Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 289 ft The Undertaker, Lilith, Poo

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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 288:

Yangus (Dragon Quest VIII) is Low Fodder
Booster (Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars) is Low Fodder
Zero (Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

The Undertaker (WWF/WWE games)
Lilith (Borderlands)
Poo (Earthbound)

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Low Fodder for all three. I don't see random EarthBound party members being worth much, nor even big-name wrestlers who are only known for wrestling or really any Borderlands character at this point.

Nominate The Knight (Hollow Knight) because apparently the Hollow Knight is actually a totally distinct character from the player character of Hollow Knight.

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Agree with Low Fodder for Undertaker and Poo. I'll say Mid Fodder for Lilith (barely) because it seems like she's the fan favorite of the series and has TJF. Might reconsider if Borderlands 2 bombs in GOTD.

Also nominate The Knight (Hollow Knight)

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Nom the knight

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Nominate Edith Finch

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same votes as half silver.
i half expect borderlands to disappoint but weve already put handsome jack and Claptrap in mid fodder on the basis it might still be worth something so if were already possibly wrong about them, why not add a third for consistencys cake? They can all get re-ranked later if need be.

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Undertaker mid

nomation Sarah Bryant from virua fighter

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also nominate:
Alyx Vance (Half-Life 2)
Ethan Winters (Resident Evil 7: Biohazard)
The Arisen (Dragon's Dogma)
Morrigan (Dragon Age: Origins)
William (Nioh)


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AxemRedRanger posted...

but weve already put handsome jack and Claptrap in mid fodder on the basis it might still be worth something so if were already possibly wrong about them, why not add a third for consistencys cake?

Good point, Lilith is almost certainly the strongest Borderlands character. That being said, I refuse to believe any of them have a modicum of strength at this point, given what we saw in 2013 when they were actually relevant. As such, I'll start by nominating Claptrap for re-ranking.

I'll also second all of Axem's nominations today.

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nominate:
The Arisen (Dragon's Dogma)
William (Nioh)
Edith Finch

Also nominate Claptrap for Re-ranking. As the "mascot" for the series I think he'll likely follow the trajectory of the series as a whole, which definitely has less relevance today than in 2013. Lilith and Handsome Jack are well-liked, but I don't think too many people care for Claptrap.

Day 290 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78514022

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