Lunar Legends

[~Kilza~]

It's the Year of the Horse, but we don't have a representative! Fourteen worthy challengers enter, each hoping to gallop their way to the crown. From Cleo and Reneigh to Colton and Ed, who will represent the forums for this year? It's up to you to decide who deserves it the most!

How to Participate

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Since Julian already has his own collectible, he has been excluded from the bracket. The remaining 14 horse villagers from Animal Crossing: New Horizons (seen below) have been randomly paired up. Every 3 days, you will vote for which horse of the pair you want to win! The winning horse will move onto the next round of the bracket.

The last horse standing will be the forum's representative for the Year of the Horse and become our next character collectible!

The Contenders

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	Annalise	"Let gossip go in one ear and out the other."
	Buck	"Keep your eyes on the prize."
	Cleo	"There's something lovable in all of us."
	Clyde	"The grass is always greener."
	Colton	"Make hay while the sun shines."
	Ed	"Beauty is pretty!"
	Elmer	"The horse doesn't pull the cart, the oats do."
	Papi	"Never say neigh."
	Peaches	"Every day is a gift."
	Reneigh	"You can only be you, so be the best you that you can be."
	Roscoe	"Trouble rides a fast horse."
	Savannah	"Keep your chin up!"
	Victoria	"Don't put the cart before the horse."
	Winnie	"Smile, and the world smiles with you."

The Bracket

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The bracket can be found here!

The Rounds

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The links to each match-up will be added here as we progress through the bracket!

Round 1 - Qualifiers: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 7 PM EST to Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7 PM EST
Match 1: Winnie vs. Cleo
Match 2: Peaches vs. Reneigh
Match 3: Victoria vs. Annalise
Match 4: Elmer vs. Papi
Match 5: Colton vs. Buck
Match 6: Roscoe vs. Clyde

Round 2 - Quarter-Finals: Friday, February 20, 2026 at 7 PM EST to Monday, February 23, 2026 at 7 PM EST
Round 3 - Semi-Finals: Monday, February 23, 2026 at 7 PM EST to Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7 PM EST
Round 4 - Finals: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7 PM EST to Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 7 PM EST

May the best horse win!

 

[Newbiemayor]

I'm not a huge fan of the horse villagers so I guess you could say... I have no horse in this race
I'll have to decide on who I want to vote for.

 

[-Apples-]

Should I participate in the voting, or should I be horsing around?

 

[Roxxy]

Am I stupid? Voting not working?

 

[Aerith]

Am I stupid? Voting not working?

Voting should start at 7PM EST! So, about 2 hours and 40 minutes from now.

 

[Roxxy]

I'm not a huge fan of the horse villagers so I guess you could say... I have no horse in this race
I'll have to decide on who I want to vote for.

Vote Buck

 

[~Kilza~]

Am I stupid? Voting not working?

The polls will be up in 3 hours!

 

[-Apples-]

I could settle on Roscoe or Buck as I vote.

 

[themysterybidder]

I don't have to put any thought into this one!

 

[Roxxy]

Voting should start at 7PM EST! So, about 2 hours and 40 minutes from now.

Thanks way past my bedtime so tomorrow for me which I guess is about 1am est

 

[Suguri]

I may not be into the horse villagers, but I already want someone here to win. XD

 

[Snek]

I already know who I want to win. It will be fun to see the results though no matter who ends up winning.

 

[LambdaDelta]

damn, savannah and ed getting round 1 byes

 

[-Apples-]

damn, savannah and ed getting round 1 byes

Yeah, but do you think they’ll win round 2? Let’s see as we go further in the event.

 

[lasagne_of_death]

I'm not really attached to any horse villagers in particular, but there is one I definitely want to win this >:^D

 

[-Apples-]

I'm not really attached to any horse villagers in particular, but there is one I definitely want to win this >:^D

I’m not really attached to any of the villagers to be honest.

 

[Firesquids]

I see a Buck collectible in our future...

 

[Ginny Potter]

I'm confused so pardon me. We're voting the horse right? And what time would that be?

 

[~Kilza~]

I'm confused so pardon me. We're voting the horse right? And what time would that be?

Yes, in just over an hour (7 PM EST to be exact), there will be 6 polls made for the first 6 pairs, and you'll vote for the horse you want to win in each poll! There will be more polls after this, and this will eventually lead to one overall winner, who will be turned into a new character collectible!

 

[Ginny Potter]

Yes, in just over an hour (7 PM EST to be exact), there will be 6 polls made for the first 6 pairs, and you'll vote for the horse you want to win in each poll! There will be more polls after this, and this will eventually lead to one overall winner, who will be turned into a new character collectible!

I'm cental time zone so what time would that be?