Most Impressive Performances of 2010

The Most Impressive Performances of 2010, based on how much a given character overperformed against the expectation set for them, based on the average Oracle Challenge prediction for that match.

Most Impressive Performances Overall
Characters who most impressed Oracle predictors board-wide, by scoring much higher in this round than expected. Italicized characters' performances were in losing efforts.
 * 1) Commander Shepard (R1): +14.75% vs Ellis
 * 2) Kefka (R1): +13.89% vs Arthas Menethil
 * 3) Weighted Companion Cube (R1): +12.39% vs Sandal
 * 4) Jill Valentine (R1): +11.49% vs Niko Bellic
 * 5) Ratchet (R1): +11.41% vs Eddie Riggs
 * 6) Missingno (R1): +11.24% vs Crono
 * 7) Altair (R1): +10.89% vs Liquid Snake
 * 8) Isaac (R1): +10.62% vs Professor Layton
 * 9) GLaDOS (R1): +10.37% vs Fawful
 * 10) Big Daddy (R1): +9.43% vs Soap MacTavish
 * 11) Mega Man (R3): +8.45% vs Ryu Hayabusa
 * 12) Lightning (R1): +8.41% vs Sonic the Hedgehog
 * 13) Alucard (R1): +8.00% vs Magus
 * 14) Charizard (R1): +7.80% vs Duke Nukem
 * 15) Yoshi (R1): +7.63% vs Jak
 * 16) Cecil Harvey (R1): +7.56% vs Knuckles the Echidna
 * 17) Sackboy (R1): +7.25% vs Kratos Aurion
 * 18) Captain John Price (R1): +7.23% vs Mega Man X
 * 19) Charizard (R4): +7.03% vs Bowser
 * 20) Tifa Lockheart (R4): +7.01% vs Sephiroth
 * 21) Luigi (R3): +6.85% vs Weighted Companion Cube
 * 22) The Boss (R2): +6.81% vs Weighted Companion Cube
 * 23) Vault Boy (R1): +6.74% vs Leon Kennedy
 * 24) Ridley (R1): +6.22% vs Cloud Strife
 * 25) Miles 'Tails' Prower (R1): +5.96% vs Kratos

Most Impressive Post-Round 1 Results
The majority of the above performances came in Round 1, when changes in strength from year to year are still relatively unknown. Here are the 10 that most exceeded expectations later in the contest.
 * 1) Mega Man (R3): +8.45% vs Ryu Hayabusa
 * 2) Charizard (R4): +7.03% vs Bowser
 * 3) Tifa Lockheart (R4): +7.01% vs Sephiroth
 * 4) Luigi (R3): +6.85% vs Weighted Companion Cube
 * 5) The Boss (R2): +6.81% vs Weighted Companion Cube
 * 6) Vincent Valentine (R2): +5.71% vs Sephiroth
 * 7) Vivi Ornitier (R2): +5.63% vs Altair
 * 8) Charizard (R3): +5.58% vs L-Block
 * 9) Big Daddy (R2): +5.51% vs Ness
 * 10) Terra Branford (R2): +5.37% vs Squall Leonhart