Summer 2003: The Great GameFAQs Character Battle II
Who is the most popular video game character of all time? Will Link reign supreme again, or will someone take his throne?
Well, we're going to find out, at least according to the visitors of GameFAQs. Beginning July 1st, there will be a 64-character winner-take-all battle royale, conducted as the Poll of the Day over the following two months. From 64 of the most popular video game characters, only one will emerge as the champion.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to try and pick the winners. Split up over four divisions and seeded through scientific estimation and wild guesses, the 64 characters chosen will duke it out in a single-elimination tournament. If you've ever filled out an NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket before, the rest should be simple.
For the first round of 32 polls, picking the correct answer will score one point. For each successive round, picking the winner will earn double the points of the round before (Round 2: 2 points, Round 3: 4 points, Round 4: 8 points, Semifinals: 16 points, Finals: 32 points).
Final Bracket
| North Division | Cloud - 64559 | Cloud | ||||
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1 - Link - 92998 16 - AiAi - 8802 |
Link - 80859 | Link - 72188 | Link - 67294 | Link - 71438 | ||
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8 - Pikachu - 30962 9 - Fox McCloud - 67856 |
Fox - 17193 | |||||
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5 - Tidus - 57078 12 - Ganondorf - 58660 |
Ganondorf - 54529 | Magus - 38747 | ||||
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4 - Sam Fisher - 30866 13 - Magus - 60598 |
Magus - 55179 | |||||
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6 - Squall Leonhart - 57392 11 - Jill Valentine - 38274 |
Squall - 69958 | Squall - 47103 | Samus - 41139 | |||
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3 - Luigi - 70550 14 - Ratchet - 24099 |
Luigi - 46232 | |||||
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7 - KOS-MOS - 61141 10 - Crash Bandicoot - 37510 |
KOS-MOS - 34246 | Samus - 65582 | ||||
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2 - Samus Aran - 81123 15 - Isaac - 26560 |
Samus - 78948 | |||||
| East Division | ||||||
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1 - Cloud Strife - 94086 16 - CATS - 14168 |
Cloud - 81716 | Cloud - 77991 | Cloud - 71651 | Cloud - 76199 | ||
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8 - Auron - 70199 9 - Miles "Tails" Prower - 38685 |
Auron - 31470 | |||||
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5 - Bowser - 74164 12 - Ness - 24627 |
Bowser - 55510 | Bowser - 33381 | ||||
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4 - Yoshi - 61421 13 - Conker - 30997 |
Yoshi - 43021 | |||||
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6 - Sora - 32614 11 - Aeris Gainsborough - 65196 |
Aeris - 65136 | Aeris - 50241 | Sonic - 36571 | |||
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3 - Master Chief - 56549 14 - Felix - 50231 |
Master Chief - 43161 | |||||
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7 - Zero - 70885 10 - Scorpion - 41916 |
Zero - 47261 | Sonic - 56701 | ||||
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2 - Sonic the Hedgehog - 73484 15 - Ken - 33146 |
Sonic - 51903 | |||||
| South Division | Sephiroth - 59848 | |||||
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1 - Mario - 89189 16 - Captain Olimar - 11678 |
Mario - 59756 | Mario - 66571 | Mario - 47458 | Sephiroth - 75977 | ||
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8 - Wario - 36721 9 - Shadow the Hedgehog - 67886 |
Shadow - 48694 | |||||
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5 - Pac-Man - 45905 12 - Kefka - 47678 |
Kefka - 21373 | Crono - 66434 | ||||
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4 - Crono - 88469 13 - Tom Nook - 14631 |
Crono - 79999 | |||||
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6 - Alucard - 65351 11 - Bomberman - 36033 |
Alucard - 53328 | Alucard - 30891 | Sephiroth - 76129 | |||
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3 - Kirby - 57862 14 - Ramza Beoulve - 42482 |
Kirby - 48818 | |||||
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7 - Gordon Freeman - 41997 10 - Max Payne - 49281 |
Max - 18786 | Sephiroth - 80539 | ||||
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2 - Sephiroth - 90364 15 - Raziel - 19838 |
Sephiroth - 89595 | |||||
| West Division | ||||||
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1 - Solid Snake - 84638 16 - Raiden - 17480 |
Snake - 61038 | Snake - 61510 | Snake - 55322 | Mega Man - 48204 | ||
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8 - Knuckles the Echidna - 56363 9 - Yuna - 45531 |
Knuckles - 35646 | |||||
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5 - Ryu - 67413 12 - Duke Nukem - 28995 |
Ryu - 51258 | Ryu - 45915 | ||||
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4 - Dante - 74068 13 - Ryo Hazuki - 21316 |
Dante - 43649 | |||||
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6 - Donkey Kong - 61027 11 - Vyse - 36743 |
Kong - 50457 | Vercetti - 37456 | Mega Man - 63639 | |||
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3 - Tommy Vercetti - 65818 14 - Kite - 35068 |
Vercetti - 51425 | |||||
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7 - Lara Croft - 42940 10 - Zelda - 70941 |
Zelda - 42329 | Mega Man - 75551 | ||||
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2 - Mega Man - 91905 15 - Mr. Resetti - 11400 |
Mega Man - 65528 | |||||
Top Entries
| Rank | Username | Final Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo0820 | 183 |
| 2 | Lawn Flamingo Lamp | 180 |
| 3 | TheM0ose238 | 179 |
| 4 | Johnathon117 | 178 |
| 5 | cervesaswatter | 177 - Best Tiebreaker (289 off) |
| 6 | silvermoon9000 | 177 |
| 7 | shahid | 177 |
| 8 | cloudstrifesheart | 177 |
| 9 | ZeonAce0079 | 177 |
| 10 | spicymcspice | 177 |
| 11 | The Juggla | 176 |
| 12 | Blue Eon 03 | 176 |
| 13 | Jay Smooth | 176 |
| 14 | daxis | 176 |
| 15 | HeavensJB | 175 |
| 16 | Makaveli Tha Don | 175 |
| 17 | Valkadesh | 174 |
| 18 | TMB | 174 |
| 19 | hyrulean | 174 |
| 20 | ExBahamut | 174 |
| 21 | TheRock1525 | 174 |
| 22 | Hardcore Ultimate | 174 |
| 23 | obshamrock2006 | 174 |
| 24 | bigfishman | 173 |
| 25 | Typhon | 173 |
| 26 | etbrain | 173 |
| 27 | darkcoldone13 | 173 |
| 28 | Dragonmare Calvary | 172 |
| 29 | Malevolent Death | 172 |
| 30 | cloudstrife22 | 172 |
| 31 | Eternal Wanderer | 172 |
| 32 | Nikore | 171 |
| 33 | Fafniel | 171 |
| 34 | skaternights | 171 |
| 35 | CozyLemon | 171 |
| 36 | Revlis | 171 |
| 37 | Binny101 | 171 |
| 38 | inadequate peons | 171 |
| 39 | LegendaryHeroX | 171 |
| 40 | as1standtogether | 171 |
| 41 | Cloud Rocks | 171 |
| 42 | deflater | 171 |
| 43 | Concurred2 | 171 |
| 44 | Dralor | 171 |
| 45 | TheIntangibleFatMan | 171 |
| 46 | pAraNOId sUrvIvor | 170 |
| 47 | chocomog | 170 |
| 48 | BreakMaster | 170 |
| 49 | dstrossner | 170 |
| 50 | 2 other entries tied at 170 | |
Score Distribution
| Score | Number of Entries | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 183 | 1 | .% |
| 180 | 1 | .% |
| 179 | 1 | .% |
| 178 | 1 | .% |
| 177 | 6 | .01% |
| 176 | 4 | .01% |
| 175 | 2 | .% |
| 174 | 7 | .02% |
| 173 | 4 | .01% |
| 172 | 4 | .01% |
| 171 | 14 | .03% |
| 170 | 6 | .01% |
| 169 | 16 | .04% |
| 168 | 10 | .02% |
| 167 | 7 | .02% |
| 166 | 19 | .05% |
| 165 | 14 | .03% |
| 164 | 28 | .07% |
| 163 | 28 | .07% |
| 162 | 25 | .06% |
| 161 | 28 | .07% |
| 160 | 27 | .07% |
| 159 | 38 | .09% |
| 158 | 36 | .09% |
| 157 | 38 | .09% |
| 156 | 36 | .09% |
| 155 | 38 | .09% |
| 154 | 45 | .11% |
| 153 | 46 | .11% |
| 152 | 51 | .12% |
| 151 | 39 | .09% |
| 150 | 54 | .13% |
| 149 | 54 | .13% |
| 148 | 42 | .1% |
| 147 | 44 | .11% |
| 146 | 42 | .1% |
| 145 | 62 | .15% |
| 144 | 54 | .13% |
| 143 | 47 | .11% |
| 142 | 71 | .17% |
| 141 | 76 | .19% |
| 140 | 60 | .15% |
| 139 | 64 | .16% |
| 138 | 73 | .18% |
| 137 | 99 | .24% |
| 136 | 91 | .22% |
| 135 | 104 | .25% |
| 134 | 103 | .25% |
| 133 | 104 | .25% |
| 132 | 115 | .28% |
| 131 | 111 | .27% |
| 130 | 123 | .3% |
| 129 | 111 | .27% |
| 128 | 147 | .36% |
| 127 | 111 | .27% |
| 126 | 129 | .31% |
| 125 | 147 | .36% |
| 124 | 135 | .33% |
| 123 | 132 | .32% |
| 122 | 182 | .44% |
| 121 | 140 | .34% |
| 120 | 173 | .42% |
| 119 | 164 | .4% |
| 118 | 195 | .47% |
| 117 | 187 | .46% |
| 116 | 205 | .5% |
| 115 | 234 | .57% |
| 114 | 233 | .57% |
| 113 | 257 | .63% |
| 112 | 264 | .64% |
| 111 | 262 | .64% |
| 110 | 266 | .65% |
| 109 | 297 | .72% |
| 108 | 300 | .73% |
| 107 | 342 | .83% |
| 106 | 354 | .86% |
| 105 | 334 | .81% |
| 104 | 355 | .86% |
| 103 | 362 | .88% |
| 102 | 350 | .85% |
| 101 | 427 | 1.04% |
| 100 | 409 | 1.% |
| 99 | 460 | 1.12% |
| 98 | 488 | 1.19% |
| 97 | 510 | 1.24% |
| 96 | 554 | 1.35% |
| 95 | 582 | 1.42% |
| 94 | 614 | 1.5% |
| 93 | 606 | 1.48% |
| 92 | 698 | 1.7% |
| 91 | 683 | 1.66% |
| 90 | 713 | 1.74% |
| 89 | 765 | 1.86% |
| 88 | 737 | 1.79% |
| 87 | 839 | 2.04% |
| 86 | 763 | 1.86% |
| 85 | 789 | 1.92% |
| 84 | 772 | 1.88% |
| 83 | 763 | 1.86% |
| 82 | 733 | 1.79% |
| 81 | 692 | 1.69% |
| 80 | 729 | 1.78% |
| 79 | 707 | 1.72% |
| 78 | 740 | 1.8% |
| 77 | 645 | 1.57% |
| 76 | 649 | 1.58% |
| 75 | 639 | 1.56% |
| 74 | 621 | 1.51% |
| 73 | 587 | 1.43% |
| 72 | 529 | 1.29% |
| 71 | 559 | 1.36% |
| 70 | 541 | 1.32% |
| 69 | 525 | 1.28% |
| 68 | 539 | 1.31% |
| 67 | 520 | 1.27% |
| 66 | 558 | 1.36% |
| 65 | 467 | 1.14% |
| 64 | 467 | 1.14% |
| 63 | 466 | 1.13% |
| 62 | 459 | 1.12% |
| 61 | 438 | 1.07% |
| 60 | 445 | 1.08% |
| 59 | 445 | 1.08% |
| 58 | 437 | 1.06% |
| 57 | 385 | .94% |
| 56 | 365 | .89% |
| 55 | 357 | .87% |
| 54 | 380 | .93% |
| 53 | 344 | .84% |
| 52 | 306 | .75% |
| 51 | 324 | .79% |
| 50 | 298 | .73% |
| 49 | 283 | .69% |
| 48 | 283 | .69% |
| 47 | 255 | .62% |
| 46 | 236 | .57% |
| 45 | 202 | .49% |
| 44 | 218 | .53% |
| 43 | 179 | .44% |
| 42 | 180 | .44% |
| 41 | 160 | .39% |
| 40 | 150 | .37% |
| 39 | 157 | .38% |
| 38 | 132 | .32% |
| 37 | 103 | .25% |
| 36 | 106 | .26% |
| 35 | 90 | .22% |
| 34 | 81 | .2% |
| 33 | 82 | .2% |
| 32 | 76 | .19% |
| 31 | 54 | .13% |
| 30 | 53 | .13% |
| 29 | 57 | .14% |
| 28 | 50 | .12% |
| 27 | 40 | .1% |
| 26 | 29 | .07% |
| 25 | 27 | .07% |
| 24 | 19 | .05% |
| 23 | 13 | .03% |
| 22 | 13 | .03% |
| 21 | 6 | .01% |
| 20 | 10 | .02% |
| 19 | 10 | .02% |
| 18 | 11 | .03% |
| 17 | 2 | .% |
| 16 | 1 | .% |
| 15 | 2 | .% |
| 14 | 2 | .% |
| 13 | 1 | .% |
| 12 | 1 | .% |
| 11 | 2 | .% |
| 10 | 4 | .01% |
| 9 | 3 | .01% |
| 8 | 4 | .01% |
| 7 | 1 | .% |
| 6 | 4 | .01% |
| 5 | 5 | .01% |
| 4 | 7 | .02% |
| 3 | 3 | .01% |
| 2 | 1 | .% |
| 1 | 2 | .% |
Correct Picks by Battle
| Battle | Number of Entries Correct | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40697 | 99.12% |
| 2 | 23573 | 57.41% |
| 3 | 19595 | 47.72% |
| 4 | 23370 | 56.92% |
| 5 | 25492 | 62.09% |
| 6 | 36099 | 87.92% |
| 7 | 17431 | 42.45% |
| 8 | 38512 | 93.8% |
| 9 | 38968 | 94.91% |
| 10 | 24921 | 60.7% |
| 11 | 32629 | 79.47% |
| 12 | 31710 | 77.23% |
| 13 | 29021 | 70.68% |
| 14 | 30026 | 73.13% |
| 15 | 19414 | 47.28% |
| 16 | 34656 | 84.41% |
| 17 | 40235 | 97.99% |
| 18 | 17291 | 42.11% |
| 19 | 17850 | 43.47% |
| 20 | 38103 | 92.8% |
| 21 | 25852 | 62.96% |
| 22 | 32861 | 80.03% |
| 23 | 26860 | 65.42% |
| 24 | 38560 | 93.91% |
| 25 | 38004 | 92.56% |
| 26 | 20620 | 50.22% |
| 27 | 29696 | 72.33% |
| 28 | 34300 | 83.54% |
| 29 | 36020 | 87.73% |
| 30 | 34384 | 83.74% |
| 31 | 25340 | 61.72% |
| 32 | 39257 | 95.61% |
| 33 | 39180 | 95.42% |
| 34 | 9955 | 24.25% |
| 35 | 15642 | 38.1% |
| 36 | 33788 | 82.29% |
| 37 | 33470 | 81.52% |
| 38 | 16689 | 40.65% |
| 39 | 18844 | 45.89% |
| 40 | 24860 | 60.55% |
| 41 | 35250 | 85.85% |
| 42 | 25018 | 60.93% |
| 43 | 16589 | 40.4% |
| 44 | 34582 | 84.23% |
| 45 | 32725 | 79.7% |
| 46 | 15413 | 37.54% |
| 47 | 21529 | 52.43% |
| 48 | 21426 | 52.18% |
| 49 | 34708 | 84.53% |
| 50 | 26647 | 64.9% |
| 51 | 30027 | 73.13% |
| 52 | 13860 | 33.76% |
| 53 | 26862 | 65.42% |
| 54 | 29105 | 70.89% |
| 55 | 26966 | 65.68% |
| 56 | 12775 | 31.11% |
| 57 | 29632 | 72.17% |
| 58 | 22227 | 54.13% |
| 59 | 13452 | 32.76% |
| 60 | 5964 | 14.53% |
| 61 | 5491 | 13.37% |
| 62 | 8922 | 21.73% |
| 63 | 2482 | 6.04% |