Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 528 ft Dr. Wright, Nidorino, Matthew (GS)

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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 527:

Darkdeath Evilman (Z.H.P. Unlosing Ranger VS Darkdeath Evilman) is LAW Fodder
Abra (Pokemon) is Mid Fodder
Flynn (Shin Megami Tensei IV) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Dr. Wright (SimCity)
Nidorino (Pokemon)
Matthew (Golden Sun: Dark Dawn)

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Low Fodder for Dr. Wright. I'm sure there's a small number of people who played the SNES or N64 SimCity games, but it is mostly his distinctive design and consistent appearances as an Assist Trophy in Smash games that will keep him above law range.

Mid Fodder for Nidorino. It was easily obtainable in Gen 1 and evolution is very popular. Plus it looks like a triceratops - dinosaurs are cool right?

Low Fodder for Matthew. He looks a lot like Isaac which might put him close, but I can't give him the benefit of the doubt due to his games' bad reception.

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I might address the longest-lived character on the Re-ranking list soon, but for now I will third reranking Ivysaur. It would probably be the least popular form of any Gen 1 starter if not for its Smash relevance. That might be enough to put it over Charmeleon, but I don't think it is a popular enough Pokemon in its own right to beat the fodder line.

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Agreed with halfsilver.

not sure dr. Wright clears LAW by too much though.

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Also agreed with halfsilver.

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Day 529 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79145708

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