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So apparently Zelda is now an elite just like Link. A legitimate threat to win a contest in his absence, even. So why not run with the idea of gaming's power couple?

Yeah, and you thought Rivalry Rumble was stupid.

But while the winner of a couples' contest would be obvious, the journey would probably be pretty hilarious. Remember, each character is only able to be part of one entry. That's no problem for Link--Zelda should easily draw the lion's share of the nominations--but what about, say, Cloud? Would he be paired with Tifa or Aerith? (Answer: probably Tifa, because we saw a lot of smart nominations in Rivalry Rumble--e.g. saddling Crono with Lavos because Magus is really Frog's rival; pairing Snake with Liquid instead of Big Boss so that Big Boss could get in as a hero vs. The Boss. Aerith and Tifa can both get in if you pair the former with Zack!)

And Tifa vs. Aerith for Cloud's partner is just the tip of the iceberg. Waifu Emblem, anyone? I'd be very surprised if FE:A got shut out completely (less so for Fates, because there's a lot more chaos there), but I'm honestly not sure which pairing(s) will get the nod. My best guess is Chrom/Sumia and M!Robin/Lucina, but I wouldn't be surprised if they both got blocked by Chrom/F!Robin. Honestly, the entire contest would probably be a bit of a letdown from the chaos that the nomination phase would be. And shipping is Serious Business, so don't be surprised if the nomination period itself is full of rallies--which means that Link/Zelda's inevitable championship might not be so inevitable after all!

But wait, there's more! Through the magic of fourways, despite having never faced him in a pure 1v1, Sora has faced Squall five times in contests, and lost five times. But the closest he's ever come was in Rivalry Rumble when it was Sora/Riku vs. Squall/Seifer. Part of that could be that Riku had actually won a match before, while Seifer was making his contest debut. Given what we saw from Seifer in 2013, it seems clear that he would've been holding Squall back. And yes, he was expected to get second in his match and got third, but that was in a match where the non-FF character was expected to win. Isn't falling to third when you're expected to get second in spite of the expected winner being FF as well even worse? (Not that I ever understood why that was the expectation). And thanks to the 2006 Female Bracket, Sora's partner in this would again be a character who has won a 1v1 match in a contest before. I really think that Sora/Kairi could beat Squall/Rinoa. And anyone who looked at the history and saw Squall's past domination of Sora would get their brackets busted. See, doesn't this sound like fun now? No, it doesn't? *shrug* It's silly. But it'll fit right in with all the other silliness of the SBAllen era, and we need something to tide us over until late 2020 when we get the next GotD. I'm thinking maybe Winter 2020? Because a Couples Contest has to take place in part during February, right?
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