Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 318 ft Mr. Driller, Chin, Starfy

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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 317:

Mugman (Cuphead) is Low Fodder
Johnny Cash (Guitar Hero) is Low Fodder
Ephraim (Fire Emblem) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Mr. Driller (Mr. Driller)
Chin (Hong Kong '97)
Starfy (The Legendary Starfy)

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nominates Parin (Gurumin)

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Mr Driller is LAW Tier
Chin is LAW Tier
Starfy is Mid Fodder

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LAW Fodder for Mr. Driller. It was 2002, yes, but losing to SERIOUS SAM is forever.

Chin is LAW Fodder due to being a Bruce Lee clone from a joke of a game that most people won't know.

Starfy is Low Fodder. He was a Japan-only character for a long time and only has 1 game released in the US at this point. Luckily he is a cute dude and resembles a Luma, so I think he'll get some support and potentially be close to mid.

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Well Starfy does have a Smash appearance as an assist trophy, so that probably alone prevents him from being bottom-of-the-barrel bad.

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Mr. Driller - Low Fodder. I don't think he's quite weak enough to be LAW tier, but it's likely close. Mr. Driller has had decent longevity as a series, and he'd stick out like crazy in any match pic, but his games have always had a cult following at best.

Chin - LAW Fodder. Doesn't even work as an esoteric joke entrant, due to the fucked-up nature of Hong Kong '97. Would get rekt by Spring Breeze Dancin', let alone anyone of value.

Starfy - Low Fodder. Poor Starfy didn't get his US visa until his series was making its last stand - and The Legendary Starfy never made it to Europe at all! This makes his odds of ever winning a match very slim. On the bright side, he has a cute design and is one of the more memorable Assist Trophies in Smash Bros.

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Nominate:
Chase McCain (LEGO City Undercover)
Eve (Parasite Eve)
Fred Fuchs (AVGN Adventures)
Padme Amidala (Star Wars)
Drax the Destroyer (Marvel)

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Agree with half_silver.

I'll also nominate Ecco for re-ranking, because I don't see the appeal of a dolphin on the front page being enough to compensate for games no one cares about anymore. Ecco's probably even weaker than Starfy, given the latter's placement in the Nintendo orbit.

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Mr. Driller (Mr. Driller) - LAW fodder

Lost to Serious Sam and was bottom of the xstats in 2002 and things probably aren't going to be better for him in 2020 after any semblance of relevance is gone.

Chin (Hong Kong '97) - LAW fodder

shame he couldn't have saved us from the coronavirus.

Starfy (The Legendary Starfy) - Low fodder

Bad low fodder at that.

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Day 319 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78629726

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