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Character Battle VI Contest Analysis Crew - Part 3
| trannyscience | Posted 10/29/2007 9:29:30 PM | message detail | #301 |
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tran's cynical prediction who likes any of these guys? augh link - 0% mario - -1% sephiroth - -29% vincent - -70% --- xyzzy "And just to clear up any remaining confusion, tranny > icon." -Shaggy |
| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/29/2007 9:30:16 PM | message detail | #302 |
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In all seriousness, let's go, Board 8. You guys are doing pretty well
in relation to the Crew. It would be a waste to automatically get zeros
across the board for not writing anything. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| Vergil Sparda | Posted 10/29/2007 9:30:23 PM | message detail | #303 |
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Vergil's analysis Although interfering in my dearest brother's matches has been fun, I just couldn't restrain myself. The scum Sephiroth has to pay for what he did in the 2005 Villains Contest. Vincent, Mario, and Link are what we like to call collateral damage. Thusly, the true to life match pic is me standing above three bloodied carcasses. As you may recall, that amounts to me winning with 82%. Vergil's prediction: Vergil - 82% Mario - 13% Link - 7% Vincent - 0% Sephiroth - -2% --- My sincerest apology, brother. I was so eager to see you and couldn't concentrate on the preparation of the bash. |
| Vergil Sparda | Posted 10/29/2007 9:32:03 PM | message detail | #304 |
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(I spared Mario and Link, for those wondering, and killed Sephiroth so bad he left two carcasses) --- My sincerest apology, brother. I was so eager to see you and couldn't concentrate on the preparation of the bash. |
| ZFS | Posted 10/29/2007 9:33:15 PM | message detail | #305 |
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let me show how we do this aitch emm's brilliant analysis suck it nintendo square kicks your ass sephiroth -- 80% vincent -- 20% mario -- http://youtube.com/watch?v=0WPteMFkI2k link -- 0% for the fairy kid --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 10/29/2007 9:34:37 PM | message detail | #306 |
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| YoAriel33 | Posted 10/29/2007 9:35:11 PM | message detail | #307 |
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You just had to remind me of Nintendo's Gamecube marketing campaign, huh. Pre-Reggie, no less. God, what a face palm. --- yoblazer33: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| th3l3fty | Posted 10/29/2007 9:36:05 PM | message detail | #308 |
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If nobody else steps up, I guess this will be the Guest Analysis! th3l3fty's analysis Ahhh, SFF at its finest. Not only do we get to see Link lay a beating on Mario (augh), we get to see Vincent being smashed by Sephiroth (VENGEANCE!). We all know the top two places for this match; they were set in stone before the contest even began. Link will, as usual, give a dominating performance, while Sephiroth will have a reasonable percentage. The true mystery of this match is who gets third. Some might say Nintendo SFF is more powerful than FFVII SFF, but that's not a very convincing argument. Even if that is true, the fact remains that Mario is a much stronger character than Vincent. Sephiroth may not hurt Vincent as much as Link hurts Mario, but you can still expect to see Mario ahead of Vincent when it's all said and done. th3l3fty's prediction: Sephiroth - 29.11% Mario - 16.37% Link - 42.24% Vincent Valentine - 12.28% --- Knight of the Cross of Sir Chris' Court I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
| Lopen | Posted 10/29/2007 9:40:14 PM | message detail | #309 |
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Given that reaction, I'll give you the benefit of a doubt and believe
you had a legitimately awful reason of some sort to drop it. I'm sorry
if I struck a nerve, if there was one to be struck. --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| hochiminh155 | Posted 10/29/2007 9:42:44 PM | message detail | #310 |
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Lopen, you weakling. I personally do not care if I strike a nerve. Lady Ashe, your behavior is appalling. How can you just flake out like that? You have a duty to this board to bestow us with your analysis. Instead, you merely pander to other obligations - which have no importance to your constituents (us). --- Hochiminh155's Trail to Victory Future winner of the Summer 2007 Contest |
| Big Bob | Posted 10/29/2007 9:44:09 PM | message detail | #311 |
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Yeah, look at me! I did my part in doing a writeup and I kicked ass! --- It was merely a simple greeting. A friendly tap on the shoulder... with my whip. |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/29/2007 9:45:27 PM | message detail | #312 |
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yeah, I'd say that if you don't write an analysis when you signed up for it, to not let that person sign up again. *shrug* --- xyzzy "And just to clear up any remaining confusion, tranny > icon." -Shaggy |
| Lopen | Posted 10/29/2007 9:51:24 PM | message detail | #313 |
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Eh, most people I'd agree with you, hochi, but I'd like to say that I'm
on good enough terms with Ashe that I wouldn't actually wanna give him
crap like that if say his leg got blown off in a car accident. A car accident involving mines. --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| hochiminh155 | Posted 10/29/2007 9:53:08 PM | message detail | #314 |
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I'm glad you're on good terms with a suspended person Lopen. --- Hochiminh155's Trail to Victory Future winner of the Summer 2007 Contest |
| Lopen | Posted 10/29/2007 9:57:55 PM | message detail | #315 |
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Well what can I say, I don't discriminate based on some sucka breaking the ToS. I'm very open minded! --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| goku z | Posted 10/29/2007 10:16:02 PM | message detail | #316 |
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Who called it? awww yeah. If anyone deserves the final match guest analysis spot, it's ME! >.> --- ad hominem appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 10/29/2007 11:14:44 PM | message detail | #317 |
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From hochiminh155 Posted 10/29/2007 11:42:44 PM #310 Lopen, you weakling. I personally do not care if I strike a nerve. Lady Ashe, your behavior is appalling. How can you just flake out like that? You have a duty to this board to bestow us with your analysis. Instead, you merely pander to other obligations - which have no importance to your constituents (us). From hochiminh155 Posted 10/29/2007 11:53:08 PM #314 I'm glad you're on good terms with a suspended person Lopen. Dude, seriously, shut up and go away. ~*ST*~ --- Petition for a system notification when a contribution is removed: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=37308859 |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/30/2007 10:08:38 AM | message detail | #318 |
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Squall Leonhart............30.81% 43950 Sora................................20.01% 28537 Sonic the Hedgehog...32.31% 46083 Sub-Zero.......................16.87% 24063 TOTAL VOTES...........................142633 17.32% of the brackets predicted 1st correctly. 8.67% of the brackets predicted 2nd correctly. 38.12% of the brackets predicted 1st to come in 2nd. 17.53% of the brackets predicted 2nd to come in 1st. Samus Aran........28.8% 41623 Mega Man.........18.43% 26641 Cloud Strife.......41.23% 59587 Ryu.....................11.54% 16682 TOTAL VOTES...............144533 40.16% of the brackets predicted 1st correctly. 25.48% of the brackets predicted 2nd correctly. 33.46% of the brackets predicted 1st to come in 2nd. 25.33% of the brackets predicted 2nd to come in 1st. Crew Predictions: Fully Correct - 39; Half Correct - 15; Barely Correct - 3 Squall impresses and Sora bombs, while Sonic and Sub-Zero look less than impressive. Then, Cloud and Samus look good, while Mega Man and Ryu look bad. Crew Prediction Challenge - HM and Tran get a point Guest (Turtle "2", Kleenex, Who Cares?, Sensi, Luis, XII, l3fty, Gadds, Bob, Bio) - 11 Lopen - 9 Yoblazer - 8 HM - 8 Tran - 6 KH - 5 Moltar - 4 Ulti - 2 Crew Accuracy Challenge - HM gets the point for Sonic, Ulti gets the point for Squall, Yo gets the point for Sora and Moltar gets the point for Sub. Tran gets points for Cloud, Ryu and Samus, and HM gets the point for MM. Yoblazer - 47 Guest (Bokonon_Lives "2", Dp, Turtle "5", Ashe "2", Kleenex "3", Who Cares? "3", chocobo, Richard, Xcarvenger "2", Sensi, Darunia, satai "5", Bio "4", Luis "4", XIII "2", l3fty, Gadds, Bob, Ed) - 41 HM - 38 Lopen - 30 Tran - 29 Ulti - 29 Moltar - 28 KH - 22 --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Seph/Mario/Link/Vincent - Bracket: Link > Seph - Vote: Mario (343/428) |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/30/2007 6:48:20 PM | message detail | #319 |
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Shoot, am I still lined up to do analysis for tonight, or did I get stipped of it? --- CB6 - 290/406; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/30/2007 6:48:28 PM | message detail | #320 |
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Stripped, even. --- CB6 - 290/406; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/30/2007 6:49:00 PM | message detail | #321 |
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You're still doing it. --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe Seph/Mario/Link/Vincent - Bracket: Link > Seph - Vote: Mario (343/428) |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/30/2007 6:49:59 PM | message detail | #322 |
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Alright, I'll e-mail it to you in a few. --- CB6 - 290/406; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/30/2007 7:02:16 PM | message detail | #323 |
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Sent. --- CB6 - 290/406; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| ZFS | Posted 10/30/2007 7:03:04 PM | message detail | #324 |
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i bet you picked pikachu --- "With each passing day, the world finds new and exciting ways to kill a man." |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/30/2007 8:34:21 PM | message detail | #325 |
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Quarterfinals: Match 59 – Master Chief vs. Luigi vs. Pikachu vs. Dante Moltar’s Analysis Master Chief - Powered by: GAME FUEL!! Round 1 – 45.69% vs. Yuna, Tommy and PaRappa Round 2 – 43.78% vs. Yuna, Alucard and Liquid Snake Round 3 – 35.42% vs. Luigi, Ganondorf and Yuna Chief…doesn’t look as unstoppable as before. Luigi - Since when is the brother of Mario supposed to do well? Round 1 – 45.96% vs. Mudkip, Pit and Tingle Round 2 – 28.11% vs. Ganondorf, Mudkip and Vergil Round 3 – 23.48% vs. Master Chief, Ganondorf and Yuna Luigi is able to turn the tables on Ganondorf. Pikachu - what the hell gamefaqs Round 1 – 36.62% vs. Tidus, Issac and Serge Round 2 – 24.14% vs. Leon, Vivi, Tidus Round 3 – 33.79% vs. Dante, Leon and Ammy Pikachu beats Dante and Leon…that didn’t even feel right to type. Dante - Had a dark soul himself, got filled with Volt Tackle Round 1 – 49.19% vs. Amaterasu, Little Mac and Matt Round 2 – 43.41% vs. Amaterasu, Ada and Balthier Round 3 – 30.43% vs. Pikachu, Leon and Ammy I figured this would be crazy pre-Contest, but what what what is going on? Ganondorf not a lock? Dante not a lock? Master Chief a lock?!?!?! Pikachu??!?!!??!?!?!!?!!?!? Well, the only thing that I can say is (mostly) certain is that Chief takes first. Nothing has been able to touch his fanbase yet. He looked vulnerable last round, but, his after-school vote got him up to decent levels. Second place? Ha ha, good luck with that. Luigi has a chance now that we will be able to see what he can do without Ganondorf holding him back, Dante has a chance because he isn’t being held back by Leon anymore, as well as being the lone Sony character here. Even Pikachu has a chance because you people keep voting for him. Since I’m one to refuse to let trends die, I will say Pikachu does not advance once again. Yeah, I’ve been predicting it since Round 2, but it’s got to happen eventually! Someone has to go down with Pikachu though, and I’m guessing that will be Luigi. Sure, Ganon isn’t here, but Pikachu is Nintendo too. Most splits have been devastating so far, and we’ve already seen what it can do to Luigi. The only thing holding Dante back from second place is if Chief steals the casual vote from him, resulting in some kind of SFF. I wouldn’t put too much stock into it, as Dante hasn’t really crumbled to any uber-casual characters before (this contest). Still, this group is so darn crazy I don’t know what will happen for sure. Moltar’s Match Pic: http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/2127/gfaqsmcluigipikadantecoan9.png (darn you early deadline) Moltar’s Bracket Says: Ganondorf > Dante Moltar’s Prediction is: MC: 33% - Dante: 27% - Luigi: 20% - Pikachu: 20% Ulti’s Analysis What a great match we have here. Pretty much anyone could take first or second place, so I'm stuck using the foolproof ULTI ELIMINATION PROCESS™. -Dante lost to Pikachu last round. He doesn't deserve to advance, so screw him. -No way in hell does Pokemon not see the ass end of SFF from a Mario character. Pikachu had a great run, but this is Luigi he's up against. Which leaves Master Chief, who has KILLED it in this format, and Luigi, who should be screwed over by Pikachu enough to be stuck in second place. Ulti's Prediction: Master Chief [36.00%] Luigi [28.00%] Pikachu [19.00%] Dante [17.00%] |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/30/2007 8:35:22 PM | message detail | #326 |
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Heroic Mario’s Analysis We're hitting the final stretch of the contest here; from this match on it's nothing but one good match after another. Coming into this one, the most logical choice would be Master Chief > Dante, though some would be skeptical after Dante's poor showing against Pikachu thanks to splitting the fanbase with Leon. But with Pikachu here there's no telling what could go wrong. With Luigi having advanced over Ganon, though, it seems like a good bet that Pikachu is going to be hindered more than usual, to the point of probably not even being competitive – which is a good thing! Despite Pikaturd managing to win last round, I'm feeling good about taking Dante to win this one. At the start of the contest, I was a bit skeptical of how much of a fanbase he would have supporting him, but he's proven his worth to me by taking care of Leon without much trouble, although it was more of the fanbase favoring him than anything, which is just as impressive if you ask me. Sure, he lost to Pikachu, but there's no doubt in my mind that if you take away Leon, Dante is going to kill him. You have to figure that Dante is at least equal to Leon's strength – and we saw what happened to the rat when he couldn't take advantage of any “LFF.” That said, overcoming Master Chief isn't going to be all that easy. He's done well in this format, for sure, but I'm starting to question how well he holds up against actual competition. For the two rounds he looked great, he was up against some rather questionable opponents. Last round, I didn't think he was too impressive, either. He didn't do poorly, but he certainly came back down to earth. Here, he's up against a stronger group of characters who aren't weak, or being held back by significant “LFF.” Dante, who is undoubtedly the stronger of the two in a normal contest, should be able to take advantage of that. If it wasn't a widespread thought before, I think this match should lower everyone's expectations of what the Chief is capable of doing – and stops that crazy talk about placing second in the finals darn you lopen stop that But for all I think that Dante and Chief are the likely two to move on, I wouldn't count out Luigi. I have him splitting the votes with Pikachu to take a distant third here, but it wouldn't be surprising in the least to see him completely SFF the Pokething and end up slipping by in second, over either Dante or Master Chief. I do think that's a bit unlikely, though, because Pokemon does look like it gets solid support each round regardless of the opponents. Still, if anyone is going to SFF Pokemon, it's something from Mario. At any rate, I'm feeling pretty good about Dante > Chief. It may be not the most popular pick, or even the most likely, but after a disappointing showing last round, Dante should come out impressing. He isn't going to blow the Chief out or anything, but this should dispel the talk about the Chief making the finals or having a shot at doing anything against noble niners. time to set this bandwagon on fire Dante – 32% Master Chief – 28% Luigi – 22% Pikachu – 18% Bracket: Ganon > Leon (whoops) Vote: Dante |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/30/2007 8:36:03 PM | message detail | #327 |
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Yoblazer’s Analysis May as well trudge through this sure-to-be-painful analysis. In our first of two bat**** days of quarterfinal matches, we have Master Chief, Dante, Pikachu, and Luigi ready to do battle. They seem to me like "two sets of two." Luigi and Pikachu are obviously very similar and will appeal to more or less the same fanbase, I also feel that Master Chief and Dante will share a not-too-insignificant overlap as well. Many people refute this, and site Dante/Leon as a completely different situation from Dante/Chief mainly because Dante and Leon have shared a system. To this, I respond with "Yes, I'm sure that Pikachu/Dante/Leon match would have been completely different had RE4 never made it to the PS2. Yes, really. I promise. Really. I swear it would have been the complete opposite. Scout's honor." If I seem a bit better, it's because I hate Pikachu and would love to see Luigi throttle his little rodent ass. And, in all honesty, I feel that that may very well happen. Luigi didn't do very well against Mudkip, but I feel that Mudkip is substantially different from Pikachu, and that Pikachu certainly can fold against tougher Nintendo competition. If this happens, I'd say Luigi has an excellent shot at moving on. Conversely, I can't see Dante holding out so well against Chief as to secure his second place finish. He'll do better than Yuna, sure, but she got roughed up badly against the combination of Luigi/Ganondorf, and that was despite being blessed with the most advantageous split there is, 50/50. While I would never argue with a Luigi/Pika combo being more powerful than Luigi/Ganon, I also wouldn't argue that it would end up as a 50/50 split, so Dante will have more work to do in order to catch up to Luigi. Of course, if it indeed ends up being a 50/50 Nintendo split, I'll probably lose enough favor with the board to get shut out by the jp in a user contest. Despite all this, I still remain somewhat confident. If Leon were here, I'd give Luigi the win. With Pika**** in his place, I'll have to settle for a respectable second place. AH WELL WEE GEE TIME ONCE AGAIN OH YA OH YA. Master Chief - 31% Luigi - 27% Dante - 25% Pikachu - 17% Lopen’s Analysis Master Chief may have disappointed to start last match, but truly, he did not end up disappointing in the end. He undershot my prediction by a good 6%, but I haven't given up hope. It seems I'd been filled with a bit too much believe for my own good. The basis for Master Chief's strength is that he won't go below a set amount... and he hasn't hit near that amount yet. Granted, he hasn't really faced the strongest of competition to put him in danger of being there yet. Anyway, I don't see Master Chief losing any ground in this match (INVINCIBLE). Dante is significantly stronger than Yuna, but Pigman is significantly stronger than Pikachu. Seems about the same match, percentagewise for him and Luigi. (The Chief might even gain some!) Pikachu I think will shy away now that he's finally up against some straight up Nintendo competition. Rat's got some strength, there ain't no doubt anymore... even if he has had a lucky path, but I don't think SFF will be kind to him in the slightest. A fitting end, for the rat, to get hosed by SFF after it had treated him so well every round. Look for him to take fourth in a big way here. Now the question remains... Luigi or Dante? Now you've heard me say before that I don't think Nintendo SFF in these polls will tax the SFFer much, because the Nintendo fanbase is just so large. However, in a one vs one match between Luigi and Dante, I believe Dante is the slight favorite regardless of rats running interference. And now, without any reverse QXGJPFF to hold him back (I can't believe he was hurt from this factor!) from Leon, he's as good as we remember him. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/30/2007 8:37:10 PM | message detail | #328 |
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Now let's see some ass kickin with the power of GAME FUEL!! And hell, pizza too for some Dante ass kickin while we're at it. Lopen's prediction: Master Chief - 35.42% Dante - 25.07% Luigi - 23.48% Pikachu - 16.03% Karma Hunter’s Analysis Note to all before I begin: I am typing this on a cell phone. It will literally take over an hour just to fully type out. plz be kind k oh and wtf @ today's match I'm not sure if it dooms Link or ensures his victory argh MASTER CHIEF (when you can't make bold tags, revert to good ol' caps I say) Beats Luigi/Ganon comfortably, but looks scarily mortal in the process. Could he be upset today? Let's look at the prospects... LUIGI Pulls off a scintillating upset over Ganondorf utilizing the latter's weakness in SFF and the worst picture of the villain's career. Could even look primed to upset MC without SFF holding him back, except... PIKACHU In retrospect, a spiritual brother of MC, riding a negation of antivotes and fanbase splitting all the way to the quarterfinals. Now his luck runs out, as he and Luigi look to screw themselves over Ninty style. If Pika advances, even I might have to doubt Mewtwo's status as top Pokedawg. oh yeah requisite augh DANTE What was once a contested showdown between the two premier mature Capcom reps turned into a debacle as that very connection allowed Pikachu to slaughter them. Dante was left the survivor, and he seeks revenge today... For the ease of my mind and my fingers, I'm mostly counting Pika out here. Great run, but unless Luigi falters and we see some wacky MC/Dante SFF, he just doesn't have a prayer. Luigi's chances aren't as slim, but they're not good. MC's win was a comfortable one last round, and he *needed* that lack of SFF. Pika's not as strong as Ganny, but he'll be infinitely more resistant to SFF. Have I said "augh Pokemon" yet? I could actually see Dante taking first before that, pitiful last round and all. He's likely the strongest character in the match indirectly, and he shouldn't be restrained here. MC gets his typical benefits, but they haven't made him invincible. In fact, that upset's so sexy... nah, Lopen should already have that covered. Wait... he has MC over Cloud, right? Well, that covers it... it's upset time. Karma Hunter's Vote: Dante. Calling an upset for the character I like most? Oh yeahhhhh KARMA HUNTER'S KRAZY PREDICTION: Dante with 29.5, Master Chief with 29, Luigi with 23, Pikachu with 18.5 Upset Probability: 80 percent All that effort for a no hope upset? aw yeah That was kinda satisfying... :) Transience’s Analysis the first of two truly unpredictable days. let's get to it. Master Chief had an impressive performance last round, but wasn't quite up to the insane standards he had set for himself in rounds 1 and 2. Master Chief has gone from "likely finalist" to "likely semi-finalist" -- not bad for a guy who lost in the first round last year, but still, below expectations (or at least, my expectations). he seems to be a heavy favourite to take first place in this poll, but with so many unknowns, who knows? Luigi perhaps he shouldn't be here. who can say? Pigondorf probably hurt Ganon, but it's possible that Luigi would have beaten him anyways. Ganondorf doesn't have the greatest track record in Nintendo vs. Nintendo matches, after all. anyway, Luigi was looking good to advance here for about eight hours. unfortunately, this happened: |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/30/2007 8:37:39 PM | message detail | #329 |
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Pikachu one of the truly shocking results in contest history, Pikachu went from losing to Leon by 11,000 votes to beating him by 13,000. what the hell? Pikachu is either a zillion times stronger than when we last saw him, got the luckiest bracket placement in contest history, or is the most nonlinear thing we've ever seen. I would put my money on all three. Dante well, Dante beat Leon -- arguably his most impressive accomplishment over the past five years. that said, watching him lose to Pikachu is pretty embarrassing, boost or not. Dante's supposed to be going 50/50 with Yoshi, not Pikachu. with Leon out of the way, Dante looks as independent as he'll ever be in this format.. but who knows? now, to analyze this mess. it's hard to argue against the Chief. he seems like a lock to get at least 25% of the vote, and he can probably pull a little bit more with Luigi and Pikachu splitting votes. he's not a lock, but I'd be floored if he didn't at least place. second place is where the mess begins. let's start with the Nintendo guys. Luigi trailed to Mudkip for like eight hours before finally passing him. yeah, joke contestant, and yeah, Ganondorf was in the poll... but that's still embarrassing. add in that Bowser couldn't SFF Mewtwo at all and Luigi is in trouble. it's possible that Nintendo fans will abandon Pikachu for Luigi -- I mean, it's Pikachu -- but I guarantee that yellow rat gets enough support to hold Luigi back. as for Pikachu, I've given up trying to analyze that thing. his match last round makes no sense -- the only explanation that even makes an iota of sense is that Vivi and Tidus held Pikachu back. there's no way he should have ended up that strong. I supported the idea of Dante and Leon splitting votes, but I didn't think it would be significant at all. Pikachu just flat-out astounded me last round, and because of that, I'm unwilling to write him off here. it's tough to see him place when he's being held back by Luigi AND Dante doesn't have Leon to contend with. that said, absolutely nothing has SFFed Pokemon in this contest -- it's like it's an independent fanbase from Nintendo. the match with Metroid also kinda confirms that, and if Pikachu is indeed up there in strength with Dante now, who knows? now, Dante. he's arguably the strongest character in this poll, at least in a one-on-one setting. he got closer to Yoshi than Luigi ever did, he's got nobody to hurt him here and he's a pretty big fan-favourite. there's an argument to be made that Dante and Master Chief may hurt each other -- they're both "badasses" or some such. I'm not buying it though. soon we'll have Luigi / Master Chief SFF because they're both green. augh. I think Dante will start out this poll with the lead, but will slowly lose momentum until school lets out. he better build up a big lead, because a poll of Master Chief, Luigi and Pikachu is going to be brutal. I think he'll hold onto second place -- all logic points to that being the case. unfortunately, this contest has been far from logical. bring on the block Luigi, Pikachu probably hurt each other Dante advances transience's prediction: Master Chief with 31.78%, Dante with 27.44%, Luigi with 23.11%, Pikachu with 17.67% Guest’s Analysis - Kleenex This is the match everyone's talking about this round, right? I mean, who the hell thought this would happen. Master Chief was a gimmie for all the people who know what they're talking about (GAME FUEL and such), and Dante was almost assured a spot here. But Pikachu and Luigi? What's this all about. Earlier today I did my Oracle predictions for this match, and now I'm realizing that taking this match was probably a terrible idea as I haven't a damn clue what's going to happen here. But hey, let's give it a shot. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/30/2007 8:38:21 PM | message detail | #330 |
| Now, Chief may have floudered a bit last round,
but he's still probably the most likely to take first place here. Why?
Luigi and Pikachu are probably going to SFF each other a bit.
Though...if Link/Mario is any sign of things to come...maybe not. Augh.
There's also Dante to consider. Could be beat the Chief? Sure. Why not?
I actually wouldn't be at all surprised. Then again, he did lose to
Pikachu last round, but that was probably because of Leon... *cough* Ok, that's enough rambling. Master Chief's got first today. He's shown that he's probably the strongest guy in this 4-pack (at least in this format), and unless something crazy happens, I'm taking him to win it by a pretty safe margin. The real question is who takes second (as it seems to be for a lot of these matches). Before Pikachu's match, I'd say Luigi had second - maybe even 1st - rapped up. But now that the rat's here, he's going to cause some damage to the Green Man. How much? That depends. If Mario/Link today (yesterday?) is any indication, it could be bad. Bad enough to Dante to pull in a second place. It's not like Dante should be very far behind anyway. And with three AWESOME DAY VOTES, Luigi's not going to be able to make enough of a dent if he's already behing. Pikachu's probably out of the running here. Kleenex's Prediction: Master Chief (28.45%) > Dante (27.05%) > Luigi (23.16%) > Pikachu (21.34%) Crew Consensus: MC > Dante, but Dante > MC and MC > Luigi are also represented. |
| trannyscience | Posted 10/30/2007 8:41:25 PM | message detail | #331 |
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awesome, some Dante > Chief picks. good to see some people taking that. --- xyzzy "And just to clear up any remaining confusion, tranny > icon." -Shaggy |
| Lopen | Posted 10/30/2007 8:52:37 PM | message detail | #332 |
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Not sure why people are expecting MC to do significantly worse. Dante is stronger than Yuna on the non SFF opponent scale, Ganondorf is stronger than Pikachu on the SFF opponent scale. Seems like they'll about balance out to me. --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 10/30/2007 8:54:39 PM | message detail | #333 |
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more like master choke m i rite --- CB6 - 290/406; Oracle - 33rd http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/Afroking97/sonicwii.jpg |
| Lopen | Posted 10/30/2007 8:59:34 PM | message detail | #334 |
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If he's choking, it'll be from chugging too much GAME FUEL. The benefits should outweigh the negatives! --- "GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 6:55:24 AM | message detail | #335 |
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Sephiroth..............31.48% 45633 Mario......................22.24% 32239 Link........................36.42% 52795 Vincent Valentine...9.85% 14277 TOTAL VOTES..................144944 22.25% of the brackets predicted 1st correctly. 15.06% of the brackets predicted 2nd correctly. 48.09% of the brackets predicted 1st to come in 2nd. 46.91% of the brackets predicted 2nd to come in 1st. Crew Predictions: Fully Correct - 40; Half Correct - 15; Barely Correct - 3 Mario resists being buried by Link, but still doesn't come close to taking out Seph. Crew Prediction Challenge - Ulti gets a point Guest (Turtle "2", Kleenex, Who Cares?, Sensi, Luis, XII, l3fty, Gadds, Bob, Bio) - 11 Lopen - 9 Yoblazer - 8 HM - 8 Tran - 6 KH - 5 Moltar - 4 Ulti - 3 Crew Accuracy Challenge - Lopen gets the points for Link and Mario, Ulti gets the point for Seph, and Moltar gets the point for Vincent. Yoblazer - 47 Guest (Bokonon_Lives "2", Dp, Turtle "5", Ashe "2", Kleenex "3", Who Cares? "3", chocobo, Richard, Xcarvenger "2", Sensi, Darunia, satai "5", Bio "4", Luis "4", XIII "2", l3fty, Gadds, Bob, Ed) - 41 HM - 38 Lopen - 32 Ulti - 30 Moltar - 29 Tran - 29 KH - 22 --- Moltar Status: The Analysis Crew...believe MC/Luigi/Pikachu/Dante - Bracket: Ganon > Dante - Vote: Dante (375/460) |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 10/31/2007 7:36:04 PM | message detail | #336 |
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My back is still really buggin me, so I'm just gonna make a pick here
and go back in bed. Pretty sure I'm going to need surgery on it, and it
was a REALLY bad idea to go to class today. Snake [30.00%] > Sonic [26.00%] > L-Block [23.00%] > Squall [21.00%] ~*ST*~ --- Petition for a system notification when a contribution is removed: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=37308859 |
| Gaddswell | Posted 10/31/2007 8:00:10 PM | message detail | #337 |
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Sent! --- You can create your own stages this time?! No way. REALLY?! With a feature like that, won’t I be able to play this game forever?! - Sakurai http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y69/unown_pnoi/brawlhypeclubheader.jpg |
| TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 10/31/2007 8:10:47 PM | message detail | #338 |
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L-Block > Squall? Pass me the weed --- Play clean. Play hard. Play to win. Play for the game. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:29:24 PM | message detail | #339 |
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Quarterfinals: Match 60 – Solid Snake vs. L-Block vs. Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Squall Leonhart Moltar’s Analysis Snake - Hopes he’s badass enough to beat this badass bunch. Round 1 – 57.88% vs. Nightmare, Rayman and Vyse Round 2 – 47.72% vs. Riku, Ryu H. and Nightmare Round 3 – 32.44% vs. L-Block, Kratos and Riku Uh…is that good? L-Block - Best. Not Really a Joke Character. Ever. Round 1 – 30.89% vs. Kirby, Laharl and Nathan Round 2 – 28.33% vs. Kratos, Kirby and DK Round 3 – 28.63% vs. Snake, Kratos and Riku L-Block not crumbling yet? Ha ha oh wow. Sonic - Brawl will be the best Sonic game in years. Round 1 –39.64% vs. Sub-Zero, Prince of Persia and Joe Round 2 – 44.39% vs. Sub-Zero, Gordon and Duke Round 3 – 32.31% vs. Squall, Sora and Sub-Zero Round 1 Sonic returns, and that’s not good. Squall - Representing the sexy side of Square Round 1 – 35.33% vs. Aeris, Akuma and Geno Round 2 – 33.56% vs. Sora, Aeris and Lara Round 3 – 30.81% vs. Sonic, Sora and Sub-Zero This is a match with two Noble Nine characters. This is supposed to be easy and predictible. This is supposed to be one of those “three line analysis god this is obvious” matches. WHY IS IT NOT THEN Well, the big reason is L-Block has decided to be nothing short of a beast this contest. Three straight rounds, all against varying levels of characters and this block DOES NOT FALTER. Even Solid Snake could not faze this beast of a character. He’s practically guaranteed to get ~25% here, and uh…that’s definitely enough for Round 5. L-Block in Round 5, who would have thought that pre-Contest (and entered a legitimate bracket)? And then there’s Sonic, who’s been really on and off. Rounds 1 and 3 he looks weak, Round 2 he looks scary strong. Well, I don’t think he holds up well here either. I just can’t have confidence in the hedgehog after he let Squall come within 2% of him last round, and that’s WITH Sora not helping Squall. Speaking of Squall, he also stands a very real chance here. His only real obstacle here is Solid Snake, so if he holds up well from last round, then Squall can say hello to the next round. Saying I feel confident in any combination of these characters passing would be a lie, so it sounds like it’s time for some guessing game! (pulls name out of hat) Uh…Snake > L-Block, Noble Nine am dead again, God this contest is wacky. Moltar’s Match Pic: http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/3744/gfaqssnakelsonicsquallcoa5.png Moltar’s Bracket Says: Snake > Sonic Moltar’s Prediction is: Snake: 28% - L-Block: 26% - Sonic: 24% - Squall: 22% Heroic Mario’s Analysis Heading in, this is probably the best match of the entire contest. Everyone here is a player and there's no telling what could happen. With the exception of Squall > Snake, I could see any combination happening here. It's that tight right now – but it may not end up being that way. After L-Block and Squall's impressive showings last round, both of them stand an equally good chance of beating either Snake or Sonic for second. Despite most people giving the advantage to L-Block, I'm going with Squall to advance behind Snake. There is definitely the possibility of Snake/Squall weirdness, but I don't think it's going to be much of a factor in this match – if it ever even was. Last year's match between those two went about how you would expect it. Snake was as strong as ever that year, and Squall still put up 42% on him. There may have been some overlap there, but it should be rather insignificant. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:29:50 PM | message detail | #340 |
| Assuming there's nothing weird happening with
Snake, this should be Squall's first real match without behing
hindered. Every round, he's had to deal with another Square character
in the poll holding him back, although surprising he has remained very
consistent in each match he has been in. Looking at it, he got 35% in
round 1; 33% in round 2; and 31% in round 3. It could just be a
coincidence, but that may speak of Squall's fanbase supporting him no
matter what. Now remove the other Square character and what happens to
him? He could well be up there with Snake! I may be giving Squall too much credit (!!), but if you gave me Squall/Mega Man, or Squall/Sonic, in a normal contest, I'd take Squall there. It might not seem like that, but Squall's definitely up there with Vincent, if not above and beyond him indirectly. If nothing happens to him with Snake, I think he can take second place here over either L-Block or Sonic... Now, on the other hand, if there is some weirdness there, L-Block might just end up advancing to the semi-finals. It almost feels wrong not taking him here. The thing seems like it gets stronger and stronger with each match its in – the bandwagon is certainly growing with people on the board. When you lead Solid Snake for multiple hours...yeah. It's hard not to think that the Block is legit, because he's gone up against good competition and advanced each time. This isn't a Bidoof or Pikachu situation here. I almost wouldn't be surprised if the Block managed to take first (vincent aint got nothin on this). The most likely outcome in this match is Snake > Sonic. They're the two noble niners; they've both win each match they've been in; and if there is any “SFF” or “LFF,” they're not going to be hurting from it. That said, I'm sticking with my pick of Squall – and I might as well go ahead and put L-Block ahead of Sonic, too! BRAWLFEAR NOT HERE Solid Snake – 29% Squall – 25% L-Block – 23% Sonic – 23% Bracket: Snake > Squall Vote: WHY KOJIMA WHY DELAY MGS4 Yoblazer’s Analysis This is our second of two straight too-much-can-happen quarterfinal matches, so let's cut the small talk and dive right in. Happy Halloween, by the way. =) Today, we have two Noble Niners, a potential Noble Nine killer, and the most insanely overpowered joke character of all time. Nobody may have predicted it before the contest, but we're seeing a lot of power being split four ways here. I really can see any of these four advancing, and the only one I feel relatively confident in is Solid Snake. Yes, despite all the wackiness, I can't really picture any one, much less two, of these entrants challenging and defeating Snake. He received his terrible sprite last round and responded in due form, underperforming like a true traditionalist. Even still, he managed to beat L-Block pretty comfortably, and he won't be heading into this round with a disadvantage like L-Block's two previous ironic victims, Kirby and Kratos. Snake won't be facing anyone stronger than himself, won't be a victim of a significant overlap, and will march into battle with an array of badass pictures, so I see him beating L-Block and securing first place once again. The battle for second is a much more tricky one. While I wouldn't be truly shocked to see any of the three entrants moving on, I have to call Squall the significant underdog. He performed splendidly (quite splendidly!!) against Sonic last round, but unlike most people, I feel that Sonic's picture may have hampered him. Sonic runs on attitude, and attitude doesn't run on goofy looking pixels. The famous blur should be more up for the challenge with some better pics, so I think he'll get past Squall again. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:30:37 PM | message detail | #341 |
| And thus, we reach the X-Factor, or in this case,
the L-Factoh god XDXDXDXD I couldn't even finish the joke without
losing it that's how good it was *wipes away tear* oh boy, hope you
guys appreciated that one. Product of many hours, that one was. Woooo
boy. There's really not a whole lot I can write about L-Block, seeing
as how he's just one big, right angled enigma. He shocked us in round
one, did so again in round two, and then overperformed in round three.
However, I'm still gonna go with the Noble Nine for little more reason
than they're the Noble Nine. Guess I'll take blocky to beat Squall. \m/ Solid Snake - 30% Sonic the Hedgehog - 26% L-Block - 23% Squall Leonhart - 21% Ropen's Write-up I think the Stupid Ass Tetris Piece is going to die, here. When the going gets tough, the joke voters won't be devoted enough to the cause of the piece. Contrary to Master Chief's vote minimum, I think the Tetris Piece's is going to abandon it when it gets too far. There's a point where a joke just stops being funny. When does the Tetris Piece become beating a dead horse? Even without that, though, Sonic and Snake might just get too much anyway. If they both get 30%, the piece is as good as done. Waah, waah, Master Chief is a joke, you say! Hush, suckas! Can't bring me down! Permit me this hate... in this moment of triumph... ha ha ha ha.... HA HA HA HA... the death of the Tetris Piece! Okay, okay... about the rest of this match. Oh, spying the competition I see that Sonic seemed a bit weak in the previous round! Is it enough to be defeated by Mr. Whatever here? I'm not going to bet on that. As I said before, I don't think the fanbases of the pretty boy and Sora shared much membership. And heck, we've seen weird things... fishy things happen between MGS and FF before. If anything, that Renzoukuken spamming freak is going to be hurt more by Snake's presence than he was by Sora's, as crazy as that sounds. Though I don't think he's gonna just die, not a bit. The one named after weather has some backbone in his fanbase, no doubt. In addition I don't think that he's going to be hurting Snake much either. I'm just sayin, don't expect him to go crazy without Sora here, I just don't think it's gonna happen. Sonic beat him in the previous round, and I'm not seein a reason that's gonna change this time around. Of course, Sonic might have it in him to upset Snake here... but Snake has been more impressive for the most part, so I'm gonna have to just stick with him. No big reason to doubt him now. Now I'm gonna shape my write-up as a boot to kick the Tetris Piece's ass. No support here in this write-up, none. Aw yeah goin down end of tracks die die die. Ropen's Prediction: Snake - 28.67% Sonic the Hedgehog - 26.62% ... whatever - 24.37% Stupid Ass Tetris Piece - 20.34% Karma Hunter’s Analysis One more cell phone writeup! What a way to spend a car trip... SOLID SNAKE Going from two of the most dominating performances of the contest to letting L-BLOCK lead you for half the night isn't exactly inspiring, but with Solid **** it's almost expected. The key word being 'almost'... Snake could have used a better performance, even considering a probable rebound today. L-BLOCK But you can't give the crap all the credit, or even most of it... our little star of the contest is aiming for the finals at this point. With an intense loyalty that only the widest joke in the contest could garner and user pictures sure to flatter it, can it be stopped? SONIC THE HEDGEHOG And suddenly Sonic looks more vulnerable than he has yet, as Squall nearly beats him with Sora in the poll. If he can do that, what's to stop him from winning outright this time... to say nothing of L-BLOCK? |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:31:16 PM | message detail | #342 |
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SQUALL LEONHART And Squall has his own demons to worry about - particularly Solid Snake, with whom he is encountering for the THIRD time. He held up admirably last time, but does that really discount overlap? Can he upend Sonic and join Vincent as the NN breaker he was born to be? The most unpredictable match of the round, and arguably the contest. If you haven't been paying attention (or if you're *sigh* red13n) it seems like Snake and Sonic are mortal locks to advance... but mortal locks don't slip past their opponents by respective 4 and 2 percent margins, especially in THIS format. And ESPECIALLY with a damn Tetris piece in the match. There are too many arguments to count, too many possible outcomes, too many possibilities. Snake and Sonic splitting the SSB vote and letting L-Block in first? One of them getting a decisive advantage with it and leaving the other in the dust (and L-Block to pick up the pieces)? Squall slipping in without Sora holding him back? Snake and Squall holding each other back and eliminating each other? Honestly. If you ask me, I'm gonna even put aside fanboyism and simply state: The picture. Yes, the most volatile, debated, and unpredictable factor there is. And while arguing wholly from it is something that most statheads are loathe to do, it's all I feel I can even partially rely on. The SFF and loyalty issues seem too volatile (imagine the shock if L drops below 20 percent...), enough to change, again, even with a picture (see: Ganon/Luigi). And seeing as how I won't be seeing any of that, I'm forced to speculate. Probably for the best. And so I'll stick with two things: fanboyism (and the strongest character), and the damn little block I expect to make the finals at this rate. Karma Hunter's Vote: blah blah snake blah blah metal gear blah KARMA HUNTER'S KRAZY PREDICTION: Solid Snake with 29, L-Block with 28, Sonic with 23, Squall with 20 ...ick Upset Probability: 90 percent GOOD LORD Transience’s Analysis I'm not afraid to admit it -- this is probably my most anticipated match of all time. two Noble Niners, arguably the strongest non-Noble... and a Tetris Block. I can't ****ing wait. Solid Snake not even his legendary sprite picture can stop him, though you had to be disappointed at his percentage and how long L-Block held the lead on him. even with that picture, he nearly doubled Kratos and actually destroyed L-Block with the day vote. not that that's all that impressive, but hey, this is the guy who lost updates to Frog. L-Block .....let's not go there yet. Sonic Sonic didn't do so bad last round.. until you realize that he was facing two characters from the same company, starring in the same game. whatever "boost" Sonic may have gotten from Brawl may help him stay competitive among Noble Niners, but everything we've seen this year points to a dramatic dropoff from 2006. Sonic may need every bit of that Brawl Boost in order to survive this round. Squall Squall's round 3 performance was fantastic -- cutting at Sonic throughout the night despite having to deal with Sora in the poll? that's damn impressive. Squall may very well be the strongest non-Noble Nine character right now -- stronger than Vincent. think about it: 49% on Vincent, Squall gets Kingdom Hearts 2 while Vincent gets FF7: Some Game Nobody Liked. who would you expect to boost more? the only argument for Vincent there is that he had more room to boost due to his optional status / Squall already having been in KH1. other than that, it's no damn contest. Vincent got 48% on Sonic. Sora's no longer in the poll. ...uh oh? L-Block I'm writing this at 1am, the day before the match. I just did a search for "L-Block" on board 8 and came up with 34 topics. he hasn't had a match in like four days. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:31:43 PM | message detail | #343 |
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the L-Block Movement is gaining steam, and he looks to be completely
static: he gets 28% in every poll. given that three *very* strong
characters are fighting for votes, will that be enough for second place
again? ...first? now then, let's analyze this thing. let's start with the "real" characters - Sonic, Squall and Snake. first, Snake and Squall. Snake beat him straight-up 57-43 last year, and there's no reason for that to change. in fact, Squall > Snake is the only result that I see as being impossible -- everything else can happen. it's long been rumoured that Snake and Squall share a fanbase. Snake beat the hell out of Squall in 2002 and it looked like there was "SFF" in their 2006 match just because nobody wanted to believe Snake was that strong. plus, Squall had KH2 - how could he not have boosted? Snake did end up being that strong though, and the "proof" is inconclusive. that said, there's been a lot of matches involving FF7 and MGS where Weird Crap has happened, most notably FF7 vs. MGS in the Game Contest. no one knows if that's weird or not, but you have to look at that and say "whoa." I still can't believe FFT went even with MGS, but that's for another day. anyway, I've always noticed that fans of Squall are also fans of Snake for whatever reason. people who like one seem to like the other. I think this hurts both of them. it may not be the tightest affiliation, but, um, did you see Dante/Leon/Pikachu? Something Weird happened there, and I have no idea what. the same thing could happen with Snake and Squall. then there's the Brawl Boys -- Snake and Sonic. do they suck votes from each other based on how hyped people are over that game? I don't know, it seems unlikely given that these guys are so popular and people should have formed an opinion long ago.. but Snake flat out boosted through the roof and took Sonic down on the way, so you've gotta look at it as being worth something. it's even more if you think Snake's Brawl votes dried up when facing Samus. it's very possible that all three of these guys are not going to be at peak strength when this match comes around. it also seems likely that we're going to be seeing some low numbers for first place -- I wouldn't be surprised at all if none of these guys broke 30%. which brings us to the Block. L-Block looks like he's getting stronger as time passes. people are voting that thing over everything, no matter what. the one theory I've heard repeated several times is that L-Block will fold when against real competition. well, I'd say Kratos, Snake and Riku are real competition and L didn't budge -- he actually went up in percentage. the other argument is that L's had lucky bracket placement -- two Nintendo guys sucking each other off, and then three PS2 guys doing the same. I don't buy this, either - L-Block is simply not budging from that 28%. I believe that it's possible people will look at this match as a Snake/Sonic matchup and choose the one they like more there -- I believe this will happen in the Link/Cloud final to a certain extent, for example -- but not with the L-Block. L-Block is going to keep on getting that percentage, and the more split the match is, the harder his opponents are going to have to advance past him. it's pretty much a lock that L-Block comes flying out of the gate. he'll be up hundreds of votes within minutes, unless that Snake picture absolutely destroyed him (which is a possibility). plus, if this match is even close at the end, L-Block is going to get a rally that will make Frog's look like nothing. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:33:21 PM | message detail | #344 |
| so, what happens? let's start with Sonic. it just
hasn't been his contest. he might be able to benefit from some
Squall/Snake Weirdness, but I wouldn't expect this to be too huge.
plus, Sonic had a hard enough time beating Squall when there was a guy
from the same damn game in the poll. it's very possible he could make a
comeback here, but it's unlikely - I think the highest he can get is
second, and I'm picking him to take fourth. next, Squall. I believe he's going to look really good here unless Snake hurts him. he doesn't even need to be hurt by him though, since Snake is flat-out stronger than him. Snake's looked at Mario levels in previous matches, and with fan-made pics back, he should be back to optimal strength. Squall could arguably beat Sprite Snake, but that's not what we'll be seeing here. I don't know if he can pull 28%, which is where I think L will end up. I'll give him third place, which is pretty impressive given that he's still above a Noble. two weeks ago, people might have made a big deal out of this. this leaves us with Snake and L. Snake is in a very good position here unless Squall hurts him. he already beat the Block last round and he'll be back to normal. first place seems logical. ...L-Block is far from logical, though. the addition of two stronger characters are going to hurt Snake a lot more than it will L. it's possible that Sonic hurts L because he's an iconic character from the same general time period, but I'm not buying it. L is getting stronger, his pictures are probably going to be as good as they've ever been, he's got all the board support in the world, he's going to come out destroying everyone in the poll... can he win it? I don't know. do I have the balls to pick a ****ing tetris block over two Noble Niners? OH YEAH Noble Nine, broken by Vincent? L-Block beats two at the same damn time. transience's prediction: L-Block with 27.88%, Solid Snake with 26.83%, Squall with 23.48%, Sonic with 21.81% Guest’s Analysis - Gaddswell First off, I would like to say thank you to those who nominated Pikachu during the nomination phase. I doubt any of us expected Pikachu to Round 4! See, your nomination went to a good cause! Be sure to nominate Pikachu for the next character battle as well (if only for teh AUGHs)! Solid Snake The strongest character in this poll, Snake finally runs into another Noble Niner. It should be interesting to see how that Brawl fanbase splits itself between Snake and Sonic. Even without that Nintendo backing, Snake should come in first unless that supposed funny business between FF/MGS shows up and holds him back. L-Block The big wildcard here, the most successful joke 'character' we've ever seen. This thing not only managed to turn a 44/31 loss at the hands of Kirby into not only a 28/24 upset win, but has managed to turn that same 32/28 loss to Kratos into a 28/20 win as well. In addition to that, L-Block also had the lead over Solid Snake for a good 4 hours! The Block seems guaranteed to have 25% of the vote, no matter the competition, and it will likely put up a similar number here today. Will the Noble Nine be thrashed around by a Tetris block? Sonic the Hedgehog Recently announced for SSBB, Sonic impressed in Round 2 only to disappoint in Round 3 by allowing Squall to come within 1.5% of him. Sonic team hasn't looked good all contest so the threat of him being upset by Squall or the L-Block is a probable possibility. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 10/31/2007 8:33:30 PM | message detail | #345 |
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Squall Leonhart Squall finally rids himself of his fellow Squaremates only to be led him right into the hands of Solid Snake, the man who defeated him twice prior. Squall's a contest powerhouse and a near-elite that went 50-50 with Vincent Valentine (the man who stole 2nd place from Crono) back in 2k5 and has had Kingdom Hearts 2 released since. This match is essentially a total crapshoot. Any combination of the four is possible except for Squall > anyone. With L-Block eating up a quarter of the percentage, there's not much room for the three others to move around. If one starts doing too well, there won't be enough percentage to go around to the other two and L-Block will very likely place 2nd. It's a balancing act tomorrow with each of the three all having at least 20% of the vote. Should be fun to watch! Gaddswell predicts: Solid Snake - 29.06% L-Block - 23.83% Sonic the Hedgehog - 25.97% Squall Leonhart - 21.14% Crew Consensus:...There is no consensus? Snake > L-Block I guess. |
| Tatl | Posted 10/31/2007 8:48:03 PM | message detail | #346 |
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Still can't pick who I want to vote for the most... Sonic or L-Block Sonic or L-Block Sonic or L-Block Sonic or L-Block Sonic or L-Block Sonic or L-Block I can't choose only one! --- "Wild Signature appears!" What do you do? A) Run away screaming! B) Attack it! --> C) Catch it! D) Let it go. |
| Lugia2 | Posted 10/31/2007 8:50:00 PM | message detail | #347 |
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Wow. This has been an exciting contest, with three or four powerful
pokemon, Ammy doing rather well, and an L-Block making things really
interesting... Though I still think the N9 is still around...unless 2006 was the last one-on-ones... --- "If the [PSP] is such a loser... why did you buy [one]?"- Saint Waldo "Because I am crazy. I also own three Wonderswans."- Chris Kohler |
| goku z | Posted 10/31/2007 8:50:59 PM | message detail | #348 |
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Come on, RX7, we've been friends awhile. What do you think? --- ad hominem appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason. |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 10/31/2007 8:51:41 PM | message detail | #349 |
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Can you just post the analysis I sent, anyway? >_> --- Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem fanboyism. You let GORDON FREEMAN beat Ike, you silly website! |
| goku z | Posted 10/31/2007 9:50:21 PM | message detail | #350 |
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goku z's first ever analysis! Quarterfinal 4: Solid Snake v L-Block v Sonic the Hedgehog v Squall Leonhart Well, well, well. I had this pegged as the biggest match of the contest coming in, and I had KIRBY in the place of L-Block. But let me break it down... Solid Snake is the favorite here. He has shown to be the strongest character, both in this contest and past contests. Yes, L-Block pulled a good % on him, but really...Frog got closer to Solid ****. Speaking of L-Block, he is certainly a wild card here. He has remained very consistant. However, I believe this round he will fall just enough not to advance. Facing three of the Top 12 characters in the contest will do that to you. Sonic hasn't looked too amazing this year, and with Squall getting within 1.5% of boosted Sonic last round WITH Sora on his back, I would say Squall can pull this off. Also in Squall's corner is that he well may lose the least votes to L-Block as he is an RPG character, and thus less likely to succumb to "LOL that's cool" joke votes, which no matter what anyone claims, do make up a large portion of his votes. I voted for him in every poll to this point, myself, for that sole reason. goku z's bracketbusting prediction: Solid Snake with 28.7%, Squall Leonhart with 25.5%, Sonic the Hedgehog with 24.99%, L-Block with 20.81% --- ad hominem appealing to one's prejudices, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason. |
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