AI Match Summaries

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Filtered: entrant = Cloud Strife · contest = Summer 2004 Character Contest   — 6 of 1,514 matches   show all

6 matches

# Poll ▲ Contest Round Division Result Headline SFF LFF Rally Cheat Pic n
1 1734
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SC2K4 Round 1 Midgar Cloud routs Duke despite a memorable milk-carton picture boost 1

Cloud still routed Duke Nukem, but Duke's memorable milk-carton picture gave the underdog an unusual opening burst and complicated early Link-Cloud comparisons. The writeup frames the match as the start of a contest-long contest between the two favorites' performances.

Pic: The writeup says Duke Nukem's milk-carton match picture drew humorous support, helping him take an early lead and plausibly contributing to Cloud's slight underperformance.

2 1758
writeup (md)
SC2K4 Round 2 Midgar
Vyse 18.6%
Cloud beats Vyse but loses ground in the Link comparison

Cloud disposed of Vyse exactly as expected, leaving little to discuss beyond comparisons with Link. The writeup argues that merely meeting expectations was no longer enough because Link had been exceeding his own.

3 1770
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SC2K4 Round 3 Midgar Cloud dominates Squall in a predictable SFF matchup 1

Cloud easily beat Squall in a heavily shared-fanbase matchup, but the result did little to improve his standing against Link. The writeup remembers the match mainly as another predictable step toward the planned final.

SFF: The writeup explicitly frames Cloud versus Squall as a matchup with a massive amount of SFF, with Cloud dominating the fellow Final Fantasy entrant.

4 1776
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SC2K4 Division Final Midgar
Sephiroth 44.0%
Cloud handles Sephiroth and restores confidence before Link

Cloud defeated Sephiroth comfortably despite the rematch carrying at least some plausible upset intrigue. The writeup says the win restored confidence in Cloud just before the expected showdown with Link.

5 1779
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SC2K4 Semifinal Cloud ends Samus's brief resistance and reaches the final

Samus briefly made the semifinal look interesting with an early lead, but Cloud quickly took control and advanced as expected. The writeup treats the rest of the match as little more than preparation for the long-planned Link final.

6 1780
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SC2K4 Final
Link 51.8%
Link avenges Cloud loss and wins the championship

Link avenged his previous loss to Cloud and confirmed the strength he had shown throughout the contest. Cloud briefly threatened a comeback, but Link's daytime surge settled the championship without the picture excuses that had shadowed their earlier meeting.

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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