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This is a topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 11:

Galeem (Super Smash Bros Ultimate) is Mid Fodder
Kyle Hyde (Hotel Dusk: Room 215) is Low Fodder
Diddy Kong (DK series) is Fodder Line

Here is today's trio to rank:

Goomba (Mario series)
Diablo (Diablo series)
CATS (Zero Wing)
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more nominations and votes are nice, keep it up : )

Galeem is mid fodder only because Smash Ultimate is still fairly new. a year from now he might be low fodder.

Kyle Hyde is too obscure to be anything besides low fodder. Diddy I expect will be around the fodder line, same as K.Rool. He has a lot of visibility in spinoffs and smash, but very few people really care about him.

nominations:
Fulgore (Killer Instinct)
Banjo & Kazooie
Marth (Fire Emblem)
Diablo (Diablo)
Darth Revan (Star Wars: KOTOR)
Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic series)
Axel Stone (Streets of Rage)
Heihachi Mishima (Tekken)
Vergil (Devil May Cry)
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Day 11 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77762465
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This is a topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 10:

Gandalf (Lord of the Rings) is a Low Midcarder
Slime (Dragon Quest) is High Fodder
Bulbasaur is a Midcarder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Galeem (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)
Kyle Hyde (Hotel Dusk: Room 215)
Diddy Kong (DK series)
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I agree with Zen's ratings as well. Gandalf is well-known for the movies but doesn't really have a defining game appearance. Bulbasaur would be a bit weaker than Charizard/Mewtwo. Slime looked like high-end fodder in his only contest appearance.

nominations:
Kyle Hyde (Hotel Dusk: Room 215)
Yuffie Kisaragi
Wolverine (X-Men)
Galeem (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)
Diddy Kong
Cassie Cage (Mortal Kombat)
CATS (Zero Wing)
Abe (Oddworld)
Goomba (Mario series)
Nero (Devil May Cry)
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Day 10 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77760271
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This is a topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 9:

Charles Barkley (Shut Up and Jam) is Mid Fodder
Vegeta (Dragon Ball) is a Midcarder
Space Invader (Space Invaders) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
Slime (Dragon Quest)
Bulbasaur (Pokemon)

Also I would like to urge anyone lurking or providing ratings in this topic to nominate some characters - as you can see from the list, it has mostly been myself and Metalmind putting in nominations so far. It would be good to get some push to get some interesting characters up for ranking.
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I would say that Vegeta and a few other Dragonball characters could have midcarder strength, just based on popularity.

nominations:
Roy (Fire Emblem)
Death (Castlevania)
Liquid Snake
Red XIII
Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
Sophitia Alexandra (Soul Calibur)
Cyclops (X-Men)
Igor (Persona series)
Demitri Maximoff (Darkstalkers)
Birdo (Mario series)
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Barkley is Mid Fodder to me. Shut Up and Jam Gaiden is a somewhat popular meme game and I expect there are some fans of Charles' outspoken basketball commentary. I think that is enough to make him more then random fodder.

Vegeta is a Midcarder. He'll be weaker than Goku, who is the lead character in most DBZ games, but Vegeta is well-liked and recognizable in his own right.

Space Invader is Mid Fodder - it's a very old character who isn't relevant today. It'll mostly just get votes based on meme factor and references in other media (Futurama comes to mind).
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Day 9 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77758056
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This is a new topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 8:

Thanos is Fodder Line
Donatello (TMNT) is a Low Midcarder
Jecht (Final Fantasy X) is a Low Midcarder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Charles Barkley (Shut Up and Jam)
Vegeta (Dragonball Z)
Space Invader (Space Invaders)
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MetalmindStats posted...

Thanos: Low Midcarder - Hard to say exactly what tier he fits in. This seems about right to me due to Endgame's recency bias, even if it would be high otherwise.

Donatello: Low Midcarder - I'm skeptical people really care about the Turtles or their games. Nostalgia should help, but probably not enough to make him a force.

Jecht: Low Midcarder - FFX isn't at its peak. This is also where I would place Tidus.

Agree with ranking and reasoning on Jecht and Don. I do think there are some TMNT games that people like though, such as Turtles in Time.

Thanos I will put as Fodder Line. He has some popularity thanks to the Infinity War saga, but nothing in terms of relevant game appearances. He was in Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, but that game ended up being a bust.

Nominations:
Aoi Asahina (Danganronpa)
Cammy White (Street Fighter)
Professor Oak (Pokemon)
Zack Fair (Final Fantasy VII)
Han Solo (Star Wars)
Ada Wong (Resident Evil)
Mercy (Overwatch)
Skarlet (Mortal Kombat)
Kazuya Mishima (Tekken)
Basch fon Ronsenburg (Final Fantasy XII)
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nominations have been updated

I put in a nomination for Sakura Oogami that I will keep on there. You can re-nominate her if you wish.
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@AvaGames if you really want to retract your previous nominations, either PM me or reply in this topic

Day 8 is now up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77756133
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This is a new topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 7:

Spider-Man is Near Elite
Rayman is High Fodder
Giovanni (Pokemon) is Fodder Line

Here is today's trio to rate:
Thanos (Marvel)
Donatello (TMNT)
Jecht (Final Fantasy X)
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AvaGames posted...

Oh Shoot. Now I know about the purpose of this.

Can I retract my nominations? I will instead do:

Kyoko Kirigiri (Danganronpa)
Gundham Tanaka (Danganronpa)
Kokichi Ouma (Danganronpa)
Chiaki Nanami (Danganronpa)

Are you sure you want to retract your previous nominations? I added a vote of my own to one of yours and was probably gonna nominate Aoi as well. You are allowed as many nominations as you please.
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bump. waiting on another rating on these characters. . . >_>
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bump

Also I meant to say Rayman's 2013 strength was between mid and high fodder above.
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Rayman's strength in 2013 was borderline between mid and low fodder to me, and admittedly it is hard to judge Squall's strength in that contest since he ran into Pokerallies.

nominations for this round:
Bulbasaur (Pokmon)
Dracula (Castlevania)
Dr. Wily (Mega Man)
Jecht (Final Fantasy X)
Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
Rugal Bernstein (King of Fighters)
Sagat (Street Fighter series)
Angry Sun (Super Mario Bros 3)
Chie Satonaka (Persona 4)
The Joker (DC Comics)
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Spider-Man will be Near Elite. Marvel is big right now and there is another Spidey movie coming out soon. He has a lot of game appearances, with several being pretty good. Last year's PS4 Spider-Man game did very well too. And he's an iconic character who everyone knows on top of that.

Rayman will be Mid Fodder. I don't think there is anything that would significantly move him from his 2013 level of strength. People know him, but his series has a pretty small fanbase on Gfaqs.

Giovanni will be High Fodder. He doesn't do a lot to stand out among human characters in Pokemon, or even among other gym leaders. I think most of his strength will be coming from his anime incarnation (that version of him was in Pokemon Puzzle League too). His appearances in the OG series are in nostalgia territory and he was a popular villain in general. I think this is enough to get him to High Fodder.
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Day 7 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77750954
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This is a new topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 6:

Mohandas Gandhi (Civilization series) is Low Fodder
Paper Mario is a Midcarder
Darth Vader is a High Midcarder

Here is today's trio to rate:

Spider-Man (Marvel)
Rayman (Rayman series)
Giovanni (Pokemon series)
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MetalmindStats posted...

half_silver28 posted...

And I do think Paper Mario is a bit stronger now than in 2015 (in spite of the state of the series), if only due to the general Nintendo boost.

This is where my unpopular opinion comes in: I don't think there was any general Nintendo boost between 2013-15 and now. Characters like Fox, Kirby, and even Mario (presumably the posterchild of any overall Nintendo boost) looked no stronger in 2018 than in 2013. Without any new games people care about, Paper Mario should be in the same boat.

maybe it wasn't a general Nintendo boost, I guess a lot of Ninty characters just happened to boost due to the user vote bonus and Smash hype. And a lot of their match opponents happened to decline as well. That would explain why the characters you mentioned and a few others stayed consistent.

next Day will be up shortly
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Bump. Also here are my nominations for this round:

Meowth (Pokmon)
B.J. Blazkowicz (Wolfenstein)
Seifer Almasy (Final Fantasy VIII)
Agent 47 (Hitman)
Ulala (Space Channel 5)
Naruto (Naruto)
Piranha Plant (Mario series)
Vegeta (DBZ)
Thanos (Marvel)
Harry Potter
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nominations are fixed now. And I do think Paper Mario is a bit stronger now than in 2015 (in spite of the state of the series), if only due to the general Nintendo boost.
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Gandhi - Low Fodder
I don't think this site cares much about Civ in general, and Gandhi is kind of a polarizing character in the series anyway.

Paper Mario - High Midcarder
He is comparable to Mega Man X, but I don't think he'll be as good as X. The original Paper Mario does get some respect, but the series as a whole is on the decline. He will have strength since, well, he's still freaking Mario.

Darth Vader - High Midcarder
Not quite Batman, but he definitely gets some respect as a character. The only problem is that he lacks a definitive game appearance, so he is relying mostly on the strength of his design and nostalgia for the OG movie trilogy.
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Day 6 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77746392
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This is a new topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 4:

Johnny Cage is High Fodder
Mai Shiranui (KoF) is High Fodder
Weighted Companion Cube (Portal) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rate:
Mohandas Gandhi (Civilization series)
Paper Mario (Paper Mario series)
Darth Vader (Star Wars)
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MetalmindStats posted...

Johnny Cage: High Fodder

Mai Shiranui: High Fodder

Weighted Companion Cube: Mid Fodder

I agree with all of these. Poor WCC has seen better days.

nominations:
Bart Simpson
Robo (Chrono Trigger)
Space Invader
Sakura Oogami (Danganronpa)
Deadpool
Ivy Valentine (Soul Calibur series)
Barry Burton (Resident Evil)
Mike Dawson (Dark Seed)
Noob Saibot (Mortal Kombat)
Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
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Day 5 is up now: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77744541
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This is a new topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 4:

James Bond is a Low Midcarder
Strider Hiryu is High Fodder
Tina Armstrong (Dead or Alive) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rate:

Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat)
Mai Shiranui (King of Fighters series)
Weighted Companion Cube (Portal)
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back on line now, next round will be up shortly.

my nominations for this round:

Rayman
Superman
Giovanni (Pokemon)
Slime (Dragon Quest)
Gandhi (Civilization)
Ms. Pac Man
Trevor Philips (GTA V)
Toejam & Earl
Sypha Belnades (Castlevania)
Trish (Devil May Cry)
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James Bond - Low Midcarder he gets respect for Goldeneye but not much else. Daniel Craig Bond is High Fodder.
Strider - Fodder Line, I think he is well-liked despite not having much relevance today.
Tina - Mid Fodder, she isn't even one of the better-known DoA characters and Gamefaqs doesn't care about 3D fighters.

I will be going out of town for the holiday weekend and will have limited internet access. So this topic may be staying up until Monday night. And I probably won't be able to update the nominations until then either.
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bwburke94 posted...

Bond: Highly affected by pic factor, to the point where I can't tier him.

probably should have specified that this is the Pierce Brosnan Bond from the original Goldeneye. I could see Daniel Craig's Bond being used as well - you can do rankings for both if you like.
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I think that M. Bison would easily outperform Guile. Guile just hasn't aged well as a character since his peak in the 90s.

Day 4 is up with a rebranded name: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77735691
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This is a new topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 3:

M. Bison is a Low Midcarder
Dark Link is a High Midcarder
Mickey Mouse is a Low Midcarder

Here is today's trio to rate:

James Bond
Strider Hiryu (Strider series)
Tina Armstrong (Dead or Alive)
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bump someone please rate these characters
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B8 Waifu ranking - http://pastebin.com/qnUpLnDA

You know I think that we're not getting participation because I forgot to label this topic as contest discussion. Also I think I need to come up with a more catchy title for this series. I don't think the title gives a good impression of what is going on here.
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bump. I'll keep this topic up until we get more ratings
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MetalmindStats posted...

Dark Link: High Midcarder - GameFAQs has moved past the era of voting for a character on the merits of design and what they represent (except for TJF), and onto the era of voting for characters they actually care about. Case in point: Ganondorf looked shaky last contest even as Zelda was never better. This is as simple as docking a tier from where I would place Ganondorf, acknowledging that Dark Link isn't the recurring antagonist of practically the entire series.

M. Bison: Low Midcarder - The easy range for any second-tier Street Fighter character (i.e. also Ken and probably Akuma) who doesn't have something extra going for them (Chun-Li).

Mickey Mouse: Low Midcarder - Kingdom Hearts is the only reason anyone on GameFAQs would actually care about him, and its strength has never been worse. Still, like Pac-Man (who has zero starring games GameFAQs cares about), his icon status should keep him firmly above the Fodder Line.

I agree with your reasoning and rating on Mickey and Bison. I say Dark Link is a Near Elite though. He may not have a major role in the games but he is still Link and will get a lot of support based on that.

Sorry for missing the rest of your nominations from Day 2, I've added them now. Also I don't think I will allow retroactive voting for previous days. As long as I get at least 3 ratings for a character with good reasoning I think that will be fine. If a new release or something comes out that might boost a character's strength I will consider bringing them up for a re-rank. I'll try to include all 3 characters up for rating in the topic from now on though.

My nominations for this day:

Donatello (TMNT)
Strider Hiryu
James Bond
Mai Shiranui (KoF)
Paper Mario
Meta Knight (Kirby series)
Raiden (Metal Gear series)
Rin Tezuka (Katawa Shoujo)
Hsien-Ko (Darkstalkers)
Sakuya Izayoi (Touhou)
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B8 Waifu ranking - http://pastebin.com/qnUpLnDA

Day 3 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77729169
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B8 Waifu ranking - http://pastebin.com/qnUpLnDA

This is a new topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 2:

Goku is a High Midcarder
Dark Samus is a Midcarder
Sheik is a High Midcarder

Here is today's trio to rate:

M. Bison (Street Fighter)
Mickey Mouse
Dark Link (Zelda series)
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MetalmindStats posted...

Goku: High Midcarder - I could go back and forth between this tier and Near Elite. Ultimately, Goku's video gaming contributions are too shaky for me to have great confidence in his strength, especially since most people pretty much forgot about Dragon Ball FighterZ.

Sheik: High Midcarder - Basically, she should be distinctly stronger than Epona with the help of Smash and a more plot-important role in Ocarina of Time, and Epona already looked like a Midcarder last time we saw her in a contest.

Dark Samus: Midcarder - Not as iconic nor well-liked as Ridley, but I think the doppelganger factor will give her a sufficient boost to compensate.

I will put in the same ratings for these characters. I don't think Goku is quite at the near elite level due to having a lot of bad games under his belt and is not well-liked within the DB series. Agree with the reasoning for Sheik and D Samus.

For the 2018 tier reps, I think Bowser and Cayde-6 could be good subs for Alucard and Cuphead.

Nominations:
M. Bison
Mickey Mouse
Spider-Man
Johnny Cage
Darth Vader
Jack Frost (Shin Megami Tensei series)
Curly Brace (Cave Story)
Clementine (The Walking Dead)
Chrom (Fire Emblem)
Weighted Companion Cube (Portal)
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Topic for Day 2 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77726804
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B8 Waifu ranking - http://pastebin.com/qnUpLnDA

This is a new topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. If there are more than 3 I will pick randomly. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice.

All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will average all the ratings given to a character to come up with their final ranking. I have included a highlighted entrant from Character Battle X on each tier of the strength rankings below, to provide a baseline for each.

Current Character Strength Rankings: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1AIhHywBiLd6VAMZMNEGX-HW2td8u1D0Iw_tzHsORw/edit?usp=sharing

Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-KnSBDzppzPK5Ug1zmx8_x0bG4tqFDMPPH2k8J3s8sk/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 1:

Yukiko Amagi (Persona) is Mid Fodder
Robin (Fire Emblem) is Fodder Line
Batman is Near Elite

Here is today's trio to rate:

Goku (Dragonball)
Dark Samus (Metroid)
Sheik (Zelda series)
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bump - I'll give a bit more time for ratings on these characters
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I'll put in 10 nominations for this round:

Dark Link
Dark Samus
Charles Barkley (Charles Barkley Shut Up and Jam)
Goku
Sheik
Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy)
Tina Armstrong (Dead or Alive)
Madeline (Celeste)
Cortana
Akuma (Street Fighter)
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may as well offer my thoughts now.

Batman: Near Elite - I could see him challenging Sonic or Crono potentially, but other Elite level characters would be too much.

Yukiko Amagi: Mid Fodder - She is a bit of a polarizing character among the fanbase, so she'll be weaker than Chie.

Robin: Fodder Line - honestly I can see Robin's strength being dependent on the match picture and other factors. I could see Robin dropping to high fodder if the male Robin is alone on the match pic. I think female Robin or both Robins together would have low midcarder strength. So I'll go between both of those.
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And now there is finally a topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77724679
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Way before the 2018 Character Battle came to a close, it was obvious that a lot of things had changed since the last contest. Vote totals are low and the power of Nintendo and Smash is at an all-time high. So I thought it was time to make a new topic to rate the contest strength of potential newcomers in the current contest environment.

I will pick the characters to rate and discuss for each day from user nominations - whoever the 3 most nominated characters are at that time. You can nominate any number of characters at any time, but you cannot nominate the same character twice. All characters who were present in the 2018 Character Battle will NOT be eligible. Otherwise you can nominate any character that has appeared in video games; even comic book characters. This will exclude real-life athletes who have only appeared in long running sports series, however I will accept those who have their own games such as Shaq. I will accept nominations for iconic gaming duos too, if both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

Each day will have a separate topic, and nominations will carry over; I will make a Google doc or something to keep track of nomination totals. As far as actually rating the character's contest strength; I ask that users rank a characters potential strength with one of the following qualifiers - Low Fodder, Mid Fodder, High Fodder, Fodder Line, Low Midcarder, Midcarder, High Midcarder, Near Elite, Elite, LAW Tier (capable of beating Link). I will look into stats for 2018 for a character to provide the baseline for the Mid Fodder to Near Elite ranks and include them on later topics. I will average all the ratings to give a final result for each character.

As for Day 1, I will pick 3 random characters from the list I came up with for this topic. I will officially nominate characters from my list over time to build up the pool. Here is today's trio to rate:

Yukiko Amagi (Persona)
Robin (Fire Emblem)
Batman (DC Comics)
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