Board 8 > Board 8's Favorite Video Game Character Results and Discussion [FVGC]

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Group 13
Samus Aran (Metroid)
Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
Magus (Chrono Trigger)
Ellie (The Last of Us)
Mega Man (Mega Man)
Count Bleck (Super Paper Mario)
Luca Blight (Suikoden 2)
Hades (Hades)
Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia)
Zero (Mega Man X)

Results:
30 - Samus Aran (Metroid)
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26 - Magus (Chrono Trigger)
15 - Mega Man (Mega Man)
5 - Hades (Hades)
2 - Zero (Mega Man X)
-5 - Luca Blight (Suikoden 2)
-8 - Count Bleck (Super Paper Mario)
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-18 - Sub-Zero (Mortal Kombat)
-19 - Ellie (The Last of Us)
-28 - Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia)

Total Votes: 36

This was the highest votals yet! Thanks to everyone who has voted thus far in the contest.

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Without my vote Magus would've gotten the safe slot! I made a difference :)

Also wow the Mega Man crew really pulled it back later on huh.

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Man Ellie got wrecked :(

Can't say I didn't expect it, but I wonder how she would've done without the Last of Us II controversy

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I was surprised Ellie did so poorly considering that Joel survived his round. That does suggest that she might have got some negative votes from people who specifically dislike the second game.

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Evillordexdeath posted...

I was surprised Ellie did so poorly considering that Joel survived his round. That does suggest that she might have got some negative votes from people who specifically dislike the second game.

Just checked, and she got 8 last place votes. Can't even imagine that happening had this been run before 2020

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Well for what it's worth I was one of those 8 although I haven't played the second game.

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andylt posted...

Also wow the Mega Man crew really pulled it back later on huh.

Very different from their sitewide contest trends!

Evillordexdeath posted...

I was surprised Ellie did so poorly considering that Joel survived his round. That does suggest that she might have got some negative votes from people who specifically dislike the second game.

Ellie's group was also far tougher than Joel's, to be fair - and Joel only finished 5 points above elimination anyways. I personally would have given Ellie a neutral vote if TLoUII didn't exist, not that it matters much. Maybe I shouldn't be saying that since I haven't played TLoUII, but hey!

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Yeah, I only antivoted Ellie because I really wanted to make sure Luca, Magus, Samus, Zero, AND Mega Man all got in.

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Yeah I gave her a -3 but she was the only character whose game I havent played and I actually liked all the characters in that group.

She mightve just gotten a tough group.

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GavsEvans123 posted...

Did Boyfriend get anti-voted due to Friday Night Funkin' overexposure? Actually, is it overexposed? Honestly, I'm not sure. It seems to be bordering that point, but it has more charm than, say, Among Us when that was everywhere.

I don't think it's overexposed as I've never heard of it

I give negative points to characters I dislike first, but if there are none I just negative vote whichever characters have dumb names, and if none of them have dumb names I'll look up a picture and vote whoever has the worst design. I negative voted Boyfriend and The Nameless One for not having a name at all >_>

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I think all of these characters, with maybe the exception of Lloyd, could've survived an average (which is hard to envision really given it's random) group. Group 13 was definitely the group of death and nothing else comes close. It was fun not being able to pick out immediately the three eliminations after the first ten or so votes, though!

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Very surprised by the Lloyd hate

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I feel like people have largely soured on Symphonia as the years have passed and more Tales of games have come out with widely varying reception. But I have little experience with the Tales of games. I played maybe 75% of Symphonia and no other.

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ZaziGuado posted...

I feel like people have largely soured on Symphonia as the years have passed and more Tales of games have come out with widely varying reception. But I have little experience with the Tales of games. I played maybe 75% of Symphonia and no other.

Yeah, Symphonia was incredible back in 2004, but Berseria surpassed it in almost every way. I haven't played Vesperia yet, but from what I hear, that's another heavy hitter.

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Oh yeah I guess we do have evidence of Velvet Crowe performing rather well earlier.

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Group 15 is live
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79522639

Group 14 result will be posted shortly after the round ends in ~10 minutes.

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Group 14
Hat Kid (A Hat In Time)
Shantae (Shantae: Pirate's Curse)
Frog (Chrono Trigger)
Cave Johnson (Portal 2)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
Yuna (Final Fantasy X)
Talion (Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor)
Jecht (Final Fantasy X)
Pac-Man (Pac-Man)

Results:
18 - Frog (Chrono Trigger)
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17 - Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
17 - Yuna (Final Fantasy X)
16 - Cave Johnson (Portal 2)
13 - Hat Kid (A Hat In Time)
-2 - Jecht (Final Fantasy X)
-2 - Shantae (Shantae: Pirate's Curse)
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-4 - Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
-24 - Pac-Man (Pac-Man)
-49 - Talion (Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor)

Total Votes: 33
Tiebreaker: Donkey Kong over Yuna by way of last place votes (1 vs 2)
Tiebreaker: Jecht over Shantae by way of positive vote percentage (52.63% vs 40.00%)

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holler at you later sonic

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Crazy day. Some notes:

--The tiebreaker order I use is as follows: TB1 is positive vote percentage. This is the amount of ballots that gave a character a positive vote versus the amount of ballots that gave a character a negative vote. Whether it is a 1, 2, or 3 vote does not matter. TB2 is total +3 votes. TB3 is total -3 votes. After that I'd have to come up with something else.

--Sonic actually had a positive vote percentage over 50%. However, seven out of the ten ballots cast for him with a negative vote gave him a -3.

--Talion is officially in last place at the moment. -49 is six points lower than the -43 mark set by Racuni the Fire Harg. In a similar vein, Sonic currently has the highest score for an eliminated participant with -4. The previous holder of that claim was Theo with -6 way back in Group 1.

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Sonic does all things fast, including exiting contests

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgNI_haDmAA

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Guess he was just a regular hedgehog after all

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Group 16 is live
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79524296

Group 15 results will be posted shortly

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Group 15
Spyro the Dragon (Spyro the Dragon)
Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet and Clank)
Andrew Ryan (Bioshock)
Giovanni (Pokemon)
Tracer (Overwatch)
Little Mac (Punch-Out!!)
Citan Uzuki (Xenogears)
Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
Godot (Ace Attorney)
Olivier Lenheim (The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky)

Results:
23 - Godot (Ace Attorney)
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11 - Spyro the Dragon (Spyro the Dragon)
10 - Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
8 - Little Mac (Punch-Out!!)
3 - Olivier Lenheim (The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky)
1 - Andrew Ryan (Bioshock)
-5 - Giovanni (Pokemon)
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-9 - Citan Uzuki (Xenogears)
-19 - Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet and Clank)
-23 - Tracer (Overwatch)

Total Votes: 32

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Citan at -9?

You people disgust me.

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Yeah, I thought he'd do a lot better. Maybe people don't play Xenogears anymore.

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Round 17 is up

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79525985

Round 16 results will be posted shortly

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Group 16
Zagreus (Hades)
Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Jessie (Final Fantasy VII: Remake)
Edith Finch (What Remains of Edith Finch)
Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
Millenia (Grandia 2)
Pablo Sanchez (Backyard Sports)
Blob (A Boy and His Blob)
Zidane Tribal (Final Fantasy IX)
Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)

Results:
15 - Zidane Tribal (Final Fantasy IX)
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14 - Zagreus (Hades)
11 - Edith Finch (What Remains of Edith Finch)
9 - Jessie (Final Fantasy VII: Remake)
7 - Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)
-3 - Pablo Sanchez (Backyard Sports)
-8 - Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
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-9 - Millenia (Grandia 2)
-14 - Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
-22 - Blob (A Boy and His Blob)

Total Votes: 27

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The Sonic series takes another L

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Save Sonic Knuckles you're his only hope.

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What is happening to the hedgehogs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4-hTotBygk

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Something tells me Freddy isn't getting out of this group ;)

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Group 18 is live
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79527719

Group 17 results will be up shortly

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Group 17
Madeline (Celeste)
Claire Redfield (Resident Evil)
Reinhardt (Overwatch)
Jennifer (Rule of Rose)
Freddy (Five Nights at Freddy's)
Raiden (Metal Gear Solid)
Meta Knight (Kirby)
Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
Edgar Figaro (Final Fantasy VI)
Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII)

Results:
22 - Meta Knight (Kirby)
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17 - Tifa Lockhart (Final Fantasy VII)
16 - Madeline (Celeste)
14 - Edgar Figaro (Final Fantasy VI)
12 - Raiden (Metal Gear Solid)
8 - Claire Redfield (Resident Evil)
-5 - Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)
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-11 - Jennifer (Rule of Rose)
-35 - Reinhardt (Overwatch)
-38 - Freddy (Five Nights at Freddy's)

Total Votes: 28

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man I know B8 isn't huge on the Overwatch characters but -35 for Reinhardt is wild

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Group 19 is live
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79529503

Group 18 results will be up a little later than normal

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Group 18
GlaDOS (Portal)
Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
Kate Marsh (Life is Strange)
Tom Nook (Animal Crossing)
Claire (A Short Hike)
Delita Hyral (Final Fantasy Tactics)
Balthier Bunansa (Final Fantasy XII)
Heather Mason (Silent Hill 3)
Mordin Solus (Mass Effect)

Results:
31 - GlaDOS (Portal)
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9 - Mordin Solus (Mass Effect)
7 - Delita Hyral (Final Fantasy Tactics)
5 - Balthier Bunansa (Final Fantasy XII)
4 - Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
-4 - Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
-4 - Kate Marsh (Life is Strange)
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-14 - Heather Mason (Silent Hill 3)
-17 - Claire (A Short Hike)
-17 - Tom Nook (Animal Crossing)

Total Votes: 36
Tiebreaker: Yu Narukami over Kate Marsh by way of positive vote percentage (47.83% vs 31.82%)

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Wow that day worked out much better than I thought it would. Also only one Nintendo character and he finished dead last :O

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Woah, didn't see that crushing loss for Nook coming. But yay Kate!

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Group 20, the last group of Round 1, is live
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79531180

Group 19 results will be up shortly.

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Group 19
Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
Vectorman (Vectorman)
Leah (Stardew Valley)
Master Chief (Halo)
Missile (Ghost Trick)
Gordon Freeman (Half-Life)
Edelgard (Fire Emblem)
Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
Proto Man (Mega Man)
Crono (Chrono Trigger)

Results:
32 - Missile (Ghost Trick)
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25 - Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
16 - Proto Man (Mega Man)
11 - Edelgard (Fire Emblem)
3 - Leah (Stardew Valley)
-1 - Crono (Chrono Trigger)
-14 - Vectorman (Vectorman)
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-17 - Gordon Freeman (Half-Life)
-18 - Master Chief (Halo)
-37 - Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)

Total Votes: 36

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Damn neither Gordon Freeman nor Master Chief could get past Vectorman. Wild

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Missile baby!

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GFNW baby!

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Before the final vote was cast, Gordon Freeman and Vectorman were tied and Gordon would've been eliminated by a 2% positive vote margin. That would've been very fitting, I think.

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Group 20
Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII)
Carmen Sandiego (Carmen Sandiego)
Captain Toad (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)
Kratos (God of War)
Chloe Price (Life is Strange)
Debora (Dragon Quest V)
Dr. Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Robin (Iconoclasts)
The Boss (Metal Gear Solid 3)
Agent 47 (Hitman)

Results:
24 - Dr. Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog)
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24 - The Boss (Metal Gear Solid 3)
23 - Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII)
15 - Carmen Sandiego (Carmen Sandiego)
6 - Captain Toad (Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker)
-6 - Agent 47 (Hitman)
-10 - Chloe Price (Life is Strange)
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-12 - Kratos (God of War)
-27 - Robin (Iconoclasts)
-37 - Debora (Dragon Quest V)

Total Votes: 36
Tiebreaker: Dr. Eggman over The Boss via positive vote percentage (77.78% vs 72.00%)

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Sonic is eliminated while Dr. Eggman won his division. How bizarre.

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Here are some "awards" I slapped together during this past hour waiting for Round 1 to end. These pretty much purely stats based. People can come up with their own subjective opinions like Biggest Surprise (Dr. Eggman just now imo) and whatnot.

Round 1 Awards:

Best Performance: Miles Edgeworth
--Edgeworth had a 100% positive vote percentage. He was one of only two charactesr to achieve that mark with the other being, fittingly, Phoenix Wright. What sets them apart is that Edgeworth received 46 point while Phoenix Wright only earned 32.

Most +3 Votes: Miles Edgeworth, Kirby, and Luigi
--Each of these competitors garnered nine +3 votes. Kirby pulled off the feat with the least amount of total votes cast in his group with 26. However, Edgeworth was right behind him with 27 total votes cast in his group.

Most -3 Votes: Talion
--Talion was the obvious weak link in a tough group and became a minus magnet because of it. He ended the round having received 13 votes of -3. However, it could've easily been Zola in this spot had her group seen high vote totals. Talion achieved 13 last place votes in 33 total votes cast. Zola had 12 last place votes in only 28 votes cast.

Most Voter Indifference: Ramza Beoulve and Dante
--These two characters received the lowest absolute point value which combines the points received whether they be positive or negative. Both characters had a score of 15. Logically a lower vote total would lead to a lower absolute score, and that is the case with these two characters. Ramza and Dante's groups had 27 and 26 total votes cast in their groups respectively. Heihachi Mishima had the lowest absolute point total from groups that had over 30 total votes cast. He finished with 20 absolute points from 31 votes cast. If you want to base indifference based on percentage appearance on a ballot within their group, The Prince of Persia is your most indifference character. He appeared on only 9 out of 29 ballots cast in his group which is good for a ~31% rate.

How did the group headliners do?
--Overall, characters that came into Round 1 headlining their own group finished first in 8/20 groups. Best performance of them is Miles Edgeworth as detailed above. Hat Kid and Goro Majima both finished 5th in their group and can be debated on which was most disappointing. Hat Kid earned her headliner status solely through nominations while I had to assign Majima as a headliner to round off Round 1. Hat Kid's group was very evenly split with only 5 points separating her from 1st place. Majima's was similar with 8 points separating him from the 1st place position.

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Poor Ramza

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