Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 539 ft Pepsiman, Ivan (Golden Sun), Taki

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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 538:

Tae Takemi (Persona 5) is Low Fodder
Roy Koopa (Mario series) is Mid Fodder
Perry the Platypus (Phineas and Ferb) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Pepsiman (Pepsiman)
Ivan (Golden Sun)
Taki (Soul Calibur)

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Nominate:
Shuma-Gorath (Marvel)
Sentinel (X-men)
Juggernaut (X-men)
Emerald Weapon (Final Fantasy)
Ruby Weapon (Final Fantasy)
Benjamin (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest)
Captain Syrup (Wario)
Virus (Dr. Mario)
Jaquio (Ninja Gaiden)
King Hippo (Punch-Out)
Tonberry (Final Fantasy)
Heishiro Mitsurugi (Soul Calibur)
Kilik (Soul Calibur)
Talim (Soul Calibur)
Ace Harding (Deja Vu)
Roy Batty (Blade Runner)
Ronan the Accuser (Marvel)
Harry Osborn/New Goblin (Marvel)
Hitomi (Dead or Alive)
Thunderbolt Ross/Red Hulk (Marvel)

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Pepsiman (Pepsiman) - LAW fodder

Nope nope nope.

Ivan (Golden Sun) - Low fodder

Like Garet, I don't think people care too strongly.

Taki (Soul Calibur) - Low fodder

Soul Calibur plus TJF isn't too bad but the former is well past its sell date and I figure Ivy would be the strongest Soul Calibur female and she's only mid.

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We have both Ivy and Sophitia at Mid Fodder, and Taki seems more popular than either (particularly with her high placement in the official favorite SC character poll), so I'll go with Mid Fodder for Taki as well.

Agree with Axem otherwise.

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Didnt remember wed done Sophitia. Sure, mid fodder for taki too, then.

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agree with metalmind.

nominate:

Shuma-Gorath (Marvel)
Sentinel (X-men)
Juggernaut (X-men)
Emerald Weapon (Final Fantasy VII)
Ruby Weapon (Final Fantasy VII)
Benjamin (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest)
Captain Syrup (Wario)
King Hippo (Punch-Out)
Ultimate Weapon (Final Fantasy VII)

Also nominate Galeem (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) for re-ranking. I don't think it really has enough to justify its current mid fodder rating. It's a prettier version of Tabuu that appears in a few more cutscenes, and like Tabuu, doesn't have much in the way of character. And I don't think most voters care about the lore behind Smash story modes.

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Day 540 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79170626

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