Zack on the Crisis Core boxshot
Zack Fair is a little-seen character from Final Fantasy VII who nevertheless is important to the game's storyline. He received a starring role in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, an FF7 prequel that was released for the PSP in early 2008 and has sold roughly 1.5 million copies to date.
Hot on the heels of CC, Zack was nominated into the 2008 Character Battle, where his placement within a weak division set off a firestorm of controversy across Board 8, but especially in the Stats Topic. Some claimed that no character from a handheld has ever had Contest strength (aside from Pokemon of course) and that Zack would be no exception. Others claimed that Crisis Core had sold well enough to gain him some support, and that also FF7 fans would probably support anyone from that game, especially if they look like Cloud except with dark hair, and especially if they're wielding the Buster Sword. Zack quickly became the second biggest wildcard of the bracket (behind the infamous L-Block), with thoughts on his strength ranging anywhere from Cecil-level to Auron-level.
Pic Factor
Since Zack's strength will most likely be heavily reliant on how easily voters are able to recognize him as "that guy who looks like Cloud from FF7" and how visible his iconic Buster Sword is, Ngamer put together the following best estimates as to which picture Zack will be getting each round.
Round One - Full Body Shots
Assuming SB sticks with his theme of full or mid-range body shots for all characters in Round One, here is the picture Zack will likely draw in his match against Wario, Cecil, and Jade Curtiss.
Round Two - Head Shots
Assuming SB sticks with his 2007 theme for R2, here is the picture Zack will likely draw against Link, Shadow, and Wario.
Round Three - In-Game Models
Assuming he advances past Shadow and that SB sticks with last year's themes, here is the picture Zack will likely draw against Link and Lucario/Marth/Kefka/Niko/Altair.
From Round Four and onwards SB allowed users to submit their own match pictures for each poll, so if Zack is able to advance that far in the bracket all bets will be off.
External Links
- Zack's Contest History (lol x-stats)
- Zack's Oracle History