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Sephiroth unexpectedly crushed Ryu and produced by far his strongest-looking result of the main bracket. The writeup uses the match to argue that reports of Sephiroth's collapse had gone too far.

Tifa beat Luigi after a close opening and pulled away without needing the rallying that had decided her Mega Man X match. The win completed one of the main bracket's toughest divisional paths.

Auron finally ended Geralt's string of close wins and claimed the division, though Geralt remained competitive enough to validate his newcomer run. The writeup treats the result as the natural endpoint once Geralt met a proven upper-midcarder.

Zelda crushed Aerith and finished a division where every win had looked dominant. The writeup treats Aerith's record 15-seed run as impressive but completely overmatched once it reached Zelda.

Bowser upset the heavily favored Kirby and repeated his old head-to-head superiority despite most mid-contest predictions flipping toward Kirby. The writeup treats Bowser's broader Mario appeal and recent relevance as more durable than Kirby's apparent momentum.

Alucard decisively beat Pokémon Trainer Red and completed the unexpected divisional run almost no one had predicted before the contest. The writeup celebrates the long-running 'Plan' joke finally paying off.

Pikachu beat Zero comfortably and won another division, continuing the mascot's standout run while most other Pokémon characters disappointed. The writeup sees Pikachu as clearly stronger than the rest of his franchise's field.

Ganondorf beat Vivi after an early struggle, but Vivi stayed close enough to reinforce his reputation as an unusually durable Final Fantasy character. The writeup believes Nintendo and Zelda momentum were just enough to decide the matchup.