Maybe it's just the board vote, but Kefka might be proving himself to be a bit tougher than Bison...
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Not really. Kefka is a master of the board/early vote. In the day, he'll fall worse than Bison did.

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Kefka's much tougher than M. Bison.

Diablo likes to sit on his own thumbs.

Kefka 53.24% 2129
Diablo 46.76% 1870
TOTAL VOTES 3999

You know, this could wind up like Kuja/MH did.
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Is Kefka = Master Hand in that?

Nope.
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Well, I know that Wesker's total fodder, but Kefka didn't budge from that 70% mark all day long. I completely expect Diablo to overtake Kefka, but at this point I'm not expecting a runaway.
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Hopefully Kefka = Dr. Robotnik in that example.
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Nope.

I know, my deleted post had me saying yes...I misread it.
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Kefka is no doubt going to be stronger than Bison was during the night. I'm not quite sure why that's so hard to understand or think. He's shown multiple times in the past to do very well at this time and then not do so well during the day. Diablo's best time is during the day; not during this early time period against someone who is best.

Kefka's lead at the moment is not nearly enough to sustain him once morning comes around.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

Kefka would sodomize Kuja though (and I like Kuja).
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Well, I know that Wesker's total fodder, but Kefka didn't budge from that 70% mark all day long. I completely expect Diablo to overtake Kefka, but at this point I'm not expecting a runaway.

The fact that he did not benefit from that should tell you something. He could not win the day vote against pure fodder. Now explain to me how he plans on stopping the beast during the morning? It'll be completely favorable to Diablo, no doubt about it.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

If Kefka could somehow stall Diablo like he did to Wesker through-out the day, Kefka's still in this...but, I think it's plenty safe to say Diablo's afew notches above Wesker.
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Then come back in the morning. Its lettuce city right now.

Also... Kefka held it to 70% last round, so he did pretty well extending his lead (in vote totals) during the day. Not that I checked, or care, but he's Kefka.
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Vote for Kefka. He's Rich James *****.

You can't even begin to compare Wesker during the day vote versus Diablo.

Right, Kefka WOULD molest Kuja...what I'm saying is that Kefka, much like Kuja, could build a small lead before day-time strikes...then Diablo, much like Master Hand, takes over from there and builds steam through-out the match.
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The poll updater seems to be a few minutes late...

*waits for a collective gasp*
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Not win the day vote against pure fodder? If the percentage stays the same or rises along with the vote totals, wouldn't it be safe to assume that Kefka won the day vote?
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The fact that he did not benefit from that should tell you something. He could not win the day vote against pure fodder. Now explain to me how he plans on stopping the beast during the morning? It'll be completely favorable to Diablo, no doubt about it.

Winning the day vote means you lost the night vote and vice versa. How the vote changes during the battle doesn't mean anything in regards to the strength of the competitors. Cloud vs Link 2k3 and 2k4 played out relativly the same even though the competors had changed in strength.
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Also... Kefka held it to 70% last round, so he did pretty well extending his lead (in vote totals) during the day. Not that I checked, or care, but he's Kefka.

He held it to 70% against someone as weak as Wesker, who was nowhere near his level. He couldn't even manage to increase it during the day. There's no way that Kefka will even think about breaking even against Diablo. And his lead doesn't give him any room to get walked all over like he will be. Diablo could very well get close to the 53% I predicted earlier today.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

I hope Kefka eats your children.
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Vote for Kefka. He's Rich James *****.

Winning the day vote means you lost the night vote and vice versa. How the vote changes during the battle doesn't mean anything in regards to the strength of the competitors.

If Kefka, during his best time, cannot amass a relatively large lead, there's little to no doubt he'll lose all of it when he's at his worst time, wouldn't you say? He certainly cannot hope to lose the night vote and someone break even during the day. I spoke nothing of Kefka's actual strength, I'm simply saying that he's not in a position to be getting rocked during the day. His lead is too small for that to happen and him still have a shot at winning.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

Pong held River City Ransom under a doubling too, then he wound up losing to Tetris...who lost to Legend of Zelda...that lost to Mario 3...that then lost to Chrono Trigger...then, to finish it off, lost to Final Fantasy 7.
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Kefka 52.96% 2505
Diablo 47.04% 2225
TOTAL VOTES 4730

280 vote lead at this point and Diablo went over 47% again.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

I just think that people are overplaying the night vote thing a bit much. After all, Knuckles had already taken his first lead of the night by now (although it was nip and tuck for a while), and this is double the lead that Bison ever held on Diablo...again, I realize that Diablo will pass Kefka eventually. But this is still shaping up to a better match than Diablo/Bison was.
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Kefka's lead has been nearly stable for about 20 minutes now.
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Current Match Prediction -- Kefka vs. Diablo
Spring 2005 Contest -- 39/40 points

Heh, I'm thinking Luca will be this contest's Ultimate Loser.
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Right, and I think most of us assumed that Kefka/Diablo would be a better match than Bison/Diablo once we saw that Bison lost.
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It's bound to be Luca or Albedo.
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I realize that Diablo will pass Kefka eventually. But this is still shaping up to a better match than Diablo/Bison was.

I completely disagree with that, myself. Yes, Kefka is doing better than Bison did, but I don't see how that isn't to be expected. But on the same note, I would expect Kefka to do a worse job of keeping it close throughout the day. After morning arrives, I'm willing to say the match would be about over while the opposite could be said for Diablo/Bison. We'll find out soon, but I just think the match won't end up being that close throughout.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

How can you quote percentages when we're not even close to 5% of the vote total?
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"Pain, or damage, don't end the world. Or despair. Or ******' beatin's. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man, and give some back."

Oh, and Kefka still has a leg-up on Bison: at least Kefka held steady against Wesker. Bison lost some ground (percentagewise) to Albedo doing the day. Ew.
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If Kefka, during his best time, cannot amass a relatively large lead, there's little to no doubt he'll lose all of it when he's at his worst time, wouldn't you say? He certainly cannot hope to lose the night vote and someone break even during the day. I spoke nothing of Kefka's actual strength, I'm simply saying that he's not in a position to be getting rocked during the day. His lead is too small for that to happen and him still have a shot at winning.

He will lose some percentage points as he comes to a weaker points but he will not neccessarily lose enough to drop below 50. Kefka right now isn't losing the night vote, he isn't running away with it, but he isn't losing it. You commented that he couldn't get the day vote on a fodder character. If a fodder character complete and totally bombs the night vote not even a character like Cloud, Master Chief or Master Hand could win the day vote.
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
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It looks like Diablo may already be calming the storm here. Kefka's lead has only increased by 19 votes in the last 20 minutes.
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He will lose some percentage points as he comes to a weaker points but he will not neccessarily lose enough to drop below 50. Kefka right now isn't losing the night vote, he isn't running away with it, but he isn't losing it.

Certainly. He isn't losing it, although nothing he's doing is impressive, and he isn't dominating it. But because of that he is not likely to stand much of a chance against someone who usually does very well during the day while Kefka has been known to be rather weak during the day.

You commented that he couldn't get the day vote on a fodder character. If a fodder character complete and totally bombs the night vote not even a character like Cloud, Master Chief or Master Hand could win the day vote.

I understand what you're saying. But there have been characters who were just sucky at all portions of the match, and the stronger character still increased his percentage during the match.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

Everyone was saying how strongly M. Bison had the night vote during that one too... Is there any evidence that Kefka ever blew close to a 300 vote lead before?
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"Pain, or damage, don't end the world. Or despair. Or ******' beatin's. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man, and give some back."

Kefka 52.82% 2641
Diablo 47.18% 2359
TOTAL VOTES 5000

Diablo's gettin' the percentages closer, but that doesn't mean alot when there's just less than three hundred votes between 'em.
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Diablo has actually cut into the lead. Kefka has a 271 lead right now.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

He's still cuttin', Kefka down to 264.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

Looks like Diablo may be starting a little earlier. Kefka down to 251.

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

Diablo is starting to roll.
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And diablo is coming back, around the same time kefka started losing percentage to mithos. Good to know that I was able to call something right for once.
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On a completely unrelated note: Guild Wars is the perfect game to be playing for this since it alt tabs so beautifully.
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Good call, though Kefka looks to be stalling some more.
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I understand what you're saying. But there have been characters who were just sucky at all portions of the match, and the stronger character still increased his percentage during the match.

But in that situation couldn't you say the stronger character bombed the early vote because at that point they did so much worse than at any other point? It's all relative so a character cannot bomb at all points.
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
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The lead is down to 234 as of the last update.
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Indeed. Kefka seems to be halting the comeback right now...

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“You see, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe. And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my way again.”

What time did Bison give up his final lead on Diablo?
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Four hours into the match, I believe.
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