The Character Issues Podcast

Back, science, thanks.www.brianbabbleson.com

Special bonus babblecast for you. We're mad about the news this week on videogame media folk at Giant Bomb and Polygon going the way of the dodo and wanted to celebrate their great work and consider the future for the shows and articles we love.Trigger warning, we're sad. Character issues 23 features the track Let's Go Up by Origami Repetika from the album The Happy Puppy Collection,  The song is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. No changes are made to the original audio.  www.brianbabbleson.com

We've done the work so the Cardinals don't have to, get ready to meet your new Pope!  Leah and Brian put their heads together to do what everyone else is too cowardly to do, make a videogame character the new head of the Catholic Church.  Join us to see what color smoke comes out of the chimney.  Rich will join us again in the next cast which will be here.....way sooner than you expect!!!www.brianbabbleson.com

Sorry for the absence.www.brianbabbleson.com

More of that sweet sweet Character Issues stylings that you love, crave, need. We've got you.www.brianbabbleson.com

Back, on track.Visit Brianbabbleson.com for the list.View our socials, pretty much characterissuespodcast everywhere. Send us questions and comments.Love y'all!www.brianbabbleson.com

Wrapping up merchants today, and returning from a brief, confusing gap.Check out our new artwork on Instagram and Bluesky.Hit us up with comments and questions, we love to hear from you.www.brianbabbleson.com

Your favorite Crimbos are back for a holiday edition of the Character Issues Podcast.  We rank so many characters in this episode, you don't even know.  Just all of the characters.  Every character has and will be ranked......we may have talked for 90 minutes without ranking a character.  BUT....we had fun and we think you will too.  Hope you have the happiest of new years, thanks for being with us.  We love you.  We are watching you.  www.brianbabbleson.com

Here, have some characters.www.brianbabbleson.com

Count em off, three characters. That's what we do.www.brianbabbleson.com

Brian and Leah host a Rich-less podcast due to schedules and work and life and stuff.  No rankings this time, just your two favorite Americans attempting to not to disappoint you while Rich takes some much earned time off.  No worries, he will be back next time.  But for now, enjoy this bant-cast and tell all of your friends about it.  ALL OF THEM.www.characterissues.com

We are back and get down to exactly two sciences as the list ever expands and we bloviate without concern for your free time.  Come for the ranks, stay to make the banks.  www.characterissues.com

Back, belated, thanks to Rich's fuckup and some life stuff on the go.Wrapping up our trio of wrasslin' themed characters.Thanks for your patience.www.characterissues.com

The gang is all here to discuss why we haven't been here.  We get right to ranking characters....except for the fact that we talked for over 90 minutes and didn't leave time to rank any characters.  But we are back, don't tell us we aren't, because we bring both the heat and funk on this nasty dunk of an episode.  LISTEN NOW!www.characterissues.com

Back, wrestling for the strap.Babyface fire. Shoulder tackle, leapfrog, drop down, arm drag, arm drag, body slam then shining you up real good for our finisher, the Chadley (-1/30) drop. Ring the bell, new champ.www.characterissues.com

Back.Characters.Enjoy!www.characterissues.com

Returning, like the Return of the Jedi, or the Return of the King for that matter, with our finale in the labored trilogy of video game rivals.Thanks for listening. www.characterissues.com

Returning, short gap, we've played lots of stuff, we're getting back to rivals in part two.Thanks for listening. Visit characterissues.com for our list.www.characterissues.com

50 episodes, who'd have thought?We're back looking into rivalry (should have been plural but time is a cruel mistress).Check out the Character Issues Ranking list over at Characterissues.com.Thanks. Character Issues literature club 50 contains Mozart's Rondo in D Major.www.characterissues.com

Back slightly later than planned because we were all unwell in either the body or the mind.Three (ir)regular characters, same classic Character Issues.Visit www.characterissues.com for the ongoing list.Thanks!

Because we're on the bleeding edge of trending conversations, we talk about the games in the year of 2023. We also talk a lot about wrestling after Leah got sucked into Wrestlemania 40.Because I'm still sick, this isn't the tightest edit, thanks for understanding while I recover. Regular Character Issues to resume in episode 48.

Welcome back, this time we're mostly ranking, or more accurately aggressively reranking the list, mixing it up and making some big changes, as science dictates.Laugh, cry, hurl with us.Thanks.

Welcome to Character Issues Gaiden.This week we're pausing the rankings ahead of the much anticipated rerankapalooza due to, well,  reasons. To make up for that we're providing a bumper what've y'all been playing section.Schedule to return next week. Thanks listeners.

Back once again with another episode where we rank 2 more characters. We ran out of time because of a bumper Maron introduction and another questionable quiz. Sue us.This time, we look at some more baddies.Visit characterissues.com for the list.Ta muchly.

Hi.We're here, ready to invade your ear holes with more science.Taking on three random characters this time, as is usual.Thanks for being here.Visit www.characterissues.com for the list and some more cool stuff.

No animals were harmed in the making of Character Issues. This is good because we're bringing the bois, the goodest of dogs to the list this time. Three fine canines.As always, visit Characterissues.com for our ever growing list. Thanks for checking us out.Peace!

Just two hosts this week listeners, in what we're calling a classique episode. Seasonal illness strikes again.Same stuff, some rapid fire game chat and 2 more characters enter the list this time. Visit www.characterissues.com to see our ever growing list. Thanks y'all.

You can't improve on perfection. We're back with the first Character Issues of 2024 and three classic rankings for the listeners.Visit www.characterissues.com for the rankings. Love to you all.

Here we are, back in episode 40 with a quiz, three more characters and fun times all around.As always, go to Characterissues.com for the most up to date list and your general happenings.Thanks scientists!

This episode we look at three characters that will definitely have a stars and bars tattoo. We also get to the bottom of where and why as science dictates.Thanks for listening, as always, reviews help (especially on iTunes) so any feedback is greatly appreciated.Visit www.characterissues.com to see the latest list.

Normal service has resumed. Thank you for your patience.'Preciate y'all.To view the full Character Issues list, go to www.characterissues.com, here you'll find some helpful stuff including our Character Issues glossary!We welcome your feedback and reviews, all this helps us to grow. 

In celebration of reaching the 100 character milestone we're bringing in a fourth nomination from the listeners, and this one is a real thinker.Visit characterissues.com to keep on top of the ever growing list.As always, shares and reviews are welcome. No pressure though.Thanks.

Back to creamy normal this week with a show themed around characters that were the REAL main characters in their respective games.Visit characterissues.com to see the stuff and things, and view the list as we approach 100 ranked characters.A polite request for reviews and shares, if you can't then don't sweat things.Thanks.

First things first. This is probably the most NSFW show that we've done. Be warned.Now that's established, this is a special shortened, but extremely fun episode of Character Issues inspired by the now retired Lou Reads The Internet For You podcast that we're all fans of. Seriously, check it out while it's still available.We take two fanfics of some of our characters and read them, verbatim, warts and all. Also we bring to you a special fanfic not found anywhere on the internet. Find the original works here:A Fine Line Between Fool and Heartache by RunicMagitekhttps://archiveofourown.org/works/7286704The Kindest Use a Knife by J_Marquishttps://archiveofourown.org/works/14319765Also featuring the following music, absolutely not used for monetary gain, so it's all good and fair use.Tina Fabrique - Reading Rainbow Luigi Boccherini - Minuet Opus 11 Number 5George Friderich Handel - SarabandeFrédéric Chopin - Nocturne Opus 9 Number 2Check out our website characterissues.com and please leave us some reviews on your podcatcher of choice, but especially iTunes, it'll help.

Bosses, final bosses, end bosses, all of the bosses really. We're ranking three bosses.An extended introductory chat today because we're in the thick of a real heavy period of excellent games coming out. Y'all understand.Visit characterissues.com for the list.Drop us a review to help the show grow.Thanks :)

Welcome to episode 33, an un-themed show this time as we're adding three new characters to the list the only way we know how scientifically.Visit characterissues.com for our list. Help us grow by leaving us reviews and feedback. Thanks!

Back with a themed episode featuring three of the best Cids from the Final Fantasy series. Visit characterissues.com for our website and hit us up on socials for some science.Rally-ho!

Back with a standard issue of Character Issues as the list grows even bigger. In this episode we discuss a bird of prey, a mental health professional and certified bizarre one.Check out our new website www.characterissues.comWant to help us grow? Leave a review and check out our back catalogue.Love you!

Summoning, summons and summon-like stuff.In honor of the team playing Final Fantasy XVI together, we're looking into three of Final Fantasy's summons, espers, GFs, eidelon, eikons, whatever.No list in the show notes this week, instead, check out the all new characterissues.com for barely functioning content and the new home to the list if you're playing along.Follow us on Twitter using @issuescharacter and over on Instagram and Threads using @characterissuespodcast. 

Back with a regular episode this time, so expect bizarre characters, just for you.Help Character Issues grow. Share your thoughts on this weeks character with us via twitter using @issuescharacter or over on Instagram where you can find us at Characterissuespodcast. Keep on keeping on as they say.Current list at the time of ranking:Kefka PalazzoGoro MajimaIchiban KasugaGlad0sMother Brain Quistis TrepeKirbyKim Kitsuragi Kanji HK-47BeatrixFrogBowser I Block - I tetrominoJesse FadenMorganaBatman GokuSam “Porter” BridgesSae NijimaBlobert Meowscular ChefGrimoire WeissPyramid HeadDraculaLuigiVoldoKing of Red LionsSkull KidChris RedfieldTizoLiquid SnakeKnucklesBertrudeBlastoPaineViewtiful JoeDr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosCooking MamaIgnis Stupeo Scientia Bo JacksonAya BreyaVincent BrooksGeorge StobbardGarbodorNORGRushOddjobVincent Valentine Nina WilliamsPey'jJohnny CageMarcus FenixProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallowEnguardeMr. LibidoViggo RoligNaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadComrade Colin StalinKairi Tingle WakkaBoogermanDecoy OctopusChadley -1/30

Back after a short delay,  sorry! The man tried to keep us down and couldn't.This time we're discussing siblings as we take some brothers or sisters into the patented Character Issues lab.Follow us using @issuescharacter Spread the word, leave us a review etc...List at the time of recording:Kefka PalazzoGoro MajimaIchiban KasugaGlad0sMother Brain Quistis TrepeKirbyKim Kitsuragi Kanji HK-47BeatrixFrogBowser I Block - I tetrominoJesse FadenMorganaBatman GokuSam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Meowscular ChefGrimoire WeissPyramid HeadDraculaVoldoKing of Red LionsSkull KidChris RedfieldTizoKnucklesBertrudeBlastoPaineViewtiful JoeDr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosCooking MamaIgnis Stupeo Scientia Bo JacksonAya BreyaVincent BrooksGeorge StobbardGarbodorNORGRushOddjobVincent Valentine Nina WilliamsPey'jJohnny CageMarcus FenixProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallowEnguardeMr. LibidoViggo RoligNaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadComrade Colin StalinKairi Tingle WakkaBoogermanDecoy OctopusChadley -1/30

Regular episode here in the Character Issues lab as we return for the 27th show.Do continue to give us your feedback, and while you're at it, leave a review and a rating for the show in your podcast app of choice to help the list grow and the show reach new heights.Follow us on Twitter using @issues character, and if you want to make Rich happy, check out the episode artwork using @characterissuespodcast on instagram.The current list at the point of recording was:Kefka PalazzoGoro MajimaIchiban KasugaGlad0sMother Brain Quistis TrepeKirbyKim Kitsuragi Kanji HK-47BeatrixFrogBowser I Block - I tetrominoJesse FadenMorganaBatman GokuSam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Meowscular ChefGrimoire WeissPyramid HeadDraculaVoldoKing of Red LionsSkull KidChris RedfieldTizoKnucklesBertrudeBlastoPaineViewtiful JoeDr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosCooking MamaIgnis Stupeo Scientia Bo JacksonVincent BrooksGeorge StobbardGarbodorNORGRushOddjobVincent Valentine Nina WilliamsPey'jJohnny CageProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallowEnguardeMr. LibidoViggo RoligNaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadKairi Tingle WakkaBoogermanDecoy OctopusChadley -1/30

In this episode, your hosts attempt to choose one another's best characters to rank. It could be a stitch up, it could be hostile, you'll have to listen to find out.As always, your feedback is great. Please do share, rate and contact us using the @issuescharacter twitter handle (for as long as Twitter is around), we love to hear from you.Our list at the time of recording:Ichiban KasugaGlad0sMother Brain KirbyKim Kitsuragi Kanji HK-47BeatrixFrogBowser I Block - I tetrominoJesse FadenMorganaBatman GokuSam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Meowscular ChefGrimoire WeissPyramid HeadDraculaVoldoKing of Red LionsSkull KidChris RedfieldTizoKnucklesBertrudeBlastoPaineViewtiful JoeDr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosCooking MamaIgnis Stupeo Scientia Bo Jackson Vincent BrooksGeorge StobbardGarbodorNORGRushOddjobVincent Valentine Nina WilliamsPey'jJohnny CageProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallowEnguardeMr. LibidoViggo RoligNaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadKairi Tingle WakkaBoogermanDecoy OctopusChadley -1/30

Regular service has resumed in episode 25 as the trio return to the lab with three new characters to rank. A punchy animal, a crone and a school patron from outer space.Please do leave your feedback using @issuescharacter over on twitter and @characterissuespodcast on instagram.Thanks for checking out our GITY show, and a huge thanks for your patience while we get back on track. Life gets in the way sometimes.The current list as of the point of recording is:Ichiban KasugaGlad0sMother Brain KirbyKim Kitsuragi Kanji HK-47BeatrixFrogBowser I Block - I tetrominoJesse FadenMorganaBatman GokuSam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Meowscular ChefGrimoire WeissPyramid HeadDraculaVoldoKing of Red LionsSkull KidChris RedfieldTizoBlastoPaineViewtiful JoeDr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosCooking MamaIgnis Stupeo Scientia Bo Jackson Vincent BrooksGeorge StobbardGarbodorRushOddjobVincent Valentine Nina WilliamsPey'jJohnny CageProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallowEnguardeMr. LibidoViggo RoligNaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadKairi Tingle WakkaBoogermanDecoy OctopusChadley -1/30

In a slight pause from the original broadcasting, we bring to you our GITY.Like GOTY, only not because it's not at the conventional time of year and there's no Elden Ring and it's This show is the unedited, raw audio so doesn't feature the usual bells and whistles, but rather than make you all wait we wanted to put out something for the millions of fans.Regular schedule to resume next episode!Follow us on Twitter using @issuescharacter. Don't forget, we love your feedback so let us know your thoughts.

It's the first ever rerankapalooza. Let that sink in for a second.This time, we're not bringing some new characters, instead we're looking critically at the list, thinking it through and putting the whole thing back through the process to see what comes out the other side.Strap in, it's about to get science-y.Feedback welcome, as per, let us know how right we got it using the @issuescharacter handle. Current list at the time of recording:1. Ichiban KasugaGLaDOS Mother Brain KirbyBeatrix Kanji HK-47Kim Kitsuragi  FrogMeowscular Chef I Block - I tetrominoBlasto Jesse FadenBatman Sam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Bowser Grimoire WeissDraculaGokuVoldoKing of Red LionsSkull KidChris RedfieldTizoMorgana PaineViewtiful JoeRushDr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosCooking MamaIgnis Stupeo Scientia Bo Jackson GarbodorEnguardeOddjobPyramid Head Vincent Valentine Nina WilliamsPey'jJohnny CageProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallowMr. LibidoViggo RoligVincent Brooks NaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGeorge StobbartGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadKairi Tingle WakkaBoogermanDecoy OctopusChadleyCharacter issues 23 features the track Let's Go Up by Origami Repetika from the album The Happy Puppy Collection,  The song is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. No changes are made to the original audio.  License details can be found below.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

In episode 22 things get real, quite literally, as the team pick three characters that did not originate in videogames to rank.Stay tuned for details of the first ever Character Issues Rankapalooza in episode 23 where we will need your help.Please leave feedback on your podcast app of choice. It's always helpful. As always find us on Twitter using @issuescharacter.Current list as of the time of recording:Ichiban KasugaGLaDOS Mother Brain KirbyBeatrix Kanji HK-47Kim Kitsuragi  FrogMeowscular Chef I Block - I tetrominoBlasto Jesse FadenSam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Bowser Grimoire WeissDraculaVoldoKing of Red LionsSkull KidChris RedfieldTizoMorgana PaineViewtiful JoeRushDr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosCooking MamaIgnis Stupeo Scientia GarbodorEnguardeOddjobPyramid Head Vincent Valentine Nina WilliamsPey'jJohnny CageProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallowMr. LibidoViggo RoligVincent Brooks NaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGeorge StobbartGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadKairi Tingle WakkaBoogermanDecoy OctopusChadley -1/30

What's there to say? Science gets sexy in episode 21 as three more random characters are brought and things get a little spicy.As always, thanks to our listeners, check out our socials using @issuescharacter and maybe share your thoughts with us. Heck,  share Character Issues with your friends, they definitely wont think you're weird.Current list at the time of recording:Ichiban KasugaGLaDOS Mother Brain KirbyBeatrix Kanji HK-47Kim Kitsuragi  FrogMeowscular Chef I Block - I tetrominoBlasto Jesse Faden Sam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Bowser Grimoire WeissDraculaKing of Red LionsSkull KidChris RedfieldTizoMorgana PaineViewtiful JoeRushDr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosCooking MamaIgnis Stupeo Scientia GarbodorEnguardeOddjobPyramid Head Vincent Valentine Nina WilliamsJohnny CageProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallowViggo RoligVincent Brooks NaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGeorge StobbartGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadKairi Tingle WakkaBoogermanDecoy OctopusChadley -1/30

To celebrate the mildly impressive milestone of 20 episodes, your hosts Brian, Leah and Rich hop into their phone booth time machine and return for some characters from 20 years prior in 2003, including another suggestion from our amazing community.Do follow the show on twitter using @issuescharacter and remember to leave a review so we can get our science into more ears. The algorithms can't hold us back any longer. The current character rankings as of the time of recording was:Ichiban KasugaGLaDOS Mother Brain KirbyBeatrix Kanji HK-47Kim Kitsuragi  FrogMeowscular Chef I Block - I tetrominoBlasto Jesse Faden Sam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Bowser Grimoire WeissDracula Skull KidChris RedfieldTizoMorgana RushDr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosCooking MamaIgnis Stupeo Scientia GarbodorEnguardeOddjobPyramid Head Vincent Valentine Nina WilliamsJohnny CageProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallowVincent Brooks NaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGeorge StobbartGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadKairi Tingle WakkaBoogermanDecoy OctopusChadley -1/30

This time, we get Leah's unfiltered thoughts of on the Scorn, the 2021 H.R Giger inspired horror game currently on Xbox Series consoles and Windows. Truly disturbing.Featuring the musical stylings of Soularflair and their track Cue5, which can be found on freemusicarchive.org. Do check out their other awesome tracks.Also, we're bringing three random characters to the table, it gets a little sexy and scientific.As always, follow the team using @issuescharacter on twitter.Check out our list as at the time of recording, 'preciate y'all.Ichiban KasugaGLaDOS Mother Brain KirbyBeatrix Kanji HK-47Kim Kitsuragi  FrogMeowscular Chef I Block - I tetrominoBlasto Jesse Faden Sam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Bowser Grimoire WeissDracula Skull KidChris RedfieldRush Morgana Tizo Dr. Wily GruntildaKing of All CosmosIgnis Stupeo Scientia GarbodorEnguardeOddjobPyramid Head Vincent Valentine Johnny CageProfessor Layton Francis York MorganMallow Vincent Brooks NaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGeorge StobbartGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadKairi Tingle WakkaDecoy OctopusChadley

Cue the rave horns because it's 2023 and the Character Issue team is back with another trio of characters.This episode we look at the best of the small characters with a misrepresented villain, a book with a 'tude and a round pink dude with an undeterminable texture.Follow us as always using @issuescharacter on twitter.Our list as of the time of recording is;Ichiban KasugaGLaDOS Mother Brain Beatrix Kanji HK-47Kim Kitsuragi  FrogMeowscular Chef I Block - I tetrominoBlasto Jesse Faden Sam “Porter” BridgesBlobert Bowser Dracula Skull KidChris RedfieldRush Morgana Tizo Dr. Wily GruntildaEnguarde King of All CosmosIgnis Stupeo Scientia GarbodorJohnny Cage Pyramid Head Vincent Valentine Professor Layton Francis York MorganMallow Vincent Brooks NaviPhantom TrainBig the CatFunky KongGeorge StobbartGlass Joe Ashley Graham (RE4)James Neeson Bad DadKairi Tingle WakkaDecoy OctopusChadley