Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 149 ft Space Michael Jackson, Kraid, Groot

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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 148:

Lando Calrissian (Star Wars) is High Fodder
Lugia (Pokemon) is Fodder Line
Asterix (Asterix) is LAW Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Space Michael Jackson (Space Channel 5)
Kraid (Metroid)
Groot (Marvel)
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It's Michael Jackson but In Space. I say Mid Fodder - I don't see him being as strong as the real MJ. Space MJ's design is very similar to the real Michael's look from the mid-90s, which has negative associations with the singer's trial and erratic behavior from the time.

Mid Fodder for Kraid. He's an iconic boss character from a classic game with a good design, but that's basically the extent of his appeal. No one is going to get excited to vote for Kraid over most characters.

I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot. Groot is High Fodder.
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Votes seifer

Nominate:

Marion Ravenwood (Indiana Jones)
Uncle Fester (The Addams Family)
Gambit (X-Men)
Blob (X-Men)
Emma Frost (X-Men)
Silver Fox (X-Men)
Spike (Ape Escape)
Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet)
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Space Michael Jackson (Space Channel 5) - Low Fodder

It looks like he's actually referred to as Space Michael in game, which along with the design probably doesn't help. Universally-known musician but he's at least sort of disgraced. Hard for me to really gauge this one when I've never really listened to non-vg music recreationally and can't entirely grasp how the average gamefaqs user might see it. I guess I'll just go with my own view that this isn't remotely the kind of thing I'd vote for and rank accordingly.

Kraid (Metroid) - Mid Fodder

He's prominent in one Melee stage I guess but I don't think anyone cares. Super Metroid is strong, Nintendo is riding high, and that's really all he has going for him because nobody cares about Kraid. And it still might be enough for mid fodder.

Groot (Marvel) - Mid Fodder


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nominations:

Uncle Fester (The Addams Family)
The Blob (X-Men)
Spike (Ape Escape)
Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet)
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Mid Fodder for Space Michael Jackson if he's called that in a contest match, Low Fodder otherwise. As we've seen before, for a new character, it only really matters what he's nominated as, not what he's actually called in-game.

I agree with Mid Fodder for Kraid and High Fodder for Groot.
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Day 150 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78118267
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