The Character Issues Podcast

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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: Kefka Palazzo Goro Majima Ichiban Kasuga Glad0s Mother Brain  Q...

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: Kefka Palazzo Goro Majima Ichiban Kasuga Glad0s Mother Brain  Quistis Trepe Kirby Kim Kitsurag...

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 @characte...

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: Ichiban Kasug...

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...

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 r...

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 th...

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 ti...

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: Ichiban Kasug...

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'...

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 l...

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; Ichiban Kasuga GLaDOS  Mo...

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. Ichiban Kasuga GLaDOS  Mother Brain  Beatrix Kanji  HK-47...

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. S...

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

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 @issuesc...

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 choic...

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...

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....