Base Link

Base Link (often shortened to just BL) is the solid foundation on which all X-stats values are based. What every value on the All-Time X-stats Listing is saying is "this is the percentage of the vote that this character would manage in a direct matchup against Base Link."

Comparision Between Years
The idea behind BL is that Link remained constant between 2002 and 2003, then gained in 2004, 2005, and 2006. The exact values on BL are

50% -> 50% -> 53.38% -> 54.56% -> 56.33%

The numbers behind each of these adjustments were calculated by creativename using a method known as [Least Squared Diferences]. You may have to be pretty high on LSD to understand exactly how this method works, but it does.

Link-Beaters
Aside from Link himself as mentioned above, the following characters/games/series have earned the distinction of "Link-beaters," having finished above 50% on BL.


 * Cloud 2003 (beat Link head to head)
 * Cloud 2004
 * Cloud 2005
 * Cloud 2006
 * Final Fantasy VII
 * Ocarina of Time
 * The Legend of Zelda (series)
 * Final Fantasy (series)
 * Super Mario Bros. (series)