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Master Chief narrowly avoided an upset against Felix in a match the writeup says exposed intense anti-Xbox and anti-Halo sentiment. The result badly damaged Chief's pre-contest reputation despite the win.

Aeris comfortably beat a Master Chief whose narrow escape against Felix had already destroyed most upset expectations. Chief showed some resistance after a terrible start, but the writeup treats the match mainly as another strong Aeris fourpack win.

Master Chief crushed Crash Bandicoot and looked far more formidable than the site's usual anti-Xbox reputation suggested. The writeup focuses equally on Master Chief's rising stock and Crash's dramatic fall from former high seed to expendable fodder.

Frog survived Master Chief in an all-time classic filled with huge momentum swings and a frantic finish. The writeup celebrates the drama while also arguing that outside Halo promotion and rampant multi-voting make the true result impossible to separate cleanly from the controversy.

Rally · Cheat: The writeup says Halo sites linked to the poll during Master Chief's comeback, creating an outside rally. It also explicitly describes blatant multi-voting on both sides, especially in the final hour.

Master Chief won easily enough, but CATS performed much better than expected and made the top seed look unimpressive. The writeup strongly credits CATS's recognizable face picture for helping him outperform his old numbers.

Pic: The writeup explicitly argues that CATS's recognizable face picture helps him perform much better than the eggplant-style image used in other contests.

Donkey Kong unexpectedly built a substantial lead, only for Master Chief's daytime strength to erase it and carry him past DK. The writeup remembers the match as a rare surprise after the failed Gauntlet and as a record-setting comeback and vote swing.

Crono won comfortably, but Master Chief's powerful daytime recovery made the result look less convincing than expected. The writeup treats Chief as unusually non-transitive and questions whether Crono still looked capable of winning the tournament.

Sub-Zero upset Master Chief after taking control early and surviving the familiar Halo afternoon push. The writeup treats the loss as another chapter in Halo's recurring early-round failures and a memorable winning debut for Sub-Zero.

Master Chief overwhelmed Yuna in a matchup many expected to be competitive, immediately changing expectations for the entire division. The writeup connects the result strongly to the enormous Halo 3 hype surrounding Chief that year.

Master Chief followed his strong opening round with an even more convincing performance against improved competition. The writeup treats him as the clear star of the contest to that point and a heavy favorite to take the division.

Master Chief took first, while Luigi defeated Ganondorf in the fight for the other advancing spot. The writeup repeatedly points to Ganondorf's unfavorable first-appearance sprite as the decisive handicap.

Pic: The writeup says Ganondorf's ugly pig sprite hurt him badly against Luigi and likely reversed a matchup Ganondorf had previously won.

Master Chief took first while Dante survived for the other advancing spot. Luigi led early but could not overcome the continued presence of Pikachu, whose run ended while also dragging a major Nintendo character out with it.

LFF: The writeup says Pikachu continued to siphon Nintendo support from Luigi, helping Dante take the second advancing position and eliminating Luigi.

L-Block's Internet momentum exploded as outside sites discovered the run, and Snake was left fighting Master Chief for the other final spot. The writeup treats this as the moment the joke had grown beyond Board 8 into a broad online bandwagon.

Rally: The writeup says outside attention from Kotaku, 4chan, Vote for the Worst and other sites expanded L-Block's support, including a visible surge after a Kotaku link.

Master Chief and Raiden advanced as expected, but Chief looked much less imposing than during his celebrated previous run. The writeup treats that decline as the match's main warning sign.

Kirby advanced, but the real battle was Master Chief's comeback against Big Boss. Chief's late surge turned a long, competitive fight into another memorable rally-driven reversal.

Rally · LFF: The writeup says Master Chief's fans rallied hard enough to erase Big Boss's lead and secure advancement. It also says Raiden's near-total Metal Gear overlap drained support from Big Boss.

Kirby continued his unexpected run by taking first, while Dante beat Master Chief in the meaningful fight for the other advancing position. The writeup remembers the match as a fun clash of very different contest identities.

Master Chief beat Spy but spent the entire match looking much weaker than expected and never produced his trademark afternoon surge. The writeup calls the showing an embarrassment despite the comfortable win.

Rally: The writeup says 4chan mounted a massive rally for Spy, helping drag Master Chief down throughout an already disappointing performance.

Ryu Hayabusa overturned a matchup that the writeup had expected Master Chief to control and turned 'Master Flop' into the dominant story. The loss is framed as another example of Chief's severe anti-vote problem in 1v1 contests.

Yuna beat Master Chief and Claire in a result the writeup says simply felt inevitable given Chief's long history of volatile strength and anti-voting. The match added another disappointment to Halo's contest record.

Master Chief beat Majima comfortably but still performed far below what the writeup expected against such weak opposition. The showing is framed as another example of GameFAQs' longstanding hostility toward Halo and Xbox.

Tails upset Master Chief and controlled the match from early on, turning a fan-favorite gamble into one of the writeup's most satisfying picks. The result also continued Master Chief's long contest decline.