It was the weekend were everyone witnessed the supreme power of the Monk as the Visayas Regional Finals leg stormed and conquered Ayala Mall, Cebu. Intense RO PVP matches stormed the mall’s activity center as the 32 RPC Visayas Regional teams battled each other, band sideshows and mini-events were staged during and after the matches.   Bands who rocked the 2-day event were Typecast and Sheila & the Insects.  Mini-events featured were the RPC Loot-a-Palooza, Poster-Making contest, Headgear competition, and Poring Treasure and finally, auditions for the RPC Commentator Quest were well received by Cebuanos and other attendees from the neighboring Visayan islands.
 
The 2-day event showcased all 32 lottery winners for the Visayas Regional teams. They battled each other in 10-minute face-offs. Dynasty from Iloilo, the guild which topped Day 1's matches, pitted their RO skills against Kissbone of Cebu, winner of Day 2's fights. Sunday of April 3 ended with Kissbone, ‘asura-striking’ their way to victory.  The final match score was 3-1 out of 5 matches.

For their efforts, Kissbone will go home as the RPC 2005 Visayas Regionals champs with a purse of P30,000 and will have the first spot in the 8-team strong RPC Finals in June this year. This will take them one step closer to the 1 MILLION PESOS grand prize!

Allow me to take this opportunity to present to you this year’s RPC Visayas Regional Champions: KISSBONE.

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Erwin Yu, 22 (Monk); Ryan Alexander Clint Abella, 20 (Priest); Adrian Abella, 23 (Hunter); Charles Philip Teng, 16 (Crusader); Marc Laguna, 23 (Alchemist); Christian Irvin Regis, 21 (Wizard); Dan Trinquite, 24 (Sage); Stevens Navera, 17 (Bard); and Oliver Tariman, 22 (Knight).

DYNASTY VS KISSBONE

Here’s the final match blow-by-blow by Kristoffer G.J. Aradillos from Team Cybermax. Thanks, Kris!

Match 1. Right at the opening bell, the audience was treated to small show of camaraderie and friendship. The knights of both teams, Alpha and Colgate, met at the center and talked for 3 minutes or so. This became a symbol of gamesmanship and respect from both sides. When they both stood up and went back to their team's start positions, the game was on. Dynasty gained early control of the center. Kissbone tried getting in by they were having a hard time breaking Dynasty's formation. So they backed off to regroup and prepare for a push. And when they did, the Kissbone sage was able to position the Land Protector properly and the SG of the KB wiz caught several Dynasty members. This paved the way for the KB monk to take out several key elements of the Dynasty formation. In less than 5 minutes after that first kill, Dynasty was down to 2 people. Knowing that those 2 people couldn't really harm anyone, the remaining team members of both teams sat down, opened pubs and talked until time expired. Kissbone 1-0.
 
Match 2. Again things started off the same. This time Dynasty occupied another chamber. Kissbone tried pushing, but in the process, their hunter fell. With 1 man down, KB pushed ever harder into the Dynasty formation. But Dynasty was on their lockdown mode. Asura Strikes darkened the screen. And when it cleared, several key KB members were dead, including their wizard. The KB bard and crusader tried running into the Dynasty formation to do Frost Joke, but it backfired. The screen darkened, and another death for KB. Hurting and demoralized and missing key members KB was set to lose this match. Dynasty wins, tying the fight at 1-1.
 
Match 3. This match was basically the same as Match 1. Not much I can say about it. Dynasty's defensive strategy was bolstered up with Safety Walls right outside their Land Protector allowing their monk to be in a forward position to discourage any penetration attempts. Seeing this, KB backed off and came in from another direction. This kind of caught Dynasty off guard and caused them to lose the match. Kissbone 2-1.
 
Match 4. With Kissbone leading 2-1, the pressure was on Dynasty. The match begun with both teams setting up their defenses. Dynasty, because it was their strategy, Kissbone because they were in the lead. But with their momentum high, they killed at least 5 of their enemies while Dyanasty decided to go on the offensive. Meeting in the same location in which they met in Match 3, it was expected to become another long fight. Kissbone tried several pushes but were effectively pushed back by Dynasty. KB kept trying to push and tried to break down the Dynasty members which they did. And when KB spotted the opening, they capitalized on it. KB's monk had one of his finest performances ever. Asura Strikes flew and Dynasty was first disabled then finally decapitated. Dynasty accepted defeat graciously. Kissbone wins, 3-1.