FF Character Tournament - Winner revealed!

[Slothy]

Done.

You chose well.

[Wolf Kanno]

El Bacon Bandito (Mulley)
charliepanayi
Vivi22

Looks like I have a few people I need to "purge" from the forums...

[eestlinc]

too bad for Terra, but hopefully Locke has a slightly easier path now against Celes than against Terra.

Ramza should beat Edgar, but will he?

Yang's run appears to be at an end.

I wonder if Cecil will beat Maria.

[Raistlin]

Ramza definitely should beat Edgar. And Cid should beat Zidane. The rest I don't care as much about.

[NeoCracker]

Why must I be forced to once again watch as Sabin is unrightfully denied the victory he deserves.

[Del Murder]

Looks like Balthier and Auron are destined to meet. The same can probably be said about Kain and Cecil. The other matches are still very much up in the air, except Vivi over Quina.

eestlinc's Favorites in particular is very tough to call. All four seem to have an equal chance!

[Del Murder]

Why are people not voting in Edgar vs. Ramza? All the other pairs add up to 25 but this one adds up to 22...

Also it's tied, which makes it hard to do the results! But I bet once someone votes and the tie breaks it will just cause a tie in Locke vs. Celes. Such a close round.

[Depression Moon]

I voted and yep it made the tie in with Locke and Celes also Zidane and Quina.

[Del Murder]

Well that's just great then.

[Rantz]

I didn't vote in Edgar vs. Ramza because I don't know those characters.

[charliepanayi]

Poll closed - with two ties!

[Del Murder]

Poll reopened for sudden death. Only votes in Edgar vs. Ramza and Zidane vs. Cid will be counted, and only the first vote on each will be counted. Someone get their friend or their second account to vote.

[charliepanayi]

Oh well, 1 out of 2 isn't bad

[Del Murder]

Here are your Sweet 16 results, which were very close in a few cases:

1. Cecil (FFIV) - 24
5. Maria (FFII) - 1
Maria was overconfident about this one. She has always been in the back row, making Cecil's sword attacks ineffective. But she forgot that when she is alone, the back row becomes meaningless. With her poor defense Cecil was able to make quick work of her.

14. Yang (FFIV) - 8
2. Kain (FFIV) - 18
Kain's timing was on fire today. Every time Yang was about to strike, Kain started a jump attack, making the monk whiff at nothing but air. Unfortunately Yang didn't have any cheap way to defend Kain's blows, and since monk's defense sucks to begin with he was literally stomped on.

1. Edgar (FFVI) - 12
5. Ramza (FFT) - 11
Ramza started out as the Knight job, but Edgar was able to drill through those defenses. Then he tried to nuke from afar with the Wizard job. Edgar's autocrossbow was much more effective. Finally he switched to the Squire class, and with his Scream ability he gained a power and speed advantage, and with dual wielding Excalibur and Save the Queen, it looked like it was finally over for Edgar. But then a miracle happened. Out of nowhere the Ragnarok esper flew down and turned Ramza into an item, giving Edgar the victory.

6. Celes (FFVI) - 13
2. Locke (FFVI) - 13
These two have a history with each other, which made this battle very tough and very close. Locke knew that spells would be ineffective with Celes's runic ability, so his first action was to steal her equipment. This was what Celes anticipated, so she brought a spare change of clothes, her opera outfit. As she started singing Locke forgot all about the battle. He was momentarily distracted by preparing for his big entrance moment of the opera, and Celes took this opportunity to tag him with a blizzaga.

1. Vivi (FFIX) - 19
13. Quina (FFIX) - 8
Quina's mouth watered at the thought of finally being able to eat the little black mage. So he/she tried just that as Vivi powered up Flare. Silly Quina! No can eat Vivi! Quina realized his/her mistake and tried a last minute Frog Drop but by that time Vivi had completed his spell and sent poor Quina to the marsh in the sky.

3. Zidane (FFIX) - 13
2. Cid (FFVII) - 13
Zidane and Cid traded blows one by one. These two were pretty evenly matched so this battle lasted a while, and eventually each received limit break. Zidane tranced out and prepared a Dyne attack, while Cid called the Highwind to his aid. The airship repelled most of Zidane's attack while his tranced out state provided the defense to withstand the bombs. They were at a stalemate. So they decided to call it a truce and become friends. Cid found out Zidane was from another planet and decided he could help him with his rocket. When it was ready for takeoff Zidane realized his tail was caught in the door and was unable to get free as the rocket blasted him into space.

1. Auron (FFX) - 22
5. Lulu (FFX) - 4
Auron started off the battle with a Magic Break and that pretty much made Lulu useless after that. Being an honorable man he then wasted no time in cutting her down.

6. Ashe (FFXII) - 7
2. Balthier (FFXII) - 19
Ashe chose a sword and shield for this battle while Balthier used his trademark gun. Balthier used his agility and ranged advantage to never let the princess get close to him. Eventually his shots broke her shield and she was done for after that.

Probably the closest round we've ever had in this tournament. Now for the Elite Eight, aka the division finals:

Old School Division
1. Cecil (FFIV) vs. 2. Kain (FFIV)

eestlinc's Favorites Division
1. Edgar (FFVI) vs. 6. Celes (FFVI)

Polygon Division
1. Vivi (FFIX) vs. 2. Cid (FFVII)

Franchised Division
1. Auron (FFX) vs. 2. Balthier (FFXII)

Some tough choices! Who will make it to the Final Four?

[Rebellious Eagle]

This is so hard, especially Edgar and Celes. I love them both. >.<