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You cannot pass! I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, Flame of Udun! Go back to the shadow. You shall not pass!

~*creativename's contest site (all things contest!)*~
www.gamefaqscontests.com

~*The Board 8 Wiki (lots of useful contest and board information, including all past Post-Contest Analysis from Ulti, transience, Ed Bellis and others)*~
http://board8.wikia.com/

~*NGamer64's Archive Sites (good stuff!) and (LOL) X-Stats Sim (some offensive language)*~
http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/
http://thengamer.com/xstats
http://thengamer.com/stats

~*Character Contest Histories (Thanks to Raven 2 for the info transfer)*~
http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Contest_Histories

~*Simple Explanation of Extrapolated Standings*~
A = Strongest Character
B = Character Weaker than A
C = Character Weaker than B
To figure out a character's Xsts Percentage ---> [(CvB)(BvA)]/50 = CvA
To compare how C would do against B ---> [(CvA)/(BvA)]*50 = CvB
To figure out how B would do against A ---> [(CvA)/(CvB)]*50 = BvA

~*All the match pics*~
http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery/index.php

~*Acronyms and Percentages for Dummies*~
http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Acronyms_and_Percentages

~*Poll Start Times*~
http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Character_Battle_8_Poll_Start_Times

~*Say What? Some Common Stat Topic Lingo Defined*~

SFF (Same Fanbase Factor) - Same Fanbase Factor is the theory that, if two contestants share a common fanbase, the weaker of the two options will underperform in a direct matchup. For instance, Link was expected to defeat Ganon with 65% of the vote in 2004, based on their 2003 values. Instead, Link collected near 88% of the vote, because the Zelda fanbase so clearly sided with him. However, take some SFF labels with a grain of salt, as many people will slap it onto any match that doesn't make total sense. This has caused a few SFF jokes, with LordOfDabu's "Some Frivolous Factor" being the funniest of them.

X-Stats - Short form of Extrapolated Statistics, aka the mathematical "strength" of a contestant that can be determined based on their performance in any given matchup. See above for a detailed explanation of the x-stat process.

Noble Nine - Link, Cloud, Sephiroth, Mario, Crono, Solid Snake, Sonic, Samus and Mega Man.

Near-Elite - The Squall, Auron, Tifa, Vincent, Zelda, Kirby, etc group that has come at, near or even ahead of Noble Nine characters in the past.

The Fodder Line - A final X-Stat value of 15% or below.

For other information, surf the contest sites a bit. They have everything.
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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....

OMG NN broken i must go kill myself blablablabla.... the board's gone dumb, might as well do the same in the stats topic.
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Shakes Fist!

This board only went dumb today, huh?
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Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest
http://www.freewebs.com/mmxcalibur/ ; Rest in peace, Mitch Stuekerjuergen :(

Has Chrono been winning updates?
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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS- YOUR WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!

420 votes to go. Go you good thing!
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My quote is my sig

Oh man, you used a Gandalf quote. That's a final resource if I've ever seen one...
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Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg
Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world!

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KrahenProphet lived up to his name.

Crono has been gaining about 30 each update.
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XBL / PSN: lol im ahkmed

I have the perfect Tolkien quote in mind if this topic gets filled before the end of the match!
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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....

*Sits down watching the action*
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The Gamer In Me
My Signature's broken, just like your front door.

Time | Crono
1:00 | 48.85%
2:00 | 48.57%
3:00 | 50.06%
4:00 | 49.90%
5:00 | 50.80%
6:00 | 50.49%
7:00 | 48.58%
8:00 | 51.39%
9:00 | 51.88%
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SC2k10 (52/59) Crono v Missingno

From: voltch | #495
so Ulti and Ngirl are the reasons Crono's in overdrive mode, thanks you guys.

I'm totally rooting for the glitch, being a good UK citizen who loves the pokés and never played CT.

Unless you're insinuating Crono lives on sex.
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In which case sure.

time to blast magus' theme, so crono chokes
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http://cache-07.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/02/500x_lp2_x10_005.jpg
I Am Albion Hero!

btw, if some douche decides to make a new terrific ten page on the wiki, i think we can trust ulti or ngamer to nuke it, right?
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Shakes Fist!

Time | Crono
1:00 | 48.85%
2:00 | 48.57%
3:00 | 50.06%
4:00 | 49.90%
5:00 | 50.80%
6:00 | 50.49%
7:00 | 48.58%
8:00 | 51.39%
9:00 | 51.88%

Electoral Vote:

Missingno 292
Crono 246
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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....

Time for a 52% hour!
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If you're seeing this sig, I'm not on my computer!

Ah, you beat me to it. I guess the Electoral College info is new info though.
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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....

For Missingno!

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KrahenProphet lived up to his name.

I haven't been paying attention to this, but c'mon Crono

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wheresoever you go, go with all your heart

Crono should totally have boned Lucca, instead she was all over robbo and poor Ayla, she deserved better.
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Shakes Fist!

Cut of 25, Lead now under 200.
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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?
SC2k10 (52/59) Crono v Missingno

200 barrier, no more
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The Gamer In Me
"paulg is a genius." - MajinZidane

*grabs popcorn and a chair*
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"Here I go! Divine judgment for an evil soul! Sacred Penance! Rest in peace." - Estellise Sidos Heurassein, Tales of Vesperia

From: voltch | #020
Crono should totally have boned Lucca, instead she was all over robbo and poor Ayla, she deserved better.

You've played the game that doesn't exist?
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Wut.

188 now
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...Just repeat to yourself / It's just a show / I should really just relax...

Under 200!

nghh....come on Missingno, I still believe....
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http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png

Crono more like Croyes
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Moltar Status: Bracket: Yoshi > Jak (51/58)
Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/

MissingNo. better win this.....if he doesn't than why even have these contests anymore if the same 9 characters never lose unless to each other, its just plain boring.
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"OBJECTION!"- Phoenix Wright

Lead brought down to 188!

If Crono takes this; this is the biggest scare regarding the Noble Nine in contest history.
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...Just repeat to yourself / It's just a show / I should really just relax...

Quota: -5.92 votes/update
Last Hour: -17.25 => Crono takes the lead at 10:05.
Last Half Hour: -23.67 => Crono takes the lead at 9:50.
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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....

From: nintendogirl1 | #023
From: voltch | #020
Crono should totally have boned Lucca, instead she was all over robbo and poor Ayla, she deserved better.

You've played the game that doesn't exist?

You are forgetting....I am japanese, french, but live in britain and i got some korean blood too.

also CTDS....i didn't get.
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Shakes Fist!

From: WarThaNemesis2 | #027
nghh....come on Missingno, I still believe....

Crono casts Lightning 2 on your silly beliefs.

This **** is over now. Crono's got the Rainbow Sword, the Nova Armor, AND the Vigil Hat. Dude aint playing no games now.
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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

Anyone else thinking we can call this match the best Round 1 match in CB8?
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...Just repeat to yourself / It's just a show / I should really just relax...

Er, that was before that update. The quota is lower now and the last hour/half hour projections are better for Crono.
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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 man, Crono's going to come back and make all the excitement for naught.

*sighs* MissingNo, please put up some resistance... ;~;
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And then the car wash cost five dollars.
Pokemon Platinum: 1719 9497 5082

Just got back home. Glad to see Crono's done well for himself while I was gone!

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Chop Chop Master Onion for Character Battle '11!
Kick, punch, it's all in the mind!

You do realize what's going to happen here?

Crono is never the one making the comeback at this point. He's going to get reverse-himself'd: come back, and then lose the last our by 55% or something and be defeated.

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KrahenProphet lived up to his name.

From: SonicRaptor | #031
If Crono takes this; this is the biggest scare regarding the Noble Nine in contest history.

Oh, undoubtedly, what was the next closest? Zero Suit Samus v Tifa?

In fact, if Crono wins, I'm not sure this could be outdone as a "scare," because it'd be hard to outdo this and still win.
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SC2k10 (52/59) Crono v Missingno

Hasn't Crono just slashed that lead by more than half in less than an hour?
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Shaneh87/Haruhi/Kyonexplanation.jpg

Bowser vs Snake, man remember that guys?
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Shakes Fist!

Though the NN has yet to be beaten, there have been several close calls over the years. The matches where an outside opponent has brought a member of the NN to below 55% are as follows:

* Sonic over Zero, 52.34% in 2003
* Sonic over Aeris, 53.02% in 2003
* Snake over Frog, 51.39% in 2004
* Snake over Bowser, 50.59% in 2005 (1,196 vote margin)
* Snake over Zelda, 54.41% in 2005
* Samus over Tifa, 50.49% in 2006 (1,418 vote margin)
* Sonic over Vincent, 52.09% in 2006
* Mega Man over Sora, 54.28% in 2006
* Crono over Auron, 54.50% in 2006
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Shaneh87/Haruhi/Kyonexplanation.jpg

Bowser/Snake was the biggest scare before now. Bowser cut Snake's lead from 2200 to 700 with the ASV.
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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....

* Snake over Bowser, 50.59% in 2005 (1,196 vote margin)

how in the **** did this happen

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i dunno

From: voltch | #042
Bowser vs Snake, man remember that guys?

Haha, oh yeah. But did Bowser lead in that? Tifa had the lead for a few hours in Samus/Tifa, IIRC.
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SC2k10 (52/59) Crono v Missingno

Yes, Missingno is waiting for the last hour to humiliate Crono in his usual best time. Just like Mario
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

Solid **** happened
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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.

Missingno gains 14 to put the lead just over 200 again.
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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?
SC2k10 (52/59) Crono v Missingno

lucky bowser tripped on that solid ****.
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Shakes Fist!