Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 80: OoT Special! ft Saria, Darunia, Malon

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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 - 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

Results from Day 79:

Talon (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) is Mid Fodder
Reinhardt (Fire Emblem) is Low Fodder
Judy Hopps (Zootopia) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Darunia (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
Malon (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
Saria (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
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LAW tier for all three, they are close personal friends of Link

jk tag i'll do this later
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Darunia - fodder line
Malon - high fodder
Saria - high fodder

Three popular side characters from OoT, Darunia may be a bit stronger than the other two due to being a Goron and standing out more.
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Darunia - Fodder line
Malon - Fodder line
Saria - High fodder

The three best OOT-exclusive characters here. The fact that they're from that legendary game helps them. Darunia is the strongest of the three and could actually advance - maybe. Malon is only slightly below him, if only because of her rather striking design (especially as a kid, but also as an adult). Saria, despite being Link's bestie, has the least involvement in her temple of any of the Sages, and is thereafter forgotten. Her song is pretty damn catchy, however, and that's going to help her.
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I agree with Darkx. I'm not sure how much being a Goron helps Darunia, but he has a nice design and a memorable role in the game. Malon is popular but overall is more of a side character than the others. Saria is important to the story but doesn't actually appear all that often. Saria's Song helps her out quite a bit.
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Nominate:
The Undertaker
Eric Cartman
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nominations:

Ace Harding (Deja Vu)
Daxter (Jak and Daxter)
Gundham Tanaka (Danganronpa)
Mugman (Cuphead)
Snake (Snake)
Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)
Ibuki (Street Fighter)
Nights (Nights into Dreams...)
Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
Zant (Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
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bump
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Agree with darkx.
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agree with darkx
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me with darkx but all are fodder line
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Day 81 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77946154
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