Semi-Finals! Cloud vs. Samus

Arena: Hylian Ruins

In the Red Corner, the avenging Ex-SOLDIER, the Buster Sword-wielding scourge of Shinra, from Final Fantasy 7: Cloud Strife!!!

And in the Blue Corner, the interplanetary berserker, the prophesied Defender of Chozo Lore, from Metroid: Samus Aran!!!

The blade-swinging mercenary steels himself for a brutal bout. Climbing expertly to the apex of the sunken castle, he scans the unholy swamplands for signs of his enemy. The armored bounty hunter quickly checks to make sure her ammo supplies and shield reserves are in top form as she strides through the murky swamp. As she steps out of the darkened bog, she scans the monstrous stone keep at the marsh's center and spies the heat signature of her enemy standing perched atop the crumbling fortress. Just as Cloud sees Samus emerge fom the black waters, the ground below him shakes violently. The two combatants ready themselves for the worst, as the swamp seemingly comes alive, and the water level begins to rise at an alarming rate. Terrifying, gargantuan serpentine bog creatures lash out of the swamp and begin to hammer the castle with attacks. It is only a matter of time before the castle is swallowed by the blackness entirely, and both of our entrants become nothing more than food for the awakened behemoths...