LogFAQs > #914224578

I think FFVII wound up... not bad this year, all things considered. Sephiroth was bound to lose against Mario, and the way things were looking in Rounds 1-2, Fox was becoming a favorite to beat Aeris. The fact that she fended him off (without much trouble) during the same day Zelda was anchoring the Nintendo fanbase actually looked impressive to me. And it's become lost in the fray a bit, but Tifa was a star of the contest contender. She killed Mewtwo and beat two really strong guys to win her division. She remains a Top 10 contender and can possibly beat Sonic, Mega Man, or Crono.

Sephiroth and Vincent are clearly a step down, but we know where Vincent's run would end (and he didn't look too bad against Auron). Seph's final week is what really puts a damper on FFVII, but that was unique to him and shouldn't be used as evidence against his whole game - especially since the second and more damning loss came against someone from that same game. I've argued this before, but as the only villain in these contests who is anywhere near his protagonist in popularity (Kefka being the notable exception), Seph was always an anomaly and was bound to drop before the main heroes of FFVII did.

As for Cloud... he came through for me! I wound up just outside the Top 50 this year despite only calling 4/8 division winners, and it was all because I banked on him making the grand finals through losers. My motto is if it's 1v1, Cloud gets it done.
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