Back

Explore every episode of the podcast The Character Issues Podcast

Dive into the complete episode list for The Character Issues Podcast. Each episode is cataloged with detailed descriptions, making it easy to find and explore specific topics. Keep track of all episodes from your favorite podcast and never miss a moment of insightful content.

Rows per page:

1–50 of 108

TitlePub. DateDuration
60. Merchants, New Meds Day and Censorship17 Dec 202401:34:28

Here, have some characters.

www.brianbabbleson.com

59. Your coping mechanism18 Nov 202401:39:10

Count em off, three characters. That's what we do.

www.brianbabbleson.com

50. Rivalry, ape impressions and chapter 2.27 May 202401:36:45

50 episodes, who'd have thought?

We're back looking into rivalry (should have been plural but time is a cruel mistress).

Check out the Character Issues Ranking list over at Characterissues.com.

Thanks. 

Character Issues literature club 50 contains Mozart's Rondo in D Major.

www.brianbabbleson.com

49. Gaming war crimes12 May 202401:33:36

Back slightly later than planned because we were all unwell in either the body or the mind.

Three (ir)regular characters, same classic Character Issues.

Visit www.characterissues.com for the ongoing list.

Thanks!

www.brianbabbleson.com

48. G.I.T.Y number 2.22 Apr 202402:06:00

Because we're on the bleeding edge of trending conversations, we talk about the games in the year of 2023. 

We also talk a lot about wrestling after Leah got sucked into Wrestlemania 40.

Because I'm still sick, this isn't the tightest edit, thanks for understanding while I recover. Regular Character Issues to resume in episode 48.

www.brianbabbleson.com

46. Re-rank-a-palooza 225 Mar 202401:24:46

Welcome back, this time we're mostly ranking, or more accurately aggressively reranking the list, mixing it up and making some big changes, as science dictates.

Laugh, cry, hurl with us.

Thanks.


www.brianbabbleson.com

Character Issues 外伝11 Mar 202401:18:54

Welcome to Character Issues Gaiden.

This week we're pausing the rankings ahead of the much anticipated rerankapalooza due to, well,  reasons. To make up for that we're providing a bumper what've y'all been playing section.

Schedule to return next week. 

Thanks listeners.

www.brianbabbleson.com

45. The ne'er-do-wells of the podcasting world26 Feb 202401:37:02

Back once again with another episode where we rank 2 more characters. We ran out of time because of a bumper Maron introduction and another questionable quiz. Sue us.

This time, we look at some more baddies.

Visit characterissues.com for the list.

Ta muchly.

www.brianbabbleson.com

44. L.Ron Hubbard Approved12 Feb 202401:37:03

Hi.

We're here, ready to invade your ear holes with more science.

Taking on three random characters this time, as is usual.

Thanks for being here.

Visit www.characterissues.com for the list and some more cool stuff.

www.brianbabbleson.com

43. Bois bois bois29 Jan 202401:36:32

No animals were harmed in the making of Character Issues. This is good because we're bringing the bois, the goodest of dogs to the list this time. Three fine canines.

As always, visit Characterissues.com for our ever growing list. Thanks for checking us out.

Peace!

www.brianbabbleson.com

42. Character Issues Classique15 Jan 202401:19:22

Just two hosts this week listeners, in what we're calling a classique episode. Seasonal illness strikes again.

Same stuff, some rapid fire game chat and 2 more characters enter the list this time. 

Visit www.characterissues.com to see our ever growing list. 

Thanks y'all.



www.brianbabbleson.com

41. New Year, (not) new me.01 Jan 202401:47:07

You can't improve on perfection. We're back with the first Character Issues of 2024 and three classic rankings for the listeners.

Visit www.characterissues.com for the rankings. Love to you all.

www.brianbabbleson.com

58. The Year of Gooigi04 Nov 202400:55:57

Brian and Leah host a Rich-less podcast due to schedules and work and life and stuff.  No rankings this time, just your two favorite Americans attempting to not to disappoint you while Rich takes some much earned time off.  No worries, he will be back next time.  But for now, enjoy this bant-cast and tell all of your friends about it.  ALL OF THEM.

www.brianbabbleson.com

40. Pantsing Geoff Keighley11 Dec 202301:48:09

Here we are, back in episode 40 with a quiz, three more characters and fun times all around.
As always, go to Characterissues.com for the most up to date list and your general happenings.

Thanks scientists!

www.brianbabbleson.com

39. Stars and Bars.27 Nov 202301:29:15

This episode we look at three characters that will definitely have a stars and bars tattoo. We also get to the bottom of where and why as science dictates.

Thanks for listening, as always, reviews help (especially on iTunes) so any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Visit www.characterissues.com to see the latest list.

www.brianbabbleson.com

38. Born to pound13 Nov 202301:39:08

Normal service has resumed. Thank you for your patience.

'Preciate y'all.

To view the full Character Issues list, go to www.characterissues.com, here you'll find some helpful stuff including our Character Issues glossary!

We welcome your feedback and reviews, all this helps us to grow.

 

www.brianbabbleson.com

37. 100 characters special23 Oct 202301:33:46

In celebration of reaching the 100 character milestone we're bringing in a fourth nomination from the listeners, and this one is a real thinker.

Visit characterissues.com to keep on top of the ever growing list.

As always, shares and reviews are welcome. No pressure though.

Thanks.

www.brianbabbleson.com

36. Cream of hamstrings09 Oct 202301:29:24

Back to creamy normal this week with a show themed around characters that were the REAL main characters in their respective games.

Visit characterissues.com to see the stuff and things, and view the list as we approach 100 ranked characters.

A polite request for reviews and shares, if you can't then don't sweat things.

Thanks.

www.brianbabbleson.com

35. Character Issues Literature Club #125 Sep 202300:49:58


First things first. This is probably the most NSFW show that we've done. Be warned.

Now that's established, this is a special shortened, but extremely fun episode of Character Issues inspired by the now retired Lou Reads The Internet For You podcast that we're all fans of. Seriously, check it out while it's still available.

We take two fanfics of some of our characters and read them, verbatim, warts and all. Also we bring to you a special fanfic not found anywhere on the internet.
 
Find the original works here:

A Fine Line Between Fool and Heartache by RunicMagitek
https://archiveofourown.org/works/7286704

The Kindest Use a Knife by J_Marquis
https://archiveofourown.org/works/14319765


Also featuring the following music, absolutely not used for monetary gain, so it's all good and fair use.

  • Tina Fabrique - Reading Rainbow 
  • Luigi Boccherini - Minuet Opus 11 Number 5
  • George Friderich Handel - Sarabande
  • Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne Opus 9 Number 2

Check out our website characterissues.com and please leave us some reviews on your podcatcher of choice, but especially iTunes, it'll help.

www.brianbabbleson.com

34. Like a boss11 Sep 202301:51:24

Bosses, final bosses, end bosses, all of the bosses really. We're ranking three bosses.

An extended introductory chat today because we're in the thick of a real heavy period of excellent games coming out. Y'all understand.

Visit characterissues.com for the list.

Drop us a review to help the show grow.

Thanks :)

www.brianbabbleson.com

33. Raiding Rivers28 Aug 202301:36:18

Welcome to episode 33, an un-themed show this time as we're adding three new characters to the list the only way we know how scientifically.

Visit characterissues.com for our list. Help us grow by leaving us reviews and feedback. 

Thanks!

www.brianbabbleson.com

32. Going long for Cid14 Aug 202301:47:05

Back with a themed episode featuring three of the best Cids from the Final Fantasy series. 

Visit characterissues.com for our website and hit us up on socials for some science.

Rally-ho!

www.brianbabbleson.com

31. Weaponizing pelvic floor exercises31 Jul 202301:30:37

Back with a standard issue of Character Issues as the list grows even bigger. In this episode we discuss a bird of prey, a mental health professional and certified bizarre one.

Check out our new website www.characterissues.com

Want to help us grow? Leave a review and check out our back catalogue.

Love you!

www.brianbabbleson.com

57. Bewarre, Harrold21 Oct 202401:49:35

We are back and get down to exactly two sciences as the list ever expands and we bloviate without concern for your free time.  Come for the ranks, stay to make the banks.  

www.brianbabbleson.com

30. Dan Brown's Catholic Guilt17 Jul 202301:29:57

Summoning, summons and summon-like stuff.

In honor of the team playing Final Fantasy XVI together, we're looking into three of Final Fantasy's summons, espers, GFs, eidelon, eikons, whatever.

No list in the show notes this week, instead, check out the all new characterissues.com for barely functioning content and the new home to the list if you're playing along.

Follow us on Twitter using @issuescharacter and over on Instagram and Threads using @characterissuespodcast. 

www.brianbabbleson.com

29. Daily and nightly and ever so rightly03 Jul 202301:35:33

Back with a regular episode this time, so expect bizarre characters, just for you.

Help Character Issues grow. Share your thoughts on this weeks character with us via twitter using @issuescharacter or over on Instagram where you can find us at Characterissuespodcast. Keep on keeping on as they say.

Current list at the time of ranking:

  1. Kefka Palazzo
  2. Goro Majima
  3. Ichiban Kasuga
  4. Glad0s
  5. Mother Brain 
  6. Quistis Trepe
  7. Kirby
  8. Kim Kitsuragi 
  9. Kanji 
  10. HK-47
  11. Beatrix
  12. Frog
  13. Bowser 
  14. I Block - I tetromino
  15. Jesse Faden
  16. Morgana
  17. Batman 
  18. Goku
  19. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  20. Sae Nijima
  21. Blobert 
  22. Meowscular Chef
  23. Grimoire Weiss
  24. Pyramid Head
  25. Dracula
  26. Luigi
  27. Voldo
  28. King of Red Lions
  29. Skull Kid
  30. Chris Redfield
  31. Tizo
  32. Liquid Snake
  33. Knuckles
  34. Bertrude
  35. Blasto
  36. Paine
  37. Viewtiful Joe
  38. Dr. Wily 
  39. Gruntilda
  40. King of All Cosmos
  41. Cooking Mama
  42. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  43. Bo Jackson
  44. Aya Breya
  45. Vincent Brooks
  46. George Stobbard
  47. Garbodor
  48. NORG
  49. Rush
  50. Oddjob
  51. Vincent Valentine 
  52. Nina Williams
  53. Pey’j
  54. Johnny Cage
  55. Marcus Fenix
  56. Professor Layton 
  57. Francis York Morgan
  58. Mallow
  59. Enguarde
  60. Mr. Libido
  61. Viggo Rolig
  62. Navi
  63. Phantom Train
  64. Big the Cat
  65. Funky Kong
  66. Glass Joe 
  67. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  68. James Neeson Bad Dad
  69. Comrade Colin Stalin
  70. Kairi 
  71. Tingle 
  72. Wakka
  73. Boogerman
  74. Decoy Octopus
  75. Chadley -1/30

www.brianbabbleson.com

28. Rick Heads and Idris Elvis19 Jun 202301:31:34

Back after a short delay,  sorry! The man tried to keep us down and couldn't.

This time we're discussing siblings as we take some brothers or sisters into the patented Character Issues lab.

Follow us using @issuescharacter Spread the word, leave us a review etc...

List at the time of recording:


  1. Kefka Palazzo
  2. Goro Majima
  3. Ichiban Kasuga
  4. Glad0s
  5. Mother Brain 
  6. Quistis Trepe
  7. Kirby
  8. Kim Kitsuragi
  9. Kanji 
  10. HK-47
  11. Beatrix
  12. Frog
  13. Bowser 
  14. I Block - I tetromino
  15. Jesse Faden
  16. Morgana
  17. Batman 
  18. Goku
  19. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  20. Blobert 
  21. Meowscular Chef
  22. Grimoire Weiss
  23. Pyramid Head
  24. Dracula
  25. Voldo
  26. King of Red Lions
  27. Skull Kid
  28. Chris Redfield
  29. Tizo
  30. Knuckles
  31. Bertrude
  32. Blasto
  33. Paine
  34. Viewtiful Joe
  35. Dr. Wily 
  36. Gruntilda
  37. King of All Cosmos
  38. Cooking Mama
  39. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  40. Bo Jackson
  41. Aya Breya
  42. Vincent Brooks
  43. George Stobbard
  44. Garbodor
  45. NORG
  46. Rush
  47. Oddjob
  48. Vincent Valentine 
  49. Nina Williams
  50. Pey’j
  51. Johnny Cage
  52. Marcus Fenix
  53. Professor Layton 
  54. Francis York Morgan
  55. Mallow
  56. Enguarde
  57. Mr. Libido
  58. Viggo Rolig
  59. Navi
  60. Phantom Train
  61. Big the Cat
  62. Funky Kong
  63. Glass Joe 
  64. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  65. James Neeson Bad Dad
  66. Comrade Colin Stalin
  67. Kairi 
  68. Tingle 
  69. Wakka
  70. Boogerman
  71. Decoy Octopus
  72. Chadley -1/30

www.brianbabbleson.com

27. Disappointingly Turned On29 May 202301:34:37

Regular episode here in the Character Issues lab as we return for the 27th show.

Do continue to give us your feedback, and while you're at it, leave a review and a rating for the show in your podcast app of choice to help the list grow and the show reach new heights.

Follow us on Twitter using @issues character, and if you want to make Rich happy, check out the episode artwork using @characterissuespodcast on instagram.

The current list at the point of recording was:

  1. Kefka Palazzo
  2. Goro Majima
  3. Ichiban Kasuga
  4. Glad0s
  5. Mother Brain 
  6. Quistis Trepe
  7. Kirby
  8. Kim Kitsuragi
  9. Kanji 
  10. HK-47
  11. Beatrix
  12. Frog
  13. Bowser 
  14. I Block - I tetromino
  15. Jesse Faden
  16. Morgana
  17. Batman 
  18. Goku
  19. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  20. Blobert 
  21. Meowscular Chef
  22. Grimoire Weiss
  23. Pyramid Head
  24. Dracula
  25. Voldo
  26. King of Red Lions
  27. Skull Kid
  28. Chris Redfield
  29. Tizo
  30. Knuckles
  31. Bertrude
  32. Blasto
  33. Paine
  34. Viewtiful Joe
  35. Dr. Wily 
  36. Gruntilda
  37. King of All Cosmos
  38. Cooking Mama
  39. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  40. Bo Jackson
  41. Vincent Brooks
  42. George Stobbard
  43. Garbodor
  44. NORG
  45. Rush
  46. Oddjob
  47. Vincent Valentine 
  48. Nina Williams
  49. Pey’j
  50. Johnny Cage
  51. Professor Layton 
  52. Francis York Morgan
  53. Mallow
  54. Enguarde
  55. Mr. Libido
  56. Viggo Rolig
  57. Navi
  58. Phantom Train
  59. Big the Cat
  60. Funky Kong
  61. Glass Joe 
  62. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  63. James Neeson Bad Dad
  64. Kairi 
  65. Tingle 
  66. Wakka
  67. Boogerman
  68. Decoy Octopus
  69. Chadley -1/30

www.brianbabbleson.com

26. Blessed of the best.15 May 202301:32:19

In this episode, your hosts attempt to choose one another's best characters to rank. It could be a stitch up, it could be hostile, you'll have to listen to find out.

As always, your feedback is great. Please do share, rate and contact us using the @issuescharacter twitter handle (for as long as Twitter is around), we love to hear from you.

Our list at the time of recording:


  1. Ichiban Kasuga
  2. Glad0s
  3. Mother Brain 
  4. Kirby
  5. Kim Kitsuragi
  6. Kanji 
  7. HK-47
  8. Beatrix
  9. Frog
  10. Bowser 
  11. I Block - I tetromino
  12. Jesse Faden
  13. Morgana
  14. Batman 
  15. Goku
  16. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  17. Blobert 
  18. Meowscular Chef
  19. Grimoire Weiss
  20. Pyramid Head
  21. Dracula
  22. Voldo
  23. King of Red Lions
  24. Skull Kid
  25. Chris Redfield
  26. Tizo
  27. Knuckles
  28. Bertrude
  29. Blasto
  30. Paine
  31. Viewtiful Joe
  32. Dr. Wily 
  33. Gruntilda
  34. King of All Cosmos
  35. Cooking Mama
  36. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  37. Bo Jackson 
  38. Vincent Brooks
  39. George Stobbard
  40. Garbodor
  41. NORG
  42. Rush
  43. Oddjob
  44. Vincent Valentine 
  45. Nina Williams
  46. Pey’j
  47. Johnny Cage
  48. Professor Layton 
  49. Francis York Morgan
  50. Mallow
  51. Enguarde
  52. Mr. Libido
  53. Viggo Rolig
  54. Navi
  55. Phantom Train
  56. Big the Cat
  57. Funky Kong
  58. Glass Joe 
  59. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  60. James Neeson Bad Dad
  61. Kairi 
  62. Tingle 
  63. Wakka
  64. Boogerman
  65. Decoy Octopus
  66. Chadley -1/30

www.brianbabbleson.com

25. Big Burly Boy with the Punchy Fists01 May 202301:28:55

Regular service has resumed in episode 25 as the trio return to the lab with three new characters to rank. A punchy animal, a crone and a school patron from outer space.

Please do leave your feedback using @issuescharacter over on twitter and @characterissuespodcast on instagram.

Thanks for checking out our GITY show, and a huge thanks for your patience while we get back on track. Life gets in the way sometimes.

The current list as of the point of recording is:

  1. Ichiban Kasuga
  2. Glad0s
  3. Mother Brain 
  4. Kirby
  5. Kim Kitsuragi
  6. Kanji 
  7. HK-47
  8. Beatrix
  9. Frog
  10. Bowser 
  11. I Block - I tetromino
  12. Jesse Faden
  13. Morgana
  14. Batman 
  15. Goku
  16. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  17. Blobert 
  18. Meowscular Chef
  19. Grimoire Weiss
  20. Pyramid Head
  21. Dracula
  22. Voldo
  23. King of Red Lions
  24. Skull Kid
  25. Chris Redfield
  26. Tizo
  27. Blasto
  28. Paine
  29. Viewtiful Joe
  30. Dr. Wily 
  31. Gruntilda
  32. King of All Cosmos
  33. Cooking Mama
  34. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  35. Bo Jackson 
  36. Vincent Brooks
  37. George Stobbard
  38. Garbodor
  39. Rush
  40. Oddjob
  41. Vincent Valentine 
  42. Nina Williams
  43. Pey’j
  44. Johnny Cage
  45. Professor Layton 
  46. Francis York Morgan
  47. Mallow
  48. Enguarde
  49. Mr. Libido
  50. Viggo Rolig
  51. Navi
  52. Phantom Train
  53. Big the Cat
  54. Funky Kong
  55. Glass Joe 
  56. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  57. James Neeson Bad Dad
  58. Kairi 
  59. Tingle 
  60. Wakka
  61. Boogerman
  62. Decoy Octopus
  63. Chadley -1/30

www.brianbabbleson.com

24. GITY 202210 Apr 202302:03:04

In a slight pause from the original broadcasting, we bring to you our GITY.

Like GOTY, only not because it's not at the conventional time of year and there's no Elden Ring and it's 

This show is the unedited, raw audio so doesn't feature the usual bells and whistles, but rather than make you all wait we wanted to put out something for the millions of fans.

Regular schedule to resume next episode!

Follow us on Twitter using @issuescharacter. Don't forget, we love your feedback so let us know your thoughts.

www.brianbabbleson.com

23 What happened to Funky Kong?27 Mar 202301:26:17

It's the first ever rerankapalooza. Let that sink in for a second.

This time, we're not bringing some new characters, instead we're looking critically at the list, thinking it through and putting the whole thing back through the process to see what comes out the other side.

Strap in, it's about to get science-y.

Feedback welcome, as per, let us know how right we got it using the @issuescharacter handle. 

Current list at the time of recording:

  1. 1. Ichiban Kasuga
  2. GLaDOS 
  3. Mother Brain 
  4. Kirby
  5. Beatrix 
  6. Kanji 
  7. HK-47
  8. Kim Kitsuragi  
  9. Frog
  10. Meowscular Chef 
  11. I Block - I tetromino
  12. Blasto 
  13. Jesse Faden
  14. Batman 
  15. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  16. Blobert 
  17. Bowser 
  18. Grimoire Weiss
  19. Dracula
  20. Goku
  21. Voldo
  22. King of Red Lions
  23. Skull Kid
  24. Chris Redfield
  25. Tizo
  26. Morgana 
  27. Paine
  28. Viewtiful Joe
  29. Rush
  30. Dr. Wily 
  31. Gruntilda
  32. King of All Cosmos
  33. Cooking Mama
  34. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  35. Bo Jackson 
  36. Garbodor
  37. Enguarde
  38. Oddjob
  39. Pyramid Head 
  40. Vincent Valentine 
  41. Nina Williams
  42. Pey’j
  43. Johnny Cage
  44. Professor Layton 
  45. Francis York Morgan
  46. Mallow
  47. Mr. Libido
  48. Viggo Rolig
  49. Vincent Brooks 
  50. Navi
  51. Phantom Train
  52. Big the Cat
  53. Funky Kong
  54. George Stobbart
  55. Glass Joe 
  56. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  57. James Neeson Bad Dad
  58. Kairi 
  59. Tingle 
  60. Wakka
  61. Boogerman
  62. Decoy Octopus
  63. Chadley

Character issues 23 features the track Let's Go Up by Origami Repetika from the album The Happy Puppy Collection,  The song is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. No changes are made to the original audio.  

License details can be found below.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

www.brianbabbleson.com

22. Things get real.13 Mar 202301:27:47

In episode 22 things get real, quite literally, as the team pick three characters that did not originate in videogames to rank.

Stay tuned for details of the first ever Character Issues Rankapalooza in episode 23 where we will need your help.

Please leave feedback on your podcast app of choice. It's always helpful. As always find us on Twitter using @issuescharacter.

Current list as of the time of recording:

  1. Ichiban Kasuga
  2. GLaDOS 
  3. Mother Brain 
  4. Kirby
  5. Beatrix 
  6. Kanji 
  7. HK-47
  8. Kim Kitsuragi  
  9. Frog
  10. Meowscular Chef 
  11. I Block - I tetromino
  12. Blasto 
  13. Jesse Faden
  14. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  15. Blobert 
  16. Bowser 
  17. Grimoire Weiss
  18. Dracula
  19. Voldo
  20. King of Red Lions
  21. Skull Kid
  22. Chris Redfield
  23. Tizo
  24. Morgana 
  25. Paine
  26. Viewtiful Joe
  27. Rush
  28. Dr. Wily 
  29. Gruntilda
  30. King of All Cosmos
  31. Cooking Mama
  32. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  33. Garbodor
  34. Enguarde
  35. Oddjob
  36. Pyramid Head 
  37. Vincent Valentine 
  38. Nina Williams
  39. Pey’j
  40. Johnny Cage
  41. Professor Layton 
  42. Francis York Morgan
  43. Mallow
  44. Mr. Libido
  45. Viggo Rolig
  46. Vincent Brooks 
  47. Navi
  48. Phantom Train
  49. Big the Cat
  50. Funky Kong
  51. George Stobbart
  52. Glass Joe 
  53. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  54. James Neeson Bad Dad
  55. Kairi 
  56. Tingle 
  57. Wakka
  58. Boogerman
  59. Decoy Octopus
  60. Chadley -1/30

www.brianbabbleson.com

21. Unexpectedly sexy.20 Feb 202301:17:31

What's there to say? Science gets sexy in episode 21 as three more random characters are brought and things get a little spicy.

As always, thanks to our listeners, check out our socials using @issuescharacter and maybe share your thoughts with us. Heck,  share Character Issues with your friends, they definitely wont think you're weird.

Current list at the time of recording:


  1. Ichiban Kasuga
  2. GLaDOS 
  3. Mother Brain 
  4. Kirby
  5. Beatrix 
  6. Kanji 
  7. HK-47
  8. Kim Kitsuragi  
  9. Frog
  10. Meowscular Chef 
  11. I Block - I tetromino
  12. Blasto 
  13. Jesse Faden 
  14. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  15. Blobert 
  16. Bowser 
  17. Grimoire Weiss
  18. Dracula
  19. King of Red Lions
  20. Skull Kid
  21. Chris Redfield
  22. Tizo
  23. Morgana 
  24. Paine
  25. Viewtiful Joe
  26. Rush
  27. Dr. Wily 
  28. Gruntilda
  29. King of All Cosmos
  30. Cooking Mama
  31. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  32. Garbodor
  33. Enguarde
  34. Oddjob
  35. Pyramid Head 
  36. Vincent Valentine 
  37. Nina Williams
  38. Johnny Cage
  39. Professor Layton 
  40. Francis York Morgan
  41. Mallow
  42. Viggo Rolig
  43. Vincent Brooks 
  44. Navi
  45. Phantom Train
  46. Big the Cat
  47. Funky Kong
  48. George Stobbart
  49. Glass Joe 
  50. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  51. James Neeson Bad Dad
  52. Kairi 
  53. Tingle 
  54. Wakka
  55. Boogerman
  56. Decoy Octopus
  57. Chadley -1/30

www.brianbabbleson.com

56. Better late than never07 Oct 202401:35:08

Back, belated, thanks to Rich's fuckup and some life stuff on the go.

Wrapping up our trio of wrasslin' themed characters.

Thanks for your patience.

www.brianbabbleson.com

20. Time travellin'06 Feb 202301:38:14

To celebrate the mildly impressive milestone of 20 episodes, your hosts Brian, Leah and Rich hop into their phone booth time machine and return for some characters from 20 years prior in 2003, including another suggestion from our amazing community.

Do follow the show on twitter using @issuescharacter and remember to leave a review so we can get our science into more ears. The algorithms can't hold us back any longer.

 The current character rankings as of the time of recording was:

  1. Ichiban Kasuga
  2. GLaDOS 
  3. Mother Brain 
  4. Kirby
  5. Beatrix 
  6. Kanji 
  7. HK-47
  8. Kim Kitsuragi  
  9. Frog
  10. Meowscular Chef 
  11. I Block - I tetromino
  12. Blasto 
  13. Jesse Faden 
  14. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  15. Blobert 
  16. Bowser 
  17. Grimoire Weiss
  18. Dracula 
  19. Skull Kid
  20. Chris Redfield
  21. Tizo
  22. Morgana 
  23. Rush
  24. Dr. Wily 
  25. Gruntilda
  26. King of All Cosmos
  27. Cooking Mama
  28. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  29. Garbodor
  30. Enguarde
  31. Oddjob
  32. Pyramid Head 
  33. Vincent Valentine 
  34. Nina Williams
  35. Johnny Cage
  36. Professor Layton 
  37. Francis York Morgan
  38. Mallow
  39. Vincent Brooks 
  40. Navi
  41. Phantom Train
  42. Big the Cat
  43. Funky Kong
  44. George Stobbart
  45. Glass Joe 
  46. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  47. James Neeson Bad Dad
  48. Kairi 
  49. Tingle 
  50. Wakka
  51. Boogerman
  52. Decoy Octopus
  53. Chadley -1/30

www.brianbabbleson.com

19. Scorn thoughts of Leah Haydu23 Jan 202301:34:29

This time, we get Leah's unfiltered thoughts of on the Scorn, the 2021 H.R Giger inspired horror game currently on Xbox Series consoles and Windows. Truly disturbing.

Featuring the musical stylings of Soularflair and their track Cue5, which can be found on freemusicarchive.org. Do check out their other awesome tracks.

Also, we're bringing three random characters to the table, it gets a little sexy and scientific.

As always, follow the team using @issuescharacter on twitter.

Check out our list as at the time of recording, 'preciate y'all.

  1. Ichiban Kasuga
  2. GLaDOS 
  3. Mother Brain 
  4. Kirby
  5. Beatrix
  6. Kanji 
  7. HK-47
  8. Kim Kitsuragi  
  9. Frog
  10. Meowscular Chef 
  11. I Block - I tetromino
  12. Blasto 
  13. Jesse Faden 
  14. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  15. Blobert 
  16. Bowser 
  17. Grimoire Weiss
  18. Dracula 
  19. Skull Kid
  20. Chris Redfield
  21. Rush 
  22. Morgana 
  23. Tizo 
  24. Dr. Wily 
  25. Gruntilda
  26. King of All Cosmos
  27. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  28. Garbodor
  29. Enguarde
  30. Oddjob
  31. Pyramid Head 
  32. Vincent Valentine 
  33. Johnny Cage
  34. Professor Layton 
  35. Francis York Morgan
  36. Mallow 
  37. Vincent Brooks 
  38. Navi
  39. Phantom Train
  40. Big the Cat
  41. Funky Kong
  42. George Stobbart
  43. Glass Joe 
  44. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  45. James Neeson Bad Dad
  46. Kairi 
  47. Tingle 
  48. Wakka
  49. Decoy Octopus
  50. Chadley




www.brianbabbleson.com

18. Just a lil' guy.09 Jan 202301:23:03

Cue the rave horns because it's 2023 and the Character Issue team is back with another trio of characters.

This episode we look at the best of the small characters with a misrepresented villain, a book with a 'tude and a round pink dude with an undeterminable texture.

Follow us as always using @issuescharacter on twitter.

Our list as of the time of recording is;


  1. Ichiban Kasuga
  2. GLaDOS 
  3. Mother Brain 
  4. Beatrix
  5. Kanji 
  6. HK-47
  7. Kim Kitsuragi  
  8. Frog
  9. Meowscular Chef 
  10. I Block - I tetromino
  11. Blasto 
  12. Jesse Faden 
  13. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  14. Blobert 
  15. Bowser 
  16. Dracula 
  17. Skull Kid
  18. Chris Redfield
  19. Rush 
  20. Morgana 
  21. Tizo 
  22. Dr. Wily 
  23. Gruntilda
  24. Enguarde 
  25. King of All Cosmos
  26. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  27. Garbodor
  28. Johnny Cage 
  29. Pyramid Head 
  30. Vincent Valentine 
  31. Professor Layton 
  32. Francis York Morgan
  33. Mallow 
  34. Vincent Brooks 
  35. Navi
  36. Phantom Train
  37. Big the Cat
  38. Funky Kong
  39. George Stobbart
  40. Glass Joe 
  41. Ashley Graham (RE4)
  42. James Neeson Bad Dad
  43. Kairi 
  44. Tingle 
  45. Wakka
  46. Decoy Octopus
  47. Chadley

 

www.brianbabbleson.com

17. HEY, LISTEN, LEON!12 Dec 202201:19:01

In episode 17 join your hosts as we all attempt to gain the coveted bottom spot. Well...the spot above Chadley, forever the brown jewel of Character Issues.

In this episode, we look at the first daughter, a terrible spy, a literal MacGuffin and a listener pick.

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter using @issuescharacter.

Current list.

  1. Ichiban Kasuga
  2. GLaDOS 
  3. Mother Brain 
  4. Beatrix
  5. Kanji 
  6. HK-47
  7. Kim Kitsuragi  
  8. Frog
  9. Meowscular Chef 
  10. I Block - I tetromino
  11. Blasto 
  12. Jesse Faden 
  13. Sam “Porter” Bridges
  14. Blobert 
  15. Bowser 
  16. Dracula 
  17. Skull Kid
  18. Chris Redfield
  19. Rush 
  20. Morgana 
  21. Tizo 
  22. Dr. Wily 
  23. Gruntilda
  24. Enguarde 
  25. King of All Cosmos
  26. Ignis Stupeo Scientia 
  27. Garbodor
  28. Johnny Cage 
  29. Pyramid Head 
  30. Vincent Valentine 
  31. Professor Layton 
  32. Francis York Morgan
  33. Mallow 
  34. Vincent Brooks 
  35. Phantom Train
  36. Big the Cat
  37. Funky Kong
  38. George Stobbart
  39. Glass Joe 
  40. James Neeson Bad Dad
  41. Tingle 
  42. Wakka
  43. Chadley -1/30

www.brianbabbleson.com

16. Leah's super fun neighbours.21 Nov 202201:26:39

Joining the Character Issues this week is Leah's a**hole neighbours to rank three more contenders. 

In episode 16 you've got the usual chat, what we've been playing and the science will see the team take on a large feline, a psychotic robot and a criminal with a heart of gold. 

As always, follow us on Twitter (what's left of it) using @issuescharacter. Your feedback is loved.

Smooches!

www.brianbabbleson.com

15. A boxer, a delivery guy and a super smart chef science boy walk into a bar...07 Nov 202201:27:18

Normal service has resumed in episode 15 where the scientists review a pretty terrible boxer, a delivery guy that pisses into bottles, and scientific amateur chef. You know? The regular trio of oddities.

Itadakimasu!

Follow us on Twitter under @issuescharacter. We love your feedback and input on the show. Make sure to let us know what you think.

www.brianbabbleson.com

14. Halloween Issues.24 Oct 202201:35:34

Woooo! Raaaah! Brains! And other Halloween noises.

The character issues team are getting spooky this time as we take on some (loosely) horror themed (and in Rich's case, a loosely defined) character as we look at a coffee drinking hard boiled detective, the epitome of witchery, a listeners pick and a marvel of mechanical engineering...don't ask.

Follow the hosts on Twitter under @issuescharacter, and do interact. We love to hear from you listeners.

www.brianbabbleson.com

13. Adios V.A.X scale.10 Oct 202201:24:34

In this episode, Brian bids farewell to the controversial scientific method he created known as the V.A.X scale and we move to a brighter future, ranking against the existing list.

Join us this time as we set sail into a brighter scientific future and discuss a boulder puncher, the most sexual character in all of video games, a literal bag of garbage and for the first time, a listener's choice in an unprecedented fourth character.

Follow and interact with the podcast on Twitter using @issuescharacter.

www.brianbabbleson.com

12. Sixteen Bits, legit.26 Sep 202201:23:00

This week Brian, Leah and Rich hop into the Character Issues time machine and take a trip to the early 90s to look at characters from the 16 bit era.

We're running a mother, a fish and an amphibian through the patented character issues scientific process. It gets pretty weird.

Follow us on Twitter under @issuescharacter and hit follow on brand new Instagram characterissuespodcast for artwork and promotional bits and pieces.

Peace!

www.brianbabbleson.com

Vampire reign, but with dinosaurs and generals.12 Sep 202201:32:43

Welcome back to the lab, on schedule and ready for the science.

This episode, we're bringing one of video games' greatest, a General from a fantasy that's final, and a goth dude who thinks that his fantasy is more final than yours. Oh, and he thinks he's a vampire.

Follow us on Twitter under @issuescharacter and feel free to to share your feedback on the show.

Bon appetit?

www.brianbabbleson.com

55. This Is a Talk Show02 Sep 202401:44:17

The gang is all here to discuss why we haven't been here.  We get right to ranking characters....except for the fact that we talked for over 90 minutes and didn't leave time to rank any characters.  But we are back, don't tell us we aren't, because we bring both the heat and funk on this nasty dunk of an episode.  LISTEN NOW!

www.brianbabbleson.com

Persona, Personality, and Pure Squish30 Aug 202201:15:23

Hey nerds!  We are back doing what we do best.

WATER POLO

And ranking your favorite video game characters of all time.  Today we do some Persona 4, Fallout 3, and another game without a number in its title.  Join us as we get down to the silliness and bring you what you have come to expect.

The finest water polo discourse in this here internet.

Enjoy!

www.brianbabbleson.com

Character Issues 9 - Scree-Haw, Georgie-boy15 Aug 202201:16:40

We are back again with three new characters and boy are our voices tired.  Join Leah, Rich, and Brian as they get back to what they do best, talking all sorts of nonsense.  We rate a robot dog, a fantasy bird, and a non-descript man from Idaho this week as we continue our quest to build the definitive list of the best to worst video game characters of all time.  Thanks for listening, hope you're having as much fun as we are.  

www.brianbabbleson.com

Character Issues Episode 8 - Don't Call It a Comeback31 Jul 202200:51:53

Yoooooooooooooo

We're back

Join Brian, Leah, and permanent third host Rich Davison as we start this car up again, fine tune the engine, smooth out some emissions issues, and take it down the science highway.

We re-rank the list.  We re-rank Wakka.  Chadley sucks.  We add a new character to the list.  

It is good to be back.

www.brianbabbleson.com

Funky Cat26 Apr 202101:12:58

This week Leah and Brian find many more necessary answers to all of the universe's questions.  Some of these include Balan Wonderworld, Ronnie James Dio, Persona, and living that Kong lyfe.   Join us...but only if you're cool.

You're cool, right?

www.brianbabbleson.com

© My Podcast Data
About usPrivacy Policy