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Battle 23: (7) Kefka vs. (10) L-Block

Kefka's matches have never made any sense. This match has like 40% in a ten way poll about which Round 1 match is hardest to call. L-Blocks' contest victory is now 10 years old, so only the most dedicated joke-voters will still find his presence here funny. As I recall, Kefka has done relatively well recently, and the block has faded into the background as you would expect. I don't think that we have enough information to go on. I think I'll just lean toward Kefka due to FF fanboyism. Kefka wins with 50.3%

Battle 24: (2) Kazuma Kiryu vs. (15) Bomberman

Kazuma is heavily overseeded. I think the Yakuza guys will be really weak here. It's hard to say if they'll be Bomberman-level weak, though - that guy has really lived up to his name in these things. My initial inclination was that Bomberman's status as a minor gaming icon will give him the edge, but characters like that have failed a lot before, so who knows. Bomberman wins with 52%

Battle 25: (1) 2B vs. (16) Cayde-6

With a different draw, 2B might have become the second 1 seed to lose in round 1. Luckily for her, she's matched against a strong contender for the lowest spot in the xstats. I have no idea who nominated Cayde or why but I think he has all the makings of a neo-Tanner. 2B could destroy this matchup and still lose in round 2. 2B wins with 70%

Battle 26: (8) Shadow the Hedgehog vs. (9) Ness

I nominated both of these guys. Thinking about it now, they might be my two favorite characters in the bracket, so seeing them matched up against each other is kind of rough.

I think Ness has this one. Shadow is a strange contest entity, but since that ~45% on Mario he's fallen off a cliff and today he can only beat the likes of Yu Nakurami. Ness isn't a hell of a lot better, but he's not as hated - or as much of a laughingstock. I'll be voting for him too. Ness wins with 55%, proving himself to be as strong as Mario.