Board 8 > Your First Thought 48: Generic enemy w/ most potential contest strength

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ZenOfThunder
07/09/20 8:27:12 PM
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start dropping suggestions for future topics, put them in spoilers though so we don't get people thinking too early, this is supposed to be kneejerk reactions.

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Previous results:
1) Strongest non-Noble Niner: Zelda (Tifa, Squall, Bowser)
2) Weakest Noble Niner: Sonic (Crono, Sephiroth, Mega Man)
3) Fodder Line: Vyse (Isaac, Pac-Man, Revolver Ocelot)
4) Strongest Western Franchise: Witcher (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Fallout)
5) Strongest Indie: Shovel Knight, Undertale (Hollow Knight, Cuphead, Stardew Valley)
6) Biggest GotD2 Snub: Pokemon Go (Skyward Sword, Smash 4, Mario 3D World)
7) TJF/"The Jug Factor": Tifa (Morrigan Aensland, Tina Armstrong, Jill Valentine)
8) Strongest Pokemon not in a Contest: Blastoise (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Greninja)
9) Most unpredictable character: Kefka (Alucard, Donkey Kong, Magus)
10) Game series with most inconsistent strength: Final Fantasy (Pokemon, Mario, GTA)
11) Most disappointing performance of GotD2: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Tropical Freeze, Undertale, Dragon Age)
12) Game series you wish was stronger: Donkey Kong/Country, Resident Evil, Phoenix Wright, Trails
13) Character that always disappoints: Tidus (Magus, Cecil Harvey, Donkey Kong)
14) A joke that stopped being funny: L-Block (GFNW, Weighted Companion Cube, CATS)
15) Character I am sick of seeing in contests: Link (Guybrush Threepwood, Lloyd Irving, Draven)
16) How did this get into Game of the Decade 2?: Dying Light (Fate/Grand Order, Persona 4 Golden, Obra Dinn)
17) Strongest game that's never been in a contest: Super Smash Bros. (Final Fantasy VII Remake, Skyward Sword, Final Fantasy V)
18) Theoretical winner of 'Worst. Game. Ever.': Big Rigs (E.T., Superman 64, Sonic 06)
19) Long-gone character that deserves another shot: Strider Hiryu (Liquid Snake, Terry Bogard, M. Bison)
20) Character that has fallen the furthest: Vincent (Magus, Tommy Vercetti, Crono, Gordon Freeman, Satan)
21) Low midcarder: Ness (Fox, Tidus, Zidane)
22) Strong franchise with characters not worth shit: Elder Scrolls (Grand Theft Auto, Tales, Persona)
23) Theoretical winner of 'Best. Boxart. Ever.': Ocarina of Time (FFVII, Phalanx, Mega Man)
24) Strongest Nintendo game with no N9er in it: Pokemon RBY (Star Fox 64, Xenoblade, something with Kirby)
25) Weakest playable character in Smash Ultimate: Alph (Mii Fighters, Dark Pit, Pichu, Little Mac)
26) Most photogenic character ever in a contest: Tifa (Dante, Crono, Solid Snake/Solid Shit)
27) Character I can beat in a fist fight: Guybrush (Olimar, Ness, a Pokemon)
28) Strongest game never on a Nintendo platform: Persona 5 (Kingdom Hearts/II, Symphony of the Night, God of War 2018, FFVII)
29) Franchise where the 1st game is the strongest: Pokemon (Chrono, Metal Gear Solid, Mass Effect)
30) The winner of 'Best. Video Game. Dad. Ever.': Kratos (God of War) (Jecht, Bowser, Phoenix Wright)
31) The Best SBAllen-Era Contest: Character Battle 2007 (Game of the Decade 1, Character Battle IX, Character Battle X)
32) The strongest incarnation of Link: Ocarina of Time (2007, Breath of the Wild, "Just Link what do you even mean")
33) Character Battle entrant you'd kiss on the lips: Tifa (Zelda, Morrigan, Lara Croft, Samus, KOS-MOS, Link)
34) The most fun Character Battle match ever: Link/Draven/Shepard (Mario/Vivi/Ganondorf, Frog/Chief, Red vs. Blue/Cloud vs. Sephiroth, Ryu/Dante '10, Mario vs. Crono 2)
35) The weakest Zelda game: Zelda II (One of the CD-i games, Spirit Tracks, Four Swords Adventures)
36) Character always screwed by bracket placement: Knuckles (Tidus, Cecil, Alucard)
37) Character much stronger than they should be: Crono (Link, Zelda, Alucard)
38) Weakest Final Fantasy character not in a contest yet: https://imgur.com/a/wf2HoyY
39) Noble Nine Breaker: Vincent (Pikachu, L-Block, Missingno.)
40) Strongest game that's not a part of a series: Shadow of the Colossus (Chrono Trigger, Undertale, Mario RPG)
41) Hyped character that bombed their first match: Kerrigan (Kefka, Monika, Sans, Magus)
42) Most AMERICAN Character Battle entrant ever: Duke Nukem (Steve Armstrong, Guile, Terry Bogard)
43) Most AMERICAN game series of all time: Call of Duty (Duke Nukem, Metal Gear, Halo, Metal Wolf Chaos)
44) Most canonically powerful Noble Nine member: Sephiroth (Sonic, Link, Cloud)
45) Real person you want in a Character Battle: Barack Obama (Charles Barkley, Mike Tyson, a pro wrestler [a bunch got 2 votes])
46) Weakest possible entrant in 'Best. System. Ever.': N-Gage (3D0, Ouya, game.com, Virtual Boy)
47) Most beautiful game ever in a contest: Okami (Shadow of the Colossus, Journey, Celeste, Ico)

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ZaziGuado
07/09/20 8:27:54 PM
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First thought was giant enemy crab. Is that an actual generic enemy?

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Drakeryn
07/09/20 8:28:40 PM
#3:


Goomba
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Kenri
07/09/20 8:29:23 PM
#4:


Goomba

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Xeybozn
07/09/20 8:29:54 PM
#5:


Goomba was my first thought.

The correct answer is Pikachu.
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Hbthebattle
07/09/20 8:30:31 PM
#6:


Piranha Plant
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Janus5k
07/09/20 8:30:42 PM
#7:


Goomba

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OrangeCrush980
07/09/20 8:30:47 PM
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Big Daddy
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Jesse_Custer
07/09/20 8:30:47 PM
#9:


Goomba
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ZenOfThunder
07/09/20 8:30:50 PM
#10:


you know i made this one, and my exact thoughts were

"everyone is gonna say goomba, why bother? wait, zen, every time you think this board 8 surprises you and you get a ton of unique and fun answers before the obvious one. just go for it!"

never listen to zenofthunder

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Drakeryn
07/09/20 8:31:58 PM
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also I'm disappointed more people didn't think of Ori yesterday
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MetalmindStats
07/09/20 8:32:12 PM
#12:


Xeybozn posted...
Goomba was my first thought.

The correct answer is Pikachu.
This, except Metroid instead because Pikachu's not a generic enemy.

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Ranticoot
07/09/20 8:39:04 PM
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Goomba, though the right answer is probably Piranha Plant because of the Smash thing

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th3l3fty
07/09/20 8:40:52 PM
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Goomba
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Shonen_Bat
07/09/20 8:43:46 PM
#15:


you were expecting a unique answer but it was me, Goomba!

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LordoftheMorons
07/09/20 8:45:29 PM
#16:


Slime

It's not a lie if I believe it...!

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Tom Bombadil
07/09/20 8:46:27 PM
#17:


Xeybozn posted...
Goomba was my first thought.

The correct answer is Pikachu.


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WavedFan
07/09/20 9:01:15 PM
#18:


Goomba
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Yesmar_
07/09/20 9:02:27 PM
#19:


Goomba

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hylianknight3
07/09/20 9:02:56 PM
#20:


Goomba

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Xuxon
07/09/20 9:04:18 PM
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turbopuns3
07/09/20 9:04:43 PM
#22:


Koopa Troopa

(yeah I didn't even get past the words "Generic enemy" before it came to mind)
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NeoElfboy
07/09/20 9:05:50 PM
#23:


I thought of goomba first too even though I suspect Koopa Troopa would be stronger: equally stronger, but will benefit from being playable in games like Mario Kart.

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UF8
07/09/20 9:07:26 PM
#24:


radical alternative answer here

... i thought of the pacman ghosts
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Tom Bombadil
07/09/20 9:07:39 PM
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Yeah I think Koopa would edge it out but I've been on a weird Mario 64 kick lately

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Leafeon13N
07/09/20 9:08:12 PM
#26:


Koopa Troopa
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Evillordexdeath
07/09/20 9:14:59 PM
#27:


Cactuar

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half_silver28
07/09/20 9:16:57 PM
#28:


yet another Goomba

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Nameless2000
07/09/20 9:25:01 PM
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LordoftheMorons posted...
Slime

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all of this

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TheArkOfTurus
07/09/20 9:27:41 PM
#30:


Hell House

...Does formerly generic count?

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Haste_2
07/09/20 9:35:42 PM
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Koopa Troopa. It would beat Goomba.

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Leonhart4
07/09/20 9:44:25 PM
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GANON1025
07/09/20 9:44:54 PM
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Fiop
07/09/20 10:07:15 PM
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Goomba

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_SecretSquirrel
07/09/20 10:09:07 PM
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Goomba

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MoogleKupo141
07/10/20 12:38:34 AM
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Cactuar
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For your Azuarc .
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hombad46
07/10/20 12:39:38 AM
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Piranha Plant

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Snake5555555555
07/10/20 12:48:54 AM
#38:


Crimson Head

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guffguy89
07/10/20 1:16:09 AM
#39:


stormtrooper

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Cavedweller2000
07/10/20 2:45:01 AM
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Drakeryn posted...
Goomba


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Steiner
07/10/20 4:17:04 AM
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smash bros wireframes - could potentially be link

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ChichiriMuyo
07/10/20 4:52:53 AM
#42:


Goomba

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MZero
07/10/20 5:32:46 AM
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Goomba

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Nanis23
07/10/20 6:33:46 AM
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Goomba

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ZeldaTPLink
07/10/20 8:10:02 AM
#45:


Koopa
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ZeldaTPLink
07/10/20 8:11:19 AM
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Thought of Goomba first, but the question "most contest strength" make me want to disagree with it. Koopa feels more right.
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VeryInsane
07/10/20 8:15:54 AM
#47:


Boo

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Seanchan
07/10/20 8:19:38 AM
#48:


Goomba

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bwburke94
07/10/20 8:27:42 AM
#49:


Goompa

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Johnbobb
07/10/20 10:13:34 AM
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Waddle Dee, immediately followed by Goomba

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