Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 175 ft Koopa Troopa, Fiora, Dr. Light

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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 174:

Jeanne (Bayonetta) is Mid Fodder
Mara (Shin Megami Tensei series) is Low Fodder
The Scarecrow (DC Comics) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Fiora (Xenoblade Chronicles)
Koopa Troopa (Mario series)
Dr. Thomas Light (Mega Man)
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half_silver28 posted...

Mara has been in all of the Persona RPGs so I don't think it matters much that mainline SMT is very niche here.

I stand corrected, but I'm not convinced that people will vote for a given Persona just because it's been in games they care about.

Anyways,

Fiora: Mid Fodder, but only barely.
Koopa Troopa: Mid Fodder
Dr. Thomas Light: Low Fodder - could be Mid, but I'm not convinced anyone cares.

Nominations:
Dalton
Freddy Krueger
Jack Krauser
Krillin
Peter Griffin
Poochy
Schala
Seto Kaiba
Snake
Trunks
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I will say Mid Fodder for all. Fiora is well-liked but Xenoblade characters not named Shulk have not done well in contests. Everyone knows Koopa Troopa but no one cares about him. Dr. Light has a bit of popularity due to his mentor role in the game to Mega Man and post-humorously to X. Also everyone knows him as the creator of Mega.
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half_silver28 posted...

Everyone knows Koopa Troopa but no one cares about him.

:<

nominate Arsene (Persona 5)
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bump
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Fiona - Mid fodder
Reyn time and Dunban looked really bad in 2013. I assume the 3ds port, sequels, and having a character in Smash have widened the series appeal a little or else this would be low.
Koopa Troopa - High fodder
Almost as iconic as Goomba and makes prominent appearances in most spinoffs. Certainly wouldnt think he loses to Birdo.
Dr. Light - Low fodder
Mega Man Classic just doesnt have much of a story and Light himself is kind of straightforward and uninteresting in what scenes he does appear in. I just dont think he has any real appeal.

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Day 176 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78209208
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