Mario vs Big Boss vs Magus vs Phoenix 2007
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| Round | Division 3 Semi Final |
|---|---|
| Match # | 38 |
| Match Date | Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 |
| Oracle Expectations | Mario - 45.28% Big Boss - 20.29% Magus - 20.13% Phoenix Wright - 14.28% |
| GameFAQs Expectations | Mario first place (4pts) - 82.43% Mario second place (2pts) - 8.01% Big Boss second place (4pts) - 6.87% Big Boss first place (2pts) - 8.20% |
| Advancing Prediction | Mario - 90.44% (33,213) Big Boss - 15.07% (5,534) |
- Big Boss advancing was the #8 most surprising result of 2007
So. Much. Hype. why?
looks at match pic
ohhh yeah, Naked Snake. the second this picture was unveiled, the entire match changed - before that, it was Big Boss's ugly-as-sin picture against Magus, who had been disappointing but hadn't fallen enough to actually warrant serious discussion about being upset. but after the picture was unveiled? Solid Snake redux, the greatest picture factor we've ever seen. the board dropped Magus like a sack of bricks and jumped on one of the biggest bandwagons in recent memory -- the Analysis Crew went 9-0 for Big Boss here and the entire board knew their brackets were screwed and wanted to see what would happen. it's a weird day when a match involving Phoenix Wright isn't anticipated because of him, but because of other circumstances.
the match started, and it was close as hell -- no one took more than a ten vote lead throughout the first five minutes. the first update after the freeze was also a stall, with Big Boss enjoying a 3 vote lead.
after that? annihilation. a lead of 110 votes at 00:30. by 1, it was up to 319. by 2, the lead had doubled and it wasn't stopping. picture factor won out over the experienced entrant -- or so we assume, anyway. it's impossible to tell what Big Boss could have done without the Naked Snake picture. some think that he would have won anyway - he had a nice round 1 performance after all, and Magus really sucked it up in the Phoenix/Bomberman match. this match wasn't even close, either. Big Boss went on to a 10,000 vote win, and Magus truly looked awful. from 35% on Link to half of that on Mario, Big Boss and Phoenix Wright. ouch.
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