Board 8 > Your First Thought 30: "The winner of 'Best. Video Game. Dad. Ever.'"

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Previous results:
1) Strongest non-Noble Niner: Zelda (Tifa, Squall, Bowser)
2) Weakest Noble Niner: Sonic (Crono, Sephiroth, Mega Man)
3) Fodder Line: Vyse (Isaac, Pac-Man, Revolver Ocelot)
4) Strongest Western Franchise: Witcher (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Fallout)
5) Strongest Indie: Shovel Knight, Undertale (Hollow Knight, Cuphead, Stardew Valley)
6) Biggest GotD2 Snub: Pokemon Go (Skyward Sword, Smash 4, Mario 3D World)
7) TJF/"The Jug Factor": Tifa (Morrigan Aensland, Tina Armstrong, Jill Valentine)
8) Strongest Pokemon not in a Contest: Blastoise (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Greninja)
9) Most unpredictable character: Kefka (Alucard, Donkey Kong, Magus)
10) Game series with most inconsistent strength: Final Fantasy (Pokemon, Mario, GTA)
11) Most disappointing performance of GotD2: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tropical Freeze, Undertale, Dragon Age)
12) Game series you wish was stronger: Donkey Kong/Country, Resident Evil, Phoenix Wright, Trails
13) Character that always disappoints: Tidus (Magus, Cecil Harvey, Donkey Kong)
14) A joke that stopped being funny: L-Block (GFNW, Weighted Companion Cube, CATS)
15) Character I am sick of seeing in contests: Link (Guybrush Threepwood, Lloyd Irving, Draven)
16) How did this get into Game of the Decade 2?: Dying Light (Fate/Grand Order, Persona 4 Golden, Obra Dinn)
17) Strongest game that's never been in a contest: Super Smash Bros. (Final Fantasy VII Remake, Skyward Sword, Final Fantasy V)
18) Theoretical winner of 'Worst. Game. Ever.': Big Rigs (E.T., Superman 64, Sonic 06)
19) Long-gone character that deserves another shot: Strider Hiryu (Liquid Snake, Terry Bogard, M. Bison)
20) Character that has fallen the furthest: Vincent (Magus, Tommy Vercetti, Crono, Gordon Freeman, Satan)
21) Low midcarder: Ness (Fox, Tidus, Zidane)
22) Strong franchise with characters not worth shit: Elder Scrolls (Grand Theft Auto, Tales, Persona)
23) Theoretical winner of 'Best. Boxart. Ever.': Ocarina of Time (FFVII, Phalanx, Mega Man)
24) Strongest Nintendo game with no N9er in it: Pokemon RBY (Star Fox 64, Xenoblade, something with Kirby)
25) Weakest playable character in Smash Ultimate: Alph (Mii Fighters, Dark Pit, Pichu, Little Mac)
26) Most photogenic character ever in a contest: Tifa (Dante, Crono, Solid Snake/Solid Shit)
27) Character I can beat in a fist fight: Guybrush (Olimar, Ness, a Pokemon)
28) Strongest game never on a Nintendo platform: Persona 5 (Kingdom Hearts/II, Symphony of the Night, God of War 2018, FFVII)
29) Franchise where the 1st game is the strongest: Pokemon (Chrono, Metal Gear Solid, Mass Effect)


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*looks at today's POTD*

Kratos

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Kratos

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Kratos

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Kratos

I wish I saw the poll first so I could've said Barret, though.

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Jecht

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Barrett

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Bowser

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Jecht

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Kratos

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Dad from FFL2

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Jecht

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WarThaNemesis2 posted...

Dad from FFL2

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Chrom

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Jecht

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Kratos

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Octodad. It's right there in the name.

WarThaNemesis2 posted...

Dad from FFL2

I would have never thought of this answer, but I can respect it.

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Jecht

(more like worst dad but maybe people would vote him ironically? I sure would)
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Bowser

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Phoenix Wright

edit: though twitter probably had an influence on this
https://twitter.com/eggworst/status/1274828812375609345

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Kratos
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Dad of Son.

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My first thought was Kratos

but my heart says Octodad

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Bowser

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Pankraz, but that's because I mentally skipped over "winner of" when I read the topic title

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Kratos

I'm upset that it wasn't Bowser or Octodad

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Barret

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Bowser
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Jecht. Shitting on his awful son, as he should.

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FFL2 Dad

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Jecht

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Link's uncle from ALttP. Then several seconds later, the first actual dad I thought of was Jecht.

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first thought was big boss

Barret

Harry Mason

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Kratos

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kratos

but, what was that game where you are like a deity/samurai that fights the sun or something to protect your daughter?

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banananor posted...

kratos

but, what was that game where you are like a deity/samurai that fights the sun or something to protect your daughter?

without having played it.... okami?

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Nameless2000 posted...

Phoenix Wright

If I was going to shit post, I'd say Zak Gramarye.

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banananor posted...

but, what was that game where you are like a deity/samurai that fights the sun or something to protect your daughter?

Asura's Wrath

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Kratos

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Dad of War
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Jeralt from Three Houses. Then Jecht very quickly after as a more realistic thought.

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Link

for him to keep being reincarnated he probably had to procreate at some point, right?

second thought of someone with a confirmed child is Chuck Greene
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Jesse_Custer posted...

Jecht

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Barrett, because of the poll

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Nominate: Strongest pre-smartphone mobile game

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ZenOfThunder posted...

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Jecht

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