User blog comment:MP999/COMBATANTS NEEDED! One Minute Melee: Mob Rule Tourney/@comment-27190018-20151212225009

Alright, there are 18 characters as of now. The first 16 are all confirmed, as 16 is a good tournament format. Haohmaru and Whitfang will need to wait until 32 characters are good to go, but everyone up to and including Toki is set!

So far, I'm seeing fifteen video game combatants, two manga/anime combatants, one miscellaneous combatant, and no comic book combatants. I'm changing that by nominating the one and only Rocket Raccoon from Marvel Comics. He's got loads of guns, a sharp wit, amazing techno skills, and above all else, he's a talking space racoon. I'm really worried that I may have to write him losing, or even dying, but everything this guy brings to the tournament increases it's variety (except giant ego. Looking at you, Cage.)

Will the remaining 13 contestants all hail from video games, or will other media step up to the plate? Will Rocket's guns help change a trend, or will this be mostly a battle of blades? We'll see.