Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 414 ft Guts Man, Arcanine, Issun

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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 413:

Tyranitar (Pokmon) is Mid Fodder
Teddie (Persona 4) is Low Fodder
Connor (Detroit: Become Human) is Low Fodder

Re-Ranking Result:

Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones) is now Fodder Line

Here is today's trio to rank:

Guts Man (Mega Man)
Arcanine (Pokemon)
Issun (Okami)

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Indy would probably be right on the line between Fodder Line and Low Fodder, yes. As much sense as that makes. Have to vouch for my personal favorite fictional character!

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While Guts Man is a boss in Mega Man 1 and Powered Up instead of the more popular 2 or 3, he is one of the most recognizable Robot Masters in terms of design and has made several other boss appearances in the series (Guts Tank in 2, Guts Man G in 7). Also he was one of the main antagonists in the Mega Man cartoon, notably giving us Guts Man's Ass. I'll give Guts Man Mid Fodder.

High Fodder for Arcanine. While not all that great in battle, the big doggy is a decently popular Pokemon and was frequently used by Gary Oak in the anime. Plus Arcanine is notable for being the "Legendary Pokemon" - I believe it was originally conceived as an actual legendary.

Low Fodder for Issun. I'm not sure if the fanbase actually likes this guy or not, or how well-remembered his appearance will be. Due to his tiny size he looks like a black spec 90% of the time in Okami, with his actual appearance only being shown when the camera zooms in or during the shrunken segments.

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I'll reluctantly agree with all three votes. Being an OG Robot Master seems to matter a lot more than I'd expect purely on the merits of the original Mega Man's popularity, and I'm pretty sure Issun isn't remotely well-liked.

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Agreed.

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Day 415 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78886525

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