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Lopen | Posted 11/21/2008 7:42:06 PM | message detail | #201 | filter

Finishing last in the Crew could lead to a demotion

I will end you.
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FastFalcon's quest to defeat Lopen: Round - blagh I am dead.
Target: 467+. Target obtained and shattered damn you FastFalcon.

LeonhartFour | Posted 11/21/2008 8:17:10 PM | message detail | #202 | filter

My only contest on the Crew was the Series Contest! I didn't even get a full 63 matches worth!
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Eh, that's probably not such a great idea. I doubt you really want to flood this with 10 guest analyses every day. I think the current system works fine.

They would be short (like a paragraph or 2 at most), but I understand the concern.

How about you let a few guests send you analysis, then you choose the best one to use for the match (based on whatever criteria you want to use). Or, you could have two topics. One for the Crew, the other for Guests. Top guests get a spot on the crew the next year (or whatever other prize if need be).

Eh, I'd rather not play favorites and pick "the best", and running one Crew topic is enough for me thanks.

Finishing last in the Crew could lead to a demotion. Or maybe retiring winners? Heh...

How cruel! (Plus I like Lopen)

I think maybe you can be stricter about a deadline for sending in analyses. I'd like to see them go up by 10 or so, instead of waiting around sometimes until after 11.

Yeah, I'm definitely going to be posting the analyses earlier next contest, whether I have them all or not.

My only contest on the Crew was the Series Contest! I didn't even get a full 63 matches worth!

Joining at a bad time is not my fault! (seriously 9 person crew = craziness i had to do something!)
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Moltar Status: in 'save us games contest' mode
all hail FastFalcon the king of the guru

KamikazePotato | Posted 11/21/2008 9:20:00 PM | message detail | #204 | filter

A Crew without Lopen is no Crew at all.

But yeah, keep the amount of Crew members to a minimum.

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FastFalcon believed in Snake. I didn't.

Ngamer64 | Posted 11/21/2008 9:27:01 PM | message detail | #205 | filter

I think the way the Crew was run this year was perfect, aside from the laptop breakdown costing us some Moltar writeups and Guest writeups, and HM and tranny missing time with Galaxy/Europe, and not seeing the final episodes of Contest Note, and lefty being two months behind on the accuracy rankings. Oh, and Ngamer not completing a Crew rankings sweep.

Just need to keep those from happening during the Game Contest and we'll be golden!

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Hey, I'm working on finishing up Contest Note as we speak!

You know, knowing all the results makes this pretty easy to write.
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Moltar Status: in 'save us games contest' mode
all hail FastFalcon the king of the guru

Ngamer64 | Posted 11/21/2008 9:58:06 PM | message detail | #207 | filter

In all seriousness though, for all the grief we took for our wrong guesses and all the joking around we did, this was actually a very knowledgeable group who made some excellent guesses overall. Check out the Top 20 from this year's final Oracle standings (166 competitors):

- 1) creativename 2987.96 +47.37 0.00 47.43 (63)
- 2) The n00b Avenger 2987.51 +47.48 -0.45 47.42 (63)
^1 3) Camden 2986.26 +47.74 -1.70 47.40 (63)
^2 4) Xuxon 2985.51 +47.99 -2.45 47.39 (63)
v2 5) yoblazer33 2985.12 +46.50 -2.84 47.38 (63)
v1 6) PeaceOut64 2985.05 +47.07 -2.91 47.38 (63)
- 7) kawaiifan 2984.58 +47.62 -3.38 47.37 (63)
- 8) Salient 2981.11 +47.27 -6.85 47.32 (63)
^1 9) meche313 2979.61 +48.08 -8.35 47.30 (63)
v1 10) Ghost Cyborg 2979.09 +46.87 -8.87 47.29 (63)
- 11) smitelf 2978.47 +47.37 -9.49 47.28 (63)
- 12) Kaxon 2977.03 +47.37 -10.93 47.25 (63)
^1 13) Justin_Crossing 2976.29 +48.03 -11.67 47.24 (63)
v1 14) Master Moltar 2975.81 +47.37 -12.15 47.24 (63)
- 15) DSRage 2975.58 +47.53 -12.38 47.23 (63)
- 16) Luster Soldier 2973.72 +47.55 -14.24 47.20 (63)
- 17) King Morgoth 2971.76 +46.62 -16.20 47.17 (63)
- 18) Ngamer64 2970.47 +46.97 -17.49 47.15 (63)
- 19) GrapefruitKing 2969.49 +47.62 -18.47 47.13 (63)
- 20) linkhatesganon 2965.54 +48.73 -22.42 47.07 (63)

tranny had a pretty good season as well, finishing in 32nd. And Lopen, uhh... well he missed a match, but would have been around 60th if he hadn't. Sooo.... yeah. Oh, and looks like Dp finished in 30th place, very nice. So yeah, this topic was definitely a good place to get expert advice, or at least as close to "expert" as this wacky format allowed.

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trannyscience | Posted 11/21/2008 10:00:32 PM | message detail | #208 | filter

I kinda sucked, and missing a week and a half didn't help. at least I was able to toss random guesses into the Oracle.

but that's okay, I never really worried about perfect percentages. I tend to make bold predictions with my numbers that end up with me sometimes taking tops in the Oracle and sometimes taking like 100th. this year it was a lot more of the latter, but that's cool.
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xyzzy
blah blah blah Fastfalcon blah blah blah Solid Snake blah blah blah Guru Contest blah

Also, anyone want to do me a favor and put all the past Crew stuff somewhere on the B8Wiki (since Ngamer won't!)?
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Moltar Status: in 'save us games contest' mode
all hail FastFalcon the king of the guru

Ngamer64 | Posted 11/22/2008 8:55:15 PM | message detail | #210 | filter

Whoa whoa, that is clearly a work in progress.

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It's been a while since one of these!

Previously, Cloud fought in his Round 2 match. After the match, he was confronted at his home by Samus, another competitor in the Character Battle. She revealed that she also had a Contest Note, and had been writing results into it. Cloud decided that it would be best for them to team up to control the Contests and beat El.

4: Captured

The Setting - The Contest Stadium, audience

Samus: I’m so excited, today is my Cloudy’s 3rd match! I won mine, I hope he wins his too!

*Backstage, Cloud is preparing for his match.*

Cloud: Damn, I know I have to keep up my serious demeanor, but I just can’t help but smile. Thanks to the Contest Note, I was finally able to kill L-Block. With two jokes down, there’s only one left to kill, and while I let Cube survive this round, I want to personally end it next round. With the jokes out of the way, nothing will stop me from taking my rightful place at the top.

*Cloud is then confronted by a young boy.*

Sora: Hey Cloud!

Cloud: Sora?

Sora: Yeah, it’s me. I just wanted to wish you good luck today in our match. I hope we can advance together.

Cloud: Oh?

Sora: Well, I look up to you, Cloud. I hope that one day, I can be as strong as you!

Cloud: You can be if you continue to work hard, Sora. Good luck to you too, out there.

Sora: Thanks Cloud!

*Sora then takes off*

Cloud: *thinking* He’s the future. I’m doing what I am because of characters like him, so he can compete in a contest that isn’t a shell of its former self.

???: The foolish kid.

*Cloud turns to see another of his opponents, Squall, standing in the doorway*

Squall: We all have a limit in these contests. I’ve nearly hit my peak, and that kid is soon going to hit his.

Cloud: You’re wrong. There’s always a chance to get stronger, even for us veterans. Sora’s got a bright future ahead of him.

Squall: Whatever, the future is hopeless for all of us Cloud. You should know better than anyone, just accept it already.

*Squall then leaves the room*

Cloud: *thinking* That Squall…now there’s a jaded fool. He’s already given up. He thinks things can’t be changed. He’s a bad example of what I envision the future to be. His name is already in the Contest Note, but unfortunately, so is Sora’s. I can’t allow for any other Square characters to hold me back from my goal. Mewtwo will be easy enough to take out.

*Cloud then heads out to the stadium. As he is on his way out, he passes up a hooded man. Cloud looks over at the hooded man, but doesn’t say a word. The hooded man watches Cloud as he passes by.*

*Cloud then enters the stadium to a loud roar from the fans.*

Samus: Yeah! Go Cloud! Go-

???: Excuse me, Samus.

Samus: Huh? Snake? What are you doing here?

Snake: I’m going to need you to come with me.

Samus: But Cloud-

Snake: I wouldn’t restrain if I were you. This is a direct order from El.

*Samus’s eyes lit up in shock and fear*

Samus: O…okay. I’ll go.

*The match begins, and Cloud and Mewtwo win. Cloud then heads backstage, but is met by a hooded man along with several other guards.*

Cloud: What’s this about?

Hooded Man: Cloud, you need to come with us. You are under suspicion of being Killa, and El has ordered that we capture you and take you to him for questioning.

Cloud: *thinking* What the hell? I haven’t made a single bad move. How does that bastard know? No…calm down. It’s not too surprising he’d suspect me. Anyone with much contest wisdom and experience could be Killa. I’ll just answer his questions and clear myself.

Cloud: Before I go, I want to know who you are.

*The man pulls back his hood, revealing a face Cloud was all too familiar with.

Cloud: Sephiroth? You joined with El?

Sephiroth: Yes…I am against what Killa is doing. I want to see him stopped.

Cloud: *thinking* Does he think I’m stupid? Sephiroth wouldn’t willingly help out El without a good reason. El probably told him that Killa would make him lose in the later rounds because he follows past Character Battle trends.

Sephiroth: Now, let’s go.

Cloud: Fine then

*Sephiroth and Cloud, along with the guards, leave the contest arena. A helicopter then comes down, and Cloud is then blindfolded by one of the guards. They lead him onto the helicopter, and he is seated.*

Samus: Cloud? Is that you.

Cloud: Yeah, it’s me.

Samus: I’m scared, where are they taking us?

Cloud: Don’t worry, it’ll be fine. We’ll just answer some questions and be out of there in no time.

*The helicopter then takes off and heads to El’s Headquarters*

~*To Be Continued*~

th3l3fty | Posted 11/24/2008 2:01:34 AM | message detail | #213 | filter

They finally arrive... the end of the Consistency Ratings!

Match 49: Link > Zack Fair
1st Place
+7 yo
+6 HM
+5 Ngamer
+4 Moltar
+3 Lopen
+2 tranny

2nd Place
+7 HM
+6 Ngamer
+5 Moltar, yo
+3 tranny
+0 Lopen

Match 50: Mario > X
1st Place
+7 Moltar
+6 tranny
+5 HM, Ngamer
+3 yo
+0 Lopen, Guest

2nd Place
+7 Moltar, HM
+5 tranny
+4 Guest
+3 yo
+2 Ngamer
+1 Lopen

Match 51: Samus > Vincent
1st Place
+7 Lopen
+6 Moltar, yo
+4 tranny
+3 HM
+2 Ngamer

2nd Place
+7 Moltar
+6 tranny
+5 Lopen
+4 HM, yo
+2 Ngamer

Match 52: Crono > Pikachu
1st Place
+7 yo
+6 Guest
+5 Lopen
+4 Ngamer
+3 Moltar, HM
+1 tranny

2nd Place
+0 everyone

Match 53: Snake > Cube
1st Place
+7 yo
+6 Guest
+5 Lopen
+4 Ngamer
+3 Moltar, HM
+1 tranny

2nd Place
+0 everyone

Match 54: Cloud > Mewtwo
1st Place
+7 Ngamer
+6 Guest
+5 HM
+4 Moltar
+3 Lopen
+2 tranny
+1 yo

2nd Place
+7 Ngamer
+6 Moltar, HM
+4 tranny
+0 yo, Lopen, Guest

Match 55: Kirby > Dante
1st Place
+7 Guest
+6 Moltar
+5 HM
+4 Ngamer
+3 yo
+2 Lopen
+1 tranny

2nd Place
+7 Guest
+6 Moltar, HM
+4 Ngamer
+0 yo, Lopen, tranny

Match 56: Sephiroth > Sonic
1st Place
+7 tranny
+6 Moltar, HM
+4 Ngamer
+3 yo
+2 Lopen

2nd Place
+7 Moltar
+6 tranny
+5 Lopen
+4 HM
+3 yo
+2 Ngamer

Overall Rankings (after Round 3)
1. Master Moltar (465)
2. yoblazer (462)
3. Ngamer (441)
4. transience (397)
5. Heroic Mario (390)
6. Board 8 (374)
7. Lopen (325)

ROUND 4

Match 57: Link > Mario
1st Place
+7 yo
+6 tranny
+5 HM
+4 Guest
+3 Ngamer
+2 Moltar
+1 Lopen

2nd Place
+7 yo
+6 Ngamer
+5 Guest
+4 HM
+3 Lopen
+2 tranny
+1 Moltar

Match 58: Samus > Crono
1st Place
+7 HM, yo
+5 Ngamer
+4 Moltar
+3 tranny
+2 Guest
+1 Lopen

2nd Place
+7 Ngamer
+6 yo
+5 Lopen
+4 Guest
+0 Moltar, HM, tranny

Match 59: Cloud > Snake
1st Place
+7 Ngamer
+6 Moltar, yo
+4 tranny
+3 Lopen

2nd Place
+7 yo
+6 tranny
+5 Moltar
+4 Ngamer
+3 Lopen

Match 60: Sephiroth > Kirby
1st Place
+7 yo
+6 Moltar, Guest
+4 tranny
+3 Ngamer
+2 HM
+1 Lopen

2nd Place
+7 Lopen
+0 Moltar, HM, yo, tranny, Ngamer, Guest

Match 61: Link > Crono
1st Place
+7 Ngamer
+6 yo
+5 Moltar
+4 tranny
+3 Lopen
+2 HM
+1 Guest

2nd Place
+7 Moltar, yo
+5 Guest
+4 Ngamer
+3 Lopen
+2 tranny
+0 HM

Match 62: Snake > Cloud
1st Place
+7 yo
+6 HM
+5 Ngamer
+4 Moltar
+3 tranny
+0 Lopen

2nd Place
+7 yo
+6 Ngamer
+5 HM
+4 Moltar
+3 tranny
+2 Lopen

Match 63: Link > Snake
1st Place
+7 Lopen
+6 Ngamer
+5 Moltar
+4 tranny
+3 HM
+2 yo

2nd Place
+7 yo
+0 Moltar, HM, Lopen, tranny, Ngamer

FINAL RANKINGS
1. yoblazer (545)
2. Master Moltar (514)
3. Ngamer (504)
4. transience (438)
5. Heroic Mario (424)
6. Board 8 (401)
7. Lopen (364)

Congratulations to yoblazer, this year's winner of the Consistency Ratings!

th3l3fty | Posted 11/24/2008 2:01:40 AM | message detail | #214 | filter

An interesting note - after taking the lead from Ngamer, yoblazer only gave it up once - and took it back the very next match.

And now for the stats Ngamer asked for - round-by-round scores!

Round 1 Standings
1. yoblazer (273)
2. Master Moltar (256)
3. Ngamer (250)
4. transience (244)
5. Board 8 (223)
6. Heroic Mario (204)
7. Lopen (181)

Round 2 Standings
1. yoblazer (137)
2. Ngamer (132)
3. Master Moltar (131)
4. Board 8 (121)
5. Heroic Mario (116)
6. Lopen (106)
7. transience (100)

Round 3 Standings
1. Master Moltar (78)
2. Heroic Mario (70)
3. Ngamer (61)
4. transience (53)
5. yoblazer (52)
6. Lopen (38)
7. Board 8 (30)

Round 4 Standings
1. yoblazer (47)
2. Ngamer (35)
3. transience (25)
4. Master Moltar (24)
5. Lopen (24)
6. Board 8 (21)
7. Heroic Mario (18)

Round 5 Standings
1. yoblazer (27)
2. Ngamer (22)
3. Master Moltar (20)
4. Heroic Mario (13)
5. transience (12)
6. Lopen (8)
7. Board 8 (6)

Round 6 Standings
1. yoblazer (9)
2. Lopen (7)
3. Ngamer (6)
4. Master Moltar (5)
5. Heroic Mario (3)
6. transience (4)

Consistency, thy name is yoblazer!
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Lopen | Posted 11/24/2008 2:10:13 AM | message detail | #215 | filter

Nicely done, Lefty.

I will have my revenge, Board 8! *shakes fist*
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FastFalcon's quest to defeat Lopen: Round - blagh I am dead.
Target: 467+. Target obtained and shattered damn you FastFalcon.

Lopen | Posted 11/24/2008 2:10:40 AM | message detail | #216 | filter

And Moltar's story is awesome why did I just see this.

Oh it just came out three hours ago that's why.
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FastFalcon's quest to defeat Lopen: Round - blagh I am dead.
Target: 467+. Target obtained and shattered damn you FastFalcon.

PartOfYourWorld | Posted 11/24/2008 2:12:25 AM | message detail | #217 | filter

Thanks for all the work, lefty.
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Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ
Watch and you'll see... FastFalcon own me... in the Guru Contest!

Gaddswell | Posted 11/24/2008 2:28:22 AM | message detail | #218 | filter

Crossover Fanfiction, eh?
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-LusterSoldier- | Posted 11/24/2008 2:45:04 AM | message detail | #219 | filter

They finally arrive... the end of the Consistency Ratings!

Match 49: Link > Zack Fair
1st Place
+7 yo
+6 HM
+5 Ngamer
+4 Moltar
+3 Lopen
+2 tranny

2nd Place
+7 HM
+6 Ngamer
+5 Moltar, yo
+3 tranny
+0 Lopen

I would have liked if the Consistency Ratings looked only at the overall prediction, rather than the prediction for the first place character and the one for second place character. Just calculate the number of points each prediction would have gotten (according to the Oracle Challenge formula), then award the points (+7, +6, etc) to each Crew member based on how the overall prediction would have scored in the Oracle Challenge.
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Ngamer64 | Posted 11/24/2008 3:56:54 AM | message detail | #220 | filter

But we already have those rankings Lusty! They're called the Oracle Challenge!

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-LusterSoldier- | Posted 11/24/2008 4:07:58 AM | message detail | #221 | filter

But we already have those rankings Lusty!

I wanted ratings for each invididual match, not overall for the entire contest. Plus, some Crew members (like HM and many of the Guests) never took part in the Oracle Challenge.
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Luster Soldier - Popular at school. ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~

Previously, Cloud admitted that he had made L-Block lose in Round 3 by writing its name down in the Contest Note. Then, shortly after his Round 3 match, he and Samus were detained by Solid Snake and Sephiroth, which they had done under orders of El. They were then taken to his Headquarters for questioning.

5: Test

The Setting - El’s Headquarters

*Cloud and Samus are still blindfolded, and are now sitting back to back in chairs, tied up. They are in the midst of El’s Headquarters.*

Samus: El! Where are you! You can’t do this to us!

El: Sorry, dear. I need you both here for just a little longer. Besides, I let you compete in your match a few days ago, and I let Cloud leave yesterday for his match.

Cloud: So why are you keeping us here under 24-hour surveillance anyway?

El: Hmm…I guess it wouldn’t hurt to tell you now. I’ll get all my answers soon enough. I am a huge fan of these contests, and I love competing in them. On the first day of the Contest, I noticed something was strange.

Cloud: You mean the losers freezing before they lost?

El: Correct. I’m not surprised a veteran like you picked up on it. A lot of other characters did as well. On that day, Sephiroth confronted me, in what I thought to be an odd move on his part. He said he had seen you earlier that day, and couldn’t help but feel suspicious.

Cloud: *thinking* Sephiroth…he probably just wanted to frame me. He got lucky.

El: I brushed it off for then, but he then noticed you took up a routine. Every time the matches started, you were at your home by then.

Cloud: Of course, I prefer to watch the matches at home and analyze them there.

El: Understandable. Anyway, as Round 1 progressed, it was clear to me that whoever was tampering with the results had much contest experience. He chose the losers based on past contest results, wins, losses and even upsets. I came to the conclusion that this person could only determine the losers, as they were the only ones who froze before they lost. The top two characters battled normally for first.

Cloud: So the bonus match at the end of the round, what was that for?

El: It was to determine something. I had to know what motive Killa had for tampering with the Contest. I assumed that since Killa was a Contest Veteran, he would also be against the joke characters. Therefore, making that match, two legitimate snubs against two joke characters who got in, would prompt Killa to using his powers to make the joke characters lose. It was a stretch to think that, but then again…it’s becoming less of a stretch to assume your Killa.

Samus: If you’re so sure he’s Killa, then why am I here?

El: Aren’t you dating him?

Samus: Well…*blush*

El: That’s not why though. The night you came to his house was extremely odd. Since Sephiroth had been monitoring Cloud, he saw you arrive at his house. Since then, the two of you have been pretty close. We have to assume that since she’s the closest person to you, she’s in on it at the moment.

Samus: That still doesn’t answer why we’re here!

El: I’m getting to it, just relax. Anyway, after that night, I asked Solid Snake to keep an eye on you, Samus. Like Cloud, your actions became very routine after that night. One possible explanation…Cloud told you to change your routine. It may be a coincidence though, so I won’t rule out the fact that you may be innocent in all this...anyway, it’s almost time for today’s match.

Cloud: Today’s match…

El: Yes, and that is when everything will be answered. You see, I intentionally had Sephiroth and Solid Snake take you two in immediately after your Round 3 match. We’ve also been monitoring your every action since then for a reason. Since your Round 3 match, the losers of the matches still froze right before they lost, meaning they were forced to lose by Killa. That means nothing, as you could have just planned out the losers in advance after the matches were decided. However, there was no way you could have known what today’s match would have been before I took you in. That way, if the losers freeze, you’re clear. If the losers don’t freeze…then that will be enough evidence.

Cloud: …

Samus: *thinking* Cloud…

*The match between Kirby/Dante/Sephiroth/Sonic begins*

El: This is it…

*Sephiroth moves in towards Dante, and Dante goes to defend. Just before he can fully defend himself, he freezes.*

El: What?!

*Sephiroth then attacks Dante, defeating him. Sonic also freezes momentarily before Kirby defeats him*

Snake: El…they froze.

Cloud: *holding his head down, a big smile crept across his face, thinking* JUST AS PLANNED.

Samus: *thinking* He really did it!

Cloud: *thinking* El, I’ve outsmarted…no, I’ve beaten you. I figured you would come after Samus and I eventually, that’s why…I gave away our Contest Notes at the start of Round 3.

*Meanwhile, in another location, another character sat in a dark room. In his hand, he held a pen, and on the desk in front of him, sat a TV and a Notebook.*

???: Dante, Eliminate! Sonic, Eliminate! Killa, I will deliver your justice!

Allen: Ha ha, you really seem to like Killa.

*Back at El’s Headquarters*

Cloud: *thinking* Yes…Crono! I’ve known Crono for years now, and the two of us are good friends outside the public eye. We’ve shared the same beliefs on a lot of things, and I know he hates the jokes as much as I do, and both of us want these Contests to return to their former prestige. That’s why I chose him. He will continue my mission.

*Back at Crono’s room*

Crono: *reading a note from inside the Notebook* With this Notebook, you can change the shape of the Contest as I did. I am putting this in your hands now. *closes Notebook* Killa…I think I know who you are. If that’s the case…then we’ll be victorious together in the end.

*Back at El’s Headquarters*

Samus: So, now that we’re innocent, can we go now?

El: …I suppose so. Snake, untie them.

*Snake unties Cloud and Samus*

Cloud: Samus, go on ahead. I’ll be out in a little.

Samus: Okay, bye Cloud!

*Snake escorts Samus back to the helicopter*

Cloud: Before I go, I want to make a request, El.

El: A request for what?

Cloud: A request to join you on your goal to catch Killa! As you said before, I am a Contest Veteran like you. I hate to see this Contest being tampered with by Killa. Together, I know we’ll be able to narrow down this person.

El: Hmm, this may work well. Even though you’re innocent for now…I still don’t trust you completely. I could still monitor you from here, and have a helping hand on this case.

Cloud: So, is that a yes?

El: Before we make an agreement, I want you to know my identity. Please, remove your blindfold.

*Cloud takes off his blindfold. His vision is affected by the light for a few moments. Shortly after, the person in front of him becomes clear.

Cloud: You?!....It’s you?! Link!

~*To Be Continued*~

Karma Hunter | Posted 11/24/2008 8:45:12 PM | message detail | #224 | filter

what are you doing Moltar
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turnturnturn your brain in
turnturnturn your brain in

finishing this fight
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Moltar Status: in 'save us games contest' mode
all hail FastFalcon the king of the guru

Lopen | Posted 11/25/2008 12:35:15 AM | message detail | #226 | filter

XD I have no idea what's going on but it somehow draws me in regardless.
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FastFalcon's quest to defeat Lopen: Round - blagh I am dead.
Target: 467+. Target obtained and shattered damn you FastFalcon.

KleenexTissue50 | Posted 11/25/2008 12:39:46 AM | message detail | #227 | filter

more more
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FastFalcon is in my sig. How can this be.
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th3l3fty | Posted 11/25/2008 12:40:12 AM | message detail | #228 | filter

forget the FFP this is a masterpiece in the making
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thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny
I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris

Previously, Cloud and Samus were held at El’s Headquarters. El told them why they were under suspicion of being Killa. He had planned to monitor them and watch the contest to see if Killa had stopped affecting results. However, the forced losses hadn’t stopped, as Cloud had given away the Contest Notes at the start of Round 3. One was in the hands of Crono, who was the one that continued to write names in the Contest Note. El had no choice but to free Samus and Cloud, but before Cloud left, he asked El if he could join him. That’s when El decided to reveal his identity, that he was Link, to Cloud.

6: Revelation

The Setting - El’s Headquarters

*Cloud and Link, Killa and El, were currently working on finding out Killa’s identity*

Link: There’s only 2 matches left…you should be leaving for your match.

Cloud: Yeah, wish me luck out there.

Link: You won’t need luck…I’ll see you in the finals.

*Cloud then gets up and leaves*

Cloud: *thinking* Of all the characters El had to be…he’s my toughest rival. This couldn’t have been more perfect. Now I can crush El and Link at the same time, and Killa’s reign…my reign will finally begin. Today, Crono will have written Kirby and Sephiroth’s names in the notebook. Tomorrow, Crono and Snake…you two will fall as well. Then, I’ll finally get my long awaited showdown with Link. I’m going to win this, and it’s too late to stop me now.

*At the stadium*

Announcer: Well folks, we have a great match today. Cloud Strife vs. Solid Snake vs. Sephiorth vs. Kirby! Let the battle, begin!

*As soon as the battle started, both Snake and Sephiroth went after Cloud*

Cloud: What’s this? *He defends himself from both of them. Meanwhile, Kirby hops into the fray.*

Cloud: *thinking* Both are after me? What for…El, you told them to do this. Dammit, you still think I’m Killa. You’re going to see if you can reverse the results of the Contest Note, or perhaps you want to see if I will stop myself from losing to them by using the Contest Note. I can’t just stand back and do nothing either, as that would hurt my image as the second strongest character in these battles. Damn you, El.

*Cloud valiantly fights off both Snake and Sephiorth, but even with Kirby’s assistance, it proves to be too much. Cloud is able to get Snake away for a moment, leading to a showdown with Sephiorth.*

Cloud: Sephiroth…

Sephiorth: Cloud…

Cloud: *thinking* It’s all your fault. None of this suspicion would be on me if it wasn’t for you. Now, you lose here!

*Cloud rushes towards Sephiorth, who freezes before he can defend himself. This allows for Cloud to defeat him. Snake also defeats a frozen Kirby. The battle between Cloud and Snake continues, but Cloud is too weakened from the double-team earlier to finish off Snake and takes second.*

Announcer: What an upset!

*The crowd is left stunned.*

*A little later, backstage, Cloud sits in the back alone*

Cloud: *thinking* Dammit. Dammit! Dammit!! Link, because of you, I lost today. I no longer care to face you in the end. I want to write your name down in the Contest Note myself! I want to see you frozen and helpless before I deliver that final blow. Snake, you will meet the same fate. After this embarrassment today, it will be the only way for me to redeem myself in the public eye!

*Samus appears backstage*

Samus: Cloud…I know I had to lose to Link and Crono…but if you lose, then your dream will be shattered. You can’t give in now, not when we’ve come so far.

Cloud: You’re right. Samus, I need you to give Crono a message from me…

*Back at El’s Headquarters, once Cloud returns*

Link: Competition tougher than you expected?

Cloud: *thinking* You smug bastard. You’ll fall soon eventually.

Link: By the way, there was an interesting development while you were gone. A competitor found something outside of the stadium and wanted to see me personally about it. Guards, bring him in.

*Two guards came into the area holding a blindfolded boy*

Cloud: Sora? What are you doing here? Let him go!

Link: Calm down, Cloud. This is what he brought me. *holds up a Notebook labeled ‘Contest Note’*

Cloud: Is that…a notebook?

Sora: Cloud, I didn’t do anything with it. I just found it! I swear!

Link: No one accused you of anything, Sora. Take him away now.

*Guard takes Sora away*

Link: Anyway, after I received this Notebook, I compared the handwriting to samples of every character in the contest…and there were no matches.

Cloud: *thinking* Yes! YES!! I have foiled you once again Link. Both Samus and I had Contest Notes. I had relinquished ownership of mine and gave it to Crono. Meanwhile, Samus hid hers in a secret location before Round 3. After she was freed, I told her to update all the results that had happened while we were monitored. Then, she wrote down the losers of Round 5 in it after those matches. It looks like Sora found it, which is just perfect. As for the handwriting, I told Samus to completely change her style when updating the notebook, as well as re-write all the old results with new handwriting. It was perfect and everything went exactly as planned. She did well.

Link: Anyway, this Notebook states that, ‘The name of the character written in this notebook will lose.’ It also contains all the names of the losers of every match so far. From Match 1 to today’s match, Match 62.

Cloud: Wait, were just supposed to believe that a Notebook was what determined the results of the Contests?

Link: We have no other leads, and in order to physically freeze your opponents body no matter who that opponent is…well, it has to be something supernatural, wouldn’t you agree?

Cloud: Yeah, I guess I understand. So Killa just tried to hide it after he wrote down the losers for today? That doesn’t seem right.

Link: I agree. For him to tamper with all the results so far, and then abandon the book before the finals…wouldn’t he have a winner in mind if he came along this far? Plus there’s the fact that Killa been such a challenge to find. He hasn’t slipped up once, so why would he hide this Notebook so poorly, as if he wanted someone to find it? You would think he would want to get rid of the evidence permanently…

Cloud: *thinking* That’s right, Link. Rattle your brain. I enjoy seeing you squirm. Just give up and concede victory to Killa.

Link: However…all of this does make one thing clear to me.

Cloud: What’s that?

Link: ….I believe that there are…two Killas

Cloud: What!? *thinking* How did he…

Link: The results, they seem different after Round 3. Rounds 1 and 2 had a similar pattern of results, but once Round 3 came along, more upsets started to happen. More unexplainable results started to occur. It’s still the work of a Contest veteran, but it’s definitely a different person with a different way of thinking. A second Killa would also explain why this Notebook was abandoned. Killa thought that by giving us this, we would think he’s given up.

Cloud: Yeah…

Link: Also…with another Notebook out there…you’re still not cleared, Cloud.

Cloud: *thinking* Dammit, Link. You’re too good, too smart. I will never confess that I am Killa. I can still defeat you!

Link: Anyway, I should begin preparing for tomorrow’s match. *starts to walk away* The final match of the Contest. Are you excited, Cloud?

Cloud: I am.

Link: Yes…I also have a feeling Killa, whether he is you, Snake, Crono, or even myself, is excited as well. It’s the final showdown. I hope you come prepared, ready to give your all.

Cloud: I will, Link. I will stop at nothing to win.

Link: Good, because it wouldn’t be as satisfying if you didn’t. *leaves area*

Cloud: *thinking* The final match…all the players will be there. Killa, El, the competitors for the match. One side is going to fall in front of the whole world, and that will be yours, El. Once I win, the people will recognize me as God, the one who saved these Contests from its miserable state. Killa will be known as justice.

~*To Be Continued*~

th3l3fty | Posted 11/25/2008 11:34:32 PM | message detail | #232 | filter

yessss
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I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris

Previously, Cloud competed in his Round 5 match. After beating Sephiroth and Kirby, but losing to Snake, Cloud vowed revenge on Link, who he believed told Snake and Sephiorth to team up on him. Afterwards, Sora came to El with a Notebook he found outside the stadium. It was actually a Contest Note. With this, El realized how the contest was being tampered with, and came to the conclusion that there were two Contest Notes and two Killas.

7: Final Fantasy

“Hello world. I am Killa. I am broadcasting this message to all of you who plan to watch the final battle today. Throughout the contest, I have been casting judgment on those who are unworthy. Today, I will cast judgment for the last time in this contest. As all of you have seen, I have eliminated all traces of joke characters, and restored some credibility for these battles, as now only the strongest remain. Without me, this contest would have been a failure and these battles in general would have eventually died, but I saved you, the people, and these contests. Now, with your support, we can begin a new era of Contests, and restore the dignity and enjoyment all of us used to feel over these battles.”

“Greetings all, I am El. Killa has sent a message to you asking for your support. I want you to realize that this is an option you shouldn’t make. Killa is the one taking the heart and soul out of these contests. He’s altering the results the way he wants to in the way that he feels is right. These contests are supposed to be about who’s finding out the strongest, not about who Killa thinks should be the strongest. These contests should be about enjoying what naturally happens, not about enjoying what Killa wants you to enjoy. Killa will be at the final match today, and I will be too. It will be the final showdown, and I promise you that I will end this manipulation and degradation of the Contest once and for all.”

The Setting - The stadium

*The stadium is jam packed on the day of the finals. It is scheduled to start in a couple of minutes, and the crowd is going wild. Chants of “Killa, Killa!” and “El! El! El! El!” can be easily heard. Everyone there has chosen a side in this battle between Killa and El over the fate of the contests, and the opinion among everyone was split.*

Cloud: *thinking* Killa has a lot of supporters, but so does El. It looks to be split between them. However, once they see who Killa wants to win today and hear his vision on the future, they’ll support him 100%.

*Cloud, along with the rest of the competitors, enter the arena for the final fight. Cloud takes a quick glance at Crono, and Crono looks around cautiously and nods. Meanwhile, Link looks over at Snake, and he nods as well.*

Announcer: Let the final match…begin!”

*Cloud and Crono immediately go after Link and Snake, respectively*

Crowd Member: Yeah! Go Link!

Crowd Member: C’mon Cloud, you can do it!

Crowd Member: Killa! Give the victory to the right one!

Crowd Member: El! Don’t let Killa ruin this match!

*Among the crowd, Samus watches the match*

Samus: *thinking* Wow, the audience sure is excited today. A lot is on the line for both sides, but I’m rooting for Cloud. His plan is brilliant, there’s no way he’ll lose!

*From backstage, Sephiroth is also watching*

Sephiorth: Killa forced me to lose last round…he just has to be out there, and I know Link and Snake aren’t him. Killa, you will lose.

*Back on the battlefield, Crono and Cloud are giving their all, but Link and Snake have the upperhand.*

Link: *thinking* No one has frozen yet…is Killa waiting to make his judgment?

Cloud: *thinking* In due time, Link. You’ll fall by my hands!

*The two clash once again. Meanwhile, Snake finally gets the advantage on Crono, and knocks him to the ground with a strong punch.*

Snake: *thinking* Whew, finally, time to catch my breath.

Crono: Killa…I’ll continue to take this punishment…for you. Just give me the sign and I’ll be ready to do your bidding.

*Crono gets back on his feet and charges at Snake. The match continues on for an extremely long time, with neither side giving in. Link and Snake still have the advantage, but even they are quickly wearing down*

Crowd Member: The match is still going on. This is great!

Crowd Member: It’s thanks to El! He’s stopped Killa!

Crowd Member: Don’t be a fool! Killa is going to end this any minute now!

*Crono was once again sent to the ground by Snake. This time, he didn’t have the strength to get back up quickly. He looked over at Cloud, and Cloud fell to his knees, holding his side. Crono’s eyes then lit up*

Crono: *thinking* It’s time! Eliminate! Eliminate!

*Without anyone noticing, he pulled a small piece of paper and pen from his clothing while out on the ground.*

Cloud: *thinking* This is it, Snake…Link. Now both of you will lose this battle. That was my plan all along. I wanted the fight to last this long. I wanted to give you hope, give those who want El to win hope. Once the two of you freeze, everyone will realize that Killa chose Crono and I to win because we represent the change that needs to be made in order to save these contests! After that, I, as Killa, will announce my plan to restore justice into these contests. I will not only rule over these contests as the strongest character, but I will also rule over these contests as God!

*Crono then got back to his feet, giving Cloud a signal*

Cloud: *thinking* It’s done. He’s written their names. Now it’s just a short wait.

*Cloud looks out into the stands*

Cloud: People will see this victory as an underdog victory, and that will motivate every character. No longer will characters end up like me, jaded over the same old tired Character Battles. They’ll see that if they follow Killa, they can win too.

Cloud: Crono…it’s time.

Crono: Yes…Killa.

*Both then charged at Link and Solid Snake*

Cloud: It looks like I win, El!

*Cloud and Crono then both go to attack Cloud and Solid Snake, expecting them to freeze. However, they counter-attacked, delivering powerful blows to the two of them. This sent both of them to the ground, and Crono was left Knocked Out.*

Cloud: Dammit! What happened! Why didn’t you freeze!

*Cloud then limped over to Crono and looked at what he wrote down. He saw the names of both Solid Snake and Link on the paper.*

Cloud: Your names, they’re right here! Why didn’t you two lose! You two should have been finished! What the hell went wrong!

Link: So, you were right…Snake.

Snake: You see, earlier today, I passed by Crono backstage. I caught him adjusting something in his clothing, presumably so it wouldn’t fall out during the match. At first, I thought nothing of it, but then, after bringing it up to Link, he reminded me of the fact that he believed there was a second Contest Note out there, and said that he had also noticed that Crono looked uncomfortable today.

Cloud: *thinking* Crono…was nervous? Dammit, you gave yourself away. It’s all your fault. You broke under the pressure. I knew I should have done this myself.

Snake: After that, I knocked him out backstage. I searched him and found a piece of paper and a pen. I simply replaced the piece of paper with an ordinary piece of paper. When Crono woke up, he checked for the paper and thought everything was okay.

Cloud: *thinking* So that’s why it didn’t work…

*Cloud then falls to the ground, half in pain from his wounds, and half on purpose*

Cloud: *to himself* But El, you didn’t anticipate me leaving a piece of the Notebook on myself before I sent it to Crono.

*Cloud grins as he takes some blood from a cut he received in the battle and writes on the paper*

Cloud: L…I…N…almost done

*Just then, a sword strikes through the paper, and Cloud’s eyes widen in shock*

Link: I’ve finally caught you…Killa.

Cloud: No…not like this. I was so close!

Link: You got arrogant. You could have written down the results before the match, but you wanted to drag this out. You wanted to fight me, to see if you had a chance. When you realized you had no chance, that’s when you planned to write our names down. You thought that the masses would realize you as Killa’s chosen one and flock underneath you. Cloud…just admit defeat.

Cloud: It was…such a perfect plan. Dammit Link, you should be on my side! You should want these Contests to be great again!

Link: That’s where you and I differ. I believe these Contests still are great. This is meant to be something where all characters gather and compete to be the best. The fans enjoy these battles the way they are. They don’t need someone telling them what they want to see or giving them forced results.

Cloud: So…what will you do to me now?

Link: Nothing. Killa has already ruined this Contest, but future Contests can go on unharmed and untainted. Your reputation won’t be hurt if no one out there knows you are Killa. But…

*Link then finishes Cloud with one attack*

Link: I won’t allow my reputation as champ to be hurt either.

*From the audience*

Samus: Cloud…Crono…I can’t believe you guys lost. Killa…maybe I’ve been on the wrong side all along.

*Match continues, Link wins, Snake gets second, people celebrate, yadda yadda here’s the ending*

*Samus, Crono and Cloud are all at an undisclosed location*

Allen: Are you sure this is what you want?

Cloud: Yes, take these Notebooks back to the Contestgami realm.

CJay: If you say so. It’s been fun with you guys.

Samus: Byeee!

*The Contestgamis leave with the Contest Notes*

Crono: Cloud…I’m sorry I failed you.

Cloud: You did fine…it was my fault thinking I could change these Contests. Maybe I should just…learn to accept that things won’t always go my way, and that the Contests can’t go back to the old days.

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Cloud: Or maybe…I will get I want.

*Crono and Samus look at him, confused by what he means. He then walks off with a grin on his face, with the two of them following close behind*

*Meanwhile, as they are flying back to the Contestgami realm, Allen looks over the Contest Note. He notices a short message inside for him*

Allen: Heh Heh Heh.

CJay: What is it?

Allen: The human left me a message. It says…Games Contest 2009

CJay: Wow! You think…we could make it happen?

Allen: Cloud surely does think so…heh heh, if I’ve learned anything on my stay here, it’s that these characters are so INTERESTING!!

*Allen and CJay disappear into the skies*

~*The End*~

th3l3fty | Posted 11/27/2008 12:44:23 AM | message detail | #236 | filter

10/10 would buy tickets to the movie
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thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny
I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris

Lopen | Posted 11/27/2008 3:43:04 AM | message detail | #237 | filter

Wow, Moltar. I'm not sure what kind of drugs you were on when you decided to write this story but good show.
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FastFalcon's quest to defeat Lopen: Round - blagh I am dead.
Target: 467+. Target obtained and shattered damn you FastFalcon.

woo

still need to archive this for myself but i'll do it tomorrow
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Moltar Status: in 'save us games contest' mode
all hail FastFalcon the king of the guru

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