Leonhart4 posted...
The L-Block/Snake/Sonic/Squall one was probably the best match it was in if you wanted to include one in terms of drama.
But in this case, you'd probably include the finals, even though it wasn't close.
I feel like both that and the final by themselves are more iconic than some of these.
KateMarsh posted...
As it played out, yeah. But if Cloud had beaten Mario, contest 1 would have been a Link/Cloud finale. If Link wins that, then the 2003 result just says "okay, it's always going to be a back-and-forth between Link and Cloud." If Cloud wins the hypothetical 2002 showdown, then after 2003 people would just think "Cloud always wins."
It was already "okay, it's always going to ve a back-and-forth". Cloud wouldn't have beaten Link in 02. But that is so much better than having Link be a lock for winner in terms of more contests. The final result is much more important to not have on lock than the others.