Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 523 ft Pidgey, Red Pikmin, Alex (Golden Sun)

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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 522:

Airman (Mega Man 2) is Mid Fodder
Bridget (Guilty Gear) is Low Fodder
The Blob (X-Men) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Pidgey (Pokemon)
Red Pikmin (Pikmin)
Alex (Golden Sun)

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Nominate:
Dr. Wright (Sim City)
Mike Jones (StarTropics)

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I will say Low Fodder for all today, but it is close for a few of them.

Literally everyone on Gfaqs will know Pidgey and it isn't hated like Zubat, but I don't see it getting votes over any remotely popular character. It's literally just a bird who's biggest claim to fame is throwing sand at Ash in the first episode of the anime.

I don't see Gfaqs caring enough about Pikmin to vote for an individual Pikmin.

I have no idea if Alex is well-liked among the GS fanbase, but from what I can tell he is a fairly standard "mysterious long-haired pretty anime guy". With the possible exception of Mithos I don't think Gfaqs cares much for his character archetype.

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All low

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yeah, all low.

Rattatas got the memes, the greater usefulness, and the design over Pidgey. A 2 tier gap seems maybe a little weird but I guess theres not much doubt which is stronger.

looking up Pikmins results...ouch.

Alex has been sporadic hype and menacingly plotting with no real delivery for his entire existence. Even if he got a 4th game in which he makes his big move, its too late for people to care, especially after Dark Dawn disappointed people.

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Agreed. My understanding is that Alex's somewhat of a fan favorite character, but even if that's true, it's probably not quite enough.

Also nominate Dr. Wright and Mike Jones.

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Nominate Zagreus (Hades)

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third Dr Wright and Mike Jones and second Zagreus.

Day 524 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79135864

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