Board 8 > Best New Character 2017

(+) Yeah! (+)

And it's back!

The character must have premiered in the year of the contest (2017), though there are exceptions.

-Characters who premiered in literature or comics are eligible based on their film/tv/game appearances.
-Characters who premiered in media appearances may be considered new if the interpretation of the character is new (ex. Gotham's "Batman" characters) but only that particular version of the character is eligible.
-Characters who premiered in other countries first will go by their first release date, regardless of when it premiered in America.

Yeah, those rules are always gonna have some detractors (and I'll admit that it's not a perfect rule) but we're 8 years in now so let's just roll with it.

-Each user gets 10 nominations every 24 hours.
-Please specify what each nomination is from
-3 nominations will guarantee a character gets in
-More than 3 nominations will get the characters higher seeding
-First 64 characters with 3 or more will make it in.

Any questions, just ask
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Jack Baker - Resident Evil 7
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Nominate Rabbid Peach
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Kokichi Ouma- New Danganronpa V3
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Cassandra - Tangled: The Series
Varian - Tangled: The Series
Arkayna Goodfey - Mysticons
Zarya Moonwolf - Mysticons
Eclipsa - Star vs. The Forces Of Evil (mentioned in previous episodes but didn't actually appear until a 2017 episode)
Aquamarine - Steven Universe
Morag - Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Eric Carter - 24: Legacy
Miguel - Coco
Rose Tico - Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)
Gregg Lee (Night in the Woods)
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Baby (Baby Driver)
Mildred Hayes (Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri)
Aloy (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
Edith Finch (What Remains of Edith Finch)
Nikki Swango (Fargo)
V.M. Varga (Fargo)
Dylan Maxwell (American Vandal)
Robert Daly (Black Mirror: USS Callister)
Laura Kinney "X-23" (Logan)
Bobby Hicks (The Florida Project)
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Balthazar Bratt (Despicable Me 3)
Cappy (Super Mario Odyssey)
Laura/X-23 (Logan)
Laureline (Valerian)
Rose Tico (Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi)
Sharena (Fire Emblem Heroes)
Sidon (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
Veronica (Fire Emblem Heroes)
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David Haller (Legion)
Oliver Bird (Legion)
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Marina, Splatoon
Futaba Sakura, Persona
Makoto Niijima, Persona
Guardians, Zelda BotW
Turters, Xenoblade
Doomfist, Overwatch
T-Rex Mario, Mario Odyssey

For some reason my phone cuts off numbers.
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Arthur Przybyszewski (Superior Donuts)
Fawz (Superior Donuts)
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Grand Kirby posted...

Guardians, Zelda BotW

haven't played BotW, is that one character?
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Mae Borowski (Night in the Woods)
Greggory Lee (Night in the Woods)
Bea Santello (Night in the Woods)
Rukey Greentail (Pyre)
Sir Gilman (Pyre)
Ti'zo (Pyre)
Moon-Touched Girl (Pyre)
Makoto Nijima (Persona 5)
Futaba Sakura (Persona 5)
Main Character/Ren Amamiya/Akira Kurusu (Persona 5)
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Johnbobb posted...

Grand Kirby posted...

Guardians, Zelda BotW

haven't played BotW, is that one character?

It's an enemy species.
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Joe Bang (Logan Lucky)
Buddy (Baby Driver)
Bobby (The Florida Project)
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Scott (HQ Trivia)
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Underleveled posted...

Johnbobb posted...

Grand Kirby posted...

Guardians, Zelda BotW

haven't played BotW, is that one character?

It's an enemy species.

If it's not acceptable I'll change my nomination to:

That One Specific Guardian That Can Chase You That's Right In The Middle Of Hyrule Field Who Fucks You Up Royal If You're Stupid Enough To Try And Head To Hyrule Castle Straight From The Great Plateau Like A Brave Idiot

That one. If you've played the game you know which one that is.
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Kass (zelda)
Revali (zelda)
Morgana (persona 5)

Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn)
Gabriel Lorca (Star Trek: Discovery)
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Revali (Zelda BOTW)
Kass (Zelda BOTW)
Morgana (Persona 5)
Rukey Greentail (Pyre)
Ti'zo (Pyre)
Elias Ainsworth (Ancient Magus Bride)
Cappy (Super Mario Odyssey)
Greggory Lee (Night in the Woods)
Germ (Night in the Woods)
The Conductor (A Hat in Time)
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Velvet Crowe - Tales of Berseria
9S - Nier Automata
Futaba Sakura - Persona 5
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Grand Kirby posted...

That one. If you've played the game you know which one that is.

I absolutely know which one you mean.
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Tora (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
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Joker/Ren Amamiya (Persona 5)
Morgana (Persona 5)
Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5)
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Persona 5 counts?
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Bill (Doctor Who)
Sofia Falcone (Gotham)
David Haller (Legion)
Syd Barret (Legion)
Ward Meechum (Iron Fist)
Harold Meechum (Iron Fist)
Dinah Medoni (The Punisher)
David Lieberman (The Punisher)
Captain Gabriel Lorca (Star Trek: Discovery)
Jack (Supernatural)
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Hat Kid (A Hat in Time)
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Pascal (Nier: Automata)
Volfred Sandalwood (Pyre)
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Dusk Lycanroc (Pokemon)
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1. Reese Getty (Lucifer)
2. 2B (Nier: Automata)
3. V.M. Varga (Fargo)
4. The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics)
5. Chris Washington (Get Out)
6. Jessica Gray (Outlast 2)
7. Stefano Valentini (The Evil Within 2)
8. Jack Baker (Resident Evil VII: Biohazard)
9. Joe Baker (Resident Evil VII: Biohazard)
10. Bea (Night in the Woods)
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Buddy (Baby Driver)
Baby (Baby Driver)
Rod Williams (Get Out)
Donald Pierce (Logan)
Baby Groot (Guardian of the Galaxy 2)
Dante (Coco)
Walter One (Alien Covenant)
Whiskey (Kingsman 2)
Valkyrie (Thor: Ragnarok)
Korg (Thor: Ragnarok)
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Aquamarine (Steven Universe)
Kass (Breath of the Wild)
Cappy (Super Mario Odyssey)
King Dice (Cuphead)
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Archmaester Ebrose (Game of Thrones)
Cappy (Super Mario Odyssey)
Troy Otto (Fear the Walking Dead)
Herr Starr (Preacher)
Adolf Hitler (Preacher)
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Laura/X-23 (Logan)
Velvet Crowe (Tales of Berseria)
Magilou (Tales of Berseria)
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Call Girl (South Park Fractued But Whole)
Strong Woman (South Park)
Whiskey (Kingsman 2)
2B (Nier Automata)
9S (Nier Automata)
Laphicet (Tales of Berseria)
Velvet Crowe (Tales of Berseria)
Sylens (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
Tae Takemi (Persona 5)
Hifumi Togo (Persona 5)

5tarscream posted...

Baby Groot (Guardian of the Galaxy 2)

This is the first one I think I'm gonna have to turn down. Baby Groot is definitely still the same character as the original Groot, and he even appeared in baby form in the original movie
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Menji posted...

Persona 5 counts?

Man I know it's against my own rules, but I'll allow it, seeing as there were no Persona nominees last year and it's already like the most popular nominee. I'll admit it's definitely a game associated with this year
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Took so much time for someone to nominate Nier Automata characters uhhh

Kaede Akamatsu (Danganronpa V3)
Kokichi Oma (Danganronpa V3)
Miu Iruma (Danganronpa V3)
Ultra Necrozma (Pokemon Ultra Sun/Moon)
2B (Nier Automata)
9S (Nier Automata)
Mayor Karp (Magikarp Jump)

I got nothing
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2B (Nier Automata)
Rose Tico (Star Wars: The Last Jedi)
Menat (Street Fighter 5)
Vulture (Spider-Man Homecoming)
Ashi (Samurai Jack)
Scaramouche (Samurai Jack)
Strong Woman (South Park)
Cuphead (Cuphead)
King Dice (Cuphead)
Jiren (Dragonball Super)

Nominate:
-Sae Nijima (Persona 5)
-Makoto Nijima (Persona 5)
-Ann Takamaki (Persona 5)
-Sojiro Sakura (Persona 5)
-Alloy (Horizon Zero Dawn)
-Ralph Dibny (Flash)
-Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
-Violet Baudelaire (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
-Bob Newby (Stranger Things)
-Bill Potts (Doctor Who)

I'm guessing Wonder Woman doesn't count since she appeared before Wonder Woman.
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Dancedreamer posted...

I'm guessing Wonder Woman doesn't count since she appeared before Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman and The Flash wouldn't count (due to BvS), but Aquaman and Cyborg would, as well as anyone from Wonder Woman aside from Diana
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Does the 13th doctor count for this year? I mean she technically made her premier here, but had all of 5 seconds of screen time.
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Dougie Jones (Twin Peaks: The Return)

Borne (Borne)
Minya (Strange the Dreamer)
Dusk Lycanroc (Pokemon)
Mayor Karp (Magikarp Jump)
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David Haller (Legion)
Syd (Legion)
Tuan (The Americans)
General Holdor (Last Jedi)
VM Varga (Fargo)

And without a doubt the best by a longshot

Wally Brando (Twin Peaks)
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Dancedreamer posted...

Does the 13th doctor count for this year? I mean she technically made her premier here, but had all of 5 seconds of screen time.

I'd think no based on that (Mike had the same issue, appearing as a nameless cameo in 2009 before becoming a series regular in 2010).

But I'll let anyone who knows more about Doctor Who than I do weigh in
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I'd say no for The 13th Doctor. It would be like forcing a character who appeared in a trailer for a movie released next year to be part of the contest.
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Actually under that logic I guess Ezra Miller's Flash is eligible, since he was in BvS for all of like 10 seconds

You know, if you really want to nominate Ezra Miller's Flash for some reason
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2b
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