The tournament is currently on hold until we have more people interested in it~!

Help spread the word!

The Flaw System is now optional!
Unexplained Technology is Usable!
Optional Exhibition Matches!
Wider Scope of Nanotechnology!

Infomercial Animation here: Revised Rule Infomercial
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Questions, comments, concerns, and complaints will (for the most part) be taken seriously as to provide the best Original Character Tournament Experience!

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We will be aiming for 64 Slots (totaling 32 battles for Round One) for the Tournament!
That's six rounds of Tournament Madness!


Audition Process:

Depict in comic, flash, or some other art form the following to create your audition piece!

So you can write, but not draw?

Try to pair up with someone who can!

Teamwork/Teams of up to three Artists are allowed~!

As for Entry Teams, there can be one pilot only, but there can be up to two support characters who can be directors, assistants, mechanics, and other support roles

The Time: Up to a week before the Day of the Tournament

The Place: Your Original Character's Country

Some Sample Scenarios:

Your Original Character is in one shape or form "working on" his or her Mech, as well as his or her Jet.

Your Original Character demonstrates their ability in the three categories of Body, Mech, and Aerial Combat in a "Demonstration" for a Government Official of your country.

Your Original Character is simply training for the Tournament, and the entry does some peeking into that.

Your Original Character is putting together a demo video to be viewed by the Government.

Be creative!

Requirements
You must show, in one form or another, all three of your Tournament Entries (Body, Mech, Jet) in your Audition, as well as show off some of their skills.

This can be in short comic form, animation, etc.

It does not have to be an elaborate/long piece.

Just be sure it shows yourself off as an artist.

Your Character must encounter at least one of the flaws specified in your references, and provides some sort of justification as to why it's okay to have that flaw, or demonstrate a "workaround". These can be simply mentioned, or can be visually shown. NOW OPTIONAL!
Example 1: "Sure, my Mega Cannon only has one shot, but it's absolutely brilliant! It's got One-Hit-Wonder capabilities!"
Example 2: "And the only problem the test pilots had was that they threw up after every test run. Too many Gs in the cockpit. But that's about it."

Your Character's Country should either be a real one or a plausibly real one (Unless it's a unified version of multiple real ones). Private Principalities are allowed to a degree.

Your Character's Country cannot be a country that is no longer in current existence, like the USSR, for example.

Your Character should not be from a Continent as a whole (like the Eastern Alliance in its entirety).

Your Reference Sheets and Auditions should be sent here via a note. Notes that ~Damaged-Tournament receives will be opened in in the order received. Entries will be added based on the order they are noted to ~Damaged-Tournament, not in the order they are uploaded to Deviantart.

Submitting a Reference Sheet without an Audition will not guarantee a country slot! It will only temporarily hold one for you! If someone else submits an entry for your country, it will replace yours (if another valid Audition has the other slot).

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To the Artist
You will be coming up with one Original Character (can be a new one or a modified existing one) to compete in the World Tournament.

This character will be from a particular country in the world; come up with something creative about your "semi-post-apocalyptic" country!

There can only be two entrants per country; if your character HAS to be from Germany, for example, and both slots are taken, you can make their country of origin Germany, with your character leaving and being hired by another country for the games.

The Countries still exist within the Damaged world, but the following changes exist:
North and South America (as well as Central) belong to the "New American Alliance"
Europe and Asia belong to the "Eastern Republic"
Greenland, Australia, and Africa remain Neutral (Though they may participate)
Africa is no longer comprised of many third-world countries, and is a relatively technologically advanced continent (albeit slightly behind the current).

There are many types of people in the Damaged world.

What this means to the Artist: Pretty much anything goes, except for angels/demons/demi-gods/time divers/extra-dimensional beings of ultimate power. You can modify your OC to be Machina. Machina is quite "customizable" though. Have a question regarding eligibility? Note ~Damaged-Tournament with your issue~!

Nanotechnology is doable too!

Example: An Original Character would be an anthropomorphic Wolf with laser beams (whatever). You can have him as a customized Machina, explaining the wolf-like speed and strength, along with his Shoop-Da-Woop abilities.

All characters will need to somehow be able to pilot a Mech, as well as some sort of fighter jet.

If your characters are Machina, an N-Link Piloting Download will be made available, or they can directly interface (This means that yes, you'll be able to pilot a mech/jet regardless).

New "Flaw" System! NOW OPTIONAL!
Now, each of your three entries can have a "Flaw"! Feel free to choose one from the list, or consult one of the judges with your input! Flaws are designed to provide better opportunities for subplot development, and also the general overcoming of hardship.

-Short Battery Life: Your OC/Mech/Jet has a limited battery supply and can only fight for short periods of time before recharging.
-Overheating: Your OC/Mech/Jet has an overheating problem. Too much prolonged combat/anything tends to cause your system to temporarily shut down or get weaker.
-Too much G-Force in Cockpit: Your Mech/Jet tosses and turns the pilot to an alarming rate, and might prohibit prolonged use of high manuverability.
-Unbalanced: Your OC/Mech/Jet is a bit on the awkwardly-designed side. You've got all this neat stuff on you, but you tip over easily, or you can't maneuver as well.
-Low Thruster Output: Your Mech/Jet is not that great at maneuvering, and your top speed is not impressive by any means.
-Low Weapons Output: Your OC/Mech/Jet has a weak set of weapons. Sure, a direct hit to an exposed power supply ought to do damage, but there's no armor-piercing capabilities here.
-Low/Poor/No Armor: Your OC/Mech/Jet has little to no armor, and the simplest of weapons could easily mean trouble for you.
-Uncooperative AI: Your Mech/Jet has an advanced AI helping you out, but then again, it only helps you out when it wants to be helpful. This can definitely mean trouble if you don't watch out...
-Weak Joints: Your OC/Mech has weak joints. Hey, you could be old, or maybe your joints haven't been greased in a while? Anyhow, this is probably going to dampen your day if you're up against someone extremely fast...
-Heavy/Slow: Sure, your OC/Mech/Jet might be heavily armored or armed to the teeth, but what does that do to your mobility? You're slower than average, but that's nothing you can't overcome... Right?
-Unarmed: Your OC/Mech has no actual weapons and relies heavily on physical combat. This also includes built-in projectile/sword-type weapons, but not hit-enhancers like heated fists.
-Exposed Weakness: Your OC/Mech/Jet has a known exposed weakness that would prove disastrous if you were to receive a direct hit.
-Defective/Sabotaged: Your Mech/Jet has some aspect of it either defective (like an experimental weapon) or sabotaged by another competing country.
-Limited Ammunition: Your OC/Mech/Jet might have some amazing firepower, but how long does that last? You must provide a finite number for ammunition, and actually keep track of it. There will be time to replenish up to 25% (Rounded Down) of your ammunition between rounds. This also can be applied toward "Limited-Use" weapons that should be discarded after use.
-No Long-Range Weaponry: Your OC/Mech has some pretty impressive short-range weaponry, but you've got no projectiles. Well, aside from what you can throw at them, I guess.
-Vulnerable Thrusters: Your Mech/Jet has thrusters that can easily be damaged. While this might not cause you to explode (it might), it will dramatically decrease your mobility and speed.
-Long Reload Time: Your OC/Mech/Jet has weapons that are truly amazing, but it takes quite a long time to reload; possibly until the end of the round.
-Reload Vulnerability: Your OC/Mech/Jet's reloading mechanism is one that requires more attention than most, and therefore makes you vulnerable during reloading.
-Single-Use Weapons/Thrusters: Your OC/Mech/Jet has one (possibly two) extremely powerful weapon(s), but they're single-use, and must be retired/discarded after use. These weapons will not be eligible for post-round Ammunition Replenishment.

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Entrant Roster
This is by no means a complete list, and countries will be added as entrants "claim" them.

Remember! There can be up to TWO entrants per Country!

You can enter with any number of entrants, but only one will be chosen per artist, and please only take one country slot per artist! This means that both of your two entries cannot take the "Germany Slot," for example.

Also, just because your country is within an allied grouping of countries, this does not mean much has changed within your specific country. The government structure, the culture, the social norms, the customs, the mores, all of these may very well be exactly the same as it is now.

New American Alliance
United States:
Canada:
Mexico:
Columbia:
Venezuela:
Brazil:
Peru:
Argentina:

Eastern Republic (Asia)
Japan: ~Gantzgun74 [link] (Temporary Placeholder)
China:
Korea:
Mongolia:
Vietnam:
Thailand:
Malaysia:
Indonesia:

Eastern Republic (Europe)
United Kingdom:
Germany:
Ireland:
Spain:
France:
Portugal:
Norway:
Sweden:
Denmark:
Italy:
Greece:
Russia:

Eastern Republic (Middle East)
Israel:
Pakistan:
Iraq:
Iran:
Saudi Arabia:
Afghanistan:

Neutral Greenland/Iceland
Greenland:
Iceland:

Neutral Oceania/Australia
Australia:
New Zealand:
Papua New Guinea:
Solomon Islands:
Fiji:

Neutral Africa
Egypt:
Sudan:
Algeria:
Nigeria:
Cameroon:
Uganda:
Kenya:
Zimbabwe:
South Africa:
Madagascar:

Polar Facilities/Colonies
The Northern Arctic:
Antarctica:

Private Principalities
Private Principality of Machinapolis: ~5un-wuk0ng (Temporary Placeholder)


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Sponsors and Prizes:
There are currently three prizes so far, though more will (most likely appear as sponsors jump in)

1st Place
3-month Subscription from =SFukuda
Short Animation from =SFukuda

2nd Place
1-month Subscription from =SFukuda

The winner will also be written into the Damaged series as well as the RPG that is currently in the works.