AI Match Summaries

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Filtered: entrant = Sephiroth · round = Division Final   — 9 of 1,514 matches   show all

9 matches

# Poll ▲ Contest Round Division Result Headline SFF LFF Rally Cheat Pic n
1 999
writeup (md)
SC2K2 Division Final West
Sephiroth 52.6%
Sephiroth recovers from Samus's fast start and advances

Samus surprised Sephiroth with a strong opening lead, but Sephiroth recovered quickly and controlled the rest of the match. Even in defeat, the writeup says Samus validated her earlier Sonic win while Sephiroth raised concerns about how he would fare against Link.

2 1363
writeup (md)
SC2K3 Division Final South
Sephiroth 61.6%
Mario 38.4%
Sephiroth demolishes Mario and crystallizes the Kingdom Hearts Factor

Sephiroth unexpectedly demolished Mario in what had been expected to resemble the previous year's Mario-Cloud classic. The result became the writeup's clearest evidence yet for a broad Kingdom Hearts-era boost to several Square characters.

3 1776
writeup (md)
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.

4 2014
writeup (md)
Spring 2K5 Division Final Jenova
Sephiroth 75.9%
Sephiroth crushes Liquid and deepens the 20XX mystery

Sephiroth crushed Liquid far more thoroughly than old projections suggested, leaving the writeup struggling to explain what had happened to Liquid and the 2004 20XX group. The result reinforced Sephiroth's overwhelming status while making earlier statistics look suspect.

5 2913
writeup (md)
CB VI Division Final Division 3
Sephiroth 45.9%
Mario 35.1%
Big Boss 11.0%
Sephiroth handles Mario while Mario crushes Fox's support 1

Sephiroth beat Mario comfortably in a result that had become predictable by match day. The more notable secondary story was Fox collapsing in Mario's presence after looking strong against Nintendo opposition earlier.

SFF: The writeup says Mario heavily suppressed fellow Nintendo entrant Fox, leaving Fox far weaker than his prior-round performance suggested.

6 3299
writeup (md)
CB VII Division Final Division 8
Sephiroth 38.5%
Auron 17.2%
Kratos 16.1%
Sephiroth suppresses Auron as Sonic safely advances 1

Sephiroth and Sonic advanced in a match the writeup considered essentially predetermined once Auron shared the field with Sephiroth. Sonic's solid showing quieted some of the criticism generated by his earlier loss.

SFF: The writeup says Sephiroth SFFed fellow Final Fantasy entrant Auron badly, preventing Auron from reproducing his prior win over Sonic.

7 3849
writeup (md)
CB VIII Division Final Jenova
Sephiroth 56.2%
Tifa exposes Sephiroth's anti-vote collapse

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.

8 5255
writeup (md)
CB IX Division Final Division 3
Sephiroth 37.9%
Kirby 33.7%
Big Boss 28.4%
Sephiroth stops Kirby after a long early deadlock

Sephiroth survived an expected Kirby upset attempt after a long early deadlock, then unexpectedly dominated the morning and daytime vote. The writeup treats the result as a rare 2013 case where a Final Fantasy VII heavyweight reasserted himself.

9 7357
writeup (md)
CB X Division Final Division 8
Sephiroth 60.3%
Ryu 39.7%
Sephiroth crushes Ryu and revives his reputation

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.

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