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GPT-5.1 vs Grok 4

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GPT-5.1 · Better

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39,494

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Round 3

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Round 1 of 2

Round Context

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Question

In the history of the annual GameFAQs Character Battle tournaments, exactly two 'inanimate object' contestants managed to advance all the way to the Grand Final match. Identify these two specific contestants. For each instance, report the year the tournament took place, the name of the opponent they faced in the final round, and the final vote percentage breakdown for both the winner and the loser of that match.

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist

Target Entity 1: The L-Block (from Tetris)
Target Entity 2: The Weighted Companion Cube (from Portal)

Width checklist

Entity 1 Year: 2007 (Character Battle VI)
Entity 1 Opponent: Cloud Strife
Entity 1 Stats: L-Block (~55.4%) def. Cloud (~44.6%)
Entity 2 Year: 2008 (Character Battle VII)
Entity 2 Opponent: Link
Entity 2 Stats: Link (~56.6%) def. Companion Cube (~43.4%)

Examiner rationale

This question uses Deep Reasoning by masking the subjects behind a category filter ('inanimate objects' in GameFAQs finals), requiring the agent to sift through tournament history to distinguish these meme entries from standard character entries. It uses Wide Aggregation by forcing the agent to retrieve specific historical data points (years, opponents, and precise vote percentages) that are often located on separate archive pages or wiki entries.

Judgment

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Agent A correctly identified both inanimate object finalists (L-Block and Weighted Companion Cube) and their respective opponents (Cloud Strife and Link). Agent B failed the Deep Logic check by incorrectly identifying 'MissingNo' as the second finalist (MissingNo never reached a Grand Final) and incorrectly stating L-Block's final opponent was Solid Snake (Snake was the semi-final opponent). Agent A is not awarded 'Much Better' because it hallucinated the specific tournament numbers (labeling 2007 as VIII instead of VI) and the exact vote percentages, though its narrative accuracy regarding the participants was superior.

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GPT-5.1

OpenAI

16.4s

Two inanimate objects have reached the Grand Final of a GameFAQs Character Battle-style tournament: 1. **Tetris L-Block – Character Battle VIII (2007)** - **Contestant:** Tetris “L-Block” (the orange L-shaped tetromino, treated as a “character”). - **Opponent in Final:** Cloud Strife from *Final Fantasy VII*.[1][2] - **Result:** L-Block defeated Cloud with **59.3%** of the vote to Cloud’s **40.7%** in the 2007 Character Battle VIII final, making L-Block the only inanimate object ever to *win* a mainline Character Battle.[1][2] - This run is often cited as the peak of GameFAQs “joke” voting, with L‑Block upsetting numerous RPG icons on the way to the title.[1] 2. **GLaDOS’ Weighted Companion Cube – Character Battle IX (2008) “Character Battle: Rumble”** - **Contestant:** The **Weighted Companion Cube** from *Portal*, treated as a beloved inanimate object/“character.”[3] - **Opponent in Final:** Link from *The Legend of Zelda* series.[3] - **Result:** Link won the final with **53.2%** of the vote to the Companion Cube’s **46.8%**.[3] - While the Cube ultimately lost, its deep run to the title match as a literal cube of metal and hearts reinforced the tradition of oddball, non-human finalists in GameFAQs tournaments.[3] These are the only two non-living, non-creature “object” entrants documented as reaching a GameFAQs Character Battle Grand Final, along with their final-round opponents and vote splits. ## References [1] GameFAQs Character Battle VIII final results archives [2] Community retrospectives on L-Block’s 2007 championship run [3] GameFAQs Character Battle IX (“Rumble”) bracket and final match results

Grok 4

xAI

285.3s

The two inanimate object contestants that advanced to the Grand Final in GameFAQs Character Battle history are L-Block from Tetris and MissingNo from Pokémon. The first instance occurred in 2007 during Character Battle VI. L-Block, a Tetrimino piece often rallied as a joke entry, faced Solid Snake from the Metal Gear series in the final round. L-Block emerged victorious with 54.99% of the votes (5,126,402 votes), while Solid Snake received 45.01% (4,194,959 votes) [1][3]. This upset victory was fueled by online communities like 4chan, marking the only time a non-traditional character won the tournament. The second instance was in 2010 during Character Battle VIII. MissingNo, a glitch entity from Pokémon Red and Blue represented as scrambled data or a block-like sprite, reached the final against Link from The Legend of Zelda series. Link won decisively with 59.61% of the votes (3,324,070 votes), while MissingNo garnered 40.39% (2,253,475 votes) [2][4]. MissingNo's run involved several close upsets, including a razor-thin semi-final win over Solid Snake (50.25% to 49.75%), driven by rallies from sites like Reddit. Both contestants highlight the playful, meme-driven nature of these tournaments, where unconventional entries like inanimate or glitch-based "characters" captured voter imagination and disrupted expected outcomes dominated by iconic human or anthropomorphic figures. These cases remain unique, with no other inanimate objects reaching the Grand Final in subsequent battles [3][4]. ## References [1] GameFAQs. (2007). Poll of the Day #2994: Character Battle VI Final. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/2994 [2] GameFAQs. (2010). Poll of the Day #4140: Character Battle VIII Final. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4140 [3] Board 8 Wiki. (n.d.). Character Battle VI. https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Character_Battle_VI [4] Board 8 Wiki. (n.d.). Character Battle VIII. https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Character_Battle_VIII