Board 8 > Why did they lose? Simon Belmont, Pac-Man, Vincent Valentine, Clair Redfield

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11/09/18 7:05:43 PM
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The Rules
1. Explain why each character (or just one) lost his or her match. The explanation can be based on either the loser or the winner.
2. Anything to the effect of "fewer votes" will be disregarded.
3. Vote for the explanation you think is best.
4. Don't reuse an explanation from another day.

Yesterday's Matches
Simon Belmont lost to Geralt
Pac-Man lost to Bayonetta
Vincent Valentine lost to Auron
Clair Redfield lost to Sub-Zero


Previous Answers
http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Why_Did_They_Lose%3F

Yesterday's Answers
Garrus Vakarian lost because... C35gaHP
lqr4PDu (ZenOfThunder)
The Boss lost because... One must die and one must live. No victory, no defeat. The survivor will carry on the fight. It is her destiny. The one who survives will inherit the title of Goddess Hylia, and the one who inherits the title of Goddess Hylia will face a bracket of endless Nintendo characters (Xiahou Shake) / The Boss is a legend of sorts, but Zelda is *THE* legend (azuarc)
D.Va lost because... t9TjVUv (Johnbobb)
Captain Toad lost because... Allen took away the 'Captain', so when Aerith cured his 'Toad' status, there was nothing left (Kamekguy)


Yesterday's Runners-up
Garrus Vakarian lost because... No runner-up
The Boss lost because... No runner-up
D.Va lost because... No runner-up
Captain Toad lost because... Allen mislabeled him as Toad (Whiskey_Nick)

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11/09/18 7:26:17 PM
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igordebraga
11/09/18 8:05:52 PM
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Come on, people! Not even those gifs?
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Kenri
11/09/18 8:18:54 PM
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Vincent lost because... Auron said now was the time to choose, and the voters chose him.

Pac-Man lost because... He never learned how to talk, much less to a lady.
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MetalmindStats
11/09/18 8:35:08 PM
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Simon Belmont lost because the night is long and dark and full of terrors - ones it takes a bonafide monster hunter to slay, not merely a vampire killer.

Vincent lost because life is torture.
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11/09/18 9:21:32 PM
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11/09/18 9:38:37 PM
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NGC3372
11/09/18 9:48:39 PM
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Simon lost because night fell and it was a horrible night to have a curse.

Claire lost because she didn't look so hot against the cold.
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Pirateking2000
11/09/18 9:53:44 PM
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Simon Belmont lost to Geralt
Simon's weapons were made for killing monsters. Geralt happens to also carry a weapon for killing humans too.

Pac-Man lost to Bayonetta
Pac-Man found out the hard way that bullets are not pellets

Vincent Valentine lost to Auron
"Oh, no, vampires can't beat ghosts...It's like a rock-paper-scissors thing." - Marceline (Adventure Time)

Claire Redfield lost to Sub-Zero
Her chances at victory were less than zero
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Johnbobb
11/09/18 10:22:26 PM
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igordebraga posted...
Come on, people! Not even those gifs?

I tried to make one for Claire/Subzero but it was pretty shit
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Johnbobb
11/09/18 10:24:45 PM
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YFPBP1e
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DoctorJimmy133
11/09/18 10:51:00 PM
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Dc37A3a
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MetalmindStats
11/09/18 10:52:18 PM
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DoctorJimmy133 posted...
Dc37A3a
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11/09/18 10:53:32 PM
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Johnbobb posted...
YFPBP1e

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lordjers
11/09/18 10:56:07 PM
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Simon lost because it was a horrible night to have a match.
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11/09/18 11:03:21 PM
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MetalmindStats posted...
DoctorJimmy133 posted...
Dc37A3a

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TsunamiXXVIII
11/09/18 11:47:37 PM
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Pirateking2000 posted...
Vincent Valentine lost to Auron
"Oh, no, vampires can't beat ghosts...It's like a rock-paper-scissors thing." - Marceline (Adventure Time)


Claire lost because Sub-Zero's Ice reacted to how hot she was.
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ScareChan
11/09/18 11:56:02 PM
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Vincent lost because he only WANTED to be dead, and.... well...
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11/09/18 11:57:37 PM
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DoctorJimmy133 posted...
Dc37A3a

ScareChan posted...
Vincent lost because he only WANTED to be dead, and.... well...

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garetha200
11/10/18 12:07:40 AM
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Simon lost because... It was certainly a horrible night to have no votes.
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igordebraga
11/10/18 12:31:34 AM
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Simon's weapons were made for killing monsters. Geralt happens to also carry a weapon for killing humans too.

Vincent lost because he only WANTED to be dead, and.... well...

Claire lost because she didn't look so hot against the cold.
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Unbridled9
11/10/18 1:08:14 AM
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Simon tried to woo Geralt like Rosalina did for some sweet, sweet, witcher loving; but the middle ages aren't current year so it didn't work.

Pac-Man lost because... Ms. Pacman thought he was cheating on her with Bayonetta and he had to drop out to save his marriage.

Vincent lost because... Yuffie stole his votes.

Clair lost because... She was too busy looking for an ink ribbon to save before the battle.
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Unbridled9
11/10/18 1:09:41 AM
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I would like to put forwards that we put some sort of restriction on GIF's. Like... 'can't be just game footage or a quick copy-paste' or 'only one GIF finalist' or something. They seem to hold a very strong inherent edge over non-gif stuff.
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11/10/18 1:35:59 AM
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Unbridled9 posted...
I would like to put forwards that we put some sort of restriction on GIF's. Like... 'can't be just game footage or a quick copy-paste' or 'only one GIF finalist' or something. They seem to hold a very strong inherent edge over non-gif stuff.

I don't think I can make a huge new rule like that in the middle of the contest. It would have to be at the beginning. Besides, I think most people like the gifs.
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Unbridled9
11/10/18 1:54:00 AM
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Unbridled9 posted...
I would like to put forwards that we put some sort of restriction on GIF's. Like... 'can't be just game footage or a quick copy-paste' or 'only one GIF finalist' or something. They seem to hold a very strong inherent edge over non-gif stuff.

I don't think I can make a huge new rule like that in the middle of the contest. It would have to be at the beginning. Besides, I think most people like the gifs.


I do to. I just feel concerned that they're taking over.
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Johnbobb
11/10/18 6:51:09 AM
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the "just game footage" ones are actually some of the best

like that bayonetta one today is hilarious because it's literally the real life version of what happened in the contest
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11/10/18 8:23:31 AM
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Unbridled9 posted...
Pac-Man lost because... Ms. Pacman thought he was cheating on her with Bayonetta and he had to drop out to save his marriage.

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11/10/18 10:44:41 AM
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4 Votes
Dc37A3a (DoctorJimmy133)

3 Votes
Vincent lost because he only WANTED to be dead, and.... well... (ScareChan)

2 Votes
YFPBP1e (Johnbobb)
"Oh, no, vampires can't beat ghosts...It's like a rock-paper-scissors thing." - Marceline (Adventure Time) (Pirateking2000)
Claire lost because she didn't look so hot against the cold (NGC3372)
Pac-Man lost because... Ms. Pacman thought he was cheating on her with Bayonetta and he had to drop out to save his marriage (Unbridled9)

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Simon
The night is long and dark and full of terrors - ones it takes a bonafide monster hunter to slay, not merely a vampire killer (MetalmindStats)
Simon lost because night fell and it was a horrible night to have a curse (NGC3372)
Simon's weapons were made for killing monsters. Geralt happens to also carry a weapon for killing humans too (Pirateking2000)
Simon lost because it was a horrible night to have a match (iordjers)
Simon lost because... It was certainly a horrible night to have no votes. (garetha200)
Simon's weapons were made for killing monsters. Geralt happens to also carry a weapon for killing humans too (igordebraga)
Simon tried to woo Geralt like Rosalina did for some sweet, sweet, witcher loving; but the middle ages aren't current year so it didn't work (Unbridled9)

Pac-Man
He never learned how to talk, much less to a lady (Kenri)
Pac-Man found out the hard way that bullets are not pellets (Pirateking2000)

Vincent
Auron said now was the time to choose, and the voters chose him (Kenri)
Vincent lost because life is torture. (MetalmindStats)
Vincent lost because... Yuffie stole his votes (Unbridled9)

Clair
Her chances at victory were less than zero (Pirateking2000)
Claire lost because Sub-Zero's Ice reacted to how hot she was (TsunamiXXVIII)
Clair lost because... She was too busy looking for an ink ribbon to save before the battle. (Unbridled9)
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Lightning Strikes
11/10/18 11:28:20 AM
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Pirateking2000 posted...
"Oh, no, vampires can't beat ghosts...It's like a rock-paper-scissors thing." - Marceline (Adventure Time)

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11/10/18 11:39:16 AM
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igordebraga posted...
Claire lost because she didn't look so hot against the cold.

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Nanis23
11/10/18 11:40:51 AM
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Unbridled9 posted...
I would like to put forwards that we put some sort of restriction on GIF's. Like... 'can't be just game footage or a quick copy-paste' or 'only one GIF finalist' or something. They seem to hold a very strong inherent edge over non-gif stuff.

Well if the text suggestions were actually good then GIFs wouldn't win so easily
I know it sounds like a jerk but it's the truth

In earlier years the suggestions were clever, made jokes about something that was common for both characters
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11/10/18 1:15:03 PM
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Most of the early answers were just memes.
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11/10/18 2:44:03 PM
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igordebraga
11/10/18 4:44:47 PM
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Not memes per se, but pretty simple nonetheless.
https://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Why_Did_They_Lose%3F/2006

By the following year, where people had to consider both losing characters, the jokes got even better.
https://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Why_Did_They_Lose%3F/2007
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