"As the award ceremony begins, the crowd can be heard whispering, 'Where is the champion? where is Ryu?' Where is Ryu as his admirers chant his name?

Already seeking the next challenge. Ceremony means nothing to him. The fight is all."

*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

Spring 2005 Extrapolated Standings:
http://sc2k5.com/drupal/node/27

All Time Extrapolated Standings:
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/alltimexsts.htm



*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 (Chance the number after "Season" to view other pages; there are three of them):
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringPreSeason1.htm

Spring 2004 Contest (Change the number after "Stats" to view other pages; there are eight of them):
http://sc2k4.com/archive/04SpringStats1.htm



*Match Pictures*

All the match pics, save for three from 2002:
http://www.sc2k5.com/gallery/index.php



*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/

A List of Acronyms, A Lesson on Percentages, and Some Odd Matches:
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/acronymspercentsanomalies.htm

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

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"Start wearing purple, for me now. All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish, i promise. It's just a matter of time..."

Like the moon over
the day, my genius and brawn
are lost on these fools.
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The King of all Cosmos' route to summer victory:
Round 1: (0) Voters

I have to make sure to swoop in next edition and steal this topic from under everyone's feet. >_>


~RPGGamer~

“I will never stop fighting…I must find true strength!”

HADOUKEN!
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Hope you do it successfully.
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Lonely Angel
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/973/rockwin026il.gif

"As the award ceremony begins, the crowd can be heard whispering, 'Where is the champion? where is Ryu?' Where is Ryu as his admirers chant his name?

Already seeking the next challenge. Ceremony means nothing to him. The fight is all."

You had to post that, huh? Now I'm not sure who I'll vote for. =P
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Board 8: Where people treat each other right.

if you prefer Bowser quotes, these are some of my favorites:

(Diary entry) "Day: 0/X Month: * Cloudy then Sunny.
"Today was great, diary! I used my Castle to lift up Princess Peach's Castle way up into the sky! Then I barged into Peach's Castle and beat up Mario! Yeah! Unbelievable I know! So fun! And there's more! After that, I kidnapped Princess Peach! I couldn't be happier, Diary! I hope she likes me..."

(Diary entry) "Day: X/X Month: * Sunny
"Well, the Koopa Bros. got beaten by Mario, dairy! He even set free the stupid Star Spirit I kept there. I'm so mad I can barely write! 'Ooh, I'm Mario, I'm so big and strong and good and helpful...' I hate him! But I'm not worried. There's no way Mario can save the Star Spirit being held in Dry Dry Ruins. To do that he'd have to solve the mystery of the sands and then find Dry Dry Ruins in Dry Dry Desert. How would he even know to go to the desert anyway? So I'm not worried at all. In fact, I'm so calm I'm gonna go to bed now."

and here, guess which one is Bowser and which one is Ryu:

#1)"True victory is to give all of yourself, without regret."

#2) "I know what you're thinking....all this power, AND looks, too!"

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"Start wearing purple, for me now. All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish, i promise. It's just a matter of time..."

Bah, Ryu's ending isn't even the real one which is more emotional.

*Maybe some spoilers*

http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/b/ssf2tgui.htm
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Lonely Angel
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/973/rockwin026il.gif

Bowser's such a pimp.

I didn't think SFII had an official winner. Urien seems to imply that Chun-Li won though.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

The first quote is Bowser, definitely.


~RPGGamer~

Guile makes more sense, Chun-Li is still working for Interpol and if you beat Bison with her you get to choose her going back to normal girl life. Guile however gets justice.
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Lonely Angel
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/973/rockwin026il.gif

I thought Guile defeated Bison (before the Akuma run-in) and Chun Li took down Shadoloo.

Nice SF quote I must admit..
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Cloud: As long as you exist, I can't wake from this nightmare. You are my darkness. Sephiroth: If that's so, I shall draw you into the darkness...

Yeah that may be possible, but Capcom's too delirious these days to even care.
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Lonely Angel
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/973/rockwin026il.gif

see? that's why i absolutely love both Bowser and Ryu. Ryu is the definition of an honorable fighter who deserves respect while Bowser is an undeniable pimp who offers great comic relief.

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"Start wearing purple, for me now. All your sanity and wits, they will all vanish, i promise. It's just a matter of time..."

And Terry's a mix of them both. He's got honor but doesn't need respect cause he already has it. Plus he's still pimping on girls even at age 35 and his Engrish is tops.
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Lonely Angel
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/973/rockwin026il.gif

Hopefully this match will now put the final nails into the coffin of those "the Spring contest had different voting patterns because it was a Villains contest" theories. It should be clear now that voting during the Villains contest was pretty normal.
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www.SC2K5.com
www.sc2k5.com/gallery

Like 99% of the voters could give a damn if it was a character or villian contest.
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BertTheOne | Can't hurt this Bert
Never eat a stoner. We have powers you havent even seen!

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Bowser told Ryu he was his number one fan and tricked him into throwing the match. Ryu just couldn't get it done versus Koopa in a sailor suit.

anyone think CATS can win a match next year? he's definetely strarting to get stronger
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

He'll always be given the lowest seed and thus suffers against the higher-echelon contest powerhouses (and also Master Chief).

CATS won't ever win a match. Because he will always be a bottom seed he'll always be up against characters he can't beat. So tragic.
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Kirby 3:16
4th/125 in the Guru Standings. I rock!

In AD 2006...

1) Gordon Freeman
8) CATS

BOOK- screw it, I'm going to bed.
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The King of all Cosmos' route to summer victory:
Round 1: (0) Voters

From: Mister Mario | Posted: 8/27/2005 10:24:54 AM | #483
All Blacks just beat the Springboks, 31-27.

Woot, ABs. Woot. I wonder how many rugby fans there are here? I wager not many.

Yep. I bought the DVD of the 2003 final :-)

Damn, Ryu's... wait, Simon Jones is on a hat-trick, back in five minutes.
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Jon Thomson - MARIO, Samus, SOLID SNAKE, Bowser, CRONO, Squall, Sonic, MEGA MAN

D'oh, Lee kept it out.

Anyway, Ryu's rather disappointing here for those who wanted a close match. Still, at least it keeps the bracket alive and doesn't cost me six, and a highish oracle pick should be OK.
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Jon Thomson - MARIO, Samus, SOLID SNAKE, Bowser, CRONO, Squall, Sonic, MEGA MAN

This opens up a possibility, however, that Bowser is quite a bit above his 2k3 level. That'd say only good things about Chun-li and my bracket pick of Bowser over Snake, so I like it. I like it a lot. I mean really, there's not a damn reason for Ryu to have gotten weaker, right?

Oh, and I'm still thinking 70-75% prediction is still way too high for Bowser here, I'd go with 60ish.
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First you make a circle, then you dot the eyes, add a great big smile and presto, it's Kirby!

Yep. I bought the DVD of the 2003 final :-)

:D
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Mario is Winnar
Next victim: Master Zero

This is rather harsh, though. I mean, it can't be me, right, that's seeing this and thinking "Bowser > Sonic?". I'd not be opposed, really, but he's got room to gain in the day and if he takes Ryu below the 42.91% mark this is indeed a bigger beaitng than Mario is expected to give Ryu. According to the SpC2k5 results this should end at a 46-54. Bowser is smashing face, handily... and even if I believe that Ryu dropped some this is still beyond the expectations 2k3 Bowser had set. Please, dear god, I hope the casuals didn't see it coming.
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First you make a circle, then you dot the eyes, add a great big smile and presto, it's Kirby!

The casuals have seen this coming. They've been overestimating the villian contest to hell. I wouldn't be shocked if Bowser had over 60% to win the division.
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BertTheOne | Can't hurt this Bert
Never eat a stoner. We have powers you havent even seen!

by the way. don't most bracket casuals huh bracket vote?
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

49 ThePinkFloyd 43 Leon Kennedy

*does a spittake*

Even still this far into the contest?!
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[Player] A bunch of JP just trained me!
[GM] Well you're still here, so they obviously didn't do it right. LBSJ

That's not hurt 'em much so far. Ganondorf lost the tip of his boot somewhere inside the Final Fantasy X franchise, and Bowser is putting the screws to Streetfighter.

Kefka did play a hand in mucking up A LOT of brackets, though. Still can't believe that percentage vs. Vercetti, on top of Gordon Freeman ftw.

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I don't think it's fair to say they are overrating the SpC2k5 after seeing both ganon and Bowser in action here. They look legit, and at least Bowser doesn't make Sephiroth look any weaker than he was in 2k4.

If Ryu is constant from 2k4 then Bowser = 36.63 RIGHT NOW. Before the day vote. That right about in the middle of Mario and Sonic. Now, if Ryu is constant and this Bowser were to be correct for the spring contest that'd put Speh around 45.28 on the old BL. I like that :)

If Auron is constant from 2k4 (and assuming no SFF from Sephiroth) then Ganon is 31.99%. If we hold this true then of course Speh = 38.24 :(

Baseless Assumpiton: Ganon badly overperformed as he was the "last hope" and Bowser performed according to his actual strength.

Oh, and... cause it's cool... If this current % = Bowser's true strength (and Ryu is constant, natch) then Chun-li is at 24.98, approximately equal to Diablo, and she'd beat Bison by more than 5% without SFF and would in fact be the second strongest street fighter. Oh yeah, I like it a lot.
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First you make a circle, then you dot the eyes, add a great big smile and presto, it's Kirby!

In response to the quotes way up there^^^
#1 is defitieyly Ryu. Bowser would NEVER say anything classy like that. And I believe #2 was a Bowser quote in Paper Mario Thousand Year Door.

I think so far the vilians contest has proved to be pretty acurate. Bowser and Gannondorf are both in the Sweet 16. Diablo won. Kefka was upset in a vatch that was very "close" to say the least. Ocelot underpreformed. They weren't perfect, but they are more than useless to say the least.


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Yoshi > most. Toad > All. MK64 rocks.
A lot of teens have done drugs. If you haven't, put this in your sig.

Actually, Ocelot probably didn't underperform, Pac-Man was just under-rated.

This match sucks and is now about how Bowser is going to do as good as Snake against Ryu...
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"You can't have gone over a kilometer up. 1500 meters, tops." -Samus Aran
"I'll express my love to you slowly, later." -Setzer Gabbiani

Ganondorf and Bowser have performed almost directly in proportion to to each other like they did in proportion to each other in the villain contest. If you use 2003 Ryu and RPGuy's Auron anyway.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

"As the award ceremony begins, the crowd can be heard whispering, 'Where is the champion? where is Ryu?' Where is Ryu as his admirers chant his name?

In intensive care after Bowser threw Mario at him.

Oh, and... cause it's cool... If this current % = Bowser's true strength (and Ryu is constant, natch) then Chun-li is at 24.98, approximately equal to Diablo, and she'd beat Bison by more than 5% without SFF and would in fact be the second strongest street fighter. Oh yeah, I like it a lot.

Even though I like Bowser, this is the only thing I'm liking about this match right now. Chun-Li is definately looking better the way this match is going.

Just to pull out some comparisons between SFs common opponents for kicks.

vs Samus: Ken - 34.69%, Ryu - 42.15% Difference: 7.46
vs Sonic: Ken(2k3) - 31.09% , Ryu(2k4) - 44.46% Difference: 13.37
vs Bowser: Chun-Li - 34.10%, Ryu(currently) - 43.27% Difference: 9.17

Damn, Bowser is getting over 60% of the votes now...

Total Slaughter. Total Slaughter. Bowser won't leave, a single man alive.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

The Piranha Plant... in the languages of flowers, means "decimation".

GWA HO HO.

Ganondorf-Zero, who would you take, and with what percentage?
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Jon Thomson - MARIO, Samus, SOLID SNAKE, Bowser, CRONO, Squall, Sonic, MEGA MAN

Ganondorf. He beat the man that outperformed Zero against Scorpion with 55%!
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

Ganondorf, don't know about the percentage, but he'd win comfortably.

Oh, and I'd give him 54%.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise