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entrant = Cloud Strife · contest = Character Battle VIII (2010) — 7 of 1,514 matches
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7 matches
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Poll ▼ | Contest | Round | Division |
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Rally |
Cheat |
Pic |
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| 1 |
3856
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Final |
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Link beats Cloud again as bracket fatigue peaks |
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Link defeated Cloud yet again, but Cloud recovered from a poor opening to make the final much more respectable than expected. The writeup's larger complaint is that Link's dominance had become so repetitive that he no longer belonged in ordinary brackets.
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| 2 |
3855
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Semifinal |
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Cloud survives Snake after a long semifinal deadlock |
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Snake spent hours trading the lead with Cloud and even stalled through Cloud's normally dominant overnight period, creating genuine upset hope. Cloud's morning strength finally broke the deadlock and ended Snake's deep run.
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| 3 |
3852
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Quarterfinal |
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Samus pushes Cloud hard before the night vote wins |
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Samus repeatedly fought Cloud back to even during the opening hours and came closer to the upset than their older history suggested possible. Cloud finally took control during his strongest overnight period, but the writeup regards Samus's resistance as a major statement.
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| 4 |
3847
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Division Final |
Midgar |
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Cloud delivers his strongest-looking performance against Ryu |
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Cloud produced one of his strongest matches of the contest by overwhelming the usually consistent Ryu. The writeup treats it as a much-needed reminder that Cloud remained elite despite visible decline elsewhere.
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| 5 |
3836
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Round 3 |
Midgar |
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Captain Falcon adds to the evidence of Cloud decline |
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Cloud won comfortably, but Captain Falcon still performed better than several much more established characters had managed against him. The writeup treats Falcon's showing as further evidence that Cloud had weakened.
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| 6 |
3814
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Round 2 |
Midgar |
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Cloud rebounds while Chris collapses under likely SFF |
✓ |
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1 |
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Cloud rebounded from his weak first-round showing and dominated an RE5-boosted Chris far more decisively than expected. The writeup treats fanbase overlap as the most plausible explanation for Chris collapsing so badly.
SFF: The writeup says Final Fantasy VII-over-Resident Evil SFF is the likeliest explanation for Chris Redfield performing worse against Cloud than Ridley had.
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| 7 |
3770
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Round 1 |
Midgar |
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Cloud looks weak while Ridley exceeds expectations |
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✓ |
1 |
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Cloud looked unexpectedly vulnerable for much of the match, prompting concern that he had lost strength. Ridley's showing is treated as surprisingly good even after allowing for the favorable picture situation.
Pic: The writeup says Cloud received a bad picture while Ridley was finally recognizable, presenting those image conditions as part of why Cloud looked weaker than expected.
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What this is
Each row's Headline and (on filter) narrative come from a
ChatGPT reading of that match's Board 8 wiki writeup. The five flags
(SFF same-fanbase factor, LFF low-fanbase
factor, Rally outside rally, Cheat cheating
alleged, Pic match-picture factor) are set only when the writeup
asserts that effect — never inferred from the numbers. Hover a check for the
note. †OT marks a writeup that mostly wanders off the
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