Sonic vs Pikachu

The fourth poll ever!

Poll Results
(7) Sonic vs (10) Pikachu

Sonic - 43 - 39.81%

Pikachu - 65 - 60.19%

Total Votes: 108

Joe's Analysis
I thought this match would be relatively even, because Sonic and Pikachu are both easily recognizable characters. But, as the poll began, Pikachu got five votes before Sonic even got one. The day would go on to show Pikachu advance to a nice fifteen-vote lead, and it would stay there for the majority of the day. Also, I noticed a pretty cool vote trend. The majority of Sonic's votes were from males, while almost every single girl I asked voted Pikachu. Interesting. Maybe when I seed these contests I should factor in cuteness. Just look at how well Yoshi did.

Through all this, I kind of feel bad for Sonic. He's a good character, but he just ran into the steamroller that is Pokemon. This match revealed that Pikachu is definitely a possible contender to win this tournament.