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1. Christi Junior (christijunior@detroitriotcity.com)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Jan-2024 11:06:54 JST Christi Junior
   #BestVidyaGirlContest Post-Tournament Analysis (Bonus Matches)
   
   Before the final showdown between Samus and Tamamo, I thought it would be nice to have some bonus matches that as opposed to pitting the fanbases of different franchises against each other, instead sought to settle various internal rivalries. It would be a nice change of pace, presumably allow for some more light-hearted matches and even letting us see some big-name Touhou girls in action without the usual accompanying whining.
   
   Another benefit of the bonus matches was making up for some of the most egregious Snubs of the contest, by giving a number of the snubbed Waifus a chance to truly show what they were truly capable of, against proven competition – another thing I considered important. I wanted these outsiders to go up against girls who had performed well in the tournament and were well-established powerhouses. Having a match where, say, Monika narrowly beats Yuri, or Kafka beats Seele, isn’t really worth much, given how poorly the likes of Yuri and Seele performed. But an outsider beating or even going somewhat even with tournament titans like Reimu, Pyra and 2B? That is obviously way more interesting and exciting.
   
   
   1ST BONUS MATCH
   
   Remilia Scarlet VS Flandre Scarlet (Touhou)
   
   Remilia: 59 votes
   Flandre: 40 votes
   
   Ever since learning that Remilia was actually the big sister of Flandre, this always struck me as a great, almost *necessary* bonus match. That said, it also seemed somewhat cruel to Remilia – the master of the Scarlet Devil Mansion had already been horribly screwed over by the tournament bracket, and now she looked destined to finish with a 1 – 2 record of wins – losses because she had the misfortune of going up against her insanely popular sister? The girl who consistently beats Remilia in Touhou popularity polls, and whose memes and music have achieved popularity that far transcends the Touhou fandom? Damn, Remilia just had the worst luck ever…
   
   Or not! Because while the match did start off very close, even dead even at various points, and while Flandre did get a good amount of support (UN Owen Was Her certainly got plenty of play), it didn’t take too long before *Remilia* started pulling away, and once she had racked up a decent lead, she never looked back. While Flandre clearly had lots of fans (not to mention that a number of users professed their adoration for BOTH of the Scarlet sisters), Remilia proved to be the stronger girl by far, and ended up with a very comfortable 60% - 40% win, a phenomenal showing that went a long way towards validating the Touhou underdog’s phenomenal performance against Samus.
   
   Don’t get me wrong – the Same Fanbase Factor and lower vote totals do skew the results somewhat, and can absolutely give you the wrong idea about the strength of certain contestants – for example, while UMP45 performed better than Flandre against Remilia, I’m 99% sure Flandre beats UMP45 1v1. That said, Remilia scoring such a big win over her VERY beloved sister, coupled with Reimu’s performance against Marisa in the shrine maiden’s own bonus match, does convince me that no, Samus didn’t underperform all that badly against Remilia, the Scarlet Devil truly is a beast, and indeed was the strongest Touhou girl who participated in the tournament. On Fedi at least, Remilia DOES beat Reimu.