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The writeup spends most of its time reviewing years of disappointing Sonic-series contest performances, using Robotnik's lopsided loss to Ganondorf as the latest example.

Pic: The writeup says Ganondorf dominated despite an ugly Wind Waker picture and suggests Robotnik would have looked even worse against a stronger SSBM-style Ganondorf image.

Ness's upset over CJ becomes the jumping-off point for a long discussion of the board's race arguments, representation in games, and whether Grand Theft Auto simply underperforms on GameFAQs.

The writeup is mostly a personal rant about Peach, Daisy, Mario, and Luigi; the match itself is treated as an effortless Peach win that strengthened confidence in her next round.

The writeup treats Tifa's easy win as obvious, then spends most of its space arguing about a hypothetical physical fight between Tifa and The Boss rather than the poll itself.

Much of the writeup is an extended aside explaining who Haseo is; its match discussion emphasizes Ryu Hayabusa unexpectedly overpowering the split Kingdom Hearts field and making his later rematch with Riku look settled.

The writeup is mostly an extended attack on Wander and Shadow of the Colossus, with Captain Falcon's easy win serving mainly as an excuse for that rant.

Most of the writeup is a broad rant about Final Fantasy XII, with Ryu's easy win over Balthier receiving only brief attention.

The writeup gives Ganondorf's easy win over Ken only brief attention before turning into a long aside about why the author dislikes Street Fighter IV.

Most of the writeup recounts the Canada-USA Olympic hockey final, then uses the game to explain the 'Hockey Factor': Dante improved while North American voters were occupied, before Ryu recovered after the game ended.

The writeup is mostly an extended joke about a Board 8 user's long-running Dragon Age rants, with the actual match serving mainly as the setup.

The writeup is mostly an extended defense of Ramza and Delita as genuine rivals, with only a brief note that the Soul Calibur pair advanced.

After briefly praising Dante and Vergil's enormous win, the writeup turns mostly into a long rant about the direction of Devil May Cry and other games.

After noting Shepard's easy win and Olimar's expected second-place finish, the writeup mostly becomes an extended argument about why FemShep's voice performance is superior.

Sonic's easy win receives little attention because the writeup mostly turns into a lengthy ranking and discussion of Street Fighter IV characters.

After noting Luigi's completely routine win, the writeup mostly digresses into discussion of Final Fantasy XII and Beyond Good & Evil.

The writeup is mostly an enormous StarCraft and Blizzard rant; the actual match is remembered for Missile unexpectedly taking second over Kerrigan behind a highly favorable cute-dog presentation.

Pic: The writeup explicitly calls Missile's cute-dog presentation the ultimate picture factor and treats it as part of why he could beat Kerrigan.

Squall's easy win mainly served as a strength check before Missingno, while much of the writeup digresses into praise for the Bit.Trip games and Rayman discussion.

The writeup is mostly an extended anti-Warcraft 3 and anti-2002 rant, with only a brief argument that 2010 had the better overall lineup.

The writeup is mostly an enormous political and Blizzard retrospective; the actual match is summarized as Fox crushing a weak D.Va after the feared rally never appeared.

The writeup is dominated by a lengthy discussion of The Last of Us Part II leaks and broader cultural arguments; the match itself is summarized as Dark Souls comfortably beating a badly damaged Last of Us.