Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 455 ft Ryuji Sakamoto, Kangaskhan, Marin

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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 454:

Andrew Oikonny (Star Fox) is Low Fodder
Rayne (Bloodrayne) is Low Fodder
Smaug (The Hobbit) is Low Fodder

Re-Ranking Result:

Solaire of Astora (Dark Souls) is now Fodder Line

Here is today's trio to rank:

Ryuji Sakamoto (Persona 5)
Kangaskhan (Pokemon)
Marin (Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening)

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For real?! Ryuji I will put at Mid Fodder. He's the Yosuke equivalent for Persona 5 and he seems to be better-liked in comparison so I think he easily makes mid.

Kangaskhan I will put at High Fodder. She's a pretty well-known Pokemon due to having a baby in her pouch, and has some dedicated anime appearances plus a spot on Giovanni's team to make up for it being a rare Pokemon in Gen 1.

Marin I will say is Mid Fodder. Link's Awakening is a decently strong game, though I'm not sure how much the remake helped out (I think it was held out of GOTD2?). Marin herself is cute and has some good pics to choose from, and a Hyrule Warriors appearance too.

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Agreed on Ryuji.

Mid fodder on Kangaskhan. I dont think its that well liked, probably due to in part to the wonky availability, and just not having enough else to quite make up for that.

I guess mid fodder for Marin. I am real skeptical how much most people care about the plot of Links Awakening but Zelda plus notable character might not quite be low.

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Nominate:
Fi (Skyward Sword)

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I'll side with Low Fodder for Ryuji. Yes, Persona 5 impressed in GotD 2, and yes, its major characters should all be not-terrible given that and how character-focused a game it is, but I just can't get over that Joker match + Yu and Chie's previous results.

Agree with Mid Fodder for Kangaskhan and Marin, and I'd venture the former's actually closer to Low Fodder than High Fodder for the reasons Axem mentioned.

I'll also finally nominate a bunch more characters I've been sitting on for a while: Agrias Oaks, Alex (Street Fighter III), Ampharos, Arbok, Battler Ushiromiya, Beatrice, Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Caeda, Carmilla, Chansey, Chikorita, Clair, Cpt. Martin Walker, Curious George, Cyborg, Doctor Cid, Dodongo, Dry Bones, Duck (Duck Hunt), Electrode, Elena, Eleven, Exodia the Forbidden One, Geese Howard, Genesis Rhapsodos, Genis Sage, Gladiolus, Gomez Addams, Guzma, Hope Estheim, Hulk Hogan, Inuyasha, James Hetfield, Jin, Joe Montana, Johnny Gat, Johnny (The Room), Jude Mathis, Kadabra, Koromaru, Lolo, Lubba, Lunafreya Nox Fleuret, Miltank, Mitsuru Kirijo, Mr. Blonde, Namine, Nights, Onix, Parin, Poe Dameron, Prompto, Raine Sage, Regal Bryant, Rex (Toy Story), Riddick, Rita Mordio, Skee-Ball, Slenderman, Snow Villiers, Sylveon, Tentacool, The Cat (The Cat in the Hat), The King (Sneak King), Torchic, Treecko, Undyne, Vahn, Voltorb, Weezing, Wobbuffet, and Yusuke Kitagawa.

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Nominate Inuyasha

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nominate Fi, Duck and Skee-Ball.

Day 456 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78973323

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