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Character Battle VII Contest Analysis Crew
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 7:12:25 PM | message detail | #001 |
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Welcome to the 40th annual Contest Analysis Crew topic! We thank you for sticking with us over the years. Okay, so it isn't that old, but we've been going strong since Spring 2004, and another four-way contest won't stop us now! For those who are new here, the Contest Analysis Crew (or The Crew, or AC, whatever you want to call us) is a group of users who know how these Contests work. Our duty is to analyze each match and predict who will win each match and the percentages each character will get. We might not be 100% right, but then again, who is? So, it's time for me to find my Crew members. In order to build a strong Crew, I'm going to have to travel across the whole land! My name is Master Moltar, the self-proclaimed leader of the Crew! *after 30 minutes of dialogue skipping and random running around* Moltar: Hey, it's my good friend Heroic Mario. We've known each other for years, and- HM: You want me on your Crew? Sure! Random person: Hey, there's trouble in the next town! *an hour later* Moltar: We got here too late, darn it! Yoblazer: When I find out who did this, they'll pay for ruining my village! My name is Yoblazer btw. Moltar: So your name is Yoblazer. Didn't you win a contest a while back? How about you join my Crew. Yoblazer: Okay! *3 hours later* Lopen: Look at me, I'm Lopen, a bad guy who's going to steal your money to help save my dying sibling! Moltar: No, join my crew instead Lopen, you who likes to make those crazy upset picks. Lopen: Okay I'll forget about my bitter past and look forward to a bright future with my new friends! *10 hours later* Moltar: So we've traveled across nearly the whole continent, but I don't think my partner is big enough. Tran: 5 people is plenty! Moltar: 5...wait, how long have you been here, Transience, he who joined for the CB6 Crew? Yoblazer: He popped up around 7 hours ago. Lopen: Yeah, he and HM just keep going back and forth HM: zack zack zack Tran: tim tim tim *20 hours later* Moltar: So we're almost at the end of journey and- Ngamer: Wait, I want to come along. Moltar: Ngamer? The mysterious figure from my past who was hinted at through various dream sequences? You've never been on a Crew before! Ngamer: I'm ready to learn. *10 hours later right before the final boss* Moltar: Well then, I guess our Crew is complete! ???: Not yet! Moltar: Why look, it's everyone from my hometown. I guess I can pick one Guest to join me on the Crew from the upcoming challenges! Here's who I plan to pick so far. Cecil/Jade/Wario/Zack - War Link/Luke/Shadow/Zidane - KamikazePotato Duke/Kefka/Marth/Niko - White Rabbit Altair/Guybrush/Isaac/Lucario - NotTerrafire Liquid/Luigi/Roxas/Sho - Leonhart Bowser/Cain/Geno/Phoenix - Shoenin_Kakashi Fei/Knuckles/Mario/Zelda - Gaddswell Lloyd/Mudkip/Tom/MMX - GrapefruitKing Crash/Nightmare/Raz/Samus - HeroicTronBonne Frog/Ganondorf/KOS-MOS/Neku - Stingers/Pyrostormer Falco/GlaDOS/Vincent/Wander - XxSoulxX MINE MINE MINE (yep that's still here) Balthier/Big Daddy/Gordon/Scorpion - Midget_Fetish(SSS) Amaterasu/Crono/Frank/Kaim - Justin_Crossing L-Block/Meta Knight/Ryu/The Dog - Big Bob Alucard/Capt. Falcon/ Diddy/ Kratos A. - greatone10 Arthas/Ike/Pikachu/Spy - Biolizard And that's the introduction! First write-up should be going up soon! --- Moltar Status: =D Brawlin' - 4339-2157-7264 |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 9/17/2008 7:13:09 PM | message detail | #002 |
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| DpObliVion | Posted 9/17/2008 7:14:21 PM | message detail | #003 |
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Whoo! --- NEW YORK GIANTS: SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!! Character Battle VII *PRINTABLE BRACKET* - Look in my profile for links. GO SONIC |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/17/2008 7:15:12 PM | message detail | #004 |
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tim tim tim --- xyzzy http://users.tpg.com.au/112358//85454546braidav.gif |
| Pyrostormer | Posted 9/17/2008 7:15:39 PM | message detail | #005 |
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KOS-MOS/Neku writeup ftw |
| Justin_Crossing | Posted 9/17/2008 7:15:45 PM | message detail | #006 |
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I was waiting for a topic to confirm that I was supposed to do this since the other got purged :D --- Life may be unfair... But you can do something about it. http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w250/Justin_Crossing/fear.png |
| ZFS | Posted 9/17/2008 7:17:02 PM | message detail | #007 |
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zack time --- let's mosey |
| Biolizard28 | Posted 9/17/2008 7:17:24 PM | message detail | #008 |
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I'm gonna rock some face. --- Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem fanboyism. http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7315/ocelotpartycd1.gif |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 9/17/2008 7:17:46 PM | message detail | #009 |
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cecil time --- i am false |
| SuperAngelo128 | Posted 9/17/2008 7:18:15 PM | message detail | #010 |
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yay Moltar --- Bracket Score- Serious: 0, Favorites: 0 Humph, hurry up, grow! I want to be an adult!"- Cecile, Suikoden 3 <3 |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 9/17/2008 7:18:57 PM | message detail | #011 |
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| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 8:32:30 PM | message detail | #012 |
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Division 1: Round 1 - Match 1 – Cecil Harvey vs. Jade Curtiss vs. Wario vs. Zack Fair Moltar’s Analysis Cecil Game/Series Known From: Final Fantasy IV 2007 Results: N/A Remember Cecil? He lost to Kirby several years ago! Jade Game/Series Known From: Tales of the Abyss 2007 Results: 4th Place in Round 1 vs. Ada, Balthier and Frank West Jade returns to get pummeled again Wario Game/Series Known From: Wario Ware 2007 Results: 2nd Place in Round 1 vs. Fox, Capt. Falcon and Banjo 4th Place in Round 2 vs. Sephiroth, Fox and Meta Knight Brawl Character #1 in the bracket Zack Game/Series Known From: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 2007 Results: N/A he’s zack ****ing fair not some black-haired cloud Well, it’s Contest time again. We’ve always had a strong Nintendo character in the first match of the bracket. Great names have held this spot and had the honor of passing on the Nintendo tradition. Names like Mario, Link, Samus, Bowser and Yoshi. This year… Wait, it’s WARIO this year? What is that nonsense. Now, I’m not the biggest fan of this bracket (augh 4-ways again and tons of bad matches), but how can you go against the ‘strong Nintendo character beating his opponents with ease in the first match’ tradition? Oh well, it doesn’t matter anyway when you look at Wario’s opponents. Jade is pretty much a non-factor. Cecil has a chance to advance, but there’s one big factor standing in his way. Zack Fair. Honestly, Zack has gotten so much discussion over the past few weeks that I can’t even see his name on my screen without shuddering in horror. It’s not like the discussion about him is undeserved though. Zack is a big wildcard not only in this match, but in this whole division. Zack could be as weak as dirt, or could be a solid midcarder. The big question concerning Zack is how far the FF7 name will get him. Crisis Core isn’t huge like FF7 was, and it’s likely that FF7 fans don’t even care about Zack. All he has going for him is that he’s the star of the PSP game and a cameo in the Advent Children movie (which you have to admit was bad). Still, it’s not impossible to think that FF7 fans at GameFAQs (and there’s a lot) will vote for Zack since the competition isn’t exactly that great. Cecil may also get some of that FF vote, but in a bet between FF4 and a FF7 spin-off, I feel better putting my faith in something FF7-related. I don’t think Zack will be that strong, though it’s hard to say why since Zack is a big wildcard. Between being the only Nintendo character here and having Brawl behind him, Wario is a strong candidate for first here. Zack takes second, and Cecil comes in 3rd with a decent performance. Moltar’s Bracket Says: Wario > Zack Moltar’s Prediction is: Wario: 38% - Zack: 31% - Cecil: 22% - Jade: 9% Heroic Mario’s Analysis Starting the contest off on a high note right here: ZACK FAIR. Zack is my favorite new character to come along since Vincent. Partly because he's awesome, partly because he's been all over the board since the bracket came out. Everyone has something to say about him and there's no consensus on how far he goes, or how strong he'll really be -- does he lose in round 1, or go all the way to the semifinals? Tough to say with someone like Zack. I'm banking on it being closer to the latter than the former. He's just got some wicked range. Some think he's fodder, others think he could be the next Vincent. More than likely, he's somewhere in between, but closer to a Vincent than a Kefka. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 8:32:49 PM | message detail | #013 |
| One of Zack's best advantages is his association
to FFVII. He may not have been playable, or even had a whole lot of
screentime, but he had very important to the story regardless -- and
you can't finish FFVII without seeing him. For the talk about him being
a "black haired Cloud" or "BUSTER SWORD," I don't think Zack has
anything to worry about with recognizability. He has a very distinctive
look to him, it screams FFVII. And ignoring that, he just looks cool.
He isn't going to need a particular type of picture in order to do
well. The key here is how many people care about him. How many people who have played FFVII care enough to vote for him over Wario, Cecil, and Jade? Tough to say -- but I'd wager a lot. It helps that he's already gotten his own well-received game. Some people have questioned how much Crisis Core will matter since its a PSP game, but I don't think there's much to worry about there. The PSP's ownership on GameFAQs -- while not great -- is around 40%. That's enough to be relevant, I think. Throw in the 600,000 copies the game sold in the U.S., not including however many more come from downloading it instead of buying, and Crisis Core should be a big factor here. It's what elevates Zack from a short scene and a flashback to being a legit character. It helps that he's up against characters that most people don't care about, there's no big fan favorite in this group. It probably isn't a stretch to expect him to advance solely on his FFVII role. Zack's got everything he needs to win this match easy. Whether he will or not is another thing, but I'd be surprised if he didn't. He looks cool, his game is great, he's got the BUSTER SWORD, and he's backed by the FFVII fanbase. Expecting him to be another Vincent may be a stretch, but I think he'll be up there around Aeris. Most people think that's crazy, but I'm pretty confident Zack's gonna have some strength, and not just get by because of weak competition. A lot of the same arguments we heard for Vincent not being strong are being applied to Zack, and while they aren't exactly the same thing, it speaks to what a cool design and being associated to FFVII can do for you. As far as everyone else is concerned, I don't expect much. Wario should have an easy second place here, if only because he's the sole Nintendo / Brawl character here. I think he would need a lot more than that to compete with Zack, which is why I don't have him getting close here, but he should able to handle Cecil and Jade. Cecil will do respectably all things considered, but a distant third is about as much as he can hope for. Maybe he does a little better thanks to FFIVDS, but I doubt it. And Jade...man, who keeps nominating these bad Tales characters. time to end in this in the best way possible woo woo all aboard -- http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp237/mappster92/hypetrain.gif Prediction: Zack - 46% ; Wario - 27% ; Cecil - 19% ; Jade - 9% Bracket: Zack > Wario Vote: ZACK (UN)FAIR Yoblazer’s Analysis Welcome, one and all, to our seventh annual Character Battle! After nearly a year of anxious waiting and eager speculation, we're final ready to dance the contest tango once more. And what a dance this will be! Yes, not only are we in for our second straight year of four-entrant matches, but we're about to dive headfirst into what promises to be one of the most unpredictable, random, borderline psychotic brackets in history. Now, in all fairness, I must admit that I'm approaching this contest with a fair bit more apathy and agitation than usual. The bracket's complete randomness has resulted in a pretty boring prediction period; filling this thing out was like firing buckshots in the dark. I can only hope that our first batch of matches can bring us some entertainment and light a fire in our nerdy, number crunching bellies. Now, let's start this thing off right. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 8:33:35 PM | message detail | #014 |
| Our opening match isn't one of our most debated,
but it still has the potential (like nearly every other match,
amazingly) for a surprise or two. It's contested between three RPG
characters, one of whom has arguably the widest range of any non-joke
entrant in the tournament, and a B-level Nintendo star. Let's get the weaklings out of the way before moving on to the meat of the match. Jade Crutiss, star of the Tales of the Abyss series which I won't sit here and pretend to know a damn thing about, had one of the most lackluster first round performances of last year. Faced with, much like this year, a hodgepodge of dopes that lean heavily toward the weaker end of the strength spectrum, Jade managed a paltry 8.45%, and no one is expecting anything else from the X-Stats doldrums dweller this year. Our next aged RPG hero, Cecil Harvey, will certainly fare better, and some predictors are actually betting on him to move on, but I'm not willing to risk it. Unlike our third RPG guy, we've all seen what Cecil can do in a contest setting, and boy, was it ever un-prett-ay. A few years ago, Cecil wowed us with his performance against Kirby, laying a fart smelly enough to make this match's resident Nintendo entrant green with envy. Cecil ****ing sucked and was one of the weakest Final Fantasy characters we've ever seen. I hear he's gotten a handheld remake this year or something, but if I thought he could do anything worth a damn, I would have looked into it more closely. I'd be shocked if Cecil challenged for second place. Now that we're done with those hapless LOSERS, let's look into our two overwhelming favorites. Enter: Zack Fair. Zack, a minor, barely-mentioned character from the dreadnought of GameFAQs (that would be Final Fantasy VII), has drawn some of the greatest, funniest, most lengthy debates of the past month. His purposed range is huge: I've heard everything from him bombing against Cecil to being a neo-Auron in strength. Just staggering. There must be a reason for this, and it's a simple one: Zack's range is massive because there are massive uncertainties surrounding the guy. Yes, he's in FFVII, but he's not playable and is only mentioned and/or seen, like, once. Yes, he has his very own FFVII spinoff, but it's on the PSP, arguably the weakest system for breeding new, formidable characters. So, where does this place Zack? I think it places him in an easy second place. Black-haired-Cloud may not be the face of FFVII, but he's still part of the universe. He's got his own relatively popular, relatively recent FFVII game, and I think that alone is enough to lead to Cecil's undoing. Plus, the guy just has the FFVII look about him. He's got the hair, he's got the clothes, and he'll probably get the bigass sword, which would seal the deal right there. His chances are very questionable in later rounds, but for now, I think he's safe. I don't think, however, that he can realistically challenge for the win. Why? Enter: Wario. Nine times out of nine, a Nintendo character has emerged victorious in an opening contest match, and it's up to goddamn fatass Wario (?!) to keep the tradition alive. He is easily the weakest, most unlikely Nintendo entrant to face this responsibility, but luckily for our gassy friend, all the cards have been dealt in his favor. Wario is the only Nintendo character in this foursome, and his three opponents will be contending with a 3-way RPG split. The nature of his competition should artificially inflate his strength, but I think we're dealing with the strongest Wario ever, regardless. He's one of the guys I can see benefiting significantly from Brawl, as, despite his long and prolific career, it was his biggest release ever. Yoshi kicked things off with a bang last year, and I think Wario will follow suit with a thunderous waft this year. Mmm, smell that! Wario - 38% Zack Fair - 34% Cecil Harvey - 19% Jade Curtiss - 9% |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 8:34:03 PM | message detail | #015 |
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Lopen’s Analysis ZACK STATS ZACK ATTACK BLACK HAIRED BUSTER SWORD BELIEVE. ... Hey... yeah this match has been argued to death, I'll try to give it a shot one more time, though. Oh... wait... it wasn't this match, was it? Apparently Zack was supposed to escape this one easily... with Zack vs Shadow being the debate next round. Well, that's not where I start the debate. I really think Za ck needs to know his role, here. That is... stay true to his role in FF7, and stick around for maybe 5 minutes of screentime here, too. I for the life of me can't understand what people are banking on Zack to be so strong about. I've often seen him compared to Vincent... "people said the same thing because of Vincent's limited role and look what happened there." Man, here's the thing. You've got to draw the line somewhere. Vincent was playable, had popularity polls to back him up, and despite his limited role still beats the tar out of Zack's role, timewise. Zack, to me, is more like Ridley, from the Metroid series. Lots of lore from sources outside the game, but spends about 5 minutes in the game. Ridley bursts through walls... Zack bursts through... uhhh... I dunno... maybe if he randomly burst through walls I'd be voting for him. Now, there is his PSP game, Crisi-- his PSP game. Nuff said. Anyone banking on this thing to make huge waves... I'd not. The system has ~40% ownership on the site, with the amount that own the game likely being significantly lower than that. So basically, all things considered, I'm thinkin Zack will be among the worst of fodder. But hey, Cecil is too.. so why am I rambling on about this? Because Cecil will be the less foddery fodder. Cecil looked bad last time we saw him, true... but, I have a few reasons he might be more than total trash fodder. 1. He was a freakin robot last time. An ugly Amano-built robot, for that matter. Lettuce Kefka ain't got nothin on Robo Cecil in my books. 2. FF4DS! Not only does the game refresh FF4... but I hear it actually adds a ton of new content. Boost time. Plus the character art from the game is really beautiful... Cecil will be getting a picture to vote for unless Bacon is a total moron. 3. Still skeptical on FF4DS? Look at how many FF4 entrants are in the bracket. This isn't like Tales of Nominatia where B8 loves the weak game like its child and rallies to get way too many characters from it in... they all got in without any major B8 presence. That being said... I don't think Cecil will be strong or anything... so Zack might upset on virtue of having a buster sword alone. I'll say this right now though... Zack has no chance of placing round 3 (I'd say round 2... but never say never with that joke Shadow...!) Lopen's Prediction: Wario - 36.42% Cecil - 32.00% Zack - 26.13% Jade "I didn't even get the dignity of a line" Curtiss - 5.45% Transience’s Analysis hello, everyone, and welcome to Character Battle VII: a contest where we will spend two months fighting over a tetris block, a bag of sand, a disembodied voice without a name, a really stupid world of warcraft injoke, a stupid Dog and 29 Brawl characters. I can't wait. our first match starts off the most brutal division in the contest, and contains the single biggest wildcard that isn't a joke character, Zack Fair. Zack has a wild range that stretches from being fodder that could lose in the first round to being a serious midcarder that could walk out of this division with ease. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 8:34:50 PM | message detail | #016 |
| but let's back up: we've gotta talk about first
place first. Wario is not exactly the most popular guy. I see as much
hate, if not more, than I do love for the dude. he finishes near the
bottom in all those Mario character polls. he's never done well in
contests, getting doubled by Shadow in 2003 and almost losing to
Captain Falcon last year, which is pretty embarrassing. then he went
and couldn't even bring in 10% of the vote in the Sephiroth match,
finishing well behind Meta-Knight who was just a Dude in a Trailer at
that point. the Nintendo fanbase is pretty apathetic towards the guy. he's facing three RPG characters here, though, and he doesn't have to worry about the Nintendo fanbase latching onto a better character, so I think he's a safe pick for first. Zack could surprise and take first here, but he's got a nice anchor in two RPG characters and Wario is by far the most unique. now, second place. Jade bombed so hard last year that I don't even want to acknowledge him. Cecil is also pretty weak, but he's a known quantity: he did bad, but not AWFUL and he's had a port and a remake since, one of which just came out a couple months ago to strong reviews. he's going to be fodder - in my opinion, his ceiling is Terra - but if Zack bombs, he'll take second. he also might get a better picture this year thanks to 3d art and Dissidia, and the fact that Bacon loves him some FF4 and will know where to go for Cecil art. then again, Zack will probably get his iconic Crisis Core image with his back turned and The Sword showing, so that doesn't really matter. now then, Zack. the ultimate enigma, and the definition of "FF7fear". the argument for Zack? "oh, he's from FF7! FF7 has always been ridiculously strong." and it's true, 25% considers FF7 their favourite game, so why wouldn't they vote Zack? this would be fine logic except that Zack is barely an FF7 character. ask an FF7 fan who Zack is and they'd be able to tell you, but they couldn't tell you anything about him personally, anything that would convince you to like them. Zack is a footnote to FF7, and his only real scene is an optional one that's a bit out of the way. this isn't like Vincent, the optional character - this is just a bit of backstory. there may be some sick FF7 fans willing to vote for this, but not that many. no, Zack's strength comes from Crisis Core. Crisis Core did pretty well for a handheld game, selling 600,000 copies. (that's about 3 times what FF4DS sold in its first month, for the record) it's also a pretty good game, not some crappy Dirge of Cerberus disaster spinoff, and Zack is pretty cool in it. if you've played Crisis Core, you'll vote for Zack. he's like some weird mix of Tidus and Cloud. Crisis Core ain't FF7 though, not even close, and it didn't exactly shake the world when it came out. FF12 is more popular and I could see him losing to Balthier - FF12 sold better, reviewed better, and is on a console the site likes. but when you add in the FF7 pedigree, Zack could be anywhere. I'd say his floor is below Cecil, but he could be much, much more, and picking Cecil over him after seeing what Kirby did to him in 2005 is a mistake. Zack moves on and we get to see him (hopefully) unimpeded in round 2. old Square always bombs FF7 always wins but can't beat fart man transience's prediction: Wario with 36.43%, Zack with 30.66%, Cecil with 24.11%, Jade with 8.80% Ngamer’s Analysis Hello world! Moltar invited me to join the Crew this season for the first time; I told him I'd not only be in it, I'd win it! So let's get this off on the right foot, shall we? |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 8:35:20 PM | message detail | #017 |
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When tranny heard I was going to be joining the Crew, he shook his head
and issued an "incoming wall of text" warning. I intend to prove him
wrong! Basically my strategy for these writeups will be to take you
through a short summary of my Oracle Challenge thought process- a
pretty accurate process, I feel, as its resulted in my placement as the
3rd best predictor all time (in terms of lifetime average prediction). So let's get to it! Wario's a chump, and everyone knows it. But he has a few things going for him here... he's out of those suspenders and into his (slightly) cooler biker gear, he's been in Brawl since we've last seen him, and most importantly he sticks out like a sore thumb against all these long haired effiminante J-RPG leads. When you're Nintendo, there's nothing better than being able to stand out in a crowd! Weird to predict Zack for second, as he's going to ride Link's wake all the way through to the final of this division according to my bracket, but as I explained, he's bound to be held back by having so many other Final Fantasy/RPG options in the lineup. So even though I think his Buster Sword and Looks Like Cloud advantage should be enough to easily defeat Cecil, Wario should have just what it takes to edge him. As for Jade, pffffffffffffffft. There's never been a character in history we needed to see less than Jade. We're talking about a guy who managed less that 8 and a half percent against Balthier, Ada, and Frank West, a guy who is quite possibly the weakest entrant we've experienced since Tanner Himself. Why anyone would expect him to score more than 8% here is beyond me. So with those points in mind, these percents pretty much create themselves! Wario - 35.55% Zack Fair - 34.75% Cecil - 22.56% Jade Curtiss - 7.14% And there you have it. Looking forward to another exciting season! Guest’s Analysis - War13104 Division 1: Opening Match *CONTAINS POTENTIAL FINAL FANTASY IX SPOILERS* Cecil Harvey vs. Jade Curtiss vs. Wario vs. Zack Fair Now, won't this be interesting! Let's start with the uninteresting parts, shall we? Jade Curtiss ...how/why are you back? Another sub-10% and you'll confirm yourself as the weakest returning entrant ever. Yes, weaker than Guybrush. Hooray Guybrush! Wario The only interesting thing you can do is botch. If Zack or Cecil are even close to winning this, Wario will be fighting with Kerrigan and Balthier to reclaim the "Biggest Bomb" title he held (well, until Luigi/Squall) back in 2003. Cecil Harvey aww yeah Cecil. If Cecil wins (or gets second >_>), this will instantly become my favorite contest match ever. Now, people may point as his bomb against Kirby, but I must argue that the Amano art had an effect on Cecil's performance. Why? Because even I voted Kirby in that poll, because I figured there was no way that was FFIV Cecil. As we've seen in the past, Amano art can cause extremely underwhelming performances. ...unless you really think Mithos is much, much stronger than Albert Wesker. And before you disagree, Mithos is a Tales character. They aren't allowed to be much, much stronger than anybody of any note. With Ballin' being an FFIV fanboy, I fully expect a large Cecil picture advantage....or at least not Amano art. With FFIVDS recently coming out, this is Cecil's best chance to make some contest noise. And for those of you pointing out 2k5 STILL, In Europe and the US, Final Fantasy IV's sales have increased by about 50% since his match with Kirby. Cecil's gonna be a lot stronger than he was back then. Can't wait for the dark knight to crush Jade and a random Final Fantasy character. B-b-but he's Zack! You know, from FFVII? |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 8:36:20 PM | message detail | #018 |
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Yeah, three FF NPC/non-final boss (NFB) characters of main series Final
Fantasies have ever gotten into the contest before. One was the Midgar
Zolom, who arguably plays a more important role in FFVII than Zack, one
was Kuja, possibly the weakest FF entrant to ever appear in a 1v1
match. And the third? Uncle Ulty. Yeah, not exactly elite company. I
would take Ultros over Zack, and the Zolom would...well, it'd probably
be SFFed to death. I checked the FFVII board, and more people care
about Vincent being called a vampire in the description than about Zack
being in the contest. If Zack is going to beat Cecil, it'll be entirely
on the back of Crisis Core. That's right, an entirely PSP-based
character. We saw what the face of the PlayStation 3 (at the time) did
last year. Zack won't be quite THAT bad, but he's not going to beat
Cecil. Summary: lol Jade Wario must avoid lol Cecil will rock Zack's socks Oh god I predicted FFVI character over FFVII character I'm such a goddamn Final Fantasy IV fanboy and I don't care Wario: 35.01% Cecil: 32.88% Zack: 25.55% Jade: 6.56% Crew Consensus: We ain't buying into ZackFEAR here. The majority has Wario > Zack, though Wario > Cecil and Zack > Wario are the next best options. |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/17/2008 8:38:03 PM | message detail | #019 |
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Sorry guys, but I will NOT be running the Consistency Rankings this year. Anyone else is free to take the reigns, but eh, I don't feel as up to it when I don't care about the overall contest as much. --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 9/17/2008 8:38:12 PM | message detail | #020 |
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tag --- Brawl FC: 4296-2658-3681 (KP) |
| ZFS | Posted 9/17/2008 8:38:55 PM | message detail | #021 |
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Whoa. Crew more like BRAWLFEAR. --- let's mosey |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/17/2008 8:42:35 PM | message detail | #022 |
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Starting the contest off on a high note right here: ZACK FAIR. Zack is my favorite new character to come along since Vincent. I dunno why, but I just started laughing for some reason. ...I also feel strangely compelled to vote for Zack, what the hell? --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/17/2008 8:42:41 PM | message detail | #023 |
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pfft. more like logic ! I said that with love, Ngamer! --- xyzzy http://users.tpg.com.au/112358//85454546braidav.gif |
| Gaddswell | Posted 9/17/2008 8:43:07 PM | message detail | #024 |
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| trannyscience | Posted 9/17/2008 8:43:35 PM | message detail | #025 |
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heh, I love him and feel compelled to vote against him thanks to all the ridiculous hype. but then you're voting for Wario and OH HEY CECIL WOO --- xyzzy http://users.tpg.com.au/112358//85454546braidav.gif |
| DpObliVion | Posted 9/17/2008 8:43:42 PM | message detail | #026 |
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Whoo, way to accidentally press some combination of keys to close out my browser and lose my writeup as I was almost done.... Dp's Unofficial Quick Analysis I'm actually going to try and keep these quick this year! My initial reaction for this match was that Wario would win with ease, with Cecil/Zack fighting for 2nd splitting a weak FF vote, even leaning towards Cecil. But then the Zack bandwagon started up, and I started to see that Zack could actually be a force. So that made Wario and Zack advancing fairly obvious to me, but in what order? I stuck with Wario, ultimately deciding that Zack would be held back a bit by Cecil and not being a fairly small part (gameplay wise, anyway) of FF7. Of course, this will change in the later rounds, but this is the type of four-pack that will give Wario success riding the wave of the Nintendo vote against lesser characters. Dp's bracket/prediction says: Wario > Zack Wario - 36% Zack - 34% Cecil - 19% Jade - 11% --- NEW YORK GIANTS: SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!! Character Battle VII *PRINTABLE BRACKET* - Look in my profile for links. GO SONIC |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 8:43:59 PM | message detail | #027 |
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wa wa wario --- Moltar Status: =D Cecil/Jade/Wario/Zack - Bracket: Wario > Zack - Vote: Wario (0/0) |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/17/2008 8:45:12 PM | message detail | #028 |
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Great, we start off with a terrible guest analysis. Guess it will be up
to me to get the majority of the Guest points again this year. How many
did I get last year? 3/4? Also, where are you doing the guest signups? Do I still get Mario's fourpack that you said I could have? |
| DpObliVion | Posted 9/17/2008 8:47:11 PM | message detail | #029 |
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Damn it, Lopen makes me fear for my bracket already.... Cecil won't do anything, right? Right? --- NEW YORK GIANTS: SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!! Character Battle VII *PRINTABLE BRACKET* - Look in my profile for links. GO SONIC |
| Scott_Pilgrim | Posted 9/17/2008 8:48:03 PM | message detail | #030 |
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Character Battle VII Contest Analysis Crewario --- Oh, sorry, I got distracted by the Internet. |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 9/17/2008 8:48:05 PM | message detail | #031 |
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Samus/Raz/Nightmare/Crash is coming soon guys. --- The Straight Up G WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| greatone10 | Posted 9/17/2008 8:48:29 PM | message detail | #032 |
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War (#017) If you are going to bring that up, you should mention that Kefka's mauling of Wesker makes Mithos look stronger than LLOYD. --- Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest. Brawl FC: 3050-7287-5564 Kart FC: 3738-0020-0896 |
| trannyscience | Posted 9/17/2008 8:49:15 PM | message detail | #033 |
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War is a FF4 freak. you have to expect some twisted logic! --- xyzzy http://users.tpg.com.au/112358//85454546braidav.gif |
| ZFS | Posted 9/17/2008 8:50:06 PM | message detail | #034 |
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I dunno why, but I just started laughing for some reason. Ha. What leaving out a word does to that sentence -- "contest character." --- let's mosey |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 9/17/2008 8:50:29 PM | message detail | #035 |
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greatone10 (#032) War (#017) If you are going to bring that up, you should mention that Kefka's mauling of Wesker makes Mithos look stronger than LLOYD. I'm an FF4 fr-....what tranny said. --- i am false |
| -LusterSoldier- | Posted 9/17/2008 8:52:01 PM | message detail | #036 |
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Cecil/Jade/Wario/Zack - War Link/Luke/Shadow/Zidane - KamikazePotato Duke/Kefka/Marth/Niko - White Rabbit Altair/Guybrush/Isaac/Lucario - NotTerrafire Liquid/Luigi/Roxas/Sho - Leonhart Bowser/Cain/Geno/Phoenix - Shoenin_Kakashi Fei/Knuckles/Mario/Zelda - Gaddswell Lloyd/Mudkip/Tom/MMX - GrapefruitKing Crash/Nightmare/Raz/Samus - HeroicTronBonne Frog/Ganondorf/KOS-MOS/Neku - Stingers/Pyrostormer Falco/GlaDOS/Vincent/Wander - XxSoulxX MINE MINE MINE (yep that's still here) Balthier/Big Daddy/Gordon/Scorpion - Midget_Fetish(SSS) Amaterasu/Crono/Frank/Kaim - Justin_Crossing L-Block/Meta Knight/Ryu/The Dog - Big Bob Alucard/Capt. Falcon/ Diddy/ Kratos A. - greatone10 Arthas/Ike/Pikachu/Spy - Biolizard Were there even any sign-ups for that, or did Master Moltar just pick those users? --- Luster Soldier - Popular at school. ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ |
| satai_delenn | Posted 9/17/2008 8:53:17 PM | message detail | #037 |
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Ooooh tag. --- Attention, all yoctograms! (It's x2) DIE! |
| greatone10 | Posted 9/17/2008 8:53:50 PM | message detail | #038 |
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This reminds me, I should start writing for my match. --- Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest. Brawl FC: 3050-7287-5564 Kart FC: 3738-0020-0896 |
| Ed Bellis | Posted 9/17/2008 8:54:08 PM | message detail | #039 |
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Plug! http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=45474897 LOOK WHAT YOU PASSED UP MOLTAR --- This was KING BELLIS LOL ed status: doin thangs |
| smitelf | Posted 9/17/2008 8:57:03 PM | message detail | #040 |
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You guys made me change to Wario > Zack at the last minute <_< --- Official Queen ***** of the Universe! Biden/Obama...er, I mean Obama/Biden '08! |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 9/17/2008 8:57:28 PM | message detail | #041 |
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You should have changed to Wario > Cecil, imho. --- i am false |
| Scott_Pilgrim | Posted 9/17/2008 8:57:54 PM | message detail | #042 |
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You should have stuck with Zack > Wario --- Oh, sorry, I got distracted by the Internet. |
| smitelf | Posted 9/17/2008 8:58:04 PM | message detail | #043 |
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And now I've changed back >_> --- Official Queen ***** of the Universe! Biden/Obama...er, I mean Obama/Biden '08! |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 9:12:16 PM | message detail | #044 |
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Were there even any sign-ups for that, or did Master Moltar just pick those users? There were sign-ups a week ago LOOK WHAT YOU PASSED UP MOLTAR another zack sucker i mean YOU CAN POST THEM HERE TOO ED --- Moltar Status: =D Cecil/Jade/Wario/Zack - Bracket: Wario > Zack - Vote: Wario (0/0) |
| -LusterSoldier- | Posted 9/17/2008 9:13:58 PM | message detail | #045 |
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There were sign-ups a week ago I didn't even see those. If you used the word "Crew" in the topic title of the sign-up topic, I would have been able to find it through the topic search feature. --- Luster Soldier - Popular at school. ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ |
| Scott_Pilgrim | Posted 9/17/2008 9:14:49 PM | message detail | #046 |
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And now I've changed back >_> You're welcome. --- Oh, sorry, I got distracted by the Internet. |
| th3l3fty | Posted 9/17/2008 9:16:46 PM | message detail | #047 |
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PartOfYourWorld (#019) Anyone else is free to take the reigns, but eh, I don't feel as up to it when I don't care about the overall contest as much. I'll do it! ...just remind me what the point system was exactly. >_> --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2008 9:19:32 PM | message detail | #048 |
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I didn't even see those. If you used the word "Crew" in the topic
title of the sign-up topic, I would have been able to find it through
the topic search feature. The topic was called "Contest Analysis Crew Guest Sign-ups: Because all the cool kids are doing it" or something really close to that --- Moltar Status: =D Cecil/Jade/Wario/Zack - Bracket: Wario > Zack - Vote: Wario (0/0) |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 9/17/2008 9:20:08 PM | message detail | #049 |
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Well I'm certainly a mysterious figure! Glad I was able to join the Crew just in time for the Boss Battle. Should be a fun season! --- Hot Content: thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com He isn't a killer. He just wins - thoroughly. |
| The_Ocelot2 | Posted 9/17/2008 9:22:07 PM | message detail | #050 |
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--- Go Ducks Go! This fox is still one step ahead of the hounds |
