GameFAQs Contests

Bolding where I'm against the BOP



Round 1

Alucard – 38
Magus – 30

Pokemon Trainer Red - 54
Revolver Ocelot – 14

Shadow the Hedgehog- 37
Amaterasu - 31

The Boss – 44
Nathan Drake - 24

Liquid Snake – 44
Altair - 24

Laharl - 47
Neku Sakuraba – 21

Arthas Menethil - 50
Kefka – 18

Charizard – 59
Duke Nukem - 9

Sub-Zero – 35
Tidus - 33

Jecht – 42
Phoenix Wright - 26

Ratchet – 59
Eddie Riggs - 9

Ezio – 60
Simon Belmont - 8

Kratos Aurion - 52
Sackboy – 16

Darth Revan – 48
Terra Branford - 20

Big Daddy – 55
Soap MacTavish - 13

Round 2

Mega Man X – 62
Pokemon Trainer Red - 6

Weighted Companion Cube - 42
The Boss – 17
Nathan Drake - 9

Vivi Ornitier - 40
Liquid Snake – 19
Altair – 9

Ike – 56
Zidane - 12

Master Chief – 56
Ryu Hayabusa – 11
Spy - 1

Kratos – 43
Charizard - 25

Sub-Zero - 31
Tidus – 31
Roxas - 6

Zelda – 64
Ezio - 4

Riku – 59
Captain Falcon - 9

Dante - 44
Ryu – 24

Crono – 59
Yoshi - 7
Missingno – 2

Ness – 38
Big Daddy – 27
Soap MacTavish – 2
Geno - 1

Tifa Lockheart – 59
Gordon Freeman - 9

Round 3

Sonic the Hedgehog – 60
Ganondorf - 8

Mega Man – 61
Master Chief – 6
Zack Fair - 1

Sora – 54
Bowser – 14

Kratos – 39
Charizard – 25
L-Block - 4

Dante - 44
Ryu – 17
Leon Kennedy - 7

Squall Leonhart – 56
Auron - 12

Round 4

Sonic the Hedgehog – 48
Kirby - 14
Ganondorf – 6

Sora – 47
Bowser – 13
Kratos - 7
Charizard – 1

Round 5

Sephiroth – 44
Solid Snake - 24

Round 6

Cloud – 60
Solid Snake - 8

Round 7

Link – 66
Cloud – 1
Solid Snake – 1



54-14 for Red > Ocelot seems ridiculous.
---
`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´`·.,¸¸,.·´
TurnTurnTurn your brain in.

I'm surprised 18 people still took Kefka. I thought everyone had decided never to take Kefka in a debatable match again.
---
6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno
'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared....

54-14 for Red > Ocelot seems ridiculous.

at least this red nonsense will end in about 24 hours
---
http://i48.tinypic.com/24ytvz8.png
Albion Hero is the Cream of Loli Fanboyism

the Boss remains a surprisingly heavy favorite over Drake

Considering where he started off from he did pretty well. Support peaked for him during the GotY poll, but fell again during GotD and today.
---
Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls
Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380

Haha, only 11 brackets took Hayabusa > Chief. Good luck, fellow Ryu H pickers!

I made a switch yesterday to Liquid > Vivi, hoping that pays off, too.
---
No match for KrahenProphet's extreme Guru skills.

54-14 for Red > Ocelot seems ridiculous.

Board favourites always get a lot of support. I remember when the brackets came out it was mostly Albion and I against the whole topic during the first week.
---
Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls
Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380

I'm always willing to lose one point for Kefka! Gives me good luck, you see.
---
Mustache...and Green...
http://backloggery.com/rpguy96

Also, I'm glad to see 1 brave person took Cloud. Cloud's chances of winning over Link are better than 1/67, so that person probably has a higher chance of winning that the average BOP entrant!
---
6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno
'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared....

From: red sox 777 | #058
Also, I'm glad to see 1 brave person took Cloud. Cloud's chances of winning over Link are better than 1/67, so that person probably has a higher chance of winning that the average BOP entrant!

i'd say gordon has the 2nd best chance of winning this contest... since clouds chances are 0%, and at least gordon has the potential steam rallying!
---
http://i48.tinypic.com/24ytvz8.png
Albion Hero is the Cream of Loli Fanboyism

I actually changed my bracket to Cloud at the last minute for some inane reason.

Don't let me down FF13.
---
If you're seeing this sig, I'm not on my computer!

FF13 would have been released on the day of one of Cloud's matches if the contest didn't get delayed. Now FF13 is released on the day before one of Cloud's matches.
---
Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~
Popular at school, but not as cool as KrahenProphet, Guru Champ!

Ha, Ganon was an even bigger favorite over Vincent than Red over Ocelot, which isn't nearly as egregious.
---
"I can set you free, mate."
"My freedom was forfeit long ago!"

Board favourites always get a lot of support. I remember when the brackets came out it was mostly Albion and I against the whole topic during the first week.

I don't know about that. A lot of people have been very doubtful about Red's strength for months, and the initial response when he was brought up was very negative. Charizard was the board favorite, Red is the one that it took KP and I comparing him to Crono and arguing that he had a gigantic range to even get his nomination rally going.
---
6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno
'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared....

Sub-Zero - 31
Tidus – 31
Roxas - 6

Wow, really?

Well, good luck fellow Roxas supporters!
---
~ Birth by Sleep ~
A flat chest is a status symbol, it has immeasurable value. - Mayumi-chan

Ganon/Vincent was far more debatable. Not saying Red's match is a given either way, but Ganon/Vincent was a classic tossup.
---
`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´`·.,¸¸,.·´
Don't you think my eyebrows rock?

talking about charizard, glad to see 8 other brave souls took duke over him
---
http://i48.tinypic.com/24ytvz8.png
Albion Hero is the Cream of Loli Fanboyism

From: UltimaterializerX | #065
Ganon/Vincent was far more debatable. Not saying Red's match is a given either way, but Ganon/Vincent was a classic tossup.

Exactly, and Ganondorf was an overwhelming favorite on the board, which is ridiculous.
---
"But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside."
"I am lightning...the rain transformed."

Ha, Ganon was an even bigger favorite over Vincent than Red over Ocelot, which isn't nearly as egregious.

Seriously? I seem to remember quite a few people taking Vincent. I mean, there was plenty of support in the stats for it, and Sephiroth/Mario had already proven VC Bowser and Ganon were frauds.
---
6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno
'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared....

So just to make sure we have...

Oracle
Spread Betting
Prediction Percent
Last Man Standing
---
Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls
Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380

There was a good bit of support for Vincent, but Ganon was the clear favorite in the BOP and by a lot.
---
"Spoil it for me. I'm never going to play that game so I want to know if he's going to be another Auron or another Sin." - Soul about Jecht vs. PW

Only 12 people took Auron over Squall, too. Granted, I picked Auron solely out of rampant fanboyism, but I'm a little surprised to see he has so little support.
---
No match for KrahenProphet's extreme Guru skills.

I took Vincent and Luigi without much thought, the board really freaked me out before both matches.
---
Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls
Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380

(Probably the) Final big question before we open up this can...

Thrall
Nathan Drake
The Boss
Lightning
Albert Wesker
GlaDOS
Altair
Miles Edgeworth
Spy
Kefka
HK-47
Isaac
Heavy
Ratchet
Ezio Auditore di Firenze
Ridley
Sackboy
Marcus Fenix
Terra Branford
Jak
Soap MacTavish
Geno

WHO DOES BAYONETTA BEAT

---
Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif
Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world!

From: Draco1214 | #071
Only 12 people took Auron over Squall, too. Granted, I picked Auron solely out of rampant fanboyism, but I'm a little surprised to see he has so little support.

Me too... Squall feels right there, but who knows what can happen. To me thats one of those true toss ups.
---
http://i48.tinypic.com/24ytvz8.png
Albion Hero is the Cream of Loli Fanboyism

Only 12 people took Auron over Squall, too. Granted, I picked Auron solely out of rampant fanboyism, but I'm a little surprised to see he has so little support.

In the first update he had no support, I even called that match the most lopsided close match of the contest.
---
Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls
Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380

Well, in 2005, it was like 148 to 4 or something ridiculous for Ocelot/Pac-Man. Ridiculous because very few people were surprised when Pac-Man won- it was just a match nearly everyone considered just slightly favorable for Ocelot.
---
6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno
'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared....

The best part about Ganon/Vincent was that both clearly boosted, and yet Vincent still won by about the amount the X-stats said he would.

...at least, I'm pretty sure the stats said Vincent > Ganon.
---
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png

Yeah, Pac-Man > Ocelot was one of the most unsurprising and welcomed upsets ever. Virtually no one was upset that Ocelot lost.
---
"Spoil it for me. I'm never going to play that game so I want to know if he's going to be another Auron or another Sin." - Soul about Jecht vs. PW

From the Guru:

rpguy@galileo:~$ grep -c Vincent 2k6
77
rpguy@galileo:~$ grep -c Ganondorf 2k6
105

That's not that lopsided. (Though it does count people who took Vincent/Ganondorf over Sonic, but that's probably a wash.)
---
Mustache...and Green...
http://backloggery.com/rpguy96

Well, in 2005, it was like 148 to 4 or something ridiculous for Ocelot/Pac-Man. Ridiculous because very few people were surprised when Pac-Man won- it was just a match nearly everyone considered just slightly favorable for Ocelot.

I can tell you by the time the brackets closed Ocelot was still the huge favourite. It was throughout the round that people began thinking about the upset. I think the match picture was the breaking point.
---
Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls
Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380

Hmmm...I seem to remember the margin being a lot bigger than that. Even in the Oracle, Ganondorf was only slightly more picked. Maybe it was just the BOP.
---
"The great GF...Bahamut."
"...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..."

Anyone who cheers against Pac-Man in a contest is a terrible person. Heck, if L's run has instead been by Pac-Man everyone would love it still instead of so many people going "argh stupid Tetris piece how dare you ruin Crono/Vincent by losing to Pikachu".
---
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png

That was a pretty important match in contest history, actually. It was the match that brought the Square near-elites into dominance over the Nintendo near-elites, until nowadays only Ganondorf and Zelda are even considered near-elites on the Nintendo side, and barely at that.
---
6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno
'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared....

Link/Thrall is one of those matches I'm glad is only running for 12 hours.
---
"Stay with me until the end. Please."
"Not until the end. Always."

Over/Under: Link/Thrall with 60k votes.
---
Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB8%20BOP.xls
Submit bracket here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=52670380

From: LeonhartFour | #084
Link/Thrall is one of those matches I'm glad is only running for 12 hours.

At the very least it might be able to tell us something about Arthas. If Thrall doesn't completely fold here (like low 80s), then Arthas should be pretty much a lock to beat Kefka.
---
http://i48.tinypic.com/24ytvz8.png
Albion Hero is the Cream of Loli Fanboyism

I suppose 12 hours is enough to bask in the glory of Link's victory.

And then onto more pressing matters we go! Magus/Alucard will happen just a couple hours after I get up, probably.
---
6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno
'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared....

Link/Anyone is a match I'm glad will only be 12 hours.
---
http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png

From: red sox 777 | #083
That was a pretty important match in contest history, actually. It was the match that brought the Square near-elites into dominance over the Nintendo near-elites, until nowadays only Ganondorf and Zelda are even considered near-elites on the Nintendo side, and barely at that.

Well, after the way Nintendo dominated in 2005, that was to be expected. Square beat Nintendo a grand total of 2 times in 2005: Tifa > Luigi and Sephiroth > Mario.

But yeah, only Ganondorf and Zelda are considered to be that level, and a lot of people don't even think of them that way. Heck, was there more support for Ganondorf to beat Sonic back in 2006 than there is now, despite how weak Sonic has apparently become?
---
"I can set you free, mate."
"My freedom was forfeit long ago!"

Link 88 ish
Thrall 12 ish
---
Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep. They think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire.

From: charmander6000 | #085
Over/Under: Link/Thrall with 60k votes.

Over. On weekends, we usually get more votes in the first 12 hours than we do on weekdays.

I'm hoping over anyway.
---
"Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!"
"Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!"

The eighth GameFAQs Character Battle is on! Remember, this year there are two battles a day: the night battle begins at 9PM Pacific and the day battle at 9AM Pacific, so don't forget to vote!

Excellent, Bacon took my suggestion and put something on the homepage about the two matches per day.
---
Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~
Popular at school, but not as cool as KrahenProphet, Guru Champ!

I hope he puts something about it on the results page. That would catch people's attention more because sometimes I don't even pay attention to what the stuff on top of the front page says. It is bolded though, so that's nice!
---
"The great GF...Bahamut."
"...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..."

Over. I'm thinking we can hit 80k in night matches in a couple weeks once people have figured out there's 2 matches a day.
---
6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno
'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared....

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

Next to the Character Battle logo.
---
"Spoil it for me. I'm never going to play that game so I want to know if he's going to be another Auron or another Sin." - Soul about Jecht vs. PW

Oh man I'm so excited!
---
"He scored four at Anfield, he scoooored four!"
http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2009/04/arshavincelebrateR_450x300.jpg

Ratchet a 50-9 favorite? I mean I expect Brutal Legend guy to suck but it's RATCHET.
---
No problem!
This is a cute and pop genocide of love!

Fact or Fiction: We will still have perfect brackets at the end of round 1
Fact or Fiction: We will have at least one zero bracket
---
"So cold. I am always by your side."
"There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!"

Screw analyses this year
---
http://fc03.deviantart.com/fs14/f/2007/020/b/f/Ariel_by_lolita_art.jpg