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
skan123
Since: Aug, 2018
#19852: Dec 21st 2023 at 4:48:13 AM
+1: Lilo
-2: Konata
MummyGaGa
Me as a Merman
from A magical realm
Since: Mar, 2015
Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Me as a Merman
#19853: Dec 21st 2023 at 4:52:42 AM
Futaba +1
Izumi -2
BTW, please call me Jake.
JackCossack
Toyota 2000GT
from Pole Position (Get it? Because I'm from Poland?)
Since: Jul, 2017
Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Toyota 2000GT
#19854: Dec 21st 2023 at 4:57:30 AM
Konata +1
Lilo -2
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.
Absolute Rainbow & the tales between worlds
#19856: Dec 21st 2023 at 5:09:47 AM
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Futaba
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Lilo
Konata
Just a random 🐈
#19857: Dec 21st 2023 at 5:09:49 AM
Futaba +1
Konata -2
and Has Konata been eliminated?
Edited by LucasdaKool on Dec 21st 2023 at 5:19:11 AM
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)
Zanreo
Meito Anizawa, Anime Tenchou
from Glitch City
(Ten years in the joint)
Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Meito Anizawa, Anime Tenchou
#19858: Dec 21st 2023 at 5:11:08 AM
Lilo
Futaba
Edited by Zanreo on Dec 21st 2023 at 2:12:06 PM
"Leftover items still have value!"
Libraryseraph
Showtime!
from Canada
(Five Year Plan)
Relationship Status: Raising My Lily Rank With You
Showtime!
skan123
Since: Aug, 2018
#19860: Dec 21st 2023 at 5:21:23 AM
+1: Lilo
-2: Futaba
Edited by skan123 on Dec 21st 2023 at 5:23:09 AM
skan123
Since: Aug, 2018
#19861: Dec 21st 2023 at 5:22:29 AM
Konata is out by Lucas' post.
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.
#19862: Dec 21st 2023 at 5:27:02 AM
+1 Lilo
-2 Futaba
Edited by TheFarmboy on Dec 21st 2023 at 9:57:14 AM
It's over Anakin! I have the high ground!
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.
#19863: Dec 21st 2023 at 5:31:46 AM
Tallying...
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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.
#19864: Dec 21st 2023 at 5:44:53 AM
Happy holidays to everyone who played this round! And a very special Mele Kalikimaka goes out to our geekiest geek, Lilo!
- Lilo Pelekai - Y'know, fandom is basically one big, geeky ohana when you think about it.
- Futaba Sakura - Gets falsely arrested by Shido. (Credit to MummyGaGa)
- Konata Izumi - Now she'll never find out the right way to eat a chocolate cornet.
Exiled from Geekdom (ordered from first eliminated to last)
- Tedd Verres - The government confiscated their uryuom technology. (Credit to NineTailedCat)
- Leonard Hofstadter - Mommy may have raised a gentleman, but she sure as hell didn’t raise a winner.
- Barley Lightfoot - Absorbed and disintegrated by the Gelatinous Cube. (Credit to TroperNo9001)
- Alphys - Separated from her true love, Undyne.
- Bill Dickey - Joe’s Fantasy World burnt down with him in it.
- Travis Touchdown - Forever trapped within the Death Drive Mk. II.
- Lucca Ashtear - Burned to death with her orphanage. (Credit to CosmosAndChaos)
- Steve Urkel - Lost the Elimination Game? Yes, he did do that.
- Freddy Freeman - Stripped of his superpowers.
- Alec Hardison - Died in Plan M. (Credit to NineTailedCat)
- Hermione Granger - Petrified by the Basilisk (Credit to TroperNo9001)
- Hal “Otacon” Emmerich - “I’m done crying. I don’t have any more tears to shed.”
- Jeff Andonuts - One of his gadgets was bound to backfire on him eventually.
- Bentley Turtle - Brutally murdered in cold blood by his ex, Penelope. (Inspired by MummyGaGa’s original quote)
- Dib Membrane - Now he’ll never be able to expose Zim’s plans.
- Po - Kicked off the Furious Five.
- Dexter - ”Omelette du fromage…”
- Harold Green - Never got the chance to return to Possum Lodge. (Credit to TheFarmboy)
- Carlton Banks - He chose to express his disappointment in song. (Credit to TheFarmboy)
- Chiaki Nanami - "Bye everyone... It's okay... A shining future will always be waiting for you. It's true...it's absolutely true... Cuz...I know.”
- Amory Blaine - Despite being an utmost Casanova, an anomaly by geek standards, the Romantic Egotist's romances don't last very long. (Credit to Cutegirl920fire)
- Edd - Moved out of the cul-de-sac.
- Ichiban Kasuga - Looks like Ichiban ought to change his name to “Rokuban.”
- Jinako Karigiri - "Karna! Make them go away! Crush them so that I don't have to face this anymore!" (Credit to Cutegirl920fire)
- Milo Thatch - Swallowed up by the sea, just like the city of Atlantis itself.
Edited by Pogakure on Dec 21st 2023 at 9:27:52 AM
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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
#19865: Dec 21st 2023 at 7:03:12 AM
Good game all around.
~Mummy Ga Ga, you're up
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (all editions) progress: 426/1089 (39.12%)
MummyGaGa
Me as a Merman
from A magical realm
Since: Mar, 2015
Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Me as a Merman
#19866: Dec 21st 2023 at 8:27:33 AM
Okay, with 2023 is coming to a close, so my idea for this round is-
Fictional characters that were introduced in 2023
Keep in mind these things
1. In order for someone to count, they need to be introduced in the year 2023. No buts or excuses.
2. However, an exception can be given to adaptions due to how they can be different from their orginial source material. So, for example, any characters from One Piece (2023) can count, as long as you are making it clear you are not nominating their anime/manga counterparts.
3. Trailers do not count as source materials. Because of that, a work such as The Super Mario Bros. Movie who has trailers released within 2022, but only properly came-out in 2023 shall count. On the flip side, if a source maerial only has a trailer released this year, but overall remains unreleased, then they do not count.
4. Refrain from nominating Ascended Extras. To give an example, while Miguel O'Hara and the Spot have much more important roles in the second film than they did in the first film, they still count as characters in the first film, so they do not count.
Now, let's get started.
BTW, please call me Jake.
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.
#19867: Dec 21st 2023 at 8:30:41 AM
Seems rather restrictive and too precise NGL. Sitting out.
It's over Anakin! I have the high ground!
Just a random 🐈
#19868: Dec 21st 2023 at 8:31:44 AM
2.Oppenheimer note
Are fictional version of real characters allowed?
So should we change the theme?
Edited by LucasdaKool on Dec 21st 2023 at 8:33:16 AM
Meow meow meow (I am just a lil’ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)
Zanreo
Meito Anizawa, Anime Tenchou
from Glitch City
(Ten years in the joint)
Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Meito Anizawa, Anime Tenchou
#19869: Dec 21st 2023 at 8:33:46 AM
3. Akame
"Leftover items still have value!"
MummyGaGa
Me as a Merman
from A magical realm
Since: Mar, 2015
Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Me as a Merman
#19870: Dec 21st 2023 at 8:34:18 AM
I can allow a Historical Domain Character. Also, I feel like we can get to at least 25 entries if we try.
Sure
Edited by MummyGaGa on Dec 21st 2023 at 11:37:01 AM
BTW, please call me Jake.
Cutegirl920fire
CG for short
from NYC apparently
(Rule of Three)
Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
CG for short
#19871: Dec 21st 2023 at 8:35:12 AM
Do characters who were first released in 2023 but their first appearance was in a long running work that predated 2023 (like say a brand new character released in 2023 on Fate/Grand Order's JP server) count?
Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Dec 21st 2023 at 8:35:40 AM
Victor of HGS S320 | "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember."
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
#19872: Dec 21st 2023 at 8:42:39 AM
Yeah, got nothing. Sitting this out as well.
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (all editions) progress: 426/1089 (39.12%)
TroperNo9001
Braids From S286 Not Included
from ZDR for now
Since: Oct, 2014
Relationship Status: Sinking with my ship
Braids From S286 Not Included
Riolugirl
Rookie Trope Repairer
from whence you came, you shall remain...
(Experienced Trainee)
Relationship Status: He makes me feel like I have a heart
Rookie Trope Repairer
#19874: Dec 21st 2023 at 8:52:37 AM
5. Chai
Also, literally how the frick did Lilo win?! Not complaining at all but I was worried she wouldn't fit in with the rest of the lineup. Whelp, I'll take what I can get!
Edited by Riolugirl on Dec 21st 2023 at 4:58:07 PM
"As long as I have my comrades with me, I can do anything!" (She/Her) (Current Focus: Cleaning Hell Is That Noise misuse)
Cutegirl920fire
CG for short
from NYC apparently
(Rule of Three)
Relationship Status: Paris holds the key to my heart
CG for short
#19875: Dec 21st 2023 at 8:53:12 AM
Welp, might as well nominate literally the final Servant released in FGO JP 2023 and to fit the festive season.
6. Santa Nemo
Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Dec 21st 2023 at 8:53:20 AM
Victor of HGS S320 | "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember."
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Futaba
"Leftover items still have value!"