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The answer is simple my friends.

To visit and participate in a Final Fantasy Forum will mean that you really like the FF games right? Now considering the majority of users on boards like this are from North America you may see where I am going.

FFVI, for example, has been released on 2 formats in NA. Plus, if you are a big fan of FF, no matter where you are from you will have tried to get hold of ealier FFs. I myself have all of them on emulator, but haven't played them cos it's not the type of game I want to sit at a desk and play. Anyway, I digress... So it's not as if less people have played - more like less people have bought it.

The vote was not for the 'most popular' characters per se, but for the 'best' characters. A lot of FF players feel that Kefka was a more rounded and developed character than Sephiroth.

Plus, just because something is your favourite does not mean it is the best. Say for example FFVIII was my favourite (it isn't but bear with me), I could quite legitimately argue that Cloud is a better character than Squall. I could feel that, although he is not my favourite character, his development throughout the story exceeds Squalls.

Anyway, I believe FFVIII has sold the most copies of any FF game thus far, so you may expect characters from said game to figure higher. You see, it's not about popularity, or sales figures, it's about character.

The Matrix did not make as much money as Independance Day, for example, but you can betcha ass the characters are more developed in The Matrix.

Edit: If it's the site you are talking about then I know the average age of gamers there is a lot higher than at PS2fantasy. Therefore we are talking about people who grew up with the NES/SNES and have played the FF series other than what has been on PS thus far. That will also impact the results.

- S