{"id":60128,"date":"2017-03-24T20:17:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T20:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:03:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:03:55","slug":"clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eight entrants have survived the closest overall round in Battle Bracket history to reach the quarterfinals in our search for the greatest on-screen fictional movie character of all time.<br\/><br\/>The Clash of Characters round of 16 included two matchups where the winners received less than 51 percent of the vote. Two other winners received less than 60 percent. Even established fan favorites &#8212; characters who&#8217;ve been mopping the floor with their opposition so far &#8212; posted lower-than-average totals.\u00a0<br\/><br\/>And now, everybody&#8217;s back to zero: Head <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/ec.militarytimes.com\/battle-bracket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/ec.millitarytimes.com\/battle-bracket\">here<\/a> to vote in the quarterfinal round and help choose the regional champions, and check out some details on the showdowns below:<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Action Hero Final:\u00a0John Rambo vs. Benjamin Martin (&#8220;The Patriot&#8221;). <\/b>Stallone&#8217;s killing machine has done the expected amount of damage on an easy path to the quarterfinals, but Mel Gibson&#8217;s freedom fighter has been a breakout star, downing both Captain America and Jack Reacher in early round action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Big Stars and Blockbusters Final:\u00a0<\/b> <b>Col. Nathan Jessep vs. Capt. John Miller. <\/b>Jack Nicholson&#8217;s Marine officer came from behind to sink Capt. Marko Ramius (&#8220;The Hunt for Red October&#8221;) to reach the round of eight, while the &#8220;Saving Private Ryan&#8221; officer knocked out &#8220;Maverick&#8221; Mitchell to advance. The &#8220;Top Gun&#8221; aviator was the third and final Tom Cruise character left standing. <b><br\/><\/b> <br\/> <b>Combat Classics Final:\u00a0Gunnery Sgt. Hartman vs. Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore. <\/b>Robert Duvall&#8217;s Kilgore edged Lee Marvin&#8217;s boss from &#8220;The Dirty Dozen&#8221; by a razor-thin margin in the last round, earning 50.22 percent of the vote. R. Lee Ermey&#8217;s performance in &#8220;Full Metal Jacket&#8221; has yet to be seriously challenged, posting easy wins over characters portrayed by an all-time Hollywood all-star team &#8212; Clint Eastwood, John Wayne and Humphrey Bogart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Best of the Rest Final:\u00a0<\/b> <b>Capt. B.F. &#8220;Hawkeye&#8221; Pierce vs. Lord Darth Vader<\/b>. A late run by Leroy Jethro Gibbs (&#8220;NCIS&#8221;) almost made this an all-TV affair, but the Sith lord managed to  <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/G0CZyByTygU9O\/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\">hold on<\/a>. Just how popular are these two? Alan Alda&#8217;s Hawkeye starred in the highest-rated TV series episode in American history, while the Star Wars&#8217; saga&#8217;s total box-office haul now sits at  <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/franchises\/chart\/?id=starwars.htm\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: http:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/franchises\/chart\/?id=starwars.htm\">more than $3.7 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight greats remain as we search for the best on-screen fictional military character ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":97180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":83,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[83,17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[799],"class_list":["post-60128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-battle-bracket","category-special-projects"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"DWUR2HAPR5GW3H346ZOLJ4WYF4","arc_canonical_url":"\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4 - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eight greats remain as we search for the best on-screen fictional military character ever.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eight greats remain as we search for the best on-screen fictional military character ever.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-03-24T20:17:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T11:03:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kevin Lilley\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Kevin Lilley\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2017-03-24T20:17:21+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T11:03:55+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 371,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/battle-bracket-promo-quarterfinals.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Battle Bracket\",\n\t                \"Special Projects\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4 - Navy Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/battle-bracket-promo-quarterfinals.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2017-03-24T20:17:21+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T11:03:55+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Eight greats remain as we search for the best on-screen fictional military character ever.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/battle-bracket-promo-quarterfinals.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/battle-bracket-promo-quarterfinals.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/24\\\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Battle Bracket\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/special-projects\\\/battle-bracket\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"battle-bracket\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Navy Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4 - Navy Times","description":"Eight greats remain as we search for the best on-screen fictional military character ever.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4","og_description":"Eight greats remain as we search for the best on-screen fictional military character ever.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/","og_site_name":"Navy Times","article_published_time":"2017-03-24T20:17:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T11:03:55+00:00","author":"Kevin Lilley","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Kevin Lilley","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4","datePublished":"2017-03-24T20:17:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T11:03:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/"},"wordCount":371,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/battle-bracket-promo-quarterfinals.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Battle Bracket","Special Projects"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/","name":"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4 - Navy Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/battle-bracket-promo-quarterfinals.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2017-03-24T20:17:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T11:03:55+00:00","description":"Eight greats remain as we search for the best on-screen fictional military character ever.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/battle-bracket-promo-quarterfinals.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/battle-bracket-promo-quarterfinals.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/2017\/03\/24\/clash-of-characters-vote-now-to-help-choose-the-final-4\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Battle Bracket","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/special-projects\/battle-bracket\/","ad_zone":"battle-bracket"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Clash of Characters: Vote now to help choose the final 4"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","name":"Navy Times","description":"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization","name":"Navy Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","caption":"Navy Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Navy Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/battle-bracket-promo-quarterfinals.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60141,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60128\/revisions\/60141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60128"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=60128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}