Zelda Dungeon’s (Fall) Brawl Character Contest 6: And the Winner Is…
Posted on December 20 2024 by Rod Lloyd
Better late than ever, right? Welcome to… Fall Brawl!
Zelda Dungeon’s Fall Brawl Character Contest is back again for a sixth year… but this time, things are a little different.
We know what you’re thinking: How are we supposed to celebrate “Fall” Brawl when autumn was over weeks ago. Well, I’d first like to point out that, according to the astrological calendar, autumn ends between December 20th and December 23rd, which means we’re very, very technically announcing this year’s tournament in fall. But who are we fooling with that logic? No one! That’s why we’ve decided to brand this tournament Fall Brawl: New Year’s Evil.
Not only will the tournament kick off at the start of the New Year, but the entire bracket will feature only the most vile villains, the most terrifying monsters, and the most dastardly foes from The Legend of Zelda. Antagonists have taken home the gold in years past — such as Skull Kid in 2020 and Ghirahim in 2022 — so it didn’t seem like such a bad idea to let evil fully corrupt the contest this time around. Bad guys have more fun, right?
The premise remains the same: 32 characters enter, and in a spin on a regular NCAA-style tournament, these characters compete in matches throughout the bracket until only one remains! This is strictly a popularity contest, so vote for your favorite!
And be sure to join the Zelda Dungeon Discord right here to discuss the latest match-ups.
Voting – All voting will take place on this page. This page will be updated daily, so bookmark it!
The Rules – Polls will last exactly 24 hours. You may vote once. If you are caught cheating, your votes will be removed and you will be banned from participating in the future. Feel free to tweet to try and rally support, but don’t be overbearing.
The Schedule – Fall Brawl: New Year’s Evil will take place from January 1st to January 10th. For a full breakdown of the matches, check here.
The Bracket – Check here for an updated bracket.
About the Polls – Polls are sometimes finicky. If you are getting an error message, try logging out of any WordPress accounts you may be in.
Polls will start and end at 5 PM, Pacific Standard Time (PST).
PREDICT THE BRACKET CONTEST RETURNS!
Do you think YOU know who the most popular character from our field this year is going to be? PROVE IT! You have from now until the contest begins to predict MATCH BY MATCH who is going to win the tournament.
For each correct prediction in Round One, you’ll net yourself 1 point. In Round Two, the right winner will bag you 2 points, and so on: the Elite 8 gets you 3 points, the Final Four nabs you 4, and if you predict the winner of Fall Brawl 3, you get 5 points! Whoever ends up with the most points will not only be crowned the WINNER of Fall Brawl 6, but win a prize! First place will win A $20 USD NINTENDO ESHOP GIFT CARD! The stakes couldn’t be higher!
Make sure you’re heading here to this link to enter! You have until the contest starts on January 1st, 2025 to enter! Prove that when it comes to predicting who is the most popular Zelda character among the Zelda Dungeon faithful, you are all elite!
Results
After ten days of intense matchups, close calls, and hundreds of votes, we have officially crowned the winner of Zelda Dungeon’s Fall Brawl: New Year’s Evil…
Congratulations to Dark Link! After effortlessly dominating the Darkness division and vanquishing the Demon King Demise in a nail-biting clash, the hero’s shadow takes his rightful place in the pantheon of Fall Brawl champions.
Thank you to everyone who participated, and we’ll be contacting the winner of the Predictions Contest soon. See you next year!
THE BRACKET
Featured Image: Zelda Dungeon Art Director Heather Beard
Rod Lloyd is the Editor-In-Chief at Zelda Dungeon, overseeing the news and feature content for the site. Rod is considered the veteran of the writing team, having started writing for Zelda Informer in 2014 as a Junior Editor. After ZD and ZI officially merged in 2017, he stepped into the Managing Editor role and has helped steer the ship ever since. He stepped up to lead the writing team as Editor-In-Chief in 2023.
You can reach Rod at: rod.lloyd@zeldadungeon.net
