First Round Discussion Thread

Ubiq

Señor π predictions and actual:

[48]Blackbeard vs. [72]Iceburg&Tyrannosaurus 54.93 - 45.07
Iceburg 57.27 Teach 42.73

(102]Bellamy vs [33]Kizaru 38.37 - 61.63
Bellamy 57.81 Kizaru 42.19

[66]Kid vs [49]Perona 46.68 - 53.32
Perona 51.64 Kid 48.36

[22]Shanks vs [73]Apoo 60.28 - 39.72
Shanks 58.11 Apoo 41.89

[10]Robin vs [52]Bartolomeo 61.37 - 38.63
Robin 59.63 Bartolomeo 40.37

[37]Arlong vs [8]Kuzan 41.54 - 58.46
Kuzan 65.70 Arlong 34.30

[76]Wiper vs [24]Kuma 40.02 - 59.98
Kuma 53.79 Wiper 46.21

[12]Doflamingo vs [15]Law 50.70 - 49.30
DoFlamingo 54.62 Law 45.62

[159]Brownbeard vs [96]Fujitora 43.09 - 56.91
Fujitora 61.09 Brownbeard 38.91

[18]Nami vs [1]Bon Kurei 40.11 - 59.89
Nami 58.68 Bon Kurei 41.32

[36]Bellemere vs [41]Mr.3 50.54 - 49.46
Mr. 3 52.49 Bellemere 47.51

[43]Vergo vs [75]Crocus 56.40 - 43.60
Crocus 53.17 Vergo 46.83

[23]Rayleigh vs [19]Noland 48.45 - 51.55
Norland 52.99 Rayleigh 47.01

[67]Zeff vs [44]Laboon 45.75 - 54.25
Laboon 52.65 Zeff 47.35

[2]Whitebeard vs [40]Ivankov 61.94 - 38.06
Whitebeard 62.61 Ivankov 37.39

[58]X-Drake vs [32]Hancock 45.12 - 54.88
Hancock 56.60 Drake 33.40

[20]Sanji vs [25]Chopper 51.81 - 48.19
Sanji 53.82 Chopper 46.18

[47]Hannyabal vs [9]Brook 40.31 - 59.69
Brook 58.87 Hannyabal 40.13

[6]Luffy vs [13]Jinbe 52.26 - 47.74
Jinbe 50.17 Luffy 49.83

[50]Fisher Tiger vs [61]Smiley 51.92 - 48.08
Tiger 50.40 Smiley 49.60

[21]Franky vs [11]Usopp 46.19 - 53.81
Franky 52.50 Usopp 47.50

[29]Hattori vs [35]Monet 50.96 - 49.04
Monet 52.34 Hattori 47.66

[30]Ace vs [45]Akainu 52.37 - 47.63
Akainu 53.79 Ace 46.21

[17]Dr.Hiluluk vs [27]Buggy 53.64 - 46.36
Buggy 51.29 Hiriluk 48.71

[28]Moriah vs [59]Kaku 55.89 - 44.11
Moriah 50.37 Kaku 49.63

[3]Crocodile vs [16]Smoker 54.88 - 45.12
Crocodile 61.71 Smoker 38.29

[34]Kinemon vs [14]Magellan 43.74 - 56.26
Magellan 54.62 Kinemon 45.38

[4]Zoro vs [42]Tom 61.16 - 38.84
Zoro 56.34 Tom 43.66

[5]Enel vs [46]Cavendish 60.98 - 39.02
Ener 58.66 Cavendish 41.34

[7]Garp vs [51]Dr.Kureha 61.74 - 38.26
[54]Shackey vs [78]Caesar Clown 54.30 - 45.70
[26]Bepo vs [101]Gatz 62.88 - 37.12

Enzeru

Cavendish's battle will be on Wednesday, so if something nice involving him happens in this week's chapter, he could get another boost in popularity. Otherwise it will be difficult to beat Enel.

BekaDidAct

HAHAHAHA!

We're in the second round!

Wooden_Giraffe

@Enzeru:

Cavendish's battle will be on Wednesday, so if something nice involving him happens in this week's chapter, he could get another boost in popularity. Otherwise it will be difficult to beat Enel.

Kaku nearly beat Moriah, so there's always a chance.

noob

Nah, I don't really see pretty boy winning. We already have Hancock in the second round too.

MetaMario

Darn, Kaku lost. Still, I gotta hand it to the Moria team. You guys had some pretty funny campaigns.

Enzeru

Since Smoker is getting ~~raped~~Crocodile'd, can we start the next match earlier? Like right now? :3

Russbuspower

I feel like that Ace vs. Akainu match up was still a little bit too soon…

Señor960

From the results so far it looks like Nami and Crocodile will be the top contenders to win the tourney this year. I personally expect Zoro to win it this year though, his match will be soon too.

Light Bro

Well at least the Nightmare is over! Smo-yan… :sad:

desa

@Señor:

From the results so far it looks like Nami and Crocodile will be the top contenders to win the tourney this year. I personally expect Zoro to win it this year though, his match will be soon too.

No way Zoro can win this year. His popularity has been going down since the timeskip even through it's still high.

medo

hi every one i want to vote but i can not why

Jabra

Zoro's been awesome lately, though. It's really refreshing to see him interact with the dwarfs (especially Wicca) and Franky instead of the boring "rawr rawr badass swordsman" moments he usually gets.

@medo:

hi every one i want to vote but i can not why

Post more, campaign a bit and you will be able to vote soon enough :)

Kitsune Inferno

Yeah, I have no issue voting for Zoro this year, compared to past years.

But I promised my vote to Tom for this match. :\

poque

I have a bitter feeling that Zoro will stomp tom :( poor fishman…

noob

@poque:

I have a bitter feeling that Zoro will stomp tom :( poor fishman…

With a

! DON!

Huon

Well… looks like the next match isn't gonna start yet, so I'll just leave this picture here before I log off.

MasterKingJC

Less than 24 hours until Enel's match against Cavendish.

Due to work and school, I won't be able to campaign as heavily as I did in previous years. But I got some neat stuff prepared around the corner.

Kishido

Could Bartolomeo rejoin the tournament please?

zachri

@Kishido:

Could Bartolomeo rejoin the tournament please?

I'm actually in support of this.

Juvar

I'm very mad Robin won against Bartolomeo, even more so after this chapter….

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@Kishido:

Could Bartolomeo rejoin the tournament please?

@zachri:

I'm actually in support of this.

Knew he was awesome before but this does it. Wonderful character.

Enzeru

Robin would've won either way, so stop complaining, Barto fanboys.

he is pretty cool though

Kishido

@Enzeru:

Robin would've won either way, so stop complaining, Barto fanboys.

he is pretty cool though

Bart fanboys are Luffy fanboys as well… And Robin stands no chance against Luffy

zachri

Bartocalypse.
Let's make it happen since Lawfare was brutally asswhipped with strings.

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@Huon:

Well… looks like the next match isn't gonna start yet, so I'll just leave this picture here before I log off.

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You forgot one

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Jabra

Yeah, it's unfortunate. But we all knew that Barto & Chinjao would get some amazing paneltime, and people still decided against them. Maybe todays chapter taught us a lesson to give promising characters a chance for once.

Maybe it's not too late for Cavendish?

zachri

@Jabra:

Yeah, it's unfortunate. But we all knew that Barto & Chinjao would get some amazing paneltime, and people still decided against them. Maybe todays chapter taught us a lesson to give promising characters a chance for once.

Maybe it's not too late for Cavendish?

Look at Smoker and Crocodile.
Smoker's had tonnes of panel time (well in Punk Hazard he did) and Crocodile ain't had any since Marineford, where Smoker also was, and yet… yeah.
It's a strange place, where panel time doesn't count.

MetaMario

Yipee Magellan won!

@Huon:

Well… looks like the next match isn't gonna start yet, so I'll just leave this picture here before I log off.

so glad I voted for Tom now.

Jabra

It's a completely different case with Barto, Chinjao and Cavendish though.

Robin, for example, will always be Robin. Character development will happen and she might break the spine of a Doffy family member soon, but in the end it's still the Robin we know and love. On the other hand, Barto and Chinjao just had the "foundation" of their character revealed. It's like Miss All Sunday showing up to join the Straw Hats. It's not just paneltime, it's paneltime on crack.

And people knew that something like this would happen, at least those who follow One Piece for some time now. The only question was if it's worth taking a gamble and vote for someone who might turn into something awesome, or go with a character you can't go wrong with.

Kishido

@zachri:

Look at Smoker and Crocodile.
Smoker's had tonnes of panel time (well in Punk Hazard he did) and Crocodile ain't had any since Marineford, where Smoker also was, and yet… yeah.
It's a strange place, where panel time doesn't count.

Next year zachri^^

Huon

@MetaMario:

Yipee Magellan won!

so glad I voted for Tom now.

Haha, thanks ^^ .

Enzeru

@zachri:

Look at Smoker and Crocodile.
Smoker's had tonnes of panel time (well in Punk Hazard he did) and Crocodile ain't had any since Marineford, where Smoker also was, and yet… yeah.
It's a strange place, where panel time doesn't count.

It's not beneficial to the character's reputation if that panel time is used to show the character get his ass kicked repeatedly (Law, Vergo and DD).

Dryish

No one's getting back into the tournament, stop this nonsense at this very second.

zachri

@Dryish:

No one's getting back into the tournament, stop this nonsense at this very second.

I'll have to enquire the Batterwitch about this.

noob

I demand to see Gedatsu in the finals!!!

MetaMario

Enel vs Cavendish is coming up…..shit, that'll be intense.

Jabra

@MetaMario:

Enel vs Cavendish is coming up…..shit, that'll be intense.

Since Tom vs. Zoro seems pretty one-sided the next match will start soon'ish (in the next 1-2 hours, unless something unexpected happens).

Foolio

The match managed to stay pretty close for 12-ish hours; I guess that was the best we could hope for :(

Enzeru

@Jabra:

Since Tom vs. Zoro seems pretty one-sided the next match will start soon'ish (in the next 1-2 hours, unless something unexpected happens).

I like this wolf, even though he occasionally tells evil lies. <3

akagami7

two years ago there was a zoro vs tom and it basically was the same, around 30 votes for tom and 0 for zoro, then zoro wins. lol

Crocodyne

@zachri:

Smoker's had tonnes of panel time (well in Punk Hazard he did) and Crocodile ain't had any since Marineford, where Smoker also was, and yet… yeah.
It's a strange place, where panel time doesn't count.

Yes, Smoker got more panel time in PH but… he got pwned by 3 different sources and it wasn't a great incentive to vote for him.

Light Bro

Not Cavendish too… :cwy:

Red Hawk

Garp vs Dr. Kureha.

Oh god. I want Garp to win but he will go up against a lot of good campaigns.

Enzeru

^Garp's way too awesome to lose.

Speaking of which, can we start the match earlier, mods? Watching Cabbage get fried like that is depressing.

Kitsune Inferno

@Enzeru:

^Garp's way too awesome to lose.

Speaking of which, can we start the match earlier, mods? Watching Cabbage get fried like that is depressing.

The next time you ask I will purposely not post the match. We post them when we are available/feel like it. We have a system for posting matches early. But if we're not available, don't pester.~

I'm Team Kureha all the way! Let's go Doctorine!

loneassassin

Glad to see that Moriah is still trolling the Character tournament by always winning by a hair (his epic win against Ace last year is probably my finest hour of promoting in the tournament, next to Enel.)

I need to get some free time to help promote the Holy Trinity of Villians (Moriah/Magellan/God Enel)

Enzeru

@Kitsune:

The next time you ask I will purposely not post the match. We post them when we are available/feel like it. We have a system for posting matches early. But if we're not available, don't pester.~

I'm Team Kureha all the way! Let's go Doctorine!

My bad, Foxy-kun. :*

MetaMario

Bah, I kinda anticipated Enel would win, but hey…..for a fairly new character, Cavendish did pretty well. ....imo.

MasterKingJC

Enel moves on

Best of luck to Cavendish next year.

CaptainAppleJack

I won't be here for the majority of Gatz' match, since I'll go to Prague with my school. >.<

TonyTheChopper

Cavendish is, he's, its, no, why, how