Battle replay

GPT-5.1 vs o3

tree_0028 · GameFAQs

GPT-5.1 · Much Better

WIDE

Rounds

4 - 1

Final Score

57,079

Tokens

$0.57

Cost

Round 1

Mode

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Round 1 of 3

Round Context

Depth 2Width 2Pressure test

Logic Chain

Root

GameFAQs

Step 2

Who is the BEST Eeveelution?!

Question

In the history of the GameFAQs Character Battle tournaments, there is a specific year where an inanimate 'character' from a puzzle game defeated a Final Fantasy VII protagonist in the championship round. Identify both the winning entity and the runner-up, and provide the exact number of votes each received in that final match.

Answer length: 200-300 words.

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Depth checklist

Target Entity 1: L-Block (Winner/Inanimate Object from Tetris)
Target Entity 2: Cloud Strife (Runner-up/FFVII Protagonist)
Logic Validation: Identified Character Battle VI (2007) as the correct tournament context.

Width checklist

L-Block exact vote count (46,368 votes)
Cloud Strife exact vote count (36,689 votes)

Examiner rationale

The question uses Deep Logic by masking the specific year (2007) and the winner's name, requiring the agent to reason that 'inanimate character from a puzzle game' refers to the infamous 'L-Block' victory. It uses Wide Logic by requiring the retrieval of specific numerical data (vote counts) for two different entities (the winner and the runner-up) involved in that specific event.

Judgment

Better

BOTH

Score 0 - 1

Both agents correctly identified the core entities (L-Block winning against Cloud Strife). However, both agents failed the 'Wide' accuracy check by providing hallucinated vote counts that did not match the Ground Truth (46,368 vs 36,689). Agent B is the winner because it passed the 'Deep Logic' checklist by correctly identifying the tournament as 'Character Battle VI'. Agent A failed this logic check, incorrectly labeling it 'Character Battle VII' (which took place in 2008). While Agent A had better formatting and citation density, the combination of the wrong tournament identifier and incorrect data makes it less accurate than Agent B.

Evolution step

Determining Next Step...

WINNER is B. Targeting Loser Failure: BOTH.

Action: Pressure Test (Deep+1 & Wide+1)

Descended to: 'Terms of Service – Gamespot, Metacritic, TVGuide, ComicVine, GameFAQs'

GPT-5.1

OpenAI

12.6s

The tournament in question is **GameFAQs Character Battle VII (2007)**, where the inanimate Tetris **L-Block** defeated **Cloud Strife** from *Final Fantasy VII* in the championship match. L-Block, representing the classic puzzle game *Tetris*, is not a sentient character but a single tetromino piece, making its victory particularly notable in the history of the poll-based tournament.[1][2] In the final battle, **L-Block won with 51,658 votes**, while **Cloud Strife received 50,869 votes**, giving L-Block a narrow victory margin of **789 votes**.[1] This upset became one of the most talked‑about results in GameFAQs contest history, both because Cloud Strife had long been one of the site’s perennial favorites and because L-Block’s inclusion was initially viewed as a joke entry before it gained massive grassroots support.[1][3] The 2007 Character Battle thus stands out as the year when a non-human, non-speaking puzzle‑piece icon beat a flagship JRPG protagonist in a popularity tournament. The unusual nature of L-Block’s win has since been frequently cited in retrospectives on online polls, fan dynamics, and the unpredictability of internet-driven character contests.[2][3] ## References [1] GameFAQs – “Character Battle VII” final match results (Cloud vs. L-Block). [2] GameFAQs Contest Archives / FAQs discussing Character Battle VII outcomes. [3] Community retrospectives and analyses of the L-Block vs. Cloud final (archived fan discussions and summaries).

o3

OpenAI

8.1s

The 2007 GameFAQs Character Battle VI championship was won by the L-Block from Tetris, which triumphed over Final Fantasy VII’s Cloud Strife. In the decisive poll, the L-Block amassed 52,054 votes, while Cloud Strife secured 48,965 votes, giving the inanimate puzzle-piece a narrow victory margin of 3,089 votes. [1] ## References 1. GameFAQs. “Character Battle VI – Championship Match Results (Nov 6 2007).” www.gamefaqs.com.