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Actually I'm dropping Marta (Outlast II) for Bayonetta (Bayonetta)

Alan Wake (Alan Wake)
Chloe Price (Life is Strange)
Chris Walker (Outlast)
Edward Kenway (Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag)
Ellie (The Last of Us)
Freddy Fazbear (Five Nights at Freddy's)
Gehrman (Bloodborne)
Jack Baker (Resident Evil 7: Biohazard)
Joel (The Last of Us)
John Marston (Red Dead Redemption)
Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw)
Kathy Rain (Kathy Rain)
Marta (Outlast II)
Martin Walker (Spec Ops: The Line)
Max Caulfield (Life is Strange)
Mercy (Overwatch)
Moira Burton (Resident Evil: Revelations 2)
Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)
Steven Armstrong (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance)
Trevor Philips (Grand Theft Auto V)

Read the rules before nominating or Jonesy wins

Hey, it's Snake, and I'm taking over the next decade of this contest series because previous runner tazzy didn't feel like doing it / wasn't going to do it for a while. It's completely with their blessing and I'm excited to run this because I think the series is fun, I haven't ran anything in a long time, and the 2010s has some amazing characters not to be overlooked!

I copied/pasted most of this from tazzy's rules with minor tweaks to reflect the decade and my own preferences. I wanted the basic integrity of the series to be intact.

RULES

• You have 20 individual nominations to use toward any 2010s video game character
• There is currently no set amount of nominations needed to achieve placement in the bracket. Participation will be monitored and I will review the counts throughout the week to determine what the amount should be set at.
• There are currently 64 open spots in the bracket. This will not change.
• This is specifically decade of origin. If a character has appearances in the future outside of the decade that's totally fine. Even if you would say you only like Doom Slayer because of the reboot games, he is NOT eligible for the 2010s.
• Characters must have either originated from a video game, or be primarily known for being a video game character. This can be a bit wonky and we'll have to go on a case-by-case basis for some, I'm sure, but just don't nominate Spider-Man or some shit (that goes EXTRA for this decade).
• Characters must have made their first appearance within this decade. Seems self-explanatory
• Inanimate objects do not count as characters. I don't care if MatPat has some theory on the Tetrominoes actually being humans in purgatory. Don't do this.
• If the first appearance of a character happened in different decades within different territories (i.e. 1999 in Japan, but 2000 in the U.S.), then they can be eligible for both, but may only appear in one contest. Use nominations wisely in these edge cases!
• No nomination changing after a character is locked into the bracket. This one won't come into effect until I specifically announce it. You can still change your other nominations at any point, and you can put a nomination toward anything locked in for the sake of granting a higher seeding, we just can't be removing nominations from "safe" characters.
• Seeding help will return, so remember you can continue supporting characters so they can get better seeds.

Ongoing Nomination Document I will try to keep relatively updated:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pfOQCIgOJC8uIjg_ghFlpqeLPSSXMR580C0zjEcRhfE/edit?usp=sharing

Stellar Blade demo was incredible.

Pass!

Bugs Bunny
Hazel (Watership Down)
Peter Rabbit
Easter Bunny

Yeah two weeks is a pretty lengthy time. I think then giving the missing search a full week is the right course. It's a tough thing on both sides but sometimes there's no choice.

I'm interested in running 2010s if you don't want to.

GLaDOS is a good winner but the Boss would've been literal SSS tier. One of the best, most well-realized characters ever, not just in gaming. Some really good matches in this contest overall.

Actually surprisingly yes. It's happened twice and both times were successful. I sell on Ebay which is when I've used it, to track down packages I had shipped out myself. One was a priority with insurance while the other was media mail with no insurance and it didn't make a difference. Both times the package showed up literally the next day I submitted the request.

It's really up to you how long you want to wait. Communicate with the seller. As a seller, this means everything to me. And it's nice as a seller to get a bit of patience / grace period from a buyer.

Kate

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Rick and Morty
Robot Chicken
The Eric Andre Show

Boss

tazzyboyishere posted...

Sorry for my awkward timing this contest. I have just not been on my computer much.

It's been a great one regardless!

Edward in a Can

I really botched this one

Gardevoir
Rayquaza
Salamence
Metagross

Yes

Johnbobb posted...

Something about the gravelly voice paired with the violin -- what would you call this genre of music?

Dark cabaret but devil folk is a fun name!

Also I super dig that banner, good stuff!

Yeah I can agree with that regarding the characterization. Super catchy song though, 100% Halloween playlist staple. Sheri's supporting vocals are my favorite part!

Nice this is sick, love stuff like this, thanks!

Ah, I did hear about the Singapore funding but the rest is definitely crazy if true.

Wait which one is going to result in legal action, I've followed both of these decently closely and I haven't really heard of that.

That's the truth right here

Groove

Tag365 posted...

Wait, the Boss is a girl? I thought there was an old sniper man in that game.

That's The End

Boss

Now do AI vocalists singing those made up songs

Bob-omb Battlefield
Whomp's Fortress
Big Boo's Haunt
Dire, Dire Docks

Deftones is considered nu metal though it's a lot more downplayed from White Pony onwards.

Snake5555555555 posted...

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Death - Scream Bloody Gore

I'm actually going to drop Reign in Blood for Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

Fortress 2

Drake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WigHmhur3G0

It would be interesting to break this down into subgenres eventually.

I did consider Hybrid Theory as well!

I do feel like something Judas Priest might deserve to be on here

Hell yes been waiting for this one

Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Death - Scream Bloody Gore

For now

Now listen to the complete edit of Herald of Darkness!

Definitely Tim Rogers' Action Button stuff, his concepts and terms are things I reference all the time.

That's really cool! The Noose has some of the Offspring's best lyrics I think actually.

azuarc posted...

I am a fake fan. I really liked Splinter, too.

Yeah Splinter's great!

Mega Man X2

3 > 4 > 2 > 1

3 is probably the most perfect action movie ever made

That (Offspring song)

SpongeBob SquarePants
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Rugrats
The Ren & Stimpy Show

and full of white girls

Most people are honestly going to think of movies when it comes to this stuff because the imagery is so iconic, and they are still Stephen King stories at the end of the day.