#ok ko poll

[emmy-the-dragoness]

(Keep in mind that three of these quotes I wasn't able to type in the whole thing. Apologies.)

If you have other quotes I didn't list in the poll, comment them in the replies. ⬇️

[skenisasleb]

Last poll tied for TKO and Raymond, so I drew them both hahaha

(I also added the black and white version because it looks like a cool pencil drawing)

[kitkat-the-muffin]

Tis a niche of its own

Sorry there is only two female characters, I kinda pulled these off the top of my head and probably missed a ton of other candidates. Reblog with an addition if you have one!

Edit: I forgot to make this poll a week long! Once this poll ends I'll remake it with new additions depending on the results (the characters with the fewest results will be replaced with suggested characters from the notes so be sure to suggest some!) in the meantime tho plz reblog to increase sample size

This follows my own definition of what "Comic Relief" means: A character that is used as a conduit for comedy in a piece of media

Through character studies I have determined that there are 5 types of comic relief: the Character Relief, the Audience Relief, the Tone Shifter, the Butt of the Joke, and the Slapstick. Characters that identify as "Comic Relief" usually fall into one or more of these categories

Further explanation under the cut

The Character Relief refers to a character who actively makes jokes to be funny in-universe through conscious humor. Examples from this poll would be Sans and Rayla, who go out of their way to make their friends laugh

The Audience Relief refers to a character who makes the audience laugh regardless of their impact on the story. Examples from this poll would be Lapis and Gus, who are often involved in comedic bits meant for audience entertainment that aren't acknowledged by the narrative as anything unprecedented

The Tone Shifter refers to a character who makes jokes to relieve tension and shift the tone of a scene, either consciously or unconsciously. Examples from this poll would be Jay and Leo, as they both consciously make jokes about grim situations to help their friends or family feel better. Additionally, Jay would do this unconsciously before his trauma made him start doing it on purpose

The Butt of the Joke refers to a character who is made fun of by other characters in-universe, whether endearingly or not. Examples from this poll would be Dewey and Lance, who are often met with insults whenever they do something wrong or silly. The insults are usually meant to be endearing and comedic, but they can still feed into the character's possible inferiority complex. This also applies whenever a villain hits them with a sick burn*

The Slapstick refers to a character who is made fun of by the narrative and the audience like a punching bag. Examples from this poll would be Sokka and Yusuke, who are sometimes put in troubling and awkward situations as a gag for the audience's entertainment alone. These gags are not fun for the characters yet delightful to watch

Most comic relief characters can be characterized as multiples of these. For example, Jar-Jar from Star Wars is both Slapstick and Audience Relief, and even if you don't find his jokes funny that doesn't change the fact that they were written with your entertainment in mind

If you're curious how a "The Narrative's Favorite (derogatory)" character would fit into this chart, they're likely both a Butt of the Joke and a Slapstick character, making their life absolute hell. To be honest, MK from Monkie Kid is an example of a character who fits all 5 categories, but he isn't blue so he isn't in this poll

*Ok if you've ever seen Phineas and Ferb Mission Marvel let me just say MODOK is a total Butt of the Joke and my favorite line in that special is when a TV announcer calls him a "Giant Chicken Egg with a Face" and I just had to mention that omg

[autie-j]

Wow, this decade had some great Cartoon Network cartoons

[mad-scientist-showdown]

[autismswagsummit]

Round 1 Part 1

[haveyouseenthisseries-poll]

[okko-deserved-better]

This is the tag with all of the ROUND ONE polls!

[do-you-know-this-queer-character]

Do you know this queer character?

Professor Venomous is bisexual and uses he/him pronouns!

[autisticgirliesbracket]

Autistic Girlies Bracket: Round 1, Side B

Matchup 8

Only your vote can determine which of these autistic girlies will move on to the next round.

SEVEN OF NINE MASTERPOST DENDY MASTERPOST

[Image ID. Image with a purple to pink gradient background that is split down the middle by a jagged white line. There is a purple 'VS' symbol in the centre. On the left of the image is Seven of Nine from Star Trek: Voyager. On the right of the image is Dendy from OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes. End ID.]

[adhdvsautismbracket]

ADHD/Autism Duos: Round 1, Side B

Matchup 4:

[skenisasleb]

Drew Professor Venomous, as promised 👌

(also drew Turbo Rad cause i just really like his design [I posted it separately])

[its-to-the-death]

Glasses Swag Sequel Preliminary Round #1

Only one of them will make it into the bracket!

[badendfriendstournament]

ROUND 2

SIDE-B GROUP 14

[theultimatesexypeopleshowdown]