Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 328 ft Mike Wazowski, Leatherface, Apu

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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 327:

Samwise Gamgee (Lord Of The Rings) is Mid Fodder
Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff (Marvel) is Low Fodder
Red Skull (Marvel) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.)
Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre/Mortal Kombat X)
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons)

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Nominate:
The Penguin (DC Comics)
Lucia (Devil May Cry 2)
Flint (Mother 3)
Dory (Finding Nemo)
Rainbow Mika (Street Fighter)
Rawk Hawk (Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door)
Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (Marvel)
Akira Yuki (Virtua Fighter)
Ashley (WarioWare series)
Ansem (Kingdom Hearts)
Dirk (Dragon's Lair)
Aiai (Super Monkey Ball)
Haseo (.hack)
Kite (.hack)
Jim Raynor (Starcraft)
Cody Travers (Final Fight/Street Fighter)
Guy (Final Fight/Street Fighter)

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Mike Wazowski (Monsters, Inc.) - Mid fodder

Average gamefaqs user was 14-15 when the movie came out. I'll give him benefit of the doubt.

Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre/Mortal Kombat X) - Low fodder

Freddy and Jason are a bit dubious but I can sorta buy them not being bottom of the barrel. Nobody else from that era of horror is gonna be worth anything.

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (The Simpsons) - Low fodder

cancelled

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Agree with Axem on Mike and Leatherface.

For Apu I will say Mid Fodder. He hasn't been explicitly cancelled, and the controversy with his character has kept him relevant for the past few years despite his diminished role in the show. He is still a prominent character from the show's heyday with appearances in some games, and has the association with the popular Kwik-E-Mart to fall back on.

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also nominate:
Ansem (Kingdom Hearts)
Dirk (Dragon's Lair)
Haseo (.hack)
Kite (.hack)

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Agree with Axem.

Second Ansem, Dirk, Haseo, and Kite.

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Day 329 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78664818

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