Board 8 > Your First Thought 55: "Greatest Fictional Rivalry of All Time"

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Previous results:
1) Strongest non-Noble Niner: Zelda (Tifa, Squall, Bowser)
2) Weakest Noble Niner: Sonic (Crono, Sephiroth, Mega Man)
3) Fodder Line: Vyse (Isaac, Pac-Man, Revolver Ocelot)
4) Strongest Western Franchise: Witcher (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Fallout)
5) Strongest Indie: Shovel Knight, Undertale (Hollow Knight, Cuphead, Stardew Valley)
6) Biggest GotD2 Snub: Pokemon Go (Skyward Sword, Smash 4, Mario 3D World)
7) TJF/"The Jug Factor": Tifa (Morrigan Aensland, Tina Armstrong, Jill Valentine)
8) Strongest Pokemon not in a Contest: Blastoise (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Greninja)
9) Most unpredictable character: Kefka (Alucard, Donkey Kong, Magus)
10) Game series with most inconsistent strength: Final Fantasy (Pokemon, Mario, GTA)
11) Most disappointing performance of GotD2: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tropical Freeze, Undertale, Dragon Age)
12) Game series you wish was stronger: Donkey Kong/Country, Resident Evil, Phoenix Wright, Trails
13) Character that always disappoints: Tidus (Magus, Cecil Harvey, Donkey Kong)
14) A joke that stopped being funny: L-Block (GFNW, Weighted Companion Cube, CATS)
15) Character I am sick of seeing in contests: Link (Guybrush Threepwood, Lloyd Irving, Draven)
16) How did this get into Game of the Decade 2?: Dying Light (Fate/Grand Order, Persona 4 Golden, Obra Dinn)
17) Strongest game that's never been in a contest: Super Smash Bros. (Final Fantasy VII Remake, Skyward Sword, Final Fantasy V)
18) Theoretical winner of 'Worst. Game. Ever.': Big Rigs (E.T., Superman 64, Sonic 06)
19) Long-gone character that deserves another shot: Strider Hiryu (Liquid Snake, Terry Bogard, M. Bison)
20) Character that has fallen the furthest: Vincent (Magus, Tommy Vercetti, Crono, Gordon Freeman, Satan)
21) Low midcarder: Ness (Fox, Tidus, Zidane)
22) Strong franchise with characters not worth shit: Elder Scrolls (Grand Theft Auto, Tales, Persona)
23) Theoretical winner of 'Best. Boxart. Ever.': Ocarina of Time (FFVII, Phalanx, Mega Man)
24) Strongest Nintendo game with no N9er in it: Pokemon RBY (Star Fox 64, Xenoblade, something with Kirby)
25) Weakest playable character in Smash Ultimate: Alph (Mii Fighters, Dark Pit, Pichu, Little Mac)
26) Most photogenic character ever in a contest: Tifa (Dante, Crono, Solid Snake/Solid Shit)
27) Character I can beat in a fist fight: Guybrush (Olimar, Ness, a Pokemon)
28) Strongest game never on a Nintendo platform: Persona 5 (Kingdom Hearts/II, Symphony of the Night, God of War 2018, FFVII)
29) Franchise where the 1st game is the strongest: Pokemon (Chrono, Metal Gear Solid, Mass Effect)
30) The winner of 'Best. Video Game. Dad. Ever.': Kratos (God of War) (Jecht, Bowser, Phoenix Wright)
31) The Best SBAllen-Era Contest: Character Battle 2007 (Game of the Decade 1, Character Battle IX, Character Battle X)
32) The strongest incarnation of Link: Ocarina of Time (2007, Breath of the Wild, "Just Link what do you even mean")
33) Character Battle entrant you'd kiss on the lips: Tifa (Zelda, Morrigan, Lara Croft, Samus, KOS-MOS, Link)
34) The most fun Character Battle match ever: Link/Draven/Shepard (Mario/Vivi/Ganondorf, Frog/Chief, Red vs. Blue/Cloud vs. Sephiroth, Ryu/Dante '10, Mario vs. Crono 2)
35) The weakest Zelda game: Zelda II (One of the CD-i games, Spirit Tracks, Four Swords Adventures)
36) Character always screwed by bracket placement: Knuckles (Tidus, Cecil, Alucard)
37) Character much stronger than they should be: Crono (Link, Zelda, Alucard)
38) Weakest Final Fantasy character not in a contest yet: https://imgur.com/a/wf2HoyY
39) Noble Nine Breaker: Vincent (Pikachu, L-Block, Missingno.)
40) Strongest game that's not a part of a series: Shadow of the Colossus (Chrono Trigger, Undertale, Mario RPG)
41) Hyped character that bombed their first match: Kerrigan (Kefka, Monika, Sans, Magus)
42) Most AMERICAN Character Battle entrant ever: Duke Nukem (Steve Armstrong, Guile, Terry Bogard)
43) Most AMERICAN game series of all time: Call of Duty (Duke Nukem, Metal Gear, Halo, Metal Wolf Chaos)
44) Most canonically powerful Noble Nine member: Sephiroth (Sonic, Link, Cloud)
45) Real person you want in a Character Battle: Barack Obama (Charles Barkley, Mike Tyson, a pro wrestler [a bunch got 2 votes])
46) Weakest possible entrant in 'Best. System. Ever.': N-Gage (3D0, Ouya, game.com, Virtual Boy)
47) Most beautiful game ever in a contest: Okami (Shadow of the Colossus, Journey, Celeste, Ico)
48) Generic enemy w/ most potential contest strength: Goomba (Koopa Troopa, Piranha Plant, Slime, Cactuar)
49) Video game world you'd most like to live in: Pokemon (FFX, Animal Crossing, FFVII, Celeste, Skyrim, Animal Crossing, FFX, Persona, Zelda)
50) Most overhyped game of all time: No Man's Sky (Duke Nukem Forever, Brawl, Spore, Ocarina of Time, Daikatana)
51) Most disappointing video game sequel ever: Brawl (FFX-2, Mass Effect 3, Devil May Cry 2, Golden Sun DD)
52) Game with the best playable cast: FFX (FFVII, FFVI, Smash Ultimate, Persona 4, Mass Effect 2, Chrono Trigger)
53) Series most desperately in need of a new game: F-Zero (Banjo, Suikoden, Skies, Chrono, Paper Mario, Portal, Star Fox)
54) Game series with the best soundtracks: Final Fantasy (Nier, Chrono, Xenoblade, Umineko, Sonic, Kirby, Ys)

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****NOW THAT YOU'VE CLICKED ON THIS TOPIC AND THOUGHT OF A RIVALRY, why don't you go nominate it for FORMER GURU CHAMP ADVOKAISER's latest contest series: Rivalry Rumble - Board 8 Edition!****

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78831031

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I thought of Mario vs Bowser, which is absolutely not my opinion of the greatest rivalry.

Mario vs. Sonic

...Is that fictional enough to count?
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Xeybozn posted...

Mario vs. Sonic

...Is that fictional enough to count?

as fictional as the 2020 olympics they are competing in

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thought of Mario vs. Luigi and Mario vs. Sonic basically at once
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Mario vs. Sonic

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Thought of Red vs Blue (Pokemon) and I don't even really think of them as the greatest, just the first thing I thought of

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Red vs Blue

The word "rival" just directs my brain to Pokemon by default.

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Lefty vs Ngamer

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okay so we've learned Mario is a great rival
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Jesse_Custer posted...

I thought of Mario vs Bowser, which is absolutely not my opinion of the greatest rivalry.

This, though I do like Mario vs. Bowser quite a bit as a rivalry.

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Alien vs. Predator

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Michael Wilson vs Richard Hawk

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Jesse_Custer posted...

I thought of Mario vs Bowser, which is absolutely not my opinion of the greatest rivalry.

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Squall vs. Seifer

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SBAllen vs. Jane Eyre
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Thank you! =D

Best fictional rivalry of all time?

Well, at a personal level, I'd go for Hector vs. Isaac. But since most people would go "...eh?", I have to go with... coolest mainstream rivalry.

Goku vs. Vegeta

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Mario vs. Sonic

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Nah, screw it, I'm going with Hector vs. Isaac.

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Mario vs. Sonic

God vs Satan

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Scrooge McDuck vs. Flintheart Glomgold

hey someone should nominate this

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hylianknight3 posted...

Scrooge McDuck vs. Flintheart Glomgold

hey someone should nominate this

Thats a good one. Nominated.

"Tastes great" vs "less filling"

ertyu vs. Kirby
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The Boss vs. Big Boss

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Mario vs. Sonic but definitely not like in the Olympics sense

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Sol Badguy vs Ky Kiske

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X vs Zero
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Sherlock Holmes Vs Professor Moriarty

... which is oddly pretentious for my brain. I don't even like Sherlock and it's only one novel...

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Tetsuo vs. Kaneda

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clicked on this topic without thinking of one, remembered name of thread, blink, thought of Cloud vs Sephiroth

(edit) though i'm disappointed no one here has said mario vs crono
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Mario Vs. Sonic

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phoenix wright vs miles edgeworth

SeabassDebeste posted...

blink, thought of Cloud vs Sephiroth

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Sonic vs Mario

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Crono vs Mario

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I thought of Sol vs. Ky
Then I thought of Holmes vs. Moriarty; Aristotle vs. Mashy Spike Plate

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Mario vs. Sonic, since we are counting it.

Though, it's actually the most real rivalry we will consider.

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Duff

(I read this as "Fictional Brewery" at first, somehow)

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nominate Fictional Brewery

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Mario vs Bowser

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Mario vs. Sonic

Though hardly fictional.

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i first thought of dante vs raiden since drak told me to nominate it awhile back

it fits since its a fictional rivalry in that it doesn't exist me and that bird are tight

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I thought of Red vs. Blue first, which is a decent enough answer I suppose.

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Red vs. Blue

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Browns vs. Steelers.

I know those are real life football teams but the Browns are so terrible, it's not a real rivalry.

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Red VS Blue. Pkmn

I really dont get their popularity, but they were my first thought

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Holmes vs. Moriarty

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