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General Chat / Re: DL Fantasy Football 2012- Interest check.

« on: July 18, 2012, 02:36:37 AM »

Haven't played fantasy football in a few years. Good time to start again I guess. I'll join.

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Tournaments / Re: Best Scenes, Round 3, Pool 3 - Ah, now this is more my style!

« on: January 17, 2011, 03:38:01 PM »

Drama:
Might vs Right (SH2) vs Karen's Sacrifice (Xenogears)
Meeting Kato in the Cemetary (SH2) vs Arshtat debriefs you after Lordlake (Suikoden V)

Style:
Mission 1 Opening (DMC3) vs Edna meets Fear (Wild ARMs XF)
Tibarn vs Lekain (FE10) vs "I wish you would embrace God." (Grim Grimoire)

Humor:
Tranny Kyle (LSSSC) vs Branky is a bad boy (Suikoden III)
Garan's Pillow (SHC)  vs End Chapter 7 (Mana Khemia 2)

RONGESS TIEM!!:
What is a Man?! (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)  vs Shlooop (Shadow Hearts) - thinking..

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RPGDL Discussion / Re: Season 63, Week 1

« on: January 09, 2011, 02:51:36 AM »

Godlike:

Xorn (G3) vs Rashidi (OB)
Rosa Harvey (FF4) vs Xenobia (Lunar:SSSC) - Does Rosa even have enough MP to win this??
Chris Lightfellow (S3) vs Magus (CT)
Zio (PS4) vs Melfice (G2)


Heavy:

Surt (VP1) vs Fei Wong Fong (XG) - Counter Force and a 2HKO. Don't think Surt lives through 2 Yamikeis. He doesn't really have much physical defence. (I wouldn't call 200 RDM, for a boss at that point, good.) Counter Force means Fei wins this regardless.


Alfina de Pamela (G3) vs Eileen (S1)
Zalbard (SF2) vs Yuiri (S3)
Ershin (BoF4) vs Georg Prime (Suikos)


Middle:

Albel Nox (SO3) vs Shion Uzuki (XSs) - (XS3) I think.....
Gallows Caradine (WA3) vs Garr (BoF3)
Gen (Saga) vs Mio (G1)
Paula (EB) vs Alma Beoulve (FFT)


Light:

Gares (OB) vs Jogurt (SF1)
Kirkis (S1) vs Kahn (BoF4)
Maria Balthasar (XG) vs Innes (FE8)
Connie (S3) vs Alonso (G3)

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RPGDL Discussion / Re: Season 62, week 4

« on: November 12, 2010, 12:13:59 AM »

Rapp (G1) vs Edna (SH3) - Water resistance and speed really **** Edna over here I think. As it means Rapp should only need to heal once after Edna's combo, and also buys him the time to get a Speedy or two off if need be. 3 Demonballs and a Meteor Strike or two should be enough to KO. (3 DBs alone are around 110% kill damage.) He also has a fire based move/skill (Fireball) which could work really well here in the place of DB, and he has the SP to use it 4 times. Though i'm not 100% sure what I see its damage at, it's at least more powerful than Missile. (Missile being considerably lower level and SP use.)

1) Edna has REALLY fast recharge on her attacks.  The listed speed is actually quite misleading.

2) While yes, Edna's best damage is Water-elemental, she can still fall back on her physical and Black Hole.  It's a viable combo. 

3) Edna has Mental Break, which is 20% MMP damage at the start of the afflicted character's turn.  If Rapp tries to go for offense first, he'll probably run out of gas before he can kill.  Of course, this can be made irrelevant depending on how you see Grandia SP/MP working, but it's far too confusing for me to puzzle out.  Just know that in SH3, both physical and magical moves run off MP, so...  Yeah.

4) Rapp has below-average magic resistance.  Edna is just as fast, if not faster, and two Black Holes may very well kill Rapp before he can kill her.

As an aside...  Rapp has healing?

1) Rapp is game best speed, Edna is below average. (the stat topic lists her as being "slower than Frank") I don't remember her recharge being that big an issue. It was fast, but nothing special. Not enough to overcome the disparity in speed.

2) Physical + Black Hole is only like 81% kill damage.

3) Even if you did see MB working against SP a/o more than one type of MP... There are Talismans. (100% status resistance)

4) Grandia's magic resistance is not the same as normal magic defense. It's more like status resistance. Having no magic resistance only means you're average. Faster?!??? Two Black Holes do around 88% kill damage. Rapp is basically average HP.

Yeah. Healer (L2), Alhealer+ (L3) and Heal (L1). Alhealer+ and some of the more powerful (MT) spells may have been slow. However, Healer and the other lower-mid level ST spells were not.

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RPGDL Discussion / Re: Season 62, week 4

« on: November 10, 2010, 07:54:16 AM »

Rapp (G1) vs Edna (SH3) - Water resistance and speed really **** Edna over here I think. As it means Rapp should only need to heal once after Edna's combo, and also buys him the time to get a Speedy or two off if need be. 3 Demonballs and a Meteor Strike or two should be enough to KO. (3 DBs alone are around 110% kill damage.) He also has a fire based move/skill (Fireball) which could work really well here in the place of DB, and he has the SP to use it 4 times. Though i'm not 100% sure what I see its damage at, it's at least more powerful than Missile. (Missile being considerably lower level and SP use.)

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Tournaments / Re: Best Scenes Round 2, Pool 7 - Do you think you can best me?

« on: November 02, 2010, 05:34:29 AM »

DRAMA:
Celes' Cliff Dive (FFVI) vs. Raksha's Reveal (Soul Nomad)
Ferid and Arshstat (Suikoden 5) vs. Arnaud and Raquel at Frontier Halim (Wild ARMs 4)

STYLE:
Cloud Backstabs Sephiroth...literally (Crisis Core) vs. Metal Gear Ziggy (XenoSaga)
"I've forgotten how to miss!" (Lufia 2) vs. Sex Talk with Dr. Kaufman  (Silent Hill: Shattered Memories)

HUMOR:
King's Game (Persona 4) vs. Terra Condor Pre-Fight Scene (Megaman Starforce 2)
Ultros Jams the Opera! (Final Fantasy 6) vs. Presidental Debate (Sam and Max: Abe Lincoln Must Die!)

WRONG DIVISION! YES SIR!:
You Little Hoochies! (Lufia 2) vs. Chu-Chu died for your sins (Xenogears)

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Tournaments / Re: Season of champions week 4- Hatbot is a Yuri fangirl.

« on: November 02, 2010, 05:18:59 AM »

Godlike:
Jade (BoF1) [Piastol, S17] vs Lady (SH3) [S51]
Profound Darkness (PS4)[S58] vs Yuri Volte Hyuga (SHs) [PD, S35]

Heavy:
Cecilia Lyne Adelhyde (WA1) [S17] vs Rubicant (FF4) [S14]
Ted (S4) [S40] vs Jecht (FFX) [S19]

Middle:

Berserk (WA1) [S32] vs Ultros (FF6) [S1]
Tristan (OB) [S39] vs Rune Walsh (PS4) [S14]

Light:

Lani (FF9) [S41] vs Cait Sith (FF7) [S1] - *From the stat topic: "125% Speed in Practice (Constantly Doubles One on One)." Cait Sith's only around 90% speed. Lani has high 2HKO damage, low 2HKO (~53%) damage and a 4HKO physical. She should be able to get around limits just fine. Not that she needs to though. Plus, Lani has a 2HKO ~40% physical/physical tech counter. How in the world did Cait Sith ever plan on killing Lani with 3HKO (physical based) damage?? So yeah... good night Cait Sith.
Shabon (S3) [S58] vs Elly van Houten (XG) [S19] - Guard to combo to splat!

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Tournaments / Re: Best Scenes, Round 2, Pool 6 - Okay everyone... be brave

« on: October 26, 2010, 04:00:49 AM »

DRAMA:
Meeting Kato in the Cemetary (SH2) vs. The Miracle (SH2) - don't care.
Arshtat debriefs you after Lordlake (Suikoden V) vs. Badrach's Story (Valkyrie Profile)

STYLE:
Death Ending (Ogre Battle) vs. Tibarn vs Lekain (FE10)
Assault of the Silver Dragons (FF9) vs. "I wish you would embrace God." (Grim Grimoire)

HUMOR:
Garan's Pillow (SHC) vs. Dog Ending (Silent Hill 2)
Omlette! (Persona 4) vs. End Chapter 7 (Mana Khemia 2)

LETS HAVE A WRONG DIVISION:
Shlooop (Shadow Hearts) vs. Manos, the Hand of Golbez (Final Fantasy IV)

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Tournaments / Re: Season of Champions Week 3

« on: October 22, 2010, 04:12:13 AM »

Godlike:

Lady (SH3) [S51] vs Yuna (FFX) [S14] - Anyone remember if LP worked on regen a/o "___ Edge" type effects, or just stat boosts? I can't remember, and don't have a save anywhere close enough to check myself.

Yeah, LP hits ANY buff.  I remember trying to throw up an Earth Resist on Natan...  And Lost Progress hit that just fine.  I don't believe that "(Element) Edge" and "(Element) Resist" buffs are that much different.

Thanks a bunch. My vote goes for Lady.

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Tournaments / Re: Season of Champions Week 3

« on: October 21, 2010, 03:19:35 AM »

Godlike:

TimeLord (SaGa) [Yuna, Jade, Jenna, S41] vs Jade (BoF1) [Piastol, S17]
Lady (SH3) [S51] vs Yuna (FFX) [S14] - Anyone remember if LP worked on regen a/o "___ Edge" type effects, or just stat boosts? I can't remember, and don't have a save anywhere close enough to check myself.
Jenna Angel (DDS) [S40] vs Profound Darkness (PS4)[S58] - Zop....ah PD... somehow.
Yuri Volte Hyuga (SHs) [PD, S35] vs Kefka (FF6) [S19] -

Heavy:

Gades (Lufias) [S41] vs Cecilia Lyne Adelhyde (WA1) [S17]
Deamoned (BoF5) [S51] vs Rubicant (FF4) [S14]
Ted (S4) [S40] vs Masaji Kato (SH2) [S58]
Rika (PS4) [S14] vs Jecht (FFX) [S19]

Middle:

Yukiko Amagi (Pers4) [S54] vs Berserk (WA1) [S32]
Nina (BoF1) [S3] vs Ultros (FF6) [S1]
Rutee Katrea (ToD) [S40] vs Tristan (OB) [S39]
Rune Walsh (PS4) [S14] vs Kanon (WA2) [S19]

Light:

Lani (FF9) [S41] vs Grey (VP1) [S17]
Tengaar (Suikos) [S3] vs Cait Sith (FF7) [S1]
Palom (FF4) [S37] vs Shabon (S3) [S58]
Yang (FF4) [S35] vs Elly van Houten (XG) [S19]

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Tournaments / Re: Best Scenes, Round 2, Pool 5 - Don't do anything rash, my friends

« on: October 18, 2010, 10:28:26 PM »

DRAMA:
Might vs Right (SH2) vs. Squall's pep talk during garden fight (FFVIII)
Karen's Sacrifice (Xenogears) vs. Zack's Last Stand (Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII)

STYLE:
Mission 1 Opening (DMC3) vs. Chess Battle (ShF2)
Edna meets Fear (Wild ARMs XF) vs. Transcending Love (Suikoden III)

HUMOR:
Badrach's Story (VP) vs. Tranny Kyle (LSSSC)
Branky is a bad boy (Suikoden III) vs. Argilla Cosplays Sera

I'M WRONG MAN, BUT YOU CAN CALL ME INCORRECT GUY!
WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOOR (MMX4) vs.  What is a Man?! (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)

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Tournaments / Re: Season of champions round 2-Tony picks on little girls.

« on: October 15, 2010, 04:05:49 AM »

Godlike:

Jenna Angel (DDS) [S40] vs Piastol (SoA) [S37]
Profound Darkness (PS4)[S58] vs Zophar (Lunar:EBC) [S39]
Ryu (BoF4) [S14] vs Yuri Volte Hyuga (SHs) [PD, S35]
Melfice (G2) [S11] vs Kefka (FF6) [S19]

Heavy:

Ted (S4) [S40] vs Raquel Applegate (WA4) [S37]
Masaji Kato (SH2) [S58] vs Sierra Mikain (S2) [S39]
Rika (PS4) [S14] vs Rosa Harvey (FF4) [S35]
Sofia (DQ4) [S11] vs Jecht (FFX) [S19]

Middle:

Rutee Katrea (ToD) [S40] vs Juan (S3) [S37]
Peppita Rosetti (SO3) [S58] vs Tristan (OB) [S39]
Rune Walsh (PS4) [S14] vs Arnaud G. Vasquez (WA4) [S35]
Zalbard (SF2) [S11] vs Kanon (WA2) [S19]

Light:

Ricardo (SH3) [S40] vs Palom (FF4) [S37]
Shabon (S3) [S58] vs Tony (WA4) [S39]
Rhett (S3) [S14] vs Yang (FF4) [S35]
Lufia (Lufia) [S11] vs Elly van Houten (XG) [S19]

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Tournaments / Re: Best Scenes, Round 2, Pool 4 - Good Luck, everybody!

« on: October 15, 2010, 02:17:26 AM »

DRAMA:
"Love Lost" Ending (Silent Hill: Shattered Memories) vs. Cointoss (FFVI)
Aira's Big Secret Revealed (Grandia II) vs. "We will live without false hope" (FFX)

STYLE:
Lucifer (DMC4)  vs. Thanatos Summoned (Persona 3)
*Final sequence of fighting (Crisis Core) vs.  POISON CHIHUAHUA (God hand)

HUMOR:
Camping Trip! (Persona 4) vs. "A Sailor is a Man's Man!" (BoF4)
"THERE'S NOTHING LIKE DRINKING TEA IN OUTER SPACE!"  (Disgaea) vs.  Ghido Ultimate Bartz Mockery (FF5 Advanced)

I'LL BE WRONG TO YOU!:
EXPLODING FROG (Final Fantasy Tactics) vs. LiiiiiIIIIIIIGHHHTT (Devil May Cry)

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Tournaments / Re: Best Scenes, TRUE Round 2, Pool 2 - UH OH, WE MAY BE IN TROUBLE...

« on: September 29, 2010, 06:14:05 PM »

DRAMA:
Millenia's speech re: Eye of Valmar (Grandia II) vs. Kato Owns Nicholai (Shadow Hearts 2)
Killer/Lady scene, pre-final dungeon (Shadow Hearts 3) vs. Virgil's Exit (Xenosaga 3)

STYLE:
Opening (Left 4 Dead) vs. Asellus Mystic Ending (SaGa Frontier) - Not really sure here. I'll have to come back for this one.
Miror B Fights (Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness) vs. Rofel and Dycedarg chat villainous things (Final Fantasy Tactics)

HUMOR:
Joachim/Ana spying on Yuri/Karin (Shadow Hearts 2) vs. Bar Fight (Dragon Quest VIII) - ^ Same. ^
Ryudo Mocks Selene (Grandia II) vs. Lily Character Quest 3  (Mana Khemia 2)

"YO WRONGNESS!"
Serph rips Vritra a new one (Digital Devil Saga 2) vs. CHRONO CROSS PLOT!!! (Chrono Cross)

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RPGDL Discussion / Re: Season 61, Week 6

« on: September 16, 2010, 03:42:01 AM »

The argument that not holding Lucia to her in-game AI, in some way distorts her worth in the DL, is a dubious one. Do we not have a league, with a few exceptions, full of successful (NPC) fighters and champions who would struggle to even win a match if held to their in-game AI? I'd be more understanding if this was a question of ability. Whether or not Lucia was able to use her skills or spells in nonspecific ways/times. But it's not! This whole thing just smacks of plot argument.


Not that it matters here. Her AI is at least good enough to deal with a fight like this.

I'd assume if you controlled Lucia, she'd actually have MP costs! But yes, unlike bosses or P3 or DQ 4, Lucia is clearly an anomaly that isn't based on the whole game structuring. Being on AI is so innate to her worth in game (and yes, while this is also true to bosses, the comparison doesn't even feel relevant here. Bosses and PCs structuring is completely different for good reason).

Not relevant?! I think that's really missing the point. Lucia's an NPC like every other boss. She's just one who fights alongside your party as an ally. I don't see how the comparison couldn't be accurate in light of the facts.

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RPG Stats Forum / Re: Super Mario RPG

« on: September 13, 2010, 09:38:09 AM »

Ideal Damage: 226 ( Bowser w/Work Pants ); 211 ( Bowser w/Heal Shell )
1) Mario w/Ultra Jump - 292
2) Geno w/Geno Flash - 236
3) Toadstool w/Physical - 220
4) Bowser w/Physical - 202 ( Work Pants ); 186 ( Heal Shell )
5) Mallow w/Shocker - 178

I think that's an error. The second (Heal Shell) average should be around 222. (222.4)

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RPGDL Discussion / Re: Season 61, Week 6

« on: September 13, 2010, 09:12:07 AM »

Lucia (EBC) vs Mallow (SMRPG) -

Mallow only 3HKOs Lucia. That's without factoring in her MDEF, only HP. So healing gives her as much time as she needs. Speed doesn't really effect the match. Mallow and Lucia are both below average, (around 82% and 73%) and from TB systems anyway.

I don't think there's anything Mallow could do here to win.

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RPGDL Discussion / Re: Season 61, Week 5: Tentacle rape goes awry, when Songi realizes he has none.

« on: September 09, 2010, 07:41:41 AM »

Godlike:

Myria(BoFs) vs Loki(VP) - Think Loki takes this one.
Emelious(G3) vs Sephiroth(FF7)


Heavy:

Songi(LoL) vs Hrist(VP2)
Arnaud(WA4) vs Chie(P4)


Middle:

Venusaur(Pokemon) vs L'Arachel(FE8)
White Wizard(FF1) vs Blastoise(Pokemon)


Light:

Lucia(L2:EB) vs Yam Koo(S1) - Not being 2HKOed and inf healing seals things here for Lucia. Also Solar Bomb... >_>
Mallow(SMRPG) vs Melody(WA3) - .........!?!

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Discussion / Re: Myers Briggs and politicalcompass 2010

« on: August 05, 2010, 04:59:19 AM »

I tend to come out as moderate on these things.

Economic Left/Right: 1.38
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 1.18

--

DL Political Compass Map. (just add your info and then post the new link)

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RPGDL Discussion / Re: Season 61, Week 1

« on: August 05, 2010, 01:08:04 AM »

Her defensive stats are more in line with Freya's. More specifically her HP and defense are completely unremarkable if you scale her to the time, and her evasion isn't a factor.

Yes and Freya has the 2nd best PC PDEF. (Takes 74.9% from physicals.)

Beatrix's HP is average, and her physical defense (if she's not scaled to endgame) is almost that (~94%). Which is more than good enough to prevent a 3HKO against 28% 4HKO damage. And to be fair. I'm not quite sure what equips that DEF number is with. (i.e. whether it represents her with just default equips, or the best stuff you could get at that point in the game.)

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RPGDL Discussion / Re: Season 61, Week 1

« on: August 01, 2010, 12:09:56 PM »

Beatrix (FF9) vs Luca Blight (S2) - Halves Fire, considerably faster, full healing (with holy boosting), and about 1.5x PCHP damage. She also has blind, which has a 75% base accuracy and Luca does not resist it.  I don't see Luca as much more than ~1.xPCHP. ( after fighting two complete teams of PCs..) So MP really isn't an issue here.

Beatrix's uses many of the same equips as Steiner. Thus she does get good def and evade. And if you scale temps to end-game. Beatrix ends up with the second best PDEF, above average evade, and fire immunity. (with end-game equips) Plus a nice little boost to her already PC best speed.

Either way, this isn't going to end well for Luca!

Beatrix (FF9) vs Luca Blight (S2): does she even get a second turn?

Beatrix is faster, and halves fire. Luca's physical based attack only 4-5HKO's average. I'd say yeah. The real question is whether or not Luca gets a second one.

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Music Tournament / Re: Music Tournament of DOOM mk3 ~Semifinals~

« on: July 19, 2010, 05:19:39 PM »

MAIN TOURNAMENT
Persona 3 - Battle for Everyone’s Souls VS. Sigma Harmonics - Jutsuinu no Kagura
Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song - Decisive Battle! Saruin - Final Battle with Saruin - VS. Castlevania: Judgment - Bloody Tears

ANIME
Gundam SEED - Akatsuki no Kuruma VS. .hack//SIGN - The World
.hack//Liminality - Kioku (Liminality Version) VS. El Cazador de la Bruja - Forest

ARRANGED
Ninja Gaiden - OCRemix - Basilisk Run VS. Touhou Youyoumu ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom - ARCHIV-EAST - Border of Life
Super Mario 64 - OCRemix - Super Mario 64 Devastation's Doorway VS. Live a Live - drammatica -The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura- - The Bird Flies in the Sky, the Fish Swims in the River

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Tournaments / Re: Best Scenes Round 13 - THE BATTLE OF SURVIVAL BEGINS!

« on: July 17, 2010, 06:05:01 AM »

DRAMA:
Luca's Last Stand (Suikoden II) vs. Celes' Cliff Dive (FFVI)
Angelo saves Marcello (DQVIII)  vs. Raksha's Reveal (Soul Nomad)

STYLE:
Cloud Backstabs Sephiroth...literally vs. Birth of Alkaiser (SaGa Frontier)
Voyager's Assault on Elsa (Xenosaga 3) vs. Metal Gear Ziggy (XenoSaga)

HUMOR:
King's Game (Persona 4) vs. Callil's Shop (FE10)
Kon's Super Attack vs. Terra Condor Pre-Fight Scene (Megaman Starforce 2)


MANOS, THE DIVISION OF WRONGNESS:
Lulu are stabbed (Suikoden III)  vs. You Little Hoochies! (Lufia 2)

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RPGDL Discussion / Re: Season 61 Nom pools

« on: July 17, 2010, 05:39:48 AM »

Godlike:

Ellen Kirishima (Pers)
Myria (BoFs)
Chris Lightfellow (S3)
Yuna (FFX)
Jenna Angel (DDS)
Xorn (G3)

Heavy:

Freya Crescent (FF9)
Emeralda (XG)
Alex (Lunar1)
Steiner, Adelbert (FF9)
Feena (G1)
MOMO (XS)

Middle:

Leah (CC)
Seraphita (XG)
Ronfar (Lunar2)
chaos (XS)
Eiko Carol (FF9)
Kyle (Lunar1)

Light:

Quistis Trepe (FF8)
Ruprecht (SO2)
Nei (PS2)
Saki (G1)
Kelvena (XG)
Shana (LoD)

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Tournaments / Re: Best Scenes Round 12 - THE MATCH OF THE MILLENIUM

« on: July 11, 2010, 08:29:51 PM »

DRAMA:
Field of Takamagahara Good (SH2) vs. Arshtat debriefs you after Lordlake (Suikoden V)
Jowy says goodbye to Jilia (Suikoden II)  vs. Badrach's Story (Valkyrie Profile)

STYLE:
Assault of the Silver Dragons vs.  Allen Ridgeley, Owner of Lamers (Xenosaga 3)
"I wish you would embrace God." (Grim Grimoire) vs. Yggdrasil Jump of Impossibility (Xenogears)

HUMOR:
Beach Trip (Persona 3) vs. Omlette! (Persona 4)
MR. SNAIL (Eternal Sonata) vs.  End Chapter 7 (Mana Khemia 2)

EXPAND THE WRONGNESS:
No cloud nor squall (Final Fantasy IX)  vs. Manos, the Hand of Golbez (Final Fantasy IV)