Shinra victorious in battle of Final Fantasy militaries

Earlier this year, Lifestream forum members nominated 32 sides they considered military forces from the Final Fantasy series. Those forces have since been fighting it out in a knockout-style tournament, which ended on Sunday. There was no easy route for either of the finalists, with Shinra Inc. going up against the likes of Final Fantasy VIII’s Esthar and SeeD, and their opponents Alexandria taking on Final Fantasy XI’s Federation of Windurst and Final Fantasy XII’s Archadian and Rozarrian Empires.

There could only be one winner, however, and as you may have deduced from the title of this article, that winner was Shinra Inc. The organiser of the tournament, Ghost X, wrote this report for us.

Winner – Shinra Inc.

Competition record

First round: 12 votes to 1 against the AVALANCHE Ravens (Final Fantasy VII). As pointed out by LicoriceAllsorts, “Shinra actually did defeat the Ravens.”
Second round: 14 votes to 1 against Lindblum (Final Fantasy IX). As Flintlock so eloquently put it, “Never bring a sword to a gun fight.”
Third round: 4 votes to 3 against Esthar (Final Fantasy VIII). Fans may have gotten Shinra over the line here, as the discussion mostly supported an Esthar victory!
Semi-final: 8 votes to 5 against SeeD (Final Fantasy VIII). This was another hotly discussed round, with Trainer Red providing an interesting analysis here.
Final round: 13 votes to 6 against Alexandria (Final Fantasy IX). Though the votes suggest otherwise, this was the most discussed of all rounds. Many were convinced of Alexandria’s power, including kuja9001, “Going with Alexandria due to summons, Odin has enough power that appeared to be equal to a nuke.” However, Shinra had a few things going for it, as DAT BOY FROG summarised, “Modern military technology, tactics, and firepower always beats a large enough gap in technology, tactics, and firepower, all things equal.”

First Round Results

FFVII’s AVALANCHE Ravens lost to FFVII’s Shinra Inc.
FFII’s Wild Rose Rebellion lost to FFIX’s Lindblum.
FFXII’s The Resistance defeated FFX’s Al Bhed.
FFXII-RW’s The Aegyl lost to FFVIII’s Esthar.
FFVII’s THE WRO lost to FFXIII’s PSICOM.
FFVIII’s Galbadia defeated FFXIII-2’s Caius’s Army.
FFVIII’s SeeD defeated FFT’s Knights Templar.
FFIX’s Cleyra lost to FFIX’s Burmecia.
FFII’s The Palamecian Empire defeated FFXIII’s Guardian Corps.
FFIV’s The Baron Kingdom lost to FFVI’s The Gestahl Empire.
FFX’s Yevonites lost to FFIV’s The Dwarf Kingdom.
FFXII’s Kingdom of Dalmasca lost to FFXII’s Rozarrian Empire.
FFT’s Nanten Knights lost to FFXII’s Archadian Empire.
FFXI’s San d’Oria Military defeated FFVII’s Wutai.
FFXI’s Windurstian Military lost to FFIX’s Alexandria.
FFT’s The Hokuten defeated FFXI’s Bastokan Military (decided by coin toss).

Second Round Results

FFVII’s Shinra Inc. demolished FFIX’s Lindblum.
FFXII’s The Resistance was destroyed by FFVIII’s Esthar.
FFXIII’s PSICOM was conquered by FFVIII’s Galbadia.
FFVIII’s SeeD mowed down FFVIII’s Burmecia.
FFII’s Palamecian Empire ripped apart FFVI’s Gestahl Empire.
FFIV’s Dwarf Kingdom dug too deep against FFXII’s Rozarrian Empire.
FFXII’s Archadian Empire blitzed FFXI’s San d’Oria Military.
FFIX’s Alexandria murderised FFT’s The Hokuten.

Third Round Results

FFVII’s Shinra Inc. managed a victory over FFVIII’s Esthar.
FFVIII’s Galbadia were defeated… again… by FFVIII’s SeeD.
FFII’s Palamecian Empire were toasted by FFXIII’s Rozarrian Empire.
FFXII’s Archadian Empire were disappointing against FFIX’s Alexandria.

Semi-final Results

FFVII’s Shinra Inc. Sister Rayed FFVIII’s Seed.
FFXII’s Rozarrian Empire received Odin to the face from FFIX’s Alexandria.

Final Round Result

FFVII’s Shinra Inc. defeated FFIX’s Alexandria.

A big thanks to everyone who participated. Look out for more community tournaments on the Lifestream in the future!

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