# (1)Lara Croft vs (5)Crono 2002

_source: (1)Lara Croft vs (5)Crono 2002 (revid 88729)_

## Results

Tuesday, August 20th, 2002

## Ulti's Analysis

- **Division:** East Division Semi Final
- **Match \#:** 51
- **Match Date:** Tuesday, August 20th, 2002
- **Vote difference:** 30,917
- **GameFAQs Prediction:** Crono - 33.05% (5,541 brackets)

As in denial as people were about it coming into this match, Lara Croft's performances in the first two rounds indicated that she was in a lot of trouble, not to mention the fact that Chop Chop Master Onion and Ryo Hazuki weren't nearly as strong as they looked; they were simply facing a character weak enough to make them look that way.

But if the warning signs weren't clear enough, Lara getting flat-out nuked by Crono in this match sure as was. Croft, a 1 seed, was held under 30% by Crono in this match. I don't care how weak you are; there is no excuse to score under 30% in any match as a 1 seed. This matchup not only proved that Lara Croft was an absolute fraud in that position, but that Crono was a serious player in this contest. He was growing stronger with each match, and he was in serious contention to take down Solid Snake after such a performance. Crono's wasn't necessarily going to win, but saying that Snake had an easy win after Crono's dominance in this match was foolish. Snake's match with Aeris could have been a good indicator of how well he would do against Crono, considering that Crono was clearly stronger than Aeris was. Only time would tell.

As for Lara Croft, there is no reason at all to overseed her this badly ever again. She was an absolute embarrassment to her seeding this contest, and if you didn't actually look at the seedings in this match, you may make the mistake of getting them backwards. Croft was doomed to lose from the start, but even then we didn't realize how badly she would get beaten here. Contenders don't allow the likes of Chop Chop Master Onion to break 30% on them.

It took two years for Lara to drop all the way down to a 15 seed. She would end up a 2 seed again when each division capped at 8, but 2002 was her one chance to prove she belonged in the upper tier and she blew it.

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