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Week 4 - Quarterfinals




Kefka (FF6) Kefka vs Yuri Volte Hyuga Yuri Volte Hyuga (SHs)

Lurking Registered User
Kefka's faster than unenhanced Yuri, so Fallen One hits before Yuri can cast For Everyone. Yuri thus has to heal or die, and he isn't healing more than Kefka deals with Havoc Wing.

Kefka: 52
Yuri Volte Hyuga: 41

DYY
LADIES AND GENTS, PRESENTING KEFKA, THE PSYCHOPATHIC CLOWN!!! Kefka will OWN Yuri so fast that Yuri won't know what hit him:)!

CmdrKing
In the aftermath of the previous week's events, the chaos was indescribable. Arc the Lad characters winning matches, people feeling sorry for Zidane, Zidane managing to win even more, Wyrm seeing action (sort of) in the Arena... they may have to invent a new word that transcends chaos.
With all that going on, Yuri Hyuga decided it'd be a good time to finally sieze a Godlike title. He'd promised Alice one as an engagement present, and while she probably didn't care, the glares Karin gave him for not following through... well.
The reason for waiting so long was two-fold. It took some pretty outlandish events to not have Yuri beating someone like Kefka look a bit suspicious. But besides that, Yuri knew he'd need special assistance for this job, and didn't want any of the usual crowd to realize where to find his friend. No good could come from the resident pervs getting in contact with Roger Bacon.
"Ah-ha, Yuri! You're just in time. I've found what should be a worm hole leading-" "That's great Rog. Listen, I could use some help with something. Ever hear of a guy called Kefka?"
Bacon's eyes misted over in memory. "Poor Cid, that his first great breakthrough should inflict such terror and madness. Why, I remember when his first book-" "Great. So how could I beat him, by myself, without it looking like cheating."
There was a shockingly long pause. Which translated to about 10 seconds. "Yes... yes, I may just have the answer. If my theory is correct, there should be a man that can woo the powers of the Goddesses away from Kefka for you. He should even be quite willing to help." "So where do I find him?" "Well, you'll have to start in the Magic Kingdom, and from there it goes straight to Hell."
As Yuri traversed the idyllic, fuzzy pink bunny-friendly passageways of Hell, he could only shake his head. "I really shouldn't be surprised by this..." Musing aside, he finally came upon the throne room, where a blonde, arrogant-looking young man stood, bored beyond all reason. "So you're Blue, right?"
"Hmph. Looks like a beggar." "That's great. Look, I'm here to help you out. Ever hear of Esper Magic?" "That... disappeared millenia ago." "Well, it came back. I don't remember the details, something about a floating continent, but anyway, if you want I can show you to the Goddess Statues right now."
Before Yuri could blink, the ubermage had transported them to the land of Figaro. "Lead the way, ruffian."
As Yuri entered the arena, he was shocked to see Kefka already there. Guess he hasn't noticed yet he thought idly. "Ready to lose, then?" Yuri taunted jovially just before assuming the form of the Seraphic Radiance.
Kefka laughed as only he could. "The loser thinks he can win? Uhwehehehehe! Havoc Wing!" As Kefka launched his signature attack, despite all Yuri's efforts, he quietly braced for a week of pain. Then actually felt the blow and realized he instead had to fake that. Looks like that twerp did good work. Alright, time to make this look good. Leaning to one side (the winged equivelent of a limp), Yuri flew in for a dazzling array of punches, all of which probably looked damned convincing to anyone further away than the guy they were missing.
Kefka for his part didn't seem to realize he was just short of powerless. "Uhwehehehe, too slow, too slow, time to put all your ducks in a row!" The duellers went on like this for a while, but eventually Yuri noticed Kefka tiring a little and decided it was time to end the match. "This... is for the Children!" he cried, milking the cheese as much as possible, before blasting the powerless clown with his most powerful attack.
The judges too little time declaring Yuri the winner, and he promptly made his escape before people could ask too many questions. He just hoped next week would be much simpler.
In unrelated news, ubermage Blue, famed for being literally unbeatable, has been seen in the company of Terra Branford after years of conspicuous absence. Apparently, he is very interested in Espers indeed.




Nate Nanjo (Pers) Nate Nanjo vs Luca Blight Luca Blight (S2)

SageAcrin
Within every life, a little rain must fall.

In Luca's life, it's time for it to fall.

You see, his reputation has finally caught up with him.

Actually, multiple ways at once.

First, before the match, he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for mass murder, arson, tresspassing, destruction of property, aiding and abetting theft and tresspassing(Well, land can be stolen.), crimes against the state(The state in this case being the City-State of Jowston. Well, war crimes trials happen, you know.), jaywalking, cruelty to animals, indecent exposure and littering. (You'd be amazed what gets dug up on some people.)

(In case you're wondering why he'd only get twenty years...well, you haven't been paying attention to the Duelling League.)

(In case you're wondering why he's getting twenty years in light of this, seeing as how he's pretty mild for a Godlike, you also haven't been paying attention to the Duelling League. Stepping on the toes of high-ranking Godlikes isn't a good idea.)

Of course, this is Luca Blight. No pigs will stop him.

Then the cops ripped him in half.

They don't like being called pigs, it makes them angry. And when Aya Brea arrests you, you listen. Especially when she's backed up by the League's finest enforcers.

Naturally, this wouldn't thwart Luca, the most horrific villian the Highlands had ever seen.

Then the other half of his reputation caught up with him. Well, in fairness, it did get him broken out of prison, and it did win him the match.

But that's how Luca ended up tied up in a small room with several hundred fans, happily yelling about how he's "omg kewl" and "badass" and "uber" and "pwns those pigs!" and telling him to "OMG DO THE PIG THING AGAIN!!1" and asking him if they can get his autograph, shake his hand, play with his sword, buy his sword, buy basically any article of his clothing, buy locks of his hair, asking him if he likes (Insert some type of food, game, book, drink, song, song, song or blog here.), and asking him for his autograph.

You'd figure this would count as a loss, seeing as how he was kidnapped for six days by the fans, but Luca actually brought that up as a point in his favor for release, so Nate was promptly found with twenty-seven gunshot wounds in his bedroom.

The judges were going to flip a coin, but after they had to put down machine-gunning fans, they decided that Luca would probably have won anyways and handed him the match. Dealing with fans is tiring.

Unfortunately for Luca, now the fangirls have gotten to him.

And that's the story of how Luca Blight cosplayed Sephiroth. Except with some bright pink ribbons in his hair. Oh, and some makeup.

He's currently in therapy.

No, not just from that, but the fangirls also tried to kidnap other Suikoden cast members and make them make out with Luca.

Don't worry, Luca will be fine in time for next match, just as long as no one mentions him kissing Connie. He tends to break down around then.

Nate Nanjo: 22
Luca Blight: 41

Gavaroc Fevinor
Nate Nanjo. You will fall. Farplane hath no fury like a Guado scorned.

UltraDude
Can't vote on it, but I have to say this much at least: Nate Nanjo for Godlike champion!

GO SPEED RACER
GO SPEED RACER
GO SPEED RACER GO!

Grefter
Sabin and Luca are making me want to take a razor to people's eyes.





Sabin Rene Figaro (FF6) Sabin Rene Figaro vs Elc Elc (AtLC)

Pyro
Sabin is a bland but refreshingly straightforward dueler. He gets his turn. He uses Bum Rush. Repeat until opponent or himself is dead. His other Blitz techniques are all very much forgettable. In this match, he realized what he really wanted was a healing Blitz that would stand a chance of outlasting Elc’s Invincibility…

Then he remembered he had one of those! One use of Spiraler later, and a victorious Elc was rolling on the ground laughing while Edgar bemoaned the fact that his brother couldn't even remember what his own moves did.

Sabin Rene Figaro: 30
Elc: 41

jaymthegenius@yahoo.com
Who advanced in this round utterly dissapoints me with all these junk FFT and Suikoden charicters, the only interesting match here is between Elc and Sabin, Arc the Lad collection was quite woth buying, like Shining Force but without the seperate battle sequences, Sabin wear's the Paladin shield, absorbing any magic plus know's cure and life 3, and it is unlikely that with this strong combination of healing magic plus the offering to attack 4 times and Marvel shoes to give many positive status's it's unlikely Elc will be able to overcome Sabin's advantages, plus Meteo and Ice 3 aren't something Elc should take lightly either.




Sierra Mikain (S2) Sierra Mikain vs Jack van Burace Jack van Burace (WA)

AAA
Jack was optimistic.

And why not? Fogel proved to be merely mortal, after all, and by all accounts his next opponent was a very frail mage. A few quick attacks and he'd be on the road to a Heavy championship and everlasting glory.

It was with this mindset that Jack entered the arena, ignoring Hanpan's urges for caution, as usual.

Then he got a look at his opponent and stopped, clearly taken by surprise.

A tall, pretty young woman walked toward him quickly, giving a winning smile that made every muscle in his body slacken.

"You must be Jack. I've heard many tales of your strength, Dream Chaser. I'm Sierra, your...opponent this week. But I hope we can become more than that" she said, touching his arm lightly, which made him shiver all over.

Jack stared into those startingly red eyes and found his tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth.

She looked straight into his face, still smiling. "Yes..I think we can be more than just opponents..."

She moved closer.

Jack still couldn't stop staring into those eyes. Sierra tilted her head downard and he felt her breath.

Jack felt two stings in his neck, and darkness overtook him.
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Jack awoke in the DL infirmary with no memory of how he got there. Looking around, he felt someone standing nearby. He saw, with some apprehension, that it was Fogel.

Fogel looked down from his standing at Jack, still lying down on his bed. It was hard to get any read from that impassive, reptilian face, but he seemed amused rather than angry.

"Relax!" Fogel said. "I'm not going to start in on you. It's not like I could, anyway. The DL infirmary's a relatively safe place, unless you're Zidane, maybe."

"What...happened..."

"Sierra happens to be a vampire, which you'd know if you'd bother listening to the description you were given. You got drained pretty dry and that finished the match for you, though you were still looking up at her and drooling."

Jack looked at his bare arm and realized how pale he was.

"But..why me?"

Fogel grinned. "Well, Sierra's always had a thing for attractive gentlemen. I guess she thought you were one. Sierra knew you'd be trouble and decided to postpone feeding until your match. It's a pretty neat strategy, though it only really works once. Crucifix sales have doubled."

"Why not..."

"Why not that Zexen Knight? Her husband happened to know the man and he asked her to hold off. Turned out she didn't need it anyway. That Ryu guy's dragon lineage makes him immune to her charm. Even if she could get past the face my blood is as cursed as everything else with this body and she couldn't drink it without becoming cursed as well. Which meant she needed to face you."

"What does that mean!?" Jack demanded.

Fogel chuckled. "What, you really think I'd be so stupid as to deliever a final blow so close? I could have Ianukied you into the ground from quite a distance. And that Sonic vision attack? I saw that a mile away. Pathetic. Which, I suppose, fits you perfectly."

Jack started at that, feeling a bit more himself. "Are you saying that you threw the match, Fogel? Why? Too scared?"

Fogel didn't seem to pay any attention to the insult. "Sierra asked me. I wouldn't have under normal circumstances but as you know, she's a pretty..persuasive lady. And I had done some research ahead of time and knew it was going to be a uphill battle when I faced her anyway, so I might as well go along."

"But the judges.."

"..were all men of the sort she could influence" Fogel finished for him. "Of course, you might have won anyway if you bothered to look into your opponent and planned any...but she knew all about you and you went into the match on the spur of the moment, like usual." Jack could definitely read some contempt on Fogel's face, now.

"So, what now?" Jack said, sitting up and staring into the expressionless face. "Why did you tell me all this?"

Fogel stood up, clearly ready to leave. "Oh, just thought you'd like to know" he said breezily. "Well, that and you should know why life's going to get very..interseting for you in a short while."

Jack got one look at that face and immediately wished he'd thought twice before refusing to surrender.

"Wh..what do you mean?"

Fogel grinned and pulled out what looked to be some sort of newsletter. Jack could see the headline from where he was laying.

"DREAM CHASER NOW DEMON? JACK SUCCUMBS TO VAMPIRISM AFTER LATEST MATCH"

Followed by a picture of himself in a black cloak and with fangs.

"This came out right after your match. And the reponse is rather...wide." Fogel moved over to a nearby window and opened it, which immediately caused the sound which could only be thousands of fangirls squealing to immeidately fill the infirmary.

"Who...who..." Jack spluttered.

"Well, they kept away from me due to my visage but I got a pretty good headcount and I'd have to say that about a third are goths, another third are LARP'ers and the rest are just girls who seem to think any man that gets turned into a vampire automatically becomes a handsome aristocrat. They've surrounded the area and I think you'll find your discharge, which should be in a few hours, quite interesting." Fogel paused and continued, possibly savoring the moment.

Jack shuddered.

"And in addition to your new fanclub, Harken called to say you're a selfish jerk and she'll be waiting where you least expect it, Marivel has invited you to a tea party with a bunch of Crimson Nobles, Neclord wants to get together to converse about the latest cape fashions, and Brahms is demanding a million Gella fee for joining the DL Vampires Club, and he's quite willing to use force to get it." Fogel was barely holding onto his laughter at this point.

Jack stared at him, incredulous.
"But..WHY?"

Fogel glared at him, all amusement gone. "Because even though I agreed to lose, I don't take much pleasure in getting humiliated by a foolish man such as yourself. You swaggered into the ring like you were one of the highest Godlikes there is, and why? Because you saved the world? Pah! I've done the same and much more besides."

"Slust and Fenril are excellent comrades" he went on, " and I did not enjoy embarrassing them by falling in battle, as I am the strongest of our group."

"And besides which, you spit on my mercy when I could have gave you none, and danced around the arena like a capering fool instead of fighting like a man. You could have done much better. In a few seasons you may."

Fogel turned and strode out of the infirmary without a look back.

Jack slid under the covers, and vaugely wished he could disappear underneath them. It was going to be a long, hard season for him, he knew. And after things were all settled and he was back to normal, he felt like going on a long, long vacation from the DL.

Meddling with Sky Knights just wasn't his thing.

Sierra Mikain: 49
Jack van Burace: 31

Tide
Meet Jack. He has two battle forms, both are which are quite competent, both are which are above average speed and both have fairly decent durability.

Meet Jack. He's facing an opponent that knows Instant Death this week, making his speed the only advantage worth noting.

Meet Jack. He's not OHKOing and thus is relying on his status from his first form to win. Unfortunately he's hitting someone with huge amounts of MDEF thus making them miss on the vital turn 1...
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Meet Jack's corpse. It's lying on the arena floor but DOES make quite a nice floor rug.

Lurking Registered User
"Jack, you must be careful! This Sierra girl is tougher than she looks! She's a vampire and..." panicked Hanpan as Jack entered the arena.

"Magnum Fang!" interrupted Jack, not breaking stride.

Sierra puffed into dust as multiple stakes shot through her heart.

"She's a vampire and what? She's a vampire and here's a million dollars? She's a vampire and here's your own spaceship?" quipped Jack to the now-speechless Hanpan as they continued walking out the other side of the arena.





Agrias Oaks (FFT) Agrias Oaks vs Nina Nina (BoF5)

Lurking Registered User
Before the fight, Nina offered to let Lucca examine the air-filtering properties of her wings in exchange for Lucca rewinding time for her if she lost the match.

While this took some work to convey, Lucca eventually got the point and agreed.

Timeline of Peril:
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Nina laid down traps for the melee-oriented Agrias.

Agrias didn't move and used Holy Explosion. Nina died.

As requested, Lucca sent Nina back in time...

Timeline of Death:
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Nina used Death three times.

Agrias lived and used Holy Explosion. Nina died.

As requested, Lucca sent Nina back in time...

Timeline of Slowed Time:
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Nina used Slow three times.

Agrias still got her next turn before Nina's and used Holy Explosion. Nina died.

As requested, Lucca sent Nina back in time...

Timeline of Futility:
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Nina had gotten tired of dying. She attempted to convey her surrender to Agrias.

Agrias couldn't understand the mute girl and used Holy Explosion. Nina died.

As requested, Lucca sent Nina back in time...

Timeline of Despair:
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Nina did her best to develop telepathy and send Lucca a message requesting no more time travel. She failed.

While Nina's back was turned, Agrias used Holy Explosion. Nina died.

As requested, Lucca sent Nina back in time...

Agrias Oaks: 42
Nina: 37

Taishyr
Nina pulls off a Ragnarok win, and prays to God that she runs into Sigurd in the finals, as her shot against Alma's minimal.




Sigurd (S4) Sigurd vs Alma Beoulve Alma Beoulve (FFT)

Sei
Even in a world as strange and unconventional as the DL, change is an inevitable thing. Time flows, and the world is in flux. Mocked duellers rise, former champions fall, and new skills are gained as dimensions receive mystical boons known only as "Sequels," "Prequels," or "Remakes" from the Powers that Be.

In a world where the winds of change are ever so fickle, causing even the mightiest of angels to fall before the blade of a mad prince they had soundly trounced before, it's a comfort to see certain things remain the same.

"Silent Lake"

*gasp* *gasp* *thud*

Alma really should have learned her lesson from Season 4 and surgically attached a nose on her face by now.

Sigurd: 44
Alma Beoulve: 34




Kid (CC) Kid vs Hellion Hellion (S1)

Lurking Registered User
"That's funny, I'm sure I had it before I left the castle this morning..." mumbled Hellion.

"What's the matter? Lookin' for this?" crowed Kid, holding up a rune.

"My Mother Earth Rune!" gasped Hellion. "Give it back!"

"Oh, I'll give it back," smirked Kid. "I'll give it back right after this match! Earthquake!"

Nothing happened.

"Huh? It's not working?" exclaimed the surprised thief.

"What's the matter? Looking for this?" smiled Hellion as she cast Earthquake.

"But how...?" whispered Kid as she slipped into unconsciousness.

"Silly girl. Youngsters these days are so impatient! If you'd paid more attention you'd have realized the rune you stole was a fake. I drew it on this morning with magic marker." tsked Hellion as she left the ring.

Kid: 29
Hellion: 55


Garet (GS) Garet vs Kashell Kashell (VP1)

Tide
On paper, this looks to be a good match. You have a durable, diverse talented opponent on one side versus a durable and somewhat capable damage dealer. One is seen as a strong Light. The other downgraded from Middle. So even based on rankings, they should be around equal strength.

However, once that match starts, Kashell is getting the first hit in, and it's going to sting. While Garet has a fairly diverse variety to stop Kashell, none of it will hold out long enough and breakthrough Kashell's massive HP before the inevitable Flashing Blade follow up comes and smashes him into the pavement.

But hey, its not like Garet is a bad light; he just ran into someone who probably deserved his division.

Garet: 24
Kashell: 43

metroid composite
Garet has lots of HP. Kashell has lots of HP. Garet lacks damage. Kashell lacks damage. Garet is painfully slow. Kashell's game doesn't have speed, making him perfectly normal. Game, set, match.

hellopatrickstard00d@yahoo.com
Garet Casts Delusion. Kashell has no chance to survive. I'll allow Garet to summon a few Mars Djinn, since that is what he starts with, and that wipes it up easily.

Gavaroc Fevinor
But Garet is still in the running. His opponent however, is not to be taken lightly. But all in all Firehead can still pull through.