Heh. Squall would need 20 votes per update to win this one now.

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"The gate of tomorrow is not the light of heaven, but the darkness in the depths of the Earth."
-- Vincent Valentine

"Yeah, the same Luigi that Squall got 60% on in 2003."

I disagree. I don't think it is the same Luigi. They rebuilt him... faster, stronger, better.
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I once made a sig bet with TRE that Ganon wasn't actually over 31 on BL. The jury's still out on the pigman, but props to TRE 'cause I'm a believer again.

I think he's going for 900.
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

Vincent pushing for 900 here...
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Vincent WILL break 60% on Dante.
(Place Holder for sig bet with YoYoChamp made 3/24/05)

I've called it before he even broke 400.

And then recanted it when it looked like Squall could make the comeback.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

XD Tifa
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

I'll be voting for Tifa, but I personally hope Sonic impresses big time.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Devil Division Final: (5)Vincent Valentine

And then recanted it when it looked like Squall could make the comeback.

That was the part of me that wanted a close match.
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

Tifa over Sonic !!


<.<

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"The gate of tomorrow is not the light of heaven, but the darkness in the depths of the Earth."
-- Vincent Valentine

"No seriously, after one match, Xst fanboys spearheaded a movement that got everyone thinking that Tifa could win this match."

Oh, and this is a fallacy. I've been talking up the stats more than anyone else this contest, expecially since Kirby beat Tidus, and I'm pretty sure I never called Tifa > Sonic. Really, haters always come up with the worst side of things they can and ignore that it might not even be the consensus. Same with the Vincent haters. I'm sick and tired of haters.
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I once made a sig bet with TRE that Ganon wasn't actually over 31 on BL. The jury's still out on the pigman, but props to TRE 'cause I'm a believer again.

Over 900.
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

Over 900 for Vincent.

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"The gate of tomorrow is not the light of heaven, but the darkness in the depths of the Earth."
-- Vincent Valentine

Looks like Squall really has given up the ghost. Vincent > 900.
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Vincent WILL break 60% on Dante.
(Place Holder for sig bet with YoYoChamp made 3/24/05)

This continues to hurt.


KB

I'm going out tonight, and when I get back around 3:00ish, I am going to pray for the impossible to have happened.
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For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener

Under 900.
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

*pats Kyle on the back*

If not for the fact that I've tossed back a couple I might be gloating, but... It was a good match, and Squall by no means looks like a chump. Just be happy that he didn't didn't roll over and die and that he didn't lose to a bad character (even if Vincent is by no means a favorite fo yours).
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I once made a sig bet with TRE that Ganon wasn't actually over 31 on BL. The jury's still out on the pigman, but props to TRE 'cause I'm a believer again.

Nope, 10 votes back down. XD
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Vincent WILL break 60% on Dante.
(Place Holder for sig bet with YoYoChamp made 3/24/05)

300 votes an hour?


KB

Wow, I'm amazed anyone picked Tifa to win tomorrow's match.

Sonic with 55%
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I'd loke to see Tifa come as close to Sonic as possible while not winning, as the stronger Luigi is the happier I am, but I think she'll struggle to break 45%. Sonic looks to be stronger than in years past, and Luigi probably isn't too far above 30%BL, if at all. After Crono and Mega Man have both let us down (well, Mega Man can still redeem himself), the pressure is on Sonic to keep impressing and make us completely forget about Jin.
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"It shall be engraved upon your soul! Divine Assault: Nibelung Valesti!" ~ Lenneth Valkyrie

ohh I like Vincent a lot.

I love FF7. Just not as much as I love 8.

I just hate that Squall now has a loss outside the noble nine. He has now lost a close match, and missed an opportunity to win a division.



KB

I find the analysis crew underestimating Sonic here. Despite what Aeris did, Sonic should easily clear 55% on her.
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17 have challenged Nintendo in the handheld market, 17 have failed. (see quote for list)

I have a question: if Aeris is so great, why isn't she in the contest?

*FF7 spoiler*
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Creator, owner, and operator of MPE

So what's the list of characters who have only lost to members of the Noble Nine down to?
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"Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." ~ Isaac Asimov

In every contest? Because AiAi would be on that list... <_<
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

The Nine and Bowser. That's all I know. >_>


~RPGGamer~

Gannondorf, Yuri Hyuga,

Ok, so Ganon is the only one I know that is real.
Bowser?

KB

Im sure everyone already knew the FF7 spoiler the last time she was in the contest....

What is the list of characters that have NEVER been defeated? eh?

Sorry, that should be, 'in any contest'. If we're talking about characters that have been in since 2002...

...no one?
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

Because in years since Aeris has lost stock with nominators. Strength =/= nominations, really. I mean, look at the difference between Vincent and Kerrigan. She out ranked him when I can't see him getting less than a 3 seed if ordered by strength (and probably deserves a 2 seed for strength and a 1 seed for this division) while she doesn't deserve better than an 8 seed. Sometimes the strongest characters get left in the dust because of fanatasim.
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I once made a sig bet with TRE that Ganon wasn't actually over 31 on BL. The jury's still out on the pigman, but props to TRE 'cause I'm a believer again.

Yeah, for three contests it'll be no one, unless Squall can make the miracle comeback. He was the last one.

Ryu was our mainstay, but Bowser made short work of him.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

I think he means characters that have won matches and haven't lost to anyone outside the N9... he's probably also looking for characters that have been in more than 1 contest. In otherwords he wants to know which near elites haven't lost to other near elites.
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I once made a sig bet with TRE that Ganon wasn't actually over 31 on BL. The jury's still out on the pigman, but props to TRE 'cause I'm a believer again.

Oh, well that's simpler...

Aeris, Zero, Bowser, Ganondorf, Zelda. That's all off the top of my head.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

Oh, and notables are Ryu, Squall, and Knuckles, who hadn't lost to an outsider until this year.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

Oh, and Ganondorf isn't there. I'm dumb.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

Ganondorf was beaten by Magus.
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Uh oh, they started moving their legs back and forth while standing in place. You're about to fight aren't you? - My friend watching me play FFT

WELL FINE THEN
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Uh oh, they started moving their legs back and forth while standing in place. You're about to fight aren't you? - My friend watching me play FFT

It's booties for breakfast...
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I once made a sig bet with TRE that Ganon wasn't actually over 31 on BL. The jury's still out on the pigman, but props to TRE 'cause I'm a believer again.

The two biggest mainstays will likely be Zero and Bowser, who have participated continously since 2003 and still only lost to NNers.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

Zero will probably lose to someone outside the group eventually. He's certainly not so far above them that he couldn't.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Devil Division Final: (5)Vincent Valentine

Well, yeah, (I'm thinking Ganondorf would likely break Zero at this point), I'm just talking in terms of legacy.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

Heh, I'm not sure Zero could down Kirby at this point...
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Devil Division Final: (5)Vincent Valentine

It would have been absolute devastation if we'd seen some of the matchups that we could concoct now based on the Nintendo increase. I mean, just think about matches like:

Auron v. Yoshi
Kirby v. Zero
Luigi v. Ryu
Tidus v. Donkey Kong

Bracket annhilation.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

Would it be possible for a widespread Ninty increase to benefit Sonic and Knuckles?

~*ST*~
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
Currently Playing: Fire Emblem 8, WC3: Frozen Throne, Advance Wars

Sonic and Knuckles are like stepchildren of Nintendo now at this point. It's not that farfetched.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

Auron and Tidus would both win, so those wouldn't be bracket busters, I don't think.

And I really wouldn't be surprised if Sonic has gone up. It certainly looks like Knux has.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Devil Division Final: (5)Vincent Valentine

I'm not saying they would all happen for sure, but IMO all the Ninty characters have a shot at downing that opposition.
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Only the Snake is the true hero. Solid Snake to the Final Four!

Nah, I don't think Yoshi could beat Auron. It puts him too close to Bowser.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Devil Division Final: (5)Vincent Valentine