Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 141 ft Metal Mario, Lex Luthor, DQ11 Hero

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half_silver28
10/19/19 9:38:42 PM
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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 140:

Michael Corleone (The Godfather) is Low Fodder
Nightcrawler (X-Men) is Fodder Line
Zelos Wilder (Tales of Symphonia) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Metal Mario (Mario series)
Lex Luthor (DC Comics)
Hero/The Luminary (Dragon Quest XI)
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half_silver28
10/19/19 10:30:37 PM
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Metal Mario I see as having a similar profile to Dark Link, so I will say High Midcarder. He had a memorable appearance as a boss in Smash 64 and has been playable in several Mario spinoff games. That combined with the natural strength he gets from being "Mario" should be enough to beat midcarder-tier characters.

Lex Luthor I say is Fodder Line. He has had several notable portrayals in movies and cartoons (Super Friends and the DC animated universe). He's got some memes that might pop up as well, mostly thanks to Superman 64. It's been a few years since his rather divisive portrayal in Batman v Superman - I'm not sure if this will help him in a meme-ish fashion, or hurt his case. I'll call it a wash.

The Luminary. . . I will say High Fodder because DQ11 was very recent and RPGfaqs took to it pretty well. It also helps that he is the default costume for the Hero in Smash Ultimate.
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half_silver28
10/19/19 11:58:39 PM
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nominate Lilith (Darkstalkers)
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MetalmindStats
10/20/19 6:23:31 AM
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Metal Mario: Fodder Line - As far as lookalikes go, he seems to be more of a Linkle, where both characters' appeal is pretty much entirely from their resemblance, than a Dark Link, who is actually a memorable character in his own right. On top of that, Mario is substantially weaker than Link, and in general, GameFAQs has shifted away from voting for characters largely on the basis of design.

Lex Luthor: High Fodder - I don't think his GameFAQs strength is all that close to Superman's, and my opinion of Superman's strength here isn't very high in the first place. As Superman's nemesis, though, he's still a high-profile comics character in a comic-book world, and should be able to beat Mid Fodder characters as such.

The Luminary: Agree with High Fodder.
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half_silver28
10/20/19 10:20:26 AM
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I'll change my vote on Metal Mario to Midcarder.
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LinkMarioSamus
10/20/19 4:48:05 PM
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Nominate:

Lester the Unlikely
Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz)
Scarecrow (The Wizard of Oz)
Tin Man (The Wizard of Oz)
Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz)
The Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz)
Marty McFly (Back to the Future p)
Dr. Emmett Brown (Back to the Future)
Biff Tannen (Back to the Future)
Chin (Hong Kong '97)
Captain Novolin
Peter Venkman (Ghostbusters)
Gozer (Ghostbusters)
Big Rig (Big Rigs)
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AxemRedRanger
10/20/19 5:33:27 PM
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Lex Luthor - Mid fodder

40 cakes, WRONG, etc.

i dont really have much respect for
comic characters outside the MCU, Wolverine, and Batman though. They might be icons with a long history but theyre not OUR icons.

The Luminary - High fodder

Metal Mario - Mid fodder

Dark Link could be strong because hes Like Link But Different and has little competition there. Mario already has Luigi and Wario to fill those roles for him, Waluigi is Like Those Two But Different, and then theres also a bunch of other unimportant Mario doppelgngers like Cosmic Mario, Shadow Mario, etc. Wario and Waluigi would eat the latter group for lunch, other than maybe Dr. Mario if he counts. Point is, while Dark Link adds something by his tie to Link, Metal Mario really adds nothing to Mario.

Metal Marios also not really his own character. Its basically just Mario with the Metal cap and hes not very memorable in his spinoff appearances that Ive seen. He doesnt feel like a legitimate character. And personally, itd be hard to find a single opponent Id vote him over. Maybe ? Block.

Not scared of the Mario name either. When weve seen lower tier Mario games in a contest, they have absolutely been capable of bombing regardless of having Mario in the title. But even those games have their fans. I really like Metal Mario said nobody ever.

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half_silver28
10/20/19 6:23:17 PM
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nominations:

Lester the Unlikely (Lester the Unlikely)
Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz)
Scarecrow (The Wizard of Oz)
Tin Man (The Wizard of Oz)
Cowardly Lion (The Wizard of Oz)
The Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz)
Biff Tannen (Back to the Future)
Chin (Hong Kong '97)
Captain Novolin (Captain Novolin)
Gozer (Ghostbusters)
Big Rig (Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing)
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MetalmindStats
10/20/19 6:47:36 PM
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For what it's worth, the likes of Luigi, Wario, and Waluigi aren't all that similar looking to Mario, and I doubt they get many votes on the basis of appearance resemblance, as such. Metal Mario's the most notable character who would get many votes due to his similarity to Mario, and I do not believe we have any precedent for a character bombing in spite of their strong design resemblance to a highly popular character, unlike the lesser Mario games.

I will also nominate the Big Rig and Dr. Mario (Dr. Mario).
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half_silver28
10/20/19 9:47:17 PM
#10:


nominate Dr. Mario as well

Day 142 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78100088
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