I knew Manny pic would either be the one of him dressed as the Grim Reaper or the one of him smoking.

Both resonate with the kiddies.
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if Vivi got the fire picture, oh man. maybe in round 2, when he beats Zelda.

yup, I went there.

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Manny is smokin' a doobie. Strawberry zig-zag.

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That snake pic looks awful, but Manny looks ok. Vivi/Zelda is awesome, that Zelda pic = instant win! Kratos looks ass ugly, but Alucard looks cool. Sora looks awesome, 47 looks like he's sad. :(
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This is a bit darker than the version I remember, but still best Zelda pic ever.

http://media.cube.ign.com/media/572/572738/img_2785391.html
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Hmmm...Snake looks like Biker Undertaker. He'll get the deadman vote now.
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Hmmm...Snake looks like Biker Undertaker. He'll get the deadman vote now.

Booger Red? I'm not feelin' it.

...Wow, Sora actually looks badass >_>
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I don't see what's wrong with Snake's picture. Just because Snake doesn't get his typical stealth suited MGS cover picture doesn't mean he's going to lose votes. He's no obscure character requiring a conventional pic to gain votes.
As long as his pic contains his no-nonsense/guntoting/ bad ass attitude, he's fine which the pic does well.

Vivi got the best he could've gotten, a solid BMF pic. Zelda's done well with her TP art too. 2nd best pic this contest next to Zero/Hayabusa.

Kratos sealed his fate with that pic. Alucard's done well. Something about the pic is amiss though. I can't put my finger on it.

The Sora/47 pic is unconventional on Sora's side but I'm gunna go out on a limb and roll with it. Anything to knock his kiddie voice out of voters, be it a suit or otherwise.


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Snake got the worst pic, and Kratos got what will probably be the most advantageous (not necessarily the best pic, but I think that pic will be the most effective at influencing votes).
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People still won't tell me what's wrong with Snake's picture. It looks just like him...
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All the pics are solid, except for Snake/Manny. Vivi and Zelda both look their best, and Sora actully looks *gasp* cool (Why couldn't Riku have got his Dark pic I'll never know)! Kratos' pic is too large and looks out of place, but Alucard looks badass. The last 3 are awesome.
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It looks like an extremely uglified version of snake.
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It's because he's gray isn't it?
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Snake always looks bad to me. it's just how he looks. I don't think the picture itself will influence anything.
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It looks like an extremely uglified version of snake.

You mean, like his Melting Snake MGS2 artwork? I think that looks worse than this.
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Snake and Manny both look good.
Vivi's just your average black mage, which is fine. Zelda...I don't know. It doesn't look bad, but it doesn't seal the deal like something more SSBM-ish might have.
I'm not thrilled with Kratos/Alucard...if Kratos had man-boobs, Alucard would totally be checking them out.
Sora looks fine
I still don't know jack about Agent.
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Booger Red? I'm not feelin' it.

I totally forgot about that. What in the world does it mean anyway? I did an image search and horses came up.

Crazy ol' JR.
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I agree with Sir Crono.

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That's by far the best picture Sora has ever gotten. All the others are fine, except solid's could have been better. He's still going to crush manny unfortunately ;(.
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Kratos looks like a WWE wrestler in his pic.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b12.jpg

I thought at least Agent 47 would get a similar pic as his profile pic, with the duel wielding guns. He looks better than Tanner in his pic, but he could have looked a lot better.

http://www.gametalkzone.de/bilder/news/speziell/Games_girli_hitman-pr.jpg

In fact he might as well have used that pic... it's not like he actually had a CHANCE to beat Sora...

And I've said before, Sora is looking less kiddie like and more FF protagonist like.
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I'm not seeing what's wrong with Snake either, honestly. It is definitely better than "melting Snake".

I'm seriously considering voting Agent 47 now. He got the pic advantage. (not that it's gonna help him)
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if you ask me it looks like Sora is about to crush Agent 47's skull in with his keyblade.


Kratos looks like a WWE wrestler in his pic.

lol, that's the exact same thought i had when i first saw that pic.

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I'm voting for agent 47. The hitman series are good games and he's going to be demolished by Sora anyways.
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Seriously, Hitman 2 was actually a fun game. Plus it had one of the best commericials ever.
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actually, now that i look at him more, Kratos looks an awful lot like the lead singer of Disturbed:

http://www.mtv.com/shared/media/news/images/d/Disturbed/sq-david-draiman-stupify-holler-gian.jpg

Kratos will get the metal-head vote!!

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Does Ceej has something against Snake?
He got more ugly pics than decent ones...

Kratos is a bit overly zoomed in.

The rest looks quite good.

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As if listening to you people complain about him using the wrong pic wasn't bad enough now I have to listen to you complain about him using a "bad" pic. Would you all be so kind as to shut the hell up already?
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I'm telling you even with the worst pics, a highly known character will not lose/gain more then 1%
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That Snake picture looks better than most of the other ones he has had....
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Snake/Manny: I agree that although it is a bad Snake pic, Melting Snake would be worse. At least it's something different, and at least it won't really affect the match. Manny looks good.

Vivi/Zelda: Meh. Pretty boring. I would have preferred that Zelda get her SSBM art and Vivi get the fire pic for a facial round, but the Twilight Princess art definitely isn't bad.

Kratos/Alucard: Neither one really has a pic advantage, but both are good.

Sora/Agent 47: I never thought this would be the pic of the round. Sora actually doesn't look bad, and 47 has a damn fine suit. Great pic.
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lol, Agent 47 is in serious trouble if the most noticable thing about him is that he has on a nice suit... <_<
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As if listening to you people complain about him using the wrong pic wasn't bad enough now I have to listen to you complain about him using a "bad" pic. Would you all be so kind as to shut the hell up already?

Just so you know, it's none of your damn business.
So YOU can shut the hell up already.

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L. O. L.

That was about the stupidest thing anyone has done in awhile.
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Well seriously, Chichiri... it's called "Contest Stats and Discussion". I don't agree with how he said it, but I do agree with what his message.

You're telling people to shut the hell up about on topic posting...
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Chichiri is making me feel guilty just reading the topic ;_;
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I was polite the way I said it. I went out of my way and typed more than I needed to to be polite. He did not repond in kind. Also, feel free to not tell me the title of this topic since I've been involved with it since about part 3 or so. I know what it's for, and I also know when people are being idiots. Saying Solid Snake, one of the most well known characters in the contest, is going to be hurt by a clearly recognizable (and recent) picture of him is idiotic. I call idiots out. Period.
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I haven't seen anyone say 'oh, Snake's going to lose 5% with his pic." it's just ugly as sin.
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Well, people have been saying that Vivi is doomed based solely on the match picture, which is utterly ridiculous.
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anyone who says that wants Zelda to win. no one's being swayed by that picture.
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"I haven't seen anyone say 'oh, Snake's going to lose 5% with his pic.""

I hope no one is that stupid.

"it's just ugly as sin."

Pehaps you'v enever seen sin. that's about the second best pic Snake has gotten if you don't count NS pics. Let's be honest, Snake is an ugly guy so it doesn;t matter what picture he gets. No character has recieved more complaints about the pictures used, not even Kefka, and it's getting annoying. It does nothing to the contest, it's a non-factor, therefore it doesn't require discussion.
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I know what it's for, and I also know when people are being idiots. Saying Solid Snake, one of the most well known characters in the contest, is going to be hurt by a clearly recognizable (and recent) picture of him is idiotic. I call idiots out. Period.

Maybe you should check your reading comprehension skills then, no one mentioned about Snake about to get hurt by his picture.

I don't like his picture, and it's not the first time, so I decided to vent it.

If you have problems with it, then tough luck.

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From: transience | Posted: 7/26/2005 4:57:09 PM | Message Detail
Snake always looks bad to me. it's just how he looks. I don't think the picture itself will influence anything.

I couldn't agree with you more.

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Especially since he has a fine pic and her's is nothing special. They're, well, idiots. They may feel free to feel called out. I still think Vivi is going to narrowly lose, but the pic has nothing to do with it.
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How did I know you were going to bring up the "veteran status" card? Doesn't really matter to me... I'm also just calling it like it is.

Contrary to what you've apparently been mislead to think, saying "would you please all be so kind" before something does not automatically make it polite. You were being an ass, you really can't blame the guy for retaliating. Just ignore the excessive picture speculation... excessive speculation is what makes this damn topic... come on man.
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look, let's stop this and talk about what's important: spamming the topic with stupid sentences to try and get the 500th post.

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vivi > zelda
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Sigint: Uh, Snake... What are you doing?

Snake: I'm in a box.

Sigint: A cardboard box? Why are you...?

Snake: I dunno. I was just looking at it and I suddenly got this urge to get
inside. No, not just an urge - more than that. It was my destiny to be here;
in the box.

Sigint: Destiny...?

Snake: Yeah. And then when I put it on, I suddenly got this feeling of inner
peace. I can't put it into words. I feel... safe. Like this is where I was
meant to be. Like I'd found the key to true happiness.

Sigint: ...

Snake: Does any of that make sense?

Sigint: Not even a little.

Snake: You should come inside the box... Then you'll know what I mean.

Sigint: Man, I don't wanna know what you mean! Between you and Para-Medic, is
everyone but me that is hooked up with the Major strange!?

Snake: ...

Sigint: Yeah, well, anyway, I suppose even that dumbass box might make a
decent disguise if you wear it inside a building.

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