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Which Nintendo Character Would Be The Best Roommate? (Poll)

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Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to actually live with the characters from some of your favorite games? It's about time we found out who we all think would be the best choice! Check out the list below, then vote at the bottom!

1) The Mario Bros.

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Pros:

  • Never need to hire a plumber
  • They can reach things that are high up
  • REALLY good at handling all sorts of obscure situations

Cons:

  • If you don't like mushrooms you're out of luck
  • Need to amass rent money one coin at a time
  • Will constantly ditch you for their girlfriends

2) Princess Peach

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Pros:

  • You could live in a palace
  • All the cake you could eat
  • Lots of Toad servants to do your chores for you
  • She's always down to play sports

Cons:

  • Hard for her to pay rent when she's always getting kidnapped
  • Her boyfriend will be over all the time without chipping in for anything
  • The castle is perpetually getting destroyed

3) Bowser

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Pros:

  • Who needs a stove when you've got fire to cook with
  • An awesome castle to live in
  • He'll always bring home ladies

Cons:

  • You'll have to deal with the angry boyfriends of the ladies he's brought home
  • Has a REALLY bad temper
  • Is honestly kind of dumb

4) Yoshi

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Pros:

  • Will always give you a ride wherever you need to go
  • Capable of getting his own food
  • Great at throwing you things
  • Is just freaking adorable

Cons:

5) Kirby

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Pros:

  • Always ready to help you out
  • Has what you need in pretty much any situation
  • Has a sweet ride
  • Is also just freaking adorable

Cons:

  • Will eat literally all of your food and still be hungry
  • May accidentally eat you
  • And all your possessions
  • And possibly your entire house
  • Seriously he eats a lot

6) Donkey Kong

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Pros:

  • You'll always have bananas
  • He's great at lifting heavy things
  • Has great taste in fashion
  • Always down for high-fives
  • Great gym buddy

Cons:

  • Has a tendency to steal (girlfriends, toys, food etc.)
  • Is genuinely stupid
  • Will probably drag you into his feuds with a certain group of Italian plumbers

7) Link

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Pros:

  • Mowing the lawn is never an issue
  • Always has rent money
  • Brings tons of tools with him everywhere
  • Will help you with just about any chore in exchange for glass shaped like a heart

Cons:

  • Good luck getting a word out of him
  • Will disappear for months on end
  • Kiss all your pottery and storage goodbye
  • Will root through your house for literally anything useful to him

8) Samus Aran

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Pros:

  • Has a visor that can find anything you've lost
  • Will take on the absolute worst of household pests
  • Morph Ball lets her find things in the smallest places
  • Ice Beam means lots of frosty drinks

Cons:

  • Several races of angry aliens want her dead and probably don't care about collateral damage
  • Only has room for 1 in her ship
  • Always losing her stuff and needing to get it back

9) Fox McCloud

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Pros:

  • Can give you a lift somewhere in record time
  • Has technology for just about every situation
  • Great conversationalist

Cons:

  • His buddies will want to weigh in on everything
  • Always spending time working on his ride
  • Daddy issues

10) Pikachu

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Pros:

  • You'll save a fortune on electricity
  • Can defend you from other strange creatures
  • Great conversation starter thanks to how cute he is

Cons:

  • Can be a bit of a brat
  • A duo with brightly-colored hair will attack you two wherever you go
  • Refuses to sleep in the same accommodations the rest of his species does

Which would be the best?

Y'know who wouldn't be great roommates? These Mario characters who are jerks.