Unfortunately, I hate to interrupt your regularly scheduled RPGDL Finals week but I'm afraid it's necessary.

For those of you who don't know me from our forums, my name is Halbarad, and I'm the administrator of the RPGDL, the one who keeps the site running smoothly for our great team of writers and voters every week.

Sadly, this week a rather large drive of cheat votes was discovered - more than 60 in total. Thankfully the cheating was discovered well before the votes for the week were tallied, so nothing's been tampered with. All of the false votes have been discarded, and as always we'll be keeping a sharp eye out for any problems with cheating in the future.

Remember, you're free to vote on the RPGDL any way you like - but just as everyone else does, you only get one vote. Feel free to stop by our forums and root for your favorite character in any given week's matches, but keep your efforts towards securing them a win limited to just that.

Thanks for your patience, and now on with the Finals!


Well, well, well. Another season finals has come once again, and the Monstrous Pit is buzzing with the question-who will win? Alas, not all is well with Morrie this week. It seems that we have some bad apples up to no good. Sometimes things like this makes me feel like I'm losing my PASSION...HAHAHA! ALMOST HAD YOU THERE! As long as the Monstrous Pit stands, my PASSION will never fade! Never fear, signors, as the attempted cheaters will be dealt with, and the real voters can fairly participate in the Monstrous Pit as always! Before that, go ahead and take a look at the Results Page first.

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Having overcome(once again) the tenacious Timelord, Ghaleon only has one last roadstop for yet another Godlike title: The cyborg catgirl Rika. Rika will have the definite speed advantage here, giving her plenty of time to apply her dangerous stat-buffs...but Ghaleon has his Chaos Shield and his own magic and physical abilities, which will force Rika to spend many turns healing in order to stay alive. The main question is who will run out of recources first. Will Ghaleon fall to yet another perky adventurer? Or is it Rika's Time To Die?

Metal Demons have ruled Heavy this season, 3 of them getting in at once. Harken already conquered Beserk...but Zed may not go down so easily. This fight will be all about damage, damage, and more damage, as both contestants pile on attack after attack. Zed's the frailest, but also the fastest, which may make the difference in this match. Or perhaps Harken's durability will make her outlast the wannabe, ay? It's up to you to decide their fate, signors!

A cyborg, built to destroy, and a knight, destined to rule. Delita and Ziggy come from very different walks of life, but in the arena all that it matters is what skills they can bring to the battlefield. Ziggy is a natural tank, with physical damage that can shatter even the mightiest of foes. Delita has his Holy Sword skills, giving unavoidable damage with a touch of status at the same time. Since neither opponent can heal, this match will be decided in a couple of blows. Ziggy may seem to be at a weakness due to his natural slowness, but he can also take and dish out the most punishment, though Delita may counter that by blocking with a shield. This will be a full-on slugfest, with the winner being whoever has the strength to stand. Can you feel the GUSTO, signors?

To round things off, our Light Final Matchup is one of the most interesting yet. Reis and Lieza almost counter each other perfectly. Reis has the definite durability edge here, but Lieza has plenty of healing, and her strongest damage is variable and may not even hit her opponent. But Lieza's not great on damage either, and it's going to take alot of whipping to get past that HP total. She may have all the time she needs, though, if Reis doesn't get some much needed luck with her attacks. The match could be over almost immediately, or drag on forever. No doubt the Monstrous Pit will be riveted either way, ay?

Now that you have the matches for this week, decide the season's champions in the THE MONSTROUS PIT!!!

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Well, had enough? Of course not, but that's all for this part of the fun. Next, we have the usual assortment of fun, excitement, gore, and deep thoughts about modern life in...Behind the Scenes!

Well, it took four weeks, but the gang is finally back together again!
You sound far, far too happy.
My therapist says I need to keep a more positive attitude about things. Says it might help prevent the nightmares.
Nightmares?
The Chief catches me in a net, throws me in a pot, and boils me. Then feeds me to Queen Brahne. You don't want to know what happens after that. Suffice to say it involves a tale that even the gerbil Lemmiwinks would cringe in disgust at the mention of.
...ewwwwwwww.
Yeah, trauma. Could I sue for that?
Considering I don't provide for legal counseling to employees when it involves my own liability? You can try representing yourself, but I have the most powerful trio of lawyers on my payroll: Phoenix Wright, Zombie Cochran and Jade Curtiss. You'll lose, squid.
Curses.
So, what did you want to talk about, Nate? I understand you had something to say.
Oh, yes. Yes I do. As some of you out there may already know, there was a spat of cheating this week. Let me remind you that cheating will not be tolerated by any means. Nanjou Corporation runs a legitimate business, and will prosecute anyone caught cheating to the maximum extent allowed by law. Zombie Cochran is watching you – remember that. Thank you very much.
Cheaters! So despicable!
You're just angry you didn't think of doing it yourself.
Why wasn't I ranked with the rest of Valkyrie Profile!?
Ease up you two, it's time for the show to begin! It's time for the torture to start!
Yay! Torture! And I'm not on the receiving end!
I wouldn't count on that. Anyways, welcome back to Behind the Scenes, dear readers, the show that not even Fox would air! It's Season Thirty-Three's finals time, and we've got...well, a bunch of people you've seen before. So let's bring in the old Godlike staple, Ghaleon, and his opponent, the ever-happy and annoyingly cute Rika.
Tired of me? I'm a bit tired of these pathetic opponents I've been facing. The Magic Emperor is bored.
I'm a bit surprised you're not driving yourself mad going after TimeLord again.
Oh, he's suffering. You don't screw with the Magic Emperor and get away without PAIN.
Anything to say to Miss Rika?
Mrs.! Teehee! I have a ring now! I'll get married, and have kids, and then the world will be populated by happy, dancing Numans! It will be wonder..
TIME TO DIE!
Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!
I think Ghaleon just saved the world right there. Does this bode well for the upcoming match? Not for Rika, at least.
Poor girl. She was kind of cute, but now she's limp and on the ground. I am sad.
Believe me, after a while, even you'd be annoyed by her.
As hard as that is to believe, it is true. So...on to a grudge match in Heavy between two Metal Demons, here's Zed and Lady Harken!
My day is finally here! At last, I shall make it big in Godlike! Ah, finally! I have a list of people I'd like to thank for this occasion: First, to my poor departed mother, I'd like to thank you for the years of tender loving care and...
Ugh...do I have to listen to this? It's bad enough I'll have to listen to his taunting in the arena.
Why can't we just be friends? I'm a good guy! You're...kind of a good girl with awesome theme music! We don't need to fight!
Oh, but yes you do! You see, she stole your beloved blanket from when you were a child! She's a thief!
Blankey!? DIE WENCH!
How did you know that?
He mentioned something about it in that speech he made. Figured I'd just run with it.
Get off of me you freak! Die!
There will be no sunny breakfast for you tomorrow!
Fantastic. Are the backstabber and cyborg ready to go?
He...just...won't...die...stabbing...in...back...
This is...annoying. Why are you stabbing me?
It's what I do!
So...since you seem ok with all the brutal knifing, mind answering some questions, Ziggy?
Sure.
How has the Xenosaga Three thing been treating you? Since it's come out, it seems you've gotten quite a bit of a boost here at the RPGDL.
It's been a big help. The entire group has really enjoyed acting in all three games so far, and is sad the series is at an end.
Even though it seems like Dan Brown wrote the script?
How did you know tha...I mean, yes.
Stupid...metal...won't...bleed...ack!
Delita, anything to say to your fans?
Need...sharper...knife...
Fantastic. So Light's filled with someone that can't talk...
Roar!
...and someone from a series that's been half booted.
Hey!
So we're done! And it's almost six...turn on the news...
This is Maya Amano reporting live from Malik's home where the famous Prophet is currently under arrest for alleged cheating in the last week of the RPGDL. Apparently, an anonymous source tipped the police off that Malik had set up several different bots working from several different computers to log a multitude of fake votes in several matches. Malik is being lead out now.
Curse you Ghaleon! I know you did this! I'll get you for this! I sw...
That's enough out of you. You're off to the big house now.
Just remember not to drop the soap.
Soap...soap!? This isn't fair! Mooommmmyyyy!