OPERATION MADNESS: RPG Villain Tournament—Round 2

TORIYAMA BRACKET

• 1. Magus defeats 16. White Rock Shooter with 90% of the vote

The crowd has spoken. Magus is deserving of the title of villain…at least for one round. We’ll see what happens next.

• 9. Seifer defeats Morganna Mode Gone with 82% of the vote

The crowd has spoken. Gunblades are awesome…or Final Fantasy VIII had a good villain. Either one.

• 5. Blue defeats 12. Gongora with 67% of the vote

He may be the 5th seed, but it looks like he may have the form of a champion. Blue’s annoyance won readers over and put him in the second round.

• 4. Ultros defeats 13. Psaro the Manslayer with 75% of the vote

Well, looks like Ultros didn’t have much trouble getting through Psaro’s eight forms. I guess that makes him the only person in history to do that.

• 6. Heiss defeats 11. Jowy Altreidas with 62% of the vote

A very calculating victory for a man who enjoys using superior tactics on his opponents. He’ll have a more difficult time in the next round, but Heiss can at least claim one victory here.

• 3. Porky Minch defeats 14. King Allant XII with 62% of the vote

A bit closer than I thought it would be. I’m glad to see the Dark Souls fans show up for this. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to overtake Porky as he jumped into the next round.

• 10. Rubicante defeats 7. Dickson by 2 votes

This is surprising, especially with how well Zanza did and because Dickson was a finalist for Best Villain in the 2012 oprainfall Awards. Oh well, chalk up another win for Final Fantasy.

• 2. Mithos Yggdrasill defeats 15. Bob Page with 85% of the vote

An easy victory for the Tales of Symphonia villain. We’ll see how well this momentum holds up in the next round.

ROUND 2

Given how well Final Fantasy characters have been doing, I’m putting Magus on upset alert for his match-up with Seifer. Sure, Chrono Trigger is beloved by many for its characters (among other things), but there seems to be a lot of momentum for the Final Fantasy franchise. We’ll see if Seifer can shoot into in the third round. Also, this is one of four Squaresoft match-ups in the second round.

Blue will also have his hands full this round with Ultros, who will look to put a stranglehold on… I just realized how wrong that sentence would end. I’ll stop there.

Heiss may need the strategy of a lifetime to get past his second-round opponent. Meanwhile, Porky will…just need to be Porky.

Rubicante survived a close battle with Dickson but may need even more luck to take out Mithos. The Final Fantasy gang might have the momentum, but don’t count out any Tales villain.

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