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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 357
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 9/12/2006 11:00:09 AM | message detail |
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But Ganon Freeman Never Wins! --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| steve illumina | Posted 9/12/2006 11:24:12 AM | message detail |
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"Steve Illumina is really one of those users you just gotta enjoy
reading...his columns are ingenious in their commentary on the gaming
psyche." -Sushi X Steve! Steve! Steve! "Whereas other so called analysts fluff up their arguments with silly stats, and often imitate eachother in their words, Steve truly shines with his unique mockery based approach and creative flair." -Anonymous Respected User Illumina! Illumina! Illumina! The masses demanded it...and the masses' wish has been granted...give it up for Steve Illumina! "Greetings, noobies of the world, and welcome to another spirited season of GameFAQ's greatest analysis column, that being of course, 'Steve Illumina Speaks'!" Out of respect for the day of atonement, Sept 11th, my column was not run that day, so today my loyal fans, you get two helpings of the satire that never ceases to make fanbabies quiver in their Timberlands... Now let us begin with the "Tale of the Babes!" (1)Samus Aran vs (8)Nidoran F Sage of Board 8's Pick: Samus Aran de la Metroidius Newbies Pick: Samus Aran Fadnerds Pick: Nidoran F Sage's Score After This Win: 2/2 Sage's Oracle Rank After This Win: #1 is very probable! Take that haters! Yah, thats right, take it and love it! "Alright kiddies...I am going to issue a rant...and all you bandwagon jumping nerdbabies better listen to it! This contest is supposed to have 32 females. AKA women...Venuses...babes...sweeties...call them what you will! Not lowly rodents from a washed up series!" "I am fed up with these silly board-based fads soiling the sacred contests that so many hardcore gamers look forward to every year. If Nidoran F was a girl with pigtails and whiskers, then she would be acceptable. But a rodent? Forget it. There is no justification whatsoever for this mockery...this waste of a #8 seed. It is obvious that the underage users who infiltrate this board conjure up these ideas while playing multiple hands of Yu-Gi-Oh and in secret chat conferences online. You all should be ashamed of yourselves!" "As for Pokemon...peeps dont care. It is washed up. Maybe that is why Reggie, the savior of Redmond, was recently heard spouting off at a press conference when asked about future releases...lets go to the footage..." 'Yes folks, Pokemon will live on for decades. We are now readying Pokemon Pyrite, which will lure fools into all new traps! And Pokemon Quartz, which will shine on the outside but be worthless on the inside. And Pokemon Citrine, which no one will buy because they will be looking for the more valuable but similarly colored stone, golden topaz. Gotta buy em all!' "Thats it for today folks, now stay tuned for the next column!" Steve Fun Fact The Sage has NEVER played a Pokemon game...not once. 'Mindless kiddie drivel!' PS: Metroid is still over-rated, as I have said every season. More on that in future Samus matches! This is Steve Illumina, signing off, and remember...MK Armageddon arrives October 7th!!! --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Fall 2K6: PERFECT! 2/2 |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 9/12/2006 11:34:27 AM | message detail |
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Ah ha! What did I tell you guys? Nidoran F is getting a high percentage for fodder after all! --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| steve illumina | Posted 9/12/2006 11:38:53 AM | message detail |
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"Steve Illumina is really one of those users you just gotta enjoy
reading...his columns are ingenious in their commentary on the gaming
psyche." -Sushi X Steve! Steve! Steve! "Whereas other so called analysts fluff up their arguments with silly stats, and often imitate eachother in their words, Steve truly shines with his unique mockery based approach and creative flair." -Anonymous Respected User Illumina! Illumina! Illumina! The masses demanded it...and the masses' wish has been granted...give it up for Steve Illumina! "Greetings, noobies of the world, and welcome to another spirited season of GameFAQ's greatest analysis column, that being of course, 'Steve Illumina Speaks'!" Out of respect for the day of atonement, Sept 11th, my column was not run that day, so today my loyal fans, you get two helpings of the satire that never ceases to make fanbabies shake in their Hollister threads... Now let us begin with the "Tale of the Babes!" (4)Ada Wong vs(5)Jade Sage of Board 8's Pick: Ada Wong Newbies Pick: Who? We are noobs! Who are these 2? Fadnerds Pick: Ada by default. Jade who? Sage's Score After This Win: 4/4 Sage's Oracle Rank After This Win: Top 5! "Now we got another match that should challenge low vote total records...Ada Wong and the Jadester...Can someone please say...SNOOZEFEST!" "How the heck can a nobody like Jade get in over other more respected Jade's!? The Jade that peeps think of when they think of Jade in gaming is the green palette MK ninja...not one of my fav characters in my fav series, mind you, she is a pain to use and just does not jive with my offensive based fighting strategy with all her defensive maneuvers. But I digress..." "This Jade should not be here from Beyond Good and Evil, a game that sold fairly well but not all that great. Peeps must really only look at stuff from 2005 and 2006 anymore and forget all the great females who should be sitting in this seed spot. And a #5 spot??? Yah I believe that is as legitimate as Sony's claims that the PS3 is outselling the Wii on preorders. Just aint so..." "Now why does Resident Evil have such high representation here in proportion to other series like my beloved Mortal Kombat, which has no females, and many others with none or one? Simple. Lack of thought in peeps' nominations. Fools will say this high population density of RE heroines means RE will crush the opposition...and this could not be fiurther from the truth. They will not even crush their fodder opponents when they have fodder to fight in Round 1... (Sorry Claire...you are doomed on Friday...)" "Basically, this match is Illumina's First Law of Character Contests in play yet again: Peeps vote based on games and series characters are found in more so than the merits of individual characters. So this turns into RE vs BG&E. Your winner: RE. Period. End of discussion." "Thats it for today folks, now stay tuned for the next column!" Steve Fun Fact The Sage loves the Resident Evil series...but Street Fighter deserved to beat it...sighs PS: Jade from Mortal Kombat would have scored better than this inferior Jade. This is Steve Illumina, signing off, and remember...MK Armageddon arrives October 7th!!! --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Fall 2K6: PERFECT! 2/2 |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 9/12/2006 11:44:07 AM | message detail |
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Most obnoxious analysises evar >_> I keed, <3 Illumina lolz --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 9/12/2006 11:47:39 AM | message detail |
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BTW, I\'m callin it now, biggest blowout is gonna be Snake/Soma. Bank on it. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 9/12/2006 11:48:48 AM | message detail |
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Peeps must really only look at stuff from 2005 and 2006 anymore and
forget all the great females who should be sitting in this seed spot. BG&E came out in 2003... --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| TRE Public Account | Posted 9/12/2006 12:04:01 PM | message detail |
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Sage's Score After This Win: 2/2 These matches are worth 1 point not 2. --- "Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..." "All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..." |
| XxSoulxX | Posted 9/12/2006 12:41:23 PM | message detail |
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FlamboyantSpy | Posted 9/12/2006 12:06:45 PM | message detail | #083 There is no way Samus is approaching 90%. People thinking this is all joke votes = lol. ....okay. Sure they aren't. Looks like EC is wrong again! HAW! --- - "ertyu is actually a language. For example, 'dum' is ertyunese for 'godly'." - Topaz Kitsune RIP Eddie Guerrero. 1967-2005. Deputy Chief! |
| XxSoulxX | Posted 9/12/2006 12:45:39 PM | message detail |
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Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 12:07:40 PM | message detail | #085 There is no way Samus is approaching 90%. People thinking this is all joke votes = lol. I actually "lol" at people thinking these are anything but joke votes. I want to laugh, but I'll keep that laughter for the Sonic/Ganon match. --- - "ertyu is actually a language. For example, 'dum' is ertyunese for 'godly'." - Topaz Kitsune RIP Eddie Guerrero. 1967-2005. Deputy Chief! |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 12:48:11 PM | message detail |
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And I want to punch every voter who decided it was cute to vote for Nidoran F. << --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| NewLib | Posted 9/12/2006 12:50:43 PM | message detail |
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BG&E didnt come out in 2005/2006 and it didnt sell fairly well. --- --NL-- Z1mZum made me look like Toadette. And made me nominate her. |
| Dilated Chemist | Posted 9/12/2006 12:51:00 PM | message detail |
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I'm gonna laugh when Ganon loses to Vincent. --- ...Z1mZum owned my B1mBum in the Guru Contest... |
| NewLib | Posted 9/12/2006 12:52:11 PM | message detail |
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Take this to the bank by the way, Nidoran F > Ada Wong. --- --NL-- Z1mZum made me look like Toadette. And made me nominate her. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 12:54:40 PM | message detail |
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I'm gonna laugh when Ganon loses to Vincent. You're going to be waiting a loooooong time to laugh. --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/12/2006 1:00:30 PM | message detail |
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Well...this is upsetting. In order to not give any credit to Nidoran F herself, I'll just say more Pokemon fans are voting for her than I expected, and that they are not necessarily Nidoran F fans. Yay! --- Moltar Status: Feeling good and hot-blooded. Samus vs. Nidoran F - Bracket: Samus - Vote: Samus (0/0) |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 9/12/2006 1:07:14 PM | message detail |
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I think it's more LUE and Pokemon fans along the side. --- “Back in my day we used to actually play our videogames instead of watching them.” - Vivi0198 |
| The_Ocelot | Posted 9/12/2006 1:09:50 PM | message detail |
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From Heroic Mario Posted 9/12/2006 3:54:40 PM You're going to be waiting a loooooong time to laugh. 3 and a half weeks isn't that long. --- Xbox Live Gamertag: PhoenyX101 |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 1:10:49 PM | message detail |
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But it isn't going to be happening in three and a half weeks. --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| ExThaNemesis | Posted 9/12/2006 1:17:06 PM | message detail |
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Now I see why people hate steve's analyisis. >_>; also, lol at HM and EC. joke voting. Yeah. --- ExThaNemesis? More like ExThOWNEDNemesis! ND>PSU What a blowout; the Lions must suck, but thats the way ExTha likes it. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 1:18:33 PM | message detail |
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Yeah. It's better to just think that people really don't have any taste. --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 9/12/2006 1:19:31 PM | message detail |
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*Voted Nidoran F >_>* The last time I voted Samus was like Samus/Ganon. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| ExThaNemesis | Posted 9/12/2006 1:20:37 PM | message detail |
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Hmm... I don't even remember the last time I voted for Samus. --- ExThaNemesis? More like ExThOWNEDNemesis! ND>PSU What a blowout; the Lions must suck, but thats the way ExTha likes it. |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 9/12/2006 1:21:57 PM | message detail |
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I'm actually a fan of several Metroid games, I just don't see whats so
great about the character of Samus thats all. Except in Smash Bros
Melee. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| ExThaNemesis | Posted 9/12/2006 1:22:00 PM | message detail |
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Maybe against Yuri. --- ExThaNemesis? More like ExThOWNEDNemesis! ND>PSU What a blowout; the Lions must suck, but thats the way ExTha likes it. |
| Haste_2 | Posted 9/12/2006 1:22:30 PM | message detail |
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I can't remember a match where I -didn't- vote for Samus...except for today. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 1:23:51 PM | message detail |
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The last time I voted Samus was today...but before that it was against Mario. --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| ExThaNemesis | Posted 9/12/2006 1:24:29 PM | message detail |
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The last time I voted Samus was today...but before that it was against Mario. ........................................................................................................... You sick sadistic son of a... --- ExThaNemesis? More like ExThOWNEDNemesis! ND>PSU What a blowout; the Lions must suck, but thats the way ExTha likes it. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 1:25:45 PM | message detail |
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You sick sadistic son of a... Now you've met someone who has taste, see! Maybe some of mine will spread to you! --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 9/12/2006 1:25:57 PM | message detail |
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The only character I'm positive I've voted for against all opponents is Crono --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| ExThaNemesis | Posted 9/12/2006 1:26:48 PM | message detail |
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I've voted for Sephiroth against all of his opponents and that's it, I believe. --- ExThaNemesis? More like ExThOWNEDNemesis! ND>PSU What a blowout; the Lions must suck, but thats the way ExTha likes it. |
| XxSoulxX | Posted 9/12/2006 1:26:58 PM | message detail |
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Knuckles and Gordon Freeman for me. Maybe Sonic and Mario as well. --- - "ertyu is actually a language. For example, 'dum' is ertyunese for 'godly'." - Topaz Kitsune RIP Eddie Guerrero. 1967-2005. Deputy Chief! |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 9/12/2006 1:28:23 PM | message detail |
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I meant that LUE/LL had been planning a massive proxy effort for weeks.
I wouldn't put it past them to get 10k votes by themselves, but it
really doesn't matter either way. I don't play doomsday over an 81-19
blowout. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Now Playing: Disgaea 2, KH:COM (Sora), FE8, Castlevania: LoI |
| steve illumina | Posted 9/12/2006 1:28:51 PM | message detail |
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Funny thing is, most of my haters in public here are secretly big fans
of my work, but they fear revealing this publicly because they dont
want their friends to mock them here and shun them... As for BG&E...sounds like an electric company dont it...my bad on the release year, but still, I stand by my analysis 100%. Its fodder no matter what. --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Fall 2K6: PERFECT! 2/2 |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 1:29:15 PM | message detail |
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Hmm. I had to check up on it, but I've actually voted Samus in every one of her matches... The other character would probably be Ganondorf. Vincent, too, but he's been in just one contest. << --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/12/2006 1:31:20 PM | message detail |
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QUICK WITHOUT THINKING: would a Goomba break 25% against Samus? --- Z1mZum performed a hit and run on me in the Guru Contest. It still hurts to be rear-ended like that..... |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 9/12/2006 1:31:54 PM | message detail |
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As for BG&E...sounds like an electric company dont it It's the name of a great work of philosophy... --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| Haste_2 | Posted 9/12/2006 1:33:03 PM | message detail |
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Pardon me, but what does LL stand for? --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 9/12/2006 1:33:30 PM | message detail |
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The last time I voted Samus was today...but before that it was against Mario. ... >_> How could you! *Takes biggest Mario fan award* And yeah, I guess I wouldn't really vote anyone against Mario. Oh, and I wouldn't take Goomba to break 75%. --- “Back in my day we used to actually play our videogames instead of watching them.” - Vivi0198 |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 9/12/2006 1:34:04 PM | message detail |
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Er, 25%* --- “Back in my day we used to actually play our videogames instead of watching them.” - Vivi0198 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/12/2006 1:35:43 PM | message detail |
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I had to check up on it, but I've actually voted Samus in every one of her matches... The other character would probably be Ganondorf That's not possible, unless you just didn't vote in Samus/Ganondorf. Either way, that's an appalling choice for characters to always vote for. *sighs* My Tidus streak will end this year though. Either way, after a week of being without internet connection, I finally get back on the day the contest begins! Huzzah! But I was seriously expecting Samus to push 85% at the least here. I'm not going to say she's doomed for sure, but I was thinking that she might not be a rock solid lock to win the bracket if she fell short. And she fell way short. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 9/12/2006 1:39:03 PM | message detail |
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At the 16:35 mark, this match has 77245 votes. To compare with other matches at the same time: Zelda/Civilization - 82178 Pokemon/Star Ocean - 84110 Metroid/Kirby - 79579 Fire Emblem/Silent Hill - 77274 A tight race for 100,000 here! --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Haste_2 | Posted 9/12/2006 1:43:37 PM | message detail |
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I know LUE stands for Life, Universe, Everything...someone please tell
me what LL stands for. ;_; I checked every board and couldn't find
anything that LL could stand for (actually, I did this weeks ago), so
I'd guess LL is a private board. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/12/2006 1:48:10 PM | message detail |
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LL is LUElinks. It's a no-rules spinoff board that you could only
access by having a LUE account -- now it's closed off completely from
here, so the only way to get new accounts IIRC is for a current member
get a lot of tokens (which you get by posting links) and use them to
make an account. They love to play at racism though -- I mean, the worst topics on this board concerning that topic would be NOTHING there. That's created a big rift between them and the original LUE, among other things. --- Commit it to memory. |
| Haste_2 | Posted 9/12/2006 1:51:03 PM | message detail |
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Thanks. Okay, so it's not even part of GameFAQs... --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." |
| TheCruelAngel | Posted 9/12/2006 2:01:54 PM | message detail |
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*Checks poll for the first time* HOLY **** THIS IS HILARIOUS! >XD --- Warden: Talk! What is SeeD all about!? Squall: ...Flower. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 2:08:58 PM | message detail |
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That's not possible, unless you just didn't vote in Samus/Ganondorf. Either way, that's an appalling choice for characters to always vote for. Ah, yeah, I forgot about last year. So it'd be Samus and Vincent... --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| MoogleKupo141 | Posted 9/12/2006 2:11:29 PM | message detail |
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I've voted for Nidoran F in every one of her matches. --- http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/contest/contest_nominate.php Please nominate K. K. Slider (Animal Crossing) (Male) and Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie) (Female) |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 9/12/2006 2:13:18 PM | message detail |
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I vote for Mega Man and Snake in most of their matches as well. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/12/2006 2:16:04 PM | message detail |
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HOLY **** THIS IS HILARIOUS! You know, there were a large number of people expecting her to be around mid-80s, so this isn't that bad. It isn't like Nidoran F ends up being high end fodder or anything. Right now, assuming that Samus's adjustment by CN's stats is accurate, Nidoran F ends up slightly below Laharl in the stats. --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |