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Kleenexs Analysis

How did Master Hand make it back in? The fact that hes even here actually worries me. FFXV is the new kid on the block, which means people hate it now (and apparently have softened on FFXIII in response - gogo Lightning). I dont have a lot of faith in Noctis for precisely that reason. Yes, it won Game of the Year here in 2016, but so did Modern Warfare 2 once upon a time. Most people I know are at best ambivalent towards FF15 or worse - Leon being the sole exception here! I know this is anecdotal evidence, but its tough to go on anything else with an unknown quantity. When you factor in the possibility of rally spillover from the next match, I think Im going to push the button on the upset alarm. Noctis is going to lose to a hand.

Kleenexs Prediction: Master Hand with 54%

Guests Analysis - MZero

(5) Noctis Lucis Caelum vs (12) Master Hand

Relevant Polls

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/2003-triforce-division-round-1-dr-robotnik-vs-sin

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/2004-triforce-division-round-1-kuja-vs-master-hand

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/2012-triforce-division-round-2-dr-robotnik-vs-master-hand

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6576-best-of-2016-game-of-the-year-final-final-vote

In this match, we have a newcomer from Final Fantasy XV, a game with vocal haters but good sales numbers and a GameFAQs Game of the Year win over Pokemon, so it was pretty well received on the site, at least in early 2017. In the red corner, we have Master Hand, a one contest veteran whos making his grand return 13 years after his first and only appearance in the 2005 Villains contest.

So lets talk about that contest, where we saw two worsts in contest history. We all remember Vincents infamous Turks picture back in 2013, but I feel we have largely forgotten the WORST case of pic sabotage ever, when we had Dr. Robotnik against a freakin dorsal fin. Imagine if we had Link vs Marios Left Arm. It was atrocious. Anyway, Eggman only managed 51.3% on the fin, which is pretty disappointing and you have to wonder if Sin, with a decent pic, could have won the match.

In the next match, we had one of the grandest flops ever as Kuja got humiliated by Master Hand. What an embarrassment that was. Anyway, it got even worse because in the very next round, Eggman hung nearly 60% on the glove.

This means Sin was stronger than Master Hand, as Dr. Robotnik put up 8% more on Master Hand than on Sin. Now, not only do I think Noctis will obviously be stronger than Sin, but hell definitely be stronger than his dorsal fin. Im in the minority here, but I dont think this will be particularly close, barring some kind of rally. Noctis should take this with ease.

Noctis wins with 60% of the vote

Crew Consensus: Two splits in the same day! This time, were slightly favoring Noctis.
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