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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!

The polls are up :000

ROUND ONE: Seabunny VS Cryst

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Fun fact: My first Kirby game was Super Star Ultra :D

I think this turned out well!

Also just figured out the “more under cut” thing

Have a good day lol

Had to draw this moment.

My jaw hit the floor when I got to this point in the game.

And here we are!

MISTILLTEIN IS THE SWORD. NOT THE TREE. THE TREE IS THE MASTER CROWN OR THE TREE CROWN WITHOUT A RULER. MISTILLTEIN IS A NAME OF A SWORD TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM ICELANDIC FOLKLORE. BEGGING ON MY HANDS AND KNEES FOR KIRBY FANS TO DO MINIMAL RESEARCH /LHNM ALSO SORRY FOR THE CAPS MY KEYBOARD IS BROKEN AND I CANT TURN CAPS OFF WITHOUT TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON AND ITS TOO MUCH OF A HASTLE FOR SHORT ASKS LIKE THIS I PROMISE I AM NOT MAD OR YELLING IF NEED BE YOU CAN PRETEND I AM LIKE THE GALACTIC NOVA IF IT WAS MORE ANNOYING

WAUGH SORRY!!!! YEAH THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE CONSIDERING WHAT CAME UP WHEN I FIRST SEARCHED THE NAME

I HONESTLY CALLED IT MASTER CROWN OR SOMETHING ADJACENT BEFORE I FOUND OUT PEOPLE WERE CALLING IT MISTILTEINN TY FOR INFORMING ME!!!!!

I do think naming it after the sword that killed it is kinda badass and The Tree Crown Without a Ruler is a mouthful loll

I’ll probably alternate with both but now I know!!! Ty again :3