r/whowouldwin • u/mrcelophane ​ • Jun 04 '16

Character Scramble VI Week 3 Results

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Results are in the pairings of course.

We had one of our rare ties/really close games. Despite being rare, it always seems to happen when there is also a double elimination/no show...so congrats to the +1 Life.

I'll post the new prompt tomorrow morning but you can still get started by researching your new opponents. Matches happening next round are already highlighted as "In Progress" in the pairings.

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u/SanityMeter ​ Jun 04 '16

/u/kaioshin_, you were a worthy and honorable opponent. I think you may well be able to claw your way back up for a rematch. That'll be fun, right?

Also, thanks for the votes and the faith. I'll try not to be so late in finishing this round, which can happen as long as it's not due before next Thursday, because I have a million essays between now and then.

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u/kaioshin_ ​ Jun 04 '16

Yeah, hopefully speaking I can take you on in the finals especially since I think my team takes yours in a straight fight. I have a decently rough road ahead of me still, but I don't think my odds are bad if I change my writing style as suggested, and keep up the quality.

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u/SanityMeter ​ Jun 04 '16

No need to cross that out. Open field, fair engagements, pretty sure either Tommy or Togo can solo my dudes. That's part of why I didn't do a fighter-by-fighter analysis last round, because it didn't look good for me at all.

I appreciated the way you stayed authentic to the themes I'm trying to play up and, of course, Kumonga's totally-made-up personality. I would have felt perfectly comfortable losing to your write-up, if that means anything.

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u/kaioshin_ ​ Jun 04 '16

Well, I think Larxene counters Tommy quite a bit, but yeah, the having an underrated powerhouse thing can be fun.

As for staying to the themes, I tried my best, though admittedly I didn't do as much with Bonesaw or the Terminator as I would have liked, but I was pressed for time, I had a big essay due the day after this was. And yeah, I'm okay with losing to you, like I said, you have good odds in my eyes of at least making it to the finals, if not winning them altogether. That was probably the biggest reason I wrote so much more than I usually do, I figured the quantity might be able to beat out the quality, since you're a better writer than I am.

On that note, now I need to get to researching one of the most dangerous teams in the scramble raw power-wise. Wish me luck.

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u/FreestyleKneepad ​ Jun 04 '16

On that note, now I need to get to researching one of the most dangerous teams in the scramble raw power-wise. Wish me luck.

Oh hey it's the Carnage and Crocodile team.

Oh fuck it's the Carnage and Crocodile team.

Good luck, dude. I still believe in you.

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u/kaioshin_ ​ Jun 04 '16

The other two that I think rival it in terms of raw power are Dio/Lucci and Yuna/Raiden. Possibly my team as well, we'll have to see.

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u/FreestyleKneepad ​ Jun 04 '16

Actually, lucky for you, Sam is a pretty even match for Raiden, and I buffed him for Scramble by taking out his limiter. His reflex mode is dead even with Raiden's blade mode, he's got an enormous range advantage and the speed to keep it that way, and he's got the combat speed to keep up with Raiden as long as he doesn't overheat. Raiden does have a huge strength advantage so a melee fight is still in his favor, but it's not as one-sided as it might seem.

And now, because his limiter's removed, he doesn't overheat nearly as often.

More info since basically all of Sam's WWW matches have been against Raiden or Jetstream Sam in the past.

Have fun! Hit me up if you want a second opinion on anything Sam related, although it seems you have a good handle on him.

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u/kaioshin_ ​ Jun 04 '16

The main issue I have with Sam is nailing down his personality to be honest. I've looked through some quotes and clips, but I've been mostly winging it on his character, I think my hold on what he is capable of doing is fairly good.

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u/FreestyleKneepad ​ Jun 04 '16

To be honest with you, there really isn't much. He's smart, a bit cocky, and loyal. That's basically it. You can more or less do with him what you want, which is both a gift and a curse.

Vanquish was not celebrated for its masterful writing, I'll tell you that much.

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u/flutterguy123 ​ Jun 04 '16

Mako and Deoxys are pretty fucking high. Mako might have close to the best strength feat in the scramble.

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u/kaioshin_ ​ Jun 04 '16

I'd say they're relatively high, but I think Yuna's Mankai strength beats out Mako, and Lucci is legitimately overpowered and has DIO on his team, who is also fairly high in a tier where most characters are more on the low-middle end. Plus, the other members of their teams aren't bad in power/utility, while you've complained yourself about Kurasangi being low.

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u/galvanicmechamorph Jun 04 '16

Why must everyone I chose characters for lose!?!

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u/ViperhawkZ ​ Jun 04 '16

Hey, the guy who got two of my submissions last Scramble lost in the finals. To the guy with your submission. I'm still salty.

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u/Cleverly_Clearly ​ Jun 04 '16 edited Jun 04 '16

All of my submissions are out too. In fact, a lot of people have all of their submissions out. Some people get lucky, and some don't. For /u/Stranger-er (Kai, Marceline, Bonesaw, and Blink), four of his five submissions are still kicking around in the winner's bracket.

EDIT: I was wrong, /u/TeaTreeOilGuy only has three of his submissions in the winners bracket, which is still respectable. Plus, since Jason Voorhees belongs to /u/7thSonOfSons's team, there is a good chance of him moving forward for a long time.

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u/7thSonOfSons ​ Jun 04 '16

I promise to do him proud from this point on.

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u/PokemonGod777 ​ Jun 04 '16

And then all of my submissions are in loser's bracket.

This is annoying

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u/galvanicmechamorph Jun 04 '16

And the guy I fought in the loser's bracket lost to the guy with two of my submissions in the main bracket.