Best Recess characters

270 duels later, Theodore Jasper Detweiler – T.J. is still #1 in the Recess ranking, with Michael Blumberg – Mikey close behind.

T.J. dominates the top spot with 1340 ELO points and an 82 percent win rate across 11 duels, but the real divide emerges just below him. Michael Blumberg – Mikey holds second place at 1293 ELO, yet a steep 94 points separate him from third-ranked Ashley Funicello Spinelli. That gap exceeds the distance between Spinelli and the bottom of the ranking, underscoring Mikey's firm grip on the podium. The lower half tells a different story: Vincent Pierre LaSalle – Vince at rank 4 wins 40 percent of his duels, while Gretchen Priscilla Grundler and Gustav Patton Griswald – Gus struggle below. Gus, despite competing in only 6 duels, sits at the bottom with 1098 points, suggesting the community reserves its strongest affection for the gang's natural leaders.

This ranking draws on 270 duels submitted by 28 players, covering all 6 characters from the Recess gang. The figures reflect votes recorded as of 12 October 2026. Head to the Recess TopList on VAINKEURZ to cast your own duels and shape the leaderboard. Every matchup refines the standings, so weigh in on which member of the gang deserves the top spot.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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