Noble Nine

In GameFAQs, the Noble Nine refers to a group of "the most popular video game characters EVER" who dominated the site's Character Battles. As Gamefaqs is a mainstream website, many of its members are some of the most recognizable and indeed, video game icons in their own right. An article describing the term was first created in 2006 on the Board 8 Wikia.

The Noble Niners are known for their exclusivity, as no character outside the group has won against any of its members in 1 vs 1 matches for much of the tournaments' history. This is demonstrated by their 124-0 record against outside competition through the first five tournaments. This was finally broken in Character Battle VIII, the sixth 1v1 tournament, when Crono narrowly lost to MissingNo. in the first round.

Even the Noble Nine has their own hierarchy; at the very top of the group lies a trio of Action RPG characters named Clinkeroth (Cloud, Link, Sephiroth) which also have their own air of exclusivity, because very few characters within the Noble Nine have managed to defeat any of them in a 1v1 match.

List of Noble Nine Losses
Multi-man Matches

1v1 Matches