Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 158 ft Vito Corleone, Hawkeye, Bane

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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 156:

Marty McFly (Back to the Future) is Mid Fodder
Fortune (Metal Gear Solid 2) is Low Fodder
Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Marvel)
Bane (DC Comics)
Vito Corleone (The Godfather)
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Hawkeye I assume will get a pic that is close to his classic comic appearance rather than his MCU design, which is basically just a dude with a bow. That is important since his classic appearance was used in most of his relevant game appearances, which include the old Spidey and Avengers beat-em-ups, Marvel vs Capcom 3, and MvC Infinite. I think people find him a relate-able character in the MCU due to the plotlines with his family and close bond with Natasha, and he manages to do some cool stuff with his trick shots despite not having superpowers.

I think he makes High Fodder.

Bane is High Fodder based mostly on The Dark Knight Rises memes - Was getting to Round 2 part of your plan? He has an iconic look but has honestly been a throwaway character outside of the comics, exempting TDKR. He didn't do much in the Animated series, he was a joke in Batman and Robin, and he was a dull boss fight in Arkham Asylum. There was that one time he Broke the Bat though; a rare comic event that people remember.

Even if his son is low fodder, I think that Vito is Mid Fodder. He is probably the most iconic mafioso in all of fiction, thanks to the memorable opening scene of The Godfather "the day of my daughter's wedding" and of course, "I'll give him an offer he can't refuse". Vito is the role Marlon Brando is best remembered for, and I think his place in the history of cinema will give him some strength despite the age of the first 2 Godfather movies.
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Hawkeye: Mid Fodder. He's the most overlooked Avengers member for a reason. We'll see what things look like when the game comes out. I think he's the strongest of the three here, but only barely, so I can agree to High Fodder as well.

Bane: Mid Fodder. People know him and recognize his appearance, but do they care about his character or remember anything about him? Probably not.

Vito: Mid Fodder, for the reasons half_silver said. Barely, though.
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Hawkeye: Mid Fodder - He's the clear runt of the OG Avengers litter and easily less popular than several newer MCU characters to boot. The fact that his "solo" effort will be a Disney+ TV show as opposed to the other OG Avengers' movies is telling.

Bane: Mid Fodder

Vito: Low Fodder - I do think he's a bit stronger than Michael, and probably on the high end of Low Fodder, but a spade (or non-Star Wars 70s movie character in this case) is still a spade no matter what trappings it has.
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Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Marvel) - Mid fodder
Bane (DC Comics) - Mid fodder
Vito Corleone (The Godfather) - Mid fodder

Metalmind's got the right idea on pre-80s film characters in general, though.

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Day 159 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78140760
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