Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 133 ft Sniper Wolf, Magneto, Kylo Ren

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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 132:

Lady (Devil May Cry 3) is Mid Fodder
Pitfall Harry (Pitfall!) is Low Fodder
Hero/Eight (Dragon Quest VIII) is High Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Sniper Wolf (Metal Gear Solid)
Kylo Ren (Star Wars)
Magneto (X-Men)
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Mid Fodder for Sniper Wolf.

Low Midcarder for Magneto

Mid Fodder for Kylo Ren?
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Agree with Mid Fodder for Sniper Wolf. That seems to be the default for supporting MGS characters, and someone like Sniper Wolf who was only in one game definitely won't be higher than that. She is well-liked and has TJF, so she won't be lower either.

Agree with Low Midcarder for Magneto. He's an incredibly popular and iconic villain, with a ton of game appearances. However he hasn't had a real breakout appearance, discounting the Marvel vs Capcom games. He was always a very popular choice in the MvC games though, and has the Mag-freaking-neato meme too, which I'm sure will have an impact if he appeared in a contest.

Agree with Mid Fodder for Kylo Ren. I think he's in a similar position to Rey in that he'll get anti-votes due to general disdain towards modern Star Wars, and because he fails to live up to his grandpa Vader. I think he's a bit better liked than Rey though.

nominations:

Melia Antiqua (Xenoblade Chronicles)
Blossom (Powerpuff Girls)
Bubbles (Powerpuff Girls)
Buttercup (Powerpuff Girls)
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Sniper Wolf: Yeah, Mid Fodder. MGS isn't that strong anymore, and one-game characters tend to err toward Mid Fodder, possibly High if they're iconic enough. Sniper Wolf is not.

Magneto: Low Midcarder sounds right to me. One of the most iconic villains from Marvel in general, and someone easy to recognize from all of his appearances over the years. Some depends on pics, but I think he's got the potential to make round 3.

Kylo Ren: High Fodder. People know Star Wars better than they know a lot of Mid Fodder. He'll get some anti-votes from the whiners but will get plenty of support to counteract that. And if Episode IX turns out to be great (worth noting that I really enjoyed The Last Jedi because it was fun), he might get a massive spike in popularity here. After TLJ, he's more liked than Rey (who I loved in TFA but found dull in TLJ), so I think he can advance with the right matchup.
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Sniper Wolf - Mid fodder
Magneto - High fodder
Kylo Ren - Mid fodder

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Sniper Wolf: Mid Fodder

Magneto: Fodder Line - The X-Men franchise isn't in a great place right now, and I can't see him being as strong as Logan, who I voted as a Low Midcarder.

Kylo Ren: Low Fodder - A rather widely-hated character who no one truly cares about isn't going to rake in the votes just because he's a prominent part of new Star Wars, i.e. the branch of the franchise people don't really care about. At least Rey is the main protagonist of her movies.
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Nominate: Professor Charles Xavier
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Day 134 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78082244
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