Match 16: (2) Ryu Hoshi vs. (7) Rikku

Past Performances:

Ryu Hoshi

Summer 2002
Beat CATS, 80.79% - 19.21%
Lost to Samus Aran, 42.15% - 57.85%
Ranked: 10th

Summer 2003
Beat Duke Nukem, 69.92% - 30.08%
Beat Dante Sparda, 54.01% - 45.99%
Lost to Solid Snake, 42.74% - 57.26%
Ranked: 18th

Summer 2004
Beat KOS-MOS, 62.13% - 37.87%
Lost to Sonic the Hedgehog, 44.46% - 55.54%
Ranked: 9th

Spring 2005
Did not attend
Ranked: N/A

Rikku

Summer 2002
Did not attend
Ranked: N/A

Summer 2003
Did not attend
Ranked: N/A

Summer 2004
Did not attend
Ranked: N/A

Spring 2005
Did not attend
Ranked: N/A

Analysis:

And we have Ryu; the third character able to take this division will be closing it for round 1. Rikku is the fourth character from Final Fantasy X to make it into this contest this year. She is also from Final Fantasy X2 and like Yuna, she will be taking a first round defeat by the hands of a much stronger opponent, but will she leave a big enough mark to make it back next year?

Well I see Rikku not too far off of Yuna since they were both in the same games, but Yuna will still be stronger. Also we know Yuna gain a boost from her match against Ganondorf from FFX2. This doesn’t show how strong Rikku is, but it does show us that she too can do well in this contest. If she had a better draw she may have kept this match close.

Ryu has gotten nothing notable this past year. Ryu is the strongest Street Fighter character in this contest and by using the adjusted (and unadjusted) stats for 2k4, Ryu is the strongest in this division, but that doesn’t make him the favorite. We have Bowser’s VC’s numbers and we also have Tidus’ weird performance against Mega Man in 2k4 and even then Ryu is destining to beat Bowser 52/48. Out of all the characters in this division, Ryu will most likely be the most constant.

There’s really isn’t much to talk about this match now is there? Nothing has really happened to Ryu and Rikku is too new to give a long speech about, but she will be the weakest FFX character to have been in this contest. So we can have a doubling by Ryu or he can struggle to break 60% tomorrow. Also don’t forget nighttime it when Street Fighter is the strongest so we’re going to start off the match with Ryu overperforming then he’ll be brought down to Earth.

charmander6000’s Bracket: Ryu Hoshi over Rikku

charmander6000’s Prediction: Ryu wins, 63.45% - 36.55%

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KOS-MOS > Rikku? I think not.
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in all likelyhood, Rikku will get one of these two pics:


http://www.ffcompendium.com/chara/x2-rikku-a.jpg

http://eyesonff.com/ff10/images/n-rikku.jpg

and then Ryu will get this pic:

http://www.toymania.com/columns/spotlight/images/sotasf1ryu8.jpg


>_>

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I think Rikku could possible be > or = Yuna in strength.

Yes, Yuna was more prominant, but Yuna was also more "bleh" in FFX in terms of accruing the feat of being someone's favorite character.
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Of course. According to poll 841, Rikku is the second most popular FFX character. And don't tell me that counts for nothing. It means something. If anything, that Rikku will not be weaker than KOS-MOS.
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Hoshi? Wasn't that from the Alpha movie, and wasn't that entire thing a trap?
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From: AmazingKirby | Posted: 8/2/2005 10:26:25 PM | #105
Of course. According to poll 841, Rikku is the second most popular FFX character. And don't tell me that counts for nothing. It means something. If anything, that Rikku will not be weaker than KOS-MOS.

YOSHI IS AN UNBEATABLE MONSTER!!!
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From: AmazingKirby | Posted: 8/2/2005 7:26:25 PM | Message Detail
Of course. According to poll 841, Rikku is the second most popular FFX character. And don't tell me that counts for nothing. It means something. If anything, that Rikku will not be weaker than KOS-MOS.

So? According to one of those polls, Luigi and Yoshi are more popular than Mario. And we all know how they do in relation to Mario.
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I SAID SOMETHING, GOD DAMNIT!
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

Seriously, you act as if you haven't told people that every time they mention one of those polls.
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heh, that was simultaneously shot down in not one, but TWO time zones.

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You said something that made no sense. Knuckles wins in a series poll, but in a contest, watch him burn against the hedgehogs. Bison gets no votes whatsoever in a favorite SF character poll, yet in a contest environment he beats them all but Ryu. Kuja murders Sin, Squall creams Tidus...
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Yay, same time post! >_>
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Match 16: (2) Ryu Hoshi

Please do not use that awful last name made up by the live action movie. Ryu does not have a last name. The only reason Ken even has one is so Mattel wouldn't sue them when they released the SFII action figures.

What's up with these people saying Akuma wouldn't be as popular because he wasn't around during the series's prime? Was Shadow around during the prime of Sonic's series? He's the kind of guy that the casuals love, and he has been well-traveled, despite not being around until SSFIIT. The series did not die then, you know. There are plenty of people who are familiar with who Akuma is. If he was weaker than Bison, it wouldn't be due to lack of recognizability, I can guarantee that.
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I SAID SOMETHING

The only problem is that you're wrong. It means nothing. Cecil finished third behind the obvious no-brainer top two FF protagonists, and look what that did for him.
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Round 1: (7) Geno

You said something that made no sense. Knuckles wins in a series poll, but in a contest, watch him burn against the hedgehogs. Bison gets no votes whatsoever in a favorite SF character poll, yet in a contest environment he beats them all but Ryu. Kuja murders Sin, Squall creams Tidus...

!!! !!! !!!
Your point? You act as if its against to law to bring up those polls. Maybe...the FFX one will be RIGHT! It predicted Auron > Tidus > Yuna.
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

Not to mention how outdated those polls are.

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God, forget I said anything. -_-
I never said the polls were true fact, and that Rikku will be stronger than Tidus. I was just making a biased, uneducated guess, that Rikku would be stronger than KOS-MOS.
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

No, you just have an unhealthy hard-on for FF10.
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Auron > Tidus > Yuna

Auron over Tidus is still questionable at best. Predicting Tidus over Yuna isn't anything special.
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At least I don't ban innocent people from my contests. -_-
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Auron > Tidus

We don't know about that yet.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 12/14 points
Current Match Prediction: Bowser vs. Chun-Li

I said it predicted Auron > Tidus. Not me. -_-
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

Speaking of Yoshi...

*checks bracket*

****, why do I have Ocelot beating Yoshi in round 2?!?
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[Player] A bunch of JP just trained me!
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lol, people a little defensive of Ryu?

Stop going crazy on Kirby because he's trying to defend Rikku from his point of view, it's really immature.
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"I'm putting them out of there misery! See? I'm the good guy now! Perspectives are so easy to change." - Raedryn

Yah, yah, yah I know his last name isn't Hoshi. I just like it when people go crazy everytime I use it for an analysis.
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I've been Pwned by KoaC. He really is the king of all cosmos.

YOSHI IS AN UNBEATABLE MONSTER!!!

damn straight. Just wait till Megaman has a pathetic showing at the hands of the greatest dino ever.
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In honor of Thunder Thighs avoiding the doubling...

*pops in SF, starring JCVD, Raul Julia & Kylie Minogue*

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*sighs*
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I think she can break 34% when this is all done.
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If Chun-Li can get close to 34%, she'll be stronger than Bison.
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Round 1: (7) Geno

So, how are Tidus' chances at winning the division? I'm saying this because that's what my bracket says and I'm pretty nervous now.
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Right now I'm a little nervous about Tidus>Kirby. Take that as you will.
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So, how are Tidus' chances at winning the division?

Same as before. These four first round matches don't tell us very much because they all involve a contest newbie.
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

Which makes me feel a little better about her. I wouldn't feel comfortable with Chun Li being less popular than Bison. She has just as much cross-over appeal if not more than Bison.

Although with Chun Li, Bison, and Ken appearing to all be similar in strength, it may be a case of the Street Fighter fanbase franchise voting for everyone in the series, and due to Ryu being more popular among the non-hardcore fans.
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So, how are Tidus' chances at winning the division? I'm saying this because that's what my bracket says and I'm pretty nervous now.

All 4 characters faced new characters, so we really won't know until after round 2. If Tidus puts up Squall-like numbers against Kirby next round then I think he has a great chance.
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I've been Pwned by KoaC. He really is the king of all cosmos.

Although with Chun Li, Bison, and Ken appearing to all be similar in strength, it may be a case of the Street Fighter fanbase franchise voting for everyone in the series, and due to Ryu being more popular among the non-hardcore fans.

I'm thinking that too: Ryu I would expect to be leagues above the rest due to everyone knowing who he is.
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Today's subliminal thought is:

So, how are Tidus' chances at winning the division?

Heh, tomorrow, I'll be asking the same question about Ryu.

It's basically what TRE said. These matches all involve new characters, so it's hard to say.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 13/15 points
Current Match Prediction: Ryu (Street Fighter) vs. Rikku

Ryu is THE fighting game character. He's easy to use, and he has a lot of cool moves, not to mention looking very cool as well. He seems to represent fighters in general.
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Round 1: (7) Geno

http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/sum05/b16.jpg

Pretty much what I expected for both.
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Round 1: (7) Geno

Rikku wins.
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

Look at the bare midriff on the Al Bhed hottie. Good God, Rikku for the Win!

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Wasn't that the one picture you said you didn't want Rikku to get, partystar?
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Round 1: (7) Geno

Yeah, but I thought it was worse than it really is. Granted, any Rikku picture against Ryu = Rikku wins. Except Amano Rikku. Ugh.
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

Any picture of Rikku against Ryu means she loses regardless. Amano art means she loses even worse.
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Round 1: (7) Geno

Wow, I've been gone all day, and Chun managed to cut Bowser down a whole percent since I was here last. Nice, and slightly surprising.

Expected Rikku pic, and Ryu looks nice. Good job!
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Heh, it looks like Ryu's bragging about how he beat somebody up... and Rikku is clearly impressed.
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If Chun-Li can get close to 34%, she'll be stronger than Bison.

That's good to know, it's distrubing enough that Bison is ahead of Ken. BTW, that Ryu pic is from the first SF3 game right?

I think this is probably the best picture all contest. Both characters look great. Rikku looks a lot better than she does in game which almost isn't fair, but Ryu is just so darn recognizable.
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