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TMOG
04/09/24 6:08:46 PM
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Who wins this final round, and the title of "Best Dragon Ball Character"? - Results (112 votes)
Goku
41.07% (46 votes)
46
Bulma
58.93% (66 votes)
66
This poll is now closed.
RIP Akira Toriyama. This tournament, and so many other things, literally couldn't have happened without you. It's impossible to overstate how much you mattered to so many people, and your legacy will live on long after the rest of us are gone.

128 characters, 128 rounds, including a round to find third place. This time we're going to dip into manga/anime, with one of the most iconic series in the medium -- Dragon Ball!

This tournament covers every part of the series -- original series, Z, GT, Super, the movies, there are even a couple of characters from the games in here. I made the bracket as well as I was able to, since there wasn't a large enough popularity poll to base the seeding off of this time, so hopefully I matched everyone up well enough that nobody gets robbed too early in this.

After four long months, we're finally here at the grand final! 126 other characters have already lost their rounds, paving the way for the final two -- and, fittingly enough, they're the first two characters introduced in the series.

Goku, the young boy with a tail and an ability to become a giant ape when he looks at the moon, later discovering that he's one of the last surviving members of a warrior race of aliens and grows to become basically a god. Throughout Dragon Ball, we would see Goku become not only a stronger fighter, but an active part of the outside world, learning not just how to fight but how to interact with others and become a loyal friend, husband, father, and savior of multiple planets.

Bulma, the young girl and inventor of the pocket dragon radar, who would become the first person Goku ever meets and remain one of his closest friends and allies for the entire length of the series, albeit in a supportive non-combat role. While her dubious initial goal is simply to wish for a boyfriend, Bulma would learn to see the bigger picture of things and place the needs of others before her own, up to and including creating a separate timeline by sending her son Trunks back in a time machine (another of her inventions) to save the world from the Android threat.

Of course, both these descriptions are only a small, brief, vague summary of their roles in the series; but which one is most deserving of the title now comes down to you.

And here we go! Let's finish this thing off once and for all! Final round: Goku vs. Bulma!
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Rules are simple: Vote for the character that you like the best, and want to advance in the tournament. Rounds last 24 hours, give or take, because when you're an adult sometimes things happen and you can't always be around to post an anime contest on a dying blue websight. In the event of a tie, it will be determined by a never-controversial Lightning Round of votes. The winner of each round advances to their next match, and the loser goes to HFIL.

Note that if you accidentally vote for the wrong character, too bad, I won't manually adjust. Can't be bothered to.
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TMOG
04/09/24 6:08:51 PM
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PREVIOUS RESULTS
Round 1: Goku beats Magenta (69.64%)
Round 2: Jeice beats Tarble (89.36%)
Round 3: Caulifla beats Elec (84.85%)
Round 4: Pan beats Spopovich and Yamu (72.13%)
Round 5: Cell beats Mira (91.84%)
Round 6: Kale beats Dr. Wheelo (52.38%)
Round 7: Goten beats Shu (54.24%)
Round 8: Shin / Supreme Kai beats King Cold (63.41%)
Round 9: Frieza beats Nam (86.15%)
Round 10: Recoome beats Porunga (63.27%)
Round 11: Kid Buu beats Jiren (66.67%)
Round 12: Yajirobe beats Tapion (85.71%)
Round 13: Goku Black beats Cabba (66%)
Round 14: Emperor Pilaf beats Pikkon (67.31%)
Round 15: Whis beats Toppo (86.54%)
Round 16: King Piccolo beats Babidi (81.48%)
Round 17: Piccolo beats Jaco (90.67%)
Round 18: Moro beats Uub (61.29%)
Round 19: Puar beats Zamasu (59.09%)
Round 20: Chiaotzu beats Tambourine (77.27%)
Round 21: Android 18 beats Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 (96.2%)
Round 22: King Kai beats Android 19 (94.74%)
Round 23: Broly (Z) beats Goz and Mez (54.84%)
Round 24: Shenron beats Oolong (59.09%)
Round 25: Trunks (Future) beats Frost (92.45%)
Round 26: Dr. Brief beats Kibito (84.09%)
Round 27: Mr. Satan beats Syn Shenron (88%)
Round 28: Android 16 beats Dodoria (87.3%)
Round 29: Krillin beats Master Shen (83.78%)
Round 30: Dende beats Hatchiyack (80.77%)
Round 31: Broly (Super) beats Janemba (62.16%)
Round 32: Mai beats Mercenary Tao (51.06%)
Round 33: Vegeta beats Ninja Murasaki (80.43%)
Round 34: Dabura beats Bio-Broly (93.48%)
Round 35: Launch beats Chronoa / Supreme Kai of Time (82.35%)
Round 36: Zeno and Zeno beat Dyspo (57.58%)
Round 37: Beerus beats Hirudegarn (86%)
Round 38: Grandpa Gohan beats Garlic Jr. (68.63%)
Round 39: Android 17 beats Baby (90%)
Round 40: Captain Ginyu beats Android 8 (75%)
Round 41: Vegito beats Merus (76.6%)
Round 42: Cooler beats Burter (54.39%)
Round 43: Mr. Popo beats Granolah (91.3%)
Round 44: Nappa beats Lord Slug (91.18%)
Round 45: Bulma beats Dr. Hedo (95.89%)
Round 46: Zarbon beats Grand Elder Guru (53.45%)
Round 47: Tien Shinhan beats Gas (93.44%)
Round 48: World Tournament Announcer beats Raditz (61.64%)
Round 49: Gohan beats Bojack (82.61%)
Round 50: Hit beats Champa (78.26%)
Round 51: Kami beats Staff Officer Black (73.81%)
Round 52: Chi-Chi beats Old Kai (78.95%)
Round 53: Bardock beats Fortuneteller Baba (56.25%)
Round 54: Trunks beats Android 13 (71.67%)
Round 55: Majin Buu beats General Blue (77.05%)
Round 56: Kefla beats Guldo (58.54%)
Round 57: Gogeta beats Bon, Don, and Son Para (62.5%)
Round 58: Ox-King beats Super Buu (63.83%)
Round 59: Videl beats Cell Max (90.32%)
Round 60: Gotenks beats Commander Red (62.07%)
Round 61: Master Roshi beats Towa (80.7%)
Round 62: Nail beats Android 21 (66.22%)
Round 63: Yamcha beats Turles (81.33%)
Round 64: Korin beats Dr. Gero / Android 20 (69.64%)

Round 65: Goku beats Jeice (60.24%)
Round 66: Pan beats Caulifla (58.33%)
Round 67: Cell beats Kale (89.83%)
Round 68: Shin / Supreme Kai beats Goten (58.67%)
Round 69: Frieza beats Recoome (73.68%)
Round 70: Yajirobe beats Kid Buu (74.14%)
Round 71: Emperor Pilaf beats Goku Black (59.38%)
Round 72: King Piccolo beats Whis (61.82%)
Round 73: Piccolo beats Moro (90.28%)
Round 74: Puar beats Chiaotzu (61.76%)
Round 75: Android 18 beats King Kai (71.43%)
Round 76: Shenron beats Broly (Z) (74.19%)
Round 77: Trunks (Future) beats Dr. Brief (89.58%)
Round 78: Mr. Satan beats Android 16 (72.73%)
Round 79: Krillin beats Dende (78.26%)
Round 80: Mai beats Broly (Super) (55%)
Round 81: Vegeta beats Dabura (82.61%)
Round 82: Launch beats Zeno and Zeno (85.51%)
Round 83: Beerus beats Grandpa Gohan (74.58%)
Round 84: Android 17 beats Captain Ginyu (52.38%)
Round 85: Vegito beats Cooler (66.13%)
Round 86: Nappa beats Mr. Popo (54.29%)
Round 87: Bulma beats Zarbon (93.44%)
Round 88: Tien Shinhan beats World Tournament Announcer (55.36%)
Round 89: Gohan beats Hit (80.26%)
Round 90: Chi-Chi beats Kami (58.49%)
Round 91: Trunks beats Bardock (60.32%)
Round 92: Majin Buu beats Kefla (75.71%)
Round 93: Gogeta beats Ox-King (53.85%)
Round 94: Videl beats Gotenks (72.41%)
Round 95: Master Roshi beats Nail (77.97%)
Round 96: Yamcha beats Korin (60.94%)

Round 97: Goku beats Pan (74.63%)
Round 98: Cell beats Shin / Supreme Kai (89.71%)
Round 99: Frieza beats Yajirobe (67.86%)
Round 100: King Piccolo beats Emperor Pilaf (67.19%)
Round 101: Piccolo beats Puar (82.09%)
Round 102: Android 18 beats Shenron (72.13%)
Round 103: Trunks (Future) beats Mr. Satan (64.41%)
Round 104: Krillin beats Mai (77.19%)
Round 105: Vegeta beats Launch (77.05%)
Round 106: Android 17 beats Beerus (51.79%)
Round 107: Nappa beats Vegito (58.62%)
Round 108: Bulma beats Tien Shinhan (78.26%)
Round 109: Gohan beats Chi-Chi (68.85%)
Round 110: Majin Buu beats Trunks (53.33%)
Round 111: Videl beats Gogeta (69.49%)
Round 112: Master Roshi beats Yamcha (72.22%)

Round 113: Goku beats Cell (58.57%)
Round 114: Frieza beats King Piccolo (89.71%)
Round 115: Piccolo beats Android 18 (61.43%)
Round 116: Trunks (Future) beats Krillin (51.9%)
Round 117: Vegeta beats Android 17 (79.52%)
Round 118: Bulma beats Nappa (80.72%)
Round 119: Gohan beats Majin Buu (79.25%)
Round 120: Master Roshi beats Videl (65.82%)

Round 121: Goku beats Frieza (63.33%)
Round 122: Piccolo beats Trunks (Future) (66.2%)
Round 123: Bulma beats Vegeta (54.24%)
Round 124: Gohan beats Master Roshi (64.38%)

Round 125: Goku beats Piccolo (50.51%)
Round 126: Bulma beats Gohan (57.83%)

Fourth Place: Gohan (22.97%)
Third Place: Piccolo (77.03%)
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Ivany2008
04/09/24 6:11:31 PM
#3:


Bulma, and it isn't even close. Smart, witty, and extremely wealthy. Goku is decent, but as the series has progressed they have made him dumber and dumber.
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ChrisTaka
04/09/24 6:11:58 PM
#4:


Sorry Goku, but you're done buddy

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El_Marsh
04/09/24 6:12:05 PM
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Whatever the outcome, I'm glad that the two characters who started the franchise are in the final rd together.

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Accolon
04/09/24 6:12:37 PM
#6:


Goku should have never made it this far. I would have picked plenty of characters over Bulma, but definitely not Goku.

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Solar_Crimson
04/09/24 6:14:11 PM
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El_Marsh posted...
Whatever the outcome, I'm glad that the two characters who started the franchise are in the final rd together.
Yeah, it's pretty poetic.

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ECW_Originals12
04/09/24 7:42:05 PM
#8:


Bulma is a top 1 character in Fiction
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ellis123
04/09/24 7:42:55 PM
#9:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/82cc9e9c.jpg

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DocileOrangeCup
04/09/24 7:54:41 PM
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That's so cool that it ended where it all started. Man I gotta not think about dragon ball too hard or I'm gonna start crying... But thanks for making these polls TC.

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murrica
04/09/24 7:57:10 PM
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ellis123 posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/82cc9e9c.jpg
more like Bye-bamen

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The_Popo
04/09/24 8:35:57 PM
#12:


Voted Goku, knowing hes getting destroyed in this

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K181
04/09/24 8:37:18 PM
#13:


Easy Bulma.

Probably only wouldve voted for Frieza, Cell, and maybe Roshi over her.

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tripleh213
04/09/24 9:00:43 PM
#14:


Bulma

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jumi
04/09/24 9:24:23 PM
#15:


This whole tournament was just a giant conspiracy to trigger Scotty.

I love it!

Bulma 4 life!

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Compsognathus
04/10/24 8:50:41 AM
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I'm happy to have been born after 1984. It means I didn't have to waste any years of my life in a pre-Bulma world.

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TMOG
04/10/24 9:18:25 AM
#17:


Morning bump
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AdrianBeterson
04/10/24 10:36:09 AM
#18:


Bulma and it isnt even close. She is LITERALLY the most important character in all of fiction in history.

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kage_53
04/10/24 10:40:49 AM
#19:


lol Scotty is in shambles
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Solar_Crimson
04/10/24 10:41:33 AM
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kage_53 posted...
lol Scotty is in shambles
It's too bad he ignores these topics. (TC confirmed a while back that they were not blocking him.)

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Compsognathus
04/10/24 11:59:55 AM
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I don't think Scotty even has an active account at present.

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SoIidLegacy
04/10/24 12:08:03 PM
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Man, I haven't seen an 'awesome-and-hilarious' campaign this sad and pointless since 4chan.

Oh well, at least we did some nice reminiscing in the process.

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Irony
04/10/24 12:29:25 PM
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Scotty is in purgatory for like 6 months. Y'all trolling this poll is just technically trolling yourselves lol

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cuttin_in_farm
04/10/24 12:30:42 PM
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Lame final 2. But its actually very fitting. So I cant even be mad.

Especially with Goku getting through Frieza and Piccolo prior while Bulma had to take down Vegeta.

Honestly the final few rounds were really thematic.

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LeCh0nk
04/10/24 12:33:20 PM
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Compsognathus posted...
I don't think Scotty even has an active account at present.
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Solar_Crimson
04/10/24 12:33:31 PM
#27:


Irony posted...
Scotty is in purgatory for like 6 months. Y'all trolling this poll is just technically trolling yourselves lol
What about people who genuinely like or prefer Bulma?

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FL81
04/10/24 12:58:04 PM
#29:


voting Bulma for Scotty

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Compsognathus
04/10/24 12:59:12 PM
#30:


Solar_Crimson posted...
What about people who genuinely like or prefer Bulma?
Yeah, that's where I started. Watching people get super salty about it just made me play it up more, but I was always gonna vote Bulma regardless.

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kage_53
04/10/24 3:01:12 PM
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Irony posted...
Scotty is in purgatory for like 6 months. Y'all trolling this poll is just technically trolling yourselves lol
He has hundred of alts. The entire db board might as well be him.
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K181
04/10/24 3:08:29 PM
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Irony posted...
Scotty is in purgatory for like 6 months. Y'all trolling this poll is just technically trolling yourselves lol

I gave the two or three I'd vote for over Bulma. Maybe add Krillin to the list, not sure.

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The_Wheelman1
04/10/24 3:10:33 PM
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DBZ would have ended right at the Saiyam saga if Bulma never existed. The Dragon radar would not exist so Goku would not be wished back. Vegeta and Nappa kills everyone.

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The_Popo
04/10/24 3:34:10 PM
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The_Wheelman1 posted...
DBZ would have ended right at the Saiyam saga if Bulma never existed. The Dragon radar would not exist so Goku would not be wished back. Vegeta and Nappa kills everyone.

Either Pilaf or the Red Ribbon Army takes over the world if Bulma never existed. And Goku either gets duped by Pilaf into handing over the Dragon Ball, or the Red Ribbon Army kills him when they come for it (he has no chance against them without Roshis training, unless he goes Oozaru - and even then, hes just a mindless beast for one night, and then becomes bearable again).

Piccolo only gets resurrected if Pilaf fails at world domination. If he fails, he likely brings back Piccolo, who rules the world for about 8 years until Raditz shows up. Then the Saiyans wipe out humanity.

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TMOG
04/10/24 3:36:56 PM
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The_Popo posted...
about 8 years until Raditz shows up. Then the Saiyans wipe out humanity.
No plural, just one Saiyan. Raditz could easily solo the entire planet at the same time without the Goku/Piccolo team-up to stop him.
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TMOG
04/10/24 4:54:28 PM
#37:


One hour left before the tournament is officially over!
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The_Popo
04/10/24 5:41:25 PM
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TMOG posted...
No plural, just one Saiyan. Raditz could easily solo the entire planet at the same time without the Goku/Piccolo team-up to stop him.

He should be able to. But theres an outside chance he gets stopped. Piccolo/Kami fusion? The grand elder Namekian said his fusion could defeat a Saiyan (probably wasnt accounting for Oozaru Vegeta, though). Roshi mafuba?

There is a super slim chance for Raditz to be defeated. Earth has zero chance with Nappa/Vegeta.

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TMOG
04/10/24 6:00:16 PM
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The_Popo posted...
He should be able to. But theres an outside chance he gets stopped. Piccolo/Kami fusion? The grand elder Namekian said his fusion could defeat a Saiyan (probably wasnt accounting for Oozaru Vegeta, though). Roshi mafuba?
As mentioned above (by you, actually), Piccolo only gets released if Pilaf fails at world domination, and without Goku/Oolong to steal his wish he would have succeeded. So Piccolo's still sealed away and Kami has nobody to fuse with.

Raditz would probably blow Roshi the fuck up before he could even start the Mafuba.
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TMOG
04/10/24 6:13:10 PM
#40:


And that's a wrap! We've hit 24 hours, so the final poll is closed, and the winner of the Best Dragon Ball Character tournament, with 58.93% of the final vote is...

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Bulma Brief!

Whether you believe it's a legitimate win or one powered by trolls, she's our champion, and in my opinion well-deserved. Bulma, as chosen by the voters on CE, is the Best Dragon Ball Character!

Thanks to everybody for taking part in this tournament, and I'll see you all later when I decide things in my life justify dedicating four months (or more) to the next one. Probably Pokemon, I don't know. I want to do another video game series again, though.
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TMOG
04/10/24 6:16:32 PM
#41:


Also, in case anybody was curious, the winners of all four tournaments I've run here are:

Eliminate a Danganronpa Character: Chiaki Nanami
Best Simpsons Character: Homer Simpson
Best Final Fantasy Character: Vivi Ornitier
Best Dragon Ball Character: Bulma Brief

I might take another swing at the Eliminate method again if I want to do something smaller-scale. It might work better for either Mortal Kombat or Super Smash Bros. if I decide to run either of those franchises.
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Solar_Crimson
04/10/24 6:24:08 PM
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murrica
04/10/24 6:28:09 PM
#43:


Solar_Crimson posted...
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Vegeta going full "WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE" when Beerus backhanded her is one of his best moments.

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The_Popo
04/10/24 11:47:03 PM
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TMOG posted...
As mentioned above (by you, actually), Piccolo only gets released if Pilaf fails at world domination, and without Goku/Oolong to steal his wish he would have succeeded. So Piccolo's still sealed away and Kami has nobody to fuse with.

Raditz would probably blow Roshi the fuck up before he could even start the Mafuba.

All true - the one chance for the fusion is that Kami knows where Piccolo is sealed, and as the guardian of Earth, he might determine that he needs to release Piccolo (who is a lot weaker than Kami) to fuse with him in order to save the planet.

Also, thanks as always for running the tourney, TMOG - theyre always a lot of fun, I appreciate all of your effort that goes into making these!

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tripleh213
04/11/24 1:52:45 AM
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Another great tournament! Can't wait for the next one.

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Sir_Will
04/11/24 2:30:58 AM
#46:


TMOG posted...
Best Final Fantasy Character: Vivi Ornitier
Sweet.

TMOG posted...
I might take another swing at the Eliminate method again if I want to do something smaller-scale. It might work better for either Mortal Kombat or Super Smash Bros. if I decide to run either of those franchises.
Smash still has a ton of characters.

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