⚔ Hero Madness 2019 – Round 1 – "North" Bracket

[zephyr1]

Hero Madness 2019!

Click Here for What Hero Madness 2019 is all about

Hero Madness 2019 – The Master Hub for the Event!

Welcome to March Madness Empires and Puzzles style!

Under the guidance and supervision of our Chief Bracketologist, @RakeJay, we have created a bracket full of 128 heroes to face off with each other in…

2019 Hero Madness!

Hero Madness 2019 – The Master Hub for the Event!

March Madness? Brackets? What’s this all about?

For those unfamiliar, this contest will follow a similar format to the US NCAA men’s college basketball tournament that happens in March every year.

Here’s How It Works

There will be 7 rounds where two heroes from the game will face off against each other head-to-head in a fan vote.

You decide what’s important to you in voting, like:

• How much you like each hero

• Which hero you think looks cooler or has better art design

• Which hero is stronger or has the best special

• Which hero you’d most like to see @Petri cosplay as for the next SGG Christmas Party

…who you cast your vote for and why is completely up to you!!

The hero with more votes in each matchup will move on to the next round.

At the end, there will be one hero remaining, and they will be crowned the 2019 Hero Madness Champion.

The Voting Process

We’ll be making 4 separate Forum threads, one for each “region” of the bracket matchups. All voting will happen on the Forum.

Each thread will have a poll for each matchup — simply vote for your favorites, and stay tuned to see which heroes make it through!

Influencing Votes

To have some fun, see if you can convince other people to switch their votes to your favorites!

We’re looking forward to seeing those Aife hype train threads (looking at you @Kayo), and the Danzaburo to the Final 4 upset threads on the Forum and Reddit.

Convince your peers to vote for who you think should be the favorite and try to meme them to victory!!

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Round – North Bracket Official Results!

commentary by @zephyr1

Justice	74%	Khagan	26%	Justice is served in slow order!
Elena	64%	Rumpelstiltskin	36%	Elena burns Rumpelstiltskin’s rump!
Leonidas	16%	Joon	84%	Leonidas is blinded by the light, and Joon beams to victory!
Red Hood	59%	Queen of Hearts	41%	Hoodies are in, and crowns are out! Red Hood heads off to the next round!
Alice	76%	Domitia	24%	Domitia goes down the hole as Alice clocks a timeless victory!
Guardian Kong	11%	Lianna	89%	Guardian Kong may be Lord of the Jungle, but Lianna had a perfect shot to win!
King Arthur	86%	Kadilen	14%	Arthur proves the sword is mightier than the shield!
Azlar	39%	Marjana	61%	Marjana fights fire with fire and blazes past Azlar!
Magni	44%	Sartana	56%	In strike vs. strike, death beats out the ancients! Grimm laughs as the blue ab competitors fall!
Captain Kestrel	21%	Lady Locke	79%	Lady is first in locking in the victory!
Morgan Le Fay	71%	Richard	29%	Morgan Le Fay devours Richard into a cloud!
Mad Hatter	75%	Obakan	25%	Mad Hatter steals the win!
Captain Sargasso	15%	Vivica	85%	Sargasso is cursed by Vivica’s omni-victory!
Horghall	45%	Elkanen	55%	Horghall stays angry as Elkanen spears the victory!
Quintus	66%	Thorne	34%	Quintus shocks with a victory over Thorne’s cold finish!
Isarnia	85%	Boss Wolf	15%	Isarnia shatters Boss Wolf to a stopped mumble!

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Some Big Upsets and Some Close Calls!

Share Your Thoughts!

• Any results that surprised you?

• Questions about any of the heroes?

• What do you think about the upcoming matchups for the next round?

Start Campaigning for Round 2!

New threads for Round 2 will go live for discussion shortly, and voting for Round 2 starts tomorrow, Thursday, March 21st at 16:00 GMT!

Get ready to convince others to vote for your favorites in the next Round!

Click Here for Full Bracket Images

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Archive of Voting Process Details

Voting Schedule for this Round

• Voting Opens: Tuesday, March 19 16:00 GMT
• Voting Closes: Wednesday, March 20 23:59 GMT

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Who are you going to vote for in each matchup and why?

Discuss your choices below, and try to convince other people with logic, emotional appeals, or jokes/memes!

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Your chance to win a prize!

Here’s how to enter:

COMMENT (not just vote) and discuss which heroes you’re voting for and why!
Winners will be chosen at random, so be sure to discuss on each Round and Bracket for more chances to win!
SGG Staff will randomly pick winners from all of the entries and reward them with a small in-game gift (600 gems plus an Energy Pack)!

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And be sure to Comment and Vote on the other Brackets in this Round!

• Round 1: South Bracket
• Round 1: East Bracket
• Round 1: West Bracket

[zephyr1]

Debate & Discuss!

Ask for opinions down below, or try to convince your peers to support your favorites!

The criteria you use is totally up to you — you might go for the strongest, coolest design, most fun, or most ridiculous. It’s up to you!

Change your mind?

If you make a mistake or someone convinces you to change your mind, then you can change your vote before the polls close.

Click the button below a poll that you’ve voted on to switch back to voting mode.

Want to look at the hero art before you vote?

Thanks to @_John_Doe for organizing everyone into a rapid collecting of hero images!

Check it out and contribute: ‼ Madness requires your help! All heroes' Magnified Pics Required! Ty! ;)

If we get them all in time, hero art will be added to future rounds of polls!

Ready? Here we go!

• Justice
• Khagan

• Elena
• Rumpelstiltskin

• Leonidas
• Joon

• Red Hood
• Queen of Hearts

• Alice
• Domitia

• Guardian Kong
• Lianna

• King Arthur
• Kadilen

• Azlar
• Marjana

• Magni
• Sartana

• Captain Kestrel
• Lady Locke

• Morgan Le Fay
• Richard

• Mad Hatter
• Obakan

• Captain Sargasso
• Vivica

• Horghall
• Elkanen

• Quintus
• Thorne

• Isarnia
• Boss Wolf

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Don’t forget to comment for a chance to win!

Here’s how to enter:

COMMENT (not just vote) and discuss which heroes you’re voting for and why!
Winners will be chosen at random, so be sure to discuss on each Round and Bracket for more chances to win!
SGG Staff will randomly pick winners from all of the entries and reward them with a small in-game gift (600 gems plus an Energy Pack)!

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Now be sure to vote in the other Brackets for this Round!

• Round 1: South Bracket
• Round 1: East Bracket
• Round 1: West Bracket

[RandAlThor]

Justice vs Khagan. I think this match will be a sea of blood Both are great heroes, popular and with good designs… I predict a well-balanced match here

[zephyr1]

Red Hood vs. Queen of Hearts is the one I’m most unsure about!

[RandAlThor]

To me is absolutely clear: Red Hood for the win! Very charming design and badass skills. I wish I had pulled her last week Maybe next time QoH has also broken skills but the design is more childish to me.

[Jgmc2]

Some are really obvious like
Guardian Kong vs Lianna

But some are also tough choice (and funny)
Horghall vs Elkanen
Justice vs Khagan
X)

[zephyr1]

I think it’ll get a lot harder in the later rounds when the obvious choices are up against each other.

Which are you going to pick for the tough choices? I’m thinking Horghall and Justice, personally.

[Jgmc2]

I will also choose Horghall and Justice
Both of their special can be pretty useful when fired. But yeah slow mana.

[RandAlThor]

I will also choose Horghall and Justice. I like Genghis Khan too but I love the concept beneath Justice. When I started playing (and before I knew how to play) I was always hoping to pull Justice.

[nevarmaor]

lol Quintus v Thorne

Who is the most maligned hero?

[zephyr1]

Who is the most maligned hero?

I’d say Thorne for sure!

So does he get the pity vote?

[nevarmaor]

He certainly is more imposing than Quintus, even if it’s all a sham

[WeirdJester]

Morgan Le Fay for the win!

[zephyr1]

Richard seems pretty beatable for the first round, but it’s going to be a fierce competition in the later rounds!

Up against Mad Hatter or Obakan in the next round — guessing Mad Hatter will take that one over Obakan, and will be a popular pick when up against Morgan Le Fay.

You should start campaigning!

[Hrairoo]

Round — North Bracket: The Matchups

Justice	Khagan	-Justice is served by Khan’s order.
Elena	Rumpelstiltskin	-The RNG always wins when gambling.
Leonidas	Joon	-Any man who waxes his armpits must be tough. This…is…E&P!!!
Red Hood	Queen of Hearts	-Some assets are not meant for fighting.
Alice	Domitia	-Even with bloodshot eyes she was able to show up on time.
Guardian Kong	Lianna	-She has a perfect shot and is so out of his league.
King Arthur	Kadilen	-Seeing as she is already broken in half, I’m not sure this is even a fair fight.
Azlar	Marjana	-Because a gentleman always finishes last.
Magni	Sartana	-Her horns are larger.
Captain Kestrel	Lady Locke	-One too many pirate shots for poor Kestrel.
Morgan Le Fay	Richard	-This is the woman his mother warned him about. A devourer of vitality.
Mad Hatter	Obakan	-Mercury poisoning is deadly.
Captain Sargasso	Vivica	-Omniheal with imaginary wine.
Horghall	Elkanen	-Ents are not as powerful as elves.
Quintus	Thorne	-He unfairly picked a fight with an amputee.
Isarnia	Boss Wolf	-Prepare for the slowest battle ever. Therefore the glacial shatter is the right pace.

[zephyr1]

||-Any man who waxes his armpits must be tough. This…is…E&P!!!

Doesn’t Joon wax his entire body, though?

[Hrairoo]

Alopecia

[zephyr1]

That explains it.

[Bocioo]

The queen can only be one. Vote for Isarnia!

• Beautiful legs.
• The perfect haircut from the Italian hairdresser.
• Her sheepskin coat is very soft.
• …these legs.
• Crushing skill.
• A chilling look.

and I would forget, she has perfect legs. 20

[_John_Doe]

Hero Madness 2019 – Round 1 – "East" Bracket

@zephyr1 i will be voting only on ‘looks’. would be nice to have the ‘magnifiant glass’ pictures for them when poll is created. thx example, Gormek vs Cyprian poll

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