#this is about the Kirby OC tournament btw

[wyverewings]

you ever want to speak about something but are too scared of getting yourself into discourse

[gethoce]

From Periwinkle

To Valfrey

Hi Miss Valfrey! Remember that bomb Marx and Doku gave you? Yep, that's something I made with a little help from my friend. I have plenty of those back where I came from, so you have my permission to use them on Sir Uther, also if you want some of those bombs I'm going to hook up the delivery service and send them to you, okay Miss Valfrey?

@shibuyatoastedcursor /@shibuya-toasted-with-extra-cream / @shibuya-toast / @askthedreamyversegang

(Sir Uther belongs to @quanblovk)

@kirbyoctournament

[yokyoaaa]

My Kirby oc's are so complicated to share because they're just side characters that exist in a little Kirby show in my head,,, 😭 everyone else's Kirby oc's are goddesses with a very detailed story while my Kirby oc's are guys who appear in every few episodes in Kirby's life and are very vague about everything

[sacrificecage]

*sets down a box of assorted tea leaves for Mapobas*

Hehe, I'm not very good with these things... But they taste really good when I can make them right!!! Apparently, sticking my tail into the water and using Zap isn't how I'm supposed to make tea, but I heard that you like tea, so here I hope you can make good use of this!! ✧⁠◝⁠(⁠⁰⁠▿⁠⁰⁠)⁠◜⁠✧

- Starry Dee

"I... Thank you! I can't wait to try these all....

And no, ah... Electricity isn't the way to go when it comes to making tea. The water is heated, in the end, but it's now electrically charged, the tea burnt, and oftentimes still not hot enough for any of the flavours to really seep in, no?

Heat it via more conventional means. I use fire magic, but regular fires, or heated pads, or naturally boiled water all suffice. The tea leaves are to be brewed in and allowed to steep, and are then removed after a long enough period of time. Add whatever else you please!

My usual blends are more... Delicately made. Reusable silk bags to hold the tea leaves, and rose-infused boiled water. Then, honey added after. It's a lovely tea, and I'd love to share it one day with you!"

[giantchasm]

"Hm, Miss Peony! Your esteemed friend is here to wish you luck, and improve your PR. Already, you have such an excellent grasp on popularity and attention. A genius!

Anyhow... What is your social circle like? What sort of fellows do you decide to, ah, "Hang around" with?

I hope your day remains well.

Yours sincerely, Mapobas Dejasce Novavunora."

[//Aka hi!!!!!! Share the Peo,,,,]

"Of course, I’ve also been making lots of good friends during the tourney! Flora, Fylass, Vic, Moroshi… and you, obviously! I'm meeting all sorts of super cool people. It's been tons of fun~"

It may have taken 800 years, but ask #1 of many for Peony has been answered. There's a lot of other cool stuff I'm excited to tackle in my inbox, so hopefully I'll be able to answer more soon... and feel free to keep sending them in! Peony's a little blabbermouth, so she'll savor literally any opportunity to talk about herself or the world around her.

@kirbyoctournament

[thehollyraven]

Hi!! With the Kirby oc tournament about to actually start, and the mods saying that ocs can totally interact/etc, I was wondering if Fitaphim would be willing to be friends with my little guy, Starry. I just really liked their design and what you had written about them and I feel like they'd get along with Starry! So that's all I really wanted to ask, lmk what you think! /nf

(also you don't have to answer this publicly btw, I tried to send you a message but it wouldn't let me so here's hoping this works right lol)

oh my god ABSOLUTELY !!!!! i love starry dee sm,,, i’d absolutely be down !! i think they’d get along great, especially since fitaphim Also thinks space is rad as hell

(also no worries !!!! went into my settings and fixed that for you, so hopefully you can message me now if you want! im also on the discord server for the tournament if you ever wanna talk through there!!!

anyways, tysm for asking !!!! here’s a little doodle of starry dee for you (if it shows up, drafts is being weird. if not i’ll dm it to you !!!))

[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!