I agree with you, except that it's a lot easier to find CT (whether via emulation or via FFC) that it is SOTN. Crono is constantly making new fans, while Alucard's fanbase is pretty stagnant.
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Sora's percentage in the last hour: 58.57%

Sora is consistently pulling over 58% right now. Impressive.
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

Sure, Alucard may be falling a bit, but he is still pretty strong, and at least he won a match this year, unlike in 2k4. He should continue to at least make it into the contest, and should be able to win some more first round matches as well.

And dang, Alucard is a Night wolf, and Sora just beats him down with sunshine.... and a simple and clean heart....
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Crono is constantly making new fans, while Alucard's fanbase is pretty stagnant.

A stagnant fanbase is all a char needs to remain relatively constant.

New gamers will arrive causing Alucard's overall popularity to decrease, but that one is a very slow process.

And it's a process that every other char experienced as well, barring something new coming their way.

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I'd call SotN an Action RPG. Platformer is hardly a befiting genre.
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I'm not talking about a big drop, just a 1-2% drop off BL. Alucard won't ever be fodder.
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I'm doubtful he'd even be down that much, especially since that'd imply that Sora hasn't moved since last year.
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Now Link, fill up your hearts
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At the rate Sora's going, he'll reach 57%.

Sora = Ganondorf?
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Summer 2005 Contest - 38/42 points
Current Match Prediction: Alucard vs. Sora

he won't reach 57. 56 should be as good as he can do.

that brings up a scary idea, though.. Sora = Ganon? a number of people would take Ganon over Snake.
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I think Snake wouldn't have too much trouble disposing of Ganondorf after the way he beat Zelda yesterday.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 38/42 points
Current Match Prediction: Alucard vs. Sora

And the wheels are beginning to turn a bit for the Sora>Snake result. Sure, my bracket will crash and burn, but I will take solace in knowing I have been calling it since lockdown.

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I think Sora would have a chance at beating Snake if, and only if, Snake gets Solid **** next round.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 38/42 points
Current Match Prediction: Alucard vs. Sora

I'd expect Snake to win comfortably no matter what picture he got.. but if Sora does indeed win, everyone should be bowing at the feet of Tnote for the day.
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Sora is indeed making Ganondorf's performance last year look bad. However, he still might have increased since last year.

However, it is rather strange that Zelda looked like she increased in round 1, and now it looks like she hasn't. What does that mean for Ganondorf, I wonder? Heh, if he performs like he should have based on Alucard, everyone's going to be saying Samus SFF'd him.
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

"He" in that second sentence being Ganondorf.
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

I still think the Villains Contest is not that credible. Bowser will be exposing those stats when he loses on Saturday.
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Summer 2005 Contest - 38/42 points
Current Match Prediction: Alucard vs. Sora

However, it is rather strange that Zelda looked like she increased in round 1, and now it looks like she hasn't.

Pic factor. No really, I think made a significant difference.
I find it hard to believe that over 35% of people who know neither characters would vote for Young Zelda over Eyeless Snake.
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and if he overperforms, it's rSFF, of course.

fourpack of fun:

Sora
Zelda

Ganon
Vincent

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Ganondorf > Zelda
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Summer 2005 Contest - 38/42 points
Current Match Prediction: Alucard vs. Sora

I find it hard to believe that you're arguing that Snake's picture actually HELPED him. Honestly, people recognize young Zelda. They'll vote for her if they liked her. Too much emphasis on the picture here, folks.
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

Sora>Snake is definitely a possibility, especially since the x-stats can't be trusted on a match projected to be this close... but after he beat Zelda by a decent margin (still, though, not by much... it was 54-46, that's worse that a N9 guy should be at) I won't call the upset so easily this time.

I do think Sora will be closer than Zelda was, though.

Though Sora would kind of screw up our whole Noble Nine thing, because he's lost a match to Aeris before.
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I was wondering who the first person to say "Well... looks like Snake's pic helped after all!" would be. It's partystar, then?
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Partystar will argue anything to make his characters look stronger.

I'll go.. Zelda > Ganon, I guess.
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I find it hard to believe that you're arguing that Snake's picture actually HELPED him. Honestly, people recognize young Zelda. They'll vote for her if they liked her. Too much emphasis on the picture here, folks.

But how many people actually liked Zelda in OoT? And how many people have really played OoT? If I was a random kid -okay, well I would vote for Zelda, of course- but most others would vote for a cool looking dude than a 5 year old princess. Snake looked cool, regardless of recognition. I think there's more casual voters than we think.
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And how many people have really played OoT?

are you serious?
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I wonder if Sora will end up being the first character we've really seen emerge to an elite level over the course of many games... especially after KHII.

Perhaps all bets are off with him, statwise.
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But how many people actually liked Zelda in OoT? And how many people have really played OoT?

...I can't believe you just asked that.
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It's just not the same without this name.
Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

"fourpack of fun:

Sora
Zelda

Ganon
Vincent"

Yes, any four-pack where Vincent crushes all the puny oppossition is indeed a four-pack of fun.
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As much as I'd like to see it, I don't see Sora over Snake happening, but, I think he can do better than Zelda. Maybe next year, though. ^_-
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But how many people actually liked Zelda in OoT? And how many people have really played OoT?

You'll have to forgive me if I never respect anything you say ever again.
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MasterMage119

Oh...I guess I'm wrong then. I just thought there were a lot of people that think "PlayStation is much cooler, N64 sucks, just like Nintendo."
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Oh...I guess I'm wrong then. I just thought there were a lot of people that think "PlayStation is much cooler, N64 sucks, just like Nintendo."

That wasn't the feeling until Gamecube came out. Nintendo 64 is actually still quite well-liked, even by more casual people.
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MasterMage119

Vincent > Sora, though I'd take the winner of Ganon/Vincent to take the pack.


And how many people have really played OoT?

If other people wouldn't have quoted him, I would have missed that sentence...but that's gold.
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I always thought the "kiddie" thing began with the 64, or perhaps more accurately, Pokemon. people still love Zelda, though.
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And about tomorrow:

Tidus with 56%. Magazine it!
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Summer 2005 Contest - 38/42 points
Current Match Prediction: Alucard vs. Sora

I think the kiddy thing began with Playstation, though Pokemon very well could have sealed the deal on it.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Sorry. ._.
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I think the kiddy thing began with Playstation, though Pokemon very well could have sealed the deal on it.

I did too, but then I discovered that a lot of people who now worship XBox and PS2, actually enjoyed their N64s. They won't go near a Gamecube though. But they liked games such as Turok.
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MasterMage119

I just thought there were a lot of people that think "PlayStation is much cooler, N64 sucks, just like Nintendo."

Yeah, which is why Ocarina of Time is the only game capable of breaking 45% on FFVII, huh?
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Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

But a lot of new generation gamers haven't played OoT or FF7. And those people have played SSBM and recognize the Zelda there.
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

But a lot of new generation gamers haven't played OoT or FF7

Of course. No game has a 100% play rate. But still, it's HIGHLY irrelevant to make such an argument when they're by far the two most popular games on this site.
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Faithful supporter of Squall Leonhart in SC2K5

Besides, between Z:CE and coming with LoZ:WW pre-orders (which, at the time, set pre-sales records), there's still been plenty of new-generation gamers who have played it.
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Hillary Clinton: We need to treat violent video games the way we treat tobacco or alcohol.
Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

Yeah,I guess. Zelda definitely wouldn't have won. I just thought she'd be more likeable with her SSBM pic, that's all.
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

I'm sure an OoT picture would help a lot more than an SSB pic.
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with a name like Zelda, pictures should be absolutely minimal unless it's painfully ugly. I didn't like that picture of hers, but I don't think it really would have changed the end result.
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*shrugs*

I didn't even like how she looked in SSBM, so I probably couldn't judge.
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Sora's percentage the last half an hour: 59.16%.

this is damn impressive.
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But how many people actually liked Zelda in OoT? And how many people have really played OoT?

How many people played Ocarina of Time? Somewhere in the neighboorhood of 7 million people across the world. In the US, that number is somwhere around 3.5 million. So more than enough. Bad question to ask.

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To the man whose spirit was so free it was bothersome... Kurosaki Ichigo, my sword has been broken by your freedom of spirit.

Ha, that OoT quote just made my evening.

And funny to see Alucard is still bombing, even now during the evening/night vote.
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SC2K5: Samus is going all the way!
Alucard vs. Sora - Bracket: Sora - Vote: Sora (38/42)

Sora is just hammering Alucard now. And remember: I am only calling Sora>Snake if, AND ONLY IF, it is sprites, and Snake gets his picture from last year. If they met with undersnaker pic vs. smiling sora, Snake probably wins 52-48. Yeah, Snake's horrific picture could cost him a couple thousand votes.

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RIP: Tnote827 - 4/4/2005
SC2k5 - 39/42 (Kefka, Magus, Ocelot)