Kirby vs Luigi

The eighth poll ever!

Poll Results
(8) Kirby vs (9) Luigi

Kirby - 60 - 49.59%

Luigi - 61 - 50.41%

Total Votes: 121

Joe's Analysis
This match was easily the best match so far. And, yes, Luigi won by one vote. One. Freakin. Vote. That's about as close as it gets. Every single match in this contest so far has been a blowout, but this one was literally down to the wire. Now, onto the actual commentary.

I was disappointed at first, because Kirby took off early and built up a twenty-vote lead. The entire contest had been easy victories, and I thought this one would be more of the same. Another easy win. NOPE!

Luigi began making a monster comeback, and I mean a MONSTER comeback. I had about fifteen consecutive Luigi votes before even getting one for Kirby. At his maximum glory, Luigi had a 5-vote lead on Kirby, after coming back from a 20-vote deficit.

Then, Kirby fought back, and the poll was tied. They were neck and neck for the remainder of the day, but Luigi was finally able to pull ahead. Afroman made a valiant effort to save Kirby, but wasn't in time. The poll closed, and Luigi emerged victorious. One vote. That's insane.

Wow, what an amazing way to end Round 1. This is what a true character battle should be like. Close, entertaining matches. Not boring blowouts. We can only wonder what Round 2 has in store...