Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 493 ft Doc Louis, Persian, Bonk

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half_silver28
10/20/20 9:13:27 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 492:

Naomi Hunter (Metal Gear Solid) is Low Fodder
Alex (Minecraft) is Low Fodder
Zombie (Minecraft) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Doc Louis (Punch-Out)
Persian (Pokemon)
Bonk (Bonk's Adventure)

Today's Re-Ranking is:

Francis York Morgan (Deadly Premonition)

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AxemRedRanger
10/21/20 2:58:08 PM
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Nominate:
Sinistar (Sinistar)
Moai (Gradius)
Nova (Marvel)
Sami (Advance Wars)
Sam & Max (Sam & Max Hit the Road)
Furret (Pokmon)
Guzma (Pokemon Sun and Moon)

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AxemRedRanger
10/21/20 3:44:18 PM
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Doc Louis (Punch-Out) - Low fodder
It's been a very long time since "stole my bike" ytmnds were considered hip.

Persian (Pokemon) - Mid fodder
Barely. Evolves from Meowth but is very clearly not "the" Meowth. Got a few appearances with Giovanni, because Blofeld.

Bonk (Bonk's Adventure) - LAW fodder
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/5982-did-you-ever-own-a-turbografx-16-pc-engine

He does have a few games on other consoles but they're not widely played or recognized. His mascot status is enough to make me think "maybe high end of LAW fodder" but that's it. When you're the mascot of something people don't know or care much about, it limits what it can do for you.

Today's Re-Ranking is:

Francis York Morgan (Deadly Premonition) - LAW Fodder
There are places where people care about Deadly Premonition. Despite recent-ish releases I don't think gamefaqs as a whole is at all one of them. He probably improves from his 2013 performance if he shows up again but it'd be hard for him to have done worse.

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half_silver28
10/21/20 5:16:59 PM
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I originally nominated Francis for re-ranking when the new Deadly Premonition came out, but that game ended up having very little impact on Gfaqs, and his CB9 performance was pretty bad. But I think he'll be able to barely be Low Fodder due to recent relevance, and the original DP further solidifying itself as a cult classic over time.

Agree with Axem's ratings overwise. Persian is barely Mid Fodder due to being Giovanni's obligatory cat, and Bonk is a Turbografx-16 character.

Second Sinistar and Nova

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AxemRedRanger
10/21/20 6:15:40 PM
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Re-rank CJ

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MetalmindStats
10/21/20 6:24:08 PM
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Agree with halfsilver I guess.

FYM getting quintupled by Lugia in CBIX was very bad, but it wasn't quite LAW bad (though maybe it would have been 1-on-1), and while even DP fans didn't seem to like DP2, it at least probably helps voters remember him.

As for Bonk, my gut impression is that he's rather recognizable for this site's dominant demographic in spite of his flagship console's non-existent playrate, and that forced apathy votes would likely put him close to the level of Commander Keen among underplayed 90s platformer protagonists. That being said, it's fair to question whether most voters would even have the slightest idea of who he is, and the poll Axem posted certainly isn't a positive indicator.

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half_silver28
10/21/20 7:15:41 PM
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I guess I'll third re-ranking CJ. He's the main protagonist of is probably the strongest GTA game on Gfaqs, but I'm not sure how well-liked he is considering his rather bland design and character. The biggest thing he has going for him is memes, which don't mean as much on the site as they used to.

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half_silver28
10/21/20 9:08:49 PM
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