Whoa Frisby, did you intentionally pick the worst fanart you could find >_>?
If I were trying to convince people to change their minds about Gastrodon, I'd have gone with one of these:
These aren't direct links because I can't pull them up on mobile.
http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp172/Femmelink/Pokemon/Gastrodon.jpg?t=1290257277
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/Encyclopika/gastrodon.jpg?t=1210533304
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Nominate Balthier/Dr. Cid for the Greatest Game Rivalry Contest
Also Tidus/Jecht, Squall/Seifer, Sora/Riku... but mostly Balthier/Dr. Cid :)