If you can look me straight in the eye and tell me that the rivalry presented in SUAJG and only that game, not considering any other factor, is a less worthy rivalry than all of the absolutely generic and asinine s*** that is going to get into the contest then you are a liar.
Yes, they would have gotten outside votes based on other factors, but why should that matter? Everything does. Vivi isn't a midcarder because FF9 is strong game.
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Black Turtle did a pretty good job.