Welcome to this year's tournament on /his/, now for the third installment.Continuing from the nomination thread, which had reached the image limit >>18040893>VotingSimply pick the figure you prefer more in the form.>Current voting form and voting timesThe current voting form can be found in the replies to the anchor post below. Each round lasts 24 hours starting 21 CEST.>Thread conductI will make a new thread once the current one archives, remember to check the anchor post for the voting form. All discussion of the tournament should remain within the current active thread only.>Brackethttps://challonge.com/c65m5yh4>When Round 1 will beginhttps://itsalmo.st/time-for-round-1-of-emperor-of-his-2025-to-begin-kfdg
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>>18044163Eh, it's a bit of an awkward line but I personally think The Grim Reaper is eligible. I mean the first ever Emperor of /his/ had Jesus as one of it's finalist and depending on your worldview he's not real either. Plus Death's been a historical figure since the 15th century, so he's got seniority. I'm not the one running this thing though, so it's up to ANEgroid
>Darwin vs. Charlie VIIIKEKhow many votes are we allowed?
>>18044188Things such as that can be put up to a vote at the end of the tournament if need be, but the precedent is that mythological and folklore figures are allowed as long as they are more /his/ and less /lit/
>>18044191The Emperor of /his/ tournament subscribes to the highest level of voting security
For me it's Hulk Hogan vs Tamerlane
>>18044199>"I'm afraid you're too late, Governor Spotswood. You see, I've already drawn a large ACME anvil above your head."Based. Put me down for Tex and I'll do my full bracket vote list tomorrow with a (you) to this post
Damn it, I forgot to nominate Emperor Norton
>>18044207kek
>>18044158>vs Chiang Kai-Shek>mfwshit got real. I thought my boy would cruise to the semis but now I'm not so sure good roster overall, looking forward to the rest of it
>>18044199do we get to raise the new Imperator Caesar Avgvsvs on our shields at the end of it?or is the ceremony more formal?
>>18044425thats literally me
>>18044451Based and Invicta-pilledyou will be blessed with 200 years of glorious Pax Romana if you say in your heart "delete them again Uncle Aelivs"
>>18044264Maybe next year. He deserves a shot
Gunna will the Jesus vs Nietzsche showdown
>>18044207Seleucus of Macedonia vs. Emperor Gaozong of Song>>18044708
>Centuries represented 20th - Ron Paul, Mata Hari, Anne Frank, kirov, freda, kai-shek, FDR, dirlewanger, Ian Smith, Gaddafi, lettow-vorbeck, Kim , stern, Pol pot, Fidel, medici, Gates, butt naked, Tex avery, Bobby Moore, ceausescu, tito, MJ, yeltsin, ungern, figueiredo , dogmeat, d'annunzio, Jose Antonio, hayha, Teddy, adolf, Schumacher, baldry, applewhite, stalin, wright Bros, Clinton, Santos dumont, Victoria Louise, Salazar, hoxha, hulk Hogan, caetano, truman, pilsudski, evola, kucinich, Mussolini, de ambris, Lawrence, tojo, sorel, Khrushchev,, evel Knievel, gomulka, Reza 19th - Chopin, Victoria, Pedro i, polk, Pedro ii, Lee, Napoleon III, bismarck, Napoleon ii, John VI, Davis, John Churchill, Darwin, leopold ii, Grant, livesey, Nietzsche 18th - Cornwallis, blackbeard, mad anthony, spotswood, Nelson, Franklin, cook, antoinette, Madison, 17th - Charles ii, every, winthrop, richelieu16th - Elizabeth, Luther, da gama, Henry viii15th - Vlad, Stephen, Joan d'arc, Henry V 14th - timur, grim reaper 13th - subutai, genghis12th - Richard i, barbarossa, Baldwin i 11th - Brian boru, hadrada109876th - Justinian, belisarius5th - Attila4th - Constantine 3rd - aurelian, Diocletian, thrax, Cao Cao 2nd - hadrian1st AD - Jesus 1st BC - cicero, cleopatra23rd BC - hannibal4th BC - diogenes5th BC - xenophon, alcibiades6th BC - cyrus, pythagoras789th BC - Bladud 101112131415th BC - Thutmose161718th BC - ea nasir300th BC - Venus
>Nations represented USA - Ron Paul, FDR, stern, polk, mad anthony, Lee, Gates , Tex avery, MJ, Teddy, applewhite, wright Bros, Clinton, Franklin, Madison, Davis, hulk, truman, kucinich, Grant, Evel knievelENG - Cornwallis, Victoria, Elizabeth, blackbeard, Richard i, Moore, Every, baldry, Nelson, cook, winthrop, bladud, john Churchill, Henry viii, darwin, liveseyNED - Mata Hari GER - Anne Frank, dirlewanger, lettow-vorbeck, barbarossa, bismarck, Schumacher, Victoria Louise, Luther, Nietzsche IRE - Brian boru RUS - kirov, yeltsin, Khrushchev POL - Chopin, gomulkaITA - freda, d'annunzio, Cicero, reaper, evola, Mussolini, de ambris, CHN - kai-shek, dogmeat, Cao Cao BUL - aurelian, thrax, belisariusRUM - Vlad, ceausescuSRI - mad Jack ZIM - Ian Smith LBY - Gaddafi CRO - Diocletian, Tito SRB - Constantine NKO - Kim POR - Pedro i, John VI , Salazar, caetano, da gama GRC - xenophon, alcibiades, pythagorasKHM - pol potCUB - Fidel BRZ - Pedro ii, medici, figueiredo, Santos dumont MGL - subutai, genghisLBR - butt naked MCO - spotswoodTKY - diogenesESP - Charles ii, Jose Antonio, Hadrian EST - ungern IRQ - ea nasir FRA - Napoleon III, Napoleon ii, Joan d'arc, sorel, Baldwin, richelieu FIN - hayhaIRN - cyrus, Reza OST - adolf, Venus, antoinetteMDV - Stephen GEO - Stalin NOR - hadradaMKD - Justinian ALB - hoxhaHUN - Attila UZB - timur LTU - pilsudskiEGY - Cleopatra, thutmose III WAL - Lawrence, Henry V JAP - tojo BEL - leopold II TUN - hannibalISR - Jesus
>#1 seed
>>18044717>>18044723Pythagoras was a mathematician not a politician or military general, Alcibiades was a traitor and Xenophon was a based chad and very underrated just like Agesilaus
>>18044719>>18044723Interesting indeed
>>18044729>Xenophon was a based chad100% agree, hope he makes the round of 16, has a good draw unless the commies come out strong for Castro
>>18044719>1st BC - cicero, cleopatra>3rd BC - Hannibal>4th BC - Diogenes>5th BC - Xenophon, Alcibiades>6th BC - Cyrus, Pythagoras>9th BC - Bladud>15th BC - Thutmose>18th BC - Ea Nasir>300th BC - VenusPotential oldfag alliance inbound?
>>18044246I'll also be voting for Tex at least up until he runs into The King of Pop
Notable absences:>Napoleon Bonaparte>George Washington >King Leonidas>Ragnar Lothbrok >Jan Zizka>Peter the Great>Ivan the Terrible>George Patton>Douglas MacArthur >Thomas Jefferson >James Monroe>Marco Polo>Kublai Khan>Nobunaga>Charlemagne >Himmler >Ned Kelly>Rob Roy >Tippu Tip >Paul Kruger >Shaka Zulu >Alexander the Great >Any representative whatsoever from the Indian Subcontinent
>>18044818Notable absences from the notable absences list:>Julius Caesar>Hammurabi
>>18044818>>18044827Don't forget the other trimvates like Pompey and Crasus or the 2nd trimvates members like Mark Antony and Augustus
>>18044834We'll just have to rally around Constantine, aurelian, and hadrian
How do I vote. I'm not registering an account for this
Hang on, why did you include Howard Stern but decline to accept the Trump nomination, that doesn't check out
>>18044919Howard Stern was more widely known than Trump prior to the Apprentice TV show, which didn't start until 2004
I vote for hitler vs henry V finalmods cast my vote im not making an account
>>18044925That is not even close to true dung-for-brains. If you don't want to include trump for recency bias get Howard fucking stern the shit off this bracket and give his spot to the next anon ITT to nominate someone. Ridiculous
>>18044935Howard has been the king of all media since 1992 though. I'm not the poll organizer, so don't whine to me about it.
>>18044919Trump is definitively at his most prominent right now, unlike Stern. If Trump had not gotten involved with politics he might have qualified.
>Australia is Emperorlessfeels bad.. could argue Captain Cook is the closest
>>18044972That makes no sense whatsoever. Get stern off there and quit playing around. Trump was world famous twenty years before fat coastal shut-ins ever heard Howard Stern on pay per view radio. Ridiculous.
Who cares about that fat bastard? We could be having so many interesting choices from the past and other continents instead.Give people the motivation to bring up names of people who are not talked about as often.We hear about that man 24/7 even when he is not from your country!
Do we really want the cheetodust man in this competition?
There's just no way Howard Stern qualifies under the same ruleset that disqualifies trump. Neither should be on in that case.
>>18045009Howard is in on the same grounds as any other nominee who is or was still alive in the past 25 years. These include>Michael Jackson>Ron Paul>Michael Schumacher>Franco Freda>Muammar Gaddafi>Fidel Castro>Bill Gates>General Butt Naked>Hulk Hogan>Simo Häyhä>Ian Smith>Boris Yeltsin>Dennis KucinichIf Stern really does stick out like a sore thumb among them, then an argument can be made.
>>18045035If that's your argument in favor of Howard then it also applies to trump exactly the same
>>18045037My argument against Trump is also the same argument against Arnold Schwarzenegger. And the position on that not will not change mid tournament, but it will be on the vote at the end of it once again. However, if Stern or any other individual seems as though they should not be there I am willing to hear you out.
>>18045044What disqualifies Arnold but allows ron Paul, kucinich, Schumacher?? Makes no sense. Look I get you don't want trump on there as a distraction or whatever so how about you just take Howard off and I'll drop the issue.
In fact Arnold would be a better replacement for Howard just swap them
>>18045048In Arnold's case he was nominated as the governor of California. His acting career may be more prominent arguably. But now that you've opened that can of worms I would rather like to hear if there are any other contestants I should be concerned about before the tournament begins. As for Ron and Kucinich, their political career began before this millenium and Schumacher is sort of an edge case like Stern I feel. His prime time might have been the early 2000s, but his career began well in the 90s.
>>18045055At least Schumacher is the greatest to ever do it at something. Stern sticks out like a sore thumb on here. Arnold's acting career is way bigger than anything that curly haired child molesting parasite has ever even claimed to have done. There's people in the USA that have never even heard of him especially the under-25s. Arnold you can go to Turkmenistan or Mauritania and they'll recognize him. Other than that the bracket looks good.
>>18045066Hmm, all right then.But do keep in mind I will stick to the seeding protocol, so this will mean some matchup changes.
>>18045071Thank you for your noble discernment of justice in this matter, may your survey be blessed by a thousand responses
Frankly the real challenge here seems to be who we'll all agree should replace him. Someone earlier lamented Emperor Norton, who could be a funny pick. Although I'd throw into my hat into the ring and suggest Maximus Mighty-Dog Mueller The Second. AKA: The Canine who became president
>>18045084Well anon made a good point about Arnold, I don't think he's quite like Reagan where he's known more about his politics than his acting career. On the other hand Lyndon B. Johnson was inquired about in the last thread. But I wouldn't want to dwell on that too much, so until further notice Arnold shall take up Sterns position for now.
>>18045066Stern practically reinvented talk radio through the '80s and '90s and remained fairly influential into the 2010s.His show incorporated absurdist humor long before it was popularized by the internet. A lot of what he was involved in was well ahead of its time.Certainly Schwarzenegger is a more influential and popular figure, but that shouldn't bar Stern from entering the tournament.And I agree that Trump and Schwarzenegger should've been allowed in to begin with, but we're also missing a lot of prominent and /his/pilled figures from Caesar to Emperor Norton.
>>18045133Anons can sort out their feelings on the nominees until the tournament officially begins. While Trump has his history beyond his presidency, it is what he's most well known for right now. But things such as this will be on the vote at the end of the tournament.
>>18044723Map of the geographic distribution
I think Pedro I would be a based choice but also the Irish choice would be funny for the rage
>>18045084What about that monkey the British taught to operate train switches. Fuck now I wish I had nominated him.
I'm already predicting that Franco Freda will do well until reaching Anne Frank. Anne will win that pretty easily
This is the most autistic thread on /his/. I feel very much at home here.
>>18045400
>>18044869Not bad choicesCan we add Majorian for the VGH crowd?
>>18045466>No StilichoPleb
>>18045489fine then you can have Stilicho but I'll take Aetius
>>18045504based
>>18045514I don't feel so based right now cause I almost forgot my favorite obscure emperor Valentinian the Great. Few loved Rome more than he did. Literally died of excessive rage as he was berating barbarian chiefs who had not done their job to his satisfaction.
>>18044158What are the most interesting matches of this round?
>>18045775There are many, I'm interested in seeing how these matches goAurelian vs Chiang Kai-ShekKing Richard Lionheart vs ConstantineGenghis Khan vs Cyrus the GreatHulk Hogan vs TimurGrim Reaper vs EvolaKucinic vs Mussolini
10 minutes til kickoff, how do I vote
Might take a couple minutes before the form is up.
>>18045949Very carefully.
>>18045962I'm not even doing my research, I'm voting blindly (I'm American)
>>18044818Can't believe I forgot to nominate Louis XVII
Charlie are you okay?Would you tell us, that you're okay?There's a sign in lineage Then it struck you, a chromosome, CharlieIt came in to your bloodlineLeft a strain, on your nutsackThen you ran into the chambersWith no AnnieIt was Spain's doom
First thing I'm going to do is vote against the 'queens'
>>18045165America strong!
>>18045980...and the anglos
>>18044159https://forms.gle/e2iEEZyCQnjWYTLq8https://itsalmo.st/time-for-round-2-of-emperor-of-his-to-begin-brdq
Yell and scream at me if there are any errors, so I may fix them quickly
>>18046006Are you an Ancient North Eurasiangroid or a negroid? Or is that supposed to be the joke?
>>18046071
>>18044818>Alexander the GreatDidn't he win the first year?
>>18046006Thanks what a fun eclectic mix. One correction is Bladud hails from 863 BC, he's the father of King Lear, that's his historical significance. Some tough matchups here, Henry Every gets a brutal draw against Teddy. Richard the Lionheart vs Constantine and Thutmose III vs Tojo are good ones. Hulk Hogan vs Timur is by far the funniest. Hope Ian Smith goes far.
>Victoria vs Elizabeth>Pot vs CastroSome thematic matches in round 1 already
>>18045823>Genghis Khan vs Cyrus the GreatThis one I kept going back and forth on
>>18046100I will include that adjustment for the next form.
Current political figures shouldn't be in because allowing them is practically asking for /pol/ memes to shit up the vote.
Okay, but what's the easiest, most braindead matchup? One that makes you ask "who the hell would vote for the other guy here?"
>>18046124At least we managed to avoid Tr*mp and a certain martyr figure
>>18046154None of them
>>18046155>a certain martyr figureHulk Hogan made it in though
>>18046154sorel vs baldwin>political philosopher known by like 12 schizos and who is a couple degrees from fascist ideology vs king of the crusader state.
>>18046154Dennis is getting strung upside down, sadly
>>18046120If he even makes it to the next round. Who knows how many (and may God forgive me for uttering this name) alb*nians lurk amongst us. Long live Bladud the swineherd
>>18046003vote livesey!
>>18046464I cannot believe you fucking snuck Livesey in here
>>18046464Evel knievel is going to piss on him
>>18046492at least he's an actual real historic person, there was a bunch but he specifically feels like the one Livesey who did the most>>18046518may the best man win
What are some people in the breacket who probably did not exist?
Vote for Teddy Roosvelt
>>18046154Ungern vs Yetsin
They put my nigga Cao Cao against Hitler... it's over. Shufags did this.
>>18046003>sign in to continue
some of these are actually pretty hard choices
Support Anthony Wayne. He was one of Washington’s competent generals. >American intelligence failures and British maneuvers spelled defeat for the Americans at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777, but staunch defensive fighting by Wayne’s division against a Hessian force twice its size for two hours kept the defeat from being even worse.>Wayne meticulously planned the assault on Stony Point. Wayne assembled a small, elite cadre of soldiers from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina for a daring and highly secretive mission. On the night of July 15, 1779 Wayne and his men gathered at the foot of Stony Point. While they met heavy resistance, the element of surprise and the precision of planning and execution gave an edge to the American attackers. Wayne was briefly stunned by a musket ball to the head during the battle, but he was able to provide the Americans with a much-needed tactical victory, capturing the fort and 543 British prisoners. Sixty-three British were killed. The Americans lost fifteen, while eighty-three were wounded. >After the American victory at Yorktown, Wayne and his men moved to Georgia, where Wayne’s men defeated the Creek Nation allied to the British in June of 1782, secured Savannah after the British evacuation that same summer, and were the first Americans to enter Charleston, South Carolina, following the British evacuation in December.>Wayne’s most impactful action was after the Revolutionary War when he was given command of the Legion of the United States to quell the Indians in the Northwest territory. On August 20, 1794, Wayne’s well-drilled Legion defeated a combined force of Native Americans and Canadians in the Battle of Fallen Timbers. In the Treaty of Greenville the Native Americans who signed surrendered of all claims to Ohio. The victory helped convince the British to abandon their forts in the area as well.
there are several of these that are just meme choices vs. legitimately good picks.not that butt naked doesn't have his merits, but of course the website known for being filled with shitposters is going to choose him over an influential ancient-era general
>>18046809Thank you sir
>>18046154jesus vs. pahlavi
>>18046746True. Who would vote against a Baltic German who tried to revive the Mongolian Empire
>>18044158>https://itsalmo.st/time-for-round-1-of-emperor-of-his-2025-to-begin-kfdgDead link
>>18046847that's because the timer has ended
>>18046003>>18046847You want the Google form
>>18044818Nappy and Alexander (and arguably Charlemagne as well) seem like too obvious of candidates since they're some of the greatest conquerors in history, plus part of the appeal of these things is the chance for a lesser known, personally favorited historical figure to get high up on the leaderboard. Hitler is just in because there's always going to be at least one person who votes Hitler.>>18045165I do find it interesting how (presumably) over-represented Americans are, I expected many more Europeans and Near-Eastern figures relative to New World ones, even if Americans still make up the majority of users on this website. Though I do know that American history itself is pretty popular to study among the rest of the world so there's probably some Korean nigga out there who's happy his favorite 1800s American president is on the poll.
>>18046996Nappy and Alexander happen to be former emperors.
>>18046003>>18046960Submitted
When do we get the results and when does the next round start? Will there be a breather period in between or just straight into the new round as soon as the clock strikes whatever? What's the turnout look like so far, in the triple digits at least?
>>18047091The next round starts as the current one endshttps://itsalmo.st/time-for-round-2-of-emperor-of-his-to-begin-brdq
Lmao did one of you seriously nominate Baldry purely to keep the "Eggman must compete in every 4chan tournament" meme going >captcha: wwwwh
>>18047511Are you going to post the full vote tallies or just the winners? I'd like to see which matchups were nailbiters and which were landslides
>>18047540The form will be publicly visible after the round with all of the tallies.
>>18044158Empress of /his/ when?
>>18047547Not quite sure if there'd be enough to justify splintering this one tournament as it is. Besides, this isn't a tournament for a diarchy.
The next round should start on time.
Few minutes 'till the culling. Over 64 of these icons will be dragged outside and shot.Any parting words for them if they can't make it, /his/?
>>18048640I hope Cicero makes it but Joan made elite 8 last year so I wouldn't be shocked if he loses
>>18044470Hail Hadrian! May his bones forever remain intact. <----- (that's an inside joke only """certain""" people will get)
>>18048640"I've lost count of how many bones I've broken in my life"
>>18048640FUUUUCK I NEED HER SO BAD
>>18044158Literally any GerMAN ever in history. They conquered the rom"men" more times than can be counted and never gave up their land or language. on the contrary, they took the empire for themselves and became Holy in the process. Name all the Meds & MENAs you want, but they all got BTFO by the White MAN ;) Even their own gods and goddesses are always and only "fair-haired, ivory-armed, and clear-eyed". To be Divine is to be bright, white, light and luminous. Everything a Med Bug can never be. /thread
What is this schizo talking about?
And the first round is overThere were a few last minute votes, so it will take me a couple minutes to set up the next poll
>>18048680results link for anybody who isn't autistic and knows how Google Forms work: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeunq1KFOqarYBvuyyHEEiJrmlmg3xT3oZP7cncSTSzQuo6cQ/viewanalytics
As per precedent, in case of a tie both contestants shall advance to the next round. How ties are handled in future tournaments will be put up to a vote at the end of the tournament.
>>18044158Bierut
>>18044158Jesus Christ
>>18044159https://forms.gle/ZQvB8UVLySehSLAS9https://itsalmo.st/time-for-round-3-of-emperor-of-his-to-begin-r4zc
>my bois didn't make it past the first roundWhy do funny meme answers always win over quality ;_;
>>18048681EVEL KNIEVEL RIDES AGAIN
>>18048704You think it's bad here? You should see the voting habits of /v/'s tournaments.
>Chiang Kai Shek wins over Aurelian>Boris Yeltsin over Sternberg>Hulk Hogan over TimurAbsolutely disgusting.>Truman destroys Belisarius>AurelianMy biggest disappointments.
>>18048681>Wright brothers out>Santos-Dumont inNow we know who's the real inventor of the plane
>>18048681Damn the Romans to some Big Ls, including some I expected to make it far.
We did it Weibros!
This round felt a lot more balanced. The only one that seemed indisputably one-sided was Joan vs. Marcello
>>18048713It's already bad enough here, how could /v/ possibly be any worse?
>>18048732I hope at least one of the remaining ones reach E8. Barring them I also hope Vlad and Joan reach it.>>18048794it isn't. Imagine an insane variety of picks, ramped up autism and ten times the activity of this thread. Some get extremely butthurt about the autism part.
To liven up the discussion in the thread, describe what one of your picks likes to do on their pastime.
>>18048700Wouldn't it be funny?
>>18048710FUCK YEAH!
>>18048722Darwin over Henry VIII is a shame
Wow Bladud and Bobby Moore chads rise up, I'm impressed, let's go!!
My boy General Butt Naked has got this
Captain Cook vs the Venus of Willendorf was extremely difficult to call
>>18048687too late to nominate browait til next year
>>18048700>Dom Pedro I, Portugal>PortugalREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Is it sacrilegious to even nominate Jesus in this kind of tourney?
>>18049239Grow cabbages
>>18049239Rides bikes, plays with rockets, you know, boy stuff
The challonge bracket has the incorrect winners from the Hitler and Cook matches. I am shocked Cao Cao beat the world's most famous vegetarian
>>18050219Thanks for the heads up.
>>18048696Do not vote for this smelly hippy if you have any dignity.
>>18049239Hanging out with his wife and watching chariot races
AYYYEEEE, MY BOY JOHN IS WHICKET SMAHT
>>18049239
>>18050414>Demon!
>>18050496I suppose 90% of the contestants do spend their time being dead these days
about an hour to go
>>18050069Jesus is a cool guy, I don't think he would mind
>>18051155My boy John's got this, he's fuckin' whicket smaht!!
>Teddy Roosevelt vs Long John BaldryWho else is hype for the #EggMatch?
>>18044159https://forms.gle/uUFfSBSY3X6R3YCX9https://itsalmo.st/time-for-round-4-of-emperor-of-his-to-begin-cgij
