We're starting the Gimmick Awards with one of our most passionate, intensely discussed categories every year: Best Fighting Toolkit. We love fighting games around here, and we love to talk about character designs and movesets. God bless Jen, who is very patient with Kyrie and I every year in this category. The Nominees Are: Monk (DNF Duel) Nen Master (DNF Duel) DIO (Dragon Ball FighterZ) Mr. Satan (Dragon Ball Sparking Zero) 2B (Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising) Beatrix (Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising) Versusia (Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising) Vikala (Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising) A.B.A (Guilty Gear Strive) Queen Dizzy (Guilty Gear Strive) Slayer (Guilty Gear Strive) Asura (Modded Marvel 3) Cyclops (Modded Marvel 3) DMC5 Vergil (Modded Marvel 3) Hinata (Modded Marvel 3) Akuma (Street Fighter 6) Ed (Street Fighter 6) Terry Bogard (Street Fighter 6) Reina (Tekken 8) Tsurugi (Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes) Kaguya (Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes) Here's our write-up for the winners! Our intro and outro music for the Gimmick Awards 2024 is Afternoon After the Rain by Kazuki Kaneko, and our art is a commission from Sarracenian on Bluesky.