#madness combat matchups

[nevadasgreatest]

Here's some rough matchups, I definitely need to move some things around. As of right now Sheriff, Rich, and Gestalt are left out. Anyone have any clue how to fix this? Do these seem fair?

Hank J. Wimbleton VS 2BDamned

Sanford VS Deimos

Jebediah Christoff VS Tricky the Clown

The Auditor VS Director Phobos

The Maker VS The Machine

Church VS Jorge

Torture VS Scrapeface

Dr. Hofnarr VS Dr. Crackpot

Garrett Goyle VS Dr. Skinner

Chopper Dave VS Victor

Quartermaster Bert VS Bossman

Hotdog Vendor VS Boombox Guy

Romp VS The Sun

The Gambler VS MPN Player

[callsign-rogueone]

love at first fight - r.g.

Ridoc Gamlyn x marked!reader the first post of my Valentine’s Day celly! 💕 words: 668 🏷: no book spoilers this time! sparring and some blood. no mention of reader’s gender / pronouns. I just have a feeling that Ridoc would be super attracted to someone who's dangerous and can handle themself in combat. this will be part one of a mini-series I have planned, hehe update: sequel is out, read here!

Ridoc commits your entire being to memory the moment he sees you step out of the crowd.

How had he not noticed you before? Everything about you is stunning; the muscle packed onto your legs, the way the rider’s black looks on your skin, and your unruffled demeanor -- you’re looking Jack Barlowe straight in the eye, unflinching. You might be one of three people in the class who aren’t terrified of the guy, who is itching to fight with you.

You strip off your jacket, handing it to the tall blonde beside you whose name he can’t remember, and Ridoc’s heart nearly stops at the sight of the swirling tattoo trailing up your left arm: you’re marked.

If you’re as strong as the rest of your friends -- and you certainly look to be -- this is going to be a good matchup, but he’s still on edge. Barlowe has already garnered a reputation for fighting dirty; he’s tried to kill every one of his opponents thus far in the term, and judging by his visible disgust at your rebellion relic, you won’t be an exception.

Your friend says something to you quietly, advice or a soft reassurance, and you take your place on the mat, shaking out your limbs.

Barlowe lunges at you the second the professor says go, and you make no move to stop him. Do you have a death wish or something?

Evidently not. You kick out at the last second, catching him in the stomach, and he skids back a few feet. He quickly pushes forward again, and you land a punch directly to his jaw and another to his ribs. If he wasn’t mad already, he definitely is now. 

He tackles you to the floor, his fist catching the side of your mouth, and you hiss in pain. You grab the hilt of the dagger at his side and pull, yanking it from its sheath and pointing it at him in warning.

He wraps a hand around your wrist, twisting and pushing back at an awkward angle. Rather than struggle over the dagger, you let it fall and kick it aside, sending it spinning across the floor. If you can’t have it, he can’t either.

You kick out again, hitting him where it hurts and shoving him back onto the mat, rising onto your knees. You pull two more blades from the leather straps that circle your thighs, pressing one to his throat and the other to his side.

He yields, but everyone can tell he’s pissed, and that he won’t be letting this go anytime soon. He retreats to the other side of the gym, still smoldering.

Ridoc picks up the short blade that had landed at his feet, extending the hilt to you silently -- by the rules of the Codex, it’s yours to keep as a trophy.

You smile at him with a split lip, the only wound you’d sustained in the fight, taking it and tucking it at your thigh alongside the ones you’d threatened Jack with. “Thanks.”

He nearly falls over at the sound of your voice, soft and sweet in contrast to the hardened soldier persona you’d displayed on the mat.

You return to your squad, leaning against the wall to watch the next match. Blonde guy -- Liam? Lucas, maybe? No, definitely Liam. -- hands you your jacket, but you don’t put it back on, draping it over one arm instead.

Liam holds up five fingers, and you shake your head, holding up four: it had taken you four blows to bring Barlowe down. “New record,” you mouth, smug.

Ridoc’s eyes still don’t leave you even as two cadets start throwing punches directly in front of him. 

“I smell a crush,” Rhiannon says slyly. 

“We need to unpack why you’re only attracted to people who could kill you, dude,” Sawyer adds. “I’m legitimately concerned.”

His friends’ comments go in one ear and out the other. Deadly or not, he’d do anything to have you smile at him like that again.

[squimbusfrommypolls]

The bracket has been completed! Polls will start being posted Wednesday, March 29th, at 2pm cst!

The right half of the bracket will be posted Thursday, March 30th, at 2pm cst!

Each available poll is linked below along with the matchups!

The left side consists of

Randy Jade (Dialtown) vs Shuu Iwamine (Hatoful Boyfriend)

Ticket Jerry (Dialtown) vs Sawyer (Boyfriend Dungeon)

The Eastridge Demon (Dreams of an Insomniac) vs SCP-6059 (SCP Foundation)

Sen (Shoulder a Coffin Kuro) vs Sirius Gibson (Witch’s Heart)

Goobleck (Just Roll With It) vs Shinji Hibiki (UTAU)

Gin Ibushi (Your Turn To Die) vs Alastor (Viewtiful Joe)

Felix White (The Henry Stickmin Collection) vs Lightbulb (Inanimate Insanity)

Denizen Hardwick (Knights of the Borrowed Dark) vs Tomix Danao (Dragonfable)

Goo (Inanimate Insanity) vs Survivor (Rain world)

Pleading Child (Sky: Children of Light) vs Sydney Sargent (Camp Here and There)

Dj Yellow (Rhythm Heaven Ds) vs Biddybud (Super Mario)

Victim (Animation vs Animator) vs WX-78 (Don’t Starve)

Stomp Farmer (Rhythm Heaven Ds) vs Zonic the Zone Cop (Sonic Archie Comics)

2BDamned (Madness Combat) vs Purple (Animation vs Minecraft)

Elliot Schafer (In Other Lands) vs Goldia die Heilige (Pocket Mirror)

Jeff (Clarence) vs The Shapes (Mr Maker)

The right side consists of

Usaida Yoshihito (Gakkuen Babysitters) vs Fuu Hououji (Magic Knights Rayeart)

Gal (Ordem Paranormal) vs Michelle (HaSodot (The Secrets))

Lumi (Cats are Liquid) vs Jack Kennedy (Dayshift at Freddy’s)

Fitz Vacker (Keeper of the Lost Cities) vs Holly Short (Artemis Fowl)

David St Hubbins (This is Spinal Tap) vs Oedipus (The Mechanisms Ulysses)

Gordon Porlock (Red Valley) vs David Ward (I Am In Eskew)

Joe “Mama” Besser (This is Spinal Tap) vs Blogbot (The Mechanisms)

Citron (A3!) vs Caspar (Midnight Burger)

Rosemaster (Cucumber Quest) vs Daemon (Reboot!)

Oliver (Purrgatory) vs Trouble0 (REDACTED Smp)

Vespa Illkay (The Penumbra Podcast) vs Jamiejoan (Dominion Smp)

Lily (Lilys Well) vs Cavum (Moleman Arg)

Kanatsune Ame (Entropic Float) vs Peter Kennedy (Dayshift at Freddy’s)

Crawford Tillinghast (From Beyond) vs Alfred Montbank (Death Gate Cycle)

William Murderface (Metalocalypse) vs Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries)

Asuka Toyama (Bang Dream Girls Band Party) vs Reinhard von Lohengramm (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)

[rathologic]

this is an interesting question let's try to work it out from the game! the Haruspex notes that it took "six or seven men" to drag Rubin to prison, which grows to 12 men by the time they reach the town hall but we can estimate that rubin, a 6'9'' former mercenary who "prefers destruction to protection" and "isn’t a cruel man, but gets drunk with the moments of triumph and the realization of his own strength" has the strength of about 5 (townsfolk) men.

now, Oyun takes 25 fist punches to kill from the Haruspex, a medical student who I'll estimate, based on gameplay if you don't dodge townsfolk attacks, has the strength of about 1 man while unarmed (I'm not factoring in injuries or exhaustion b/c he recently came back from the dead). if "strength" translates linearly to "punching power", rubin would need to hit oyun 5 times to win, but that's kind of ridiculous so I'll give him a target of 10 hits without dying to win.

rubin can't be damaged in gameplay, so there's no equivalent metric for him, but each of oyun's attacks (both horn and fist) deals 25% of player health, so let's assume that rubin's thick leather coat provides a modicum of protection and that oyun needs to hit rubin 6 times without dying to win. given that rubin would be just as mad as the haruspex in this fight, and has more formal combat experience than him, and that it's honestly pretty easy for the haruspex to win, this reads like a very fair matchup :-)

other considerations:

oyun has killed 92 men, which is probably more than rubin has

rubin's military expertise is unlikely to be focused in melee combat

oyun could survive three rifle shots

rubin would be really extremely angry in this situation can't understate this

oyun MAY have killed a bear

[jerktournament]

The Tumblr Jerk Tournament Bracket...

...has dropped. I put all my love towards these assholes into it.

Seeded according to uhhhhh "my brain thinks these sources allign in same genre or medium, and if not, then it's because I think the characters have similar themes in some way in my brain". Contestants all chosen by YOU (+ Palpalymo, for diversity /j).

Polls: TBA. Once I finish making them all and draft them, I'll make an announcement.

There's no right or wrong criteria for who to vote here because trying to establish that via Tumblrpoll is useless. You can vote for someone because they're your favorite, because their propaganda swayed you, because they look cool, or because they're the meanest. Just think: Do You Want Them To Emerge Victorious? Or are they such an ass you'd delight in seeing them get swept?

I highly encourage taking the time to read some propaganda. These guys have lots of love behind them.

And last but not least, be nice to other people on the internet. These polls may be for asshole characters, but that gives you no right to be an asshole back. Anything attacking the fans or fandom of a character will get taken out via my sniper team.

Thanks for your patience and let the whooping begin.

Tag directory // Inbox, for propaganda, questions, chatter, etc.

Round One matchups, in text:

Zote the Mighty (Hollow Knight) VS Mothiva (Bug Fables)

Marvin Garden (Falsettos) VS Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Vic Sage/The Question (DC) VS Magic Man (Adventure Time)

Gary Smith (Bully) VS Jess Mariano (Gilmore Girls)

Theseus (Hades) VS Gavin Reed (Detroit: Become Human)

Murdoc Niccals (Gorillaz) VS Shrek (Shrek)

Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!) VS Fakir (Princess Tutu)

Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim) VS Dennis Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Romeo (& Juliet) VS Tybalt Capulet (Romeo & Juliet)

Revali (Legend of Zelda) VS Ankh (Kamen Rider OOO)

Osamu Dazai (Bungou Stray Dogs) VS Berdly (Deltarune)

Louie (Pikmin) VS Scaramouche (Genshin Impact)

Vegeta (Dragon Ball) VS Sentinel Prime (Transformers Animated)

Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) VS Waldo Trumbull (Comedy of Terrors)

Herbert P. Bear (Club Penguin) VS Snowball (Battle for Dream Island)

Takaya Abe (Big Windup!) VS Bakugou (My Hero Academia)

Goro Akechi (Persona 5) VS Monoma (My Hero Academia)

Byakuya Togami (Danganronpa) VS Yesod (Lobotomy Corporation/Library of Ruina)

Vriska (Homestuck) VS Eridan (Homestuck)

Five Pebbles (Rain World) VS Dingo (Pikmin)

Dio (Zero Escape) VS Dio Brando (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

Cordalia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) VS Dr. House (House M.D.)

Dan (Dan VS) VS Eleanor Shelstrop (The Good Place)

Church (Red VS Blue) VS Hank J. Wimbleton (Madness Combat)

Catra (She-Ra) VS Boscha (The Owl House)

Stan Pines (Gravity Falls) VS Azula (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Astarion (Baldur's Gate 3) VS Shen Jiu (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)

GLaDOS (Portal) VS Arnold Rimmer (Red Dwarf)

Harrowhark (The Locked Tomb) VS Jonathan Simms (The Magnus Archives)

Rinne Amagi (Ensemble Stars) VS Papalymo (Final Fantasy XIV)

Owen Harper (Torchwood) VS Sawyer (Lost)

Chloe Bourgeois (Miraculous Ladybug) VS Heather (Total Drama)

[eternalwritess]

Hey, could I have a Hazbin Hotel matchup?

I'm a bisexual aroace (If you've heard of "demiromantic"; that's how I experience romantic attraction). I use he/it/they pronouns.

I'm an INFP, though I have gotten ISTP sometimes. I usually keep to myself around strangers, and my first words to people that I'm not introduced by friends are usually just work-related with a bit of small talk (even in fandom spaces, surprisingly). Once I get comfortable around people, I tend to let my childish nature and antics shine through, and once I consider you a friend, it's hard to ever fully shake me off. My friends sometimes call me an "old grandpa", with the way I know a lot of random psychology and biology facts, and the way I fumble with new technology, slang, and texting acronyms. My love of non-fiction and my adherence to grammar rules certainly doesn't help. Simultaneously, they (lovingly) call a 12-year-old boy, with the way I don't hesitate to pull out a "your mom" or "that's what she said" to the conversation and with the way that I almost exclusively watch animated movies and shows over live action ones. I carry with me 15 packets of soy sauce in fish-shaped sachets in my (several) pockets. Why? Because I think it's funny, and the confusion I bring to those around me with my soy collection gives me a sense of joy. (I do other things of a similar calibre, but I wanted to name an example) Despite all of this, I tend to gravitate towards the "Mom Friend" archetype. I carry with me a lot of people pleasing tendencies (I get a lot of anxiety around not upsetting others), and that translates to making sure that the people around me are happy. I also tend to fill a "Therapist Friend" role because of this fact, my psychology facts, and how intuitive I can be at times. I tend to isolate myself, whether by physically or mentally leaving the room, when I feel upset, and I don't really like talking about negative experiences I have unless those experiences have been resolved.

On a brighter note, I consider myself quite the creative person. I draw a lot, though I usually only draw other characters instead of my own OCs. I have a discord server that I use to jot down either: a) my opinion of a certain media b) images/reactions I find funny/relatable c) infodumps about AUs or crossovers that I've made I don't really write, so I consider "c)" to be the next best thing. I also love music. I listen to mostly indie music, with a couple of generic queer bands thrown in there and a couple of musicals' and video games' OSTs. I play the violin and the trombone, so I may be biased in saying that I love jazz (really doesn't help the "old man" allegations, but who cares). In terms of non-creative hobbies, I love reading. Although I find myself drawn to the odd science non-fiction book, my heart lies in fantasy and mystery novels (this does include webtoons, manga, and webnovels, though I don't read those as much). On the same vein, I love video games (where else would I get those OSTs?). I tend to like story-rich games that are either turn-based (think Undertale) or no combat (think Slime Rancher), though if the mechanics aren't too overwhelming, metroidvanias are nice (think Hollow Knight). The last main hobby is food. If I didn't give you "mad scientist" vibes, let me tell you, I "Victor Frankenstein" my way through every meal, when time permits. I mostly mix and match what I'd think taste good together based on what I was craving at the time. I'd also say that, apart from Quality Time, I show affection best through giving foods that I've made. It works in reverse, too, where I get pleasantly happy when people I know well offer food to me. There was this one time I was bickering with some friends and one of them held a packet of chips to my face, and I tell you, the way I immediately shut up the second I saw it... I was almost embarrassed by how well that worked...

I'm really sensitive to a lot of textures, and the biggest ones are stickers (and anything sticky in that way) and wet things (think water fountains splashing water unexpectedly, fruit juices spraying on my face when I cut them too harshly, even stepping on wet floorboards without socks can set it off). Clothing/carpet with short hairs send literal shivers down my spine, but only when I touch them with my fingers/feet. I don't like kissing (at all.), so I normally stick with nuzzling. Hugs and spooning (both with people I'm comfortable around) are okay, however.

I don't really have any pet peeves, other than just blatant disrespect of basic boundaries as well as these boundaries in particular.

Apologies if this is quite long, I can go on a tangent a lot. Double apologies if English isn't your first language. I hope you have a good day (or night, depending on when you read this).

𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙…

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓵𝓲𝓮!

The way you met was most likely she found you after an extermination not wanting to find help for your wounds and instead took care of you since you might've been new to hell

You were quiet at first and she was fine with that slowly talking to you and trying to get you to open up about yourself

She would ask you questions here and there not minding if you answered or not

"So uh... first time in Hell huh? It's not as bad as it looks... I promise" :)

She would also make jokes until you got to open up

She doesn't mind it all at if you follow her around to talk to her. In fact she loves it and will most likely do the same since she has some clingy tendencies

She would also love to hear you spout random facts about psychology. Actually it partially is one of the reasons why she started the hotel.

She also fumbles with new slang so you'd have some fun there :)

When she first noticed the whole soy sauce packets thing she found it extremely confusing and then funny. (she has that type of humor)

So every now and then she'll ask you for a soy sauce packet when she's bored

"Can I have a packet please?"

With Charlie she's not very hard to please so I think that you won't get anxiety over that. In fact if you do anything for her she'll become overjoyed and do something for you

When you tend to isolate yourself (especially physically) she tries to help you and talk to you more to see what's going on

If you have any unresolved issues she'll try and ask you about them and see if you want to talk about them at all or see if she can help with anything

Although she totally understands if you say no as she has her own (*cough* daddy issues *cough*)

"Do you want to talk about it?..."

She loves watching you create things and seeing the things that you've created

She'll listen to music with you all the time dancing around the room and singing at the top of her lungs (whether you join her or not is completely optional)

She'll also go up to you and ask if you want to go to concerts with her or if you want to have a silly little karaoke night with her

You both also probably have started a book club where you read books together and discuss them. She's really interested in romance btw :)

"They just have to get together!!"

She also loves fantasy and will try mysteries from time to time but she's quite bad at them so she tends to avoid them

She'll also try to play video games with you from time to time but she's really bad at those and doesn't understand any of the controls so she just watches you instead probably giving commentary and praising you as you go on

When you mix and match food she'll try it with you as long as it doesn't look too out of her area

"That tasted amazing!!!"

Adding onto that she'll also get you food all of the time trying to find out your favorite one

She's gotten you tons of chips, sandwich, cookies, olives, anything you can think of

She also tends to bake for you every now and then just as a surprise

As for sensations she totally gets it and would probably have a few pet peeves with those too. So you'd probably both have a very specific covers and mattresses

She'll also always respect your boundaries and sometimes even try to go out of her way to respect them

She's perfectly fine with just nuzzling or cuddle every now and then <3

Overall you're both a very sweet and caring couple

[inventors-fair]

The Winning Phase ~

Congratulations to @evscfa1​, @helloijustreadyourpost​ and @i-am-the-one-who-wololoes​ for winning this week’s contest!

@evscfa1​ — Teferi, Chronal Master

It’s rare that a planeswalker makes it into this spot. Well, congratulations on the double, then! This card’s pretty darn good. I like the complex use of that Commander sphinx’s rules text in the emblem for sure; it’s not hard to get to and it’s really neat to see. I have the feeling that that -4 is going to be really annoying, to the point of, in commander, a control player being able to go “Nobody gets combat for the rest of the game”—except that it targets, so that’s nice, and getting a proliferate engine is hard enough, so maybe it’s not so bad!

Overall, a well-rounder defensive planeswalker who doesn’t generate card advantage but who is sufficiently controlly for the kind of game plan that the most annoying U/W players want to have. Honestly, the fact that there isn’t any card advantage really is a weight, but that’s modern Magic for you. Why do I feel the need to make that comparison? Ah well. 

NOTE: “Non-land” should be “nonland.” See earlier post.

@helloijustreadyourpost​ — Motion to Dismiss

Firstly: card’s good, you’re in the winner’s circle, feel good about that. We cool? Okay. I’m still not 100% feeling the impact of the flavor text and I’m trying to figure out immediately why. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t start out like that, but I think it says something that the rest of the card is so strong in the right matchup and/or format, that it’s a fascinating little slice of life that I’m on board with, and I guess overall it’s a lesson in impact. I want just a little more context for this, and perhaps art direction could have pushed it over, because the flavor text relies on a moment for pithiness that’s aiming for specificity, and I feel we’re so close! It’s the strength of the rest of the card that makes me want to get my instruments out and tune this lil’ thing.

This is an absolute banger of a card, though, and I wonder how many people are going to be mad with it. The way that you can formulate a limited game so that, knowing your opponents’ responses, you’ll have all the means of getting to a point where it lands solidly—that’s kinda raw. It’s in the courts, which I feel is awesome, and I’m a fan of the way that you used a common name and turned it magical with the watermark/worldbuilding. Perhaps a little bit of distinguishing from Cancel would’ve been nice in the base ability, but there’s nothing wrong with how it is now. It’s definitely Cool with a capital C, and not a capital offense.

@i-am-the-one-who-wololoes​ — Sympathetic Torturer

I have no notes. Seriously! No places I can find significant places to improve this card! It’s a balance-happy beast of a flier, balanced by the pips and the tax, a classic black card that still abides by the swinginess expected of creatures. Land this on turn three, and you’ll be getting this back and forth with a little extra to go around. In limited, you’ll have an extra race each turn, adjusting your opponent’s interaction with your board each and every one of your turns. In constructed and especially Commander, you’ll be making friends and enemies alike. I especially like how the upkeep trigger is enough to make your combat step so much more pressuring; it creates a feeling of dread whenever they pass the turn.

Flavor’s simple enough to make the irony of the name and art direction stand out perfectly. The name adds a degree of dark humor, the art shows the irony in action, the abilities exemplify the way the art’s motions are carried out tangibly, and the flavor text ties back to the name to tie a nice little loop. Simplicity in context makes all the difference.

Runners and general nonsense will be soon enough! Depends on how late I get up, considering that this is a queued post. Regardless, thank you all.

- @abelzumi​

[brideofpink]

list

(I'm doing this because I do matchups and etc)

Welcome home

Creepypasta

SCP Htf/ happy tree friends

Marble hornets

Mha

fnaf

Bendy

Undertale

Nightmare before Christmas

Terrifier

the boy 1

helluva boss

Hazbin hotel

dhmis

eddsworld

doors

Sally face

south park

Obey Me

Willow Creek

madness combat

Wii deleted you

Friday night funkin

types

active - ✔️

Maybe : 👍🏼

Not currently: ❌

Matchup ✔️

Match up exchanges ✔️

Writing👍🏼

Writing exchanges👍🏼

Scenarios✔️

One shots✔️

Characters

SCP 076

SCP 173

SCP 999

SCP : 049

SCP 105

Scp 106

SCP 035

Jason the toymaker

Jeff the killer

Jane the killer

Homicidal Liu

The doll maker

Hobo heart

Laughing Jack

Laughing Jill

Clockwork

Nurse ann

And any others just tell me the name and character and ocs are allowed

What I will do : practically anything

[tree0frog]

i think your matchups are open, so (modern) doctor who matchup?

im genderfluid and queer, im 6'1 and use they/them!! i love indie music and i like to crochet and do embroidery. i play the kalimba as well!! i also really love to color and build legos. i dislike not being told everything when its to do with a plan, or what im doing with someone. i also dont like LOUD environments, its overwhelming for me. im really good at archery and hand to hand combat as well.

im a person who is more often than not anxious. its hard for others to tell when i am like anxiety attack anxious though, ppl tend to need to pull me out of just zoning out due to anxiety. im the parental friend, if you need something? 9 times out of 10 i have it. but im also quite chaotic at the same time. im good at communicating in stressful environments, but not when it comes to feelings at ALL. ive been told that im very protective over people i care about, i will 100% fight someone if someone i care about asks me to. or ill fight someone if they get me angry enough, because i get AGGRESSIVE when mad.

okay thats all i can think of, thank you for doing this matchup if you do!!! sorry if i overshared about myself!!!

hii thank you for this :}

main masters list

request/matchup~open

I pair you with the 9th doctor

first and foremost this doctor will understand your desire to fright for thoughts you love he may not condone violence but get it I guess

will live for your chaotic behaves

you two are not allowed to be left alone

he will complain about how tall you are due to him not wanting to look up

you once made him a TARDIS leggo and he put it in his room

[thetoxicgamer]

Karmine Corp to Come Out on Top, Drx to Defeat Bbl Esports, Perhaps an Upset Over CLOUD9?: George’s Vct Lock//in Predictions for Day 2

Day one of the first international VALORANT event of the year saw comebacks and stomps, and day two may follow suit. The VCT LOCK//IN tournament continues today with Karmine Corp set to face off against FunPlus Phoenix while DRX will play BBL Esports and Cloud9 will take on Paper Rex. Three of these teams will be sent home while the other three will continue in the single-elimination Alpha bracket. Here are my predictions for today’s matches at the VCT LOCK//IN tournament. Karmine Corp vs. FunPlus PhoenixI’m not going to pretend I know everything about the Chinese teams coming into this event—I don’t suppose the majority of the players know much, either. Despite this, we have some relevant results to go off when it comes to the caliber of the region. EDward Gaming, who were taken down by FunPlus Phoenix in the FGC VALORANT invitational tournament in December, took part in Champions 2022, the most prestigious event on the calendar. They had a pretty tight game against Paper Rex but were eventually defeated 2-1. Against Liquid, it got dicey in the second map, but EDG were defeated 2-0. The problem is that we’re talking about FPX, not EDG. Both teams look relatively similar on paper in terms of skill level, but we’ve never seen FPX on the international stage, which is a lot different than regional matchups. Karmine Corp, on the other hand, has one of the most known and prolific fraggers in FPS esports history in ScreaM, who actually took up the in-game leader role for his team. I don’t expect them to make it deep into the tournament, but this should be a win for them. Karmine Corp has both ScreaM and Nivera, two players who have competed at the highest level in VALORANT, while Ryad “SHIN” Ensaad was brought in from the previous KCorp iteration. He looked solid considering he was playing a bunch of different agents. Former MAD Lions player xms is on the KCorp roster, too, and he hard-carried his former team. At the last tournament he competed in, the VRL France: Revolution – Stage Two, he had the highest rating of any player with a 1.32 and a respectable 250.9 average combat score, according to VLR.gg. I expect xms to be at the forefront of the roster’s firepower. The blue wall is nothing to scoff at, and they’ve got a decent roster to cheer for. I expect KCorp to take this match. George’s prediction: 2-0 Karmine CorpBBL Esports vs. DRXDRX have a lot of eyes on them at this event. They seem to only lose against international opponents and continuously dominate the APAC region. After all, the roster is the birthchild of the infamous Vision Strikers team. They need to perform well to break through the final hurdle that has kept them from an international trophy since their inception. Do I expect this to happen at the largest international VALORANT tournament ever held? Maybe. DRX have a relatively easy start to the tournament, all things considered. BBL Esports are pretty middle of the pack in the EMEA region with mediocre results. If they were coming up against Team Liquid, Natus Vincere, or Fnatic, I would’ve felt different. BBL Esports were defeated by Giants last November as their most recent match. On the other hand, DRX took part in the ONE Pro Invitational tournament in December and won both their matchups against DetonatioN FocusMe and ZETA Division. I expect BBL Esports to put up a fight but I don’t see them taking a victory against one of the best teams in the world. Early prediction: DRX will bomb out of this tournament after the second or third round and go on to win Masters Tokyo later this year in June. I know, pretty bold, right? Fans from across the globe can probably share my sentiment, they need to show they can hang with the very best. Nonetheless, I expect DRX to take first blood, at the very least. George’s prediction: 2-0 DRXCloud9 vs. Paper RexNow, this is the big one. Here’s a matchup that will see one of the best teams in North America come up against one of the best from APAC. Read the full article

[noroi1000]

:0 can i request a matchup for jjk if you dont mind? if not, just ignore this! im a straight girl. im very social, i like to go out to parties and whatnot. i would describe myself as kind of a wild spirit but very friendly. i do have major mood swings though and my mental health is deteriorating /hj- i can be sarcastic and do things without thinking a lot lmao- anyways, thank you (even if you dont wanna do this) and have a nice day! make sure to take care of yourself too!

A/N: Thank you for your request :)

I think your matchup is:

Yuji Itadori

You are both social people who like others. You are liked too. You like to have fun and spend time together. You guys get along well. You both have spontaneous ideas that help make you two more friends. You have your wild side that allows you to go crazy and have energy like nobody else around. 

You can make friends very quickly thanks to your friendly nature and willingness to be in the company. 

It is he who is good for you because you have similar behaviors. He is a boy who likes to have friends and smiles a lot. He likes being in company and doesn't like it when it's gloomy. He can brighten up everything that is gloomy, and this helps in bad times. But sometimes even he changes his mood. Sometimes too fast. 

He is able to get furious so suddenly and then calm down or worry.

Everyone has bad times sometimes, even him. He has moments when he cannot smile. Even in combat. When it comes to the life of someone other than his. When he knows that someone has to save, he acts without thinking about the rest. He can't be mean and gloomy. He can do anything with his worst enemy. But he is not able to react badly to friends. After all, he only has them. 

Short headcanon:

• Yuji is a person who enjoys company very much. Despite talking to others, she can find the best language with you. He can talk to anyone. He knows quite a lot, and if he doesn't, he would love to listen to find out. 

• He likes to be in the company. Spending time alone sometimes isn't for him.

 • He is able to start hating very quickly. Then he gets mad. He doesn't like people who hurt others. 

• He always tries to show his good emotions so as not to impose bad emotions on the rest. He likes everyone smiling the most. He may understand that someone does not like him, but that does not mean that he will stop liking that person. 

• He never wanted you to get sad and/or depressed. Although he knows that human emotions cannot be stopped. He got used to sudden changes of mood, and to not always taking everything seriously. Instead of saying everything he could think of at once, he had to brake a bit. One wrong word could only make things worse. 

• For you, he tried to calm you down, and he didn't try to comfort you by force. You had a right to be grumpy and sarcastic. 

• Normally, he would suggest you go anywhere. Karaoke, cinema, amusement park. Just to have fun and spend some more time together. A little competition and fun don't hurt. Especially him.

• He was very excited to get a friend who is energetic and wild.

• He is able to endure so much that the changes in his mood did not bother him. The important thing is that you were still his friend. And it was still you. He adores his friends. But you are in the first place.

"Hey! Are we going somewhere today? They open a new ramen, why don't we go there? Oh? You don't feel like it? You've been so happy lately... Eeh? So it's okay after all? Oh yes! So not Ramen... Ok... So maybe– Do you want to go have a fun? Amusement park? Oi! You don't have to talk to me like that! I just want to suggest a nice evening... Karaoke? No... I don't feel like singing. (y/n)... Why are you saying I can't sing? You do not need to apologize. We are friends. In fact, you are right. So? Amusement park, yes? I knew that I would be able to cheer you up! I'll go for the rest! See you later!"

[rotshop]

DIVES IN HERE SO FAST FOR MADCOM MATCHUPZS

u shouldn't have now i gotta psychoanalyze you for everyone to see ://// /j

u gte a two for one deal bc ur epic swag and also a bestie <3333

[ no tws necessary ]

I match you w/ Deimos platonically ;

-I feel like you two would have sibling / cousins kinda dynamic. you both cause problems on purpose and bully eachother (jokingly) while doing it. I feel like there would b a lot of inside jokes between you two , you'll say some little word / phrase and he'll just double over in laughter while the others stare at you two in confusion

-BUT on a diff note i do think ur energy matches his rlly well, u can be pretty upbeat and lively but you can also be pretty chill which fits him, sometimes he wants to go do something dangerous and dumb with you and other times he just wants to sit and ramble with you endlessly about whatever seems to come to mind. 10/10 you both have Those kind of semi-deep conversations where you both just kinda bare parts of ur souls to each other n shit, its hard to describe but he always leaves feeling a little bit lighter / less shallow (if that makes sense)

-i hc him as actually being a pretty good listener so if you ever needed to talk / go off abt something he's able to just sit and nod along with you. offers his own little in puts here and there based off how ur kinda talkin abt it (ex. if you seem a little more lost / frantic he tries to offer advice but if ur more pissed off he gives little 'what a dick / shit, really?' comments here and there)

-idk he just likes hanging out w/ you, he's not great with telling you he appreciates you and he's not super sappy w/ his friends so he does it in other ways (usually going 'hey this made me think of you' or picking up things you wanted for you every now and then)

i match u w/ hank romantically ;

(-PROMMY IM NOT JUST SAYING THIS BC U LIKE HIM IM BEING /SRS ,,, )

-I feel like at first he might've been pretty neutral abt you, ur just kinda. there. but he starts warming up to you over time and gets really comfortable w/ you in ways he doesn't even notice until someone else points it out

-once again i feel like ur energy goes pretty well with his, he's not as lively as you but having someone like you in that sense w/ him does make him kinda . perk up a little if that makes sense?? on his own he tends to get frustrated and tired pretty easily, it only takes a few things going wrong for him to start getting snippy and pissed so your more optimistic / light approach to things kinda slows that down, like. something abt ur ability to just kinda roll w/ things as they come makes him feel a lot calmer in a weird way

-also you come across as a helpful person 2 me so i feel like he really appreciates any of that. whether its you helping him bring stuff in after a raid or bandaging some wound of his he cant reach / do himself or you cheering san or dei up he just kinda. stares a little. he finds himself thinking abt it a lot more than he normally would with others. (he doesn't say thanks very often but you can notice it in the quiet nod or murmur he gives you after you help him out)

-he's not a fan of talking about his problems (it makes him feel vulnerable and antsy so he prefers to keep it bottled up :[ ) but he tends to go to you if he's ever in a state where he just needs to chill out a little. usually doesn't speak very much but he'll just kinda. walk over and sit down next to you and watch whatever it is you're doing. you can usually tell because he'll only give little nods and grunts to any questions you give (i hc him as having moments where he doesn't have the energy to really talk) but he really enjoys just listening to you ramble or talk to him to get his mind off things

-also i refuse to believe you're THAT tall so he gives you his clothes (mainly his jacket) a lot, he just likes seeing them on you :) tends to kinda lean down and give you a kiss on the forehead / temple whenever he notices you're wearing them

-tldr he feels really comfortable and safe around you and he finds himself enjoying your prescence a lot more than he does w/ most people

-also i hope you like weird kind of vaguely threatening confessions bc he doesn't know how to properly convey his positive feelings very well. u know how i said something abt him holding flowers way too tightly (mostly bc he's nervous / lost on it) whenever he gifts em to you in some other post??? yeah he does that to you while confessing lmao

[vinnival]

Yoo, I'm requesting the best author. How about Phobos x reader. But Phobos is shy about asking the reader out on a date, so he writes her a letter?

HEHEHEHEEE ROSTYY IM HERE HIEEO

Indirect Confrontations

"Deep breath in, deep breath out, you've been through worse, what's so wrong with this?"

Phobos was currently hunched over his office desk, rubbing his temple with one hand and holding a pen in another. He stared down at the letter he planned to write you. Your name was neatly written out in cursive, and that's all the was on it.

For now, right?

He groaned. "Why can't I confess directly to them?" He mentally kicked himself, reprimanding his poor efforts to admit his feelings. It's such a hard thing for him, for some reason. He gripped the pen harder.

It's just a date, it's just a quaint evening out on the town, is all...

Phobos, what is wrong with you?!

The pen broke in his hand.

He had enough, slamming the now broken pen (with ink splattering everywhere) on his desk, and standing up.

Deciding to step away from the letter for a few, he paced back and forth in his office. No one dared disturb him in these hours, so he can openly let it out to the air.

And let it out he did.

For the next few minutes, he angrily muttered to himself, trying to figure out ways to write out the invitation.

He suddenly stopped, turning towards his bookshelves, "Ah, books, holders of infinite knowledge..."

Approaching the shelves, he's already conjured up a few books he could take inspiration from...

...and 30 minutes later, was back at his desk with a new pen and STILL blank paper.

"This is hopeless."

A knock came from the door, and he sighed.

"Office hours are closed, vermin. Go away."

"Ah... Director, I've got updates you'd might want to hear." A muffled yet familiar voice came from the other side of his door.

He paused. Hmm... He IS quite smart, he might know what to say... Phobos took a second to think it over, deciding to just go ahead with it.

"Enter, Hofnarr."

The scientist did so, closing the door quietly behind him. He took a second to process how... messy the area looked...

Several books were haphazardly strewn across the ground, and ink splotches decorated the Director's desk.

"If you don't mind my inquiry, what happened in here?" Hofnarr picked up a knocked-over chair, and sat in it.

"Nothing of your business."

"Sorry, sir. Anyways, I've made a slightly major discovery today..."

As the doctor went on, Phobos became more and more uninterested in all the science-y words he was saying. His brain was currently focused on you.

How you treated him like a normal person (after dealing with people that are below your status all day, it's nice to be with someone who ignores his status and just treats them like they would any other), how you joked around and actually made him laugh, it's all very... mystifying to him.

How was he ever going to write this letter?

"...Director."

He snapped back to reality with a jolt, meeting the look of disappointment. "Did you even pay attention to anything I just said, sir?"

He scoffed, "Of course, but I didn't care enough to remember."

Hofnarr resisted the urge to act snarky. "Something's bothering you. What is it?"

The director cast his eye downwards, staring at the blank letter with only your name on it. Phobos never asked for help. He never requested advice or wanted assistance.

But, if it was for you...

"Could... Could you perchance help me write this letter...?" His voice was meeker than he'd hoped. He's never felt this shy.

A quiet "oh?" escaped Hofnarr's mouth. Phobos, asking for help? Blasphemy!

...but he DID say it was a letter. A love letter? Or a general letter?

Ah, well, according to all the disorganized books thrown on the floor, it was most likely a love-themed letter. Hofnarr smiled, "Sure, I'll assist you."

Thus, finally, after good progress with the doctor, Phobos managed to come up with a decent-looking letter, asking you to join him at the local diner, popular for their (very good) hotdogs.

And now, after bidding Hof goodbye, he stands in front of your door to your quarters.

Breathing in and out, he slipped the paper under the crack of the door and then bolted.

[squimbusfrommypolls]

Finally chose all 64 characters but before I start making matchups can y’all tell me if any of these guys aren’t a Squimbus? I don’t know who many of them are and can’t really be sure without some others looking through the list

*Squimbus: character that never wins or makes it in poll competitions on Tumblr.com, typically from media that isn’t well known on tumblr but can just be a very obscure/unpopular character

Randy Jade (Dialtown)

The Eastridge Demon (Dreams of an Insomniac)

Sirius Gibson (Witch’s Heart)

Lightbulb (Inanimate Insanity)

Lily (Lily’s Well)

Peter (Dayshift at Freddys)

Blogbot (The Mechanisms)

Ticket Jerry (Dialtown)

Victim (Animator vs Animation)

Purple (Animator vs Minecraft)

Tomix Danao (Dragonfable)

Reinhard von Lohengramm (Legend of the Galactic Heroes)

Shinji Hibiki (UTAU)

Michelle (HaSodot (The Secrets))

Survivor (Rain World)

Asuka Toyama (Bang Dream Girls Band Party)

Goldia die Heilige (Pocket Mirror)

Gin Ibushi (Your Turn To Die: Death Game By Majority)

Fuu Hououji (Magic Knights Rayeart)

Jack Kennedy (Dayshift at Freddys)

Dj Yellow (Rhythm Heaven)

David Ward (I Am In Eskew)

Fitz Vacker (Keeper of the Lost Cities)

DAVID ST HUBBINS (This is Spinal Tap)

Joe "Mama" Besser (This is Spinal Tap)

Felix White (Henry Stickmin)

Goo (Inanimate Insanity)

Shuu Iwamine (Hatoful Boyfriend)

Cavum (Moleman arg)

Stomp Farmer (Rhythm Heaven)

Gal (Ordem Paranormal)

Sen (Shoulder a Coffin Kuro)

Lumi (Cats are Liquid)

The Shapes (Mr Maker)

Goobleck (Just Roll With It)

Biddybud (Super Mario)

Zonic the Zone Cop (Sonic Archie Comics)

WX-78 (Don’t Starve)

Daemon (Reboot!)

Ravio (Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds)

2BDamned (Madness Combat)

Denizen Hardwick (Knights of the Borrowed Dark)

Murderbot (The Murderbot Diaries)

Trouble0 (REDACTED smp)

Jeff (Clarence)

Gordon Porlock (Red Valley)

Oliver (Purrgatory)

Pleading Child (Sky: Children of Light)

SCP-6059 (SCP Foundation)

Rosemaster (Cucumber Quest)

Usaida Yoshihito (Gakkuen Babysitters)

Sydney Sargent (Camp Here and There)

Holly Short (Artemis Fowl)

Elliot Schafer (In Other Lands)

Citron (A3!)

Caspar (Midnight Burger)

Vespa Illkay (The Penumbra Podcast)

Kanatsune Ame (Entropic Float)

Alastor (Viewtiful Joe)

Alfred Montbank (Death Gate Cycle)

William Murderface (Metalocalypse)

Sawyer (Boyfriend Dungeon)

Jamiejoan (Dominion Smp)

Crawford Tillinghast (From Beyond)

[grayfilmsandstuff]

Ya still doing madcom matchups??

If so, I‘m 5‘2, with short red hair (like uh, natural not dyed) nonbinary, I like to draw, absolutely love scenecore and punk style, and try to carry a conversation with jokes as best I can

Thanks!!

HI RED HAIR BRO hello you seem very very cool!!

i match you wiiiiith...

Phobos!

- he probably got to know you because you worked together and he liked your energy

- Phob can and will sit there and watch you draw. just staring. it disturbed you at first but after a bit you really didn't mind

- he thinks your style is so very cool with all the colors and designs. the man literally just wears shades of grey so you are a very nice change of scenery to him

- whenever you have conversations with him, he'll laugh at every single one of your jokes, and because his laugh is contagious you end up laughing with him

- Phob's brain is, as you explained to him, 'goofed up' as well, so if you don't pick up on a social cue or you're not comfortable with doing something he'll understand and help you out however he can

- you and him are the most chaotic people Auditor has ever had to work with. you two are the dynamic duo at pulling pranks and being wackos together

- "...hey Phob, you want to go put googly eyes on all of Audi's stuff?"

- "boy, do i!! he's gonna hate us so much"

- he may not tell you too often because you're too busy laughing or spending time screwing with people, but he really really cares about you. he's the happiest he's ever been when he's with you and he loves you for that

sorry if this isn't who you had in mind!! phob is definitely bonkers though you can't prove me wrong

[jerktournament]

Jerk Tournament ROUND TWO

We've got some funny-looking match ups this round.

Polls come out when I finish them, and I'll make an announcement the day before they go live. They'll be queued for 12 AM EST the day following the announcement.

There's no right or wrong criteria for who to vote here because trying to establish that via Tumblrpoll is useless. You can vote for someone because they're your favorite, because their propaganda swayed you, because they look cool, or because they're the meanest. Just think: Do You Want Them To Emerge Victorious? Or are they such an ass you'd delight in seeing them get swept?

I highly encourage taking the time to read some propaganda. These guys have lots of love behind them.

And last but not least, be nice to other people on the internet. These polls may be for asshole characters, but that gives you no right to be an asshole back. Anything attacking the fans or fandom of a character will be executed via firing squad.

Thanks for your patience and let the whooping continue.

Tag directory // Inbox, for propaganda, questions, chatter, etc.

Round Two matchups, in text:

Zote the Mighty (Hollow Knight) VS Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Magic Man (Adventure Time) VS Gary Smith (Bully)

Theseus (Hades) VS Murdoc Niccals (Gorillaz)

Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!) VS Dennis Reynolds (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)

Tybalt Capulet (Romeo & Juliet) VS Ankh (Kamen Rider OOO)

Berdly (Deltarune) VS Louie (Pikmin)

Sentinel Prime (Transformers Animated) VS Mr. Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)

Herbert P. Bear (Club Penguin) VS Bakugou (My Hero Academia)

Goro Akechi (Persona 5) VS Yesod (Lobotomy Corporation/Library of Ruina)

Vriska (Homestuck) VS Five Pebbles (Rain World)

Dio Brando (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) VS Dr. House (House M.D.)

Dan (Dan VS) VS Hank J. Wimbleton (Madness Combat)

Catra (She-Ra) VS Azula (Avatar the Last Airbender)

Shen Jiu (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System) VS GLaDOS (Portal)

Harrowhark (The Locked Tomb) VS Rinne Amagi (Ensemble Stars)

Owen Harper (Torchwood) VS Heather (Total Drama)