Thw wind... it is blowing....

*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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*PWNED BY YOBLAZER in the Guru Contest*
Congrats, and hopefully you win the whole thing.

The typo...It blows...
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Yuna: Stay with me until the end. Please.
Tidus: Not until the end. Always.

So soon?
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"The PS3 isn't designed to lean towards games. It's not a computer for children."- Ken Kutaragi

lol stats

Best. Ganondorf quote. Ever.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Today's Pick: Sephiroth, Tomorrow's Pick: Ganondorf - 36/48 points

Ganon was at his best in TWW. <3 <3 <3

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“I am the Queen of Blades, and my stare alone would reduce you to ashes. You and your ilk cease to amuse me. Prepare yourself for oblivion’s embrace.” Kerrigan

So late? It's about time. I mean, the last topic already had 303 posts when you made this, and come on this is GameFAQs - that thing could have hit 500 any minute. If you had made this any later, everything would have gone out of control.
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Despite being in an 11-way tie for 4th in the Guru challenge, I got totally owned by Yoblazer.

Man ganon is looking quite strong.
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Go Mariners!
Playing: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

So, is it the keyboard again?
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The yoblazer: He is so much better at the Guru Contest than you.
ZSB [aX]

TAG!!!
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My luck works best when things are... random. Mat Cauthon from The Dragon Reborn

Anyone think that Gannondorf could beat Sepheroth tomorrow?

If Link beat Cloud, why not Ganondorf beat Sephy? =)

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FFVI says "A Love Between Human and Esper".
Current Score: 43/56 Now: Diablo vs Ganondorf

no
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In Soviet Russia Signature has YOU!!!!!
WAAAA I FORGOT TO ENTER THIS CONTEST!

Well you'd think everyone that normally votes Link would vote Ganondorf. But I don't think that's how it works.

This makes the Triforce Division look even weaker.
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Spring Contest 2005 - Today's Pick: Ganondorf, Tomorrow's Pick: Sephiroth - 44/56 points

Anyone who thinks that total votes aren't a huge factor when it comes to overall character strength is out of their damned mind. Percentage isn't everything, and never will be.

~*ST*~
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*PWNED BY YOBLAZER in the Guru Contest*
Congrats, and hopefully you win the whole thing.

Damnit, I just missed 500.
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The yoblazer: He is so much better at the Guru Contest than you.
ZSB [aX]

Anyone who thinks that total votes aren't a huge factor when it comes to overall character strength is out of their damned mind. Percentage isn't everything, and never will be.

Then explain to me why Squall/Luigi got 4k more votes than Samus/Squall. Explain to me why Zero/Scorpion got 14k more votes than Sonic/Zero. Explain to me why Ganondorf/Tidus got 6k more votes than either Link/Magus, Magus/Ganondorf, or Magus/Samus. I'll come up with some more when you adequately explain those.
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Congratulations to yoblazer for winning the Sp2k5 Guru Contest!

Link/Magus, Magus/Ganondorf, or Magus/Samus.

Link/Samus, not Magus/Samus. I can dream, though.
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Congratulations to yoblazer for winning the Sp2k5 Guru Contest!

I never said that vote totals were the only factor, just one of them. And assuming that percentage is the only factor that matters is the entire reason why the Xsts never have been or will be perfect. Too many outside factors.

~*ST*~
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*PWNED BY YOBLAZER in the Guru Contest*
Congrats, and hopefully you win the whole thing.

Just for kicks, what would Ganon need to get on Sephiroth to predict, using whichever stats, that Samus would beat him?
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One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Klingon Proverb

Then explain to me why Squall/Luigi got 4k more votes than Samus/Squall. Explain to me why Zero/Scorpion got 14k more votes than Sonic/Zero. Explain to me why Ganondorf/Tidus got 6k more votes than either Link/Magus, Magus/Ganondorf, or Magus/Samus. I'll come up with some more when you adequately explain those.

Fluctuation. Random fluctuation. Care to explain to us why Link/Cloud can get practically thrice the vote total of Max Payne/Dirk the Daring? Vote totals is an aspect of popularity, but an extremely volatile one, and I would only dare consider using it to predict a match when I'm completely unsure about said match.
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

I wonder what Ceej is going to do for the match pic tomorrow.
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

Hopefully he has the newly revealed TP Gannondorf stabbing Sephiroth, in his pretty pink dress, through the spinal cord and Sephiroth is drooling all over the place.
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Yoblazer made me look like Tanner in the Guru Contest.

The XS never have been and never will be perfect no matter what we do; saying that vote totals should be accounted for just screws them up even more. Vote totals are damned near worthless when there's an exception to every rule (and you give me a rule and I'll find plenty of exceptions to it. The only exception to using percentages as a measure of character strength is SFF). Vote totals are far too unreliable to even think about using as a guide to character strength; thus, they're absolutely worthless. Unlike our beloved XS, which have some, if limited, use.
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Congratulations to yoblazer for winning the Sp2k5 Guru Contest!

Then explain to me why Squall/Luigi got 4k more votes than Samus/Squall.

That one can be explained by the massive amount of vote-stuffing that occured after Luigi started to lose on both sides of the poll, whereas the character who was "supposed" to lose the second match did what he was supposed to do.

Explain to me why Zero/Scorpion got 14k more votes than Sonic/Zero.

Same thing as the first example. Scorpion was the massive board favorite, and people went nuts when he started getting his ass kicked.

Explain to me why Ganondorf/Tidus got 6k more votes than either Link/Magus, Magus/Ganondorf, or Link/Samus

*repeats same answer*

Tidus was the heavy favorite in his match (due to seeding, not really popularity), whereas your other three examples feature the board favorite winning the match.

As for Link/Samus, SFF matches tend to not be comparable to other matches when it comes to total votes because of the same fanbase being split across two different characters. Look at Wind Waker/Metroid Prime and FFX/FFTA, two of the crappiest vote totals of Spring 2004.

Vote totals hardly ever lie, young Skywalker.

~*ST*~
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*PWNED BY YOBLAZER in the Guru Contest*
Congrats, and hopefully you win the whole thing.

I'm hoping it's a .php pic with an owning from each character.

~*ST*~
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*PWNED BY YOBLAZER in the Guru Contest*
Congrats, and hopefully you win the whole thing.

Hopefully he has the newly revealed TP Gannondorf stabbing Sephiroth, in his pretty pink dress, through the spinal cord and Sephiroth is drooling all over the place.

Newly revealed TP Ganondorf?! Where?!
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

Oh, wait. That was sarcastic, wasn't it? >_>

Damn. I have to stop getting excited over every potentially new piece of Twilight Princess info. ~_~
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

So stuffing only happens when board favorites, lose, huh? You're placing way too much emphasis on the board's ability to alter the outcome. You think we're getting 14,000 votes from the board, the difference in vote totals between Sonic/Zero and Zero/Scorpion? Not to mention the fact that Zero was the overall bracket favorite in that match.
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Congratulations to yoblazer for winning the Sp2k5 Guru Contest!

You're placing way too much emphasis on the board's ability to alter the outcome.

Probably.

~*ST*~
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*PWNED BY YOBLAZER in the Guru Contest*
Congrats, and hopefully you win the whole thing.

I take that back. Scorpion was the favorite, albeit slightly, with 52.7% of the brackets on his side. Still, 14k votes because a few people on our board of a few hundred or so were pissed off that they were going to lose a point? You're out of your mind.
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Congratulations to yoblazer for winning the Sp2k5 Guru Contest!

Zero was the overall bracket favorite in that match.

No, he wasn't. Zero was in the 15th match in the Summer 2003 contest, and only 47.28% of people picked that match correct. Most people on the board refused to view Scorpion's 2002 Elite 8 appearance as valid, and assumed that he would be able to win a first round match against a new character with ease.

~*ST*~
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*PWNED BY YOBLAZER in the Guru Contest*
Congrats, and hopefully you win the whole thing.

And you're out of your mind for thinking that vote totals don't matter =p

~*ST*~
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*PWNED BY YOBLAZER in the Guru Contest*
Congrats, and hopefully you win the whole thing.

How are today's vote totals applicable to tomorrow's match, exactly? We know that Diablo is no Bowser, so assuming that vote totals did matter this would tell us absolutely nothing. What a great tool.
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Congratulations to yoblazer for winning the Sp2k5 Guru Contest!

Proof that vote totals are an indication of strength: Sephiroth himself outdid most of the other first round matches with his total against Ramirez.
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The yoblazer: He is so much better at the Guru Contest than you.
ZSB [aX]

Vote totals do matter but its extremely difficult to judge anything from them. For example, you have to take into account the closeness of the match, the hype of the match, anti-votes, vote stuffing, voting trends, etc. etc. etc.
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Yoblazer made me look like Tanner in the Guru Contest.

Do you guys think Ganondorf will do better than Bowser did tomorrow?
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HRC total: 77592.6

There is no reason to think he wont.
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Yoblazer made me look like Tanner in the Guru Contest.

Anyone who thinks that total votes aren't a huge factor when it comes to overall character strength is out of their damned mind. Percentage isn't everything, and never will be.

And if you think vote totals are a very good indication of strength then you're simply being stupid. A match that has two characters who are closer together in strength will out do characters who are farther apart from each other. That does not say a damn thing about how strong each of them are. To think that vote totals are a very good indication of strength is absolutely absurd.

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Yoblazer: I'm about three things: kicking ass; taking names; and winning GameFAQs contests.

Do you guys think Ganondorf will do better than Bowser did tomorrow?

Certainly. I think Ganon's bare minimum is what Bowser did.

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Yoblazer: I'm about three things: kicking ass; taking names; and winning GameFAQs contests.

Tournament Finals: Match 31 – (1)Sephiroth vs. (1)Ganondorf
Hey Sephy, you’re vulnerability is showing!

Moltar’s Analysis

Sephiroth
Round 1 – vs. Ramirez (Sephiroth: 83.70% - Ramirez: 16.30%)
Round 2 – vs. Vergil (Sephiroth: 78.81% - Vergil: 21.19%)
Round 3 – vs. Liquid Snake (Sephiroth: 75.92% - Liquid: 24.08%)
Round 4 – vs. Bowser (Sephiroth: 59.55% - Bowser: 40.45%)

Oh Seph, that result is going to haunt you for a while.

Ganondorf
Round 1 – vs. Giygas (Ganondorf: 84.98% - Giygas: 15.02%)
Round 2 – vs. Ansem (Ganondorf: 74.44% - Ansem: 25.56%)
Round 3 – vs. Dr. Robotnik (Ganondorf: 76.64% - Robotnik: 23.36%)
Round 4 – vs. Diablo (Ganondorf: 66% - Diablo: 33%) [Estimate]

Ganondorf blows Robotnik away with a stunning performance.

Oh boy, the final match! It’s been a meh Contest, but now it all comes to an end here. I’d do highlights about all the matches, but this isn’t about the other 30 competitors! That and I’m lazy. This is about the top 2, Sephiroth and Ganondorf. Let’s take a look down their roads…to the finals…*some edgy-music begins to play in the background, as clips of Sephiroth are shown*

~Sephiroth vs. Ramirez~

Seph: Who are you?!

Ramirez: I’m Ramirez, from Skies of Arcadia!

Seph: WTF are you talking about? What’s Skies of Arcadia?

Ramirez: A game…you know, the one with Vyse…

Seph: Oh, the same Vyse Cloud beat in the Summer?

Ramirez: Well…yes…but-

Seph: GAME OVA!

Vyse: YARR! I digress! ARRRR!



~Sephiroth vs. Vergil~

Seph: How did Dante make it in this Contest?

Vergil: I’m not Dante, I’m Vergil.

Seph: No need to lie to me, I can tell you’re Dante. You’re 4th-seeded, you’re from the DMC series, and you look just like him!

Vergil: No, I’m Vergil!

Seph: Then can I be Tifa?

Vergil: NO! I am really Vergil! Not Dante!

Seph: What did you say? I was too busy admiring my new rack.

Dante: You gotta admit, it’s a nice rack!



~Sephiroth vs. Liquid Snake~

Seph: Solid?

Liquid: I’m you! I’m your shadow!

Seph: O RLY?

Liquid: Yep.

Seph: That’s cool.

*After the match*

Liquid: Why man? Why did you beat me so bad.

Seph: Cause you’re a crappy shadow.

Liquid: *whines some more*



~Sephiroth vs. Bowser~

Seph: What’s this? I’m not destroying you?

Bowser: I’m doing better than Mario! YAY!

Seph: Shut up!

Bowser: …

Seph: That’s right!

Bowser: *fries Sephiroth*

Seph: Fool! My trap card makes me impervious to fire!

Bowser: Aw shucks. *Gets sent to the Shadow Realm*


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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar (GAC)
Diablo vs. Ganondorf - Bracket: Ganon - Vote: Ganon (46/56)

And you're out of your mind for thinking that vote totals don't matter =p

You're just as crazy for thinking that vote totals are a great indication of strength.

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Yoblazer: I'm about three things: kicking ass; taking names; and winning GameFAQs contests.

*The scene and music, now switch, focusing on Ganondorf*


~Ganondorf vs. Giygas~

Giygas: The only way I can be defeated is by prayer!

Ganon: Well, there’s no way you’ll get ME to pray!

Giygas: Then I will defeat you!

Ganon: Oh darn.

Giygas: The weak shall perish!

Ganon: Amen to that.

Giygas:…NOOOO *implodes*



~Ganondorf vs. Ansem~

Ganon: You…defeated CATS?!

Ansem: It was a close battle, but I did it.

Ganon: That’s quite the feat, man.

Ansem: Really?

Ganon: No.

Ansem: Oh…well, you still couldn’t outrank him last Contest! Ha!

Ganon: Ok 1. At least I was in the last Contest and 2. You try going up against Link and see how YOU do!

Sora: Yeah! n00b!



~Ganondorf vs. Robotnik~

Ganon: Hey look, it’s the Eggman!

Robotnik: That’s what I am!

Ganon: You are the Eggman!

Robotnik: I got the master plan!

Ganon: Is your master plan to make your whole four-pack look like garbage?

Robotnik: You know it! *^5’s Ganon IMHO*

Ganon: At least it’s better than Alucard’s plan.

Alucard: Hey…SHUT-UP!



~Ganondorf vs. Diablo~

Ganon: El Diablo!

Diablo: Ay!!

Ganon: Tu hablas ingles?

Diablo: Si!

Ganon: Good, my Spanish isn’t too good anyway.

Diablo: Que?

Ganon: …

Diablo: FIESTA!


And that’s how we got here. The final match. Now unfortunately I won’t be able to do a 2-page write-up on the final match like last time, because this is a whole lot easier to predict. BUT, I will try to drag this out as long as I can. So be prepared to read a bunch of useless, crammed up info that you already probably know, just stated again by me to drag this analysis out. I mean, it is the last analysis of mine you’ll have to read for…a few months. I know, I’m sad too.

All right, when this Contest was announced, most of us could already see that Sephiroth was going to win it all. But deep down, I knew that I couldn’t look past another character. The only character, that was eligible for this Contest, that could possibly take Seph down. That was my character, Ganondorf. I saw it all. All that had to happen was Ganondorf had to get the support from all the LoZ fans, Nintendo fans and just about everyone else. Seph already had the huge FF support behind him, so things were looking great for him.

Then the bracket is announced, and from Day 1, people were already calling Sephiroth/Ganondorf finals. Everyone was confident on that. So the Contest starts and…well, let’s break it up between the two characters.
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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar (GAC)
Diablo vs. Ganondorf - Bracket: Ganon - Vote: Ganon (46/56)

Sephiroth had his own division, the Jenova division. It was possibly the easiest division to predict. Sephiroth had no challenges in his path. Ramirez? Pfft. Ramirez stepped up to Sephiroth and got owned, with Seph getting 83.7% of the votes. People were already claiming that this Seph is the same usual Seph we’ve seen in the Summer Contests. You know, the one that dominates his competition that’s not named Link and Cloud. Yeah, that one. Anyway, Round 2 rolls around, and we see Seph once again dominate. This time his opponent was Vergil. Now, Vergil didn’t seem too strong, but he was still able to get 21% on Seph. Now, maybe we didn’t think much of it then, but could this have possibly been the first sign of a weaker Sephiroth? Vergil couldn’t have been too strong, and Seph usually scores 80%+ on fodder, so what gives? Anyway, Round 3 rolled along, and boy did Seph shut us up. Almost 76% on Liquid Snake…LIQUID SNAKE! The same Liquid Snake that was supposed to be equal to Frog and Master Chief. The same Liquid Snake that was almost as strong as Solid. This Liquid Snake only got 24% against Sephiroth. Do you know where a 24% on Seph puts you in the X-stats? I can tell you it isn’t with Solid or Frog or Master Chief. Then, just when we thought Seph was looking unstoppable. Just when we thought Seph couldn’t mess up the numbers anymore, Round 4 happens, and Bowser arrives. Bowser, NOT ONLY goes head to head with Seph for the first 1000 votes, but he also scores 40%+ on Seph. For a character like Bowser to do that well against Seph; now that is unheard of. Bowser is the first non-Noble Nine character to score over 40% on a FF7 character. The only Noble Nine characters to get over 40% on Seph are Link, Cloud, Samus (2002) and Mega Man (2002). Not even Mario or Mega Man could get 40% in 2003. Our board was definitely happy about this. Sephiroth, heck, FF7 in general, was finally showing signs of weakness. Maybe it wasn’t the unstoppable force anymore. Maybe someone other than Link could finally beat Cloud or Seph. And even if Cloud is still strong as ever, at least Seph is looking a bit weaker. This match is Sephiroth’s final test. So far, he’s shown us that he doesn’t like the stats, by proving them useless against him. Is he stronger or weaker than he previously was? Ganondorf holds the answer. Speaking of the King of Evil, let’s go look at his division.
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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar (GAC)
Diablo vs. Ganondorf - Bracket: Ganon - Vote: Ganon (46/56)

anondorf also had his own division, the Triforce division. We all know Ganon holds the Triforce of Power, and all he would show to his opponents here, is his power. In past Contests, we haven’t seen too much of Ganondorf, thanks to the crappy seed his always ends up with. Well, if he doesn’t get a good seed next Contest, people will certainly be pissed off. He definitely deserves one after his matches here. No more Round 2 losses to Magus and Link please! In Round 1, he opened up the biggest blowout of Round 1. He almost got 85% against Giygas, who is fodder. But that’s still impressive! You would expect someone like Link, Cloud or Seph to do that, but so far, we’ve already seen Bowser and Ganondorf do that. Round 2 would only make the Gerudo look better…or worse in some people’s opinions. Ansem had just come off a close match with…CATS. Yeah, I know it’s hard to believe, but CATS was actually looking like he was going to win. Anyway, after that god-awful performance, Ansem puts up over 25% against Ganondorf. Some were disappointed, but come on, we know Kingdom Hearts isn’t exactly weak here. Besides, Seph had a bad match, why can’t Ganon have one? Anyway, I still saw it as an impressive victory for Ganon. Round 3 rolled along, and boy, was it shocking. We all remember how bad Sonic 2 did against Super Mario World, right? Well, chalk up another bomb for the Sonic team. Robotnik almost let Ganon get 77% on him! That’s right, thanks to Robotnik, Sin, Master Hand and especially Kuja, all look like grade A crap. This leads me to believe that there might be some sort of Nintendo/Sega SFF of some sort, but that’s a different discussion for a different day. Let’s get back to business, shall we? Today, Ganondorf is looking to double Diablo, the upset wonder from the land of Ruin. That’s right, after hard fought matches with Ridley, Bison and Kefka, Diablo has to go up against Ganon. What does he show for it? A doubling…told ya the Ruin division was weak. At least they’re still going to end up looking better than Ganon’s own division…CATS ranking third is just crazy. So with Seph looking weaker and Ganondorf looking stronger, can we possibly have another huge upset on our hands?


I, for one, am hoping so. I’d love to see Ganondorf, my favorite character, beat a FF7 character and win a Contest. The chances are slim though. Seph might be looking vulnerable, but he’s still very strong. Ganon stands a small chance for the upset, but my hopes aren’t too up for it. I’m hoping Ganon can break 45%, but 40%+ would be fine with me. Now, I tried to stay un-biased and technical in this analysis, but it’s hard when it’s my favorite character and he’s in such a big match. Also…it seems that I was almost able to do a 2-page write up! I bet you weren’t expected that for something like Sephiroth vs. Ganondorf. Now come on folks, let’s try and get Ganon to do good, and soon we might see…Samus beating Seph. Mega Man, Mario, Crono, Snake, and Sonic… all beating Seph. Gordon Freeman you ask? Well…let’s not get carried away there.

Moltar’s Bracket Says: Sephiroth will win

Moltar’s Prediction is: Sephiroth 57% - Ganondorf 43%
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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar (GAC)
Diablo vs. Ganondorf - Bracket: Ganon - Vote: Ganon (46/56)

Ulti’s Analysis

We're in the finals, and I can honestly give the match a "....why even bother". Good for Sephiroth fans and practically no one else. Even worse is that this could very well be a killing. MARIO failed to break 40% on Sephiroth.

Sephiroth with 62.66%



Soul’s Analysis

At last, we come to the last match of the contest. The Spring Contest has finished, the noobs are packing up and moving back to whatever board they want too, Board 8 will become peaceful once more. Ah, peaceful Board 8, what am I thinking? As soon as the contest is over, we will be hit by the backlash. Numerous topics about why *Insert Villain here* should not have beaten *Insert Villain here*. A fair bit amount of brackets with slight tweaking and rearranging to make it less predictable and more fun. Updated X-Stats. God, I love this board <3.

This contest has seen its fair share of blowouts and upsets. Master Hand and Diablo, thanks for the memories. We've also seen a fair bit of close matches. Andross/Sigma, Ocelot/Nemesis, Lavos/M. Brain, Ridley/Diablo, Ansem/CATS, Robotnik/Sin, Ocelot/Wily, Bison/Diablo, Kefka/Diablo. All great matches. All surprising in one way or another. But now, we're down to one final match. The match that was expected to happen since the bracket was revealed. The two strongest 1 seeds in this contest will clash in a battle that will rival Mario/Crono 1. That will rival Starcraft/Wind Waker. That will rival Master Chief/Frog....

Who am I kidding, this match will be very predictable. Sephiroth was the heavy favorite from the start. In fact, the only characters that he ever lost too were Link and Cloud. Well, since neither of the two are in this contest, he was going to win it. Ganondorf is also a strong character, but he is nowhere near Sephiroth's level. Expect Sephy to win with 56% of the vote.

Well, there you have it folks. Another contest under wraps, another champion crowned. There's only one thing left to do.

NOMINATE CHRISTIAN FOR SC2K5!



Outback’s Analysis

START THE SUMMER CONTEST NOW!

I really really wish Ganondorf would win this. Really. Kefka should be here, but he's not. Ganon is my second favorite villain from this side of the bracket, and probably 4th or 5th ever. I really wish he could pull this off. But seriously, it's not going to happen. But is it possible that he makes it interesting? Very much so, looking at what Bowser did two days ago. We'll justhave to wait and see. I personally think it'll be close.

Sephiroth 53.00, Ganondorf 47.00
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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar (GAC)
Diablo vs. Ganondorf - Bracket: Ganon - Vote: Ganon (46/56)

Inviso’s Analysis

*Note, the following contains SPOILERS for FFVII*

The contest finals are upon us. What a glorious day. Sadly, only three characters have proven that they can face up to ANY kind of competition on this site, based on the percentages in even the third round matches. Now, for this analysis, I shall pay tribute to the great Mark Beiro, announcer of every televised Battlebots match up. *clears throat*

IN THE RED SQUARE TO MY LEFT…HE’LL IMPALE YOUR ON HIS LONG SWORD, THEN STAB YOU WITH HIS MASAMUNE! HERE IS…SEPHIROTH!!!!!!

AND IN THE BLUE SQUARE TO MY RIGHT…THIS LITTLE PIGGY WENT TO MARKET, THIS LITTLE PIGGY STAYED HOME, THIS LITTLE PIGGY HAD ROAST BEEF, THIS LITTLE PIGGY HAD NONE. AND THIS LITTLE PIGGY TOOK OVER THE ENTIRE KINGDOM OF HYRULE, THROWING IT INTO DARKNESS FOR SEVEN YEARS! HERE IS…GANONDORF!

Well…to get this far, Sephiroth blew past Ramirez in a huge blowout, topped only by two others in this contest. Then he beat Vergil, showing how pathetic the unknown DMC character was. In the division finals, Sephiroth put Liquid Snake in his place, destroying the 2004 XStats. Tsk tsk tsk. Stats aren’t always right after all. Finally, in the semis, Bowser was finally stopped by Sephiroth in a surprisingly close match. Close or not, doesn’t matter. All I can say is Arigato Sephy-san.

Ganondorf DID score the biggest blowout of the contest, and then continued on to beat Ansem in about a quadrupling and Robotnik by more than Ansem. Diablo, the golden 7 seed that won his division against all odds…was destroyed as well. Kefka really was one weak and pathetic character…I feel sorry for poor Wesker. Ganondorf had many round where he performed on par with Sephiroth or above him in the percentages.

Anyway, this match, before Bowser vs. Sephiroth…was going to be rather boring. After that match though…things could be quite interesting. Bowser, a weaker Nintendo character than Ganondorf (although, we can’t be too sure, due to the “SFF adjusted” stats) managed to avoid a complete embarrassment by Sephiroth (unfortunately). Ganondorf proved to be very powerful throughout the contest.

Even so, the only way I think Ganondorf can win this match is if the entire Zelda fanbase is behind him. And something tells me Ganondorf can’t get votes the way Link can.

My Prediction: Sephiroth with 55.12%

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Moltar's Comics - http://www.stripcreator.com/comics/Moltar (GAC)
Diablo vs. Ganondorf - Bracket: Ganon - Vote: Ganon (46/56)

And yes, I wrote that before Sephiroth's match against Bowser.

~*ST*~
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*PWNED BY YOBLAZER in the Guru Contest*
Congrats, and hopefully you win the whole thing.

Heh. I figured that to be the case. =p

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