Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 90 ft Yugi Moto, Wheatley, Obi-Wan Kenobi

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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

Results from Day 89:

Magikarp (Pokemon) is a Low Midcarder
Blaze the Cat (Sonic series) is Low Fodder
Hollow Knight (Hollow Knight) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Yugi Moto (Yugioh)
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars)
Wheatley (Portal 2)
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Yugi Moto: Mid Fodder

Obi-Wan Kenobi: Low Midcarder

Wheatley: Mid Fodder

I've got no proper arguments this time by nature of these characters, just hunches - and in Wheatley's case, it's more like me wanting to believe that he's not totally worthless even though he was already starting low, plus GLaDOS and Portal itself have both declined a bunch.

Nominations:
Baldur (God of War)
Bandana Waddle Dee (Kirby)
Chibiterasu (Okamiden)
Edward Elric
Gengar
Jenova (Final Fantasy VII)
Mudkip
Sweet Tooth
Tingle
Tommy Oliver (Power Rangers)
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hello there

agree with metalmind
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Yugi Moto: Depends on if he gets a "wimpy kid" or "Yami Yugi" pic. The latter will surely help him attain High Fodder status. If it's the former, which it probably will be because Yami Yugi is a different guy technically, he's Mid Fodder. People have more fond memories of his Yami form doing things like shattering Kaiba's mind. A lot rides on the match pic.

Obi-Wan: Agree with Low Midcarder. He's not Luke or Leia (who are both Midcarder tier imo, but let's do them), but he's damn close to them.

Wheatley: Portal and Portal 2 were popular enough back then, so I can agree to Mid Fodder. He's remembered enough to beat up on most Low Fodder, so a tier above feels right.

Nominate:
Luke Skywalker
Leia Organa
Gengar
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I think Wheatley's unique appearance helps him stand out enough that he wouldn't drop to low fodder anytime soon. Like everyone and their mother has played Portal and most have beaten it (I would assume) and Wheatley is very much a "thing from Portal"
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Agree with Mid Fodder for Wheatley and Low Midcarder for Obi-Wan he IS a bold one. . .

I will say High Fodder for Yugi. I think he will most likely get a Yami pic and has a very distinctive appearance.
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Yugi Moto (Yugioh) - Mid Fodder
Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars) - Low Midcarder
Wheatley (Portal 2) - Mid Fodder

Crash beat him but then went out fairly respectably afterward. I'd put Wheatley as high fodder based on 2013 but it isn't 2013 anymore.
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nominations:

Rey (Star Wars)
Chibiterasu (Okamiden)
Jason Lee Scott (Power Rangers)
Jenova (Final Fantasy VII)
Ron Weasley (Harry Potter)
Chaos (Final Fantasy I)
Firion (Final Fantasy II)
Raichu (Pokemon)
Luneth (Final Fantasy III)
Refia (Final Fantasy III)
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Day 91 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77973767
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