Tournament 5 -- the second time one hundred and twenty-eight slots were offered to the fighters of The Great Arena, but the first time they were all filled. It was to be the grand equalizer, an initiative to restore order and honor to a realm divided by a coup of domination staged by Team Cr0w at Supercard 6!
Team Kron may have returned to The Great Arena after being exiled during Pre-Show 7, but few honestly believed their spiritual leader, Kron, could once again challenge his arch-nemesis Cr0w in this monumental War for the Kr0wn! Fate had different ideas...
The four former tournament winners were gathered as posts around which a random draw of one hundred and twenty-four other fighters were assembled. Mimik [#3] was the first to fall in a violent Round 2 blockbuster against Kron. Genku [#1] went next, suffering a Round 4 upset loss to unknown quantity, Darkrai! This bold elimination of powers sets up an incredible Semi Final clash between the old and new, Kron and Darkrai.
The remaining seeds, Cr0w [#2] and Shoe [#4], survive the trials of a mixed field to validate the accolades of their former glory. They too represent the struggle of the old and new -- Cr0w, the very first Undisputed Champion on record; Shoe, a relative newcomer fighting into new depths.
Fighters have come and gone, stars broken and made. Ken the first big casualty in a fight against Chiefin! SubMan799 a fighter who came of age far sooner than he was ready! STEROLIZER, the dunce who threatened to upset the equilibrium of everything we thought we knew! Ninja_Mime a silent assassin who fought beyond his traditionally fortunate partner, Hokey.
One hundred and twenty-eight become four. A Semi Final that leads immediately to the ultimate clash and true War for the Kr0wn! On the line is the right to challenge the Undisputed Champion, Ratt, but also the glory of dominating the biggest tournament in the history of The Great Arena! Destiny beckons the storied rivals with whom this all started, eternity promises incredible things to two new fighters! This is the conclusion of Tournament 5!
Semi Final Results:
1. Kron defeated Darkrai in a +3 decimation!
Returning from exile, Kron had everything to fight for in this War for the Kr0wn! Many said it couldn't happen, but destiny clearly had a vision of the ultimate grand finale for Kron and his looming arch-nemesis, in mind. Darkrai, mysterious surprise package of this tournament, faced overwhelming odds against the former-champion, but clearly displayed the potential to beat them in his shocking impact decimations of KombatKid, BoringErik, and The_Purple_Bunny, to say nothing of a blockbuster nail biter against Genku in the Fourth Round!
The two fighters entered The Great Arena with all their powers at the ready, which could only mean one result. Kron was the victor in a hard fought but unquestionable decimation of his mysterious masked opponent. The mystery was about to be solved, however, and the past made sense of when Darkrai revealed himself to in fact be the Undisputed Champion himself, Ratt!
Ratt was gracious in defeat, congratulating Kron on his bold victory.
"The Iron Man" Ratt, who was supposed to have remained neutral until a tournament winner was named, revealed that he simply could not stand idly by while the challenge of proving a true champion was under way. For Ratt, this was never about the eventuality of a Championship match, but rather, about rising to the occasion of the biggest tournament in the history of The Great Arena, which was conceived not only to restore balance and create a title match, but to offer a far bigger accolade to the entire roster of fighters. Though this result would be a non-title conclusion, Ratt promised that if Kron could win Tournament 5, he would gladly accept the challenge of a well earned contender that he could respect.
2. Cr0w [#2] defeated Shoe [#4] in a conclusive victory!
Despite fighting through the most consistent list of noteworthy competitors, speculation about Shoe's readiness to face the top ranks had followed him to this, the Semi Final. Few challenges could be rated higher than Cr0w -- the original Undisputed Champion and one of the most powerful figures in The Great Arena, quite literally after the Supercard 6 team victory that granted him the power to reject whomever he wished!
Perhaps it was courtesy for a teammate, or perhaps his Quarter Final clash with ElJobber took the sting out of Cr0w's strike. Regardless, there could be no confusion about who was the dominant force, even if Shoe was allowed to live another day. The impact was minimum, but the power unleashed was devastating! An ominous sign moving into the most important fight of the entire round!
To reach this stage, Kron had to defeat: Poasty (R1), Mimik [#3] (R2), Toryn (R3), SubMan799 (R4), Ninja_Mime (QF), and Ratt.
To reach this stage, Cr0w had to defeat: Bronzie (R1), Pink_Ranger (R2), Chewwi (R3), Onryo (R4), ElJobber (QF), and Shoe [#4].
Tournament 5 Final Result:
1. Cr0w [#2] defeated Kron in a +6 total decimation!
There's is a tale that seems destined to be repeated time and time again. No feud has been fought more times than that of Kron and Cr0w! Their first encounter came in the final of Tournament 2, where Cr0w was crowned the first Undisputed Champion! Kron took the title and kept it in their next two bouts at Supercard 1 and Supercard 2. The Tower of Power gave Cr0w the chance to even the score, before claiming superiority at Supercard 6, where his team earned the majority share of The Great Arena!
With a 3-2 deficit, chance to win back the Undisputed Championship, and a chance to return from exile; Kron was fighting with everything to win, nothing to lose. Alas; the trials of the biggest tournament in the history of competition were to take their toll on both men. Neither rival was able to perform at his utmost peak, but it was Cr0w who remained a respectable competitor, while Kron crumbled under the weight of a fatigue many expected to claim one of these two big names sooner. In truth, any fighter could've beaten Kron in this final clash, but no fighter could have robbed Cr0w the right to be the last man standing!
As the Champion reminded us, this was indeed a War for the Kr0wn, but it was also a contest far bigger than even that prestigious title. Tournament 5 was the biggest test The Great Arena has ever seen, offered to an unprecedented one hundred and twenty-eight fighters! With his victory, Cr0w earns the right to challenge for the Undisputed Championship, but more to the point, he stakes his claim as the winner of the biggest tournament in history!
It was at the conclusion of Tournament 2: Quest for a Champion that the first Undisputed Champion was crowned. January 11, 2011 is a date that forever belongs to Cr0w, winner of that momentous occasion! April 17, 2011 was four long months later, and after two Championship exchanges, Ratt was the destined favourite to finally claim his reign as Undisputed Champion after winning the Tower of Power! Both men have made history, now they converge as the original and the most recent, to close this chapter in the neverending struggle that is the War for the Kr0wn...
Undisputed Championship Match:
1. Cr0w defeated Ratt in a decimation of the Champion!
It had been thought that there could be an unfair advantage of freshness for the Undisputed Champion at the end of this long, hard fought tournament. By entering as Darkrai, Ratt proved himself to be the fighting champion, the "Iron Man" that the people know and love! Even so, after experiencing seven epic fights, including a lull in the grand final, Cr0w would still seemingly be up agaisnt it coming in to his Championship fight.
Indeed, Cr0w was far from his maximum, but even then he remains one of the most powerful figures in The Great Arena. Renewed by his lust for the title, Cr0w rallied his strength! "The Iron Man" Ratt is famous for overcoming such obstacles, but just as he had during the Semi Final, the Champion faultered in the most crucial moment of his massive campaign. It was a respectable battle, one that saw Ratt defend himself to a mild +2 impact from the zealous challenger, but in the end Cr0w simply wanted it too much to be stopped! Making history once more, he becomes the first ever two-time Undisputed Champion, and the first-ever two-time tournament winner!
Tournament 5 was to restore purity and order to competition in The Great Arena. Having claimed the Undisputed Championship he so desperately sought, Cr0w has arguably amassed more power than ever before, but with that desire satiated, order may indeed have been restored. The truth of the matter remains to be determined as Supercard 7 looms with no matches determined for the May 22 date. Stay tuned to find out what unfolds as we count down to another exciting event!
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