<b>Midgar Division:</b> <I>Round 1 - Match 18</I> – (8)Vyse vs. (9)Laharl

<b>Moltar's Analysis</b>

<b>Vyse</b>

Game/Series Known From: Skies of Arcadia

Extrapolated Rank in 2002: N/A

Extrapolated Rank in 2003: 43rd

Seed in 2002: N/A

Seed in 2003: 11

Lost in Round 1to Donkey Kong in 2003

Vyse makes his return and somehow gets a better seed. Even higher than DK.

<b>Laharl</b>

Game/Series Known From: Disgaea

Extrapolated Rank in 2002: N/A

Extrapolated Rank in 2003: N/A

Seed in 2002: N/A

Seed in 2003: N/A

Another newcomer who must have gotten a big push in the nominations.

Ok, another match which feature a newcomer with unknown strength vs. a weak Contest regular. Don't you just hate them? In these cases, I went with the Contest vet, but there are 2 times I made an exception. This..............is not one of those times. Laharl doesn't have that name recognition, and that will hurt. Vyse is at least known from his very forgettable match last year. Don't expect a huge voting surge this match.

<b>Moltar's Bracket Says:</b> Vyse will win.

<b>Moltar's Prediction is:</b> Vyse 53% - Laharl 47%

<b>Ulti's Analysis</b>

I hate this match. On one hand, Disgaea is my favorite game ever. Laharl happens to be the main character from the game, and I love the little guy to death. You simply don't see anti-hero demons whose main weaknesses are true love and women with sexy bodies, and the abillity to annihilate 6 million battlecruisers all at once. Laharl owns your ass, and be thankful that he doesn't charge you for the privilege of being sodomized.

But that being said, I cannot go against Vyse in this match. If there is one thing that Luigi vs Squall taught everyone, it's that the tested contest veteran is a safer pick than the sexy newbie pick. I love Laharl to death, but he is too new to the contest for anyone to know who he is. And he might not even get the full backing of the people that <i>do</i> know who he is. Skies of Arcadia is a nice little series, and Legends is considered by some to be the best RPG on the Gamecube. Vyse has the backing of people who remember last year's contest, Skies of Arcadia fans, bracket voting, and possibly even the casual vote.

Food for thought: when two games/characters are in a poll, but the voters don't feel like abstaining, the first choice gets the majority of the votes. Vyse is on top in this poll, is he not? ~_^

<b>Ulti's Bracket/Prediction</b> - Vyse/Vyse with 51.95%

<b>Cena's Analysis</b>

This is another one of those times when being a gamer would come in handy. Having never played Skies of Arcadia or Disagea, I have no real idea of why these two are popular. All I know is Vyse is a pirate who got owned last year. But considering he's back....as an 8th seed, he should dominated Laharl. She is a new character that people absolutely love, I'm sure, but it won't help. I mean, Vyse lost and is back as an 8th seed, people like him that much. He won't lose.

<b>Cena's Vote:</b> Nobody

<b>Cena's Winner:</b> Vyse with 60% (I'm just not interested in this match at all. Though Laharl losing = TRE not #1)