Despite his recent downward spiral, the Blue Blur remains the U.K.’s top video game character, blazing past the competition with 24% of the vote. It remains a mystery as to how Sonic ranked so high (it must be something about his green eyes, his Nike Check™ like smile, or his ability to just not die.)

This aside, the Hedgehog’s come as little surprise, given the incredibly strong sales titles such as Sonic Heroes and, more recently, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games sported in the region.

The poll was conducted in honor of the opening of the London Games Festival, collecting the votes of 500 gamers. Other notables include Mario (at 21%) and Britain’s own Lara Croft (16%). Hit the jump for the full press release. You may be pleasantly surprised at some of the top 10.

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