Season 51, Week 2
Seifer Almasy
(Final Fantasy VIII)
 
On the heels of his enforcer's demotion, Seifer Almasy, the Head of the Disciplinary Committee, has sworn to fulfill his "Romantic Dream" of a Middle title and restore the Committee's reputation. His first foe, recently arrived from a lesser division, claims to be a master swordsman himself. Seifer will show No Mercy, however, as his limits are capable of inflicting a large quantity of damage, and without him having to be half-dead like those chickenwusses that follow Squall. And while his opponent claims to have great speed, Seifer is no slouch and shall match him blow for blow! Seifer will soon show this pretender, as well as the rest of Middle, why the Disciplinary Committee is to be feared.

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After winning his way out of Light, the master swordsman (swordsmonster? Whatever.) Slash is not about to simply roll over and die for a glorified schoolyard bully. With his excellent speed and just as impressive durability, Slash surely has an advantage over the failed SeeD in the arena. What does Seifer have, anyway? Physical attacks? Hah. Fire magic? Double hah. A powerful limit? Well, that might be somewhat more cause for concern...if Slash didn't have one of his own in the mighty Jump Slash. All things considered, even without Flea and Ozzie to back him up Slash is in a pretty good position to take out the oft mocked sorceress's knight and prove that he can hold his own in Middle as well as anyone.


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So what happens when a self-styled 'honorable swordsman' in the employ of a timeless global devourer meets a self-styled 'honorable-gun...blades...man' with deep resentment issues over a classmate in the unholy pit of the League?

Simple.

Blue foam bats.

Oh, sure, Slash would have loved to fight Seifer in a straight-up match, to have steel meet some magi-science high-tension polymer compound, to watch the lifeblood spill from his defeated opponent...

Instead, a child's toy was forced in his hand, followed by a stupefying explanation of how he was to 'beat his opponent until balls fell out' and that the key to victory was to 'have more balls than the opponent'

Slash wasn't sure when it was that he blacked out. He could vaguely recall Seifer producing a beanie from his coat pocket and striking a battle stance with terrifying familiarity...

Unfortunately, Slash had to forfeit the match after having found a way to violate the stand-in referee with his toy weapon and fashion a new hat from his grisly trophy. He was heard screaming 'SEE?! I HAVE MORE NOW!!! A WINNER IS ME!!!!' as he was led from the arena floor.

While Slash was unavailable for comment after the match, Seifer's dismissive scoffs provided a sufficient match analysis.

Seifer Almasy: 43
Slash: 13