Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 208 ft Kimberly Hart, Raichu, Old Man

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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

If you feel that a character has been over or under-ranked, or if a new development has come up that would affect their contest strength, you may nominate them for a re-ranking. You may nominate one character per day for this, and 3 votes are needed to get them on the slate. One character with 3 votes will come up for re-ranking today.

Re-ranking Nomination List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V6dx-tu-FD1rCxbX69eQwEzE7x1F6nNRNFochYHu1dc/edit?usp=sharing

Results from Day 207:

Shy Guy (Mario series) is Mid Fodder
Groose (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword) is Low Fodder
The Rock (WWF No Mercy, etc.) is Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Kimberly Hart/Pink Ranger (Power Rangers)
Raichu (Pokemon)
Old Man (The Legend of Zelda)

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Re-rank naruto

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Kimberly will be Mid Fodder. I was thinking that a lot of Gfaqs would have had a crush on her, having watched MMPR in the 90s. That might not be the case judging by the classic Power Ranger poll from last year. The Pink Ranger finished ahead of only Black and Yellow. But the name Kimberly Hart wasn't used in the poll, which makes me think the negative reaction was more to the visual design of the Pink Ranger than her specifically. I still think she is popular, but I guess not too many Gfaqs users had a crush on her as kids.

Raichu I will say is a Low Midcarder. It has always kind of been the "cool Pikachu", and has the design to live up to that moniker. Raichu is the first Pokemon that comes to mind concerning Thunderstone evolutions, and I think being the evo of Pikachu is a strong enough association to push it over the fodder line.

Mid Fodder for the Old Meme. . . I mean Old Man. After all these years, it is still dangerous to go alone.

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Hart: Mid Fodder
Raichu: High Fodder
Old Man: Mid Fodder

Nominate Jade (Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age).

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Kimberley - Mid fodder
Raichu - Fodder line
Old Man - Low fodder

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nominate Jade as well

Day 209 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78306651

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