Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 513 ft Traveler (Genshin), Nala, King

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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 512:

Ned Flanders (The Simpsons) is Mid Fodder
Zeromus (Final Fantasy IV) is Low Fodder
Krang (TMNT) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Traveler (Genshin Impact)
Nala (The Lion King)
King (Tekken)

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I guess Low Fodder for everyone today.

So apparently the male and female variations of the Traveler do actually have canon names. That said I could see this character still being represented as Traveler in a contest match, so I won't change the entry for this topic. I ultimately think it won't matter if the male or female is used here. Genshin is pretty new and a Gatcha to boot, so I don't see any characters getting a whole lot of support here.

I don't think Nala would get much support on Gfaqs, and she doesn't get a huge amount of focus in the movie. Her most memorable moment is "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" which I don't think will sway many voters.

King could be close due to his masked wrestler design and being in every Tekken game, but ultimately I don't think he's a big enough favorite to make mid considering how small the Tekken fanbase is on this site.

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Agreed, low for all.

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Yeah, I guess Low Fodder for all. The Lion King in general is perfectly positioned to reap the benefits of GameFAQs nostalgia, but I don't believe Nala specifically is very well-liked or a big presence in its plot.

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Day 514 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79101071

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