Board 8 > Your First Thought 21: "Low Midcarder"

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Previous results:
1) Strongest non-Noble Niner: Zelda (Tifa, Squall, Bowser)
2) Weakest Noble Niner: Sonic (Crono, Sephiroth, Mega Man)
3) Fodder Line: Vyse (Isaac, Pac-Man, Revolver Ocelot)
4) Strongest Western Franchise: Witcher (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Fallout)
5) Strongest Indie: Shovel Knight, Undertale (Hollow Knight, Cuphead, Stardew Valley)
6) Biggest GotD2 Snub: Pokemon Go (Skyward Sword, Smash 4, Mario 3D World)
7) TJF/"The Jug Factor": Tifa (Morrigan Aensland, Tina Armstrong, Jill Valentine)
8) Strongest Pokemon not in a Contest: Blastoise (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Greninja)
9) Most unpredictable character: Kefka (Alucard, Donkey Kong, Magus)
10) Game series with most inconsistent strength: Final Fantasy (Pokemon, Mario, GTA)
11) Most disappointing performance of GotD2: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tropical Freeze, Undertale, Dragon Age)
12) Game series you wish was stronger: Donkey Kong/Country, Resident Evil, Phoenix Wright, Trails
13) Character that always disappoints: Tidus (Magus, Cecil Harvey, Donkey Kong)
14) A joke that stopped being funny: L-Block (GFNW, Weighted Companion Cube, CATS)
15) Character I am sick of seeing in contests: Link (Guybrush Threepwood, Lloyd Irving, Draven)
16) How did this get into Game of the Decade 2?: Dying Light (Fate/Grand Order,Persona 4 Golden, Obra Dinn)
17) Strongest game that's never been in a contest: Super Smash Bros. (Final Fantasy VII Remake, Skyward Sword, Final Fantasy V)
18) The theoretical winner of 'Worst. Game. Ever.': Big Rigs (E.T., Superman 64, Sonic 06)
19) Long-gone character that deserves another shot: Strider Hiryu (Liquid Snake, Terry Bogard, M. Bison)
20) Character that has fallen the furthest: Vincent (Magus, Tommy Vercetti, Crono, Gordon Freeman, Satan)


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Kefka (maybe?), then Ness.

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Ness

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Tidus?

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full disclosure this isnt technically my first thought, my first thought was trying to figure out what I think the phrase means exactly, then I thought of Lloyd, but then I thought no hes like the fodder line, so not him

then I thought of Nathan Drake. Im going with that.
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Revolver Ocelot

Who I think might have been my answer to fodder-line, so who knows how my brain works?

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Fox?

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Vyse

Such a low midcard that he's actually just fodder

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i specifically picked this one because i knew it would have a huge variety of answers, who the fuck knows what a low midcarder even is anymore (except maybe half silver and MMS)

i thought of Fox myself

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Zero. No idea if it's accurate or not, the labels don't come instinctively to me for whatever reason.

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Liquid Snake

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Ness vs Fox, who wins

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Gordon Freeman

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Tidus

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KamikazePotato posted...

Ness vs Fox, who wins

is that expected to be a close one? My intitial instinct was immediately Fox.
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Miles "Tails" Prower

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KamikazePotato posted...

Ness vs Fox, who wins

I pick Ness, mostly because not having any games besides Smash for 25 years > having several disappointing games with bullshit gimmick controls in the past 25 years, and I say this as someone who actually liked Assault and even found enjoyment in Adventures.

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Shulk I guess?

XenoblaDE boost is hella strong, clearly

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Lloyd (is he a low midcarder? idk)
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M. Bison - maybe not accurate but it was my first thought

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Tidus

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Ness
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First thought was Joker, but he's almost definitely not even that.

Ratchet

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Reg posted...

First thought was Joker, but he's almost definitely not even that.

After Smash, he probably is!

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Tidus

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Leonhart4 posted...

After Smash, he probably is!

I mean, he was basically equal to Claire Redfield despite being listed in the bracket under a name no one knows, before getting announced into Smash. Claire is probably a good candidate for lower midcard herself.

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Zidane

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Zidane seems about right, that the level he's consistantly at.

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The name on the front page ended up being 'Joker / Ren Amamiya', which probably hurt him a bit but at least he had his name everyone knows him by.

A bigger issue is that Joker in the match pic had his school uniform and not the phantom thief outfit. Fix all these problems, then add in Smash Bros, and Joker in Character Battle Whatever is probably respectable.

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_SecretSquirrel posted...

I mean, he was basically equal to Claire Redfield despite being listed in the bracket under a name no one knows, before getting announced into Smash. Claire is probably a good candidate for lower midcard herself.

Well, he was listed as Joker on the poll itself, although not with an ideal picture.

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Leonhart4 posted...

After Smash, he probably is!

Oh, then maybe! I didn't even think about that, I just looked at his previous result after he was the first to come to mind, assumed Claire was garbage and had a giggle

Tidus
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ZenOfThunder posted...

(except maybe half silver and MMS)

Don't forget Axem!

_SecretSquirrel posted...

I mean, he was basically equal to Claire Redfield despite being listed in the bracket under a name no one knows, before getting announced into Smash. Claire is probably a good candidate for lower midcard herself.

Independent of the point which others have already addressed, Claire was not good that year. Perhaps she was hampered by a bad picture, but even still, she barely avoided being doubled by Sub-Zero, doing 4% worse than Shulk in the process. Now, RE2make and an actually good pic would maybe put her at the low midcard level now, but certainly not back in 2018.

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Wario?

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Crash Bandicoot

He was on my mind anyway, though I do genuinely think he is that after the last character battle at least

If asked to give who I think is the prime example of "low midcarder", I'd probably go with Scorpion or Captain Falcon, at least off the top of my head with no stat checking

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Jill Valentine

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Donkey Kong

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Ness

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Claire Redfield

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Pac-Man

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Magus

Alucard

I don't keep up with contest stuff

I thought of Magus, but have no idea if he fits the label at all.

2B came to mind first, almost immediately followed by Captain Falcon.

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Lara Croft

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Ranticoot posted...

If asked to give who I think is the prime example of "low midcarder", I'd probably go with Scorpion or Captain Falcon, at least off the top of my head with no stat checking

Those two, Jill, Phoenix Wright, Ness, Zidane... that group probably make up the poster for the tier.

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KamikazePotato posted...

Ness vs Fox, who wins

I'd take Fox without thinking. He might even be in the mid-midcarder tier.

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...Knuckles??

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