Some rules for this edition of the Elimination Game:
- Scorekeeper picks the theme. Please keep it reasonable because the last thing we need is drama. That is to say keep it from being political, NSFW, franchise-specific (crossovers can work if well-known and broad enough, and with a readily available list to choose from) or with obtuse specifications.
- The game begins with at least twenty-five entries, depending on the scorekeeper's discretion. One entry per post, and up to two posts per poster unless 48 hours have passed, then anything goes until there are 25 entrants. Wait at least two posts before posting a second entry.
- At the nomination phase, a maximum of two entries from the same franchise can participate at any given round, and if at all only one such entry per person. In the event that the theme can be restrictive, this rule can be relaxed as per the scorekeeper's discretion.
- You are not required to nominate an entry in order to participate.
- All votes add one point to an entry, and take two points away. Those points can be distributed however you wish, so long as there is one -2 or two -1s. No exceptions!
- Invalid votes must be edited within two scorekeeper updates in order to count.
- Any entry that reaches zero is eliminated. Scorekeepers send them off with an evil message [[evil:like so]]
- Space your votes between at least five other peoples' votes, unless 24 hours have passed with not that much activity. In any context, no doubleposting.
- If the host makes a post stating the intent to tally, they have up to an hour to do the tallying. Otherwise the post will be null and void and the round shall proceed.
- If there's no update for 48 hours, the game can be safely called off or taken over by a willing participant. Scorekeepers must temporarily transfer duties to a different poster if they can't do so for a while.
- The one entry remaining wins!
Host Waiting List
NOTE: A slot opens up only after the next set of signups begins, not after the end of a round.
If it's been 24 hours since the last game and the waitlisted troper hasn't posted, it's free game.
Past results
- Fictional locations
(Winner: Rhythm Heaven, submitted by Zanreo)
- Fictional villains (Winner: CATS, submitted by Zanreo)
- Fictional companies (Winner: Nook Inc., submitted by Owen23)
- Fictional vehicles (Winner: Odyssey, submitted by Uncertan Searcher)
- Fictional couples (fanon or canon) (Winner: Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth, submitted by Jack Cossack)
- Fictional princesses (Winner: Daisy, submitted by The Farmboy)
- Fictional geniuses (Winner: Jumba Jookiba, submitted by Troper No. 9001)
- Fictional strong characters (Winner: Shrek, submitted by Lucasda Kool)
- Fictional oddballs/Cloudcuckoolanders (Winner: Mad Hatter, submitted by Lucasda Kool)
- Fictional speedsters (Winner: The Road Runner, submitted by The Farmboy)
- Fictional robots (Winner: WALL•E, submitted by Uncertan Searcher)
- Fictional cats (Winner: Meowth, submitted by Uncertan Searcher)
- Fictional dogs (Winner: Blue, submitted by Nine Tailed Cat)
- Fictional dragons (Winner: Toothless, submitted by Troper No. 9001)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Spirits (Winner: Miles "Tails" Prower, submitted by Mummy Ga Ga)
- Fictional birds (Winner: Revali, submitted by Pogakure)
- Fictional princes (Winner: Zagreus, submitted by Uncertan Searcher)
- Fictional mothers (Winner: Misty Fey, submitted by Bluethorn)
- Fictional siblings (Winner: Timmy and Tommy, submitted by The Farmboy)
- Fictional merfolk (Winner: Ariel, submitted by YourEternalTroper)
- Fictional aliens (Winner: Zoidberg, submitted by Graf von Tirol)
- Fictional fathers (Winner: Mr. Ping, submitted by Bluethorn)
- Fictional planets (Winner: PNF-404, submitted by Janky Kong)
- Fictional rivals (Winner: Ash and Gary (submitted by The Farmboy))
- Fictional archers (Winner: Link, submitted by Pogakure)
- Second chance participants (Winner: Toriel, submitted by Troper No. 9001)
- Team Battle: Fire vs. Ice (Winner: Mr. Freeze of Team Ice, submitted by m-95)
- Fictional queens (Winner: The Chess Queen, submitted by Janky Kong)
- Fictional evil sorcerers (Winner: Jafar, submitted by Nine Tailed Cat)
- Fictional currencies (Winner: Rupees, submitted by The Farmboy)
- Fictional baddies (Winner: Kremlings, submitted by Follow The Map)
- Shock and Awe (Winner: Larxene, submitted by Pogakure)
- Fictional Brits (Winner: Sherlock Holmes, submitted by Lucasda Kool)
- Fictional swordsmen (Winner: Puss in Boots, submitted by Heehee 47)
- Fictional thieves (Winner: Jack Sparrow, submitted by YourEternalTroper)
- One-hit wonders (Winner: Alstroemeria Records — "Bad Apple", submitted by Puzzarian Ideal)
- Fiction 500 (Winner: Willy Wonka, submitted by Lucasda Kool)
- Team Battle: Light vs. Dark (Winner: Midna of Team Dark, submitted by Mummy Ga Ga)
- Time masters (Winner: Sissel, submitted by Jack Cossack)
- The Luck of the Damned (Winner: Donald Duck, suitted by Snicka)
- Fictional food and drinks (Winner: Big Kahuna Burger, submitted by YourEternalTroper)
- Fictional gunslingers (Winner: Yosemite Sam, submitted by Graf von Tirol)
- Neurodivergent fictional characters (Winner: Woo Young-woo, submitted by Troper No. 9001)
- Fictional ghosts (Winner: King Boo, submitted by The Farmboy)
- Kids that just ain't right (Winner: Carmelita Spats, submitted by Geeky Girl 13098021)
- Fictional investigators (Winner: Professor Layton, submitted by Lucasda Kool)
- Fictional criminals (Winner: Robin Hood, submitted by Jack Cossack)
- Fictional doctors/healers (Winner: Tae Takemi, submitted by Follow The Map)
- Team Battle: Artists vs. Scientists (Adeleine of Team Art, submitted by Canuck Mc Duck 1)
- Fictional kings (Winner: Kuzco, submitted by Troper No. 9001)
- Previous winners (Second time winner: Princess Daisy, submitted by callmeamuffin)
- Fictional clowns (Winner: Pomni, submitted by Cutegirl920fire)
- Team battle: Order vs. Chaos (Winner: Joker, submitted by Cutegirl920fire)
- Fictional hams (Winner: Palpatine, submitted by The Farmboy)
- The first out in past rounds (Winner: Vaporeon, submitted by Lucasda Kool)
- Show within a Show Characters (Winner: Truman Burbank, submitted by Jack Cossack)
- Fictional geeks (Winner: Lilo Pelekai, submitted by Riolugirl)
- Characters originating in 2023 (Winner: Sora Harewataru, submitted by skan123)
- Fictional(ized) writers (Winner: Dr. John H. Watson, submitted by Jack Cossack)
- Team Battle: Optimists vs. Pessimists (Winner: Eeyore of Team Pessimist, suitted by Lucasda Kool)
- Pokémon Gym Leaders (Winner: Flannery, submitted by Zanreo)
- Fictional musicians (Winner: Miguel Rivera, submitted by Troper No. 9001)
- Fictional amnesiacs/memory-deprived (Winner: Dory, submitted by Troper No. 9001)
- Fictional witches (Winner: Glinda, submitted by Graf von Tirol)
- Fictional friends nobody likes (Winner: Donkey, submitted by Uncertan Searcher)
- Fictional psychics (Winner: Anya Forger, submitted by Mummy Ga Ga)
- Egregious employees (Winner: Burgerpants, submitted by PROPLAYEN)
- Fictional alpha bitches (Winner: Regina George, submitted by Mummy Ga Ga)
- Fictional Tragic Lovers (Winner: Megara, submitted by The Farmboy)
- Team battle: Pirates vs. Ninjas (Winner: Guybrush Threepwood of Team Pirates, submitted by Uncertan Searcher)
- Fictional teachers (Winner: Chiron, submitted by Cutegirl920fire)
- Swept just shy of the podium (Winner: Master Yoda, submitted by Lucasda Kool)
- Messed-up royals (Winner: Hades, submitted by skan123)
- Runners-up (Winner: Ms. Frizzle, submitted by Troper No. 9001)
- Team battle: Originals vs. Homophones (Winner: Steve Rogers of Team Originals, submitted by skan123)
- Fictional partners (in progress)
Original post
There already is a Country Elimination Game in this forum, but it's approaching a decade old and the last (very dormant) activity was more than a year ago at this point, so it'll make sense that I start a new thread, and not use "Country" to more clearly broaden the theme scope. We start out nominating 25 entities then have an elimination system of adding one point and removing two points in every post, distributing each individual point however they please (you can remove two points from one entry or remove one point from two). The last entity standing wins! I'll keep score for this one, and the theme for this round will be fictional areas. My first nomination:
- Pepperland - 10
Oh yeah, and whoever keeps score each round gets to pick the theme.
Edited by GrafVonTirol on May 4th 2024 at 7:33:56 AM
GrafVonTirol
It wasn't a rock
from a state of boredom
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Relationship Status: Standing outside, playing "In Your Eyes" on the boombox
It wasn't a rock
#10752: Aug 12th 2023 at 7:58:57 AM
And in this contest of the Stiff Upper Lip, Sherlock has shown that classics are rarely matched in this regard.
- Sherlock Holmes - You know my methods, Watson!
- Mr. Bean - Vale homo qui est faba
- Mary Poppins - No spoonful of sugar will make this bitter medicine of defeat go down better
- Jane Porter - Crashed into a tree while swinging with Tarzan (credit to Troper No. 9001)
- Alfred Pennyworth - Captured by the Penguin for taking his spot. (credit to The Farmboy)
- Professor Layton - Allow me to present my solution... Well this is a vexing development.
- Remus Lupin - Died together with Nymphadora Tonks
- Morgan Le Fay - Gets executed by King Arthur (credit to Mummy Ga Ga)
- Bridget - DESTROYED! (credit to Cosmos And Chaos)
- Wallace - This time, there's no Stinking Bishop to revive him
- Luna Lovegood - Gets expelled from Hogwarts (credit to Mummy Ga Ga)
- Winston Smith - But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.
- James Bond - NOW it is Time to Die
- Reginald Copperbottom - Well... you got us... Was it... worth it?
- Demoman - "Here's what I have that you don't: a functioning liver, depth perception, and a pulse!"
- Hobie Brown/Spider-Punk - Spider-Punk, Spider-Punk, he is dead now. Who'd have thunk?
- Barbara Ann Minerva - Cheetahs never prosper!
- Samantha Traynor - Kicked off the Normandy with barely enough time to grab her toothbrush. (credit to Nine Tailed Cat)
- Civilian - Looks like nobody's getting that five cent raise now.
- The Narrator - *sighs* Congrats Stanley, you have reached the Elimination Ending! You happy?
- Joseph Joestar - OHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
- Geoffrey Butler - Kicked out by Uncle Phil after one too many cracks. (credit to The Farmboy)
- Morrigan - Turned herself to stone so she won't be Demitri's slave
- Ciel Phantomhive - Ciel's time has come, and Sebastian will collect his due.
- Austin Powers - Eliminated, Baby!
- Bellringer - Ugh, I hate to say, but I do believe this bell 'as rung. Cheerio!
- Eagle - Scored a double bogey
- Bob the Builder - Can he fix it? No, he can't! (credit to Troper No. 9001)
- Dio Brando - Had the tables turned on him by Jotaro.
- England - The Brittania Angel's wings got clipped.
- Horatio Hornblower - Forced to surrender after a battle with four French ships. (credit to Nine Tailed Cat)
- Herlock Sholmes - Guess we're settling with the name in the original Japanese version then.
~Follow The Map, you are up!
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (all editions) progress: 426/1089 (39.12%)
coemedypink
totally non-filler title
from japanifornia, los angeles
(Handed A Sword)
Relationship Status: The vvillage twwo-wwheeled devvice
totally non-filler title
![[awesome]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/minis/award_star_gold_3.png "[awesome]"){kind=small}
Just a random 🐈
#10754: Aug 12th 2023 at 8:03:56 AM
It's interesting how Sherlock Holmes got the first place and Herlock Sholmes got last.
Can't wait to see Follow The Map's idea.
Edited by LucasdaKool on Aug 12th 2023 at 8:20:05 AM
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)
FollowTheMap
24 times around the sun.
from The Concrete Desert
Since: Jun, 2021
Relationship Status: Plastic Love
24 times around the sun.
#10755: Aug 12th 2023 at 8:47:22 AM
This round will be Fictional Swordsmen, basically anyone who fights with swords is fair game (It doesn't have a specific type of sword, as long as it's able to do what a sword does, it counts).
1. Ike
I think this idea was mentioned before, and I thought it would be cool to host a round based on it.
Big ol' Nintendo and mistery genre nerd. / Just call me Map for short. / Avatar made by me.
GrafVonTirol
It wasn't a rock
from a state of boredom
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Relationship Status: Standing outside, playing "In Your Eyes" on the boombox
It wasn't a rock
#10756: Aug 12th 2023 at 8:51:43 AM
*Sakurai furiously taking notes on the contestants this round*
2. Jack
Edited by GrafVonTirol on Aug 12th 2023 at 8:51:52 AM
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (all editions) progress: 426/1089 (39.12%)
Just a random 🐈
#10757: Aug 12th 2023 at 8:53:12 AM
3. Finn (he has a sword, does it counts?)
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
Who is Sakurai?
Edited by LucasdaKool on Aug 12th 2023 at 8:54:45 AM
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)
FollowTheMap
24 times around the sun.
from The Concrete Desert
Since: Jun, 2021
Relationship Status: Plastic Love
24 times around the sun.
#10758: Aug 12th 2023 at 8:53:56 AM
I say it counts.
JackCossack
Toyota 2000GT
from Pole Position (Get it? Because I'm from Poland?)
Since: Jul, 2017
Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Toyota 2000GT
#10759: Aug 12th 2023 at 8:55:32 AM
4. Sephiroth
Masahiro Sakurai is game designer responsible for Super Smash Bros. series. He's mentioned here because of a meme/opinion that Smash has too many sword-fighting characters.
Edited by JackCossack on Aug 12th 2023 at 5:57:10 PM
Bluethorn
Just a Mettaur
from Alligator New York City
Since: Jan, 2018
Relationship Status: Star-crossed
Just a Mettaur
#10760: Aug 12th 2023 at 8:59:40 AM
5. Frog
A great Mascot Mook.
TheFarmboy
May the Fourth, yeah yeah.
from A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Since: Jan, 2013
Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
May the Fourth, yeah yeah.
The Power of Toons and Anime
MummyGaGa
Me as a Merman
from A magical realm
Since: Mar, 2015
Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Me as a Merman
#10763: Aug 12th 2023 at 9:32:29 AM
8. Ganondorf
Can we include women, or do we have to deal with Swordsmen for this round?
BTW, please call me Jake.
TroperNo9001
Braids From S286 Not Included
from ZDR for now
Since: Oct, 2014
Relationship Status: Sinking with my ship
Braids From S286 Not Included
#10764: Aug 12th 2023 at 9:35:39 AM
I'm pretty sure "swordsmen" is gender-neutral, although the actual term is "swordfighters", so to demonstrate...
Edited by TroperNo9001 on Aug 13th 2023 at 12:35:55 AM
"Rarity, are you okay? We gotta get you and your friends outta here soon!"
Pogakure
Rules Lawyer
from Hanegasaki High School
(Rule of Three)
Relationship Status: I've got the brains, you've got the looks. Let's make lots of money.
TheFarmboy
May the Fourth, yeah yeah.
from A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Since: Jan, 2013
Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
May the Fourth, yeah yeah.
The Power of Toons and Anime
GrafVonTirol
It wasn't a rock
from a state of boredom
(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Relationship Status: Standing outside, playing "In Your Eyes" on the boombox
It wasn't a rock
#10768: Aug 12th 2023 at 9:52:09 AM
13. The Bride
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (all editions) progress: 426/1089 (39.12%)
Just a random 🐈
#10769: Aug 12th 2023 at 10:01:12 AM
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)
JackCossack
Toyota 2000GT
from Pole Position (Get it? Because I'm from Poland?)
Since: Jul, 2017
Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Toyota 2000GT
Bluethorn
Just a Mettaur
from Alligator New York City
Since: Jan, 2018
Relationship Status: Star-crossed
Just a Mettaur
#10771: Aug 12th 2023 at 10:21:13 AM
16. Meta Knight
A great Mascot Mook.
PROPLAYEN
I keep forgetting to update this
from Eagleland (The one from EarthBound (1994)
Since: Jan, 2023
Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I keep forgetting to update this
#10772: Aug 12th 2023 at 10:21:43 AM
17. Poo
Edited by PROPLAYEN on Aug 12th 2023 at 10:21:53 AM
Heehee47
The Man With A Quite Good Plan
from The guy standing right in front of you.
Since: Jun, 2023
Relationship Status: Chocolate!
The Man With A Quite Good Plan
#10773: Aug 12th 2023 at 10:33:35 AM
18. Future Trunks
Wherefore comest thou here?
MummyGaGa
Me as a Merman
from A magical realm
Since: Mar, 2015
Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Me as a Merman
#10774: Aug 12th 2023 at 10:51:45 AM
19. Nia
If swordswomen aren't allowed, then feel free to tell me to change the entry.
Edited by MummyGaGa on Aug 12th 2023 at 1:54:04 PM
BTW, please call me Jake.
GeekyGirl13098021
Since: Mar, 2022
Total posts: 26,794
Holmes +1 -1 (Elementary, my dear Troper)
Bean -1
So this is my third character to win, after Shrek and the Mad Hatter. Also probably my favorite character.
Edited by LucasdaKool on Aug 12th 2023 at 8:00:50 AM
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)