Resident Evil may not be the most popular series out there, but this hasn't stopped Jill from causing some noise in these contests. Every year, it seems like she winds up at the center of attention.

In 2002, Jill was a 3 seed, but matched against a 14th seeded Kirby. The board felt that Jill and Kirby's seeding were too far apart, and that Kirby had a chance. Jill would go on to win the match, but at the time, Kirby gave the biggest fight we had ever seen from one who had lost a contest match. Jill would then go on to kick the crap out of Bomberman before taking an expected bow against Link, but many people did not expect Jill to come out of her four pack alive. 2003 was another year that featured a lot of talk surrounding Jill's match, but because the position was reversed. Jill was the smaller seed, but because of her stellar performance in 2002, many people expected her to take down Squall with ease. This, of course, backfired.

Then came 2004, and arguably the best match of the tournament. Jill was seeded even lower this time around, but this was little cause for concern. She was up against Ryu Hayabusa, a character that many people thought she could take down. And they were right. Ryu H was horribly overseeded, and vice versa for Jill Valentine. Jill knew that she had to come out smoking to ensure future spots in the contest (especially given that Leon Kennedy is a damned lock right about now), and that's what she did. Ryu H may have been heavily favored, but Jill took it to him early and often all throughout the poll, and even managed to build a lead. Unfortunately, she lost her lead during the afternoon vote and looked as if she would lose once and for all.

But thanks to a glitch in the poll, Jill got a second shot at Hayabusa. The poll played out exactly the same way as it did the first time, only as Hayabusa built a lead in the evening, Jill decided to make one last push at him. She turned a 300 vote defecit into a miraculous comeback attempt in the fina hour of the poll, but fell just minutes short of one of the best victories in contest history. As it stands, it simply stands as a pish that fell just short. However, that one epic clash may very well keep Jill around for another contest. Jill may be steadily decreasing both in seeding and Xst strength, but it's clear that she can still hold her own in a match.

Division 2 Round 1 --- 3rd place, 22248 [15.57%] - Cloud Strife, 87496 [61.24%] - Revolver Ocelot, 25256 [17.68%] - Midgar Zolom, 7874 [5.51%]

After a tough exit her last two contest appearances, Jill Valentine was placed in a position where many thought she could advance two rounds. After all, there was no way she could lose out to Revolver Ocelot, right? The guy lost to Pac-Man! Well, turns out that Ms. Valentine couldn't do much better. She was never in the match and never made a serious push at Ocelot, despite being heavily favored on the board. Oh well, at least she didn't lose by 27 votes this time.

-Ulti