Kieros
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Post by Kieros on Mar 14, 2017 17:59:17 GMT
As the calendar once again turns to Pi Day, every fan of Homestuck past and present looks forwards to the arrival of the anniversary of when a young man first stood in his room and received the name Zoosmell Pooplord John Egbert. And as this date fast approaches, I decide to once again run a competition to see who is the best [Citation Needed] character in all of MS Paint Adventures.
If you're still here and didn't immediately jump off to go voting, MSPA Madness is a yearly competition I run where everyone votes on their favorite character out of a pair, and whoever gets more votes advances to the next round. The entire tournament is set up before the official voting starts, so you can see who your favorite characters might face right from the beginning. The preliminary round is to set up who all makes the tournament. Although the characters who are voted highest in this round tend to do the best overall, that is far from certain (For instance, in the first competition, 16th seeded MSPA Reader made its way to the Elect 8, and the next year, top overall seed Karkat was destroyed by Wayward Vagabond). After the voting closes on the 19th, sometime on the 20th, I'll post the "auto-qualifiers", wherein the best voted character from any group (be it the Homestuck Trolls, or characters from And It Don't Stop, or something even more obscure than that) automatically makes it in, so as to increase the diversity of the vote. The next day, I should have the entire bracket up and the voting will continue until a champion is crowned on April 13th. So now, go on out there, and vote for your favorite characters from any and all of Andrew Hussie's works. Let's hope this year, we end up crowning a winner. Frequently Asked Question from before: Q: Do I have to fill up all 64 slots?A: No. Fill as many or as few as you want, just make sure to not skip any spaces. Q: Are these two characters the same person?A: Right off the top of my head, if it's akin to Mindfang and Aranea or Bro and Dirk, they are surely separate. If you still aren't sure, just put them both down anyways. As long as it's not intentional duplication (like a response I had before with "Eridan Ampora", "caligulasAquarium" and "science wwizard" taking up the top three slots), I'll overlook it. Q: What should I put for this character's name?A: Since I'm recording the data manually, it doesn't really matter which. Though please try to keep it as simple as you can while still being unambiguous. As fun as "science wwizard" was, Eridan is a lot nicer; while "PM" works, "AR" is still potentially confusing. Q: All of Hussie's old works?A: Yep. If Andrew Hussie had a part in making something, any character from it is eligible to be included in this tournament. Q: Where can I find some of the old comics?A: Unfortunately, the website containing Hussie's old works was taken down. You can try Internet Archive. I tested a few comics from that link; most work, but some are unfortunately broken. Still, it's better than nothing.
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Post by staircaseofkneecaps on Mar 14, 2017 18:25:16 GMT
Cool, I can't believe I missed the last three of these. I think I'm the first to submit ayy.
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Post by Gab on Mar 15, 2017 15:05:36 GMT
WOOOOOOOT hype
I'm going to work on some bracket arts like I did last year. I'm thinking maybe this time they'll be a lot more simplified and space conservative. Maybe I'll even finish the tournament instead of quitting halfway through, as well.
By the way, Kieros, I know the old forums are gone, but do you happen to have record of the previous years winners?
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Post by Blaperile on Mar 15, 2017 17:55:14 GMT
Yessss, here we go! As always I'm rooting for John to win, but once again I highly doubt he will. By the way, Kieros, I know the old forums are gone, but do you happen to have record of the previous years winners? I think Roxy, Dave, Karkat, and WV have all won at different points (with Dave and Roxy getting a tie in the latest one), but I don't remember in which order it happened.
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Post by whitehelm on Mar 15, 2017 21:35:10 GMT
I think Roxy, Dave, Karkat, and WV have all won at different points (with Dave and Roxy getting a tie in the latest one), but I don't remember in which order it happened. It was Karkat, Roxy, WV, then the Roxy/Dave tie.
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Kieros
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Post by Kieros on Mar 16, 2017 0:34:37 GMT
That's the order, but if you're curious, here's the top 8 each year: 2013: 1st: Karkat 2nd: Pickle Inspector 3rd: Wayward Vagabond/Geromy 5th: Dave Strider/Jack Noir/Death/MSPA Reader 2014: 1st: Roxy Lalonde 2nd: Rose Lalonde 3rd: Terezi Pyrope 4th: Dave Strider 5th: Kanaya Maryam 6th: Jade Harley 7th: Karkat Vantas 8th: John Egbert 2015: 1st: Wayward Vagabond 2nd: Kanaya Maryam 3rd: Roxy Lalonde 4th: Terezi Pyrope 5th: John Egbert 6th: Rose Lalonde/Jade Harley 8th: Dave Strider 2016: 1st: Dave Strider/Roxy Lalonde 3rd: Karkat Vantas 4th: Terezi Pyrope 5th: Rose Lalonde 6th: John Egbert 7th: Jack Noir 8th: Vriska Serket
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Post by TrickleJest on Mar 17, 2017 6:02:17 GMT
Cool, I hope [REDACTED] wins. ;D
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Kieros
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Post by Kieros on Mar 20, 2017 22:37:39 GMT
Well, here we are with the autobids. Who is safely in, and who will have to wait until tomorrow to see if they scored well enough overall to secure their spot? Our auto winners are:(Vriska) Andrew Hussie Autoresponder Bard Beatrix (Wizardy Herbert) Calliope Casey Chalk Ogre Clover Crush Groove (And It Don't Stop) Dad Egbert Davepetasprite2 Doc Scratch Echidna fedoraFreak Honeybee Professor Hysterical Dame Jack Noir Jailbreak Protagonist John Egbert Jude Harley Kanaya Maryam L'il Cal Ms. Paint Peregrine Mendicant Porrim Maryam Problem Sleuth Pumpkin Redglare Roxy Lalonde Serenity Skipper Plumbthroat Swifer Eggmop Weasel King Xefros Tritoh
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The One Guy
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Post by The One Guy on Mar 21, 2017 14:04:18 GMT
*Looks up Swifer Eggmop*
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I approve of her inclusion.
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Kieros
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Post by Kieros on Mar 21, 2017 20:12:44 GMT
HELLO LOVELIES IT'S BRACKET TIME First off, let's see how the auto-bids fared in seeding: Small Cottage Division:1) Roxy Lalonde 4) Calliope 6) Doc Scratch 9) Clover 12) Serenity 14) Ms. Paint 15) Pumpkin 16a) Skipper Plumbthroat 16b) Crush Groove Muddy Wallow Division:5) Peregrine Mendicant 11) Jack Noir 12) Hysterical Dame 13) Jailbreak Protagonist 14) Jude Harley 15) Xefros Tritoh 16a) Weasel King 16b) Bard Enchanted Palace Division:1) John Egbert 7) Autoresponder 9) Andrew Hussie 12) Casey 13) fedoraFreak 14) Swifer Eggmop 15) Beatrix 16) L'il Cal Elf Elevator Division:1) Kanaya Maryam 4) Problem Sleuth 5) Porrim Maryam 6) Davepetasprite^2 9) Dad Egbert 10) Redglare 13) (Vriska) 14) Honeybee Professor 15) Echidna 16) Chalk Ogre Well then, time to reveal the remaining seeds... The remaining number one seed, in the Muddy Wallow division, if it wasn't obvious from the color, is... The rest of the top four in each group are: Small Cottage Division: 2) Dave Strider 3) Nepeta Leijon Muddy Wallow Division: 2) Jake English 3) Caliborn 4) Aradia Megido Enchanted Palace Division: 2) Jade Harley 3) Wayward Vagabond 4) Vriska Serket Elf Elevator Division: 2) Terezi Pyrope 3) Karkat Vantas Going further down, seeds five through eight are... Small Cottage Division: 5) Spades Slick 7) Aimless Renegade 8) Latula Pyrope Muddy Wallow Division: 6) Gamzee Makara 7) The Handmaid 8) Aranea Serket Enchanted Palace Division: 5) Pickle Inspector 6) Damara Megido 8) Meenah Peixes Elf Elevator Division: 7) Dirk Strider 8) Lord English Heading further down, the ninth through eleventh seeds, and the last ones before the play-in games are... Small Cottage Division: 10) Diamonds Droog 11) Meulin Leijon Muddy Wallow Division: 9) Clubs Deuce 10) Kankri Vantas Enchanted Palace Division: 10) The Condesce 11) Eridan Ampora Elf Elevator Division: 11) Sn0wman And now, last but not least, the last four in... The twelve seeds in the Elf Elevator division are... 12a) Mindfang 12b) Crowbar And the thirteen seeds in the Small Cottage division are... 13a) Bro Strider 13b) Equius Zahhak
Which sadly leaves The Dolorosa, Davesprite, Dammek, and Becquerel as the first four out.
CONGRATULATIONS! That's the entire bracket! If you'd like to see the thing in visual form, here's your link to see where everyone is. And of course,
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Post by staircaseofkneecaps on Mar 22, 2017 3:02:59 GMT
Swifer Eggmop is a named character? What the fuck?
Full disclosure I'm probably voting Swifer as long as I can.
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Post by Gab on Mar 22, 2017 21:52:13 GMT
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Kieros
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Post by Kieros on Mar 24, 2017 22:35:23 GMT
Let's start from the extreme results and move closer. With a whopping 82.4% of the vote, the winner between the Weasel King and the Bard is... THE WEASEL KING! Who will go on to face Rose Lalonde next round With only 76.5% of the vote, the winner between Skipper Plumbthroat and Crush Groove is... SKIPPER PLUMBTHROAT! Who will go on to face Roxy Lalonde next round With a mere 58.8% of the vote, the winner between Mindfang and Crowbar is... CROWBAR!! Who will go on to face Porrim Maryam next round And last, but not least, the closest match, with 52.9% of the vote, the winner between Bro Strider and Equius Zahhak is... EQUIUS ZAHHAK!! Who will go on to face Calliope next round So, with these revealed, let the full Madness of MS Paint Adventures...
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Post by staircaseofkneecaps on Mar 25, 2017 6:43:39 GMT
Jeez it was tough sticking to my promise of voting Swifer. Realistically WV is gonna win so I gave a dud vote but I WILL NOT BACK DOWN SO EASILY
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Post by Blaperile on Mar 25, 2017 10:31:35 GMT
I voted for Roxy, Latula, Calliope, Spades Slick, Dave, Aimless Renegade, Nepeta, Doc Scratch, John, Meenah, Vriska, Pickle Inspector, Jade, The Condesce, WV, Eridan, Rose, Aranea, Aradia, PM, Jake, The Handmaid, Caliborn, Jack Noir, Kanaya, Lord English, (Vriska), Crowbar, Terezi, Dirk, Karkat, and Davepetasprite^2.
A few tough choices in here: Latula VS Clover, Gamzee VS Jack, and Lord English VS Dad Egbert took me a while to pick one of them.
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Post by sillyConformist on Mar 25, 2017 13:13:53 GMT
I'm trying to see how far I can help fedorafreak and Beatrix go. Sadly, I doubt either will make it past the first round.
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Post by staircaseofkneecaps on Mar 25, 2017 18:12:59 GMT
I'm pretty sure I voted fedorafreak. Not Beatrix because I don't know who that even is, but don't worry I have your back man.
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Post by gitaxian on Mar 25, 2017 19:49:05 GMT
I'm pretty sure I voted fedorafreak. Not Beatrix because I don't know who that even is, but don't worry I have your back man. Beatrix is from Wizardy Herbert.
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The One Guy
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Post by The One Guy on Mar 26, 2017 5:05:40 GMT
I voted for fedorafreak too, but more because I hate Vriska than because of any desire for him to win. My vote for Swifer was partially because I wanted her to make it, but also partially because Act 6 ended up turning WV into a joke. As for Beatrix, well, I was rooting for her too, but she's up against Jade, so sorry Beatrix. I also voted for the Honeybee Professor, who I've always really liked for some reason, and while I wanted to vote for the Weasel King, Rose is my favorite character, so...
Anyway, the toughest choices for me were Pickle Inspector -vs- Casey (I ultimately went with PI) and Dirk -vs- Redglare (I ultimately went with Dirk).
If you're curious, the full list of my votes are: Roxy, Latula, Equius, Serenity, Dave, Aimless Renegade, Nepeta, Meulin, John, Hussie, fedoraFreak, Pickle Inspecter, Jade, Autoresponder, Swifer, Damara, Rose, Aranea, Aradia, PM, Jake, The Handmaid, Jude, Jack, Kanaya, Dad, Problem Sleuth, Porrim, Terezi, Dirk, Honeybee Professor, and Sn0wman
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Kieros
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Post by Kieros on Mar 26, 2017 14:15:27 GMT
There's still a day left in Round 1, but, well... For the record, the very first MSPA Madness's finals had 110 votes, and that was previously the best.
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Post by Gab on Mar 26, 2017 21:16:50 GMT
Heyyyyy, glad to know there's still a good few of us around.
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Kieros
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Post by Kieros on Mar 28, 2017 3:26:32 GMT
The final total was 217 votes so these are some big numbers. Who won? Who lost? Small Cottage Division:Roxy Lalonde beats Skipper Plumbthroat, with 94.71% of the vote Latula Pyrope beats Clover, with 67.96% of the vote Calliope beats Equius Zahhak, with 74.63% of the vote Spades Slick beats Serenity, with 58.34% of the vote Dave Strider beats the Pumpkin, with 85.10% of the vote Aimless Renegade beats Diamonds Droog, with 58.82% of the vote Nepeta Leijon beats Ms. Paint, with 76.33% of the vote Meulin Leijon upsets Doc Scratch, with 55.61% of the vote Enchanted Palace Division:John Egbert beats L'il Cal, with 88.41% of the vote Meenah Peixes beats Andrew Hussie, with 69.27% of the vote Vriska Serket beats fedoraFreak, with 72.84% of the vote Casey upsets Pickle Inspector, with 70.59% of the vote Jade Harley beats Beatrix, with 97.09% of the vote Autoresponder beats The Condesce, with 51.22% of the vote Wayward Vagabond beats Swifer Eggmop, with 74.63% of the vote Eridan Ampora upsets Damara Megido, with 50.97% of the vote Muddy Wallow Division:Rose Lalonde beats the Weasel King, with 90.87% of the vote Clubs Deuce upsets Aranea Serket, with 50.24% of the vote (ONE VOTE) Aradia Megido beats Jailbreak Protagonist, with 89.37% of the vote Peregrine Mendicant beats Hysterical Dame, with 75.62% of the vote Jake English beats Xefros Tritoh, with 68.29% of the vote The Handmaid beats Kankri Vantas, with 62.14% of the vote Jude Harley upsets Caliborn, with 57.84% of the vote Jack Noir upsets Gamzee Makara, with 59.11% of the vote Elf Elevator Division:Kanaya Maryam beats Chalk Ogre, with 95.17% of the vote Dad Egbert upsets Lord English, with 82.44% of the vote (Vriska) upsets Problem Sleuth, with 70.05% of the vote Porrim Maryam beats Crowbar, with 64.71% of the vote Terezi Pyrope beats Echidna, with 92.27% of the vote Dirk Strider beats Neophyte Redglare, with 70.24% of the vote Karkat Vantas beats Honeybee Professor, with 85.85% of the vote Davesetasprite^2 beats Sn0wman, with 78.10% of the vote VOTE IN ROUND 2 HERE!
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Post by The One Guy on Mar 28, 2017 15:01:34 GMT
Reactions under spoiler: Meulin Leijon upsets Doc Scratch, with 55.61% of the vote Surprising, but happily so as I voted for her! Well, so much for that. Can't say I'm too surprised though. What? Eridan of all people? Is he more popular than I realize, or is Damara more hated than I realize? Regardless, I like Damara much better than Eridan, so Noooo! She was one of my favorites! Why did there have to be that one vote?! Huh. I wasn't very invested in this one, but it was a happy surprise nonetheless; I expected Caliborn to be a lot more popular. Hardly unexpected, but still, disappointing to me. Well, overall 21/32 of the ones I voted for made it, but of those 11, Aranea, Damara, Swifer, and Honeybee Professor were all ones I really wanted to win. Oh well. :/ As for this round, the hardest choices were Dave Strider -vs- Aimless Renegade (I ultimately went with Dave), the Leijon battle (I ultimately went with Meulin, just for fun), and Jake -vs- The Handmaid (I ultimately went with The Handmaid). And as before, if you're curious, here's my full list of votes: Roxy, Spades Slick, Dave, Meulin, John, Casey, Jade, WV, Rose, Aradia, The Handmaid, Jude, Kanaya, Porrim, Terezi, and Karkat.
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Post by sillyConformist on Mar 28, 2017 16:31:52 GMT
I can't say I'm terribly happy with the results of round 1. Goodbye, Clover, Equius, Serenity, Pumpkin, Andrew Hussie, fedorafreak , PI, Beatrix, Swifer, HD, Kankri, PS, Honeybee Professor, and Sn0wman. You were all taken away too soon.
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Post by Blaperile on Mar 28, 2017 17:16:27 GMT
The biggest surprises to me are that Meulin defeated Doc Scratch and Jude defeated Caliborn. 0_0 I'm pretty amused by how CD only barely beat Aranea. So yeah, 25/32 of the people I voted for made it into the next round! Pretty happy with the results. Anyway, for round 2, I voted on Roxy, Calliope, Dave, Nepeta, John, Vriska, Jade, WV, Rose, PM, Jake, Jack, Kanaya, (Vriska), Terezi, and Karkat. That sounds like a good top 16 to me! The toughest choices for me were Calliope VS Spades Slick, Aradia VS PM, and Karkat VS Davepetasprite^2.
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