Best Character in Marvel is a poll/contest series run by the user Snake5555555555 to determine Board 8's top Marvel characters.
Rules and Intro[]
Each day, there is a pool of ten Marvel characters that will be varied and carefully chosen to keep things interesting. Even some alternate versions of the characters will pop up from time to time! The top three characters will move on to future polls. If characters are tied in the top three, they will move on as well, which could potentially lead to all ten characters advancing! So not only is it just a fun little poll series, it's a little miniature contest as well.
Results[]
Day 1[]
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
56.63%, 47 votes
Ultron
3.61%, 3 votes
Thanos
12.05%, 10 votes
Cyclops
4.82%, 4 votes
Death
3.61%, 3 votes
Jean Grey
10.84%, 9 votes
Galactus
7.23%, 6 votes
Hope Summers
0%, 0 votes
Daken
1.2%, 1 vote
Sentry
0%, 0 votes
Spider-Man dominated to no one's surprise. Thanos and Jean Grey easily dominated the rest of the competition to snatch the second and third place spots respectively.
Day 2[]
Deadpool
45.24%, 38 votes
Ms. Marvel
8.33%, 7 votes
Emma Frost
14.29%, 12 votes
Scarlet Witch
9.52%, 8 votes
Apocalypse
16.67%, 14 votes
Scarlet Spider (Kaine)
2.38%, 2 votes
Emperor Vulcan
0%, 0 votes
Beyonder
2.38%, 2 votes
Black Bolt
1.19%, 1 vote
Copycat
0%, 0 votes
Apocalypse does really well, and so does Emma Frost.
Day 3[]
Wolverine
34.72%, 25 votes
Loki
12.5%, 9 votes
X-23
2.78%, 2 votes
Professor X
11.11%, 8 votes
Psylocke
15.28%, 11 votes
Squirrel Girl
9.72%, 7 votes
Quicksilver
2.78%, 2 votes
Nova (Richard Rider)
6.94%, 5 votes
Ares
2.78%, 2 votes
Azazel
1.39%, 1 vote
Wolverine carves up the competition, while Psylocke shows she means business. Loki barely manages to edge out Professor X to advance on to future polls.
Day 4[]
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
48.33%, 29 votes
Flash Thompson
6.67%, 4 votes
Dr. Strange
16.67%, 10 votes
Cable
3.33%, 2 votes
Sabretooth
6.67%, 4 votes
Rachel Summers
8.33%, 5 votes
Franklin Richards
0%, 0 votes
Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly)
6.67%, 4 votes
Aldrich Killian
1.67%, 1 vote
Skaar
1.67%, 1 vote
Sabretooth, Flash, and Scarlet Spider fail to make the cut as Rachel Summers edges them out by one vote.
Day 5[]
Hulk
32.73%, 18 votes
One-Above-All (Multiverse)
7.27%, 4 votes
Mystique
12.73%, 7 votes
Nightcrawler
21.82%, 12 votes
A-Bomb
1.82%, 1 votes
Magik
3.64%, 2 votes
Lady Deadpool
16.36%, 9 votes
Sebastian Shaw
1.82%, 1 vote
Madelyne Pryor
1.82%, 1 votes
Nightmask
0%, 0 vote
Hulk looks decidedly weak as Nightcrawler is able to cut it close with him. Lady Deadpool also advances, but ends up in the third place spot after holding second for almost the entire day.
Day 6[]
Captain America (Steve Rogers)
22.45%, 11 votes
Dr. Doom
44.9%, 22 votes
Red Hulk
2.04%, 1 vote
Living Tribunal
0%, 0 vote
Iceman
16.33%, 8 votes
Legion
4.08%, 2 votes
Attuma
0%, 0 vote
Odin
6.12%, 3 votes
Ex Nihilo
0%, 0 vote
Selene Gallio
4.08%, 2 votes
Dr. Doom is the first character to beat one of the big "main" characters of Marvel, and Iceman comes pretty darn close as well.
Day 7[]
Thor
37.5%, 15 votes
Otto Octavius (Dr. Octopus/Spider-Man)
17.5%, 7 votes
Eddie Brock (Venom/Anti-Venom/Toxin)
22.5%, 9 votes
Angel
5%, 2 votes
Pepper Potts
10%, 4 votes
Havok
2.5%, 1 vote
Eternity
0%, 0 votes
Nova (Sam Alexander)
2.5%, 1 vote
Elixir
2.5%, 1 vote
Serpent (Cul Borson)
0%, 0 votes
Eddie Brock manages to make a comeback towards the end to take 2nd place from Doc Ock.
Day 8[]
Magneto
36.73%, 18 votes
Norman Osborn (Green Goblin/Iron Patriot)
10.2%, 5 votes
Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
6.12%, 3 votes
Rogue
14.29%, 7 votes
Storm
14.29%, 7 votes
Hercules
12.24%, 6 votes
Stepford Cuckoos
4.08%, 2 votes
Clea
0%, 0 votes
Hybrid (Scott Washington)
2.04%, 1 vote
Liz Allan
0%, 0 votes
We have our first top three tie, hooray! After all, it isn't a party without Hercules.
Day 9[]
Kitty Pryde
34.48%, 20 votes
Hank Pym
12.07%, 7 votes
Carnage (Cletus Kasady)
29.31%, 17 votes
Phoenix Force
1.72%, 1 vote
Starlord
12.07%, 7 votes
Wiccan
1.72%, 1 vote
Polaris
3.45%, 2 votes
Genesis
0%, 0 votes
Zeus
1.72%, 1 vote
Romulus
3.45%, 2 votes
Carnage hate always makes me sad, but there was a disparity between the amount of votes Carnage got and the Carnage hate in the topic. In other news, Kitty Pryde takes first and Ant-Man takes third.
EDIT: Wow, didn't see Starlord with 7 votes! He pulls a Hercules and makes it through.
Day 10[]
Namor the Sub-Mariner
18%, 9 votes
Black Panther
14%, 7 votes
Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)
30%, 15 votes
She-Hulk
24%, 12 votes
Spider-Man 2099
4%, 2 votes
X-Man
0%, 0 votes
Medusa
2%, 1 vote
Kid Omega
6%, 3 votes
Crystal
2%, 1 vote
Proxima Midnight
0%, 0 votes
Black Panther deserved more votes.
Day 11[]
Colossus
11.11%, 5 votes
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
22.22%, 10 votes
Juggernaut
24.44%, 11 votes
Beast
20%, 9 votes
Chamber
4.44%, 2 votes
Karl Malus
0%, 0 votes
Ultimate Spider-Man (Earth-1610)
6.67%, 3 votes
Adam Warlock
6.67%, 3 votes
Gamora
4.44%, 2 votes
Thane Ector
0%, 0 votes
Juggernaut lives up to his namesake as he edges out Hawkeye and Beast for the top spot and stomps everyone else. I'm also surprised at the lack of votes for Colossus, considering he almost won the X-Men members contest I did last year.
Day 12[]
Punisher (Frank Castle)
23.4%, 11 votes
Red She-Hulk
6.38%, 3 votes
Daredevil
31.91%, 15 votes
Wolverine (Jimmy Hudson)
8.51%, 4 votes
Vision
6.38%, 3 votes
Mr. Sinister
10.64%, 5 votes
Dreadpool (from Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe)
10.64%, 5 votes
Hela
2.13%, 1 votes
Star Brand
0%, 0 votes
Corvus Glaive
0%, 0 votes
Daredevil gets a last hour surge to beat out Punisher, and we also get a tie for third between Dreadpool and Mr. Sinister. Interesting day.
Day 13 (Agents of SHIELD Special)[]
Nick Fury
36.17%
17
Phil Coulson
31.91%
15
Maria Hill
6.38%
3
Sharon Carter
2.13%
1
Daisy Johnson
2.13%
1
GW Bridge
2.13%
1
Jasper Sitwell
0%
0
Dum Dum Dugan
12.77%
6
Clay Quatermain
0%
0
Abigail Brand
6.38%
3
Our special SHIELD day sees Nick and Phil dominate, wtih Dum Dum sneaking in for third.
Day 14[]
Luke Cage
7.41%
4
Gambit
53.7%
29
Winter Solider (Bucky Barnes)
1.85%
1
Taskmaster
9.26%
5
Wasp
12.96%
7
Silver Samurai
5.56%
3
Wonder Man
5.56%
3
Evil Deadpool
3.7%
2
Broo
0%
0
Supergiant
0%
0
Gambit just might be the strongest character in this thing. And thank god Taskmaster made it.
Day 15[]
War Machine
17.07%
7
Silver Surfer
26.83%
11
Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
21.95%
9
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
14.63%
6
Nick Fury Jr.
0%
0
Banshee
9.76%
4
Scorpion
2.44%
1
Kid Loki
0%
0
Mania
4.88%
2
Black Dwarf
2.44%
1
Nothing really out of the ordinary, Spider-Woman misses out tying by one vote.
Day 16[]
Enchantress
2.78%
1
Iron Fist
25%
9
Human Torch
22.22%
8
Black Cat
25%
9
Mandarin
5.56%
2
Mephisto
11.11%
4
Hulkling
2.78%
1
Captain Universe
0%
0
Speed
0%
0
Ragnarok
5.56%
2
Nothing to say here really, those three dominated.
Day 17[]
The Thing
19.51%
8
Mary Jane Watson
17.07%
7
Bishop
19.51%
8
Domino
12.2%
5
Jubilee
7.32%
3
Drax the Destroyer
4.88%
2
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
12.2%
5
Dracula
7.32%
3
Hiro-Kala
0%
0
Uriel
0%
0
A lot of characters move on yesterday, the most we've ever had.
Day 18[]
Captain Britain
6.52%
3
Rocket Raccoon
15.22%
7
Gambit
36.96%
17
J. Jonah Jameson
15.22%
7
Blink
13.04%
6
Mr. Fantastic
2.17%
1
Donald Blake
0%
0
Kang the Conqueror
4.35%
2
Arcade
0%
0
Miss America (America Chavez)
6.52%
3
Captain Britain is the only nominated character who fails to advance. And poor Mr. Fantastic, he'll probably be the only FF member to lose.
Day 19[]
Red Skull (Johann Shmidt)
14.58%
7
Werewolf by Night
2.08%
1
Blade
16.67%
8
Invisible Woman
16.67%
8
Dormammu
16.67%
8
Onslaught
6.25%
3
Satana Hellstrom
2.08%
1
Moonstone
4.17%
2
Human Torch (Jim Hammond)
10.42%
5
Wolfsbane
10.42%
5
In a day filled with unpopular characters, we have a three way tie for first, Red Skull in second, and a two-way tie for third.
Characters[]
Advanced Characters[]
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
Thanos
Jean Grey
Deadpool
Emma Frost
Apocalypse
Wolverine
Loki
Psylocke
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Dr. Strange
Rachel Summers
Hulk
Nightcrawler
Lady Deadpool
Captain America (Steve Rogers)
Dr. Doom
Iceman
Thor
Otto Octavius (Dr. Octopus/Spider-Man)
Eddie Brock (Venom/Toxin/Anti-Venom)
Magneto
Storm
Rogue
Hercules
Kitty Pryde
Carnage (Cletus Kasady)
Hank Pym
Starlord
Namor
She-Hulk
Black Widow (Natalia Romanova)
Juggernaut
Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
Beast
Punisher (Frank Castle)
Daredevil
Dreadpool
Mr. Sinister
Nick Fury
Phil Coulson
Dum Dum Dugan
Gambit
Taskmaster
Wasp
War Machine
Silver Surfer
Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
Iron Fist
Black Cat
Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
Mephisto
The Thing
Mary Jane Watson
Bishop
Domino
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
Rocket Raccoon
J. Jonah Jameson
Blink
Red Skull (Johann Schmidt)
Blade
Invisible Woman
Dormammu
Human Torch (Jim Hammond)
Wolfsbane
Eliminated Characters[]
Ultron
Cyclops
Death
Galactus
Hope Summers
Daken
Sentry
Ms. Marvel
Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Spider (Kaine)
Emperor Vulcan
Beyonder
Black Bolt
Copycat
X-23
Professor X
Squirrel Girl
Quicksilver
Nova (Richard Rider)
Ares
Azazel
Flash Thompson
Cable
Sabretooth
Franklin Richards
Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly)
Aldrich Killian
Skaar
One-Above-All (Multiverse)
Mystique
A-Bomb
Magik
Sebastian Shaw
Madelyne Pryor
Nightmask
Red Hulk
Living Tribunal
Legion
Attuma
Odin
Ex Nihilo
Selene Gallio
Angel
Pepper Potts
Havok
Eternity
Nova (Sam Alexander)
Elixir
Serpent (Cul Borson)
Norman Osborn
Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
Stepford Cuckoos
Clea
Hybrid (Scott Washington)
Liz Allan
Phoenix Force
Wiccan
Polaris
Genesis
Zeus
Romulus
Black Panther
Spider-Man 2099
X-Man
Medusa
Kid Omega
Crystal
Proxima Midnight
Colossus
Chamber
Karl Malus
Ultimate Spider-Man (Earth-1610)
Adam Warlock
Gamora
Thane Ector
Hela
Star Brand
Corvus Glaive
Red She-Hulk
Wolverine (Jimmy Hudson)
Vision
Maria Hill
Sharon Carter
Daisy Johnson
GW Bridge
Jasper Sitwell
Clay Quatermain
Abigail Brand
Luke Cage
Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes)
Silver Samurai
Wonder Man
Evil Deadpool
Broo
Supergiant
Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
Nick Fury Jr.
Banshee
Scorpion
Kid Loki
Mania
Black Dwarf
Enchantress
Mandarin
Hulkling
Captain Universe
Speed
Ragnarok
Jubilee
Drax the Destroyer
Dracula
Hiro-Kala
Uriel
Captain Britain
Mr. Fantastic
Donald Blake
Kang the Conqueror
Arcade
Miss America (America Chavez)
Werewolf by Night
Onslaught
Satana Hellstrom
Moonstone