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Day 15, Match 3 - Amaterasu vs. Draven
(5) Amaterasu: 88.15% - (12) Draven: 11.85%

What happened?: I won't get into the 2013 Draven rally but it was the worst example of rallying we have seen from a very toxic place, and I am not staunchly anti-rallying. So this match was pure catharsis. It was always going to be a beatdown, even if the League of Legends subreddit hadn't banned rallies it isn't what it was and the joke wouldn't work twice. For it to be this strong however, was stunning. It also built over time which was surprising as well, it wasn't just diehards anti-voting.

What could this mean?: Draven is the only character in this bracket to truly have a claim at being Tanner level. This really hammers home how much that rally hijacked the last contest, now let's never see him again. Good show for Ammy too.

Day 15, Match 4 - Lara Croft vs. Metal Man
(4) Lara: 67.89% - (13) Metal Man: 32.11%

What happened?: Lara is a character who has more interesting contest history than people realise, and it ties to the fortunes of her series very directly (except for 2006, where she was overvalued due to the female side of the bracket getting wonky in the last two rounds). In 2002 and 2003 She looked pretty decent, winning a couple of matches and bowing out to Crono and Zelda, who are obviously very legit. Then Angel of Darkness came out and killed her original series, and she instantly became fodder, getting only 18% on Samus. Then she missed 2005 and was fodder again in 2007. By 2008 her series was effectively dead again and she missed both that contest and 2010. Then in 2013 she came back and was suddenly the strongest she's ever been, a high midcarder even. That is how much the 2013 reboot did for her. She has had both one of the largest drops and the largest boosts. Metal Man was a Board 8 rally, and doesn't really have a good comparison point. The match itself was an unspectacular blowout other than Metal Man's predictably good board vote.

What could this mean?: Lara has obviously retained almost all of her 2013 strength, Rise was well received and Shadow just came out, she is legit again. It is hard to tell how much so though, as we really don't have a good comparison for Metal Man. He's recognisable so probably not trash, but he can't be that strong. Lara vs. Amaterasu could be a good one. Also why Metal Man and not Air Man?
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