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Character Battle VI Contest Analysis Crew - Part 2
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/23/2007 10:08:13 PM | message detail | #151 |
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Karma Hunter's Analysis A newcomer with a ridiculous range, a returning fodder from a popular game, a newcomer with much less of a range, and a uy that looks like a girl. Um... ratings? Ada Wong Another fodder from RE enters the fray, with one big difference - she's of RE4 pedigree. Ada seems to me like an opponent that folds big against legitimate competition, but gets a lot of 'default' votes against unknowns. ...and to some extent or another, all of her opponents here qualify as that. Balthier Bunansa With the failure of Midna, Balthier stands as the one remaining hope for the 'legit' new characters (I don't think Mewtwo, eligible since the first contest, exactly counts). He's considerably more of a fan-favorite (called the Auron of his game), but from a MUCH less popular game. His range is staggering - and for those thick-headed enough to forget what that means, he can either soar to strong midcarder or plummet to fodder level. But let's look at the bright side, Vaan is his floor! <.< Frank West Another character that stands to parade a much new hyped up fear - that of the Xbox. While Dead Rising ain't that popular, Frank West is getting a surprising amount of support to place in this match. I don't buy it - but if it happens, the Xboxfear is legit. Jade Curtiss Three points: 1.) ToS characters have ranged from minor to massive disappointments this contest 2.) Jade is a Tales character NOT from Symphonia 3.) HE'S A GUY ...oh god Okay, let's push Jade out of the picture, because if he places I'm not going to be coherent enough to form complete sentences anyway. Balthier has a wide range, but it would be pretty hard for him to place below Ada - not patently impossible, but considering the format and his reception, I seriously doubt it. So it comes down to Ada vs Frank West... and all I really see in Frank's corner aside from the newly christened Xboxfear is his picture advantage. It really shouldn't happen here, considering. But we get surprises every other match, so I'm just rolling with it. Karma Hunter's Vote: Balthier Bunansa. I never miss. Karma Hunter's Krazy Prediction: Balthier Bunansa with 39%, Ada Wong with 27%, Frank West with 21%, Jade Curtiss with 13% Looks like I'm taking fan-favorite faith in Balthier. Good thing he's awesome enough to deserve it !! Also I'm taking Frank West higher than I like partially to Xboxfear and partially because JADE CURTISS IS GOING TO SUCK Upset Probability: 30% teh Xboxfear --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Ammy/Dante/Mac/Matt - Bracket: Dante > Mac - Vote: Ammy (69/80) |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/23/2007 10:09:57 PM | message detail | #152 |
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Unfashionably late as always! --- Samus 2K5 is horribly underrated, and is indirectly stronger than Mario. KHF sucks and never existed either, much like my package. |
| transience | Posted 9/23/2007 10:15:00 PM | message detail | #153 |
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augh rookie i'm older than all of you !! --- xyzzy http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png |
| DpObliVion | Posted 9/23/2007 10:38:14 PM | message detail | #154 |
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DpOblivion's Unofficial Quick Analysis: So, yeah, I have Ada > Balthier, but I'm having a hard time trying to justify that. I'm not quite sure why I was so confident in Ada before, or why I discredited Balthier even though he's Final Fantasy. Sigh, more points lost.... DpOblivion's bracket says: Ada > Balthier Confidence Rating: 20% DpOblivion's prediction is: Balthier > Ada Confidence Rating: 65% --- Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket LETS GO METS |
| DaruniaTheGoron | Posted 9/23/2007 11:32:59 PM | message detail | #155 |
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I always laugh when I see Ulti saying the pick is obvious because the opposite always happens. --- SC2k7: 47/68, tied for 1380th Today's Pick: Ganondorf > Vergil |
| transience | Posted 9/23/2007 11:34:12 PM | message detail | #156 |
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haha analysis crew is so sucking this weekend aww yeah at least I was justified in bashing Frank West --- xyzzy http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png |
| DpObliVion | Posted 9/23/2007 11:34:44 PM | message detail | #157 |
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Hooray for my bracket. --- Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket LETS GO METS |
| RichardSmoker | Posted 9/23/2007 11:56:35 PM | message detail | #158 |
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So, um, does having decent Dante and Mac predictions make up for my horrendous Matt and Amy predictions? BTW, those were two damn good picks, Ulti. You're my role model. --- My name is Richard but they call me Big Dick. HOOK 'EM HORNS!!! |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 9/24/2007 12:44:46 AM | message detail | #159 |
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From DaruniaTheGoron Posted 9/24/2007 12:32:59 AM #155 I always laugh when I see Ulti saying the pick is obvious because the opposite always happens. Pretty much. ~*ST*~ --- Petition for a system notification when a contribution is removed: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=37308859 |
| Lugia2 | Posted 9/24/2007 6:52:07 AM | message detail | #160 |
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Yeah, I had Ada>Frank West. Contest-wise, does that mean I get more
points than the entire crew? Because that would be insane. (Had PW>GF last year) --- VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185 |
| transience | Posted 9/24/2007 7:06:45 AM | message detail | #161 |
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nah, we'd both get two points if these results hold. --- ZFStix: nin nin nin ima ninja!!! nin nin nin XD ZFStix: kill it |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/24/2007 9:45:47 AM | message detail | #162 |
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Amaterasu.....22.75% 31431 Dante.............49.19% 67963 Little Mac.......16.54% 22851 Matt...............11.52% 15910 TOTAL VOTES..........138155 78.54% of the brackets predicted 1st correctly. 27.74% of the brackets predicted 2nd correctly. 14.41% of the brackets predicted 1st to come in 2nd. 11.39% of the brackets predicted 2nd to come in 1st. Crew bracket: 69/84 Division 7 starts with a bit of surprise. Mac ends up doing alot worse than people expected, while Amaterasu exceeds expectations and heads on to Round 2! Guess Okami is worth something on this site after all. Crew Prediction Challenge - Ulti on a hot streak Lopen - 4 Yoblazer - 4 Moltar - 3 Guest (Turtle, Kleenex, Who Cares?) - 3 Ulti - 2 Tran - 2 HM - 1 KH - 1 Crew Accuracy Challenge - Tran gets the point for Dante, Guest gets the point for Mac, Moltar and HM get a point for Ammy and Moltar and Yo get the point for Matt. HM - 16 Yoblazer - 14 Guest (Bokonon_Lives "2", Dp, Turtle, Ashe "2", Kleenex "3", Who Cares? "2", chocobo, Richard) - 13 Moltar - 13 Lopen - 12 Ulti - 8 Tran - 7 KH - 5 --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Ada/Balthier/Frank/Jade - Bracket: Balthier > Ada - Vote: Ada (71/84) |
| DpObliVion | Posted 9/24/2007 9:51:53 AM | message detail | #163 |
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Man, of all the times that I've made a prediction this contest sticking
with a bracket pick that I thought I'd be wrong on, I finally get to
one that turns out right, but I didn't stick with it in my prediction.
Ughhh, I could've showed you guys up.... --- Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket LETS GO METS |
| DBZFIGHTERS | Posted 9/24/2007 1:18:42 PM | message detail | #164 |
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I have a question. Is there an archived version of this topic for Part 1? I'm bored so I want to read through it <_< --- Die hard Cubs, Pistons, Patriot and Maple Leafs fan Owl Squad Member ( ēvē( ēvē )ēvē ) O RLY? |
| Lugia2 | Posted 9/24/2007 3:51:40 PM | message detail | #165 |
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Guess Okami is worth something on this site after all. It's called the "Chrono Trigger Factor": Just because relatively few people played it doesn't mean that it can't get any love. ...Okay, that was a guess. Besides, CT did much better than Okami...and guys like Grim Fandango got smashed. Still, it's worth noting that Okami got quite a bit of coverage in the magazines last year (look at 1up for proof), and most of us read magazines. Brushworks like Okami are far more recognizable than "copy/paste bad*** #184." Okay, still guessing... Then again, Okami sold 200k, which is more than the highest votal. That's another factor. Hmm... --- VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185 |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/24/2007 4:10:15 PM | message detail | #166 |
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I don't know if anybody archived it - usually TRE or N or somebody does, but I'm not sure if anybody has this year. --- xyzzy character battle vi score: 56/68 |
| th3l3fty | Posted 9/24/2007 9:26:39 PM | message detail | #167 |
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Pikachu > Tidus BOOK IT --- Knight of the Cross of Sir Chris' Court I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/24/2007 9:54:59 PM | message detail | #168 |
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You can find Part 1, along with all the other past Analysis Crew topics at creativename's site. Here's a direct link to Part 1: http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/archives/cb6_analysis_crew.rar And the write-ups will be up shortly. Hopefully I can get them all up (since my connection is being a big loser tonight)! --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Ada/Balthier/Frank/Jade - Bracket: Balthier > Ada - Vote: Ada (71/84) |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/24/2007 9:56:05 PM | message detail | #169 |
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Division 6: Round 1 - Match 23 – Isaac vs. Pikachu vs. Serge vs. Tidus Moltar’s Analysis Isaac Game/Series Known From: Golden Sun Seed in 2003: 15 Lost in 2003 to Samus in Round 1 Golden Sun? People still remember this series? Pikachu Game/Series Known From: Pokemon Seed in 2002: 7 Seed in 2003: 8 Lost in 2002 to Cloud in Round 2 Lost in 2003 to Fox in Round 1 Gets a lot of haet. Serge Game/Series Known From: Chrono Cross That other Chrono game finally gets some representation. Tidus Game/Series Known From: Final Fantasy X Seed in 2002: 8 Seed in 2003: 5 Seed in 2004: 8 Seed in 2005: 4 Seed in 2006: 5 Lost in 2002 to Sonic in Round 2 Lost in 2003 to Ganondorf in Round 1 Lost in 2004 to Mega Man in the Round 2 Lost in 2005 to Kirby in Round 2 Lost in 2006 to Squall in Round 1 He’s used to the haet. Divison 6 hasn’t been that bad so far (my bracket says otherwise). Here’s another match that doesn’t seem too difficult. Tidus and Pikachu are, by far, the most known characters in this poll on GameFAQs. However, this isn’t the good type of “known”. Both are…disliked. But before we get more into that, let me give a line to Isaac. He takes fourth. Anyway, back to the real match here. Tidus is…not well-liked by the FFX fanbase. I mean, Auron, Rikku and Yuna are all liked more than this lead. Oh, and it’s not just the FFX fans, it’s a lot of people. I mean…look at him. You wanna talk about girly-men FF leads? Look no further than Tidus “Meg Ryan”…Tidus. Go look at the SSBM/FFX match pic and I promise you will say several “aughs”. Even though no one likes him, he will get votes. He always does because he’s part of Final Fantasy. Tidus, though not too strong himself, is the strongest of this batch. I believe he takes first. So now we have the battle for second. Serge has potential to be something. He has fans backing him, I’m just not sure there’s enough. Plus, look at his main competitor, Pikachu. A lot of Pokemon fans hate the yellow rat thanks to him being shoved down our throats. Not to mention he’s also far inferior to all the other “cool” Pokemon. Still, is that going to stop him from getting votes? Heck no. Mudkip and Bidoof (how many times do I have to bring these two up, ick) did well, Mewtwo did well. People are going to vote for Pokemon en masse. So Tidus takes first and Pikachu takes second. Everyone else, including us, loses. Moltar’s Bracket Says: Tidus > Pikachu > Serge > Isaac Moltar’s Prediction is: Tidus: 36% - Pikachu: 29% - Serge: 21% - Isaac: 14% Ultimaterializer’s Analysis Unless Pikachu is miles stronger than he's expected to be (which could happen given how well Bidoof and Mudkip did), the only sure thing in this match is Tidus winning it. The other three characters are such fodder that any of them could come in second, just like with the KH/Lloyd/Jak nonsense. I wasn't too confident in Pikachu taking second when the bracket first came out, but now I am. Even if Pikachu is the single most hated Pokemon of them all, the series has been on such a high since D/P that it's hard to imagine Isaac (who will likely suffer SFF, anyway) or Serge taking this. Chrono Cross being EONS more popular than it should be is about the only way we'll see an upset in this match, methinks. Ulti's Prediction: Tidus [29.00%] Pikachu [25.00%] Serge [24.00%] Isaac [22.00%] |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/24/2007 9:56:46 PM | message detail | #170 |
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Heroic Mario’s Analysis Tidus – 40% Serge – 26% Pikachu – 25% Isaac – 9% This match makes you regret that Pikachu made it back into the bracket. If not for the BT hype how about Pikachu’s clearly going to round 3, then for the fact that the little rat actually has an opportunity to advance to another round. Even worse, the odds of that happening are surprisingly good. It’s just a matter of how strong Serge is, and if there’s going to be any chance that Tidus would be pulling out some SFF. There’s not much of an argument that I can think of for Serge either. You’d figure that something would happen with Tidus there, although I suppose there’s a chance that Tidus isn’t all that good at dishing out SFF, and if not that, then Serge’s innate weakness would be enough for a possibly boosted Pikachu to scrap by (not that Pikachu is anything close to resembling strong). There’s no telling, but the safe choice, and probably the best choice, is to take Pikachu in this format. But forget that crap. I’m not taking Pikachu on principle. aww yeah that’ll show ‘em Bracket: Tidus > Serge Vote: Pikachu Yoblazer’s Analysis God dammit, I just accidentally skipped this and wrote the next match's analysis! Well, I'm very short on time, so this will be short on length. =( Two Square guys. One Nintendo guy. One fodder. You'd think that the Nintendo vote is guaranteed to advanced, but hey, when it's freaking Pikachu, you can never be certain. His opponents are Tidus (FFX), Serge (Chrono Cross, right?), and Isaac (some RPG? Seikanu Mananu Famutu IX?). I'm thinking that even though he sucks complete ass, Pikachu will muster enough of the Nintendo vote to move past the two lower echelon RPG characters, mainly because I have no idea who the heck they are. Sorry, boys, but that spells DOOM for you! However, even with the possibility of leeched votes, I don't think Tidus has fallen enough to lose to the damned rat. I'm currently playing FFX (great game, and the first Final Fantasy I'll actually beat), so he'll be getting my vote along with my confidence. Don't let me down, Teedus! Tidus - 34% Pikachu - 28% Serge - 19% Isaac - 19% Lopen’s Analysis *obligatory Tidus wins sentence here, followed by obligatory transition into "who's second?"* So most people have Pikachu here... I can't say the faith is founded. They say "Pokemon hate has gone down." But has it ever really been Pokemon hate? That's what we need to ask ourselves. Honestly, I don't think so. It's always been Pikachu hate. The yellow rat embodies everything people don't like about Pokemon. Most people that I know of that were sick of Pokemon respect Pokemon as a game, but hate the whoring out of the products. Who's at the forefront of that? Yellow rat himself. Now these days, it isn't whored out as much, so maybe Pikachu hate has gone down. But to point at Pokemon in the series contest, or his fellow pokemon doing well and say this means Pikachu is automatically better off? No sir, I don't think so. Anti-vote removal means nothing. While Master Chief will get anti-votes from people who hate the X-Box, Pikachu is anti-voted by his very own fanbase. Sure, it means his opponent doesn't directly benefit... but it also means that Pikachu doesn't have any legitimate voting base to support him. So yes, basically, I'm assuming Pikachu is just as weak as he's looked in the past... the same rodent that barely got 55% on the rapping dog. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/24/2007 9:58:13 PM | message detail | #171 |
| So then does that mean he automatically lose?
Nope. Not hard to win when your opponents are Issac "Why can't I spell
your name right?" Sun and Serge. But I think Serge has the heads up
here. In past polls, Chrono Cross has shown to have SOME sort of
fanbase on this site. And despite all the haters, it did get pretty
decent reviews when it was released. And it being the sequel to Chrono
Trigger, I'm sure it has enough exposure. And lastly, Serge is easily
the strongest character from the game. All of this might not amount to
much... but it just doesn't have to. People say Tidus will SFF Serge. Now let me get this straight... Tidus being the beneficiary of SFF!? I love Tidus, but it just doesn't make sense to me as an idea... and Squall sure has something to say about Tidus in SFF situations. Serge might split with Tidus and Issac a bit, but the hell... Golden Sun is from the Gameboy, Pikachu isn't immune to the wrath of Issac, either! Sole Nintendo rep my ass! Now this line of reasoning could be used to justify an Issac pick too, but I just think CC is stronger than Golden Sun. Especially Issac... maybe if this were Felix I'd have some more thought here. Lopen's prediction: Tidus - 39.70% Serge - 23.15% Pikachu - 21.85% Isaca - 15.30% (there, two as, just like you're supposed to spell it) Karma Hunter’s Analysis Isaac The Golden Sun character who didn't get any time in the sun in 2k3 returns! The fact that he got in and Felix didn't... man, MC would've lost to almost anyone in that first match of 2k3, huh? Pikachu The final measure of how much Pokemon hate was Pokemon hate back in the day, and how much was Pikachu hate. Perhaps he is even a tentative choice for favorite here...? Serge He FINALLY gets in, and it's not a great draw. His hopes of outdoing Tidus are slim, so he's got to hope to avoid SFF and hang on against Pikachu. Back in the day? No problem. Today, where it seems like Pokemon are running over the contest left and right (...WHY)... Tidus Does anyone still like Tidus anymore? He hasn't won a match since the King of All Cosmos... granted, that's more than PIKACHU can say, but who knows here? Everyone has been given a shot here by everyone... even Issac, who I'm gonna write off immediately. Golden Sun is *nothing* on this site, people - Felix was a product of pure Master Chief anti-voting at its highest level. There's a reason why he's not here today. Meanwhile, Isaac did meh on Samus, and knowing what we know about her it wasn't SFF. Next up is Serge. The protagonist of Chrono Cross, which is extremely love/hate here, perhaps tending toward the hate today. But apathy more than anything else. He's the first true contest representative, and he doesn't have much of a chance here by my standards. He's not out like ISSAC, but his chances look dire. Then there's Pikachu, who is looking good after the Pokefear instilled into us by his brethren. He's recognizable, he's cute, people used to say he had a chance to take down Cloud before 2k2 started... and then we saw he was THAT weak. He may turn it around, but to go from losing to Parappa to winning against Tidus? Even with Tidus being held slightly back, it's hard for me to rationalize the guy who almost beat Ganon do that. Tidus is basically running off his pedigree here and nothing else. People have lost faith, and with good reason - he's just performed so poorly in the last few years. Without a read at all in 2k6 save for one of the most brutal Square SFF beatings we've ever seen, he could easily lose... but he could more easily win. And I don't bet on Pokemon, so screw it. Karma Hunter's Vote: Tidus. Listen to my story... Karma Hunter's Krazy Prediction: Tidus with 35%, Pikachu with 30%, Serge with 20%, Isaac with 15% |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/24/2007 9:59:26 PM | message detail | #172 |
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People, just don't look at my percentages. It'll save you a lot of trouble in the future. Upset Probability: 70% One of the bigger crapshoots of the first round, and that's saying something. Pikachu > Tidus, Tidus > Serge, Pikachu > Serge... even maybe possibly but not really Isaac could do something if Tidus and Serge split nearly even. ...who the hell is Isaac Transience’s Analysis Serge is being seriously underestimated here. I don't know if people realize how big Chrono Cross was -- it sold 650,000 copies in the US alone. that's about triple what Xenogears sold, and it beat Pokemon Gold handily. Chrono Cross got a 93% average from Game Rankings. Serge has every bit of the appeal that Crono does, if not more. he's way more important to the storyline and it's pretty much impossible to like one and not the other. seeing how popular Crono is on this site and the popularity of the Chrono brand name, Serge should at *least* be at the fodder line. Pokemon hate may have gone down... but Pikachu? are you freaking serious? this is the guy whose only contest victory is 55% on Parappa the freakin' rapper. Parappa was all U RAPPIN' GOOD? and Pikachu was like "I suckachu!" Pikachu isn't even universally liked by its own fanbase. Serge, on the other hand? the entire CC fanbase should be voting for him. Serge takes this easily. ..that's what I'd like to say. I've nominated Serge five years in a row now, but the further he gets from 2000, the more irrelevant he becomes. at this point, I question how many people even know the name Serge. he got a great picture that should endear itself to everyone who's ever played CC, but I don't think that'll be enough with all the kiddies that grew up on Pokemon voting for the yellow thing there. plus, Serge got the worst possible draw -- two RPG leads, one of them Square. Pikachu, on the other hand, has nothing Nintendo for the first two rounds. (I consider Golden Sun to share a fanbase with the Square guys more than Pikachu. they're just more similar.) I honestly wouldn't be amazed to see Pikachu in place first here, or second behind Leon in round 2. arrrghhhh oh and lol rikku -- uh, i mean isaac three RPG guys Pika dominates the pic everyone loses transience's prediction: Tidus with 34.44%, Pikachu with 29.66%, Serge with 20.44%, Isaac with 15.46% Guest’s Analysis - Xcarvengerx Introduction This analysis is brought to you by me (^^ point at above). Everything written here is only an opinion based on something. That something may be a fact or may not be, so everything you read after this point may not be true. Read on at your own risk. You have been warned. The Characters Isaac is the main lead from Golden Sun (at least that is what the description in the bracket told me). Golden Sun is a JRPG for Nintendo console. Golden Sun is supposed to be holy amongst GBA owners (or so I heard), so he may be a bit famous. However, I don’t know how many people still play GBA games and come to GameFAQs today. Oh, and Isaac has been in the contest previously, therefore we know he is not that strong, especially now that he is a bit aged (and not from Square). I think he will come in dead last in this match, but will put up a bit of fight. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/24/2007 10:00:15 PM | message detail | #173 |
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Pikachu is one of the many Pokemon in the Pokemon series. Right,
he is NOT your normal daily Pokemon. He/she is Pikachu! A Yellow
Pikachu everyone loves, adores and admires. Well, maybe not as much as
the others. After all, Pikachu is the symbol of Pokemon when the hatred
towards Pokemon was on all time high. Pokemon hatred has disappeared
nowadays, but I don’t know whether Pikachu has become well accepted
too. Looking at all the Pokemon performances in this contest, I don’t
think this one Pokemon will be too different. He will get around 25% of
the votes all right, but maybe more (which I hope will not happen)
because he is the sole Nintendo character in this match (Isaac is not
really Nintendo, but I hope he takes some Pikachu’s votes too! Yay for
bias analysis!). Serge is AWESOME! His character design is just THAT good. Chrono Cross is also THAT good. Just look at GameSpot review. We all know GameSpot always produced one of the best reviews, right? What was the score for Chrono Cross again? Yes, that’s right. It’s a perfect 10/10! Even Final Fantasy VII couldn’t match that awesomeness. Serge, as the main character from a very popular game, sure is very popular! Seriously, I think Chrono Cross is like Final Fantasy VIII. Most people on the boards hate the game, but there are some pretty strong groups somewhere in GameFAQs that really adore it to death. Remember when Squall was an underdog in these popularity contests? That is Serge now. Yeah, Serge is weaker than Squall all right, but even if he only has half of Squall’s strength, statistically speaking, it should be enough for Serge to beat the Pokeman. Well, unless Meg Ryan said no and SFF’d him to the ground... >_< Meg Ryan, is also known as Tidus. Nothing to say here, really. He is the favourite to win it here, because he is Tidus + celebrity status = insta win! Har Har Har! BUT (a big butt there), there is a small chance he may bomb like Balthier (regardless of past contests) or get SFF’d by Serge and so allow the Pokeman to take the first place instead... The Picture Factor and Casual Voting Prediction The pic for this match is very colourful. I like colourful picture, therefore I like the pic for this match. However, when I like the pic for a match, that doesn’t mean it has to be a colourful picture! Yeah, that is... um... I forgot the term to describe this unprecedented phenomenon... ANYWAY..., |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/24/2007 10:00:30 PM | message detail | #174 |
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<blabbering mode started> Now talking about the pic. It is a good picture all right, colourful, vibrant and menacing. Everyone looks absolute the best here. The most standout one is of course Pikachu, because Pikachu is yellow. However, badass votes will go to Serge by the looks of it (looks like a pirate!). Tidus will get the majority of Square’s votes (which are a lot) while Serge will get the leftovers (which are still a lot!) + some, but some JRPG fans may choose Isaac instead. Isaac may also get votes from stoned Square voters because he looks like Cloud, with his spiky yellow hair. Kiddies will vote Pikachu, unless they hate Pikachu and Pokemon, so they will choose the badass one which is Serge. Meg Ryan haters will vote Serge too, because he is Square and pirate look-alike. Pikachu gets joke votes and possibly some board/bracket votes. GameSpot people choose Serge because Chrono Cross got 10/10. Emo people and sad people won’t vote Pikachu because Pikachu is too happy. Isaac gets votes from people who love Myspace photo angle. Anime lovers will vote for Pikachu or Isaac. Male lovers will vote Tidus or Serge. Sailors and older people will vote Serge. <end blabbering mode> In summary, there is no picture advantage to anyone here. This is a fair play (well not really since Tidus, Serge and even Isaac will suffer some Square/RPG SFF). Overall Serge, don’t disappoint! Pikachu, go inside the Pokeball! Predictions Tidus – 30.52% Serge – 25.46% Pikachu – 25.23% Isaac – 18.79% Bracket: Tidus > Serge Cookie-cutter: Tidus > Pikachu Vote: Serge <3 NominateSerge <3 Crew Consensus: Tidus > Pika, ugh. |
| ZFS | Posted 9/24/2007 10:00:53 PM | message detail | #175 |
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Vote: Pikachu ... What sorcery is this? --- let's mosey |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 9/24/2007 10:02:26 PM | message detail | #176 |
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Vote: Pikachu one of us one of us --- Kleenex - Now with an invigorating blast of citrus cherry flavor. CB6 - 61/84; Oracle - 18th |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/24/2007 10:03:39 PM | message detail | #177 |
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the only sure thing in this match is Tidus winning it. Ulti curse? stay tuned --- xyzzy character battle vi score: 5987989754/45738579857 |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 9/24/2007 10:13:34 PM | message detail | #178 |
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Heh, after seeing that Tidus writeup a while back, it's good to know
that HM is still willing to vote Pikachu over him. <_< ~~~ Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism. http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg |
| Big Bob | Posted 9/24/2007 10:13:52 PM | message detail | #179 |
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My gut feeling tells me Pikachu will beat Tidus. I have no idea why, and even I'm not going to go with my gut. --- September 29th: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=38262325 |
| Lugia2 | Posted 9/24/2007 10:15:05 PM | message detail | #180 |
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Wow, a lot of people hate Pikachu...though even Pokemaniacs tend not to like the rat. Still, he got a great pick: three RPG characters. Even with SFF, that could affect things. Only Q: who will benefit most from SFF: Tidus, Pikachu- or Serge? I've got Tidus>Pika, so I'm hoping Tidus. --- VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185 |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 9/24/2007 10:16:15 PM | message detail | #181 |
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Four RPG characters, actually. ~~~ Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism. http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 9/24/2007 10:16:20 PM | message detail | #182 |
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If I controlled the contest, I'd have Mudkip left the **** out in exchange for Pikachu mowing over his division... --- Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem fanboyism. Pokemon Diamond FC: 4510-6960-6498 fanboyism. |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/24/2007 10:25:56 PM | message detail | #183 |
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why, they both suck --- xyzzy character battle vi score: 5987989754/45738579857 |
| DpObliVion | Posted 9/24/2007 11:00:02 PM | message detail | #184 |
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DpOblivion's Unofficial Quick Analysis: Tidus blows away the competition here. He may get some anti-votes, but he'll still get a ton of votes being from FFX. There's also Pikachu there, who gets a lot of anti-votes, but with such weak competition, he should be able to ride the Pokemon vote to 2nd place. Golden Sun has proven to be worthless in these contests, he'll finish a distant 4th. The wildcard here is Serge. Unproven, but who knows what the Chrono Trigger vote will do there. DpOblivion's bracket says: Tidus > Pikachu DpOblivion's prediction is: Tidus > Pikachu Confidence Rating: 90% Tidus - 38.50% Pikachu - 29.25% Serge - 19.25% Isaac - 13% --- Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket LETS GO METS |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 9/24/2007 11:02:32 PM | message detail | #185 |
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ULTI I WILL END YOU --- Kleenex - Now with an invigorating blast of citrus cherry flavor. CB6 - 61/84; Oracle - 18th |
| DpObliVion | Posted 9/24/2007 11:02:33 PM | message detail | #186 |
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Aw, missed by 2 seconds. --- Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket LETS GO METS |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/24/2007 11:10:07 PM | message detail | #187 |
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Ulti curse confirmed --- xyzzy character battle vi score: 5987989754/45738579857 |
| Big Bob | Posted 9/24/2007 11:17:35 PM | message detail | #188 |
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http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/detail.php?board=8&topic=38285692&message=421885130 AW YEAH WHO CALLED IT --- September 29th: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=38262325 |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 9/25/2007 5:56:18 AM | message detail | #189 |
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! Ulti! Leave the crew! My bracket can't take anymore! --- Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem fanboyism. Pokemon Diamond FC: 4510-6960-6498 fanboyism. |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 9/25/2007 10:35:51 PM | message detail | #190 |
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So...analyses? --- Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need. |
| greatone10 | Posted 9/25/2007 10:40:18 PM | message detail | #191 |
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This reminds me, I have an analysis to write for Kirby/L-Block/Laharl/Hale. Maybe I should start soon! --- Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest. This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2. |
| BDawg | Posted 9/25/2007 10:41:24 PM | message detail | #192 |
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I'm starting to fear this division has imploded the crew. --- Should I start running now? |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/25/2007 10:46:21 PM | message detail | #193 |
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Division 6: Round 1 - Match 24 – Leon vs. Ridley vs. Spyro vs. Vivi Moltar’s Analysis Leon Game/Series Known From: Resident Evil Seed in 2005: 5 Seed in 2006: 5 Lost in 2005 to Mega Man in Round 2 Lost in 2006 to Leon in Round 1 One word. RE4 (Pronounced: RE-for) Ridley Game/Series Known From: Metroid Our favorite recurring Metroid villian retuns! Spyro Game/Series Known From: Spyro the Dragon Seed in 2002: 8 Lost in 2002 to Morrigan in Round 1 What is up with you people and Playstation platformer characters? Vivi Game/Series Known From: Final Fantasy IX Seed in 2004: 7 Seed in 2005: 4 Lost in 2004 to Sephiroth in Round 2 Lost in 2005 to Zelda in Round 1 Black mage! Black mage! So we end the Division with…an easy match? Oh thank the heavens. This Divison was such a total mind****. Glad it’s almost over! Whoo! Spyro gets Dragon SFF’d by Ridley (yeah, the voters will think they look close enough), and Ridley gets E-sound in name SFF by LEon and viVI. So now we have a battle for first between Leon and Vivi. One on one, this would be pretty interesting. I’m not sure what the Stats say on this match so… *zip zop zoobity bop* So looks like Leon wins by a hair in 2005, and by a bit more using his 2006 number. Now if we take this format into account, I see both Leon and Vivi being favorites among their fanbases. I really can’t put one too far above the other. However, I went with Leon winning. I’m thinking he’s going to be pretty strong this year. 45% on Bowser is no joke (though 40% on Zelda isn’t bad either). Plus, RE4 has had more time to sink in, not to mention another release on the ever-so-popular Wii. Not to mention, with Ada doing well and (most) Final Fantasy…not doing so well, Leon’s looking pretty good. This one may be close, but I’m feeling oddly confident in Leon. Moltar’s Bracket Says: Leon > Vivi > Ridley > Spyro Moltar’s Prediction is: Leon: 37% - Vivi: 33% - Ridley: 16% - Spyro: 14% Ultimaterializer’s Analysis In one of the few sure-fire first round matches, I can pretty much guarantee that Leon and Vivi will take the top two spots. As much as Ridley fans are desperate to see him with some contest strength (which got to a very annoying level pre-contest), he doesn't have any. He bombed against Diablo, who only did well in the villain contest because of a very soft path. I doubt Ridley will recover all that much. As for Spyro, I won't even dignify him with a response. The only issue here is who takes first place between Leon and Vivi, because both are very close. But given that there shouldn't be any major SFF against either of them, Leon should take it. RE4 was recently released on the Wii, and when in doubt, go with Nintendo. Ulti's Prediction: Leon [33.00%] Vivi [31.00%] Ridley [21.00%] Spyro [15.00%] Heroic Mario’s Analysis Vivi – 38% Leon Kennedy – 37% Ridley – 15% Spyro the Dragon – 10% Upset time, baby! After the past couple of Final Fantasy performances, there’s been some doubt cast on Vivi and what he’s going to be able to do. Crazy talk like losing to Pikachu in round 2, or possibly getting beat by Ridley here. I think Vivi’s going to surprise today, although he may not quite have what it takes to win this match, I’m going with him. |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 9/25/2007 10:54:59 PM | message detail | #194 |
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...Wow. <_< Have the others all given up predicting or something? D: ~~~ Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism. http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/25/2007 10:55:24 PM | message detail | #195 |
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In one of the few sure-fire first round matches, I can pretty much guarantee that Leon and Vivi will take the top two spots augh --- xyzzy http://www.ksot.com/GameFAX.htm |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/25/2007 10:55:59 PM | message detail | #196 |
| I think Vivi is exactly the type of character to
do well in this environment. He’s closer people like Vincent and Auron
than he is Tidus or Balthier in that respect. Now, I’m not saying that
Vivi is a monster to be feared like those two, but he should by all
means have some hardcore support, from FF9 or no. You just can’t look
at Vivi and try to compare him to Zidane or anyone else. Vivi has
certain advantages that most other FF characters don’t -- being a Black
Mage. I wouldn’t hype it to extreme levels, but when I see that picture of Vivi in tomorrow’s match I see Final Fantasy. His picture is so representative of the series that he’s bound to get votes based purely off of his design. It’s not even a matter of his competition having awful pictures; he’s just that photogenic. As far as Leon goes, there’s not much to say that hasn’t already been said. The dude is becoming a beast here. We’ve seen how Ada Wong performed yesterday, regardless of how weak her competition may have been. RE4 has been such a hit that it’s hard to go against Leon in a situation like this. It doesn’t hurt that he put up 45% on Bowser compared to Vivi’s 43% on Zelda -- and with reason to boost this year. Still, I’m sticking with Vivi. I feel confident in him doing extremely well, but after these past couple of performances by Square, that may be more along the lines of hope. But win or lose, Vivi’s going to at least put up numbers that will dispel the talk about him losing to Pikachu, of that I’m certain. (p.s. -- no ridley is not doing anything) Bracket: Leon > Vivi Vote: Vivi Yoblazer’s Analysis In some way, shape, or form, I've missed six of the last seven matches. It hurts, mommy, but I still have a good feeling about this one (LOL). Unlike some other recent matches, everyone is absolutely certain which two of these characters will move on. When it's a match-up between two pieces of fodder and two solid midcarders, that much is a given. The only question now deals with the possibility of an order swap. Let's address that. Our contenders for the evening are none other than Resident Evil's Leon Scott Kennedy, Metroid's Ridley, Spyro from the series which bears his name, and Vivi of Final Fantasy fame. Spyro hasn't been around for five years (welcome back, crap-o!), but he's clearly fodder. Ridley is stronger than Spyro, but he got punked pretty badly by Diablo in 2005, so he won't be hanging with the two favorites here. So, we're left with Leon and Vivi. Leon is the board favorite, and allow me to say that he deserves it. Whereas he would have almost certainly be at or below weakass Chris Redfield's level three years ago, Leon has since made incredible strides. He was the star of the 2005 hit game, Resident Evil 4, and that has simply done wonders. The game, which is universally acclaimed as one of the best of the past generation, has been ported to FOUR different systems (Gamecube, Playstation 2, PC, and Wii) and has enjoyed fine sales on each. Man, I wonder would have happened had this game been ported to the Xbox, allowing Leon to cover all his bases. He could likely be the strongest member of what I like to call the "third party humanoid badasses." You know who I'm talking about: non-Noble 9, non-Nintendo, non-Square, but badass human guys who sit comfortably in the midcard (Chief, Kratos, Dante, Ryu, etc.). Leon could have been their king! |
| MasterMoltar | Posted 9/25/2007 11:10:38 PM | message detail | #197 |
| Well, my laptop can't connect to the Internet at
all, and I've given up trying to fix it. So yeah, meaningless write-ups
to be posted whenever it gets fixed. We all had Leon > Vivi though (except for HM) --- Remember to: Believe |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/25/2007 11:30:48 PM | message detail | #198 |
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Vivi, his only competition, is a fan favorite and the only Square vote.
He impressed against Donkey Kong in 2004, but got humiliated by Zelda
in 2005 and failed to return the following year. He might have some pop
in him, but I doubt it will be enough to match Mr. Kennedy. The fact
that Ada kicked Balthier's ass reaffirms my faith in the RE badass. Where's everybody going, bingo? Your right hand comes off? Insects' life don't compare to human lives! No thanks, BRO! LUIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSS!!!!!!!! MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE!!!!!!!!!!!! Ah, god bless you, Leon. Leon Kennedy - 37% Vivi Ornitier - 32% Ridley - 16% Spyro the Dragon - 15% Lopen’s Analysis The match will be notable for two things: One to see how well Vivi holds up in this format. Two to see how crappy Ridley ends up. I think Vivi will end up doing very well for himself in this contest. While isn't the strongest entrant, I do think his fanbase is very loyal. The little guy held up as well against Sephiroth as Tidus did against Squall. If that doesn't say something, I dunno what does. That being said, I think his power will better be shown when the competition is more fierce. Leon just has more power straight up, and no one but Vivi is really a threat to take his votes here. So while I have Leon outdoing Vivi here, I expect Vivi to last longer in the end. And Ridley, best known for breaking through walls at random and screaming at Samus before a fight. Does he have a fanbase? Man, why would he? I've been saying this since Ridley/Diablo, and I stand by it despite what HM and others would tell us. I think most of his votes against Diablo were bracket votes or "default votes" from those ignorant of Diablo (being a PC franchise and all that). The hell with Ridley, go break through some other poll and have a random boss fight somewhere else, grown-ups are in the poll right n-- *looks at Vivi and Spyro*... um... get, get! Spyro and his awesome colorful purpleness will get him the votes to put him over Ridley and his lame drab redness. We know which dragon is better. Don't get me wrong, I don't think Spyro's got any strength as PS Platforming Character #12, but Ridley's just gonna get straight up owned in this format when he meets up with the big guns. Lopen's Prediction: Leon Kennedy - 37.16% Vivi - 35.84% Spyro the awesome purple Dragon - 14.93% Ridley the lame red Dragon - 12.07% Transience’s Analysis about a week ago, you could make a case for Vivi beating Leon. I think Leon 2k6 gets something like 53% on 2k5 Vivi, and Vivi is supposedly a "fan-favourite", the kind of guy that should do great in these polls. it's not inconceivable that Vivi takes first here. 48 hours ago, this was decent logic. but now? Ada domination or Balthier failing -- it doesn't matter how you look at it, it doesn't look great for Vivi. Tidus falling to friggin' Pikachu is even worse. Square isn't failing universally, but it seems like certain characters are shining while others are bombing. the ones that are still relevant today are the ones that are doing well: FF7 characters, guys that have been in KH, and... uh... that's about all. Balthier sucked. Zidane.. well, he didn't suck compared to expectations, but he still came in last in a poll with low midcarders. Yuna got her booty whooped. and Tidus.. yeah. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/25/2007 11:31:21 PM | message detail | #199 |
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so, what about Vivi? is he in the class of characters that will falter, or the ones that are remembered? I've gotta go with the former. Vivi may be a fan-favourite, but he's from FF9. it's no FF12 apparently, but it's still not the most memorable game according to our population here. meanwhile, Leon is looking like a beast. I don't think Ada is the same character that got 20% on Samus last year -- I've gotta believe there's some kind of boost there. Balthier isn't Kuja level. Balthier isn't that low based on a static Ada, but it's pretty bad regardless. RE4Wii may have done more than we're letting on here. it did sell a truckload of copies -- maybe the second most on the Wii so far? man, the Wii sucks. I'd consider one of these bums -- Ridley and Spyro -- for second place here, but I just don't think they're worth much. there's a few Ridley fanboys out there, but they're louder than they are numerous. damn Nintendo kids will eat up anything. Vivi may end up disappointing, but he's still a mile ahead of those guys. besides, every time I start to doubt Vivi, I just look at that picture. a vote for Vivi is a vote for Final Fantasy. how can you vote against that? Vivi gets tested can he still beat Pikachu? god, let us hope so transience's prediction: Leon with 36.44%, Vivi with 27.44%, Ridley with 19.66%, Spyro with 16.46% Guest’s Analysis - Luis_Sera89 "Where's everyone going? Bingo?" Hey hey, no leaving yet! There's still the totally credible source that is the Luis analysis! Last match of Division 6 today and it's already turning out completely unpredictable! Sure, there was always a good chance Ammy would come 2nd, but who would've thought Ada would be trashing Balthier's ass? I'm writing this whilst that match is going on, so who knows what'll happen in Pikachu/Tidus/Serge/Isaac? Well, I'm guessing you already do, but I think I've got my point across. Besides, now's all about the present, and the most eagerly awaited match of Round 1! First up we've got Leon Kennedy of "Miiiiiiiiiike!" fame. Oh and he's also the lead of Resident Evil 2 and 4. He's also far and away the most popular Resi character, which may not seem like much taken on face value, but he's around a steady 30% on BL, and with RE4Wii out, he could well give a good match to Dante, a fellow Capcom action hero. Which as luck would have it, is set up for the divisional final! Ada doing better than expected can't hurt either, but that's the female bracket for you. And Balthier sucking. "Better find a new trick, cause that one's getting old." Clear favourite to finish second behind Leon, and a good ol' chance of finishing first himself is Zidane's right hand man, Vivi. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/25/2007 11:32:16 PM | message detail | #200 |
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"You're right hand comes off?" Whatever, Vivi's no chump (unlike *cough* Zidane) and is pretty much the only FF9 character worth much at all in these contests. Part of this being due to his fan favourite role, but most of it undoubtedly being down to his modern-day Black Mage design. The guy reeks of popular design, and nostalgia and all that jazz. He has a proven contest track record to boot and should be going places this year, after his unimpressive 1st round loss to Zelda when last seen in 2005. Most bets have him getting to Round 3 with Leon in tow. Thirdly... "Spyro, you're small time!" Sums it up pretty well. Finally though, the guy you've all been waiting to see! The badassest, flame-breatheriest, planet-destroyingest space dragon in the known universe! RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDLEEEEEEEEEEEEEY! I'll be the first to admit, as much as it pains me, that Ridley was one of the bigger busts in his only appearance in the VC. He got his 2nd seed, but then got the only 7th seed that could have reasonably beat him, and Diablo did. It may not change much strength-wise, hell, it's better than a SFF-beatdown or a friendly chat with Sephiroth, but Ridley's credibility took a beating with a fair few people that day, and outside of HM and maybe tranny, I can't see anyone else on the analysis crew being as generous as me! Past matches aside, he's sure to do better today than 2 years ago, after all, he's still got MP3 fresh in the memory (not that I've played it yet, being lol European and all) and from what I've seen, Ridley still has the best boss fights around. He's got that damn Super Metroid artwork again (to be honest, I'm surprised more wasn't released when Zero Mission came out, other than in-game cut scenes anyway), which doesn't seem to help, and we're still in the pre-Brawl period. Yes, Ridley's not been announced yet other than a music piece, and he might not even be playable, but he's really a character who could really benefit from the exposure. Only Metroid fans know Ridley for who he is, and other people either don't recognise him or just see him as a big-ass dragon, which may be enough against Jade Curtiss but not against anyone not in a game only a few people in a basement somewhere have played. Ahem, back to the match though... Spyro is obviously a non-factor along with many of his other platforming chums and will finish last. As much as I'd like it to be true, I don't think Ridley will be boosting his percentage via dragon-SFF either. Let's peg him at around 14-15% though, around what all the others seem to get. Ridley is also almost certain to finish 3rd, but this isn't his match to win, at least not this year anywho. A competent display that doesn't end up as an embarrassment like his last match will be enough for his fans. 25-26% would be pretty good. Which leaves us with the two duking it out for the win. Leon and Vivi will likely get around 2/3rds of the vote between them, and I think Leon has the edge. Vivi's had KH2 since '05, although from what I gather it wasn't exactly huge and FF9 aint getting any younger, for what it matters. Leon on the other hand has had the 3rd incarnation of RE4, a decent contest record despite having awful luck on bracket placement, but this could be his year! Most people have him escaping his division (and I have him winning, but that's just me), which is just desserts if you ask me. Justification for Leon winning though? Well how about 45% on Bowser being more impressive than 40% on Zelda? Yeah. Anyone giving Vivi a shout? "No thanks, bro!" Luis' final (i.e. wrong) prediction: Leon: 35% Ridley: 22% Spyro: 15% Vivi: 28% Crew Consensus: I swear, we called Leon > Vivi before the match! |
