Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 210 ft Villager, Red Ranger, Chaos

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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 209:

Alm (Fire Emblem Gaiden/Echoes) is Low Fodder
Tali'Zorah nar Rayya (Mass Effect) is Mid Fodder
Navi (Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) is Mid Fodder

Re-Ranking Result:

Naruto (Naruto games) is now Mid Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Villager (Animal Crossing)
Chaos (Sonic Adventure)
Jason Lee Scott/Red Ranger (Power Rangers)

Today's Re-Ranking is:

Catwoman (DC Comics)

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Villager I think will be High Fodder. Animal Crossing has done ok in polls, but seems to be pretty low on the Nintendo totem pole. Isabelle looked like mid fodder at best in CBX - one tier higher seems appropriate for Villager since he is more of a definitive rep for the series than Isabelle, who appeared later on. Plus they have been in Smash longer.

Chaos - Low Fodder. I don't see the site really caring that much for a Sonic villain who is more of a plot device than an actual character. I don't think Gfaqs likes Sonic Adventure much either.

The Red Ranger will be High Fodder. The Ranger poll put him in a strong second, yet he was still significantly behind Tommy. He is the cool leader of the group with a sword and a T-Rex zord, so I'm sure plenty of voters though he was RADICAL back in the day and will vote for him based on nostalgia. It's Morphing Time!

Catwoman I put at High Fodder last time and I will put her there again. I think her various incarnations are similar enough that the specific pic they use for her shouldn't detract for her votes. That said I'm sure they will use her appearance from the Arkham series. Her Batman TAS and Batman Returns portrayals were popular, and I think the basketball scene from the regrettable Catwoman movie will help her in an ironic, meme-ish fashion.

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Villager: Mid Fodder - I'm again skeptical people care, whereas they definitely care about Isabelle. Villager isn't quite iconic enough a series rep to display real strength despite that.
Chaos: Low Fodder
Red: Mid Fodder - I voted High on Tommy way back when, and it stands to reason any other Ranger is comfortably behind based on that poll.
Catwoman: High Fodder - I don't think the Catwoman movie even crosses the mind of 90% of GameFAQs.

Nominate Kitty Pryde.

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Villager (Animal Crossing) - High fodder

Nook looked around this level in 2013 and were operating in a much more Nintendo-friendly environment now. Perhaps a weaker Animal Crossing environment, though? Nooks also a lot more personable than the pretty dull Avatar that Villager is. But if youve got anything else to your name whatsoever, Id generally give Smash benefit of the doubt so yeah.

Chaos (Sonic Adventure) - Low fodder
Jason Lee Scott/Red Ranger (Power Rangers) - High fodder
Catwoman (DC Comics) - no vote

still aint feeling this one but Ive never seen returns or played an Arkham game and its been a long time since ive Seen much of the 90s series (I remember basically nothing of her appearances therein) so I might not be the best person to ask and will defer to others. Certainly dont think rises did her any favors though.

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Day 211 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78311149

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