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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 872

LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 4:29:42 PM | message detail
Bowser can't be 6th if he can't beat Squall!
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Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created.
Gooper Blooper | Posted 3/11/2010 4:32:32 PM | message detail
1: Link
2: Cloud
3: Missingno
4: Sephiroth
5: Mario
6: Samus
7: Snake
8: Charizard
9: Bowser
10: Squall
11: Auron

Like this?
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BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 3/11/2010 4:42:40 PM | message detail
Bowser and Charizard over Squall/Auron? All 4 of those over Mega Man?

lol

1. Link
2. Cloud
3. Sephy
4. Mario
5. Smaus
6. Mega Man
7. Solid Snake
8. Sonic
9. Squall
10. Vincent
11. Corno
12. Auron
13. Bowser/Ganondorf/all those other clowns
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TheOneAboveAll | Posted 3/11/2010 4:44:45 PM | message detail
I think Snake is stronger than Samus now. Post-Brawl the SFF should go the other way.
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 3/11/2010 5:00:36 PM | message detail
T/F: Missingno triumphantly reaching the finals only to get 60/40'd by Link would be the funniest ending possible.
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paulg235 | Posted 3/11/2010 5:02:00 PM | message detail
F, No, it wouldn't.
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Mumei | Posted 3/11/2010 5:02:02 PM | message detail
T/F: Missingno triumphantly reaching the finals only to get 60/40'd by Link would be the funniest ending possible.

Impossible, but so true.

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LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 5:02:54 PM | message detail
Best possible ending is that Cloud beats Missingno and then beats Link by even more, making Missingno the #2 character in the stats.
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Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created.
paulg235 | Posted 3/11/2010 5:03:02 PM | message detail
1. Crono
2. Pikachu
3. Solid Snake
4. Mario
5. Sonic
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LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 5:03:05 PM | message detail
Oh, and he beats Link by enough to make Crono > Link.
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Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created.
ToadYoshi | Posted 3/11/2010 5:20:47 PM | message detail
Ranking the near-elites is an interesting thing to do right now. A lot of strong characters are really close to each other.

1-3 Clinkeroth
4-6 Mario/Snake/Samus
7 Mega Man
8 Sonic
9-10 Vincent/Crono (possibly Squall > Crono)
11 Squall (unless 10)
12-13 Auron/Tifa
14-16 Bowser/Charizard/Pikachu (Zard and Pika have a chance to take #13 from Bowser with a Zard win)

here's where it gets really crowded. Sora, Gannon, Yoshi, Luigi, Mega Man X, Kirby, Ryu, Dante, and Zero are probably 17-25, but the order is almost entirely up for debate (except for a few obvious ones, like Ryu > Dante and Luigi > Zero for example). A few of the higher ones might even be above the pokemon or Bowser, but I personally doubt it.

oh yeah, and Missingno. Forgot about him. He's probably around eighth or so, obviously above Crono, probably Vincent and possibly Sonic...but it doesn't matter because as soon as he loses or this contest ends he drops to midcarder level and anyone on this list beats him easily.
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LinkMarioSamus | Posted 3/11/2010 5:26:33 PM | message detail
Nah Zero has looked better than Luigi so far this contest, unless you want to suggest The Boss > Marcus Fenix, which would be tough to think about after seeing each character's '07 run.
HaRRicH | Posted 3/11/2010 5:27:29 PM | message detail
It's not so hard to see it after Fenix's 2008-run!
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Picking Auron > Squall was dumb, but not as dumb as thinking I could beat Leonhart!
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LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 5:31:37 PM | message detail
Man, HaRR, that is one sharp sig you're sportin' there!
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medicority | Posted 3/11/2010 5:35:20 PM | message detail
In a day match zero/auron would have been a bit closer, so I'm not so sure about auron being quite that high. He'd probably lose to tifa.
LinkMarioSamus | Posted 3/11/2010 5:36:40 PM | message detail
Off-Topic: So far World of Warcraft and Half-Life 2 seem to be the most popular picks for Best Game of the Decade. Also, none of the games that made our Game of the Decade poll have been given the honor anywhere else yet. Out of those games, Resident Evil 4 has gotten closest to getting the honor, and (gasp) Super Mario Galaxy has gotten second closest to getting the honor.

Discuss.
charmander6000 | Posted 3/11/2010 5:39:11 PM | message detail
GameFAQs not treating Super Mario Galaxy as one of the greatest games made this generation is pretty sad.
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Character Battle VIII - 141/176 - Today's Winners: Solid Snake and Squall
LinkMarioSamus | Posted 3/11/2010 5:48:59 PM | message detail
It's ironic to think that Galaxy gets SFFd badly by Brawl considering that Galaxy was the only game the Nintendo Power staff unanimously chose to take the top spot on its game system, and the only Mario game to get a top spot (yes, for the top two on each console they have LoZ > SMB3, LttP > SMW, OoT > SM64, RE4 > WW, but then SMG > TP). But, uh, these guys also had Mega Man 2 ahead of Super Mario Bros. and Wind Waker ahead of Melee, so...yeah.
BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 3/11/2010 5:52:16 PM | message detail
Because, *GASP* noone cares what professional reviewers think. The average gamer wants to play games that are mindless fun, like Brawl. Galaxy is a decent game, but it was absolutely silly to think that because the hardcore tourney nerds spout "M3l33 > barlw!!!!!!!!11111111111" because they couldn't adapt to the new game, that Brawl was unpopular.
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Japago | Posted 3/11/2010 5:52:28 PM | message detail
I have a feeling the Pokemon may be a bit overrated. In a fair match, Leon smashed Pikachu in 07. Sprite Snake has been known to be disastrous for him. We have no idea where Kratos is, so Charizard may be overrated as well.

Also, Bowser got beat by Ryu in 07, before Ryu may have been boosted this year with T vs C and SSFIV. At the very least, Bowser is not a tier above that big group you mentioned. KH has really gone down this year, so far down that Axel looks worse than Balthier, lol. It doesn't make sense because of KH's handheld games, but every KH character seems to have fallen.

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Kyle Bowen | Posted 3/11/2010 5:53:30 PM | message detail
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Kyle Bowen | Posted 3/11/2010 5:53:59 PM | message detail
Squall wins! Squall wins! Squall wins!

Snake. YOU'RE NEXT!
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LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 5:54:19 PM | message detail
You know, I think Squall has the most all-time wins for a non-Noble Niner, if I recall correctly.
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charmander6000 | Posted 3/11/2010 5:54:31 PM | message detail
I have no problem with Brawl being popular, but Galaxy was the best Mario game since SM64. I can only wonder what Super Mario Sunshine would have done in the contest.
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LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 5:55:52 PM | message detail
Galaxy's the best Mario game, period. If Nintendo can find a way to make Galaxy 2 somehow even better, I will love them forever.

And I'd imagine Sunshine is the reason Galaxy isn't as popular.
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charmander6000 | Posted 3/11/2010 5:57:56 PM | message detail
You know, I think Squall has the most all-time wins for a non-Noble Niner, if I recall correctly.

Before this contest it was Dante, but with this win Squall has taken the lead
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Character Battle VIII - 141/176 - Today's Winners: Solid Snake and Squall
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 5:58:42 PM | message detail
Dante? Really? That seems odd, but he did have two pretty deep runs both 4-way years.
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Hochimihnister | Posted 3/11/2010 5:59:15 PM | message detail
You know, I think Squall has the most all-time wins for a non-Noble Niner, if I recall correctly.


Doesn't Bowser beat him?
LinkMarioSamus | Posted 3/11/2010 5:59:56 PM | message detail
Also, out of the games represented on the Game of the Decade poll, Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy X, Wind Waker, Brawl, and Modern Warfare 2 are the only ones to have not made it into a top 10 anywhere else.

Lol FFX.
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 6:02:20 PM | message detail

From: Hochimihnister | #428
You know, I think Squall has the most all-time wins for a non-Noble Niner, if I recall correctly.


Doesn't Bowser beat him?


I think they're tied, actually, looking at it. Squall would be pretty easily ahead of him if not for the Villains Contest though. Gives Bowser an extra 3 wins, but I suppose Bowser can take the overall lead if he beats Charizard.
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Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created.
LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 6:03:54 PM | message detail
Also, we need to work hard to bring the Contest Histories on the Board 8 Wiki up to date once this contest is over, including getting all the characters who don't even have a page on there yet.
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Squall Leonhart is the worst Final Fantasy character ever created.
charmander6000 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:03:59 PM | message detail
Dante? Really? That seems odd, but he did have two pretty deep runs both 4-way years.

Yeah, Dante's deep run in 4-ways plus Squall getting cut short by Mewtwo are to blame.


Doesn't Bowser beat him?

Wait, including the villain's contest Bowser is tied with Squall for first right now. If Bowser can defeat Charizard he will take the lead.
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CJaM613 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:06:12 PM | message detail
Let's be honest. Sonic would destroy Auron in 1v1 format. Auron is strong. He would lose to Tifa but beat most other non-n9ers.
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LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 6:06:48 PM | message detail
Let's be honest. Sonic would destroy Auron in 1v1 format.

Uh huh. Sure. Keep tellin' yourself that, kid.
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charmander6000 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:07:21 PM | message detail
I wouldn't be so sure about Tifa > Auron, sounds like a close match to set up though.
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red sox 777 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:07:22 PM | message detail
Comments like that make me almost hope Kirby beats Sonic.

At least Link will deal with him.
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Missingno's quest to avenge Crono - Round 3: Sephiroth!!!
Link's quest to save us from the oppression of the jokes- Round 4: Luigi
charmander6000 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:08:55 PM | message detail
Vote totals are pretty low today, but that's consistent with two characters from the same company.
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TheOneAboveAll | Posted 3/11/2010 6:09:46 PM | message detail
So with anti-blowoutFAQs and Brawl boost in full effect, can Sonic or Mario or both become the third and/or fourth characters to put up 40% on Link?
medicority | Posted 3/11/2010 6:11:03 PM | message detail
but link is in brawl!
charmander6000 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:11:21 PM | message detail
Also, we need to work hard to bring the Contest Histories on the Board 8 Wiki up to date once this contest is over, including getting all the characters who don't even have a page on there yet.

I agree, I have all of the win-loss ratio for all of the characters before this contest so that's a start.
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eaglesarebeasts | Posted 3/11/2010 6:11:26 PM | message detail
Vote totals are pretty low today, but that's consistent with two characters from the same company.


Sonic/Knuckles had a pretty high vote total.
red sox 777 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:11:37 PM | message detail
Anti-blowoutFAQs is gone. It only really mattered for weak characters anyway. Link gonna 70-30 Sonic and 65-35 Mario.
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Missingno's quest to avenge Crono - Round 3: Sephiroth!!!
Link's quest to save us from the oppression of the jokes- Round 4: Luigi
BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 3/11/2010 6:11:54 PM | message detail
Mega Man is the only one who's going to be doing that.

Looking back at 2004's match pics, it's understandable that Mega Man would underperform. One picture was him on the ground at the tip of Link's sword, the other was his crazy-ass, unrecognizable MvC2 Ultra combo self
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CJaM613 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:12:21 PM | message detail
What do you mean comments like that? You guys are the biggest Sonic haters there is, and I'm relatively tame about Sonic compared to the fanboyism you guys show towards characters like Crono because of his performances in 4ways despite clearly being on the decline in 1v1.

You realize that strength in 1v1 and 4ways are not linear, and that of course Crono is going to look better in 4 ways than he does in 1v1 because while he's not gaining any new fanbase, and he is losing some, his fanbase is very dedicated and would most likely vote him over any other option in his polls.

Anyway, I'm not going to get into a debate about it.

Also according to 2008 x-stats Auron doesn't come close to beating Ganondorf with 57%+
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Hochimihnister | Posted 3/11/2010 6:12:40 PM | message detail
Sonic can't put up 40%. I have a hard time seeing him do better than MMX. I see no reason why Mario can't, especially with how damn awful Zelda has looked this contest
CJaM613 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:13:22 PM | message detail
I think Sonic will break 40% on Link, but I'm not sure Mario will.
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LeonhartFour | Posted 3/11/2010 6:14:27 PM | message detail
Also according to 2008 x-stats Auron doesn't come close to beating Ganondorf with 57%+

Neither does Sonic. What's your point?
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TheOneAboveAll | Posted 3/11/2010 6:14:32 PM | message detail
MMX got 32%. You expect Sonic to do less than that? I put 35% at the minimum.
red sox 777 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:14:38 PM | message detail
Clearly nothing is going to change your mind on Sonic, short of Kirby actually winning (not happening). You'll probably dismiss Link getting 70% as SFF (which would be partially correct).
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Missingno's quest to avenge Crono - Round 3: Sephiroth!!!
Link's quest to save us from the oppression of the jokes- Round 4: Luigi
CJaM613 | Posted 3/11/2010 6:15:32 PM | message detail
The hate and lack of faith that Sonic receives in these topics is disgusting. He has never done anything in a 1v1 contest that would ever say anything about him being weaker than MM since 04?

Also I forgot to mention that Ganondorf has always looked stronger than Auron in 1v1 contests so...
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