Upset?

(4) Stacy barely beat (5) Trevor, and in fact it was only by one vote. She moves onto the sweet 16 to play (1) Fellurx in the Congressional region semifinals.

The last first round match in the Congressional region is between (2) Rhynex and (7) Thomas. Rhynex is going to have a tough time with this match up because it is so close. I had to ask three special character analysts about their opinions: Alex, Ellen, and Michael F. The first thing that Alex said when asked about Rhynex was "Overseed". He said that Thomas is more Now just because his character would last longer in a fight. He says that having the ability to control bone is more 'now' than controlling water, plus Thomas actually helps keep an extremely important villain alive in this book (without revealing who it is). Ellen says that Rhynex is more consistent while fighting, plus his appearance of being a shark is cooler than being able to rip out your spinal chord and still walk. Michael responded by saying, he is consistently lazy and doesn't bring anything 'Now' to the table. When asked to vote, Alex and Michael said Thomas immediately, while Ellen, sat there forever and replied, Rhynex is cute so I have to vote for him.

Rhynex has a laid back attitude and prefers to watch someone fight; however, early in F+I when Haxll was traveling with him to study the Blue Tis at Congressional, Haxll refused to fight, forcing Rhynex to pull out his sword which is wrapped in white tape (like a grip). When he is forced to try, such as when he fought Ian in F+I he pulls back the tape, revealing a shark skin blade. However in CTO more secrets to Rhynex's mysterious sword will be revealed. Thomas got a very poor seed because he didn't play an active role in F+I, however if this tournament was to be held later, he would be one of the more important villains because he's a member of the A-Team. If I had to decide, I would have to vote by removing all knowledge of what's going to happen and only base it on who's character was harder for me to come up with. Therefore I would vote for Thomas, sorry but it's so close.