[b]Best Character:[/b] Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme [@ErsatzEmperor][hr]
The sleeper hit of the RP for me, 'cause I'll be honest: I haven't read a Doctor Strange comic before, and outside of giving it to me for free, I probably never would. He wasn't the sort of character that ever interested me in the slightest, and I assumed it'd be the same here. Ersa proved me wrong. He gave Strange a sense of humanity that's difficult to put into words- though we saw almost nothing of his relationship with the Ancient One, Ersa has managed to convey just how much Strange's master meant to him. I can't wait to see the Doctor grow from here, and I'm [i]super[/i] ready for all the magic craziness he's got in store for us. 

Now if only you posted more than once in a blue moon.

[b]Best Character Concept:[/b] Vigilante, the Spirit of Vengeance [@DocTachyon][hr]
I love cowboys. I love scary as hell demons. And I love the voice Doc puts on when he types up Vig's posts. I don't know jack diddly about Greg Saunders outside of his appearance in Justice League: Unlimited, but this incarnation of Vigilante has so much heart and soul put into it that I can't help but love the guy. It's probably the most distinct characterization of all twenty something characters we've got going, and that is a feat worth celebrating.

And I mean, come on. He's a cowboy turned Doomguy turned burning servant of the devil. How is that [i]not[/i] the coolest shit ever?


[b]Best Character Development:[/b] Frank Castle, the Punisher [@Simple Unicycle][hr]
Every post Unicycle has put out since the beginning has been a great read, but what really sold me on Frank Castle's transformation into the Punisher was [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4716053]Dirty Laundry.[/url]

Prior to that, he was a man that was slowly unraveling. From his first murder spree in the strip club to the deaths of those two cops, we could see bits and pieces of Frank being chipped away. His only drive was to avenge his family's deaths, and nothing but that mattered to him: it wasn't until the dust settled and Castle decided to pull the barrel of a gun out of his mouth that he realized he still had a chance at life- at having a purpose beyond simple vengeance.

I can't express enough how much fun the gun-fu is, but it's the underlying journey toward purpose that really drives Unicycle's version of Punisher over the edge from 'enjoyable' to 'great' for me. Can't wait to see where he takes it from here.

[b]Best Story:[/b] John Motherfucking Constantine in 'Welcome to the Jungle'[@Byrd Man][hr]
Reading Byrd Man's introductory arc was what hooked me into joining the game. He writes John Constantine better than John Constantine could write John Constantine. It feels like he ripped his style right out of the pages of an old detective serial, sprinkled in some nutso voodoo magic, and let it fly, and it works incredibly well. All of his arcs have been excellent so far, but the first one really hit it out of the park in my opinion. Mad props for that one.

[b]Best Post:[/b] [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4716813]Captain America's The Liberators[/url] [@Eddie Brock][hr]
In less than two thousand words, Eddie managed to make me more invested in Abdul al-Rahman than every Captain America villain put to the big screen. Seriously, this was a first class post. There's almost nothing I can say about it that could do it justice. The man made my heart bleed for a fictional little boy, and despite spending perhaps six minutes with him in total, I feel as if I know Abdul better than I know my own mother. 

And let me tell you, I love my mama, so that is a feat and a half.

[b]The John Lees Memorial MVP Award:[/b] Either goes to [@Lord Wraith] or [@Inkarnate][hr]

I can't remember which one of you fuckos it was but stalking your profiles is what got me here, so thanks for that. :respek