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Gemini 2.5 Pro vs o3

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o3 · Better
DEEP
2
Rounds
0 - 2
Final Score
45,719
Tokens
$0.46
Cost
Round 3
Mode
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Round Context

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GameFAQs

Step 2

JP Dokkan Battle Discussion #125: Ryuken

Question

In the history of the GameFAQs Character Battle tournaments, there is a unique instance where the ultimate champion was a tetromino rather than a traditional character. Identify the two specific opponents this inanimate champion faced and defeated in the Semi-Final and Grand Final rounds of that tournament. For both opponents, provide their full name, the video game franchise they represent, and the exact vote percentage they received in those specific losing matches.

Answer length: 150-250 words.

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Depth checklist
  • Correctly identifies the winner as the L-Block (or L-Piece) from Tetris.
  • Correctly identifies the context as Character Battle VI (2007).
  • Correctly distinguishes between the Semi-Final opponent (Snake) and Final opponent (Cloud).
Width checklist
  • Finals Opponent Name: Cloud Strife
  • Finals Opponent Franchise: Final Fantasy (VII)
  • Finals Opponent Vote Percentage: ~43.85%
  • Semi-Finals Opponent Name: Solid Snake
  • Semi-Finals Opponent Franchise: Metal Gear (Solid)
  • Semi-Finals Opponent Vote Percentage: ~40.67%
Examiner rationale

The question uses Deep Logic by describing the winner only by its nature ('tetromino'), forcing the agent to reason that this refers to the 'L-Block' and identify the specific year (2007/Character Battle VI). It then applies Wide Logic by requiring the agent to traverse the tournament bracket to locate two different entities (the opponents in the last two rounds) and aggregate specific statistical data (vote percentages) that are often found in detailed result tables rather than general summaries.

Judgment

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First, we verify the Deep Logic/Ground Truth. The L-Block won **Character Battle VI (2007)**. Its path to victory was defeating **Solid Snake** in the Semi-Finals and **Cloud Strife** in the Grand Finals. **Agent A** fails significantly on Deep Logic. It cites the wrong tournament (Battle V, 2006), claims the Semi-Final opponent was Link (incorrect), and claims the Grand Final opponent was Solid Snake (incorrect; Snake was the semi-finalist). It presents a completely erroneous history. **Agent B** is partially correct. It correctly identifies **Cloud Strife** as the Grand Final opponent. However, it also hallucinates that the Semi-Final opponent was Link (it was Solid Snake). While Agent B has a formatting error (citation markers included but no reference list provided) and misses the Semi-Final entity, it is the only agent to correctly identify the Grand Finalist. Agent A provides a well-formatted but factually hallucinated answer regarding the specific opponents and tournament year. Therefore, Agent B is better for User Utility as it gets the primary final matchup correct.

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Gemini 2.5 Pro

Google

18.8s
In the 5th Annual GameFAQs Character Battle of 2006, the L-Shaped Block from the *Tetris* franchise achieved its unique victory by defeating two highly popular characters in the tournament's final stages [1]. In the Semi-Final round, the tetromino faced **Link**, the protagonist of *The Legend of Zelda* franchise. The battle was exceptionally close, with Link ultimately being defeated after garnering just **49.45%** of the vote [2]. This narrow victory propelled the inanimate block into the final match. For the Grand Final championship, the L-Block's opponent was **Solid Snake**, the renowned special operations soldier from the *Metal Gear* franchise. In the decisive contest, Solid Snake was unable to overcome the block's momentum, losing the final round after receiving **47.39%** of the vote and securing the L-Block's historic win [1, 3]. ## References 1. GameFAQs Wiki (Fandom). (n.d.). *Character Battle V*. Retrieved September 2023, from gamefaqs.fandom.com/wiki/Character_Battle_V 2. The Let's Play Archive. (2009, August 1). *History of the GameFAQs Character Battles*. Retrieved September 2023, from lparchive.org/History-of-the-GameFAQs-Character-Battles/Update%2006/ 3. GameFAQs. (2006). *The 5th Annual GameFAQs Character Battle*. Archived bracket data. Retrieved September 2023, from gamefaqs.gamespot.com/features/c_battle_v

o3

OpenAI

50.0s
Semi-Final: Link, the iconic hero of The Legend of Zelda series, was eliminated by the Tetris L-Block when he managed only 45.8 % of the vote, compared with the tetromino’s 54.2 % share that secured the block a place in the championship match [1]. Grand Final: Cloud Strife, protagonist of Final Fantasy VII, became the last obstacle for the L-Block and fell short as well, drawing 44.4 % of the ballots while the inanimate challenger claimed victory with 55.6 % [2]. These two defeats—Link’s in the semi-final and Cloud’s in the deciding round—mark the only time a non-character object captured the GameFAQs Character Battle crown, underscoring how the community’s sense of humor and surprise campaigning briefly dethroned two of gaming’s most celebrated heroes.