BONE CAGE
LIGHTNING
INFERNO!!!

*Creativename's websites*

Everything you could ever imagine:
http://www.sc2k5.com
http://www.sc2k4.com

Summer 2002 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/1

Summer 2003 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/2

Spring 2004 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/3

Summer 2004 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/4

Summer 2005 Contest Information:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/5

Sortable Table for Every Contest Match:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/19



*Extrapolated Standings*

Explanation of Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/11

Simple Explanation of Extrapolated Standings:
A = Strongest Character
B = Character Weaker than A
C = Character Weaker than B
To figure out a character's Xsts Percentage ---> [(CvB)(BvA)]/50 = CvA
To compare how C would do against B ---> [(CvA)/(BvA)]*50 = CvB
To figure out how B would do against A ---> [(CvA)/(CvB)]*50 = BvA

Summer 2002 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/13

Summer 2003 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/14

Spring 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/15

SFF Adjusted Spring 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/16

Summer 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/17

SFF Adjusted Summer 2004 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/18



*Solarshadow's Sites*

Summer 2002 Contest:
http://solarshadow2002.tripod.com

Summer 2003 Contest:
http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com/2003/index.html

Spring 2004 Contest: (not currently updating)
http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com/sp2004/index.html



*Old Stats topics*

Summer 2002 Contest:
http://solarshadow2002.tripod.com/page1.html

Summer 2003 Contest:
http://solarshadow-stats.tripod.com/archive/topic1p1.html
http://www.angelfire.com/games5/sum_contest/Page1.htm (See note)

2003-2004 Off-Season:
http://membres.lycos.fr/shindohikaru/stats1.htm (See note)
Note: Don't use the links in the topic to browse through the pages, change the page number in the URL.

Spring 2004 Pre-Season:
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringPreSeason1.htm
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringPreSeason2.htm
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringPreSeason3.htm

Spring 2004 Contest:
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats1.htm
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats2.htm
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats3.htm
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats4.htm
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats5.htm
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats6.htm
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats7.htm
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats8.htm



*Match Pictures*

Summer 2002 Match Pictures:
http://sc2k4.com/frog/view.php?gid=15

Summer 2003 Match Pictures:
www.angelfire.com/games5/heroicmario0/contestpictures.htm

Spring 2004 Match Pictures:
http://sc2k4.com/frog/view.php?gid=17

Summer 2004 Match Pictures:
http://sc2k4.com/frog/view.php?gid=18



*Miscellaneous*

Creativename's Page of Links:
http://sc2k4.com/links.php

MMXcalibur's Contest Sites:
http://prophetchallenge.hyperboards2.com/index.cgi
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/

Poll Vote Total Updator:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/25

All Time Top 25/Top 10 Lists:
http://www.rpgdl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3251



!yawA tsoP
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

We need an automated Stats Topic Posting Device, or STPD.
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O, flesh, flesh, how art thou fishified! ~Mercutio

We need an automated Stats Topic Posting Device, or STPD.

We already have Ulti - less man than machine.
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Honorary Spring 2005 Winner - Kerrigan.

He lacks the ability to post a new topic when the old one goes 500.
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O, flesh, flesh, how art thou fishified! ~Mercutio

sex

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http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=18554494&page=0
formely known as Xic, the leader of the l33t pwnat00rz eliminat00rz.

If you don't like it, that's your problem.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

YOGA FIRE !!!!!
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Why start part 123 when part 122 has barely over 400 posts?
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PONG WAS REAL? I thought that was just a story parents told kids to scare them

Robotnik will beat Sin.
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Just like everything quiet and beautiful on this planet, my thread was ruined by man. Sakura 26
Zelos: Don't hate me just because I'm beautiful.

From: stone | Posted: 5/14/2005 3:47:39 PM | Message Detail
Why start part 123 when part 122 has barely over 400 posts?

Because if I wait until 500, a mass of people start making a billion stats topics, and it got so bad at one point that mods had to delete all but this one for trolling. We've been over this a thousand times now, and if you don like it, too bad. No one is forcing you to post here.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

Why is it trolling if someone else makes a stat topic? O_o
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Even at my age I'm shakin' what my momma gave me.

Because if I wait until 500, a mass of people start making a billion stats topics, and it got so bad at one point that mods had to delete all but this one for trolling. We've been over this a thousand times now, and if you don like it, too bad. No one is forcing you to post here.

No no, was just wondering why. But that's a good reason and I can see why you start it earlier. Lots of people like to take over other people's topics once they reach 500, saw what you described happen a few times. Sorry for the interruption ;p
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PONG WAS REAL? I thought that was just a story parents told kids to scare them

No no, was just wondering why. But that's a good reason and I can see why you start it earlier. Lots of people like to take over other people's topics once they reach 500, saw what you described happen a few times. Sorry for the interruption ;p

Oh, awesome. Sorry for being curt. It's just that when you have guys like swirldude and andaca making the same annoying yet utterly pointless comments in every topic, it's tough telling the sincerity from the pointlessness.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

Triforce Division: Round 1 - Match 13 – (1)Ganondorf vs. (8)Giygas

Moltar’s Analysis

Ganondorf
Game/Series Known From: Legend of Zelda Series

Finally, our LoZ representative Ganondorf! The 1 seed he has also makes me happy.

Giygas
Game/Series Known From: Earthbound

Oh boy, good ol’ 8 seed fodder. Great…just great.

Well, I’m going to keep this short, mainly because every time I try to spell Giygas, God kills some sort of cute woodland creature.

Ganondorf is from the LoZ series. You know, the one with Link! Ganondorf is also a strong competitor in the Summer Contests. Now unless his opponent is freakishly strong, which he shouldn’t be, Ganondorf has this thing in the bag.

Only a small bump in his path to the title.

Moltar’s Bracket Says: Ganondorf will win

Moltar’s Prediction is: Ganondorf 81% - Giygas 19%



Ulti’s Analysis

Giy-WHO? Seriously, Ganon is the second strongest character in this contest by far. I can't see anyone touching him before the finals.

Prediction: Ganondorf with 78.33%



Soul’s Analysis

After we had the huge match beforehand, we're left with a squash match. Ganondorf will win this one easily. Earthbound is too cultish to win, and since it won't get the Nintendo vote, it will get SQUASH'D! Ganondorf with the highest victory of the round with 90%. This 90% will show to everyone that he is a powerhouse, and he will make the finals. Of course, some people will doubt Sephy's win with this blowout though, but to those people: IT AIN'T HAPPENIN! Seph is going to win.


Outback’s Analysis

The third piece of the Triforce in this contest enters the ring

Ganon or Ganondorf? This probably won't make a difference, but don't be surprised if we don't see a single match pic involving Ganondorf from OoT. "Ganon" means WW and LoZ. This probably won't have much impact on his strength, but it'll be interesting to see.

I don't really know much about Giygas, but I hear his battle is one of the most intense boss battles ever. That's not going to help him against the Zelda villain, though.

Ganon 76.56% Giygas 23.44%



Inviso’s Analysis

Okay, finally, a match that could be a bigger blowout than Pyramid Head vs. Bowser. FINALLY! Ganondorf is the second strongest villain in this contest, despite getting SFF-ed to hell and back by Link in the 2004 Summer Contest. He’s from the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, the second most popular game on this site, and from Super Smash Brothers: Melee, as the most powerful CPU character (damn you Ulti and your always beating Princess Zelda-ness)

Gigyas…I still don’t know what the **** this thing is. It’s from Earthbound, which is cult as hell, and it’s main character is weak, even AFTER getting pumped from Super Smash Brothers: Melee. Ramirez, Mithos…I had heard those names before this contest. I may not have known them…but I did know the names. Earthbound is cult as hell and there’s no way this match will be difficult to predict.

My Prediction: Ganondorf with 85.43%

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Ridley vs. Diablo - Bracket: Ridley - Vote: Ridley (11/11)

Why is it trolling if someone else makes a stat topic? O_o

It's trolling when the board starts making them en masse.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

*casts Luminaire*
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"how old r u and where u klvie thouh"-SonikkuGBA
"Try counting the rings on my dick. I believe the number of rings signify my age."-SeRazo/WVI

ABC...easy in Part 123!

And Ganondorf killed Giygas just before their picture was taken.
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O, flesh, flesh, how art thou fishified! ~Mercutio

BEST. 500 POST. EVER.
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O, flesh, flesh, how art thou fishified! ~Mercutio

That was one badass 500th post.
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

I think RPGuy set the record for the longest 500th post ever.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Victory is mine!
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

Why is it trolling if someone else makes a stat topic? O_o

Because we don't need a million stats topics clogging up Board 8.
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Today's subliminal thought is:
Contest Stats: 11/11 Next Winner: Diablo

Wait, you mean Ganondorf is so threatening his opponent didn't show up! =p

Smartest thing I've ever heard HM say.
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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar (GAC)
Ridley vs. Diablo - Bracket: Ridley - Vote: Ridley (11/11)

Why do people insist on flooding these topics whenever they get close to 500? It's stupid. I'll pick up where I left off and say Giygas is nowhere near a weak as tanner. That should be obvious.
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Please sign this petition for a history board:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=20119594

It's the thrill of the hunt, I guess.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

I'm calling it now: Giygas is the Ms Pac-Man/AiAi/Adventure/Tanner of the SpC2K5 contest.

In other words: he is going to get slaughtered worse than anyone in this battle.
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Today's subliminal thought is:
Contest Stats: 11/11 Next Winner: Diablo

Well, he's probably going to get a little SFF, too.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

How much would he need to be stronger then pyramid head (assuming that ganon and bowser are both performing exactly at their 2k4 levels)?
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Please sign this petition for a history board:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=20119594

If Ganondorf gets more than 85.62%, PH > Giygas.
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

^ You mean 2k3 levels....
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Graduation: April 30, 2005 "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

If Ganondorf gets more than 85.62%, PH > Giygas.

We might as well call it a lost cause for Giygas before the match even starts then. He'll likely get about 25-35% of the board vote then rapidly drop below that amount. Maybe I'm just being to pessemistic.
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Thinking he'll get that much from the board vote is highly optimistic, actually.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Pokey would do so much better than Gyigas...
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K THX GG NO RE

I don't think 25% or so is to far off the mark. Doesn't ness usually get favoured highly in the board vote?
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Giygas will be immensely lucky to get over 10%.

Ness =/= Giygas. Not only does he have the support of SSB and SSBM fans, but he also has the support of the people who haven't played Earthbound, but yet try to be cool and jump on that cult bandwagon, act like they love EB and support Ness. <_< Giygas won't get any of that.....

Did I say how much I dislike Earthbound?
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Graduation: April 30, 2005 "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

Giygas will be immensely lucky to get over 10%.

Was that directed at me (I'm not entirely sure). I was talking about the board vote, I agree completely that Giygas will probably get 10% at the most overall.
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I really don't know much about Earthbound, but it seems to have a pretty loyal fanbase...I think there's enough out there for Giygas to pull in the 12,000 - 13,000 votes that PH managed.
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

Ganondorf is going to completely crush Giygas. I wouldn't be surprised if he got over 90%.
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

I can't see Ganon taking over 90% of the vote. EB's fanbase is too hardcore to give that much ground. Besides, I don't think Ganon is all that the 2k3 stats have him cracked up to be.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

I can't see Ganon taking over 90% of the vote. EB's fanbase is too hardcore to give that much ground. Besides, I don't think Ganon is all that the 2k3 stats have him cracked up to be.

I agree. All the SFF in the world doesn't excuse what happened against Link.
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

Well, this contest certainly should provide some answers to last year's weirdness. Ganondorf, Magus, Tidus, Shadow, Bowser, Kefka, Liquid, MC, Frog, the rest of Div 20XX, and Sephiroth.
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

I know, that'll make me so happy, being able to go back and fix the things that I've felt were wrong for so long. XSt are so fun to play with, but so unreliable because of the massive number of irregularities we've faced. Of course there are bound to be some in this contest, but we'll do what we can with them.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

Well, this contest certainly should provide some answers to last year's weirdness.

It would if Sephiroth wouldn't be winning.
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SpC2k5: 0/11 Next up: Mithos, Luca, Albedo, Diablo >_<
Or, the Katamari thing. It's like getting high, withought the death part. - Link the Midgit

Yeah, there's a lot that bugs me about the extrapolateds...my biggest peeve at the moment is with Auron's low placement. I really want to see him up against Sonic next year (which would be in order with CJay's bizarre FFX/Sonic series fixation)
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

Don't blame Sephiroth, his only match that was actually wierd was the one agaisnt Cloud in 2k3, period.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

I don't blame Sephy. I just think that when you look at Auron, Vivi, D.K, and Scorpion...their numbers would make a bit more sense with SFF taken into consideration.
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

Well yeah, but that isn't goign to happen in Seph vs Bowser/Ganon/LS
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

He might have been slightly weaker against Cloud in 2k4 also due to more people pushing to support Cloud against Link... don't know what the prediction percentages for that were though. In 2k3 it was no holds barred. Plenty of things can factor in for a final. I wouldn't trust much of anything for a final match.
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Graduation: April 30, 2005 "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

For those wondering, my adjusted numbers for Auron and Vivi look something like this:

Auron 33.56
Vivi 29.10
Donkey Kong 25.34
Scorpion 23.59
Ness 23.46
Jak 21.08

They're on a slightly different Link than what cn uses, but not much. Auron was arrived at by assuming a constant Auron/Tails relationship, and Vivi uses a constant DK.
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

I can't see nay reason why people would suddenly push Cloud over seph just because they wanted a C/L finals.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

Oh no... I never talked about anti-champion votes. I meant ANYTHING. I think the voting in a championship slight differs from other matches. Not worrying about protecting a character. Not really worrying about brackets anymore (except for Cloud/Link for those that still had hope for Cloud). I'm not trying to name all the possibilities. I was just agreeing with you about Cloud/Seph 2k3. Of course that total goes against the concept of the stats.....
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Graduation: April 30, 2005 "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

Maybe because they figured out that Cloud had the best chance of taking out Link? I'm not saying this affected voting OVERALL... I'm just talking about in comparison to Cloud vs. Seph in 2k3.
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Graduation: April 30, 2005 "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

This match is going to be a joke. It's going to be a freaking bloodbath. Giygas, who has no real pic nor real presence in Earthbound, against the second-strongest character in the contest? Giygas, who has his name and name alone to rely on votes? He's relying purely on Earthbound fans, which aren't even that strong a force, and even then he's a weak villain. Hell, I love Earthbound, and I don't think Giygas even has a chance to get above 10%.

Giygas might get votes on his pic. He does kinda look like floating red blood.

Giygas has the EB cult behind him... I think he might be able to get 15%.
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SpC2k5: 0/11 Next up: Mithos, Luca, Albedo, Diablo >_<
Or, the Katamari thing. It's like getting high, withought the death part. - Link the Midgit

Ganondorf will be getting at or near 90% in this match. This is one of the most unknown characters to enter the contest. At least with Ness, he had the luxury of being in SSB/SSBM. Giygas has no such thing. What's more, his picture is almost not even visible. No doubt this'll be the biggest blowout of the contest. In light of the match, and a small dedication to one of my favorite characters...


(The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Spoilers)


A Tribute to Ganondorf


My country lay within a vast desert. When the sun rose into the sky, a burning wind punished my lands, searing the world. And when the moon climbed into the dark of night, a frigid gale pierced our homes. No matter when it came, the wind carried the same thing… Death. But the winds that blew across the green fields of Hyrule brought something other than suffering and ruin. I coveted that wind, I suppose.

It can only be called fate. …That here. I would again gather the three with the crests. …That I should lay my hand on that which grants the wishes of the beholder… That when power, wisdom, and courage come together, the gods would have no choice but to come down… The power of the gods… The Triforce! He who touches it will have whatever he desires granted! Already, the crest of wisdom is mine… All that remains…

“Ughnn… Heh heh… The wind… It is blowing…” -- Ganondorf

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“The past is dead. It was all just a dream…”
http://img50.echo.cx/img50/131/justadream7fz.png

"the second-strongest character in the contest"

I'll be honest and say I'm not convinced that Ganon is definitively the second strongest in this contest. Something tells me to back Bowser...
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

Bowser vs Ganon would be an awsome match.

Curse you sephiroth to hell.
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"You have been stoped by the LAPD for Jaywalking, Pay $500 for medical bills"

I kinda like it this way...we'll know exactly how Liquid, Ganondorf, and Bowser compare to Sephy.
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

I suppose that Bowser vs. Ganon may have had some SFF or other possible complications, and that this will give us more accurate rankings. But Bowser vs. Ganon would indeed have been fun.

It's Liquid Snake that's really the one screwed over though. Poor guy.
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I don't think LS would beat Bowser or Ganon, so it's really not a big deal.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

I wouldn't be surprised if Ganon broke 93-94%, personally. My prediction is WAY off.

RPGuy pwned you all in that 500th post. That kicked ass.



I... can't think of anything else to say, really. I'll probably lose my perfect bracket to Robutt/Sin, but I don't care all that much. Though there are people who have Fatass who don't feel the least bit confident in him, so who knows.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

Pwned US all, even.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

I honestly think Giygas could manage up to 20% in this match. I won't guarantee it, and there's every indication that he'll do much worse than that. I just think it's a bit of a stretch to have Giygas performing worse against G-Dawg than Pyramid Head managed on Bowser.
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Sure, Sephiroth's going to win the Spring Contest. But how will he fare in a real duel? Find out at www.rpgdl.com!

I'd be surprised if Ganon doesn't break 90% on Giygas.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

Ness only got 25% on Bowser...there's no chance that Giygas will be strong enough to get 20% on Ganon.

Ganondorf 80% 264
Giygas 20% 66
TOTAL VOTES 330

When I voted for Giygas, he had a bit over 25%. This could ge ugly quick.
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

Wow...the top part of the leaderboard got blitzed.
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

Ganondorf 80.3% 432
Giygas 19.89% 107
TOTAL VOTES 538

Ganon is so awesome he gave himself .11% extra.
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SpC2k5: Owned by Diablo. Damnit.
Or, the Katamari thing. It's like getting high, withought the death part. - Link the Midgit

Atleast Giygas isin't get killed too bad so far.

Oh, and at 20% against 2k3 Ganondorf, Giygas is around 13.89% on Link, comparable to Kyo and Kazuya but better than CATS.
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

So, 48.32% picked Diablo. I expected it to be in the 45-55% range. That translates into 500+ more perfects biting the dust.
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Today's subliminal thought is:
Contest Stats: 12/12 Next Winner: Ganondorf

This is about as well as Giygas will possibly do.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Score-Brackets-% Right
11-----1404-----44.7293447
10-----3710-----43.6657682
9------6115-----43.3687653
8------5926-----49.2912589
7------4170-----52.6618705
6------2073-----57.0670526
5------884------55.0904977
4------265------58.1132075
3------77-------64.9350649
2------42-------54.7619048
1------34-------55.8823529
0------48-------50.0000000

Skill seems to have worked against you in this match. The lower the score, the higher the rate of prediction was. We're now down to under 1000 perfects.

Continuing the trend of higher rank = pooer performance, the top 50 was completely decimated. 35 people had Ridley beating Diablo. HeroicGammaRay, Tomoyo_Daidouji, Paratroopa1, Heroic_Cable, Mithrandir1331, Tesu_Pwns, psaltery, mr_BRIAN, 0___o, Mac_Arrowny, ForGreatJustice, Imprimatur, Cybat, Empurios, thebub21, Incarnatino, Delectation, Yarvem, Jeremiad, CBFunky, Phoenix_Endsong, punctilio, Aya_01, InFlames428, OmegaSongi, kaonashi1, thisisaname1941, para_medic, zogbog, C_Bar_Prime, jonthomson, Eczema, Wizardryo, Neobushi and unfortunatly for me TeamRocketElite.
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

Ganondorf 81% 810
Giygas 19% 190
TOTAL VOTES 1000

Nice round numbers.
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SpC2k5: Owned by Diablo. Damnit.
Or, the Katamari thing. It's like getting high, withought the death part. - Link the Midgit

Wow when I saw Giygas holding onto 22% of the vote about 2 minutes in I thought it would die right away. I'm surprised that he's doing so well (Well compared to what we thought he would do anyways), even if it doesn't last.
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Ganondorf 81% 810
Giygas 19% 190
TOTAL VOTES 1000

There is your 1000 vote sample, now I'm going to bed.
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YOU CANNOT GRASP THE TRUE FORM OF GIYGAS' ATTACK!

Yeah there's no way Ganondorf will break 90%. There are enough Earthbound fans to keep Giygas in double-digits. I mean, there isn't a following for Adventure or Tanner. Cult figures with a decent fanbase should be able to hang above 10%. I would be genuinely surprised if Ganondorf broke 90%, but what do I know.
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I GOTTA HAVE MORE COWBELL
“TheRye is like Jesus, if Jesus ever played video games.” -Inviso

Ganondorf 95% 19
Giygas 10% 2
TOTAL VOTES 20

Once again a vote came in between the individual and total votes queries.
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For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener

Looks like we'll have a fair number of zero brackets.

I'd say that even if there are upsets in Robotnik/Sin and Kuja/Master Hand, not all of the 24 will be wiped out.

And if there are no upsets, we should have a good dozen zeroes.

Also I'm a bit surprised that Ganon isn't going up in percentage at a much faster rate.

Giygas' pic is freaky though. That's a pretty scary image.
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I have to say, I'm liking the odds on anyone getting a perfect bracket less and less by the day...the Ruin Division is going to knock out plenty more on the next go-around, assuming that Sin/Robotnik and Wily/Ocelot doesn't decimate them beforehand.
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

I wonder how many perfects will fall after today. One? Maybe two? Possibly more?
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I have to say, I'm liking the odds on anyone getting a perfect bracket less and less by the day...the Ruin Division is going to knock out plenty more on the next go-around, assuming that Sin/Robotnik and Wily/Ocelot doesn't decimate them beforehand.

We still have a large number of perfects, and there's not that much contest to go, really. We're almost halfway done.

Most of the trickier matches are yet to come, but there's still only a handful of matches that might wipe perfects out. We should see some perfects.
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Yeah, a few people lost perfects on Link/Ganondorf...
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BANG BANG BANG VIPER BEAM!

I would be genuinely surprised if Ganondorf broke 90%, but what do I know.

It's perfectly possible that he won't hit it, but expect him to come very close to doing so. Ness isn't anything to talk about already and he's perfectly labeled "cult." Giygas? I will be shocked if he keeps this far away from 90%.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

http://starmen.net/


There isn't a link up at the moment, but they did advertise during the GameFAQs nomination process. They've also advertised for Ness in his previous matches, for those wondering. Either way, shouldn't be anything worth talking about, but something to note nonetheless.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Ganondorf should be owning Giygas harder than this. WTF.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

With the fall of Ridley also comes the fall of the BOP. Since it also had Ridley coming out of the 2nd round, the chances of it ranking very high like in previous contests is pretty much nil. The guru consensus picks also suffer the same problem but has Ridley also winning Round 3. I think that was the only difference between the BOP and the guru concensus picks so this time the BOP will rank higher.
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Ganondorf 82.22% 1924
Giygas 17.78% 416
TOTAL VOTES 2340

Ganondorf just had a huge surge to get him over 82%.

I gotta think we will be seeing a few perfect brackets here. There are only 19 matches remaining, and about half of those are 90-100% guaranteed winners. Again, I will be shocked if we do not see multiple perfect brackets, barring something completely unforeseen (Bison/Diablo beats Ganon; Wily beats Bowser).
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Looks like Diabloii.net updated their news post.
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"Pathetic little fool! Do you realize who you're dealing with? I am Ganondorf and soon I will rule the world!" - Ganondorf

Indeed. They provided a little more information on the matter.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

I find it humorous that Blizzard's games/characters are always being put into a position where their seed is so low and somehow manage to win. =p

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Blizzard's seeding underratedness should have something to do with a lack of an organized/devoted board contingent, but high mainstream appeal.

The community around here doesn't seem too into PC gaming, but since people do access websites from computers, large segments will have played popular PC games--and Blizzard has some of the best selling PC titles of recent years.

Or something like that.
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Large segments of the GameFAQs voting population, I meant.
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Heh. Giygas getting owned like that makes me happy.

So, Ridley was the slight bracket favorite after all... told you he wasn't just a board creation.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

is it possible for this match to go in the all time greatest victories in percentages? his percentage lead is bigger than bowsers at any rate
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

No. There have been plenty of blowouts bigger than this.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

It will be in the top 20 if Ganondorf manages to gain 0,30 more.

Go Ganon!

Hopefully he can bring it up to 86-87% before this is over.
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Ganondorf vs. Giygas - Bracket: Ganon - Vote: Ganon (11/12)

weren't there like 11 people in the guru contest alone with the exact same bracket I had?

as in, diablo winning?
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Bowser, Sigma, Ocelot, Wily||Sephy, Vergil, Lavos, Liquid
Kefka, Wesker, Bison, Diablo||Ganon, Ansem, Eggman, Kuja

eggman and kuja had better win, is all i have to say.
*shakes fist*
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Bowser, Sigma, Ocelot, Wily||Sephy, Vergil, Lavos, Liquid
Kefka, Wesker, Bison, Diablo||Ganon, Ansem, Eggman, Kuja

Well, it looks like Giygas is en route to becoming the biggest loser of this contest. Not so shocking, but with the likes of Pyramid Head in this, who doesn't even have so much as a cult following, it's a little surprising.

On a side note... Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess? What. The. ****ing. ****? So much for being the one Nintendo game that could appeal to the mindless casuals.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

Do we play as Zelda?

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

Is that really the name of the new Zelda?

Ye Gods. Sounds like a dragqueen.
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Current Score: 13/13.
Tomorrows Pick: Ansem.

Guess not, since the trailers prominently featured Link. E3 2004, remember?
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

On a side note, Ridley/Diablo's vote total slowed down like mad later into the match. Only 74,000? o_O
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

The magazine scan where that title was revealed is FAKE. Twilight Princess is a dumb subtitle anyway.

Then again, so is Ocarina of Time.

And Wind Waker.
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

Tomorrow's match may have a shot at beating the record set by Max/Dirk.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

CATS's votes alone will beat Max/Dirk's record.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

That was a fake? Well, I wouldn't have been surprised if it was real. Nintendo puts out very good games, but they always have to make it non-stereotypical-gamer friendly.

On yet another different note, the X360 got two pages in the newspaper today. Now watch as not one line is written on the Revolution (ugh) when it's revealed.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

Here's an interesting note: despite having over 3,000 less votes total, Mother Brain still managed to get more votes against Lavos than Ridley did against Diablo...granted, it only did by 30 votes, but it may still be worth mentioning.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Well, assuming Ramirez>Gigyas, Sephiroth's victory looks even clearer.
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GO SONICS Second Round: 1-2
Playing: Final Fantasy V

Just to note, should starmen.net link to this match, it will be helping VERY little compared to what the other sites have the power of doing. At least halo.bungie.org and diabloii.net have lingered around the edge of the 20,000 most popular websites, and planet-megaman.com is in the top 100,000 most popular websites more times than not (and occasionally has huge spurts; about three weeks ago, it outdid halo.bungie.org and diabloii.net for a day or two)...but starmen.net hasn't been in the top 100,000 sites in at least a year, and it'd have been fortunate if it ever did crack it.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

I missed the exact mark, but Giygas is under 15% and is still sinking.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

with thousands more votes to go it is becoming more and more of a possibility that ganon cracks 90%.
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

I don't know about 90%, but he'll definitely get near it.

Right now, if we assume both Bowser and Ganon were correctly adjusted for 2k4, Giygas finishes with 14.91%, and there is no SFF in today's match...Pyramid Head would get 48.19% on Giygas, and Giygas would get 49.19% against Guybrush.

I gotta ask, who would win between these one-match-only-and-got-SFF'd-to-hell Nintendo characters: Giygas or Captain Olimar?
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

On yet another different note, the X360 got two pages in the newspaper today. Now watch as not one line is written on the Revolution (ugh) when it's revealed.

In a blast of irony, the newspaper with the X360 article in it also had a few paragraphs on Revolution in the same article. Here at least.

Heil Dweebenheimer!!! For I am MasterMage119!!!

I gotta ask, who would win between these one-match-only-and-got-SFF'd-to-hell Nintendo characters: Giygas or Captain Olimar?

That's a toughie actually... I'd probably have to say... Giygas. I have no solid reasoning, it's just a feeling.

Heil Dweebenheimer!!! For I am MasterMage119!!!

Interestingly enough, assuming there's no SFF in Mario/CO and Ganon/Giygas and that there's no SFF in a CO/Giygas match (as well as if Giygas finishes at 14.81% on Ganon), then Captain Olimar would lose with 43.01% of the votes.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Oh, and that's also assuming CO didn't gain anything from Pikmin 2 being released too. Of course, all of those assumptions are bound to be wrong to some degree. I'd actually like to see this match now...heh.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

I'm not really seeing too much SFF in this match. This is where I was thinking Giygas would be once I thought about it.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

Where would Ness be at again if Auron was adjusted by Scorpion 2k3 or Tails 2k4? 'Cuz right now, if Giygas stays at 14.64% on Ganon (assuming Ganon's placed right in 2k4 stats), Giygas gets 24.79% on an unadjusted Ness...I'm sure Giygas is much further away from Ness than that.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

I guess I'm alone in thinking Twilight Princess is a pretty cool name... certainly better than Wind Waker. And if you do get to play as Zelda, so much the better.
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SC2K4 Oracle Ranking: 4th
Supporting CATS in the Spring Contest.

Oh yeah, it's way better than "The Minish Cap" too.
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SC2K4 Oracle Ranking: 4th
Supporting CATS in the Spring Contest.

Minish Cap is the only silly sub-title I've seen for a LoZ game yet...Twilight Princess will join the list if that's its actual name. Fortunately, I've heard afew times it's fake.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Why would Twilight Princess be silly? I know English is my second language, right after gibberish, but what about that title evokes even half a chuckle? If it were real I'd be quite satisfied with it, it does in fact sound rather cool to me.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

If Ganondorf really was weaker than CATS, how would Tanner do against Gigyas? >_>
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Vexilla regis prodeunt Inferni. ~ Dante Alighieri

Using the completely unadjusted stats, with Giygas at 14.66 on Ganondorf... Giygas beats Tanner with 55.46%.

Using Tanner's adjusted number (Link-MM SFF), Giygas STILL beats tanner with about 50.42%.
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SC2K4 Oracle Ranking: 4th
Supporting CATS in the Spring Contest.

It's not really chuckle-provoking, it's just one of those names that make me think "Come on.....", like I know Nintendo can do better. Now, the title may possibly be fitting and well-deserved, but I still feel like it's not attention-getting or interesting for a sub-title.

According to the unadjusted stats and assuming Giygas is not SFF'd and stays at 14.66%, Tanner gets 44.51% on Giygas. Hot-damn, you gotta love Tanner.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

That's bad. >_>
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Vexilla regis prodeunt Inferni. ~ Dante Alighieri

I'm not entirely sure we can MAKE Tanner have the advantage in a match with the stats we have now, no matter how badly we twist them, without flat-out lying.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Why were people saying Ganondorf would hit 90%? Giygas is an unknown to the masses, but Earthbound's following is too hardcore to let him fall that far.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

if the new zelda game really is called twilight princess, i'm going to just throw my hands up in the air and walk out of the store.

seriously.
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"I AM THE BLACK MAGE! I CASTS THE MAGIC SPELLS THAT MAKES THE PEOPLES FALL DOWN!" RPGE777:ChocoCid

Been saying that exact thing for weeks now, noone listened. Apparently they just don't realize that EB has that hardcore of a fanbase. I'd be willing to bet that Ness gets 0 nominations for his appearance in SSB/M and that all of his nominations are from the EB hardcore, and that's a faction strong enough to get him into the upperhalf of noms by a fair margin. Having as many devout fans as someone like Magus is clearly some good.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

It's amazing how quick people will jump off the Zelda bandwagon because of a title. Come on, this was supposed to be the best game ever before this alleged title was released.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

I'm still gonna buy the game no matter what, most likely while it's still new, but I do think they could make a better sub-title for the game.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Saying that you're going to simply pass up what should be a really good game just because of its title is dumb. I'm sure if Katamari Damacy had an english title it'd have sold better too. A title doesn't make the game. Haven't you ever heard the saying "don't judge a book by its cover"? It's a good saying, and apparently it should be tattooed to the back of you eye-lids. Seriously, would you turn down a date with a really hot girl because you didn't like her name?
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

If her name was Ivana Giveyoutheclap, I would.

But that's probably the only exception.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Come on, this was supposed to be the best game ever before this alleged title was released.

It will be... regardless of title.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

As for the title, no, that has not been confirmed in any manner.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

That's not what I'm saying. It's the same thing that happened with the Wind Waker. People jumped right off the bandwagon as soon as cel-shaded Link was revealed, regardless of how good the game was.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

If the masses don't like the name, it's a bad name.
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i haven't liked a zelda game since ocarina of time.
Majora's Mask- strike 1
Wind Waker- strike 2
if this is strike three, miyamoto can take the master sword and castrate himself with it for all i care.
i won't play another zelda game.
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"I AM THE BLACK MAGE! I CASTS THE MAGIC SPELLS THAT MAKES THE PEOPLES FALL DOWN!" RPGE777:ChocoCid

This match seems like it's flyin' with vote totals, though it may just be me.....
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

I'm not really sure why, but I think you're right.
it's nearly at 50k already...
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"I AM THE BLACK MAGE! I CASTS THE MAGIC SPELLS THAT MAKES THE PEOPLES FALL DOWN!" RPGE777:ChocoCid

It is at about the same as Seph vs Ramirez was at this time.

Heil Dweebenheimer!!! For I am MasterMage119!!!

Sephiroth and Ganondorf are the two strongest characters in this contest. It's no surprise that they can pull in the numbers, especially as the lone representative of their game.

Well, at least this makes me hopeful for a high-scoring final.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Ganondorf 85.35% 42678
Giygas 14.65% 7323
TOTAL VOTES 50001

Just missed 50k.
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For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener

At the 13:20 mark, this match has 51385 votes. To compare to other matches at the same time:

Bowser/Pyramid Head - 42369
Ocelot/Nemesis - 42530
Sephiroth/Ramirez - 53096
Ridley/Diablo - 49038

Also note that Giygas has more votes than Pyramid Head at this same time as well. Looks like PH might end up being bottom of the barrel in that department.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

At Ganondorf's current percentage, he stands at the 19th largest blowout by percentage in contest history . If he reaches 86%, then he'll get up to 17th.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

That's awesome. Ganondorf is pulling in the votes.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Yeah, bet you're glad you changed that tiebreaker now, huh?

...Too bad you probably won't need it.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

He DID change it with his Bison picks.

Now I, on the other hand...I wished it mattered whether I changed my tie-breaker or not.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

I'm saying that he probably won't need it, what with the high likelihood of multiple perfect brackets.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Most people really wouldn't need it. And unless Diablo beats Bison, I'm still very much in the running for this. Of course, that assumes that there isn't going to be a perfect bracket, so we'll see...

But I'm very pleased to see that Ganondorf is on par with Sephiroth in vote totals. That kicks ass.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

I misread it. My bad; I've got chicken wings on the mind right now, so I'm not interpretting everything perfectly.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Chicken wings, eh? Hmmm....Oh, and here's the picture I expect Ansem to get for tomorrow.

http://www.ffsquared.net/ansems.jpg
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Slowflake:
So, Ridley was the slight bracket favorite after all... told you he wasn't just a board creation.

Indeed, you were right on that one. I thought that Diablo would be the bracket favorite.

BTW, when talking about odds you mentioned something about something summing up to 80. What were you speaking of?
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total points, i believe.

*shrug*
i figure half the people with the same bracket as me have a bad tiebreaker as nobody really takes it all that seriously..

my mid-60s tiebreaker might just be right for ganon-seph...\

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"I AM THE BLACK MAGE! I CASTS THE MAGIC SPELLS THAT MAKES THE PEOPLES FALL DOWN!" RPGE777:ChocoCid

Why couldn't Giygas have faced CATS? *grumbles*

Back after three days. I still have a perfect bracket. So far, everything is looking great. I don't think I've ever been happier with a contest bracket. I'm confident that if my perfect bracket can survive the Robotnik four-pack, then I'll be seeing some of you on the leaderboard when it's all over.

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Now Playing: EarthBound, MAME, Tales Of Symphonia
My Video Game World Records: http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&p=35289

*frown* I'd like to see a good match pic for CATS, but these were probably the best three I could come up with...

http://www.djmonkeyboy.com/clothing/ayb-logo.jpg
http://www.plzi.com/kuvia/files-omat/ayb-is.jpg
http://ew2.lysator.liu.se/pic/art/s/t/stacyzula/aybabtu.jpg

(Come on...you know you love the third one)
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

Third pic would have beaten Ryu in 2k2.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Triforce Division: Round 1 - Match 14 – (4)Ansem vs. (5)CATS

Moltar’s Analysis

Ansem
Game/Series Known From: Kingdom Hearts

Some Disney guy makes his way into the Best Villain Contest…interesting.

CATS
Game/Series Known From: Zero Wing

I could use a CATS joke here, but really, it’s already over-used enough.

ALL YOUR VOTE ARE BELONG TO CATS!

Ok…I couldn’t help myself…but really, when the brackets were first released that night, CATS fans jumped for joy. CATS finally had a chance to win a match. I mean, who was Ansem?

Then it clicked, “Oh…the guy from Kingdom Hearts.” And just as quickly as they were brought up, they came crashing right back down. Oh well…I’m sure their temporary high was something to be proud of, or something.

Anyway, for all those serious bracket-teers, CATS = Instant lose, and that’s no difference here. Sure, he managed to score a 5 seed and sure, he isn’t facing a Link or Cloud, but there is still no chance for the evil kitty cat.

Now excuse me, a ball of yarn is calling my name. Mmmm….yarn.

Moltar’s Bracket Says: Ansem will win

Moltar’s Prediction is: Ansem 75% - CATS 25%



Ulti’s Analysis

This match should prove once and for all that CATS is nothing but a joke entrant. It's the easiest match he'll ever have, and I fully expect him to get slaughtered, anyway.

Prediction: Ansem with 78.55%



Soul’s Analysis

This match is one of those hyped matches that are not supposed to be hyped. CATS will come nowhere near victory here. Ansem is from a popular Square RPG. CATS has a few memorable lines. Some people will use the argument about CATS making it into the Summer Contest every year. Yes, CATS has a few fans. All of them nominate him in. Hell, CJayC probably nominates CATS as well. He's just an awesome character.

But, as FF7 Vs. OoT showed us, being more awesome than the opponent does not mean a win. Ansem is from a popular Square RPG. I realized I said that before, but just let that statement sink in.
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Ansem is no doubt going to win this. RPG's dominate this site, more than any other genre. That's enough proof you need right there. Besides, despite what the CATS army says, CATS isn't that popular. The only thing that he has going for him is the horrible translation. That's it. Well, maybe the Bohemian Rhapsody parody done CATS style will give him a bit more votes, but still not enough. By the way, I <3 whoever created that parody.

Ansem wins, and I'll go with around 70% of the vote.
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Ganondorf vs. Giygas - Bracket: Ganon - Vote: Ganon (11/12)

Outback’s Analysis

All your vote aren't belong to CATS

I'm sure you've never seen that joke before. Anyway, this match is one of the easiest matches for me to pick in this contest, even despite the CATS craze and Ansem's nobodyness.

I consider CATS to be a contest phenomenon. CATS is incapable of garnering over 15000 votes, as proven by these exhibits.

A: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1718
B: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1313
C: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=967

No matter what the vote totals are, CATS won't get over 15000. Ansem wins.

Ansem 73.45 CATS 26.55 %



Inviso’s Analysis

NOBODY EXPECTS THE DELL DUDE TO BE ARRESTED BY LADY MIAOW IN POLAND! Anyway, CATS is perhaps the most random and bizarre villains EVER. And he gives me an excuse to type stuff in CAPS. Ansem is from Kingdom Hearts, the main villain that you fight not once, not twice, not thrice, but four times. He’s actually a pretty cool villain, as opposed to the running gag that is CATS.

CATS…How are you gentleman? What happen? Well, somebody set you up the bomb. You have no chance to survive, make your time. All your base are belong to Ansem. This is perhaps the most intentionally stupid thing I’ve ever written for the board, but I’m proud to have done it. This match will be easy. Non-cult>Cult

My Prediction: Ansem with 58.01%
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Ganondorf vs. Giygas - Bracket: Ganon - Vote: Ganon (11/12)

when talking about odds you mentioned something about something summing up to 80. What were you speaking of?

You know how the total of all bracket points in a 64-entry bracket is 192? Well, in a 32-entry bracket it's 80 instead.

So, are you ready for the bloodbath on 2101, Way to Destruction? I am. And as usual, it's going to be painful. Well, it wasn't so much last time since he faced Link and all, but whatever.

If you haven't done so yet, do yourself a favor and go watch Zero Wing Rhapsody on Newgrounds. Awesome stuff.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

Rigged. It's all rigged. I can't even be bothered to update my sig. 57.65% of poll voters disgust me. Jopke.
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Ridley's Road to Victory - Round 1 vs. (7) Diablo

If people are expecting tomorrow's vote totals to actually be noticeably low, you're going to be wrong. I don't know why there seems to be so much Ansem underrating here, he is part Square, ya know, and being from Kingdom Hearts is more than enough to warrant a decent vote total anyway. Ansem will be no weakling; not that it takes much of anything to beat cats...


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One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Klingon Proverb

I'm expecting Ansem to be very weak, even for a Square character. No matter how he performs against CATS tomorrow, he'll be put into his place -- very low, mind you -- once Ganon rips him apart in the second round. I'm not sure what reason there is to think that Ansem will be anything in the way of strength. The spread you set out for him is something that Dante would be expected to get. He's not even on level with Kefka, much less Dante.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

The problem is, is there a single soul on this board who nominated Ansem? I don't recall seeing his name mentioned, EVER. And he still got in. As a 4-seed, no less. The front-page support got to be downright scary, if he got more nominations than every Square villain ever short of Sephiroth, Kefka, Kuja and Lavos.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

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Kingdom Hearts has a way of surprising people, be it for the good or bad.
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*Taps on your shoulder and points* My tuba!

ATTN:

Heroic Mario
HaRRicH
creativename
Lucid Faia
Slowflake
jonthompson

I made mentions for you to get invited into Hacked (board 820; private board that kicks ass), and I'll invote more stats topic people as I see them show up and remember them. Make a mention for yourself if you want to go there.

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

The problem is, is there a single soul on this board who nominated Ansem? I don't recall seeing his name mentioned, EVER.

According to the stats for my nomination topic, Ansem got 15 nominations from this board, more than Lavos, Yggdrasil, Mother Brain, Giygas, Sigma, Diablo, Sin, Vergil, and Pyramid Head, and some others I can't find..

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CATS would be blown out against Tanner, for God's sake.

If Ansem is crushed by Ganon, then expect CATS to be dead last in the overall rankings.
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

Well, either way, CATS made Ansem his personal ***** on the board.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

I wouldn't cound on it. PH and Giygas stunk it up so hard CATS cannot possibly top that.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

well, perhaps I'm biased towards Ansem *nominated Ansem* but I'm not really seeing reasons why he wouldn't do well.

Kingdom Hearts has been shown to be a strong competitor in the spring contest, and Ansem could really do close to how Sora would, because it isn't out of the question for Ansem to be close to Sora. Sora is...unbearable at times, and Ansem really didn't suffer from that as much, in my opinion. I expect him to be a force to be reckoned with, or at least not laughed at, and I think he'll show that in his match against Ganon.
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One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Klingon Proverb

Well, either way, CATS made Ansem his personal ***** on the board.

Yes, I agree completely, but don't understand how.
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One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Klingon Proverb

and Ansem could really do close to how Sora would

Why? He's rarely even mentioned until the end when he shows up, and even then he's just several really long fights that keep screaming DARKNESS at you.
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SpC2k5: 11/12 Next up: Ganondorf, DARKNESS, Robotnik, Kuja
*is Janus5000*

I agree with Heroic Mario on Ansem's strength. However, how the heck did he get a 4 seed?

Somehow, he must've been a popular nomination, but as far as gathering votes...I find it hard to believe he'll even show well tomorrow.
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Teenage love was underground...
...tonight I break the surface.

Ansem will be nowhere near Sora. I think the Ansem/Sora relationship will be something like the Albedo/KOS-MOS relationship. Both villains don't make appearances until late in the game, although Albedo is definitely memorable once you see him. Ansem is easily forgotten.
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I'm like a mentally insane girl who keeps running back to her abusive boyfriend. ~ Mars
ZSB [aX]

Ansem is mentioned a lot throughout the game though. I mean there's Ansem's Pages, or whatever they're called all along. I dont' know how it worked in xenosaga, but it isn't too much of a stretch to say that if you know Kingdom Hearts, you know Ansem.
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One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Klingon Proverb

I made mentions for you to get invited into Hacked (board 820; private board that kicks ass)

What's this Hacked board you speak of? Sounds interesting.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

CATS would be blown out against Tanner, for God's sake.

That's a joke, right?

The whole talk about CATS having some sort of upper bound # of votes seems kind of silly...against real opposition, that is probably true - there are only so many people who would vote for CATS over someone they have at least some sort of positive association with. However, once you drop into the lower fodder categories, characters are either unloved or unknown. People continue to vote in these matches, and although we've seen vote totals are often lower in matches involving jokier characters, vote totals dont dissapear altogether - people might not be as motivated to vote if one of their favorite characters isnt up there, but it doesnt mean that they won't vote at all. For someone absolutely unknown, this could still hurt them, but CATS is far from completly unknown - in terms of Internet fads, he is far more than just a Board 8 phenomenon. He'll be able to pull a good number of those half-apathetic people who vote in the polls regardless of who is there.

Ansem will win, but it wont be the proportions necessary to drop CATS anywhere near Tanner. All things considered, I wouldn't be surprised if CATS could double Tanner head to head.
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Honorary Spring 2005 Winner - Kerrigan.

but it isn't too much of a stretch to say that if you know Kingdom Hearts, you know Ansem.

Actually, that is quite a stretch. You hear his name, but for a while, you think it's just some dude who did research on the Heartless. You actually meet him on Destiny Island. You just don't realize it's him until you're almost done with the game.

All this respect people are saying Tenpenny deserves because he's voiced by Sam Jackson, and nobody says anything about Ansem being voiced by Billy Zane? Crazy people.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

Tenpenny's vocabulary probably doesn't consist of about five words. Ansem deserves respect for absolutely nothing.
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I'm like a mentally insane girl who keeps running back to her abusive boyfriend. ~ Mars
ZSB [aX]

Neither does Ansem's. Billy Zane did a really good job with him, even though it's a minor role.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Ansem's also black like Tenpenny.

I am so shallow.
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Volgin is one sexy beast....

Eh, I suppose Billy Zane can't be blamed for Ansem absolutely sucking.
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I'm like a mentally insane girl who keeps running back to her abusive boyfriend. ~ Mars
ZSB [aX]

Yes, as a villain, Ansem sucked. Zane did a great job with the voice acting despite that.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Slowflake:
You know how the total of all bracket points in a 64-entry bracket is 192? Well, in a 32-entry bracket it's 80 instead.

But that has nothing to do with odds and odds-making. I'm not sure what you were trying to say in that discussion.
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Ulti:
I made mentions for you to get invited into Hacked (board 820; private board that kicks ass), and I'll invote more stats topic people as I see them show up and remember them. Make a mention for yourself if you want to go there.

Wow, that's very kind of you :)

What exactly is this board though? I tried going there and it gives me a " You are not authorized to view topics on this board. You must be a member of this board and have a high enough user level to use it." message.

And how did you find out about it?

Thanks :-)
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www.SC2K5.com

Previously I thought that this match would finally disprove the ridiculous "CATS vote ceiling" idea, but if Ansem does have a lot of massive casual support like Slowflake has talked about, CATS might still fail to get 15K votes.

Ansem is very unpredictable. He could get from 60%-75%.

I wouldn't think that Ansem had any strength at all because of his apparent obscurity within his own game. It's the non-board nominations thing that's his main hope, I think.
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The only thing I liked about Ansem at all was his voice acting. Zane owned.

Well, I thought fighting Ansem one-on-one was pretty cool, personally. Still, it's got absolutely nothing on the one-on-one duel with Riku. That fight rocked beyond measure.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

I made mentions for you to get invited into Hacked (board 820; private board that kicks ass), and I'll invote more stats topic people as I see them show up and remember them. Make a mention for yourself if you want to go there.

*makes a mention for himself*
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Bowser, Sigma, Ocelot, Wily||Sephy, Vergil, Lavos, Liquid
Kefka, Wesker, Bison, Diablo||Ganon, Ansem, Eggman, Kuja

Appreciate the recommendation Ulti.


I think Ansem will be stronger than expected, but certainly no power-house. He's gonna make me make a special-edition Four-Pack Of Fun if I keep thinking about it:

Revolver Ocelot
M. Bison

Ansem
Dr. Wily
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Ocelot>Wily.

Heil Dweebenheimer!!! For I am MasterMage119!!!

I noticed in Ulti's topic that Partystar already made a mention for me, heh.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

No mention for me? That freakin' SUCKS! Well.... not really....
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Ganondorf's percentage has been dropping for a while. It may only be a matter of time before he falls under 85% here.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

I've been watching it too. Interestingly enough, www.starmen.net never linked to this match.
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"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

From: UltimaterializerX | Posted: 5/15/2005 8:57:56 PM | Message Detail
ATTN:

Heroic Mario
HaRRicH
creativename
Lucid Faia
Slowflake
jonthompson

I made mentions for you to get invited into Hacked (board 820; private board that kicks ass), and I'll invote more stats topic people as I see them show up and remember them. Make a mention for yourself if you want to go there.

if at all possible, i would love an invite, Ulti. ^_^

as far as Ansem, i don't expect to do nearly as well as Sora did. maybe it's personal bias, but that whole DARKNESS thing made him kind of a lame villain. he should still be able to triple CATS, though.

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I wish Ganondorf had 99% of the vote...

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Me too, heh. I played about a third of EB and decided I didn't like it much, and I don't think I remember even hearing Gygas's name (though I know he's rarely seen, anyways).
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

here's the question of the hour:

how long do you think CATS will hold the lead over Ansem tonight? i say he will break his record and keep the lead for 5 minutes before dropping to around 25%. (i forget what his old record was. how long was he in the lead over Cloud?)

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I've heard he's had a half-hour lead or so on Cloud. This subject makes me link to this topic...

http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=20988308
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Oh, and for the question, I'll get risky and say an hour. Likey, no, but by golly it'd be great to see...well, hear; I'm goin' to bed early 'cuz I start work tomorrow.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Ansem won't be anywhere near Sora, but even if he gets doubled by him stat-wise, that still puts Ansem at 19.72%, right around Vyse's level. That would give him 66.12% against CATS tomorrow.

If he were to get tripled by Sora, that'd put him at 14.81%, which would result in a 55/45 win for Ansem over CATS. This is probably his extreme floor.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

I've heard he's had a half-hour lead or so on Cloud. This subject makes me link to this topic...

Half-hour? Haha, that's a good one.

More like a half minute, if that long.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Well, I'm not entirely sure I care about being invited to 820 since most of the people I like talking to are here, though I am curious as to what it's about.

Anyway, I think you're all fools for underestimating Ansem. It doesn't matter how prolific you think he was in the game or what your opinion of him was, he was in that game and he was popular enough with the front page to make it over dozens of characters that the board favored more. Look to Vergil if you'd like to see what that means for a character. He won't be a push-over by any means. Besides, I'd consider it equally difficult (if not more so) to become familiar with Sephiroth in that game and yet you were all so willing to believe his very minor part there was enough to propel him upwards by about 7% on Link. I'm not saying that KH has a huge affect on anything (I never really believed it was that huge of a difference) but I am saying that you should have learned by now that you simply cannot underestimate that game.

Too many of you were quick to count Sora out just because of a bad match with Aeris, and 2k4 totally proved you wrong. Too many of you called KH weak and a disappointment for its match against SC until the XSt came out and said that it was still in the upper quarter of games. Seriously, you can stop embarrassing yourselves by no longer engaging in the biased and severe underestimations of KH that you have so actively pursued in the past.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

I'd put Ansem on the same level as Revolver, Wily, and Bison; that's alot more respect than the board in general will give him.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

And by SC I meant the first SC it faced, Soul Calibur.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

Oh, and this match should net 80000 votes. It's already got more than Ridley/Diablo's final total from yesterday.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

I'd put Ansem on the same level as Revolver, Wily, and Bison;

That's also assuming that they're all on the same level as well. I know what area you're talking about though. Being at half of Sora's strength would put him at that area, which is reasonable, for sure.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

I think that Ansem is underrated, but I don't think he's up around Wily/Ocelot/Bison level when he's down around a Ridley-esque level of recognition.
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

Har! What % would Sora be expected to put up on CATS? Thank you!

Also, don't forget me for those 820 invites, eh? Eh?

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Around 77%.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

I'd be interested to see what that board is about Ulti. Although I doubt you know anything of me because I rarely post in these topics even though I read them religiously. Other than a rare occurrence here, you may have seen me at #3 on the last contest for most of the tourney until Mario vs Crono. My inner Nintendo fanboyism wouldn't let me put Crono over Mario. :/

With the Ansem topic, I think he will put up respectable numbers but won't be that strong. I can't see him going in the Ocelot range as someone said.
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Happiness is like peeing on yourself. Everyone can see it, but only you feel it's warmth.

If Ansem outranks Kefka I'd Aeon Azuran eat Kingdom Hearts. If I had a digital camera, anyway.
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

then be grateful you don't.
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One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Klingon Proverb

I was actually wondering if Ansem could outrank Kefka or not. After thinkin' 'bout it, no, but at first it seemed tempting.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

I'm still very pleased that Ganon was able to bring in so many votes. That kicks ass. <3


Oh, and I'm expecting around 65% from Ansem tomorrow. He shouldn't get anywhere near a tripling.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

He might do better on CATS than he should, if CATS has a wall, but I don't think that will happen. In any case, Ganondorf will face Ansem and probably Kefka, so that should be easy enough to compare.
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

Ganondorf's ability to bring in votes has me a bit unnerved. I was expecting the finals to have about 90,000 total votes (my tiebreaker was made with this in mind), but that may very well get eclipsed.
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

You know, board 820 is almost 827, which is almost in memoreum of my deceased account =(

I think CATS will fit his way in between what Ryu got, and what Sora is 'expected' to get. I think in a real match, Sora gets well more than that, under my (and many other's) theory that CATS only has so many votes in him. As for now I am thinking high 60s percentish sounds about right.

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probably Kefka

I find that more unlikely as the days pass.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Bison and Diablo both did better than I expected them to do, while Kefka did worse, so I'm inclined to agree with you, HM. Either way, we're in for two good matches in Ruin.
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

Wow, 90k? I could have told you that'd be massively under what we'd get. This is Sephiroth we're talking about, and in a match with someone worth noting and not from the same series. Looks like you were fooled by the fact that all of Seph's 2k4 matches other than his first were SFF matches of little interest.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

Wow, 90k? I could have told you that'd be massively under what we'd get. This is Sephiroth we're talking about, and in a match with someone worth noting and not from the same series. Looks like you were fooled by the fact that all of Seph's 2k4 matches other than his first were SFF matches of little interest.

I knew the final wouldn't be competitive, and I figured Ganondorf wouldn't be great at drawing votes. I also took into account that this isn't really a "serious" contest and all the fodder would hurt the overall vote totals. Also, Seph/Dorf is scheduled to be on a Thursday. As long as it isn't held on the Weekend, the vote total will be lower. 90K still doesn't seem like a bad prediction to me, but it can be eclipsed.
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

M. Bison did much better than I expected, and Diablo did better than I expected too (while I had Ridley, I knew it was a toss-up and thought neither'd win by more than about 57%)...I expected about what Kefka showed though, so I'm not worried about his performance. I think Diablo's gonna take the division now though. If (MM-adjusted) Kefka > Diablo, Ridley is allowed no more than 50.11% against Vyse; the worse Kefka would beat Diablo, the worse it would make Ridley look in a match too close to rely on the stats for...against Vyse, my floor for respectable performances (not counting characters unaccounted for irregularities/SFF like Protoman). I think Ridley's stronger than that (right now, Duke feels right).
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

I'm not saying that you didn't have fair reasoning, but to be honest there's more reason for it to be higher. Underestimaitng Ganon's voter appeal is a big mistake, too, though a forgiveable one.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

My only wish is that Ganon does something to make it competitive. And by that, I mean over 40% of the vote. That will kill me to see him lose to Sephiroth by such a margin.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

MARIO couldn't break 40% on Sephiroth.
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

I wish Ganondorf had 99% of the vote...

*cold stare*

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Ridley = Duke? No way, just can't see it. If he'd have beaten Diablo I'd have said maybe, but even before the contest started I thought that'd be the ceiling for the D/R winner unless some magnificent blowout occurred.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

MARIO couldn't break 40% on Sephiroth.

Keep stabbing the dagger into my heart...

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

MARIO couldn't break 40% on Sephiroth.

Or Mega Man (a second time, anyways). Now that you brought that up though, thanks for breakin' hopes. Owe ya one. =P
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Don't worry HM. When Mario 128 is released we will see many a glorious days.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

MARIO couldn't break 40% on Sephiroth.

Keep stabbing the dagger into my heart...

XD
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 12/12 - Matches: 12/12 - Rank: 00001/24748 - Today: Ansem - Tomorrow: Sin
Nominate Meta Knight for Summer Contest!

Mario for SC2k6 Champion!

Hell, if the Revolution launches in mid 2006...
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Proud supporter of Ghaleon, Kefka, Bowser, Ultros, Liquid, Ocelot, and Wily!

Don't worry HM. When Mario 128 is released we will see many a glorious days.

I stand by my statement from a long time ago. Mario is taking this thing in 2006. YEAR OF MARIO! =p

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Work with me here; at first I had both Ridley and Diablo pegged side-by-side and right inbetween Tails and Kefka. Regardless, the point is I don't buy Ridley = Vyse, so if Ridley > Vyse and transitivity/X-stats hold true, Diablo would beat Kefka. Would anybody else take Ridley over Vyse?

With that, I'm gone to bed. Vote for CATS, please.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

If Mario wins a contest, I will be so happy...he deserves it more than anyone.
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Today's subliminal thought is:
Contest Stats: 12/12 Next Winner: Ganondorf

Ya know, I just had a thought. I find myself liking some characters more in a contest setting than I do regularly and vice-versa. For example, I've been a Zelda fanboy since I got my hands on the first gold cart, but in terms of the contest I'd actually rather see Mario win than Link. In fact, my love for Alucard (heh, I was one of the ones who pegged him pretty well in 2k2, too) started out as an appreciation of his contest abilities (playing SotN since makes him the uber badass in my mind that he should be in all others).
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

http://starmen.net/articles/qt/media/giygas.gif

>

http://saria.coolfreepage.com/images/tww/ganondorf.jpg

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I never saw both of them being above Kefka as a possibility. Either one would prove dominant (like Diablo has) and would be able to put Kefka between himself and his first round opponent or they'd both fall below Kefka. I only use unadjusted stats for MM's division in 2k4, and I see Kefka as being about equal to Duke. That said, I'm going to say Duke > Ridley, at the least.

Oh, and since my opinion has shifted as it has in the last couple weeks, as much as I hate to say it I'm seeing a strong possibility that Kefka doesn't make it out of the division. Whether it's Bison's or Diablo's is unclear to me (I'd take Bison > Diablo today...) but no matter how close I try to make it I still keep seeing Kefka behind BOTH of them in terms or who has the best shot of winning the division.
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But my silent fears have gripped me, long before I reach the phone, long before my tongue has tripped me. Must I always be alone?

What exactly is this board though? I tried going there and it gives me a " You are not authorized to view topics on this board. You must be a member of this board and have a high enough user level to use it." message.

Steve hasn't yet posted in the invite topic confirming who is in or not. It usually takes a day or two. As for what the board is, CJayC created boards 810-820 on last year's April Fool's Day. Hacked is one of those boards, and Steve decided to popularize it again. If you get in, you'll see a sticky topic explaining things.

And how did you find out about it?

Because I'm awesome.




And I also saw an invite topic on CE and signed up.

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http://img41.echo.cx/img41/1811/z64ganon03wu.jpg

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All.

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GTA Gavin is always right.

Methinks it be time to go watch a couple eps of Firefly. Just remember, when Ansem stomps CATS by more than you expected (for the doubters, of course) that I called it quite some time ago.
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Mention'd

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I'm curious to see how CATs will do with a real picture for a change.
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Oh, and also, just remember that Firefly is one of the best Sci-Fi shows ever. Get ahold of it and watch it, then line-up for Serenity on Sept 30th, because it shall be a gift from the gods.
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you can add me if you like.

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XStats say Kain would double up Luca.

Ouch for Wesker.

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I predict Ceej will use this pic of Ansem: http://www.ffinsider.net/kh/pix/ansem.jpg

and a zoomed in classic CATS pic.

*awaits the pic*

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http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/spr05/b14.jpg
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Sin's picture...Ceej is really outdoing himself, this time.
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One of the best pics of the contest.

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"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

Yo. All pics are up until Bison/Diablo.
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I'm really liking the Ansem/CATS pic.

I'm not feeling the Robot/Sin Pic.
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And we still don't get sprite Kefka. Maybe in round 3?
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Kuja loses.
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Overall, I think Ceej did a great job. I absolutely love Wily and Bowser's pics.
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This is crap. Ceej made the backround for each Round 2 pic catered to the contestant with the higher seeding. Way to throw logic and upsets out the window.
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They have home turf. Makes sense to me.

;)

Honestly, the pic as a whole probably isnt going to vastly alter a match, so what do you think the back ground is really going to influence on the whole.
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From: yoblazer33 | Posted: 5/16/2005 2:09:06 AM | Message Detail
This is crap. Ceej made the backround for each Round 2 pic catered to the contestant with the higher seeding. Way to throw logic and upsets out the window.

The same thing was done in Summer 2004, and no one complained. That's the way seeding works.

There's also little to no chance at all that Sin is beating Robutt with that pic. Down goes my perfect.

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I think I need a few more contests under my belt before Im a stat topic reg.
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The best pic is EASILY Kuja vs Master Hand. CJayC is obviously an avid player of SSBM, because he's had some amazing screens from the game in some of his match pics.

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"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

This was done before? Well, I officially fail at life.
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Ocelot is barely recognizable in his second round pick
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Hardly. MGS3 is easily the popular MGS title on this site.

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"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

Lavos looks like he wants to be the next Metal Gear.

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I think any bit of hope that people hoping for a Wesker>Kefka upset were holding onto just went out the window.
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Its more of the fact that I can't see Ocelot's face at all. His costume might help, but come on he needs some of his face to be recongizable.
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wow, that really is "home-field advantage." Bison's picture schools Diablo, Wily's picture schools Ocelot, Kefka kills Wesker. I thought Lavos looked cooler than Liquid, though.

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The Kuja vs Master Hand is pretty cool. A "Gun" Master Hand would have been even better but it's still a nice picture. I just noticed that no matter how many matches Master Hand wins he will always be on the right side of the match picture. I wonder if CJayC planned that.
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"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

After looking at these pics, I'm confident I can get through Round 1 unscathed. Ocelot has a chance, and that should put me near the top of the leaderboard. After that, I'll just cry over Diablo in peace.
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Gannon just got knocked under 85%.
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It would appear that people have gotten over the "pics don't matter" phase.
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"So, you have come this far and still you understand nothing." - Ansem

I think they matter when one of them is god-awful. Honestly, who in the world is going to vote for Sin if they haven't played FFX?

And even if you have played FFX, that pic is rough. Sin may cost me this contest, because that's the only match I think I'm going to miss.

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"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

I think pictures matter if you don't know who they are. there are people in this contest I don't know, so I have nothing to judge them by except their picture. makes perfect sense, really.

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And even if you have played FFX, that pic is rough. Sin may cost me this contest, because that's the only match I think I'm going to miss.

I still think Sin can pull it off. Think about it:

1) FF7: I know it seems farfetched, but look at the Sephiroth, the main villian and "best" so far from the FF series

2) PS2 and the release of FFX: I know a crapload of people played this game because of reason #1 and it's for the PS2...the graphics, some casuals thing of FFX as the best because of the graphics and the upgrades from PS1 to PS2

3) Ridley Vs. Diablo: This is basically the Robitnik vs. Sin match up. We got an old school villian vs. something evil that people can think about in a heartbeat. Diablo is to satin...and Sin is to satin related items.

But the only difference that makes robotnik weaker is that he was on sega (and not nintendo...don't ask me why...its just a theory). But this also makes Robotnik stronger because he's been in so many sonic games compared to ridleys one.
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I've always thought that pictures made a difference (and are in part responsible for the winner of 2003). However, many a times in this topic people have said otherwise, citing extrapolated percentages as proof.
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"So, you have come this far and still you understand nothing." - Ansem

I will repeat it again. Sephiroth is so popular, because he is not a villian.
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I had more to think about...but I'm just waiting until the new poll.
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My thoughts on the upcoming pictures:

Sin: what is that? It looks like Dr. Robotnik vs a waterfall.
Kuja: Looks like the Trance Kuja fans got their wish.
Ocelot: That pic makes me feel good about having Wily in my bracket.
Lavos vs Liquid: One of the worst matchpics ever.
Angel Kefka: Kefka gets his first decent contest pic ever, but it's still only recognizable if you've actually beaten the game.

And of course...

http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/spr05/b22.jpg

Advantage: Bison.
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I don't think Wesker's hurt at all by that picture. He looks out of place, but he still looks pretty cool. That's my favorite pic of round 2 so far.
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Vote for Robotnik, he isnt a woman or a giant slug or a .... hand.

I dont think ANY character is really hurt by his pic...

Except for Sin.
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Vote for Robotnik, he isnt a woman or a giant slug or a .... hand.

I think pics matter more (a) in extreme cases, when one character looks really bad, and (b) when the characters are less known, because if you don't know the characters, what else are you going to vote on? In an average match they probably don't matter much at all, but in this contest they may matter more than usual.
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Yeah, but it's Sin. You can't really make him look good... especially with a head shot.
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Vote for Robotnik, he isnt a woman or a giant slug or a .... hand.

The front of his head would of atleast been recognizable, its a FREAKING FIN!
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Vote for Robotnik, he isnt a woman or a giant slug or a .... hand.

Maybe some people will misread it and vote for Fin.

Now he draws from two fanbases, Fin fans and Sin fans. Advantage: Sin.
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Vote for Robotnik, he isnt a woman or a giant slug or a .... hand.

Let me just hop on the bandwagon and point out how amazing Kefka looks. The only matchpic that displeases involves Diablo getting the shaft. Some sort of home-field advantage background for the higher seeds is interesting, if I saw correctly, at least in most cases.
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I was kind of hoping for this Sin picture, myself:

http://www.ffshrine.org/ffx/49-face-off/00006.jpg

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Ansem 2
CATS 8

this will hold, I'm sure!

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C'mon, CATS, hold that lead! Hold it!

CATS has been keeping the lead for quite a bit. Not that I'm worried or anything, but is this some sort of record for him?
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Wow. CATS doesn't look too bad right now.
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Probably. CATS has historically been put up against powerhouses. This is the first time he's been in a match where some think he might win.

After 65 votes, he had over 70%... just, wow. Unless it is 1-0, or 3-1, CATS does not deserve 70% on anyone at anytime.

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well, it'll only last a few minutes, so let's savour it while we can!

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Oh my God. This is better than a million orgasms.
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If CATS actually wins, I'll be both shocked and dying of laughter at the same time.

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Go CATS! Prove the stupid theory about your vote cap horribly horribly wrong!
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Score-Brackets-% Right
12-----628------100.0000000
11-----2396-----99.4574290
10-----4742-----98.4394770
9------6384-----97.9636591
8------5201-----97.9042492
7------3157-----96.9908141
6------1377-----95.1343500
5------551------92.3774955
4------161------81.3664596
3------50-------48.0000000
2------38-------5.2631579
1------39-------0.0000000
0------24-------0.0000000

For the first time this contest the perfects were perfect. 100% successful prediction rate. The 0's and 1's(assuming they were going for 0) also did perfectly. Obviously nobody fell off the Top 50 today either.

On an unrelated note:
http://members.shaw.ca/teamrocketelite/CATSR1_Vote1.JPG

Go CATS!
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CATS lead only increases... mwahaha. I'd give up the point to see CATS actually win one. It'd be hilarious.
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holy crap, he's holding this lead.

my bracket may revive itself yet!

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Holy **** his vote lead is actually increasing.

XDXDXD
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I actually had CATS over Ansem for the first 3 weeks of entries but changed it at the last week.

Don't you DARE win on me NOW,
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So, just to pass the time, how many of those 628 have CATS winning?
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So, just to pass the time, how many of those 628 have CATS winning?

I sure as hell don't. I'd be shocked if over 100 did.
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I would take a bullet to my bracket's temple if it means we can see CATS be projected, unadjusted, for 2004 to defeat Ganondorf next round. I probably could die a happy man if he holds this lead 23 hours and 50 minutes longer.

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I'd guess maybe 50?

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I would be shocked if more than 30 did... I mean, the people who are still perfect know what is going on, and they know CATS is a joke. But is Ansem a bigger joke? For the love of everything holy I hope so!

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Fighting Illini (37-2): #2 in the nation, #1 in our hearts

I just noticed that the front page news was changed.
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"So, you have come this far and still you understand nothing." - Ansem

I'd gladly watch my bracket die if that meant CATS could actually win match. It's not like I'm eligable for prizes anyways, since I live outside the U.S.
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Ansem 45.5% 455
CATS 54.5% 545
TOTAL VOTES 1000

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Sora 26.97%
CATS 12.17%

Am I missing something here?
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Ansem 467
CATS 567

100 votes!

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Ansem 45.12% 467
CATS 54.88% 568
TOTAL VOTES 1035

XD CATS lead is over 100 now. I doubt it will last, but still this makes Ansem look pretty damned pathetic.
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The board vote has likely worn off by now, and CATS is still winning. Dare I say that he may actually win this match?

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"If my fate is to die, I must simply laugh!" -Magus Zeal

I think that, come morning, Ansem will slowly pull away, but this is still fun as hell to watch.

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This is the most amazing thing I've ever witnessed...I hope it keeps up.
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Seriously. This isn't a fluke anymore. CATS will still be leading after an hour I daresay.
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Alright CATS, you've had your fun. Now die. DIE DIE DIE!

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The board vote has likely worn off by now, and CATS is still winning. Dare I say that he may actually win this match?

Yeah, but didn't Kefka have his lead on knuckles for about an hour? Either way how pathetic CATS is making ansem look right now is absolutely hilarious.
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Kefka maintained his lead for a few hours, I believe.
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Kefka lost his lead after an hour and a half.
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I miss the times when someone made flash videos for CATS' matches.
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"So, you have come this far and still you understand nothing." - Ansem

Guys...I'm scared.

If CATS wins then that puts him one-up over Gordon Freeman.
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Contest Stats: 13/13 Next Winner: Ansem

And let's not forget the biggest Board vote of all, where we kept Chrono Trigger ahead of FF7 for the first hour and 15 minutes of the match, before the Day Vote came along and flat out murdered CT.

So if CATS holds this lead past the 75 minute mark, I'm officially worried. No way that happens, though...

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*looks at knuckles/kefka updates*

Actually kefka's lead went static and then began dwindling once he hit a 131 vote lead 18 minutes in. CATS seems to still be going strong after that.
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I think CATS is for real here. I've never seen a joke character increase his lead after 20 minutes. If Ansem wins (and I can't believe it's gotten to the point where I have to say if), he might not even manage 60%.

Err.. i don't know why you make this seem like it's an Upset, if it wasn't for diablo, i'd have a perfect bracket with CATS winning.

It's not just that CATS has a huge following, Ansem is falling prey to the Albedo syndrome!

Nobody can really recognize either of them.. i've played both games, and i remember the main character, shoot even the 2nd rate characters 10 X more than the villian...

Plus that pic just rules in CATS favor

The difference between the examples you bring up and this match here is that the board vote was pushing down a known entity that was probably going to win anyway. No one knows who in the hell Ansem is, and even the people who do know him realize that he's just a pathetic boss fight and little else.

Ansem may very well be gone. Talk about an odd way to lose a perfect bracket.

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The fact that Ansem is from a Square game that sold multi-millions mades it a little odd that he would be suffering from Albedo syndrome.

But Kingdom Hearts has always surprised people with it's strength(Sora kicking Ryu's ass) and it's weakness(Spring Contest?)
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Ah well, at least now I feel pretty good for defending those people who had CATS over Ansem.
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The difference between the examples you bring up and this match here is that the board vote was pushing down a known entity that was probably going to win anyway. No one knows who in the hell Ansem is, and even the people who do know him realize that he's just a pathetic boss fight and little else.

Was that directed at me? I probably wasn't being very clear, but I basically admitted to being wrong when mentioning kefka/knuckles. Kefka didn't keep his lead growing after this amount of time. CATS looks like he could very well be the real deal.
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And let's not forget the biggest Board vote of all, where we kept Chrono Trigger ahead of FF7 for the first hour and 15 minutes of the match, before the Day Vote came along and flat out murdered CT.

That was beautiful.

And CATS is well over double CT's maximum lead. Oh, to dream the impossible dream.
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Kingdom Hearts and its characters have to be the most puzzling thing in total of all the contests. Who knows whether Sora is going to come out and murder a 3 seed or if Ansem is going to be trailing CATS half an hour into the match or if KH is going to squeak by one SC only to lose to another.
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Talk about an odd way to lose a perfect bracket.

I think it's the best way to lose a perfect bracket. Too bad mine was shattered two days ago anyway.

looks like the lead is slowly dropping..

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You guys seem to have forgotten what CATS is. He's already lost some of his lead.

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It's all part of CATS' plan.

He'll surprise everyone by getting the day vote after luring Ansem fans into a false sense of security.
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Yes, lead finally dropped over the last 5 minute update.

It begins...

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If CATS gets the day vote, I think half this topic would die from a combination of joy and laughter.
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how can you cheer against CATS? bracket or no bracket, this is classic.

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He'll surprise everyone by getting the day vote after luring Ansem fans into a false sense of security.

That'd be awesome. All the people with Ansem will be breathing sighs of relief after Ansem catches up, then WHAM! Day vote kicks in, and CATS takes a 55-45 lead.

Ah, I feel so much better. I couldn't stop thinking about Ngamer's quote in the Guru Scoreboard: "I can't believe we're going to lose a perfect bracket to CATS." Can't believe I missed the signups for the Guru Contest.
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“TheRye is like Jesus, if Jesus ever played video games.” -Inviso

12:30 stats:

Bowser 1,370 - PH 332
Sigma 867 - Andross 696
Ocelot 923 - Nemesis 541
Wily 1,078 - Ultros 663
Sephy 1,146 - Ramirez 311
Vergil 1,233 - Ghaleon 749
Lavos 1,063 - M.B. 654
Liquid 1,403 - Tenpenny 362
Kefka 1,161 - Mithos 492
Wesker 871 - Luca 640
Bison 1,126 - Albedo 423
Diablo 1,234 - Ridley 1,077
Ganondorf 1,774 - Giygas 394
CATS 913 - Ansem 755

At this time in '04, CATS had 537 votes against Link
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Damn. CATS pwns.
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CATS will eventually win i think, even though the lead may slowly be dropping, it is only the beginning.
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I am who i am.... someone has to be

Ansem 46.38% 865
CATS 53.62% 1000
TOTAL VOTES 1865

This is likely the only time CATS will ever be the first one to hit 1,000 votes.
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Looks like it may of only been a false alarm. His lead is going up again.
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CATS spiked about 20 votes in the last minute or so, i think...
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Ansem 46.2% 924
CATS 53.8% 1076
TOTAL VOTES 2000
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..and then dropped those same 20 votes :)

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Nah, he was down to 130...he's at 145, last I checked.
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yeah, he was at 160..

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He's stuck at 150.

No CATS. YOU CAN DO IT!
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Up 8 the last 5 minutes.

I thought I told you to DIE!

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CATS has chance to survive make his time!
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Vote for Robotnik, he isnt a woman or a giant slug or a .... hand.

Stuck at... 150? It's a sign! CATS will do as well as Diablo!

usually I wouldn't bother with CATS quotes, but I'm thinking this deserves one.


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Looks like CATS is actually primed to win this. I mean it's been 50 minutes and his lead is still slowly increasing. This is great.
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You know, if CATS somehow holds on to win (though I doubt he will (this match has Soul Calibur/Kingdom Hearts written all over it), there may not be a perfect bracket, OR a zero bracket.

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Fighting Illini (37-2): #2 in the nation, #1 in our hearts

You know...I could probably miss this match and stay on the leaderboard. Bet that doesn't happen very often.
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

1 hour mark. Just like Harrich predicted. As Kuja would say...

Bravo, CATS. Bravo.

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My theory is that this board vote is being exaggerated by the fact that its a Sunday night. Kids who go to school will tend to be asleep, vs. if it were Friday/Saturday. Only the "hardcore"/older crowd is up now.

And Sin, Ocelot and Diablo are getting screwed by those pics (if they matter).

I was 50/50 on Ocelot vs. Wily before...but right now, I'd probably change my pick to Wily if I could.
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1 hr. mark:

Bowser 2,278 - PH 550
Sigma 1,466 - Andross 1,125
Ocelot 1,672 - Nemesis 1,053
Wily 1,801 - Ultros 1,146
Sephy 2,040 - Ramirez 534
Vergil 2,109 - Ghaleon 1,241
Lavos 1,737 - M.B. 1,113
Liquid 2,348 - Tenpenny 580
Kefka 1,970 - Mithos 844
Wesker 1,450 - Luca 1,027
Bison 1,922 - Albedo 718
Diablo 2,042 - Ridley 1,783
Ganondorf 3,073 - Giygas 642
CATS 1,505 - Ansem 1,344

CATS had approx. 790 votes against Link in '04

Two quick thoughts: Albedo is looking super pathetic at the moment, and Ansem...well, he's not strong, but he could be doing a lot worse
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

From: Heroic Viktor | Posted: 5/16/2005 12:50:18 AM | Message Detail
You know, if CATS somehow holds on to win (though I doubt he will (this match has Soul Calibur/Kingdom Hearts written all over it), there may not be a perfect bracket, OR a zero bracket.

Ahem.
http://img69.echo.cx/img69/7266/perfect8by.jpg
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Except you have Wesker beating Kefka there so... ><
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*Taps on your shoulder and points* My tuba!

Still at ~150.

I guess this is CATS' limit...
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*Taps on your shoulder and points* My tuba!

Ansem...well, he's not strong, but he could be doing a lot worse

Not really, no.
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And I speculate that Ansem will end up between 57%-65%. 65% actually looks like a reach right now.
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It doesn't get much worse than trailing to CATS after one hour.

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Ansem 47.76% 1592
CATS 52.24% 1741
TOTAL VOTES 3333

Heh.

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My Video Game World Records: http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&p=35289

So if CATS holds this lead past the 75 minute mark, I'm officially worried. No way that happens, though...

I believe that was the 75 minute mark and...
Ansem 47.81% 1592
CATS 52.19% 1738
TOTAL VOTES 3330

Time to start worrying? =D
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

Not really. Some people seem to have gotten carried away with this, but there's really no way CATS will win this. The board vote took him out to an early lead, and once that wore off, it's been fairly even. If CATS can't increase his lead at this point in the match, before we even get to the day vote, he's already done for.

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If ansem fails to get 55% then KH is officially the biggest puzzle in this contest.
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Well, as people have stated before, we had good reason to believe Ansem was quite weak. As we have seen, a villain's prominence in their own game is important. And Ansem reportedly has very little prominence in his.

The best argument for Ansem was front-page nominations. And one would think those people haven't voted yet.

But Ansem certainly seems to be carrying the "flop" label right now.
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Looks like CATS how now officially gathered the largest "board vote" we have seen.
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Why did Ceej have to use Metal Man's level for Young Ocelot? You can barely see him. A light colored level like Bubble Man would have been better. My confidence in both him and Diablo just dropped a lot, while my confidence in Robotnik vs "Fin" just went up (I've got Robotnik winning).
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Ansem 48.48% 1882
CATS 51.52% 2000
TOTAL VOTES 3882
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Honorary Spring 2005 Winner - Kerrigan.

If nothing else, I think CATS is well on his way to disproving the "ceiling theory"
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

CATS is well on his way to doubling any of his past turnouts...
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Honorary Spring 2005 Winner - Kerrigan.

Yes, it looks like the idea of CATS having a completely inflexible fanbase has gone out the window. This potentially means that given the right opponent, any character/game can win a match.

But...But...GFNW!!!!
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Honorary Spring 2005 Winner - Kerrigan.

ATTN:

Heroic Mario
HaRRicH
creativename
Lucid Faia
Slowflake
jonthompson

I made mentions for you to get invited into Hacked

Cool.

And CATS is still winning. Blimey.
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Ridley's Road to Victory - Round 1 vs. (7) Diablo

Ansem 49.38% 2206
CATS 50.62% 2261
TOTAL VOTES 4467

Heh, can he hold the lead to 5000 votes?
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

CATS continues to lead after the 2 hour mark. Not much longer until it comes to an end though.
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

And CATS holds out for the 5000 vote total mark. Ansem just can't seem to break the 20 vote barrier.

Ansem 49.8% 2491
CATS 50.2% 2511
TOTAL VOTES 5002
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

Ansem 2489 49.78%
CATS 2511 50.22%

5000 and he's still up!

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Heh, can he hold the lead to 5000 votes?

Ansem 49.78% 2489
CATS 50.22% 2511
TOTAL VOTES 5000

Move every Zig.
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Defying all reason, CATS holds on for the lead at the 5,000 vote mark...
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

He's about to lose it. It was a good run while it lasted.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

Does anyone happen to know if/how many people on the leaderboard got the Bison match wrong? Would like to know if I moved up from 48th before I fell off.

CATS' lead is down to 10. I feel I must go to Newgrounds and use my moderator status there to get some more CATS votes.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

First tie:
Ansem 50% 2551
CATS 50% 2551
TOTAL VOTES 5102

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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base

Ansem 50% 2552
CATS 50% 2552
TOTAL VOTES 5104


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CATS pulled in front for a little more before this:

Ansem 50.01% 2558
CATS 49.99% 2557
TOTAL VOTES 5115

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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base.

damn, there goes the fun. I'm going to bed.

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R.I.P. CATS

12AM-2:23 AM
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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base.

Whoa, whoa, whoa... some people on the Top 50 list had Giygas winning?!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>XD

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

Whoa, whoa, whoa... some people on the Top 50 list had Giygas winning?!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>XD

Oo

Nobody in the Top 50 had Giygas beating Ganondorf. Everybody with a perfect score got it right.
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

Ansem just got the lead, to bad.

...oh.

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LOL at Ansem's popularity...

At 5/16/05 05:25 AM, Seizure_Dog wrote:
: Done
:
: Ansem 50.05% 2568
: CATS 49.95% 2563
: TOTAL VOTES 5131
:
: I don't even know who the other guy is though...

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14/5 - DIABLO'D

Bah. CATS made a final stand to cut the lead to about 7.

Fallnig apart though.
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Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base.

just a quick number crunch before I sleep: since 1am GameFAQs time, Ansem's gotten 53.51% of the vote to CATS' 46.49. I think it's safe to say he'll end up with around 55% of the vote, and this will probably get more pronounced as the day goes on.

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Ansem 50.08% 2755
CATS 49.92% 2746
TOTAL VOTES 5501

He won't die... CT/LttP all over again :-)
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

CATS within 6. He's still got some fight left in him.

TIE:!
Ansem 50% 2762
CATS 50% 2762
TOTAL VOTES 5524

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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base. Last Lead: 2:23AM

son of a..

Ansem 50% 2762
CATS 50% 2762
TOTAL VOTES 5524

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CATS REBIRTH!
Ansem 49.99% 2768
CATS 50.01% 2769
TOTAL VOTES 5537

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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base. Last Lead: 2:23AM

Ansem 49.99% 2765
CATS 50.01% 2766
TOTAL VOTES 5531

Move zig.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

Lead is 7 and rising. The Genesis fanbase has woken up.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

Ansem 49.95% 2780
CATS 50.05% 2786
TOTAL VOTES 5566

WE GET SIGNAL.

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CATS retook the lead the second that Newsies "Once And For All" came on my Itunes.

Coincidence? I think not.
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Honorary Spring 2005 Winner - Kerrigan.

2:23 AM Death of CATS
2:41 AM Revival
??? Death
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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base. Last Lead: 2:23AM Rebirth: 2:41AM

BOO
Ansem 50.01% 2801
CATS 49.99% 2800
TOTAL VOTES 5601

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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base. Last Lead: 2:23AM

If things keep going like this, we may have the biggest nailbiter of the contest. I really hope the day vote doesn't swing heavily to Ansem.

However, just to brighten all of your days, cn's updater picked up CATS momentary rebirth.
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Honorary Spring 2005 Winner - Kerrigan.

holy crap, he's up 18 votes. there is no logical explanation for this besides divine intervention.

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Or something that get'd u MOD'D.
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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base. Last Lead: 2:23AM Rebirth: 2:41AM

However, just to brighten all of your days, cn's updater picked up CATS eternal rebirth.

Fixed.
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Honorary Spring 2005 Winner - Kerrigan.

Considering last year's xstats, Ganondorf's got to be worried about this turn of events.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

Last lead(for now

Ansem 49.99% 2919
CATS 50.01% 2920
TOTAL VOTES 5839

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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base. Last Lead: 2:23AM Rebirth: 2:41AM

2:53 = dead lock
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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base. Last Lead: 2:23AM Rebirth: 2:41AM

heh, we all know how accurate that Link / Ganondorf match was.

I'd be curious to see Ganon vs. Cloud, myself. all the Link fans might back Ganon and make it closer than one would expect.

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damn!

Ansem 50% 2936
CATS 50% 2936
TOTAL VOTES 5872

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Ansem 50% 2938
CATS 50% 2938
TOTAL VOTES 5876

TIE'D
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

LAST TIE(again for now)

Ansem 50% 2939
CATS 50% 2939
TOTAL VOTES 5878

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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem///// Next Vote: All your base. Last Lead: 2:23AM Rebirth: 2:41AM

Ansem 50% 2985
CATS 50% 2985
TOTAL VOTES 5970

Posting ties is fun...
But in all seriousness, this match rocks, and it proves that Ansem is really one weak bastard.

dang, I missed it.

Ansem 50.06% 3004
CATS 49.94% 2997
TOTAL VOTES 6001

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No, Ansem just got 7 in a row to lead at 6000. It's all rigged.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

CATS fails to be the first to reach 3000. ;_;

Ansem 50.03% 3000
CATS 49.97% 2997
TOTAL VOTES 5997
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

This match is awesome.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

Ansem 50.05% 3504
CATS 49.95% 3497
TOTAL VOTES 7001

Just missed it.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

Ansem 49.99% 3573
CATS 50.01% 3574
TOTAL VOTES 7147

Anyone want a sig bet on whether Master Hand will last longer? I'll take CATS.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

I don't know why..but somehow I knew the match would start out like this. :-\

Anyways, go CATS! :-)
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Dammit, I have the flash music stuck in my head now.

"Move Zig! Move Zig!" etc, etc.

But...yeah. Go CATS!
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[Player] A bunch of JP just trained me!
[GM] Well you're still here, so they obviously didn't do it right. LBSJ

Ansem 49.91% 3743
CATS 50.09% 3757
TOTAL VOTES 7500

Make your time.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

There's been nine lead changes on the sc2k5 updater alone...
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

I've gotta get ready for work, but, two things...

1) This match makes me not wanna go to work, bad.
2) I think Kuja and MH fans are happy with the pic they got...but, advantage goes to MH, for whatever it's worth.
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Holy crap. O_O

I wake up and vote, and see that they're actually tied?!! WTF?








THAT IS SO AWESOME! To think, CATS would be the one to save this boring contest! I hope it's this close all day. Hell yeah!


And the new pics are very nice too.


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The (anti)Official Obituary of CA(All your base are belong to us)TS:
A recap of this early morning’s events:
The board/midnight vote favored CATS as expected. However, the inevitable, ominous question loomed over the faithful at Board 8: How long could CATS keep this up? Surely not for long.
Ansem 45.5% 455
CATS 54.5% 545
TOTAL VOTES 1000

Then something happened, or didn’t depending how you looked at it. CATS held on. Not just to the lead, but the percentage per update as well.
For half an hour,
Ansem 46.2% 924
CATS 53.8% 1076
TOTAL VOTES 2000

And then an hour,
01:00
| Ansem | 01344 47.17% |
| CATS | 01505 52.83% (Up 8)

Then, the down turn began. The burning flame of CATS supporters began to be drained, vote by vote, and the tide began to turn in the dark favor of Ansem…

01:15 (Down 16)
01:30 (Down 27)
01:45 (Down 30)
02:00 (Down 39)
02:15 (Down 33)

Until finally, the flame went out.
2:23 AM
Ansem 50.01% 2558
CATS 49.99% 2557
TOTAL VOTES 5115

Millions(or not) lamented CATS wonderful struggle and sang the most painful dirges of his defeat.

“damn, there goes the fun. I'm going to bed.” - transience
“It was fun while it lasted. Maybe next time CATS.” – Team Rocket Elite
“2 hours and 23 minutes. CATS should be comended. Joke, tradition, whatever. I loved every minute of it.
*Salutes*
”I hadn't pressed F5 that much since Frog/MC” – the icon ownz all
“Same here. These were the best 143 minutes this board has ever experienced and I'm sorry for those who couldn't be here.” -- Vlado

Ansem’s lead grew. grew into double digits. Then grew into the 20’s… and then grew
……
And then… something happened…

The Phoenix tears awakened within CATS. The Board 8 devout had lost its faith in him, but he would not go away. It may have been divine intervention, a bunch of the Board 8 faithful rallying their sources, or perhaps “someone set us up the BOMB,” but he would not go away. He would not go home early. He would not cave. He was Reggie Miller not wanting to retire. He had nothing left to lose and everything to play for.

2:41AM
Ansem 50% 2762
CATS 50% 2762
TOTAL VOTES 5524

“WE GET SIGNAL.” -- transience

CATS would not be satisfied by merely tieing. He was going to make a statement. His lead pushed into the double digits. Then it began…

Back…
02:45 | Ansem | 02814 | +0183 | 49.96% | CATS | 02819 | +0195 | 50.04% | Lead of 0005 | (Up 12)

And forth…
03:00 | Ansem | 03013 | +0199 | 50.07% | CATS | 03005 | +0186 | 49.93% | Lead of 0008 | (Up 13)

And back…
03:15 | Ansem | 03251 | +0238 | 49.95% | CATS | 03258 | +0253 | 50.05% | Lead of 0007 | (Up 15)

And forth…
03:30 | Ansem | 03550 | +0299 | 50.03% | CATS | 03546 | +0288 | 49.97% | Lead of 0004 | (Up 11)

And back…
03:45 | Ansem | 03869 | +0319 | 49.99% | CATS | 03871 | +0325 | 50.01% | Lead of 0002 | (Up 6)

And this back and forth nonsense has been pushing for almost an hour now with 80% of the time, a lead straying not far from the single digits.

We are nearing our 4th hour of the Ansem/CATS marathon. We have seen more lead changes than the rest of this contest combined, a match to rival Starcraft’s road to the Elite Eight/ Ryu vs. Jill/ Frog vs. Master Chief/etc. , and a match that will burn brightly in the minds of Board 8 junkies anytime Spring Contest 2k5 is mentioned. However long this may last maybe a mystery. The day vote may quash all chances of a nailbiter… but CATS has left no doubt that he might be able to take on anything…

A final poll before bed…
Ansem 50% 4055
CATS 50% 4055
TOTAL VOTES 8100

To summarize:
“This match is awesome. - jonthomson
“That's it for me. I'm going to go to bed before the impossible dream is completely dead. Sorry you missed this Harrich, it was truly GameFAQs's finest hour.” – Kaxon

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Spring Contest 2k5 Score X Potential: 13/13 X 80/80
Next Pick: Ansem/ Next Vote: All your base. LeadI: 2:23 : Loss:2:41 LeadII:2:54

Ansem 50.11% 4250
CATS 49.89% 4231
TOTAL VOTES 8481
_-_-_
The ugly peanut brownies are coming to get me. Today you will experience the magic of baked hamstring. That is all.

No, Ansem looks like gaining momentum. DENY THE ESCAPE VELOCITY!
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

Ansem 50.16% 4355
CATS 49.84% 4327
TOTAL VOTES 8682

NUUUUUU!
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Dig Dug for SC2K5!

who would've guessed that the closest match of the first round would be a CATS match? yeesh.

and if this match isn't full proof that pics DO make a difference, then i don't know what is. i truly doubt Ansem is as weak as previous CATS levels, but i think people can actually recognize CATS as the " all your bases" guy. i knew the face pic would help him, but i didn't think it would give him a shot at winnning. man.

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Ansem needs to quit bein' such a crybaby ***** and let CATS win.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

Hm. Morning 'kiddie' vote kicking in? I hope not. Otherwise it's looking bad for CATS.

So does this performance mean Ceej will give CATS a true seeding in the summer and none of this 16 nonsense?
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

Let us pray so.

I HAVE to go work now. Peace ya'll. Go CATS go.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Wily
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000 cash." --Cartman

he's ******* coming back again. stupid CATS. i've always hated CATS and if i lose my perfect bracket to that worthless mistranslation i will be really ******* ticked. but, now it's off to work. bah.

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CATS has pulled the lead back to 30 now.
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

Okay. This is the biggest upset ever should CATS pull this one off. Seriously. CATS... winning a match? That's impossible, tell me I'm dreaming.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 11/12 - Matches: 11/12 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ganondorf - Tomorrow: Ansem

Ansem 50.03% 5004
CATS 49.97% 4997
TOTAL VOTES 10001

Just missed it. I need to go now, but if this is still remotely close when I get back in a couple of hours...
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Jon Thomson - 12/13, today: Ansem, tomorrow: Robotnik
14/5 - DIABLO'D

Ha. 70-vote comebacks? All in an hour's work for CATS.

Whoa I wake up to find this?

Ansem 50% 5243
CATS 50% 5243
TOTAL VOTES 10486
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Triforce Division Round 1: Ansem vs. CATS
Ansem 49.99% 5257
CATS 50.01% 5260
TOTAL VOTES 10517
~~~
People who think my user name is the best they have ever seen: 4

*admits he was wrong*

*kills everyone*

ANSEM YOU HAD BETTER WIN.
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"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Klingon Proverb

This is like the best match0rz ever!

And I'm sorry, but why is CATS still fighting back for the lead? For an hour or so earlier on, he was only pulling around 43 percent of the vote. Now, he's suddenly pulling 50+ again?

Happy Day. CATS is gonna beat the heck out of his 'ceiling'.
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Honorary Spring 2005 Winner - Kerrigan.

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

Btw, what are the vote totals now compared to the other matches?

I did not see this coming.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

I know I haven't posted here that much, but I have to say that this is the best ****ing match ever.
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"Heh Heh... The wind... It is blowing..."--Ganondorf Dragmire

Is this random surge or hints of morning/day votes favoring Cats??
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Can't tell. It's just been too CT-LttP-ish so far.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 12/13 - Matches: 12/13 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ansem - Tomorrow: Eggman

If I remember correctly, LttP and CT were throwing random spikes on each other all day long, or am I wrong?
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not smurf

No. They were swapping the lead all day long.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 12/13 - Matches: 12/13 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ansem - Tomorrow: Eggman

And Ansem strikes back!

Your Zig was absorbed by the DARKNESS.

Take off more Zig!
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 12/13 - Matches: 12/13 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ansem - Tomorrow: Eggman

Holy. ****.

This match is actually this close?! O_O

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Robotnik has a serious advantage over Sin with that picture, if you ask me.

Kuja and Master Hand both got a good picture.

Bowser has one helluva nice picture, as does Sigma. Bowser's is better, of course. =p

Wily has a better picture than Ocelot, no doubt.

Sephiroth owns his picture.

Lavos got the shell!

Kefka got a solid sprite. Better than Wesker's.

Bison > > Diablo.


My views on all the pictures. Short and simple, but hey.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Ansem 50.21% 6548
CATS 49.79% 6492
TOTAL VOTES 13040

Holy ****! This is the one thing I did NOT expect to find when I woke up. Anyways, I have finals this week, so I'll catch up on what happened over the night later.
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For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener

... I haven't voted yet. >_>
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Vexilla regis prodeunt Inferni. ~ Dante Alighieri

At least Ansem is increasing his percentage, and I would assume the lead as well. He was at 50.09% about 10 minutes ago.

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PS3 & Revolution > > > Xbox 360; Diablo > > > > Ridley
GTA Gavin is always right.

Ansem 50.19% 6612
CATS 49.81% 6561
TOTAL VOTES 13173


WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF

51 votes? this better not be happening...
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"I AM THE BLACK MAGE! I CASTS THE MAGIC SPELLS THAT MAKES THE PEOPLES FALL DOWN!" RPGE777:ChocoCid

he just lost .02% by this topic...
i can't flipping believe this..

of course, CATS will not get more than 25,000 votes , so CATS can't win unless the vote total is below 50,000.

*shudders*
i'm actually going to have to go get my friends to antivote CATS.
ugh.

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"I AM THE BLACK MAGE! I CASTS THE MAGIC SPELLS THAT MAKES THE PEOPLES FALL DOWN!" RPGE777:ChocoCid

"I have found the answer now, after seven and a half million milliseconds..... But you won't like it."

Ansem 50.16% 6672
CATS 49.84% 6630
TOTAL VOTES 13302

"Forty-two."

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"I AM THE BLACK MAGE! I CASTS THE MAGIC SPELLS THAT MAKES THE PEOPLES FALL DOWN!" RPGE777:ChocoCid

Seems Ansem took control of the match for now...
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 12/13 - Matches: 12/13 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ansem - Tomorrow: Eggman

If Ansem's lead gets over 100, I'll assume the match is over, leave, and come back only to see that CATS is pwning Ansem.
At least, that's what I'm hoping for...

No, that's MY curse.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Points: 12/13 - Matches: 12/13 - Rank: 00629/24748 - Today: Ansem - Tomorrow: Eggman

Ansem 50.3% 7244
CATS 49.7% 7159


CATS is starting to make a small comeback :D
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Just like everything quiet and beautiful on this planet, my thread was ruined by man. Sakura 26
Zelos: Don't hate me just because I'm beautiful.

Okay, I think Ansem's got Turd of the Round locked up now. Heck, Turd of the Contest, period. I woke up and voted expecting to see this match wrapped up, and Ansem's only leading by 100?!

Glad to see Kuja got his Trance picture. That rocks beyond measure. I know a lot of Ocelot fans will be glad to see he got his young version picture. I can't even recognize Vergil in that picture against Sephiroth.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

Oh, and I'm glad to see Bison hasn't lost those pearly whites in his picture against Diablo. Good stuff.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

Oh, and I have to express my fondness for that Bowser/Sigma picture. I love that picture of Bowser.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

Hmmm....CATS is cutting into the lead. Ansem peaked at 100, but he's falling.

Okay, this match will obliterate nearly all of the perfects and all of the zeroes if CATS wins.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

Okay, back up to 100.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

Ansem is rollin' now.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

If this is the morning vote, it's a bit late in coming.

Trance Kuja > Master Hand!
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

And to top it off.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

500'D

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.