I'm not really sure why Leon is so strong and Bowser is so weak...

Well, realistically, RE4's fanbase has literally doubled since last contest... there's not too much you can say about Bowser at this point, except everyone kind of knew he was a bit overrated in last years stats, and he doesn't exactly have the most vote-drawing pic today...
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