Most fictional writing runs on characters, and it is to these characters that fandoms attach themselves. It's these personalities, and often their visual designs as well, that people find so magnetic. Well, we're not looking for the most magnetic person here: some of these folks are not exactly easy to stan! That's fine. We're here for broken people. We just wanna pick the character we find the most compelling.

The Nominees Are:Xiao (Library of Ruina)Luke (Street Fighter 6)Halara Nightmare (Rain Code)Temenos Mistral (Octopath Traveler 2)Ayre (Armored Core 6)V.IV Rusty (Armored Core 6)Karlach (Baldur's Gate 3)James Savage (El Paso, Elsewhere)Noriko Takaya (Gunbuster)Jung Freud (Gunbuster)Jeramie Brasieri (Ohsama Sentai KingOhger)Rita Kaniska (Ohsama Sentai KingOhger)Frieren (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)Saga Anderson (Alan Wake II)The Koskela Brothers (Alan Wake II)Alex Casey (Alan Wake II)Askeladd (Vinland Saga)Saber (Fate/Samurai Remnant)Peche Montagne (Mobile Suit Gundam UC Engage)Female Fanatic Zealot (Warhammer 40,000: Darktide)

Here's our write-up for the winners!

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