I fail to see how anyone could pass over a cool character like Cloud just to vote for some short, poor-hygiened, mushroom sniffin, princess plugging, high-jumping maniac plumber! Oh yeah, I know that Mario did have his own RPG, but he didn't say ANYTHING throughout the entire game. At least Cloud is somewhat socially approachable. I'd much rather see Cloud with his big sword win the vote, instead of this plumber guy with his poop-caked plunger. I like Mario games, but I don't find Mario much of a character.