Tournament 7 initiated a Next Phase of opportunity in The Great Arena, eventually crowning The_Purple_Bunny as the impending big thing in league competition. He will cash in on this Next Phase opportunity as a newly instated top contender in the ultimate realization of the race for the grand prize!
The unofficial top ten contenders to the Undisputed Championship are granted equal opportunity to prove themselves in the concept known as The Tower of Power! With the reigning champion poised at the top of the tower, these ten contenders will fight from bottom to top once they have repelled the assault of the Challenger 7 -- eliminating each other until there is one lone contender against the Undisputed Champion -- Cr0w!
With a devastating victory over Ratt (at Supercard 9) lending weight to his frequent claims of contender qualification; STEROLIZER has been granted automatic acceptance into the Challenger 7. The remaining six challengers were decided in a series of three-way contests at Pre-Show 10: Tower II Qualification. The Challenger 7 will attempt to scale the ladder of contenders, but if they fail, the Tower turns in on itself for the final eliminations!
Those are the stakes -- let's meet the current unofficial top ten!
Champion: Cr0w (26-5-0) [Previous Rank: Champion]
With a cumulative Championship reign of eighty-nine days; Cr0w has positioned himself as the most dominant human force The Great Arena has ever seen. He makes for a daunting final obstacle for any challenger who will climb to the top, currently enjoying a staggering fifteen match winning streak, which includes his Undisputed Championship win and total victory over the 128-fighter bracket of Tournament 5!
Cr0w may be one of the most successful fighters in competition, but it's worth remember that his last defeat came during the first Tower of Power at Supercard 5! Positioned as #3, it was there Cr0w lost a +13 demolition to eventual winner and Champion, Ratt! Cr0w can have no shortage of confidence right now, but could the weight of history play a part in ending his record setting reign?...
#1 Genku (21-10-0) [Previous Rank: #1]
During the first Tower of Power; Genku found himself an undead revenant minion representing Sinvida Von Grimm and the Barons of Lord Mislukking. It was in this role that he defeated Tower winner and arch-rival, Ratt, in an extra stage of Tower competition. With a perfect record in the past, Genku arrives in the Tower-proper with the right kind of experience to continue his impressive run toward the top!
It was at Supercard 9 that Genku beat out eleven other fighters in a Battle Royal designed to name a #1 Contender for August. Positioned in the top spot of the contender's portion of the Tower of Power ladder, Genku will have the luxury of a Championship double-chance, confident in the fact that he will be guaranteed amatch with whoever wins the final bout against Cr0w, at the August 14 blockbuster event, Supercard 11: All-Star Summer Showdown! That confidence will no doubt be tested by the people Genku climbed over, however -- such as his Battle Royal final opponent, Mimik!
#2 Mimik (16-9-0) [Previous Rank: #2]
Beginning with a surprise return at the special The Rapture and The Madness event -- Mimik has been on a whirlwind run since his return from a brief period in the afterrealm! He narrowly missed out on a opportunity to take the Undisputed Championship early in Cr0w's run, but has remained in the hunt, again experiencing a brush with greatness when he was the final man eliminated in the Supercard 9 Battle Royal, eventually won by Genku!
Mimik knows all about competing under Tower of Power conditions! At Supercard 5, he dominated the field from #7, a roadblock for any upstart challengers, and the demise of three of the top contenders! It was here that Mimik confirmed his arrival in the top ranks of The Great Arena league, but it may play on his mind that, despite a career-making performance, he couldn't best Cr0w in the original.
#3 The_Purple_Bunny (17-7-0) [Previous Rank: #9]
He returned from beyond with a single goal in mind, but The_Purple_Bunny will have to wait until Supercard 11: All-Star Summer Showdown to finally exact revenge against the man who sent him to the afterlife -- Shoe -- who was also the one who ended an impressive run as challenger in the first Tower of Power!
TPB's reviled nemesis has faded into the background after a string of defeats, inadvertently opening the distracted doors of opportunity to The_Purple_Bunny, including his recent impressive victory in Tournament 7: The Next Phase! Winning The Next Phase perfectly poised TPB to capitalize on his sudden rise, but it's worth remembering that Tournament 7 was open exclusively to those fighters deemed just outside the old guard of the top tier. The most dangerous competitors in Tower of Power II will be uncharted territory for TPB -- will he be ready for them?
#4 Hokey (27-10-0) [Previous Rank: #3]
One-half of the Duo Division Champions, Hokey enjoyed a customary deep run into the field of the recent sixty-four fighter Tournament 7 bracket, only to be pipped in the Semi Final! A feature of the unofficial top ten rankings for quite some time, Hokey suffered instant defeat at Supercard 5, #5 in the original Tower of Power. This time, he gets an extra foot up, starting closer to the Championship end of the ladder -- a chance to springboard to the first ever double-title reign? Or just a steeper hill to climb without a run up?...
#5 Ninja_Mime (21-10-0) [Previous Rank: #4]
The second half of the Duo Division Champions; Ninja_Mime was eliminated in the First Round of Tournament 7, a victim of a stunning twist of fate in the random draw, which pitted him against reigning partner, Hokey! It will be a case of deja vu should Ninja_Mime win his first Tower of Power encounter, once again forced to battle his Duo partner in the quest for solo greatness!
#6 ElJobber (15-9-0) [Previous Rank: #5]
The last of Mimik's victims in the original Tower of Power (#4); ElJobber will have even steeper odds to overcome when he returned to Championship contention at Supercard 10! Defeated by Cr0w at Supercard 9, ElJobber has tumbled harshly down the ranks, unable to capitalize on his second bite at the Undisputed Championship, and swallowed up by the successes of Tournament 7 and the Duo Division.
Once upon a time, ElJobber held a win over Cr0w, but the record has been tipped well in favour of the reigning Champion, leaving the one-time 'conscience of The Great Arena' with only his own grit and determination to call upon. He certainly won't be able to count on the fans amidst accusations he was responsible for an underhanded attack on Tyrant-Cenobite, back in April!
#7 Ratt (27-14-0) [Previous Rank: #6]
"The Iron Man" experienced a hiccup at Supercard 9 when he suffered a shock defeat to Great Arena big mouth, STEROLIZER! He recovered big time with a MAX damage decimation over JRF at Pre-Show 10, and will look to resume his never say die reputation when he faces the looming ladder of the Tower of Power II!
Supercard 5 famously saw Ratt rise to the occasion from the cushy #1 spot, earning him his first Undisputed Championship reign! It was at the same event that Ratt went down on record as the last man to beat Cr0w, and while he may have come up short at Supercard 8 after losing the belt to Cr0w, that important win will remain in the mind of this fan-favourite!
#8 TonyTheTiger (17-14-0) [Previous Rank: Not Ranked]
TonyTheTiger has made a reputation for himself as a scheming opportunist, but The Great Arena witnessed something very different during Tournament 7, a coming of age that saw TonyTheTiger assume favourite status throughout the sixty-four fighter bracket. He came up short as Semi Finalist, but looks well prepared to face the hard slog of his entry at #8 in Tower of Power II!
Tony has a fantastic record in Tower of Power conditions, having fought his way to #7 from a challenger spot at Supercard 5! A similar run could position him right where he wants to be, on the cusp of a long sought reign as Undisputed Champion!
#9 Pink_Ranger (13-12-0) [Previous Rank: #7]
Success has come hard and fast for Pink_Ranger -- the power player of a partnership with Ghostdragon that briefly saw the pair hold the recently launched Duo Division Championships via a win in Tournament 6! PR has been successful in vanquishing her arch-enemies, but faces a daunting task as she enters Tower of Power II from the unenviable penultimate rung! With such steep odds at hand, some may speculate that PR will take on an enforcers role, reprising her Team Cr0w association with the reigning Undisputed Champion! Facing the potential brunt of the Challenger 7 -- Pink_Ranger has nothing to lose and everything to fight for, a dangerous debuting competitor in this Tower of Power sequel!
#10 Toryn (15-12-0) [Previous Rank: #8]
He entered the first Tower of Power as Undisputed Champion -- this time, he begins at the opposite end! It will take a Herculean effort for Toryn to climb back to the top of the ranks that he has so often remained a steady part of! As tenth-man, Toryn has the added obstacle of repelling the forces of the eager Challenger 7 -- a role that could prove a momentum building blessing, or a punishing exercise in defeat! With a promising appearance in the Supercard 9 Battle Royal that earned Genku his double-chance opportunity; Toryn is well prepared for the endurance round that waits!
The Challenger 7: unixpunk, Artanix, DeathScepter, DaMo, Ghostdragon, Ken, STEROLIZER
Having qualified through gruelling three-way battles at Pre-Show 10 [and a wildcard granted to STEROLIZER], the Challenger 7 will be well prepared to take on this rare opportunity! Requiring a mammoth eleven victories to become Undisputed Champion, it is a monumental task that awaits each fighter to challenge the Tower of Power!
Ken leads the pack in his second outing as one of the Challenger 7, reprising the role that took him three fights into the original incarnation, at Supercard 5! He'll be calling upon that experience as he and the other fringe contenders take full opportunity of the ultimate exercise in earning the title!
Whoever emerges from the final match with Cr0w will be Undisputed Champion and go on to face Genku in a defense at what is shaping up to be perhaps the biggest event in The Great Arena's short history -- Supercard 11: All-Star Summer Showdown! It all goes down August 14, with plenty of action to come before then! Stay tuned as a jam packed July officially closes with Supercard 10: Tower of Power II!
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