GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 438
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 3/8/2007 6:13:39 PM | message detail |
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http://media.nintendo-europe.com/compel/video/C_g6BRRIqwjrL5FRko2ZHsidYuj27aoR.mov I remember a long time ago someone said Mario could win the next character battle with his next game. I'm starting to think he might have been right. --- "I am the Scourge of God, appointed to chastise you! You are wicked, but I am more wicked than you!" |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 3/8/2007 7:02:14 PM | message detail |
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http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=34033050 ...No shameless self-promotion here. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 13: Strong Bad - W, 27-9 |
| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 7:07:47 PM | message detail |
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wtf fact or fiction fact or fiction: Cloud would beat Snake worse than Link would fact or fiction: Mega Man would SFF Ganondorf/Zelda fact or fiction: SSBM would get SFFed by Mario 3 or Link to the Past fact or fiction: Sonic's new game on the Wii will give him a significant boost fact or fiction: Super Mario Galaxy will put Mario up there with Sephiroth fact or fiction: Midna will be the strongest "new" character in the next character battle fact or fiction: God of War 2 will make Kratos stronger than Leon Kennedy fact or fiction: Twilight Princess would beat Mario 3 in a game contest --- xyzzy™ "It's not trolling. It's justice." - Lightning Strikes |
| Big Bob | Posted 3/8/2007 7:08:34 PM | message detail |
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Fact or Fiction: We're tired of filling out "Fact or Fiction" polls --- "Kiddy" is just a word fanboys use to justify the lack of Nintendo in their lives. |
| KleenexTissue50 | Posted 3/8/2007 7:09:11 PM | message detail |
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Whoa, haven't seen fact or fiction in forever. fact: Cloud would beat Snake worse than Link would fiction: Mega Man would SFF Ganondorf/Zelda fiction: SSBM would get SFFed by Mario 3 or Link to the Past fiction: Sonic's new game on the Wii will give him a significant boost fiction: Super Mario Galaxy will put Mario up there with Sephiroth fiction: Midna will be the strongest "new" character in the next character battle fact: God of War 2 will make Kratos stronger than Leon Kennedy fact: Twilight Princess would beat Mario 3 in a game contest --- Rufus Shinra won the Guru Contest. I didn't. Rufus > Kleenex. Now playing: Final Fantasy III DS, Rogue Galaxy |
| Latkje | Posted 3/8/2007 7:10:16 PM | message detail |
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Fiction: Cloud would beat Snake worse than Link would Fiction: Mega Man would SFF Ganondorf/Zelda Fact: SSBM would get SFFed by Mario 3 or Link to the Past Fiction: Sonic's new game on the Wii will give him a significant boost Fiction: Super Mario Galaxy will put Mario up there with Sephiroth Fiction: Midna will be the strongest "new" character in the next character battle Fact: God of War 2 will make Kratos stronger than Leon Kennedy Fact: Twilight Princess would beat Mario 3 in a game contest --- Transcending Time. Eternal Life. |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 3/8/2007 7:12:09 PM | message detail |
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Fact or Fiction: We're tired of filling out "Fact or Fiction" polls FACT --- Mr. Inverse Absolute Power WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 3/8/2007 7:13:23 PM | message detail |
| Also, the day Midna is the strongest new
character, or shows any amount of strength period, is the day GameFAQs
contests are dead >_> --- Mr. Inverse Absolute Power WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 7:14:26 PM | message detail |
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fact or fiction: Cloud would beat Snake worse than Link would At this point... Link's too strong, Snake has too much Ninty support. Cloud got more of Snake's support than Link, but it won't be enough. Fiction. fact or fiction: Mega Man would SFF Ganondorf/Zelda Assuming he's still stronger... tentative Fact, more confident on SFFing the 'dorf than Zelda. fact or fiction: SSBM would get SFFed by Mario 3 or Link to the Past Fact to the latter, not so much for the former. fact or fiction: Sonic's new game on the Wii will give him a significant boost Fact. They always do. fact or fiction: Super Mario Galaxy will put Mario up there with Sephiroth Um... hopeful fact? Meaning Fiction, in all probability. fact or fiction: Midna will be the strongest "new" character in the next character battle Can't see her beating Balthier. Fiction. fact or fiction: God of War 2 will make Kratos stronger than Leon Kennedy ...yeah, I'll buy Fact. fact or fiction: Twilight Princess would beat Mario 3 in a game contest I'd detest every moment of it. Meaning probable FACT. << --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| wavedash101 | Posted 3/8/2007 7:14:31 PM | message detail |
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Well then I guess Gamefaqs is gonna be dead when the next contest rolls around... --- Our shields cannot withstand wavedashing of this magnitude! Annoying posters! I am the great wavedash! |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 7:20:11 PM | message detail |
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But, uh... Midna beating Balthier would mean that people are expecting
Balthier to be... well, really weak. Midna won't be Tingle-level
fodder, but I can't see her standing up to a guy like Wario. --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| Latkje | Posted 3/8/2007 7:21:29 PM | message detail |
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Err, I think Midna would rock Wario no question. She is actually liked among those who have played Twilight Princess, even moreso than Ganon and Zelda within the game. --- Transcending Time. Eternal Life. |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 3/8/2007 7:22:27 PM | message detail |
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I know I would anti-vote Wario. >_> ~~~ http://www.flowsion.net/blogs/?w=Genesis Yuna. |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 3/8/2007 7:23:18 PM | message detail |
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Honestly, I'm finding Midna bland so far. Maybe my opinion will change when I'm done. --- Mr. Inverse Absolute Power WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| Latkje | Posted 3/8/2007 7:24:56 PM | message detail |
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I'm not sure how far you are, but most people's opinions on her do change by the end of the game. And I would take Balthier over her in the next contest without a problem, but she shouldn't be weak. --- Transcending Time. Eternal Life. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 7:27:03 PM | message detail |
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Midna just doesn't have the stuff. She'd need to have something
significant to put her above everyone sans Link in the series so far to
put her over Wario with TP alone... can't see it happening. Meanwhile,
Balthier, while a wild card still has a damn good shot at being past at
least, say, Tidus.
That's all but an impossibility for Midna in my eyes, seeing as how I
can't see her above Wario and even if she was, Tidus beat the guy who
doubled up on him. --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 7:35:40 PM | message detail |
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I think Midna would rock Wario. Balthier... well, who knows. Balthier
has such a huge range that he could be anywhere. Midna will certainly
be well above Tingle though, and I'd say she's definitely above the
fodder line. --- xyzzy™ "It's not trolling. It's justice." - Lightning Strikes |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 7:43:12 PM | message detail |
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Wario rocks Tingle if you go by NGamer's adjustments, more than I could
ever see Midna rocking him... now, point, Wario is overrated to all
hell thanks to Mario/Shadow, but so is just about everyone in 2k6
relative to other years going by NGamer's adjustments (note that Samus
gets around 53% on Mario in his stats). ...NO SAMUS IS NOT INDIRECTLY ABOVE MARIO --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 7:44:11 PM | message detail |
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BUT IT MAKES SNAKE LOOK GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD uh and tifa's a god but forget that ever happened --- xyzzy™ "It's not trolling. It's justice." - Lightning Strikes |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 7:44:54 PM | message detail |
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And for the record, my stats have Wario getting... 57% on Tingle if I
did that right? Okay, that's probably a point toward Midna there,
actually. Still can't see her beating Tidus, and thus I wouldn't take her over Balthier. --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 7:46:42 PM | message detail |
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eh, you can factor in a site-wide Nintendo boost if you want to make
Wario look better, but I simply think that Midna's more popular amongst
the Nintendo fanbase than Wario is. seriously, how many people like
Wario? on the other hand, we're talking the Zelda series. compare Zelda herself to Peach and you'll see what I mean. --- xyzzy™ "It's not trolling. It's justice." - Lightning Strikes |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 7:48:28 PM | message detail |
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I know, but Zelda gains a lot based on
her name. Certainly no one would be arguing she could even be CLOSE to
Ganondorf if she wasn't named Zelda. She'd have a damn good chance at
losing to Peach, even. --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 7:49:20 PM | message detail |
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disagree there. Zelda doesn't get half her strength simply by being
named after the game. Zelda beats Peach regardless because Zelda is
simply more popular than Mario here. --- xyzzy™ "It's not trolling. It's justice." - Lightning Strikes |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 7:55:46 PM | message detail |
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Zelda doesn't get half her strength simply by being named after the game. You really think that? 45% on Snake and Samus is telling me it's the case... --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| ZFS | Posted 3/8/2007 7:57:49 PM | message detail |
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Pretty much agreeing entirely with Tranny here. --- Transcending Time. Eternal Life. |
| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 7:59:59 PM | message detail |
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you really can't separate the name Zelda and the character Zelda. I
think Zelda is strong simply because she's the main female character in
the most popular series on the site. are you telling me that Peach
would be at Zelda's level if her name was Mario? (uhhhhh) --- xyzzy™ "It's not trolling. It's justice." - Lightning Strikes |
| Lady Ashe | Posted 3/8/2007 8:00:27 PM | message detail |
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From trannyscience Zelda doesn't get half her strength simply by being named after the game. Of course not! She gets all of her strength from GameFAQs' collective good taste! ...Wait, no. I think it's the name factor. =/ (Though it shouldn't be. Oh, not at all!) ~~~ http://www.flowsion.net/blogs/?w=Genesis Yuna. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 8:01:16 PM | message detail |
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If the Mario series were the "Peach" series? With ALL THOSE FREAKING GAMES? I think Tifa would have had a damn good scare. --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 3/8/2007 9:31:44 PM | message detail |
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| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 9:33:32 PM | message detail |
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| Ngamer64 | Posted 3/8/2007 9:35:38 PM | message detail |
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Shush up tranny! That post never happened! --- thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats Still smarting from the beatdown Rufus applied in the Guru Contest! |
| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 9:35:58 PM | message detail |
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:) --- xyzzy™ "It's not trolling. It's justice." - Lightning Strikes |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 9:37:50 PM | message detail |
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So, presuming that post never happened, in direct matchups Mario has
Samus beat on Snake (who definitely boosted), Samus has Mario beat on
Sephiroth (who definitely boosted), and they're both nearly equal on
Link. Putting all that aside, I'm using common sense here. Is there a single match this year that I would have taken Mario to do worse than Samus in? Um... *looks at Samus' matches* no --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 9:43:39 PM | message detail |
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*checks to be sure* Yeah, even in the one match that wouldn't involve
SFF or something fishy on anyone's part, I can't imagine Mario being
held under 70% by Rikku. Even moreso considering the godawful picture
she got slammed with there. --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 9:47:01 PM | message detail |
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I think Rikku would do about as well on Mario as she would Samus. no more, no less. but yeah, obviously Tifa doesn't get 49% on Mario. --- xyzzy™ "It's not trolling. It's justice." - Lightning Strikes |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 3/8/2007 9:50:43 PM | message detail |
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The thing is that this year isn't especially fair to Mario for
comparisons. I'd definitely take Luigi 2k6 over Luigi 2k5, so it's
possible for Mario to have grown as well considering that (though
there's also Yoshi/Bowser to consider, but yeah). Thing is, I don't even buy into the Snake > Samus indirectly hype. If I can't do that... --- *kills self* Commit it to memory. |
| trannyscience | Posted 3/8/2007 9:53:52 PM | message detail |
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I never looked at the numbers, but doesn't Sonic as a common opponent
predict Samus/Snake fairly accurately? yeah, Sonic's stronger than now
than in 2k4, but who cares! --- xyzzy™ "It's not trolling. It's justice." - Lightning Strikes |
| Luis_Sera89 | Posted 3/9/2007 3:10:36 AM | message detail |
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seriously, how many people like Wario? A lot more than you'd think! Seriously though there's a fair few on Boad 8 alone. --- For every awesome RE supporting guy, there's always one ****ing FFVII guy to ruin it! I got SFFed by Rufus Shinra in the Guru contest! |
| ZFS | Posted 3/9/2007 3:54:52 AM | message detail |
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Wario fans are very few in number. When you consider that Midna not
only has Zelda fan support, but was also featured in what is
undoubtedly one of this site's all-time favorite games, on top of
having most of said game revolve around her character, I would hope
Midna would be capable of beating a lower tier character like Wario.
Unlike 90% of the other non-Link/Ganon/Zelda characters in the series,
Midna is liked for her character, not because she's the horse you ride
or one of the joke characters. Beating people like Wario would be no problem for her, if only because of where she originates. I doubt she's able to overcome Tidus, but you never know there either. It's not exactly like Tidus is packing the strength we once thought he had. Of course, if Tidus lost to Midna that would be pretty bad from a perference perspective. >_> --- Transcending Time. Eternal Life. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 3/9/2007 5:44:44 AM | message detail |
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seriously, how many people like Wario? ...I do. And you people need to stop with all of this Midna beating Tidus stuff. You're bringing me to the point of tears here. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 13: Strong Bad - W, 27-9 |
| swirIdude | Posted 3/9/2007 7:47:42 AM | message detail |
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And you people need to stop with all of this Midna beating Tidus stuff. You're bringing me to the point of tears here. Yeah people, if you're going to make Leon cry, make more logical claims! How is a character that serves as Link's guide supposed to beat the main character of FFX? --- ENTER THE KAIBA CAVE! The sonic demo is awesome. Its a total reminder that bad things can always get worse. ~red13n |
| Haste_2 | Posted 3/9/2007 7:52:45 AM | message detail |
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Fiction: Cloud would beat Snake worse than Link would I think Cloud would SFF Snake minimally at best, but with SSBB support for Snake now, there's little doubt in my mind. Fiction: Mega Man would SFF Ganondorf/Zelda Mega Man didn't do it to '03 Zelda...so this one's easy. fiction: SSBM would get SFFed by Mario 3 or Link to the Past I"m thinking neither. SSB surely resisted any SFF against SMB in the Series Contest, and while Zelda might be a bit stronger, LttP is two generations away, so i think SSBM's safe with SFF there, too. fiction: Sonic's new game on the Wii will give him a significant boost Honestly, I don't think it was games that made Sonic stronger a couple years back: just kind of a side-effect of the Mario boost. It will take a masterpiece that sells millions to boost Sonic. ficition: Super Mario Galaxy will put Mario up there with Sephiroth I really do think it will do wonders, assuming it achieves expectations... I mean, SMS was considered a dud, so we've never had a revolutionary hit for Mario since Mario 64, really. But, thinking again, I"m probably overly optimistic. fiction: Midna will be the strongest "new" character in the next character battle I'm thinking that would be either Seifer, Mewtwo, or Balthier... I could be wrong. fiction: God of War 2 will make Kratos stronger than Leon Kennedy Not quite...it'll be close, though, and I wouldn't mind being wrong. fact: Twilight Princess would beat Mario 3 in a game contest Yes, definitely. It's got support from both new-generation gamers as well as the past generation... and it's new. --- "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." |
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| therealmnm | Posted 3/9/2007 8:30:44 AM | message detail |
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Yeah people, if you're going to make Leon cry, make more logical
claims! How is a character that serves as Link's guide supposed to beat
the main character of FFX? I don't see why everybody compares Midna to Navi and only being Link's "guide". She's a full-blown character. The King of Red Lions played a similar role and you don't see people comparing him to Navi. Midna's role is more involved than Zelda's has ever been... even in Ocarina of Time. Twilight Princess is popular as all get up as well. Then there's the ending for Midna fanboys to clamor over. I think Midna is a solid midcarder with no questions asked (she could definitely beat KOS-MOS). --- Currently playing: Resident Evil 4, Fable, Castlevania PoR, Yoshi's Island DS |
| HaRRicH | Posted 3/9/2007 8:44:28 AM | message detail |
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I've not played LoZ:TP yet, but Midna would smash Wario. Given where
Tingle is, she's going to at LEAST break the fodder line...and Wario's
not really close to the fodder line in 2k3 if you account for
Mario/Shadow weirdness. I think, if you're looking for SFF matches,
that Midna/Mewtwo, Midna/Ness, Midna/Fox, Midna/DK...matches around
that range would prove to be far more interesting than Midna/Wario --
that's just an easy win. --- The Office > you. |
| swirIdude | Posted 3/9/2007 11:24:47 AM | message detail |
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Midna's role is important, but I can't see how that's going to convince
the voters to vote her over Tidus. Tidus is still the hero of the PS2's
most popular Final Fantasy. I think that's worth enough. Also, it seems
that people are overrating TP (TP beating SMB3? Come on people, OoT
wouldn't even beat SMB3 easily, Zelda-Mario overlap factored in). --- ENTER THE KAIBA CAVE! The sonic demo is awesome. Its a total reminder that bad things can always get worse. ~red13n |
| HaRRicH | Posted 3/9/2007 12:00:18 PM | message detail |
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I'd probably take Midna over Tidus, but I'm not sure. Tidus isn't
exactly the pinnacle of strength in FFX and all signs point to LoZ:TP
being able to beat FFX in a game contest. Throw in that LoZ:TP is
multi-platform and Nintendo is the in-thing right now, not to mention
that LoZ beat FF in the Series Contest last year...it all just depends
on how much Midna really is liked, of course, but she's got all sorts
of intangibles on her side right now. I really need to buy a Wii already so I can decide for myself, ha. --- The Office > you. |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 3/9/2007 12:13:52 PM | message detail |
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Tidus isn't the pinnacle of strength, but I can't imagine Midna
becoming a midcarder overnight, even if it is Zelda. I mean, would you
take her over the likes of DK and MC? Because that's right around where
I think Tidus is, personally. --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 13: Strong Bad - W, 27-9 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 3/9/2007 12:30:39 PM | message detail |
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NCAA Character Contest II: Day 77 - http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=34049746 ...Whaddya mean the Nomination Rally Tournament is over? --- Captain Jack Sparrow's Run to the NCAA Character Contest II Championship: Week 13: Strong Bad - W, 27-9 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 3/9/2007 12:35:56 PM | message detail |
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I'd take DK and probably MC over Tidus, odd as that may sound, and a
DK/Midna match could be interesting with DK's fanbase and all... ...but again, I really should play LoZ:TP before I keep on with this. I don't understand her appeal yet and I don't want to be spoiled, so...yeah. --- The Office > you. |
