Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 105 ft Corrin, Jigglypuff, Mike Tyson

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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

Results from Day 104:

Chloe Frazer (Uncharted series) is Mid Fodder
Little Mac (Punch-Out) is High Fodder
Laharl (Disgaea) is High Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Jigglypuff (Pokmon)
Corrin (Fire Emblem Fates)
Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!)
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High fodder for Jiggs, I think she was underrated in the CB9 stats.

Mid fodder for Corrin. His game wasn't very popular here in the west, and I think this may be one of the rare cases where Smash HURTS, because a lot of the fanbase is still bitter about his inclusion

Mid fodder for Tyson. Punch-Out plus recognizable bumps him up from what could have been low fodder.
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I agree with darkx about all three.

Nominations:
Marvin the Paranoid Android (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
Spike Spiegel
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Jigglypuff (Pokmon) - High fodder
Corrin (Fire Emblem Fates) - Mid fodder
Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!) - Mid fodder

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Jigglypuff: Fodder Line. I think she's a bit stronger than you guys are giving her credit for, given how she's a popular Gen 1 Pokemon who is in Smash, resurfaced in the anime after like 14 years off (so the plebs know who she is), and has an extremely memorable gimmick of putting everyone to sleep and then doodling on their faces. I think she beats 90%+ of High Fodder.

Agreed with Mid Fodder on the other two.
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I'm going to say High Fodder to all.

Jigglypuff was never a powerhouse in her previous appearances - she isn't hugely popular in smash and those that do play her tend to play in a slow, frustrating way. Maybe increased nostalgia can help her out, but Pokemon was very strong in CB9 and Jiggly did not impress.

I don't think FE Fates or Corrin herself are as hated as you'd think. There are definitely vocal haters of the game, but it did decently well on site ratings and polls. For Corrin, I think the fact that he/she is not a standard sword user saves them from a huge amount of hatred and thus anti-votes. And the fact that female Corrin is popular for her, um, waifu powers.

For Mike Tyson, there is a decent amount of nostalgia for Punch-Out that gets him up to mid fodder. But his distinctive look and his memorable appearances in things such as The Hangover and Mike Tyson Mysteries push him up to the low end of High Fodder imo.

nominations:

Marvin the Paranoid Android (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
Spike Spiegel
Wobbuffet (Pokemon)
Dragonair (Pokemon)
Patrick Star (Spongebob games)
Espeon (Pokemon)
Hitmonlee (Pokemon)
Tony Montana (Scarface The World Is Yours)
Articuno (Pokemon)
Braixen (Pokemon)
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half_silver28 posted...

The Hangover and Mike Tyson Mysteries

The effect these will have on a contest result will be negligible. The Hangover was very much a flavor of the month. It was insanely popular for like a year after it came out and now it actually probably falls into retroactively hated territory.
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i forgot mike tyson was even in the Hangover

i forgot mike tyson mysteries exists
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ZenOfThunder posted...

i forgot mike tyson was even in the Hangover

i forgot mike tyson mysteries exists

^

Those two will swing, I don't know, 27 votes Tyson's way. It makes no difference in his standing. He is clearly Mid Fodder.
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BlueCrystalTear posted...

ZenOfThunder posted...

i forgot mike tyson was even in the Hangover

i forgot mike tyson mysteries exists

^

Those two will swing, I don't know, 27 votes Tyson's way. It makes no difference in his standing. He is clearly Mid Fodder.

To be fair 27 votes can matter if you are Jill Valentine.
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Day 106 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78012230
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