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I: Garland
IV: Kain
V: Faris
VI: Locke
VII: Cloud
VIII: Squall
IX: Freya
X: Seymour
XII: Vayne
XIII: Lightning
XV: Noctis
T: Wiegraf
Singles: Minwu
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VeryInsane posted...

So I am now taking pitches for who should be my tertiary save going forward

Make them fun, provide sound reasoning, and I very well may consider

We could See More different characters make runs if they received more support!

Yeah I've got nothing. To my credit I put a ton of work into that answer for your question yesterday!
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[2]Dana Scully (The X-Files) - charon, Gen
[3]Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics) - Karo, NBI, FFD
[4]John A. Zoidberg (Futurama) - Dragon, Tangy, ecks, tennis
[2]John Watson (Sherlock Holmes) - VI, tennis
[4]Kenzou Tenma (Monster) - JONA, Xuxon, red, Yankees
[4]Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Star Trek) - Wickle, ken, Tex, cyan
[4]Mercy (Overwatch) - red, Doc, Cody, Snake
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Dracula
Mrs Carmody
Mr Babadook
It (It Follows)
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This is fun, not sure why the hate is here.

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[2]Dana Scully (The X-Files) - charon, Gen
[2]Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics) - Karo, NBI
[4]Gregory House (House) - Tex, pj, JONA, Dp
[3]Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs) - Poke, tennis, charon
[4]John A. Zoidberg (Futurama) - Dragon, Tangy, ecks, tennis
[2]John Watson (Sherlock Holmes) - VI, tennis
[3]Kenzou Tenma (Monster) - JONA, Xuxon, red
[4]Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Star Trek) - Wickle, ken, Tex, cyan
[4]Lucy van Pelt (Peanuts) - tennis, FFD, Tex, Shonen
[3]Mercy (Overwatch) - red, Doc, Cody
[2]Simon Tam (Firefly) - NBI, Cody
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Baymax
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Balthier
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Lecter
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Vayne
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Seymour
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Scully
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Rules:
-You may vote for 1 character every hour.
-A character needs 5 unique saves to advance to the next round.
-The final character is eliminated.
-No rallying or vote trading.
-I will make changes to the rules when I feel it is required.
-Have fun and tell your friends about the contest. ":>"

In Contest (14):

Baymax (Big Hero 6)
Dana Scully (The X-Files)
Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
Dr. Mario (Dr. Mario)
Gregory House (House)
Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs)
Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
John A. Zoidberg (Futurama)
John Watson (Sherlock Holmes)
Kenzou Tenma (Monster)
Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Star Trek)
Lucy van Pelt (Peanuts)
Mercy (Overwatch)
Simon Tam (Firefly)

Eliminated:

15. Orin Scrivello (Little Shop of Horrors)
16. Black Jack (Black Jack)
17. Alan Hill (Until Dawn)
18. Hawkeye Pierce (MASH)
19. Samuel Loomis (Halloween)
20. Juliet Burke (LOST)
21. Tobias Funke (Arrested Development)
22. Christopher Turk (Scrubs)
23. Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)
24. Whiskey (Dollhouse)
25. Hershel Greene (The Walking Dead)
26. Captain Awesome (Chuck)
27. Claire Temple (Marvel Comics)
28. Jack Shepard (LOST)
29. Mordin Solus (Mass Effect)
30. Victor Frankenstein (Penny Dreadful)
31. Isaac Yankem (WWE)
32. Otto Scratchansniff (Animaniacs)
33. Richard Trager (Outlast)
34. James Wilson (House)
35. Dr. Luigi (Dr. Luigi)
36. Leo Spaceman (30 Rock)
37. Malcolm Crowe (The Sixth Sense)
38. Tae Takemi (Persona 5)
39. Jude Mathis (Tales of Xillia)
40. Linda Martin (Lucifer)
41. Perry Cox (Scrubs)
42. Liv Moore (iZombie)
43. Michael Kaufmann (Silent Hill)
44. Citan Uzuki (Xenogears)
45. Doc (Chrono Cross)
46. The Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)
47. Thomas Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
48. Julian Bashir (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
49. Edward Roivas (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
50. Derek Stiles (Trauma Center)
51. Frasier Crane (Frasier)
52. Doctor Mid-Nite (DC Comics)
53. Cassandra Railly (12 Monkeys)
54. Takani Megumi (Rurouni Kenshin)
55. Andre Nowzick (The League)
56. Nathan Wallace (Repo! The Genetic Opera)
57. Steve Brule (Check It Out!, with Dr. Steve Brule)
58. Lawrence Gordon (SAW)
59. Beth Smith (Rick and Morty)
60. Leslie Thompkins (Gotham)
61. Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap)
62. Phlox (Star Trek: Enterprise)
63. Para-Medic (Metal Gear)
64. Venom Snake (Metal Gear)
65. Karin Chakwas (Mass Effect)
66. Niles Crane (Frasier)
67. Doc (G.I. Joe)
68. Donald Mallard (NCIS)
69. Neil Miller (The Santa Clause)
70. Charles Kroger (Monk)
71. Sara Tancredi (Prison Break)
72. Professor Plum (Clue)
73. Todd Quinlan (Scrubs)
74. Abraham Van Helsing (Dracula)
75. Bob Kelso (Scrubs)
76. Faust (Guilty Gear)
77. Dr. Doctor (South Park)
78. Eric Foreman (House)
79. Tim Whatley (Seinfeld)
80. Medic (Team Fortress 2)
81. John Dorian (Scrubs)
82. Qyburn (Game of Thrones)
83. Julius Hibbert (The Simpsons)
84. Nick Riviera (The Simpsons)
85. Linda Freeman (Two and a Half Men)
86. Marquis de Singe (Tales of Monkey Island)
87. Sofia Lamb (BioShock 2)
88. Dr. Delcavoli (Breaking Bad)
89. Harlan Fontaine (L.A. Noire)
90. Doc (Red vs. Blue)
91. Dr. Fishman (Arrested Development)
92. Beverly Crusher (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
93. Doogie Howser (Doogie Howser)
94. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons)
95. Ravi Chakrabarti (iZombie)
96. J.S. Steinman (BioShock)
97. Dr. Zed (Borderlands)
98. Richard Kimble (The Fugitive)
99. Dr. John Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle)
100. Donald Blake/Thor (Marvel Comics)
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Tenma
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They lack as good of a motive to me. No motives or reasons other than lol evil for the 2Ds, honestly.

Kuja is great too, and in my top 10 usually. I just prefer Seymour's delivery method.
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[4]Baymax (Big Hero 6) - Drak, ecks, Dragon, charon
[3]Dana Scully (The X-Files) - charon, Gen, Snake
[2]Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics) - Karo, NBI
[3]Dr. Mario (Dr. Mario) - 521, tennis, Shonen
[3]Harley Quinn (DC Comics) - FFD, Drak, VI
[3]John A. Zoidberg (Futurama) - Dragon, NFUN, ecks
[1]John Watson (Sherlock Holmes) - VI
[4]Kenzou Tenma (Monster) - Xuxon, red, JONA, lefty
[3]Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Star Trek) - Wickle, ken, Tex
[4]Lucy van Pelt (Peanuts) - tennis, FFD, Poke, Tex
[4]Mercy (Overwatch) - Doc, Cody, red, Snake
[2]Orin Scrivello (Little Shop of Horrors) - Karo, Tex
[3]Simon Tam (Firefly) - NBI, Cody, Dp
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Baymax
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[3]Baymax (Big Hero 6) - Drak, ecks, Dragon
[3]Dana Scully (The X-Files) - charon, Gen, Snake
[2]Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics) - Karo, NBI
[2]Dr. Mario (Dr. Mario) - 521, tennis
[3]Gregory House (House) - 5tar, Dp, Xuxon
[4]Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs) - mnk, Poke, charon, tennis
[2]Harley Quinn (DC Comics) - FFD, Drak
[3]John A. Zoidberg (Futurama) - Dragon, NFUN, ecks
[1]John Watson (Sherlock Holmes) - VI
[4]Kenzou Tenma (Monster) - Xuxon, red, JONA, lefty
[3]Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Star Trek) - Wickle, ken, Tex
[2]Lucy van Pelt (Peanuts) - tennis, FFD
[4]Mercy (Overwatch) - Doc, Cody, red, Snake
[2]Orin Scrivello (Little Shop of Horrors) - Karo, Tex
[3]Simon Tam (Firefly) - NBI, Cody, Dp
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Boring.
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VeryInsane posted...

Interesting choice. What do you like so much about Seymour?

It's the kind of villain I enjoy. The tragic and twisted villain molded by traumas in his life. He's a half-breed, forced into exile as a child because Jyscal mistakenly thought that by fathering a child with a human that he could bridge the gap between their cultures. Instead, the disgust for it at the time was so bad that Seymour couldn't even live among either of the cultures. Then his mother has the idea that Seymour will be accepted more if he can possess a powerful aeon unlike others to battle Sin with. So as a young child Seymour has to go through the trauma of being an outcast without anyone to turn to but his mother, and then that person effectively kills herself in front of him.

I just really like that arc, and I like his views on life and death in Spira. He really believes he's doing the "right thing" for Spira, and unlike most Final Fantasy villains he's not really a power-seeker or would be conqueror. His only desire for power is so that he can fulfill his goal of ending suffering, by ending life, because there was no way to stop Sin's rebirth anyway so he believed. He's one of the few villains in these games I feel has a real motive behind what he's doing that actually makes some sort of twisted sense to it. Plus he has a fantastic voice actor and I like his design.

pjbasis posted...

If FFX didn't treat Seymour like a joke he could have been way more popular.

One of the most disappointing plotlines in how it amounted to nothing. Seeing his face before enter Sin got me so hyped back then.

Eh, the game doesn't treat Seymour as a joke at all. I mean was I let down by that final encounter? Maybe, but not because of Seymour. That's just how the game is written. I mean, I don't think he's meant to be viewed in any sort of joking manner because he has one of the most difficult storyline battles there is and he always feels like a credible threat to the party. To me, he feels like THE threat because you don't know what he's really up to until you've played the game. Sin is just this big destructive thing, you know what's it up to really. Not to mention he has an incredible boss battle theme I think everyone can agree on.
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"If Seymour had more people to vote for him, that'd get him his best placement".

I mean, yeah... obviously. I'm saying that this doesn't happen, and it happens for Lightning. Please understand.

Actually, you understand enough. On to some other topic now, please.
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1. Seymour
2. Tidus

Then I'm not certain. Most likely Cloud at 3. The 4 and 5 spot is up for grabs at any given time, probably between a group of Sephiroth, Tifa, Auron, Rufus and Basch.
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FFDragon posted...

There have only been 18 contests with 17 winners. Under the right circumstances I think anyone outside of the extreme outliers (ie LARG) can make a finals run.

Anomalies aren't something up for debate really. Statistically speaking, the facts speak for themselves. If Seymour doesn't fall between 20-50, and most likely in the 30's, I will be shocked.
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Consistent group? There's ever been a group?

Dude, all I wanted to say basically was "you should feel fortunate" and not short sell what you've got. Enjoy it, understand other people don't have such a luxury.
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Top 5 is murky waters.

And yes, I always push the same character just about every time to the best of my ability. If you take a look at this placements you can see that: 35, 44, 30, 38, 23, 34, 25, 34, 49.

This takes out his boot (which shows how great he is without me) when I was on hiatus and his 8th place finish I already mentioned. You'd be hard pressed to find a character with a more static statline than my #1. It's because no matter what this talk of "anyone can do it!" or "save mys favor #1s", it just isn't true for everyone.
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pjbasis posted...

Save mys reward characters who can be someone's #1.

Yeah... sure. Someone who has played this since it started has a #1 that has made the top 20 only once and only did so then because Tidus fans felt like dragging him along for the ride in his victory year.
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That's pretty decent for once, vis.
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Lecter
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LeonhartFour posted...

nominally

This is really unfair and unnecessary. This is all she really cares about doing well now that Isaaru is out. Don't shoot off snide remarks because she cares enough about my weak crap to give me a hand for a time.
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LeonhartFour posted...

Lightning was hand-picked as the ideal finals opponent against Steiner, and that was because she was determined to be the easiest to beat.

Yet I feel she was put in the finals against Marche as the "true" representative of people trying to save the contest from imploding on itself (3rd place Ultros and all).
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Casual support IS what I consider "picks up saves when other stuff is dead". I mean, that's what it is. I'm just telling you that not every character will be in a position to do that.

VeryInsane posted...

Speaking of, are you both pushing Vayne or is Gen just helping you out for free, Charon?

Free help for a short time I guess. I mean, my stuff is pretty weak and unfortunately I can't really do much in the way of trading in that sense right now. I will be supporting Tidus once it's over with.
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Not to mention you only get 2 saves in that last round. Virtually, Lightning would need the support of a whole lot more people than you think. And she has gotten it more than once.
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5tarscream posted...

Yeah if you have 3/4 people hard pushing someone that's 8-12 saves with trades every round. How is that not down to the small group? That's maybe why she can't win because people don't like her they are simply willing to trade for her to get a save of their own back. That doesn't happen in the final.

Because 12 saves is not even half of what you need to make the finals.
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VeryInsane posted...

You say this but Red Mage is top 10 in stats

If the group is dedicated the character can place well often

Special circumstances. You're talking about a force that easily won this contest after all.
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VeryInsane posted...

If there was a year for XII to have a resurgence it would be this one with Zodiac though but

Basch and Dr Cid both hard booted

Not many good newcomers for XII/returners

Balthier already won
Vayne too vain to do anything but probably goes around the 30s anyway

Kinda leaves Ashe by default I guess

Dr. Cid was not hard booted. No one nominated him back in was all this was. There was never going to be a XII resurgence after that happened.
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I'm just saying that a little group doesn't make you the strongest statistical character in this. You're right that it saves you from early boots, which can happen to you no matter your strength. But in the long run, you're supporting a very powerful character. It was phrased as if "anyone can do it!", quite literally since he said almost that.

No, they cannot.
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That's asinine tbh, and kinda annoying. Just because you have a "little group" doesn't mean just any character can do well. I hate to see fans of popular characters sell themselves short.
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I'm sorry, but I was talking about this board specifically.

If "down on modern FF" equals Lightning is the highest stats character ever and always has a shot to win, then bring on the remake for super boosted VII chars!
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swordz9 posted...

Probably depends on how it's handled, but with lots of people being down on modern FF games I'm gonna say it hurts them more than helps

I feel like you kinda mean "down on FFXV" here.
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Final Fantasy X
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VeryInsane posted...

Good thing remake is like 5 years away

As it stands I'm sure it's the next "major" release for the series >_>

Also yeah, this contest is really old. A lot older than 5 years old so. I can only hope it might create more interest in some of the game's more underappreciated characters, like Reeve specifically.
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Scully
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Rules:
-You may vote for 1 character every hour.
-A character needs 5 unique saves to advance to the next round.
-The final character is eliminated.
-No rallying or vote trading.
-I will make changes to the rules when I feel it is required.
-Have fun and tell your friends about the contest. ":>"

In Contest (15):

Baymax (Big Hero 6)
Dana Scully (The X-Files)
Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
Dr. Mario (Dr. Mario)
Gregory House (House)
Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs)
Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
John A. Zoidberg (Futurama)
John Watson (Sherlock Holmes)
Kenzou Tenma (Monster)
Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Star Trek)
Lucy van Pelt (Peanuts)
Mercy (Overwatch)
Orin Scrivello (Little Shop of Horrors)
Simon Tam (Firefly)

Eliminated:

16. Black Jack (Black Jack)
17. Alan Hill (Until Dawn)
18. Hawkeye Pierce (MASH)
19. Samuel Loomis (Halloween)
20. Juliet Burke (LOST)
21. Tobias Funke (Arrested Development)
22. Christopher Turk (Scrubs)
23. Tony Tony Chopper (One Piece)
24. Whiskey (Dollhouse)
25. Hershel Greene (The Walking Dead)
26. Captain Awesome (Chuck)
27. Claire Temple (Marvel Comics)
28. Jack Shepard (LOST)
29. Mordin Solus (Mass Effect)
30. Victor Frankenstein (Penny Dreadful)
31. Isaac Yankem (WWE)
32. Otto Scratchansniff (Animaniacs)
33. Richard Trager (Outlast)
34. James Wilson (House)
35. Dr. Luigi (Dr. Luigi)
36. Leo Spaceman (30 Rock)
37. Malcolm Crowe (The Sixth Sense)
38. Tae Takemi (Persona 5)
39. Jude Mathis (Tales of Xillia)
40. Linda Martin (Lucifer)
41. Perry Cox (Scrubs)
42. Liv Moore (iZombie)
43. Michael Kaufmann (Silent Hill)
44. Citan Uzuki (Xenogears)
45. Doc (Chrono Cross)
46. The Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)
47. Thomas Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
48. Julian Bashir (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
49. Edward Roivas (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
50. Derek Stiles (Trauma Center)
51. Frasier Crane (Frasier)
52. Doctor Mid-Nite (DC Comics)
53. Cassandra Railly (12 Monkeys)
54. Takani Megumi (Rurouni Kenshin)
55. Andre Nowzick (The League)
56. Nathan Wallace (Repo! The Genetic Opera)
57. Steve Brule (Check It Out!, with Dr. Steve Brule)
58. Lawrence Gordon (SAW)
59. Beth Smith (Rick and Morty)
60. Leslie Thompkins (Gotham)
61. Sam Beckett (Quantum Leap)
62. Phlox (Star Trek: Enterprise)
63. Para-Medic (Metal Gear)
64. Venom Snake (Metal Gear)
65. Karin Chakwas (Mass Effect)
66. Niles Crane (Frasier)
67. Doc (G.I. Joe)
68. Donald Mallard (NCIS)
69. Neil Miller (The Santa Clause)
70. Charles Kroger (Monk)
71. Sara Tancredi (Prison Break)
72. Professor Plum (Clue)
73. Todd Quinlan (Scrubs)
74. Abraham Van Helsing (Dracula)
75. Bob Kelso (Scrubs)
76. Faust (Guilty Gear)
77. Dr. Doctor (South Park)
78. Eric Foreman (House)
79. Tim Whatley (Seinfeld)
80. Medic (Team Fortress 2)
81. John Dorian (Scrubs)
82. Qyburn (Game of Thrones)
83. Julius Hibbert (The Simpsons)
84. Nick Riviera (The Simpsons)
85. Linda Freeman (Two and a Half Men)
86. Marquis de Singe (Tales of Monkey Island)
87. Sofia Lamb (BioShock 2)
88. Dr. Delcavoli (Breaking Bad)
89. Harlan Fontaine (L.A. Noire)
90. Doc (Red vs. Blue)
91. Dr. Fishman (Arrested Development)
92. Beverly Crusher (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
93. Doogie Howser (Doogie Howser)
94. Marvin Monroe (The Simpsons)
95. Ravi Chakrabarti (iZombie)
96. J.S. Steinman (BioShock)
97. Dr. Zed (Borderlands)
98. Richard Kimble (The Fugitive)
99. Dr. John Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle)
100. Donald Blake/Thor (Marvel Comics)
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I do kinda wonder what sort of effect the remake will have on FF7. The cast is already one of the largest, but I wonder if it will increase the strength of any of the characters missing from the roster right now.
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LeonhartFour posted...

Hart Foundation is where it's at

Nom Deputy Mayor Hart
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Vayne
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Seymour
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Tidus

GL Maechen
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Vayne
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Seymour
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