Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 290 ft Sherlock Holmes, Isaac, Baba

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half_silver28
03/27/20 11:02:15 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 289:

The Undertaker (WWF/WWE games) is Low Fodder
Lilith (Borderlands) is Mid Fodder
Poo (Earthbound) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes)
Isaac (The Binding of Isaac)
Baba (Baba is You)

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AxemRedRanger
03/28/20 10:43:45 AM
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Sherlock Holmes - low fodder

recentish adaptations are probably a bit more high profile than robin hoods? Nothing thats gonna make gamefaqs care
much though and no meaningful game prescience so.

Isaac - mid fodder

looked pretty good (for an indie character) in 2013, albeit against a pretty bad Link.

Baba - low fodder

probably really bad low fodder at that. pixel dog thing isnt the worst design in the world I guess? But If its game cant look halfway not horrible against GTA despite probable antivotes, Ill agree to re-rank to LAW later.

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half_silver28
03/28/20 11:39:49 AM
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Agree with Axem's votes. Baba is definitely bordering on law range, so I would support a re-rank to law if Baba is You does badly.

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MetalmindStats
03/28/20 6:55:08 PM
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I'll reluctantly agree with Axem's votes. Indies have consistently looked good this contest, and Isaac arguably has one of the biggest fanbases among them. Also, Baba would likely get some jokey votes to save them from LAW.

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half_silver28
03/28/20 9:04:09 PM
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