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The first match of Group 3 is:

(1)Samus Aran vs (16)The Nameless One

Samus is an obvious choice for a 1 seed - she is THE woman of gaming (apologies to Lara). She first appeared when female protagonists were very uncommon, and the bait-and-switch played in the first Metroid game is legendary. Her series also created the Metroidvania genre, which Castlevania would help establish shortly after. Samus' gameplay and abilities in both the main series and the Prime series would be very influential in regards to 2D and 3D games respectively. Her design and silent, stoic attitude made her a bad*ss, and is well-liked for not following common stereotypes of women in gaming. That is, until Other M. But with the success of the Metroid 2 remake and Prime 4 coming out at SOME point in the future, it seems that she was able to recover from the poor reception of Other M.

The Nameless One is probably the most obscure character to make the bracket. He has only appeared in Planetscape: Torment, but his protagonist role in that game was groundbreaking for the time. The player can lead the amnesic protagonist down different story paths and alliances in the game with dialogue options, which can be very in-depth. He is not forced to just pick the light or dark side, he can ride the anti-hero line as much as the player wants. His backstory and design are also well-received. The Nameless One looks more like a dark antagonist than a protag, which only adds to his popularity and can serve as a contrast to some of the player's decisions in the story.

This match will likely get very ugly. There's no Gfaqs data on Nameless, but he was near the bottom of the x-stats in the 2009 Gamespot Hero contest. Not to mention he hasn't been relevant for a long time. I predict 88% for Samus here.

The second match of Group 3 is:

(8)Shadow the Hedgehog vs (9)Terry Bogard

Shadow is the embodiment of the overly edgy anti-hero character; an archetype popular throughout the 90s and early 2000s. There are countless memes that spawned from Shadow regarding his edginess and emo personality, as well as some of the cheesy dialogue from Sonic Adventure 2. However he is very popular among fans and well-known by gamers, and was praised for his emotional backstory and plot in SA2. Many other games he appeared in were of questionable quality, but he usually stood out as a bright spot in them (ironically). Some of his lines in his self-titled game are iconic in establishing him as possibly the most popular edgelord character in gaming.

From his first appearance in Fatal Fury, Terry seemed destined to be massively popular. This was achieved shortly thereafter when he crossed over to the Garou and KOF games. He has rarely missed a KOF fighter, even getting genderbent for SNK Heroines. His design is iconic, and he is one of the biggest mascots for fighting games. The trademark design along with his upbeat personality and fun moves make him a favorite among fighter fans. Along with his great engrish dialogue "Ah Yuu Owkay? BAASTA RAAAALF!" His rivalry with Geese Howard and mentorship of his son Rock Howard have also been praised.

The King of Fighters is yet another fighting game series Gfaqs doesn't care about, unfortunately. Shadow is a. . . shadow of his former self, but he is way stronger than Terry would be. 69% win for Shadow.

The third and fourth matches of Group 3 are:

(5)Square vs (12)LucasArts

and (4)Square vs (13)Nintendo
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