(25)Altair vs (4)Lara Croft vs (7)Kefka 2013

Ulti's Analysis
Kefka -- Legendary Contest Troll. It's one thing to beat Zack when everyone expected him to lose, but then he goes on to beat Altair in a match where many would have picked against him had they picked Kefka to beat Zack at all. On top of THAT, Kefka beat down this match so badly that Altair vs Lara Croft -- Altair vs Lara Croft!!! -- ended up being decided in the final minutes.

This contest was really something else. First we see Crash overcome ten years of misery by going out like a winner despite last place in round 2, and then we see Lara Croft do the same. Her comeback was even more surprising too, given this was a day match against casualbait Assassin's Creed dude. But she never let him build a lead above 170, then started coming back once the evening vote hit.

She managed to tie it up with a couple hours left before Altair was finally able to recover and win by 125, but Lara Croft being in a barnburner after being a running joke for 11 years is really something else. Do people actually like the Tomb Raider reboot? Did Lara and Altair LFF each other? Do people just hate Assassin's Creed? I have no real explanation for this outside of LFF, but the redemption was hella nice to see.

You know what else was hella nice to see? KEFKA FINALLY IN ROUND 3 OF A NORMAL CONTEST!

LAUGHING SPRITE PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICS!!!

Get hype.