Hey Tappers!
Two and a half years ago yesterday, we saw 73 characters (64 including 8 combos) not yet in our games battle it out in 10 weeks of vigorous head-to-head matchups, we crowned the winner of the very first Bracket Battle on August 19th 2016 in this post here.
However, over the past two and a half years, we have seen many of those 64 characters enter our towns. So let’s take a look back and see just how much the game has changed over the past thirty months.
Let’s start by taking a look back at the final Bracket:
The Bracket Battle was divided into eight conferences: Men, Boys, Pets, Combos, Doppelgangers, One Hit Wonders, Girls, and Women.
MEN
Rabbi Krustofsky is a limited-time premium character that was released on January 9, 2017, during the Homer the Heretic 2017 Event. Post
Bleeding Gums Murphy is a limited-time premium character that was released on August 1, 2017, during the Homerpalooza 2017 Event. Post
Julio is a limited-time premium character that was released on July 5, 2017, during the Pride 2017 Event. Post
Leopold is a limited-time premium character that was released on March 15, 2017, during the Rommelwood Academy 2017 Event. Post
Principal Dondelinger is a limited-time premium character that was released on January 30, 2019, during the Love, Springfieldian Style 2019 Event. Post
Gil Gunderson, Llwellyn Sinclair, and Dr. Pryor remain absent from our game.
BOYS
Wendell Borton is a limited-time premium character that was released on January 24, 2018, during the Bart Royale 2018 Event. Post
Lewis Clark is a limited-time premium character that was released on January 9, 2019, as part of the Not Yet Spring Cleaning 2019 Event. Post
Roy is a limited-time premium character released on July 11, 2018, as part of the Poochie’s Dog Dayz 2018 Event. Post
Adil Hoxha is a limited-time premium character that was released on April 25, 2017, during the Secret Agents 2017 Event. Post
Jeremy Jailbird is a limited-time premium character that was released on February 6, 2018, as part of the Bart Royale 2018 Event. Post
Colin, Cosine, and Hubert remain absent from our game.
PETS
Maurice is a limited-time NPC that was released on January 31, 2017, during the Destination Springfield 2017 Event. Post
While Pinchy makes a cameo as the main boss battle during Issue 2 of the Superheroes 2016 Event, Pinchy and the other 6 pets remain absent from our game.
COMBOS
Benjamin, Doug, and Gary are limited-time premium characters that were released on April 4, 2017 as a Gil Deal, during the Secret Agents 2017 Event. Post
The Barflies Larry and Sam are limited-time premium characters that were released on January 31, 2018 as a Gil Deal, during the Bart Royale 2018 Event. Post
Nedward Flanders Sr and Capri Flanders are limited-time premium characters that were released on January 23, 2019, as part of the Love, Springfieldian Style 2019 Event. Post
Meathook and Ramrod are limited-time premium characters that were released individually on March 7, 2018, as part of the Homer vs the 18th Amendment 2018 Event. Post (Meathook) and Post (Ramrod)
César and Ugolin are limited-time characters that were released on January 31, 2017, as part of the Destination Springfield 2017 Event. Post
Bill and Marty, Weasels, and Eliza and Lester remain absent from our games.
DOPPELGANGERS
Guy Incognito is a limited-time premium character that was released on April 10, 2018, during The Springfield Jobs 2018 Event. Post
Groundskeeper Wilma is a limited-time FREEMIUM character that was released on January 30, 2019, as part of the Love, Springfieldian Style 2019 Event. Post
Gravedigger Billy is a limited-time premium character that was released on November 1st, 2016, during Treehouse of Horror XXVII Event. Post
Mr. Sparkle is a limited-time premium character that was released on February 12, 2016, during the Destination Springfield 2017 Event. Post
Cypress Creek Milhouse, Lord Thistlewick Flanders, Canadian Flanders, and Shelbyville Milhouse remain absent from our games.
ONE HIT WONDERS
Mr. Bergstrom is a limited-time FREEMIUM character that was released on January 23, 2019, as part of the Love, Springfieldian Style 2019 Event. Post
Leon Kompowsky is a limited-time premium character that was released on August 15, 2017, during the Homerpalooza 2017 Event. Post
Jacques is a limited-time premium character that was released on May 10, 2017, during the Pin Pals 2017 Event. Post
Sgt. Skinner is a limited-time character that was released on August 16, 2016, during the SciFi 2016 Event. Post
Señor Ding Dong is a limited-time premium character that was released on July 19, 2017, during the Superheroes Return 2017 Event. Post
John, Karl, and Joey Jo-Jo Jr Shabadoo remain absent from our games.
GIRLS
Allison Taylor is a limited-time premium character. She was released on August 1, 2018, as part of the Moe’s Ark 2018 Event. Post
Samantha Stankey is a limited-time premium character that was released on January 23, 2019, as part of the Love, Springfieldian Style 2019 Event. Post
Brittany Brockman is a limited-time FREEMIUM character that was released on August 1, 2018, during the Moe’s Ark 2018 Event. Post
Mary Spuckler is a limited-time premium character that was released on September 13, 2017, as part of the County Fair 2017 Event. Post
Nikki McKenna is a limited-time premium character that was released on February 6, 2019, as part of the Love, Springfieldian Style 2019 Event. Post
Darcy, Francine, and Annika all remain absent from our games, though the top 5 have joined in the past year and a half since I wrote “so get crackin’ EA and find a way to release them into our games” after no girls were introduced in the 12 month retrospective in August 2017.
N.B. Mary Spuckler was added by popular demand into this conference and replaced Alaska Nebraska who is a limited-time character that was released on August 15, 2017, during the Homerpalooza Event.
WOMEN
Sarah Wiggum is a limited-time premium character that was released on August 17, 2018, during the Moe’s Ark 2018 Event, as part of Sarah Wiggum Gil Deal. Post
Alice Glick is a limited-time FREEMIUM character that was released on January 9, 2019, as part of the Not Yet Spring Cleaning 2019 Event. Post
Jenda is a limited-time FREEMIUM character that was released on February 6, 2019, during the Love, Springfieldian Style 2019 Event. Post
Gloria is a limited-time FREEMIUM character that was released on February 13, 2019, as part of the Love, Springfieldian Style 2019 Event. Post
Like Girls, none of the Women from the Bracket Battle had entered our game at the 12 month retrospective. While a few have joined over the past few weeks in 2019, Judge Harm, Gov. Bailey, Coach Pommelhorse, and Bea all remain absent from our games.
So while 17 characters had entered our game at the time of the 12 month retrospective, over the past 18 months that number has risen to 40. Of the 40, which one were you most excited to see? Most of you know I’d been rooting for the Nerds for several years, so to have Benjamin, Doug, and Gary in our games was my favourite from the Bracket Battle. Of the characters left, who are your top 3 most desired? Anyone you don’t want to see in our games? Be sure to sound off in the comments below. You know we love hearing from you.