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Round 3 Tifa Lockheart vs. Mega Man X

Moltars Analysis

Tifa
Round 1 - 73.19% vs. Geno
Round 2 - 58.10% vs. Mewtwo

Mega Man X
Round 1 - 80.65% vs. Isabelle
Round 2 - 68.41% vs. Revolver Ocelot

hmmm

Both characters have looked good so far. Tifa is one of the few Square characters that still looks dominant in todays less-biased to Square landscape. MMX has always been strong and continues to look strong with two big performances.

So who wins this one? Well, 58% on Mewtwo looked pretty good since thats a little better than what Bowser got on Charizard. 68% on Ocelot is also pretty good, and thats a little worse than what Zelda got on The Boss. Is MMX up there with Zelda? Is MMX stronger than Bowser?

I dunno. In fact, who you side on in this match depends on how strong you think MMX is. Tifa is pretty safely at that near-elite level. MMX might also be there, or he might be higher, or he might be lower. I think hell be at that same level as Tifa, but slightly higher.

Moltars Bracket: MMX

Moltars Prediction: MMX 51%

transiences Analysis

This should be good! There's a lot you can say here, but we probably can't start without mentioning what's currently happening. Aerith is struggling with a third-rate Nintendo guy in Fox, Auron can't get to 60% on Sub-Zero and Squall is getting OBLITERATED. We don't need to recount the whole contest for Square - it's almost like 2002 all over again, back before Kingdom Hearts happened.

Where does that leave Tifa? She's always been the odd one out, the one that thrives even when others do not. She's up against X, which.. it's hard to say what X is. Is X a legit character that can stand on his own against real comp, or is he the cloniest clone that's ever cloned? If people view X properly then I think he's among the strongest characters in the baby bracket, capable of beating Tifa and Luigi. But if he's seen as a lesser Mega Man, something more akin to Zero, then Tifa can wipe him out.

Going off of performances, Tifa looks to be about where Bowser landed - she put up about the same percentage on Mewtwo as Bowser did on Charizard. And man, Charizard sucked. Maybe Tifa's actually better, especially considering where 2B is. Hard to say. Meanwhile, X's performance on Ocelot was pretty strong, maybe a liiiiiiiiiiiiitttle bit better than Tifa, and he's basically a second party Nintendo character. He might not be in Smash himself, but he may as well be Mega Man here, just a lighter version of MM. I'm gonna back the proven icon over Tifa, but I could totally see Tifa blowing him up if people see him as a false prophet for real-ass Mega Man (as he should be). I could also see Tifa threatening Mega Man proper, even in a weird anti-Square environment, because Mega Man feels like he could fall off at any minute. Not betting on that though.

transience's prediction: Mega Man X with 52.05%

Leonharts Analysis

This is a big test for both characters to prove their worth. Ive thought really highly of Tifa for a long time. With Squall flopping against Zelda, I think its possible shes the strongest non-Noble Nine Square character now. Ive always been a little skeptical of people who have called for Mega Man X to essentially be a proxy for Mega Man. His performances havent really backed that up, in my opinion, and people have been able to claim SFF or LFF to excuse his underperformances up until now. Either way, were about to find out whos the real deal or not. This might be the biggest match of this bracket.

Leonharts Vote: Tifa Lockhart

Leonharts Prediction: Tifa Lockhart with 52.87%
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