It is the biggest battle in the history of The Great Arena! Conceived to restore order and balance to the competitive ranks, Tournament 5 defied the coup staged by Team Cr0w to return the fighters of Team Kron to the grand stage after their exile via Supercard 6. It was to be a new beginning, the ultimate test to determine the greatest fighter of them all! Instead, fate would have it that this War for the Kr0wn has become yet another chapter in a saga that has run as long as organized competition itself!
Each of the eight Quarter Finalists make a compelling case for glory, but only four can contend a right to fight in the Semi Finals. Kron and Cr0w fight in opposite halves of the draw, the unstoppable force and immovable object, fierce and ancient rivals destined to meet in the end. Can any fighter hope to challenge them?...
ElJobber, the man with the record and winner of Battle Royale 2011; Darkrai, hard hitting mystery man with an incredible power; Ninja_Mime, the dark horse fighting silently through the ranks; Shoe, seeded Tournament 4 winner with everything to prove; The_Purple_Bunny, born-again fighter with momentum behind him; CaTigeReptile, rising star fighting tooth and nail toward victory!
Quarter Final Results:
1. Darkrai defeated The_Purple_Bunny in a +4 decimation!
He has been one of the surprise packages of the tournament -- a debut like no other, with decimations that defy belief, and an enthusiasm for honorable combat rivalled by only one other fighter in The Great Arena! Darkrai proved he was the real deal in Round 4 by eliminating #1 seed, Genku, but with many comparing him to the Undisputed Champion, Darkrai has a lot to live up to as the tournament enters its final stages!
The_Purple_Bunny has been riding high since Supercard 4, but a dream run to the finals was one wish too far! The awesome might of the masked marvel known as Darkrai proved too much for TPB, who struggled to perform at full power at this late stage. Darkrai books himself a Semi Final -- unbelievable for a fighter who made his debut in this War for the Kr0wn! Could he be the first man to win the Undisputed Championship in his first event? A shot against Ratt is certainly a tantalizing possibility for this fast rising phenom!
2. Kron defeated Ninja_Mime in a +6 decimation!
Ninja_Mime had a lot of hope riding behind him in this impressive run into the finals, but an upset victory against a major player was just beyond his grasp. Kron may have entered Tournament 5 as an exile, but his return to The Great Arena after losing at Supercard 6 has made him a hot favourite to win the War for the Kr0wn!
Confident victories over Mimik [#3] and Toryn in Round 2 and Round 3 have made Kron the man to beat! Has this hard road to the final sharpened his skills, or expended his energy as he comes back from a crushing overall defeat in his series against Cr0w? It is a question that seems almost destined to be answered as these two super-powers -- who have fought so often -- converge on the final.
3. Shoe [#4] defeated CaTigeReptile in a solid win.
Shoe may be the number four seed in this grand 128-slot tournament, but with limited history in The Great Arena, his longevity remains under question from many-a commentator. His run has been far from easy, a draw of victories against name fighters in every stage; NovaStarr (R1), Casselman (R2), Scott-Howell (R3), and DaMo (R4), and now CaTigeReptile -- a competitor who is making a name for herself as one of the hot new challengers, but failed to gain the credibility of overcoming a former tournament winner.
With one of the most consistent draws of opponents in the field, Shoe has certainly fought a credible tournament, but with Cr0w [#4] and ElJobber duking it out for a Semi Final berth, Shoe remains an untested factor when it comes to the major leagues. Will Tournament 5 be the sequel to his T4 victory and securing chapter in his legend, or a bitter Second Act in a rise to the top?
4. Cr0w [#2] defeated ElJobber in a +3 decimation!
In their only official previous encounter, ElJobber was the better man, coming out of Supercard 3 the victor ahead of his Championship match at Supercard 4. The 2011 Battle Royale winner was unsuccessful there, just as he was unsuccessful in going 2-0 against the man who made him the #1 draft pick at Supercard 6!
Cr0w's +3 impact may have been a modest conclusion when compared to the other Quarter Final fights, but left ElJobber absolutely rocked in a fight that never looked like having another result! If Kron had made a statement in his Round 4 slaying of SubMan799, Cr0w was responding to it, decimating an ElJobber that could have beaten many other top competitors with his efforts, but paled in comparison to the power demonstrated by Cr0w!
With competition mounting in the Quarter Final, Kron fights with flash, emerging the hitman of the round with a relative +6 big impact on Ninja_Mime. At the other end of the scale, Cr0w [#3] leaves ElJobber to think about his loss, forgiving in punishment but total in domination over his opponent! As this War for the Kr0wn whittles the competition away, it seems more and more as if fate has a finger pointed toward the two men who prompted Tournament 5's creation!
The new and untested are all that stands between a rematch of the most storied epic in The Great Arena. Darkrai and Shoe [#4] have a steep hill to climb in their attempt to reach the greatness of winning a 128-slot elimination tournament, all the while Ratt watches from the vantage of the Undisputed Champion! One of these four will face him in mortal combat -- who will it be?! The answer -- tomorrow!
Semi Final Bracket Match-Up Preview:
1. Darkrai versus Kron
Giant killers both, Darkrai and Kron enter the Semi Final with victories over two seeded former tournament winners, Genku and Mimik! Kron is the former champion returning from exile to reclaim his place in The Great Arena, while Darkrai is the mysterious marked marvel amazing the crowd in his first incredible run. Darkrai has been compared to the champion, while Kron has fought in his name as a friend. Only one will earn a place in the grand final, with an opportunity to face Ratt for the Undisputed Championship! Will one of these two be victor in this War for the Kr0wn?
2. Shoe [#4] versus Cr0w [#2]
The winners of Tournament 2 and Tournament 4, Shoe and Cr0w have a lot in common, yet enter the Semi Final with very different perspectives. Cr0w was the historic first-ever Undisputed Champion, while Shoe is the newcomer with a story yet to be told. One watches the reigning Champion with envious eyes, while the other is content to play the game at its lowest levels. Only one will earn a place in the grand final, with an opportunity to face Ratt for the Undisputed Championship! Will one of these two be victory in this War for the Kr0wn?
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