Character Suggestion List

Link is the most popular character on **The List**, drawing nearly 2000 nominations in 2010

The Character Suggestion List is a database SB created for the 2008 Character Battle, and he has used this database during the nomination phase for every Character Contest since then. "The List" contains all SB-approved potential entrants that will be suggested to users when they fill out their nomination form, so it's a key factor in determining which characters will make the cut and earn a place in the final bracket.

The following is the latest version of The List, newly constructed by SB for the 2013 Character Battle after he accidentally deleted the previous database from Characters 2010. Data collected by Luster, TRE, and charmander.

The Character Suggestion List[]

Returning Characters[]

Options 74 through 245 (SB accidentally deleted the first 73) have appeared in previous brackets, specifically starting with 2010 and then pulling in entrants from Characters 2008 and Characters 2007 in order after that. (Not quite everyone made it- the script SB used to comb the brackets missed 12 previous entrants, but he decided "oh well" and didn't add them back in until the following week when a few of them had received some nomination support.)

74 Mario - Donkey Kong
75 Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong
76 Link - The Legend of Zelda
77 Thrall - Warcraft III
78 Alucard - Castlevania III
79 Magus - Chrono Trigger
80 Pokemon Trainer Red - Pokemon Red/Blue
81 Revolver Ocelot - Metal Gear Solid
82 Captain John Price - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
83 Mega Man X - Mega Man X
84 Luigi - Mario Bros.
85 Meta Knight - Kirby's Adventure
86 Amaterasu - Okami
87 Shadow the Hedgehog - Sonic Adventure 2
88 Weighted Companion Cube - Portal
89 Sandal - Dragon Age: Origins
90 Nathan Drake - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
91 The Boss - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
92 Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog
93 Lightning - Final Fantasy XIII
94 Cecil Harvey - Final Fantasy IV
95 Knuckles the Echidna - Sonic the Hedgehog 3
96 Ganondorf - The Legend of Zelda
97 Mewtwo - Pokemon Red/Blue
98 Albert Wesker - Resident Evil
99 Ken - Street Fighter
100 Kirby - Kirby's Adventure
101 Rikku - Final Fantasy X
102 GlaDOS - Portal
103 Fawful - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
104 Vivi - Final Fantasy IX
105 Altair - Assassin's Creed
106 Liquid Snake - Metal Gear Solid
107 Falco Lombardi - Star Fox
108 Big Boss - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
109 Miles Edgeworth - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
110 Zidane Tribal - Final Fantasy IX
111 Claptrap - Borderlands
112 Ike - Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
113 Prinny - Disgaea
114 Mega Man - Mega Man
115 Cid Highwind - Final Fantasy VII
116 Zack Fair - Final Fantasy VII
117 Yuna - Final Fantasy X
118 Ryu Hayabusa - Ninja Gaiden
119 Crash Bandicoot - Crash Bandicoot
120 Master Chief - Halo
121 Spy - Team Fortress 2
122 Sora - Kingdom Hearts
123 Midna - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
124 Laharl - Disgaea
125 Neku Sakuraba - The World Ends with You
126 Kefka - Final Fantasy VI
127 Arthas Menethil - Warcraft III
128 Bowser - Super Mario Bros.
129 Frog - Chrono Trigger
130 L-Block - Tetris
131 HK-47 - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
132 Isaac - Golden Sun
133 Professor Layton - Professor Layton and the Curious Village
134 Charizard - Pokemon Red/Blue
135 Duke Nukem - Duke Nukem
136 Kratos - God of War
137 Miles Tails Prower - Sonic the Hedgehog 2
138 Samus Aran - Metroid
139 Prince of Persia - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
140 Niko Bellic - Grand Theft Auto IV
141 Jill Valentine - Resident Evil
142 Roxas - Kingdom Hearts II
143 Heavy - Team Fortress 2
144 Tidus - Final Fantasy X
145 Sub-Zero - Mortal Kombat
146 Phoenix Wright - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
147 Jecht - Final Fantasy X
148 Ratchet - Ratchet & Clank
149 Eddie Riggs - Brutal Legend
150 Travis Touchdown - No More Heroes
151 Zelda - The Legend of Zelda
152 Ezio Auditore da Firenze - Assassin's Creed II
153 Simon Belmont - Castlevania
154 Cloud Strife - Final Fantasy VII
155 Ridley - Metroid
156 Chris Redfield - Resident Evil
157 Captain MacMillan - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
158 Riku - Kingdom Hearts
159 Ramza Beoulve - Final Fantasy Tactics
160 Captain Falcon - F-Zero
161 Wander - Shadow of the Colossus
162 Leon Kennedy - Resident Evil 2
163 Vault Boy - Fallout
164 Sackboy - Little Big Planet
165 Kratos Aurion - Tales of Symphonia
166 Ryu - Street Fighter
167 Balthier Bunansa - Final Fantasy XII
168 Dante - Devil May Cry
169 Axel - Kingdom Hearts II
170 Solid Snake - Metal Gear
171 Proto Man - Mega Man 3
172 Lloyd Irving - Tales of Symphonia
173 Fox McCloud - Star Fox
174 Pikachu - Pokemon Red/Blue
175 Banjo - Banjo-Kazooie
176 Commander Shepard - Mass Effect
177 Ellis - Left 4 Dead 2
178 Auron - Final Fantasy X
179 Aerith Gainsborough - Final Fantasy VII
180 Zero - Mega Man X
181 Marcus Fenix - Gears of War
182 Darth Revan - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
183 Terra Branford - Final Fantasy VI
184 Squall Leonhart - Final Fantasy VIII
185 Akuma - Super Street Fighter II Turbo
186 Sephiroth - Final Fantasy VII
187 Marth - Fire Emblem
188 Vincent Valentine - Final Fantasy VII
189 Guybrush Threepwood - The Secret of Monkey Island
190 Yoshi - Super Mario World
191 Jak - Jak & Daxter
192 Crono - Chrono Trigger
193 Missingno - Pokemon Red/Blue
194 Ness - Earthbound
195 Geno - Super Mario RPG
196 Soap MacTavish - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
197 Big Daddy - BioShock
198 Yuri Lowell - Tales of Vesperia
199 Tifa Lockheart - Final Fantasy VII
200 Gordon Freeman - Half-Life
201 Princess Peach - Super Mario Bros.
202 Jade Curtiss - Tales of the Abyss
203 Wario - Super Mario Land 2
204 Luke fon Fabre - Tales of the Abyss
205 Lucario - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
206 Sho Minamimoto - The World Ends with You
207 Deckard Cain - Diablo
208 Fei Fong Wong - Xenogears
209 Mudkip - Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
210 Tom Nook - Animal Crossing
211 Nightmare - Soulcalibur
212 Raz - Psychonauts
213 KOS-MOS - Xenosaga
214 Scorpion - Mortal Kombat
215 Frank West - Dead Rising
216 Kaim Argonar - Lost Odyssey
217 The Dog - Duck Hunt
218 Diddy Kong - Donkey Kong Country 2
219 Captain Olimar - Pikmin
220 Nero - Devil May Cry 4
221 King Dedede - Kirby's Dream Land
222 Pit - Kid Icarus
223 Tim - Braid
224 CATS - Zero Wing
225 Axel Steel - Guitar Hero
226 Pac-Man - Pac-Man
227 Lucas - Mother 3
228 Siegfried Schtauffen - Soul Edge
229 Hogger - World of Warcraft
230 Sandbag - Super Smash Bros. Melee
231 Rydia - Final Fantasy IV
232 Nana - Ice Climber
233 Vaan - Final Fantasy XII
234 Sarah Kerrigan - StarCraft
235 Agent 47 - Hitman: Codename 47
236 Zelos Wilder - Tales of Symphonia
237 Pyramid Head - Silent Hill 2
238 Bomberman - Bomberman
239 Sam Fisher - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
240 PaRappa - PaRappa the Rapper
241 Little Mac - Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
242 Spyro the Dragon - Spyro the Dragon
243 Prince of All Cosmos - Katamari Damacy
244 King of All Cosmos - Katamari Damacy
245 Rayman - Rayman

SB's Personal Favorites[]

Options 246 through 256 were entered by hand prior to the nomination form going public. Apparently SB played quite a bit of Fire Emblem, Minecraft, Pokemon, and Bioshock in 2012/2013...

246 Chrom - Fire Emblem: Awakening
247 Lissa - Fire Emblem: Awakening
248 Handsome Jack - Borderlands 2
249 Oshawott - Pokemon Black/White
250 Snivy - Pokemon Black/White
251 Tepig - Pokemon Black/White
252 Creeper - Minecraft
253 Steve - Minecraft
254 Enderman - Minecraft
255 Booker DeWitt - BioShock Infinite
256 Elizabeth - BioShock Infinite

Successful First Hour Rallies[]

Options 257 through 333 were added by hand in the first hour that the nomination form went live, meaning they were either being rallied in large numbers or (more likely) SB saw a choice he liked and decided to put it on The List.

257 Yu Narukami - Persona 4
258 Raiden - Metal Gear Solid 2
259 Fat Princess - Fat Princess
260 Sweet Tooth - Killzone
261 Colonel Mael Radec - Killzone 2
262 Sly Cooper - Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
263 Cole - Infamous
264 Heihachi Mishima - Tekken
265 Kazuya Mishima - Tekken
266 Jin Kazama - Tekken 3
267 Nariko - Heavenly Sword
268 Sir Daniel Fortesque - MediEvil
269 Emmett Graves - Starhawk
270 Isaac Clarke - Dead Space
271 Spike - Ape Escape
272 Toro - Doko Demo Issyo
273 Kat - Gravity Rush
274 Morrigan Aensland - Darkstalkers
275 Felicia - Darkstalkers
276 Arthur - Ghosts n' Goblins
277 Chun-Li - Street Fighter II
278 Crimson Viper - Street Fighter IV
279 M.Bison - Street Fighter II
280 Hsien-Ko - Nightwarriors
281 Nathan Spencer - Bionic Commando
282 Trish - Devil May Cry
283 Tron Bonne - Mega Man Legends
284 Viewtiful Joe - Viewtiful Joe
285 Haggar - Final Fight
286 Strider Hiryu - Strider
287 Firebrand - Ghosts n' Goblins
288 Liu Kang - Mortal Kombat
289 Johnny Cage - Mortal Kombat
290 Garrus Vakarian - Mass Effect
291 John Marston - Red Dead Redemption
292 Vyse - Skies of Arcadia
293 Earthworm Jim - Earthworm Jim
294 Bayonetta - Bayonetta
295 Francis York Morgan - Deadly Premonition
296 Mordin Solus - Mass Effect 2
297 Lara Croft - Tomb Raider
298 Lee Everett - The Walking Dead
299 Wolf O'Donnell - Star Fox 64
300 Epona - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
301 Shulk - Xenoblade Chronicles
302 Barret Wallace - Final Fantasy VII
303 Clementine - The Walking Dead
304 EDI - Mass Effect 2
305 Groose - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
306 Reyn - Xenoblade Chronicles
307 Seifer Almasy - Final Fantasy VIII
308 Isaac - The Binding of Isaac
309 Jigglypuff - Pokemon Red/Blue
310 Vaas Montenegro - Far Cry 3
311 Ada Wong - Resident Evil 2
312 Draven - League of Legends
313 Squirtle - Pokemon Red/Blue
314 Solaire of Astora - Dark Souls
315 Sazh Katzroy - Final Fantasy XIII
316 Wheatley - Portal 2
317 Captain Viridian - VVVVVV
318 Dunban - Xenoblade Chronicles
319 Urdnot Wrex - Mass Effect
320 Hal "Otacon" Emmerich - Metal Gear Solid
321 Lugia - Pokemon Gold/Silver
322 Ho-Oh - Pokemon Gold/Silver
323 Lucina - Fire Emblem: Awakening
324 Rinoa Heartilly - Final Fantasy VIII
325 Chloe Frazer - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
326 Citan Uzuki - Xenogears
327 Adol Christin - Ys
328 Naoto Shirogane - Persona 4
329 Aigis - Persona 3
330 N - Pokemon Black/White
331 Professor Oak - Pokemon Red/Blue
332 Teemo - League of Legends
333 Dracula - Castlevania

Second Wave of Additions[]

On May 10th, 2013, SB added another huge wave of characters to the database. After 4 days of nominations for Characters 2013, SB had a very large sample size (over 10000 noms) to get a better idea of what characters are being rallied or receiving a large amount of support.

334 Chester - Chester
335 Lyndis - Fire Emblem
336 Red Bird - Angry Birds
337 Lu Bu - Dynasty Warriors
338 Welkin Gunther - Valkyria Chronicles
339 Juliet Starling - Lollipop Chainsaw
340 Peacock - Skullgirls
341 Waluigi - Mario Tennis
342 Rucks - Bastion
343 Chie Satonaka - Persona 4
344 Mike Dawson - Dark Seed
345 Archer - Fate/Stay Night
346 Repede - Tales of Vesperia
347 Boko - Final Fantasy V
348 Hero - Dragon Quest V
349 ? Block - Super Mario Bros.
350 Zero - Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
351 Adam Jensen - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
352 Kanji Tatsumi - Persona 4
353 Lenneth Valkyrie - Valkyrie Profile
354 Meat Boy - Meat Boy
355 Thomas - Thomas Was Alone
356 Yoshimitsu - Tekken
357 Locke Cole - Final Fantasy VI
358 Shanoa - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
359 Gilgamesh - Final Fantasy V
360 Pokemon Trainer Blue - Pokemon Red/Blue
361 Catherine - Catherine
362 Dan Hibiki - Street Fighter Alpha
363 Rin Tezuka - Katawa Shoujo
364 Commander Keen - Commander Keen
365 Ragna the Bloodedge - Blazblue: Calamity Trigger
366 Max Payne - Max Payne
367 Poison - Final Fight
368 Slime - Dragon Quest
369 Corvo Attano - Dishonored
370 Palutena - Kid Icarus
371 Dragonborn - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
372 Rance - Rance
373 Victor Sullivan - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
374 Hazama - Blazblue: Calamity Trigger
375 Sona - League of Legends
376 Tharja - Fire Emblem: Awakening
377 Demi-Fiend - Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
378 Merchant - Resident Evil 4
379 Senator Steven Armstrong - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
380 Oliver - Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
381 Yuri Hyuga - Shadow Hearts
382 Manny Calavera - Grim Fandango

Third Wave of Additions[]

These characters were added by SB on May 14th, 2013, when the front page has been linking to the nomination form for 4 days now. By now, there were over 15000 noms, including thousands of noms from the more casual visitors. The casuals provided us with some rather interesting additions to the database. This update also filled in some of the missing characters that SB's script missed when rebuilding the database.

383 Cirno - Touhou Koumakyou
384 Hades - Kid Icarus: Uprising
385 Owain - Fire Emblem: Awakening
386 Face McShooty - Borderlands 2
387 Tommy Vercetti - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
388 Chex Warrior - Chex Quest
389 Henry - Fire Emblem: Awakening
390 Caim - Drakengard
391 Reimu Hakurei - Touhou Rei'iden
392 Wei Shen - Sleeping Dogs
393 Lady - Devil May Cry 3
394 Ghirahim - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
395 Jim Raynor - StarCraft
396 Luca Blight - Suikoden II
397 Stocke - Radiant Historia
398 The Kid - Bastion
399 Andrew Ryan - BioShock
400 Asura - Asura's Wrath
401 Celes Chere - Final Fantasy VI
402 Claire Redfield - Resident Evil 2
403 Death - Castlevania
404 Ryu - Breath of Fire
405 Tiny Tina - Borderlands 2
406 Alan Wake - Alan Wake
407 Aqua - Kindgom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
408 Aya Brea - Parasite Eve
409 Neptune - Hyperdimension Neptunia
410 Quote - Cave Story
411 Klonoa - Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
412 Raziel - Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
413 Sissel - Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
414 Kasumi - Dead or Alive
415 Kain - Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
416 Marisa Kirisame - Touhou Fuumaroku
417 Mr. Game and Watch - Ball
418 Nier - Nier
419 Riki - Xenoblade Chronicles
420 Zael - The Last Story
421 Daxter - Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
422 Diablo - Diablo
423 Etna - Disgaea
424 JC Denton - Deus Ex
425 Conker - Conker's Bad Fur Day
426 Serge - Chrono Cross
427 Recette Lemongrass - Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
428 SHODAN - System Shock
429 Commander Video - Bit.Trip Beat
430 Cortana - Halo
431 Joanna Dark - Perfect Dark
432 Terry Bogard - Fatal Fury
433 Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik - Sonic the Hedgehog
434 Jade - Beyond Good and Evil

External Links[]

All The Lists - Luster's Google Doc containing the Character List as well as lists from past Contests