Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 146 ft Rinoa, Demogorgon, Sam Fisher

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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 145:

Kane (Command & Conquer) is LAW Fodder He didn't actually make 3/4ths but 2 out of 3 put him in LAW, so I will count it based on how I normally average ratings.
Rocket Raccoon (Marvel) is High Fodder
Gimli (Lord of the Rings) is High Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Rinoa Heartilly (Final Fantasy VIII)
Demogorgon (Stranger Things)
Sam Fisher (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell)
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Rinoa low mid

Rinoa I will put at the higher end of High Fodder. She isn't too popular of a character, but she looks appealing and I think there are more fans of her than you'd think. She got stuck against Aerith in her only contest appearance, which was probably the worst possible matchup she could've drawn. I think SFF from Aerith was what caused her to lose to DQ5 Hero.

I know next to nothing about Stranger Things - the Demogorgon is certainly a. . . creature. I don't think it has had many notable game appearances (Dead by Daylight doesn't count imo). I'll say Low Fodder just due to the popularity of Stranger Things.

Sam Fisher, oddly enough didn't look terrible in his last appearance. However that was in 2007 - I don't think Gfaqs really cares about Splinter Cell anymore. Plus it's been a while since Sam Fisher actually starred in a game. Low Fodder.
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I dont remember Rinoa being in any character battles

I'll agree with half_silver about three. If Squall was still a Near Elite, I could have seen Rinoa even higher; her result was alright considering the circumstances.

I will also nominate the following characters again, since they were missed the last time:

Balrog
Dhalsim
E. Honda
Felyne (Monster Hunter series)
Frank West
Monster Hunter (Monster Hunter series/Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite)
R. Mika
Rathalos (Monster Hunter series)
Sagat
Vega
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ertyu0078 posted...

I dont remember Rinoa being in any character battles

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/5148-character-battle-ix-division-1-round-1-hero-vs-rinoa-vs

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nominations:

Littlefoot (The Land Before Time)
Ducky (The Land Before Time)
Spike (The Land Before Time)
Dust (Dust: An Elysian Tail)
Fidget (Dust: An Elysian Tail)
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Rinoa Heartilly (Final Fantasy VIII) - High Fodder

Fodder Line would be reasonable if her and Aerith have been consistent since 2013 and she got SFFed a bit. My instincts say Rinoa shouldn't be all that good regardless so I'll elect against putting her there solely on that basis.

Demogorgon (Stranger Things) - Low Fodder

Sam Fisher (Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell) - Low Fodder

It doesn't look like any of his games have actually been widely played here. I think of him as an Xbox-aligned guy more than anyone else, he couldn't make a 243-character bracket, his series is dead. Yeah, low fodder it is.

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also nominate Rathalos and Monster Hunter
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Day 147 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78111569
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Well I cant remember all the character battles we had