Cleansing of the Arid Foundation
November 4, 2008
Tokyo
#1 Fate Testarossa Harlaown vs. #6 Yuki Nagato
With the 2008 2chan Anime Saimoe Tournament concluded, our attention turns to the big one. This is it. The 2008 International Saimoe League Tiara championship match between #1 Fate Testarossa Harlaown and #6-ranked Yuki Nagato for the right to call herself the world's best female anime chracter for this year. For both these fighters, this will most likely be their last battle before their days competing in Saimoe are effectively over. One of them will end their campaign a winner, the other will ponder for the rest of her life on what could have been. Everything is now on the line this match. And the Bedlam has been waiting for this very match, too. Each and every citizen in Tokyo already snapped up tickets to see this match.
On one corner, you have the #1 seed, Fate Testarossa Harlaown, who flied the flag for the Nanoha franchise. She is an experienced, accomplished fighter who overcame a past that few could be able to survive to become one of the strongest mages in the world. Armed with Bardiche Assault, Fate is able to slice and dice anyone that stands in her way. Of course, she has the looks to back her artillery. Her blonde twin tails, naive nature and coolness have added to her consistent performances this season. Fate is also the only competitor that has yet to drop a match in the 2008 ISML Tiara postseason tournament. Her compatriot and best friend (and partner), Nanoha, declared that this year "...would be the year of the In-Joke," alluding to fate calling for Fate to prevail, because it was fate, after all.
On the other corner you have Yuki Nagato, who flies the flag for Haruhiists all over the planet. One of the greatest artificial humans since Rei Ayanami of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Yuki's paranormal abilities allow her to rebuild, restructure, and rethink how the world works. From superhuman strength, to picking up an instrument, to reformulating a baseball bat and restoring a classroom, it is no surprise that Yuki is in this final. In fact, oen may say that Yuki know that Fate wanted to face her long before her interview with Brian Griffin on the Lunch Hour on 97.1 WQHG earlier last week.
Now, the way the final works is as follows: Fate needs to win once to earn the Tiara. Yuki needs to win TWICE. If Yuki wins the first match (which I would think a number of people would do just to prolong the match to its final day), then we go to the November 7 runoff vote, the "Revelation of the Holy Tiara," round, which will determine the winner. Fate is keen to not let this go all the way to November 7, and the Bedlam is calling for Fate Testarossa to win the 2008 International Saimoe League championship.
On one corner, you have the #1 seed, Fate Testarossa Harlaown, who flied the flag for the Nanoha franchise. She is an experienced, accomplished fighter who overcame a past that few could be able to survive to become one of the strongest mages in the world. Armed with Bardiche Assault, Fate is able to slice and dice anyone that stands in her way. Of course, she has the looks to back her artillery. Her blonde twin tails, naive nature and coolness have added to her consistent performances this season. Fate is also the only competitor that has yet to drop a match in the 2008 ISML Tiara postseason tournament. Her compatriot and best friend (and partner), Nanoha, declared that this year "...would be the year of the In-Joke," alluding to fate calling for Fate to prevail, because it was fate, after all.
On the other corner you have Yuki Nagato, who flies the flag for Haruhiists all over the planet. One of the greatest artificial humans since Rei Ayanami of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Yuki's paranormal abilities allow her to rebuild, restructure, and rethink how the world works. From superhuman strength, to picking up an instrument, to reformulating a baseball bat and restoring a classroom, it is no surprise that Yuki is in this final. In fact, oen may say that Yuki know that Fate wanted to face her long before her interview with Brian Griffin on the Lunch Hour on 97.1 WQHG earlier last week.
Now, the way the final works is as follows: Fate needs to win once to earn the Tiara. Yuki needs to win TWICE. If Yuki wins the first match (which I would think a number of people would do just to prolong the match to its final day), then we go to the November 7 runoff vote, the "Revelation of the Holy Tiara," round, which will determine the winner. Fate is keen to not let this go all the way to November 7, and the Bedlam is calling for Fate Testarossa to win the 2008 International Saimoe League championship.
BoBA Prediction: Fate by more than 100