User blog:Smash The Echidna/SFW Winter Awards 2013-2014 Votes ~Smash's Votes



''Hey everyone! ''

Sorry I'm late. But now that I'm back, let's get down to business!

Best Hero - 12 Nominations
"Alright, then. Let's see what we've got here."

Blitz the Wolf: Hmm...He's interesting, I'll give him that. There's lots of info, but without reading his actual stories, I can't fully understand the history section. I'll stay neutral here.

Jack the Hedgehog (Spongebob100): whao, i don't think so. -1

Statyx the Hedgehog: If this were Best Character, I'd vote you up. I'm on the fence about the hero part, though.

Christina "Christie" the Hedgehog: Her heroics aren't even explained until the 'game history' part of her page, which kiiinda turns me off. Aside from that, I'm not even that big of a fan of this character, to be honest. She has a nice design, I'll give her that. But I can't give her a good vote in this category. -1

Neo Tranquil the Fox: If I remember correctly, you didn't fit well as a hero or anti-hero last time. I dunno. I'm just gonna skip for now.

Kenas the demon: I sorta skimmed through most of this, since a good majority of the page goes over all his powers. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not. I kinda remember his backstory, and I was kinda on edge about that too. I don't really know what to think about this guy.

Raine the Dragon Hybrid: I'm pretty sure I'm the one who nominated this person, so +1 from me.

Kaiser the Dragon Hybrid: You too. +1

Twilight the Lycalo: You three--wait, I didn't nominate you. Well, whatever. +1

Cervantes The Wolf: Not a bad character, but I can't say he's the best hero. He'd fit better in the anti-hero category, methinks. -1

Cold the Hedgehog I will give him this much: I like the feature used to make his page separated into categories, which you can view via the tabs at the top. That's a nice touch, although it could have been put to better use. I think it'd be better to have all the main essentials of the page on the mainspace, while the tabs could lead to other things such as a list of special attacks/skills and super forms. Things that people generally make separate pages for. However, I still cannot give this guy a positive vote.

Zion "Grail" Bannonwave: I can see that he really wants to be a hero, and he may have the drive to be one. But uh, some of those powers really turn me away from voting up. He can use chaos powers (groan), Ki, and he has Angel and Devil forms (which are outright described as being around as powerful as SSJ4 Goku)? That's a bit much. Sorry, kid, but you don't quite make the cut. There are a few other things that bother me too. If you were raised in such luxury, being pampered to the fullest, you wouldn't get tired of it before you became a teen. You'd be spoiled. It doesn't make much sense for a kid his age to leave all that behind to go live on the streets. That, and this line bothers me as well: "He can sometimes "accidently" kills people when he's in a fit of anger." I don't think you quite realize how much of a dangerous psychopath that makes him sound like. -1



Total Category Vote Count: 3 for / 4 Against

As usual, we start things off on a negative note.

Best Villain - 10 Nominations
"Let's see what kind of new villainy we have here."

Hamaveck the Hateful: Yeah, I remember this person. +1

Avarice The Hedgehog: Avarice is definitely one of my favored villains in my series. But most of his evil deeds are hidden from the public because of spoilers. He IS one of the main villains of SpTH, after all.

Gladius The Hedgehog Gladius as well. I really can't wait till I get to the part of the game where these guys make their appearances.

Darkyle The Hedgehog: Darkyle has come a long way; and it has been a long, bumpy ride the whole way. I think I'm finally satisfied with where he stands now, but like Gladius and Avarice above, I'm not yet ready to reveal the extra depth to his story yet. We know that his mind has been corrupted by that freakish Elemental Ring, but where does that lead us? I can't say yet.

Mimica "Mimi" the Cat ...this is what we call evil, nowadays? Stealing clothes--and getting thrown in jail for an entire year for it? (At the age of 13, no less?) No...no thank you. -1

Dr. EggPlankton: As Frost would say, "Dahyo no ." -1

Aiden the Tasmanian Tiger: I think I nominated this guy too. +1

Edmund the Vulture So...He's insane. He's lost his mind, and he's sold his soul. I think you'd have to already be pretty evil--or at least morally ambiguous--to sell your soul for mind controlling powers to begin with. So, I think it's safe to say this guy is pretty up there. +1

Reynold the Drop Bear ....he...he just...ate that kid...he ate his own parents...Th-THIS IS DISTURBING. CANNIBAL BEAR! CANNIBAL BEEAAR!!

Mae the Succubus Another psychopath. The backstory's pretty tragic, though. I think I can spare a vote. +1



Total Category Vote Count: 3 for / 2 Against

"That wasn't too bad. Could've been worse."

Best Neutral Character - 13 Nominations
"Nope. No Anti-Heroes or Anti-Villains this time around. Just. Neutral."

Therilde Jonasen: I have noooo idea what a Noivern is. Some kind of pokemon?

Percy the Gaiahog: Hmmmm....Interesting. One thing for sure, he definitely doesn't seem to take sides. +1

Raptyre the Wolf: Born to a clan of evil, plans to use their vicious training against them to destroy said clan. With all that said, she seems more like a secret Anti-Hero to me.

Metal The Rogue: Okay, wow. How Metal has developed since the old days. And the funny thing is, even though he's gone through so much development, after reading his page he feels almost exactly how I left him in RP's like the Battle for Ultimate Soul Caliber and The Demonic Epidemic. Rather than being neutral, this guy kinda swings back and forth between good and evil. Or at least, somewhat good and morally ambiguous. I think I can spare a vote though. +1

Naoki the Energywolf: I looked at this page and was like "Hmm..I KNOW I've read this page before." But then I realized that I was the one who nominated him in the first place! Duh! +1

Tyquone the Necro Harvester I nominated this one, too. +1

Graviton the hedgehog: Hmm...I guess he qualifies. +1

Tharros Polemistis: Yep, definitely a neutral. +1

Nyx the Wolf: I've heard that this character was originally intended to be a villain. Not sure what she's doing here, in that case...

Neil Clements: I guess he fits the bill pretty well. +1

Freeze A. Aerion: This guy is an Anti-Hero, isn't he? (That's where he was last summer.) That's not neutral. -1

Nudge the Lopunny: Yeah, I know for a fact that she's neutral. +1

Blizzard the Wolf: Hmm...I dunno. I'm gonna leave my vote here.



Total Category Vote Count: 8 For / 1 Against

That was WAY better than I thought!

Best Character - 21 Nominations Total
"We're handling this just like last time. Best Male and Female have merged to become Best Character, although they are still separated within the category. In the final round, the winners of both sides will face off for the Best Character prize. Runner up still gets the Best Male/Female though, as they did win their respective side."

Males - 8 Nominations
"I'll take this side."

Johnny D. the Fox: I'm a bit on the neutral side with him.

Smash The Echidna: "This is actually my first time being here in this category. At least, I think it is. Anyway, I don't have much to say; I've been around long enough for you guys to recognize me, I hope."

Kyle Tyris The Hedgehog: The main thing Kyle lacks is screen time. Then again, lately that's a problem we've all been having, considering our lack of roleplay participation these past couple of years.

Kenas the demon: Ehh...Nope, not the best.

Nathand the Hedgehog: I nominated this guy, so +1 from me.

Lance the Cheetah: Same here. +1

Zion "Grail" Bannonwave: Sorry man, but same as above. -1

Cervantes The Speck: Mmm....I'mma hold my vote.



Vote Count: 2 for / 1 Against

Meh, nothing noteworthy.

Females - 14 Nominations
"Our side's still bigger than yours."

Toxicity the Ocelot: Hmm...You're an interesting one. +1

Keela Tyris The Hedgehog: Keela's got the same problem as Kyle--only worse. I would love to give her a starring role at some point.

Jessie Garnet The Fox: Jessie might need some updates to her page, but still, she's one of my favorite side characters.

Patricia the Skunk:...No thanks. -1

Candlelight the Echidna: Don't have much to say here.

Nikki "Nikkell" The Porcupine: You, miss, have definitely improved since last year. I'm still a bit iffy on the change from hedgehog to porcupine, as that transition in itself is kinda cliche, but you've still managed to earn your +1.

Christina "Christie" the Hedgehog: To be honest, I'm not actually a big fan of this character. -1

Krys the Unicorn: I don't have much of a comment here either.

Lucinda the Angelfox: Pretty interesting character here. +1

Ricky the Cat: Isn't Ricky a boy's name?? Not bad, but I'mma leave my vote hanging here.

Erica Sakura: I've said this before, but Erica does not fit here on SFW. She is by no means a bad character, and may even deserve an award of some sort, but I don't think she's cut out for a Sonic Fanon award when she's barely even related. -1

Valencia the Vampire Werefox: Yes. +1

Raine the Dragon Hybrid: I nominated these two, so you know what I'm gonna say. +1

Chione the Sand Cat I'm sorry--these three. +1



Vote Count: 6 for / 3 Against

Not too shabby!



Total Category Vote Count: 8 for / 4 Against

In all three categories, there were twice as many positive votes as there were negatives.

Strongest Character - 12 Nominations
"We've got quite a number of candidates here."

Pearl The Echidna: I know many of you are gonna be like "Wait what? What the heck is she doing here?" Just keep in mind that this girl isn't just a cute little sister, she's Smash's cute little sister. =P

Darkyle The Hedgehog: I think I've revealed enough to give you a fair idea on how powerful this guy is now.

Valencia the Vampire Werefox: ...I was not expecting to see you here. =o Well...You're actually stronger than I initially thought. +1

Kenas the demon: *shrugs*

Electric The Hedgehog: Even as an untrained sailor/fisherman, he still holds enough power to send one running home. (His page could probably use an update, though.)

Graviton the hedgehog: Still feel uncomfortable voting after looking through his powers. Staying neutral.

Tharros Polemistis: I already know for a fact that this person is powerful. +1

Statyx the Hedgehog: Hmm.....Holding.

Runo Shirahata: Ummm..I'm having trouble believing that this character even belongs on this wiki...

AmthorTombrynok the Hedgegod!: what. Wait, are you serious? No. Leave the Joke Characters in their proper category. That should be a rule. -10.

Hunter the Griffon: Hm, not bad. I laughed when his skills section mentioned his wrestler holds. +1

Scott the Wildcat: Interesting. I guess I could give him a vote, but you might wanna proofread this page; I noticed a number of grammatical errors. +1



Total Category Vote Count: 4 for / 1 0 Against

Why was Amthortombry-whatever even allowed in here?

Smartest Character - 7 Nominations
"Heh, I don't think this is a coincidence anymore."

Gizmo The Cat: "Looks like I'm back here again! Personally I was gonna avoid entering this category, in order to give other people a chance, but hey. Thanks for nominating (and voting for) me, guys!"

Starlight The Hedgehog: It seems like 70% of her inventions are glitchy as all get-out. But that's what makes her an interesting character. =P +1

Avarice The Hedgehog: Like I said, this man is the original inventor of the Elemental Rings, and the founder of the (now closed) Elemental Rings Inc. He owned a factory and laboratory. He wasn't simply a genius inventor, but he was also a well established businessman.

Ethelia The Hedgehog: Ethelia's more of a freelance inventor, like I'd mentioned before. I haven't gone too far into detail on what all she's created, however. That elemental staff though is the highlight of her work.

Krys the Unicorn: I skimmed over the page for the most part. It doesn't talk too much about how smart she is--most I got out of it were her good grades.

Tharros Polemistis: I wasn't expecting to see you here. Still, an ancient, mythological bird over 2,000 years old would definitely have grown wise during his long, long life. I can definitely understand that. +1

Quelle the Owl: Speaking of wise old men, hilariously enough the next candidate is an owl. While not nearly as old, he definitely deserves a vote. His brainpower is scary, actually. .___.; +1



Total Category Vote Count: 3 for / 0 Against

I guess that wasn't bad.

Best Leader - 5 Nominations
"Hmm...There's only one person here I actually, legitimately knew was a leader."

Rik The Spidermonkey: I don't understand who this guy's supposed to be leading. I didn't see anything on his page mention anything about it. -1

Hiero the Hawk: That no-nonsense, gruff leader who will do whatever's necessary to achieve his goal. The funny thing is, if Smash didn't have the friends he does now, and if he had to go through every episode in my series having only Ultimate Soul Caliber/Shadow Crystal Cloud Tournament type of people to rely on for a team, he may have ended up just like Hiero. +1

Neo Tranquil the Fox: I didn't actually know he was a leader.

Masako Haruno: I'm gonna hold my vote here. I'm in a hurry and this looks like I'm stepping into a huge story of some sort.

Nikki "Nikkell" The Porcupine: Doesn't really talk much about her team so I have no idea. At the very least I have an idea of who her teammates are.



Total Category Vote Count: 1 for / 1 Against

"Eh...Meh."

Best Side-Kick - 4 Nominations
"Yeah this totally isn't a coincidence."

Kitty The Cat Chao: Last year people kept voting him down. Now suddenly he's in the lead here. I'm not really sure what happened to change everyone's minds, but good on ya Kitty. Good on ya.

Vayne the Clouded Leopard: oh right, I nominated this guy as well. +1

Champ the Chao: He's a nice guy to be sure, but side-kick? I don't really see it in him. If anything he's just Twilight's pet. -1

Irma Hegine the hedgehog: Uhh...I don't think so. -1



Total Category Vote Count: 1 for / 2 Against

Make us proud, Kitty!

Most Handsome Male - 10 Nominations
"Actually, the thing is, we kinda copied the order of things from last summer, so that's why we've got the same match-ups as last time."

Cameron The Hedgehog: Okay, not bad not bad. +1

Evergreen the Echidna: Proportions are very awkward here...-1

Ryder The Hedgehog: Pfffft, I remember you. Why'd his name change anyway? (On that note, You missed a few spots.) +1

Lionel the Raccoon: This guy's a bit unique looking. +1

Romeo Knight the Fox wolf He still amuses me. He could probably use a haircut, though.

Kenas the demon: Eh, I'm on the neutral side.

Splice The Hedgehog: : Wait....you were serious when you added me to this?

Twilight the Lycalo: Heh, sure thing. +1

Cervantes The Wolf: Not bad, but I'mma stay neutral this time.

Slayer the Wolf: I'm sorry, what? No. No. -1



Total Category Vote Count: 4 for / 2 Against

Well I did it. I voted people down here.

Most Beautiful Female - 24 Nominations
"Huh. I guess that explains it. Also, I think we just broke a record here."

Pearl The Echidna: Pearl is pretty, but she's with us so I can't vote.

Sarah The Echidna: "I've said this before, but my mother deserves a vote."

Clara The Hedgehog: Can't vote for her, either.

Amber The Cat: Nope, sorry Amber, but you're with us, too.

Aura The Hedgehog: "Sorry, Mom. You too."

Melody The Bat Whoa, uhh...how very, um....no. -1

Nikki "Nikkell" The Porcupine I've said this once, and I'll say it again. Nikki's got a good design. +1

Ricky the Cat: She's purdy, too. +1

Christina "Christie" the Hedgehog: The only outfit of her's that really stands out to me is her winter wear. (Probably because I used that as my ref when we did an art trade.) Other than that, I don't really have much to say about her.

Emma Calero uhh....Nope.

Nudge the Lopunny Mmm...sure, why not. +1

Alyssa the Dog That first picture is disturbing, but the others just make me shrug. (unrelated, but she's the sister of Cream the Rabbit? Whaaaat?)

Alexis "Marmalade" Heartswell Still on the neutral side.

Violet The Hedgehog: : Someone else nominated me before I could even consider entering this...again! N-not that I WANTED to enter this or anything! Don't get the wrong idea! Oh man...this is embarrassing.

Valencia the Vampire Werefox: Of course! +1

Heidi Rose Wait what no no go away no. -1

Estrella Marina: You bet! +1

Ziggy the Butterfly: I'm not a fan of her backstory, but that's beside the point. She's definitely got the looks down. +1

Candlelight the Echidna: The proportions on that first picture...*shakes head* The rest of the pictures save it from a vote down, though.

Rova the Hedgehog: As well drawn as these pictures are, and no matter how beautiful she may be...for crying in the bucket, would you PLEASE put on some clothes? I mean, good lord, this is kinda inappropriate. Sorry, but -1.

Angelina the Porcupine: Not bad, but she doesn't stand out as a beaut to me.

Silk the Jackal: I remember you. Definitely deserving of a +1.

Alexis Petals: *shrug*

Raptyre the Wolf: Pretty good. +1



Total Category Vote Count: 8 for / 3 Against

I can't believe I voted people down here--more people than in the Handsome Males side.

Best Joke Character - 4 Nominations
"...You know what, I don't really feel like doing this."



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Best Location - 5 Nominations
"...Siigh. We should really broaden our horizons a little more..."

The Blitz Pit: To be honest I was a bit iffy about bringing this here, due to the obvious spoof on the Glitz Pit. But I think it's developed enough to stand on its own. Besides, I had fun designing it in SpTH.

Cat Chao Garden: I really want to add more to this place but at the moment I'm not sure what.

Sunshine Island: First of all, this is a candidate for deletion. Second of all, I can see why. It talks way too much about Flisk the Hedgehog rather than the island itself. I don't like the way it's written, either. -1

Sunshine Garden: I'mma stay neutral here.

Game World: As said before toward Erica, this is all interesting but it doesn't really belong here. -1



Total Category Vote Count: 0 for / 2 Against

Siiigh. Moving on.

Best Item - 6 Nominations
"Can't really vote here because we nominated all of them."

Power Copy Machine: I know some of you are concerned with the potential OP'ness of this thing. Just remember that it's prone to failing. It's in no way perfect at all. And reckless use of it can be..well, problematic. Just...trust me on this.

Guard Gauntlets: They weren't designed to be fancy, (except for maybe the Diamand ones.) but they're definitely a must for your Martial Artists. (To be honest I didn't think of where Gizmo got those diamonds from...I might just switch it out for a less expensive/rare material.)

Grapple Gun: Every inventor has to have one of these. It's a must.

Jet Board: Fun Fact: While it's comparable to Extreme Gear, my initial inspiration was none other than Jazz Jackrabbit.

Auto Lure: I just came up with this very recently. I wanted to have another somewhat mundane but handy equipment, and found that this would be perfect as a gift for Electric.

Elemental Rings: Elemental Rings are a prime factor in my game.



Total Category Vote Count: 0 for / 0 Against

*shrug* Moving on.

Best Weapon - 6 Nominations
"We nominated half of these, too."

Beauty Javelin: To be blunt, That is not a Javelin, and it's not beautiful. It just looks like a red...thing, to be honest. -1

The Hand Cannon: This thing is still one of my personal favorite weapons.

The Claw Gloves: Again, it's made to be functional--not fashionable. This is Gizmo's main weapon, aside from the above Hand Cannon. (People were saying it's generic, but I honestly don't see this used very often. At all. The only person I can think of who uses clawed weapons is Wolverine.)

The Soulfire: Now this is a weapon that intrigues me. I really wanted to come up with something cool for Keela. I'll leave it up to you guys to decide whether or not I succeeded.

Autonomous Pixelizer: Well this is...interesting. Deadly Pixels? Well I can see this working out in a 2D platformer or something. I guess I could give it a vote. +1

Tesla's Cube: It's pretty unique, and probably pretty powerful, but it still relies on having an enemy come toward it. I can see some strategic uses for it though. +1



Total Category Vote Count: 2 for / 1 Against

I was hoping for better, but ehh, can't expect much more than that when half of them were ours.

Best Attack - 5 Nominations
"There's only one thing that ISN'T ours, here."

Artic inferno: It took me a long time to come up with this. You have no idea how much I've struggled to come up with an ultimate move for Splice.

Divine Fist: Probably the manliest attack I've ever created. Nothing more to be said.

Final Fury: THIS TOOK SO LONG TO ANIMATE. I swear I spent months preparing the sprites for this. I am not joking: Final Fury has exactly 251 sprites. (Some are repeating, yes, but still.)

Spiral Flare: Finally, a non-ultimate skill. This was inspired by the Tales of series, yes, but none of their versions packed as much volatile punch as this one does.

Charge Beam: The only one that's not mine. I heard this was a canon skill, but I don't recognize it. When in doubt, it's probably Pokemon.



Total Category Vote Count: 0 for / 0 Against

Next.

Best BackStory - 9 Nominations
"I got started on this a while ago, but now we're short on time. I'm just gonna skip through whatever I hadn't commented on."

Astrid the Fox: +0

Percy the Gaiahog: +0

Phantom the Mink: +0

Reynold the Drop Bear: This is very disturbing and it made my stomach flop a few times. = n="

Gizmo The Cat Gizmo's backstory went through a lot of revisions over the years. It's nothing really big, but it's enough to give him some character in the beginning.

Kitty The Cat Chao Unlike Gizmo, Kitty's backstory has remained relatively untouched since 2008. (I know I wrote his page in at least 2010, but I hadn't changed anything.) Of course, it would probably be wise to go over it and try to fix it up, or at least revise some things. But seeing as it was linked to Gizmo's story, I figured everything was alright after I'd fixed his up.

Kyle Tyris The Hedgehog: Now this didn't just go through many revisions, it took a long freaking time to get down straight in general. I could probably write it down in a more comprehensible way, (I know the many Kyle's can be confusing.) I'm kinda bleh about bringing Eggman into this too, but I couldn't really get it to work without him.

Twilight the Lycalo: +0

Lailah: +0



Total Category Vote Count: 0 for / 0 Against

Whelp.

Best Roleplay - 4 Nominations
"For the same reasons, I'm not gonna read through all these roleplays."

Roleplay:Veteran's Challenge: This was a very good idea. +1

Roleplay:Resurgence: +0

Roleplay:Death Metal: +0

Roleplay:The Nightmare before Christmas: +0



Total Category Vote Count: 1 for / 0 Against

Well at least I voted for something.

Best Fangame - 5 Nominations
"Ehh...I'mma skip this too. More because I really, honestly don't feel like doing it rather than being short on time."



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Best Quote - 6 Nominations
"Let's see what the guys are saying today."

''((Meh. I'm reminded of a quote from the Battle for Ultimate Soul Caliber.))'' ''((This quote pretty much describes 'Character Development'. +1)) ((If he were talking to anyone in the aforementioned infamous roleplay, I would give this +2 instead of +1.))'' ''((You should put a semicolon or a period after Natural Selection, but it's a good quote. +1)) ((Sounds biased.))'' ((*rolls eyes* Moving on.)) ''((Apparently spelling it without the e is a valid way of spelling Adrenaline. You could use a comma after Rush, and maybe cut down on the capitalized words.))'' ''((Definitely a good one. A villain with a sense of poetry is always a good character. +1))''
 * Phobos the Wolf: "I eat fear, breathe fear, and cause fear. I am fear! Now bow before Phobos!"
 * Statyx the Hedgehog: "I was taught that one gains power only when they close their hearts, when they can do the darkest things without regret...but I've learned that when a person puts their heart into the battle, when one's resolve is tested, when one must risk everything to protect what they care about, then and only then, does one gain true power!!"
 * Hiero the Hawk: "Listen, we have a task at hand. Either you come or you die. Either of which I could live with."
 * Shapes the Hyena: "I am an agent of natural selection I'm killing off all of the idiots so that the important people can survive, like me!"
 * Murdoch Possum: "Rulers don't practice what they preach. That's why they're tyrants."
 * Candlelight the Echidna: "Although I wish to use my powers to help my community, I will use them to fight evil if I have to."
 * Cervantes The Speck: "Adrenalin Rush Baby!"
 * Krieg the Hollow Blitz "...and so here I stand. The lion, before the lambs. The executioner, before the executed. And they seem prepared to die." *chuckles* "But then, mortals are always so predictable... well then. Any last words before I destroy you all and clean this world of all remaining mortal filth?"



Total Category Vote Count: 4 for / 0 Against

Not bad!

Best Picture - 12 Nominations
"This is it, everyone! Let's take a look at our gallery!"



Total Category Vote Count: 6 for / 0 Against

I didn't vote up as much as I usually do, but it's rare that I have to actually vote something down in this category.



Total Vote Count: 56 for / 23 Against

That's a lot of positive votes, but guess what? I GOT EXACTLY 23 NEGATIVE VOTES LAST TIME If anything here's a coincidence, it's that.



And that concludes our voting session for Round one! Stay tuned for the next round, coming up soon!