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Payne it is!

Snake! Snake?! SNAAAAAAAAAAAAKEEEE!!!!

(I voted Solid Snake just because of the "ooooooh" factor)

Tetris Block ftw.

I mean how many other things can clear 5 lines in a row?

It was a tough choice between Mega Man and Pyro...but then it all became clear.

Asshole Dog FTW

Gooo Snake!!!

Some tough choices.I didn't make it but this is going to be tough.

after the explination for mega man theres no way i could vote for anyone else

@Cchrist:

Thank you sir.

Asshole Dog is sooooooo awesome. You were right Owen ... you were right. Mike Tyson and Tetris Block were great picks too.

@Mike918: Thanks dude. Solid Snake all the way... It would be a fitting send-off. You know, in case he dies or something in MGS4. *wipes tear*

only one choice... that bastard dog...

Tetris block is easily second... its just... you know.. you wait for him... and when he comes, everything is just perfect.

I am just glad that not everyone picked the typical characters, alot of good ones that made ya go "oh yeah..."

I love Max and Snake.. so hard to choose.

I voted Snake.. lets see if it'll let me vote again, for Max this time

McFadden to Oakland. Oh wait, this isn't the NFL draft?

@AndrewDB:

None of them. Tetris blocks are 4 large, you can only ever clear 4 lines in one go

Asshole dog, totally asshole dog.

I note none of my favourites are up here - no SHODAN, no Manny? Bah!

Those fucking birds from ninja gaiden should be included, just to compare to Ryu Hyabusa's votes. I bet you they would get more.

Go Hayabusa, go ninjas!!!

Luca Blight would totally end everyone on that list.

He is the benchmark by which evil is measured. He was an utter killing machine who took 24 people to bring down.

If you'd played the game, you'd know this to be true.

Tyson, hardest boss ever.

Pyro for me, fire's cool and he plays a mean fireaxe.

Ryu for me. You can't beat a dude who stole the holy grail, and fights ancient demons with a wooden stick.

Not even if you're an asshole dog.

@Arahem:

How can anybody vote for him.
There are several great characters up there.. i just don't get it

YOur an evil man but because i have the biggest man crush on this person... i'm going to have to chose snake. Have you seen the texture on his new butt? for an old man WOW!... wait. Go SNAKE

SithNinja FTW.

Pezdispenser pick = epic fail.

I would have drafted Psycho Mantis.

Snake FTW!!! Snake??? SNAAAAAAKKKEEEE!!!!

I'd have to go with asshole dog. Solid Snake is awesome, and probably my favorite character next to Chun-Li (Mmm, thighs. She could draft my pick), but asshole dog is definitely memorable and even worse, you can't kill him. If this draft actually lead to anything, asshole dog would definitely annoy the other characters.

Anything from the Orange Box = Epic Fail

Ryu Hyabusa FTW

Dog. I hated how I could never shoot it when my damn birds would fly off the screen.

Almost worth modding the game just to change that.

my initial reaction on best draft day pick was the long tetris block...but then i thought about it...there was nothing worse to have the screen almost completely filled up and you NEED the T shape, but of course you get the long tetris block which leads you to your death and a horrible remainder of the day. the piece you rely on to help you win can also be your worst enemy.

having said that, the asshole dog takes the cake...when it comes down to crunch time, id place my bets on the dog that doesnt die.

The dog and Snake are rolling.Congrats

Asshole Dog: the only indestructible character on there.

Though, to be fair, it is the Tetris piece's duty to be destructive.

mfn mmn mfm fmmn mffnn

(pyro)

Solid Snake here. He may have a legion of weird fans, but I'll be damned if I said he didn't deserve his recognition. The fact he's not dying of lung cancer after so much smoking is an astonishment in itself. Now if Terry Bogard or Kos-Mos was up here, then there would be a problem...

Honorable mentions to Ryu Hayabusa, Mega Man and Max Payne though.

Voted Snake, can't believe how low he is. Max Payne would be my other choice though, they better make another damn game soon.

where the hell is kefka ;[

Mega man for me =] Currently working through Mega Man 2 on the wii

Owen you fucker!

Zombie was clearly the best choice.
OK, don't sweat it, i've long since come to terms with the fact that most of the world doesn't understand my genius.
Anyway, I voted Pyro.

Ryu Hyabusa because Ninja's are always cool. Even when you catch them sleeping with your g/f.

Big Daddy would make one hell of a lineman. If this was a football draft. Is it a football draft? I still don't know {:(

@McClain: That was my second pick. Kefka though beats him.

I still feel Asshole Dog was an amazing sleeper pick.

At first I thought Asshole Dog was a solid choice. And then I realized he had absolutely zero offensive capabilities. So I thought about it for awhile and then came to the conclusion that that was the beauty of Asshole Dog; he doesn't really do anything but piss you off. A pissed off opponent can only make them messy, uncoordinated and all around bad. Thus, comboed with even a subpar team you can achieve easy wins. And that's what a draft is for!

So, of course, I chose Asshole Dog.

what's WRONG with you people? No Captain Falcon? He could take on everyone on this list at once while asleep!

@Truepatriot: My thoughts exactly!

@ZinkO: The Game (the kind you just lost):

the only thing falcon can do to stop anyone on this list is to run them over with his hover car. thats it.

PAAAYYNNNE!

@globones: I see you are not in the know...

+ Watch video

Yeah, he's that strong.

Ryu for the win.

Depends on which Tetris block. The L-Block is ridiculously powerful, although its hook still requires quick thinking on the player's part, while the S and Z blocks, while interesting as a concept, aren't very functional and can really screw up your game. The O block is just another one of those boring same-old blocks, and the I block is...well, it's block Jebus, here to deliver us from the growing pile of shit that we're sitting on before it blows up in our face.

I'm completely confused by exactly what everybody was drafting based on? Best character at/in what? Development? Winning a fight? Nostalgia value? Obscurity so that OMG, UR SUCH A REBEL? Whatever is funny to you at the moment? Seems like all these and more were the basis for picks. If you do this again, that should be made clear to all drafters so we have a less...eclectic mix.

@KeroseneClimax:

Faaaaaaaaaaalcon PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUNCH

Ryu got picked up for the best value at the tail end of the draft

@Illusion: I drafted Guts due to the obscurity, connection to being human and the feeling of dependability. Despite being a bad ass anti-hero that hates everyone, he's never not kept a promise ever since a certain something happened in his life.

i dont understand what this is.. basically a gamefaqs character battle on kotaku?

@ManjiKengo: Plus, He's just a bad ass.
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ASSHOLE DOG!

@Bard to the Bone: Yeah no.

I still don't have a clue what a draft is :D

The Ninja Gaiden birds FTW!!!

I am really surprised to see that a lot of obvious characters got left out for once. I was sure I would see Cloud or Sephiroth or both in the draft.

Being a minor FF fanboy though I may have picked General Leo from FF6 because he was a serious ass kicker who should have played a bigger role in the game (and been usable much longer). Or maybe Laharl from Disgaea if he did have suck an annoying personality.

I completely amazed as to how random the choices of this draft have been selected. In all interest I think all 32 should be represented, just by a link to the argument. Some of the ones "who made solid, defensible picks for great value at their draft positions" made fairly short, and in my opinion fairly dull arguments based on solid nothing! Still Ruy Hayabusa gets my vote anyday, so I couldn't care :)

Dogs can pretend to be taking over and winning, but when faced with Snake... they cant risk starting shit, can they?

Asshole dog keeps picking up courage to come in and deal a fatal blow, and keeps running away at the last moment cowering in fear... Snake keeps chilling, secure in the knowledge that he's the best.

Asshole Dog: "Damn, that reeks of badass." Here's proof...

+ Watch video

@KeroseneClimax:
Yeah, I definitely would have voted for Falcon if he were on the list. I swear, that video is the reason I love F-Zero, Captain Falcon, and the internet.

Asshole Dog's bullet invincibility doesn't cut it when he's taking a Falcon Punch to the face. Heck, Captain Falcon even has a gun on his belt, but he doesn't use it and he doesn't NEED to use it.

I'm just really surprised no one drafted the Eggplant Wizard.

That dude is a bitch.