From: __Smurf__ | #042
I don't take it as a vote for literally removing those 3 guys, more of a vote at how futile such a process would be. If you remove Link, it'll create another Link that'll have to be removed, after which we'll have a 3rd Link. There'll always be a dominant force unless you remove all of the elite characters. Link isn't the sole problem, the very fact that we've had a seldomly touched noble nine structure for nearly 10 years is more the issue at hand. Popularity isn't fluctuating enough and the guys at the top are maintaining their position over time.
You're overthinking this. The "anti-contest" option always wins, or at least has always won for a long time. That option is the most "anti-contest" one in this poll. If you throw in a sixth option saying "get rid of them all, I'm sick of these contests," that one would be winning and the Link/Cloud/Mario option would probably be in last place.
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