Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 167 ft Warrior of Light, Sackboy, Bub

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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 there is a compelling reason for both characters to be linked (either co-starring in a game ala Banjo & Kazooie, or always appearing together like Callie & Marie from Splatoon).

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 - LAW Fodder, 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.

Note that LAW Fodder is meant to be a tier reserved for the weakest possible characters to put into a contest. A character will only be placed there if at least 3/4ths of the voters for that day agree on the LAW Fodder rating, and no ratings above Low Fodder are given. If either of those conditions are not met, the character will not be eligible for the LAW Fodder tier.

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 166:

The Green Goblin (Marvel) is Mid Fodder
Toon Link (Zelda series) is Near Elite
Captain Olimar (Pikmin) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Bub (Bubble Bobble)
Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy I)
Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet)
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Bub: Low Fodder. A few people will have nostalgia for his game, but nobody's really going to care until the sequel comes out next year. He got second-to-last in his poll in the 2010 vote-ins, with his only actual contest appearance being a respectable showing against DK in 2002. The fact that he hasn't made a bracket since is telling.

Warrior of Light: High Fodder. OG FF game helps his case quite a bit. All the Final Fantasy fanboys will vote for him against anyone they've never heard of, just because it says he's from Final Fantasy I. That's plenty of votes, so it means Fodder Line at absolute best. I don't see him winning more than one match in any contest.

Sackboy: Low Fodder. I mean, sure, 10% on Snake, Wesker, and Vivi in his debut isn't terrible, and 35% on Leon after beating Kratos A in 2010 is pretty respectable, but I don't see any chance for him to advance again. I mean, he got less than half of Marston's votes in 2013 in a threepack against Zelda. He's faded into obscurity, even if his design is very memorable, and I see that as the only thing that will help him. He can only beat Low Fodder at this rate, and he could barely make Mid, maybe.
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Bub: Low Fodder

Warrior of Light: Mid Fodder - Based on previous contests, prospective voters will have to view poll results before voting in order to make the association with the original Final Fantasy, which means his appeal will mostly stem from Dissidia.

Sackboy: Low Fodder - When factoring out rallies, his plunge from 2010-2013 has to be the most substantial of any character in the span of a single contest, right?
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MetalmindStats posted...

Bub: Low Fodder

Warrior of Light: Mid Fodder - Based on previous contests, prospective voters will have to view poll results before voting in order to make the association with the original Final Fantasy, which means his appeal will mostly stem from Dissidia.

Sackboy: Low Fodder - When factoring out rallies, his plunge from 2010-2013 has to be the most substantial of any character in the span of a single contest, right?

agree with these rankings
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Agreed as well.

Sackboy is probably the worst drop off yeah.

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Day 168 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78168304
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