Board 8 > Character Battle X Contest Analysis Crew - Part 9

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I'm not sure that Cloud could beat Zelda, let alone Link
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there was a time when Cloud getting to 48% on Link in the opening 5 would be a huge huge deal

unfortunately this is 2018 Link
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Yeah, Link HAS been getting weaker over the years. It just doesn't matter because there's still no one who can legitimately beat him.
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That was a fun first minute.
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everyone is getting weaker!
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Cloud stalled out for the last two minutes!
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don't do it, Link!
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transience posted...

everyone is getting weaker!

the planet's dyin, cloud
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Yeah, I'm really curious to see what kind of swing this next update has.

(watch nothing change)
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supreme sadness
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Beast of the Wild
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Cloud's gonna be lucky to stay over 40 at the end...
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man I was right, Cloud's early vote crushes Link's now
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also for the record Sonic projects Snake to beat Zelda with 51.24%

runback time
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LeonhartFour posted...

also for the record Sonic projects Snake to beat Zelda with 51.24%

runback time

Zelda had a sprite picture when she faced Sonic, and it appears that sprites hurt Zelda by about 1%.
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Link losing %

This is going to stay under 60% probably. I guess the "FF always wins" is voting now but it will normalize eventually.

good god

how did crono lose to this goober
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there is a very real chance Mario (or Samus!) does better on Link directly than Cloud
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wait a second

Clouds in smash now...is he getting SFFed by Link!?!?
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I can't believe my 59% was giving Cloud too much credit.
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yeesh. Im not convinced that anyone can get 40% on Link anymore. maybe Snake?
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like, this honestly makes me question if mario and samus are really all that. zelda could be the #2 character.
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transcience posted...

like, this honestly makes me question if mario and samus are really all that. zelda could be the #2 character.

What do you think Cloud gets on Sephiroth nowadays?
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I think Zelda can be #2, but she already proved that on her own merits. This match doesn't change my opinion on that - I thought Zelda/Snake/Mario/Samus were a tossup before this already!
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you could be right, but I never considered Zelda as an honest threat to Mario or Samus. hierarchy and all that. but if this site is just that crazy for Zelda, maybe!
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Well, when I mean #2, I mean indirectly (for what that's worth these days when the entire top tier is Nintendo-related). Mario can very easily Hierarchy his way past Zelda even if he's weaker, but if he can't then it gets fuzzier. Zelda might be able to match what he did to Sephiroth.
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eh, my take on this is if samus is #2 and mario #3 but mario out-hierarchies samus, then she's #3 because there's no one she can go over with that strength. same goes for zelda.
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Well there does exist the possibility of something like Snake>Mario>Samus>Snake
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zelda is our only hope to defeat link
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The Mana Sword posted...

zelda is our only hope to defeat link

then all hope is lost.
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I'm now feeling really bad about Cloud's chances vs. Mega Man.
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you mean in the rematch with crono
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no i mean next contest
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The crew went pretty low huh

Cloud is just sad now
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save_us.snake
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I should bring back my 2-11 poll (and leave out sephiroth/sonic)

Cloud
Crono
Samus
Mario
Zelda
Pikachu
Mega Man
Snake
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gotta include Tifa in there now I guess
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eh, not really, not after getting crushed by samus
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Eh, I wouldn't be surprised if she kept it close with Pikachu, Mega Man, and Crono. Maybe not win, but close.
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I don't think Cloud is that much stronger than Tifa, to be honest.
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Indirectly:

Samus
Mario
Zelda
Snake
Cloud
Mega Man
Pikachu
Crono
(Tifa)

Like if he's still at his 2010 number against Ryu then he gets around 55% on Tifa.

(For reference, if he matches his 2010 number against Ryu then Peach beats Ryu)
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If you put Tifa on these lists you have to put Mega Man X as well. They're basically equal.
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maybe he shouldn't be such a loser then
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What if Mega Man X is actually equal to Mega Man, and Tifa is just equal to Cloud?
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WarThaNemesis2 posted...

What if Mega Man X is actually equal to Mega Man, and Tifa is just equal to Cloud?

we'll find out in a couple days...!
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Crono projected to beat MM based on today's cloud performance..he might even go up a good deal more in the night.
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transience posted...

I should bring back my 2-11 poll (and leave out sephiroth/sonic)

Cloud
Crono
Samus
Mario
Zelda
Pikachu
Mega Man
Snake

Oh, I plan on making a Top 25 poll when this is over. Like in college sports.

SlugSh0t posted...

Crono projected to beat MM based on today's cloud performance..he might even go up a good deal more in the night.

Is that considered surprising? I thought we figured as soon as Mega lost to Pikachu that he was the new weakest Noble Niner. I guess there's still a chance it's Sonic, but I don't feel like Crono > Mega Man would be an upset based on what they've done so far.
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literally Joker in Smash Bros. lawl
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I'm glad we now know years in advance who the most overrated pre-contest character will be.
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