Rpgking17

rpgking17 is an occasional Board 8 poster who won the Summer 2008 Contest under his universal account name, Strykr017. His bracket scored a total of 624 points, edging out long-time B8er FastFalcon to earn the '08 Championship and $500.

When posting his bracket on the board after the Contest, rpgking has this to say:

''Alright, here's the winning bracket, folks. I'm actually really surprised that it won, I made some absolutely horrible choices, but my gambles on the final rounds worked out. If they hadn't, I wouldn't have been anywhere close. Seriously, be warned. Some of my choices were incredibly stupid in retrospect.''

rpgking's Prize-Winning Bracket
bold = incorrect advancement (no points) italics = wrong placement (half points)

Final Score: 624

ROUND ONE
 * Wario > Zack
 * Link > Shadow
 * Marth > Niko
 * Lucario > Altair
 * Luigi > Liquid
 * Bowser > Phoenix
 * Mario > Knuckles
 * Mega Man X > Mudkip
 * Samus > Nightmare
 * Ganondorf > Frog
 * Vincent > Falco
 * Scorpion > Gordon
 * Crono > Amaterasu
 * Ryu SF > L-Block
 * Alucard > Diddy
 * Pikachu > Arthas
 * Tidus > Donkey Kong
 * Mega Man > Nero
 * Zero > Ryu Hyabusa
 * Snake > Vivi
 * Sora > Fox
 * Squall > Yoshi
 * Cloud > Midna
 * Mewtwo > Pac-Man
 * Kirby > Big Boss
 * M Chief > Raiden
 * Leon > Riku
 * Dante > Hogger
 * Sonic > Magus
 * Auron > Marcus
 * Sephiroth > Tifa
 * Ocelot > Kratos

ROUND TWO
 * Link > Zack
 * Lucario > Marth
 * Bowser > Liquid
 * Mario > Mega Man X
 * Samus > Frog
 * Vincent > Falco
 * Crono > Ryu SF
 * Pikachu > Alucard
 * Mega Man > Tidus
 * Snake > Zero
 * Squall > Yoshi
 * Cloud > Mewtwo
 * M Chief > Kirby
 * Dante > Leon
 * Sonic > Magus
 * Sephiroth > Ocelot

ROUND THREE
 * Link > Zack
 * Mario > Mega Man X
 * Samus > Vincent
 * Crono > Ryu SF
 * Snake > Mega Man
 * Cloud > Yoshi
 * M Chief > Kirby
 * Sephiroth > Sonic

ROUND FOUR
 * Link > Mega Man X
 * Samus > Crono
 * Cloud > Snake
 * Sephiroth > Sonic

ROUND FIVE
 * Link > Crono
 * Snake > Cloud

CHAMPIONSHIP
 * Link > Snake