E3 Battle

Konami E3 Battle logo.

E3 Battle is a pre-E3 activity site uploaded in May 2012, which allows several users to vote regarding which Konami characters make it to E3. It is hosted by Konami. The user participates by determining from the brackets who will continue via one of the series Facebook pages when it is updated to include the current bracket. In addition, the voting period for each bracket is usually a day, which means that the users need to vote within 24 hours of the contestants being unveiled. The Bracket submission deadline was on May 22, at 9:00 PM PST, which is where the user can decide which character will advance, by double-clicking on the character to send him/her to the semifinals and then clicking submit. Advancement to round 2 equates to 4 points; advancement to round 3 equated to 8 points; advancement to round 4 equated to 16 points; advancement to the semi-finals equated to 32 points; advancement to the finals equated to 64 points; and advancement to the champion status equated to 128 points.

Known Metal Gear characters participating

• Metal Gear RAY
• The Boss
• Vamp
• Naked Snake
• Psycho Mantis
• Solid Snake
• Rat Patrol 01
• Kazuhira Miller
• Solidus Snake
• Metal Gear REX
• Sniper Wolf
• Raiden
• Revolver Ocelot
• Liquid Snake
• Beauty and the Beast Unit

First Round

Voting period: May 23–26.

Northwest division

Northwest Tier unveiled.

• Battleground: PES Futbol Field
• Gabriel Belmont vs. The Elebits (winner: Gabriel Belmont; 83% to 17%)
• Frogger vs. Emi (winner: Frogger; 63% 37%)
• Metal Gear RAY vs. Sieg (winner: Metal Gear RAY; 83% to 17%)
• The Boss vs. Anne Cunningham (winner: The Boss; 79% to 11%)
• James Sunderland vs. Ebisumaru (winner: James Sunderland; 78% to 12%)
• Vamp vs. Jeane (winner: Vamp; 66% to 34%)
• Anubis vs. Reiko Hinamoto (winner: Anubis; 67% to 33%)
• Bill Rizer & Lance Bean vs. Rage (winner: Bill Rizer & Lance Bean; 84% to 16%)

Northeast division

Northeast Tier unveiled.

• Battleground: Rising Ruin
• Naked Snake vs. Ash Lampbert (winner: Naked Snake; 92% to 8%)
• Murphy Pendleton vs. Carmilla (winner: Murphy Pendleton; 65% to 35%)
• Allejo vs. Django (winner: Django; 65% to 35%)
• Psycho Mantis vs. Sheena E. (winner: Psycho Mantis; 85% to 15%)
• Solid Snake vs. Bayou Billy (winner: Solid Snake; 95% to 5%)
• Nurses vs. Moai Head (PES) (winner: Nurses; 78% to 22%)
• Rat Patrol 01 vs. Kazuhira Miller (winner: Rat Patrol 01; 69% to 31%)
• Jehuty vs. Solidus Snake (winner: Solidus Snake; 67% to 33%)

Southwest division

Southwest Tier unveiled.

• Battleground: Dracula's Castle
• Tir McDohl vs. Lily (winner: Tir McDohl; 83% to 17%)
• Zobek vs. Dixie Clements (winner: Zobek; 59% to 41%)
• Metal Gear REX vs. Bahamut (winner: Metal Gear REX; 73% to 27%)
• Heather Mason vs. Vic Viper (Lev) (winner: Heather Manson; 59% to 41%)
• Bomberman vs. The Leedmees (winner: Bomberman; 92% to 8%)
• Vic Viper (Gradius) vs. Cornell (winner: Vic Viper (Gradius); 50% to 50% [tie breaker])
• Sparkster vs. Cybil Bennet (winner: Cybil Bennet; 78% to 22%)
• Sniper Wolf vs. Mimi & Nyami (winner: Sniper Wolf; 90% to 10%)

Southeast division

Southeast Tier unveiled.

• Battleground: Silent Hill
• Ray Poward vs. Pyramid Head (winner: Pyramid Head; 16% to 84%)
• Goemon vs. Cormand (winner: Goemon; 50% to 50% [tie])
• Devil Zukin vs. Moai (Misc) (winner: Devil Zukin; 43% to 57%)
• Raiden vs. Krystal (winner: Raiden; 82% to 18%)
• Revolver Ocelot vs. Twinbee & Winbee (winner: Revolver Ocelot; 87% to 13%)
• Liquid Snake vs. Adba Anda (winner: Liquid Snake; 82% to 18%)
• Beauty and the Beast Unit vs. Dr. Lautrec & Sophie (winner: Beauty and the Beast Unit; 84% to 16%)
• Harry Mason vs. Billy (winner: Harry Mason; 20% (Billy) to 80% (Harry Mason))

Second Round

Voting period: May 29–31.

Northwest division

• Battleground: PES Football Field
• Gabriel Belmont vs. Frogger (winner: Gabriel Belmont; 63% to 37%)
• Metal Gear RAY vs. The Boss (winner: The Boss; 52% [RAY] to 48% [The Boss])
• James Sunderland vs. Vamp (winner: Vamp; 46% [Sunderland] to 54% [Vamp])
• Anubis vs. Bill Rizer and Lance Bean (winner: Anubis; 55% [Bill Rizer and Lance Bean] to 45% [Anubis])

Northeast division

• Battleground: Rising Ruins
• Naked Snake vs. Murphy Pendleton (winner: Naked Snake; 64% to 36%)
• Django vs. Psycho Mantis (winner: Psycho Mantis; 41% to 59%)
• Solid Snake vs. Nurses (winner: Solid Snake; 56% to 44%)
• Rat Patrol 01 vs. Solidus Snake (winner: Solidus Snake; 51% [Rat Patrol 01] to 49% [Solidus])

Southwest division

• Battleground: Dracula's Castle
• Tir McDohl vs. Zobek (winner: Zobek; 63% to 37%)
• Metal Gear REX vs. Heather Mason (winner: Metal Gear REX; 66% to 34%)
• Bomberman vs. Vic Viper (Gradius) (winner: Bomberman; 68% to 32%)
• Cybil Bennet vs. Sniper Wolf (winner: Sniper Wolf; 75% to 25%)

Southeast division

• Battleground: Silent Hill
• Pyramid Head vs. Goemon (winner: Pyramid Head; 76% to 24%)
• Devil Zukin vs. Raiden (winner: Raiden; 88% to 12%)
• Revolver Ocelot vs. Liquid Snake (winner: Revolver Ocelot; 53% to 47%)
• Beauty and the Beast Unit vs. Harry Mason (winner: Beauty and the Beast Unit; 63% to 37%)

Third Round

June 2–4

Northwest division

• Gabriel Belmont vs. The Boss (winner: The Boss)
• Vamp vs. Anubis (winner: Vamp)

Northeast division

• Naked Snake vs. Psycho Mantis (winner: Naked Snake)
• Solid Snake vs. Solidus Snake (winner: Solid Snake)

Southwest division

• Zobek vs. Metal Gear REX (winner: Metal Gear REX)
• Bomberman vs. Sniper Wolf (winner: Sniper Wolf)

Southeast division

• Pyramid Head vs. Raiden (winner: Raiden)
• Revolver Ocelot vs. Beauty and the Beast Unit (winner: Revolver Ocelot)

Fourth Round

Voting period: June 4–7

Northwest division

• Battleground: PES Football Field

• The Boss vs. Vamp (winner: The Boss)

Northeast division

• Battleground: Rising Ruins

• Naked Snake vs. Solid Snake (winner: Naked Snake)

Southwest division

• Battleground: Dracula's Castle

• Metal Gear REX vs. Sniper Wolf (winner: Metal Gear REX)

Southeast division

• Battleground: Silent Hill

• Raiden vs. Revolver Ocelot (winner: Raiden)

Semifinals

Semifinal round.

Voting period: June 7–8

West

• Battleground: Konami E3 Booth
• The Boss vs. Metal Gear REX (winner: Metal Gear REX)

East

• Battleground: Konami E3 Booth
• Naked Snake vs Raiden (winner: Naked Snake)

Finalists

Final round.

Voting period: June 8–12.

• Battleground: E3 Booth:

• Naked Snake vs. Metal Gear REX (winner: Naked Snake)

Behind the scenes

The scoring system for E3 Battle.

On the roster, the names and backgrounds of Ray Poward and Pyramid Head were switched around, with Ray Poward having Pyramid Head's bio and portrait, and Pyramid Head vice versa. They were correctly identified in the actual battle. In addition, although the roster mentioned that Pyramid Head and Moai (Misc) won, the actual battle implied that Ray Poward and Devil Zukin actually won in percentage points. These were later corrected. A similar error was made with the results of The Boss vs. Metal Gear RAY, Vamp vs. James Sunderland, Anubis vs. Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, and Rat Patrol 01 vs. Solidus Snake for Round 2.

During the semifinals, the battle roster implied that The Boss was to fight against Metal Gear REX, and that Naked Snake was to fight against Raiden. Likewise, the battle itself implied that The Boss was to fight against Naked Snake, whereas Raiden was to fight against Metal Gear REX. the former option was proven to be true with the finalists.

Kazuhira Miller's profile incorrectly labelled his first appearance as Metal Gear Solid instead of Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, although his blond-haired, sunglasses-wearing incarnation did feature in the former game first.

Character profiles

"GABRIEL BELMONT
FIRST APPEARED IN
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010)
An elite knight from the Order of the Brotherhood of Light, dedicated to fighting supernatural threats."

―Gabriel Belmont's profile in E3 Battle.

"THE ELEBITS
FIRST APPEARED IN
Elebits (2006)
Small creatures capable of generating enormous amounts of electrical energy."

―The Elebits' profile in E3 Battle.

"FROGGER
FIRST APPEARED IN
Frogger (1981)
Despite being able to dodge traffic and defeat alligators, he has yet to learn how to swim."

―Frogger's profile in E3 Battle.

"EMI
FIRST APPEARED IN
Dance Dance Revolution 3rd mix (1999)Named for the Toshiba-EMI record company. Helps run her parents electronics store.
"

―Emi's profile in E3 Battle.

Metal Gear RAY vs. Sieg.

"SIEG
FIRST APPEARED IN
Suidoken Tierkreis (2008)
A young boy from another world, member of the Citro Defense corps and leader of the 108 Stars of Destiny."

―Sieg's profile in E3 Battle.

"ANNE CUNNINGHAM
FIRST APPEARED IN
Silent Hill Downpour (2012)
A corrections officer of Ryell State Penitentiary, determined to bring Murphy Pendleton to justice."

―Anne Cunningham's profile in E3 Battle.

"JAMES SUNDERLAND
FIRST APPEARED IN
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
A man searching for his deceased wife through a town of countless nightmares."

―James Sunderland's profile in E3 Battle.

"EBISUMARU
FIRST APPEARED IN
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dochu (1989, as Mezumi Kozo)
An eccentric ninja and sidekick to Goemon. A self-proclaimed 'Ninja of Justice'."

―Ebisumaru's profile in E3 Battle.

Vamp vs. Jeane.

"JEANE
FIRST APPEARED IN
Genso Suikoden (1995)
A seemingly immortal runemistress, appearing in almost every Suikoden title."

―Jeane's profile in E3 Battle.

"BILL RIZER & LANCE BEAN
FIRST APPEARED IN
Contra (1987)
An unstoppable duo of commandos. Either from the present, the future, or robots depending on the games region."

―Bill Rizer & Lance Bean's profile in E3 Battle.

"RAGE
FIRST APPEARED IN
Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix (1999)
A natural athelete with a bit of a temper. Has dreams of opening his own Takoyaki restaurant."

―Rage's profile in E3 Battle.

"ASH LAMBERT
FIRST APPEARED IN
Vandal Hearts (1996)
A platoon leader of the Ishtarian Security Forces with a strong sense of justice."

―Ash Lambert's profile in E3 Battle.

"MURPHY PENDLETON
FIRST APPEARED IN
Silent Hill Downpour (2012)
An inmate at the Ryell State Penitentiary, he must escape the city of Silent Hill after an accidental jailbreak."

―Murphy Pendleton's profile in E3 Battle.

"CARMILLA
FIRST APPEARED IN
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010, as a Lord of Shadow)
Vampire Dark Lord and Lord of Shadow, capable of transforming into a giant beast."

―Carmilla's profile in E3 Battle.

"ALLEJO
FIRST APPEARED IN
International Superstar Soccer (1994)
A Brazillian Superstar Sporting the number 7. His origin is unknown, but his skill is unmatched."

―Allejo's profile in E3 Battle.

"SHEENA E.
FIRST APPEARED IN
Contra: Hard Corps (1994)
Member of the elite 'Unified Military Special Mobile Task Force K-X'. Dispatched to deal with the fallout of the Alien Wars."

―Sheena E.'s profile in E3 Battle.

"BAYOU BILLY
FIRST APPEARED IN
Mad City aka the Adventures of Bayou Billy (1988)
Real name Billy West. Fought to save his girlfriend, Annabelle Lane, from the gang of Godfather Gordon."

―Bayou Billy's profile in E3 Battle.

"NURSES
FIRST APPEARED IN
Silent Hill (1999)
A mainstay of the Silent Hill series, they've been known to wield knives, pipes, and even revolvers."

―Nurse's profile in E3 Battle.

"MOAI HEAD (PES)
FIRST APPEARED IN
Pro Evolutions Soccer
To say he has the advantage in a headbutt is an understatement. The result of the character creator from PES."

―Moai Head (PES)'s profile in E3 Battle.

"TIR MCDOHL
FIRST APPEARED IN
Gensho Suikoden (1995)
Only son of Teo McDohl. Later becomes the Commander-in-Chief of the Toran Liberation Army and comes to bear the Rune of Life and Death."

―Tir McDohl's profile in E3 Battle.

"LILY
FIRST APPEARED IN
Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (2000, as Lillie)
Frogger's sometimes paramore, sometimes ally has the same penchants for dodging obstacles."

―Lily's profile in E3 Battle.

"ZOBEK
FIRST APPEARED IN
Lords of Shadow (2010)
A skilled veteran of many battles and of the eldest members of the Brotherhood of Light."

―Zobek's profile in E3 Battle.

"DIXIE CLEMENTS
FIRST APPEARED IN
Rumble Roses (2004)
Daughter of a Texas rancher. One half of the wrestling team 'Tequila Sunrise' with Reiko."

―Dixie Clement's profile in E3 Battle.

Metal Gear REX vs. Bahamut.

"BAHAMUT
FIRST APPEARED IN
Hard Corps: Uprising (2011)
An expert soldier and leader of the resistance against 'The Commonwealth'."

―Bahamut's profile in E3 Battle.

"HEATHER MASON
FIRST APPEARED IN
Silent Hill 3 (2003)
A young girl capable of wielding all kinds of weapons in her journey for the truth behind her origin."

―Heather Mason's profile in E3 Battle.

"BOMBERMAN
FIRST APPEARED IN
Bomberman (1983)
A hero with a penchant for explosives, though he's know to enjoy sports such as racing and baseball."

―Bomberman's profile in E3 Battle.

"THE LEEDMEES
FIRST APPEARED IN
Leedmees (2011)
These magical creatures may appear fragile, but are bolstered by their large numbers and insatiable urge to move forward."

―The Leedmees' profile in E3 Battle.

"VIC VIPER (GRADIUS)
FIRST APPEARED IN
Gradius (1985)
The star of the first game that contained the legendary Konami Code."

―Vic Viper (Gradius)'s profile in E3 Battle.

"CORNELL
FIRST APPEARED IN
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (2010)
Ruler of Agharta and Lord of Shadow. When his warhammer fails, he transformes into a Lycanthrope."

―Cornell's profile in E3 Battle.

"SPARKSTER
FIRST APPEARED IN
Rocket Knight Adventures (1998)
Leader of the Rocket Knights of the Kingdom of Zebulos. Defender of the 'Key to the Seal'."

―Sparkster's profile in E3 Battle.

"CYBIL BENNET
FIRST APPEARED IN
Silent Hill (1999)
A brave officer of the city of Brahms, sent to Silent Hill to discover the truth."

―Cybil Bennet's profile in E3 Battle.

"MIMI & NYAMI
FIRST APPEARED IN
Pop'n Music (1998)
Masters of the 9-button bemani series, they love to dress up and compete against other Konami characters."

―Mimi & Nyami's profile in E3 Battle.

"PYRAMID HEAD
FIRST APPEARED IN
Silent Hill 2 (2001)
A personification of deep guilt and regret. A powerful being capable of wielding an enormous sword with ease."

―Pyramid Head's profile in E3 Battle.

"RAY POWARD
FIRST APPEARED IN
Contra: Hard Corps (1994)
Member of the elite 'Unified Military Special Mobile Task Force K-X'. Dispatched to deal with the fallout of the Alien Wars."

―Ray Poward's profile in E3 Battle.

"GOEMON
FIRST APPEARED IN
Mr. Goemon (1986)
Based on the historical figure Ishikawa Goemon, the noble thief of Japanese Folklore. Veteran of over 20 games."

―Goemon's profile in E3 Battle.

"CORMANDO
FIRST APPEARED IN
Sunset Riders (1991)
With his shotgun, nothing will stop him from hunting down the worst bounties the Wild West has to offer."

―Cormando's profile in E3 Battle.

"DEVIL ZUKIN
FIRST APPEARED IN
Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix (1999)
Introduced in 3rd Mix, Devil Zukin is better known as the boss to be defeated In the Replicant-D Action Songs of DDRX2."

―Devil Zukin's profile in E3 Battle.

"MOAI (MISC)
FIRST APPEARED IN
Gradius (1985)
The mysterious Moai head has been seen from Gradius to Skullgirls."

―Moai (misc)'s profile in E3 Battle.

Raiden vs. Krystal.

"KRYSTAL
FIRST APPEARED IN
Hard Corps: Uprising (2011)
A woman who decides to join Bahamut in his fight against 'The Commonwealth' after her village was attacked."

―Krystal's profile in E3 Battle.

Revolver Ocelot vs. TwinBee & WinBee.

"TWINBEE & WINBEE
FIRST APPEARED IN
TwinBee (1985)
Anthropomorphic spaceships present in many games including Parodius and Konami Wai Wai World."

―TwinBee & WinBee's profile in E3 Battle.

"ADBA ANDA
FIRST APPEARED IN
Otomedius (2007)
Pilot of the Vic Viper and 2nd year student at St. Gradius Academy."

―Adba Anda's profile in E3 Battle.

"DR. LAUTREC & SOPHIE
FIRST APPEARED IN
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights (2011)
No Puzzle is too difficult for this 19th century researcher and his assistant, Sophie, as they search for the treasure of King Louis XIV."

―Dr. Lautrec & Sophie's profile in E3 Battle.

"HARRY MASON
FIRST APPEARED IN
Silent Hill (1999)
A man with the courage and determination to search for his daughter amongst the horrors of Silent Hill."

―Harry Mason's profile in E3 Battle.

"BILLY
FIRST APPEARED IN
Sunset Riders (1991)
Armed with his trusty Peacemakers, he's dead set on bringing justice to the Wild West."

―Billy's profile in E3 Battle.

Battlegrounds

Konami's E3 Booth was the battleground for the finals.

Each battle was given a setting based on one of Konami's titles. These settings were dubbed battlegrounds and served as a background image to the voting screens. The battlegrounds for the first four rounds were: PES Futbol Field (Northwest division), Rising Ruin (Northeast division), Dracula's Castle (Southwest division), and Silent Hill (Southeast division). The battleground used in the finals was not taken from a game. Instead, Konami's E3 Booth was used as the backdrop.

Gallery

Kazuhira Miller vs. Rat Patrol 01.

Jehuty vs. Solidus Snake.

Naked Snake won the competition.

"VS" graphic.

Left vote button.

Right vote button.

"Info" graphic.

External links

• Konami E3 Battle

See also

• Metalgearsolid.com Versus Battle