"Best Friends"

Although, you can't tell because some of you couldn't vote or see the statistics, (1) James beat (8) Empress Chang, and (4) Beckrex beat the (5) Lixenol. Each of them got 100% of the votes, and each a record high number of votes. However each of these popular characters will both face off in the sweet sixteen of the Kenwood Region.

The (3) Caroline vs. (6) Ellen is a very tough matchup because both girls are definately "Now". In the championship Gold Ti tournament at the end of F+I, Ellen made it to the finals, while Caroline "lost" (knocked out at the exact same time as her other best friend Mairin). Ellen never assumes Gold Ti status because the tournament never finished; however, she was one of the best fighters there, besides James, and Andrew who had to play each other in the semis. The tournament came to an abrut halt because of the XCO's attack on Congressional. Both characters will be important in CTO.

Character analyst Alex, believes that Caroline is more 'Now' because she is more popular, and appears more often than Ellen. Caroline is in love with Andrew, who could care less, but James is in love with Caroline who could care less. Alex said that placing Caroline at the center of the love triangle contributes to the story line. However, when Alex heard that there is a love triangle for Ellen in CTO, and when he discovered who was involved, he said that it places her on the same level as Caroline. Therefore, he decided not to vote, but when forced to he said Caroline. Ellen voted for Ellen, because she said that the character reminds her of herself. Michael F. voted for Ellen because he said that she has more potential. However if I had to vote it would be for Caroline, because she is appears more, and is easier to write about; however, I have big things planned for both girls.