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Day 10, Match 1 - Geralt vs. Rosalina
(1)Geralt: 56.03% - (16) Rosalina: 43.97%

What happened?: This is definitely the most interesting 1/16 match, featuring an entirely new character versus the rare untested Nintendo character. Geralt also doesn't originate in a video game, one of very few characters in these to not do so (but not the only one, Dracula and Amaterasu).The Witcher (well, 3 anyway) is good on here, and Geralt is both a good representative of the game and a good character, but it's facing a very dominant Nintendo. Rosalina's likely to be no weakling, being very popular in the fandom and having been effectively promoted to the status of Mario main character. Some even took her to win in an upset. That didn't happen but it did look far closer than the typical one of these. Geralt started pretty badly as well but eventually managed a fair looking 56/44 win.

What could this mean?: Rosalina is probably pretty good, we've seen all the signs from other Nintendo characters. I've seen Rosalina called the weakest Mario character on here and I don't buy it - I'm having a hard time seeing her losing to Captain Toad, Toad-ass Toad, or even Waluigi maybe. She is in all likelihood the strongest 16 seed, so this doesn't necessarily reflect poorly on Geralt. It wasn't necessarily a show of strength either though - Geralt should still squeak by Simon but might have a tough time, and then faces some serious competition from a certain other witchy contestant.

Day 10, Match 2 - Ryu Hayabusa vs. Simon Belmont
(8) Ryu H: 49.22% - (9) Simon: 50.78%

What happened?: Put simply, Super Smash Bros., but more on that in the next section. Ryu H is hard to pin down in terms of exact strength but is at least pretty good, and has a huge pic factor bonus. Simon has been fodder line at absolute best. In any other contest this would have been open and shut. Masahiro Sakurai had other ideas however, and Simon's announcement for Smash made this a tough one. Simon got off to an early lead which he never actually gave up. The match never got further than around 700 votes and it hit that early, at about five hours in. After that it was a slow match of attrition, with Simon only winning by 467 votes.

What could this mean?: This match was undeniably flipped by Smash. Without that great trailer giving Simon more relevance than he has had since 1991, This was coupled with the best design he's ever had, which was nicely featured in his match pic. Ryu H is probably a bit weaker than usual, as nobody cares about Ninja Gaiden anymore. I want to get The Messenger (from a great game nobody here has played) in here to see just how much being a cool ninja in match pics actually helps.
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