Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 623 ft Kung Lao, Palkia, Z-Block

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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 622:

Wedge (Final Fantasy VII) is Low Fodder
Biggs (Final Fantasy VII) is Low Fodder
S-Block (Tetris) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Kung Lao (Mortal Kombat)
Palkia (Pokemon)
Z-Block (Tetris)

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Kung Lao (Mortal Kombat) - Low fodder
Probably on the upper end of low fodder though?

Palkia (Pokemon) - Low fodder
from Dialga a few days ago:
The gen 3 box legendaries are the latest ones that I have any faith in and even they're kind of sketchy. A case for Dialga and Palkia being possibly mid fodder to me would have to be based on hype for their games' upcoming remakes, and I'm not sure there's all that much excitement in evidence, especially after other recent-ish Pokemon disappointments.

Z-Block (Tetris) - Mid fodder
Another midling Tetris block.

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agree with axem. Kung was never much of a fan favorite and is mostly just known as hat throwing guy. He's also one of the more boring personalities in the series.

Palkia: Dialga but reverse

Z-Block: S-Block but reverse

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Yeah, agree with Axem. Also, third Giratina, Heracross, and Smiley Face.

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Day 624 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79342475

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