LogFAQs > #910723363

Listen, I get that GameFAQs doesnt really like Lightning. Her best showing in a contest was before her game even came out. This also prompted me to find this poll when looking looking up results:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4480-which-of-these-rivalries-would-you-most-like-to-see-in-the
Who actually nominated that rivalry? What sane person was like yeah man, I love that great dynamic between Lightning and the robot pope?

Anyway, I actually do like Chloe a lot too. Shes my favorite character from one of my favorite games to come out in the past couple years, so Im happy to see her here. I dont think she has any shot to win, as disappointing as Lightning may end up being. Life is Strange got nuked by Fallout 3 in the games contest (interestingly, this looks like it was before all 5 episodes were out, though?) and Lightning is from Final Fantasy, which still carries at least -some- weight here still. The fact that I even feel compelled to make some kind of argument for Lightning to win shows just how garbage I expect her to be.

Kleenexs Prediction: Lightning with 65%

Guests Analysis - SuperNiceDog

Lightning vs who??? Most voters on Gamefaqs probably will not know who Chloe is. I didnt, had to google search and look up who she was.

That being said, it is possible Chloe Price could get a rally. Life is Strange(the game Chloe is from)s reddit has 56.3k subs which is a decent number, averaging 200 online or so during the day. Chloe looks to be a character very similar in vein to the demographic of the Undertale supporters from the 2015 contest. She is that modern, #metoo, #resist, short-haired/dyed hair 2010s feminist. Her pic screams I dont need no man, Im an independent woman. Exactly the type of character that could get backed by tumblr. Going up against the corporate product, traditionally sexy, and formerly hated Lightning.

Is Lightning still hated though? Back in 2013, in the heyday of her games, she probably was. Losing to DK in a 3 way was not a good look. But what about now, 5 years later?



Lightning comes up in 6th overall in a 2018 poll from a Nico Nico News, ahead of Tifa(!?). My overall feeling is that Lighting as a character is NOW liked a lot more than her games. It is not 2013 anymore, people do not hate Lightning as much as they did back then. They turned have their hate to the FF15 bros, and I believe Lightning will be one of the beneficiaries.

Back to Chloe, I dont think she will get rallied. Her game, Life is Strange, was released 3 years ago, from Jan 2015 to Oct 2015 in a period of episodes. Enthusiasm has died down too much. Undertale only worked back in 2015 because the contest was held at the absolute zenith of the games popularity, same with Draven(League of Legends) in 2013. You have to have perfect timing.

https://twitter.com/ashly_burch?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Her voice actor could possibly tweet about the contest though, she does have 125k followers, could potentially swing things. I do not think her fans will care enough to inform her though about the contest, especially this early on in it.

Overall though, its still Lightning vs who???? The average Gamefaqs voter just doesnt know who she is. Free points basically, Lightning will have to go big, 70%+ to have a chance vs Dante, and I think shes gonna test it.

Prediction: Lightning wins with 74% of the vote

Odds of Lightning winning: 93%

Crew Consensus: Lightning strikes once
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