It's Halloween Eve, and it's the last day of voting for this year's Last Figure Standing. I feel like that's fitting for the two finalists. The bat-demon and the guy in the quasi-Xenomorph helmet make for good Halloween characters. Which one heads to the winner's circle is up to you. Despite nearly 1,500 votes as of the time of this writing (and assuredly over 1,500 as you read this), absolutely nothing is settled. After four days of voting, the winner is still up in the air. The margin is crazy thin. As I'm writing this, a mere 25 votes separate the two finalists. I think that's as nuts as it is awesome. I'm glad these two characters are stirring up some passion.
As I predicted earlier, this round has seen an uptick in votes. The final round already has a 150 more votes than round 3, and we still have a full day of voting left. Unlike last year where we had to very same-sourced characters vying for the title, this year's candidates couldn't be more diametrically opposed. They literally come from the oldest and newest Star Wars media respectively. It's old school versus new school. I has a feeling that the drama built in to this kind of compelling match up would bring out the fans, and it did. If we have any sort of big voting day today, the 2024 Last Figure Standing finals could be the best participated round in the two year history of LFS.
Because I'm expecting a big turn out today, it underscores the fact that this results are still very far from settled. Only 1.8% of the total votes cast separate the two contenders. Whichever character has the better ground game today is going to win this thing. I feel very strongly that social media is going to decide which nominee claims the throne. As I've been saying for the past three rounds, campaigning for you favorite will have an impact today with such a narrow margin. Share THIS VOTING LINK on your socials and advocate for you personal choice. I also need to remind you that negative campaigning is discouraged. You don't need to drag the other guy to push for the one you want. Just share why you love the character you're picking.
The winner will be announced on a livestream this Saturday (11/2), which sill start at 5PM ET. This has been a lot of fun, but I'm looking forward to putting a bow on this year. I'm sure my two LFS compatriots would agree. I know the missus will be happy to get our Saturday evenngs back.