Character Battle IX Contest Analysis Crew - Part 6

#101 | DSRKVRTheDealer | Posted 8/24/2013 10:02:07 PM | message detail
Lugia's got 2nd confirmed?
#102 | paulg235 | Posted 8/24/2013 10:25:16 PM | message detail
paulg's Emmergency Guest Write-Up

Year of Luigi moar like YEAR OF LUGIA!

Cloud Strife - 52.01%
Frog - 23.52%
Lugia - 24.47%
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#103 | whatisurnameplz | Posted 8/24/2013 11:27:14 PM | message detail
So since I've been going through my first few days of college I completely forgot about the write-up. I probably won't be doing any more; to be honest I don't really care about the contest that much right now.
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#104 | Lopen | Posted 8/25/2013 12:28:48 AM | message detail
Hell yeah two write-ups with "I have failed" to start them ^5 Kleenex
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#105 | Lopen | Posted 8/25/2013 12:30:37 AM | message detail
Also very disappointed that Lugia was not voted "Most Likely To Succeed" come on Leon that was a gimme.
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#106 | LeonhartFour | Posted 8/25/2013 12:43:57 AM | message detail
Yikes Cloud stop making me taking you to beat Snake look even worse than it already does
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#107 | LeonhartFour | Posted 8/25/2013 12:44:31 AM | message detail
Lopen posted...
Also very disappointed that Lugia was not voted "Most Likely To Succeed" come on Leon that was a gimme.


Link already earned that one!
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#108 | Lopen | Posted 8/25/2013 2:18:07 AM | message detail
Only going to be slightly more accurate than for Lugia when Draven's done with him !
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#109 | Master Moltar (Topic Creator) | Posted 8/25/2013 9:36:02 AM | message detail
Division 5: Round 2 - Match 95 – (2) Dante vs. (5) Squirtle vs. (11) Zidane Tribal

Moltar’s Analysis

Dante
Round 1 - 60.08% vs. Laharl and Raz

Dante does well against fodder.

Squirtle
Round 1 - 59.47% vs. Ramza and JC Denton

Same goes for Squirtle

Zidane
Round 1 - 51.50% vs. Ridley and Dancin'

Solid performance from Zidane against a weak, but not too weak opponent

I wasn't buying Squirtle over Dante pre-contest at all. Dante is a strong guy and I might not even take Pika over Dante, much less Squirtle.

Then Round 1 happened, and I figured it might be closer than I expected.

Then Round 2 happened and this round is crazy have you seen it.

Anyway, Pokemon (Lugia aside) has looked too good, and Squirtle represents a starter of the strongest gen. It also clearly stands out here. Dante should keep it close, but after everything we've seen so far, it's hard for me to say he outright wins.

Moltar’s Prediction: Dante: 36% - Squirtle: 39% - Zidane: 25%



Lopen’s Analysis

Since before the contest, I've thought Dante had the edge in this as long as he didn't draw Donte and to a lesser extent as long as Squirtle didn't get COOL SHADEZ. Frankly I've seen no real reason to change this other than this contest has yet to have any debatable match go the way I want it to from a personal preference standpoint.

But you know, if I get rid of that "THIS IS A GRIM FEELING" part there's just no reason Dante should drop this. It's a night match which can only help him, and I personally think Laharl > Ramza at this point and Dante beat Laharl by more than Squirtle beat Ramza, so through STATZ this looks good. Zidane doesn't really influence the match either way-- if you're saying PSX vs PS2 LFF for Zidane/Dante you may as well say RPG LFF for Zidane/Squirtle. Zidane doesn't look overly dark so there's no huge contrast issue either. This should just be a straight out match.

Dante's got everything in his corner here and I think people predicting a Dante dropoff from DmC are going to be mistaken. Dante should still boost from the game simply because I see Dante fans rallying behind the old design because the new design was such an abomination. Among Dante's fans I think it's not really "the old image was tainted" as much as "the old image is now held sacred"

Lopen's prediction:
Dante - 42.50%
Squirtle - 37.06%
Zidane - 20.44%



Leonhart’s Analysis

Dante: Voted Most Stylish

Squirtle: Voted Teacher’s Pet

Zidane Tribal: Voted Best Foreign Exchange Student

This match could be made or broken by the pic. Dante might be fighting an uphill battle as it is, but if he gets a DmC pic, he’ll be fighting to stay out of last place. It’s different from the Vincent pic where it’s not just that the average voter doesn’t recognize it. DmC Donte is both known AND hated (not to mention ugly), so it’s basically begging Dante to get last place here if he gets it. With a normal pic, he’s got a chance to win because I really wasn’t super impressed with Squirtle in round 1. It’s just a matter of what happens. I understand the mindset of those who say Dante hasn’t “gotten over the hump” with a big win yet, but hey, Shepard got one earlier this round, so Dante could be due.

But like I said, if he gets a DmC pic, just forget I said all this. He’s getting last place.

Leonhart’s Vote: Zidane Tribal

Leonhart’s Prediction:

(With a normal pic)

Dante – 39.00%
Squirtle – 36.00%
Zidane Tribal – 25.00%

(With a DmC Donte pic)

Squirtle – 45.00%
Zidane Tribal – 30.00%
Dante – 25.00%
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#110 | Master Moltar (Topic Creator) | Posted 8/25/2013 9:36:24 AM | message detail
Kleenex’s Analysis

Well at least Dante didn't get a Donte picture for this. It's still not great and Squirtle definitely has a real chance. Pokemon still hasn't really bombed yet (Lugia's result pending), and Squirtle did seem to look pretty good last round. But how good is doubling Ramza, really? I'm not sure. Dante's had some trouble in debated matches over the years, so for his sake he should hope this isn't close. Also hopefully there's no hockey games going on.

Kleenex's Prediction
Dante with 41.00%
Squirtle with 37.00%
Zidante with 22.00%




Transience’s Analysis

I got really excited when I saw this match. A Pokemon vs. choke artist supreme Dante? In a day match? And one of the two or three most beloved Pokemon, at that? There was no doubt in my mind that I was going with Squirtle here at any point. Dante is one of those guys with a lot of fans but not a lot of really passionate fans. Sorry, Lopen. His best game can't double a game that didn't come out in English. Fans abandon him for things like Yoshi and Ryu. His newest game, while well-received critically, bombed sales-wise because they turned his character model into an emo kid. And if Zidane is going to overlap with either of these guys, it's Dante.

Meanwhile, Pokemon just keeps going nuts. I just watched a second rate one lead Cloud for a couple of minutes. That's bonkers. I'm just gonna throw this out there: I think Pokemon RBY beats FF7 in a 1v1 matchup now. Its best Pokemon could do bad, bad things to this contest if left unchecked.

transience's prediction:

Squirtle with 43%

Dante with 36%
Zidane with 21%



KP's Analysis

Based on their Round 1 matches, there is no reason for Dante to lose this. He did better against better competition.

He probably loses this anyway because we can't have nice things, but I'll be damned if I'm bailing on him at this point. It should've been Blastoise!

Dante - 38%
Squirtle - 37%
Zidane - 25%



Guest’s Analysis - Numbers

So, I don't think this is going to be particularly close. I think Laharl and Raz are stronger than Ramza and JC Denton, and Dante put up a better percentage. And I think a day match hurt Dante more than a night match hurt Squirtle -- Pokemon seems to have a more dedicated fanbase... which should probably tilt me the other way considering this is a day match but I kind of hope that these random ass pokemon, of which Squirtle is the most random-ass, lose their support in the wake of stronger more legitimate characters. Like Charizard and Pikachu and Mewtwo -- they're fine. They're iconic in a way Squirtle isn't. Most other pokemon that get in, I don't think will fare so well against stiffer competition. Also I think Zidane overlaps more with squirtle than Dante, for what it's worth. This is all probably wrong and TurtleFAQS will rise, but who cares. I can already tell. Looks like this is gonna be one hell of a party!

Dante: 41%
Squirtle: 36%
Zidane: 23%


Crew Consensus: Majority is sticking with Dante
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#111 | 1337gamerpr0 | Posted 8/25/2013 10:07:27 AM | message detail
Master Moltar posted...
Lopen’s Analysis

But you know, if I get rid of that "THIS IS A GRIM FEELING" part there's just no reason Dante should drop this. It's a night match which can only help him


what
#112 | tennisboy213 | Posted 8/25/2013 10:14:02 AM | message detail
Clearly he meant it's a European night match
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#113 | The Mana Sword | Posted 8/25/2013 11:02:30 AM | message detail
oh
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#114 | transcience | Posted 8/25/2013 11:04:15 AM | message detail
Dante losing to Zidane would be a fitting end to the choke artist
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#115 | ZFS | Posted 8/25/2013 11:07:07 AM | message detail
Zidane what a beast
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#116 | transcience | Posted 8/25/2013 11:14:13 AM | message detail
where is Lopen with the annual "Dante still has a chance here believe" post
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#117 | TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 8/25/2013 11:17:03 AM | message detail
Dante, forever fraudulent

Bulbasaur for CBX
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#118 | The Mana Sword | Posted 8/25/2013 11:18:54 AM | message detail
rip Crono
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#119 | xp1337 | Posted 8/25/2013 11:20:08 AM | message detail
The Mana Sword posted...
rip Crono

crono still has it.

we just have to all BELIEVE enough in our hearts
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#120 | ZFS | Posted 8/25/2013 11:20:40 AM | message detail
Did you see Frog yesterday Crono got this
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#121 | The Mana Sword | Posted 8/25/2013 11:29:35 AM | message detail
you poor souls
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#122 | th3l3fty | Posted 8/25/2013 11:31:13 AM | message detail
squirtle squirtle
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#123 | LeonhartFour | Posted 8/25/2013 12:43:41 PM | message detail
Darn you Pokeymanz
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#124 | Lopen | Posted 8/25/2013 1:27:13 PM | message detail
Wow. WOW

It'd be one thing if Dante was choking again in another narrow loss but this site
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#125 | Lopen | Posted 8/25/2013 1:38:44 PM | message detail
Oh and as for the night match thing that was me writing more than one write-up at once and getting confused. I realized it last night but didn't think it mattered enough to correct-- people love the easy corrections!
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#126 | Master Moltar (Topic Creator) | Posted 8/25/2013 8:48:20 PM | message detail
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/5235
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/5236

Crew Predictions - 81/93

What Happened: Glados ended horsefaqs and Kefka finally lived up to expectations

What will Happen: They're Snake-food for next round



Crew Prediction Challenge

KP - 83
Kleenex - 80
Moltar - 80
Leon - 79
Tran - 77
Guest - 76
Lopen - 69

Crew Expert Challenge

KP - 68
Tran - 64
Moltar - 62
Leon - 61
Kleenex - 58
Guest - 53
Lopen - 48


Crew Accuracy Challenge - Tran gets Glados and Ike, KP gets Epona and Lara, FF999 gets Altair, and Leon gets Kefka

Moltar - 58
KP - 50
Leon - 47
Lopen - 45
Tran - 44
Kleenex - 39
Guest - 32 (Kuza, Kotetsu (3), Tsunami, Suor, Turtle, LMS (2), Nintendoboy, PaulG (4), Bane (3), Chris, lefty (2), tennisboy, AKJ (2), DarkFalcon, FFD, Luis (3), meche, nameplz, pjbasis, FF999)
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#127 | Master Moltar (Topic Creator) | Posted 8/25/2013 9:42:28 PM | message detail
Division 5: Round 2 - Match 96 – (16) Shadow the Hedgehog vs. (4) Leon Kennedy vs. (7) Gordon Freeman

Moltar’s Analysis

Shadow
Round 1 - 49.76% vs. Yu and Kat

Shadow doesn't do too well against weak opponents

Leon
Round 1 - 51.21% vs. Wesker and Oliver

woo RE SFF

Gordon
Round 1 - 54.64% vs. Simon and Hades

Gordon does alright in his match

Well it was nice seeing Shadow win a match again, but now he cleanly goes out in third place here. He does stand out here a bit against these two dudes, so he might not do too badly, but I'd be surprised if he's actually in contention. He didn't look good in R1 at all.

Leon vs. Gordon is a match we've seen before and Leon won that easy. These days, and in this format, it's probably going to be closer. Plus, Leon did not get a flattering match pic, and we've seen what a bad match pic can do.

Gordon might come close as he did look good in R1, but I doubt he completely overcomes the fairly sizable gap between himself and Leon.

Moltar’s Prediction: Shadow: 26% - Leon: 39% - Gordon: 35%



Lopen’s Analysis

This is a weird match. I think Leon underperforms due to his assy pic, and I think Shadow overperforms by being the creature with two not so generic mcdudes.

That means that everyone's going to get close to leveling out despite this more or less being a staircase match on paper. Were this a European Night Match I might take Gourdon Pumpkin Head or Shadow but as it stands Leon should endure if for no other reason than he's the bracket favorite. Should be close, though.

Lopen's prediction:
Leon Kennedy - 34.80%
Shadow the Hedgehog - 33.16%
Gordon Freeman - 32.04%



Leonhart’s Analysis

Shadow the Hedgehog: Voted Biggest Fake

Leon Kennedy: Voted Most Likely to Survive Zombie Apocalypse

Gordon Freeman: Voted Least Likely to Succeed

I’ve heard some rumblings of a Gordon upset here, but I don’t really get it. If he couldn’t beat Leon in 2005 fresh off of Half-Life 2, I don’t see any reason to think he’ll do it now unless you think RE6 had a major adverse impact on Leon. Round 1 didn’t seem to indicate anything of the sort, so he should be fine. This is probably the most boring match of the round right here. Don’t really see the potential for anything interesting happening unless Shadow surprises us and decides to be decent for a change (LOL).

Leonhart’s Vote: Shadow the Hedgehog

Leonhart’s Prediction:

Leon Kennedy – 44.00%
Gordon Freeman – 34.00%
Shadow the Hedgehog – 22.00%
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#128 | Master Moltar (Topic Creator) | Posted 8/25/2013 9:42:32 PM | message detail
Kleenex’s Analysis

I think Leon's picture is fine here. It's not great, but as funny as it would be for Gordon to get REVENGE(ANCE) from 2005, it ain't happening. I actually have no idea where Gordon and Shadow stand in relation to each other, though. My gut tells me to take Gordon, but perhaps there could be some guy with gun SFF?? Shadow did kind of impress last round, but how impressive is it really when people were debating taking you over the dude from Persona 4? Not very, I don't think.

Kleenex's Prediction
Shadow with 24.00%
Leon with 42.00%
Gordon with 34.00%



Transience’s Analysis

I somehow have Gordon Freeman is my bracket. I must have misclicked or something as I just noticed like three days ago. Too bad because I'm going to be top 5 in the Guru once Squirtle officially embarrasses Dante.

Leon probably takes this easily. I have a weird feeling about Shadow overperforming against two mature characters, but it's Shadow. In a proper match he probably takes third easily. I'll keep him there because I somehow have Freeman in my bracket, but who knows! I think Freeman's r1 performance was better than Shadow's, at least.

transience's prediction:

Leon - 39%
Gordon - 32%
Shadow - 29%



KP's Analysis

Leon has such a bad pic, but he should still be be a shoe-in for first even considering that and a possible RE6 drop. He's taken care of business against Freeman before. Shadow has a shot at 2nd, but there's no way I'm rolling on that. His R1 performance was not comparable to Gordon's. Plus, it's...Shadow. Screw that guy.

Leon - 41%
Gordon - 34%
Shadow - 25%



Guest’s Analysis - Bane

Who’s expecting Shadow to do anything better than 3rd in this match? Certainly not me. Now between Leon and Mister GFNW himself, there could be something brewing. Sure, it could just being hopeful but with our new conversion to DravenFAQs you never know. Gordon got 54% in his last match against 2 unimpressive opponents but he has a bit of an unpredictable streak about him that could raise his chances. Leon, getting 51% against equally unimpressive opponents, is a character to look back on previous contests and admire his upper mid-tier-ness. He is the more consistent performer of the two and is the better bet to take in this match. But then again, with DravenFAQs you can never truly be certain of what will happen.

Shadow- 21%
Leon- 44%
Gordon- 35%



Crew Consensus: Leon's buying a Round 2 win
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#129 | The Real Truth | Posted 8/25/2013 9:51:32 PM | message detail
Oh God Shadow is getting first.
I've been contemplating on whether to take Shadow for first or not.
Ultimately I decided on Leon > Shadow > Gordon. I think this might be the closest 3-way match we have.
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#130 | Ngamer64 | Posted 8/25/2013 10:11:39 PM | message detail
tranny posted...
I'm just gonna throw this out there: I think Pokemon RBY beats FF7 in a 1v1 matchup now.

Whoa nelly. Make it happen, Bacon!
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#131 | LeonhartFour | Posted 8/25/2013 10:15:54 PM | message detail
Shadow getting first place here would be a legitimately flabbergasting result

I mean I'd take it because it'd make Narukami look better but still
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#132 | pjbasis | Posted 8/25/2013 10:17:54 PM | message detail
I'd take it because it would make Shadow look awesome
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#133 | Lopen | Posted 8/25/2013 11:11:14 PM | message detail
Really like Shadow's chances here. Kinda surprised I'm the only one who took him for second.
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#134 | The Real Truth | Posted 8/25/2013 11:12:49 PM | message detail
The only reason I suggested him for second here was because of how much he stands out. Leon and Gordon will have more overlap (despite them being on separate systems).
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#135 | Lopen | Posted 8/25/2013 11:15:25 PM | message detail
Yup. That was my thinking as well. Your thoughts pretty much mirrored my analysis actually.
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#136 | pjbasis | Posted 8/25/2013 11:57:14 PM | message detail
Thought the same thing as you guys.


And then I changed my mind.
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#137 | Lopen | Posted 8/26/2013 1:57:04 AM | message detail
I still think Shadow has a small chance at second here but yeah "never bet on Shadow" I guess.
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#138 | Bane_Of_Despair | Posted 8/26/2013 2:00:57 AM | message detail
I'm not sure whether I overestimated Leon or underestimated Shadow......I think the latter. God Dammit.
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#139 | Master Moltar (Topic Creator) | Posted 8/26/2013 7:24:24 AM | message detail
Division 6: Round 2 - Match 97 – (1) Crono vs. (6) Pikachu vs. (9) Magus

Moltar’s Analysis

Crono
Round 1 - 63.00% vs. Missile and Kerrigan

Good showing despite a dog-driven rally

Pikachu
Round 1 - 52.93% vs. Lloyd and Big Daddy

Pika does fine here

Magus
Round 1 - 47.83% vs. Otacon and Jade C.

Well...at least he didn't lose.

We've seen this situation too many times. Two characters with the same fanbase going against one that stands out. This one is a bit bigger than the others because we've got a Noble Nine character involved, but it's likely the result will be the same.

Pikachu definitely stands out here, and he's strong enough to give Crono a scare in a 1v1 match. Granted, Crono looked fine in R1, and Frog looked good against Cloud, so some might say CT has boosted and will be fine here. However, based on Lugia's percentage, that looks to be more like Cloud being weaker and Frog resisting SFF than Frog being stronger.

Plus, we're also only 24 hours removed from Squirtle putting the smackdown on Dante. PokeFEAR is real, boys and girls. I doubt Pika is going to bomb here since nothing from Gen 1 Pokemon has bombed, or even done badly, yet.

In the end, unless CT fans are extremely smart about their voting, I think Magus brings down Crono just enough for Pikachu to advance. First Missingno, then Pikachu, Pokemon's got Crono's number!

Moltar’s Prediction: Crono: 42% - Pikachu: 44% - Magus: 14%



Lopen’s Analysis

PokeFAQs

Lopen's prediction:
Pikachu - 46.05%
Crono - 39.88%
Magus - 14.07%



Leonhart’s Analysis

Crono: Voted Best Redhead

Pikachu: Voted Most Electrifying

Magus: Voted Most Likely to SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM OHHH YEAHHHHHH

We’ve already seen Nintendo is smart enough to know when to fall in line and sacrifice the weaker character for the greater good. Now it’s Square’s turn. Crono is naturally stronger than Pikachu by a decent margin, so he’s got a little room to work with here. He already 70/30’d Magus back in 2004 before he became a total joke. And now that Magus is a total joke, I think it’ll be even worse. Pikachu could pull this out and I wouldn’t be surprised, but I feel pretty good about Crono winning at this point.

Leonhart’s Vote: Crono

Leonhart’s Prediction:

Crono – 46.00%
Pikachu – 40.00%
Magus – 14.00%


Kleenex’s Analysis

Here we are. The Match of the Round™. This one's been debated since the bracket came out and I actually am not sure where the Crew is going to fall on it yet. When we look at previous results from the first round, Pokemon looked pretty good, so that's a point for Pikachu. Chrono Trigger guys (and old Square in general), have also looked good though, so Crono gets a point for that. We've also seen that SFF can be pretty brutal in a match where first place matters, so that's another point for Crono. Then there's the match picture in which Pikachu assaults your eyes with a blinding ray of YELLOW, so I suppose he gets a point for that.

Basically that long winded paragraph was just there to say that this match is still very much in the air and really it could go either way. There's no obvious pick here and no one should tell you any different. I am, not surprisingly, siding with Crono here. I've never picked against him in a debated match and I'm not about to start now (ignore my bracket that thing is trash).

Kleenex's Prediction
Crono with 44.00%
Pikachu with 42.00%
Magus with 14.00%
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#140 | Master Moltar (Topic Creator) | Posted 8/26/2013 7:24:28 AM | message detail
Transience’s Analysis

Whelp, here it is. Two groups of characters have done really well this contest: old Square and Pokemon. Crono is probably stronger than anyone had any reason to expect -- but Pikachu also probably beats Link because oh my god Pokemon are just murdering legitimate characters left and right.

Hyperbole aside, this isn't any old character. This website loves Crono and as the new users stop coming, the people that are left are those people who cheer and vote for him like crazy. That's why old Square has had such a resurgence this year. Unfortunately, those people also vote for Magus, and this is a day match, and pretty much every other intangible goes Pikachu's way. Realistically, Pikachu should start strong and never look back, maybe even embarrass Crono here. Chrono Trigger probably can't pull 60-65% so CT fans are going to have to abandon Magus for him to have a chance. I don't know if they're smart enough to do that.

But this is Crono, and he seems to win when he has no reason to, like when he somehow beat Vincent. Of course, Vincent just got annihilated by a goddamn Pokemon. So did Dante. So is everyone really. Crono has a legit chance here but Pikachu probably ruins the dream.

transience's prediction:

Pikachu with 44%
Crono with 40%
Magus with 16%




KP's Analysis

So. Crono Trigger has looked fantastic all contest. So has Pokemon. But Magus is here and...yeah. Almost every that has been said can be said about this match, so I'll just say this:

I'm going down with this ship.

Crono - 42%
Pikachu - 41%
Magus - 17%


Guest’s Analysis - Sir Chris

So, I've been wrong a lot this contest. Boy have I made a lot of foolish wagers, expressions, and just all around screw ups. It is of little surprise that people roll their eyes at me a lot when it comes to my predictions. But the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, so I am going to pick against Pokemon one more time! Over the years I have seen the attackers assault the walls of the Noble Nine with reckless abandon. They claimed all sorts of upsets were going to occur, that Crono was equal to Squall in strength or something like that. But I refuse to believe it. Dante losing 58-42 to a turtle? Coincidence. Mewtwo bashing Vincent's brains in? Bad picture. I don't believe! I refuse to believe. I reject this reality, even with Magus trying to drag him down to the depths of hell, that states Crono can't get the job done here. I think Crono has spent years being criminally underestimated. I think this is Crono's time to shine once again. I just don't see it. I don't see the weakness everyone else sees. Losses to Vincent? The dreaded red rSFF. Losing to Missingno? Took about 12,000 extra votes to get the job done.

Crono... I have defended you for years. My shambles of a reputation is on the line here. GET THE JOB DONE.
Crono - 45%
Pikachu - 42.5%
Magus - 12.5%



Crew Consensus: Crono barely edges out Pikachu as the favorite
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Moltar Status: Crew
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#141 | transcience | Posted 8/26/2013 7:33:43 AM | message detail
crew going down with the pokeship? noble to the end
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add the c and back away
iphonesience
#142 | Safer_777 | Posted 8/26/2013 7:39:50 AM | message detail
I came back from vacation just in time to see an epic match.Nice.
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#143 | transcience | Posted 8/26/2013 11:04:16 AM | message detail
Crono has a chance!
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add the c and back away
iphonesience
#144 | transcience | Posted 8/26/2013 11:07:38 AM | message detail
not much of one!
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add the c and back away
iphonesience
#145 | Safer_777 | Posted 8/26/2013 11:12:36 AM | message detail
Pokefear.
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#146 | TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 8/26/2013 11:15:01 AM | message detail
The Gordon/Shadow/Leon match was interesting for longer than this
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Chen Kenichi's #1 Fan (is also Yoblazer)
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#147 | transcience | Posted 8/26/2013 11:18:40 AM | message detail
but the future refused to change

save us mega man
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add the c and back away
iphonesience
#148 | TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 8/26/2013 11:20:18 AM | message detail
Time to start that Squirtle > Cloud lolupset write-up, Lopen
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Chen Kenichi's #1 Fan (is also Yoblazer)
http://i.imgur.com/xiKRQ2F.gif
#149 | Safer_777 | Posted 8/26/2013 11:22:31 AM | message detail
Okay Cloud must have fallen very much in order to be beaten by Squirtle.If it was Sephiroth I wouldn't be suprised,but Squirtle can't do it.
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#150 | OlDirtyNumbers | Posted 8/26/2013 12:00:10 PM | message detail
I'm beginning to see the big picture here. Our league of legends overlords aren't here to save us from continued Link dominance, but from the ignominy of a Pokemon victory. They saw the signs and are doing their best to save our poor husk of a contest. All hail.
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