Hello everyone. It's that time of year again. Welcome to the SFW Autumn Awards (which I have conveniently decided to start four days earlier than expected because I can).
Now, I should warn you all that I will be doing something different for the nomination process. By that, I mean the introduction of a new set of rules that may or may not become permanent. For now, just consider this a test. The purpose of these rules is to help balance the number of self-nominations, which has become a notable issue with the Awards in the past.
So here are the new rules. Please read them carefully to avoid confusion:
- Users are allowed to make three self-nominations by default. A single article that is submitted into more than one category counts as multiple nominations.
- In order to submit more of their articles, users must nominate other people's pages. Every three other-user nominations grants a user one additional self-nomination. Picture nominations count as half an article.
- Self-removal of other-user nominations will result in a deduction from the nomination total. If this results in a user not having enough other-user nominations for each self-nomination, then the most recent self-nomination will be removed.
- If a user requests that their article be removed from the nomination pool and it was another user that had requested it to be there, no deduction will be made from their nomination total. Exploitation of this rule will result in removal of the offender's self-nominations.
- Users are responsible for keeping track of the number of self-nominations and other-user nominations. It would be a good idea for them to leave an update at the end of every nomination they make so it is easier to keep tabs.
As for the general rules:
- Nominations that won the last awards in a category that had at least five contestants are barred from this season.
- Pages that mainly have to do with content that is considered canon to the Sonic franchise are barred from the Awards. For example: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (User117's Universe), Chaos Emerald, or Sonic Adventure 2: Battle.
- Pages must meet the article standards.
And now, the categories! I've removed a few from last times and introduced a few newcomers, so let's see how it works out!
♥ = Self-nomination
♦ = Other-user nomination
Best Character[]
Best Male[]
- Tye The Hedgehog (♥)
- Gears the Ferret (♦)
- Deadline the Lizard (♥)
- Whirlwind the Hedgehog (♦)
- Ignis Darkblood (♦)
- Ember the Leopard (♦)
- Will the Echidna (♦)
- Fredrick the Deer (♦)
- Siron von Sand Cat (♦)
- Hiero the Hawk (♦)
Best Female[]
- Sapphie the Wolf (♥)
- Phantom the Mink (♦)
- Yin the Peahen (♦)
- Lucinda the Angelfox (♦)
- Anne Taeking (♦)
- Alice Maeda (♦)
- Fantasm the Psychic (♦)
- Melonn Spinelli (♦)
- Tamaru Ono (♦)
- Arna the Tasmanian Devil (♥)
- Willow the Chandelure (♥)
Best New Character[]
Requirement: The character cannot have been made before July 10th of 2014.
- Spectre (♥)
- Azami the Husky-Cat Hybrid (♥)
- Gears the Ferret (♥)
- Sartorius Vhan (♥)
- Sapphie the Wolf (♦)
- Aeristyvus the Stag Beetle (♦)
Best Hero[]
- Tye The Hedgehog (♥)
- Alfred the Ancient (♦)
- Will the Echidna (♦)
- Nikki "Nikkell" The Hedgehog (♦)
- Violet the Hedgehog (♦)
- Beat the Cat (♦)
- Charlotte the Arctic Hare (♦)
- Crymson the Cat (♦)
- Cryo the Wolf (♦)
- Ember the Leopard (♦)
- Fredrick the Deer (♦)
- K.A.N.I. the Nanite Rabbit (♦)
- Blitz the Wolf (♥)
- Ricardo the Wolf (♥)
- Keela Tyris The Hedgehog (♥)
Best Villain[]
- Necross the Demonic (♦)
- Nightmare the Lycalo (♦)
- ilis the Goat Sorcerer (♥)
- Marcus the Wolf (♦)
- Oblivion the Hedgehog (♦)
- Sigma the Tyrant (♥)
- Darkyle The Hedgehog (♥)
- Edmund the Vulture (♦)
- Reynold the Drop Bear (♦)
Best Neutral[]
- Tsubomi the Cat Hybrid (♦)
- Nocmere (♦)
- Toxicity the Ocelot (♦)
- Checkers the Husky (♥)
- Orchid the Wolf (♦)
Best Chaotic[]
A newcomer! A character in this category can be good, evil, or neutral. However, one thing for certain is that they don't follow the law. Who is the outlawest of outlaws?
- Alistair "Blackjack" the Husky (♦)
- Nudge the Lopunny (♦)
- Ruination the Hedgehog (♥)
- Raynard the Vampire Bat (♥)
- Diablo the Pyro (♥)
Best Lawful[]
A newcomer! A character in this category can be good, evil, or neutral. However, one thing for certain is that the law governs their everyday actions. Who is the best when it comes to following the book o' rules?
- Capon (♥)
- Alyssa the Dog (♥)
- Agent Jacob Lawson (♦)
- Tharros Polemistis (♦)
- Vlad the Komodo Dragon (♦)
- Ryder The Hedgehog (♦)
Strongest Character[]
- Sapphie the Wolf (♥)
- Sirus Mionium (♥)
- Ignis Darkblood (♦)
- Orin the Dragon (♦)
- Norbert the Dragon (♦)
Best Speaker[]
This category will be replacing Best Quote. Along with a character nomination, users must submit an example of one of the character's best quotes (a maximum of three quotes are allowed to be submitted with a nomination).
- Johnny "Guitar" (♥)
Quotes:
- "Nothing is for nothing. Every nothing we do does something. The air you are breathing while you are here, doing nothing, is doing something: giving you the capacity to live and do nothing. The air is graceful enough to let you continue doing nothing, which, as I said before, is something. That something isn't good, though, doing nothing, which is a something, is something that proves you are not reliable enough for people to trust you with something or to do something. People who see crimes on the street and do nothing are doing something: letting a bad person do a bad something. The good person, instead of a bad nothing, does a good something to stop the bad people doing bad somethings. They, in the end, will be remembered for their courage to do a good something. What I'm saying is that you are defined not just by the somethings you do, but also the nothings. So what are you going to do: A good something that will put an end to the bad people doing the bad somethings and make some things better, or do nothing which is a something that allows bad people to do bad somethings?"
—Johnny on moral values
- Ignis Darkblood (♦)
Quotes:
- "They gave me a new and more meaningful purpose... To protect those I love... I have seen it through once... and I will do so AGAIN!"
—Ignis to Axalon after fighting the Cypher Unit himself in Terminal Endgame
- Sapphie the Wolf (♦)
Quotes:
- "Strength is subjective, but you're weak from any perspective!"
—Sapphie
- "Once, I was power-hungry. I wanted to surpass and break through any limits that were in my way to achieve my goals by any means necessary, whether them being good or bad. However, with the help of my friends, I was able to open my eyes and want to become something even beyond than becoming the strongest. They showed me... the path of truth. Now it's time for me to repay them for what they have done to me... guarding and protecting the lives of the people of this world!"
—Dimitri Harmonia Prinus the Echidna
- Maxwell the Fox (♦)
- "Don't be dependent of what others think of you! Embrace your ideals and move forward, even if it means walking a lone path. Don't just become an idol; become the stars and shine even brighter!"
—Maxwell the Fox
- Orchid the Wolf (♦)
- "For some reason I'm just bad at everything I've wanted to do with my life. I have a bad singing voice, I'm too much of a coward to ever go into space, and I'm just about the hammiest actor I know. I doubt I'll ever become a well-known or famous artist, either. But while I've had quite a few dreams broken before I even got to middle school, I'm not going to give up trying to reach even a little closer to them, minus the astronaut thing, of course. I'll probably never be able to make a life based around my hobbies, but they'll be hobbies forever, and I never plan on completely forsaking them just because I'm not very good now. And no, I'm not bashing my abilities saying I'm bad; by saying stuff like this, I'm giving myself the drive and motivation I need to help me improve! Hey, it works. I've already improved a lot."
—Orchid the Wolf
- Blitz the Wolf (♦)
- "Seriously, though... thanks for saving my tail back there. I almost thought I didn't make it... if only you could have made it too... Looking back all those years ago, I wonder what would have happened if I had decided to take up your offer of ruling the mortals by your side..."
—Blitz the Wolf at Krieg's grave three months after the end of Savage Retribution
Best Looks[]
Most Handsome Male and Most Beautiful Female have now become subcategories!
Most Handsome Male[]
- Twilight the Lycalo (♦)
- Kai the Wolf (♦)
- Hiero the Hawk (♦)
- Alistair "Blackjack" the Husky (♦)
- Smash The Echidna (♦)
- Blitz the Wolf (♦)
- Overload the Jammer (♥)
- Freeze A. Aerion (♦)
- Aeon the Hedgehog (♦)
- Ryder The Hedgehog (♦)
Most Beautiful Female[]
- Orchid the Wolf (♥)
- Kloey the Fox (♦)
- Sango The Raccoon (♦)
- Crystal The Fox (♦)
- Regina the Hedgemouse (♦)
- Tsubomi the Cat Hybrid (♦)
- Althaia the Cat Hybrid (♦)
- Valencia the Vampire Werefox (♦)
- Hourglass the Coyote (♦)
- Zircon the Cat (♦)
- Nudge the Lopunny (♦)
- Melonn Spinelli (♦)
- Normla the Sugar Glider (♦)
- Freckles Jeeperchomp (♦)
- Decibel the Chameleon (♥)
- Ziggy the Butterfly (♦)
- Astraia "Astri" Winters (♦)
- Kinomi Fox (♦)
Best Joke Character[]
This category is an exception to the first general rule. Previous winners are allowed to be consecutively nominated.
- SparkleDeath the EchiWolf-DogJaguar (♥)
- Linux the Penguin (♥)
- Original the Character (♦)
- Corn Dog the Hedgehog (♦)
- Heidi Rose (♥)
- Princess Raven Tahira Sparklelicious Mirror the Hedgepanda (♦)
- Richard the Rooster (♥)
- Toby Ski (♥)
Best Group[]
- Inferno Strikers (♥)
- Mobian Media Network (♦)
- Prower Broadcasting Corporation (♦)
- Seven Fangirls From Hell (♦)
- Void Masters (♦)
- O'Clock Family (♥)
Best Location[]
- Saari (♥)
- Matai-Mobi (♦)
- Parkview (♦)
- Federal Republic of Emeraldsbourg (♦)
Best Fangame[]
- Darkness Trigger: Surge of Shadows (♦)
- Sonic Shockwave Riders (♦)
- The Chronicles of Sonic the Hedgehog: Legend of the Golden Epics (♦)
- Sonic Adventure 3: GX (♦)
Best Picture[]
Scariest Character []
Holiday-themed category! For obvious reasons, Tails Doll and Sonic.exe are barred. We're looking for original characters.
- Edmund the Vulture (♦)
- Reynold the Drop Bear (♦)
- Hamaveck the Hateful (♦)
- Scrap Iron (♥)
- Hersephenes (♥)
There you have it. Get to nominating as you only have until the 15th of November!