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contest = Character Battle VIII (2010) · round = Division Final — 8 of 1,514 matches
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8 matches
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Poll ▲ | Contest | Round | Division |
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Headline |
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Rally |
Cheat |
Pic |
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| 1 |
3842
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Division Final |
Hyrule |
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Link returns to godslayer form against Luigi |
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Link finally produced the dominant performance the writeup had been waiting for and overwhelmed Luigi. The result largely erased doubts created by Link's earlier, more ordinary-looking matches.
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| 2 |
3843
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Division Final |
Chaos |
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Sonic shuts down the Kirby upset case |
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Sonic beat Kirby comfortably and completed the collapse of years of hype that Ganondorf or Kirby might break the Noble Nine through him. The writeup treats Sonic as restored to roughly his traditional place.
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| 3 |
3844
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Division Final |
Mushroom |
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Mario stops Mega Man's comeback to elite form |
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Mega Man's excellent run made the divisional final look more interesting than it had pre-contest, but Mario still won as expected. The writeup treats the result as another example of Mario resisting would-be upsets regardless of surrounding form.
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| 4 |
3845
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Division Final |
Heart |
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HeartGold and SoulSilver timing powers Charizard past Bowser |
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Charizard upset Bowser on the release day of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, which the writeup treats as exceptionally favorable timing for the Pokémon bandwagon. The convincing win completed one of the bracket's least likely divisional runs.
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| 5 |
3846
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Division Final |
Varia |
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Samus SFFs Zelda and strengthens her Cloud case |
✓ |
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Samus beat Zelda far more decisively than their previous meeting suggested was normal. The writeup sees a mix of Zelda decline and newly visible Nintendo suppression from Samus, further strengthening Samus's case against Cloud.
SFF: The writeup says Samus appears to have SFFed Zelda, contributing to a much stronger result than their earlier 1v1 history suggested.
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| 6 |
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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| 7 |
3848
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Division Final |
Gear |
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Snake strengthens again and turns Sephiroth into the underdog |
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Snake improved again against Squall in their latest rematch and looked strong throughout. The writeup treats the result as the point where a Snake upset of Sephiroth became the dominant expectation.
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| 8 |
3849
writeup (md) |
CB VIII |
Division Final |
Jenova |
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Tifa exposes Sephiroth's anti-vote collapse |
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Sephiroth struggled badly against Tifa in what the writeup calls his worst performance, framing the weakness as extreme anti-voting magnified by anger over Missingno's elimination. The result effectively ended confidence in Sephiroth beating Snake.
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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
match.
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