Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 503 ft Slowking, Sudowoodo, Xenomorph Queen

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half_silver28
10/30/20 10:31:23 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 502:

Death Star (Star Wars) is Low Fodder
Hitmonchan (Pokemon) is Mid Fodder
Micaiah (Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Slowking (Pokmon)
Sudowoodo (Pokemon)
Xenomorph Queen (Aliens)

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half_silver28
10/31/20 4:35:02 PM
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Mid Fodder for Slowking. I think it will get some Gen 1 support due to its design being very in-line with Slowpoke and Slowking, and the Pokemon 2000 movie memorably had a Talking Slowking in a supporting role.

Low Fodder for Sudowoodo. I don't think it was ever a particularly popular Pokemon; it is only remembered due to being the "weird tree" in the Gen 2 games. I might even take Bonsly over it.

Low Fodder for Xenomorph Queen; the only Halloween-appropriate character up for today. The main things she has going for her are the Aliens movie and both Alien vs Predator games (1993 and 2010 releases). Aliens is a bit too old to do much for her, and the AvP games aren't all that popular. Her design will put her close to mid though.

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AxemRedRanger
10/31/20 9:20:24 PM
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Agreed with halfsilver.


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MetalmindStats
10/31/20 9:35:15 PM
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I guess I'll also agree with halfsilver, though I'm skeptical about Slowking. Sudowoodo's probably one of the best-remembered Johto Pokmon and would likely be way above the level of Bonsly as such, but that certainly doesn't mean it's among the most well-liked.

Nominate Crobat, Cubone, Edea Kramer, Globox, Kenshiro, King (Tekken), Nanako Dojima, Nina Williams, Pimple, Prince, Vulpix, and Zitz.

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half_silver28
10/31/20 10:12:30 PM
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third Edea Kramer, Pimple and Zitz

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half_silver28
10/31/20 10:36:49 PM
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