A Voting Gauntlet in progress, showing the state of the contest between
Palla and
Minerva.
The Voting Gauntlet (Japanese: 投票大戦 Voting Battle) is a gameplay mode in Fire Emblem Heroes, which pits themed groups of characters from across the Fire Emblem series against each other in a contest of popularity.
Gameplay
At the start of each Voting Gauntlet, the player is shown the bracket for the contest, and asked to select which character they would like to support. The player must then earn points for their chosen character by participating in Voting Gauntlet battles; these battles do not consume stamina, and may be fought once every 30 minutes. The total score of all players supporting a character determines that character's score. Each round runs for 45 hours. At the end of each round, the characters with the lowest score in each matchup are eliminated from the contest, and the winners proceed to the next round. If the player's chosen character is victorious, they will continue to support them in the next round; if not, they will be asked to choose another character to support.
Battling for your team
Battles in the Voting Gauntlet pit the leaders of the player's current team, a randomly chosen friend who supports the same character, and a random player from the player's supported character's team, against the preferred characters of three randomly selected players from the opposing character's team. The objective is to simply defeat all three members of the opposing army. Unlike in the Arena, Light's Blessing may be used, and the player's score is not penalized if any player characters are defeated; however, experience and skill points cannot be earned.
If the player is victorious, they earn points based on the number of friends they have (50 points for no friends, plus 5 additional points per friend, up to a maximum of 100 points), and receive a 10% bonus if they used the same character as the one they are supporting. The player may also use Battle Flags to boost their score; the score will be multiplied by the number of Battle Flags spent, up to a maximum of 200.
For the third Voting Gauntlet (Battle of the Mages), the scores earned by players on a losing team was tripled, in order to give them a better chance of competing. From the fourth Voting Gauntlet (War of the Clerics) onward, this multiplier is instead based on the length of time elapsed since the beginning of the round, starting at 3.1×, and increasing by 0.1× each hour to a maximum of 7.5× in the final hour. For the first six Voting Gauntlets, a team was designated as "weaker", and would receive this bonus, if their score equated to 90% or less of the leading team's score; from the seventh Voting Gauntlet (The Blood of Dragons) onward, this requirement was changed to 99% or less.
Rewards
At the end of each round, players are ranked based on their individual scores, and are awarded Hero Feathers based on their ranking within their chosen character's team—the higher a player's ranking is, the more Feathers they earn. Players supporting a winning character also receive a bonus 500 Feathers in the first two rounds, and 1,000 Feathers for supporting the winner of the final round. At the end of the overall contest, players also receive Hero Feathers based on their overall ranking across all participating players.
In earlier gauntlets, if the total points earned across all characters in all three rounds exceeds a given amount, all players will be rewarded with a number of other prizes in the form of special log-in bonuses—these may include Orbs, Hero Feathers, and Badges. In more recent gauntlets these prizes have been shifted over daily quests; generally requiring the player to participate in a set amount of battles in the gauntlet.
Past Voting Gauntlet results
January 2020: Kingdoms vs. Empires
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 1 January, 2020, until 4am UTC on 7 January. The overall winner was Veronica, who defeated Edelgard in the final round by over 4.5 billion votes.
Round 1
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Marth (Royal Altean Duo)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Hardin (Dark Emperor)
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 6,431,808,192 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 7,011,715,436 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Alfonse (Askran Duo)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Veronica (Brave Princess)
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 11,254,876,507 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 14,165,887,501 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Chrom (Knight Exalt)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Walhart
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 6,467,547,293 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 6,220,348,080 votes
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Round 2
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Hardin (Dark Emperor)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Edelgard
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 17,994,071,108 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 19,380,969,633 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Veronica (Brave Princess)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Chrom (Knight Exalt)
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 32,745,048,672 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 27,087,817,333 votes
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Final Round
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Edelgard
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Veronica (Brave Princess)
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 86,678,051,179 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 91,256,074,320 votes
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February 2020: Clash of the Claws
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 30 January, 2020, until 4am UTC on 5 February. The overall winner was Selkie, who defeated Nailah in the final round by under 7 billion votes.
Round 1
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Tibarn
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Naesala
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 12,923,734,707 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 13,811,578,393 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Lethe (New Year's Claw)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Selkie (New Year's Spirit)
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 14,037,438,936 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 14,856,364,137 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Keaton
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Panne
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 9,297,839,475 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 8,734,211,137 votes
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Round 2
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Naesala
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Nailah
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 31,813,802,138 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 31,819,633,733 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Selkie (New Year's Spirit)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Keaton
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 27,813,721,498 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 25,751,332,501 votes
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Final Round
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Nailah
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Selkie (New Year's Spirit)
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 86,994,591,414 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 93,636,632,191 votes
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March 2020: AHR 2020 Finals
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 28 February, 2020, until 4am UTC on 5 March. The overall winner was Altina, who defeated Sothis in the final round by over 16 billion votes.
This Voting Gauntlet also doubled as the final round of the second A Hero Rises event; the winner of this gauntlet was distributed to players between the period of 7am UTC on 12 March, 2010 through 6:59am UTC on 11 April, 2010.
Round 1
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Altina
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Sothis (Silver Specter)
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 24,462,475,779 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 17,621,146,432 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Leif (Uniter of Thracia)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Edelgard
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 12,658,960,681 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 11,436,800,177 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Alfonse (Askran Duo)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Azura (Vallite Songstress)
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 12,579,004,276 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 11,854,357,145 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Sothis
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Alm (Saint-King)
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 12,495,277,247 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 11,084,613,388 votes
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Round 2
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Altina
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Leif (Uniter of Thracia)
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 37,526,534,669 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 35,724,341,494 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Alfonse (Askran Duo)
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Sothis
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 33,441,427,479 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 36,334,063,915 votes
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Final Round
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Altina
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Sothis
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 99,625,807,711 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 83,260,152,915 votes
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April 2020: Springtime Skirmish
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 1 April, 2020, until 4am UTC on 7 April. All characters in this gauntlet are using their spring variations. The overall winner was Palla, who defeated Veronica in the final round by over 32 million votes; this is the first Gauntlet where the margin of victory was not a nine-digit or greater number.
Round 1
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Idunn
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Narcian
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 9,104,956,287 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 9,811,992,721 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Catria
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Veronica
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 16,608,830,883 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 18,252,703,226 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Palla
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Loki
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 8,767,878,157 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 8,758,117,383 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Xander
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Est
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 5,291,337,240 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 5,283,589,786 votes
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Round 2
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Palla
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Xander
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 23,420,504,317 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 19,230,073,347 votes
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Final Round
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Veronica
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Palla
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 75,218,857,358 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 75,250,235,339 votes
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May 2020: Green Grapple
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 1 May, 2020, until 4am UTC on 7 May. The overall winner was Nino, who defeated Nagi in the final round by over 7 billion votes; Nino's winning score is the first instance of a twelve-digit score (100 billion plus) in a single Voting Gauntlet matchup in the history of the mode.
As its name implies, every participant in this gauntlet is a user of a type of green weapon skill.
Round 1
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Nino
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Merric
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 9,951,038,013 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 8,805,374,979 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Ced
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Lewyn
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 7,569,763,241 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 7,934,496,689 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Sue
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Cecilia
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 8,035,039,851 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 7,415,606,645 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Lugh
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Nagi
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vs.
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 6,531,354,862 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 8,499,679,979 votes
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Round 2
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Nino
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Lewyn
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 38,323,399,954 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 37,944,807,137 votes
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style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Sue
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Nagi
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 23,241,661,124 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 24,919,330,793 votes
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Final Round
style="Template:Roundtl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Nino
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style="Template:Roundtr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | Nagi
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style="Template:Roundbl; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 100,522,122,389 votes
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style="Template:Roundbr; width: 150px; border: none; background-color: #222222;" | 93,105,672,143 votes
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June 2020: Shrouded Skirmish
This Voting Gauntlet ran from 7am UTC on 29 May, 2020, until 4am UTC on 4 June.
Round 1
Round 2
Final Round
Trivia
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions
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Language
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Name
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Definition, etymology, and notes
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English
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Voting Gauntlet
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Spanish
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Torneo de votos
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Tournament of Votes
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French
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Tournoi
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Tournament
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German
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Wahlturnier
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Voting Tournament
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Italian
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Sfida ai voti
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Voting Challenge
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Traditional Chinese
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投票大戰
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Voting War
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Gallery
Artwork used in the background of the Voting Gauntlet.
External links