(1)Link vs (6)Raiden vs (9)Yoshi 2013

Ulti's Analysis
As a match, this only mattered for about 30 minutes. Yoshi tried resisting the SFF to upset Raiden, but there was no way he was going to stand up to Link for very long and Raiden was able to easily win second place.

The only thing actually worth discussing here was the outline for the pictures this round, which was.... the quote contest finally happens! This outline was pretty sweet, though the idea for yearbook photos was really stupid. Just have normal match pictures with quotes underneath, not yearbook portraits. This was Allen trying to be cute and handicapping himself, which would raise holy hell later on in round 2.

Also, even had Draven never happened I'm convinced Link does not win this contest. His match in round 1 got 28930 votes, and this one got 27732. X-stats and all that are only a part of a character's strength; you have to look at putting asses in seats, and Link generated no buzz this year whatsoever. He would have made the final had he managed to beat Draven, but Snake would have won easily. This contest really showed that people are tired of Link winning all the time. He has lost a huge step, and the low vote totals for both of his normal matches proved it.