OK so here it is, the rumble you have all been waiting for.

After lots of advice from Prak I have decided to place these guidelines down.

- The rumble will be updated every other day. Usually anyway, if for some reason it has to be a few days longer, so be it.
-Tiebreakers in the first round will be decided by me making my vote void
-Tiebreakers from the second round on will be decided by the total percentage that both characters have won in the previous rounds

If I have missed anything check here for updates.

Here is the first round line up.

Mario (Mario Series) vs Lu Bu (Dynasty Warriors Series)
Kirby (Kirby Series) vs Kyle Katarn (Star Wars Series)
Gordan (Half-life Series) vs Klonoa (Klonoa series)
KOS-MOS (Xenosaga series) vs <S>Blaze Fielding (Streets of Rage Series)
Taki (Soul Caliber) vs Albel (Star Ocean series)
<S>Soma Cruz (Castlevania Series) vs Revan (Knights of the Old Republic)
Alex Kidd vs Simon Belmont (Castlevania Series)
Fayt (Star Ocean series) vs Master Higgins (Adventure Island)
John Mullins (Soldier of Fortune Games) vs Crash Badicoot (Crash Badicoot games)
Harabec Weathers (Starsiege) vs Clank (Ratchet & Clank Series)
Sun Shang Xiang (Dynasty Warriors Series) vs Tommy Vercetti (Grand Theft Auto Series)
Dante (Devil May Cry Series) vs Kain (Legacy of Kain Series)
Nina (Tekken Series) vs Blanka (Street Fighter Series)
Arthur (Ghosts 'n Goblins) vs Nowe (Drakenguard series)
Miss Pacman (Pacman) vs Yoshi (Mario Series)
Earl (Toejam and Earl) vs Wonderboy (Wonderboy series)
James Sunderland (Silent Hill Series) vs The Prince of Persia (Prince of Persia Series)
Tidus (Final Fantasy Series) vs Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Series)
Link (Legend of Zelda Series) vs Jon Irinicus (Baldur's Gate 2)
Picachu (Pok�mon) vs Ada Wong (Resident Evil)
Malcolm (Unreal Tournament) vs Raz (Psychonauts)
Bomberman vs Master Chief (Halo series)
Guybrush Threepwood (Monkey Island Series) vs Xihaou Dun (Dynasty Warriors Series)
Jade (Beyond Good and Evil) vs Kratos (God of War)
Sub Zero (Mortal Kombat) vs Fox McCloud (Star Fox Series)
Guile (Street Fighter Series) vs Romeo Guildenstern (Vagrant Story)
Gabriel Knight (Gabriel Knight Series) vs Axel Stone (Streets of Rage Series)
Meryl (Metal Gear Solid) vs Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell series)
Heather Mason (Silent Hill Series) vs Captain Commando (Capcom vs Marvel)
Lezard Valeth (Valkyrie profile) vs Serious Sam (Serious Sam Series)
Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid Series) vs Spyro (Spyro the Dragon series)
Chun-Li (Street Fighter Series) vs Squall Leonhart (Final Fantasy Series)
Larry Laffer (Leisure Suit Larry Series) vs Ashley Riot (Vagrant Story)
Adam Hunter (Streets of Rage Series) vs Conker (Conker's Bad Fur Day)
The Nameless One (Planescape: Torment)vs Sir Daniel Fortesque(Medieval)
Taloon (Dragon Quest series) vs Duke Nukem (Duke Nukem Series)
Sydney Lasstarot (Vagrant Story)vs Luigi (Mario Series)
Virgil (Devil May Cry) vs Christopher Blair (Wing Commander)
Phoenix Wright (Phoenix Wright) vs Ivy (Soul Caliber)
Harry Mason (Silent Hill Series) vs Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank Series)
Chrono (Chrono Trigger Series) vs Lord British (Ultima series)
Xion (Bloody Roar) vs Jill Valentine (Resident Evil Series)
Samus (Metroid Prime Series) vs Sophitia (Soul Caliber)
Sora (Kingdom Hearts Series) vs The Marble (Marble Madness)
Lauren (Unreal Championship) vs Zidane Tribal (Final Fantasy Series)
Captain Falcon (F-Zero) vs Megaman (Megaman Series)
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider Series) vs Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
Manny Calavera (Grim Fandango) vs Agent 47 (Hitman Series)
Scorpion (Mortal Kombat) vs Gunstar (Gunstar Heroes)
Knuckles (Sonic Series) vs Abe (Oddworld Series)
Paperboy (Paperboy) vs Kite (.Hack)
Zero (Megaman) vs Tails (Sonic Series)
Balmug (.Hack) vs Dexter (Jak Series)
King Graham (King's Quest Series) vs Kazuya (Tekken Series)
Zelda (Zelda) vs Rayman (Rayman Series)
Ico (Ico) vs Magus (Chrono Trigger)
Shao Kahn (Mortal Combat) vs Toejam (Toejam and Earl)
Tina Armstrong (Dead or Alive) vs Pacman (Pacman series)
Roger Wilco (Space Quest Series) vs Leon (Resident Evil Series)
Bowser (Mario Series) vs Sonic (Sonic Series)
Croc (Croc Series) vs Blackrose (.Hack)
Ness (Earthbound) vs Marine (Doom 3)
Jak (Jak series) vs Protoman (Megaman)
Alyssa (Clock Tower)vs Raziel (Legacy of Kain Series)


This will drop us down to a slightly smaller 64 participants

The first round of the greatest rumble of the moment is


Moving on to the next round

1*Mario (2.125)
2*Kirby (1.1)
3*Gordon Freeman (3.2)
4*KOS-MOS (2.4)
5*Taki (8)
6*Soma Cruz (5.5)
7*Simon Belmont (1.25)
8*Master Higgins (2.14)
9*Crash Bandicoot (4.67)
10*Clank (1.16)
11*Tommy Vercetti (1.57)
12*Kain (2)
13*Nina (3.5)
14*Arthur (2.3)
15*Yoshi (17)
16*Earl(1.8)
17*Prince of Persia (1.2)
18*Tidus (1)
19*Link (2.75)
20*Ada Wong (2.17)
21*Raz (2.5)
22*Bomberman (5)
23*Guybrush Threepwood (3.5)
24*Kratos (1.14)
25*Sub Zero (1.1)
26*Guile (4)
27*Gabriel Knight (1.75)
28*Meryl (2)
29*Heather Mason (2.75)
30*Serious Sam (20)
31*Solid Snake (3.2)
32*Chun Li (1.44)
33*Larry Laffer (1.16)
34*Conker (1.14)
35*Sir Daniel Fortesque (7)
36*Duke Nukem (6.5)
37*Luigi (8)
38*Christopher Blair (3)
39*Phoenix Wright (4)
40*Ratchet (1.16)
41*Crono (6.5)
42*Jill Valentine (2.5)
43*Samus (5)
44*Sora (1.16)
45*Zidane (18)
46*Megaman (2.75)
47*Ryu Hayabusa (1.5)
48*Manny Calavera (1)
49*Scorpion (2.75)
50*Knuckles (1.3)
51*Paperboy (1.2)
52*Zero (1.14)
53*Daxter (1)
54*Kazuya (3.67)
55*Zelda (5.3)
56*Ico (1.125)
57*Toejam (1)
58*Pacman (4.33)
59*Leon (15)
60*Bowser (1.375)
61*Croc (1.4)
62*Ness (13)
63*Protoman (2.5)
64*Raziel (9)

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Round 2
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Mario (2.125) vs Ada Wong (2.17)
Kirby (1.1) vs Soma Cruz (5.5)
Gordon Freeman (3.2) vs Taki (8)
KOS-MOS (2.4) vs Master Higgins (2.14)
Clank (1.16) vs Christopher Blair (3)
Tommy Vercetti (1.57) vs Crash Bandicoot (4.67)
Kain (2) vs Leon (15)
Nina (3.5) vs Meryl (2)
Arthur (2.3) vs Zidane (18)
Yoshi (17) vs Sub Zero (1.1)
Earl(1.8) vs Simon Belmont (1.25)
Prince of Persia (1.2) vs Serious Sam (20)
Tidus (1) vs Guile (4)
Link (2.75) vs Gabriel Knight (1.75)
Raz (2.5) vs Luigi (8)
Heather Mason (2.75) vs Paperboy (1.2)
Solid Snake (3.2) vs Megaman (2.75)
Chun Li (1.44) vs Zero (1.14)
Larry Laffer (1.16) vs Zelda (5.3)
Conker (1.14) vs Bomberman (5)
Sir Daniel Fortesque (7) vs Protoman (2.5)
Duke Nukem (6.5) vs Kazuya (3.67)
Phoenix Wright (4) vs Ness (13)
Ratchet (1.16) vs Scorpion (2.75)
Jill Valentine (2.5) vs Bowser (1.375)
Samus (5) vs Pacman (4.33)
Knuckles (1.3) vs Crono (6.5)
Ryu Hayabusa (1.5) vs Kratos (1.14)
Manny Calavera (1) vs Toejam (1)
Daxter (1) vs Guybrush Threepwood (3.5)
Ico (1.125) vs Raziel (9)
Croc (1.4) vs Sora (1.16)






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Going through to the next round

1*Mario (2.26)
2*Kirby (2.885)
3*Gordon Freeman (2.4)
4*KOS-MOS(2.7)
5*Clank (1.41)
6*Crash Bandicoot (4.16)
7*Kain (1.56)
8*Nina (2.375)
9*Zidane (9.625)
10*Yoshi (9.5)
11*Simon Belmont (1.8)
12*Prince of Persia (1.68)
13*Tidus (1.08)
14*Link (8.375)
15* Luigi (5)
16* Paperboy(1.1)
17*Megaman (2)
18*Zero (1.32)
19*Zelda (3.275)
20*Bomberman (8)
21*Sir Daniel Fortesque (4.05)
22*Duke Nukem (5.75)
23*Phoenix Wright (2.83)
24*Ratchet (3.82)
25*Bowser (1.438)
26*Samus (4.83)
28*Knuckles (1.89)
27*Ryu Hayabusa (1.5)




Mario
The Italian Stallion that ruled the Nintendo for well over a century.
vs
Lu Bu
Dynasty Warrior
The bad-ass of most of the Dyasty Warriors games. A force to be reckoned with.
My vote goes to Lu Bu.

Proud to be first to vote in this amazing Rumble. Lu Bu kicks ass he pwns everyone else on dynasty warriors.

Mario

I can't see Mario not going to the quarter-finals at least.

Mario.

Mario as well his was the very first game I ever played.

Ah come on. Lu Bu is the obvious choice.

I vote Mario.

Never played DW, so Mario.

Ah come on. Lu Bu is the obvious choice.

Mario

Mario .........I've only ever played a demo of Dynasty Warriors.

Mario for sure

lu bu

Lu Bu, cos underdog.

Lu Bu is way too cheap with his reach but a cool oppenent so I vote for Lu Bu.

Lu Bu, easily.

Mario

Also, please post info on how tiebreakers will be handled, as well as the estimated update schedule.

Mario.

I figure, as long as he is quick on his feet and has a fire flower to attack from a distance then he's got this one. I mean, he tossed a giant Bowser by his tail in Mario 64!

Mario

I really don't understand how a person could not vote for Mario.

also:


The Italian Stallion that ruled the Nintendo for well over a century.

haha what?

Mario Mario.

Edit: there are some pretty random people in this rumble. I like it.

Also, if you do what Prak asks, and keep to it, i'll sticky this.

I vote for mario, I enjoyed all the mario bros games for nes,snes,and n64. I never touched DW.

Mario?

Lu Bu, ftw.

Just a small update.

1) In a tiebreaker situation, I'll settle it with a toincoss. I promise to be truthful in the outcome.
2) RaidenEx, I will do whatever is necessary to keep the rumble up to date and effective. A sticky would be nice :).
3) This round will be open for another 24 hours or so as people still seem to be voting.

BB, remember this one very important thing. When your credibility dies, so does the rumble. Coin tosses are not verifiable by the community at large, so I would not recommend using that method. Your choice though.

Also, you should establish an update schedule, post it, and stick to it as closely as possible. If you delay a round, it could be said (whether true or not) that you're just doing it to give the character you voted for a chance to rally some more votes. I've seen a rumble brought down by that before.

I don't know how I missed this before, but the Dynasty Warriors characters should have all been disqualified since the games are based on actual legends/history. Bit late to do anything about that now though.

If you're unsure who I'll vote for, on this match, you deserve to be immolated in a flaming pit of obviousness.

17-8 and what a turnout. Thanks for your votes everyone, keep that number higher.

Mario wins by a 2.125 ratio.

Kirby
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i225/mrtylerhubley/kirby_logo.gif
The original jigglypuff with a black hole for a gut.

vs


Kyle Katarn

A badass Star Wars character.

(I have no idea who this is and I probably should have removed it but meh)

Kirby sucks and chews the competition up, and spits them out.

Kirby.

Kirby. No. Contest. Whatsoever.

Kyle Katarn is one of the best Star Wars characters ever, if you ask me. And yes, he did originate in video games. And no, he does not deserve to be removed, having starred in numerous games.

For those who don't know, Kyle is a self-trained Jedi who learned to draw on both the light and dark side of the force. He's also credited as being the one who actually stole the plans for the original Death Star.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that in addition to being a badass mofo, he's also a career smartass. I'd say that definitely trumps a pink balloon.

Nice rumble, also...Kyle Katarn because Prak makes a very compelling argument.

Lol Kirby (how the hell can Lu Bu lose?)

Sorry, Kirby, but, Kyle Katarn <3.

Kirby kicks ass. No, seriously, he does. I play some of those games just to feel good about being able to kick ass.

Kirby plz.

Kyle Katarn

Because Dark Forces, Jedi Knight and Jedi Knight II were all incredibly awesome.

Kyle Katarn.

Kyle anyone who can tell Luke skywalker to shove it has some serious balls and my vote.

Kyle Katarn sounds awesome, but since I never played any games with him in them, and because I've fucking loved Kirby since I was a kid... Kirby

Nice rumble, also...Kyle Katarn because Prak makes a very compelling argument.

i havent played any game with either so ill go with kyle cuz i loved KOTOR so maybe that makes me more inclined to vote for kyle

Kirby sucks and chews the competition up, and spits them out.

Kirby, because ive never been a fun of StarWar games

Kirby

because ive never been a fun of StarWar games

But apparently you've been a pink gumball who could suck the stink off a Puerto Rican.

Kirby sucks and chews the competition up, and spits them out.

Kyle Katarn

Because Dark Forces, Jedi Knight and Jedi Knight II were all incredibly awesome.
I can't have Kyle suffer the same fate as Lu Bu, when the better characters are so obvious.

I'm no Star Wars fan, but Kyle Katarn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Katarn) definitely trumps Kirby.

But apparently you've been a pink gumball who could suck the stink off a Puerto Rican.

Yep!

But apparently you've been a pink gumball who could suck the stink off a Mexican.

Corrected. Besides Kirby can suck other things too.

Kyle Katarn is one of the best Star Wars characters ever, if you ask me. And yes, he did originate in video games. And no, he does not deserve to be removed, having starred in numerous games.

For those who don't know, Kyle is a self-trained Jedi who learned to draw on both the light and dark side of the force. He's also credited as being the one who actually stole the plans for the original Death Star.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that in addition to being a badass mofo, he's also a career smartass. I'd say that definitely trumps a pink balloon.

x2 plus Star Wars says it all.

11 to Kirby

and

10 to Kyle

Win ratio = 1.1

A very, very close rumble Kirby just pullin off the win. I have never played a Star Wars game, purely because I didn't like the films, I didn't think it had such a large fanbase on here.

Next round

Gordon (Half-life Series)

He's a docter, who kills things, this is as much as I could figure out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life_%28game%29#Storyline

vs

Klonoa (Klonoa series)


Not unlike Nintendo's character Kirby, Klonoa is described as a "Dream Traveler", who is fated to travel to various places where the state of dreams is in danger. During his travels to several Dream Worlds, he has met several characters who would later become mainstays in the series, such as Popka and the young priestess Lolo. He has also made a rival of a gun-toting mercenary named Gantz (Guntz in the Japanese version, an intentional translation by Namco in order to downplay his use of firearms).

I will have to quote wiki on characters I don't know which is about 1/6 of them.

Gordon Freeman

With two Os.

Also, you guys suck for not voting for Katarn.

Klonoa fucking pwns.

Wake up, Mis-tah Freeman.

Wake up, and smell the ashes.

AND MY VOTE.

For Gordon Freeman.

Free Man ftw.

Klonoa is a decent game, but the character is fucking annoying.

who the hell is klonoa, i vote for jeff gordon.

i vote for jeff gordon.

I cannot even begin to say how many levels this is wrong on.

haha i knew i would get a reply out of prak

I know that he will not make it, but Klonoa is one of my favourite platform games characters.

Bishy-furry Klonoa over dawdry scientist Gordon. (If it was about the games then Half-life would pwn, but this is not about the games...).

hmm u guys are right but gordon frohman would definitely win over klonoa

http://hlcomic.com/index.php?date=2005-05-07

Gordan freeman pwns that other piece of shit.

I usually refrain from voting if I don't know both parties but the other can't be as good as Gordon Freeman.

Gordon Freeman

Klonoa

Gordon

Gordon Freeman
Also, you guys suck for not voting for Katarn.

Freeman because its fun to disembowl something with a crowbar.=)

Klonoa may be cute and fluffy, and starred in good platformer games. However, Gordon Freeman and Half-Life fucking revolutionized the way FPS games are played.

Free Man ftw.

Klonoa is a decent game, but the character is fucking annoying.

Gordon. I've never liked the Klonoa games I've played.

I usually refrain from voting if I don't know both parties but the other can't be as good as Gordon Freeman.

Klonoa gets a pity vote, as I prefer his games to Half-Life.

Gordon. I've never liked the Klonoa games I've played.

wow were still on this? i'm changing my vote to freeman.

wow were still on this? i'm changing my vote to freeman.

Vote changing is lame.

You fucking fruit.

Banana

they should allow sound cue files for a time like this...

Reverberant voice in DonkeyKong64 game when acquiring large banana: "O-O-O..B-A-N-A-N-A.."

and what do you mind if you voted against the flashy furball anyway?

Freeman because its fun to disembowl something with a crowbar.=)

Hell yes it is! And Half Life fucking rules.

Never heard of Klonoa but Gordon Freeman.

Gordon Freeman. I've never heard much about Klonoa.

Klonoa. I've played HL and its good but I just loved the Klonoa games as a kid so its closer to me I guess.

Gordon Freeman. I've never heard much about Klonoa.

16-5 and Mr. Freeman takes the win comfortably with a 3.2 ratio win.

Next up is...

KOS-MOS

The quite cute cyber chick from the Xenosaga series.

vs

Blaze Fielding
(no picture ANYWHERE)
The Judo man eater who's got nerves (and hands) of steel. She was born and bred in the streets of rage.

I'm biased seeing as I only know KOS-MOS and the other guy has no pic... so KOS-MOS

If someone happens to have a picture of Blaze then please PM me because I couldn't find one on photobucket or google images.



Joan ~ She's from Streets of Rage.

What game is Blaze from?

Blaze plz. Nostalgia ftw.

Blaze.

KOS-MOS

KOS-MOS, cause eye candy factor. Nothing more than that though.

Blaze because of the many hours I spent playing Streets of Rage on my mates Mega Drive/Genesis (second only to Road Rash).

KOS-MOS, cause eye candy factor. Nothing more than that though.

Yeah, if you didn't play the games, that's what you'd say.

And you accuse me of being overly argumentative! For your information, I have played the first two, not that it's really any of your business.

KOS-MOS

Kos-Mos

KOS-MOS. I don't know anything about Blaze. Plus, she's an ok character.

KOS-MOS. ^_^

KOS-MOS -.-

LoL prak, then if you did, you should already know she's more than just eye-candy.

Everything other than the eye candy is a big pile of been-there, seen-that, don't care much. The other characters were much more interesting.

Fucking Rudebo ftw. Kos-Mos was kewl though.

Everything other than the eye candy is a big pile of been-there, seen-that

That's kind of the current state of things right now in the video game and movie industries. But I thought KOS-MOS's story and progression was well made and interesting.

To each his own. That's what my truth and reason have to say.;-)

KOS-MOS was a "..." character, as I can't classify her she's mysterious. I don't know where her personality begins or ends so I can't say she has a lot of character development or she just playing an empty roll.

no pics? how hard can it be?








yah. none of them are good. but pics do exist.

Who are you voting for tact, also thanks for the pics, the top one is great. I can use it for all the SOR chars

Blaze plz. Nostalgia ftw.

KOS-MOS wins out in design.

Blaze

Because I'll vote for anything over fucking Xenosaga.

KOS-MOS!

KOS-MOS

Kos-Mos while it is debatable wether she is eye candy but she makes GOOD eye candy.

i'm voting for neither actually. ^^ for some reason i dont' care for those 2 chicks.

5-12 and KOS-MOS wins. Can you keep the chatting in the thread to a minimum. TBH I'm not sure if the results for this round as it's near impossible to determine how many people were voting for Kos-mos os just talking about her. Win ratio is 2.4

NEXT UP

Taki

The she-ninja from Soul Caliber, with practice she can become the best characters in the game.

vs

Albel

Albel Nox (Arbel Nox in Japan) is the leader of the Black Brigade, the infantry branch of the Kingdom of Airyglyph's military. His nickname is "Albel the Wicked" and in one-on-one combat he is said to possess skills comparable to Duke Vox, the commander of the Dragon Brigade. He is 24 years old and a native of Elicoor II.

Taki

Implied nudity FTW.

Gonna have to go for Taki

Taki.

Taki Never heard of Albel ( Except that guy whose username is Albel). He sounds pretty cool from what you've written. I still gotta go for Taki, though, as she is an awesome character and I love Soul Calibur.

I've heard of Albel, but never played a game with him in it. Taki wins by default, but that doesn't diminish her usefulness in battle.

Taki

Taki Never heard of Albel ( Except that guy whose username is Albel). He sounds pretty cool from what you've written. I still gotta go for Taki, though, as she is an awesome character and I love Soul Calibur.

Arrrgh! bastards... I can't let Taki win by shutout, so ALBEL

BTW that is an awesome pic of albel, so I saved it ^.^

Albel is from Star ocean 3 till the end of time people so while I like him
Taki is too hot to pass up in that skin tight body suit.

Taki, she's my best Soul Calibur character.

Taki because i like her in Soul Calibur

Fuck you asses Albel

Taki =)

i vote for the one with the boobs. kthx

Taki

Taki - looks like an obvious win.

i vote for the one with the boobs. kthx

Not voting in this round because I don't know either of them. Just pointing out that you put down Captain Falcon twice.

Taki

Implied nudity FTW.

16-2. And the win ratio is total pwnage. 8.

Next up
Soma Cruz

Soma possesses the "power of dominance", which in a sense is the ability to command and control monsters.

vs

Revan (Knights of the Old Republic)

In the game, Revan, the player character, may be either male or female, though Revan is, canonically, male. The player's choice of a male or female Revan will not change the game's endings or Revan's allies (beyond determining which characters the player character can fall in love with).

Soma Cruz

I would be a tratior if I said less then Revan.

Revan by a very long shot.

Revan

Soma Cruz

I thought the characters in KoToR were very forgettable.

Revan, though I kinda disagree with the spoilers for the main KOTOR twist :(

whichever one has boobs. O_o

Revan No one is more awesome than Revan. Revan

Revan because I don't know who either of them are plus he has light sabers.

Revan because I don't know who either of them are plus he has light sabers.

Revan by a very long shot.

Revan

KotoR was stunning, even if i wanted to cave in Carths face!.

Revan beats anyone really.

KOTOR > all

OH MY GAWD! IT'S STONE COLD! IT'S STONE COLD! STEVE AUSTIN IS AT RAW! OH GAWD THE OVATION!

Revan because I don't know who either of them are plus he has light sabers.

Revan because I don't know who either of them are plus he has light sabers.

11-2 and Revan wins by a long shot with a win ratio of 5.5

Next up is

Alex Kidd



Alex Kidd is a video game character. He is a monkey-like boy with big ears in a red jumpsuit and was Sega's mascot until Sonic the Hedgehog debuted in 1991. His games spanned various platforms, and appeared in the arcade and on the Sega Master System and the Sega Mega Drive home consoles.

vs

Simon Belmont

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j74/BruK_Smash/SimonBelmont.gif

Simon came from simple roots. He worked a day job at the local bookstore, where he made little monay, as most of the populace of Transylvania at the time was illiterate. In the evenings he fought evil, nasty things in crypts and dungeons... or had impure thoughts of Maria, who technically came 100 years or so after Simon, but that didn't stop the impure thoughts.

Alex the Kidd, first game I ever played, back when I was 3.

Simon Belmont

Alex Kidd, Alex Kidd and Alex Kidd. No decision to be made at all.

Alex the Kidd

Simon Belmont

Simon Belmont.

What the fuck, people?

Alex Kidd

Belmont.

tough fight so far, but Kidd is still ahead... wtf guys? Sega over Konami? a Monkey-boy over a VAMPIRE HUNTER?

Alex Kidd

Vampire hunters do not automatically equal cool. Alex Kidd

No, of course it doesn't automatically equal cool, but a monkey boy, with barely any back story compared to Simon Belmont shoudn't even be a match.

Alex Kid

wtf at this. I wasn't going to bother taking part in this one, because Simon Belmont should have gotten 100% of the votes. Seriously wtf Simon F'n Belmont

FAO: Hynad

STFU or GTFO. Gawd it makes it so much harder when you discuss characters mid rumble. I have to keep checks on whos voted for who to make sure they don't vote twice.

Discussion is part of rumbles, bb. It's what keeps them interesting.

Also, I vote for Alex Kidd. Blasphemy I know, but I still haven't found a Castlevania game I like; and Alex Kidd in Miracle World was the first console game I ever owned. And Alex Kidd in Hi-Tech World was the first RPG I ever owned (although I didn't know what an RPG was at the time).

So, nostalgia vote+

I'll vote for Simone bell

Can everyone from this point now put their vote in bold. Then only votes will be counted not mid battle discussion. Hynad's posts were not discussing anything, he was giving a pointless running commentary whilst trying to rally more votes to his favourite of the rumble.

As I know neither, I'll vote for Simon Belmont.

Hey BarretBOY, you noticed Odin did the same, without elaborating much, right? You just want to stir shit. I'm not attacking anyone, so STFU.

wtf at this. I wasn't going to bother taking part in this one, because Simon Belmont should have gotten 100% of the votes. Seriously wtf Simon F'n Belmont

mario

Thanks Knegative.

I don't know why this BarretKID would take offense when all I did (as well as some others here... but it had to be me, right?) was share my surprise to see Alex Kidd getting favor over Belmont.

BarretKID: grow up a bit, it's just a game.

Sorry, double posting...

wtf at this. I wasn't going to bother taking part in this one, because Simon Belmont should have gotten 100% of the votes. Seriously wtf Simon F'n Belmont


@ Sciz_Bisket, your stupid...

@ Hynad, STFU!!!

@ barretboy14, you can get these "spam" removed from your thread...

i don't see why anyone should get worked up overthis. alexx kidd or whatever is obviously an old time fav that these youngen's loved when growing up. similar how any of us would vote mario over someone like sephiroth or something. O_o (anyone who doens't vote mario is GAY! lol ;))

but that's just an example. anyway. i never played alex whatever or owned a sega cause i owned an nes/snes so i vote for simon.

OFFICIALL VOTE - SIMON

good idea on the bold thing. may this round be the last round where you painstakingly count the non-bold votes. every round after this. bold only.

Hey Albel, why don't you vote instead of spamming like a complete moron?

Hey Hynad, why don't you stop acting like a braindead cuntard? He quoted Rabid Monkey, indicating he's voting the same way. The only one spamming is you. And JFTR, this post isn't spam, it's service to the citizens of FFShrine.

so quoting someone counts as a vote now. great. I never spammed. If expressing one's ideas or opinion is spamming, then welcome in the spam world.

Hynad: Stop posting. It's over. Now you're just making yourself look like a jackass. If people were actually debating with you over which character is better, and both sides had valid points, that'd be perfect for this thread. However, right now you're just on some pissy little bitch-fest.

In fact, Tact TRIED to turn it into a meaningful discussion, and you ignored him in favor of flaming someone else. That right there tells me you don’t really give a crap about what was said, and just want something to complain about. No one is going to change their mind, nor are they going to change their vote, and it's not like Simon Belmont would have won the whole thing anyway. Just drop it already.

FOR GODS SAKE!

how about an actual fricking vote? Simon Bellmont

Thanks Killa, well put.


Hynad I repeat
STFU or GTFO



Odin still voted in his post and bolded it so it stood out.


BarretKID ~ rofl.

A very close rumble with Simon getting 10 votes and ol' Alex getting 8. That leaves the win ratio at a slim 1.25. Definatly won't help in future rounds.

Next up is

Fayt

Fayt Leingod (Fate Linegod in Japan) is the protagonist of Star Ocean 3; the player controls Fayt throughout the game. Fayt is a 19 year old student of symbological genetics in the Bachtein Science University student from Earth. His father, Dr. Robert Leingod, is a famous authority on symbological genetics, a highly controversial scientific field.

vs

Master Higgins

Master Higgins is a fictional character who is the star of the Adventure Island video game series. In the series, he lives with his lovely wife, Tina, in the wilderness of Adventure Island, where things never get boring. Time and time again, he rescues her from aliens, sorcerers, witch doctors, and simply mean things in general. In the course of the series, Tina didn't appear to be his wife from the start; she was originally described in manuals as his girlfriend, but they (apparently) got married in New Adventure Island right before the next kidnapping. Super Adventure Island 2, the last game in the series as of yet, shows them travel to their eventual honeymoon. It's worth mentioning that the early English manuals changed Tina's name, but it was always the same woman, and this is further shown in-game and in Japanese sources.

Fayt because Master Higgins looks like a fricking reatard.

No one knows who Fayt is, but I shall still vote for him...

Old School Nintendo > all. Master Higgins.

Star Ocean 3 protagonist vs chubby cave-guy. This is a no-brainer. Master Higgins.

Master Higgins

Nuclear Warheads was correct Hynad. You've voted in enough rumbles to know that.

Fayt

Fayt

Old School Nintendo > all. Master Higgins.

Master Higgins

I have no idea who Master Higgins is, so I'll choose him.

I shall also vote Master Higgins.

Master Higgins because TM voted for Fayt.

no vote from me. don't care for either. :-/

FAYT

Fayt because the other is just a fat cave man. Plus Fayt is a PIMP in the game =)

Master Higgins because he is a fat caveman.

Master Higgins because Star Ocean 3 is one of the worst games I have played in the last five years.

Master Higgins because Fayt is a collossal cock sucking whiny bitch and whoever thought him up should be shot in the fucking head to prevent similar pathetic characters from being thought up.

Master Higgins because Fayt is a collossal cock sucking whiny bitch and whoever thought him up should be shot in the fucking head to prevent similar pathetic characters from being thought up.

Master Higgins because Fayt is a collossal cock sucking whiny bitch and whoever thought him up should be shot in the fucking head to prevent similar pathetic characters from being thought up.

-_-- I am not pleased with Alex's defeat..

MEH

Master Higgins.

Master Higgins because Fayt is a collossal cock sucking whiny bitch and whoever thought him up should be shot in the fucking head to prevent similar pathetic characters from being thought up.

Fayt is definitely better than some cave man? How do the two even compare?

15-7 and that was a very good battle. Very even for the first day but Master Higgins pulled the win in the end. Ratio (2.14)(ish)

Next up is

John Mullins
http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20000927/biessman_06.gif
John F. Mullins - The character's name is John Mullins. He is named after the real-life mercenary (they prefer to be called "consultants"), who has been Raven's exclusive Soldier of Fortune consultant during the making of this game. His character is very specific and well-developed.

vs

Crash Bandicoot
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o70/Gay90/CrashBandicoot.gif
Crash Bandicoot, or simply Crash, is the fictional protagonist of Naughty Dog's Crash Bandicoot series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. Next to Jak and Daxter, Crash Bandicoot is Naughty Dog's signature franchise, having sold over 34 million copies worldwide.

Abstaining this time because I don't care enough about either to vote for or against them.

Abstaining this time because I don't care enough about either to vote for or against them.
I'm sure u can get stains out with club soda.

I vote for Crash

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot

Crash, I suppose. But i share similar sentiments as Prak.

John seeing as how I have played Soliders I guess I should vote even though I really don't care either way really.

Ill go for John Mullins, but Crash will win anyway.

Meh. In this case, the hyperbolic red fox wins. ^^ Crash

Crash Bandicoot ftw

I hate Crash Bandicoot.

I like Soldier of Fortune.

John Mullins plz.

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot

Abstain

If this thread was made during the PS1 hey-day, Crash would have taken my vote for sure - I've been having a blast playing the original platformers (1, 2 and 3) on my PSP lately. And Crash Team Racing > Mario Kart any day of the week.

But, alas, Naughty Dog moved onto greener pastures with the Jak series for the PS2, and left the Universal-owned Crash to slut himself out for money. Every time I walk into a game store I see a million Crash Bandicoot games that are nothing more than pathetically weak platformers with a character that looks like Crash, but with the haunted eyes of a crack-addicted prostitute.

Crash Bandicoot. The first ps game ive ever played.

Crash Bandicoot. The first ps game ive ever played.

Soldier of Bandicoot plz.

er i mean. Crash of Fortune. O_o


nah j/k. mullins sucks. BANDICOOT

14-3 and the popular red fox wins this rumble. Sorry for the late update guys I've just been really busy with coursework lately. (ratio = 4.67)

So next up is...

Harabec Weathers
(NO PIC ANYWHERE)
Bek Storm, outstanding pilot and General in the Free Martian Alliance, is in reality none other than Harabec Weathers, former Imperial Knight and brother to Grand Master Caanon Weathers. Harabec possesses unmatched piloting skills and battlefield intuition, as well as incredible charisma. He has a knack for emerging from impossible situations, which has earned him the callsign 'Phoenix'. He also carries a strong dislike of authority.

vs

Clank


Ratchet's robotic sidekick and sometimes co-protagonist. Clank's escape from Chairman Drek's robot plant on planet Quartu—and subsequent arrival on planet Veldin—catalyzes Ratchet's adventure. Clank also has many attachments including a helipack, jetpack, and Hydropack.

Clank cause badass

Crash is a bandicoot BB, not a fox, hence the last name.

I would usually abstain because this choice is just too hard for me (they're both equally great), but I'm going to vote for Harabec simply because I'm afraid he'll get shut out due to being from a niche PC game series, and he really deserves a fair shake.

I would usually abstain because this choice is just too hard for me (they're both equally great), but I'm going to vote for Harabec simply because I'm afraid he'll get shut out due to being from a niche PC game series, and he really deserves a fair shake.

I second that...

Well, I've never played Homeworld. I heard it was pretty good, though.

I have played two Ratchet and Clank games.

So who do I vote for? By a surprise, my vote goes to Harabec.

Harabec is from Starsiege.

so many rounds with nobody chars. sigh.

/me waits for next round

I wont vote this time, Ive never played a game with these characters.
Also, its a shame we forgot Alyssa from Clock Tower 3 out of the rumble :(

Clank

Harabec because i've never heard of him

I wont vote this time, Ive never played a game with these characters.

Abstain

Clank

Abstain

so many rounds with nobody chars. sigh.

/me waits for next round

I second that.

I would usually abstain because this choice is just too hard for me (they're both equally great), but I'm going to vote for Harabec simply because I'm afraid he'll get shut out due to being from a niche PC game series, and he really deserves a fair shake.

Didn't get the stains out yet? Hmm just buy a new shirt if it's too hard for you to get em out. BTW shaking the shirt doesn't work.

I vote for Harabec too.

Why do you people post to say you're not voting. That's frickin retarded.

Clank

clank

RottenMilkman: why do you post to complain about people who say they don't vote? That's frickin retarded.


Abstain

Clank.

Abstain

I've never heard of Harabec and I think that Clank is the biggest was of scrap metal the universe has ever seen. Not to mention that he doesn't do anything but still gets on the game cover.

Clank