This is Madness: The Star Wars Character Tournament

[Bim]

Heck yeah!

And now he gets his own spinoff movie as a reward

 

[Bim]

It's baaaack! t:

http://www.starwars.com/news/this-is-madness-the-star-wars-character-tournament-returns

THIS IS MADNESS: THE STAR WARS CHARACTER TOURNAMENT RETURNS!
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE JEDI, SITH, PRINCESSES, AND MORE STARTING MARCH 12 -- AND WIN AMAZING PRIZES!
StarWars.com’s annual showdown between the heroes and villains of a galaxy far, far away is back! See below for full details on This Is Madness: The Star Wars Character Tournament 2015, including voting information, matchups, and how you can fill out your own bracket and win some amazing prizes.

VOTING BEGINS THURSDAY, MARCH 12!

Set your hyperspace coordinates for ThisIsMadness.StarWars.com — voting on Play-In matchups is set to begin this Thursday, March 12. Once the Play-In matchups are finished, the full tournament officially kicks off on Monday, March 16. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, April 7.

In This Is Madness, characters are divided into two conferences: Light Side and Dark Side. Each conference contains four divisions: Jedi, Rebels, Scoundrels, and Republic in the Light Side; Empire & Separatists, Bounty Hunters, Sith, and Underworld in the Dark Side. New entrants this year include Hera Syndulla, Kanan Jarrus, the Inquisitor, and other fan favorites from Star Wars Rebels, Jabba the Hutt’s trusted aide (and weak-minded fool) Bib Fortuna, and more, while the slippery smuggler Hondo Ohnaka has switched sides. (The odds must be more in his favor on the Dark Side.) Once the competition begins, new matchups occur daily, and are decided by fan voting — until one hero or villain is crowned champion. Real-time matchup updates are available on the site, letting you know if your favorite characters are winning…or if you need to double your efforts and rally the troops. And once again, Tatooine’s favorite gambling Toydarian, Watto, will offer his “expert” opinion on each matchup.

Last year’s tournament saw a major upset when Obi-Wan Kenobi defeated Darth Vader in the final, 59% – 41%. Is the famed Jedi still more powerful than Vader can possibly imagine? Will Vader finally bring home the trophy for the Dark Side Conference (after two straight losses in the final)? Or will we have a new champion for the third straight year? The fans will decide, though the Emperor isn’t too happy about that.

PREDICT THE MADNESS, WIN A FETT-WORTHY BOUNTY

StarWars.com and Wookieepedia are joining their combined strengths once again to let fans participate in This Is Madness in an exciting way — and score some Force-filled prizes! Visit Predict the Madness on Wookieepedia, where you can fill out a complete bracket. Pick who you think will win each matchup and, ultimately, the tournament. Choose wisely! The most accurate brackets will qualify for incredible prizes, but you have to make the jump to lightspeed — the deadline to submit your bracket is Monday, March 16, just before the first round of This Is Madness begins.

Predict the Madness is sponsored by SMS Audio, who have donated a Fett-worthy bounty of prizes, including: 1st Prize: SMS Audio Star Wars First Edition Collectors Pack (Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Boba Fett, Storm Trooper); 2nd Prize: SMS Audio Star Wars First Edition On-Ear Headphones, Galactic Empire and Limited Edition Star Wars T-Shirt; 3rd Prize: SMS Audio Star Wars First Edition On-Ear Headphones, Rebel Alliance and SMS Audio Snap Back Cap; and more! Additional prizes from Sideshow Collectibles are also available. Last year, more than 4,500 fans entered the contest; only one had a perfect bracket.

HERE’S WHERE THE FUN BEGINS

This will be a tournament long remembered — support your favorite characters, share your vote choices, and stay tuned to StarWars.com for more on This Is Madness!

StarWars.com. All Star Wars, all the time.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Let's try to keep this bumped daily. I hate missing votes and this thread is my only reminder.

 

[Bim]

Today's matchups!

Attack of the Play-ins lol: Wedge vs C3PO, Ahsoka vs Kanan, Piett vs Veers, Cad Bane vs IG-88

Vote here: http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness

 

[Whiskey Tango]

These are actually 1 vs 1 vs 1 vs 1, I was confused until I realized it.

 

[Bim]

Yeah, some of these characters are trying to make the main draw, it seems. That voting ends in six hours t:

 

[Bim]

All right, now we've started!

Leia vs Hera and Grievous vs Inquisitor. Vote here: http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness

Man, the second one is a tough one for me!. Went with Leia and Grievous.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Gervis is so lame I am compelled to vote for the guy I've never heard of. And Leia.

 

[Bim]

lol i like Grievous.

Today's matchups: Yoda vs Qui-Gon and Jango Fett vs Greedo. Yoda and Jango get my vote t:

 

[ares834]

Seem Luke is not in this time... Da f***?

 

[Thoix]

Seem Luke is not in this time... Da f***?

Ahsoka beat Luke in the Jedi section for "play-ins".

 

[Bim]

Ahsoka beat Luke in the Jedi section for "play-ins".

I like Ahsoka and all, but i thought that was so silly lol. Oh well, i guess the Ahsoka fans just voted more.

Today' we have the battle of coundrels! Han vs Lando and Sidious vs Maul. Han and Sidious got my vote.

Vote here: http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness

 

[Thoix]

My votes so far have been:

Play-ins
Sabine Wren
Ahsoka Tano
Nute Gunray
Asajj Ventress

Full Bracket
Hera Syndulla
General Grevious
Qui-Gon Jinn
Jango Fett
Lando Calrissian
Emperor Palpatine

 

[ares834]

Ahsoka beat Luke in the Jedi section for "play-ins".

Absolutely disgusting.

 

[Bim]

New matchups today! Rex vs Gregor and Pre Vizsla vs Hondo Ohnaka. I must go with Rex and Hondo

Vote: http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Absolutely disgusting.

It's extremely lame. That Luke was even on the "play-in" list was bad enough. That should have been reserved for the obscure characters, not one of the most important ones in the franchise.

 

[Bim]

Brand new matchups today: R2 vs SabineWren and Tarkin vs Admiral Piett. R2 and Piett get my vote t:

Vote: http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness

 

[Bim]

Today's matchups: Ben Kenobi vs Ahsoka and Boba Fett vs Assaj Ventress. Kenobi and Ventress got my votes t:. We cant let Ahsoka take out Obi-Wan too, she already did that to Luke

http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness

 

[Thoix]

What's the problem with Ahsoka? She's a great character and one of the well developed characters in the whole saga. It's funny to see so many people here, on FB, and other forums taking her win over Luke as such a personal insult or something.

 

[Soapy]

I like Ahsoka and all, but i thought that was so silly lol. Oh well, i guess the Ahsoka fans just voted more.

I knew she would win because of her big re-emergence on Rebels.

 

[Bim]

What's the problem with Ahsoka? She's a great character and one of the well developed characters in the whole saga. It's funny to see so many people here, on FB, and other forums taking her win over Luke as such a personal insult or something.

For me personally, it's not something melodramatic like a personal insult, but i'd take Luke over Ahsoka, no offense. I loved her in CW, but Luke is a great character with an amazing arc.

New matchups today: http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness

Chewie vs Zeb Orrelios and Darth Vader vs Count Dooku. Poor Dooku, i'll give him my vote but i know Vader will take it lol.

 

[Doc Ock]

What's the problem with Ahsoka? She's a great character and one of the well developed characters in the whole saga. It's funny to see so many people here, on FB, and other forums taking her win over Luke as such a personal insult or something.

I don't think it's necessarily having a problem with Ahsoka, but Ahsoka winning against a much better character and IMO primary hero you look to when you think "Star Wars". I like her, but the fact she won against Luke Skywalker is silly. But the great thing about Star Wars is the fandom is so diverse.

 

[Bim]

New matchups today: Padme vs Jar Jar and Jabba vs Bib Fortuna. Padme and Jabba get my vote, but omg, Jar Jar is winning! Imagine he beats everyone LOL

http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness

 

[Thoix]

Sorry guys, but I don't see how Ahsoka beating Luke is silly. She's one of the best characters Star Wars in a whole has to offer and she herself has had terrific development so far. But hey, I respect your opinions. I'm just super stoked that both characters are back, with Ahsoka being in Rebels and Luke being in the upcoming trilogy.

Now if you want to see something very silly, look at the current match up between Padme Amidala and Jar Jar Binks. Jar Jar should win just for the laughter and chaos it would cause.

 

[Bim]

^ great thing we're all allowed to have our own opinions t:

New matchups today, both very close atm: R2 vs Leia and Tarkin vs Grievous.

http://www.starwars.com/this-is-madness