Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 48 ft Meta Knight, Miriam, Pichu

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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 both members of said duo are named in the title of a game (Banjo-Kazooie, Sam & Max Hit the Road, etc).

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 - 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.

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 47:

Professor Layton (Professor Layton series) is Mid Fodder
Snorlax (Pokemon) is a Low Midcarder
Catwoman (DC Comics) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Miriam (Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night)
Pichu (Pokmon)
Meta Knight (Kirby series)
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Miriam - Low fodder. I'm going to say she's right around the same level as Primrose. She's fairly new and doesn't exactly have the instantly-recognizable design that indie characters need to do even remotely not-shittily. She'd be noticeably weaker than, say, Shantae.

Pichu - Fodder line. Not nearly as popular as Pikachu and would probably get more anti-votes. But his re-appearance in Smash Ultimate, as high-tier to boot, will certainly gain him favor. PICHU PIIII-CHUUUU!!

Meta Knight - Fodder line. Interest has probably waned a bit since the days of Brawl.
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Miriam is definitely Low Fodder. She might even be weaker than Primrose, though I think her interesting design counts for something here.

Agree with Fodder Line for Pichu and Meta Knight.
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What darkx said
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I agree with darkx about Miriam and Meta Knight, though the former being from the successor to the Castlevania series means she has a shot at getting stronger eventually, if Bloodstained can ever recover from its reputation as a buggy mess in certain corners.

As for Pichu, I say High Fodder. I think the three of you are both overestimating the amount of support for Pokmon entrants after Gen. 1 and underestimating Pichu's lingering unpopularity and potential antivotes. That's even with Smash Ultimate, which didn't boost Smash veterans much, if at all in 2018 (even though I personally now like Pichu because of it).
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I'll change my Pichu vote to High Fodder.
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MetalmindStats posted...

That's even with Smash Ultimate, which didn't boost Smash veterans much, if at all in 2018

The game wasn't out yet. That makes a huge difference.
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Nom:
Aiden Pearce (Watch Dogs)
Cole Phelps (L.A. Noire)
Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney)
Namine (Kingdom Hearts)
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nominations:

Belle (Disney/Beauty and the Beast)
Dick Gumshoe (Ace Attorney)
Dogmeat (Fallout)
Emma Frost (X-Men)
Pablo Sanchez (Backyard Sports)
Ozzy Osbourne (Guitar Hero)
Archer (Fate/stay night)
Karin Kanzuki (Street Fighter)
Pyramid Head (Silent Hill)
Gyarados (Pokemon)
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Okay I'll start getting that 3-nom list going...

Bass (Mega Man)
Frogger (Frogger)
Han Solo (Star Wars)
Jessica Albert (DQ8)
Liquid Snake (MGS)
Lucario (Pokemon)
Serge (Chrono Cross)
The Genie (Aladdin)
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Underleveled posted...

The game wasn't out yet.

I admittedly forgot that bit. However, whether or not a given hyped game has actually come out is a distinction that has historically made little-to-no difference on GameFAQs, even when said game is well-received.

Nominations:
Belle
Ice Climbers
Kazooie (Banjo-Kazooie)
Meryl Silverburgh (Metal Gear Solid)
Michael Jackson
Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!)
Pyramid Head
Rebecca Chambers
Robin
Sonya Blade (Mortal Kombat)
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second liquid snake (rip)
second meryl
second pyramid head
second jessica albert
second han solo
second ice climbers
second dogmeat
second dick gumshoe
second cole phelps

second aiden pierce
nominate aiden pierce's iconic hat

nominate whatever the fuck ertyu kept nominating
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ZenOfThunder posted...

nominate whatever the fuck ertyu kept nominating

Gabriella Espinosa or something?
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yeah that

i wanna see if he actually shows up to rate her
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Day 49 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77863931
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