After you have submitted all your characters, remember to fill out this Google form. If you don’t fill out this form, you will NOT be participating in the Scramble.

For those of you that are new, a small introduction: The Character Scramble strives to be /r/WhoWouldWin's premier analytical and creative writing tournament. At the beginning, everyone submits characters that meet the guidelines, then those characters are randomized and distributed evenly. From then on, each week there's a new writing prompt for everyone to follow. At the end of the week, everyone votes for who they think should advance, until we have our winner at the end. The winner at the end of the tournament gets to choose the theme, tier, and rules of the next scramble, along with a nice custom flair as their reward.

Here is the sign up for the email list. If you are interested please sign up, as this will keep you up to date with an email for every Scramble post that is made, making sure that you don't miss a thing.

We also have an official Discord channel, so be sure to stop by and say hi!

Basic Rules

• Signups will be from November 3rd to November 17th. That's two weeks, and you'll need it.

• Each users who wishes to participant will be submitting FOUR (4) characters that fit a set of rules that will be laid out in the season rules below. Each character must be submitted in their own parent comment in this thread to avoid confusion. That means don’t reply to your own submission comment with another submission, make a separate comment thread for each individual submission.

• Users may also submit backup characters to be added to the reserve pool. Users may submit two (2) backup characters each in any role, and must specify in the submission that the character is a backup. In the event of an out-of-tier character or a character removed in the Tribunal, the submission will be replaced by an entry from the reserve pool.

• After you have done this, fill out this google form as requested above. After you fill out the form a link will be generated that allows you to go back and edit your characters and links. Please hold onto it if you can as this will reduce our workload in handling the data. If you lose this link, simply resubmit the form with the new, correct data if ever a change occurs and I will always take the most recent form.

• After Submissions will be the Tribunal. The Tribunal is a final community-regulated place for users to point out characters they feel are over- or under-powered. Please keep an open mind when receiving criticism; it is encouraged for you to comment on other's characters as well. Characters with issues that are not amicably resolved have the chance to be replaced in the Tribunal at the discretion of the GMs. In these cases, replacements will come from the backup characters submitted.

• After Tribunal, the characters are scrambled (hence the name) and rosters are formed from the random results. Rosters will be rerolled until no one has more than one character that they suggested on their roster.

• Participants will receive the permalink to your post if they receive your character. (That’s why it’s important to have a lot of information on the characters you submit.) They will be encouraged to reply to that comment to ask questions.

• Brackets/Pairings are seeded based on voter participation. The more votes you have placed, the higher you will be seeded. (Now you have a reason to vote even after being eliminated!)

• Every week, the Scenario topic will be posted, and players are expected to argue why their characters would defeat their opponents. Every week, the scenario may be different. It may change the way the fight is structured--sometimes it isn't even a straight-up fight at all!

• At least 5 days later, the voting topic will be posted. Voting is done using Google forms, and if you’re competing you will be able to select your name to ensure that you aren’t disqualified for not voting for that round. Entrants must vote on all fights, and their votes count double. Not voting results in forfeiture. If you cannot vote due to time constraints, message me and we can work around that.

• After results are posted, the brackets are updated and the next round begins.

The theme of Scramble 9 is going to be "Grand Scramble", based on Fate and Fate: Grand Order. For more information about any of that, check out the Hype Post

Tier

The Tier for this scramble is two fold, the tier for "Servants"/Combatants, and the tier for "Masters". The tier for Servants is 2/10 to 8/10 DCEU Wonder Woman, discounting feats from Batman VS Superman. The weakest character should beat WW 2/10 times, while the strongest character should beat her 8/10 times. This prevents characters who win on a lucky fluke or who stomp all the other characters from getting in.

Master tier has a few more stipulations. "Your master cannot go more than 7/10 against shieldless captain america. Your master is working alongside Wonder Woman (as defined by the tier) to face [616 Venom](All categories in BOLD are required for all submissions, whether they include the prompt write-up or not. Categories unbolded are only required for those who do not include the writing prompt.) and raise her odds of victory without making the fight a 10/10 stomp. They may use any buffs or strategies they would have available as a submission, and they also get 30 minutes of prep time before the fight. Neither Wonder Woman nor your master are aware of Venom's aversion to fire and sound even if they would normally know, but if they have the ability to uncover these weaknesses via intel gathering, they may do so. If your master cannot figure out Venom's weaknesses through means other than blind luck, Venom retains all of his resistances to fire and sound in his RT. If they figure out the weaknesses through skills or intelligence, you may use Agent Venom's weaknesses to fire and sound instead. And lastly, your character must capable of independent thought, movement, and speech. Because master tier is somewhat more subjective, remember that the final call on whether something is or is not admissible into the scramble is to the discretion of the GMs.

Roles

For this Scramble, we'll be trying something a little different with Roles. Rather than a select number of static roles everyone adheres to, there is instead a pool of roles to pick from. You won't end up submitting a character to every role, but besides Master (which everyone must submit), you will select which role best fits the servant character you want to submit. You cannot submit, nor will you receive, multiple characters to the same role. Your backup submissions, shold you choose to submit them, may be from roles you're already submitting, but they will not be added to submissions besides like classes during tribunal. Also, the example servants listed aren't necessarily in tier, but just give you an idea of what could be considered a normal member of the class. The Pool of Roles is:

Saber: Heroic Spirit of the Blade and most Well Rounded of the Classes. If your character is known to fight with swords, knives, katana, kukri, or anything of the sort, or fits none of these classes well but excels in all fields equally, this is the class for it.

Examples: Ruronoa Zoro, Meta Knight, Sephiroth, Link, Alexander Anderson

Archer: Heroic Spirit of the Bow and most dangerous of the Heroic Spirits when acting on their own. If your character is famed for fighting at range, or fits none of these classes well but is acclaimed as a "lone wolf" type, this is where you'll be slotting them.

Examples: Seras Victoria, Pit, Mikoto Misaka, Cinder Fall, Undyne

Lancer: Heroic Spirit of the Lance, famous for their agility and infamous for their poor luck. Characters who find themselves at home wielding spears, scythes, tridents, whips, and the like, or fit no other class but are known for their mobility or bad luck, belong as Lancers.

Examples: Aquaman, Momiji, Simon Belmont, Qilby, Donatello

Rider: Heroic Spirit of the Mount, acclaimed for their skill in Riding and for their unmatched speeds. Characters who are famous for riding something (or who act as mounts themselves), or who do not fit any class but are exceptionally fast, belong of the Rider class.

Examples: Ghost Rider, Iron Man, Tohru, Simon the Digger, Makoto Nijima, Khal Drogo

Caster: Heroic Spirit of Spells and Sorcery, known for their mystic talents and intelligence. Characters who fight with mystical powers, or who do not fit any of the classes but are best known for their intellect, are best suited as Casters

Examples: Pikachu, Aang, Storm, Amaterasu, Reimu, Harry Potter

Berserker: Heroic Spirit of Mad Rage, famed for their raw power and depleted sanity. Characters known for rage, insanity, or raw strength are the classic examples of a Berserker.

Examples: Kratos, Raiden, Eren Jaeger, The Hulk, Krieg, Guts

Assassin: Heroic Spirit of Assassinations, most notable for their underhanded methods and silent killings. Character who get by on Stealth or Trickery are those most commonly associated with the Assassin class.

Examples: Ryu Hayabusa, Kakashi Hatake, Batman, Solid Snake, Corvo Attano, Spiderman

Masters: And the only role which everyone will be submitting, and the one we've already covered above. Healers, tacticians, gear droppers, buffers, debuffers, Masters come in all kinds of varieties. Check the "Tiers" section for clarification of what makes an appropriate Master.

Examples: Mercy, Batman, Artemis Fowl, Robin, Sora and Shiro, Hope Alazani

Submission Form

In an effort to standardize things and also make sure as much information as can be gleaned at a glance is submitted, the non-writing submission form will be a bit more expansive than usual. This ensures that people who get your submission or write against them can get all the vital information whether they can reach you or not. At the same time, the non-writing form is only going to be, at most, applicable to half your character submissions. At least half of your submissions (rounded up) must include the writing prompt, including one servant and one master submission. this means that those people opting to submit backups will have to write an extra prompt. But seeing as that's a lot of extra time and doesn't really allow for late-comers to get much a chance to catch up, we have this alternative form. All categories in BOLD are required for all submissions, whether they include the prompt write-up or not. Categories unbolded are only required for those who do not include the writing prompt.

For an extremely fluffy version of this, check out this example post and template, inspired by Fate's character sheets This fluff sheet is entirely optional and does not have to be completed for any submission to be accepted into scramble

Name: Character's Name

Series: The Series from Where your character comes

Role: Saber, Archer, Lancer, Rider, Caster, Berserker, Assassin, or Master. If your submission is a backup submission, include that as well.

Research: Respect Threads, Character of the Week Posts, Wiki Links, information on where to watch/read the series, anything to help the person writing your character understand them better. If you need to make a Mini-RT, here's the place for it. Mini-RTs need to be at least 5 feats and display the capabilities of your character.

Changes: If you need to buff or nerf an aspect of your character, explain what and how here. Otherwise, just put a "None" here.

Biggest Strength/Weakness: Self Explanatory. Explain the best thing your character brings to a fight/team, and the biggest hinderance to their abilities, be it low speed, lone wolf personality, lack of ranged fighting options, etc.

Character in Setting/With Team: One big thing that a player unfamiliar with the character will want to know is how the character interacts with the other members of their team or how they’ll interact with the setting of the Scramble. Please discuss how the character works with team dynamics. If they're a servant, how do they feel about having to rely on their master to live. If they're a master, how do they handle being "in charge" of these incredibly powerful individuals? The more detail you can provide here, the better.

(Servants Only) Analysis VS Wonder Woman: What is your characters match-up vs the benchmark. Why? How do they fight? Tactically, Ferociously? Do they open with their strongest techniques or take a more reserved approach? Do they play to their own strength or play to WW's weaknesses? The more detail on how your character fights the better for future write-ups.

(Master Only) Benefits as a Master: What does your character bring to the table in terms of being a master? What benefits do they provide to a fight between massively powerful beings? Be descriptive.

Ideal Partner: What character would make the ideal teammate for your submission? Whether that be among other scramble submissions, or from the Marvel, DC, Naruto, Bleach, or One Piece universe, who would they best work with? This gives us a better idea of the kind of team dynamic to aim for with write-ups for this characters future teams.

Motivation: Phane's favorite part. What wish motivates your characters into action? Why have they chosen to answer the grail's call? Why have the masters chosen to fight? What dreams or desires pushes your character to knowingly enter into this bloodbath? No character requirement, but the more you can tell the better.

Servant Writing Prompt

It's been a rough time for your character. They've awoken from what felt like such a long sleep to a world very much like a dream. A featureless expanse of wispy colors and figures and persons very much in the same state as your character. Words and thoughts like "Throne of Heroes" and "Grail" flit through their mind, but perhaps stronger than any of that is the word "War".

And War is exactly what's coming. No sooner has your character grow the slghtest bit accustomed to this strange world they've found themselves in than they are broken from their stupor by an unprovoked attack. In an instant the world around them becomes a far off city street, deserted of everyone but themselves. Their attacker persists, until your character fights back. Fights back and wins! But there's not much time for celebrations, as within moments of their victory, a warm, mysterious light envelops your character. Visions swim in their head of something greater, a purpose, to serve as something of vital importance to the world. To gain their hearts deepest desire. They feel a calling on the other end of that light, feel a pull to a world that can grant them their one wish.

And what can they do but accept? And in that moment, be whisked away into the light.

Prompt Rules

• When Benchmarks Attack: You're gonna be fighting Wonder Woman (Or Venom, if you prefer). They're very mad and want to fight you for unknown reasons. They can't be reasoned with, and the only way to end this is with death or incapacitation.

• But what about-?: Nope, you have to fight, and you have to win. There is no way around this.

• A Change of Pace: Give insight into your characters thought process. This write-up isn't just to show how your character fights, but how they act. What do they see in that glowing light? What wish motivates them to accept the call? Be descriptive!

• Must be This Long to Post: There's no maximum for this write-up, and really not a minimum except to cover all the bases. A good handful of paragraphs should suffice, but feel free to go over that! Just make sure you get all the write-ups done in time.

Master Writing Prompt

"Initiating Master Candidacy Test"

Those are the first words your character hears as they come too. They're not entirely sure where they are, some abandoned city in the middle of the middle of the night. Their not quite sure how they got here or why, but the introduction of their mock "servant" tells them all they need to know. 30 minutes from waking up, both your character and Wonder Woman will be attacked by Venom. How they spend that 30 minutes, be it trying to learn about Venom, about Wonder Woman, formulate a battle strategy, or just waiting for the fightin' is entirely up to you. But when Venom attacks, it's up to your character to ensure that Wonder Woman not only survives, but comes out victorious, through whatever means they have at their disposal.

Once Venom's been put down, Wonder Woman vanishes from sight and your characters vision plummets into darkness. Except for a warm, mysterious path of light. As the light envelops them they see visions, feel a calling to become something greater, something more. A path to their one greatest wish.

And what can they do but accept, and walk into the light?

Prompt Rules

• When Benchmarks get Attacked: Your master is tasked with helping Wonder Woman to overcome Venom. Venom is very angry and will fight to the death and cannot be reasoned with. He can, however, be influenced...

• Survival of the Shittest: While ensuring Wonder Woman is victorious is the main goal, Survival is just as important. Your master must live to the end of the encounter (obviously).

• A Change of Pace: Give insight into your characters thought process. This write-up isn't just to show how your character fights, but how they act. What do they see in that glowing light? What wish motivates them to accept the call? Be descriptive!

• Must be This Long to Post: There's no maximum for this write-up, and really not a minimum except to cover all the bases. A good handful of paragraphs should suffice, but feel free to go over that! Just make sure you get all the write-ups done in time.

And hey, why not help out with the Character Scramble Rumble! it's optional, but a cool new thing we'd like to try out for this season.