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RG RM Sonic Fox Wins Injustice: Gods Among Us at Summer Jam 8

CrimsonShadow

Administrator and Community Engineer
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From start to finish, it was a tournament to remember. This section of the country has a number of events each year, and it's not always clear who will show up come Saturday. But a particularly experienced group of players made the trek this weekend, and it showed in a fantastic string of exciting matches, many of which went all the way to the wire.

After a great day of pools and an unpredictable Top 16 last night, the stage was set for today's finals. Two former EVO champs (three counting all games), in addition to a pair of the game's best Martian Manhunter mains, one of the game's best Bane players, and a surging RelaxedState who is looking better than he ever has.

We saw an intense battle between REO and young Sonic Fox, with Sonic seeming to get stronger and stronger as the set went on. With REO unable to find and answer to Sonic's relentless ariel assult, Sonic advanced to Winners Finals unscathed. After KDZ made quick work of Biohazard's Bane, SaltFace went to work in a nailbiter of a match against PerfectLegend that came down top the very last hit of the last game. Although SaltFace valiantly stuck to his 'guns' with Harley Quinn, PL fought hard the entire way, refused to give up, and ended up tipping the scales with his Martian in a breakneck finish as the commentators held their breath.

RelaxedState's Zod looked incredibly sharp as he battled Jupiter for his tournament life. In one of the craziest match endings of the entire tournament, Relaxed worked back from a major deficit and trapped Jupiter in the corner with a trio of timely forward-3s to steal the set's momentum. But although he was often on the ropes, Jupiter stayed calm, navigating the danger's of Zod's trait and zoning to eek out an exciting victory. Afterward, PL looked incredibly well prepared for the Martian matchup as his Doomsday dispatched of Jupiter's offense and defense with apparent ease.

An authoritative 3-0 victory over KDZ by Sonic Fox in Winners' Finals set up a rematch of the 2013 VxG battle between KDZ and PL. And in yet another fantastic set, the two went toe to toe, each utilizing their command of the cast to attempt to get the upper hand. At the very end, it was PL's Batman vs. KDZ's Wonder Woman as they fought blow-for-blow, evening the score over and over until KDZ's trademark clutch nailed him one of the hardest-fought victories of the tournament at the end. And with KDZ and Sonic matched up in Grand Finals for the second time, Sonic looked to be unflappable, methodically deconstructing KDZ's playstyle and smothering him in a stream of salient reads.

Although this tournament will be remembered for the exciting matches, it also seemed to signify something else -- the coming of age, and the solidifying of Sonic Fox's dominance as a tournament player. The difference between the Fox of Winter Brawl and the young man who patiently refused to give away openings today is as clear as night and day. With Sonic breezing through yet another challenging tournament bracket, the question arises: can anyone stop this man? Is there anyone left who is capable of bringing his Batgirl down to earth? Congratulations to Sonic -- and to everyone who participated in this weekend's exciting event.


TOP 8
1)
RG RM Sonic Fox (Batgirl)
2) EMP KN KDZ (Wonder Woman, Superman, Batgirl)
3) Perfect Legend (MMH, Batman, Doomsday, Scorpion)
4) Emperor Jupiter (Martian Manhunter)
5) REO (Martian Manhunter)
5) RM Biohazard (Bane)
7) AK SaltFace (Harley Quinn)
7) PTH RM Relaxedstate (General Zod)

BRACKET
http://bigegaming.challonge.com/sj8_inj_top16
 

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Man of Tomorrow
And the steamrolling continues, the kid is a monster right now and is playing out of this World.


Good job to all of top 8 though, some great sets and overall entertaining to watch.
 

CrimsonShadow

Administrator and Community Engineer
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Really enjoyed this entire event, from pools all the way through -- and I guess it goes without saying that Injustice is still going strong now, which is great to see :D

Also, Sonic is looking nearly unstoppable now.

Looking forward to WCW now and the rest of the year. Let's go!!
 

Nathan Frost

Cybernetic Pyro Maniac
Great job to Sonic Fox, you are the only batgirl doing what you do and you deserve all the props in the world for taking your character to the level it's at. Also props to all the top eight for providing an awesome road to grand finals, you all did great. And a big shout out to everyone who competed for injustice, you all provided great entertainment.
 

Linkuei82

Live by the sword, Die by the sword
PL really surprised me. Big props to him.

Also props to everyone in top 8. Sonic Fox, you are on fire son!

Great tournament to watch.
 

coolwhip

Noob
SonicFox reminds me of that young sporting prodigy who is already amazing at 18, but everyone knows will be unstoppable by the time he reaches his physical prime and matures as a player/athlete (think Lebron James). Fox was phenomenal at 13-14, and now that he's actually peaking and maturing, he's really becoming almost impossible to handle. God help us in MK X. That guy is scary.
 

16 Bit

Mash d+1~Cat Claws
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NetherRealm Studios
SonicFox reminds me of that young sporting prodigy who is already amazing at 18, but everyone knows will be unstoppable by the time he reaches his physical prime and matures as a player/athlete (think Lebron James). Fox was phenomenal at 13-14, and now that he's actually peaking and maturing, he's really becoming almost impossible to handle. God help us in MK X. That guy is scary.

I agree, it's awesome. We should be proud that we have a potential Chris G type prodigy that loves our games.
 

imblackjames

Ive seen the leprechaun
Did you even use Lex during the tournament?
Yea I did and got bodied by emporer outworld....then I said screw it ive been practicing zatanna so I wanted to see how Id do with her...better that's how I did :-P Im awful as lex in tournanent for some reason