(1)2B vs (4)Bowser 2018

Ulti's Analysis
So this is the match that got everyone calling 2B a legitimate contest character, which she is. Sort of. 42% on Steroid Bowser is legitimately a fine accomplishment and means she isn't some joke tier fodder that lucked into a 1 seed because of a meme or whatever. It's a fine performance, and puts her squarely into midcard status. This is a perfectly fine and acceptable performance, and given the type of female GameFAQs fantasizes over (more on that embarrassment later, way to prove the stereotypes about gamers folks) 2B is set up to be around for awhile. She even won/tied a few updates in this match. Nice job.

Except for one thing. 2B was a 1 seed in this contest, which means you get judged by the 1 seed standard. You can not go out there and get 42% in a match in your third match as a 1 seed. It's unacceptable. 2B is a legit contest character, but an embarrassing 1 seed. Her, Dante, and Squall had no business on the 1 seed line. Zero.

I'm not Bank of America. I don't get involved in the business of giving credit. 2B had zero business being a 1 seed in this contest, and this match proved she was one of the most over-seeded characters in this contest. She's right there with Squall, the Yazuka losers, and so on. Multiple things can be true. You can both be legit and over-seeded, which 2B was. Simple as that.