This is it folks.

It is unfortunate that gladiator ~rainyday had to withdraw from the tournament, but we wish her well in her studies in Beijing. *BlindKnight automatically advances to the final round, which means that his opponent will be either =Zeurel or *Coelasquid. This did not make things any easier for our remaining four judges, and it was actually the vote from a OC tournament outsider but insightful comic enthusiast that decided the final match.

I was going to wait for them to send me their detailed evaluations, but I know many of you are very very anxious to here the results, so I'm going to do my best to briefly paraphrase their observations.

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Both entries were entertaining and had very different approaches, making it hard to put them side to side. Coelasquid's had a very humorous twist on the concept of a deathtrap arena and the way she handles movement and expressions is just very refreshing. There was some issues with panel layout in the beginning, but cleared itself up as it went on. Zeurel's entry was injected with pure adrenaline, like a wild and crazy action movie. It's easy to find yourself on the edge of your seat while reading it, though it feel that there was just so much going on that the characters actually involved with the match were neglected and almost forgetable. This is where Coelasquid beats Zeurel. I don't have a history with these characters as people who have followed this contest, so when Zeurel had all these different characters in his entry, and so much going on has far as evil villain plots, I didn't find myself as connected with them as I did in Coelasquid's entry. Strong plots also need strong characters, and I think Squid has got that. So I'm gonna have to give my vote to her.

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And there you have it folks. Here are your Colosseum finalists!

VS.

Enjoy your two week break guys. Exhibition matches will be posted later tonight.