The Character Scramble is a bloodmatch tournament where people compete to analyze unique matchups and scenarios and write the best story they can. 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 sweet custom flair as their reward. The current theme is based on the mobile game Fate: Grand Order, and the current tier is anywhere from 2/10 to 8/10 DCEU Wonder Woman, using only feats from her standalone movie.

Next Round’s the much discussed “Pick-Up” round, so get an idea of what character you might like to add to your collection. You might find yourself with the opportunity to get the one you want!

Without further ado, here we go!

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Pairings and Road to Redemption

This Round will only be for Matches 27 through 32, as well as Road to Redemption Match 2: /u/ckbrothers VS /u/rangernumberx

Following your teams romp through China and subsequent elimination of the enemy master, again are you taken back to the present, to the people directing you. Having now completed two so-called “singularities”, you are given some semblance of your purpose here. Whether they tell you the honest truth or a convenient lie, who is to say, but at least you now have a goal in mind. And with that goal, and your completion of these tasks, more liberties and freedoms with the facility as a whole. After all, not everyone sent into a strange time comes back alive, and not everyone stands by the facilities ideals.

Either way, with another job out of your way, some downtime is permitted. A chance to convene with the group you’ve found yourself working for, with your teammates, or to relax and let your injuries subside, to come up with a plan of action. But eventually, such restfulness must end, and you’re sent well on your way to the third singularity, with an instruction to “Ensure Timeline Accuracy”...

Rome, 44 BC

The capital of the grandest empire of its time. A marvel of architecture and advancement and learning without compare. As your team comes to within this grand expanse, all seems well, all seems right. As they traverse through the metropolis, things are truly serene, a day seemingly without issue. But somehow, through their own knowledge of history or heresay and rumors, a fact becomes clear to them: The death of Caesar had been stopped.

In the grand Colosseum, the new heroes of the empire are heralded for stopping the death of the beloved monarch. And who should those heroes be but your enemy master and their servants. A grand contest it being held in their honor, where they may watch and compete at their leisure as the esteemed guests of the Emperor. And it’s evident that said Emperor is your next mark. Oh joy.

Normal Rules

Who Art Thou: Look at all these obscure characters in the scramble! Give a brief summary of your characters in your post. Be sure to mention things like powers, personality, weaknesses, just stuff that the average reader should know before reading.

Crit Happens: The Scramble is a game, and in the end the player always wins the game. This time the player is you, champ! That means that when your write your story, your team always comes out victorious. Even if the odds of you winning are 1 in 100, explain those odds in the analysis and then show us that 1 miracle run.

Unfamiliar Arms: Characters are assumed to be at the same power level they started the tournament at at all times. To clarify, this means you would not be able to loot Wonder Woman of her lasso if you beat her in a previous round, or otherwise gain a competitive advantage based on anything that happened in a previous round. This is to aid your opponent in research of your character.

Thou Art My Master: Such powerful servants and such fragile masters, how could the master hope to survive? Well, they had better, at all costs. If the master dies, all their servants go with them. So like it or not, your servants might have to put in the extra work to protect the master. But those command seals on their hand are a powerful tool...

Due Date: January 28th bout a week, so get to work! Do to unforseen circumstances, this round has been extended to the 30th!

Round Specific Rules

Round Goal: We Should Totally Just Stab Caesar: As with all good things, the reign of Julius Caesar has run its course. Today is the day you make that inevitability fact. And the only thing standing between your team and that goal of killing an old, beloved king is the enemy master and their servants.

Those Who Stand Against the Ides: Whether because of their apparent might or because they’ve already saved his life, the enemy master and their servants are considered as close friends and guardians to Caesar. They are not likely to leave his side, unless something were to draw them out…

When In Rome, Gladiators: In Celebration of his saviours, the Emperor has taken up a holiday within the Colosseum. Lions, Chariots, Gladiators, Sport, and Drama alike allot the time on the Emperor’s grand stage. Plenty of opportunities for your own dramatic appearance.

Fluff Goals

Reputation with the Compound: Well the words got around, your team has accomplished quite the feats. How do those you work for see this progress? And what of the other occupants, be there any at all?

...While Rome Burned: The last thing your team needs to coincide with their slaying of a beloved ruler is for panic and riots to set in. Whether that means a covert killing, distracting the masses in the colosseum, or through some other means, you’ll want to be long gone when that news breaks. Chaos can lead to blood

Faces of the Age: Beyond his excellency himself, Rome is not lacking in the way of grand names and historical relevance. Cleopatra, Spartacus, Caligula, Nero, Augustus, and the (would be) assassin Brutus occupy this time as well. How do such names and faces tie to your tale, if at all?

Who Are We Fighting Again?: Where are these enemy masters and servants coming from? Is this some kind of competition arranged by your handlers, or is something more sinister going on behind the scenes? Or are these answers still out of your reach?