Cactice World Championship

**Current champion**
 **Date won**

The **Cactice World Championship** is a title contested in games of Cactice. The current Cactice World Champion is Ned Edgewalker, who is in his record second reign and is the seventh champion overall.

The title initially started as an informal term to refer to the winner of the Cactice portion of the 2016 Gamers Fanon Wiki Olympics, Squirto. It then came to refer to the winner of the 2018 version of the same event, Cactice Jack, who defeated Squirto in the finals. Eventually, on June 26th, 2018, a tournament was held in which the winner would be given the opportunity to fight Cactice Jack for his title. This tournament was won by Jack's own son, Cactice newcomer Amare. Since then, the title has been defended in games of Cactice, usually following grueling tournaments to decide who faces the champion.

## Title History

*All events are categorized into championship reigns. Though the "Cactice World Championship" didn't technically exist during the 2016 and 2018 Wiki Olympics, the winners of those events are retroactively recognized as the first and second champions, respectively.*

### 2016 Wiki Olympics

*Please see the original Gamers Fanon Wiki blog for a full write-up of the event*

**Winner: Squirto** (defeated Cannonwalker in the finals)

### 2018 Wiki Olympics

*Please see the original Gamers Fanon Wiki blog for the full write-up of the event*

**Winner: Cactice Jack** (defeated Squirto in the finals)

### Amare - The Dominance of Amare

#### **Tournament I (6/26/2018)**

Originally meant to be a regular game of Cactice, this tournament was created to decide an impromptu challenger for Cactice Jack's championship. The three competitors, Squirto, El Underdog and Ned, started with an opening scrimmage; the winner would go onto the semi-finals, whereas the losers would fight in a best of 5 series for a spot in the semi-finals. El Underdog squeezed out the victory, last sending Ned hurdling into the ocean for the win.

Underdog and Cactice Jack watched on as Ned and Squirto had their best of five series. To everyone's surprise, Ned clean-swept the former Cactice Champion with ease, defeating him 3-0, prompting a post-match beatdown from the latter.

Ned and El Underdog both took to the arena for their semi-final match. However, as it was about to begin, a new competitor introducing himself as Amare entered the battlefield. The opening scrimmage, it was decided, would be tossed out and El Underdog would face Amare in a quarter-final match to decide Ned's true opponent. Unexpectedly, El Underdog was immediately put at a 2-0 deficit against this newcomer, barely even being able to touch him. El Underdog drew from his experience in difficult situations and attempted to gain the upper hand in round three; Amare pushed him against a cactus and beat him to death.

Then came the semi-final between Amare and Ned, a best of five match. Amare won the first two matches handily, though Ned did what El Underdog could not in round three and pushed Amare off the side. Though Amare was proven to not be invincible, he was still a very difficult challenger and defeated Ned in close contests the next two rounds, winning the semi-finals 4-1.

Amare thus far had proven to be a nigh impossible challenge for all who stepped in his path, but could one of the innovators of the game of Cactice, Amare's own father, Cactice Jack, finally put an end to the madness in a best of nine series? The answer is no. Amare defeated Jack in the first four games, the third of which was by a knockout, immediately putting the reigning champion in a difficult position; he would have to win five games in a row in order to remain champion. Though Jack was able to win the fifth round, Amare ultimately won the sixth and became champion with a score of 5-1.

#### **Amare vs Ned**

After Amare's simultaneously stunning and shocking victory, various defeated parties began to murmur to overthrow the champion. One such bitter individual was Ned Edgewalker, whose name is ironic because he's much more better at getting flung off of edges. Jokes aside, Ned sought revenge; after all, the one point he scored versus Amare's four had to mean something!

And so Ned trekked the snow-coated plains of southern Occa in search of his usurper. The biting cold did not serve to wipe from his mind the blow his pride had only just barely endured. There, wandering the plains which once shielded the hermit village of Denshire, Ned continued the determined hunt.

After a nomadic journey spanning more than a week, his efforts paid off. In the historic but downtrodden stadium of South Occa waited Amare, the don himself. Amare, voiced by James Earl Jones, wasted no time in greeting the visitor:

"I've been waiting for you, Edgewalker. We meet again at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the master... and I'm still the master." He unsheathed his dual cactice sticks.

"Only a master of evil, Amare." replied Ned, hiding his fear behind bold words as he, too, drew his weapon.

And the display seemed to pay off; a great initial offense by Edgewalker saw Amare quickly launched from the platform at 1-0.

"You can win, Amare. If you strike me down, I shall become weaker than you could ever imagine." said Ned.

"Your powers are weak, old man!" replied Amare, now mounting a vigorous offensive which Ned could not protect against. He was quickly launched off, evening the score at 1-1. And Ned would never win again; despite a few close calls, the cacti were on Amare's side, and his skills only sealed the deal.

The match was now 3-1 in Amare's favor, and Ned was walking the edges...

"You should not have come back." said Amare ominously... before ganking Ned and launching him into the horizon. With Ned seemingly disappeared, and the score at 4-1 in a relative sweep for Amare, the first successful championship defense was written in history books.

And Amare returned to sleep, waiting for his next challenger...

Ned and Squirto squaring up to fightNed doin' it to 'emAmare and Ned preparing to fightSore loser Squirto tries to commit act of terrorism against the arena. Sad!John standing victorious as Ned (behind left cactus) fallsNed being sent off againFather vs Son, top 10 anime battlesLook at that stature! Amare the Don, folks!The abandoned historic cactice stadium near former Providence.

### Ned Edgewalker - The Reign of Terror

#### **Tournament II (7/11/2018)**

This tournament was held on July 11th, 2018. Though most records relating to this tournament were destroyed in the Great Comayagua Baked Potato Cooking Incident of 2018, it is known for certain that this was a four-man tournament, whose first matches consisted of Sam facing Ned and El Underdog facing the champion, Amare. Ned and Amare won their respective matches, meaning Ned would receive a second chance to fight Amare for the Cactice World Championship.

No specific records of these matches still exist (to our knowledge), but it is known that Ned defeated Amare on this day and became the Champion. Ned claims he defeated Amare 4-2, and Amare could not be reached for his side of the day's events because he ~~went inactive indefinitely to focus on school~~ felt great shame from his defeat and went to live in the mountains as a hermit.

El Underdog and Amare meeting in the middleSam geeettttttts dunked on!!! by NedNed and Amare about to meet in the battlefield againNed dunks on Amare tooAmare uses his finishing maneuver, the Literal TNT ExplosionNed gets revenge by actually murdering Amare, like for realsiesUnderdog and the ghost of Amare pose with the victorious Ned

#### **Ned vs Sam**

To celebrate construction on the 2019 Wiki Olympics arena, early in the year, Ned invited Sam to face him in a game on the arena's Cactice stadium. This game would have one small caveat though; it would be for Ned's Cactice championship, which hadn't been defended since the previous year's summer. No official records remain of this battle, but Ned claims Sam was defeated 5-3, making Ned only the second of four champions to successfully defend the title.

#### **Tournament III (3/26/2019)**

*Tournament bracket: https://challonge.com/o6se6hk2*

On March 26th, nine months after the previous tournament, everyone was pulled together once again to decide who would face Ned for the Cactice Championship. This tournament was one of the largest Cactice events ever held, with seven people involved: the current champion Ned, the previous champion Zoomer, the first champion Squirto, Sam Darkwalker, El Underdog, and two newcomers in MokikiMorgan and HoppeMC/Ryan. The first round brackets, all contested as best of seven, were El Underdog vs Sam, Ryan vs Morgan, and Zoomer vs Squirto, with Ned receiving a bye.

Ryan vs Morgan was the first match to be decided. Both newcomers to the game, nobody knew what to expect from these two in their first-ever match. What nobody was expecting though was for the first game of their match to end in an exact draw, with both launching each other over the edge simultaneously, but this was exactly what happened. From thereon, most rounds between the two would end in one decisively launching another off the edge early on, often in the only blow of the match, eventually resulting in Morgan picking up a 4-2 victory.

El Underdog vs Sam was the second match to be decided. Both men, considered underdogs in their own ways, were determined to prove that they had what it took to bring home the prestigious championship at the end of the night. Sam quickly launched his assault, catching El Underdog in a very precarious 3-0 deficit; Underdog would have to win four games in a row to advance to the next round. Underdog quickly made the score 3-1, slowly attempting to close the gap. In the next game, Sam widdled Underdog's health to half a heart and almost depleted all his food, but Underdog launched Sam off the edge to make the score 3-2. With this newfound momentum, Underdog quickly bridged the gap, bringing the match 3-3 and resting the entire fate of the match on game seven. In a shocking upset, Underdog launched Sam off the edge in this round as well, heralding cries of "WHAT A FUCKING GOD" from a particularly excitable audience member, winning 4-3 and moving onto the semi-finals.

Zoomer vs Squirto was the third and final match of the first round, Zoomer the previous champion and Squirto the first champion. This match was not as close as one would have expected; the hard-hitting, brutal style associated with Zoomer, combined with Squirto's own lag, meant Zoomer handily won 4-1. Squirto demanded another opportunity due to these circumstances, which Zoomer graciously obliged. Zoomer won that match too, as he does.

Now that the first round was complete, Ned's bye was over and he would finally step into the fray, facing newcomer Morgan in the first of two best of nine matches. One could not judge whether it was due to rust, underestimating the newcomer, or something else, but Ned quickly found himself at a 2-0 deficit against Morgan. He got a victory soon after, putting the score at 2-1, but Morgan quickly traded wins with him and put herself back at a two-point lead with 3-1. El Underdog, seeing that Ned was in serious jeopardy of being dethroned in the semi-final round, handed him a piece of blue wool for good luck. Evidently this helped, as Ned quickly bridged the gap and tied the match up at 3-3. At this point, Morgan changed up her strategy by putting on an Ender Dragon head, seemingly attempting to frighten Ned. This strategy backfired, as Morgan only scared herself, allowing Ned to pick up a 5-3 victory and move on to the finals to defend his title.

With Ned advanced to the finals, El Underdog and Zoomer's semi-final match was the penultimate match of the night; the match to decide who would get a championship match against Ned. Zoomer, a once indestructible force of nature, sought retribution for being dethroned at the hands of Ned, and El Underdog, the man who came close so many times but never won the title, sought to prove he has what it takes to become champion. Underdog got a 1-0 lead, but Zoomer immediately closed this gap with a win of his own; this pattern would repeat throughout the entire match, with no man getting more than 1 win ahead of the other before the point gap was bridged again. The match eventually found itself at 4-4, with game nine being game point. El Underdog, ever perseverant, managed to squeeze a very close victory on Zoomer, winning the game 5-4; he defeated the man he had never beaten before, but would this be enough to dethrone the champion and take the Cactice World Championship for himself?

Ned allowed Underdog to choose the arena which they would face in; Underdog chose the roof of the Cactice+ arena, though Ned said every three rounds they would swap out and start at the lower level. The two swiftly swapped wins, setting the game at 1-1. In the third game, Ned was knocked off but landed in the lower level, barely surviving, only to soon after be shoved into a cactus and die at the hands of El Underdog. After swapping to the lower level, Underdog's momentum came to a screeching halt, as Ned turned his 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead. Upon returning to the top level, Underdog and Ned each took a win a piece, putting the score at 5-3; Underdog would have to win three in a row in order to capture Ned's championship.

Ned seemingly launched Underdog off the edge to set the score to 6-3, but Underdog persevered, held on at the lower level and climbed back up, though this would not matter as Ned beat him to death upon his return. Underdog, unable to give up, demanded a rubber match, which Ned graciously accepted. Ned knocked him off the edge and he managed to land on the lower level once again, though he only survived with half a heart, so as soon as he climbed back up Ned simply smacked him once, snuffing out El Underdog's dreams of becoming Cactice Champion on that night. On this night, Ned also became the most prolific defender of the Cactice championship in history with two defenses.

Ryan and Morgan facing off, kindaRyan and Morgan launching each other offRyan launching MorganMorgan launching Ryan, while Sam looks on in disgustSquirto and Zoomer face offSquirto launches Zoomer for the first and only timeZoomer returns the favorSquirto splats on the ground. big ooftMorgan charges at Ned while he eyes her suspiciouslyY e e t .Ned casually strolls away while Morgan burns to deathRyan imbues Morgan with the power of the dragon... or something else (i don't ask questions)Morgan's eyes when she realizes dragons are apparently not impervious to lava for some reasonsnap, crackle, pop, snapcracklepopRyan gives Underdog a little "reward" after his victory (don't tell morgan pls)Underdog staring Ned down before their encounter
#### **Tournament IV (12/29/2019)**

*Tournament bracket: https://challonge.com/h9v2zvqk*

In November 2019, after a long dormancy and to celebrate the success of WikiCraft 3.0, the holidays and the coming new year, Ned Edgewalker decided to hold another Cactice tournament, slated for December 29th, 2019. Like others prior, this tournament would see Ned defending his Cactice World Championship against the winner of a grueling gauntlet. Besides Ned himself, this tournament had five people: among the returning competitors were El Underdog and Sam Darkwalker, but the tournament was notable for being the first showings for new competitors Charles, Snorlax and Jerry. The opening round matches were both contested as best of five; Ned was given a bye for being the champion, and extended the same courtesy to El Underdog for being the runner-up in the previous tournament.

The first of the opening round matches to be contested was Sam vs Charles. Often, being a seasoned competitor does not always give the advantage and a newcomer can take the veteran by surprise and edge out a victory; this was not one of those times. Sam, with his superior experience in Cactice, handily swept the newcomer Charles 3-0.

The second opening round match was Snorlax vs Jerry. With Snorlax and Jerry both being newcomers, it was uncertain what was to be expected from this match. Snorlax got a bit of practice in with Charles before the event officially went under way, theoretically giving him the advantage. Snorlax also had the meme advantage, becoming the first person to name their Cactice Stick (*Snorlax Cock*), but Jerry seemingly felt that other people having advantages was unadvantageous to him and decided to defeat Snorlax 3-1 anyways.

The first semi-final round match, contested as a best of seven, featured Sam facing off against the Champion himself, Ned. In fashion similar to many of his prior matches with Sam, Ned completely swept Sam 4-0. With this victory, Ned guaranteed his spot in the finals and added another victory against Sam to his record, continuing Ned's undefeated streak against Sam.

The second semi-final round match, also contested as a best of seven, saw newcomer Jerry facing off against El Underdog. El Underdog, being a seasoned veteran of the game, was confident but knew upsets by newcomers happened often. Snorlax bequeathed to him *Snorlax Cock* to use against Jerry and give himself a morale boost. Once again, however, Jerry defied expectations and handed El Underdog a loss in a very close 4-3 game, securing his spot in the Championship match against Ned.

In the main event of the evening, Jerry challenged Ned in a best of eleven match for the Cactice World Championship. As per Ned's stipulation, the match was held on the roof of the Cactice+ arena, Ned's favored arena. To give Jerry some good luck, El Underdog took his Cactice stick and gave it a new name that would hopefully propel him to victory: *Nedsbane*.

Ned and Jerry fought in a long, gruelling contest. During one game, Ned was knocked off the top of the platform and survived by landing on the arena below. However, unlike most previous saves like this, Ned was able to come back from it and win that game. The score at the end of the round ended up being 6-4, with Ned edging out a victory against a very impressive Jerry. Ned named this contest as one of his favorites and "something special" when reflecting upon it. The third successful defense of the title, plus having passed Squirto's 515-day reign about a month prior to this tournament, very firmly established what many already knew to be true at this point; Ned was by far the most dominant Cactice World Champion of them all.

Charles and Sam square offSam cancels Charles' lifeJerry and Snorlax prepare to fightSnorlax is too girthy and Jerry has to retreatJerry completely nae-naes Snorlax lmao!!!!!Ned and Sam face offNed and Sam charge into the centerNed sends Sam on a one-way trip to Heck!Ned eyes up his challenger, and Jerry prepares himself for the task.Jerry casts Ned into the abyssNed returns the favorNed gets slimed like it was nickelodeon or somethingJerry doesn't like nickelodeon and sends Ned awayJerry casts Ned off once again......but Ned survives!Jerry goes down to take the fight back to Ned......and is promptly turned into a pot roast for his troubleJerry casts Ned off once againThis time the fall is fatalNed just smacks Jerry up until he can't take it anymore and dieswe on the bottom nowJerry tries out some Morgan strats and puts on a dragon head to try and spook Nedit doesn't really work out that great tbh
#### **Tournament V (3/24/2020)**

*Tournament bracket: https://challonge.com/jxx3zzcb*

On March 24th, 2020, three months after the previous Cactice tournament, it was once again decided that Ned would defend his Cactice World Championship against a plucky challenger. However, the pool of challengers this time was rather small; El Underdog and Jerry were the only ones who were able to show up. Nonetheless, the group decided to have a championship match anyways, and El Underdog and Jerry both desired to be the one in it.
Jerry and Underdog fought in a best of nine match on the Cactice+ platform. Underdog, having lost to Jerry in the last tournament, was determined to overcome this loss and secure another match with Ned, while Jerry was determined to prove his dominance against Underdog on his way to the Cactice championship. Jerry and Underdog traded a couple wins, but Underdog, realizing he only performs well when he's calm-minded, went to his zen place. After doing this, Underdog beat Jerry handily in a 5-2 matchup.

El Underdog then faced off against Ned, the World Champion. Underdog had one previous title match against Ned almost a year ago to the day, and on that occasion he came up short. Underdog's last victory against Ned was in the 2018 Wiki Olympics, where he first embodied the Underdog persona and barely edged out a 5-4 victory for the Bronze medal. Though Underdog technically had a 2-1 record against Ned, there was no mistaking the Ned who lost to him with the Ned who became Cactice's most dominant champion. Underdog looked to prove he could beat this Ned as well, and prove that he has it in him to become Cactice World Champion.

Having won the coin toss, Underdog selected the Original Cactice stage, which would theoretically result in a disadvantage for Ned; Ned won all of his major victories on Cactice+. Despite this, however, the fight did not start off so well for Underdog, with Ned quickly gaining a lead on him. Ned dominated Underdog 3-0 to start with, prompting Underdog to request they transfer their match to Cactice+, which Ned obliged. Though Underdog was able to push Ned into a TNT pit and score one point, Ned was simply too dominant, and won their match 6-1. Not content with this result, Underdog demanded it be made a best-of-thirteen match, exclaiming: "Do it or you're a coward." Even if Ned obliged, Underdog would have to win seven matches in a row to become champion; just the kind of odds that work in his favor. However, Ned, obviously not a fan of the "miraculous comeback" trope, pushed Underdog into one of the Cactice+ stage's TNT pits, exploding both Underdog and his dream of becoming champion.

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#### **Tournament VI (3/30/2020)**

***Tournament bracket: https://challonge.com/eq0e2hes***

On March 30, 2020, only six days after the previous event, it was decided that once again Ned would defend his Cactice World Championship to celebrate the one year anniversary of the opening of Version 3.0. This tournament was one of the largest on record, with seven participants present for the event. The participants this time were Ned, Zoomer, Sam, MokikiMorgan (or Stormwalker), El Underdog, Jeremiah Garland and Isaiah.

In the first match of the night, two classic rivals in Zoomer and Sam were pitted against each other to open the night. Official records for this match have been lost to time, but it is known that Zoomer defeated Sam but forfeited his win to forego competing in the rest of the tournament, giving Sam the win 1-0. In the second match, El Underdog, the career midcarder, was pitted against relative newcomer to Cactice - MokikiMorgan. Morgan's inexperience showed in the later rounds, as this was only her third official Cactice match, but she put up a valiant effort and lost to El Underdog 4-2. The final match of the first round pitted Jeremiah Garland against Isaiah, who was competing in his very first Cactice match. Isaiah's lack of official experience was a huge factor in the end, where he was defeated 4-1.

In the semi-finals, both match ups pitted career rivals against one another. In the first match, it was Sam Darkwalker vs. the defending World Champion, Ned Edgewalker. Throughout the past four years of tournament play, Sam had yet to defeat Ned in an official 1v1 contest; the closest he came was in the 2016 Wiki Olympics, where Sam's legendary comeback was snuffed out by Ned in the Bronze medal match, and he was defeated 4-5. However, spectators in attendance and Sam himself had long known that this version of Ned was not the same one he faced in 2016. Ned quickly dismissed Sam from the second round with a dominating 5-1 victory, and moved onto the tournament finals.

In the second match of the semi-finals, it was seasoned veteran El Underdog against relative newcomer, but a force to be reckoned with, Jeremiah Garland. El Underdog and Garland had established somewhat of a rivalry over the past two tournaments - they had faced each other in the semi-finals of both tournaments and each man respectively walked away with a victory: Garland in the first, El Underdog in the second. It was time for the rubber match. Unlike the previous two matches however, the series itself was not closely contested. While victories were hard fought and back-and-forth affairs, this was not reflected in the final score. Garland defeated El Underdog in seven games, 5-2, to move onto the tournament finals for a rematch with Ned.

Garland had been preparing himself for months for a rematch with Ned, following their epic showdown in December. The result, however, would not be as close as their previous matchup. While every single round was an extremely close affair, with both competitors having multiple close calls in every game, this (again) was not reflected on the scoreboard. Ned once again defeated Garland in the tournament finals, this time 6-2.

Following the tournament itself, Ned lusted for more. Ned went on to challenge four people - Isaiah, Rose Beckett, David McMartin (Rose and David were spectators and had arrived mid-tournament) and El Underdog himself - to Best of Five series, where the first competitor to three wins would walk away with the Cactice World Championship. Of course, with such a prestigious title on the line, all four competitors agreed. While official records have been lost, as these match-ups were not recounted on a tournament sheet, it is known that Ned retained his Cactice World Championship and defeated every competitor, while only losing three rounds in the process (one to Isaiah, one to David and one to El Underdog). The results of the tournament improved Ned's overall tournament record to an astounding 19-7 and boosted his total number of successful title defenses to nine.

Ned Edgewalker's reign of terror was in full swing on this night, and it seemed like nobody could beat him. However, not all things can last forever...

### RobertX - The Invasion

#### **Tournament VII (7/4/2020)**

*Tournament bracket: https://challonge.com/nzn8lzh*

After a four month hiatus, it was once again time to hold a tournament for the Cactice World Championship. WikiCraft players gathered from far and near to participate in the event, which was even live streamed to one El Underdog who could not participate due to ~~really shitty internet~~ the Cactice establishment preventing him from entering the tournament because who really is the man behind the mask?

Five participants were preparing to face off for the title; the defending champion Ned Edgewalker felt even just slightly confident going into the tournament. But then all of a sudden, from out of nowhere, a bolt from the blue. A man named RobertX, a friend of MokikiMorgan's, descended upon the newly built Cactice Stadium and promptly entered the tournament.

The tournament, now with six participants, kicked off with the defending champion Ned Edgewalker against Cactice up-and-comer Snorlax. This first round matchup was a truly epic affair, with both competitors trading wins to begin the series, tying the Best of Nine at two after four very hard fought rounds of play. Ned appeared to pull away, taking a two point lead in the series after six - a score of 4-2. Remarkably, this was far from the end for Snorlax. Snorlax rallied to win both round seven and round eight to tie the series at four heading into the decisive game nine. Like many Cactice players before him, however, Snorlax's dreams were crushed by Ned as he was flung off of the side of Cactice+ to lose the series 4-5.

After the first match, it was now time for the rookie RobertX to make his debut against Sam Darkwalker. While Sam has not had the best of luck in previous Cactice tournaments, nobody ever counts him out, especially considering that he was a veteran of the game going up against a rookie who literally didn't know what Cactice was 10 minutes prior to the beginning of their match. Shockingly, Robert sent a message to everyone in the stadium in his first three rounds of Cactice, going up 3-0 against his contemporary. Robert faltered slightly in round four, losing to Sam after a close battle, but retained enough momentum to shut the door on the veteran in the following two rounds - winning the series 5-1.

Following Robert's victory, it was time for Ned vs. Morgan in the semi-finals. The two had squared off only once before, where Ned overcame an early 3-0 deficit to amazingly win the match 5-3. Morgan was out to prove that her earlier defeat was nothing but a fluke, and started out strong in her conquest, launching Ned off the side of Cactice+ to gain a 1-0 lead. Ned was able to quickly tie it, and promptly went on a four round win streak to take a commanding 4-1 lead. Refusing to give up despite all the odds, Morgan brutally knocked Ned off of the platform once more to trim the lead to two. Unfortunately, the deficit was too much to overcome, and Ned won the series in the next round 5-2 to once again move on to the tournament finals.

It was now time for the second match in the Semi-Finals: Robert vs. Jeremiah Garland. Garland had long been out for vengeance and sought to take the Cactice World Championship from Ned... unfortunately for him, he should've paid more attention to the man in front of him. As convincingly as anyone had ever seen in the history of the Cactice World Championship, Robert completely annihilated his competition and performed a *clean sweep* of Jeremiah Garland, winning 5-0 to move on to his first tournament finals.

Robert was clearly the biggest threat to Ned Edgewalker's near two year long reign of terror, and going into the finals the tension was palpable. Hideous trash talk was thrown back and forth by each competitor, like "Good luck!" and "thanks! you too :D!" - truly heinous stuff. As-per Championship rules, Ned and Robert began the finals on the top platform of Cactice+. In the first round, Robert managed to knock Ned off the side. However, Ned managed to survive and landed on the lower platform, so the match continued after he climbed back up the ladder. Unlike his previous finals appearances however, there was no amazing comeback to be seen as Robert brutally bludgeoned Ned to death to take a 1-0 lead. Feeling the pressure, Ned eked out a victory in round two by knocking Robert off the side. An intense, hard fought round three would see Robert brutally smack Ned to death once again - 2-1 Robert. Not wanting to be outdone and once again feeling the pressure, Ned returned the favour and smacked Robert to death to tie the series at two.

Now, feeling the momentum, Ned rode his round four victory into another one in round five by knocking Robert off the side to take a 3-2 lead in the series. However, unbeknownst to him, this would be the last point he scored in the series. Robert straight-up dominated round five and finished it off by sending Ned shooting off the side once again to tie the series. The two competitors moved back down to the lower platform of Cactice+ to finish off the series. Robert jumped out to a 5-3 lead on the lower platform, and from that point it was academic.

RobertX defeated Ned Edgewalker 6-3 in the final to definitively end the Reign of Terror. For the first time in 724 days, there was a brand new Cactice World Champion.

The brand new Cactice Stadium constructed just before the tournamentNed vs. SnorlaxNed says goodbye to SnorlaxSnorlax says fuck you NedThe end of SnorlaxSam and Robert face offRobert pullin off some mid-air magicThe beginning of Ned vs. MorganMorgan off to a good startAn epic save from NedRobert preparing to fight GarlandThe beginning of the finalsAnother great save from NedRob straight up murders NedThe rain begins to pour as Ned ties the seriesAll-out warRobert definitively ends the Reign of TerrorRobert stands triumphantly as the new Cactice World ChampionChampion.

#### **Tournament VIII (8/8/2020)**

*Tournament bracket: https://challonge.com/aqattd48*

On August 8, 2020, the Cactice competitors were gathered together once again - this time after an abnormally short period of time in-between tournaments. Cactice officials were evidently coaxed into holding another event so soon because Ned said the prior tournament was "rigged" before ~~breaking down into tears and exclaiming "I CANNOT LOSE" repeatedly~~ leaving without giving a media comment.

As of October 2020, this remains the largest Cactice tournament ever held, as eight participants were present to challenge for the Cactice World Championship - including the defending champion RobertX.

In the first round match-ups for the evening, Jeremiah Garland defeated a returning Zoomer definitively 4-0, the reigning champion Robert defeated Rose Beckett 4-0, El Underdog defeated Sam Darkwalker 4-1, and in the closest match of the first round, Ned Edgewalker snuck past MokikiMorgan by a score of 4-3.

In the first match of the semi-finals, the defending champion RobertX would face off against El Underdog. El Underdog, as usual, was determined to summon his great underdog power and go to his zen place. In the early rounds, El Underdog surprised all in attendance, taking a 2-1 lead against the defending champion in three very close rounds. Finally, El Underdog was able to go to his zen place for the remainder of the round. However, when he went there this time he forgot his cactice abilities. Robert upstaged El Underdog and snuffed out any hope of a glorious triumph by winning four rounds straight, defeating El Underdog 5-2 to move on to the final.

Afterwards, it was time for the second and final match of the semi-finals. Ned Edgewalker vs Jeremiah Garland - a relatively new cactice rivalry, noted for its extremely close rounds and final scores, save for one exception. This match-up was no exception - Garland and Edgewalker traded wins over the first four rounds to wind up at a 2-2 score. Finally, Garland was able to secure an opening in rounds five and six, winning both times and giving himself a comfortable 4-2 lead. If you've read this page however, you know that Cactice competitors are never able to fully count Ned out. In a win-or-go-home situation in both rounds, Ned squeezed out victories in rounds seven and eight to tie the series at 4. In the final round, Garland finally did what he thought was the impossible: he flung Ned off the side of the Classic Cactice platform and won the series 5-4. For the first time in over two years, Ned would not be in the final round for the Cactice World Championship.

Finally, it was time for the stage that every Cactice competitor dreams of in one way or another: the Cactice World Championship Final. Unfortunately for Garland, those dreams must have been nightmares. In Garland's second match-up with the now-reigning Cactice World Champion, there's not much to write about here. For the first time in tournament history, Robert *swept* his finals opponent aside as if he was no challenge at all, winning the tournament and retaining his title with a 6-0 victory against Jeremiah Garland.

With this victory, Robert became the third Cactice World Champion to successfully defend the Championship. All that remains to be seen now is how long he can hold onto it.

*(screenshots coming eventually, or maybe not idk we'll see)*

### Jerry - A Fresh Start

#### Tournament IX (1/1/2021)

*Tournament bracket:* https://*challonge.com/32b4qrd5*

Due to Robert's absence, and with 2020 in the past, a new Cactice champion had to be determined. Five worthy competitors stepped up and, on New Year's Day, the ninth Cactice tournament commenced. The opening round matches would be Snorlax competing against Isaiah and El Underdog facing former champion Ned Edgewalker, with Rose and Jerry receiving byes.

Snorlax handily swept Isaiah 5-0 to advance to the semi-final, but the real kicker was in the other opening match. Ned Edgewalker and El Underdog added another chapter to their storied rivalry, and despite Ned's attempts, Underdog was able to win in a close 5-4 game. This would mark the first time since the 2018 Wiki Olympics that Underdog beat Ned, a game which *also* went 5-4.

However, Underdog's attempts were for nought as he was handily swept by Jerry 5-0 in the second round. Rose was also swept 5-0 by Snorlax, meaning he and Jerry would meet in the finals. Though Snorlax put up a valiant effort, Jerry defeated him 6-3 to become the new Cactice World Champion.

*(screenshots coming maybe possibly at some point idk)*

### Ned Edgewalker - Return of the King

#### Tournament X (1/17/2022)

*Tournament bracket: https://challonge.com/bzkejyuu*

Another new year, another Cactice tournament. After a little over a full year as champion, Jerry was tasked with defending the title in a four-man tournament; the other participants who stepped up to bat were perennial choke artist El Underdog and two former champions, MC Zoomer and Ned Edgewalker. In the opening round, Jerry would face Underdog and Ned would face Zoomer.

The tenth Cactice tournament started off with a bang, as El Underdog scored a major upset 5-1 victory over Jerry, knocking the current champion out of the tournament in the first round. Immediately, a new Cactice World Champion would be guaranteed. Ned Edgewalker scored a similar 3-1 victory over MC Zoomer, meaning Ned and Underdog would face off for the title once more.

The last time Ned and Underdog had faced off, Underdog scored an upset win. Would he be able to do it again and make Ned drop back-to-back matches? No, the answer is no. Underdog put up a valiant fight but lost in a close 6-4 game, once again reaching for the world title but being unable to grasp it. With this victory, Ned would become the first two-time Cactice World Champion.

*(screenshots coming, potentially as a special bundle with a copy of Half Life 3)*

## Competitors

*Note: Win-loss records only take into account official tournaments/title matches, including any forfeits in said matches. They do not count the various pre-tournament skirmishes that have happened over the years.*

### Current

* **Charles**
	+ Record: 0-1
* **El Underdog**
	+ Record: 13-13
	+ Other aliases: Cannonwalker, Nults
* **Jerry**
	+ Record: 9-6
	+ Stick name: *Nedsbane*
	+ Other aliases: Jeremiah Garland, Marx1848
* **Ned Edgewalker (Current Champion)**
	+ Record: 24-10
* **Sam Darkwalker**
	+ Record: 3-15
* **MokikiMorgan**
	+ Record: 1-4
* **David McMartin**
	+ Record: 0-1
* **Isaiah**
	+ Record: 0-3
* **Rose Beckett**
	+ Record: 0-3
* MC Zoomer
	+ Record: 6-9
	+ Other aliases: Amare, Cactice John

### Former

* **Snorlax**
	+ Record: 2-3
	+ Stick name: *Snorlax Cock*
* RobertX
	+ Record: 6-0
* HoppeMC
	+ Record: 0-1
* Squirto
	+ Record: 7-4
* Cactice Jack
	+ Record: 6-2

## Combined Reigns

*Reigns are ranked based on successful combined title defenses, and if those are the same between multiple competitors, number of combined days as champion; the one marked in **italics** indicates who the current champion is.*

## Tournament Rules

### Gameplay

* A coin toss is to be held prior to the beginning of each tournament series; the underdog of the series, which is to be determined primarily by lifetime win-loss records in tournament play, gets to call heads or tails for the toss. The only exception to this rule is the current Cactice World Champion, who does not get to call for the toss under any circumstance unless their opponent defers. The winner of the toss gets to choose which of the available Cactice platforms will be used for the series.
* The upper deck of Cactice+ is only to be used during a tournament final, and is not an available option during a coin toss.
	+ If Cactice+ is selected to host a tournament final, the first seven rounds of the final will be played on the upper deck and the remainder of the series thereafter will be played on the lower deck
	+ During a tournament final on Cactice+, movement between the two decks of Cactice+ is unrestricted and players may move between the two freely. If a player falls off or is knocked off of the top deck but they land on the lower deck *and they survive,* they are ruled safe and the round continues until a decisive winner is declared.
	+ If a player is knocked into a TNT pit on the upper deck that does not detonate, the round is to be paused and the players are to be returned to their starting positions without receiving a heal, and the round is to resume. If a player is knocked into a TNT pit on the upper deck that detonates, but does *not* kill them, they are considered eliminated.
* One player or spectator, ideally someone who is already an administrator on the server, should be designated as the "referee" of each tournament series to enforce rules, conduct coin tosses and countdowns before the beginning of matches, and to teleport competitors back to their starting positions after they have died.
	+ If no administrators are available to referee during a tournament series, one player or spectator may be granted "OP" status on the server for the duration of the series that requires refereeing. ***Any*** abuse of the temporary OP status will result in a ban from all editions of WikiCraft.
* A countdown is conducted before every round begins; players must remain in their designated starting areas until the referee says "GO" - failing to do so is considered a "false start". If a false start is committed, the count will simply be reset. Repeated or intentional false starts may result in points being awarded to a competitors' opponent or forfeiture of the match.
	+ Both competitors must verbally signal to the referee that they are ready to start the round prior to the beginning of the countdown.

### Brackets + Scoring

*The layout of any tournament bracket varies depending on how many participants are present for the tournament. On occasion, brackets may not exactly follow the guidelines listed below due to various circumstances (ex. additional competitors arrive after the tournament has already begun).*

* If byes are necessary for a tournament to begin, there is a set hierarchy for who receives them. If a bye is necessary, the defending Cactice World Champion will *always* receive the bye in question. If multiple byes are necessary, the hierarchy for byes to be assigned is as follows: the defending Champion, runner-up of the previous tournament, lifetime win-loss record.
	+ For any who are unfamiliar, byes are used to make a working bracket in a single-elimination tournament if the number of participants is not a power of two. (ex. 8 or 16)
* The length of tournament series is set as follows: Quarter-Final match-ups are to be contested as a Best of Seven; first to four wins. Semi-Final match-ups are to be contested as a Best of Nine; first to five wins. Tournament Final match-ups are to be contested as a Best of 11; first to six wins. Any series that must be conducted prior to the beginning quarter-finals (ex. a round robin, as seen in the 2018 Wiki Olympics) are to be contested as a Best of Five; first to three wins.
* Points are awarded whenever a competitor's opponent dies during the match, if they're knocked off of a Cactice platform, or if they fall off of a Cactice platform.
* Tournament seeding is dependent on lifetime win-loss record, and your placement in the prior tournament. The defending Cactice World Champion is always the #1 seed, and the runner-up of the prior tournament is always the #2 seed, with seeding thereafter determined by the competitors' lifetime win-loss record.
* On occasion, competitors can protest the result of a round or call for a round restart if they believe that they lost due to extenuating circumstances not directly related to the game itself, *with permission from their opponent and the referee.* (ex. lag, false start, etc.)
* If the defending Cactice World Champion is eliminated from a tournament prior to the tournament finals, the title is vacated until the conclusion of the tournament.
	+ Additionally, if the defending Cactice World Champion is not present to defend his title, the title will either be vacated or a secondary champion will be crowned following the tournament until the two can face off to determine a single champion.