WHICH NPC WILL REIGN SUPREME THIS YEAR?
Over the past two years, in the spirit of March Madness, Quest Friends! has run an annual NPC Showdown via twitter polls. And with over three years' worth of characters, the competition is getting more and more intense!
Starting Sunday, March 1st at 5 PM CDT, we'll be putting up polls on our twitter account, where users can vote for the NPC they like most! After each round of voting, we'll update this webpage with the results and our thoughts. For the qualifier round, two pairs of NPCs will compete each day, with 24 hours allowed for voting, but as time goes on, matches will get even longer, giving you time to fight for your fave!
This year's contestants are comprised of characters who have been in multiple arcs, new characters from One Neon Night and Xoc's Memory, and four contestants chosen by our Patreon subscribers. Elee's daughters have reigned champion for the past two years; can they keep this streak going?
While you're waiting for the qualifiers to begin, download our printable bracket, fill it out with your personal winners, and share the result to the world using the hashtag #NPCshowdown.
It's time for the final NPC showdown of this first campaign; who will be The Ninth World's ultimate champion!
FINALS
Final Round (35 Votes): Misha's Scarf Wins! (51% Misha's Scarf, 49% Dad Alvin & Dad Theo)
"Three years. Dozens of NPCs. And the reigning champion over ALL of them... sentient cloth. I'm so proud." -Kyle
"OH THANK GOD THESE TWO DAYS WERE SO STRESSFUL, THANK YOU MYSTERY EXTRA VOTE (I WILL BLAME TOM)" -Ari
"JUSTICE WAS DONE" -Tom
SEMI-FINALS
First Round (20 Votes): Misha's Scarf Wins! (55% Misha's Scarf, 45% Sera Brackleberry)
"The first champion is defeated!" -Kyle
“THERE CAN BE MIRACLEEES WHEN YOU BELIEEEVE (and rally on twitteeeeeer)” -Ari
"FINE" -Hallie
Second Round: Soe vs. Dad Alvin & Dad Theo
"You mean to tell me that the 2019 and 2020 winners were beaten by characters that have historically never made it past the quarter-finals?" -Kyle "[Insert Kronk pointing at a map in The Emperor's New Groove] Well, ya got me. By all accounts it doesn't make any sense." -Ari
"GO DADS GO" -Hallie
QUARTER-FINALS
First Round (21 Votes): Misha's Scarf Wins! (48% Madeline Jefferjames, 52% Misha's Scarf)
"[Imitating genie from Aladdin] I cant believe it... you're losing to a scarf!" - A.Lex
"SKARL DOES IT AGAIN." -Emily
"GODDAMNIT. GODDAMNIT GODDAMNIT GODDAMNIT." -Hallie
Second Round (23 Votes): Sera Brackleberry Wins! (74% Sera Brackleberry, 26% Everett)
"If this were the first tournament, Everett would have claimed he didn't even care about the victory than ran off and cried somewhere. But now he's just genuinely happy for Sera. He's a good boy who's grown a lot. That doesn't change the fact that he lost, but it's nice!" -Kyle
Third Round (25 Votes): Soe Wins! (28% Bee, 52% Soe, 20% Mako)
"No more ties. Soe's done being nice." -Kyle
Fourth Round (30 Votes): Dad Alvin & Dad Theo Win! (57% Dad Alvin & Dad Theo, 43% Lorraine Stiles)
"THANK YOU TO 57% OF YOU" -Hallie
PRELIMS
First Round (17 Votes): Madeline Jefferjames Wins! (35% Jesse, 65% Madeline Jefferjames)
"IM SO SORRY JESSE BUT YAY FOR MURDERLINE" -Hallie
“...” -A.Lex
Second Round (16 Votes): Misha's Scarf Wins! (63% Misha's Scarf, 37% Karl Badge)
"Even though this is the result I wanted, I still feel like this is somehow a personal dunk/attack." -Ari
"But why would you do that, Kyle?" -Emily
Third Round (19 Votes): Sera Brackleberry Wins! (58% Sera Brackleberry, 42% The Lady with Cinnabar Lips, 0% Dr. Signus Collodi)
"Even though the lady lost, I still consider a victory how tight this race was." -Ari
"It's what Collodi deserves." -Kyle
Fourth Round (21 Votes): Everett Wins! (52% Everett, 48% Mauve)
"ONE. VOTE." -Kyle
Fifth Round (26 votes): Bee and Soe Tie! (30% Q-BO, 35% Bee, 35% Soe)
"GOOD FOR ALL OF YOU. SO PROUD" -Hallie
"A Soe-rprising Bee-ctory for both of them." -Ari
"This is ideal; I don't want my hair daughter or my vine child to lose anything ever." -Emily
Sixth Round (13 votes): Mako Wins! (54% Mako, 46% Ein)
"Oh thank goodness it wasn't a tie." -Kyle
Seventh Round (19 Votes): Dad Alvin & Dad Theo Win! (5% Rockryan Shanksfossil, 32% Sunny & Mayra, 63% Dad Alvin & Dad Theo)
"LOOK AT THEM GO
YOU GO SWEET MEN" -Ari
"ARE YA WINNIN' DADS?" -Hallie
Eighth Round (18 votes): Lorraine Stiles Wins! (61% Lorraine Stiles, 39% Marv Strongarm)
"Why is she still here." -Hallie
QUALIFIERS
First Round (17 Votes): Jesse Wins! (18% Stein, 82% Jesse)
"Poor Stein" - Hallie
“Stein is probably making very confused angry noises right now....Which he probably would have done even if he won the round” -Ari
Second Round (16 Votes): Madeline Jefferjames Wins! (63% Madeline, 37% Poppy, “Black-Eyed” Susan, and Jonquill)
"PB&J are victims to Murderline yet again." -Hallie
"The line 'you're not good enough at the roller derby' takes on a new depth as Jonkill continues to never beat Murderline at anything." -Emily
"You only won because I am not on the roster, but congrats again, I guess." -A.Lex
Third Round (25 Votes): Misha’s Scarf Wins! (76% Misha's Scarf, 24% CK JARVIS)
“I hope losing in a round isn’t CK’s personal fear. That being said, YUS MY SCARF” -Ari
"Good for the scarf. It's finally getting the neckcognition it deserves." -Hallie
Fourth Round (19 Votes): Karl Badge Wins! (53% Karl Badge, 47% Vespari)
“YES THE SCARF VS KARL WILL HAPPEN. Whatever your choice is will be the wrong one.” -Ari
Fifth Round (21 Votes): Sera Brackleberry Wins! (14% Loell, 86% Sera Brackleberry)
"Good." -Tom
"Can Sera even find joy in such a massacre? You bet she can." -Hallie
Sixth Round (18 Votes): The Lady with Cinnabar Lips and Dr. Signus Collodi Tie! (50% The Lady, 50% Collidi)
"I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS AND I DONT KNOW WHAT KIND THEY ARE" -Ari
"You fools! You couldn't decide who shouldn't pass, and now they BOTH have!" -Kyle
"....INTERESTING." -Hallie
Seventh Round (17 Votes): Everett Wins! (88% Everett, 12% Fungi)
"It's the way it has to be." - Hallie
“As it should be.” -Ari
"[Looks down bracket] Ooooh no this is going to be a rough qualifiers for the NPCs from One Neon Night, isn't it?" -Kyle
Eighth Round (21 Votes): Mauve Rodirarche Wins! (67% Mauve Rodirarche, 33% Viv & Baby Jason)
"ALONE WE'RE LOSERS, TOGETHER WE'RE ACTUALLY STILL LOSERS" -Emily
"MISHA agrees." -Ari
Ninth Round (22 Votes): Q-BO and Bee Tie! (50% Q-BO, 50% Bee)
"HAPPY FOR THE TWO ROBITS. HAPPY FOR THEM." -Hallie
"I Q(b)onsider this a Bee-ctory for both of them." -Ari
"It's what they would want." -Kyle
Tenth Round (24 Votes): Soe Badge Wins! (30% Jimmy Win, 70% Soe Badge)
"Jimmy is alone, so he is a Loser." -Ari
"Soe's hair is in the shape of a big W tonight." -Kyle
Eleventh Round (23 Votes): Mako Wins! (4% The Nano Spirits, 96% Mako)
"Good." -Tom
Twelfth Round (22 Votes): Ein Wins! (40% Rei Brackleberry, 60% Ein)
"As much as Rei is my lady love, I'm very happy for our astronaut baby." -Kyle
"Of course she won this race, with MISHA as the best navigator." -Ari
Thirteenth Round (16 Votes): Rockryan Shanksfossil Wins! (87% Rockryan Shanksfossil, 13% The Preserve)
"That's what The Preserve gets for stealing his fossils." -Hallie
"Glad a pile of rocks still got more votes than the Nano Spirits." -Ari
Fourteenth Round (18 Votes): Sunny & Mayra and Dad Alvin & Dad Theo Tie! (50% Sunny & Mayra, 50% Dad Alvin & Dad Theo)
"YESSSSS all the adorable couplesssss" -Emily
"HREEEEEEUGH." -Hallie
Fifteenth Round (19 Votes): Lorraine Stiles Wins! (47% Shannon Iggins, 53% Lorraine Stiles)
"I am pleased with this personal Hallie dunk." -Ari "@(#;$!_!_!(_('(&?&??:!!!" -Hallie
Sixteenth Round (15 Votes): Marv Wins! (27% Horus, 73% Marv) [Originally Horus vs. Jaykell]
"Marv! Marv! Marv! Marv! Marv!" -Ari
"FATHER NO" -Tom