Board 8 > Made this bracket just for fun

(+) Yeah! (+)

Obviously with no idea what the field size will look like, and I'm probably way off-base on a lot of seedings. Also with no idea who will win the NRTs, the obviously "rallied" characters are just ones I've seen big ones on B8 for. Otherwise, tried to set up some matches among N9s and high-midcarders that we either haven't seen yet or haven't seen in a long time.

Hyrule Division

(1) Link
(16) Tom Nook

(8) Alucard
(9) Ness

(5) Crash Bandicoot
(12) Rikku

(4) Donkey Kong
(13) Liquid Snake

(6) Noctis
(11) Isaac (GS)

(3) Master Chief
(14) Guybrush Threepwood

(7) Lightning
(10) Ezio

(2) Sora
(15) Scorpion

Jenova Division

(1) Sephiroth
(16) Richter Belmont

(8) Ratchet
(9) Lloyd Irving

(5) Ganondorf
(12) Jill Valentine

(4) Sans
(13) Cuphead

(6) Draven
(11) King K. Rool

(3) Pikachu
(14) Metal Man

(7) Tidus
(10) Revolver Ocelot

(2) Crono
(15) Shellder

Chaos Division

(1) Sonic the Hedgehog
(16) CATS

(8) Ridley
(9) Spyro the Dragon

(5) Nathan Drake
(12) Mimikyu

(4) Ellie
(13) Max Caulfield

(6) Kefka
(11) 2B

(3) Mega Man X
(14) Travis Touchdown

(7) Fox McCloud
(10) Captain Falcon

(2) Mewtwo
(15) The Boss

Zebes Division

(1) Samus Aran
(16) Diddy Kong

(8) Amaterasu
(9) Bayonetta

(5) L-Block
(12) Chrom

(4) Zelda
(13) Big Daddy

(6) Leon Kennedy
(11) Meta Knight

(3) Dante
(14) Albert Wesker

(7) Doomslayer
(10) Ryu Hayabusa

(2) Kirby
(15) Axel

Mushroom Division

(1) Mario
(16) Monika

(8) Shulk
(9) Pokemon Trainer Red

(5) Simon Belmont
(12) Solaire of Astora

(4) Aloy
(13) Cecil Harvey

(6) Marth
(11) Yuna

(3) Knuckles the Echidna
(14) Roxas

(7) Riku
(10) Joel

(2) Ryu
(15) Estelle Bright

Foxhound Division

(1) Solid Snake
(16) Miles Edgeworth

(8) Frog
(9) Lara Croft

(5) Charizard
(12) Handsome Jack

(4) Auron
(13) Yuri Lowell

(6) Waluigi
(11) Chun-Li

(3) Magus
(14) Ditto

(7) Phoenix Wright
(10) Jak

(2) Squall Leonhart
(15) Balthier Bunansa

Midgar Division

(1) Cloud Strife
(16) Chris Redfield

(8) Ike
(9) Pac-Man

(5) Zero
(12) Shovel Knight

(4) Yoshi
(13) Lucina

(6) Gordon Freeman
(11) KOS-MOS

(3) Commander Shepard
(14) Ramza Beoulve

(7) Big Boss
(10) Clementine

(2) Bowser
(15) Metal Sonic

Buster Division

(1) Mega Man
(16) Chloe Price

(8) Wario
(9) Pit

(5) Sub-Zero
(12) Raiden

(4) Altair
(13) Professor Layton

(6) GLaDOS
(11) Zidane Tribal

(3) Kratos
(14) Viewtiful Joe

(7) Tifa Lockhart
(10) Vivi

(2) Luigi
(15) Neku Sakuraba
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(1) Link
(8) Alucard
(12) Rikku
(4) Donkey Kong
(6) Nocits
(3) Master Chief
(10) Ezio
(2) Sora

(1) Sephiroth
(8) Ratchet
(5) Ganondorf
(4) Sans
(11) King K. Rool
(3) Pikachu
(10) Revolver Ocelot
(2) Crono

(1) Sonic the Hedgehog
(8) Ridley
(5) Nathan Drake
(13) Max Caulfield
(11) 2B
(3) Mega Man X
(10) Captain Falcon
(2) Mewtwo

(1) Samus Aran
(8) Amaterasu
(5) L-Block
(4) Zelda
(6) Leon Kennedy
(3) Dante
(10) Ryu Hayabusa
(2) Kirby

(1) Mario
(9) Pokemon Trainer Red
(5) Simon Belmont
(4) Aloy
(11) Yuna
(3) Knuckles the Echidna
(7) Riku
(2) Ryu

(1) Solid Snake
(8) Frog
(5) Charisses
(4) Auron
(11) Chun-Li
(14) Ditto
(7) Phoenix Wright
(2) Squall Leonhart

(1) Cloud Strife
(9) Pac Man
(5) Zero
(4) Yoshi
(6) Gordon Freeman
(3) Commander Shepard
(7) Big Boss
(2) Bowser

(1) Mega Man
(8) Wario
(5) Sub-Zero
(4) Altair
(11) Zidane Tribal
(3) Kratos
(7) Tifa Lockhart
(2) Luigi



(1) Link
(12) Rikku
(6) Nocits
(2) Sora

(1) Sephiroth
(5) Ganondorf
(3) Pikachu
(2) Crono

(1) Sonic the Hedgehog
(5) Nathan Drake
(3) Mega Man X
(2) Mewtwo

(1) Samus Aran
(4) Zelda
(3) Dante
(2) Kirby

(1) Mario
(5) Simon Belmont
(11) Yuna
(2) Ryu

(1) Solid Snake
(5) Charizard
(14) Ditto
(2) Squall Leonhart

(1) Cloud Strife
(5) Zero
(3) Commander Shepard
(2) Bowser

(1) Mega Man
(5) Sub-Zero
(3) Kratos
(7) Tifa Lockhart



(1) Link
(2) Sora
(1) Sephiroth
(2) Crono
(1) Sonic the Hedgehog
(3) Mega Man X
(1) Samus Aran
(2) Kirby
(1) Mario
(2) Ryu
(1) Solid Snake
(14) Ditto
(1) Cloud Strife
(2) Bowser
(1) Mega Man
(7) Tifa Lockhart



(1) Link
(2) Crono
(1) Sonic the Hedgehog
(1) Samus Aran
(1) Mario
(14) Ditto
(1) Cloud Strife
(1) Mega Man



(1) Link
(1) Samus Aran
(14) Ditto
(1) Cloud Strife



(1) Link
(14) Ditto



Champion: (14) Ditto
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Is this a dream bracket or a "realistic" bracket?
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Thank you for including Metal Sonic! <3
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Without putting too much thought into this here's what I came up with:

(1) Link
(9) Ness
(12) Rikku
(4) Donkey Kong
(6) Noctis
(3) Master Chief
(7) Lightning
(2) Sora

(1) Sephiroth
(9) Lloyd Irving
(5) Ganondorf
(4) Sans
(11) King K. Rool
(3) Pikachu
(7) Tidus
(2) Crono

(1) Sonic the Hedgehog
(8) Ridley
(12) Mimikyu
(4) Ellie
(6) Kefka
(3) Mega Man X
(10) Captain Falcon
(2) Mewtwo

(1) Samus Aran
(9) Bayonetta
(12) Chrom
(4) Zelda
(11) Meta Knight
(3) Dante
(10) Ryu Hayabusa
(2) Kirby

(1) Mario
(9) Pokemon Trainer Red
(5) Simon Belmont
(13) Cecil Harvey
(11) Yuna
(3) Knuckles the Echidna
(7) Riku
(2) Ryu

(1) Solid Snake
(8) Frog
(5) Charizard
(4) Auron
(6) Waluigi
(14) Ditto
(7) Phoenix Wright
(2) Squall Leonhart

(1) Cloud Strife
(8) Ike
(5) Zero
(4) Yoshi
(6) Gordon Freeman
(3) Commander Shepard
(7) Big Boss
(2) Bowser

(1) Mega Man
(8) Wario
(5) Sub-Zero
(4) Altair
(6) GLaDOS
(3) Kratos
(10) Vivi
(2) Luigi

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(1) Link
(4) Donkey Kong
(6) Noctis
(2) Sora

(1) Sephiroth
(4) Sans
(3) Pikachu
(2) Crono

(1) Sonic the Hedgehog
(12) Mimikyu
(6) Kefka
(2) Mewtwo

(1) Samus Aran
(4) Zelda
(3) Dante
(2) Kirby

(1) Mario
(5) Simon Belmont
(3) Knuckles the Echidna
(2) Ryu

(1) Solid Snake
(5) Charizard
(14) Ditto
(2) Squall Leonhart

(1) Cloud Strife
(4) Yoshi
(3) Commander Shepard
(2) Bowser

(1) Mega Man
(5) Sub-Zero
(6) GLaDOS
(2) Luigi

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(1) Link
(2) Sora
(4) Sans
(3) Pikachu
(1) Sonic the Hedgehog
(2) Mewtwo
(1) Samus Aran
(2) Kirby
(1) Mario
(2) Ryu
(1) Solid Snake
(2) Squall Leonhart
(1) Cloud Strife
(2) Bowser
(1) Mega Man
(2) Luigi

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(1) Link
(4) Sans
(1) Sonic the Hedgehog
(1) Samus Aran
(1) Mario
(1) Solid Snake
(1) Cloud Strife
(2) Luigi

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(1) Link
(1) Samus Aran
(1) Mario
(1) Cloud Strife

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(1) Link
(1) Cloud Strife

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(1) Link
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RIP Vincent Valentine (2005 - 2013). Also Aerith AND Zack? I guess FFVII characters that aren't Cloud/Sephiroth might not get a ton of nominations at this point but it'd be a huge shame to miss Vincent in particular after all his history and how he got done dirty in 2013.

Are people really gonna forget Squirtle after he beat Cloud last character battle? Admittedly I missed noting his absence in this post at first, but still! Terra is missing too. Shadow the Hedgehog's not great in strength but he's not bad either and I think he still has some value in a bracket. Peach is a leech, Tails, Midna, and Laharl, are scrubs and Missingno. and WCC are jokes so whatever at their absence.

Egregious rematches in the bracket that I'm not really interested in seeing.
Link vs. Alucard (2010)
Sora vs. Scorpion (2013)
Captain Falcon/Fox (2007, in a ridiculous SFF blowout too)
Samus vs. Zelda (2010, also 2006)
Dante vs. Leon (2007, twice in 2008, and almost happened again in 2010. Let's not keep pretending Leon's going to win this one.)
Squall vs. Snake (2010, 2007, 2006, and even 2002.)
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First match is bullshit and no one got it right.
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