Mario vs Link

The 13th poll ever!

Poll Results
(1) Mario vs (4) Link Mario - 68 - 53.13% Link - 60 - 46.87% Total Votes: 128

Joe's Analysis
After annihilating the joke, L-Block, and preventing Pac-Man from even getting 40% on him, Mario was looking pretty strong coming into this match. Link had come off of barely defeating Bowser. A good feat, but if you can only beat Bowser by one vote how are you going to compete with the namesake of the franchise, Mario himself?

Even with the odds stacked against him, Link did fairly well in the beginning and actually had a small lead. This wouldn't last long. Mario came back and began pulling away. It looked like Mario was finally going to shake off Link, and this match appeared to be over.

Then, Mario's lead stopped growing. It just stayed the same. For the entire rest of the match, Mario had around the same 8-vote lead that the poll results above show. Link was able to stall him for the whole day. An impressive feat, and it shows that Mario isn't as invincible as the previous polls would suggest.