Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 537 ft Kate Marsh, Rhydon, Anna (Frozen)

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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 536:

Pinky and The Brain (Pinky and the Brain) is Mid Fodder
Yakko Warner (Animaniacs) is Low Fodder
Alph (Pikmin 3) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Kate Marsh (Life is Strange)
Rhydon (Pokemon)
Anna (Frozen)

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I don't think Kate is significantly better-liked than Chloe is, and Chloe got blown out by -Lightning- in 2018. So I have to go Low Fodder for Kate.

Mid Fodder for Rhydon. It's a big rocky triceratops and a recognizable gen 1 Pokemon, plus it has a stand out anime moment in "Aim for the horn!". Also it was apparently the first Pokemon ever made.

Low Fodder for Anna. While she gets plenty of focus in the Frozen movies, her sister is far better-known and immediately associated with the series. Plus Anna's design does not stand out like Elsa's does.

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Nominate Banjo for re-ranking. Our current low mid rating for Banjo is in stark contrast to his past contest performances, where he looked to be high fodder at best. Sure Banjo & Kazooie are in smash, but I don't think a solo Banjo will get as much of a boost compared to Banjo & Kazooie as a duo since they are the specific rep in the game.

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Agreed with halfsilver.

would be tempted to LAW Kate based on Chloe but I havent played the game and dont wanna assume too much about the strength of its characters.

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Also agree with halfsilver, especially since even Elsa is arguably too high considering the demographics we're talking about. Plus I suppose there's only so much worse Kate is likely to be than Chloe as fellow side characters from the original LiS.

I guess I'll second reranking Banjo (for a second time I think) because of how contentious the previous round was, and because I don't think Smash makes any real difference at this point.

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Day 538 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79163569

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