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Day 9, Match 3 - Shovel Knight vs. Captain Toad
(7) Shovel Knight: 47.53% - (14) Captain Toad: 52.47%

What happened?: Shovel Knight broke my heart is what. This was one of the true tossups of the bracket between two very similar characters. We saw Toad before but Bowser and Mewtwo were in the match so it's totally useless. Additionally, Captain Toad is a much more likable variation than a generic Toad. Shovel Knight may as well be a low-end Nintendo character. This match did end up being very close, but it kept looking like it was going to get really close, then didn't. Also there was a bit of fraud at the start as Captain Toad was originally just listed as "Toad", which was a disgrace to the good Captain.

What could this mean?: Not much, I don't think either of these characters are that weak but I don't think they're that strong either. In what was effectively Nintendo vs. Nintendo, the slightly more recognisable character (Captain Toad, not just "Toad" ALLEN) won out. I thought Shovel Knight might get preference, but I suppose not.

Day 9, Match 4 - Waluigi vs. Aerith Gainsborough
(2) Waluigi: 42.57% - (15) Aerith: 57.43%

What happened?: This match was surprisingly debated, which is pretty telling and hilarious. There was a lot of concern that Waluigi might meme rally his way to victory, or that Aerith might just be that weak. The seeding here kind of speaks for itself - Aerith is a sign of FF7's slow weakening while Waluigi's is a sign of his meme status. In the end Waluigi kept it relatively close, but Aerith winning was never in question.

What could this mean?: Despite defeating RallyFEAR, Aerith didn't look great. She went from near-elite to struggling with Waluigi. With that said, we don't know how much if at all the Waluigi memes have helped him other than that seed, so it's hard to say. Also this was the fourth match in the day where the underdog by seeding won, and the fourth which was under a 58% win. A close day.
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