Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 244 ft Caim, Captain MacMillan, Fran

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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 243:

Robin Hood (Robin Hood/Age of Empires) is Low Fodder
Metal Slime (Dragon Quest) is Low Fodder
Kris (Pokemon Crystal) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Caim (Drakengard)
Captain MacMillan (Call of Duty)
Fran (Final Fantasy XII)

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Nominate:

Huntress (DC Comics)
Oscar (Shark Tale)
Don Lino (Shark Tale)
Marlin (Finding Nemo)
Nemo (Finding Nemo)
Dory (Finding Nemo)
Crush (Finding Nemo)
Squirt (Finding Nemo)
Elastigirl (The Incredibles)
Mothership (Independence Day)
Miles Dyson (Terminator)
Charles Muntz (Up)
Joy (Inside Out)
Sadness (Inside Out)
Bo Peep (Toy Story)
Barbie (Barbie, Toy Story, etc.)
Ken (Barbie, Toy Story, etc.)
Ethan Hunt (Mission: Impossible)
Unkar Plutt (Star Wars)
Hopper (A Bug's Life)
Mr. Krabs (SpongeBob)

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Caim (Drakengard) - LAW Fodder

Chester and Dancin are so bad that I think him doubling them probably still is not enough to save him from LAW. I assume he only even got into the 2013 contest because of the somethingawful LP. That's not a good basis for strength.

I could buy Nier benefiting notably off Automata thanks to his name and his game's general playability but Caim from friggin' Drakengard is another matter, almost none of the few who do that are going to be happy with the experience.

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I should try playing Drakengard again.

Captain MacMillan (Call of Duty) - Low fodder

Call of Duty isn't worth much at this point but it used to be and you don't have to read somethingawful LPs to know these characters exist. I...I think the Call of Duty characters we've seen probably all beat Tanner?

Fran (Final Fantasy XII) - Mid fodder

Character design plus game people have actually played but it doesn't seem like many actually like Fran much. I guess you could say at least she's not Vaan or Penelo.

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agree with Axem. Caim I kind of see as the gatekeeper for LAW Fodder based on his position as the 3rd weakest character in CB9 behind Chester and Dancin'. It might be interesting to see Caim against someone like Dirk the Daring or Mr. Driller.

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Caim: LAW Fodder
MacMillan: LAW Fodder
Fran: Low Fodder

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Nominate:
The Hunter (Bloodborne)
Mii (Wii Sports, etc.)
Miku Hatsune (Project Diva series)
Mr. Resetti (Animal Crossing)
E-102 Gamma (Sonic Adventure)
Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World)
Triss Merigold (The Witcher)
Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong Country)
Maleficent (Disney/Kingdom Hearts)
Demi-Fiend (Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne)

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Day 245 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78394400

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