so wait, are people saying that Albedo > KOS-MOS now?

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I doubt Albedo > KOS-MOS, seeing as how I remember the few commercials I saw for Xenogears (or Xenosaga, whichever) prominently showed KOS-MOS.
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Xenosaga, HaRRicH. Xenogears was made by Square.

I'm leaning toward Albedo now...
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of *bison*? Bison is going to be incredibly recognizable.

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I'd like to join the contest gurus, if possible. I'll submit my bracket to whoever is in charge by the deadline.
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Just add your name on the list, and you'll be good to go.
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Two things:

1) Albedo WILL NOT beat Bison.
2) Who's "pedo"?
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I believe "Pedo" is Seymour from FF10. It's a reference to Videogame Recaps.
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A contest that Magus would win!

You mean YOSHI, yay!
Although the vote totals for such a contest could be humorously low.

and with bison and albedo, well first of, I'm not really a fan of either, but I do remember Bison back from super nintendo days I suppose, and he never struck me as a great villain. Sort of just kind of the last boss, I guess I could have been too young to understand any plot, but then again fighting games aren't renown for their stories. So does bison have any depth at all? I mean at least Ryu is the figurehead for Street Fighter, but as it seems is commonly agreed, Bison isn't even second...or third...or even fourth.

and I did enjoy that pun chichiri, more so because I believe it was unintended.

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Fighting games not renown for their stories? You must not have played Darkstalkers/Rival Schools.

Bison's the leader of a drug organiztion called shandowlaw and has an army of brainwashed 16 year olds who wear thongs. He also has a black english thug, a Mike Tyson look alike and a feminine male Spainish ninja who wears a hockey mask and has a claw.

And in a way Bison's the only woman in the contest.

And in a way, FFIX never happened.

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Bison actually did have a vagina for a year or two when he reunited with Rose, in fact he wanted to have a vagina for the rest of his life with Cammy's body.

Okay, now I'm voting for Albedo.
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We wait for the bracket lockdown to submit our Gurus bracket, yes?

I'm personally hoping to get through day 2 with a perfect bracket, which would be better than the last two contests.
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I do believe so, yes.
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I said this in the last topic, but it's worth repeating: Ridley could be conceivably seen beating Kefka. Diablo could be conceivably seen beating Kefka. Bison could be conceivably seen beating Kefka. Albedo could NOT. Therefore, Bison it is.

I used that same logic for SMB3/LoZ last year, and it paid off.
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Then why not ridley/diablo?

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Because they aren't in the match involving Bison and Albedo...
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Man, Sin/Eggman...so tough..but.

Robotnik's nothing, he hasn't been able to get into a single contest until now, and probably won't ever again unless there's another villian contest.

And then, he faces a Final Fantasy character who shares the company of Tidus and Yuna. Now, Dr.Robotnik couldn't be equal to Knuckles if only 1 out of the 2 characters, the latter of course, actually got into the Summer Contests, right?

People who know the likes of Tidus and Yuna will probably vote for Sin.

58.42%-42.58%, be prepared to be TAI'D UP AND HANG'D. All your base are belong to Square. Yes, even Robotnik's. Make your time, and your bracket's casket. Make a small 8x11 with a paper shredder..


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Tai, while I think Sin has as good a chance to win as Robotnik, your logic is horribly flawed and annoying; you can mirror that EXACT argument in Robotnik's favor, so that means nothing to me. Plus, Sonic > Tidus = Shadow and Knuckles > Yuna = Tails. While Auron is left out (solely because you chose to leave him out first), the other two FFX reps are beaten by a big-name Sonic character and tied with a lesser-named Sonic character. Therefore, your argument is a mess...you may end up being right, but your argument's a mess.
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For Bison to beat Kefka, he'd have to be stronger than Ken, and I think that is pretty unlikely.
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Oh, and here's something I wanna ask; it's bein' thought of that both Wesker and M. Bison could pull off their respective upsets...but for kicks, let's say they both pull it off. Who wins, Wesker or M. Bison?
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I don't think Bison would have any trouble with Wesker. Wesker is probably going to be the weakest character to win a match in this contest; the only one I could see being weaker is Ansem.
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Wait, people are talking about Bison being on Ken's level now? Remember, for every other contest, the only SF characters that have seriously been even talked about are Ryu, Ken, and Chun. M. Bison has been absolutely nowhere on anyone's radar throughout every single contest. Albedo, on the other hand, has had diehard supporters for quite some time.
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I'm a believer that, outside of Ryu, most of the SF characters are gonna be close to Ken's level (give or take a lil'). It may not be all that right, but if Albedo isn't up to keeping KOS-MOS's strength like I don't think he can, then there's still room for error.
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eh, i could see Bison doing a bit lower than Ken, but not much lower. i've actually said before that i think Chun Li and maybe Akuma would do better than Ken.

but since when has Albedo had diehard supporters for quite some time? i have never seen anyone on this board even mention Albedo's name until this villain contest was announced. if he's had long-time, die-hard support, it sure hasn't been visible.

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I think Albedo did come close to beating Mario in Leonhart's NCAA thing, but that doesn't mean alot on this board. I feel the same way about Kuja as you do about Albedo.
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I sense that as the hours wear on, reading this topic will make me lose confidence in nearly every match.
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The only match that I will consider changing is Wesker over Luca Blight.
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If you read the stats topics enough, you'll lose your confidence in 'bout anything; good arguments can be made in most cases. I know I was prayin' to be able to switch both my SSBM-over-GTA:VC and SSBM-over-FFX picks by the time the brackets locked down, heh. Good thing I couldn't though.
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but since when has Albedo had diehard supporters for quite some time? i have never seen anyone on this board even mention Albedo's name until this villain contest was announced. if he's had long-time, die-hard support, it sure hasn't been visible.

*raises hand* I campaigned for Albedo in the last character contest... and the contest before that... you have no idea how annoyed I was to see that lifeless, stale robot bimbo get in instead of him.

He's mostly a fan favorite, though. He could get some cool factor points if he's going up against someone significantly less cool, though, but probably not enough to make up for KOS-MOS' sexy robochick advantage.
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Who do you guys think the Top 8 Villains are going to be? My guesses:

1 Sephiroth
2 Ganondorf
3 Bowser
4 Liquid Snake
5 Ocelot
6 Dr. Wily
7 Kefka
8 Robotnik

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That looks about right.
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Wait, this is talking in the standings, isn't it? In that case, I dunno.

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Yeah, I was talking about the standings.
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1 Sephiroth
2 Ganondorf
3 Bowser
4 Liquid Snake
5 Ocelot
6 Sigma
7 Kefka
8 Dr.Wily

although, i think Wily and Kefka will be very close and Diablo could wind up anywhere from just below Ocelot to a complete flop.

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For me, it doesn't get tricky 'til after the first five.
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Crap, I forgot about Sigma...knock off Diablo and throw Sigma between Revolver and Robotnik.
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I realize that, Harrich, but it sounds somewhat odd to ask for the Top 6-8 Villains. Plus, I'm curious to see how Liquid relates to Bowser.
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I understand, heh; just statin' what I think is easy, though some people think Liquid and Revolver or Bowser and Ganon could be switched.
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Out of curiosity, who would you take between Vergil and Bison?
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Friggin' yikes. I'd probably let bias take hold of me and pick M. Bison there, but I couldn't make an argument one way or another there.
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I'd pick Bison pretty easily. Ryu > Dante and Bison's had much more exposure, whereas Vergil's been in one game (albeit a good one from what I've heard.)
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I actually take it back; considering how high Dante is and with DMC3 released, I'd risk it on Vergil. That would be tough though.
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I can't find the guru list anywhere in the topic, and account isn't high enough to search for topics... can somebody paste it into this topic so I can add my name?

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