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Twilight Princess looked unusually competitive at the start, but Mario 64 recovered and settled into a comfortable win. The writeup attributes much of Zelda's early strength to rally spillover and the lopsided match pictures.

Rally · Pic: The writeup says Twilight Princess benefited early from Undertale rally spillover and from a major picture imbalance: Mario 64 received a poor image while Twilight Princess received an especially strong Link image.

Twilight Princess doubled Persona 4 and exceeded its old Game of the Decade comparison. The result validated Persona somewhat while still leaving the writeup convinced Mario 64 was far stronger.

Twilight Princess crushed Skies of Arcadia in a predictable opener, but the result did little to sustain upset hopes against Mario 64. The writeup instead uses the match to compare Twilight Princess with Wind Waker.

Twilight Princess briefly led before Brawl took over and won comfortably. The result made Brawl look increasingly difficult to stop and strengthened the belief that it was the contest favorite.

SFF: The writeup says Brawl versus Twilight Princess can be considered SFF because of their shared Nintendo/Wii audience, with Brawl suppressing Zelda's support.

Twilight Princess overwhelmed Kingdom Hearts II far more decisively than their earlier four-way meeting had suggested. The writeup uses the result as another example of Zelda's exceptional 1v1 strength and the unreliability of four-way comparisons.

Twilight Princess eliminated Super Mario Galaxy, but Galaxy performed far better than the old Mario-versus-Zelda history suggested it might. The writeup treats the loss as a moral victory that helped rehabilitate Galaxy's contest reputation.

Twilight Princess comfortably eliminated Dragon Age in a match whose seeding and bracket placement left little suspense. The writeup argues that Dragon Age could have done more in a less hostile part of the bracket.

Twilight Princess delivered an elite-looking blowout that triggered another round of ZeldaFAQs complaints. The writeup nevertheless treats the strength shown here as genuinely important for the later Smash matchup.

Metal Gear Solid 4 built a large overnight lead, then barely survived a massive Brawl afternoon comeback. The two advanced together from an unusually balanced field, while Twilight Princess and Resident Evil 4 were eliminated.

SFF: The writeup says Brawl SFFed Twilight Princess enough to knock Zelda out of the advancing positions.

Twilight Princess took first, but Metal Gear Solid 3 built a substantial lead over Resident Evil 4 before RE4 spent most of the day slowly erasing it. Resident Evil 4 completed another close comeback and advanced.

Twilight Princess won, but Resident Evil 4 and Kingdom Hearts II again produced a close fight for the other advancing spot. RE4 survived a late collapse, while Twilight Princess itself looked less dominant than a finalist was expected to look.

LFF: The writeup says Twilight Princess absorbed enough of Kingdom Hearts II's usual day-vote support to help Resident Evil 4 survive another close rematch.

Twilight Princess dominated the field, while Half-Life 2 built enough of an early cushion to keep Final Fantasy XII from seriously threatening second. The result briefly elevated Twilight Princess into finals discussion.