Round 1, Group A: Matchup 1
Ayin vs Mikado Ryuugamine (these two were in last year's tournament too!)
Reasons for being generic + Propaganda below
Ayin
Reasons:
Generic face, generic black hair. He did commit a lot of crimes but he has the most bland appearance of all time
he is the generic anime boy in the grip meme and he has black hair and yellow eyes but he's so apathetic and normal it causes him to turn away from all the people he committed atrocities against
Designed as a mock of the "everyman" - scruffy black hair, black suit, white labcoat. Only thing that stands out are his yellow eyes.
Propaganda:
In a world where: 1. A human can biologically become a 10ft tall robot; 2. Most of his employees have horns or fire or extra eyeballs growing out of their heads; 3. When he resurrected his dead girlfriend, he gave her new body a sexier voice + figure, glowing eyes, and white-blue anime hair; ... our Ayin has made the choice to remain a black-haired everyman. The only time this remotely changes is in a vision where he is depressed (grey hair) or becomes God (white hair). His yellow eyes are strikingly beautiful, but do not absolve him of his standardness.
i hate him and I also love him and he looks like 15 other guys from medias
You know that meme with the person going 😬 and gripping someone’s shoulders? The person whose shoulders are being gripped is Ayin. Most people don’t know it’s him- I didn’t for a while- because he just looks that generic.
Mikado Ryuugamine
Reasons:
if you google a picture of him. you'll understand. he's also just. Like That. he's also kinda hilariously average as a character especially when compared to the other characters in DRRR!! (such as a superhuman strength bartender who has anger issues, a headless fairy who rides a horse disguised as a motorcycle, a teenage girl who is also kind of a sword, etc.) because like. when compared to Everyone Else, he's literally just a guy. it's really funny
Short black hair, main character, dark eyes, kind of lame
Propaganda:
None, but you can refer to his previous entry in last year's bracket for more (too lazy to give a link >.<)
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I find it equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking that Masomi tried so hard to keep his friends out of... All of this.
He warns em not to go near Izaya, or Shizuo and intended to keep his involvement with the yellow scarves a secret from them.
For their own safety.
Only to learn that Anri and Mikado are just as, if not more dangerous than everyone else.
And the only one who didn't know that was him.
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My favorite “Im way smarter than I let on” Characters:
1. Lelouch Lamperouge Code Geass
2. Mikado Ryuugamine Durarara!!
3.Ayanokoji Kiyotaka Classroom of the Elite
4. Osamu Dazai Bungo Stray Dogs
5. Fai D. Flourite Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
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Round 2, Group B: Matchup 3
Tadano Hitohito vs Mikado Ryuugamine
Reasons for being generic + Propaganda below
Tadano Hitohito
Reasons:
Just a good bean. Like a kidney bean
his name is LITERALLY a play on the japanese equivalent of the phrase "just some guy". he is DESIGNED to be a generic-ass dude. everything about him is comically average.
Propaganda:
No propaganda submitted for this character
Mikado Ryuugamine
Reasons:
Short black hair and grey eyes. The sheer difference in coolness between his name and his appearance is often pointed out by other characters. He is well aware. By far, the most normal looking drr character with no particular outstanding design quirk. Even the author's editor thought the series could be a rom-com centered on Mikado. The author questioned if everyone forgot that the protagonist is actually the headless black clad biker lady. He is just that average. (this is mentioned in the third light novel's afterword.)
Very plain looking boy. Short, straight black hair and dark eyes. Not especially tall or short, he's just below average. In a world where supernatural beings and super strength exist, he doesn't have anything going for him strength wise. People see him and don't really think anything of him. Now, I wouldn't exactly describe him as "normal" but that isn't related to his looks or physical abilities (also kinda spoilers, I'd recommend watching the show). Pretty normal hobbies too, like online forums, surfing the internet and hanging out with his friends.
Propaganda:
He is KEENLY aware of how Normal he is and he hates it because he's bored. he'd be so normal if he wasn't secretly insane. at one point he stabs himself with a ballpoint pen just to intimidate a gang. But he still looks so normal when he's masterminding gang violence. If you only watch the first season of the anime he will REMAIN normal to you and just seem like a very typical shonen protagonist with some power of (internet) friendship but as soon as you get into season 2 or volume 4 of the novels you will quickly see Mikado's descent into madness because he's just an adrenaline junkie. I want to study him like a bug. At one point he aquires a gun and it's horrible for everybody.
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