A tournament for the Ages!

[Oerba Yun Fang [The Desperado]]

A salute to Caesar!
Bow your head;
Pray to the gods -
You'll soon be dead.

You've something to prove
So ready your blade.
There's no time to lose
For respects have been paid.

You find your opponent.
You dodge his attack.
With a quick thrusting jab,
You fire right back.

But your sword hits no mark
Though honorably sought,
And in your distraction,
Off-guard you are caught.

Get past the pain, and you'll die with such glory
Generations to come will still tell your story.
Stain red the sand and make them all see;
A gladiator no longer - you're finally free.

- Poem from deviantArt

[Oerba Yun Fang [The Desperado]]

THE RULES
No retreat, no surrender. That is Spartan law. And by Spartan law, we will stand and fight... and die. A new age has begun: an age of freedom! And all will know that 300 Spartans gave their last breath to defend it!
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• Please first and foremost, Sign up for the tournament if you wish to participate. Do not Private message a staff member, please post in the thread allotted for signup. If you fail to acknowledge this rule, then you will not be allowed to participate whatsoever.
  
  
• You are allowed only One character to partake in this battle tournament with. It would be very unfair to others if you had four characters partaking and someone else had one. It would mean you would have four chances to win instead of someone else. So, to prevent this, One character per person, so choose wisely.
  
  
• Do not, and I repeat Do not complain about who your character is facing. All match-ups will be done using a randomizer from random.org, If you complain, then you're forfeiting the match, therefore forfeiting your chance at winning any of the prizes.
  
  
• Staff will monitor all threads and deem when the fight is complete and a winner will be announced. If you feel like the thread is complete, you may contact any of the staff to take a look and give their judgement. If they do not feel it is complete, then you must continue.
  
  
• You must post in your allotted match-up at least once a week, if you do not post in that time slot then you automatically forfeit the match up and will not move onto the next round.
  
  
• Please do not god-mod. As stated above, staff will be monitoring any threads related to this tournament and if you are caught god-modding or meta-gaming you will be disqualified and unable to continue in the tournament.
  
  
• This tournament is enter at your own risk, your character may very well die in the tournament, however thanks to the magic surrounding the Colosseum, your character will be revived by the goddess shortly.
  
  
• ALL abilities are allowed, from the stocked abilities you have gained from posting here on the forum to signature abilities and even your summon. Please feel free to go all out on everyone you face, don't be afraid to rock the boat!
  
  
• Have fun, Seriously guys, this is about having fun and just enjoying a battle tournament. If you have a side you're rooting for go for it, heck for fun you could make yourself a Team banner for your signature and sport it around the forum. The main part of this and the most important part is for you guys to have fun!
  

[Oerba Yun Fang [The Desperado]]

TOURNAMENT SELECTION
Give them nothing! But take from them... everything!
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• Please Apply below using the appropriate form.
  
  
• Opponent selection will be semi-random. Characters will be separated into three tiers. Low, Middle and Top. Low being characters below level four. Middle being level five to level ten. and Top being characters between Level eleven and level fifteen. Once your character has been put into the correct tier, then your opponent will be randomly selected from someone in the same tier.
  
  
• You may not enter any more than one 1 character. If you are caught doing otherwise, your characters will be disqualified and unable to compete.
  
  
• Battles will progress in a bracket style. Starting with the first set of competitors being the most and through match-ups whittling it down to the final two.
  
  
• If you had a discrepancy with who you are facing, please contact myself or another administrator about it. If the discrepancy is valid we'll help find a solution.
  

[Oerba Yun Fang [The Desperado]]

TOURNAMENT PRIZES
The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant, that few stood against many, and that before this battle is over, even a god-king can bleed.
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LOW TIER PRIZES

• 1000 Gil
  
  
• 30 LP
  
  
• Chocobo Voucher - You get the ability to summon a chocobo to your side for one thread! As soon as the chocobo is scared off however, you cannot summon it back. Lose on use.
  
  
• Pure Quartz - Allows your character to gain one signature sub-ability per crystal purchased. Limit of 3 sub-abilities. You do not lose this item on use.
  
  
• Pure Gold - Allows a/another custom, unique, or non-shop magic item to be equipped to your character. You do not lose this item on use
  

MIDDLE TIER PRIZES

• 3000 Gil
  
  
• 75 LP
  
  
• Chocobo Flute - A magical flute that allows the user to summon and dismiss a chocobo as they please! This is a multi-use item.
  
  
• Pure Quartz - Allows your character to gain one signature sub-ability per crystal purchased. Limit of 3 sub-abilities. You do not lose this item on use.
  
  
• Summon Battle Stone - Don't have your summon yet? Think you're more than strong enough to take on your summon? Use this stone to force your summon from hiding and fighting right then and there. You will lose this item after it's use.
  
  
• Pure Gold - Allows a/another custom, unique, or non-shop magic item to be equipped to your character. You do not lose this item on use
  
  
• 5x Tickets - Allows your character to utilize the airships providing transportation between these locales:
  Midgar ( Southeastern Continent )
  Rabanastre ( Western Continent )
  Archades ( Northern Continent )
  One ticket per airship ride; non-refundable; keep your hands and feet inside the ship at all times and keep an eye on your valuables, Highwind and Bros. is not responsible for your lost or stolen items!
  

TOP TIER PRIZES

• 10,000 Gil
  
  
• 100 LP
  
  
• Chocobo Flute - A magical flute that allows the user to summon and dismiss a chocobo as they please! This is a multi-use item.
  
  
• Pure Quartz - Allows your character to gain one signature sub-ability per crystal purchased. Limit of 3 sub-abilities. You do not lose this item on use.
  
  
• Summon Battle Stone - Don't have your summon yet? Think you're more than strong enough to take on your summon? Use this stone to force your summon from hiding and fighting right then and there. You will lose this item after it's use.
  
  
• Pure Gold - Allows a/another custom, unique, or non-shop magic item to be equipped to your character. You do not lose this item on use
  
  
• 5x Tickets - Allows your character to utilize the airships providing transportation between these locales:
  Midgar ( Southeastern Continent )
  Rabanastre ( Western Continent )
  Archades ( Northern Continent )
  One ticket per airship ride; non-refundable; keep your hands and feet inside the ship at all times and keep an eye on your valuables, Highwind and Bros. is not responsible for your lost or stolen items!
  
  
• Pure Amethyst - Allows a secondary weapon to be equipped. You do not lose this item on use.
  
  
• Limit Break - Gives free rein to bypass the canon OR OC limit (2 and 3 respectively) by one more character. One upgrade per purchase, cannot be stacked in a single category. Max limit is 3 canons and 4 OCs.
  

[Oerba Yun Fang [The Desperado]]

TOURNAMENT ENTRIES
Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... For tonight, we dine in hell!
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LOW TIER

• Axel
  
• Vincent Valentine
  
• Hope Esthiem
  
• Aqua
  
• Arngrim
  
• Nel Zelpher
  
• Gungir Alexander Clave
  
• Faye
  

MIDDLE TIER

• Lenneth
  
• Akira Valice
  
• 
  

TOP TIER

• Oerba Yun Fang
  
• Lightning Farron
  
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To Enter
A small piece of parchment flutters into your hand, as if materializing from nowhere. Odd, it seems to have a form to enter this tournament...

[b]Character Name:[/b] Name of your character
[b]Character Tier:[/b] Look in the selection post for guide
[b]Possesses Summon:[/b] Yes or No
[b]Magic or Physical user:[/b] Do you use mainly physical or magical attacks?
[b]Other:[/b] Anything else you may want to tell the staff about the character you're entering.

[Axel]

Character Name: Axel
Character Tier: Lower Tier
Possesses Summon: No
Magic or Physical user: Physical
Other: Nothing that I know of

[Oerba Yun Fang [The Desperado]]

Character Name: Oerba Yun Fang
Character Tier: Top Tier
Possesses Summon: Yes
Magic or Physical user: Physical
Other: Fang possesses a transformational ability.

[Vincent Valentine]

Character Name: Vincent Valentine
Character Tier: Lower Tier
Possesses Summon: No
Magic or Physical user: physical
Other: Vincent's Signature and Sub Abilities are both Transformations, Chaos and Galian Beast respectively.

[mystery9]

Character Name:Lenneth
Character Tier:Middle Tier
Possesses Summon:No
Magic or Physical user:Physical,but has white magic abilities.
Other:While she possesses little variety in ability styles,Lenneth has a very strong defensive combo with Divine Body +Valkyrie Garb + Area Barrier. Making her more difficult to damage then her LV may indicate.

[haptic]

Character Name: Hope
Character Tier: Low Tier
Possesses Summon: No
Magic or Physical user: Magic, but has physical abilities and weapon.
Other: The Skycutter can be used as a physical weapon, but out of habit and having an odd sort of weapon in comparison to others, he chooses to use more magic abilities.

[Akira Valice]

Character Name: Akira Valice
Character Tier: Middle Tier
Possesses Summon: No
Magic or Physical user: Physical
Other: She's got a couple of forms so...she'll be tough, most likely.

[arngrim]

Character Name: Arngrim
Character Tier: Lower Tier
Possesses Summon: No
Magic or Physical user: ARNGRIM SMAAASH! [Physical]
Other: Not that I know of yet. Ono

[Aqua]

Character Name: Aqua
Character Tier: Low Tier
Possesses Summon: No
Magic or Physical user: Magical but with physical capabilities.
Other: --

[Lightning Farron]

Character Name: Lightning Farron
Character Tier: Top
Possesses Summon: Yes
Magic or Physical user: Physical, offensive magick augmented.
Other: Possibly plot-related.

[Nel Zelpher]

Character Name: Nel Zelpher
Character Tier: Low tier
Possesses Summon: No
Magic or Physical user: Physical and magical.
Other: May or may not be relevant to her plot.