So is Bowser the clear favorite against Tidus??

I thought Tidus has a shot but the board seems to favor Bowser quite heavily..

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I still find it hard for Tidus to even get by Round 2.
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Shut up, make me a sandwich. That is all.

According to the BOP:

Bowser: 82
Ryu: 18
Tidus: 9
Kirby: 3
King of all Cosmos: 1

That's how many picks there are for each character to win in the divisional finals.
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EarthBound is really starting to annoy me. I can't make it through the stupid section between Twoson and Happy Happy Town without either running out of PP or dying, thanks to Ness being the dumbest god damn fighter I've ever seen. He misses half of his physical attacks, and I'm not even kidding. I would use healing spells and food and such, but I keep running out. Stupid walking weed things that drain PP.

I don't think I'm underleveled (LV 18)... am I?

You mean Peaceful Rest Valley. Well, I'll give you some tips then.

I forget if you could equip one at that point in the game, but if you're using a Yo-Yo or a Slingshot, then that's the problem. Yo-Yos and Slingshots have a natural 1/4 chance to miss, where all bats other than the Casey Bat - which is worthless - have a 1/16 chance to miss.

I'm sure you know by now that the UFOs and Spinning Robos have beams that cause colds. Keep your PP high so you can use Healing Alpha when necessary, or simply have a few Cold Remedies in stock. There are a few static Magic Butterfly spawning points in the Valley. If you find one and "use" the butterfly to restore 20 PP, you can go off screen and come back and another butterfly may have appeared.

Territorial Oaks are a waste of time and effort, since they explode when you kill them. Just run if you see one.

After defeating the boss in Happy Happy Village (not the Sanctuary boss), the broken bridge at the beginning of PRV is fixed, making traveling to Twoson a lot easier.

Stop sucking. :P

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2nd Place, Spring Contest 2005
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Oh yeah. Have you been Mushroomized yet, Ulti? :)

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2nd Place, Spring Contest 2005
My Video Game World Records: http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&p=35289

I really need to replay Earthbound before my summer is over. I started with Final Fantasy VI in May and have beaten Vagrant Story, Shining Force II, Final Fantasy IV, Suikoden II, Final Fantasy IX, FE8, and now on Final Fantasy X. Im going to try to get through FFX-2, Earthbound, and Super Mario RPG before my summer is over.
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"Why would the boost from AC be bigger than those?" - Mac Arrowny
"Because (Heroic Mario) just replayed Final Fantasy VII." - Lucid Faia

The Happy Happy Village is an absurdly good levelling spot.
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"Her name is Mrs. Hutchinson, but I call her 'The Mighty Sumo'." - Iqbal
Alistair Overeem will win the Grand Prix.

Oh yeah. Have you been Mushroomized yet, Ulti? :)

Most annoying damn thing of all-time.

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“Yeah, sure. I always see it. But… who cares? I speak with passion, from the heart! That’s what matters most.”
Laguna Loire

You can't really blame people for not liking Tidus to win the division. He's been horribly inconsistent and his strength has never been proven, however a guy like Ryu has been consistent year in and year out, and a guy like Bowser got 40% on Sephiroth in the Spring. That doesn't exactly favor Tidus does it?
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He's been horribly inconsistent and his strength has never been proven,

Horribly inconsistent? He pretty much stayed the same from 2002 to 2003. The only year where he was widely differed from that was in 2004 where he faced Mega Man, who also screwed up things by getting rocked by Link like that. That's why I have such a hard time believing he took a complete drop of 7%. That doesn't make sense for him to just fall so far after two years of performing about the same. Hell, he gave Ganon one hell of a match in 2003. I don't know where you're getting the idea that he hasn't "proven" his strength. The only year that can be applied is in 2004. He did beat Shadow, the stats had them very close too, but got beat far worse to Mega Man.

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“Yeah, sure. I always see it. But… who cares? I speak with passion, from the heart! That’s what matters most.”
Laguna Loire

Horribly inconsistent? He pretty much stayed the same from 2002 to 2003.

WDF'd, which, unless you think Claire could beat Bowser or Zelda, is a pretty good thing to put your trust into. If there was a WDF, Tidus got a whiff of whatever helped all the other new school Square characters in 2k3 (KHF, or what have you). And then along came 2k4, which you can say whatever you want about it, but given that you think Magus is overrated and that Mega Man wasn't as strong as he was in 2k3 I don't know where you pull 2k4 Tidus ~= 2k3 Tidus out of.
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"I have ambitions beyond becoming a god, you know." ~ Lezard Valeth, Valkyrie Profile

Squall > Magus
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

Squall > Magus

Of course, in your dreams, that is...

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And my dream shall be reality.
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

no... Squall will beat Magus

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Nominate Cecil from Final Fantasy IV for the summer contest

In Bizarro World!

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I shall laugh a hearty laugh when Squall beats Magus. And I'm not a Squall fanboy by any means.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

WDF'd, which, unless you think Claire could beat Bowser or Zelda, is a pretty good thing to put your trust into.

I certainly don't think Claire could do anything of the sort now. Just like I don't think Ken could beat anybody worth noting despite 2002.


And then along came 2k4, which you can say whatever you want about it, but given that you think Magus is overrated and that Mega Man wasn't as strong as he was in 2k3 I don't know where you pull 2k4 Tidus ~= 2k3 Tidus out of.

Well, I have no idea where you pulled that I think Tidus is going to be equal to his 2003 ranking either. I have remained the same that him completely underperforming just doesn't make much sense to me. I believe he'll be much higher than the place he has in the stats now suggests, but I don't think he would be at his 2003 value. But it isn't like he would have to be that high in order to beat Snake anyway.

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“Yeah, sure. I always see it. But… who cares? I speak with passion, from the heart! That’s what matters most.”
Laguna Loire

I'm still confused as to why Bowser is such an overwhelming favorite to win the Dream Division. It's not like Ryu is a slouch. Nobody should expect him to drop. We know what Tidus is capable of, too.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

when mario rpg beats street fighter 2, I'm sold.

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His Spring Contest performance is probably the number one reason. Company/franchise voting or not, it was still damn impressive.
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It's because Bowser broke 40% on Sephiroth, which even Mario didn't do. But, I think both overpreformed on Sephiroth, by quite a bit. Just because Sephiroth was such an overwhelming favorite to win I'd guess. I mean that's gotta influence some people, having 48 out of 50 on the top 50 having Sephiroth as the winner.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

Er... by both I mean Bowser and Ganondorf.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

And yet nothing he did put him head and shoulders above either Ryu or Tidus. Comparing him to a static Ganondorf, I don't think it's still quite as good as either Ryu's or Tidus's best years.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

It's because Bowser broke 40% on Sephiroth, which even Mario didn't do.

That right there ought to send off warning flares.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Well yeah, that's half of the reason I brought it up. Unless these same people think Mario also went up by alot... and also Ganondorf, and probably Link as a result.

... nah. Heed the flare.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

In a rematch, Mario would break 45% on Seph.

You can quote me on that.
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SC2K5: Samus is going all the way!

I agree, but not so much because Mario went up but because Sephiroth went down. But I do think Sephiroth would do a bit better against Dorf and Bowser in any normal contest.
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Raiden fact of the contest: Alucard is a plagiarist, this year Raiden will prove it!

I think he'd do MUCH better myself. By 5 points at least.

Off-topic, that rant is taking me forever... I'm putting the rest off until tomorrow. It's going to be much, much longer than the Shadow one, obviously.
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SC2K5 bracket: Samus over Snake, Crono over Megaman, Samus over Crono; Link over Sephiroth

In all seriousness, Squall/Magus is actually worrying me a little. We've never actually seen new Square vs old Square tested in a high profile match (not counting Crono/Kefka), and though Squall is hated, you have to remember that this match is taking place in the second round when Squall gets his hotty face pic that all the girl love. Magus.... doesn't perform too well when he gets the close-up Vegita mug.

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

you have to remember that this match is taking place in the second round when Squall gets his hotty face pic that all the girl love

THAT'S IT! THAT'S WHERE THE UNEXPLAINED 5% BOOST IS GOING TO COME FROM!

How could I forget the female vote?!
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SC2K5: Samus is going all the way!

I refuse to believe the Spring Contest is invalid especially in 'Dorf case, because Link isnt in the main tournament again.
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"Why would the boost from AC be bigger than those?" - Mac Arrowny
"Because (Heroic Mario) just replayed Final Fantasy VII." - Lucid Faia

How could I forget the female vote?!

Female vote? Hah, you're kiddin' yourself if you think only females think Squall is hot.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

We've never actually seen new Square vs old Square tested in a high profile match (not counting Crono/Kefka)

No kidding Crono/Kefka doesn't count. They're both old Square.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Female vote? Hah, you're kiddin' yourself if you think only females think Squall is hot.

So that's why Heroic Mario loves Squall now.
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

Squall is a dream boat. Anyone who says otherwise is just a homophobe.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Magus.... doesn't perform too well when he gets the close-up Vegita mug.

It was enough to beat Ganondorf, it will be enough to take on Squall.
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

Zelos is far hotter than Squall could ever be.
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

Well, it helps that Ganondorf is a pretty ugly fellow, too.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Zelos is far hotter than Squall could ever be.

Chicks dig scars. Squall has one. Zelos does not.

Advantage: Squall
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

So that's why Heroic Mario loves Squall now.

Laguna's where it is at.

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“Yeah, sure. I always see it. But… who cares? I speak with passion, from the heart! That’s what matters most.”
Laguna Loire

Chicks dig scars? Yeah, stupid chicks, maybe. Zelos doesn't need any scars to get all the hunnies he wants in two worlds.

Somewhat back on topic, the only chick that Magus can get is related to him. Take that as you will.
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

no crono is where it's at.
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Zero's road to the Championship.
Round 1: Ryu Hayabusa

Zelos doesn't need any scars to get all the hunnies he wants in two worlds.

That's only because he's overly flirtatious. If Squall had the same attitude, he'd put Zelos to shame.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

Zelos is far hotter than Squall could ever be.

FACT'D

I must have a thing for red-heads.
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SC2K5: Samus is going all the way!

Being flirtatious alone doesn't get you anywhere. Zelos just has the charm and style that Squall lacks.
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

Zelos is just a sexy beast -- although both he and Squall both are far below the incredible Laguna -- but we all know that such things are that way because of The Pimp Plan!!

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“Yeah, sure. I always see it. But… who cares? I speak with passion, from the heart! That’s what matters most.”
Laguna Loire

Zelos has style? News to me. Squall inherited an enormous amount of charm from a certain someone, so he's got him beat there, too.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno

We've never actually seen new Square vs old Square tested in a high profile match

FFVII/CT?

And Squall is sexier than Zelos, but no amount of female voters can save him from the DBZ vote.
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The King of all Cosmos' route to summer victory:
Round 1: (4) Tidus... LET ME DREAM :

Well, a character contest is different from a games contest, though that match showed no signs of SFF. Or if it did, it was very minimal.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 1: (7) Geno