Our apologies for the delays! First, this weeks results!
Team Shock Therapy vs. Team Magic Dance
(Worker 8[FFT]/Alma[FFT]/Cleo[S1]) vs. (Gau[FF6]/Sceptile[PKMN]/Fu So Ya[FF4])
It was a match made in anime- innocent young girl versus ancient ugly old man. Alma began, however, not by screaming "PERVERT!" but by casting MBarrier and smacking Fu So Ya upside the head with her Wizard Staff. Befuddled, the Lunarian dispelled the MBarrier, but Alma quickly restored the spell before bludgeoning him into unconsciousness. Gau of the Veldt entered the battlefield by taking an burst of the fearsome Ultima from Alma. He then proceeded to sit relatively still, in an extremely pot-like manner, before restoring his health with Cure 3. It was the Magic Urn rage, notorious for its absurd durability. Worker 8 came in, and the two exchanged physical blows, both landing with practically no effect- only Gau restored his health every so often. Worker 8, making no progress, traded back for Alma, who fired non-stop Ultimas in an attempt to break the Urn's defense. The healing held up, and, exhausted, tagged again to let Worker 8 tried to chip at the Urn some more. Finally, whether out of boredom or some secondary strategy, Gau was placed on a dolly and wheeled out in place of the Pokemon Sceptile, who sought to make use of its excellent speed by casting Agility. To give the robot time to cool off, Fire Mage Cleo came out to take advantage of Sceptile's type. Its blazing speed let it strike at Cleo while protecting itself from a potential counterstrike with Detect. However, before it could land the final blow, its Detect finally failed on its final use, and the ensuing Explosion spell was a clean KO. Out came Gau, again, who proceeded to Rage again- this time in an extraordinary display of Flamenco dancing. The Nightshade rage proceeded to run rampant, charming first Cleo, then Worker 8, and Alma last. Team Magic Dance claimed 5 KOs this match- 3 of them self inflicted. Winner, Team Shock Therapy, 0-1
Blasty/Stabby/Damp vs. Team Clear Tranquil
(Millenia[G2]/Margulis[XSs]/Bernadette[S5]) vs. (Feena[G1]/Yulie[WA4]/Porom[FF4a])
The match began with a conflict between two skilled healers- adventuress Feena against Flowing Rune wielder Bernadette. An opening exchange of blows resulted in a predictable pattern of strikes and healing. However, one of these fighters had an edge-Namely, the ability to stop her opponent cold with Time Gate. However, with her power exhausted, her ability to mount an attack was crippled against the combined assault of U-DO's Margulis and his Shadow, and her healing could not hold out. Yulie, however, could, under a shield of Protect and repeated Hi-Heals. Margulis withdrew instead for the Wings of Valmar's first appearance in the draft tournament. After batting away a single strike of Yulie's rings, she proceeded to stun her into submission with Spellbinding Eye, and then into unconsciousness with a combination of Grudging Claws and Fallen Wings. White Magician and mid-season replacement Porom was Clear Tranquil's final hope, and she did not disappoint- enduring a pair of Howlnados, shrinking Millenia to convenient travel size with Mini, and finishing her off with a blazing salvo of Holy. Margulis came back, keeping up the pressure with constant Skadis, which were still deflected partially by Porom's elemental resistances. When a first Holy left him at death's door, however, a back-and-forth boost combo between him and his re-summoned Shadow left Porom on the brink of unconsciousness. As Porom tried to climb to her feet, vision blurring, a resounding cry echoed through the arena.
"ROFL HAX!"
The match was suddenly interrupted by a series of flickering, pallete swapped Fayt Leingods, running backwards through the arena, waving swords around. It's unclear what the official outcome of the match was, but it is believed that this corrupted software may be linked to the ongoing Star Ocean 3 investigation. For the time being, the match may be considered a Draw Game.
(For the record, Snowfire decided to offer a draw at nearly the last moment, on a single close call, as it would not overly effect his standings..)
Team Onion Knights vs. Team Yakumo
(Selan[Lufia2]/Kyle[S5]/Peco[BoF3]) vs. (Maya Amano[Pers2]/Florina[FE7]/Gijimu[S2])
Queen's Knight Kyle looked at the match roster, and wondered out loud, just before the starting bell, "What's a Gijimu?" Apparently extremely painful, as a shot of Double Beat from his axe sent Kyle scampering for the sidelines in place of Magic Onion Peco. Peco took another painful pair of chops, but regenerated from the blow, and responded with a shot of Dream Breath. Gijimu took a minty blast to the face and fell into a deep slumber. Reporter Maya Amano shoved the sleeping Bandit out of the way, firing a holy burst of the Hama spell, but the onion proceeded to sock her in the gut with such force as to cause her to retreat for pegasus rider Florina.
What happened exactly happened next is open to some debate. Perhaps Florina was attacked by onions when she was a child. Maybe she's allergic. Maybe Lyn had told her she "needed some space" last night. For whichever reason, Florina grasped her Killer Lance, and with a very uncharacteristic bloodthirsty wail, charged. When the smoke cleared, Peco was shredded, Selan was pinned to a wall, and Kyle was offering his congratulations on winning the match- while running for the gate. Match to Team Yakumo, 3-0
Team Unoriginal vs. Team Namagomi
(Presea[ToS]/Ayne[LoL2]/Taya[SF2]) vs. (Geddoe[S3]/Sara[BoF1]/Vindsfeld[WA2])
Ordinarily, inclement weather is simply part of luck in a team's match in the arena- Geddoe, in fact, would relish a good thunderstorm. However, the weather for the match was reported as "Perverted, with a 90% chance of Albedo". Thinking Presea being unable to leave her room would put Team Unoriginal at a severe disadvantage, the match was unfortunately delayed beyond the deadline for a Draw Game.
Now, the Standings!
Blue Division
Namagomi, Taishyr, Unoriginal, Excal
1.(2-1, 4 Left) Team Magic Dance (Run by Excal): Worker 8, Eirika, Alma, Tengaar, Cleo, Rafa
2t.(1-1-1, 1 Left)Team Unoriginal: Geno, Presea, Noa, Ayne, Collette, Taya
3t.(1-1-1, 1 Left)Team Shock Therapy(Run by Taishyr): Gau, Sharon( Legaia 2), Sceptile, Robo, Pikachu, Fu So Ya
4.(0-1-2)Team Namagomi: Keith Valentine, Geddoe, Sara (BoF1), Caina, Vinsfeld Rhamadanthus, Ruprecht
Ryu5 Division
Snowfire, Yakumo, Clear Tranquil, Captain K.
1.(2-0-1, 4 Left) Blasty/Stabby/Damp(run by Snowfire): Artea, Millenia, Kornell, Margulis, Lani, Bernadette
2.(2-1, 5 Left)Team Yakumo: Maya Amano, Lyon, Beowulf, Florina, Jean (BoF2), Gijimu
3.(1-2, 1 Left)Team Onion Knights (Run by Captain K.): Ho-oh, Selan, Kyle(S5), Belenus, Celine Jules, Peco
4.(0-2-1)Team Clear Tranquil: Feena, Shadow, Eiko, Yulie, Porom, Shana
Team Unoriginal has been given the go-ahead over Team Shock Therapy due to having won the head-to-head matchup between those two teams- thus Team Unoriginal takes the second seed in the Blue division.
This concludes our regular season! Congratulations to Team Magic Dance and Blasty/Stabby/Damp, our division winners! However, they should not rest on their laurels- the true glory will go to the winner of the grand tournament!
The Bracket
Blasty Stabby Damp
Team Namagomi
Team Yakumo
Team Shock Therapy
Team Unoriginal
Team Onion Knights
Team Magic Dance
Team Clear Tranquil
My apologies- I know a number of people enjoy the writeups, but this is finals week for me, so it will have to wait until I actually have time.
Round Two's Matchups:
Blasty/Stabby/Damp
Team Shock Therapy
Team Unoriginal
Team Clear Tranquil
Final Round
Team Unoriginal
Blasty/Stabby/Damp
This is a single elimination tournament bracket. Matches will be posted as I recieve them- we're going straight on until we have a winner.
Also, due to popular demand, Defeated Characters WILL pass their accumulated CT onto those who tag in.
There are no roster limitations for the duration of the finals. All other rules operate as per the regular season.
Good luck to all our competitors!
