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Game Debate to the Death!</br>Samus VS Jade photo

Last week we started off round two of our best gaming heroine debate, and the votes were the closest I've ever seen at first, but eventually one clear winner emerged and dominated the debate. Here were the results:

  • Jill: 37 votes
  • Tifa: 65 votes - Winner!

That leaves Metroid's Samus and Beyond Good and Evil's Jade for this week's debate to finish off round two. Which woman deserves to win and why? Weigh the pros and cons, cast your votes, give your reasons, and check back next week for a winner! One more round to go!


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Fronz's Avatar
Fronz at 03/27/2007 19:55
Sorry Jade, you stood a chance against Alyx, but not Samus. Samus FTW in this one.
Hamblasto's Avatar
Hamblasto at 03/27/2007 19:56
As much as I liked Jade, Samus gets my vote.
Pepillou2's Avatar
Pepillou2 at 03/27/2007 19:59
SAMUS ARAN!
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Roryzilla at 03/27/2007 19:59
Jade, I mean you can take pictures and shit, but Samus has a god-damn gun on her arm. So yeah i vote Samus. Speaking of guns on appendages, I can't wait for Grindhouse.
DJP3DRO's Avatar
DJP3DRO at 03/27/2007 19:59
Samus xOVER NINE THOUSAND
Buster's Avatar
Buster at 03/27/2007 20:00
samus
AKK's Avatar
AKK at 03/27/2007 20:01
SAMUS!!!!!!1111eleventyone
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harelo at 03/27/2007 20:05
Samus x 10^300
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Rainbowblack at 03/27/2007 20:06
im going with alyx,

samus is is a hot chick with no personality

Alyx has a personality and is hot...and her best friend is a pig...a cool ass pig

Alyx, all this Samus voting is fanoyism lulz
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Crunshii at 03/27/2007 20:09
who'tf is the other chick? i don't even know what game shes from. how dare u compare her with samus...
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StrawberryFFuck at 03/27/2007 20:12
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joepekula at 03/27/2007 20:15
@Crunshii:
Jill from Beyond Good and Evil.. a pretty cool game, butttt

@Fronz:
SAMUS FTW
joepekula's Avatar
joepekula at 03/27/2007 20:15
Jade from Beyond good and evil*
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momiji58 at 03/27/2007 20:17
Solid Samus!
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madmatt at 03/27/2007 20:20
Samus. She made every pubescent boy in the 80's think they were gay, then collectively breathing a sigh of relief to know she is a girl.

Samus FTW
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killaudio at 03/27/2007 20:21
this isnt even fair... samus all the way
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Scape at 03/27/2007 20:21
How could I vote against Metroid?

Samus
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TheMadLeper at 03/27/2007 20:22
Fuck you guys Jade all the way. Samus is the still the generic pretty blond big breasted chick. I don't buy that JUST because she wears full body armor and JUST because you dont realize shes a chick at the end of the game and it's a huge twist doesn't make her any more special or any LESS of a stereotype objectified woman.

Jade is a minority (latina? Thats what i figured), smart, and doesnt have a quadruple D cup. Also her game brought something new to the table. Metroid was an improved Ghosts 'n Goblins, and the Castlevania games were better anyway.


So basically, Samus doesn't have the girl power to be better than Jade. She is the same as any other girl in videogames. At least Jade isn't a big breasted sex object.
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BlindsideDork at 03/27/2007 20:22
ewwww Tifa!

At least we know Samus has to win this round...i mean cmon! she is the ultimate bad chick!
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Bluefusion at 03/27/2007 20:22
Totally Samus. IMO, she was the first popular female character as an ass-kicking heroine, and not as some pathetic damsel in distress.
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Fleet3000 at 03/27/2007 20:26
samus of course. Jade doesn't have a gun attached to her arm.
Ignignokt01's Avatar
Ignignokt01 at 03/27/2007 20:29
SAMUS
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Sharpless at 03/27/2007 20:37
Samus. She's the only video game character that I want to get all weird and creepy and "furry"-esque and "unshaven-fat-person-type-fetishist" about.

Okay, her and Tifa.
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6669 at 03/27/2007 20:38
definitely Samus
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mdvalenz at 03/27/2007 20:44
I will have to go with Jade. I like Samus, but she never really gets any character development in the games. We get a little back story here and there but nothing substantial.
Jade had a great game and we learned all about her.
I guess I'm not the typical guy when I say you've got to have more than good looks to attract my attention...well, to keep my attention anyway. I'm not that atypical ;)
ghnvt's Avatar
ghnvt at 03/27/2007 20:44
Samus...
OpTiMaL's Avatar
OpTiMaL at 03/27/2007 20:47
Samus
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CrackerlySeagull at 03/27/2007 20:48
Samus
zaqu's Avatar
zaqu at 03/27/2007 21:01
samus
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SourceDecay at 03/27/2007 21:03
as much as samus rocks it, i'll have to say jade. the game she was in brought something fairly original and thought-provoking to the table. under appreciated? just a bit.

and personality. jade had one of those.
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emo zema at 03/27/2007 21:03
deffinatly samus best female charecter evr & 1 of the best charecters period.

i don't like that shes recently become a sex symbol though i liked her better as a fully concealed space warrior with awesome weapons.
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SourceDecay at 03/27/2007 21:03
also, no talking piggies in 'roid.
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emo zema at 03/27/2007 21:04
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TheRob91 at 03/27/2007 21:05
Wow, Samus is winning in a landslide, and I'm surprised since she didn't really have any character development(You didn't even know she was a girl until the end for christ's sake). I haven't played Beyond Good and evil though, so I'll have to refrain from voting.
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Danzuke at 03/27/2007 21:07
Jade, Jade, Jade.... a million times Jade
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Topher Cantler at 03/27/2007 21:10
I love Jade and all, but Samus was the first woman to kick ass in anything I'd ever played. She's the original Rosie Riveter of gaming. Samus FTW.
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crazymonito at 03/27/2007 21:18
While I'm sure it's the losing vote, I'm going to give my vote to Jade on this one. Never really liked Metroid.
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jimstyle at 03/27/2007 21:20
"Samus is the still the generic pretty blond big breasted chick."

Exactly. Samus for the win!
Anonononomous's Avatar
Anonononomous at 03/27/2007 21:27
The correct answer is Samus.
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TheMadLeper at 03/27/2007 21:29
I really think this one is gonna go to Samus just for the rampant fanboyism and not because of any other real reason.

Samus is EXACTLY like EVERY female character in videogames. (Just because she did it first only gets her so far)
Jade is unique, different and not a big titted whore.

Samus has NO personality (has she ever even spoken?).
Jade is a smart, well developed person.

Samus went from side scrolling Ghosts 'N Goblins clone to carbon copy firstperson shooting.
Jade played with familiar conventions, but brought a whole other way at playing them to the table and a game expierence rarely found elsewhere.

And Emo Zema, you can't say that she RECENTLY became a sex symbol, because if you beat the game enough times (or was it fast enough) Samus takes off her outfit and is wearing nothing but lingerie.
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omegazero at 03/27/2007 21:31
Jade. Why? Well, the same reasons everyone else cited minus that Samus is hot big boobed blonde chick. There's nothing wrong with that. But, BG&E had better game play, more character development (I know -nothing- about Samus except that she's a she and has a gun for an arm) and more than anything Jade was normal. I like reading books and stuff though, so..
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Dexter345 at 03/27/2007 21:31
I love 'em both. They're both strong female characters, and they're both hot. I'm going to go with Jade though, because she wears my favorite color (and wears it well) and she's a brunette.
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grrza at 03/27/2007 21:34
Rampant fanboyism ftw!

I gotta go with classic Samus in all her 8-bit pixelated glory. That's right. I've been objectifying her since I was like 7. And no one's mentioned the rolling into ball thing yet?
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BahamutZero at 03/27/2007 21:38
anybody answers jade I will personally neuter - SAMUS
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pierce at 03/27/2007 21:40
this one was much closer than the other debates for me. but i am going to have to go with samus. samus is the man, except for being a woman. i remember playing the original metroid, one of the first and best games i ever played on my nes. also one of the first games on the list of games i have never beat. i love you samus.
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velcroman at 03/27/2007 21:43
Samus, tits and missiles for the win!
PiKo's Avatar
PiKo at 03/27/2007 21:44
Samus for the sex0r
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Necros at 03/27/2007 21:53
Samus, the walking bad-ass.
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DeusPayne at 03/27/2007 21:57
Samus, haven't voted in a few weeks, but just felt like making it even more lop sided. Wooo.
gomeja's Avatar
gomeja at 03/27/2007 21:59
Samus
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