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(8)Chester vs (22)Caim vs (8)Spring Breeze Dancin'




This was the bonus match post-Round 1, it didn't count for points I think and I also think we voted on what match we wanted to see. @LusterSoldier usually remembers this stuff better than me.

Something tells me we could have come up with something more interesting, but at the time the board was obsessed with finding the weakest possible character in these things. Yet somehow we all knew and wanted it to be Chester but we also voted for him?? You can't make this shit up, we never agree on anything. The only thing we learned from this match is that Caim is so weak he can barely double Spring Breeze Dancin'. We also learned just how low we could get the votals to go.

(1)Mario vs (1)Crono vs (7)Mega Man X




Here's another match where I wonder what the hell we were thinking. Why X in this match? Did we really need Mario vs Crono for a tenth time? Crono has dropped so much in the decade leading up to this match that this didn't even need to be a question. Even with X potentially sapping some of Mario's votes away he was still able to beat Crono quite comfortably. Could X beat Crono if Mario weren't here? Maybe. I seriously don't think Crono is going to be shit come CBX. I'd be shocked if he made it out of Round 3, even with a good seed. Put him up against a Pokemon and watch him crumble.

(11)Mewtwo vs (6)Pikachu vs (1)Mega Man




Speaking of which, here's a match that pits all the second place winners of the Semis together, including two whole Pokemon. Mega Man was destined to win this one based on the virtue of heavy SFF, but which Pokemon would come out on top?

A lot of people argued it would be Pikachu, but Mewtwo was already on fire, and if any of the rally people were checking in they probably would have voted for him as well. There wasn't really an option for Pikachu to win here. A 1-v-1 between these two in 2018 would definitely be interesting.

(1)Link vs (1)Solid Snake




The only thing super interesting about this match is that originally it was scheduled to be Link vs Draven but reddit set up a rally for Draven because they are scumbags and can't even let us have a bonus. So instead Allen put up a poll for a replacement, but reddit also rallied for Link vs Draven in that poll because they are scumbags and can't even let us have a poll for a bonus.

Allen did the right thing and gave us Link vs Snake, which may seem silly for people who weren't here in the 2013 season, but at the time Snake > Link was the "cool" upset pick everyone was pushing. I will actually admit there was potential for it, but Link was just too strong and probably will be too strong forever. The dude is just a vote magnet, and now with Breath of the Wild beneath his wings he will most likely dominate the 2018 season unless there is some major structural change or gimmick introduced.

Still, Snake performed admirably here, and if he were still getting games regularly he might stay near Link's level even post-BotW, but unless my prediction comes true and the Martyr Factor plays a role in his strength, we will probably never see Snake come this close ever again.

I really don't have much else to say about the bonus matches, they were super vanilla. Hopefully Luster has the other potential matches written down somewhere.

Thanks for contributing to this thread, everyone. It's good to see all of us so passionate after such a long drought (Best Year doesn't count). I want to see every one of you on the leaderboards this year! <3
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Is this Elite Beat Agents 2?