A little while ago we shared the peculiar news that a load of online pranksters had voted for the Aero Porter plane as their 'favourite' Level-5 character. It was a poll to celebrate the company's 15th anniversary, and pleas for the vote to be taken seriously were clearly ignored — we feel confident saying that these were pranksters, as surely a plane isn't a genuine favourite. Even the esteemed Professor Layton would have spat his tea out in shock as he was unceremoniously kept down to 13th place.
The purpose of the poll was for the top 10 to feature in a special wallpaper, and to its credit Level-5 has been true to its word. If the internet demands a plane and various members of the Inazuma Eleven cast, then that's what the internet gets. You can see it above, and the only disappointment is that the orange Aero Porter from that 3DS eShop release doesn't appear prominently, despite coming in 9th place in the vote. Maybe he's on the plane, or is that him in the shadow cast by the gaggle of Inazuma characters?
But still, credit to you Level-5, it's a cool wallpaper.
[source kotaku.com]
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lol. Well that was a clever way to put the little orange guy from Areo Porter in.
I was expecting all of the Inazuma guys on a plane, with the Aero Porter guy being a lit-up notification sign in the background.
Yeah, that's him in the shadow. They should do more of these.
And this is why internet votes are completely bullcrap.
I work with advertising, and every time a client insists on doing an online poll for his brand, I wonder if there isn't another line of work for me out there.
The poll was chaos, but huge credit to Level-5 for going with it anyway. Lots of respect.
So next time just add a disclaimer that says: only living beings are eligible for this poll.
Lack of Layton is most disturbing.
they characters shuld have walked onto the plane like passengers. and tha plane should read "Level 5 - airways". that would have been a cool wallpaper !
That's really clever; what they did with the wallpaper.
As for the vote; this is why fans of something are rarely taken seriously.
@sinalefa Wouldn't that exclude valid robotic characters?
To be fair, the plane was a choice. They put this upon themselves
It should also be pointed out that Inazuma 11's main character came in 11th place. That's mad trolling right there!
@TwilightV
People don't always fall all over the main character just because they are the main character. I can list several Final Fantasy games where people like the main character far less than others. Especially (video game and anime) cases where people like the enemy more...
It is sad where he ended up, but... internet poll.
Now that's done, it's time to try and get Hank Hill onto the SSB roster...
Shame on you Level-5. Anything involving the internet should be designed assuming that being donkeyhats is the natural human state.
The illusion of democracy crushed by the lulz.
@LordGeovanni: Actually, I was pointing it out because the franchise's name is Inazuma ELEVEN. Basically i'm saying his position was likely deliberate.
@Dizzard
One does harm and another bears the blame.
Anyway, if you do it with living beings only, they would go as far as to vote for a blade of grass from any soccer field from Inazuma Eleven.
Now let's take this a step further. The Aero Porter plane for SSB4!
... what the love?
@WingedFish really?
how about aero porter orange dude and the plane is his final smash and its like collecting all 3 pieces of the dragoon.
now THAT would be cool
That plane has some personality.
@Kage_88 Comment of the millennium right here.
haha, i actually like that wallpaper :3
It's L-Block all over again.
Seems a bit plane and simple to me.
@Kage_88 Bringing the pro-pain.
Well, I guess its admirable they worked with the results of the poll. Well played Level-5, well played...
@sinalefa: That rules out every fictional character, then.
Wait...can an airbus even be called a "character"?
I support that airplane, I don't care if trolls voted him/her in first place, that plane is still awesome.
@TwilightV
Possible, I didn't think of it from that perspective... But I doubt that they thought it out that far. Besides, this 1-ups the trolls by them actually following through with it. It is one thing to think you pulled a fast one, another thing to find out that it went exactly like you thought that it wouldn't. Many of the trolls thought that they wouldn't actually make the Background because of what they did.
I liked the plane the most, TBH.
Now bring more Inazuma Eleven games to the west. Go Level-5, you have your mission! O_O
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