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Topic	Leonhart Analyzes the Bracket: Part 2!
LeonhartFour 10/05/18 11:37:21 PM #25:	(4) Big Boss (1) Kirby Relevant polls: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/3268-division-7-round-1-big-boss-jinjo-kirby-lucas https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/3288-division-7-round-2-big-boss-kirby-m-chief-raiden https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/5255-character-battle-ix-division-3-final-sephiroth-vs-big-boss These two have quite a history together despite Big Boss not even being that strong until we discovered the power of the Naked Snake pic (I remember people getting legitimately mad at Big Boss beating Magus because of that because they were saying there's no way to make accurate predictions when we can't know what pics characters will get. That seems so tame compared to Vincent Vega Valentine in CBIX). The strange thing is that it hasn't really mattered since then, as if everyone suddenly made the connection. Big Boss probably would've beaten Kirby in round 2 in 2008 if Raiden's not there, and he had an old man pic there! This will be the first time they're facing 1-on-1, so I'm pretty excited about that. Big Boss looked to be just slightly below Luigi and Kirby in CBIX, so this match isn't out of his reach. It's been 5 years, after all. It wouldn't take much shifting for the match to be in his favor now. I think I'd probably lean toward Kirby here, but I don't really know how much MGSV helps Big Boss, if at all. It was considered a disappointment by many, but there's a sizable portion of the MGS fanbase who thinks it's the best one (or at least darn close). Massive MGSV spoilers Now we can get into arguments about how Venom Snake isn't really Big Boss, but that's never mattered for the purposes of this contest. I mean, Snake was clearly stronger in 2005 after MGS3 despite the main character being Big Boss, and Liquid Snake seemed to get the bigger boost from MGS4 in 2008 despite it actually being Ocelot, so the fanbase isn't too picky about these things! Again, I think in a debated match, you're better off leaning Nintendo, but I think either character can win. Winner: Kirby Odds: 55% (1) Squall Leonhart (3) Auron Relevant poll: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/3839-gear-division-round-3-auron-vs-squall I took HaRRicH's sig because of this match in 2010, and this year I'll take everyone's sigs (after I win the Guru, naturally)! Seriously though, unlike Squall/Vincent, I don't see too much reason for there to have become a bigger gap between these two. Squall won with a little less than 52%, so it's not like it would take much of a shift in eight years for things to swing over to Auron's favor. But everyone knows I'm picking Squall, so whatever. I do give Auron a good shot at winning the rematch though just because the first one was so close. Winner: Squall Odds: 60% (1) Luigi (1) Sephiroth This could be the ultimate indignity if Sephiroth gets beat down by Mario and then eliminated by the little brother! As seen in the poll for Kirby/Big Boss, Kirby came awfully close to Sephiroth in that match, and Luigi's been on his level, if not a little stronger, since 2006. I think this is a great upset if you're looking for one (heck, I wouldn't be surprised if Luigi ends up being the Guru favorite here, actually). Nobody trusts Sephiroth anymore. He can definitely still win though. I think this one is a legit tossup, so just go with your gut. Also, if Ryu is here instead, Luigi probably wins anyway because Sephiroth will have lost because he's just fallen THAT MUCH, not because Ryu has suddenly boosted up to Noble Nine levels. Winner: Luigi Odds: 50% --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:910039954] in Leonhart A... [t:77069859]...</cite> <quote>(4) Big Boss (1) Kirby Relevant polls: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/3268-division-7-round-1-big-boss-jinjo-kirby-lucas https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/3288-division-7-round-2-big-boss-kirby-m-chief-raiden https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/5255-character-battle-ix-division-3-final-sephiroth-vs-big-boss These two have quite a history together despite Big Boss not even being that strong until we discovered the power of the Naked Snake pic (I remember people getting legitimately mad at Big Boss beating Magus because of that because they were saying there's no way to make accurate predictions when we can't know what pics characters will get. That seems so tame compared to Vincent Vega Valentine in CBIX). The strange thing is that it hasn't really mattered since then, as if everyone suddenly made the connection. Big Boss probably would've beaten Kirby in round 2 in 2008 if Raiden's not there, and he had an old man pic there! This will be the first time they're facing 1-on-1, so I'm pretty excited about that. Big Boss looked to be just slightly below Luigi and Kirby in CBIX, so this match isn't out of his reach. It's been 5 years, after all. It wouldn't take much shifting for the match to be in his favor now. I think I'd probably lean toward Kirby here, but I don't really know how much MGSV helps Big Boss, if at all. It was considered a disappointment by many, but there's a sizable portion of the MGS fanbase who thinks it's the best one (or at least darn close). Massive MGSV spoilers Now we can get into arguments about how Venom Snake isn't really Big Boss, but that's never mattered for the purposes of this contest. I mean, Snake was clearly stronger in 2005 after MGS3 despite the main character being Big Boss, and Liquid Snake seemed to get the bigger boost from MGS4 in 2008 despite it actually being Ocelot, so the fanbase isn't too picky about these things! Again, I think in a debated match, you're better off leaning Nintendo, but I think either character can win. Winner: Kirby Odds: 55% (1) Squall Leonhart (3) Auron Relevant poll: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/3839-gear-division-round-3-auron-vs-squall I took HaRRicH's sig because of this match in 2010, and this year I'll take everyone's sigs (after I win the Guru, naturally)! Seriously though, unlike Squall/Vincent, I don't see too much reason for there to have become a bigger gap between these two. Squall won with a little less than 52%, so it's not like it would take much of a shift in eight years for things to swing over to Auron's favor. But everyone knows I'm picking Squall, so whatever. I do give Auron a good shot at winning the rematch though just because the first one was so close. Winner: Squall Odds: 60% (1) Luigi (1) Sephiroth This could be the ultimate indignity if Sephiroth gets beat down by Mario and then eliminated by the little brother! As seen in the poll for Kirby/Big Boss, Kirby came awfully close to Sephiroth in that match, and Luigi's been on his level, if not a little stronger, since 2006. I think this is a great upset if you're looking for one (heck, I wouldn't be surprised if Luigi ends up being the Guru favorite here, actually). Nobody trusts Sephiroth anymore. He can definitely still win though. I think this one is a legit tossup, so just go with your gut. Also, if Ryu is here instead, Luigi probably wins anyway because Sephiroth will have lost because he's just fallen THAT MUCH, not because Ryu has suddenly boosted up to Noble Nine levels. Winner: Luigi Odds: 50% --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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