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Battle 7: (7) Tidus vs. (10) Donkey Kong

This is a tough one. DK has never been a strong character, and a few years ago Tidus would be the favorite. For what it's worth, plugging them both into the X-stats almost always returns a win for the FF protagonist. Both of them looked decent in 2013. DK beat Lightning soundly with Falco bringing him down, while Tidus nearly beat Missingno, which then held up well on Squall.

I think it come down to how much weaker you expect FF to be now. If it hasn't collapsed too badly, Tidus should edge out the win. I'm inclined to pick him. I don't think FF we'll be as weak as some people claim. I think a lot of its failings in 2013 might be best seen as anomalies of the format and the year. That might be bias speaking, though. Tidus wins with 51%

Battle 8: (2) Leon Kennedy vs. (15) Dragonborn

We've seen the Dragonborn before, and he's not on Leon's level. Leon wins with 60%

Battle 9: (1) Zero vs. (16) Primrose

Primrose is probably a bottom 10 character. Being in an ensemble-cast game won't help her any. Zero wins with 75%

Battle 10: (8) Zidane vs. (9) Knuckles the Echidna

When I first saw this match, I picked Knuckles without thinking much. Leon predicted that Zidane would win in his topic, making the cogent point that Knuckles scored 52% against Cecil in 2010. That kind of score on Cecil does suggest a lose to Zidane. Meanwhile, Zidane lost to Ike in that same contest. Which would imply that Ike is soundly better than Knuckles as well. The whole thing feels kind of screwy to me. I don't know what to make of this one.