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Leonhart4 posted...

pjbasis posted...

She proposed!?

Indeed. I was quite surprised, and I gave her my most enthusiastic "Whatever" in response.

Nice

And congrats!
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I agree with Axem about all three.

Adam could be Low Fodder because it wouldn't take very many ironic/joke votes, but I'm skeptical. Jar Jar is far more prominent and ironically popular.

ROB might be Low, but I'll err on the high end.

As for Peter, Futurama > Family Guy here, and I'm generally not inclined to put much stock into multimedia characters.
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Bump.
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Atrocita

Another close vote I might flip later on.
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I'm not sure about most controversial, but I happened to stumble on the top 10 board recently, only to find that one particular user had been blurring the line between incoherency and masterful trolling. Further, this user has been submitting utterly incoherent top 10 lists filled with spelling and grammar errors for years now, frequently (such as right now) getting them featured on the GameFAQs homepage - directly contradictory to the top 10 guidelines which call for proper spelling and grammar. This user seems to have driven many others away from the board, while tanking the reputation of the top 10 feature this year in particular.
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Freddy: Low Fodder

Poochy: Low Fodder

half_silver28 posted...

but because he's a cute dog (presumably).

https://www.mariowiki.com/images/e/ee/YCW_Poochy_Sleeping.png

Ehh, he doesn't look enough like a real-world dog, and he definitely has less of a fanbase than Missile. Combine that with how GameFAQs sadly doesn't care about even Yoshi's Island, and I'm not expecting him to get anywhere.

Reptile: Mid Fodder

Liu Kang's probably the weakest major MK character, so placing ahead of him isn't some badge of honor. I'm also skeptical about MK characters in general, considering MK11 with its awful GameFAQs reception has been the only thing to happen with the series recently. Honestly, I'm giving him a lot of credit even saying he's about as strong as Guile.
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We're back! Vote between Mary and Atrocita here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78212015
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"Hello there, everyone! My name is Emma McCann, and Ill be your algebra teacher for the next year. You can call me Miss McCann. Now, I know you may have heard a few rumors about me, like that Im an evil necromancer, that Im from the dimension of evil, that I sacrifice my own students to my evil god Horvlax, the Devourer of Childrens Souls, or that I own a secret army of skeletons. I want to just get all of this out of the way right now: Horvlax is my coworker, not my god.

Now, lets move onto the syllabus."

- Emma McCann is a young woman who claims to be from Genegral, a blasted world of eternal death. According to her, Genegralns are sometimes sent to other planets to secretly harvest souls for their rituals of desecration she is one such harvester, and took a new name when she got to Earth.
- But she also happens to be very good at math and genuinely enjoys instructing children, so she got a job as a high school teacher. As a bonus, this lets her easily access kids whose souls she can sacrifice to Horvlax, her coworker.
- Like most Genegralns (if you take her word for it), shes compelled to cackle insanely and commit evil acts regardless of context, making her schemes not terribly difficult to uncover. Unfortunately, she cant be fired because she has tenure.
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RULES:
1. Vote for the character you like more. That's it.
2. Each user gets one vote per match (no alts). These are one-on-ones, after all.
3. Rounds last exactly 24 hours from the opening post and any votes thereafter will be disregarded.
4. I (Metalmind) will post a new match daily at about 6 PM PT, excepting brief scheduled breaks for Thanksgiving and one day where I have a prior commitment.
5. The users who nominated each character will be kept hidden, as votes are for characters, not users. Users are forbidden from rallying, including posting additional propaganda that is not already in this opening post, as this can give their character an unfair advantage.
6. You are allowed, and in fact encouraged, to vote for the character you nominated. Or don't if you truly prefer their opponent, I'm not your boss!
7. Bumping support to keep this topic on the front page is appreciated, especially when I'm not available (typically from about 4 AM to 3 PM PT).

Results and Discussion:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78178273

Now for today's entrants...

Bloody Mary
https://i.imgur.com/1YMxJq3.png

Hi! I'm Mary, but all of my friends call me Bloody Mary, hehe! I can't believe Halloween is almost here again. Ahhh, what a wonderful season, watching your favorite horror movies, seeing the color of the leaves change, PERFORMING BLACK MAGIC RITUALS ON UNSUSPECTING SOULS. Oh.... I'm sorry.... i didn't mean to get tense with you hehe. Don't be frightened. I'm sweet, I promise you hehe. Take a seat, I will show you some of my magic. Oh, I'm just sure you'll love it! My parents gave my show a standing ovation, ya know. BUT THEY DON'T DO MUCH OF ANYTHING ANYMORE. Oh, shucks, there I go again. Oh, I can be such a bother, can't I! Come in close, don't be afraid. Bloody Mary will make sure you are very comfortable amongst my pets. Touch the cold steel of my dagger, the hard-leather of my special book, AND DON'T YOU EVER ATTEMPT TO LEAVE ME!!!!!!!

Bloody Mary, real name Mary Holden, is a 19-year old American woman, adept in technological dark arts that combines magical theatrics with twisted variations of biotic and caduceus technology stolen from Mercy's research. She keeps her tech in a leather-bound spellbook, giving the illusion of real black magic as she summons creatures around her and drains health from enemies. When she was young, Mary had a huge passion for horror movies and would watch Junkenstein's Revenge on repeat around Halloween time. The portrayal of the Witch in particular inspired her pursuit of the dark arts. However, she also has a split-personality and was a troubled teen, often hurting her classmates in an escalating manner, until she eventually stabbed both a rival classmate and boy who Mary had a crush on but resented for not going out with her. Mary's parents tried institutionalizing her, but she stabbed her parents too and fled. Tired, conflicted, hungry, and desperate, Mary had a chance encounter with the infamous thief Sombra. Mary told Sombra about her past, and in exchange for helping Mary get the tools needed to become the dark sorcerer she dreamed of, Mary became a proxy agent for Sombra and used her threatening split-personality and new tech to become a forced to be reckoned with. Despite this, there's still a part of Mary that resents what's she's become, as she struggles between the sweet and sour sides of her personality.

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Atrocita Evilicus
https://i.imgur.com/hoFVcel.png

(see next post for details)
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I love the style you chose there, and like your Big Blob art, the sense of perspective.

It's also really interesting to see how both you and Johnbobb seized on and incorporated minor details such as the scarf I included in my original 'art'.
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Xbyte posted...

Dunno. Just expected it to have a little soul like MGS did instead of being so intellectually empty.

After reading the OP, this sentence smacks of trying to gussy up your complaints as something more than they actually are.
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Obrov also pulled off a shutout against norenxaq, but with four more votes.
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half_silver28 posted...

Mara has been in all of the Persona RPGs so I don't think it matters much that mainline SMT is very niche here.

I stand corrected, but I'm not convinced that people will vote for a given Persona just because it's been in games they care about.

Anyways,

Fiora: Mid Fodder, but only barely.
Koopa Troopa: Mid Fodder
Dr. Thomas Light: Low Fodder - could be Mid, but I'm not convinced anyone cares.

Nominations:
Dalton
Freddy Krueger
Jack Krauser
Krillin
Peter Griffin
Poochy
Schala
Seto Kaiba
Snake
Trunks
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Drakeryn posted...

Reg posted...

4, incorporating elements of 1 if necessary

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Yesterday, Winona proved more real than norenxaq, 8-0. That makes her the first character to have completed all of their divisional matches.

Expect the next match right around 6 PM PT this Friday (November 29).
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Mae Borowski

Automatically a quality list, confirmed.

It's also interesting to see a Civ 6 leader on here. Personally, all the Civ series leaders blur the line between video game characters and real-life people a bit too much for me to be entirely comfortable with their placement on a list specifically for the former.
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Last-minute bump.
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Diamond: Empoleon, Staraptor (I think)
Platinum: Torterra, Staraptor
HeartGold: Meganium, Ampharos

I definitely also played through at least one of Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum with Infernape once.

Black: Samurott, Simisear, Unfezant, Excadrill, Zebstrika, Hydreigon
White: Emboar, Gigalith, Leavanny, Reuniclus, Haxorus, Ducklett (HM slave)
White 2: Samurott, Arcanine, Braviary, Roserade, Terrakion, Gliscor

Y (I think; might have been X): Delphox, Venusaur, Crobat, Lapras, Goodra, Magnezone
Omega Ruby: Blaziken, Azumarill, Skarmory, Shiftry, Rhyperior, Regice

Moon: Decidueye, Ribombee, Pelipper, Bewear, Metagross, Electivire - My original version was actually Sun with Litten as my starter, but I never wound up finishing that playthrough.
Ultra Sun: Primarina, Vikavolt, Alolan Muk, Alolan Marowak (Totem), Tsareena, Kommo-o

There's so much more I could talk about beyond just what members comprised my teams.
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Winona
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Here's my three-day domestic predictions for November 29-December 1, early because of the openers both releasing on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving:

1. $80.1 million Frozen II
2. $20.3 million Knives Out
3. $14.9 million Ford v Ferrari
4. $11.5 million A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
5. $6.5 million Queen & Slim
6. $6.2 million 21 Bridges
7. $3.9 million Playing with Fire
8. $3.4 million Midway
9. $2.7 million The Good Liar
10. $2.7 million Last Christmas
11. $2.0 million Joker
12. $1.9 million Charlies Angels
13. $1.5 million Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
14. $1.5 million Harriet

Unless Frozen II somehow manages to pull off the kind of hold you'd expect for a normal family movie in this situation, it looks like we'll be seeing a deceptively lackluster end to a very bad November. The three-day Thanksgiving weekend last year was worth $216 million for all movies in play, likely a good $50 million more than we'll see this year.

That's no scratch on Frozen II, which has been doing well domestically and spectacularly elsewhere so far, but a reminder that near-schizophrenic scheduling is no substitute for the 3-4 big and appealing movies that normally stake out a given November. It also puts undue pressure on December to break records in order to avoid a year-on-year decline.
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Jeanne: Mid Fodder - Bayonetta 2 didn't look awful in 2015, and should be even stronger now. Jeanne's design is similar enough to Bayo's that she should get some benefit from TJF/general sex appeal, so there's only so much weaker I'd expect her to be.

Mara: Low Fodder - Mainline SMT is niche even on GameFAQs, and Mara isn't significant enough to defy that.

Scarecrow: Low Fodder - He doesn't have to be weaker than third-level members of Batman's rogues gallery to be all the way down here. I'd naturally expect him to be stronger than the likes of the Mad Hatter, but not a match for the likes of Bane, the Penguin, and the Riddler among comparable characters.
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Yesterday, Rayleigh outsmarted Big Blob 6-4.

Vote in today's match, between Winona and norenxaq, here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78202526
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(Also accepting votes in Rayleigh vs. Big Blob for the next few minutes if you haven't already, since I messed up and closed the topic early)
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Remember that we'll be taking a two-day break for Thanksgiving after this.

RULES:
1. Vote for the character you like more. That's it.
2. Each user gets one vote per match (no alts). These are one-on-ones, after all.
3. Rounds last exactly 24 hours from the opening post and any votes thereafter will be disregarded.
4. I (Metalmind) will post a new match daily at about 6 PM PT, excepting brief scheduled breaks for Thanksgiving and one day where I have a prior commitment.
5. The users who nominated each character will be kept hidden, as votes are for characters, not users. Users are forbidden from rallying, including posting additional propaganda that is not already in this opening post, as this can give their character an unfair advantage.
6. You are allowed, and in fact encouraged, to vote for the character you nominated. Or don't if you truly prefer their opponent, I'm not your boss!
7. Bumping support to keep this topic on the front page is appreciated, especially when I'm not available (typically from about 4 AM to 3 PM PT).

Results and Discussion:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78178273

Now for today's entrants...

Winona Snow
https://imgur.com/9KSb0EK

"Believe it or not, thats really me. I live in Pittsburgh, where I work as a barista at a local caf. What Im truly passionate about, though, is my role as the guitarist and sometime singer of the band a few friends and I formed a few years back. I usually like to spend my downtime alone with my cat Possum, listening to music or playing video games. Uh, what else is there to say about me? Sorry, I know this is a bit awkward Im not exactly the most outgoing person ever."

The basics:
- Age 24; dyes her hair a different color every few weeks.
- Winona has a grounded perspective on life, in large part thanks to having to mature quickly in her childhood.
- However, among her many secrets is that shes a dreamer at heart; shes also capricious by nature, with a tendency to run away from her problems rather than facing them.
- Additionally, she has somewhat of a taste for the unique and extravagant, particularly when it comes to outfits for performances.
- Winona leans pansexual, but she struggles to come to terms with her gender identity and feel comfortable in her own skin, in part due to a challenging upbringing dotted with tragedy (in a small post-industrial town to the east of Pittsburgh) and strained relations with her working-class family.

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norenxaq
https://i.imgur.com/PhcSU3s.jpg

in my 27 centuries being on this earth, I have seen many changes in human culture. the only constant being change. I am a dragon born in china who was a student of kong fu-tze while he was alive. once buddhism arrived in my homeland, I became a practitioner. As is normal with my kind, I can change form and am often seen as an old chinese gentleman. (picture a person about 6' wearing a yellow robe as well as a yin/yang pendant encircled by a winged gold dragon)

abilities in both forms: magic, shapeshift, weather control, size shift
as human: add martial arts

flaw: very cynical
philosopher, historian
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Rolycoly posted...

Bump.

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Big Blob
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Posting in a certified Board 8 topic.
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Yesterday, Marina and Talirah tied 5-5.

With all three divisions currently having progressed equally, it's time for a standings update!

BROWN:
1. 31 Obrov (3 matches)
2. 19 Winona (3 matches)
3. 10 Big Blob (2 matches)
4. 8 Rayleigh (2 matches)
5. 4 norenxaq (2 matches)

MAYA:
1. 16 Mary
2. 12 Atrocita
3. 7 Yoshiki
3. 7 Abigail

MAST:
1. 17 Artemis
2. 15 Talirah
3. 8 Marina
4. 6 Spirit

Finally, vote in today's match, between Rayleigh and Big Blob, here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78199230
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RULES:
1. Vote for the character you like more. That's it.
2. Each user gets one vote per match (no alts). These are one-on-ones, after all.
3. Rounds last exactly 24 hours from the opening post and any votes thereafter will be disregarded.
4. I (Metalmind) will post a new match daily at about 6 PM PT, excepting brief scheduled breaks for Thanksgiving and one day where I have a prior commitment.
5. The users who nominated each character will be kept hidden, as votes are for characters, not users. Users are forbidden from rallying, including posting additional propaganda that is not already in this opening post, as this can give their character an unfair advantage.
6. You are allowed, and in fact encouraged, to vote for the character you nominated. Or don't if you truly prefer their opponent, I'm not your boss!
7. Bumping support to keep this topic on the front page is appreciated, especially when I'm not available (typically from about 4 AM to 3 PM PT).

Results and Discussion:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78178273

Now for today's entrants...

Rayleigh Tigwell
https://i.imgur.com/lmunC9D.png

Thats me. Gosh I dont know what to say. Um. Im a Physicians Assistant. I wanted to be a doctor, but couldnt afford medical school. I never had many friends in school because I couldnt stand how nobody wanted to get to know me as anything more than the hot girl on the chess team. Im glad thats changing, but Im too used to a small circle of friends. Relationships are more meaningful that way. All that notwithstanding, its my blood to help people. People tell me I overwork myself as if its a problem. All I need time for is video games with my foster brother, chess, yoga, and making people smile. And Im good.

-59, 143 lbs.
-1580 SAT score, IQ of 142
-Hasnt seen her birth mom since she was 4 y/o and doesnt know who her father is
-Very modest about her body, but runs warm so she dresses light
-Wears a hat every day because she feels and looks naked without one
-Also enjoys cosplay, and isnt afraid to cover her face
-Logical and quick on her feet, but bad at selling herself
-Gets roped into doing things even when she knows its not a good idea
-Likes words like ostensible
-May actually be capable of photon flux like her name implies

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Lowlands Big Blob
(the big one, obviously, not the hawk)
https://i.imgur.com/YRgvRIX.png

*blob* *blob*
*munch* *munch*
*blob* *blob*

- Gentle giant of the steppe
- Loves to graze
- Always welcomes a friendly pat
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1B
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Bump.
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Marina
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Yesterday, Artemis proved more cunning than Spirit, 6-3.

Vote in today's match, between Marina and Talirah, here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78195774
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Talirah Isiset
https://i.imgur.com/RXt0yXj.png

Oh hello! My name is Talirah Isiset. PRINCESS Talirah- err...perhaps QUEEN Talirah Isiset? That is silly. You may call me Tali, because we are friends now and my friends call me Tali. Or Sekhmet. But that one is a secret. My secret identity. But again, very big secret. You are not supposed to tell people who you are if you have a secret identity. But yes, my life is hard to explain, but what I have pieced together is that I lived thousands of years ago, and then one day I awoke in this city with no memory of myself. And now that memory has returned, and I am so grateful to this place; I will FIGHT to protect it.

Name: Talirah Isiset (aka Sekhmet)
Profession: Former Part-Time Library Assistant, Current Superheroine-in-Training (Ancient Egyptian Princess)
Age: 19 (3794 as of October 3rd, 1998)
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 134 lbs.
Setting: Tali is a character from an offshoot universe of the No Man's Land plotline of DC Comics.
Abilities: Tali is pyrokinetic, and in addition to creating and manipulating fire, she can also summon fire serpents.
Character Flaw: Tali is extremely naive and overly trusting, to the point of thinking up plans and making decisions without considering potential consequences, often to her detriment.
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RULES:
1. Vote for the character you like more. That's it.
2. Each user gets one vote per match (no alts). These are one-on-ones, after all.
3. Rounds last exactly 24 hours from the opening post and any votes thereafter will be disregarded.
4. I (Metalmind) will post a new match daily at about 6 PM PT, excepting brief scheduled breaks for Thanksgiving and one day where I have a prior commitment.
5. The users who nominated each character will be kept hidden, as votes are for characters, not users. Users are forbidden from rallying, including posting additional propaganda that is not already in this opening post, as this can give their character an unfair advantage.
6. You are allowed, and in fact encouraged, to vote for the character you nominated. Or don't if you truly prefer their opponent, I'm not your boss!
7. Bumping support to keep this topic on the front page is appreciated, especially when I'm not available (typically from about 4 AM to 3 PM PT).

Results and Discussion:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78178273

Now for today's entrants...

Marina Hirano
https://i.imgur.com/nUkRfix.jpg

"What am I doing with a surfboard? Please. Just because I'm pretty and popular, it doesn't mean I can't surf. It's not just for lazy stoners, you know. I happen to be the sixth ranked female surfer in the world under 21, and I won't stop until I'm the best on Earth, period. Surfing helps me relax, which I need, since there's a lot of things in life that stress me out. My parents tried the whole 'tiger mom' thing with me until I got to high school and they realized it was driving me crazy... then they started pushing me too far in the other direction, always trying to get me to slow down and have fun, which is sometimes just as bad! And don't get me started on my friends... I mean, I love them, but sometimes it gets frustrating when they're not as focused on winning as I am! I guess that's on me though, and I really am working on it. Yoga helps, and there's nothing like going out to the beach and finding a nice quiet spot to sit down, close my eyes, and listen to the waves. Maybe I'll hop on my board and catch one... there's always time to practice for my next competition."

Basics:
-Age 18, 5' 7''
-Born in San Francisco, California, to Japanese parents who immigrated to America when they were young
-She's currently studying business at Stanford University
-Learned to surf when she was nine, and continued doing it ever since, mostly as a hobby to relieve stress, but also because she was good at it and enjoys being good at things. She's also skilled in other extreme sports which she regularly competes in with her friends. She's very athletic, probably the best pure athlete in her group, though her best friend (who she loves dearly but argues with all the time) is still a better skateboarder than her.
-Was the "queen bee" of her middle school and quite popular in high school. She's still a bit stuck up, but is working on improving herself, and meditates to help with this.
-She's a perfectionist who tends to fixate on certain flaws, sometimes in others, but especially in herself. This can lead to bouts of deep regret over people she's hurt in the past during some of her meaner episodes, and episodes of intense self-loathing. She's the kind of person who tends to avoid apologizing when she should, and then over-apologizes later on.

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Shonen_Bat posted...

C-3PO - High Fodder

Kimahri - Mid Fodder.

I agree with both of these. After last contest, I'm loath to overestimate a relatively minor FFX character without much of a fanbase.

As for Young Link, Elite is my vote. This is Link - the version you play as for the majority of Ocarina of Time, the most beloved Zelda game, and all of Majora's Mask. I don't think there's going to be much falloff at all from Link as a whole, and I could easily see him beating Cloud, for example.
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Final bump.
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Artemis
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half_silver28 posted...

he's added and I didn't forget Eve - she's on there.

You marked LMS as the nominee.

I'll concur with all three votes.
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Tom Bombadil posted...

It's joke

You can never be too sure on the internet.
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Tom Bombadil posted...

Bane_Of_Despair posted...

oh good lord tom get over yourself lmao

No

That was addressed towards B8's other Tom, not you.
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Yesterday, voters found Mary suitable over Yoshiki by a 6-2 margin.

Vote in today's match, between Artemis and Spirit, here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78192403
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"I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do."
You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you!

Artemis began to quickly realize that while he could be friendly with humans, his trust in them was ever fleeting. There is something in his mind that will not allow him to trust them completely. Artemis doesn't understand that he has a pretty serious case of PTSD due to most of his life being confined in a cage and tortured by humans.

While out and about, Artemis will often put on a facade to appear always happy and helpful. He doesn't want to risk upsetting his human friends for fear that they will abandon him or worse. He will try and avoid human conflict and drama at all costs because of this.

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John "Spirit" Davison
https://imgur.com/a/2EDcTrA

Hi! You wanted me to introduce myself right? Well um... My name is Spirit, and I'm almost 10 years old! I'm working with my friends, the Justice League of No Man's Land, to help save Gotham after that big earthquake destroyed it and those jerks in the government decided to trap everyone here. Lots of people think I'm too young to be a superhero, but I can help so I'm going to anyway!

Additional notes:
- Real name: John Davison.
- His parents died early in his life, leaving him to be raised by his brother, Jack.
- Was captured by cannibals and nearly dead by the time Jack found him. Jack gave his life in order to save Spirit's.
- Jack's ghost is now bound to Spirit and can possess him temporarily
- His powers are invisibility and healing, so he believes it's his job to keep the rest of the team alive
- Is easily frustrated when people look down on him because of his age.
- Has a tendency to enter into conversations uninvited
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"I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do."
You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you!

RULES:
1. Vote for the character you like more. That's it.
2. Each user gets one vote per match (no alts). These are one-on-ones, after all.
3. Rounds last exactly 24 hours from the opening post and any votes thereafter will be disregarded.
4. I (Metalmind) will post a new match daily at about 6 PM PT, excepting brief scheduled breaks for Thanksgiving and one day where I have a prior commitment.
5. The users who nominated each character will be kept hidden, as votes are for characters, not users. Users are forbidden from rallying, including posting additional propaganda that is not already in this opening post, as this can give their character an unfair advantage.
6. You are allowed, and in fact encouraged, to vote for the character you nominated. Or don't if you truly prefer their opponent, I'm not your boss!
7. Bumping support to keep this topic on the front page is appreciated, especially when I'm not available (typically from about 4 AM to 3 PM PT).

Results and Discussion:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78178273

Now for today's entrants...

Artemis
https://i.imgur.com/g0AeHHj.jpg

"Hello hello! That's me! Artemis! I might seem like an adorable little pup, but I've got this really cool power that lets me grow huge and crush all of the bad guys that get in my way! Right now, my friends and I are trying to bring Gotham back together after it has turned into a pretty big mess. Along with being able to grow big, I've also got the ability to speak so that's probably why this uh... little message thing I'm making for you all isn't just in barks, haha. Luckily, I'm still able to communicate with my animal friends. Patch and Isis are my closest friends and I would do anything to protect them. When I'm not running around Gotham with my friends and trying to put it back together, some of the things I enjoy are dancing and performing! I would really love one day to own a little theater where I can perform for people and make them applaud for me. If you bring me eggs to eat, I will love you forever.

Please bring me eggie bois, okay?"

The Basics
- Artemis is a one and a half year old Pomeranian Mix
- His normal size is about a foot and a half tall, roughly weighing about 15-20 pounds
- Due to his powers, he can grow up to 10 feet tall currently but one of his most common forms while walking around is his wolf sized form which is about 3 and a half feet tall, roughly 150 pounds.

Some backstory:

Artemis as a young pup was taken away to a laboratory owned by Kirk Langstrom, better known as Man-Bat. There he was tortured and tested on day after day, along with many other animals and creatures. Unlike many of the others that had been brought in, Artemis managed to survive these tests and eventually found that he had these new powers. One of being able to grow to a much bigger size, and the other, to be able to communicate using the English language. He eventually was able to escape Kirk's grasp but had to abandon the friends and family he had made while he was confined there. He made new friends after becoming part of a group that would one day set out to bring Gotham together... but they were mostly all humans... something he probably won't ever be able to be entirely comfortable with.

Later on, as Artemis and his friends start to piece Gotham back together, they were able to locate some of Artemis's closest friends in another laboratory. While both Isis and Nina were alive to be rescued, many of the others that he had known and grown up with had perished.

Not too long after, Artemis met up with Patch, a rat who had also escaped the lab but had returned to Artemis to tell them where Isis and Nina were located. While Artemis did indeed have human friends, there was no way that any of those relationships would be as strong as the ones with his animal friends.
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Mary

This division (Mary, Abigail, Yoshiki, and Atrocita) is easily the closest for me.
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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/289366127191261185/647177927124844554/image0.jpg
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Birdo: Mid Fodder
Ninten: Low Fodder
Wander: Low Fodder

I choose to err conservative on the latter two, even though they could be Mid Fodder.
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"I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do."
You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you!

Yesterday, Atrocita trumped Abigail 6-5.

Today, Yoshiki and Mary face off. Vote here: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78188994
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"I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do."
You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you!

Hi! I'm Mary, but all of my friends call me Bloody Mary, hehe! I can't believe Halloween is almost here again. Ahhh, what a wonderful season, watching your favorite horror movies, seeing the color of the leaves change, PERFORMING BLACK MAGIC RITUALS ON UNSUSPECTING SOULS. Oh.... I'm sorry.... i didn't mean to get tense with you hehe. Don't be frightened. I'm sweet, I promise you hehe. Take a seat, I will show you some of my magic. Oh, I'm just sure you'll love it! My parents gave my show a standing ovation, ya know. BUT THEY DON'T DO MUCH OF ANYTHING ANYMORE. Oh, shucks, there I go again. Oh, I can be such a bother, can't I! Come in close, don't be afraid. Bloody Mary will make sure you are very comfortable amongst my pets. Touch the cold steel of my dagger, the hard-leather of my special book, AND DON'T YOU EVER ATTEMPT TO LEAVE ME!!!!!!!

Bloody Mary, real name Mary Holden, is a 19-year old American woman, adept in technological dark arts that combines magical theatrics with twisted variations of biotic and caduceus technology stolen from Mercy's research. She keeps her tech in a leather-bound spellbook, giving the illusion of real black magic as she summons creatures around her and drains health from enemies. When she was young, Mary had a huge passion for horror movies and would watch Junkenstein's Revenge on repeat around Halloween time. The portrayal of the Witch in particular inspired her pursuit of the dark arts. However, she also has a split-personality and was a troubled teen, often hurting her classmates in an escalating manner, until she eventually stabbed both a rival classmate and boy who Mary had a crush on but resented for not going out with her. Mary's parents tried institutionalizing her, but she stabbed her parents too and fled. Tired, conflicted, hungry, and desperate, Mary had a chance encounter with the infamous thief Sombra. Mary told Sombra about her past, and in exchange for helping Mary get the tools needed to become the dark sorcerer she dreamed of, Mary became a proxy agent for Sombra and used her threatening split-personality and new tech to become a forced to be reckoned with. Despite this, there's still a part of Mary that resents what's she's become, as she struggles between the sweet and sour sides of her personality.
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"I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do."
You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you!

Yeah, I'm running behind tonight. My bad.

RULES:
1. Vote for the character you like more. That's it.
2. Each user gets one vote per match (no alts). These are one-on-ones, after all.
3. Rounds last exactly 24 hours from the opening post and any votes thereafter will be disregarded.
4. I (Metalmind) will post a new match daily at about 6 PM PT, excepting brief scheduled breaks for Thanksgiving and one day where I have a prior commitment.
5. The users who nominated each character will be kept hidden, as votes are for characters, not users. Users are forbidden from rallying, including posting additional propaganda that is not already in this opening post, as this can give their character an unfair advantage.
6. You are allowed, and in fact encouraged, to vote for the character you nominated. Or don't if you truly prefer their opponent, I'm not your boss!
7. Bumping support to keep this topic on the front page is appreciated, especially when I'm not available (typically from about 4 AM to 3 PM PT).

Results and Discussion:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78178273

Now for today's entrants...

Yoshiki Matsuda
https://i.imgur.com/7ugbC33.png

"Hey there, cutter, it's your deal. Who am I? Well, besides the guy who relieved you of that pot last hand, call me Ante. Just a debonair ne'er-do-well taking advantage of what Sigil has to offer. Bah, I'll fold this hand, 7-2 off-suit. My job? My my, at least buy me dinner first... a bit of this, a bit of that. Enough to make more at tables like this. However, I think I need to call it here for the day...

"Oh. You followed me outside. Well then. Yeah, I know what you're really after. Got a tip on you well ahead of time, and I'll be direct -- stay out of this deal. If you're talking to me, you're talking to a Trade Prince's direct representative, and no, I won't tell you which one. If you pursue this further, well... you won't find me, but I'll find you. See, berk, I can be anyone. I can be anywhere. I could be the man smiling as he delivers your newspaper, the woman selling flowers on the street, your uncle you haven't seen in years. All the while I'll be watching, waiting, and when the time is right, you won't even see me strike. Don't take you for a mage, so like most Primes, you'll just be clueless. Stand down, and go home.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a rabble on another world that I need to babysit. And a scrumptious little blonde elf whose heart I've yet to break..."

Highlights:
-Age 96 (due to Sigil's strange temporal situation, he's effectively about 21 both physically and culturally).
-Class: Wild Mage Sorcerer 14 / Rogue 1
-Alignment: Neutral Evil
-Profession: Corporate espionage on behalf of the interplanar trade empire O.R.T. Recently reassigned to an adventuring party on the prime material plane.
-Specialties: Infiltration, illusions, disguises, diplomacy, probability manipulation
-Hobbies: Gambling, clothes shopping, hustling, absorbing other mages' spells, seducing women and taking pleasure in breaking their hearts afterward.
-The latter bit him in the ass, as the "scrumptious blonde elf" was actually a level 15 former adventurer -- and a yandere who just found her darling~. A kid is on the way, and he was forced to put a ring on it.
-Has a ready wardrobe of nine different shirt, vest, and tie combinations, plus four sets of cuff links and six pairs of shoes. His suit jackets and pants are made from illusory material so he can change their color to match his outfit.
-Kind of a bitch in a physical altercation.
-Ideal: "Only three things matter in life: Get paid; get laid; and lemonade."

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Bloody Mary
https://i.imgur.com/1YMxJq3.png

(see next post for details)
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"I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do."
You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you!