of swords by themselves or while wielded. You can also link gifs you'd like me to include. I may include multiple pictures for more swords this time around than I did last time.

Notes about submitting swords:

I am hoping the definition of a sword is obvious, but a sword should have a hilt and a blade that is longer than the hilt. Daggers and spears do not qualify.

Any type of sword counts--everything from shortswords to broadswords to katanas.

Swords from books count.

The keyblades from Kingdom Hearts are...close enough.

Dual-wielded swords or identical swords in a set can be submitted together. More than like...four swords that are all distinct from one another should be counted as separate swords.

Sentient swords count.

Characters who transform into swords are allowed so long as that is their main gimmick (i.e. a character who transforms into a sword once in episode 30 and never again is not truly a sword).

You can submit as many swords from the same media as you would like (in separate submissions), but I will only include a maximum of three swords per IP in the final tournament.

The form can be found below.

Structure of the Tournament

The form will be open until December 12th. I will warn you 3 hours before I close the form. After the form is closed, I will begin working on the bracket and should have it up within a couple days of closing the form.

As before, I will be writing up a brief description for every sword. This will be pulled from a combination of the information I received through submissions, and whatever I can find on online wikis. However, a new addition to the tournament is that after I have gathered images and written up descriptions, but before the tournament starts, I will release a full list of descriptions and images, and there will be a ~3 day buffer before the tournament starts for you all to look over my work and correct anything I may have messed up--spelling a major character's name wrong, a mistake in the information, a picture of the wrong sword, etc. (all things that happened after the polls went up during the last run of this tournament). During this time I will also allow you to submit your own description, if you think you can write a better one. You can submit a description to me in the replies or reblogs of the post, through the askbox, or through DMs. Please specify what it's for. I will also post this new description for others to verify that your information is correct. Perhaps with thorough peer review, we can completely eliminate misinformation. *flexing arm emoji*

After this ~3 day period, the polls will be finalized and Round 1 will begin shortly after. All polls will run for 24 hours, except for the final one which will run for one week.

Rules

You can submit as many different swords as you like.

Please do not spam the submission form. As described above this will do nothing for you. Additionally, I use submission numbers to help me seed the bracket. Please don't screw up my seeding. Just...don't.

Propaganda is allowed and encouraged! Send it through reblogs, asks, or a separate post. Be sure to tag me in your posts, and if reblogging, add a tag like "propaganda" or something to let me know you want me to reblog it.

Please be civil to your host and to your fellow voters. If toxicity becomes an issue I may have to disqualify competitors from the tournament. Do not make me do this.

Also, please be respectful of me and my decisions. I am only one host and I cannot be perfect all the time, but I will try to make decisions that are fair. If you have complaints, please make them civilly. This was not an issue last time, but it bears mentioning again. People can be ruthless on their silly little social media blorbo polls.

Miscellaneous

Mod goes by The Bladesmith.

Original tournament masterpost

I have no idea what tournaments are still active these days, so I won't tag anyone this time. If any tournament hosts happen to see this, I hope you will help a fellow host out and signal boost this for me. It would also help for non-hosts to reblog if you would be so kind. *smily face*

Under the cut: List of tags, list of eligible returning contestants, list of ineligible contestants

Tags:

#sword showdown -- all posts related to the sword showdown.

#sword showdown rematch -- tag exclusively for the second iteration of this tournament.

#not sword showdown -- any posts not related to the sword showdown.

#sword showdown polls -- all sword showdown polls.

#sword showdown propaganda -- all propaganda.

#sword showdown updates -- important non-poll posts related to the sword showdown.

#the bladesmith answers -- answered asks.

#the bladesmith speaks -- general posts.

Contestants eligible for resubmission:

Sword of the Creator (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

Dawnfang/Duskfang (The Elder Scrolls)

Leo's Katanas (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Rose's Sword (Steven Universe)

Serenade (Dead Cells)

Blue Rose Sword (Sword Art Online)

Sword of Sanctuary (Lego Ninjago)

Myrtenaster (RWBY)

Sword of Heroes (Kung Fu Panda)

Buster Sword (Final Fantasy VII)

Sword of Night (DC Comics)

Ninja Sword (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)

Aatrox (League of Legends)

Wirikidor (The Misenchanted Sword)

Masamune (Final Fantasy VII)

The Blade of Ahrah (Dust: Elysian Tail)

Exor (Super Mario RPG)

Demon Blood Sword (Adventure Time)

Nightblood (Warbreaker/The Stormlight Archive)

Murasama (Metal Gear Rising)

Tessaiga (Inuyasha)

Firelink Greatsword (Dark Souls 3)

Fusion Sword (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children)

Dragonslayer (Berserk)

Crissaegrim (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)

Falchion (Fire Emblem)

Need (Valdemar)

Stripes I and II (Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt)

Beacon (The Adventure Zone)

The Sword (Cardcaptor Sakura)

Excalibur (Soul Eater)

Monado (Xenoblade Chronicles)

Swords not eligible for submission:

Jack/Sumarbrander (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard)

Doomblade (Kirby)

Sword of Protection (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Sasha's Heron Swords (Amphibia)

Sunsword (Dungeons and Dragons)

Caliburn (Sonic and the Black Night)

Stygius (Hades)

Ghirahim/Sword of Demise (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)

Riptide (Percy Jackson)

Sword of Light (Dragon Quest)

Aegislash (Pokemon)

Sword of Fire (Lego Ninjago)

Lucky Seven (Xenoblade Chronicles 3)

Zangetsu (Bleach)

Galaxia (Kirby)

Pure Nail (Hollow Knight)

Excalibur (Arthurian legends)

E-Ming (Tian Guan Ci Fu/Heaven's Official Blessing)

Holy Moonlight Sword (Bloodborne)

Sword of Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

Grass Sword (Adventure Time)

The Transistor (Transistor)

Diamond Sword (Minecraft)

Fierce Deity Sword (Majora's Mask)

Sting (Lord of the Rings)

Sword of Dios (Revolutionary Girl Utena)

Darksaber (Star Wars)

Brisingr (The Inheritance Cycle)

Master Sword (The Legend of Zelda)

Glamdring (Lord of the Rings)

Eyelander (Team Fortress 2)

Mortal Blade (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)

[nichejewishcharactershowdown]

The Niche Jewish Characters Showdown!

Do you like Jewish Guys, as in having a favorite Jewish character? Have they been too lesser known to last long in the Jewish Tourneys? Maybe they got pitted against a popular one and lost real bad? WELL FEAR NOT! I have the perfect Showdown for you right here! Nominate your Niche Jewish Faves!

A few rules before we begin though!

Only Fictional Characters Allowed!

Canonical Jews only! This is for the niche canon ones!

No marvel or dc bc they are as a whole too popular for this, as much as they are canonical jews and love that for them. odds are TOO HIGH of them sweeping and i want them not in there

They have to either be a character niche in their own property, make you go "oh THEYRE Jewish????" as in if you only saw small early on snippets you wouldnt know aka its not something talked abt a lot and you find out and it makes you go "OH????", OR they have to be from a niche property themselves

Only submit a character once! Please no cheating, I am going to do my best to include as many as I can

That being said odds are I’ll only include up to 64 characters at most!

Those being said I am going to limit it to 2-3 sets from one source

Any harassment or vitriol will be met with a a soft block for 24 hours before a permanent one if it continues and repeated vitriol towards an opponent will be liable to disqualification or being forced onto a team with their opponent.

This is silly little tumblr poll do NOT take this too seriously! It's all for fun!

There will be an automatically getting in but I am not going to say who he is because I would like to see if he ends up getting nominations!

You have until April 18th to Nominate!

Now you can nominate your faves HERE!

Good luck!

ib: @nicejewishcharactershowdown @niche-character-competition @minorcharactertournament @mad-scientist-showdown @second-place-showdown

[hellsite-hungergames]

REASONS YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR ME IN @thecompetitionshowdowntournament

I'm fucking awesome

My polls aren't just basic "PIT THEM AGAINST EACH OTHER"

In my polls the loser gets a violent death courtesy of a blorbo which is great fun

If I lose its acephobic

If I lose its biphobic

I'm funny

Please

I'm the one who brought you the magnificent "Gandalf Big Naturals vs. Goose" poll and all the other borderline absurd matchups

[war-criminal-showdown]

Welcome to....

The Ultimate War Criminal Showdown!

this is a tournament to determine who is the most of all war criminals!!!

This is the perfect bracket tournament to nominate your favourite poor little meow meow.

submission rules:

1. NO real people. No exceptions will be made. This is for fictional characters only.

2. Characters who have broken the rules of the Geneva Conventions are favored, but other crimes are also considered! It is more of an energy.

3. You can submit several characters, but please only submit them once each! This will help me with seeding.

4. Please be kind! This is just for fun!

5. Nominations that are deemed inappropriate will be removed.

I'm not sure how large the bracket will be yet! It's my first time hosting this.

Submission form here!

submissions will close April 11 at 12:00 AM EST

Please share if you like!

Good luck everyone!!

inspired by @mfshipbracket @hugewomanpoll @sexyman-sillyguy-battle @thedadbracket @thedilftournament @girlbosswar @character-of-all-time @ultimate-rat-bracket @pinknredbracket @swaglesscompetition @bisexual-protagonist-competiton @rabbitswag-competition @purpleandyellowshowdown @redandgreenpoll @ot3showdown

[just-some-guy-joust]

Doomed by the Narrative: SEMIFINALS - 2

[beefy-babe-showdown]

ROUND 3: MATCH 8

[powerpolyculeshowdown]

CANON POLYCULE SHOWDOWN!!

Beware of possible spoilers in the polls!! Some canon stuff isn't revealed until later!

RULES:

Implied canon*, ex-polycules (for example caleb/astrid/eadwulf from critical role campaign 2) and queer platonic polycules are all welcome! If that's the case for your nomination, please make sure to specify in the form!

One nomination per ship, do not spam

You may submit different polyships, but please do so as separate submissions

Word of god canon counts!! (stuff confirmed by authors but not made canon in the media itself)

Include the characters' names in your submission, polyship name is not required but appreciated

Please don't submit Leverage OT3. I'm sorry, but they just won the original Power Polycule Showdown!! It would be kinda unfair. They might come back for a champions battle, though! We'll see.

If anyone starts being an asshole to me, any of the voters, or even the contestants, they will be blocked.

No jokes about death ("ill kms if they lose", "if you vote for so and so kys", "if you dont vote so and so die") in my notes. I made this very clear multiple times during the previous showdown, but those make me uncomfortable, and i will block people over this. I don't care if it's only a joke. I'm a human being with boundaries, please be respectful.

Goes without saying, but no real people. There's also a few fandoms i'll probably disqualify for personal reasons - if you want to know which send me an ask

Be nice and have fun!!!

*What do you mean by implied canon?

Implied canon would be characters with a lot of hints in canon to a possible polycule, intentional or not - for example: aizo/yujiro/hiyori from honeyworks/heroine tarumono, where both boys like hiyori, and she likes both of them as well, and there's plenty of stuff to back that up even if canonically they aren't dating

Nominations form closed!

Automatic entries:

-Megaera/Thanatos/Zagreus (Hades game)

-Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi (Iron Widow)

-Aizo/Yujiro/Hiyori (Honeyworks)

-Iruma Suzuki/Clara Valac/Alice Asmodeus (Mairimashita Iruma-kun)

Posts for this one will be tagged #CanonPolyculeShowdown