Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 551 ft Colonel Radec, Raticate, Dusty

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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 550:

Virus (Dr. Mario) is Low Fodder
Slowbro (Pokemon) is Mid Fodder
Harry Osborn/New Goblin (Marvel) is Low Fodder

Re-Ranking Result:

Banjo (Banjo-Kazooie) is now Fodder Line

Here is today's trio to rank:

Colonel Radec (Killzone)
Raticate (Pokemon)
Dusty (Gravity Rush)

Today's Re-Ranking is:

Piranha Plant (Mario series)

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Re-rank Birdo

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Re-Rank Birdo

LAW Fodder for Radec and Dusty.

Radec was only in Killzone 2, and I doubt Gfaqs cares about the series anymore given the most recent Killzone game was a PS4 launch title. Dusty is a side character from the Gravity Rush series and while he does have the advantage of being a cat, his abstract design makes me hesitant to give him a "cute cat" boost.

Mid Fodder for Raticate. It's recognizable and highly-used in Gen 1, plus one was memorably traded to Ash in the anime.

I will say Low Fodder for Piranha Plant, but its borderline for me. It is highly recognizable and in Smash, but part of me thinks most people have already forgotten it is in Smash. Few people are excited to play as a potted plant in Smash, and beyond that it could be anti-voted by people who find the plant annoying in Mario platformers.

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Agreed on everyone except the Plant. Its already well-known from all the Mario games and could be mid from those alone. Smash might not do a whole lot for it but its definitely something, enough for me to not really question its at least mid. So Ill go mid.

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Agree with Axem. The Plant seems iconic enough as a Mario enemy to reach the upper end of Low Fodder from that alone, and then even a marginal Smash vote puts it over the top from there. Plus, I quite doubt it'll be worse than a practical one-game enemy (the Angry Sun) on a site that's largely over jokes nowadays.

Nominate the following:

• Alduin (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
• Alexandra Roivas (Eternal Darkness: Sanitys Requiem)
• Bob (Bubble Bobble)
• Kim Kitsuragi (Disco Elysium)
• Marina Liteyears (Mischief Makers)
• Michel Bollinger (The House in Fata Morgana)
• Pious Augustus (Eternal Darkness: Sanitys Requiem)
• Trico (The Last Guardian)
• Yorda (Ico)

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Nominate everyone Metalmind did as well as Voldo (Soul Caliber) and Emperor Uriel Septim VII (Oblivion)

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third metalmind's nominations

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also second Jak and Daxter (Jak and Daxter series) and Ratchet & Clank (Ratchet & Clank series)

Day 552 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79199982

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