AI Match Summaries

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Filtered: contest = Character Battle VII (2008)   — 63 of 1,514 matches   show all

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# Poll ▲ Contest Round Division Result Headline SFF LFF Rally Cheat Pic n
1 3244
writeup (md)
CB VII Round 1 Division 1
Zack Fair 44.6%
Wario 33.1%
Zack opens 2008 with an immediate bracket surprise
2 3245
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CB VII Round 1 Division 1
Link 60.7%
Zidane shocks Shadow while Link resumes dominating
3 3246
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CB VII Round 1 Division 1
Marth 29.5%
Kefka 21.5%
Duke shocks the field as Kefka collapses
4 3247
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CB VII Round 1 Division 1
Altair 43.1%
Lucario 22.2%
Isaac 20.9%
Altair dominates his debut while Lucario barely survives
5 3248
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CB VII Round 1 Division 2
Luigi 39.7%
Roxas 19.1%
Liquid's strong showing complicates Luigi's next round
6 3249
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CB VII Round 1 Division 2
Bowser 45.1%
Geno 16.5%
Bowser cruises while Phoenix looks increasingly legitimate
7 3250
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CB VII Round 1 Division 2
Mario 40.5%
Zelda 24.6%
Zelda resists Mario and ends Knuckles's opening-round streak
8 3251
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CB VII Round 1 Division 2
Mudkip 30.3%
Mudkip advances but lacks the bracket for another L-Block run
9 3252
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CB VII Round 1 Division 3
Nightmare 22.7%
Raz 8.2%
Samus and Nightmare advance through an uneventful opener
10 3253
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CB VII Round 1 Division 3
Ganondorf 43.9%
Frog 24.2%
KOS-MOS 19.5%
Frog holds off KOS-MOS despite the picture controversy 1
11 3254
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CB VII Round 1 Division 3
GlaDOS 20.0%
Wander 7.5%
Falco and GLaDOS outperform expectations behind Vincent
12 3255
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CB VII Round 1 Division 3
Scorpion 30.1%
Big Daddy 19.0%
Gordon's resurgence continues behind Scorpion
13 3256
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CB VII Round 1 Division 4
Crono 49.2%
Amaterasu 26.6%
Crono and Amaterasu cruise through a predictable opener
14 3257
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CB VII Round 1 Division 4
L-Block 31.8%
The Dog 14.0%
L-Block outlasts Ryu in a low-stakes thriller
15 3258
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CB VII Round 1 Division 4
Alucard 35.5%
Captain Falcon finally breaks through behind Alucard
16 3259
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CB VII Round 1 Division 4
Pikachu 32.2%
Ike 25.9%
Spy 15.2%
Arthas advances as Pikachu's presence hurts Ike 1
17 3260
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CB VII Round 1 Division 5
Tidus 31.7%
The Cube advances while Donkey Kong disappoints again
18 3261
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CB VII Round 1 Division 5
Mega Man 51.2%
Nero 24.0%
Banjo 13.3%
Mega Man and Nero cruise through a predictable fourpack
19 3262
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CB VII Round 1 Division 5
Zero 35.4%
Pit 14.6%
Ryu edges Zero as more Brawl hype fizzles
20 3263
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CB VII Round 1 Division 5
Sackboy 9.9%
Snake dominates another straightforward first-round match
21 3264
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CB VII Round 1 Division 6
Sora 39.1%
Tim 6.6%
Sora and Fox advance without any real drama
22 3265
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CB VII Round 1 Division 6
Yoshi 32.8%
CATS 15.3%
Squall crushes Yoshi far harder than expected
23 3266
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CB VII Round 1 Division 6
Midna 20.4%
Cloud and Midna dispatch an overmatched field
24 3267
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CB VII Round 1 Division 6
Mewtwo 41.8%
Pac-Man 25.1%
Ness 18.3%
Mewtwo crushes Ness and sends Pac-Man through 1
25 3268
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CB VII Round 1 Division 7
Big Boss 48.1%
Kirby 36.8%
Jinjo 9.5%
Lucas 5.7%
Big Boss stuns Kirby in a massive opening-round upset 1
26 3269
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CB VII Round 1 Division 7
Raiden 28.4%
Master Chief advances but loses his previous year's aura
27 3270
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CB VII Round 1 Division 7
Riku 27.4%
Leon and Riku advance through a routine opener
28 3271
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CB VII Round 1 Division 7
Dante 50.1%
Hogger 16.8%
Laharl 16.4%
Hogger's rally steals second from a collapsing Ramza 1
29 3272
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CB VII Round 1 Division 8
Sandbag 25.0%
Magus 24.8%
Sandbag rallies past Magus for a major joke upset 1
30 3273
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CB VII Round 1 Division 8
Auron 39.5%
Sub-Zero 26.9%
Rydia 17.5%
Auron cruises as Marcus Fenix falls back to earth
31 3274
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CB VII Round 1 Division 8
Sephiroth 47.2%
Ratchet 13.9%
Nana 10.4%
Tifa withstands Sephiroth better than expected
32 3275
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CB VII Round 1 Division 8
Kratos 37.2%
Heavy 12.9%
Jill reverses Ocelot as Metal Gear hype falls flat
33 3276
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CB VII Round 2 Division 1
Link 53.3%
Zack Fair 23.9%
Wario 10.6%
ZackFAQs takes off behind another dominant Link win 1
34 3277
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CB VII Round 2 Division 1
Altair 30.5%
Marth 23.2%
Lucario 15.3%
Duke and Altair advance as Marth gets squeezed out 1
35 3278
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CB VII Round 2 Division 2
Luigi 27.9%
Bowser 22.7%
Nintendo vote splitting sends Liquid to first 1
36 3279
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CB VII Round 2 Division 2
Mario 31.0%
Zelda 20.1%
Mudkip 18.9%
Mario survives Mega Man X as Mudkip's joke run fades 1
37 3280
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CB VII Round 2 Division 3
Ganondorf 24.6%
Frog 19.9%
Nightmare 15.2%
Samus and Ganondorf provide a quiet rest break
38 3281
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CB VII Round 2 Division 3
Scorpion 18.9%
Gordon shocks Scorpion and keeps the GFNW reversal going 1
39 3282
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CB VII Round 2 Division 4
Crono 32.1%
L-Block 27.7%
Amaterasu 16.3%
L-Block advances but finally looks vulnerable
40 3283
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CB VII Round 2 Division 4
Pikachu 30.3%
Alucard 29.3%
Pikachu finally escapes a stubborn Alucard challenge 1
41 3284
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CB VII Round 2 Division 5
Mega Man 36.5%
Tidus 22.8%
Nero 12.1%
The Cube advances again without needing any chaos
42 3285
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CB VII Round 2 Division 5
Zero 21.4%
Snake dominates while Zero survives Vivi's late push
43 3286
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CB VII Round 2 Division 6
Sora 28.3%
Yoshi 22.4%
Fox's presence helps Sora leave Yoshi behind 1
44 3287
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CB VII Round 2 Division 6
Mewtwo 16.9%
Midna 16.2%
Pac-Man 13.4%
Cloud dominates while Mewtwo quietly survives Midna
45 3288
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CB VII Round 2 Division 7
Kirby 31.5%
Big Boss 26.2%
Raiden 12.0%
Master Chief rallies past Big Boss for second 2
46 3289
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CB VII Round 2 Division 7
Dante 33.9%
Riku 22.2%
Hogger 13.1%
Dante and Leon restore order after a lively start
47 3290
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CB VII Round 2 Division 8
Auron 34.6%
Sub-Zero 20.5%
Sandbag 15.2%
Auron stuns Sonic and exposes a Noble Nine weakness
48 3291
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CB VII Round 2 Division 8
Sephiroth 41.5%
Kratos 24.2%
Sephiroth suppresses Tifa and opens the door for Kratos 1
49 3292
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CB VII Division Final Division 1
Link 51.5%
Zack Fair 22.1%
Altair 11.9%
ZackFAQs surges onward behind an unstoppable Link
50 3293
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CB VII Division Final Division 2
Mario 32.7%
Luigi 15.9%
Mario suppresses Luigi while Mega Man X advances 1
51 3294
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CB VII Division Final Division 3
Ganondorf 17.0%
Nintendo overlap buries Ganondorf while Samus advances 2
52 3295
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CB VII Division Final Division 4
Crono 31.2%
Pikachu 27.0%
L-Block 24.4%
Alucard 17.4%
Pikachu ends L-Block's reign and changes Pokémon's image 1
53 3296
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CB VII Division Final Division 5
Mega Man 23.7%
Zero 14.8%
The Cube rallies past Mega Man for another upset 1
54 3297
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CB VII Division Final Division 6
Mewtwo 23.2%
Sora 15.7%
Cloud's Square suppression sends Mewtwo into the quarterfinals 1
55 3298
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CB VII Division Final Division 7
Kirby 30.0%
Dante 26.2%
Kirby keeps rolling while Dante eliminates Master Chief
56 3299
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CB VII Division Final Division 8
Sephiroth 38.5%
Auron 17.2%
Kratos 16.1%
Sephiroth suppresses Auron as Sonic safely advances 1
57 3300
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CB VII Quarterfinal
Link 40.3%
Mario 21.7%
Zack Fair 20.8%
Mario survives ZackFAQs under Link's crushing shadow 1
58 3301
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CB VII Quarterfinal
Crono 25.3%
Pikachu 18.5%
Board 8 rallies Crono through his long-awaited redemption 1
59 3302
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CB VII Quarterfinal
Mewtwo 13.3%
Cloud and Snake advance as the Cube fades quietly
60 3303
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CB VII Quarterfinal
Sephiroth 38.5%
Kirby 23.1%
Dante 16.9%
Kirby eliminates Sonic after years of warning signs
61 3304
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CB VII Semifinal
Link 38.4%
Crono 25.3%
Mario 19.6%
Nintendo vote drain carries Crono past Mario into the final 1
62 3305
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CB VII Semifinal
Kirby 22.7%
Sephiroth 16.1%
Snake exploits the split field and beats Cloud 2
63 3306
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CB VII Final
Link 33.7%
Crono 12.2%
Link reclaims the crown while Snake completes his bandwagon run 1

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