Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 223 ft CD-i Link, Jessie, Shadow

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half_silver28
01/18/20 9:29:42 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

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 222:

Frank West (Dead Rising) is Low Fodder
Sekiro (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice) is Mid Fodder
Red Bird (Angry Birds) is LAW Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

CD-i Link (Link: The Faces of Evil)
Jessie (Pokemon)
Shadow (Final Fantasy VI)

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AxemRedRanger
01/18/20 9:49:42 PM
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Nominate:
Roy Campbell
Jinjo
Cole Macgrath
Zubat
Rattata
Sheena
Vulcan Raven
Mega man.exe
King of Red lions
Green Biker Dude


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half_silver28
01/19/20 9:27:12 AM
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nominate Zubat, Paya (Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

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half_silver28
01/19/20 11:00:19 AM
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CD-i Link I will say is Fodder Line - high fodder and low midcarder are probably viable as well. He's a complete joke of a character, but he is still LINK. Also pretty much every line he has in FoE is a meme. I can't wait to bomb some Dodongos!

Jessie I also say is Fodder Line. She's been in just about every episode of the anime and is easily recognizable. Her banter with James and Meowth provides a lot of the show's comedy, and she also has TJF to an extent. She is definitely a nostalgic character for the site demographic.

Shadow I say is Mid Fodder. He doesn't seem especially popular among the FFVI cast and I don't think his design will get him many votes, even though he avoids looking particularly bad in his Amano art.

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AxemRedRanger
01/19/20 5:29:48 PM
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CD-i Link (Link: The Faces of Evil) - Fodder Line

let's be honest, nobody really knows how well CD-i Link would do. Probably not super great but while meme characters are out of fashion, Zelda is even more in than usual.

Jessie (Pokemon) - Fodder Line

prepare for trouble

...you know the rest.

and that is why she makes the fodder line.

Shadow (Final Fantasy VI) - Mid fodder

So, this was a thing:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/847-who-is-your-favorite-final-fantasy-vi-character

Would he repeat that nowadays? Hell no, he's the closet thing VI has to a Vincent and I'd expect Shadow to have similarly dropped like a rock. It also hurts him that FFVI characters the few years after that poll were in general not particularly good so him beasting that poll doesn't seem as impressive as it should. I figure nowadays he ranks below Terra/Celes/Locke and the Figaro bros but above everyone else - barring possibly Mog, who's liked for being a Moogle more than he is as a character.

*Looks for another poll.*

https://www.strawpoll.me/4671218/r

...Looks like what I'd expect. Was considering high fodder but that's poor enough for me to go Mid.

The other question here is if "Ninja Factor" really is a thing and gamefaqs are a bunch of weebs who'll disproportionately vote for ninjas without necessarily caring that much about the characters or their games. Not sure how well that's gonna work in 2020 but Hayabusa hasn't quite died off yet so maybe!

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MetalmindStats
01/19/20 5:38:15 PM
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I'll agree with all three votes, and also nominate Zubat.

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half_silver28
01/19/20 9:45:24 PM
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