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Seems like the match will just miss 60k
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Character Battle VIII - 9/12 - Today's Winners: Kirby and Fawful

Thoughts on the new match pics.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/images/cb8/cb8-17.jpg

That match pic kicks ass. Mario looks awesome, Flaco looks awesome. I love it!

http://www.gamefaqs.com/images/cb8/cb8-18.jpg

Another awesome match pic. Also, Big Boss is quadrupling Edgey now.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/images/cb8/cb8-19.jpg

AAAAAHHH, DEMON ZIDANE! GET HIM AWAY FROM ME! Claptrap has the match pic advantage.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/images/cb8/cb8-20.jpg

You know guys, there are like OTHER IKE PICS out there. Other than that, match pic looks good.
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Claptrap has the picture advantage? Really?

He'd do better if he had a picture of Klaptrap from Donkey Kong Country.
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"Not until the end. Always."

From: LeonhartFour | #153
Claptrap has the picture advantage? Really?

He'd do better if he had a picture of Klaptrap from Donkey Kong Country.

This is what Ulti, Wyvern and I constantly talk about. You guys gotta get off your high horse about anything not being Japanese , Nintendo or Square sucking.
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you really think claptrap has the pic advantage then?
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well do ya?

Big Boss no chance against Miles von Karma
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In terms of who has the better picture, for sure. Zidane has a bad picture, and thats the best picture Claptrap could ask for.
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Should have been DKC Klaptrap :/
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holy crap, you used an apostrophe to make a word plural at least 3 times in that post. that's like cryptonite to me if I was batman - Bako Ikporamee

you know even with his best pic claptrap ain't as appealing as zidane's worst.
just because i's not the best zidane pic, doesn't make it worse than a box that looks like it came from Wall-E.
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Shakes Fist!

I don't know what Claptrap even is, but I don't like that Zidane picture. I mean the picture itself is good, but it's his Dissidia alternate outfit that looks nothing like him. Good quality, bad choice.

AND THAT IS MY EDGEWORTH, OH YES
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Ulti, how many of your match pics have WON?
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Shakes Fist!

Mario is facing the wrong way IMHO.
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Yeah...

From: Lightslayer987 | #154
This is what Ulti, Wyvern and I constantly talk about. You guys gotta get off your high horse about anything not being Japanese , Nintendo or Square sucking.

That's got nothing to do with any of that. I see Claptrap, I see a box with a camera on it. Why do I want to vote for that?
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"The great GF...Bahamut."
"...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..."

I think Cube got the biggest blowout of the contest, didn't he? And GLaDOS is about to win today.

I made pics for nearly everyone, so it's just weird luck.
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From: UltimaterializerX | #164
I think Cube got the biggest blowout of the contest, didn't he? And GLaDOS is about to win today.

I made pics for nearly everyone, so it's just weird luck.

Link's was bigger.
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"My freedom was forfeit long ago!"

...do we really need to keep using that Ike pic? It's not like he has a shortage of other material.

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From: LeonhartFour | #163
That's got nothing to do with any of that. I see Weighted Companion Cube, I see a box with a heart on it. Why do I want to vote for that?

fixed
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And it's the same thing. I don't vote for the Cube because I like anything about it.
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I submitted this for Ike, but 'oh well'.

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From: KamikazePotato | Posted: 1/22/2010 10:01:36 PM | #166
...do we really need to keep using that Ike pic? It's not like he has a shortage of other material.

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/7674/welikeike.jpg

An R3 pic, but still.
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Damnit Bacon

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KrahenProphet lived up to his name.

I submitted something different for Ike, but it's round 2 style. Maybe it'll get picked next round.
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"Stay with me until the end. Please."
"Not until the end. Always."

Fawful less than 100 votes away from avoiding the doubling.
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This is old news, but Donkey Kong looks absolutely hilarious in that picture.
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He should. I intended it that way. Looking back, there have been way too many pics where DK looked mildly badass. That's not who DK is! He's just a dumb ape swinging towards his golden shining banana horde, and that's what the picture represents.

I feel no guilt as Vivi got an even worse pic.

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You think it's worse? Eh, not really. Why do you say that?
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Question: How badly do you think Samus SFFd Ganondorf last year? Ganon was doubled by her in round 3, it seems.

The further away Vivi associates himself from his appearance in KHII, the better.

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KrahenProphet lived up to his name.

Samus/Ganon is probably around 60/40 without SFF. Or in other words, Crono or Vincent get around 55% on Ganon.
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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....

Oh, that's a KH picture of Vivi? I couldn't even tell, they all look the same >_>
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Yeah, I looked up and Ganon scored 39% in round 2, and then fell to getting doubled the round afterwards. Maybe he split sideburn votes with Freeman? Or more seriously, maybe a lot of people realized that Vincent could possibly win the match if more Nintendo fans stay with Ganon? Nothing makes sense at all.

Doing extrapolation based on Tifa/Peach and Samus/Freeman, the Half-Life hero is still the favorite to win the match. Freeman narrowly escaped a doubling from Samus, and Peach is projected to do the same according to the '06 x-stats, then you realize that her division is overrated due to, uh, ZSS. And that's the end.

Chaos Division: Round 1 - Match 15 – (7) Vivi vs. (10) Donkey Kong

Moltar’s Analysis

Vivi
Vivi’s had some disappointing losses over the last 2 years, but the Black Mage could turn things around for this Contest.

Donkey Kong
Speaking of disappointments…

Donkey Kong: Yo yo yo! What up peeps it’s ya boy DK on the mic. Today, we gonna have some real talk bout my highly anticipated rematch against Vivi.

Moltar: Highly anticipated? The last time we saw this match, Vivi easily won. No one cares about seeing this match again.

DK: Molty, my bro, you kiddin me? Da people have been DYIN’ to see us duke it out once again. This time, ya boy D-Kong is gonna rock and sock Vivi’s connection back to wizard skool.

Moltar: I doubt that.

DK: Man, did you see Vivi last year? He sucked it up against Snake and lost to Zero in R2!

Moltar: At least he MADE it to Round 2. You didn’t even show up in your Round 1 match and let Cube and Tidus walk all over you!

DK: Ey now, dey got lucky, dats all. This year is da year of Da Ape!

Moltar: No it’s not. It’s the year of the Tiger.

DK: Ya killin me, M-tar. N E way, I’m gonna beat Vivi and-

Moltar: No you aren’t. You’re going to lose in a similar manner to Vivi because nothing has changed between the two of you since your last match. If anything, both of you have gotten weaker since then, and you’ve been the one who’s dropped more.

DK: …Uh wuteva, all dat matters here is that errbody picks up by new Cee Dee, Going Ape, which drops this Tuesday. It’s got my brand new single, Mo-Mo-Mo-Monkey Face-.

Moltar: No! No! No! I will not let you plug your album and do a parody of some popular song! That’s not happening this time! Quick, roll the percentages!

Moltar’s Bracket: Vivi > Donkey Kong

Moltar’s Prediction: Vivi: 59% - Donkey Kong: 41%



Lopen’s Analysis

We saw this match years ago. Vivi won with about 56%. The question is, do things change, and if so, by how much?

Well since then DK's looked a bit more respectable, and there was a NINTENDO BOOST. But that's all died out, and this contest, with the exception of Kirby, has me doubtin whether the Nintendo boost even exists anymore. Well, more like I think Sonic/Mega Man and Nintendo are joined at the hip and Link/Mega Man X looked bad.

Vivi hasn't really seemed impressive or disappointing in the last few contests. And DK and Vivi seem like timeless characters. So what am I leading up to...?

*puts on sunglasses* The more things change, the more they stay the same. Ha ha ha... yeah.

Lopen's prediction
Vivi with 56.47%



Transience’s Analysis

Hey, a rematch! In more than one way!

In 2004, Vivi vs. DK was one of the most debated matches of the contest (mostly because that bracket sucked). Vivi jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. In 2007, Vivi went up against Tidus in a weird fourway and came out as the clear winner. In 2008, DK went up against Tidus and got embarrassed.

So yeah, there is no reason to expect DK to be able to compete with Vivi today. I always have this uneasy feeling about Vivi -- FF9 is not all that popular and he seems like he could implode at any second -- but against the choke artist that puts Magus to shame, I have no concerns whatsoever. It's just a matter of knowing how high to expect Vivi to climb to. It's a night match which helps Vivi, but DK is also a night beast for whatever reason. DK just makes no sense. God, he sucks.

transience's prediction: Vivi with 61.45%



Ngamer’s Analysis

Fantastical writeup coming soon!

Ngamer Says: Vivi > DK, 59.59%

Kleenex’s Analysis

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1740

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2886
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2906
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3285

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=973
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1351
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2106
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3260


Bracket: Vivi
Favorites: Vivi
Prediction: Vivi with 58.58%



Red Sox’s Analysis

This is a rematch of a match Vivi won easily in 2004. Since then, DK has had the Boost and Deboost, while Square has been on a very slow and gradual downtrend. So, you’d think DK could make it a little closer than last time, but his performance last year suggests otherwise. He only got 40% on Tidus, who should be weaker than Vivi. Granted, he had Tails holding him back in that poll, but Vivi also has the advantage of a night match.

Prediction: Vivi with 60%
Upset Potential: 1%
Upper Bound: Vivi with 64%
Lower Bound: Vivi with 55%



Guest’s Analysis - Zylo the wolf

LOL DK. We saw this match 5 years ago, and it's not like DK have looked any better after this match. Vivi got a freepass to round 2. There really isn't much more to discuss in this match, since I bet the crew have already explained why DK can't win matches like this

Guest says: Vivi wins with 56.91%



Crew Consensus: Vivi’s got this rematch

From: The n00b Avenger | #181
Oh, that's a KH picture of Vivi? I couldn't even tell, they all look the same >_>

All you gotta do is look for the zippers.
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damn you nomura
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Mustache...and Green...
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Mario looking badass + downplaying his redness + SFF = Mario breaking 90% booyah!

Prinny looks so arrogant as ****. It'll be even more hilarious after Ike Aethers his ass into oblivion.
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Not Wylvane

Or more seriously, maybe a lot of people realized that Vincent could possibly win the match if more Nintendo fans stay with Ganon?

That would make Nintendo fans jump ship to Samus to defend her first place, unless they thought she was safe and tried to get Ganon into second.

But who knows, as good as Nintendo is at winning elections (like the Republicans!!!), Nintendo voters don't really form a hivemind.
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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....

And I'm scared Donkey Kong may win, just because DK's an ******* who loves to **** up brackets, because this contest loves to kick our expectations in the balls, and because the Analysis Crew thinks he's a lock. And because I originally had DK > Vivi in my bracket.

Sounds like a perfect formula for Donkey Kong to be an ******* and donkey punch the black mage!
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Not Wylvane

DK winning would be the biggest upset of the contest. I don't even care if Snake beats Sephiroth.
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"But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside."
"I am lightning...the rain transformed."

Donkey is not screwing up my bracket this year. I'll rally if I have to

If you picked DK, it's too late. He's already screwed up your bracket.
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"The great GF...Bahamut."
"...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..."

Biggest upset of the contest? Vivi only won with 56% back in 2004, and how many pairs of Nintendo and Square characters can you come up with where the Square character does better now than in 2004?
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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....

I didn't pick him, I'm not dealing with him pulling an upset

From: red sox 777 | #193
Biggest upset of the contest? Vivi only won with 56% back in 2004, and how many pairs of Nintendo and Square characters can you come up with where the Square character does better now than in 2004?

It's Donkey Kong.

Also, Auron/Ness, booya!
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"But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside."
"I am lightning...the rain transformed."

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3263
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3260

This tells me what I need to know.

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Well, I'm just expecting something really shocking to happen in the remaining 110+ matches of the contest. If DK > Vivi were the most shocking thing that happened, I'd call it a pretty boring contest.
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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....

Moltar, you should do interviews with fictional characters more often.

and by more often, I mean every one of your analysis posts.
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holy crap, you used an apostrophe to make a word plural at least 3 times in that post. that's like cryptonite to me if I was batman - Bako Ikporamee

DK>Vivi has absolutely no basis in anything. It would be the most left-field upset in years.

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KrahenProphet lived up to his name.

Jill > Ocelot 2k8
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