I haven't read a single topic and don't plan to until I finish this. it won't take long anyway.
(1) Mario vs. Bowser
(8) Jim vs. Queen Slug-for-a-Butt
(4) Conker vs. Great Mighty Poo
(5) Ike vs. Black Knight
Mario vs. Bowser -- expected, but oh well. 'slug-for-a-butt' is probably stronger than Earthworm Jim. I'm not joking.
Ike beats Conker because one is Nintendo and one is not. Also, one is in Smash and one is not. This could be close but whatever. Mario smashes either one.
(3) Kirby vs. Meta Knight
(6) Jill Valentine vs. Nemesis
(2) Sonic vs. Dr. Robotnik
(7) Katherine vs. Catherine
2002 rematch! Kirby/Jill is a close match in my mind, closer than it probably should be. I just see the Resident Evil pairing being better rivalry material than a couple of puffballs. That said, Kirby's probably more relevant today than Jill is despite her MVC3-ness.
Sonic gets stuck with Robotnik, leaving Knuckles out of the contest. Lame. I'm glad the Catherines made it but yeah. Sonic/Kirby rematch could be good -- we've seen Kirby upend him before -- but I think Sonic's iconic-ness helps him out here in a big way. Hopefully Sonic generations doesn't suck and actually helps him here.
(1) Mario vs. Bowser
(2) Sonic vs. Dr. Robotnik
FINALLY. Too bad Sonic is shackled by Robotnik. If this were Sonic/Knuckles vs. Mario/Bowser it might be a fair fight. I could see Sonic beating Mario just because of THE RIVALRY -- how sad is it Mario and Sonic finally meet after 9 years in a tag team contest -- but the likeliest scenario is Mario pounding Sonic into the ground, especially after all the perceived duds over the last ten years.
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