I just think Whitney doesn't really reach outside the scope of "people who are really into Pokemon" despite the talk of how much talk she supposedly gets. I honestly think Red is a better nomination, and although he probably shouldnt be here either I at least mostly remember his team and it being surprisingly formidable.
Most other nominations here getting traction I would say people potentially could have heard of if they're not super into the games. I personally have never played KoF 94, or enough of a Souls game to get to any bosses, or more than a small bit of Undertale, but have heard of these bosses at least.
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