After a little over a week of voting in Japanese arcades, we’ve been provided an early picture of how the Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- character vote is shaping up by a recent Arc System Works broadcast.

For those out of the loop, the developers have asked players to vote which character they would want to see join the title’s playable roster, out of a potential group of sixteen. These fighters range from familiar faces to obscure figures even hardcore Guilty Gear fans may not be aware of.

At the midway point, there are four clear contenders for the coveted position. Holy Order Sol tops out the voting with a slight lead over second-place finisher Dizzy, both of which are closely followed by Bridget and Baiken. The latter proved to be popular enough to handily take the top spot in our own unofficial poll, but it appears as if taste in Japan is a bit different than that of our readers.

But after that, vote totals begin to spiral downward at a harsh pace. While Anji Mito was able to secure over 6000 votes, Testament, Robo-Ky, and surprise placer Izuna barely make it into the top eight. Things get downright tragic for Kliff Undersn fans, as their character brings up the rear with a measly 290 votes, the only entry unable to crack 1000.

We’ve gone ahead and transcribed the information in the image above into a handy list, complete with some rough percentages.

1. Holy Order Sol – 9197 votes (14.1%)

2. Dizzy – 9052 votes (13.8%)

3. Bridget – 8826 votes (13.5%)

4. Baiken – 8618 votes (13.2%)

5. Anji Mito – 6280 votes (10.0%)

6. Testament – 4215 votes (6.4%)

7. Robo-Ky – 3375 votes (5.2%)

8. Izuna – 2773 votes (4.2%) 9. A.B.A – 2448 votes (3.7%)

10. Zappa – 2094 votes (3.2%)

11. Raven – 2013 votes (3.1%)

12. Valentine – 1996 votes (3.1%)

13. Fanny – 1614 votes (2.5%)

14. Dr. Paradigm – 1472 votes (2.3%)

15. Justice – 1116 votes (1.7%)

16. Kliff Undersn – 290 votes (0.4%)

Let us know what you think of these early results, and stay tuned for the final tally on October 16.

Source: Arc System Works via Furious blog