Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1172

#51 | SnoicFactor | Posted 9/12/2013 9:50:59 PM | message detail
Samus wins. People don't listen.. Samus and Snake are in a completely different league than Megaman. He can't even beat her with Red in the poll.. This has happened before.

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#52 | snoocete | Posted 9/12/2013 9:51:08 PM | message detail
Wow that's kinda close

Anyone can still win this depending on how the rallies go, right?
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#53 | charmander6000 | Posted 9/12/2013 9:51:32 PM | message detail
Watch UK cost Mega Man the match

At least Samus is not a huge favourite there.
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#54 | KamikazePotato | Posted 9/12/2013 9:51:37 PM | message detail
Does anyone here even really care about Samus outside of some crazies (sup HM)? She just seems universally 'liked'. She certainly wouldn't have gotten the response MM did after clutching it out against Charizard.
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#55 | Karma Hunter | Posted 9/12/2013 9:51:54 PM | message detail
ZFS posted...
Karma Hunter posted...
ZFS posted...
I was happy he beat Charizard, but Samus/Snake has been a long time coming. You guys lost sight of this!


Even Mega Man's greatest obliteration of Snake is vastly easier to stomach than the emotionally driven womb in a Power Suit threatening. The best scenario is Snake/Samus never happening to begin with!


Is that the faint sound of worry about the results!!

I think Snake should probably be a good favorite over Samus after last round. I've been knocking this supposed godslayer Snake all contest, but 51% on Pokemon is pretty damn crazy.


Of course I'm worried. I still remember the days when you guys were taking Magus > Snake. The dream could come crumbling down at any moment and there isn't a worse character it could come at the hands of augh
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#56 | Wanglicious | Posted 9/12/2013 9:52:09 PM | message detail
psh, screw the haters there, i like samus! how can i not like a hot blond in power armor beating crap up?

but this is mega man's year. everyone else can move to the side. and you see what belief gets you?
come HM, join me. BELIEVE IN THE (LEAF) SHIELD.
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#57 | ZFS | Posted 9/12/2013 9:52:22 PM | message detail
KamikazePotato posted...
Samus has less character than any other member of the Noble Nine. Not completely characterless, but there's very little there. At least, before Other M. She should've stayed how she was.


This is pretty silly. She had more less character than any other silent lead in the NN. People project what they want to project! The stuff about her in the Prime games was a lot more interesting than most of the characters in this contest, even.
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#58 | Haste_2 | Posted 9/12/2013 9:54:58 PM | message detail | (edited)
Even though Mega Man's out, there's one good thing going for him: Mega Man has never gone further than Board 8 expected in a contest before! Until this contest. (Disagree on 2003? Well, everyone who paid attention to past stats had MM beating Snake)

It's late.

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#59 | xp1337 | Posted 9/12/2013 9:52:44 PM | message detail
I want Samus to win but I don't actually care about her.

does that count?
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#60 | creativename | Posted 9/12/2013 9:52:53 PM | message detail
-hotdogturtle-- posted...
Holy crap, the board's opinion of Samus changed so much as soon as she was up against a fan favorite.

KH is just loud! He doesn't represent the board's opinion as a whole.

The board is definitely rooting for Mega Man here, but that's not because they're anti-Samus like KH. They're just pro-Mega Man.
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#61 | ZFS | Posted 9/12/2013 9:54:08 PM | message detail
Well, I guess there's Draven to make things weird, but Snake seems easier to rally around than Samus, even being Nintendo. I do think she'd stay competitive 1v1, but seriously 51% against Pokemon!
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#62 | KamikazePotato | Posted 9/12/2013 9:54:36 PM | message detail
I played every all the Prime games and outside of some minor stuff in 3, there's really nothing there for Samus.
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#63 | pjbasis | Posted 9/12/2013 9:55:02 PM | message detail
swordz9 posted...
Samus has less character than Mario? Really?


Why is Mario your go-to? He's got all the cartoony personality of people like Mickey Mouse, just without speaking. He's got tons of expressions and, have you played the Mario RPGs?
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#64 | pjbasis | Posted 9/12/2013 9:55:22 PM | message detail
KamikazePotato posted...
I played every all the Prime games and outside of some minor stuff in 3, there's really nothing there for Samus.


Oh yeah forgot there are several character in Metroid Prime 3
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#65 | SnoicFactor | Posted 9/12/2013 9:55:28 PM | message detail
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#66 | swordz9 | Posted 9/12/2013 9:55:31 PM | message detail
I know it's early, but I think Red is pretty much staying where he is and not taking 2nd or 1st. So long last character I even knew or cared a little about.
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#67 | Qwaar | Posted 9/12/2013 9:55:31 PM | message detail
charmander6000 posted...
Watch UK cost Mega Man the match

At least Samus is not a huge favourite there.


We have good taste here in the UK, so yes we will vote en masse for Samus.
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#68 | Kyle Bowen | Posted 9/12/2013 9:55:31 PM | message detail
The votals are so low...
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#69 | Surskit | Posted 9/12/2013 9:56:05 PM | message detail
It's hard not to be pro-MM after all the stuff the poor guy's gone through. This little Cinderella run is really great for him. You just want to side with him.

I still voted Samus because **** yeah Samus, but I don't hide that I'd enjoy seeing the Blue Bomber in the finals for the first time in history. It's like the site's way of giving Capcom the middle finger.
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#70 | Doctor_Vodka | Posted 9/12/2013 9:56:15 PM | message detail
xp1337 posted...
I want Samus to win but I don't actually care about her.

does that count?


Why? How is more Nintendo domination a good thing?
#71 | KamikazePotato | Posted 9/12/2013 9:56:35 PM | message detail
Yeah Europe is going to cost MM this match. Bummer.
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#72 | pjbasis | Posted 9/12/2013 9:56:39 PM | message detail
And for the record I love me some badass silent protagonist plunging into dangerous labyrinths and wrecking s*** up.

It's why I like Link too!
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#73 | CSplitter | Posted 9/12/2013 9:56:42 PM | message detail
Why use Other M quotes when the Space Pirates have much better things to say?

"The march of the Hunter continues, much to our dismay"

People seemed to be giving up on Samus a little too early there.
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#74 | swordz9 | Posted 9/12/2013 9:56:56 PM | message detail
pjbasis posted...
swordz9 posted...
Samus has less character than Mario? Really?


Why is Mario your go-to? He's got all the cartoony personality of people like Mickey Mouse, just without speaking. He's got tons of expressions and, have you played the Mario RPGs?

Just Bowser's Inside Story. For some reason I can't ever think of Mario as much of anything. Maybe it's because I prefer Luigi too much.
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#75 | ZFS | Posted 9/12/2013 9:57:13 PM | message detail
KamikazePotato posted...
I played every all the Prime games and outside of some minor stuff in 3, there's really nothing there for Samus.


I mean, it's not HUGE, but the details about her and her background and what she does is enough to get a pass. She's not deep or anything, but not any worse than any other character like her - most of the NN!
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#76 | Rymari | Posted 9/12/2013 9:57:21 PM | message detail
Its best to just think of Other M as a thing that happened, and that holds no significance.

It makes Metroid's plot make more sense that way.
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#77 | Karma Hunter | Posted 9/12/2013 9:57:57 PM | message detail
Seriously MM has to hope the Power Hour is disproportionately favoring Samus, build up a lead overnight and then survive the TDZ with something resembling dignity. Just not looking good for him.

THOUGH HE'S LOOKING A LOT BETTER THAN SAMUS WAS WHEN SHE SAW RIDLEY IN OTHER M JUST SAYIN'
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#78 | Doctor_Vodka | Posted 9/12/2013 9:59:04 PM | message detail
charmander6000 posted...
Watch UK cost Mega Man the match



Yeah, the UK with their anti-Mega Man bigotry is starting to piss me the f*** off. I would seriously rather live in Syria than the UK at this point
#79 | xp1337 | Posted 9/12/2013 9:59:06 PM | message detail
Because I care about Mega Man even less than I do Samus?

I mean, Mega Man removed Charizard for us and gave us one less Pokemon, and he should be applauded for that effort, but I've moved past that!

Plus I'd rather Snake have to deal with Samus than Mega Man. He probably wins both, but I'd be more worried about something going off track against Mega Man.
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#80 | ZFS | Posted 9/12/2013 9:59:30 PM | message detail
CSplitter posted...
Why use Other M quotes when the Space Pirates have much better things to say?

"The march of the Hunter continues, much to our dismay"

People seemed to be giving up on Samus a little too early there.


Someone who understands
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#81 | Delseban | Posted 9/12/2013 9:59:41 PM | message detail
From: KamikazePotato | #062
I played every all the Prime games and outside of some minor stuff in 3, there's really nothing there for Samus.


You gotta play Fusion! Samus actually talks in that one.
#82 | pjbasis | Posted 9/12/2013 9:59:54 PM | message detail
Karma Hunter posted...
Seriously MM has to hope the Power Hour is disproportionately favoring Samus, build up a lead overnight and then survive the TDZ with something resembling dignity. Just not looking good for him.

THOUGH HE'S LOOKING A LOT BETTER THAN SAMUS WAS WHEN SHE SAW RIDLEY IN OTHER M JUST SAYIN'


Ugh you can The Baby all you want, this was easily the worst thing about Samus in this game. My goodness
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#83 | Dabrikishaw15 | Posted 9/12/2013 10:00:14 PM | message detail
Samus Aran
35.21%
2385 Votes

Pokemon Trainer Red
27.36%
1853 Votes

Mega Man
37.43%
2535 Votes
Your Pick
Total Votes: 6773
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#84 | creativename | Posted 9/12/2013 10:00:28 PM | message detail
ZFS posted...
KamikazePotato posted...
I played every all the Prime games and outside of some minor stuff in 3, there's really nothing there for Samus.


I mean, it's not HUGE, but the details about her and her background and what she does is enough to get a pass. She's not deep or anything, but not any worse than any other character like her - most of the NN!

Yeah, the Noble Nine doesn't really have much depth of character.

Link - "Hyaaa!"

Crono - "..."

Samus - stoic

Mario - "It'sa me, Mario!" basically sums him up, his personality is fluff

Sonic - Attitude!

Mega Man - Super Fighting Robot

Snake - probably the deepest of the bunch

Cloud - angsty, though he does have some development, probably second to Snake

Sephiroth - Mama's boy
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#85 | KamikazePotato | Posted 9/12/2013 10:01:10 PM | message detail
I mean, I guess she gets a pass in that she's not entirely soulless? Still less character than every other member of the NN, easily. Not sure what you're trying to argue here - if you like Samus because she has a cool power suit and has good games, whatever, but if you say you like her for any other reason I'm gonna have to question that.
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#86 | DoctorJimmy133 | Posted 9/12/2013 10:01:32 PM | message detail
Doctor_Vodka posted...
charmander6000 posted...
Watch UK cost Mega Man the match



Yeah, the UK with their anti-Mega Man bigotry is starting to piss me the f*** off. I would seriously rather live in Syria than the UK at this point

UK is biased against Mega Man the same way the world is biased against Chester.

That is, not at all. They just don't care >_>
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#87 | SnoicFactor | Posted 9/12/2013 10:01:34 PM | message detail
I think Red is dying here.. Samus is picking up all the votes.
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#88 | KamikazePotato | Posted 9/12/2013 10:01:45 PM | message detail
Fusion, while not bad, is tied to Other M in a way that makes me want to forget it.
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#89 | -Tofa7- | Posted 9/12/2013 10:02:19 PM | message detail
Samus is going to build a pretty nice lead overnight, and I have a feeling that she is going to get the day vote too and what we've seen in the first hour is just bandwagon votes for Mega Man.

If there are no big rallies she should have this.
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#90 | Karma Hunter | Posted 9/12/2013 10:02:56 PM | message detail
pjbasis posted...
Karma Hunter posted...
Seriously MM has to hope the Power Hour is disproportionately favoring Samus, build up a lead overnight and then survive the TDZ with something resembling dignity. Just not looking good for him.

THOUGH HE'S LOOKING A LOT BETTER THAN SAMUS WAS WHEN SHE SAW RIDLEY IN OTHER M JUST SAYIN'


Ugh you can The Baby all you want, this was easily the worst thing about Samus in this game. My goodness


(Samus stumbles backwards, cowed. Then she turns into a whimpering little girl and gets mauled by Ridley until a big strong man steps in to save her — which is not hyperbole, but a literal description of what happens onscreen.)
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#91 | GloriousSweater | Posted 9/12/2013 10:03:00 PM | message detail
http://youtu.be/ysExKtLvoq0?t=2m29s

That 20 second scene says as much about Samus as any 20 minute cutscene says about any other character. Samus. Is. Amazing.
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#92 | pjbasis | Posted 9/12/2013 10:03:22 PM | message detail
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#93 | Rymari | Posted 9/12/2013 10:03:26 PM | message detail
Cant even say that about Fusion

Other M mucks things up so bad Fusion literally makes no sense off the nonsense of Other M
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#94 | creativename | Posted 9/12/2013 10:03:33 PM | message detail
xp1337 posted...
Plus I'd rather Snake have to deal with Samus than Mega Man. He probably wins both, but I'd be more worried about something going off track against Mega Man.

Yeah if Mega Man somehow survives Europe time and actually gets to the final, combined with his Cinderella win over Charizard, he could definitely have enough of a bandwagon to threaten Snake.

...Draven completely messes that up though as he'll pull ridiculous Europe votes, which probably means Mega Man gets severely underrated.
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#95 | CSplitter | Posted 9/12/2013 10:03:42 PM | message detail
KamikazePotato posted...
Fusion, while not bad, is tied to Other M in a way that makes me want to forget it.


Fusion's Samus is ready to defy orders if they seem to go against her judgement.

Other M Samus would gladly burn to death while waiting for orders.


I don't know, seems like 2 different people to me.
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#96 | DBean | Posted 9/12/2013 10:03:49 PM | message detail
Mega or Samus winning would be fine, but I'll go with the Blue Bomber. Samus will be back. I can't say that Mega will with Inafune's exit from the company.
#97 | pjbasis | Posted 9/12/2013 10:04:45 PM | message detail
Oh man raising her hand as she walks away, I knew that was gonna be it.

That scene stuck with me.

"Thanks for saving the world!"

"No prob"
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#98 | ninkendo | Posted 9/12/2013 10:05:21 PM | message detail
#99 | KamikazePotato | Posted 9/12/2013 10:06:58 PM | message detail
I never said that Fusion is bad, but it put things in place that ended up being terrible so it's a little worse off by association.
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#100 | ZFS | Posted 9/12/2013 10:07:12 PM | message detail