Board 8 > ~*~Ranking the CBX Characters by Contest Strength: Day 6 - Fodder Line~*~

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Hello everyone, and welcome to the project where we rank all the CBX characters by contest strength! This time, well be ranking the Fodder Line, comprised of the following characters:

Albert Wesker, Bomberman, Captain Toad, GlaDOS, Isaac (Golden Sun), King Dedede, KOS-MOS, L-Block, Lightning, Lucina, Master Chief, Master Hand, Nathan Drake, Revolver Ocelot, and The Boss (Metal Gear)

Before we get going, heres the Rules, as always:

1. If at all possible, please number your rankings (ex. 1 for the strongest character, etc.) - it makes your ranks much clearer, allowing me to tabulate them much easier.
2. Rankings of indirect strength are preferred, but direct rankings will be allowed, especially in tandem with indirect rankings.
3. Stick to one ranking per tier (or one ranking each of indirect and direct strength if you choose to separate them) - dont try to sway the standings with multiple accounts.
4. Youre always welcome to submit retroactive rankings if you missed one or more days, as well as change your existing rankings if so inclined, up until this project ends.
5. And most importantly, be nice to each other, even people you dont like! Discussion is welcomed and encouraged, but this isnt ultimately meant to be an overly serious project, so I dont want to see any knock-down, drag-out arguments developing in here about how someones not ranking by the stats or whatever else - use your discretion about this.

Our spreadsheet, where you can find all of this project's raw data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s6rNxUlXY3kpo9Ru-Pyw9CjtGBIRasJKiUv6a7cEgEw/edit?usp=sharing

And our Board 8 Wiki page, where you can find the list of tiers, among other things: http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Ranking_the_CBX_Characters_by_Contest_Strength

Heres the Fodder Line characters listed in an easy copy-paste format:

Bomberman
Captain Toad
Dedede
GlaDOS
Isaac
KOS-MOS
L-Block
Lightning
Lucina
Master Chief
Master Hand
Nathan Drake
Ocelot
The Boss
Wesker

As for yesterday's results, here's our current ranking of the Lower Midcarders:

1. Falcon
2. Ness
3. Jill
4. Scorpion
5. Simon
6. Wario
7. Ridley
8. Waluigi
9. Phoenix
10. Ryu H
11. Rosalina
12. Pac-Man
13. Zidane
14. Tails
15. Ike
16. Lara
17. Shadow
18. Cecil
19. Spyro

Finally, Day 7, which will be the High Fodder tier, will be going up in the evening of December 26th (PT).
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1. Master Hand
2. KOS-MOS
3. Lightning
4. L-Block
5. Master Chief
6. Captain Toad
7. King Dedede
8. Wesker
9. GlaDOS
10. Bomberman
11. Ocelot
12. Lucina
13. Nathan Drake
14. The Boss
15. Isaac
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1. KOS-MOS
2. Bomberman
3. Master Chief
4. Revolver Ocelot
5. The Boss
6. Lightning
7. Isaac
8. Master Hand
9. Albert Wesker
10. Nathan Drake
11. GlaDOS
12. Captain Toad
13. Lucina
14. L-Block
15. King Dedede
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I find it hilarious that Master Chief has been relegated to "fodder line" at this point.
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1. Ocelot
2. Master Chief
3. L-Block
4. Lightning
5. The Boss
6. KOS-MOS
7. Nathan Drake
8. Dedede
9. Lucina
10. Wesker
11. GlaDOS
12. Master Hand
13. Captain Toad
14. Bomberman
15. Isaac
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@Anagram, I'm curious, about what percentage do you think Isaac would get on The Boss in a match and why?
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1. Ocelot
2. L-Block
3. KOS-MOS
4. Lightning
5. Dedede
6. GlaDOS
7. Lucina
8. Bomberman
9. The Boss
10. Master Hand
11. Master Chief
12. Wesker
13. Captain Toad
14. Isaac
15. Nathan Drake
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Tag for later
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MetalmindStats posted...

@Anagram, I'm curious, about what percentage do you think Isaac would get on The Boss in a match and why?

I could flip the bottom three around in any order and be satisfied, but Id guess around 47-49.
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Keep up the good work, MMS!

Okay, on to ranking characters around the fodder line....

In my opinion, Shulk and Garrus deserve being on this list more than Nathan Drake and Lightning!

The Boss
Ocelot
Dedede
Captain Toad
Bomberman
L-Block
Lucina
GlaDOS
KOS-MOS
Wesker
Isaac
Master Chief
Nathan Drake
Master Hand
Lightning
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My ranking:

1. Captain Toad
2. The Boss
3. Ocelot
4. GlaDOS
5. Dedede
6. Wesker
7. Lucina
8. Master Chief
9. Bomberman
10. Nathan Drake
11. Lightning
12. L-Block
13. Master Hand
14. Isaac
15. KOS-MOS

I'm ranking KOS-MOS based on her CBX strength and thus her CBX picture, which is why she's at the bottom for me.
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2. Ness
17. Shadow

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7263-division-4-round-1-shadow-vs-ness

Unlikely that far apart.
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ALAKA posted...

2. Ness
17. Shadow

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7263-division-4-round-1-shadow-vs-ness

Unlikely that far apart.

Remember, all the characters within most of these tiers are at roughly similar levels of strength. It's not unheard of in that regard for those two to be so far apart, despite Ness only getting 53% on Shadow.
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Yo, I missed most of this due to the holidays. If you still want to add in my rankings:

Elites:
1-Samus Aran
2-Cloud Strife
3-Zelda
4-Mario
5-Snake

Upper-Midcarders:
1-Zero
2-Auron
3-Aerith
4-Squall
5-Ryu
6-Mewtwo
7-Charizard
8-Red
9-Dante
10-Sora
11-DK
12-Big Boss

Midcarders:
1-Amaterasu
2-Vincent Valentine
3-Fox McCloud
4-2B
5-Sub-Zero
6-Geralt
7-Frog
8-Chun-Li
9-Bayonetta
10-Kratos
11-Kefka
12-Terra Branford
13-Knuckles the Echidna
14-Magus
15-Princess Peach
16-Yuna
17-Leon Kennedy
18-Tidus
19-Crash Bandicoot

Lower Midcarders:
1-Captain Falcon
2-Scorpion
3-Jill Valentine
4-Ness
5-Simon Belmont
6-Wario
7-Ridley
8-Waluigi
9-Phoenix Wright
10-Ryu Hayabusa
11-Zidane Tribal
12-Rosalina
13-Ike
14-Pac-Man
15-Miles "Tails" Prower
16-Lara Croft
17-Shadow the Hedgehog
18-Cecil Harvey
19-Spyro the Dragon

Current rankings to follow once I have more time.
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Link versus Cloud posted...

Yo, I missed most of this due to the holidays. If you still want to add in my rankings:

Yep, I'll do that when I get around to updating the spreadsheet, then. As Rule 4 says, "Youre always welcome to submit retroactive rankings if you missed one or more days".
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Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Board 8, only a bump was stirring.
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1. GLaDOS
2. The Boss
3. L-Block
4. Master Chief
5. Revolver Ocelot
6. Albert Wesker
7. Lightning
8. Master Hand
9. Nathan Drake
10. Isaac
11. Lucina
12. King Dedede
13. Captain Toad
14. Bomberman
15. KOS-MOS

Surprisingly, I feel like I undervalued the Nintendo section of fodder here, but I also wouldn't feel comfortable putting them above any of the characters above them save the Hand.
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1. KOS-MOS
2. The Boss
3. Ocelot
4. GlaDOS
5. Dedede
6. Bomberman
7. L-Block
8. Lucina
9. Isaac
10. Lightning
11. Master Chief
12. Captain Toad
13. Wesker
14. Master Hand
15. Nathan Drake
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1. Ocelot
2. The Boss
3. Master Chief
4. Lightning
5. KOS-MOS
6. L-Block
7. Captain Toad
8. Bomberman
9. GlaDOS
10. Dedede
11. Wesker
12. Lucina
13. Isaac
14. Nathan Drake
15. Master Hand

1. The Boss
2. Ocelot
3. Dedede
4. KOS-MOS
5. GlaDOS
6. Bomberman
7. Lucina
8. L-Block
9. Lightning
10. Master Chief
11. Wesker
12. Isaac
13. Captain Toad
14. Nathan Drake
15. Master Hand
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I'm fascinated by the polarizing rankings for KOS-MOS
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Underleveled posted...

I'm fascinated by the polarizing rankings for KOS-MOS

What did you expect?
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Day 7 link: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77337225#2

Link versus Cloud and anyone else who has yet to post their Fodder Line ranking, please do so in the new topic.
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