Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 142 ft Gray Fox, The Riddler, HK-47

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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 141:

Metal Mario (Mario series) is Fodder Line
Lex Luthor (DC Comics) is High Fodder
Hero/The Luminary (Dragon Quest XI) is High Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Gray Fox/Cyborg Ninja (Metal Gear Solid)
The Riddler (DC Comics)
HK-47 (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)
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Nominate Groot
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Gray Fox/Cyborg Ninja (Metal Gear Solid) - Mid Fodder
The Riddler (DC Comics) - Mid Fodder
HK-47 (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic) - High Fodder

He looked good enough the last time we saw him in 2010 and KOTOR held up pretty well in 2015.

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I'll say High Fodder for Gray Fox because I feel he's one of the more memorable characters from MGS - but mid fodder is understandable too.

Riddle me this: who is green and black and has no idea who he is? The answer is the Riddler. He suffers from the same problem as Catwoman in that there is no definitive portrayal of him in other media. He has been a secondary villain in most of his appearances, and I don't see Jim Carey's Riddler as being especially popular on the site. In most portrayals he comes off as a smug know-it-all, which is not a recipe for likability. Mid Fodder.

Agree with High Fodder for HK-47.
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The gray fox? Capital!
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I'll concur with Axem about all three.
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Day 143 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78102368
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