User blog:Smash The Echidna/SFW Winter Awards 2016 ~Smash's Votes







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Best Hero - 14 Nominations
"*whistle* That's a little more than a handful."

Blitz the Wolf: I've gone over this character enough to say that I don't need to state my reasoning to give him a +1. I'm just surprised he hasn't won yet.

Knockout the Wolf: A pretty solid case of "Dark is Not Evil" comes into play here. Firm and stern, yes, but I can totally see her being the nicest person in the main cast here. Seeing as she's pretty much Blitz' number 2, that'd mean that she's around the same level of heroism as he is, right? Her history doesn't seem to be complete, but I'm fairly certain that she deserves a +1.

Agent Jacob Lawson: Yeah he's alright and I can give him a +1, but it never dawned on me that his story is a little on the generic side of the military genre. Of course, seeing as that's a genre I've never touched (I barely associate with G.U.N. mind you,) I'm not gonna riff on it.

Trident The Hedgehog: Sonic's son. Meeuurrrrrrrrrrrr, I really don't like having characters related to the canon ones. It feels wrong, but if it's well done enough I can let it slide. I was actually expecting it to be the child of Sonic and Amy but no, it's some other fancharacter we don't even know. And his rival is the son of Shadow and Rouge. That's about all I get from him, powers/weaknesses aside. If you're aiming for a future arc that's fine I suppose, but he's got way too little to go by on this category. Like literally, all it says about his heroism is that he's the hero of Station Square. Other than that, I guess we're supposed to assume that he takes Sonic's role, but it isn't ever stated if Sonic himself retired (which I doubt) or not. Don't make us guess! We need evidence! -1

Pandora the Tiger: As a character she's alright, but...exactly why was she nominated for Best Hero? She was a rowdy kid and a bad teen who was essentially sentenced to bootcamp to set her straight. If anything, she's neutral. -1

Statyx the Hedgehog: I said I was gonna read over this whole thing again, but god dang, this is so freaking long  that just skimming over it makes me feel too burnt out to go over anyone else. This page alone is the main reason I'm so late with these votes. All in all, I know he's a good character, but I dunno about being the best hero. So I'm gonna remain neutral.

Tesla The Hedgehog: I dunno, man. I don't think he's there yet. I mean he tried but, I'm reluctant to give him a second chance after blowing everything out of existence the first time.

Raven the Cyberhog(Ultimatum): I think I might have given him a +1 before, but I'm gonna stay neutral this time after rereading his page some more. There's a lot going on, the summaries kinda rush through it, and I feel like it's a little much to take in.

Garrus the Valkryie: He's loud and proud, and a generally nice guy at heart, but I don't really see exactly what all makes him a hero.

Fou the Phoenix: Really on the fence with this one. I feel like some more information on his heroics and whatnot are needed before I can give him a +1. I'll be neutral.

Tye The Hedgehog: I'm gonna stay neutral here. Like I said last season, a lot of the things that happen in his story go unexplained, and it's a little bit confusing. It doesn't help that I have to go to a different page just to read it.

Solomon The Bobcat: ...Wow, okay. I don't remember what I'd said about him before, but after reading through his story, I can kinda sympathize with him. He's fairly heroic, and he really tries his best. It's kinda sad seeing what he's been through, with that in mind. +1

Thunder The Hedgehog: Not 100% sure why I decided to nominate him for this, but he has had his moments. He did save Estrella 3 times in the same episode, and then set out on a mission to take out an evil organization and free the people they've held captive. Unfortunately I haven't been able to continue the roleplay since I don't have a reliable way of contacting Captivation, but it's still gotta count for something. This isn't even going over how without his ship, the gang never would have been able to save Marina in time, and probably(?) wouldn't have saved the world in time either. He was pretty important for that reason in The Outbreak and SpTH, too. And let's not forget how he saved Smash's life too, after his encounter with Skull Cross. Now that I've listed all that, I realize that he's actually a pretty fair candidate. He just saves lives left and right, lol.

Keela Tyris The Hedgehog: Having fought off Darkyle once is one thing, but being able to pull herself up to the task of Guardian of Tillia right after losing her father, her brother, and the family's legendary sword of the guardian takes some willpower if you ask me. There are some other intances of heroics I could list but not all of them are fully developed yet.



Category Vote Count: 4 For / 8 Neutral / 2 Against

Not too bad of a start.

Best Neutral - 9 Nominations
"9's a good number. Let's get right to it!"

Exspiravit the Ghost Lynx: I dunno, this guy doesn't seem very...neutral, to me. He might have some neutral tendancies, but he kinda leans a little more towards being a crazy villain. Then we have the villain category tagged on him. Yeaahh....-1.

Valkyrie the Axolotl: I remember when Monk made this character. She's pretty interesting, and a bit amusing. She kinda exploits the whole 'edgy' appearance to keep her line of work running. +1

Elly the Dragon: Neutral, huh? Yeah, Elly is pretty neutral, I think. +1

Dani the Squirrel: Not much going for this girl. I'mma stay neutral here.

Domino the Quoll: Interesting. He's a very complex character. Definitely a neutral one, as well. +1

Ivan the Machamp: Oy, have I ever mentioned how much mobianized pokemon irks me? Why are these guys even here? This guy even seems to have some kind of Mobianized Pokemon history thing going on, yet it still doesn't explain why they are what they are. At any rate, I'm not really sure what to think of this guy. I'mma stay neutral here, too. (P.S. all those red links make me feel closed off.)

Checkers the Husky: Well, sure. I can't see her being anything other than neutral. +1

Xander the Bat: Well dang. That's about all I have to say. +1

Quinn the Cat: Yeah, same as Checkers above. +1



Category Vote Count: 6 For / 2 Neutral / 1 Against

We suddenly picked up the pace!

Best Villain - 13 Nominations
"Yo! This time, I'm here to stay!"

Neapolitan the Cat: I'm having a hard time getting a good read on this character. It kinda doesn't help that I have no idea what the Nazar is. But as far as I can tell she was a good person until she joined them, and now all of a sudden she's cold and manipulative? It doesn't explain her transition very well, so I'm having trouble believing that she's truly one of the bad guys. -1

Spectre: Characterization is a bit on the generic side, but I guess it kinda makes sense seeing as he's basically an animated corpse at this point. +1

Xavek the Techno-Organic: An evil alien cyborg out to get revenge on everything? Whelp. +1

Rin the Red Panda: Ehh...Like it's been said before, the whole yandere thing has been done to death. Can't say I really care for it.

Mindy the Cat: I'm very conflicted on this character. She's a good guy and a bad guy wrapped into one. Which one should I pick? If the two personalities WERE to split, then sure I'd give the evil one a +1, but as it stands now, I don't know. I'm gonna stay neutral.

General Serges: This is a villain I can respect as a character. +1

Bolt Coleman: You make it sound scary, but getting struck by lightning is always scary. Exactly how can people tell the difference between this guy and a regular bolt of lightning? How do you make a character out of a thunder storm? I mean you can make a character with stormy powers or a character who can essentially turn into bolts of lightning, but this? C'mon, now...He doesn't even have a physical form, let alone any kind of apparent sentience! -1

Achreíos the Tiger Shark: Oh geeez. This guy's scary. You never want to be on a shark's bad side. +1

Nightmare the Lycalo: -1 Sorry, Twi, but super-powered evil sides aren't exactly villain material.

Avarice The Hedgehog: Here they are again. My three main villains. Avarice here's my favorite of course. I've been thinking a bit about his backstory lately, but I haven't delved too deep into it. I'm mainly just wondering how he got his business off the ground. I'm thinking that he was actually somewhat like Thunder when he was young; an aspiring explorer as well as a freelance inventor. He traveled the lands in search of inspiration. Eventually he found something that inspired him enough to invent Elemental Rings, and make a living off of it. I dunno how he went down such a dark path though; that's something else that needs to be explored.

Gladius The Hedgehog: It's possible that Gladius could have corrupted him a bit, but Avarice was always pretty rotten at the core. I dunno if he could be redeemed. This guy though? Heck no. His heart's pitch black.

Darkyle The Hedgehog: And speaking of pitch black, then there's this guy. I already know his backstory well enough. Come to think of it, Darkyle is like, literally my only actual supervillain. There's someone else who's kinda viewed as one, but he doesn't actually get super powers until the last battle with him. Anyway, I like Darkyle for a few other reasons than the other two I've got up here. For one thing, he was fun to fight. I should have a rematch with him.

Clockwork the Caracal: Well this guy certainly stands out amongst the others. He has a very clear motive for what he does, and that's to keep himself alive. Greedy and selfish, but still clear nonetheless. +1



Category Vote Count: 5 For / 6 Neutral / 2 Against

I have a pretty good guess who's gonna win this time.

Kindest Character - 9 Nominations
"Nice guys finish last? Hah, as if!"

Willow Infiern: Mobianized pokemon nitpicks aside, she seems to be a fairly pleasant person to be around. +1

Alyssa the Dog: On the fence with this one. While she fits the bill, there are a lot of things about her character I feel is questionable. I won't go into all of them, but I'm still bewildered by the friendship between her and Mimi--not so much because of Alyssa's good alignment, but more of Mimi's. I guess she does deserve some sort of credit for trying to pacify the villain by being her friend and trying to get her and her arch nemesis to get along? +1

Elly the Dragon: Now Elly's a strange case that I'm sure gave many voters mixed messages. The way I see it, Elly is quite possibly the sweetest character in this category. But it's not apparent because she really doesn't know how to express it. She's like a child who hasn't been properly disciplined because she wasn't raised by loving parents. No, she was raised as a pet. And like any good 'pet', she's distrusting at first but a loveable companion to those she's comfortable with. And the things about her not understanding much about morals and boundaries and whatnot? Same case, pretty much. Say you have a cat who loves to cuddle and always asks with a meow if she can come in your room or lay on your bed? Very polite cat. But she scratches up all your expensive furniture! She's just trying to sharpen her claws; she doesn't realize the value that fine oak-wood coffee table has to you. Yeah okay, I'm done comparing Elly to a pet. God dangit, Asmer. But at any rate, all she really needs is someone to teach her stuff. +1

Marco the Grison: [https://youtu.be/8PtgUlEr_40?t=11s Oh! Gentleman!] That's really the only reason I need to +1 him to be honest, but what else can I say? He's a good guy. +1

Lockdown the Hyena: Despite his chivalry, I'm thinking I'mma stay neutral here.

Iris the Echidna: Who really wants to live forever, anyway? Whether she does or not, she sure makes the most of it in the best way possible. +1

Oliver the Cat: Despite the apparent character shilling in the details here, he's another gentleman who qualifies for this category. +1

Crystal The Fox: The one character I nominated whom I'd completely forgotten to update. Some things are pretty dated and could use a once-over, I'm sure. I've also been seriously meaning to delve into her history and build her character more.

Haus the Owl: Kind of a sad guy, but still nice. He's also a doctor who cares, so that's a plus. A +1, to be exact.



Category Vote Count: 6 For / 3 Neutral / 0 Against

well hey, it's not like we're ever gonna vote anything down in this category.

Meanest Character - 6 Nominations
"I wouldn't wanna have a run-in with any of these people..."

Annabelle Rich the Wolf: On one hand, her character is like, incredibly cliche with the whole "mean alpha schoolgirl" gig, but on the other hand, she's like the only character with that role I've ever seen on this site. As she stands out from the others in my view, I can give a +1.

Mimi the Cat: ....Okay, scratch that. Mimi counts as this too, except I think Anna plays it better. Mimi's a meanie, but she's also ridiculous. I can see her trying to be the fairest in the land, but it really just doesn't work for her here. You're doing it wrong. -1

Deadline the Lizard: Not so much mean as he is rude and snarky. If you can brush off his words, there's really nothing much to him in this category. Words are words, after all. Besides, through all that, he still has his nice moments. What else can you call helping Lockdown out with setting up a romantic dinner for a date that's inevitably gonna flunk? -1

Barricade the Zoroark: SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS UP WITH THESE POKEMON IN MY SONIC. ahem. I dunno about this one, really. Playing with people's emotions is pretty mean, but her main target of 'affection' appears to be someone she genuinely likes. That and stealing from criminals, while still a crime, seems considerably less heinous. It's sort of like Robin Hood, but without any givings to the poor. I'mma stay neutral in the end.

Saul The Bobcat: Yeah...this guy is giving off some bad Darkstorm tier roleplay vibes with his insatiable bloodlust. I was a bit thrown off by his fierce loyalty to his comrades, despite his sadistic nature. +1

Frederick the Rabbit: "Y'know what? we need a list of reasons this guy should win here."


 * [[File:Smash_Paper6.png]] "As it so happens, I've got all the evidence right here!"


 * Smash_Take_That!.png

"Read those documents from left-to-right, top-to-bottom. This is all taken from the same roleplay, Down Under. Guest featuring Kyle, Thunder, and Amber for commentary purposes. After you read over that, you won't have to question why I'm giving him a +1. This is the only category he'll ever get anything positive from me."



Category Vote Count: 3 For / 1 Neutral / 2 Against

I so needed to get that off my chest. Frikkin' rabbit pisses me off so much. If I could punch him for every time he insulted someone, not even his own mother would recognize him by the end.

Best Character - 25 Nominations Total
''"Let's do it, Violet!" "I've been waiting for this!"''


 * Best Male - 10 Nominations

"Huh, not as many as I expected."

Cryo the Wolf: This guy's alright in my book. +1

Agent Jacob Lawson: So's this man. These two reoccurring characters can have +1s.

Nathan the Wolf: Ehh...this guy still raises way too many questions. I don't even really know if english is this person's first language, given all the grammatical errors and questionable phrasing. His backstory is kinda ehh, and most of his powers aren't even mentioned save for the electrokinesis, which has an origin story of its own. I dunno, man. It feels kinda incomplete. -1

Raynard the Vampire Bat: Sure why not. From enemies to friends with the main protag. That's cool. +1

Statyx the Hedgehog: Here's where I give you a +1.

Clock-Watch The Clockwork Hedgehog: Eh...don't think you're ready for this yet.

Tye The Hedgehog: Same to you.

Thunder The Hedgehog: If he doesn't win Best Hero, that's fine. This is what really counts, to me.

Speedy The Hedgehog: "looks like I'm really on my own this time."

Gizmo The Cat: legit have no idea how well he'll do this time around.



Category Vote Count: 4 For / 5 Neutral / 1 Against

Definitely could've been worse.


 * Best Female - 15 Nominations

"Shh, I saved the larger portion for myself. Don't tell Speedy!"

Willow Infiern: Like last season, I'm just gonna stay neutral. I don't have anything against her, I just don't have much of a decisive opinion on her.

Frida Tsuntiago: Sure, I'll give you another vote. +1

Alexis Petals: Hmmmmmmmmmmmm........iunno, I'mma stay neutral.

Decibel the Chameleon: Kind of a punk teen, but knows her limits. Being mute and all is an interesting gimmick as well. +1

Elly the Dragon: Elly's going places, that much I'm certain of. The amount of character development that's in store for her is pretty ambitious if you ask me. Even so, she's good enough for a +1 at this point.

Valkyrie the Axolotl: Heh, yeah. +1

Locket the Raccoon: Good start. But I feel like she's a bit lacking in the story and character development areas. She needs some more time before I give her an upvote.

Platinum The Echidna: I gotta be honest with ya here; I don't really like her. I just can't get behind this character. She rubs me the wrong way, and she doesn't even look like an echidna!

Caroline the Wolf: Kinda interesting, though I feel more depth is needed for me to give her an upvote. A character in a wheelchair does net you bonus points though.

Iris the Echidna: Kind of a heartwarming character, IMO. Sad, but still. +1

Kayt the Cat: eh...i dunno. She doesn't have much going for her.

Knockout the Wolf: I like this character. Like I mentioned above, she plays her role fairly well. +1

Keela Tyris The Hedgehog: Now that I've actually managed to update her, let's see what the judges say.

Pearl The Echidna: She got really close last time, iirc. Maybe this will be her lucky chance?

Sandy The Echidna: - w-



Category Vote Count: 6 For / 9 Neutral / 0 Against

Mostly good, but a few of them need some more development before they can win my votes over.



Total Category Vote Count: 10 For / 14 Neutral / 1 Against

Pretty good, but we could do with a few less neutrals, next time.

Best New Character - 8 Nominations
"Thinking of it now, this is literally just another variation of Best Character. Might get cut next season."

Valkyrie the Axolotl: Pffft, what're you doing all over the place? +1

Milayou "Milla" the Cow: She's kind of amusing and endearing in a way. +1

Io the Cat: wow okay that's interesting. Two people trapped in the same body. That's gotta be awkward as heck. +1

Garrus the Valkryie: Well sure okay, I can give him a vote here. +1

Rin the Red Panda: Eh...honestly, I don't think I like her. -1

Charlotte the Lioness:A pacifistic sharpshooter, huh? Pretty interesting combination. +1

Faerlina the Deadriser: It states that she's a villain, but as far as I can tell, she isn't necessarily evil at heart. Necromancy is definitely a disturbing and dark arte, and being revenge driven isn't exactly helping her case, but deep down she's just heartbroken. If someone mended it back for her, she'd probably do a bit of a heel-face turn..depending on who it is that wins her over. Either way, she's good. +1

Clockwork the Caracal: This guy's an excellent villain. Good job. +1



Category Vote Count: 7 For / 0 Neutral / 1 Against

Daaaang, we were THIS CLOSE to a perfect!

Best Leader - 4 Nominations
"Wow, this one's kinda deserted isn't it?"

Barry the Echidna: I still dunno, man. This guy doesn't quite sit too well with me as he currently stands. Backstory's kinda cliche, and there isn't much else to read about aside from his personality. Neutral.

Sharifa the Lizard: It very briefly implies her leadership over others. That's not nearly enough for this category. -1

Whirlwind the Hedgehog: Once again, the history is still unfinished. I still don't get a grasp on how he became a leader or who he even leads. It doesn't even say how he managed to get into G.U.N. in the first place. I can't keep neutraling this; don't come in here until AFTER you get your stuff straightened out. -1

Thunder The Hedgehog: He's the Captain.

"Thunder if you lose this we're gonna engage in mutiny."

"You're not even a part of my crew..."



Category Vote Count: 0 For / 2 Neutral / 2 Against

ouch.

Best Sidekick - 6 Nominations
"One of these days, I'mma try for Best Hero. I'll show you guys what I'm made of!"

Mayu the Blood Chao: Y'know, just being a chao companion doesn't automatically make you a sidekick. Though it says that she's Rin's partner in crime, there really isn't enough information on this for me to give a positive vote, as it also says that Rin took her in as a 'pet'. -1

Droget the Frog: Oh, this guy. If this guy is the brains of the team, then it's no wonder Down Under was such a pain in the butt. Still, as much as I hate to admit it, he's probably the best example of a sidekick in this category. Despite his whiny, obnoxious nature, he's very loyal to Krink. +1

Hardrock the Echidna: I'm sorry, what? Not only does it not explain who he's the sidekick of, but that level of perversion is extremely off-putting. No thank you. -1

Champ the Chao: Like I've said last season, this little guy's grown from pet to sidekick. I think he's good enough for a +1.

Nulla the Hedgecat: Guess this works. Being second-in-command to your superior who also happens to be your best friend wins you a point. +1

Milkshake: I don't know about this one either. I find she's more of a pet, really. The only thing that implies that she's a sidekick of any sorts is the little paragraph in her relationship with Alyssa, which says she fights crime alongside her. Ehh........neutral.



Category Vote Count: 3 For / 1 Neutral / 2 Against

Really though, three chao? Can we get a little more variety? :V

Best Mechanic - 7 Nominations
"Now let's see here...what makes a good mechanic..?"

Kester the Echidna: Setting aside the backstory and age thing for a second, (seriously what the heck,) he seems to be pretty capable. That list of inventions is the main thing that's keeping me from giving him a -1. I honestly don't get his character or story at all. Neutral.

Quinn the Cat: "Now there's a girl after my own heart!"
 * There are a few questionable things about her, such as how she can turn a few pieces of scrapped metal into something as advanced as a GPS or something with a 99.9% success rate. I mean it's cool and all that you can use junk to your advantage; I mean I do the same thing, but the lack of a drawback is kinda offputting. Regardless, I like this character. She's interesting and deserves a +1.

Mario "Mars" The Mink Whoopsie daisy.

Charles the Hare: Oh riight, right, I remember you. Yeah, this guy's good too. +1

Dr. Magic: I dunno man. He has skills rivaling that of Eggman, but as a whole he feels like just another mad scientist--who's actively cramping on Eggman's style, no less. Neutral.

EQuartz αlpha: uh...this is best mechanic, not best mechanical. I see nothing here that even implies that this thing is a mechanic. -1

Kitty The Cat Chao: Eventually I'm gonna make a list of inventions for him. Believe it or not, he's quite capable of flying solo. He's a very independent chao. I've mainly been holding off on working on his page mostly because I still need to go back and work on his and Gizmo's story arcs.

Ethelia The Hedgehog: I will prove to you that I am the best.



Category Vote Count: 2 For / 4 Neutral / 1 Against

gokittygokittygo

Best Genius [SKIPPED]
"Wh--Why!?"

"Sorry, buddy. We're outta time."

"Aaawwwwwwwwww..! Come ooonnnn!"

Strongest Character [SKIPPED]
"Well if we're not doing that, we're not doing this either."

Exspiravit the Ghost Lynx

Monk the Cat

Magnus Bloodson

Michelle the Cat: Still don't care for this character's power.

Splice The Hedgehog: "Huh? WhaddamIdoinghere? Me? Strongest?"

"Really, you guys give me way too much credit."

Platinum The Echidna: Eh, meh.

Tye The Hedgehog

Pearl The Echidna: "I got the runner-up prize last time. I'm hoping to beat that this time..."

Best Attack/Skill - 5 Nominations
"This one's short, so I'll do it."

Spirit Grip: Okay so I don't care about the ancient sacrificial rituals and forbiddenness of the technique. What I want to know is why someone would go through the trouble of using something 1) so excruciatingly painful and highly dangerous to use, 2) flat out world-wide illegal to the point where if anyone finds out you can do it you'll be hunted down and executed, and 3) completely restricted to finishing off an already weakened opponent. It doesn't make sense. It's quite frankly far more trouble than it's worth. -1

Electric Rain: It works. I can see Electric using it.......naturally. +1

Vision of Demise: As interesting as this is, this has the same problems as Spirit Grip, albeit to a far lesser degree. The fact that you need to have the opponent completely still with their eyes open for however long it takes for you to get the skill working makes this very impractical. I can see this being used for other uses outside of battle, but inside of battle? If you've beaten your enemy to the point where they can't even move (enough to throw off your concentration,) you've pretty much already won', haven't you? If you're aiming for the kill, why don'tcha just shoot em or something? -1

Dynamite Dagger: "Now I just need to figure out how to make an Ice equivalent!"

Rending Charge DON'T PUT YOUR HAND IN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL



Category Vote Count: 1 For / 2 Neutral / 2 Against

This was a very lackluster category, to be honest.

Best Super Form [SKIPPED]
"nope."

Best Artificial Life Form [SKIPPED]
"A--"

"Nuh-uh."

"..."

Best Speaker - 5 Nominations
"Well anywaaayyy..."


 * Platinum The Echidna [[File:Splice_snicker.png]] "Pfffft, *snicker* Whose "preteen cool" quote is that, again?"


 * "So. You think that you can get away with this? Because I happen to disagree. You've just made a mistake that you will never forget: You've driven me over the edge. I woke up only a month ago with no memories at all, and suddenly I'm dragged into this? My life has only been like a rollercoaster, only without the fun. I've been flung through this, unable to control what happens. But not anymore. This coaster is mine to steer, and it's off the rails. Do you hear me! You have done wrong, and this has been ONE. TOO. MANY. You've messed with a murderer. Yep! I admit it! Uisu? That's not my real name! I am Platinum The Echidna, convicted mass murderer! You haven't just messed with someone who has a point to make, you're messing with someone's last stand. Not just a powerful being, I am a force of nature! You are not just messing with someone who has lost! I am someone without ANYTHING. LEFT. TO. LOSE! So do what the sane person does. Run."

"Kshh--pfffff--"

"PFFFWHAHAHAHA!!"

"AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! HAHAHAHAHAHA! LOOKATTHATFACEHAHAHAHAHA! How can you take anything seriously from someone who looks straight out of a kiddie show!? Heheheheheha HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! WHADDYA GONNA DO, MAKE US TASTE THE FREAKING RAINBOW!?"

"All joking aside, this has the same issue as Clockwatch's quote last summer. All these long angry rants aren't cool. They just...they're not." -1 (Kudos for the laughs.)


 * Bolt the Living Lightning This doesn't seem all that remarkable to me. It's another villain monologue. The robotic caps does make it stand out a bit more but...eh.
 * "INSIGNIFICANT INSECTS. YOU INTRIGUE ME. IN ALL OUR CONFLICTS THUS FAR, YOU NEVER FAILED TO FIGHT BACK DESPITE THE ODDS AGAINST YOU. THIS MORTAL FERVOR... IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL 'HEROIC WILL'? BAH. I LAUGH AT SUCH HOPELESS IDEALS. YOU HAVE BEEN QUITE ENTERTAINING, BUT THIS BATTLE ENDS NOW. I WILL BURN THIS ISLAND TO CINDERS, AND YOU CANNOT STOP ME. TIME TO DIE."


 * Jared Infiern I say screw destiny, but that's just me. +1
 * "Tiffany, it's all too simple for one not to know, yet too complex for one to think deeply about. Just because you think you can and you really want it to happen, doesn't mean that it will nor can it actually happen. Time has set it's course for most of us, and you have to be really lucky to travel along your own path instead of conforming to what the timeline has set for you."


 * Sigma the Tyrant Well this one's villanous too, but it's shorter and to the point, yet still characteristic I suppose is the word I'm looking for. +1
 * "...my kingdom still does not respect me. It has been a year, and yet, they do not see me as their king. Ha! What foolish theatrics. If I must go out there myself and show them my might, then I shall."


 * Exspiravit the Ghost Lynx Uh..hm. Okay.
 * "You know, I may be dead and all that jazz, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying what the material realm has to offer.. That also includes certain sins of the flesh."

 Category Vote Count: 2 For / 2 Neutral / 1 Against

"Hehehehehe..I-I'm gonna die of lack of air...heheh.."

Best Child - 5 Nominations
"You kids been good?"

Sarah The Cub: I feel that she needs to be expanded on. There's potential here that has yet to be used. +1

Piper the Sugar Glider: Her too. Points for being an obscure (sub?)species, as well. +1

Sandy The Echidna: And yet again, her too. Sandy definitely needs to be expanded on, but hey, I'm workin' on it little by little.

Anaelise the Cat: Okay so she is described to have many different powers, skilled with a sword, has about 3 absurd weaknesses (stealing her Mp3 player? Turning on a lamp in a dark room? Polluting the ocean??) has 5 different super forms, is related to a canon character, is an informed beautiful boy magnet, and finally is the reincarnation of a goddess. Yeah, no. I'm done. -1

Alyssa the Dog: She's okay, but eh, something doesn't quite sit too well with me about her. To my understanding, she's a young competitive dancer. Like, as far as I can tell, she was at least 10 when she started and began living in an apartment instead of at home with family (implied by her apparent roommate.) That's a little much for someone that young; it's kinda tugging on the willing suspension of disbelief. She's also stated to be a caretaker who is good with children. Kid, you are a child.



Category Vote Count: 2 For / 2 Neutral / 1 Against

I have a pretty good idea on who the top 3 are gonna be in the final round, but from there on out it's anyone's game.

Best Character Design - 37 Nominations
"I've got an idea; I'll split this with Violet."

"Hey, sounds good to me! Let's go!"


 * Male - 17 Nominations

"Now then, let's see which one of these guys is the best looking."

Bonesy Bomber: I'm sorry but...I dunno, I can't really give this guy a vote. It's not bad by all means, no, but it feels weird and fairly unfitting for SFW.

Hersephenes: And speaking of weird and unfitting, then there's this.......Thing. Sometimes I feel like Scorpio should just stop making fancharacters, since all this could work as its own original thing. Don't take that as an insult, bro. If anything that's a compliment. Still, I'mma stay neutral.

Tesla The Hedgehog: I gotta say, I don't feel much from this guy. I mean, if I can be perfectly, bluntly and brutally honest here, he looks like a fusion of Shadow and Silver. Let's examine this closer. His middle quills lean upward in a fashion reminiscent of Shadow; according to the little bouncy chibi on the corner of his page, he has another, identical quill just under that with a color streak going across it. His very top quill has another color streak, but what breaks these apart is the tuft of hair in the front. He also has chest hair. Then the silver bits come from his bottom quills, according to his 2015 design (which I'm assuming is current,) which albeit smaller, do indeed resemble Silvers by a fair bit. There's also his boots, and while they aren't exactly the same, the shape and color scheme definitely resemble his. On any other character that wouldn't be a problem, but with these other similarities popping up, it begins to add up. And finally, his gloves have a strikingly similar symbol on the back. I assume it's meant to be a power symbol, but the same issue with the boots applies here too. With all that's been compared to Silver and Shadow, it looks less and less original.

Wow I talked way too much about this one guy. At any rate, I'm neutral.

Alexander Anosov: This is an extremely complex design. Well okay, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much! He's good though. +1

Ryder The Hedgehog: Okay really, critical eye here, this guy seriously looks like "bad boy" Sonic. The hair sets him apart, and it's kinda unique on its own, but it literally looks like Sonic's quills were pasted on the back of his head. Though the difference in length does stand out a bit, I'd suggest some revisions back there. Other than that, he's alright.

Derek Gate: This guys colors remind me a lot of James' beta design. That's a bad thing. Heck, looking at this makes me want to go back and redesign James again. .___.; -1

Smash The Echidna: "Wh--fthuch--asdfrrgh--SERIOUSLY?"
 * [[File:Smash_Talk3.png]] "Are you serious right now?
 * [[File:Smash_riot.png]] "GAHRGH! CAN'T FRIKKIN GET AWAY WITH NUTHIN'!"


 * (A lot of people are bringing up his plain outfit when judging. I find this ironic seeing how he's got the biggest variety of clothes out of all my characters. Some of them aren't even sprited yet, but I guess those don't count.)

Splice The Hedgehog: Personally I love Splice's design. It took a lot of effort to get it to where it stands now, and I think it was well worth the trouble.

Clock-Watch The Clockwork Hedgehog: Ahah..hah..heh..huh...eehhh...This guy gives me the jibblies, actually. The crap is that on his head? And what part of him is hedgehog, anyway? He looks like an indeterminable mobian with a giant hairy slug on his head. And for god's sake STOP GRINNING AT ME LIKE THAT! D: -1

Chikira the Swallow: He's not bad. I kinda like it. +1

Speedy The Hedgehog: I'm not even sure why he's here. I know for a fact that he still looks sonic-ish. I'm not even sure how to fix this, as I can't think of anything else that captures his character. Spiky hair could work but that's too predictable. I like his outfit though.

Krieg the Hollow Blitz: Basically the evil Blitz doppleganger twin guy. Well I like Blitz' design, so Krieg should logically get a +1 too right?

Tye The Hedgehog: Have to admit, he's not bad. I don't really have any particular problems with his design. +1

Overload the Jammer: How interesting. +1

Avarice The Hedgehog: This is probably one of the best designs I've come up with for a hedgehog. He may act like a gentleman with that suit, but those quills rise up in a devilish manner. This is the dead giveaway to his true character.

Thunder The Hedgehog: I've always liked his design, which is why I'm near desperate to get him a proper profile picture.

Gizmo The Cat: To this day, he's still got the most original design out of all my early characters, and most later ones.



Category Vote Count: 5 For / 10 Neutral / 2 Against

Literally over half the neutrals were on our side so we couldn't even vote for them. Oh well.


 * Female - 20 Nominations

"Whoa, look at all of them! This might as well be a whole contest on its own!"

Edge the Fox: It works. +1

Petunia the Dragon: Pretty adorable. +1

Rova the Hedgehog: I'd rather not go into this again, if you don't mind. No comment. :T

Twitch the Cat: This works too, I'd say. +1

Tomoe Pintura: Case in point: this doesn't feel like it belongs here on SFW, either. Like, what about this feels Sonic to you? Back on it, though. It's not a bad design, no, but something feels somewhat off to me. Can't put my finger on it. Also does her mantle/beanie/hat have an eye on it??

Izzy The Mountain Lion: Yeah. Yeah, I like this one. +1

Nikki "Nikkell" The Hedgehog: Do you have to ask? +1

Milayou "Milla" the Cow: I'd say Milla is pretty great, too. I could swear that there was at least one other cow character on the wiki in the past, but I can't remember who it was. Regardless, there aren't enough bovines in this fanon. Milla's a good one to have around. +1

Christina the HedgeCat: Christie's got a pretty good one, too. That plethora of outfits is a plus. +1

Mercury the Husky: I'd say she's got a fairly endearing design. +1

Elly the Dragon: Now that she's got her redesign in, how bad will she stomp the competition? Lol. I've already mentioned before though that seeing a dragon design that isn't hedgehogified is refreshing. I feel like this is how a dragon would actually look in this series. +1

Spring the Cat: You're pretty dang lucky to snag that 1000 DA point design for only 15. For a nature person, this design fits I believe. +1.

Valkyrie the Axolotl: It's a bit hard to make out, but it's pretty interesting and unique. +1

Melissa the Hedgehog: She's not bad, but those incredibly thick limbs are kinda off-putting, though. (in most of her pictures, at least.) It's like she's got a human man's arms and legs, and it's very uncanny.

Platinum The Echidna: lol. Ahem, This character is an echidna, but in both of her designs so far she still doesn't look anything like one. Not only that, but she looks even less like a female than she did before. Then there's her outfit. It's really difficult to get a rainbow color scheme to work. This is no exception. Also, where are her arms, even? Are the clothes so big that her hands are hidden in the sleeves, or does she not have any hands at all? In closing, not one of my favorite designs. It doesn't fit her character either, if Splice's reaction to her quote above was any indication. -1

Lilith the Bat: I don't really like her clothes, but outfit aside, she's not bad.

Amber The Cat: Personally love Amber's design, myself.

Pearl The Echidna: She's not perfect, but hey.

Jessie Garnet The Fox: She most certainly thinks she is, though.

Margaret the Dog: Umm...yes. +1



Category Vote Count: 12 For / 7 Neutral / 1 Against

Probably the most positive votes we've had in a single category in a while.



Total Category Vote Count: 17 For / 17 Neutral / 3 Against

Bahahaha! We somehow tied positive with neutral right there!

Cutest Character - 12 Nominations
"Cute things put a big smile on this face!"

Ingrid the Sheep: Yeah, I think she's kind of a cute character. +1

Ziggy the Butterfly: I still don't like how her page is split up the way it is, but that's irrelevant. Ziggy is adorable. Even if she is aggressive towards strangers, she's a softie deep down. +1

Elly the Dragon: yes. +1 Why? Reasons.

Marshall the Owl: Eh....maybe a little bit?

Vent the Husky-Cat Hybrid: Ahh, to be young again! +1

Naomi the Fox: She could use a little more depth to her character. There's not much going for her right now, it feels. But what's there is good enough for a +1 I think.

Alexis Petals: I'mma stay neutral here.

Rin the Red Panda: Ummm...uhh...ehh...I don't find Yandere's to be cute. -1

Kayt the Cat: I'm sorry but there is very little, if anything at all I find cute about this character. -1

Sandy The Echidna: Freaking d'aawwwww

Krysi The Chao: I know entering a chao may be considered cheap to some, but remember that this isn't all about looks. The personality counts too, and I feel that Krysi has a very expressive one for a chao.

Juniper the Antelope: Slightly reminds me of Amber, come to think of it. +1



Category Vote Count: 6 For / 4 Neutral / 2 Against

Actually surprised I had to vote anyone down here.

Best Item - 6 Nominations
"I'll take care of this one! I might even get some inspiration from them!"

The Hell Prizm: The item itself is kinda interesting, but not enough to give it a +1 in my book. Its usage, however, drove many a plot in the series its from, and not in a bad way. That scores it a point. +1

Gaia Stones: Uh...basically, they're the Chaos emeralds before they were the Chaos Emeralds? um...let's not. I'd rather we had an original item win this category, not something that's essentially a canon item. -1

Crystallized Chaos: oh crap, this drug was made from Chao Blood? THE PLOT THICKENS. +1

Rock of Bo Ching: Ahh, to be young again! +1

Corruption Map: ...incredibly vague. I'm not feeling much from this.

Hi-Tech Goggles: "They also make good swimming goggles. I made sure to water-proof them, aheh."



Category Vote Count: 3 For / 2 Neutral / 1 Against

inb4regularrockwins No seriously, that chao blood thing sounds like it'd be a key element in my whole chao hunters thing.

Best Weapon - 6 Nominations
"Personally, I prefer my fists!"

MR-32 Plasma Rifle: sounds like one of those advanced FPS weapons, like just a step down from the BFG9000 or something. Well written and all, so sure. +1

The Silver Soul: The crap does a lawyer need a sword for? while it's admittedly kind of cool, like Clockwatch himself, I feel bewildered trying to grasp the reasoning of it all.

Bloody Rebel: legit surprised that this didn't win last season. +1

Z-3 "Judgement" Energy Blade: This thing hasn't changed a bit since it was nominated back in 2013, where I voted it down for talking too much about the hilt and not enough about anything else. Back then I could only guess from the name that it was meant to be a Lightsaber expy until I saw it in the trivia below. Looking back at it now, it's not AS bad as I remembered, but still, more context and info is needed. Neutral.

Egg Kaiser: Wasted opportunity for a giant penultimate draconic mecha boss. Neutral for lack of decisive information.

SoulEdge: Still don't know about this one. Still kinda confuses me. Also, this is pretty obviously taken from the Soul Calibur series' weapon of the same name, Soul Edge. You can see all the similarities in it there. Only striking difference is that it isn't spreading evil across the land. No, that was the Ultimate Soul Caliber's job--which ironically was supposed to be the holy and heroic one. With a 'u' instead of an 'e'. yeeaah...anyway, i'mma vote down here. Sorry. -1



Category Vote Count: 2 For / 3 Neutral / 1 Against

new roleplay: THE BATTLE FOR ULTIMATE SOUL EDGE!

"No. Screw that."

Best Location - 5 Nominations
"Lemme guess; still no good vacation spots, right?"

The Dark Dimension: Well crap. This place is almost literally hell. Well written though, I should give it a +1.

Lantern Dust Desert: I feel there could be more information on this place, but it's very intriguing...+1

Archaven: And then I get smacked in the face with this huge page. This place is very detailed and indepth. Of course, there's a lot to go over when you're writing about a whole continent. +1

Saari: Eh, I'm still pretty neutral about it. It's probably because the bulk of it is all history class and we don't really get a feel on what or where exactly this place is. It's said that people live here, but live where here?

Jade Island: Really just put this here in hopes of getting some kind of feedback. I only have about one or two uses for this place in my series.



Category Vote Count: 3 For / 2 Neutral / 0 Against

Surprisingly no negative votes this time around.

"Unless you wanna take a visit to hell, I guess Archaven is probably our best bet."

"Don't even joke about that, man."

Best Group - 9 Nominations
"Well this place got surprisingly active."

" Low-Key , huh?"

"You're not gonna let that go, are you?"

"no."

Team Rash: Really dunno about this one. They just kinda seem...there. if that makes sense. In other words, I can't get a good feel on them. Completely neutral.

The Eight Mates: "Can't say I really care. No offense, mates. Just doesn't appeal to me, I guess."

The Elemental Gods: I try not to delve into the territories of gods and goddesses. Aside from that, their page is pretty lacking. -1

The Mythic Knights: what the...What is this? Zak the Kirby? A wheelie? A guy with a toon-link face and wario hat!? The MONONDO!?!? WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE?

Moon Children Cult: uh...weird cults like this always disturbs me. I'm just gonna...yeah, neutral.

Αlpha Revolt: Like last time, I'mma stay neutral. It is kinda creepy though.

The Omega Bruisers: Okayy...this is actually kinda interesting. I just wonder what would happen if they were to encounter Omega himself.

Team Hurricane: There's very little going for this team other than the whole Sonic Heroes formation gig.

The Black Cards: Now this is the most intriguing and interesting thing here. A traveling circus? How endearing! +1



Category Vote Count: 1 For / 7 Neutral / 1 Against

.......apparently i'm a bad influence. There's no other explanation for that kirby and wheelie.

Best Fanfiction [SKIPPED]
"uhh, we really don't have time for this, so..."

Best Fan Project [SKIPPED]
"...yeah."

Best Fan Series - 7 Nominations
"Now this on the other hand, I can do!"

Saviours of Mobius (series): I'd probably read it. Sounds promising enough. +1

Tales of the Echo: I'm very flattered to have been the one to inspire this series. But all the crossovers kinda turn me off, to be honest. There's a reason I split mine up into two separate series'. I'mma stay neutral.

Mariala Anime: Gonna be honest here, it doesn't really capture me. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, but I'm just not exactly interested. Neutral.

Darkness Trigger (series): While I'm not super keen on using canon characters all that much, this series has caught my interest. +1

Smash and Co.'s Roleplay series: I'm kinda surprised this got nominated to be honest. It's such a heavy W.I.P. and I don't even have a single episode up to read. Just a whole bunch of summaries, many of which are either abridged or outdated. I try not to work on the summaries until I've finalized the plot, unless it's an ongoing RP.

Nikki the Hedgehog: Adventures on Arcadia Island: I dunno what I was expecting, really. But I'm actually getting some familiar vibes from this. It makes me think of the casual days in my own series. +1

The EQuartz Committee: Feels kinda unique to this wiki. Kinda interesting, too. +1



Category Vote Count: 4 For / 3 Neutral / 0 Against

Getting a glimpse at other people's series is pretty nice.

Best Picture - 4 Nominations
"As if we could skip this one!"



Category Vote Count: 1 For / 2 Neutral / 1 Against

Smallest gallery yet. I guess it's because of the new rules.



Total Vote Count: 88 For / 87 Neutral / 27 Against / 7 Categories Skipped

Even with all those categories we couldn't do, 88 positive votes is astounding. I'm sure we've gotten lower on the negative though, but not by a whole lot! (i think the lowest we've ever gotten was somewhere around 17?) Still, the fact that it's still lower than 30 means that the quality of the nominations have improved significantly! Before we'd sometimes get over 50 negatives! It was always a struggle between positive and negative votes while counting them all, but usually positive would come out on top. Usually.





Thanks for waiting, everyone! We'll be back for the Final Round!