FFII Mini-Tournament - Finals

[Del Murder]

The temporary characters are one of the things that makes FFII unique and fun. Their individual stories are pretty well developed, especially when considering how long ago this game was created.

Of the six temporary characters you get in this game, which did you like the best? You can choose any way you like; usefulness, backstory, personality, etc. Vote for up to 4 in the poll. The top four will face off in a mini-tournament to crown the champion.

The results of this tournament will be used in an event later so choose wisely!

[Wolf Kanno]

Josef is my main choice, he taught me how smurfing overpowered (and cheap) bare handed was and he had one of the more interesting stories and tragic deaths in the series, the fact that IX gave him a very specific shout out was also amazing.

I feel characters like Yang and Galuf are definetly based off this badass. My other choices included Leon (though I don't really think of him as a temp character but will for the tournament) Ricard (gotta love Dragoons), and Minwu (The Moonlight Knight ).

[RedPouch]

Minwu, Ricard, Josef, and Leon. I absolutely detested Leila because she was a stupid useless bitch that cowardly switches to your side instantly after you knock the canunda out of her, despite the fact that she had JUST tried to rob and kill your party [which she failed miserably at]. I thought the entire ordeal was ridiculous. This is aside from the fact that she seems to be the one temp member that consistently pulled out 0's on nearly all enemies we encountered, and I'm not going to take a lot of time just to skill up a temp character.

the fact that IX gave him a very specific shout out was also amazing.

It's been a while since I played FF IX. Could you refresh my memory on what you mean?

[Wolf Kanno]

In order to prove your worth to Ramuh in IX, he has you collect fragments of a story. The story is actually about the entire ordeal of Josef in FFII.

[Del Murder]

Yeah that part was awesome. The story of FFII was pretty good in general, actually. I wish the awful level up system didn't detract so much from it, but that's a topic for another thread...

[RedPouch]

In order to prove your worth to Ramuh in IX, he has you collect fragments of a story. The story is actually about the entire ordeal of Josef in FFII.

Oh I see, that would explain why then. When I first played FF IX, I hadn't played FF II yet.
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[Vermachtnis]

Leila was the only one I really liked.

[Del Murder]

Here are the first round results:

Minwu - 4
Josef - 4
Gordon - 0
Leila - 3
Ricard - 4
Leon - 2

These four will now face off in one-on one battles to determine the champion.

1. Josef vs. 4. Leila
2. Minwu vs. 3. Ricard

The seeding was pretty random but it shouldn't matter much in a four person tourney. Please vote!

[Wolf Kanno]

The first pairing is a no brainer. The second was a lot more difficult.

[RedPouch]

Aw, damn. I accidentally clicked on Ricard when I meant to click Minwu. Is there a way to change that?

Anyways, Ricard is really awesome, but so is Minwu. It's a tough choice. I think I lean more towards my liking to Minwu because you have a lot more interaction with him, and he gets more depth so you appreciate him more.

I agree on the first one being a no-brainer. For the reasons of her being a poorly written joke of a character and a useless bitch, I hope she gets sent to some awful hell dimension.
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[Del Murder]

I adjusted your vote, Khalin.

[Del Murder]

Here are the final four results:

1. Josef - 4
4. Leila - 1

2. Minwu - 3
3. Ricard - 2

Now on to the final matchup!

1. Josef vs. 2. Minwu

Seems like an obvious conclusion but we shall see.

[Vermachtnis]

Minwu, was way useful when he joins.

[Wolf Kanno]

Josef saved me money by showing how broken and cheap bare handed fighting is. Minwu would suck up all my money thanks in part to learning too late that FFII has a weird recovery system for its inns.

[RedPouch]

Josef saved me money by showing how broken and cheap bare handed fighting is. Minwu would suck up all my money thanks in part to learning too late that FFII has a weird recovery system for its inns.

I realized how overpowered bare-fisted fighting is, but doesn't it lose its usefulness late-game? I might just be imagining things, but it seems a bit unfair to those that are partial to martial artist characters for fun.
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