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Worst. Character. Ever. – ROUND 1, MATCH 7
Brian Szabelski | 11:16 PM on 11.25.2007 16 comments


Gotta keep this short because I'm busy with homework tonight, but here's the results from the last match-up:

ROUND 1 – MATCH 6 (Shaq Bracket)

(3) Slippy Toad - 18 votes
(11) Spring Man (Mega Man) - 0 votes

It's unanimous... Slippy sucks. Should have seen this from a mile away.

This time, it's a battle of kung-fu masters to see who's the worst:



Overrated

vs.



Wait, so he's Japanese?

Liu Kang vs. Maxi... let the battle and debate begin!



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Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2007 23:24
Aerox
Maxi. Li Long was way better and he got booted for this guy and his stupid vest.
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2007 23:26
F Whipple
O man...this is a hard decision for me. Liu Kang used to be my favorite mk character and Maxi is one of my favorites. I guess I'll vote maxi as the worst...based on the awesomeness that was the first MK movie
Simmons 2pt0's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2007 23:29
Simmons 2pt0
That's rough, Liu Kang is fucking annoying, but he plays a big role in the MK story. Maxi is fucking annoying.

I vote Maxi.
Cowzilla3's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/25/2007 23:57
Cowzilla3
Maxi is beyond annoying. Like hyper mega annoying but liu kang is just so uggg...still I'm going to have to vote Maxi too.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 00:03
Darren Nakamura
I vote Liu Kang just because I don't know who Maxi is. Also, Liu Kang was probably the worst character in the original Mortal Kombat, next to Kano.
Edarios's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 00:17
Edarios
Maxi is way worse.

Sure Liu Kang was annoying, but the motherfucker can turn into a chineese dragon and bit your torso off.


Also, this.
Edarios's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 00:18
Edarios
i fail....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfKRKajrkHw
Upgrayedd's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 00:35
Upgrayedd
maxi
No shutdown's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 01:17
No shutdown
maxi, because I hate everyone who plays as him.
Seriously.
So annoying.
soul3150's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 01:21
soul3150
Maxi.

God I hate Maxi.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 01:29
Aaron Mxy Yost
Maxi totally. Elvis impersonators who aren't Bruce Campbell ftl.
JRisJunior's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 03:20
JRisJunior
is that supposed to be a picture of liu kang? or is it just a bandwidth issue?

Maxi. i liked Liu Kang. he's easy.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 05:06
Batthink
I vote Maxi. Liu Kang served me well in MK battles.
Bus's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 06:12
Bus
I don't have any problem with Kang so Maxi.
Variable Gear's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/26/2007 11:38
Variable Gear
Liu Kang.
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