Quarter-Finals! Mega Man X vs. Cloud

so you are saying that cloud should not be allowed to cast simply because he is (by opinion i might add) generalized as a nothing but "melee" character? sorry i do not see that as a strong nor valid argument at all Courtesy of the rules.

That comment/issue has already been resolved as a misconception of technique vs spell and has already been treated as discounted. There is a large section of comments that discussed that issue and probably should have been split.

Also, sub-tanks are one of X's main features. He has access to them, and he can and will use them in battles if he so chooses unless a judge states otherwise. There is no reason to continue this argument.

Unless you are a judge and speak for the leaders of the zelaron melee, I really do not see where you come off claiming end of discussion or that "there is no reason to continue this argument."
If as mentioned prior, items are not allowed, and the tanks are arguably items, why is this not open to discussion?
Furthermore, if there is possibly an imbalance (specifically here for X), why shouldn't it be discussed? If there is reasoning for ff characters such as Cloud to be crippled in order for balancing, why then is it not open to discussion to attempt to apply rules to X?

In any case, that argument was really laid to rest before you mentioned it, and probably does not and should not matter any longer. If you had not made your comment, I seriously doubt it would have taken any bearing or have had any more related comments. I had even made my last comment (of a non serious nature) and the one before that, both implying that I really was not going to argue that point any longer.
And this thread has pretty much been declared "done," especially when K_A commented that this thread is getting too long.

Anyways, I will just be waiting for the results to come out and will not be participating any longer. Theres already a new tournament: Dante vs Samus. It has been ~4 days with no participation.