Character Battle I

GameFAQs contests
2002-???. Organized by Gamefaqs.
Character Battles	I (2002) • II (2003) • III (2004) • IV (2005) • V (2006) • VI (2007) • VII (2008) • VIII (2010) • IX (2013) • X (2018) • XI (???)
Other	Games I (2004) • Villains (2005) • Series (2006) • Games II (2009) • GotD I (2010) • Rivals (2011) • Games III (2015) • Years (2017) • GotD II (2020)

Character Battle ISummer 2002
Next: CBII (2003)
Mario vs Link final match fan art
Host	CJayC (site admin) GameFAQs staff
Date	2002 July 01- Sep 01
Participants	64
Language	English
Website	GameFAQs + Results (archived) + Poll of the Day (hit previous) + Board 8 Wikia
Final positions
Champion	Link (1st title)
Runner-up	Mario
Semi-finals	Crono Sephiroth
Quarter-finals	Cloud Strife Samus Aran Scorpion Solid Snake

Lead text

Who is the most popular video game character of all time? Well, we're going to find out, at least according to the visitors of GameFAQs. Beginning July 1st, there will be a 64-character winner-take-all battle royale, conducted as the Poll of the Day over the following two months. From 64 of the most popular video game characters, only one will emerge as the champion. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to try and pick the winners. Split up over four divisions and seeded through scientific estimation and wild guesses, the 64 characters chosen will duke it out in a single-elimination tournament. If you've ever filled out an NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket before, the rest should be simple. For the first round of 32 polls, picking the correct answer will score one point. For each successive round, picking the winner will earn double the points of the round before (Round 2: 2 points, Round 3: 4 points, Round 4: 8 points, Semifinals: 16 points, Finals: 32 points).

- Description on GameFAQs

Tournament Bracket

Unlike most brackets in this wiki, the seed order in GameFAQs contests is different: 1-8-5-4 6-3-7-2. Since the site schedules each bracket's matches in that order, this wiki will also display the brackets in that order instead.

Click on the date above each match to see its article page for more details. (Redirects to Board 8 wikia).

Division A

North Division
	Division R1 (Top 64)				Division R1 (Top 32)				Division Semis (Sweet 16)				Division Final (Elite 8)
Jul 01 - 53213
1	Mario	39,436
16	Servbot	13,777		Aug 02 - 66532
Jul 02 - 57359				1	Mario	44,448
8	Spyro	18,186		9	Morrigan	22,084
9	Morrigan Aensland	39,173						Aug 18 - 63840
Jul 02 - 56566								1	Mario	52,333
5	Terry Bogard	19,929		Aug 03 - 62276				4	DK	11,507
12	Aya Brea	36,637		12	Aya	30,478
Jul 03 - 52618				4	DK	31,798
4	Donkey Kong	32,602
13	Bub	20,016											Aug 26 - 129703
Jul 05 - 61706												1	Mario	64,990
6	Alucard	33,516										2	Cloud	64,713
11	Miles "Tails" Prower	28,190		Aug 04 - 58309
Jul 06 - 52874				6	Alucard	35,864
3	Duke Nukem	33,160		3	Duke	22,445		Aug 19 - 74365
14	Iori Yagami	19,714						6	Alucard	22,578
Jul 07 - 56447								2	Cloud	51,787
7	Pikachu	30,711		Aug 05 - 75371
10	PaRappa the Rapper	25,736		7	Pikachu	15,445
Jul 08 - 73242				2	Cloud	59,926
2	Cloud Strife	54,643
15	Fox McCloud	18,599

Division B

East Division
Jul 09 - 64249
1	Lara Croft	44,737
16	Chop Chop Master Onion	19,512		Aug 06 - 61142
Jul 10 - 55392				1	Lara	36,308
8	Ryo Hazuki	39,574		8	Ryo H.	24,834
9	Guybrush Threepwood	15,818						Aug 20 - 74059
Jul 11 - 64189								1	Lara	21,571
5	Crono	49,283		Aug 07 - 65994				5	Crono	52,488
12	Simon Belmont	14,906		5	Crono	43,939
Jul 12 - 58198				4	Dante	22,055
4	Dante	40,745
13	Q*Bert	17,453											Aug 27 - 99214
Jul 13 - 60878												5	Crono	52,517
6	Kasumi	22,688										2	Snake	46,697
11	Aerith Gainsborough	38,190		Aug 08 - 65064
Jul 14 - 56361				11	Aerith	50,055
3	Gordon Freeman	22,560		14	Tina	15,009		Aug 21 - 75247
14	Tina Armstrong	33,801						11	Aerith	32,702
Jul 15 - 62021								2	Snake	42,545
7	Knuckles the Echidna	49,964		Aug 09 - 68083
10	Akira Yuuki	12,057		7	Knuckles	26,748
Jul 16 - 71676				2	Snake	41,335
2	Solid Snake	46,897
15	Squall Leonhart	24,779

Division C

South Division
Jul 17 - 56989
1	Pac-Man	41,150
16	Goemon	15,839		Aug 10 - 51889
Jul 17 - 53920				1	Pac-Man	32,607
8	Abe	22,760		9	Kyo	19,282
9	Kyo Kusanagi	31,160						Aug 22 - 68475
Jul 19 - 59609								1	Pac-Man	28,936
5	Scorpion	42,327		Aug 11 - 59925				5	Scorpion	39,539
12	Kazuya Mishima	17,282		5	Scorpion	39,171
Jul 20 - 50816				4	Payne	20,754
4	Max Payne	38,707
13	Dirk the Daring	12,109											Aug 28 - 91535
Jul 21 - 52419												5	Scorpion	21,991
6	Bomberman	40,943										2	Link	69,544
11	Kane	11,476		Aug 12 - 65260
Jul 22 - 70376				6	Bomberman	27,432
3	Jill Valentine	37,539		3	Jill	37,828		Aug 23 - 85273
14	Kirby	32,837						3	Jill	23,342
Jul 23 - 58323								2	Link	61,931
7	Strider Hiryu	30,662		Aug 13 - 71262
10	Raziel	27,661		7	Strider	17,270
Jul 24 - 70585				2	Link	53,992
2	Link	59,509
15	Little Mac	11,076

Division D

West Division
Jul 25 - 64315
1	Sonic the Hedgehog	53,023
16	Pitfall Harry	11,292		Aug 14 - 57118
Jul 26 - 63121				1	Sonic	33,602
8	Tidus	35,004		8	Tidus	23,516
9	Claire Redfield	28,117						Aug 24 - 83912
Jul 27 - 62555								1	Sonic	41,939
5	Samus Aran	40,857		Aug 15 - 67923				5	Samus	41,973
12	Ken Masters	21,698		5	Samus	39,293
Jul 28 - 58014				4	Ryu	28,630
4	Ryu	46,869
13	CATS	11,145											Aug 29 - 97224
Jul 29 - 68296												5	Samus	46,047
6	Mega Man	63,039										7	Seph	51,177
11	Ms. Pac-Man	5257		Aug 16 - 66328
Jul 30 - 54997				6	Mega	60,914
3	Serious Sam	32,301		3	Sam	5414		Aug 25 - 97357
14	Mr. Driller	22,696						6	Mega	48,185
Jul 31 - 69969								7	Seph	49,172
7	Sephiroth	61,367		Aug 17 - 66191
10	Gabriel Logan	8602		7	Seph	53,956
Aug 01 - 57416				2	Crash	12,235
2	Crash Bandicoot	36,305
15	Ulala	21,111

Final Four

Character Battle I Finals
	Semi-finals				Final
Aug 30 - 107547
A	Mario	53,831
B	Crono	53,716		Sep 01 - 98211
Aug 31 - 102870				A	Mario	36,796
C	Link	58,273		C	Link	61,415
D	Sephiroth	44,597

Recap

Mario Vs Cloud 2002- GameFAQs Character Battle -- Designing For Fandom

video created by "Designing For" in 2020