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Day 20 Results:

(13) Cloud Strife (FFVII) --VS-- Quistis Trepe (FFVIII) - 28-10
When designing the characters for FFVIII, Tetsuya Nomura had wanted at least one female character to wear a skirt. Quistis was originally supposed to fill this part, but Nomura decided a long skirt worn over pants would look better and the skirt-wearing role was passed to Selphie.

Ultros (FFVI) --VS-- (20) Lulu (FFX) - 16-22
Ultros is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series. Even though Ultros is said to be an octopus, in his 3D debut in FFXIII-2, he has seven tentacles. This would make him a heptopus. This may be a reference to the one tentacle the player defeated before his initial boss encounter in FFVI.

(29) Aerith Gainsborough (FFVII) --VS-- Rikku (FFX) - 17-20
Aerith, along with Cloud and Barret, was one of the first three main characters created for FFVII. The dev team had decided that one of the main characters would die for the story's theme to work, and decided between Barret and Aerith. Aerith was ultimately chosen as the developers felt that Barret's death would be too predictable.

Rufus Shinra (FFVII) --VS-- (4) Celes Chere (FFVI) - 13-25
Rufus is likely the inspiration for the character Dauragon C. Mikado of the early 2000s Square Beat Em' Up RPG The Bouncer.