Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 603 ft Emperor (FF2), Venonat, Frozone

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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

If you feel that a character has been over or under-ranked, or if a new development has come up that would affect their contest strength, you may nominate them for a re-ranking. You may nominate one character per day for this, and 3 votes are needed to get them on the slate. One character with 3 votes will come up for re-ranking today.

Re-ranking Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V6dx-tu-FD1rCxbX69eQwEzE7x1F6nNRNFochYHu1dc/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 602:

Pinsir (Pokemon) is Mid Fodder
Beast Boy (DC Comics) is Low Fodder
Justin (Grandia) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Emperor (Final Fantasy II)
Venonat (Pokemon)
Frozone (The Incredibles)

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Minor correction: Axem was the one to third Amanda Ripley, not me.

Anyways, I'll go with Low Fodder for all three characters today. FFII is not a remotely well-regarded or widely-played game by series standards here, as far as I can tell, and neither is the Dissidia sub-series quite frankly. Venonat's probably one of the least prominent Gen. 1 Pokemon regardless of its membership in Tracey's roster, while Frozone's a memorable side character from a popular movie that's a bit too new for voters to truly care about.

I'll also third Machop and Fearow.

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agree with Low Fodder for all. While I do think The Incredibles has a decent watch rate on the site, Frozone doesn't have that big of a role in the movie and is mostly only remembered for WHERE'S MY SUPER SUIT?!

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im thinking that despite recent events, unless they turn out to be highly popular upon becoming playable, Mythra and Pyra are probably fine staying in mid fodder. Any disagreement?

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yeah most likely they stay at mid. I get the feeling that they are a bit of a divisive pick for a Smash rep, and likely will not boost very much on Gfaqs of all places. With the demographic of the site being as it is, I don't think the blatant waifu designs of the duo will earn them many more votes despite the exposure provided by Smash.

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Agreed with all low fodder for today

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Day 604 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79304209

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