------------------------------- UVR2- THE DESTRUCTION CONTINUES ------------------------------- SECTION SEVEN RESULTS ------------------------------- _The Ring_ Omega Rugal was proving something he had always known to be true: if you want something done right, do it yourself. The ring was a nightmare. Mai Shiranui lay unconscious in one corner; nearby, Heavy D! was staggering to his feet, blood pouring down his face. Over in another corner, Guy was just getting up, standing over the nearly-dead Jon Talbain. Rose had just been slammed with a Kaiser Wave- the same Kaiser Wave that had downed Galford. Athena was standing in a third corner, humming quietly to herself. The Silver Samurai was goggling at Rugal's display of power. And Rugal was draining Haohmaru of his life energy. He knew, of course, that he wasn't getting his hands on Haohmaru's soul. He would need the rituals for that. But it certainly *felt* like it. The Sentinel had entered the ring now, and started to head over to the Silver Samurai. However, Asamiya Athena was in the way. #Please vacate the premises, citizen. Termination of the mutant is about to be carried out.# "You're shiny!" #This is your final warning. Extreme violence will be used if you do not leave immediately.# "But I like shiny things. Like silver and my jewelry and...oh, can I have a piggyback ride? I promise I won't make silly sounds!" #Terminate citizen.# The Sentinel fired rockets at Athena. However, the Chinese Psycho Fighter had already jumped up, and landed on the Sentinel butt-first. The imbalance caused the Sentinel to stagger forward. Landing on the other side, Athena pouted. "Hmmmmph. You're no fun." She then Psycho Uppercutted the huge robot over the side. The Sentinel landed in Saturday Night Slam Masters. The Scorpion gawked. "We have to fight *that*?" Earthquake entered, grinning merrily to himself. Number 27 paid well. Two bags of gold, just for beating up Haohmaru? This was his lucky day! He wandered over to Rugal, still pounding on Haohmaru. En route, he encountered the Silver Samurai, charging up his sword with electricity. "What are you so happy about?" "I'm gettin' paid to beat up on Haohmaru! Two whole bags of gold! Number 27 and Rugal are paying anyone who's interested The Samurai stroked his chin. "Two bags of gold? Hmmmm. Sounds profitable..." He ran over to Rugal. "Excuse me, Mister Rugal, but I heard you were paying..." "Yes, I am, but not right now." The Samurai's eyes narrowed. "Why not?" "Oh, it's not that you suck or anything. I'm just busy..." However, after Rugal's sixth word, the Samurai had ceased to hear anything else. "SUCK? SUCK? SUUUUUUUUCK?" "Huh?" The Samurai started madly slashing at Rugal. "I DO NOT SUCK!" Rugal, taken completely by surprise, simply couldn't counter the Samurai's attacks. "But....but....but..." "I DO NOT SUCK! I DO NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT SUCK! NOT ONE BIT! NOT ONE IOTA! NOT ONE LEVEL OF CALIBER! NOT ONE TAD! NOT ONE MINUTE FRACTION OF TALENT! NOT ONE PARTICLE! IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTT SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" Rugal was quickly slashed over the "ropes" and landed in the lava near Cinder's tower in the Killer Instinct node. Earthquake had attempted to Fat Bound the fallen Haohmaru, but Heavy D! had been ready for him. As Earthquake bounced directly in front of Haohmaru, one leap away from squashing the ronin, D! lashed out with an R.S.D., knocking the Fat Bound off course. Earthquake started yelling crazily as he bounced uncontrollably towards the ropes. Coincidentally squashing Athena and the Samurai in successive bounds, Earthquake zoomed over the "ropes" and into Saturday Night Slam Masters, where the Sentinel was laying waste to large chunks of the ring (and some wrestlers). #New target acquisition. Large size is evidence of probable mutation. Eliminate.# "Oh yeah? Like to see ya try!" (The entire node shook.) _Sub-Basement 32-YT9_ Billy Kane staggered back. Two Haohshohkohkens from the Sakazaki pair had just slammed into him. Although he had managed to block them, the sheer power of the energy waves had hurt him badly. Looking around, he reflected that he was lucky. Half of the Killer Instinct fighters had been knocked for a loop by Cyclops' Mega Optic Blast (Riptor in particular was hurting- it hadn't moved in twenty minutes). He, Chang, and Eiji had been holding their own against the Sakazakis and Rikuo, but the Mega Optic Blast had helped the other side considerably. And then there was Dan. Billy had seen Dan in action (studying tapes). He was more advanced than your usual judo-dork, but hardly a match for any fighter here, with the exception of one of his more powerful desperation moves. But he was in there, and fighting with *EYEDOL* of all people, and *winning*. The two-headed giant was completely helpless against the Alpha Fighter, even with that massive club. Meanwhile, Yoshimitsu was having a grand time with Fulgore, wasn't he? That crazy spinning paddyhatted thing was knocking their robot for a loop. Fulgore wasn't exactly being impressive in return, Billy had to note. "0110010001. YOU ARE HELPLESS AGAINST THE FULGORE-1. PREPARE TO BE DESTROYED." "Help help me Rhonda! And don't call me Chief!" With which Yoshimitsu jumped back and raised his sword upwards. "ALOHA." A huge gun sprouted out of Fulgore's head. This was rather pointless, for Yoshimitsu's energy blade stabbed forward at the exact same time, and the Fulgore-1 suddenly stood stock-still. Meanwhile, Eiji Kasaragi was making quick work of Rikuo. One for our side, Billy grinned as he thought. The ninja's blades had managed to slice up the forearm spurs of the merman, and Rikuo had fallen back in pain, only to be dealt a mighty slash from Eiji. The Darkstalker fell. Eiji looked satisfied underneath his mask... ...until two Haohshohkohkens slammed him into a wall and into unconsciousness. Dan had finished off Eyedol with a staggering uppercut, and the Instinctual Killer had run off madly. Now it was six to five. Billy didn't like the odds anymore. "Retreat! We gotta get back to the HQ!" he yelled. "Chang! Give us cover!" The huge Korean moved in front of the door and started swinging his iron ball around. Billy grabbed Eiji and ran behind, followed in close order by T.J. Combo, Sabrewulf, and Glacius. Takuma Sakazaki wasn't about to let them get away. He dashed towards Chang, ready to pummel the giant. However, as he dashed Chang slammed the older fighter with his Iron Ball, and Takuma fell into unconsciousness, the massive iron-head contact knocking him out. Chang suddenly dashed backwards himself, and the door slammed behind him. Ryo looked about. Rikuo and his father were down, as were Riptor and Fulgore. Cyclops was leaning against the wall, breathing heavily, while Dan looked relatively fresh and Yoshimitsu looked untouched. Ryo suddenly thought of something, and looked up. The engineering comlink on the wall had been smashed. "Security's gonna be here soon. We have to leave." He grabbed Takuma and heaved his father over his shoulder. "You..." "The Yoshimitsu 2000 anticipates all requests!" With which the robot picked up Rikuo. _The Ring_ The Silver Samurai was now trying his luck against a groggy Haohmaru, with some degree of success. Haohmaru was not flagging in one area, however. "HA! THOUGH THERE MAY BE SIX OF YOU, SILVERY SAMURAI WHO HAS A SWORD THAT SPITS FLAMES AND ICE, YOU CANNOT DEFEAT THE MOST LEGENDARY OF LEGENDS!" Guy noted that Haohmaru was in trouble, and from across the ring broke into a run, headed straight at the mutant. However, at that moment Asamiya Athena decided on something. "Oooooooh! You're shiny too! I love shiny things!" She then hugged the Silver Samurai tightly. The Samurai was very confused. "Um. I don't suck, then?" From Guy's point of view, there was only the Samurai (Athena being behind him at that angle). One Bushin Roundhouse staggered the Samurai...this was followed up by a Rising Spin Kick that knocked the Samurai, and not coincidentally Athena, out of the ring. The two landed in Jumping Flash. Lights and sparkles shot around everywhere. The Samurai was amazed (and dazed). Athena pouted. "Gee, *this* is boring." Baek, freshly entered, was launching his patented billion-kick combos against Haohmaru, with little success. Baek had been preparing ever since Number 27 had come to him with that offer. He knew that his kickboxing abilities were exactly what was needed in this situation. Thrust kicks, sweep kicks, spin kicks, rising kicks, and knees were all used to decimate Haohmaru. Baek polished off his assault with a seven-kick attack and jumped back to get a look at his opponent reeling. It wasn't happening. Haohmaru had blocked every kick with ease. In fact, he had now had an opportunity to rest for a bit, merely setting his blade on his lap--the last twenty or so of Baek's kicks had struck nothing but air. Baek was confused. He stepped forward cautiously. "ENLIGHTENMENT!" The resulting slash caused Baek to double over in pain. "HA! THERE IS *NO* DIRT IN A TEN-BY-TEN-FOOT HOLE!" Haohmaru noticed Baek clutching at his slashed chest. "ALLOW ME TO PUT YOU OUT OF YOUR MISERY IN MY MOST LEGENDARY WAY!" Haohmaru Sogestsuzaned the Tekkeneer over the "ropes". Baek landed in Midnight Resistance, in front of an oncoming tank. The turret shot odd glowing balls at him... _Room 245, RumbleDome Hotel_ Pyron strode arrogantly into the room. "I can only assume that you have a good reason for bringing me here, Mizuki. I should be ready in the Eliminated seating should Haohmaru be eliminated!" Mizuki didn't answer, as she was lying unconscious on the couch. Pyron snorted. "What? You need my help? I suppose." He looked around the barren room. "Come here, weaklings! Face the fury of Pyron! I shall look into your eyes, and you will feel the hand of death upon you!" Suddenly, Demitri teleported forward, through the wall, behind Pyron. The hypersensitive senses of the alien elemental managed to allow him to turn to meet Demitri's attack, but not to block it. The vampire grabbed and bit. Demitri suddenly felt a heady rush as Pyron's green-tinged alien blood coursed into his mouth. It was a natural high. The vampire didn't even notice that his hair was turning blue. _Room 519, RumbleDome Hotel_ Number 27 was alone except for Iori Yagumi. All the rest were either waiting to enter the ring or hunting Ryo Sakazaki. Besides, knowing their guest's power, it made little difference if they were there or not. The Ultratech CEO sat back in his chair. He had to play his cards right, or he would most likely be killed... Suddenly the door opened. An imposing figure floated steadily into the room, a flowing purple cape and helmet hiding most of the features of the man within. Magneto. Number 27 smiled. "Welcome, Magnus. May I offer you some wine? Rugal has some excellent vintages." Magneto scowled. "I am not here to socialize, human. I am Magneto, Erik Magnus Lensherr, and I have better things to do than drink to our mutual health." Number 27's smile never faltered. "Of course. I assume you know why we call--asked you to come?" Magneto's eyes narrowed. "No. I was only told that it involved power that would help me advance the mutant race." Number 27 continued to smile. "Oh, it does." He pressed a button on a small remote in his hand. The lights dimmed somewhat, and a screen emerged above the fireplace. Haohmaru appeared on the screen. Number 27 turned to it, as did Magneto. "Haohmaru, of the Samurai Shodown node. Victor of last year's Ultimate Video Rumble. He eliminated twenty-two fighters and fought for two and a half hours." Magneto nodded. "I know of him. What is his significance?" "Ah. Now that is rather interesting..." Number 27 clicked the button again, and a series of flowcharts appeared. "You see, when Haohmaru won the Rumble, his soul became "supercharged", for lack of a better word. The power contained within it is immense...enough to take over dozens of nodes, or even better to create new ones. All that is needed is the proper rituals." Magneto looked angry. "You expect me, Magneto, scourge of humanity, to sink to the level of the theft of souls? What kind of scum are you?" Number 27 clicked the button again. The lights came up. "The type who knows when it's worth it. One man-one *human*- contains within him the power gods envy, yet he cannot use it. He's fighting on his own guts in there, nothing more. Now imagine a node of your own, where the mutant race can prosper, where humans are a thing of the past...even with the power of Haohmaru's soul divided equally between you, me, and Rugal, such a thing would be easily accomplished for you." Magneto looked pensive. Number 27 had hit exactly the right button. _The Ring_ Rose, having had a brief chat with Mudman (a quiet one, with nothing piercing the general noise level except the occasional "Woo-hoo!" from Mudman), quickly Scarf Snapped the Polynesian fighter out of the ring and into Pedalcopter. Mudman, seeing the waters below, positioned his mask underneath him for splashdown. Heavy D!, meanwhile, had noticed all the fighters leaving en masse. He motioned to Rose, who ran over. They talked while engaged in mock-sparring. "What?" "This looks bad...Takuma just left with Yoshimitsu, Cyclops, and Dan...and just before then a whole ton of KIers ran off with Billy Kane and his pals." "So?" "So I'm thinkin' they need help." Rose looked concerned. "You heading out, then?" D! nodded in return. "Ahhhhh, I got three. That's pretty good, I think. Take me out, and make it look real-ish, huh?" Rose grinned. "I always do. Jump at me." D! complied. Rose leapt up in her Aerial Slam and tossed D! over the "ropes". D! landed in Smurf Village. "Papaaaaaaaa Smuuuuuuuurf! Another one!" D! noticed he was standing on top on a mushroom-sized house and quickly stepped away. "Sorry." Papa Smurf grimaced. "Well, at least *you* apologized..." Over in another corner, Galford noticed Rasputin tending to Chief Thunder's wounds. Galford decided to investigate. "What are you doing, good sir?" "Woof!" "Poppy also wants to know." Rasputin smiled. "I'm giving the gift of healing to this poor chap. He's just had his shoulders slashed up by Haohmaru, and he's obviously in need of help." Galford was dumbfounded. "But we aren't supposed to do that!" "Not help people in need of help?" The paradox of the situation was baffling Galford. "But...but...but..." "Woof!" Poppy's bark broke Galford's confusion. "That's right! Thanks, Poppy!" Galford slashed Rasputin over the ropes in one mighty (one-armed) blow. "Whew! That was a close one, eh, Poppy?" "Woof!" Meanwhile, Yuri Sakazaki, seeing an easy elimination, launched a Haohshohkohken at Chief Thunder. The huge energy wave collided into the Native warrior and sent him over the "ropes". Yuri grinned. "Gotcha!" The two fighters landed in Joe & Mac. Nothing was to be seen, so Rasputin continued tending to Chief Thunder. Thunder felt shame. This selfless man, this good man, was tending his wounds when by rights they should be enemies. He had to repay the debt. But how... "Mage?" "My name is Rasputin, and yes?" "I have something to tell you..." Number 27 had never said they couldn't *talk* about it. _Sub-Basement 24A-DX11_ Ryo was hurriedly telling Cyclops, Dan, and Yoshimitsu everything he knew. Which was *everything*. Dan and Cyclops were both going pale as they realized exactly what they were going up against. Yoshimitsu had been silent for about three minutes. (Which should have been a warning sign in and of itself.) Then, suddenly, it blared out loudly. "We've got motion! Eleven meters! Lots of 'em!" Cyclops looked at the robot. "What do you mean?" "The Yoshimitsu 2000 is equipped with a state-of-the-art motion detection array! This incredible unit can sense moving figures at a range of twelve meters, even through concrete walls!" Ryo groaned. "How many do we have to fight this time?" "Looks like a six-pack o' Bud!" Cyclops nodded. "We can handle that." Ryo shook his head. "We have to keep moving." "Wait a minute!" Yoshimitsu interrupted. "There's more motion! Look! To the west!" Dan's head shot around as he forgot concrete walls were in his way. "How many there?" "Four Weddings and a Funeral." Ryo grumbled. "Okay, Dan, you grab Rikuo and Dad and get them to the Eliminated seating. We'll hold 'em off for you, cause a distraction." Cyclops shook his head. "You're getting out of here." "No I'm not. You need me." "Maybe, but you're too important right now. You're the only one who knows everything the various bad guys are doing. You haven't had time to fill us in on all the details yet. You *have* to get back and tell others." "But..." "No buts. Here's how we'll work it. I'll grab your father, and double back to the hotel. Dan takes Rikuo, and he goes down deep into the sub-basements. We both do our best to distract the enemy, and meanwhile, you and Yoshimitsu run unencumbered to freedom, and *evade them*." Yoshimitsu spoke up. "The Yoshimitsu 2000 is geared for combat, not fleeing!" "You're Ryo's guard. In case they do find you two, you're going to have to hold them off and delay them while Ryo escapes." The robot nodded. Ryo looked angry. "Dammit, I can't leave you in this kind of danger, and especially not alone!" Cyclops shook his head. "Ryo, you *have* to get out of here. Once more people know, you can quite freely come back and bust heads. But until then, you *run*." Ryo bit back a response and glowered brifely. Finally: "Don't let Dad get hurt." Cyclops smiled. "He's with a pro." Yoshimitsu yelled out loud. "Six meters! Five! Four!" Dan looked around. "That can't be right. That's inside the room!" Everyone was suddenly silent. Yoshimitsu quietly pointed up. In unison, everyone looked at the staircase leading upwards on the other side of the room. Suddenly, Jack-2 ran down the staircase, followed closely by King and Paul Phoenix. "We hahve found dem!" yelled Jack-2. Cyclops Optic Blasted the cyborg into the wall. "RUN!" yelled the X-Man. Everyone ran, Cyclops and Dan picking Takuma and Rikuo as they did. As a group, they ran into the next room. Three doorways. Cyclops grabbed Ryo's shoulder. "Good luck, son." Ryo looked grim. "You too." They parted ways. _The Ring_ Heidern was furious. "Who eliminated Rugal? He was mine! MINE!" Guy yelled out. "The Silver Samurai!" "Samurai? SAMURAI?" Heidern looked around...and saw Haohmaru. Leaping upwards into a Death Bringer, he started slashing around Haohmaru's neck. Dropping down as Haohmaru fell, he tightened the tiny blades he concealed in his gloves. Meanwhile, Yuri Sakazaki had found her next target: the just-staggering-to-his-feet Jon Talbain. The werewolf had been the first one to get in Rugal's way, and had paid the price. Blood matted his fur. Dashing in, she quickly knocked him over the "ropes" with her modified uppercut (which looked abominably cute). Talbain landed in Sabrewulf's stage in the Killer Instinct node. Some bats looked at him curiously. A furious Rose ran over to her. "You little moron! Don't you know what you're doing?" "I'm fighting! What's your problem?" "Shut up and listen." Heidern was busily handing Haohmaru his head to him. The razor-sharp edges of his gloves were cutting up Haohmaru's fighting clothes into myriad pieces. "Rugal was MINE! Mine alone! No other was to kill him! You've robbed me of my destiny!" Lau Chan had pounced on Mai Shiranui, further removing her from the realm of consciousness. Noting this, he picked her up carefully. Muttering something to himself (something like "I might as well take her out of it now, she's not doing any more fighting"), he grabbed her and tossed her out of the ring in his practical over-the-shoulder toss. Suddenly, his attention was drawn by Mantazz. "Old woman!" "Man!" "What?" "I'm not a woman! I'm a man!" "Oh, zorry. I always get your genderz mixzed up. Anyway. Old man!" "I'm only sixty! That's hardly old!" "Well, I *did* zay zorry about the woman bit." "No! What I object to, is to your automatically treating me like an inferior!" "Inferior? Well, I *am* Queen." "Oh, right, Queen! Who made you Queen?" "My mother, when zhe fertilized my eggzac with the royal jelly. That'z why I'm Queen." Lau was incensed. "That's idiotic! Governments should be made by the mandates of the people, not because some big bug splattered some goo on you!" "Well, that'z not quite fair..." "I mean, if *I* went around, saying I was in charge just because some overgrown grasshopper smeared some marmalade on me, they'd call me mad! Queen! Right!" "But look..." "Right. Queen. Just because some too-tall praying mantis decided to excrete some gunk on you in a prepubescent stage! Where's the democracy?" Mantazz had had enough. "BLOODY PEAZANT!" Lunging at him with buzzsaw hands extended, she slashed madly. However, Lau had prepared for this and kickflipped away, his heels slamming into Mantazz's chin. The stunned alien was easy prey for Lau to quickly grab her and vault her over the "ropes". Mantazz landed in Defender. She was promptly blown to bits. Heidern was looking to knock Haohmaru out of the running permanently. He drew his hand back before the stunned samurai, preparing to deliver the Final Bringer. However, Haohmaru suddenly started slashing his sword madly. "TEMPIN FUUZIN ZAN!" The resulting Sogetsuzan Fury hit Heidern four times and out of the ring. Heidern landed in Ikari Warriors. He smiled. "Always good to check the old surroundings." ***** FINAL TALLY (57 voters) ----------------------- GUY (SFA)- 44:14 (ratio=3.14) ROSE (SFA)- 42:18 (ratio=2.33) LAU CHAN (VF2)- 38:19 (ratio=2.00) YURI SAKAZAKI (KOF95)- 38:19 (ratio=2.00) HAOHMARU (SS2)- 41:21 (ratio=1.95) GALFORD (SS2)- 39:24 (ratio=1.60) *************LINE OF SURVIVAL************ ASAMIYA ATHENA (KOF95)- 37:26 (ratio=1.40) SILVER SAMURAI (XM:COTA)- 34:26 (ratio=1.25) HEAVY D! (KOF94)- 33:26 (ratio=1.21) MAI SHIRANUI (KOF95)- 33:29 (ratio=1.13) JON TALBAIN (DS2)- 31:28 (ratio=1.11) HEIDERN (KOF95)- 29:28 (ratio=1.03) RASPUTIN (WHP)- 28:29 (ratio=0.96) SENTINEL (XM:COTA)- 25:32 (ratio=0.78) OMEGA RUGAL (KOF95)- 19:38 (ratio=0.50) EARTHQUAKE (SS2)- 18:39 (ratio=0.46) MUDMAN (WHP)- 14:43 (ratio=0.32) MANTAZZ (TK)- 14:43 (ratio=0.32) CHIEF THUNDER (KI)- 11:46 (ratio=0.24) BAEK (T2)- 8:49 (ratio=0.16) BONUS MATCHUP: RYO SAKAZAKI, TAKUMA SAKAZAKI (KOF95), DAN (SFA), CYCLOPS (XM:COTA), YOSHIMITSU (T2) and RIKUO (DS2) defeat BILLY KANE, EIJI KASARAGI, CHANG KOEHAN (KOF95), EYEDOL, SABREWULF, T.J. COMBO, RIPTOR, FULGORE, and GLACIUS (KI) by 52-4, with one abstention. ELIMINATIONS: Guy, Rose, Lau, Yuri, Haohmaru-2. Galford, Athena, Silver Samurai, Heavy D!-1. CURRENT ELIMINATIONS LEADERS: Haohmaru 11, Galford 8, Athena 8, Silver Samurai 6, Mai Shiranui 6. SOME NIFTY STUFF ON THE BONUS MATCHUP FROM PING "RAVEN" LIN: Geez, ask for a vote, and he gives us this nifty chart. Whatta great guy... (begin quoted text) Okay, this is complicated. Let's rate each of them... Eiji Billy Chang Eyedol Glacius Rip TJ Fulgore Sabre -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryo 5 5 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 Takuma 4 6 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 Yoshimitsu 2 1 5 7 3 4 3 3 4 Dan 4 2 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 Rikuo 7 6 7 8 8 7 8 8 7 Cyclops 7 6 8 9 8 8 7 7 8 NOTES: KOF'ers ALWAYS get 9's against KI'ers because they can evade all day if they like, and KI'ers are basically helpless without a throw. In Ryo and Takuma's case, just evade, evade, evade until time runs down to 00, then do a Hienshippu kick which ticks off energy, time runs out, game over. Dan, Cyclops, and Rikuo get high marks against KI'ers because they can air-block. Cyclops higher because he can air-block any ground OR air attack. (Although Rikuo gets comparable marks because he's a better character than Cyclops.) Billy crushes Yoshi -- low C all day and if Yoshi jumps, nail him with a Super Club. If he teleports, whap him with a D. Note: Eyedol CANNOT duck Cyke's High Optic Blast. All optic blasts go through normal projectiles. Eyedol's jump is easily countered. Can you say "recipe for disaster"? Rikuo's "projectiles" cannot be reflected. Thus, high marks against Eiji and Eyedol. Rikuo has decent air defenses and can tick off three hits of blocked energy without fear of retaliation. Cyclops ordinarily isn't this strong, but nobody else can super jump and double jump in this group -- and block everything in the air. Ryo Avg. 7.89 Eiji Avg. 5.17 Takuma Avg. 7.89 Billy Avg. 5.67 Yoshimitsu Avg. 3.56 Chang Avg. 3.33 Dan Avg. 5.78 Eyedol Avg. 1.83 (wah hah...) Rikuo Avg. 7.33 Glacius Avg. 2.67 Cyclops Avg. 7.56 Riptor Avg. 2.67 T. J. Avg. 3.00 Fulgore Avg. 3.00 Sabrewulf Avg. 2.67 --------------------------------------------------------- Totals: Ryo, Takuma, Yoshimitsu, Dan, Rikuo, Cyclops: 40.01 Eiji, Billy, Chang, Eyedol, Glacius, Riptor, T.J., Fulgore, Sabrewulf: 30.01 Despite higher numbers, the second team loses! (end quoted text) ANOTHER NOTE ON THE BONUS MATCHUP: Well, I obviously didn't think it would be *that* lopsided. The way I saw it was this: Ryo, Takuma and Dan end up squaring off against the three KOFers, while each of the remaining Good Guy team has to handle two KIers...a fair fight. I must admit I forgot how effective airblocking would be against KIers, though. See you next round. Chris "Birdman" Bird Brant "Mister" Rogers Scott "Johnson And" Johnson Austin "Something In the Shadows is" Loomis