(3)Alucard vs (7)Kefka 2018

Ulti's Analysis
In the guru, Kefka was the overwhelming favorite in this match. Half of people picked him here, and the leftovers was an even mix of Yuna, L-Block, and Alucard. Pre-contest the Alucard/Yuna match was 50-50 on the board, while most people assumed the L/Kefka winner would make a deep contest run. In the oracle, most people favored Alucard here and had figured out mid-contest the guy had clearly boosted somewhere. I don't know if it was his game coming to PS4 or the Castlevania Netflix series or popping up in that Smash video or what, but this guy was on crack this year. This was a match few people saw coming in a very debatable division, and Alucard just trounced the pre-contest favorite.

Well, after five minutes of Kefka keeping things even for the board vote anyways. This was a tie at the freeze, and then after things got going Alucard just smoked this clown. That wasn't TY Hilton, The Joker, or people from The Purge over there that could actually fight back, either, but an actual clown that just rolled over and starting crying the second he got punched in the mouth. Kefka is one of those characters I'll never get a proper read on in these things, because even with Alucard looking better going in you just never know with this guy. Kefka could have been the one getting 60% here with how much of an oddball he is, but unfortunately for him this was Alucard's year. Alucard made Kefka look like lucky fodder that came from a weak fourpack, when he really wasn't. Kefka belonged here and just got smoked.

And if it wasn't for PokeFEAR, Alucard would have far and away the universal favorite next match.