Poll: Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament: Final 4 - Match 125

Oh boy, here we go again.

Another drama-filled round no doubt.

#crushkat

Kat's in the bag, I reckon.

Obligatory Kat comment!😂

Aloy!

Got to be Aloy, the ability to take down giant robo-dinosaurs with only a bow and arrow is more impressive (although Kats anti-grav skills are pretty spectacular too).

If Kat wins this one it's officially rigged.

Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos. I mean Kratos

Aloy. As cool as Kat is, she'd Nevi be able to take out Thunderjaws and Stormbirds.

Gravity Rush 2 servers are going down in a couple of weeks, so I’m voting for Kat.

I’m a sucker for a good underdog story.

I voted Kat in the previous round since it was obvious that she was going to lose really badly, but she deserved to have some votes. Suffice to say, I'm not making that same mistake again this time.

My vote for this week goes to Aloy. It doesn't get much cooler than fighting robot dinosaurs with a bow and arrow.

Well, I guess we've come this far. Wasn't expecting the crazy amount of votes, but I really do like Gravity Rush.

And hopefully some Aloy Twitter fans come to the mix and make it real exciting and fun, then see if an arrow can hit the apple or miss.

Have fun! Go Kat!!!!

@ApostateMage lol kat will just drop a whole meteor to wipe the dinobots

@kyleforrester87 Haha! Don't wind them up, Kyle, the Kat Twitterati are coming!

@Fight_Teza_Fight Already!? That's bad form for Sony. I know it might be used at much anymore, but that's just disgracefully quick. Bad for trust.

@Jaz007 If memory serves me right they were actually supposed to go down last January, but fan outrage got Sony to postpone it to mid July.

There wasn’t a whole lot to the online, but it’s not like Sony couldn’t afford to keep them up.

Aloy ahoy

BEAT THE STUFFING OUT OF HER, ALOY! AVENGE KRATOS!

Uh-oh, here we go again.

Or maybe not. I leave the drama to everyone else.

How did this go from 76% vs 24% to almost 50/50% so fast?

@kyleforrester87 That's probably the result of some rabid Kat fans rallying up on Twitter to sign up and vote for her just like last time.

@kyleforrester87 Maybe, I dunno. Aloy is not anime, so maybe there isn't

@get2sammyb Actual footage of Rob coming back from vacation after the Kat/Kratos ordeal (circa 2018: colorized)

So this is gonna get rigged again ? Yeah so basically the entire poll is useless now... Whining Kat is gonna win, I'm done.

How does a fanbase coming together to vote for one character constitute as rigging when literally any other fanbase is as capable of doing the same?

If there's one person who's making bot accounts and voting again and again, then sure, the vote is "rigged." But is that what's happening? Hopefully the admin/mods here are able to detect such activity.

I woted for Kat. I love Aloy, but I gotta keep the meme alive.

Come on Aloy you can do it

Don't the Kat fanboys realize that gingers are better than blondes?

@Ackbar7 Said no one ever.

(Still voted Aloy though)

Aloy is better than Kat

This is why we can't have nice things.

@kyleforrester87 @ApostateMage Too late.

Yeah, no. After all the drama in the comments that happened last poll, none of the big names (and I use "big" relatively considering how tiny the community is) on GR twitter are gonna promote the poll anymore, so you can stop blaming them for THIS particular matchup.

Anyway, voting for Kat, obvi. Aloy's about as interesting as a plank of wood. Replace her with one and it'd probably do just as good a job of killing robo-dinos.

Her game's fun tho.

Right, I deliberately avoided the so-called "controversy" during the last poll to include Kat, but here it is plain and simple: if one set of supporters cannot mobilise themselves as effectively as another set of supporters, then all that does is legitimise the eventual result. That is the entire point of a poll.

This contest is not rigged in any way, shape or form. If you don't want your preferred choice to lose, get out the vote. Kat's fans seem to understand this.

And I sure hope Aloy's do, because I just voted for her.

I love both, but I voted Aloy.
But damn, Horizon and Gravity Rush 2 are among my favorite games ever.

@Kaijufanatic
A bit harsh I think, she's certainly not the most cheerful soul, but considering her circumstances, I think that's understandable. She has far more personality than the average video game character, even if it's not one you enjoy.

Either can swivel, but Kat.

Votes for this match close next Wednesday, on the 11th June. The winner moves on to the final.

July 11th

@1W1NG3D4NG3L There's always low retention rates for this sort of thing but it'll still undoubtedly resort in new members.

@LieutenantFatman Maybe I'm just hard to please, then, because this "far above-average" personality still falls really short of anything I'd consider good. Or entertaining.

Like, 2B's a character who shows far less personality — or, really, much of any emotion — than Aloy and yet she's what I'd consider a good, interesting character, because there's always a hint of something lying just beneath the surface, and then you get to the big plot twist and you can suddenly see the double-meaning behind every dismissive comment and every insistence that emotions are prohibited. In contrast, whatever personality Aloy is supposed to have doesn't end up coming off as intentional, just... underwritten.

But that's just my opinion, and you know what they say about those.

@1W1NG3D4NG3L I appreciate your point, but would respectfully disagree with it. I've been posting almost daily here since last November, and I wouldn't consider myself any more or less "genuine" than anybody else.

If there were meant to be restrictions on the poll, then it wouldn't be possible for new members to vote in it; put simply, I've always seen it as "An Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament, Hosted by Push Square" rather than "Push Square's Ultimate PlayStation Character Tournament" (and I apologise if I've just offended any longer-term members of the community, or even members of staff, who may feel differently).

Besides, whatever increases interest in Push Square as a site, whether good or bad, equals more people clicking around, more thought-provoking conversations (like this one) and more ad revenue to keep the lights on, which I'm all in favour for.

After yesterday's awesome comment section about diversity in games, I'm pretty confident Push Square's community can handle just about anything.

Including Kat being crowned the winner.

@Kaijufanatic

Certainly can't please everyone. For me, two of gaming's most popular characters, Mario and Master Chief are the most bland & uninteresting in existence. And yet, there are so many who love them, so who am I to judge? Opinions, as you say.

Bloody nora, would you look at that.

My Vote goes to Aloy i would have voted sooner but i had issues with my account.

Edit: Though i voted Aloy i'm calling Kat Vs Drake with Kat winning #NotMyTournament

My vote goes to Kat don't care about the salty haters of Kat I mean she won the waifu war and kill a god of war what an amazing character she is in order to do that

@Fight_Teza_Fight You suck mate big time. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

@get2sammyb I love that show Sammy i really do. 😁

@Flaming_Kaiser I'm not actually on twitter mate. Aloy is obviously the more popular character, but I agree with @RogerRoger. The fact the Gravity Rush fans have come together as they have is commendable.

Go Kat! Be the true queen!

#GetKatOut

@kyleforrester87 Knack vs Squall #wewillneverforget

I understand Kat has its fans, but no way she is better than Aloy, she's the best new character in PlayStation this generation.

Anyway, I'm kinda annoyed that she could win this and end up winning as the Ultimate PlayStation Character. She's not even close to the best PlayStation character IMO... =/

@RenanKJ please explain your reasoning.

@Frigaku Sure. =)

As far as Aloy vs Kat goes, I simply prefer Aloy as character. I think she is well developed, I love playing as her and her game is awesome. She also resonated quite well with the PlayStation community, becoming an icon within the brand really fast.

And in my second statement, what I meant was that Kat is not the face of PlayStation, you know. She's a nice character and all, but there are others who come a lot stronger in my mind when I think about an Ultimate PlayStation Character. For example, I love Kingdom Hearts, it's one of my favorite series in gaming and I grew up playing as Sora; he's an awesome character as are many others within the KH universe, but neither him nor any of the others come to me when I think of what defines PlayStation. Think of Super Mario vs Pikmin's Omar (I think that was his name) on Nintendo; Omar can be nice and all, but Super Mario simply pops up in everyone's minds when it comes to Nintendo.

Personally, I believe Ellie (from TLoU) is the most interesting and significant character in PlayStation's portfolio right now. She's really well developed and only going further in Part 2, she's part of one of the most ambitious stories PS has ever told in gaming, and she's a female gay lead which shouldn't be a big deal, but happens to be given, you know, how far we still need to go in respecting and accepting people for who they are.

However, when it comes to thinking about a character that is tied strongly to PlayStation brand, there's no one like Nathan Drake. He's the one that started it all for Sony's portfolio IMO; his game put Naughty Dog in the map again - every development studio in the world started building storytelling into their games after Uncharted. And he's widely recognized, certainly not as much as Super Mario, Link or Donkey Kong, but at least as far as PS goes.

It all comes to personal taste in the end, but IMHO, the title of Ultimate PlayStation Character goes to Nate.

@RenanKJ
Interesting and valid points but, how and why is Aloy way better than Kat?. What made you dislike playing as Kat?. HZD is really good and entertaining so no questions there.

Voted Kat. Seemed the right thing to do

I wonder if we will get this much excitement for Solid Snake versus Nathan Drake next week. Must admit, I will struggle to decide on that one.

@1W1NG3D4NG3L ...and what better place to discuss different viewpoints than on a poll, something designed to gauge different viewpoints?

Between some of the more... let's say "heated" comments, all of this has actually led to some really fascinating insight into how people quantify their likes and dislikes. I've really enjoyed the entire poll, even from back when I wasn't registered to vote and was just a lurker.

@LieutenantFatman is right, though; I have absolutely no idea what I'm gonna do next week. Snake versus Nate is a near-impossible choice for me. I'm actually a little scared of having to decide!

No, Kat is losing! A Kat with a Gravity Cat is just too perfect to lose! I just felt like voting Kat. I was surprised to see her winning yesterday. Hopefully she’ll pull up again, but I doubt it.

Oh no my two girls are fighting! 😦

Is anyone else voting based on who beat out your favorite character?

@BladeRider 90% of the reason I voted Kat is simply because I believe she is the superior character through and through. I enjoyed Horizon, but personality-wise I found Aloy to be very limp.

10% of the reason is because Aloy knocked out Trico, Victor and Cloud, all of whom I love. Ratchet is pretty cool too.

@Acquiescence Kat is the superior character but marketing has never been on her side.

@Fight_Teza_Fight Dont worry it was a joke both characters are great though. Its a pity people did not embrace the great game Gravity Rush. 😓

@hadlee73 I think you mean “regardless of”, not “despite”?

After all the Kat drama i'm gonna add GR to my backlog

Aloy

Horizon's a great game, but I prefer Kat a bit more as a protagonist. She has a very distinct and charming personality.

but Kat is a double character
kat and raven are ONE

owo ♥

Kat has a more memorable personality and I really love her design, so my vote goes for her.

Alright, I gotta know 'cuz I'm curious: where did this sudden influx of Aloy voters come from?

Bow and arrow vs. throwing stuff in the air (with gravity).
Who would win in a fight?
I voted for the cutest.

@sea_cucumber Don't forget that one of them can turn into a black hole.

And a miniature tornado.

And teleports.

And can kick so hard she blows up the immediate area.

And whose regular kicks can kill mechs.

And has an angry girlfriend on telepathic speed-dial.

And--

@Kaijufanatic
Gravity is a pretty OP power when you think of all the possibilities.
I want to see another sequel to gravity rush to see more creative usage of gravity superpowers.

@sea_cucumber
Bow & arrow vs someone who can trap objects 4 or 5 meters away in her gravity field and throw them at high speed and long distances?

@Kaijufanatic recycling is good for the environment (Kratos' bot accounts?)

@Frigaku
Is there a way to see if a account is a bot or just a new account?
I know Kat always brings a lot of new accounts but Aloy is new to me.

@sea_cucumber
Given that there's been a new vote for Alloy every minute or so, I'm guessing that someone's employing bots.

@MysticMask
It's really weird.
I can understand people are angry by Kat winning because of her twitter-army, but how is it any better when another character wins by bots?

@sea_cucumber Is there any way to take those votes out if that's the case?

@TheOnlyOutLast
That's up to pushsquare.
I doubt they'll want to put some extra work into just a silly popularity poll.

This happened before when it was Kat v Kratos. There was a vote being added every minute in favour of Kratos and it was blatantly the work of a bot. What threw a spanner in the works is that the person responsible didn't realise voting ended prematurely, so it was all for nothing.

Honestly, if the mods here can't detect votes made by bot accounts, then yeah, this whole poll has been rendered irrelevant.

Gravity rush really is an underrated series, it could use another win! Kat forever ♡!!

@Acquiescence
The poll Kat vs Kratos currently has kat with 465 votes and kratos 498. Ending with a total of 963.
Looks like Kratos wasn't the only one using bots.
Looking at other character polls, the usual polls attract 230 votes at best.
Polls that include Kat get over 250 total votes and even over 300.
Matches in the same round also got a lot of extra votes.
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/04/poll_ultimate_playstation_character_tournament_top_32_-_matches_101-104
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/05/poll_ultimate_playstation_character_tournament_top_16_-_matches_115-116
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/06/poll_ultimate_playstation_character_tournament_top_8_-_match_122
Kat does attract a lot of new voters from twitter but nothing too extreme.
It's only the Kat vs Kratos and the Kat vs Aloy poll when the numbers suddenly explode.
Currently Aloy has 313 votes and Kat 261.
Each character enough votes that's usually as high or even higher than a normal match.

There is definitely something fishy going on here
I have too much time on my hands.

@sea_cucumber
There should be requirements like accounts needing to be a week old before they can vote.

@Machoflex
Don't forget a lot of Kat's voters were new accounts that came from twitter.
If that rule was implemented in the poll then Kat would have never got this was.

I'm ok with that, the better person should win.

@Machoflex Haha, Kat is the better person but there are more suitable Playstation icons (for me, snake, crash or Spyro)

@Frigaku
Yeah PlayStation is a beautiful place, so many characters through its history.

Looks like Kat is out of this, due to bots.

@sea_cucumber If you're implying that Kat used bots in Kat v Kratos, I highly doubt it. After the suspiciously sudden rise in Kratos votes, the GR twitter community rallied again because they were nervous that votes after the deadline could somehow affect the end result. One such person who brought attention to this is a particularly big artist in the community with over 20,000 followers, so it doesn't surprise me that she was able to get an extra 200 votes off of that. If there had been bots on top of all that, I bet she'd have stayed on top of that matchup the whole way through.

@Kaijufanatic
I see
I thought the numbers looked suspicious but a popular artist and their twitter army seems like a good explanation.
A majority of those Kat voters seem to be absent from this poll though, that's what makes me suspicious.
I guess they only voted once and never bothered to check the poll again.

Gotta go with Kat. She’s easily a more interesting character than Aloy.

@sea_cucumber After all the drama this stirred up, the "big" (as big as big can be in a tiny community for a niche franchise) names in GR's community decided not to promote the poll anymore. A lot of these voters probably relied on these big names to remind them that this thing even existed, so your assumption that they only voted once and never checked again is most likely accurate.

Admittedly I was one of the new accounts made back in Kat vs Kratos. But hey, I'm sticking around!

When exactly do polls close anyway? At midnight? And if so, which time zone's midnight?

(Wait... I have to scroll all the way down to the bottom to type a new comment? Wtf...)

Anyways, I am here to sea cat win!

(Aloy is a fine character, but the kitten needs it more.)

(2.)

Kat really has a cute and quirky personality so i'll stick with voting for her, hopefully she can pull through in these last moments ><);;

Funny how the GR community has been supportive of Kat without insulting the other characters and their communities and somehow that attract a bunch of toxic people ready to insult her and the community only because their favorite character is loosing. Well if those characters are so good, where is the support? i mean if they are more popular then logically they should have more votes, but i guess people actually don't care about them as much as all of you think.

I'm fine with the result.
it does not matter if kat has lost, I'm happy
I feel we show the tremendous appreciation we have for the character
which was the point. we love kat and gravity rush
for many it is a game that has marked a before and after in our lives as gamers. I love sony franchises, but gravity rush is special to me.

I hope the franchise gets more support

I will continue the survey until the end, anyway c:

Yall gravity rush is old now aloy is much better

@Soaphie Gravity Rush 2 came out the same year as Horizon.

And I don't know what that has to do with character quality.

#teamkat cmon guys let’s get our gravity queen that W!😭💞