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(1) Mario vs. Bowser (8) Jim vs. Queen Slug-for-a-Butt
(4) Conker vs. Great Mighty Poo (5) Ike vs. Black Knight
Mario vs. Bowser -- expected, but oh well. 'slug-for-a-butt' is probably stronger than Earthworm Jim. I'm not joking.
Ike beats Conker because one is Nintendo and one is not. Also, one is in Smash and one is not. This could be close but whatever. Mario smashes either one.
(3) Kirby vs. Meta Knight (6) Jill Valentine vs. Nemesis
(2) Sonic vs. Dr. Robotnik (7) Katherine vs. Catherine
2002 rematch! Kirby/Jill is a close match in my mind, closer than it probably should be. I just see the Resident Evil pairing being better rivalry material than a couple of puffballs. That said, Kirby's probably more relevant today than Jill is despite her MVC3-ness.
Sonic gets stuck with Robotnik, leaving Knuckles out of the contest. Lame. I'm glad the Catherines made it but yeah. Sonic/Kirby rematch could be good -- we've seen Kirby upend him before -- but I think Sonic's iconic-ness helps him out here in a big way. Hopefully Sonic generations doesn't suck and actually helps him here.
(1) Mario vs. Bowser (2) Sonic vs. Dr. Robotnik
FINALLY. Too bad Sonic is shackled by Robotnik. If this were Sonic/Knuckles vs. Mario/Bowser it might be a fair fight. I could see Sonic beating Mario just because of THE RIVALRY -- how sad is it Mario and Sonic finally meet after 9 years in a tag team contest -- but the likeliest scenario is Mario pounding Sonic into the ground, especially after all the perceived duds over the last ten years.
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X and not Mega Man X, huh? Interesting. Guybrush and LeChuck vs. Bartz and Gilgamesh -- this is what we're reduced to in this contest! This seems like an easy pick -- Final Fantasy vs. Guybrush Threepwood -- but I could see the Monkey Island duo pulling off some magic. X and Zero slam the competition.
(3) Donkey Kong vs. King K. Rool (6) Ezio vs. Rodrigo
(2) Sub-Zero vs. Scorpion (7) Leon vs. Ada Wong
DK vs. Ezio -- if DK didn't have a choker's rep I'd probably back him, but Ezio is probably on DK's level at this point. Too bad Revelations won't be out until a week after this match. Anyway, going against Nintendo strikes me as a Bad Idea but DK vs. King K Rool isn't the iconic kind of rivalry I think of when I think of Nintendo. I'll take Ezio's personal tale over that.
Sub/Scorp vs. Leon/Ada is a huge match. Leon probably beats Sub-Zero but I think the MK duo are just a bit more iconic. The winner takes the fourpack.
(1) X vs. Zero (2) Sub-Zero vs. Scorpion
I am heavily, heavily considering taking Sub and Scorpion. They just strike me as being more iconic. X and Zero aren't bad in this department though and they're stronger from a pure strength perspective. Eh, I'll probably stick with the Mega Men.
I went DK/K.Rool over Ezio/Rodrigo because Rodrigo is bad news. I can't remember who Ezio faced in the last contest, but I thought he wasn't as popular as DK.
(1) Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Blue (8) Raynor vs. Kerrigan
(4) Luigi vs. Waluigi (5) Cecil vs. Golbez
Pokemon vs. Starcraft. Maybe in 2004 we would have a different result.
Hahahaha Luigi vs. Waluigi. Don't people antivote this on principle? Luigi is the obvious safe pick but I'm going with the one that isn't being dragged down by a damn anchor. Plus Cecil vs. Golbez is one of the best rivalries in the contest.
(3) Ryu vs. Ken (6) Ratchet vs. Dr. Nefarious
(2) Fox McCloud vs. Wolf O'Donnell (7) Yuna vs. Seymour
Fox vs. Yuna is a tossup - Seymour and Wolf are both pretty meh and Fox/Yuna are kinda close in strength. Yuna/Seymour aren't really rivals but I do think she's stronger than Fox. I don't have a lot of respect for Fox after some of his performances -- plus Smash ain't what it used to be.
(1) Pokemon Trainer Red vs. Blue (3) Ryu vs. Ken
Yeah, I don't have much respect for human Pokemon characters. I'm really ignorant of the Red/Blue rivalry but I do know that Ryu/Ken is one of the five most classic rivalries in this contest. I'll take them. No way do I ever take Red over Ryu, at the very least.
Vyse! Kefka! Terra! I feel like it's 2005 all over again.
It'd be cool if The Kid could have a nice showing here, but otherwise there's not much to talk about. Terra vs. Kefka is a crap "rivalry" -- at least make it Cyan or something -- but it beats a third tier RPG like SOA is at this point. Samus and Ridley slam them all.
(3) Chris Redfield vs. Wesker (6) Dan vs. Sagat
(2) Tidus vs. Jecht (7) Big Boss vs. The Boss
why is Dan vs. Sagat in this contest. it should be Gen vs. Akuma!
The Bosses vs. Tidus/Jecht is a good match. I'll back Big Boss -- better picture, stronger than Tidus. Tidus/Jecht is a fair rivalry that may get some votes but they'll never have a moment like Big Boss and Boss had.
(1) Samus vs. Ridley (7) Big Boss vs. The Boss
I wish this were Solid and Liquid. I would take the upset in a heartbeat. Samus/Ridley are not that strong.
I went with Red because does anyone think the match pic for them WONT include Charizard and Blastoise?
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From: edwardsdv | #027 I went with Red because does anyone think the match pic for them WONT include Charizard and Blastoise?
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Suddenly I really, really want to pull the trigger on Red/Blue>Mario/Bowser
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X and not Mega Man X, huh? Interesting. Guybrush and LeChuck vs. Bartz and Gilgamesh -- this is what we're reduced to in this contest! This seems like an easy pick -- Final Fantasy vs. Guybrush Threepwood -- but I could see the Monkey Island duo pulling off some magic. X and Zero slam the competition.
I'm sure X will be listed as "Mega Man X" in the actual poll for his match. I remember in the last contest, "Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal" was listed under a shorter name in the actual bracket, but the full name was used in the poll for its match.
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From: transience | Posted: 10/7/2011 6:22:09 PM | #015 (4) Luigi vs. Waluigi (5) Cecil vs. Golbez
finally a match I can disagree!
neither Cecil or Golbez, or any FF4 character for that matter is close enough to Luigi's popularity, and I really don't think bad pairs are going to hinder popular characters all that much. Can a strong rivalry greatly help? I believe so, which is why I picked Sub-Zero over Leon, but I really don't think a bad pairing will be a big hiinderance.
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(1) Phoenix Wright vs. Edgeworth (8) Gordon Freeman vs. Dr. Breen
(4) Alucard vs. Dracula (5) Shepard vs. Saren
Phoenix Wright is a 1 seed. Miles Edgeworth is a 1 seed.
I'll back 'em over Gordon even if I shouldn't. Alucard/Shepard is a pretty good match -- I think Shepard would beat Alucard these days -- but this is ME1 and not ME2 and Alucard/Dracula has classic written all over it.
(3) Chell vs. GlaDOS (6) Ness vs. Giygas
(2) Frog vs. Magus (7) Raiden vs. Vamp
Chell and Glados are so hard to peg. With a good picture, they probably beat the Earthbound dudes. With a bad one, they're toast. Ness is the safe pick but I'll back the Portalers, especially after Portal 2. Frog and Magus are a much better rivalry than Raiden and Vamp and that's that.
(4) Alucard vs. Dracula (2) Frog vs. Magus
Strongly considering Dracula to take this division. I guess I should support Chrono Trigger here but.. man, I don't know. 50/50 for me right here. I know everyone else takes Frog easily, right?
(2) Solid Snake vs. Liquid Snake (7) Crono vs. Lavos
Wow, this division pisses me off. The Snakes vs. Crono in round 1? Bad rivalry with Lavos or not, that ain't right. And then you've got a great entrant in Solid/Liquid -- in my mind the fourth strongest in the contest -- fed to Cloud/Sephiroth. Lame. I could see Solid and Liquid scaring Cloud/Seph here and making people laugh about the upcoming Link/Ganon match.
who nominated Pac-Man vs. Blinky and why do I have it winning a match
I've got Alucard/Dracula over Frog/Magus - the rivalry is good, but I dunno, I just can't bring myself to pick Frog or Magus in a close match. And Alucard/Dracula is a good rivalry. Father/son with opposing ideologies stemming from the same incident. Also we've never seen Dracula in a contest match he clearly would have taken the villains contest with ease tbqh
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Ramza feels like the right pick but I dunno, he's so dated at this point. I'll go with the SC guys. Squall is miles stronger than the rest.
(3) Dante vs. Vergil (6) Sol Badguy vs. Ky Kiske
(2) Sora vs. Riku (7) B.J. Blazkowicz vs. Adolf
ADOLF. Dante vs. Sora is a close match but I refuse to back Dante in a debatable match ever again. He's screwed me over too many times.
(1) Squall vs. Seifer (2) Sora vs. Riku
These guys get matched up too much. Sora/Riku feels like a better rivalry than the FF8 dweebs, but I can't see KH beating a main FF duo. I think taking Sora, Dante or Squall to take the division are all fair picks.
I kinda wanted to go with Ryu over Samus but I can't pull the trigger. I'm not HM. Mario/Samus mark III or IV, great. I can't wait.
Link vs. Ganondorf Alucard vs. Dracula
Cloud vs. Sephiroth Squall vs. Seifer
See, I still have Alucard in my bracket. FF7/FF8 will be a slaughterfest yet again and Link/Ganon crushes the other division. It's incredible that so many so-so pairings make it to the final 8. I think Cloud/Seph has a great shot at Link/Ganon but Skyward Sword and Link game over etc etc. It's the safe pick, anyway.
Mario vs. Bowser Link vs. Ganondorf
Hey, 2002. Mario gets a boost due to his iconic history but still can't touch Link. Shame this isn't Sonic.