User blog comment:Darkest Shadow/SFW Summer Awards 2017/@comment-1942179-20170912225025

"Well, it seems we're needed again to finally put an end to this! One extra vote is all we need to break the ties in Best Character and Best Character Design. So sorry about the long delays. "

"Smash has...had a rough day at work, it seems."

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"Yeah...So I'll be handling this myself."

Best Character Design (Statyx vs Rei)
"I have to say, I'm truly impressed by how long this guy's been hanging around. He was like, one of the first characters I've ever seen on the wiki, so I've seen his design grow over seven years. While I miss those neon blue shoes he had, and his overall appearance hasn't changed too dramatically, I'd say his could pass as an official design.
 * Statyx the Hedgehog

"This is a very pretty character to look at. She gets bonus points for being an underused species. (How many rams do YOU know? And don't point me towards any goats, you bum! ) Even with that flowery kimono, she still has a sort of graceful yet simplistic overall look. I like that."
 * Rei the Psionic

"It's actually pretty difficult to decide. Harder than I thought it'd be. In the end, I'm thinking I'm going to go for Rei. She brings something a bit more fresh to the table."

"Hedgehogs take up about 40% of the population of SFW characters alone, give or take."

"No offense to Statyx or anything; he legitimately looks good. That's why he's up here, after all! The competition was just oooooone step above you. Sorry, man!"

Best Character (Fei vs Rei)
"Oh, it's this guy. I thought he won already. But then again, we probably say that all the time, don't we?"
 * Fei the Pigeon

"Being perfectly honest, I had mixed opinions about Fei when I first saw him. I wasn't too sure what it was, but something about him rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe I didn't like the way he looked? Iunno. I hadn't read his page yet of course, because after I did that feeling went away."

"Fei is actually a pretty good villain. He feels much more like a real person than most antagonists normally do. I like that he's not that far off the deep end that he can't be turned back either, but still manages to come off as fairly evil."

"Rei's an interesting character, all around. The concept of an immortal woman living for thousands of years holding powers over time itself is very intriguing. Her personality seems fun, even for a 1k year old lady. The backstory on the other hand feels just a little bit questionable to me, though. Like, the sorcerer kind of feels too one-dimensional...if that's the word I'm searching for? What I mean is, he/she shows up and does their thing that makes Rei into what she is today, and just leaves. He/She/It/Whatever tells her what her powers are, what his powers are, burns her village and makes her immortal. He hasn't been seen nor heard from for thousands of years since. And an entity of inevitability, or even a power of inevitability, kind of breezes through one ear and out the other. I'm not sure what to make of it."
 * Rei the Psionic

"With all that being said, I'm going to give this vote to Fei.

"Thank you for your patience, everyone! Darkest will be here to wrap things up eventually! Until then, this is Pearl--signing out!"

 "Hey Gizmo, we should get some kind of actual statistics on that SFW population thing."

 "Yeah, I'm curious too. Time to hit the categories section."