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Day 17, Match 3 - Vivi vs. Aya Brea
(3) Vivi: 75.45% - (11) Aya: 24.55%

What happened?: This match is a bit weird in that it looks like a round 1 result - an established strong character beats down fodder that makes you wonder "how did they get in?". That's really all there is to say, the trends were very steady which makes sense as they are both PS1 Square characters. The only slight exception is Vivi's killer board vote, over 80% in the first few minutes.

What could this mean?: Sully is as bad as he looked, and Yu is slightly redeemed, but only slightly. Other than that not much to say, it lined up almost exactly with the projected result based on 2013. That does make me think that Vivi is not the monster he was then, as there is no way Aya has maintained her strength, but he still looked great. Again, this division is wide open.

Day 17, Match 4 - Donkey Kong vs. Leon Kennedy
(10) Donkey Kong: 55.67% - (2) Leon: 44.33%

What happened?: There had been rumblings of this upset as Nintendo looked better and better throughout round 1, especially when K. Rool vs. Shepard happened. And here we are. Donkey Kong came out somewhat ahead but what is really remarkable is that he built his lead, with dong expanding from under 53% to nearly 56%, and then held it overnight, against a Resident Evil character. This was buoyed by good DK showings in Europe (this also happened against Tidus, and I think DK is just really good in Europe). In the end this was a massive upset for both the board and the site at large.

What could this mean?: I don't think this reflects poorly on Leon as some do. We've seen Resident Evil and Capcom at large do very well, and Nintendo, especially DK characters, have stunned us. I guess this also redeems Tidus - he was only 1.3% off of Leon's percentage. Leon is the most Nintendo-aligned RE character so that might have contributed a bit, but this was a stellar showing for DK. I joked about him winning the division in an earlier writeup today but it might happen and that's incredible. It does make sense that he in particular would be so much stronger - when these contests started, DK was irrelevant. He hadn't starred in a game for years, he was running on Mario spinoffs and Smash Bros. The biggest DK game from 1999-2010 was probably Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, and that's hilarious. DK should have been stronger, he was a legend, his series sold as much as Zelda (with DKC being the highest selling game of a generation). But he had fallen a long way since the SNES days. Now his series is back, people love it, SNES nostalgia is at an all time high, and he even became a meme. This is a whole new Donkey Kong and I'm excited to see how he does against Vivi. I never thought I'd say this, but Donkey Kong might be an Elite.
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