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The fifth match of Group 2 is:

(6)Spyro the Dragon vs (11)Kazuya Mishima

Spyro is very unique among game protagonists - just being a purple dragon makes him drastically stand out and makes him very recognizable. The Spyro series gameplay revolves around his four-legged movement and dragon abilities, and set the standard for those types of characters in 3D platformers. He's cute but not too cute, and his snarky dialogue makes him popular with both kids and adult players. Many of his games past the PS1 era were of questionable quality, but the Skylanders series and the overly-edgy Legend of Spyro kept him relevant. He came back on the scene recently with the Reignited trilogy which boosted his popularity with modern gamers. He is a definitive character of the late 90s era of gaming.

Kazuya is here over Jin because he was there from the beginning, and many of the design and gameplay aspects present with Jin were originated by Kazuya. He is a prime example of the dark anti-hero archetype popular in the early 90s. His darker story and characterization was well-received and his rivalry with his dad Heihachi is among the most iconic in gaming. He becomes the villain himself in Tekken 2, and debuts his devil form; one of the coolest and iconic characters of the series. Jin would later take the devil form, and develop another father-son rivalry with his dad Kazuya. Some of Kazuya's fighting moves like the Lightning Screw Uppercut are well-known among fighting gamers and often copied.

If there is one series Gfaqs really doesn't care about in contests, its Tekken. There hasn't been a Tekken character in a contest since 2005. Spyro is far from being a powerhouse, but he should win easily here. 58% win for Spyro

The sixth match of Group 2 is:

(3)Lara Croft vs (14)Waluigi

Long story short, the reason Lara is not a 2 seed is because she got pushed out by Nintendo. Actually I just decided I should have given her a 2 seed. In the late 90s she was THE girl of gaming and perhaps the most well-known sex symbol of video games. She was popular enough to spawn 2 movies with Angelina Jolie in the role. Her first appearance was a catalyst for more female leads in gaming. The gameplay of Tomb Raider was also influential with its use of tank controls, though somewhat dated nowadays. The series kind of struggled in the 2000s but made a big comeback with the rebooted series, and even got Lara another movie. Lara was always seen as a strong lead character, but lacked depth until the reboot which was very well-received.

Waluigi is the ultimate meme character in every way imaginable. His design is outwardly uncreative, looking like nothing more than Luigi's Wario, but somehow very popular with fans. He is a favorite in just about every Mario spinoff game, despite not having a game of his own. Well except for DDR Mario Mix, but we don't talk about that. Waluigi is perhaps a more humorous character than Wario due to his self-pitying nature and over the top voice acting. He is kept relevant not just because of Mario spinoff game, but with memes. It seems that there's a new Waluigi meme every year, and the teasing he faced from his own creators over smash only fueled his popularity.

This one is really hard to call. Both of these characters are around low-midcarder range in contests. I think Lara has the advantage, but Waluigi always manages to get some small rallies in his appearances. I'll go with 52% for Lara here.

The seventh and eighth matches of Group 2 are:

(7)Sega vs (10)Capcom

and (2)Square vs (15)Square
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