Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 106 ft Delita Hyral, Raiden, Falco

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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 105:

Jigglypuff (Pokmon) is High Fodder
Corrin (Fire Emblem Fates) is Mid Fodder
Mike Tyson (Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Raiden (Metal Gear)
Delita Hyral (Final Fantasy Tactics)
Falco Lombardi (Star Fox)
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Raiden is Fodder Line. He looked like a low midcarder in CB9, but Metal Gear characters excluding Snake all underperformed in CBX. A dip is likely for Raiden, who also hasn't had a major game appearance since Rising.

I can only guess on Delita, but for now I have to say Low Fodder since Ramza himself is probably only high fodder at best.

Falco is hard to place, since much of his contest history consists of getting SFF'd by stronger Nintendo characters. I will say Fodder Line for him (barely). He will benefit from nostalgia for Star Fox 64 and Melee, but the fact that most of his strength comes from smash means he will likely lose to characters with non-smash games that are more popular on the site than SF64.
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Delita Hyral: half_silver28 posted...

since Ramza himself is probably only high fodder at best.

Based on his 2018 match, Ramza is actually High Fodder at worst, and more probably around the Fodder Line. Since Final Fantasy Tactics is still a beloved game on GameFAQs, and Delita is Ramza's well-liked rival, I think he can reach Mid Fodder.

Raiden: I agree with Fodder Line. The combination of Metal Gear Solid 2's continually strengthening reputation and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance going down as a cult classic should allow him to see a dignified decline in the standard range for a Metal Gear character.

Falco: I'll also concur with Fodder Line. I think Falco maintains a distinctive fanbase, as evidenced by him making three of the last four character battles, compared to just one for Wolf.

Nominations:
Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Bender
Broly
Cell
Cleopatra
Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Korra (The Legend of Korra)
Prince Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Sailor Moon
Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
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Raiden: No idea where he's at. MGS has taken a tumble, so while he was a Midcarder at his peak, he's... yeah, Fodder Line now.

Delita: Worth noting that I've never heard of this one. He doesn't have much staying power. He might get a Final Fantasy bump, but probably not. He's absolutely Mid Fodder at best. Low Fodder on a bad day or against another FF character. FFFF is a thing, yes? (Yeah, I'm in the middle here.)

Falco: He's somewhere between High Fodder and a Low Midcarder, because he's a cool customer in Smash. He's probably not High Fodder since he's very capable of advancing if he doesn't get put up against another Nintendo character. So I can concur with Fodder Line.
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Raiden - Fodder line

Delita - Mid fodder

Agreed hes borderline mid-to-low.

Falco - Fodder line

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nominations:

Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Katara (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Korra (The Legend of Korra)
Prince Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Blaine (Pokemon)
Jessie (Pokemon)
Abraham Lincoln (Civilization series)
Nidoking (Pokemon)
Majin Buu (Dragonball Z)
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Day 107 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78014669
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