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Topic	~Ultimaterializer's Post-Contest Retro Summer 2008 Analysis!~
PostContestUlti 12/07/20 12:45:05 AM #85:	Division 8 Round 1: Nana, Ratchet, Sephiroth, and Tifa Nana - 13657 [10.35%] Ratchet - 18377 [13.93%] Sephiroth - 62298 [47.23%] Tifa - 37583 [28.49%] Total Votes - 131915 Given what would end up happening in 2018 (https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7369- loser-bracket-round-1-tifa-vs-sephiroth), this match is hilarious to look back on. Pre-contest, there was actual fear that Sephiroth would SFF Tifa into the ground hard enough for a BrawlFEAR-backed Nana to squeeze into second place. Everyone picked Seph > Tifa, but the fear was there. At least, it was there before watching most of round 1 play out. Once Nintendo's D tier proved that Brawl alone was not enough, people went to sleep 2 seconds into this match. Seph > Tifa was a lock, and Nana wasn't even good enough to beat <i>Ratchet</i>, of all people. The lone interesting thing about this match was Tifa avoiding getting SFFd into the ground, which gave some people hope for round 2. Tifa got a trash draw in this contest and deserved far better, especially after she went from a near-miracle upset of Samus in 2006 to getting snubbed from the field entirely here in 2008. When Tifa finally got a fair chance a few years later, Seph was waiting yet again. It took her 10 years to finally get her revenge, and you can skip to 2018 for that one. As for why she did better than expected here, that's an easy one. Japanese RPG characters tend to avoid SFF better than Nintendo characters, especially when they're well-liked. Yeah you'll get the occasional Squall > Tidus mess, but for the most part, JRPG characters all have their own fanbases and the effect is lessened. That, and main characters like to overperform against villains. We saw it here, we saw it with Crono > Magus, and we definitely saw it once Sephiroth started falling off in strength a few years after this contest ended. As an unapologetic fan of the guy, it's nice going back to the mid-2000s era and seeing Seph demolish people. I miss those days. --- https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page <cite>PostContestUlti posted [p:948008414] in ~*Ultimate... [t:79149628]...</cite> <quote>Division 8 Round 1: Nana, Ratchet, Sephiroth, and Tifa Nana - 13657 [10.35%] Ratchet - 18377 [13.93%] Sephiroth - 62298 [47.23%] Tifa - 37583 [28.49%] Total Votes - 131915 Given what would end up happening in 2018 (https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7369- loser-bracket-round-1-tifa-vs-sephiroth), this match is hilarious to look back on. Pre-contest, there was actual fear that Sephiroth would SFF Tifa into the ground hard enough for a BrawlFEAR-backed Nana to squeeze into second place. Everyone picked Seph > Tifa, but the fear was there. At least, it was there before watching most of round 1 play out. Once Nintendo's D tier proved that Brawl alone was not enough, people went to sleep 2 seconds into this match. Seph > Tifa was a lock, and Nana wasn't even good enough to beat <i>Ratchet</i>, of all people. The lone interesting thing about this match was Tifa avoiding getting SFFd into the ground, which gave some people hope for round 2. Tifa got a trash draw in this contest and deserved far better, especially after she went from a near-miracle upset of Samus in 2006 to getting snubbed from the field entirely here in 2008. When Tifa finally got a fair chance a few years later, Seph was waiting yet again. It took her 10 years to finally get her revenge, and you can skip to 2018 for that one. As for why she did better than expected here, that's an easy one. Japanese RPG characters tend to avoid SFF better than Nintendo characters, especially when they're well-liked. Yeah you'll get the occasional Squall > Tidus mess, but for the most part, JRPG characters all have their own fanbases and the effect is lessened. That, and main characters like to overperform against villains. We saw it here, we saw it with Crono > Magus, and we definitely saw it once Sephiroth started falling off in strength a few years after this contest ended. As an unapologetic fan of the guy, it's nice going back to the mid-2000s era and seeing Seph demolish people. I miss those days. --- https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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