Firewind
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"When bloody portals began to open in the sky, and the twisted figures began to stumble out, it was a sign to all that things were about to change. A world consumed by fire, by madness. And its sole hope lies with those who answer the call... An original character tournament different from any other; laden with horror, deception, a role for those who lose their rounds, and at the end, a chance for the winner to gain additional glory... at the risk of destroying everything they have worked for."
—Firewind's Front Page
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Firewind is an Original Character Tournament, run on the art website Deviantart. It is currently at its semifinal round. In it, portals start appearing in the entrants' different worlds, leading them into a barren, deserted landscape. Some of the entrants enter of their own will after seeing a maimed and butchered dying person come out of a portal and listening to the message recorded in a green cylinder he or she was carrying through. But of course, it's all a trap.
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Round 1 Summary
- Shawn & Hayden v. Bikuta & Dawn. Winner: Bikuta & Dawn.
- Slick v. Troy "Hunter". Winner: Hunter.
- Mira v. Cyl. Winner: Cyl.
- Diavolvo & Skyler v. Elfi. Winner: Both sides.
After Skyler and Diavolvo encounter the high-spirited Elfi, it doesn't take long for the three to decide to form a group, despite some initial reluctance on Skyler's part. |
- Seth v. Corruption. Winner: Corruption.
- Ozzy v. Alkarin & Jade. Winner: Alkarin & Jade.
- Seläh v. Zane. Winner: Zane.
- Lawrence v. Clemency. Winner: Lawrence.
Lawrence had been cornered by a flock of patchwork monsters only to be saved by Clemency, who grew rapidly suspicious of the other after he addressed him by his real name, Evan. |
- Shun & Minako v. Gin & Melvin. Winner: Gin & Melvin.
- Skeiphes v. Oharue. Winner: Oharue.
- Chi & Blitz v. Lis. Winner: Chi & Blitz.
- Fergus Farrell & Phena v. Kelv. Winner: Farrell & Phena.
- Aeon v. BluRai. Winner: BluRai.
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- Xero v. Caleb. Winner: Caleb.
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- Pascha & Pyotr v. Zack & Luda. Winner: Neither side.
Due to a double withdrawal by the OCs' owners, this fight never occured. |
- Eugene v. Talan & Siene. Winner: Talan & Siene.
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Round 2 Summary
- Zane (Seläh) v. Oharue. Winner: Zane.
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- Cyl (Mira) v. Caleb. Winner: Cyl.
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- Bikuta & Dawn (Hayden) v. Talan & Siene. Winner: Talan & Siene.
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- Lawrence v. Corruption. Winner: Corruption.
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- Farrell & Phena (Kelv) v. Gin & Melvin. Winner: Farrell & Phena.
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- Elfi (Diavolvo & Skyler) v. Hunter (Slick).
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- BluRai v. Chi & Blitz (Lis). Winner: Chi & Blitz.
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- Diavolvo & Skyler (Elfi) v. Alkarin & Jade. Winner: Alkarin & Jade.
The round starts with a sneak peek into Alkarin's Dark and Troubled Past , followed by the sky-flying Diavolvo, Sklyer, and Elfi, who spot the duo. With a little humor and distrust on both Jade and Skyler's parts, the group manages to get together and trudge on. An ominous glimpse of Asmodeus at the end, however, does not bode well for the group. |
Round 3 Summary
- Zane (Seläh, Oharue) v. Corruption. Winner: Zane.
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- Alkarin & Jade (Elfi, Diavolvo & Skyler) v. Cyl (Mira). Winner: Alkarin & Jade.
- Talan & Siene (Bikuta & Dawn, Hayden) v. Chi & Blitz (BluRai, Ozzy). Winner: Talan & Siene.
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- Farrell & Phena (Kelv) v. Hunter (Slick, Elfi, Diavolvo & Skyler, Xero, Zack & Luda). Winner: Farrel & Phena.
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Semifinals Summary
- Alkarin & Jade (Elfi, Diavolvo & Skyler) v. Farrell & Phena (Kelv). Winner: ???.
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- Talan & Siene (Bikuta & Dawn, Hayden) v. Zane (Seth, Shawn). Winner: ???.
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Final Summary
- ??? v. ???. Winner: ???.
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This OCT provices examples of:
- Applied Phlebotinum: This is an unspoken rule in just about all things Firewindland.
- Bloody Hilarious: Right after the exit to the cave Blitz, Lis and Chi are sleeping in falls on Chi, the trio are stuck in a pitch-black hole. Unfortunately, when Chi lights her hand up to allow her partners to see their surroundings, the first thing poor Lis sees is the fact that Dark's face seems to be gone. He struggles to connect coherent sounds as a result.
- Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: See "Love Interests."
- Cue the Sun: [[spoiler:In Round 2 acid rain besieges Synod. It stops right after BluRai kills Chi. Or does she?
- Dark and Troubled Past: Al, Chi, Siene, Talan, Skyler, Asmodeus, Zane, Hunter, Slick. Obviously, this is a common trend among Firewindland tourists (and residents, too).
- Also, Legion.
- Darkest Hour: BluRai gets hers around the Despair Event Horizon mentioned below.
- Defeat Means Friendship: Are you really surprised to find this here?
- Despair Event Horizon: See 'No Holds Barred Beatdown' below. Darkest Hour also happens around that point for BluRai.
- Distress Call: The thing that lured the entrants in in the first place.
- Empty Promise: Everything.
- Everybody's Dead, Dave: Talan's assault on the Zheshid outpost ends this way.
- Exactly What It Says On the Tin: Made true in Round 3, when an actual FIERY WIND was unleashed on the entrants.
- Famed in Story: The Fall of Synod.
- Fridge Horror: Related to Lampshade Hanging below, as the audience wouldn't otherwise have thought of the girl's fate.
- Giant Flyer: Victor's mount.
- Ho Yay: Chi and Blitz.
- Horse of a Different Color: Victor's mount.
- Ironic Echo: Chi's comeback in Round 2 from right after the Cue the Sun mentioned above. It falls perfectly in the first kind of this trope.
Chi: "You're...fighting...ME...remember?!" |
- Lampshade Hanging: In Round 2, Jade asks about the dead girl Al had brought along.
- Love Interests: Elfi/Skyler, Phena/Drake, BluRai/Aeon, Jade/Al, Dawn/Bikuta, Ozzy/Ozzy.
- Mirror Morality Machine: The Parasites.
- Morality Dial: If it hasn't happened, it will.
- Musicalis Interruptus: Oharue does this to Skeiphes when he's singing This is Halloween by hitting him in the face with her pole arm. She does this several more times throughout the fight but Skeiphes isn't aways singing when it happens.
- Nightmare Fuel: Cemented base for the OCT.
- Nightmare Retardant: Oharue's reaction to Skeiphes turning into Oogie Boogie...
Oharue: So now you're a giant grey marshmallow. Real scary... |
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Chi's fate in round 3. Darkest Hour and Desperate Event Horizon also occur around this time for [BluRai].
- Only a Flesh Wound: Directly connected to Bloody Hilarious above, as Chi calmly dismisses her missing face in favor of trying to calm the hysterical Lis down.
- Our Monsters Are Different: Local fauna and some of the entrants, too.
- The Plan: Also everything.
- Running Gag: The frilly dress.
- Surprise Vehicle: The dropship sent to recover Kelv.
- Time Travel: Some of the portals dragged on to the future of some worlds.
- Unwitting Pawn: The point of the OCT.
- Why Won't You Die?: Talan shouts this amidst his gruesome tearing of Chi's upper body, after seeing slit throats, impalements, and painful facelifts don't quite work to bring her down for good.