All Match Results

Entrants are listed by final votes, so the first line is the winner. Click a column heading to sort, or an entrant / contest to filter.

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Filtered: contest = Spring 2005 Character Contest [×]   — 31 of 1,528 matches   show all

31 matches · 2-entrant 31 · hide bonus

# Poll ▼ Contest Date Result Total Margin (%) Margin (votes)
1 2019
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-06-02
Sephiroth 60,193 · 58.17%
Ganondorf 43,286 · 41.83%
103,479 16.34% 16,907
2 2018
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-06-01
Ganondorf 56,848 · 65.20%
Diablo 30,345 · 34.80%
87,193 30.40% 26,503
3 2017
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-31
Sephiroth 57,978 · 59.55%
Bowser 39,385 · 40.45%
97,363 19.10% 18,593
4 2016
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-30
Ganondorf 66,693 · 76.64%
Dr. Robotnik 20,323 · 23.36%
87,016 53.29% 46,370
5 2015
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-29
Diablo 45,547 · 54.09%
Kefka 38,660 · 45.91%
84,207 8.18% 6,887
6 2014
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-28
Sephiroth 69,599 · 75.92%
Liquid Snake 22,077 · 24.08%
91,676 51.84% 47,522
7 2013
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-27
Bowser 54,099 · 65.99%
Revolver Ocelot 27,878 · 34.01%
81,977 31.99% 26,221
8 2012
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-26
Dr. Robotnik 45,975 · 59.50%
Master Hand 31,300 · 40.50%
77,275 18.99% 14,675
9 2011
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-25
Ganondorf 58,317 · 74.44%
Ansem 20,027 · 25.56%
78,344 48.87% 38,290
10 2010
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-24
Diablo 44,627 · 52.88%
M. Bison 39,761 · 47.12%
84,388 5.77% 4,866
11 2009
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-23
Kefka 54,640 · 70.37%
Wesker 23,012 · 29.63%
77,652 40.73% 31,628
12 2008
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-22
Liquid Snake 42,224 · 55.62%
Lavos 33,694 · 44.38%
75,918 11.24% 8,530
13 2007
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-21
Sephiroth 64,294 · 78.81%
Vergil 17,291 · 21.19%
81,585 57.61% 47,003
14 2006
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-20
Revolver Ocelot 35,693 · 54.51%
Dr. Wily 29,785 · 45.49%
65,478 9.02% 5,908
15 2005
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-19
Bowser 57,527 · 78.07%
Sigma 16,160 · 21.93%
73,687 56.14% 41,367
16 2004
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-18
Master Hand 39,535 · 53.76%
Kuja 34,009 · 46.24%
73,544 7.51% 5,526
17 2003
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-17
Dr. Robotnik 37,149 · 51.32%
Sin 35,231 · 48.68%
72,380 2.65% 1,918
18 2002
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-16
Ansem 36,637 · 54.04%
CATS 31,153 · 45.96%
67,790 8.09% 5,484
19 2001
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-15
Ganondorf 67,715 · 84.98%
Giygas 11,966 · 15.02%
79,681 69.97% 55,749
20 2000
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-14
Diablo 42,796 · 57.65%
Ridley 31,438 · 42.35%
74,234 15.30% 11,358
21 1999
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-13
M. Bison 46,264 · 68.44%
Albedo 21,337 · 31.56%
67,601 36.87% 24,927
22 1998
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-12
Wesker 36,560 · 59.74%
Luca Blight 24,634 · 40.26%
61,194 19.49% 11,926
23 1997
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-11
Kefka 46,454 · 63.98%
Mithos 26,151 · 36.02%
72,605 27.96% 20,303
24 1996
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-10
Liquid Snake 59,138 · 79.46%
Officer Tenpenny 15,285 · 20.54%
74,423 58.92% 43,853
25 1995
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-09
Lavos 39,709 · 55.79%
Mother Brain 31,468 · 44.21%
71,177 11.58% 8,241
26 1994
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-08
Vergil 41,182 · 64.45%
Ghaleon 22,713 · 35.55%
63,895 28.91% 18,469
27 1993
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-07
Sephiroth 70,458 · 83.70%
Ramirez 13,720 · 16.30%
84,178 67.40% 56,738
28 1992
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-06
Dr. Wily 46,121 · 64.03%
Ultros 25,907 · 35.97%
72,028 28.06% 20,214
29 1991
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-05
Revolver Ocelot 42,262 · 54.66%
Nemesis 35,051 · 45.34%
77,313 9.33% 7,211
30 1990
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-04
Sigma 36,494 · 53.49%
Andross 31,732 · 46.51%
68,226 6.98% 4,762
31 1989
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Spring 2005 Character Contest 2005-05-03
Bowser 65,599 · 83.88%
Pyramid Head 12,606 · 16.12%
78,205 67.76% 52,993

Name aliases

These spelling variants are treated as one entrant when you filter by name. Aliases are scoped to the contest type, so the same name can resolve differently for a character, a game and a series.

Characters

  • Aerith Gainsborough — also Aeris, Aeris Gainsborough
  • Albert Wesker — also Wesker
  • Cecil Harvey — also Cecil
  • Chun-Li — also Chun Li
  • Dr. Robotnik — also Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
  • Isaac (Golden Sun) — also Isaac
  • Ken Masters — also Ken
  • Knuckles the Echidna — also Knuckles
  • Miles "Tails" Prower — also Miles 'Tails' Prower
  • PaRappa The Rapper — also PaRappa
  • Prince of Persia — also The Prince of Persia
  • Proto Man — also Protoman
  • Ryu — also Ryu (Street Fighter)
  • Samus Aran — also Samus
  • Terra Branford — also Terra
  • The King of All Cosmos — also King of all Cosmos
  • Tifa Lockhart — also Tifa Lockheart
  • Vivi — also Vivi Ornitier
  • Zero (Mega Man X) — also Zero
  • Zidane Tribal — also Zidane

Games

  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — also Call of Duty 4
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night — also Symphony of the Night
  • Diablo II — also Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
  • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest — also Donkey Kong Country 2
  • EarthBound — also Earthbound
  • Final Fantasy IV — also Final Fantasy II (IV)
  • Final Fantasy VI — also Final Fantasy III (VI)
  • GoldenEye 007 — also Goldeneye
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City — also Vice City
  • Halo: Combat Evolved — also Halo
  • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty — also Metal Gear Solid 2
  • Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater — also Metal Gear Solid 3
  • Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — also Metal Gear Solid 4
  • Pokemon Diamond/Pearl — also Pokemon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
  • Pokemon Gold/Silver — also Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal, Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal Version
  • Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow — also Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow/Green Version
  • Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 — also Persona 4
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2 — also Sonic 2
  • SoulCalibur — also Soul Calibur
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic — also Knights of the Old Republic
  • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars — also Super Mario RPG
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past — also A Link to the Past, Zelda: A Link to the Past
  • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening — also Zelda: Link's Awakening
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — also Ocarina of Time
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker — also The Wind Waker, Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess — also Zelda: Twilight Princess
  • The Secret of Monkey Island — also Secret of Monkey Island
  • The World Ends With You — also The World Ends with You

Rivalries

  • Chell vs. GLaDOS — also Chell vs. GlaDOS
  • Cloud Strife vs. Sephiroth — also Cloud vs. Sephiroth

Split by era

A few titles use the same poll name for different releases, so they are split here and counted separately:

  • God of WarGod of War (2018) (polls 7954, 7998, 8020, 8031) · God of War (2005) (all other polls)
  • DoomDoom (1993)
  • DOOMDOOM (2016)

Same name in more than one contest type

The same name can be a character, a game and a series — each is a separate entrant, so filtering by one will not pull in the others:

  • Bayonetta — character, game
  • Civilization — game, series
  • Cuphead — character, game
  • Devil May Cry — game, series
  • Diablo — character, series
  • Donkey Kong — character, game
  • Final Fantasy — game, series
  • Fire Emblem — game, series
  • Kingdom Hearts — game, series
  • Kirby — character, series
  • Mega Man — character, series
  • Mega Man X — character, game, series
  • Metal Gear — game, series
  • Metroid — game, series
  • Pac-Man — character, game
  • Prince of Persia — character, game
  • Resident Evil — game, series
  • Shovel Knight — character, game
  • Sonic the Hedgehog — character, game, series
  • Suikoden — game, series
  • Super Mario Bros. — game, series
  • The Legend of Zelda — game, series
  • Viewtiful Joe — character, game

CB 2006 Battle Royale

Polls 2562–2566 are the Character Battle 2006 Battle Royale: a six-way poll, then five-, four-, three- and two-way as entrants were eliminated. Vote counts come from the poll-update history — the summary table stores only two of the names for these.

Bonus / novelty matches

These ran alongside a contest but were not part of its scored bracket, so they are hidden by default. Use the show bonus link above the table to include them.

  • Poll 2926 — CB VI: "? Block" novelty poll
  • Poll 3308 — CB VII: Classic/CD-I/Toon/Young Link 4-way novelty
  • Poll 3509 — BGE 2K9: OoT vs FFVII 2-way rematch
  • Poll 4196 — GOTD: Link vs Santa Claus
  • Poll 4573 — Rivalry: 3rd-place match
  • Poll 5224 — CB IX Bonus 1: Last Place
  • Poll 5252 — CB IX Bonus 2: Revenge Match
  • Poll 5265 — CB IX Bonus 3: Runners-Up Battle
  • Poll 5267 — CB IX Bonus 4: Link vs Solid Snake
  • Poll 6178 — BGE 2K15: 3rd-place Melee vs SMRPG
  • Poll 6179 — BGE 2K15: Grudge Match
  • Poll 6180 — BGE 2K15: Grudge Match
  • Poll 6181 — BGE 2K15: Grudge Match
  • Poll 8090 — GOTD 2: BotW vs Majora's Mask

† Flagged matches (shown, with a note)

  • Poll 1618 — poll re-run after a voting bug; one result row shown
  • Poll 1626 — GameFAQs layout changed partway through the match
  • Poll 1631 — two-day match
  • Poll 2437 — match ran ~15 min short (delayed start)
  • Poll 2455 — match ran ~30 min short (site downtime)
  • Poll 2546 — 25-hour match (Daylight Saving switch)
  • Poll 5205 — Vote purge late in the match; the final total shown is the official one
  • Poll 5207 — Vote purge late in the match; the final total shown is the official one