Soul Calibur 4 Fans Create Famous Characters By Steve Watts

Bruce Lee by Ice Orb

Raiden (Mortal Kombat series) by Sho Nuff

Jago (Killer Instinct series) by Axiom

B. Orchid (Killer Instinct series) by Axiom

Sagat (Street Fighter series) by donkey show

Of course, there's plenty of nostalgia in play as well. A few creators have set out to make clones of their favorite retro cartoons.

He-Man by king_e_dawg

Lion-O by Moonsaultslayer

Comics were a popular theme for creation as well, starting with villains....

Dr. Doom by Darth Freddy

...and moving into a full Batman theme. Maybe the recent success of The Dark Knight had something to do with the popularity of these characters.

Joker by Linkzg

Nightwing by Linkzg

Poison Ivy by Pezking

From here it moved into popular works of fantasy, from Harry Potter....

Harry Potter by Doctor Zero

...to Lord of the Rings....

Sauron by Menorah on Fire

...to the Final Fantasy games.

Tidus by Ether_Snake

Auron by RuGalz

And plenty of other game characters were created as well. A certain demon-hunter made an appearance.

Dante from the Hatimaki blog

A lawyer who has no place in an arena took up the fight.

Phoenix Wright by Ferrio

Not to mention one of the most famous game characters of all time, looking a bit creepy in this rendition. LOL

Mario from the Hatimaki blog

And then, well, the characters we found started to get a little bizarre. Some of the less traditional choices were inspired.

The Bride (Kill Bill) from the Hatimaki blog

On the other hand, some characters are the stuff of nightmares. Clowns are scary enough on their own, but combine razor-sharp claws with fast food and you get something truly terrifying.

Ronald McDonald from the Hatimaki blog

But no amount of fear can match how our own Shane Bettenhausen must be feeling after seeing this. It may be time to start looking into a restraining order.