Heh heh, I just realized that if Crono is worth 45% on Mario, Vincent will outrank Samus, too.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

EVERYONE other than Mario will end up lower than Snake if Mega Man makes the finals. BOOK IT.
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For the first time ever, Solid Snake has made the Final Four! Believe it.

I hate to say it but the only way sonic will end up above mario in the un-adjusted stats is if mario wins teh main bracket and beats sephiroth whlie link beats clould. Then I could see SFF pushing mario down, but mario is clearly stronger than sonic this year.
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"The Lotus in Konoha blooms twice..." Rock Lee

Mario is sucking big time here. He's only a few points above Bowser!

All Mario has done this contest is SFF 3 characters and expose one who was obviously ovrrated to begin with.

This is his first genuine performance and he's ******* it up. I see no reason anymore to justify a Mario increase.

And Crono has been LOL weak so far.


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^ Smurf, The cream of Sonic fanboyism.

Vincent is strong.
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BLAAHAHEHAHRHAJHEKLAKHHEWUHG!!!!!~!!1?? -Tombs
LOL more like Samus ArOWNED

Bowser had, oh what, 46% at this time? Give Mario some time. He can easily hit 57-58% before it's all said and done. For Mario to stay the same, he needs something like 53% on Snake, and he's already well over that.
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

but mario is clearly stronger than sonic this year.

Why? Because he can SFF his own kind? Or that he's scoring less the Mega aganist Snake?

Every sign points to Mario staying the same...

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^ Smurf, The cream of Sonic fanboyism.

58%? That's a bit of a stretch.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

True. Bowser had 46.56% after 5 hours, and ended up losing with 49.41%
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BLAAHAHEHAHRHAJHEKLAKHHEWUHG!!!!!~!!1?? -Tombs
LOL more like Samus ArOWNED

Maybe, but he's on a tear right now.


From: Smurf87 | Posted: 9/17/2005 7:59:59 AM | #257
Why? Because he can SFF his own kind? Or that he's scoring less the Mega aganist Snake?

You're running off the assumption Snake is as weak as last year. If that was the case, Zelda would've beaten him.
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

Yeah, but Mario's tear won't last long enough to get him that high.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

It's only 8 AM... it hasn't even really begun.
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

Hasn't even really begun? Yes, it has.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

I have a hard time buying that AC helped Vincent *that* much in his match with Crono, though seeing FF7 so high on the FAQs makes me a bit cautious to reject it entirely. I think it's a given that Crono's dropped, the question is if it's enough for him to lose to Mega Man now.
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For the first time ever, Solid Snake has made the Final Four! Believe it.

As for Mario's morning vote, looking at his match with Zero he began to increase heavily in percentage right about now, and peaked at around 10:00 PST. So I think it's safe to say that it's *just* starting, and the worst of it should stop there.
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For the first time ever, Solid Snake has made the Final Four! Believe it.

Why? Because he can SFF his own kind? Or that he's scoring less the Mega aganist Snake?


I'm pretty sure Mario would rank higher than Sonic, and it's not because of SFF'ing Samus, but at least he actually beat someone Sonic lost to.
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MARIOWNED

the thing i don't get is snake was on the verge of losing to bowser and now he's performing better than samus on MARIO. i know there was some SFF in Mario/samus but come on this is getteing ridiculous. this would mean bowser>samus something must have happened to snake in the last few days
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What a 42 carat plonker you really are~del boy only fools and horses

Or last few months.
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MARIOWNED

and that would be?
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What a 42 carat plonker you really are~del boy only fools and horses

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Snake didn't change--Mario is going to own him a lot harder with the morning/day vote (remember, Snake was at 55% on Bowser at his peak), and any discrepancy I'm going to just write off as the sprite, or it being a weekend, or having MGS4 news come out right before the match. All are potential factors.
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For the first time ever, Solid Snake has made the Final Four! Believe it.

Imagine if Megaman beats Crono in a nailbiter tomorrow... that'd be a creepy coincidence.

In 2002, one of the most hyped up matches opposes Mario and Cloud in the quarterfinals, and although everyone picked Mario, Cloud would be considered the favorite by hearing the people on the board. Mario first defeats Servbot in a match people don't know what to think of. In the second round, Morrigan does exceptionally well, and suddenly Mario's out of the race. Mario follows that by SFFing DK to all hell, and the show's back on again. He moves on to defeat Cloud and Crono in very close matches before being annihilated by Link in the finals.

In 2005, one of the most hyped up matches opposes Megaman and Sonic in the quarterfinals, and although everyone picked Megaman, Sonic would be considered the favorite by hearing the people on the board. Megaman first defeats Conker in a match people don't know what to think of. In the second round, Leon does exceptionally well, and suddenly Megaman's out of the race. Megaman follows that by SFFing Yoshi to all hell, and the show's back on again. He moves on to defeat Sonic and Crono in very close matches before being annihilated by Mario in the finals.

That would own, no?
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

Sonic would be considered the favorite by hearing the people on the board.

No.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

Lol, an increase for Snake. =p

But does anyone now think the sprite could of made even a small difference right now?
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MARIOWNED

next year the sprite's effect will be minimal thanks to subsistence releasing the old MSX Games
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What a 42 carat plonker you really are~del boy only fools and horses

Who was it that complained yesterday that the Megaman support was entirely buried into SNOIC cries every time Sonic got a vote? Either way, that was what happened.
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

Because people WANTED Sonic to win. It doesn't mean they picked him.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

Yeah, at this point, most of our brackets are shot. Though I did at least get all the Final Four right, and my score's going to look pretty damn good right up until Crono gets owned somewhere down the line.
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For the first time ever, Solid Snake has made the Final Four! Believe it.

But all you were hearing all throughout the contest was how Megaman was doomed against Sonic.
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

A grand total of TWO people were saying that: FourthDeus and Smurf, neither of which are exactly unbiased.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

looking at the leaderboard a lot of pro bracket makers want Mario/Crono IV and this time we can't complain that it was setup. samus was in mario's way and crono has to beat megaman
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What a 42 carat plonker you really are~del boy only fools and horses

lol blinders
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

Okay, enlighten me. Sonic was the favorite briefly after Mega Man/Leon Kennedy. After what he did to Yoshi, Mega Man was the favorite again. Nobody but those two EVER said he was "doomed." Gimme a break.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

I wouldn't be surprised if Smurf said something impossible about Sonic anyway.
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MARIOWNED

so can someone tell me when the post contest analysis is starting. i can't wait for the magus/knuckles writeup
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What a 42 carat plonker you really are~del boy only fools and horses

If anything, Mega's performance against Yoshi confuses me greatly. If we're to take Yoshi and Luigi's performance in 2k4 as canon, then Sonic should not have done that well on Mega Man--unless Mega Man was able to SFF Yoshi more than Link.

That gives me a serious WTF now, even though I've suggested it could be a possibility in the past.
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For the first time ever, Solid Snake has made the Final Four! Believe it.

Oh, goodness gracious Mario you won the match you don't have to do all that to Snake. It was just two 15 minute updates, let it go--!
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For the first time ever, Solid Snake has made the Final Four! Believe it.

After what he did to Yoshi, people were playing the SFF card. Not at any time during the contest would the board ever lead you to think 7 brackets out of 8 here picked Megaman.
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

Perhaps there are more Yoshi fans who like Mega Man than Yoshi fans who like Link?

>_>
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MARIOWNED

OUCH, it's not supposed to bend like that!
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

Not at any time during the contest would the board ever lead you to think 7 brackets out of 8 here picked Megaman

...What board were you on?
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

anyone find it funny how yoshi creams obscure or semi obscure characters but then proceeds to get his ass whooped the moment he faces someone generally well know.
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What a 42 carat plonker you really are~del boy only fools and horses

*sighs*

Come on, Snake...
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

Certainly not a Megaman board.
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What online fan couldn't get behind Trevor Murdoch? I mean, finally, a wrestler with our physique! -Sean Carless

Wow, once you think about it, I know Mario would be better at the day vote than Bowser, Mario could very well break 60%. >_>
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MARIOWNED

Certainly not a board where Sonic was considered the favorite going into the match. People rooting for Sonic =/= People picking Sonic
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

Mario break 60%? I can say that's delusional even WITHOUT fanboyism. The worst of this will be over...in four and a half hours...

*sigh* Okay, that's not that long...hold on, Snake.
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For the first time ever, Solid Snake has made the Final Four! Believe it.

Well, he could go over %60%, but then fall back under at night or evening, so, yeah. It's not likely, I know.
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MARIOWNED

He's got a LONG way to go to reach 60%. No way he's getting there.
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"A strong man doesn't need to read the future. He makes his own."
"Building the future and keeping the past alive are the same thing."

Mario is increasing his lead by 90 votes in every update. He ould very well get to 60%.

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