Board 8 > Who would the Noble Nine be in a film bracket?

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initial thoughts

assuming mostly same rules as current contest. Characters can be from outside sources but not primarily known for outside sources (ie most comic characters)

Darth Vader
Yoda
James Bond
Captain Jack Sparrow
Indiana Jones
Gandalf
Harry Potter (or maybe Dumbledore?)
Rocky Balboa
Woody

maybe replace Indy with another Disney character like Aladdin or Stitch
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I don't think Jack Sparrow would be shit anymore

replace Woody with Buzz IMO

also not sure about Rocky. Maybe. I dunno.

Would Alien or Predator do well? What about the Terminator? Any horror guys?
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Harry Potter is a book character first and foremost.
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No way Buzz is above Woody.

But neither would be here.

KamikazePotato posted...

Harry Potter is a book character first and foremost.

I'd argue Harry Potter has the same status as like Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, where it's known pretty equally for both the books and the films/show
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Yeah, I feel like Woody is a kind of strange choice for a Disney/Pixar representative. I also have my doubts that Yoda would even be the second-strongest Star Wars character (Vader probably is the strongest.)

I'm not sure if Harry Potter even qualifies by your rules. Yes, there was a film series, but the original book series probably has a really high readership rate. I consider him a Literature character, not a Film character. (Bond, on the other hand, I consider a film character despite also originating in literature.)

I do agree that Vader, Bond, and Indy unequivocally belong. Gandalf too if he's counted as "film" (which sounds disturbingly reasonable in spite of how LotR is the progenitor of most fantasy novels).

ZenOfThunder posted...

Any horror guys?

Oh, yes, that's a good point. Jason Voorhees is a definite possibility.
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My best guess, considering only film-originating characters:

Darth Vader
Han Solo (Solo bombing isn't going to impact him that much)
Yoda, I guess
Indiana Jones
Godzilla
Scar
Neo
T-800
John McClane

Something like that, though only Darth Vader would likely measure up to even low-end noble niners in strength.

as for horror characters, I considered Hannibal Lecter

TsunamiXXVIII posted...

Yeah, I feel like Woody is a kind of strange choice for a Disney/Pixar representative.

Who would you pick? I definitely think Woody is the most iconic Pixar character

Mickey's the most iconic Disney character overall but he's not so much a film character as he is an animated short character. I'd put Stitch, Aladdin and maybe Simba as top Disney characters too. Maybe even Jack Skellington?
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Johnbobb posted...

KamikazePotato posted...

Harry Potter is a book character first and foremost.

I'd argue Harry Potter has the same status as like Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, where it's known pretty equally for both the books and the films/show

You would argue wrong. For sure a book character.
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if we stuck in Star Trek characters, would Kirk and Spock qualify?
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If you argue Harry Potter and Gandalf as movie characters then you also have to allow guys like Iron Man in.
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For horror reps I think Myers > Jason personally.

For me I think it might look something like this:

Darth Vader
Ellen Ripley
Han Solo
Indiana Jones
James Bond
Jack Sparrow
Gandalf
Terminator
Harry Potter

Possible dark horses:
The Bride
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Tyler Durden
Andy Dufresne
Neo
Michael Myers
Jason Voorhees
Godzilla
Hannibal Lecter
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T-Rex? Really?

...oh, right, you said "film-originating", so I can just ignore you on that one since Jurassic Park was a book series before it was a film series, too!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(novel)

Still thinking that Jason might be up there. I'd take him over the T-Rex, at any rate.
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Oh man Godzilla would be a monster in these things

So would actual universal Monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein
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other contenders:
John McClane
Marty McFly or Doc Brown
Forrest Gump
T-800
Ellen Ripley or Sarah Conner for the one female character?
V (outside shot, but the mask alone is potentially iconic enough to get votes)
HAL-9000
Norman Bates
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ZenOfThunder posted...

So would actual universal Monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein

unless they count as book characters xD

Godzilla is definitely a decent choice. Maybe King Kong too
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Johnbobb posted...

as for horror characters, I considered Hannibal Lecter

TsunamiXXVIII posted...

Yeah, I feel like Woody is a kind of strange choice for a Disney/Pixar representative.

Who would you pick? I definitely think Woody is the most iconic Pixar character

Mickey's the most iconic Disney character overall but he's not so much a film character as he is an animated short character. I'd put Stitch, Aladdin and maybe Simba as top Disney characters too. Maybe even Jack Skellington?

He probably is the most iconic Pixar. But I feel like the big four of the Disney Renaissance are the strongest Disney/Pixar movies. I'm not sure which of their characters would be able to contend, though...

I've noticed that we keep gravitating towards villains. Not exclusively, but we all seemed to agree that Vader is the strongest Star Wars character, and most of the Disney movies also seem to be villain-driven.

Do we consider the Winnie-the-Pooh characters "film" or "animated short"? Tigger seems like he'd be strong. (I have to ask because I consider them "literature", but I know that they're more well-known for the Disney adaptation than for the original books.)
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TsunamiXXVIII posted...

T-Rex? Really?

...oh, right, you said "film-originating", so I can just ignore you on that one since Jurassic Park was a book series before it was a film series, too!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_(novel)

Still thinking that Jason might be up there. I'd take him over the T-Rex, at any rate.

Oh right, my bad. I've now revised my list to account for that.

I'd lean film for Winnie the Pooh characters, with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh being perhaps their biggest source (even though it compiled short films)

that being said, not sure what strength they'd have
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Do comic-book movie characters count? I feel like a lot of them would be ranked high. (Superman, Batman, Wolverine, Spider-Man)
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Michael Corleone
Blondie from Good Bad Ugly
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Ashethan posted...

Do comic-book movie characters count? I feel like a lot of them would be ranked high. (Superman, Batman, Wolverine, Spider-Man)

yeah I think they'd be excluded for basically the same reasons Batman and Spider-Man are excluded from the GameFAQs character battles.
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I'd nominate the Godfather for that list.
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haloiscoolisbak posted...

Blondie from Good Bad Ugly

*Man With No Name from Dollars Trilogy
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Kazaam would be L-Block.
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I think Shrek would have a strong shot at it if not for the anti voting
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Given that they have to be best known for movies it'd be all Star Wars characters and a ton of trash.
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I'd rather see a literature battle. That being said GoT, LotR, HP, Marvel, DC would all be massively warped by their representation in other media. GoT especially would draw votes from people that have never read the books. Such is life.
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Dominic Torreto, Neo, Marsellus Wallace, the U.S. President from Independence Day, Leelo Dallas Multipass, Simba, Air Bud, a T-Rex, a Minion, and Charles Foster Kane

Star Wars and Disney/Pixar would be a completely unstoppable train that could only be slowed down by James Bond and maybe Indiana Jones and that's pretty much it

I don't think Disney/Pixar, James Bond, or Indiana Jones would ever seriously be contending to win such a bracket. To me, Darth Vader would be on a Link-like island above everyone else, and then Han Solo would be the equivalent to pre-2013 Cloud.

Minions would be like the Teemo of this contest

Or Draven
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What I want to know is how badly Jake Sully would bomb and how much anyone from Frozen would be anti-voted.

Who would you guys take as the strongest 2010 onwards Disney / Pixar character? Ralph? Baymax maybe?
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I was going to make a topic asking who the noble nine of anime would be, then I just realized it'd be dominated by Dragon Ball Z characters, and Naruto is also there.
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hombad46 posted...

Who would you guys take as the strongest 2010 onwards Disney / Pixar character? Ralph?

No one else would even be close.

MetalmindStats posted...

hombad46 posted...

Who would you guys take as the strongest 2010 onwards Disney / Pixar character? Ralph?

No one else would even be close.

Zootopia characters can get furry rallies

Okay yeah Ralph is pretty much it
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I didn't want to have to think about the possibility of furry rallies, but here we are!

What about Batman? Would he be brought down by the Schumacher and Snyder films? Joker would also be a monster, maybe stronger than Batman himself.
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Lightning Strikes posted...

What about Batman? Would he be brought down by the Schumacher and Snyder films? Joker would also be a monster, maybe stronger than Batman himself.

He's not allowed as he's primarily a comic book character
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Paratroopa1 posted...

Star Wars and Disney/Pixar would be a completely unstoppable train that could only be slowed down by James Bond and maybe Indiana Jones and that's pretty much it

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Are we talking a contest on gamefaqs, something on a dedicated film site, or something else like Twitter or phone polling?
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banananor posted...

Are we talking a contest on gamefaqs, something on a dedicated film site, or something else like Twitter or phone polling?

initial thought was on GameFAQs, but use your imagination
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hombad46 posted...

I was going to make a topic asking who the noble nine of anime would be, then I just realized it'd be dominated by Dragon Ball Z characters, and Naruto is also there.

Assuming you don't count Pokemon characters or similar examples, then yeah, DBZ would have most of the top manga/anime characters for sure.

Think gamefaqs is too old for Naruto to be worth much. First episode didn't air on U.S. television until 2005, by which point the average gamefaqs user as of last year's age poll was 17. And I don't think much of the site are hardcore enough fans that you can expect them to have watched one particular show as an adult for hundreds of episodes, no matter how popular.

I'd figure Sailor Moon, Yami Yugi, or Spike Spiegel would be the contenders for top non-DBZ anime characters? They could all potentially flop hard too; depends on what this site would value in a non-gaming medium over a dozen years since most have been seriously into any of their franchises. Also how widely watched Cowboy Bebop is here; the former two would at least have nigh-universal recognizability. Sailor Moon's probably closer to the nostalgic sweet spot for the site's demographics but I'm not sure she'd go over that well on a ~90% male site.
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How about JoJo and Yu Yu Hakusho characters? They won't be near DBZ but I think they'd be strong mid carders.
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Ash Ketchum would absolutely be in an anime noble 9

maybe L too?
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Johnbobb posted...

Ash Ketchum would absolutely be in an anime noble 9

maybe L too?

Assuming this noble 9 was formed in 2002 like the gaming noble 9, Ash absolutely would not be there. That's the year Pikachu only got 54.41% on PaRappa of all people

Edit: Heck, even now who actually likes Ash?
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If you asked a layman which anime character is best youd get a lot of Gokus, Narutos, Ash Ketchums and Sailor Moons. Youd also get some confused people that would say Hello Kitty. Outside chance you get some Miyazaki fans too. Or a Gundam.
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Lelouch/Zero and Edward Elric would likely be elite tier at least (I'm assuming the latter is beloved within the FMA fandom; I've never watched either series, but its popularity is obvious). I can also see Alucard (Hellsing) being around the level of Mr. Plan. There'd doubtless be a slice of life character or two up there as well like Haruhi.

Kirito would be a hilarious wildcard. Recognizability vs. mass anti-votes.
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hombad46 posted...

Johnbobb posted...

Ash Ketchum would absolutely be in an anime noble 9

maybe L too?

Assuming this noble 9 was formed in 2002 like the gaming noble 9, Ash absolutely would not be there. That's the year Pikachu only got 54.41% on PaRappa of all people

Edit: Heck, even now who actually likes Ash?

I wasn't assuming that. I'm assuming a noble 9 being formed now, if a contest was currently being made

I mean, look at how well Pokemon Trainer did. That's like Ash minus a name, story, personality, and memes and he still plowed through a good bit of competition
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Roy Mustang would be the FMA beast.
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