ITT, we hold our own Summer Contest '11, featuring every character to ever be in a contest. First things first:
PARTICIPANTS (Taken from the Board 8 Wiki): 270 Abe Ada Wong Aeris Gainsborough Agent 47 Agent J AiAi Akira Yuki Akuma Albedo Piasora Albert Wesker Altair Alucard Tepes Alyx Vance Amaterasu Amy Rose Andross Ansem Arthas Menethil Auron Axel Axel Steel Aya Brea Balthier Bunansa Banjo Bidoof Big Boss Big Daddy Bomberman Bowser Koopa Bub Captain Falcon Captain John Price Captain MacMillan Captain Olimar Carl "CJ" Johnson Carmen Sandiego CATS Cecil Harvey Celes Chere Charizard Chop Chop Master Onion Chris Redfield Chun-Li Cid Highwind Claire "Lightning" Farron Claire Redfield Claptrap Cloud Strife Commander Shepard Conker Cortana Crash Bandicoot Crono Dante Sparda Darth Revan Daxter Deckard Cain Diablo Diddy Kong Dirk the Daring Donkey Kong Dr. Wily Dr. Robotnik Duke Nukem Earthworm Jim Eddie Riggs Ellis Ezio Auditore da Firenze Falco Lombardi Fawful Fei Fong Wong Felix Fox McCloud Frank West Frog Gabe Logan Ganondorf Dragmire "Geno" Ghaleon Giygas GlaDOS Goemon Gordon Freeman Guybrush Threepwood Haseo Heavy HK-47 Hogger Ike Iori Yagami Isaac Ivy Valentine Jade Jade Curtiss Jak Janus "Magus" Zeal JC Denton Jecht Jill Valentine Jin Kazama Jinjo Joanna Dark Kaim Argonar Kain Kain Highwind Kairi Kane Kasumi Kazuya Mishima Kefka Palazzo Ken Masters King Dedede King of All Cosmos Kirby Kite Knuckles the Echidna KOS-MOS Kratos Kratos Aurion Kuja Kyo Kusanagi
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L-Block Laharl Lara Croft Lavos Lenneth Valkyrie Leon S. Kennedy Link Liquid Snake Little Mac Lloyd Irving Luca Blight Lucario Lucas Luigi Luke fon Fabre M. Bison Manny Calavera Marcus Fenix Mario Marle Marth Master Chief Master Hand Matt (Wii Sports) Max Payne Mega Man Mega Man X Meta Knight Mewtwo Midgar Zolom Midna Miles Edgeworth Miles "Tails" Prower Missingno. Mithos Morrigan Aensland Mother Brain Mr. Driller Mr. Resetti Ms. Pac-Man Mudkip Nana Nathan Drake Nathan Hale Neku Sakuraba Nemesis Nero Ness Nidoran F Nightmare Niko Bellic Officer Frank Tenpenny Pac-Man PaRappa the Rapper Phoenix Wright Pikachu Pit Pitfall Harry Pokemon Trainer Red Prince of All Cosmos Princess Daisy Princess Peach Prinny Professor Layton Protoman Pyramid Head Q*Bert 41st Raiden Ramirez Ramza Beoulve Ratchet Rayman Raz Raziel Revolver Ocelot Ridley Rikku Riku Roll Roxas Rydia Ryo Hazuki Ryu Ryu Hayabusa Sackboy Sam Fisher Samus Aran Sandal Sandbag Sarah Kerrigan Scorpion Sephiroth Serge Serious Sam Servbot Shadow the Hedgehog Sheena Fujibayashi Sho Minamimoto Siegfried Schtauffen Sigma Simon Belmont 34th Sin Sly Cooper Soap MacTavish Solid Snake Soma Cruz Sonic the Hedgehog Sora Spy Spyro the Dragon Squall Leonhart Strider Hiryu Sub-Zero Tanner Terra Branford Terry Bogard The Boss The Dog The Prince of Persia Thrall Tidus Tifa Lockhart Tim Tina Armstrong Tingle Toad Tom Nook Tommy Vercetti Travis Touchdown Ulala Ultros Vaan Vault Boy Vergil Sparda Viewtiful Joe Vincent Valentine Vivi Ornitier Vyse Wander Wario Weighted Companion Cube Yoshi Yuna Yuri Hyuga Yuri Lowell Zack Fair Zelda Zelos Wilder Zero Zidane Tribal
We need to cut the bracket down to 256 characters. Users have until next Monday (August 1st) to submit a list of 14 characters they want cut. Highest cut getters will get cut. ties will result in separate voting. Have at it.