Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Aug 9, 2007 7:00:15 GMT -5
Hey all and welcome back to the fighting game tournament.
We have reached the Final ... numerous rounds have been fought, fireballs thrown, wrestling holds applied, karate kicks executed, swords slicing, fatalities finished, snowmen melted, souls stolen and more ...
From a total of 256 characters we are down to the final two. If someone had said at the start that these two would be in the final I would probably have humoured them and then continued finding as many Ryu and Scorpion images as I could find ...
However votes were cast and my two odds on favorites are no where in sight ...
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Trivia Time
Apart from the finalists here is who did best for there own game series.
Tekken - Heihachi, Quater Final
Soul Calibur - Yoshimitsu, Fifth Round (Arguable though as he is really a Tekken character)
Virtua Fighter - Lau - Third Round
King of Fighters - Iori, Fifth Round
Killer Instinct - Glacius - Third Round
Other notable achievers - Haggar(Final fight, Quater Final) & Blizzard (Primal Rage, Fourth Round)
Chun Li, Cammy & Anna Williams were the best the girls could do all falling at the Fifth Round.
The big shocker for me was Joe Higashi defeating Ken (did not see that coming)
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Now it's time for the final match ... hell it's even a hero (of sorts) vs a boss character.
As usual ... Vote on who you like the most, be it design, actual use, storyline etc (Try and give a reason if you can, this is the final afterall) ...
The draws will be random, so don't complain.
I'll be voting as well.
The Vote will last 24 hours, starting from the time of posting, 1pm (GMT). Who ever is in the lead after that period of time shall be declared the winner.
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The arena is set as the crowd breathes in the smell of battle. Trumpets sound as the two combatants walk out ot face each other on the sand strewn floor. They prepare themselves as the the two giant yellow bars and floating number appear above them. Some voice suddenly echoes out from the empty air ...
FINAL ROUND!
FIGHT!
Sub-Zero - Mortal Kombat
Sub-Zero is one of the most popular characters in the Mortal Kombat series. There are in fact two Sub-Zeros: older and younger. Both are blue garbed warriors who have command over Ice. The elder brother was the first and considered the evil of the two. He killed and wiped out Scorpion's clan, unfortunatly for him Scorpion came back and killed him from the netherworld. he went on to become Noob saibot. The younger brother is the current Sub-Zero and is considered the good half, he has strong morals and Scorpion occasionaly watches over him as a guardian.
Sub-Zero is most well known for using the ice blast which freezes the opponent solid allowing him to calmly lay them out with an uppercut. His most recognisable finshing move is the Spine Rip where he literally rips there head off along with the spinal cord. Sub-Zero inspired the WCW character of Glacier and has had his own game Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (Which wasn't that great according to gamers and critics at the time.)
Defeated Shingo, Jade, Law, Balrog, Dan, Ryu & Scorpion.
vs
Vega - Streetfighter 2
Vega was born a noble, by a beautiful mother and an ugly father. He learned bull fighting and ninjutsu, and became a cage fighter. He was a sadistic psycho before Bison even recruited him and he's been with Shadaloo ever since. He did oppose Bison concerning the Doll project - he thought it was a waste to kill those beautiful girls. He is a narcissist and considers his face the most beautiful in the world thus the mask he wears for protection.
Vega is one of the fastest characters in the streetfighter games and the only one who can lose items of clothing (His mask and claw). This has an actual effect as it reduces his reach. He uses the rolling claw, and a variety of flying special moves. When controlled by the AI on his home stage he climbs the cage to unleash his attacks. The large snake tatoo on his body indicates to Japanese audiences that he is a villain, whilst he is also famous to anime fans for his fight with a half naked Chun Li.
Defeated Sarah, Raphael, Jeffry, Blizzard, Cammy, M.Bison & Shang Tsung.
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So here we are at the final and it is a Mortal Kombat vs Streetfighter affair (but with two unlikely representatives)
Anyway I can happily say I think both characters are very fun to use, and have excellent background history and character.
My vote goes to Vega - After beating Balrog in the original game I watched as the plane continued to Spain. The first image I see is a guy with a metal mask and a claw .. uh-oh. The round starts and he moves like grease lighting and I get beaten easily. After the ease of Balrog the game had suddenly lured you into a false sense of security. Marvellous
We have reached the Final ... numerous rounds have been fought, fireballs thrown, wrestling holds applied, karate kicks executed, swords slicing, fatalities finished, snowmen melted, souls stolen and more ...
From a total of 256 characters we are down to the final two. If someone had said at the start that these two would be in the final I would probably have humoured them and then continued finding as many Ryu and Scorpion images as I could find ...
However votes were cast and my two odds on favorites are no where in sight ...
--------------
Trivia Time
Apart from the finalists here is who did best for there own game series.
Tekken - Heihachi, Quater Final
Soul Calibur - Yoshimitsu, Fifth Round (Arguable though as he is really a Tekken character)
Virtua Fighter - Lau - Third Round
King of Fighters - Iori, Fifth Round
Killer Instinct - Glacius - Third Round
Other notable achievers - Haggar(Final fight, Quater Final) & Blizzard (Primal Rage, Fourth Round)
Chun Li, Cammy & Anna Williams were the best the girls could do all falling at the Fifth Round.
The big shocker for me was Joe Higashi defeating Ken (did not see that coming)
--------------------------
Now it's time for the final match ... hell it's even a hero (of sorts) vs a boss character.
As usual ... Vote on who you like the most, be it design, actual use, storyline etc (Try and give a reason if you can, this is the final afterall) ...
The draws will be random, so don't complain.
I'll be voting as well.
The Vote will last 24 hours, starting from the time of posting, 1pm (GMT). Who ever is in the lead after that period of time shall be declared the winner.
------------------
The arena is set as the crowd breathes in the smell of battle. Trumpets sound as the two combatants walk out ot face each other on the sand strewn floor. They prepare themselves as the the two giant yellow bars and floating number appear above them. Some voice suddenly echoes out from the empty air ...
FINAL ROUND!
FIGHT!
Sub-Zero - Mortal Kombat
Sub-Zero is one of the most popular characters in the Mortal Kombat series. There are in fact two Sub-Zeros: older and younger. Both are blue garbed warriors who have command over Ice. The elder brother was the first and considered the evil of the two. He killed and wiped out Scorpion's clan, unfortunatly for him Scorpion came back and killed him from the netherworld. he went on to become Noob saibot. The younger brother is the current Sub-Zero and is considered the good half, he has strong morals and Scorpion occasionaly watches over him as a guardian.
Sub-Zero is most well known for using the ice blast which freezes the opponent solid allowing him to calmly lay them out with an uppercut. His most recognisable finshing move is the Spine Rip where he literally rips there head off along with the spinal cord. Sub-Zero inspired the WCW character of Glacier and has had his own game Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (Which wasn't that great according to gamers and critics at the time.)
Defeated Shingo, Jade, Law, Balrog, Dan, Ryu & Scorpion.
vs
Vega - Streetfighter 2
Vega was born a noble, by a beautiful mother and an ugly father. He learned bull fighting and ninjutsu, and became a cage fighter. He was a sadistic psycho before Bison even recruited him and he's been with Shadaloo ever since. He did oppose Bison concerning the Doll project - he thought it was a waste to kill those beautiful girls. He is a narcissist and considers his face the most beautiful in the world thus the mask he wears for protection.
Vega is one of the fastest characters in the streetfighter games and the only one who can lose items of clothing (His mask and claw). This has an actual effect as it reduces his reach. He uses the rolling claw, and a variety of flying special moves. When controlled by the AI on his home stage he climbs the cage to unleash his attacks. The large snake tatoo on his body indicates to Japanese audiences that he is a villain, whilst he is also famous to anime fans for his fight with a half naked Chun Li.
Defeated Sarah, Raphael, Jeffry, Blizzard, Cammy, M.Bison & Shang Tsung.
--
So here we are at the final and it is a Mortal Kombat vs Streetfighter affair (but with two unlikely representatives)
Anyway I can happily say I think both characters are very fun to use, and have excellent background history and character.
My vote goes to Vega - After beating Balrog in the original game I watched as the plane continued to Spain. The first image I see is a guy with a metal mask and a claw .. uh-oh. The round starts and he moves like grease lighting and I get beaten easily. After the ease of Balrog the game had suddenly lured you into a false sense of security. Marvellous