Is there seriously anyone who can even stand a chance against Link in the next 10 years? Meanwhile, the rest of the Nobel 9 are either also Nintendo(ish) or becoming steadily irrelevant. Snake probably had the best shot at toping Link, but it'll never happen since he won't be in any new games. The only character with a moderate amount of strength that's still making new games and isn't Nintendo that I can think of is Sora and he still can't beat someone who's got even less reason to be relevant than Cloud (There's no FFVIII-2 coming out is there?).
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