Lurker > swirIdude

From: vcharon | #050
Right, and those types of matches used to be special and something to look forward to. Now it will just be overkill on them and the interest just won't be there.
I'm not sure I understand you. The randomized conferences had plenty of "strong vs weak" matchups. We've had conferences where one or two characters/games dominate everyone as predicted. I wouldn't call that special or something to look forward to.

But in this scenario, you get hectic battles for supremacy in conferences like Smash Bros. and Metal Gear ACE, while smaller fish get a chance to shine in conferences like Shadow Bombplex and Tales of Democracy, Ho! And there's also some interesting midcard/wildcard battles in conferences like No-Life 2: Effect 3 and Nintendo Power.

There are still plenty of matches to look forward to.

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
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From: vcharon | #046
TheArkOfTurus posted...

Oh.

I think I liked randomized better <_<.

Far superior; this way will be extremely predictable when the conference schedule rolls around. Woohoo, exciting... SFF matches galore.
Actually, matches between same series/company characters of similar strength tend to be good matches (in past NCAAs). The blowouts come from strength gaps, and you already expect one to win easily over the other in such scenarios.

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Characters are grouped together this year based on similarity, not randomized. That's how conferences like Smash Bros exist.

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
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Day 3 Results

6 - Crimson Viper (Street Fighter, In-Conference DLC) (0-1) 16.7%
30 - Nathan Drake (Uncharted, Playstation All-Stars) (1-0) 83.3%

Look out, world! Nathan Drake is here to rock you like a hurricane!

24 - #5 Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE) (1-0) 58.5%
17 - Captain Falcon (F-Zero, Smash Bros) (0-1) 41.5%

Captain Falcon was successfully prosecuted for property damage via Falcon Punch.

15 - Tidus (Final Fantasy X, Playstation All-Stars) (0-1) 40.5%
22 - #20 Commander Shepherd (Mass Effect, No-Life 2: Effect 3) (1-0) 59.5%

Second half voters overwhelmingly push Shepard over Tidus in this battle of gender ambiguity.

25 - Magus (Chrono Trigger, Ye Olde Squaresoft) (1-0) 71.4%
10 - Recette Lemongrass (Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Tales of Democracy, Ho!) (0-1) 28.6%

Recette is used to selling items to help RPG characters. She's not going to do well with that mindset.

25 - Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII, Ye Olde Squaresoft) (1-0) 64.1%
14 - Pablo Sanchez (Backyard Baseball, Tales of Democracy, Ho!) (0-1) 35.9%

It was a bit unfair that Sephiroth could use his sword to hit any pitch out of the park.

21 - Cecil Harvey (Final Fantasy IV, Ye Olde Squaresoft) (1-0) 55.3%
17 - Pyramid Head (Silent Hill, In-Conference DLC) (0-1) 44.7%

I got nothing.

9 - Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 23.1%
30 - #11 Samus Aran (Metroid, Smash Bros) (1-0) 76.9%

This match was tied at 5. Then Samus got to work and scored several touchdowns.

21 - Blastoise (Pokemon, Nintendo Power) (1-0) 51.2%
20 - #19 Zero (Mega Man X, In-Conference DLC) (0-1) 48.8%

This last second upset is going to cause an Uproar.

19 - Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 48.7%
20 - Falco Lombardi (Star Fox, Smash Bros) (1-0) 51.3%

Falco had to be bailed out at the last moment to avoid losing to a Shadow Bombplex character. His Smash Bros future will be painful.

10 - Jake Peril (Lode Runner, Game Jumping) (0-1) 29.4%
24 - Fang (Final Fantasy XIII, Playstation All-Stars) (1-0) 70.6%

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that Jake Peril managed to get double-digit votes. That was a rare occurrence in his last NCAA appearance.

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
SuperNiceDog: Bracket: Good, Taste: Bad

Rules
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1 vote per user, no alts.
Use the format to vote. I use Excel to tabulate the votes, so any deviation from the format could be missed!
No rallying.
Matches last exactly 24 hours. If a match is tied after 24 hours, a separate Overtime topic will be made.
Gravity Rush is awesome.

Discussion Topic: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/63105569


Ghaleon (Lunar, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)
Pikachu (Pokemon, Nintendo Power)

#2 Phoenix Wright (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE)
Vyse the Legend (Skies of Arcadia, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)

Frog (Chrono Trigger, Ye Olde Squaresoft)
Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot, Game Jumping)

Prince of Persia (Prince of Persia, Game Jumping)
N (Pokemon, Nintendo Power)

#23 Link (Legend of Zelda, Smash Bros)
Kyle Hyde (Hotel Dusk, Nintendo Power)

Dunban (Xenoblade, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)
#15 Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy VI, Ye Olde Squaresoft)

Shulk (Xenoblade, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)
Rydia of Mist (Final Fantasy IV, Ye Olde Squaresoft)

Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong, Smash Bros)
Professor Layton (Professor Layton, Nintendo Power)

Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper, Game Jumping)
Ramza Beoulve (Final Fantasy Tactics, Ye Olde Squaresoft)

#17 Charizard (Pokemon, Nintendo Power)
Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII, Playstation All-Stars)

Let's vote!

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This is going to be a thrilling conclusion!!

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One more hour.

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Cosmo is looking like he'll fail to break his own world record at Wind Waker :(

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Run is dead.

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More.

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Now it's not the run.

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Nathan Drake (Uncharted, Playstation All-Stars)
#5 Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE)
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Recette Lemongrass (Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)
Pablo Sanchez (Backyard Baseball, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)
*
#11 Samus Aran (Metroid, Smash Bros)
Blastoise (Pokemon, Nintendo Power)
Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex)
*

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The new Iroh would be Zuko's grandson. He's too young to be his son.

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Knucks

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From: XIII_rocks | #022
SHINE PUN 64
STILL NO PUNS

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Day 2 Results

25 - The Boss (Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear ACE) (1-0) 65.8%
13 - Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic, Game Jumping) (0-1) 34.2%

I think Shadow's the fake Boss around here!

19 - Delita Hyral (Final Fantasy Tactics, Ye Olde Squaresoft) (1-0) 59.4%
13 - Etna (Disgaea, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 40.6%

When in doubt, side with Square.

30 - Maya Fey (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE) (1-0) 78.9%
8 - Cloud of Darkness (Final Fantasy III, Ye Olde Squaresoft) (0-1) 21.1%

Maya Fey channels an easy victory.

26 - #12 Mega Man (Mega Man, In-Conference DLC) (1-0) 66.7%
13 - Mr. Game and Watch (Game and Watch, Nintendo Power) (0-1) 33.3%

No amount of oil, pans, and ink could prevent Mega Man from getting his doubling.

22 - Manny Calavera (Grim Fandango, Tales of Democracy, Ho!) (1-0) 64.7%
12 - Chie Satonaka (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 35.3%

Persona 4: Final Four Game. Persona 4 Characters: Can't even make a match with Manny Calavera competitive.

15 - Catherine (Catherine, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 41.7%
21 - Cammy (Street Fighter, In-Conference DLC) (1-0) 58.3%

The above may as well apply to all of Atlus, as Catherine's charms couldn't outdo Cammy's skill.

12 - Jimmy Hopkins (Bully, No-Life 2: Effect 3) (0-1) 37.5%
20 - Felicia (Darkstalkers, In-Conference DLC) (1-0) 62.5%

Then again, if you're a Darkstalker woman, you do much better.

19 - Mordin Solus (Mass Effect, No-Life 2: Effect 3) (1-0) 51.4%
18 - Bomberman (Bomberman, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 48.6%

A tight match that ends in favor of the Mass Effect entrant in that series' debut.

13 - Yu Narukami (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 37.1%
22 - Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers, In-Conference DLC) (1-0) 62.9%

Yu had a bad flashback to the beginning of his Devil Social Link.

27 - #4 Mario (Mario Bros, Smash Bros) (1-0) 69.2%
12 - Mitsuru Kirijo (Persona 3, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 30.8%

Mitsuru kept it close for a while, but Mario then reminded the world that he was Mario.

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
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Three featured matches. Why? Because they all fit in the topic title!

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Hopefully, today's results will be better than yesterday's.

Discussion Topic: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/63105569


Crimson Viper (Street Fighter, In-Conference DLC)
Nathan Drake (Uncharted, Playstation All-Stars)

#5 Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE)
Captain Falcon (F-Zero, Smash Bros)

Tidus (Final Fantasy X, Playstation All-Stars)
#20 Commander Shepherd (Mass Effect, No-Life 2: Effect 3)

Magus (Chrono Trigger, Ye Olde Squaresoft)
Recette Lemongrass (Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)

Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII, Ye Olde Squaresoft)
Pablo Sanchez (Backyard Baseball, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)

Cecil Harvey (Final Fantasy IV, Ye Olde Squaresoft)
Pyramid Head (Silent Hill, In-Conference DLC)

Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes, Shadow Bombplex)
#11 Samus Aran (Metroid, Smash Bros)

Blastoise (Pokemon, Nintendo Power)
#19 Zero (Mega Man X, In-Conference DLC)

Naoto Shirogane (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex)
Falco Lombardi (Star Fox, Smash Bros)

Jake Peril (Lode Runner, Game Jumping)
Fang (Final Fantasy XIII, Playstation All-Stars)

Happy voting!

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
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Meelo <3

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Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic, Game Jumping)
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Maya Fey (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE)
Mr. Game and Watch (Game and Watch, Nintendo Power)
Chie Satonaka (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex)
Catherine (Catherine, Shadow Bombplex)
*
Bomberman (Bomberman, Shadow Bombplex)
Yu Narukami (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex)
#4 Mario (Mario Bros, Smash Bros)

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RL5
swirl/wc
Tom
wc
Dp
KP
swirl

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I click on this topic and my Pokemon Power stopped working!

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But I already watched Star Wars before.

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From: ZeroSignal620 | #024
swirIdude posted...

From: ZeroSignal620 | #019
...the best Persona 4 character doesn't make it through the prelims and the worst P4 character gets in without any struggle? WTF? (At least Kanji made it in, on the other hand).
Calling any of the P4 characters in this field "the worst" can only be explained as willful ignorance of the existence of Yukiko.

Calling Chie bad is not ignorance :P
I will end you.

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From: ZeroSignal620 | #019
...the best Persona 4 character doesn't make it through the prelims and the worst P4 character gets in without any struggle? WTF? (At least Kanji made it in, on the other hand).
Calling any of the P4 characters in this field "the worst" can only be explained as willful ignorance of the existence of Yukiko.

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I'd take Rinoa over Rita.

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
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From: LeonhartFour | #009
Darn it, swirl, you ruined the Jim Rome/David Stern setup
Well I haven't beaten my wife lately, so it wouldn't have been a good parody.

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From: LeonhartFour | #007
Hey, I didn't nominate Nefarious for that exact reason!

also swirl I feel obligated to ask this because the fans wonder

was the fix in
Of course it was. Obscure characters from games I've never played are right at the top of my list of characters I'd throw my credibility away for.

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Day 1 Results

26 - #1 Bowser (Super Mario Bros, Smash Bros) (1-0) 61.9%
16 - #22 GLaDOS (Portal, No-Life 2: Effect 3) (0-1) 38.1%

The defending champion returns to action with a solid win against a Top 25 opponent.

22 - Raiden (Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear ACE) (1-0) 57.9%
16 - Kanji Tatsumi (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 42.1%

Raiden's naked cartwheel had Kanji floored.

14 - Rin Tohsaka (Fate/Stay Night, Shadow Bombplex) (0-1) 35.9%
25 - Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie, Game Jumping) (1-0) 64.1%

The second half rally was evidence of Unlimited Banjo Works in action.

32 - Fox McCloud (Star Fox, Smash Bros) (1-0) 78.0%
9 - Kingler (Pokemon, Nintendo Power) (0-1) 22.0%

Kingler, master of sea, is trounced by Fox, master of land.

27 - Max Payne (Max Payne, No-Life 2: Effect 3) (1-0) 65.9%
14 - Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet & Clank, Game Jumping) (0-1) 34.1%

Get used to it, Leonhart, there will be a lot of losing in Nefarious's future.

23 - #13 Big Boss (Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear ACE) (1-0) 56.1%
18 - Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII, Ye Olde Squaresoft) (0-1) 43.9%

Big Boss put Cloud through strife.

23 - #24 Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE) (1-0) 56.1%
18 - Kratos (God of War, Playstation All-Stars) (0-1) 43.9%

Gumshoe eventually found the evidence to pin Kratos for the crime of mass murder.

20 - Professor Oak (Pokemon, Nintendo Power) (0-1) 47.6%
22 - Kay Faraday (Ace Attorney Investigations, Metal Gear ACE) (1-0) 52.4%

Kay broke into Oak's lab and stole a Pokedex, and thus, her journey to become a Pokemon Master began.

32 - #13 Leon Kennedy (Resident Evil, In-Conference DLC) (1-0) 82.1%
7 - Captain Qwark (Ratchet & Clank, Game Jumping) (0-1) 17.9%

Leon didn't stop at removing Qwark's right hand.

19 - Spy (Team Fortress 2, No-Life 2: Effect 3) (0-1) 50.0%
19 - Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Democracy, Ho!) (1-0) 50.0% (OT 7-6)

A shocking last moment flood of votes brought Rita back from behind and sealed her victory in Overtime.

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
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An Overtime match on our first day? Exciting!

Rules
1 vote per user, no alts.
You may vote even if you voted during regulation.
The first character to 7 votes wins. Or, if time exceeds an hour, whoever has the most votes wins. (Should they be tied after an hour, next vote wins.)


Spy (Team Fortress 2, No-Life 2: Effect 3)
Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)

Go!

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Rules
Vote for 1 character in each match.
1 vote per user, no alts.
Use the format to vote. I use Excel to tabulate the votes, so any deviation from the format could be missed!
No rallying.
Matches last exactly 24 hours. If a match is tied after 24 hours, a separate Overtime topic will be made.
Nintendo almost scrapped the Wii U Gamepad, wow.

Discussion Topic: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/63105569


The Boss (Metal Gear Solid 3, Metal Gear ACE)
Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic, Game Jumping)

Delita Hyral (Final Fantasy Tactics, Ye Olde Squaresoft)
Etna (Disgaea, Shadow Bombplex)

Maya Fey (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE)
Cloud of Darkness (Final Fantasy III, Ye Olde Squaresoft)

#12 Mega Man (Mega Man, In-Conference DLC)
Mr. Game and Watch (Game and Watch, Nintendo Power)

Manny Calavera (Grim Fandango, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)
Chie Satonaka (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex)

Catherine (Catherine, Shadow Bombplex)
Cammy (Street Fighter, In-Conference DLC)

Jimmy Hopkins (Bully, No-Life 2: Effect 3)
Felicia (Darkstalkers, In-Conference DLC)

Mordin Solus (Mass Effect, No-Life 2: Effect 3)
Bomberman (Bomberman, Shadow Bombplex)

Yu Narukami (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex)
Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers, In-Conference DLC)

#4 Mario (Mario Bros, Smash Bros)
Mitsuru Kirijo (Persona 3, Shadow Bombplex)

Begin voting!

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
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So SBAllen wants to market himself? Let's market ourselves!

Ask him all kinds of contest questions! "Which match was your favorite? Will you do better in predicting the next bracket? What was your stance on the Quote Contest?"

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Reddick

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*post*

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The final hour.

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At least MWC topics are easy to discern from their topic titles. That way I know what to expect.

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Save yourself the trouble, Yosuke.

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#1 Bowser (Super Mario Bros, Smash Bros)
Kanji Tatsumi (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex)
Rin Tohsaka (Fate/Stay Night, Shadow Bombplex)
Fox McCloud (Star Fox, Smash Bros)
Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet & Clank, Game Jumping)
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#24 Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE)
Kay Faraday (Ace Attorney Investigations, Metal Gear ACE)
Captain Qwark (Ratchet & Clank, Game Jumping)
Spy (Team Fortress 2, No-Life 2: Effect 3)

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We're back! Let's get this show on the road!

Rules
Vote for 1 character in each match.
1 vote per user, no alts.
Use the format to vote. I use Excel to tabulate the votes, so any deviation from the format could be missed!
No rallying.
Matches last exactly 24 hours. If a match is tied after 24 hours, a separate Overtime topic will be made.
Ireland is going to get rocked today.

Discussion Topic: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/63105569


#1 Bowser (Super Mario Bros, Smash Bros)
#22 GLaDOS (Portal, No-Life 2: Effect 3)

Raiden (Metal Gear Solid 2, Metal Gear ACE)
Kanji Tatsumi (Persona 4, Shadow Bombplex)

Rin Tohsaka (Fate/Stay Night, Shadow Bombplex)
Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie, Game Jumping)

Fox McCloud (Star Fox, Smash Bros)
Kingler (Pokemon, Nintendo Power)

Max Payne (Max Payne, No-Life 2: Effect 3)
Dr. Nefarious (Ratchet & Clank, Game Jumping)

#13 Big Boss (Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear ACE)
Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII, Ye Olde Squaresoft)

#24 Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney, Metal Gear ACE)
Kratos (God of War, Playstation All-Stars)

Professor Oak (Pokemon, Nintendo Power)
Kay Faraday (Ace Attorney Investigations, Metal Gear ACE)

#13 Leon Kennedy (Resident Evil, In-Conference DLC)
Captain Qwark (Ratchet & Clank, Game Jumping)

Spy (Team Fortress 2, No-Life 2: Effect 3)
Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia, Tales of Democracy, Ho!)

Begin voting!

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
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The marathon to determine our champion begins!

*GoogleDoc coming soon*

Top 25
1. Bowser
2. Phoenix Wright
3. Solid Snake
4. Mario
5. Miles Edgeworth
6. Luigi
7. Kirby
8. Sonic the Hedgehog
9. Vivi Orunitia
10. Auron
11. Samus Aran
12. Mega Man
T-13. Big Boss
T-13. Leon Kennedy
15. Kefka Palazzo
16. Yoshi
17. Charizard
18. Squall Leonhart
19. Zero
20. Commander Shepard
21. Ezio Auditore di Firenze
22. GLaDOS
23. Link
24. Dick Gumshoe
25. Amaterasu

Also Receiving Votes: Zack Fair, Knuckles the Echidna, Magus, Cloud Strife, Revolver Ocelot, Mewtwo, Nathan Drake, Pikachu, Captain Falcon, Blue/Green Oak, Tidus, Tali, Sephiroth, Frog, Lightning, Professor Layton, Sora, Mike Haggar, Guybrush Threepwood, Rikku, Kratos (GoW), The Boss, Wheatley, Max Payne, John Marston, Donkey Kong, Garrus Vakarian, Fox McCloud, Rydia of Mist, Urdnot Wrex, Blastoise, Victor Sullivan, Professor Oak, Chie Satonaka, Cammy, Shadow the Hedgehog.

Matches will be posted later today.

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The beginning is nigh.

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Hmm...

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Or maybe not.

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Chris Bosh won't start. He must be busy making a ballot!

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From: SuorGenoveffa | #042
When will the real thing begin?
We'll tentatively begin on Thursday. Polls will close tommorow (Wednesday) at 11:59pm ET.

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Not too much time left, but hey, still time!

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
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And with that, the conferences! (Names are preliminary, feel free to suggest better ones.)

Smash Bros.
Mario
Luigi
Bowser
Kirby
Ike Griel
Samus Aran
Yoshi
Falco Lombardi
Fox McCloud
Link
Donkey Kong
Captain Falcon

Just like old times! Nintendo's best are ready to duke it out, but this time, supremacy of one of the two strongest conferences is at stake!

Metal Gear ACE
Solid Snake
Big Boss
Revolver Ocelot
The Boss
Raiden
Sniper Wolf
Phoenix Wright
Miles Edgeworth
Dick Gumshoe
Kay Faraday
Maya Fey
Manfred von Karma

Two series with six characters each. Both featuring drama and hilarity. They go quite well together, and it will be a heck of a show.

Ye Olde Squaresoft
Kefka Palazzo
Cloud of Darkness (FF3)
Frog
Cecil Harvey
Dad
Magus
Rydia of Mist
Cloud Strife
Zack Fair
Sephiroth
Ramza Beoulve
Delita Hyrial

Can you believe FF7 and FFT were released in the 1990s? Makes you feel old, doesn't it?

Playstation All-Stars
Vivi Orunitia
Lightning
Rikku
Tidus
Squall Leonhart
Auron
Sora
Fang
Nathan Drake
Ezio Auditore da Firenze
Victor Sullivan
Kratos (GoW)

Newer Final Fantasy characters take on a challenge from the Uncharted duo and a powerful killing machine. (Oh and Kratos too.)

Shadow Bombplex
Yu Narukami
Kanji Tatsumi
Chie Satonaka
Naoto Shirogane
Mitsuru Kirijo
Laharl
Etna
Prinny
Catherine
Rin Tohsaka
Bomberman
Travis Touchdown

The Persona and Disgaea group were having a party, but then Bomberman barged in, looking to claim victory over even more Persona characters.

Tales of Democracy, Ho!
Yuri Lowell (ToV)
Shulk (Xenoblade)
Dunban (Xenoblade)
Rita Mordio (ToV)
Vyse the Legend
Ghaleon
Pascal (ToG)
Recette Lemongrass
Alicia Melchiott (VC)
Pablo Sanchez (Backyard Baseball)
Manny Calavera
Guybrush Threepwood

An eclectic mix of JRPG contestants, point and click adventure heroes, and one of the biggest stars in video game sports. What more could you ask for?

No-Life 2: Effect 3
Garrus Vakarian
Mordin Solus
Tali'Zorah
Urdnot Wrex
Commander Shepherd
Wheatley
GLaDOS
Spy (TF2)
Jimmy Hopkins (Bully)
John Marston (RDR)
Max Payne
Tommy Vercetti

Three giants of Western gaming come together for a new-school showdown!

Game Jumping
Sly Cooper
Crash Bandicoot
Dr. Nefarious
Sonic
Tails
Knuckles
Prince of Persia
Banjo
Captain Qwark
Shadow the Hedgehog
Toad
Jake Peril

It's platforming bliss! Who will complete the speedrun to the final goal? (Tool-Assisted allowed, but frowned upon.)

In-Conference DLC

Mega Man (3)
Morrigan Aensland (5)
Crimson Viper (2)
Mike Haggar (2)
Cammy (2)
Felicia (2)
Zero (2)
Missile (GT) (3)
Leon Kennedy (2)
Amaterasu (1)
Heihachi Mishima (Tekken) (2)
Pyramid Head (Silent Hill) (2)

When asked why Heihachi and Pyramid Head weren't available initially during conference re-creation, Capcom cited the ease of delivery to gamers.

Nintendo Power
Kingler
N
Eevee
Blastoise
Professor Oak
Blue/Green Oak
Pikachu
Mewtwo
Charizard
Mr. G&W
Kyle Hyde
Professor Layton

Of course Nintendo gets two whole conferences to itself. You nominated it that way!

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
SuperNiceDog: Bracket: Good, Taste: Bad

Initially, I wanted to replicate the first NCAA Characters and have game-related conferences of various sizes. But I realized that scheduling it properly was going to take a while, and I didn't want to keep you waiting. So I've compromised. There will be 10 conferences of 12 characters each. Most of the characters are in conferences with characters from their game/series/company. Those without a good match look a bit out of place, but I tried to make it work the best I could.

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
SuperNiceDog: Bracket: Good, Taste: Bad

I am constantly amazed at the number of tiny gaming sites. I have no idea how there is a market for all of them.

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
SuperNiceDog: Bracket: Good, Taste: Bad

Still time!

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
SuperNiceDog: Bracket: Good, Taste: Bad

>!

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"The people who play Final Fantasy 7 actually have lives and dont NEED polls" ~MajinUltima
SuperNiceDog: Bracket: Good, Taste: Bad