Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 109 ft King Harkinan, Woody, Spike Spiegel

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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 108:

Seymour Guado (Final Fantasy X) is High Fodder
Toad (Mario series) is a Low Midcarder
Tharja (Fire Emblem Awakening) is High Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Woody (Toy Story)
Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)
King Harkinan (Legend of Zelda CD-i)
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Woody (Toy Story) - High fodder

I really don't know.

Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop) - Mid Fodder

I figure Cowboy Bebop still has enough pull among the gamefaqs demographic for him to pull mid fodder. Among old anime that aren't household names (DBZ/Pokemon/etc.), it's like THE anime, everyone knows it, and a good chunk of the site watched it back in the day regardless of whether they're still into anime. Neither of the Bebop games got released in the U.S. though so its gaming legacy is rather limited.

King Harkinan (Legend of Zelda CD-i) - Mid Fodder

Link mah boi
dinner

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Woody: Fodder Line. While I don't believe he's ever had a game of his own - I remember controlling Buzz Lightyear on the N64 for the second movie's game - he is remembered fondly by most people, including outside voters introduced to the series with the third and fourth movies. I think he's decently strong, but he'd need a really good draw in order to advance.

Spike Spiegel: Mid Fodder. What Axem said.

King Harkinan: Mid Fodder. CD-i games have much joke vote potential, and the fact that he's from a Zelda title gives him a very slight boost. Ergo, I think he can beat any Low Fodder, but he probably loses to a good chunk of Mid Fodder.
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I'll agree with Axem about all three.

Mainly because we're past the point when a different vote on Harkinan would change his final placement.
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I agree with Fodder Line for Woody. He did star in the first Toy Story games for SNES (and I think Genesis). He is definitely a well-liked character in all of the movies and will get a decent amount of votes.

Spike I will agree with Mid Fodder on, but part of me wants to say high fodder since Cowboy Bebop is one of the most popular anime series in the west. Alas the series hasn't been relevant in a while - despite the live-action Netflix adaptation in development.

King Harkinan I will be generous with and say High Fodder. I can easily see him getting some meme support due to just how many great quotes he has in the CD-i games. Harkinan also embodies the early YTP age of Youtube, and could get some votes based on nostalgia for that time period.

nominations:

Exeggutor
Odin (Final Fantasy series)
Candela (Pokemon Go)
Salamence (Pokemon)
Plankton (Spongebob games)
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach)
Cloyster (Pokemon)
Ryuko Matoi (Kill la Kill the Game: IF)
Blaziken (Pokemon)
Bandit Keith (Yugioh)
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half_silver28 posted...

the early YTP age of Youtube

the what
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BlueCrystalTear posted...

half_silver28 posted...

the early YTP age of Youtube

the what

YouTube Poop

Day 110 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78022197
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