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The Running Man

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Fireball ranks worst, behind Dynamo, Sub-Zero, and Buzzsaw; a separate argument says the premise should have produced a great video game.

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  • The ranking places Fireball fourth because he is never chosen, cannot catch the runners, and folds when his fuel line fails.
  • The ranking places Dynamo third.
  • The ranking places the ice-themed stalker second because he hurts and briefly knocks out Richards but never gets the kill.
  • The ranking places Buzzsaw first because he records a kill and challenges Richards longest.
  • A separate argument is that The Running Man should have become a level-based action video game with distinct stalkers and a final Killian objective.
  • Fortnite and GoldenEye are cited as later games showing why the premise could work.