Northwest Division
Time to wrap round 1 up with a pretty easy division.
Match 29:
Squall/Seifer vs. Laharl/Mid-Boss
I'll be honest with you: I don't like Seifer. FFVIII deserved a second rep, but I would much rather have seen Laguna or Zell. Judging by his absence from all contests so far, I think it's a safe bet to assume that most GameFAQs voters aren't exactly big on the guy, so he might just weigh Squall down. This won't matter here, but it could become important in the division finals.
Upset-potential: 0%
Oracle: Squall/Seifer with 70%
Match 30:
Siegfried/Nightmare vs Ramza/Delita
Some people will probably think this match is debatable, but I don't see it. Yes, it's FF against SC. But what I see are two SC characters that I would both take to beat Ramza in a 1-on-1, who also have a compelling rivalry to boot. Ramza has just weakend too much to win this.
Upset-potential: 10%
Oracle: Siegfried/Nightmare with 56%
Match 31:
Dante/Vergil vs Sol Badguy/Ky Kiske
It's nice seeing some Guilty Gear reps in a contest for once, but frankly, there's a reason it hasn't happened earlier. Sol/Ky will be weak, and Dante/Vergil should be a Top 15 pairing in this contest.
I don't follow the GG storyline, but I thought Ky was the good guy in the rivalry. Or are they friendly rivals like Ryu/Ken where the order doesn't matter?
Upset-potential: 0%
Oracle: Dante/Vergil with 70%
Match 32:
Sora/Riku vs. Blazkowicz/Hitler
The last match of round 1 often has an unexpected result, and I could certainly see Hitler pulling through here. You know 4chan is going to "rally" like crazy to give Hitler the win here. The vote-ins showed that the GameFAQs voterbase does not take too kindly to the Hitler joke. Sure, they finished second, but they were too close to KCatherine to really be considered a success.
Sora/Riku in a day match should be strong, and I hope they can take out Hitler before he gains momentum. Our reduced vote totals could make this difficult, as it would make 4chan "rallying" more effective. The match scares me though. If Hitler wins here, I could see him going on an L-block-like rampage.
Upset-potential: 30%
Oracle: Sora/Riku with 58%
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