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Malevolent Favorite Character poll results

I meant to get this posted on the anniversary, but then my life got kinda crazy for a minute lol. Here it is now! The results of the “Malevolent Favorite Character” poll. Now we can see who is the fan favorite, wonder why a certain character got so many votes, be surprised that your favorite character doesn't have more votes, etc!

Note, that even though I’m posting the results, the poll is going to remain open indefinitely! Maybe I’ll post the results after another big milestone!

In total I got 281 responses, but none of the questions were required to submit, so some questions didn’t get the 281 responses. I’m put down when that’s not the case, and how many responses there were. Without further ado, here is the results!:

Who is your favorite character in Malevolent?

> Arthur: 106 votes (37.7%)

> John: 76 votes (27%)

> Kayne: 38 votes (17.1%)

> Collins: 12 (4.3%)

> Noel: 7 (2.5%)

> Oscar: 5 (1.8%)

> Parker: 4 votes (1.4%)

> Yellow: 3 votes (1.1%)

> Anna Stanzcyk: 3 votes (1.1%)

> The Cab Drivers: 3 votes (1.1%)

> The Lighthouse Keeper: 2 votes (0.7%)

> The King in Yellow: 2 votes (0.7%)

> Kellin: 2 votes (0.7%)

> Marie: 1 votes (0.4%)

> Larson: 1 vote (0.4%)

> Scratch: 1 vote (0.4%)

> Lily (animal): 1 vote (0.4%)

> Blinky: 1 vote (0.4%)

> “Are you really making me choose between John and Arthur right now?”: 1 vote (0.4%)

> “both John and Arthur (don’t make me choose)”: 1 vote (0.4%)

> “hard tie between arthur and john”: 1 vote (0.4%)

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Who is your favorite side character in Malevolent? (280 responses)

> Kayne: 113 votes (40.4%)

> Collins: 45 votes (16.1%)

> Noel: 31 votes (11.1%)

> Oscar: 29 (10.4%)

> Yellow: 17 (6.1%)

> Parker: 9 votes (3.2%)

> The King in Yellow: 7 votes (2.5%)

> The Trader: 7 votes (2.5%)

> Faroe: 6 votes (2.2%)

> Kellin: 4 votes (1.4%)

> Daniel: 4 votes (1.4%)

> Marie: 4 votes (1.4%)

> Scratch: 2 votes (0.7%)

> Larson: 1 vote (0.4%)

> Blinky: 1 vote (0.4%)

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Who is your second favorite side character in Malevolent? (279 reponses)

> Collins: 54 votes (19.4%)

> Kayne: 51 votes (18.3%)

> Noel: 51 votes (18.3%)

> Oscar: 33 votes (11.8%)

> Yellow 19 votes (6.8%)

> The King in Yellow: 15 votes (5.4%)

> Marie: 12 votes (4.3%)

> Larson: 11 votes (4%)

> Faroe: 11 votes (3.6%)

> Parker: 7 votes (2.5%)

> Daniel: 6 votes (2.2%)

> Scratch: 4 votes (1.4%)

> Kellin: 2 votes (0.7%)

> The Trader: 1 vote (0.4%)

> Percy: 1 vote (0.4%)

> “Butcher”: 1 vote (0.4%)

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Who is your third favorite side character in Malevolent? (278 responses)

> Noel: 48 votes (17.3%)

> Collins: 36 votes (12.9%)

> Oscar: 35 votes (12.6%)

> Kayne: 27 votes (9.7%)

> Yellow: 26 votes (9.4%)

> Kellin: 17 votes (6.1%)

> Larson: 14 votes (5%)

> Parker: 14 votes (5%)

> Marie: 12 votes (4.3%)

> Scratch: 11 votes (4%)

> The King in Yellow: 10 votes (3.6%)

> Daniel: 9 votes (3.3%)

> Faroe: 9 votes (3.3%)

> The Trader: 9 votes (3.3%)

> Percy: 1 vote (0.4%)

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Who is your favorite minor character in Malevolent?

> Lily (animal): 54 votes (19.2%)

> The Cab Drivers: 27 (9.6%)

> Anna Stanzcyk: 26 votes (9.3%)

> The Canna: 24 votes (8.5%)

> Bella: 24 votes (8.5%)

> The Lighthouse Keeper: 18 votes (6.4%)

> Lily (nurse): 16 votes (5.7%)

> Blinky: 13 votes (4.6%)

> Wraith: 10 votes (3.6%)

> Adam Fry: 8 votes (2.8%)

> Uncle: 7 votes (2.5%)

> Rafters: 6 votes (2.2%)

> Shub-niggurath: 6 votes (2.2%)

> The Three Soldiers: 6 votes (2.2%)

> Mathew: 5 votes (1.8%)

> Henry: 5 votes (1.8%)

> Eddie: 4 votes (1.4%)

> Frank: 4 votes (1.4%)

> The Vanguard: 4 votes (1.4%)

> Amanda/Sarah: 3 votes (1.1%)

> Michael Fuast: 3 votes (1.1%)

> Armitage: 3 votes (1.1%)

> James: 1 vote (0.4%)

> Scratch: 1 vote (0.4%)

> Kellin: 1 vote (0.4%)

> “[spoiler character]”: 1 vote (0.4%)

> “woman on the train who gets offended at Arthur talking to himself”: 1 vote (0.4%)

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Who is your second favorite minor character in Malevolent? (277 responses)

> Lily (animal): 30 votes (10.8%)

> The Lighthouse Keeper: 22 votes (7.9%)

> The Canna: 23 votes (8.3%)

> The Cab Drivers: 21 votes (7.6%)

> Wraith: 17 votes (6.1%)

> Blinky: 16 votes (5.8%)

> Bella: 16 votes (5.8%)

> The Three Soldiers: 13 votes (4.7%)

> Uncle: 12 votes (4.4%)

> Rafters: 12 votes (4.4%)

> Frank: 12 votes (4.4%)

> Amanda/Sarah: 12 votes (4.4%)

> Anna Stanzcyk: 11 votes (4%)

> Lily (nurse): 8 votes (2.9%)

> Adam Fry: 8 votes (2.9%)

> The Vanguard: 7 votes (2.5%)

> Michael Fuast: 7 votes (2.5%)

> Shub-niggurath: 9 votes (3.3%)

> Mathew: 5 votes (1.8%)

> Armitage: 4 votes (1.5%)

> Eddie: 4 votes (1.5%)

> Henry: 3 votes (1.1%) > James: 2 vote (0.4%)

> “I was honestly a massive fan of Faroe from the morsels we were fed of how she was/acted”: 1 vote (0.4%)

> “WHERE IS KELLIN”: 1 vote (0.4%)

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Who is your third favorite minor character in Malevolent? (270 responses)

> The Cab Drivers: 26 votes (9.6%)

> The Canna: 24 votes (8.9%)

> Lily (animal): 23 votes (8.5%)

> The Lighthouse Keeper: 22 (8.1%)

> Wraith: 20 votes (7.4%)

> Blinky: 18 votes (6.3%)

> Bella: 14 votes (5.2%)

> The Three Soldiers: 14 votes (5.2%)

> Lily (nurse): 14 votes (5.2%)

> Shub-niggurath: 13 votes (4.9%)

> Anna Stanzcyk: 12 votes (4.4%)

> Amanda/Sarah: 9 votes (3.3%)

> The Vanguard: 8 votes (3%)

> Uncle: 7 votes (2.6%)

> Henry: 7 votes (2.6%)

> Rafters: 6 votes (2.2%)

> James: 5 votes (1.9%)

> Armitage: 5 votes (1.9%)

> Michael Fuast: 5 votes (1.9%)

> Frank: 5 votes (1.9%)

> Adam Fry: 5 votes (1.9%)

> Mathew: 4 votes (1.5%)

> Eddie: 3 votes (1.1%)

> “The woman behind Scratch/Lilith”: 1 vote (0.4%)

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Did I miss any characters that you adore? Let me know!

(This is a “write your own answer” question. If I included your answer, and you don’t want it to be shared, please let me know and I’ll remove it!)

> “Henry McFarland as well as the 3 soldiers. But that's mostly CoC games tbh.” (This was before I put the three soldiers as an answer)

> “Seymore Chapman (The man that Marie was supposed to have dinner with is in CoC Game 1 and is a delight!)” (I didn’t include characters that were only in the CoC games, as I haven’t watched any of them, and this is a Malevolent character poll)

> “The butler who answers the phone when the butcher calls Larson.”

> “The Trader (tho i dont adore him but i know folks who do)” (The Trader is in the poll)

> “The Gug” (I forgot about this guy)

> “FAROE MY BELOVED” (Faroe is in the poll)

> “Butcher.” (The Butcher is in the poll)

> “yes” (....wanna share?)

> “Nope!” (thanks for letting me know)

> “Lorrik!” (I’m going to be honest, I recognize this name but I have no idea who this is. I’m guessing a character that’s from the CoC games that got briefly name dropped) > “I couldn't select her but shout out to Marie, not my favorite but I would both kill and die fore that woman.” (Marie is in the poll)

> “nah”

> “N/A.”

> “Nah you're chill”

> “Grand vizierrrr” (I literally forgot this guy. Like he should have been in the minor character section, but I completely forgot he existed. Sorry Vizier.”

> “the dice rolls in season 1 are a character to me <3”

> “The Trader! Out of all the minor characters, he is probably the most memorable to me. Also the Forest, idk if that counts as a character, but yeah!” (The Trader is in the poll. The Forest is more of a location than a character to me)

> “Not one character in particular, but John and Arthur's dynamic is amazing! Also Kayne.”

> “KELLAN. KELEN. WHERE IS HE” (Kellin is in the poll)

> “No”

> “shoutout to the Forest i think of it often”

> “Butcher enjoyers unite” (The Butcher is in the poll)

> “That lady on the train who was offended when Arthur was “talking to himself”” (Unfortunately, if a character isn’t named they completely fall out of my mind)

> “I like Roland Cummings, but not more than selected choices.” (Not really a character to me? At least no in Malevolent)

> “roland cummings u will always be so dear to me”

> “the one secretary that sounds like jimmy stewart in s4 bless him”

> “marie” (Marie is in the poll)

Total number of times someone suggested someone that was already in the poll: 8

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Now this question is purely for me, but who do you like better, John or Arthur? (277 responses)

> I literally can't decide. This question is killing me I love both of them SO MUCH.They're equal to me. Linked. I can't pick one without the other. Do Not Separate: 126 votes (45.5%)

> Arthur: 84 votes (30.3%)

> John: 67 votes (24.2%)

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Any thoughts or feedback on the quiz? Idk, ramble or rant to me! Why do you like your fav characters? Do you agree with a character's placement in the "side" or "minor" section?

(This question got 59 responses. To save my time and yours, I’m only including ones I find interesting, or were long enough that I felt like I should include. Many of them were just thanking me for making the quiz. If I posted your response and you don’t want it to be public, please let me know and I’ll get rid of it)

> “I feel like I've done arthur a disservice! I rly rly like him, but I like john juuuuuust a little more! But it's SO hard to not pick arthur!”

> “Thank you for including the objectively best character, blinky”

> “I would have categorized the trader, Percy, and all characters who have been dead since the beginning as minor” (I didn’t share my process for listing the characters in each category, so let me share. But I had two soft requirements for listing a character as “side” instead of “minor”, the first was if they appeared in more than 1 episode, and do they have any speaking lines? If the answer is yes to 1, then they’re usually a side character, if yes to both then they’re definitely a side character.

There’s also a big * on how important they are to the personal story of the characters. This is why Faroe is a side character, even though she doesn’t have speaking lines. She’s so important to Arthur, and she literally haunts the narrative, that I can’t really consider her a minor character.

Percy was going to be a minor character, until he showed up again in another episode.

> “KELLIN! KELLIN MY BELOVED KELLIN MY BELOVED GAS MASK MAN. also, i love rafters theyre so special to me. they were in ONE EPISODE AND I LOVE THEM SO. ASLO KAYNE IS SO SO SILLY WHAT A GUY. Also, Oscar ranks higher than Noel only because I adore the premise of him. What A GUY real.”

> “Honestly great quiz because it let me think about how I would rank my favorite Malevolent blorbos and why I love all of them. Admittedly I love Parker but I'm not sure if he's more minor or side character. I mean he definitely haunts the narrative but he doesn't actually. Appear. Faroe at least giggles a little in dreams/flashbacks. I still love him so much though because of the thoughts and lore I completely made up about him. Anyway I love Anna Stanczyk because of her strange and off-putting family. In a way she is kind of like Antigone from Antigone.”

> Oh my God. I have so many thoughts and feelings on all of the characters. I'll just detail some of them here:

For Arthur (who I picked as my favorite): He's INCREDIBLY complex. I fucking love how morally grey he is. That scene where he was talking to Kayne about why he was able to survive opening John's book is truer every day-- he is one of the most human characters I've ever heard in fiction. His deep love and trauma and obvious guilt over Faroe's death, how you can tell through every single interaction he has with Larson that he still feels the deepest self hatred over what he inadvertently did to his child. HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH LARSON TOO LIKE OUGH the way you can tell he sees himself as Larson in a way, that every time he talks about or fights with him is a direct line to him fighting with himself and the piece that is still mourning Faroe every day. The scene in ep 40 pt 2 where he calls Larson a childkiller that doesn't deserve to live? Arthur, baby, you're talking to yourself.

His desperation every time someone he loves is in danger/dying or dead/is gone. You can tell this man wants the people around him, the people he loves, to be safe for once in his goddamned life, and every single moment it feels like he's just a curse to everyone around him. His parents killed themselves, his wife never loved him and died alone, his daughter drowned, his step-parent estranged, his friends left, his saving grace/partner/best friend strangled by his own hands, John being ripped away from him, then 'forgetting everything' (being replaced by Yellow), forgetting Oscar, Noel getting shot and vanished, even the Butcher was killed. At this point, Daniel, Marie, John, and Kayne are the only people in his life who he still has some connection with. There's probably points when he feels like it's just better for him to be alone entirely, to stop even trying to reach out because he'll just end up being stupid and getting them hurt.

But then he can also be so so so selfish sometimes!! He's incredibly focused on how things affect him, and while he's definitely (imo) gotten a little less self-interested over the seasons, this boy is not constantly helpful!! He's petty and scrappy and rude and brash and dangerously confident and so self-centered it makes me feel sick sometimes. just look at his interactions with Yellow-- the fact that Yellow did want to grow, showed interest in philosophy and poetry and individualism-- and Arthur pushed it aside because he couldn't see past his hurt and anger and pettiness. And the fact that he feels regret and remorse for this!! Like oh my gosh!! Oh my gosh!!

I have so much more to say about him honestly-- I love when we see him caring about stuff like simply wanting some fruit or a haircut. It really brings the situation back down to Earth and reaffirms the fact that he's just a human being. A stubborn, resilient human being, who completely embodies that tumblr post that went along the lines of 'how do i know i'm not immortal-- I mean, I haven't died yet.', but still a human. I love how he can be badass one moment and then completely lose his confidence the next. I love the fact that he's 'soft' (piano, poetry, his sounds of terror and pain) and 'tough' (his mental and physical reslience/strength, his aforementioned moments of badassery, his arguments with John and Yellow, his wits during high intensity moments). Overall he's just my favorite. I'm fighting Kayne tooth and nail for the position of arthur's #1 fangirl.

For Noel (my favorite side character): it's mainly his accent. like ohhhh my gosh he called the waitress 'doll'?? I Need Him. it's also his awesome ass backstory and the fact that he's THE MOST REASONABLE PERSON IN THIS ENTIRE PODCAST. his reaction to finding out John was the KIY was so sweet and perfect. i actually adore him for having common sense and critical thinking skills. he's such a king. charlie you will always be my favorite i love you so so so much.

For Kayne (my second fav): I FUCKING ADORE HIS CHARACTER SO MUCH!!! he's like a twisted sort of comic relief. it might just be that i'm the world's biggest will wood fan and he reminds me of Will Wood (if Will Wood was a malevolent god capable of murdering thousands) to the nth degree. i love his fucked up little cackle, it makes me smile every time i hear it and i don't know why. he fucking TORE into Larson in one of the best scenes in that entire episode. larson is such an intriguing side character (but dw i wont go into him rn) and kayne being a god that he so obviously was into and who just SHUT HIM TF DOWN was so so so satisfying. i love the fact that he has such delight in killing. like if i could explode people's heads and shatter their eyeballs without consequence you can bet your ass i would.

i love that he treats arthur and john like his soap opera. the scene in ep 28 when he's just sitting there munching on, like, a bag of Lays or smth and watching arthur almost bleed out? FUCKING PHENOMENAL applause all around what a king. i just love his line delivery altogether in that scene. the 'little english rose' comment. his goofy 'CANARY!! IN A COAL MINE?!'. his jab about arthur and john's standing lunch date. his little 'steady hand...' when john was sewing up arthur. 'utmost respect for surgeons, continue!!' HES SO FUNNY AUGHHHHHHH I LOVE HIMMMM. i'd let him explode my head tbh ugh he's just brilliant.

third favorite side character-- the butcher: once again i just love his utter delight in murder. this man kills for a living and he ADORES it. you heard him belting in ep 40!! singing his heart out and shooting alien thingies ^^ he most definitely had issues (cough cough 'daddy should've taught you how to tie a better knot boyo scene cough cough) but he was so fun!! i also adore that he's Basically Arthur. like hes so clever and excited abt his work and equally as resilient!! ughhhhhh.

alr i'm getting really tired it's twelve am and i've been writing for half an hour but i have so much more to say on all of these points that i just cannot. just know that i am obsessed with every single character in this podcast ever and i have thoughts about all of them that go mach 5 in my brain at all times so trying to capture them down cohesively on paper Isn't Gonna Work. love you gn.

(This is one of my favorite responses. Thank you so much for writing this <3)

> “Love Kayne he's so unique and fun even though his appearances don't last long they're always unforgettable! Oscar is great because he is gentle and kind while also being tough as nails and loyal to Arthur, he's got so much going on, and Yellow is a tragic figure who makes me so sad. Oscar, too. Arthur's also a fave but I like Kayne and Oscar best.”

> “I’m 10,000,00% confused as to how the hell-disco not a single person has mentioned what a absolute shithead W*llace L*rson isand how SO MANY of you just TALK ABOUT HIM LIKE HES SOME UWU SWEETHEART

CAn you seriously FUCKIGN LOOK AT ME and tell me he isnt the most BLATANT INSULT TO HUMANITY THAT THE WORLD HAS EVER HAS THE DISPLEASURE OF BIRTHING?

Look I know he's Southern or whatever but I can't fucking stand W*llace L*rson.

Why does he think he's so fucking special? Because he's elderly?

Fucking asshole has done nothing but sit around and be a god damned capitalist and for WHAT?

what makes him think he can go around acting all smug and haughty because he what- slept with a god???

I bet the God didn't even like it

I bet that God was so thoroughly disappointed it had to go to fucking therapy after.

I bet that god immediately left the room in DISGUST and SHAME.

See that sick ass wolf over there??? thats me. coming for larson. He better be scared

I can't believe there are actual FANS of L*rson out there

that bastardization of a man is the epitome of grease and black mold.

no wait no that's not it because at least black mold doesn't ACTIVELY try and kill children it just sits around and HAPPENS to kill a child-

like Arthur.

L*rson is a thousand times worse than that

L*rson isn't black mold he's a fucking mangey-ass coyote that thinks it's big shit just because it has a shiny rock and some coins up its ass.

His daughter deserved better and i WISH arthur was able to break 98% of L*rsons bones.

“Oh but arthur shouldnt project his issues onto other-”

FUCK THAT LOGIC

it would be ONE thing if arthur WASNT MY BABYGIRL but he fucking is and I need him to go apeshit on the fleshsuit imposter that is the vague form of a homosapien.

fuck W*llace L*rson and everything he's ever fucking done with his pathetic extended life warrantee

The only GOOD THING going for him is hes not homophobic cause how could be have you HEARD him talk?

If I was able to manifest all my disdain for that country bastard into a cure for covid-19 I’d also cure cancer. And dementia. Cancer and dimentia are very serious and horrible moreso than L*rson ill admit it

It’s astounding how much his cocky attitude replaces my brain cells with uncooked lima beans.

“Oh teehee lets infiltrate a cult of rich fucks and take it over haha how sexy of me”

yeah no. it fucking aint.

“Oh Imma be so cool and villanious and plan a whole nerd ass monologue about how my long time crush arthur lester should join me on the dark side”

get FUCKED l*rson

you dont get to say SHIT i hope you baked a fucking red velvet cake and carefully iced it after giddily waiting for it to cool in the fridge only for arthur to IGNORE YOUR ASS.

And don't get me started on him being a goddamned furry as if being a capitalist wasn't enough.

Why do you have a big buff anthro wholesome sweetiepie cow-boy walking around huh?

HUH?

I can't even begin to describe how HORRIFICALLY SUS THAT IS. WHAT DOES HE NEED A BARA FURRY FOR?

(for you uncultured freaks a BARA is a BIG BEEFCAKE OF A MAN)

Actually no cause all the fucking entites he collects like pokemon are ALL sus L*RSON YOU FREAK OF NATURE what human men arent enough for you?????

Invisible tentacle hivemind loving mistake thats WHAT YOU ARE.

Anyway fuck this shit. Im going to listen to coda AND part 40 where there is an ACTUAL loveable villain

because NONE OF YOU HAVE ANY CLASS OR TASTE.

THE REAL BABYGIRL SEXYMAN IS KAYNE AND YALL ARE SLEEPING ON HIM.

> “Be meaner- don't give an option for "can't choose between arthur and john", just force people to choose :)” (I actually thought of this, but I choose mercy <3 maybe next time I won’t)

> “Idk I just love bastards and I think Arthur is the most unhinged of them all, bc John has the excuse that he was part of a god of madness but Arthur isn't only Just Built like That™ he just choses to go apeshit sometimes and I think that's iconic of him <3 (i do also love john babygirl of my heart) I am just glad Oscar got out of it alive tbh I had very VERY low expectations for his survival NOEL IS KAYKING IN SPAIN WITH TIM STOKER AND DENILE IS JUST A RIVER IN EGYPT butcher,, you were the goodest boy you could be for the last 40 min of ur life amd even so I love the bastard that u were rip (& in pieces [literally]) The taxi drivers is bc I think we need more outsider Pov fanfics and I believe they are such an intresting way to tackle it!!! The vanguard just fucks in general & as a concept and i love it v much Lily,, Lily save us save us from the upcoming divorce era Lily,,,, (magnificent beast love u so much i am so very sad our aquaintamce was so short queen 😔)”

> “just want to say the Arthur or John 3rd answer is perfect. they are like two cats at the animal shelter that cannot be adopted separately”

> “i want arthur and john to beat the shit out of kayne”

> “im just saying my votes for henry and frank are HEAVILY influenced by the CoC campaign and the acting that the lads did in that game. in malpod theyre kinda whatever but in CoC theyre stellar!”

> “HIS NAME is Antoine not the lighthouse keeper” (no, no. I’m talking about the French one Arthur and John met. Antoine was a lighthouse keeper who came before the French guy. I thought about adding “The French Lighthouse Keeper” but I assumed people would know who I was talking about lol)

> “Yes i like bella, yes she has like no lines, nothing comes between me and my aromantic queen #BellaDeservedBetterAndMaybeaDivorce #CurseTheTimePeriodSheLivedIn”

> “elaborating on my “i can’t pick a fav” choice: imo what makes them SO GOOD is how they play off each other. Like the reason i love both of them is because of their relationship with the other. When there’s a scene without one of them, i still like it, but because there’s that ABSENCE of the other that’s always adressed. So it’s like they’re still there in a way. I cannot pick just one yeah. You phrased it well! Linked”

> “I literally just love how John and Arthur are both spiteful bitches. That’s all”

> “Choosing between Arthurt and John was, as expected, difficult. I guess I enjoy John more as a character, but in a way relate more to Arthur. I really love John's struggles with figuring humanity out, though. Me too, buddy. Me too.”

> “This was very cute!!! I forgot about half the people in the minor and side section but you did a great job at including literally everyone. Also shout out to the cab drivers hearing Arthur have a one sided conversation about batshit things” (LOVE the cab drivers)

> “For a minor character you should add the bread Arthur ate. It is canonically, the most important character, trust me bro.”

> “ am foaming at the mouth I love this podcast and all the characters so much. Even the characters who I absolutely despise (cough Larson cough) are so incredibly well written , it amazes me. Thank you for making this, I’ll be super interested to hear the results!”

> “The fact that i cant pick to fav main characters is homophobic to me specifically. How DARE YOU make me puck between my boys /j” (I mean, you could chose Arthur/John as your fav character, and then pick the other one in the “Arthur or John” question???) > “My only comment is that I’ve never seen ‘Adam Fry’ as a separate side character from the KIY.

Maybe the fandom wiki interprets them as separate? But from my perspective, it was always just the KIY using a different name and being purposefully manipulative or showing a falsified hallucination / vision that’s still just an extension of his own power. Adam Fry and the KIY aren’t different characters, it’s the same creature. Just another example of what the KIY can do, and- since you encouraged rambles here, lol- that’s part of the reason I picked him for my favorite side character.

He was a very threatening, ominous force in season 1-2 as the main villain, and I lowkey miss that a lot. Kayne’s entertaining, yes, but he’s also a powerful.. guy. Dude. Creature? That chooses to show himself as human. It’s a trope I’ve seen done a million times before. Powerful, quirky, insane murderer man like The Joker with god powers attached and no shoes for flavor. Meanwhile KIY always felt more Eldritch, animalistic, terrifying and unique to the podcast. He had a lot of ways to influence the world, and others that were very fun to witness like tearing holes and sicking creatures AND people after Arthur. The interesting decision to leave him alive in beginning of Season three, and I’m especially missing the whole, ‘you call it madness but I call it love,’ musical notes that came on random radios. He’s also the (non consenting) reason that John exists at all. I think it’s interesting how we learn about the KIY indirectly through his fragments, and through John’s struggles with who he was, and I’m kind of sad he’s basically gone as a force with only “eh my lost fragment doesn’t fit anymore ✌️ who cares bye” to show for it. Especially after what he did to Noel, and the continued ways he could be present in the story. All in all, just kind of an underrated character to me. My meow meow.” (Idk, about the wiki, the only wiki I read is my own brain, and my brain separates Adam Fry and the King because Adam Fry was named lol. If he didn’t give a name he would not be in this poll lol)

> “Trader likers stay winning”

> “kayne at his core...is a shit stirrer and a freak and I, quite frankly, am obsessed with him <3”

> “this was swag thank you for including lily (animal) and blinky. unproblematic faves” (lol I had to include Lily!! I love her! And Jo herself told me to include Blinky, so I had too)

> “if the "jon or arthur" question isn't 50/50 people are gonna throw a riot lol. (.... I kinda want arthur to win >:3 )” (Welp, time to throw a riot)

> “Ngl, doing this quiz made me realize I have to relisten to Malevolent from the beginning because I completely forgot who half of these characters were. 😭 It was also surprisingly hard to chose a favorite character. I liked a whole bunch of side characters and minor characters, but choosing my favorite was…kinda difficult? Idk, I chose Arthur because I can’t help but like this disastrous wet cat man, but I’m not sure I have a favorite.”

> “I” (Nothing else, just “I”, I thought this was hilarious so I included it)

> “I've only recently gotten into this podcast, but as I was describing what I like about Malevolent to my friend, I said that one of my fav characters was "the invisible hands of fate" ie the meta knowledge of show format and the way it has so many ramifications for choice, autonomy, fate etc in Malevolent verse. Anyway, I only like Arthur slightly (very slightly!) more than John, but this is the reason why he ultimately ranks highest for me.” (unfortunately, "the invisible hands of fate" don’t have a speaking role nor a name, so I forgot to include them in this poll)

> “I just love Kayne so much he’s so so silly and babygirl. I really want to edit all of his scenes together and make an animatic of it but whether I’ll ever have the time and motivation to do so remains to be seen. Have a wonderful day <33”

> “My all time favorite is Oscar, I was devastated when John convinced Arthur to cut him off 😭 I love me an unhealthy devotion 💜💜😅💜”

> “john John joohhnn :33 Hes my baby... i like this quiz and im glad i can give my girl anna some acknowledgment”

> “I wish I had thoughts that I could form together about Yellow other than 'HHHRRRSHSHHSHRSHJJJSHJJ' but, y'know. He's my favorite :] (perhaps you can tell because he's the only character I draw /lh) Which. Might be because I see myself in him a little but oh well”

> “GSHAUJRKTGWEYHSRGYHUJEGDHLBGERHSDGBVHKLRGBVHDSKBV”

> “(Prepare for a short rant lmao) I feel like Yellow is such a tragic character. He was never given the chance to develop into a better version of himself. Like, I love Arthur, don’t get me wrong, but the way he treated Yellow was FOUL. I understand why he treated him like he did, but he failed to remeber that John had a chance to better himself, he had time with Arthur to learn about the complexities of morals and humanity and how those two things intertwine and/or contradict. Hell, John had time with himself to think about his actions! Yellow was forcibly torn from the King in Yellow, expected to fit into Arthur’s version of what that fragment should be, and immediately treated with disdain when he couldn’t live up to that image. Anways, this is getting long now lmao. Thanks for reading if you got this far x”

> “Thanks for adding the cab drivers, they really do deserve our love” (They do! And Arthur’s money!)

> “100% in ordinately fond of Eddie. rip king you showed up for five minutes, threatened to kill a man who wouldn't let you in his apartment, is most well known for saying 'motherfucker', and has the most troubling CoC implications” (I am now very curious about the CoC implications Eddie has…..)

> “I love the butcher SM, he is so AUGH. HE IS SO. The music, the language the poetry the morals and motivation the music talk, his whole episode VXTIDRHSHFSRHSRUSUTDTUSUZR.”

> “I need a fourth option for favorite side character. It was hell picking between The Butcher and Yellew for the spot of 3rd favorite.” (Nope! Only three! You HAVE to pick >:D)

> “aghhhh i love john out of the two of them because he's my character that i project onto and whatever (he is SO trans and autistic coded and their relationship is so qpr to me i love it) but they are also a set. like. i love them together. do not separate.”

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The Final Results:

> Favorite character: Arthur, 106 votes

> Favorite side character: Kayne, 113 votes

> Second favorite side character: Collins/The Butcher, 54 votes

> Third favorite side character: Noel, 48 votes

> Favorite minor character: Lily (animal), 54 votes

> Second favorite minor character: Lily (animal), 30 votes

> Third favorite minor character: The Cab Drivers: 26 votes

Fun fact, but Collins, Kayne, and Noel have been battling for “Second favorite side character” for awhile now (as of writing, Kayne and Noel are both tied for second with 51 votes each). I do updates of the responses on discord every 100 votes, and most of the time the results stay the same, but Collins, Kayne, and Noel have been battling. I’m sure it wouldn’t be long until Kayne or Noel take first place for themselves.

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