KHWiki:Mirage Arena

Hello, and welcome to the Mirage Arena, kupo! I'm the Moogle's Medal Shop Owner, Moogle, and I shall be your host for these glorious battles, kupo! Once a week, fights will be hosted here, the contenders varying from Sora himself, to a Shadow Heartless. After four months of fights, the 16 winners will be pitted against each other in the Joint Struggle! Without further ado, let us begin! Start voting! And don't forget to nominate! Kupo!

RULES
'Any failure to adhere to these rules will result in your vote(s) being removed or loss of voting privileges. '
 * 1) You may vote only once.
 * 2) You must be a registered user to vote.
 * 3) You must have at least 145 edits before voting. Check your editcount Here, by typing in your username. Please check for: Mainspace, Image, Main Page, Template, Walkthrough, Card, Kingdom Hearts Wiki, and MediaWiki edits.
 * 4) If you are not logged in when you vote, your vote will be removed.
 * 5) To vote, type the following "#", afterward including any reasons for voting you may wish to include. Please don't make long comments along with your vote. Any votes that are particularly long-winded will first be asked to be modified or moved to the Keyblade Graveyard, and will be removed if not followed. Long votes are defined anything over two sentences of reasonable length, give or take a little (Not including sig).
 * 6) Additional comments go in the Keyblade Graveyard. Conduct yourself with courtesy. Keep in mind that the fights are between the contestants, and not the users. Do note that while there are limits on how much you can say in your vote, Walls-o-Text are fine here.
 * 7) Do not alter the format of this page.
 * 8) If a battle ends in a tie, Sudden Death will occur. After one hour, the contender with more votes wins. Keep in mind that Sudden Death matches happen at random times!
 * 9) If sudden death ends in another tie, 30 minutes will be added onto the clock. This will repeat until a winner is clear.

Vote/Nomination Policy:
''Please follow these guidelines when removing votes and taking away vote privileges. Leave a message on the Mirage Arena about the aplied Warning''
 * 1) The vote/nomination is removed.
 * 2) The vote/nomination is removed and 1st warning message is sent to the talk page.
 * 3) The vote/nomination is removed, 2nd warning message is sent and loss of voting/nomination privilege to the next fight.
 * 4) 3rd warning message is sent and loss of vote/nomination privileges for one month.
 * 5) Loss of voting/nomination privileges permanently with a message announcing it.

Round 2, Week 7: Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts II) VS Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)
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 * colspan="6" style="border: thick solid #777777; width: 60%; background: #A0A0A0; padding: 5px"|The serene themes to the series' dark origin and climactic sequel. But which of these elegant tunes is more dearly beloved?
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 * colspan="6" style="border: thick solid #777777; width: 60%; background: #A0A0A0; padding: 5px"|The serene themes to the series' dark origin and climactic sequel. But which of these elegant tunes is more dearly beloved?
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Votes for Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts II)

 * 1) I adore both versions, they're both beautiful. But KHII was the first game I got for the series, and this tune gets me every time.21:15, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 2) Only because there was already too much violin in BBS. 00:46, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
 * 3) BbS version sounds too sad, this one sounds hopeful. 04:41, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
 * 4) They're both awesome versions, bu the amount of violin in the BbS version makes it a lot sadder... Also, I'm learning to play this version on piano. 05:11, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
 * 5) I choose this, just because of my nostalgic memories of this soundtrack, if I played the game now I would be able to hum every tune, and just the memory of finishing this game and hearing that music makes me smile. 06:43, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
 * 6) Toughie. But the BBS version is too sad, and one of my best friends recently found out a big sad secret and this reminds me of it. I'd rather look at the happiness before I lose it. 17:31, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
 * 7) ^ See above reasons.-- Xion 4  ever  18:21, 1 May 2011 (EDT)


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Votes for Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)

 * 1) This version blows me away every time. I seriously think Shimomura cannot possibly do a better job. --Xigbar_-_Replica_Data.pngAS  IF! Xigbar_-_Replica_Data.png 20:13, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 2) BBS is my so favorite in the series and this theme is my 3rd favorite of the many version of the song (Re:coded DB is the 2nd and KH1 is my first). 21:32, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 3) [[File:EtherRCO.PNG]]==Pea 14733== [[File:AeroRCO.PNG]] 03:54, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
 * 4) I kinda like this one better. Meh. 09:17, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
 * 5) Alludes at the melancholy events that will take place, before the game even starts. Beautiful foreshadowing.   11:33, 1 May 2011 (EDT)
 * 6) This version is better than the past versions of this song.
 * 7) fap fap fap -- 21:35, 1 May 2011 (EDT)


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Keyblade Graveyard
0:18 - 0:20 epic cello solo. 17:33, 1 May 2011 (EDT)

Wow. I didn't think this would be so close. -- 21:46, 1 May 2011 (EDT)

Crono just won the award for "last thing I expected to see in these votes".23:16, 1 May 2011 (EDT)


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Round 2, Week 6: End of the World vs. The World That Never Was
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 * colspan="6" style="border: thick solid #777777; width: 60%; background: #A0A0A0; padding: 5px"|The final worlds in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, representative of Heartless and Nobodies respectively. While one is very biologic and random in nature, the other is organized and (seemingly) man-made, representative of the qualities of Heartless and Nobodies. They are very different, and at the same time very similar. Which one will be the world of choice?
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 * colspan="6" style="border: thick solid #777777; width: 60%; background: #A0A0A0; padding: 5px"|The final worlds in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, representative of Heartless and Nobodies respectively. While one is very biologic and random in nature, the other is organized and (seemingly) man-made, representative of the qualities of Heartless and Nobodies. They are very different, and at the same time very similar. Which one will be the world of choice?
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Votes for End of the World

 * 1) Biology <3 -- 18:23, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 2) It's just so amazing, though the Heartless were quite annoying, the layout of this world is amazing. Not to mention the hidden part of Hollow Bastion. ALSO, not to mention that the picture itself plus the name creep you out beyond compare. 18:33, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 3) Way darker. 10:18, 26 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 4) Successfully gives you the creeps even with the lights on at night; whilst TWTNW doesn't. Tambours Néant  Ensemble !  21:58, 29 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 5) Sucks that there wasn't as much story, but the music was better, there was Chernabog, heaps darker, more depressing. Wouldn't mind living there (yeah, I have issues.) TWTNW is just annoying boss fight after annoying boss fight after long cutscene after long cutscene.--Bananaphone1996 02:29, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 6) Every area in TWTNW was collectively linear and similar to the last. Much better world here. -- 02:49, 30 April 2011 (EDT)


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Votes for The World That Never Was

 * 1) Something about seeing Memory's Tower with Kingdom Hearts floating above it is just... chilling. --Xigbar_-_Replica_Data.pngAS IF! Xigbar_-_Replica_Data.png 17:44, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 2) Couldn't see jack$#!7 in the big canyon in The End of the World, and no map made it even harder to navigate. 17:55, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 3) Cool area names. [[File:EtherRCO.PNG]]==Pea 14733== [[File:AeroRCO.PNG]] 19:23, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 4) I just love the layout abnd general design of this world... and the names throughout have so much symbolism...  20:47, 25 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 5) Because this world just look bad ass.
 * 6) If the final battle between Riku and Sora really did happen in TEotW then I would reconsider my vote. 10:47, 26 April 2011 (EDT)
 * 7) You gotta love this world. The music, climax of KHII, the battles...all awesome.
 * 8) I agree 100% with As If! (PS it's Memory's Skyscraper) 22:11, 28 April 2011 (EDT)


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Keyblade Graveyard
Hm. Now that I think about it, it's kinda hard to decide which world gets my vote.


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