Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 198 ft Darth Maul, Dig Dug, The Rocketeer

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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

If you feel that a character has been over or under-ranked, or if a new development has come up that would affect their contest strength, you may nominate them for a re-ranking. You may nominate one character per day for this, and 3 votes are needed to get them on the slate. One character with 3 votes will come up for re-ranking today.

Re-ranking Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V6dx-tu-FD1rCxbX69eQwEzE7x1F6nNRNFochYHu1dc/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 197:

Dyna Blade (Kirby Super Star) is Low Fodder
Hans Gruber (Die Hard) is Low Fodder
Vamp (Metal Gear Solid 2) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Darth Maul (Star Wars)
The Rocketeer (The Rocketeer)
Dig Dug (Dig Dug)

Today's Re-ranking is:

Donkey Kong Jr. (Donkey Kong Jr.)

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no holiday special unfortunately

Darth Maul. . . I will give him High Fodder based on a few factors. He has nostalgia in his favor since a lot of kids thought he was the most bad*ss character ever when he first appeared in TPM. His distinctive appearance paired with his double-bladed lightsaber make him an incredibly memorable character. Plus he has a major role in The Clone Wars animated series. And yes, only a major fan favorite would be able to come back from a bisecting.

Rocketeer I don't think I have much choice but to give LAW Fodder. The movie is pretty old at this point and had somewhat mixed reception, and the Rocketeer in general had his heyday in the 80s. The video game tie-in is extremely obscure, and Rocketeer has had little exposure since the 1991 movie. Only potential thing in his favor is. . . resembling Iron Man I guess?

Low Fodder for Dig Dug. The game itself is somewhat iconic, but way too old to get many votes. I don't think Dug has much hope when even Pac-Man can't be low mid.

Re-rank on DK Jr - Mid Fodder. I think the name is the only thing that keeps him from being low. No one cares about Donkey Kong Jr (the game), and Junior has had limited appearances since then.

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Darth Maul: Mid Fodder
The Rocketeer: LAW Fodder
Dig Dug: Low Fodder - Pac-Man is absolutely Low Mid at this point, though.
Donkey Kong Jr.: Mid Fodder

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Dig dug low no worst then q bert

Nominate:

BB-8 (Star Wars)
Arachnid (Starship Troopers)

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Same votes as Metalmind.

In particular, Palpatine was high fodder and theres no way Maul matches that.

Nominate:
Alm
Daxter
Jade Curtiss
The Mask (condition: the mask and broly can only come up on the same day)
Broly (see above)
The Rock
Mithos


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Nomations cole Gannon from Carmen Sandiego

Darth maul mid

AxemRedRanger posted...
Nominate:

The Mask (condition: the mask and broly can only come up on the same day)
Broly (see above)

??? Sure I guess

Day 199 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78282380

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