Ahem... there's SAND on my boots!

*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 Updater:
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

What? So soon?
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

*Kefka laugh*

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FFVI says "A Love Between Human and Esper".
Current Score: 19/24 Now: Kefka vs Wesker

before the old one got 500?
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Vote in my best NFL Team Contest

I'm convinced people ask the "so soon?" question just to aggravate Ulti. XD

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"MyWorldIsSNES" Score: 24, Rank: 26 (T1), Pick: Kefka
My Video Game World Records: http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&p=35289

I've got some faith in Kefka>Diablo now. Even if Wesker is really weak, it's still a very good thing.
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Go Mariners!
Playing: Final Fantasy V

It's more a fad by this point, L.

~*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 think that in light of this match, it's a guarantee that the match pic makes or breaks Kefka. I'd love to see laughing sprite Kefka versus Diablo.

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"MyWorldIsSNES" Score: 24, Rank: 26 (T1), Pick: Kefka
My Video Game World Records: http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&p=35289

I would imagine that Kefka gets his in-game sprite next match, but whether or not he is in mid-'uwehehehe' is TBD.

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RIP: Tnote827 - 4/4/05
Team Dragostrea Din Tei for Trivia XV

Lettuce hope that Kefka can put up a fight against Diablo. Bwahahahaha.
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Hi,I'm partystar. ^_^
Or maybe I'm Leonhart. That's for you to decide.

I assume the number was a typo because I can't find Part 129.
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A soda a day invites tooth decay.

No, it's not a typo. You just can't find part 129.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

That would be the result of Ulti mistyping Discussion in the topic title =p
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SpC2k5: 22/24 Next up: Kefka, Ridley >_>, Ganondorf, Robotnik
*is Janus5000*

You're right! Silly limited search function.
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A soda a day invites tooth decay.

Just type in the part number into the search.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

Thanks. Not that it matters much since the other topic is filling in fast anyway.

Hmm, Kefka is still at 70%. He might not do so poorly against M.Bison/Diablo after all. A 40%+ showing in that match wouldn't be out of the question.
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A soda a day invites tooth decay.

...When was a 40%+ showing from Kefka ever OUT of the question?
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

Ulti...just curious but have you read every single post in all 130 parts of this?
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Graduate of Duke University, May 2005! Woo!

Ruin Division: Round 2 - Match 22 – (6)M. Bison vs. (7)Diablo

Moltar’s Analysis

M. Bison - WHOAMG STREET FIGHTER WON?!?!111!!.
Round 1 – vs. Albedo (M. Bison: 68.44% - Albedo: 31.56%)

After Ryu “upset” KOS-MOS, how could anyone not see this coming?

Diablo - The Spanish representative in the Contest.
Round 1 – vs. Ridley (Diablo: 57.65% - Ridley: 42.35%)

The most hyped match of the Contest is a dud! Diablo trounces Ridley

Alright Diablo, you might have gotten past Ridley, but that was only your first step through the fire, now you have to deal with M. Bison, who is looking very good right now. Can you do it Diablo? Can you pull a Starcraft on this division? We’ll see…we will see.

Since this is the first actual toss-up match that’s we’ve had in a while, let’s do some hardcore analyzing. M. Bison is from the Street Fighter series, and Diablo is from the…wait for it….Diablo series. Now both series are huge, but I am going to go with the Street Fighter series. I believe it is more mainstream and more popular on GameFAQs than Diablo is. C’mon, who doesn’t love there Ryu or Ken? Speaking of those two, they’ve been in Contests in the past. Ryu is the strongest out of the bunch. He’s actually one of the strongest non-Noble Nine (bet it’s been a while since you’ve heard that term) characters in the Contests. Ken is also pretty decent, and Bison hopes to follow in that trend.

So, should we go with M. Bison or go with Diablo? The choice is up to you and your preference. It’s hard to compare these two directly using the stats. The only thing we have is little hints and clues about where this match could go. In Round 1, Bison clobbered Albedo. Now Albedo must be nowhere near KOS-MOS in strength, but the gap between her and Ryu is much smaller than the one between Bison and Albedo. Diablo is much more tricky though, because he had no clue where Ridley is on the map, and we still don’t. The match between the two only showed than Diablo is stronger than Ridley. Even Mother Brain isn’t helping out too much in placing Ridley. Lavos was actually much stronger than we though, making MB stronger too. So MB could be stronger than Ridley in strength, when most assumed he was going to be weaker.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1340

One last thing we can look at is this 2003 poll. Samus vs. KOS-MOS. Samus almost managed 70% against KOS-MOS back then, and could possibly manage to get even more now thanks to her boost in 2004. Now that is quite the gap between Samus and KOS-MOS, and just imagine the gap between KOS-MOS and Albedo. Now M. Bison, Ridley and Diablo will all fall somewhere in between that gap…but where you ask? I have no clue.

Ok…let’s try and wrap this thing up. Right now, the stats point to a Bison victory. His numbers against Albedo were just to incredible to look past. Sure, Albedo could be weak, but we already knew that Xenosaga had a following with KOS-MOS, so Albedo couldn’t be…THAT weak. Using stats to try and find Diablo as well could take you in a bunch of different directions. BUT, if you went with Diablo over Ridley, you would probably go with Diablo here again. Meh, it’s your call here. Both could be powerhouses, both could be duds, hopefully everything will be settled later.

Moltar’s Bracket Says: Ridley will come back from the grave and win

Moltar’s Prediction is: M. Bison 44% - Diablo 56%

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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar (GAC)
Lavos vs. Liquid Snake - Bracket: Liquid - Vote: Liquid (20/22)

Ulti’s Analysis

As much as I'd love to rant and rave about this match, I doubt that it will be all that close. If Lavos is as strong as Liquid Snake would like us to think, M. Bison is in some friggen trouble here. Either Diablo is a powerhouse, or Liquid, Lavos, Ridley, and Mother Brain all completely suck. Dunno about anyone else, but it makes more sense to assume something about one character being strong than it does four characters being weak.

Diablo with 54.54%



Soul’s Analysis


Another hyped match. Bison almost got 70% on a weak Albedo. Diablo defeated Ridley with 57.65%. Now, the question is, where do Albedo and Ridley lie?

Without a doubt, Ridley is stronger than Albedo. We know that. I think he would have to get 61% on Albedo to give Diablo a shot. Hmm…

The closest we have to this match is with other characters from their respected games. Mother Brain got 44% on Lavos, Chrono Trigger's main villain (Magus not included). KOS MOS would get 34.10% against Samus, according to the adjusted 2004 X-Stats. Give or take a few since Samus has a new DS game coming out.

If those scores would go over to the villains, Ridley would get 66.90 against Albedo. Give or take a few since the conversions would not be exact.

So, Ridley could get 60%+ on Albedo. So, all that's left is the actual match at question, Diablo Vs. Bison.

Let's look at some outside factors for a moment. E3 would have happened weeks before this match. If the rumored Diablo 3 would be revealed, the fan base would go nuts. They would begin hanging around sites such as Diabloii.net, searching for updates about the game. Imagine, if diabloii.net linked to GameFAQs during that match. How much of a boost would Diablo get? That, of course, is not counting the relatively small boost from B.net or the boost from GameFAQs as well.

I'm thinking Diablo could take this match after all this. I'm predicting around 54.67%. Thus ending the Ruin division for this round.



Outback’s Analysis

Round 2... FIGHT!

What I don't understand about this match is why everybody is assuming that Ridley is going to be some sort of power, even by this contest's standards. Ridley is unimpressive in all the games I've seen him in. It's a big black dragon - who really gives a ****? I really don't consider a 58-42 win over Ridley to be that impressive for Diablo. Meanwhile, Bison is riding Street Fighter into the second round and rode Street Fighter to a 68-32 win over Albedo - more than everybody expected. Granted, Albedo probably isn't that strong, but I seriously think Ridley is severely overrated. I seriously don't care how strong Mother Brain is - she's a featured villain, and thus should be stronger than Ridley. I'm basing this pick on Ridley being weak as ****, and I'm gonna go with Bison.

Bison 50.15 Diablo 40.85



Inviso’s Analysis

Second match I’ve had to predict against my bracket, but this time, it’s simply because the character I had winning is gone. Diablo beat a Nintendo character, and my personal favorite of the Nintendo villains. He was never really in doubt of winning either. You can say he got help from outside sources (which I know he did) but the fact remains, those outside sources did help him win. And they are already planning on doing it again in this match. M. Bison scored a blowout…against Albedo, a villain that’s highly obscure, and from an RPG that is not from Square.

This match, I think will be close, and it could go either way. I’m gonna go with the hopeful possibility that my third favorite in this division comes out on top.

My Prediction: Diablo with 52.17%
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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar (GAC)
Lavos vs. Liquid Snake - Bracket: Liquid - Vote: Liquid (20/22)

KOS MOS would get 34.10% against Samus, according to the adjusted 2004 X-Stats.

...KOS-MOS would get 28.61% against Samus.
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SpC2k5: 22/24 Next up: Kefka, Ridley >_>, Ganondorf, Robotnik
*is Janus5000*

Captain, I know what I want your sig to be:






Against Kefka, HaRRicH said Wesker < 43%. I said Wesker > 43%...
...turns out ##.##% < 43%, as well as HaRRicH > CaptainFlufflez. Learn to love it.






Naturally, ##.##% should be whatever Wesker finishes with.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Robotnik
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

Diablo is taking the division with ease, yo.

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“But though we strike at you from the shadows, do not think that we lack the courage to stand in the light.”
- Zeratul

Ulti...just curious but have you read every single post in all 130 parts of this?

i'm not Ulti, but i'd be willing to bet that i am one of the few people who has read all 65,000 posts. man, that's a lot of posts.


and Kefka had better not get his Lettuce pic next round. >_>

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Official Co-Host for PUB TRIVIA XV
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=579093

It would great if he did, actually.

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“But though we strike at you from the shadows, do not think that we lack the courage to stand in the light.”
- Zeratul

BTW - Starion appears to be our only Guru who stuck with Master Hand to win it's 4-pack. well, without chickening out in favor of Kuja....... -_-

however, Starion also had Ridley in the Final Four, so unfortunately for him, the Hand won't really help any of our gurus.

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Official Co-Host for PUB TRIVIA XV
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=579093

In outback's analysis, it says:

Bison 50.15 Diablo 40.85

Now which number should be corrected? (I assume it's the second one)
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I dream of a world where chickens can cross the road freely without having their motives called into question.

I think I've read all of them since, say, #55; I'm not sure when I first started coming here regularly though.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Robotnik
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

yeah, it should be 49.85 for Diablo.
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IT'S COMMANDER BAUKER! (TEAM ??????)
http://img132.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img132&image=bawk8ko.jpg

Kefka's making a push guys...fear, for he pounds the upset-pick like a hammer.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Robotnik
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

500th post Sigged. And I'm off to play PSOBB
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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?

Wesker and Luca are going to look pathetic in the standings once Kefka gets LETTUCE'D next round and gets squashed.
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L I T T L E M O N E Y

We're quick to assume the lettuce pic is next. Granted, we've seen it the past two years, but I think if he hasn't used it yet than he won't use it period; perhaps he gave in from the board outcries and decided to take Kefka more seriously with his pics?
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Robotnik
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

Still, I seriously doubt that Kefka will get a sprite next round. It'll either be the lettuce or the clown.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

Oh, I just discovered that Konami was showing a US version of Beatmania at E3 and that it's due out in 2k6. Buy it or I kill you all. Have a nice day :)
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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing over half of the brackets that Ridley could win. - Harrich

If Sephiroth and Kefka 2k4=2k5 then Luca will finish with 12.08% against Link (that's about .25% difference)
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Vote in the Spring Contest 2005 http://www.freewebs.com/springcontest2k5/

I'm not sure about the sprite issue either; I just don't think there's much of a chance Lettuce Kefka will be seen in this contest, especially in such an important match if it hadn't been used yet. CJay might, but until I see it, I think it's unlikely.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Robotnik
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

Then it'll be the clown. Honestly, Kefka doesn't have any good official art to choose from.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

Actually, he could use this:

http://ff6.guide.free.fr/IMAGES/Angel%20Kefka.jpg
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

If CJayC uses "classic" pics for all the characters (which has been done in Round 3 for past contests) the next round, I don't see why Kefka couldn't have his field sprite.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

More like Beatlamenia.
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"Akuma had a hadoken with fire too... and a hurricane kock"- FrostHarpy

After today's match, that'd be pimp. Really... I swear, I'm playing PSOBB now...
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The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing over half of the brackets that Ridley could win. - Harrich

If CJayC uses "classic" pics for all the characters (which has been done in Round 3 for past contests)

We're in the equivalent of round 3 right now. This is exactly what Ceej did in the Sweet Sixteen last summer.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

I don't think anybody's made this comparison since Bowser/Sigma went down, so let's bring it back up; if Sigma = Wily, Revolver gets 14.93% on Link, a lil' above Laharl...that makes him get only 25.85% against Bowser, too. Ouch.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Robotnik
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman

I don't think it matters what picture Kefka gets next round. He's going to fell pain at the hands of Diablo...

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“But though we strike at you from the shadows, do not think that we lack the courage to stand in the light.”
- Zeratul

And yes, this is the sprite round.

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“But though we strike at you from the shadows, do not think that we lack the courage to stand in the light.”
- Zeratul

Triple transitivity will be the doom of you. Bison's taking out the trash. Count on it. (well, trash is harsh... but he'll be taking out the Diablo, fo sho)
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He needs nominations, 61! Nominate Raiden (Metal Gear Solid 2) for SC2K5!

If Diablo beats Bison by 65 and assuming Ridley is atleast = MB. Not factoring in an overstatement of LS 2k4 stats. That puts Diablo close to BOWSER level. Puts Bison slightly above Scorpion. Puts Albedo on level with Earthworm Jim.

Two things here. First Diablo close to Bowser is crazy. Second off Albedo being = Earthworm Jim is also crazy. I mean Luca great and all, but Albedo has been in two games which sales combined to atleast a million copies I believe. The second one which he is featured throughout the game as the main villian. And this is if Ridley is equal to Mother Brain which with all logic shouldn't be the case. So in fact, Albedo would lose to Earthworm Jim and probably be closer to Ryo Hazuki level.

Im not buying it and I hate Albedo.
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"You can't hide from the Grim Reaper. Especially when he's got a gun" - Manny Calavera

I don't think anybody's made this comparison since Bowser/Sigma went down, so let's bring it back up; if Sigma = Wily

Probably because that's a lost cause at this point.
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Can't keep a good man down, baby!

I understand it's a lost point, but it's still worth mentioning to finish it off.
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Serious Reminder: Vote for Dr. Robotnik
"What awaits each person in Heaven is eternal peace, divine rest, and $10,000." --Cartman