Smosh named Dan among the six "lamest" "Street Fighter" characters in 2014. The Robot's Pajamas placed Motaro third on their top 10 lamest characters in the series. "Complex" ranked Sodom as the second "lamest "Street Fighter" character". Cheat Code Central included in their "Top 10 Lamest Video Game Characters". In 2017, Poettering received the Pwnie Award for Lamest Vendor Response.