AFFR Season 3: Fallen-Stars

[Bob]

I'm curious to see who people would enjoy seeing in the upcoming season of Amazing Final Fantasy Race: Fallen-Stars. This is the teams that did not make the top half of the competition, which in most cases means a bottom six.

You are allowed to select as many teams as you'd like for the poll, but keep in mind that if I see a solid block of "yay all teams" then it doesn't help me at all. On average, there will be 3 teams selected from each season, but that isn't a definite number. If one season wants 5, it just means another season gets 1 (or a combination of 'em get 2...y'know...math and all that).

So please, feel free to weigh in. And as always, comments help me a lot...plus it's kinda fun. Yes, Fallen-Stars probably won't happen for about a year, so this is WAY early, but I think it's fun to consider.

A similar thread will be posted for Season 4 once the bottom six happens.

[Dale]

I voted for these three teams: Kiros & Ward, Malak & Rafa, and Celia & Lede.

Kiros & Ward getting my vote seems a bit trite, considering they've actually already accepted the invitation to come back (according to the season three Early Show), but I do think they're a team who deserves a second chance. They barely got their chance to race save for the blitz sphere and the Beach Games. So I'd like to see how they deal with the race, especially having a handicapped, mute member on their team.

Malak & Rafa I wanted back simply because every race needs a good villain team. And while their elimination was largely their own doing (mainly Malak's, though), I think Malak would make a good villain, especially to the women, what with his sexist, misogynistic comments. Hell, even a great villain. So I'd like them to get a second chance if only for that. I don't think they'll be able to do all that well as racers, but as personalities, I think they'll bring a lot to the table. Plus, Tactics deserves another chance to go far in a race.

Celia & Lede I wanted back as another potential villain team. Their ouster was also their own fault (for relying way too much on their alliances and not enough on their own abilities), but they were also decent villains (and as of now, Bob's only available villainous women's team, as everyone else who's come on the show has been very or fairly nice) who had loads of potential, both in villainy and in racing. So I'd like to see if they can work their magic on the men again, or been seen right through by loyal fans who've seen them on the show.

As for the other three, Godo & Yuffie I've used myself twice. Don't wanna see Bob do the same. Plus, I don't think Bob's version would be very strong, personality-wise or racing-wise. So no, thank you. I fucking HATE Cloud Strife (most hated FF character in the entire numbered series), so no Cloud & Aeris. They were average racers, at best, and mediocre racers, at worst, anyway, so I'd rather not see them back. And Setzer & Daryl were shoehorned into the race at the last minute. Again, no, thank you. Also, they didn't lose from bad luck or a really bad break. They lost because they (well, Daryl) CHEATED. Me no likey cheaters. Oh, and I highly resented them always using their stupid coin flips to determine Detours and Roadblock performers, and I don't wanna see that again. So a big, fat NO in bringing them back.

So that's my take.

[Fleck]

As with my Season 2 rankings, this is from most to least.

1: Kiros/Ward
I almost didn't want to bother voting for them, since their inclusion into the Fallen Stars season seems assured, but I couldn't really think of who I'd want to vote for, if not Kiros/Ward. So I spent my third vote on the guaranteed team, instead of trying to think of a third team to vote for. Anyway, these two instantly appealed to me, and I'm looking forward to seeing them (unless Bob pulls some sort of "they accepted, but then something came up and they had to drop out" routine).

2: Celia/Lede
I have to admit, I'm not terrifically fond of the bottom half of Season 3, so I'm not too excited to see or vote for any of these characters. Celia and Lede would be a good choice, because some additional antagonists would definitely help the story, and the FS season is looking like it's about to turn into a sausage-fest, so an all-girl team will help balance that out. But otherwise I don't know if they'd do anything different this time around. Furthermore, since their tactics have come out in the open, pretty much everyone is going to know what they're up to from the beginning. But maybe that will be interesting, as it will force them to rethink their tactics. See what I did there? Team from FF Tactics... rethinking their tactics. Har de har do har.

3: Setzer/Daryl
Because... I guess so. They were definitely on the track to being stand-out stars, but then the whole "Daryl cheating" thing came out so it's difficult to judge how good this team would do without the cheating. Are they a good team, or just good at cheating? I dunno. But none of the other teams on this list really stand out to me, so I guess these two will suffice.

[Bob]

Yeah, Kiros and Ward are locked in. Still, good to see the votes are in for 'em.

[Dale]

Mine was just in case you were wavering on that, Bob.