Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 330 ft Ansem, Haseo, Claude

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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 329:

The Penguin (DC Comics) is Mid Fodder
Kite (.hack) is Low Fodder
Dory (Finding Nemo) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Ansem (Kingdom Hearts)
Haseo (.hack)
Claude (Grand Theft Auto III)

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Nominate:

Sark (Tron)
Jon Irenicus (Baldur's Gate II)

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Ansem (Kingdom Hearts) - Low fodder

In 2005 he had being the main villain of his series' only real game going for him. Nobody cares now and Xenahort has usurped any villain cred he might have had. Riku has also collapsed utterly even compared to his 2005 pre-KHII self.

Haseo (.hack) - LAW fodder

"Who is Haseo" was a joke even at the time of his match in 2007.

Claude (Grand Theft Auto III) - Low fodder

GTA III is respected for its innovation and making the series what it is but it's not really cared much about compared to Vice City or San Andreas and its mute protagonist would not fare well even compared to Vercetti.

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Nominate:
Francis York Morgan (Deadly Premonition)
Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw)
Jade (Beyond Good & Evil)

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Nominate:
BOW (Resident Evil Gaiden)

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Agree with Axem's ratings. Ansem is likely close to mid and Claude close to law.

nominate:
B.O.W. (Resident Evil Gaiden)
Francis York Morgan (Deadly Premonition)
Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw)
Jade (Beyond Good & Evil)
Jon Irenicus (Baldur's Gate II)
Nemo (Finding Nemo)
Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
Ethan Winters (Resident Evil 7: Biohazard)
Ico (Ico)
JC Denton (Deus Ex)
Stanley (The Stanley Parable)
Tim (Braid)
Andrew Oikonny (Star Fox)
Carl Frederickson (Up)
Dr. E. Gadd (Luigi's Mansion)
Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jurassic Park)
F.L.U.D.D. (Super Mario Sunshine)
Hamm the Piggy-bank (Toy Story)
Leon Powlaski (Star Fox)
Mundus (Devil May Cry)
Prompto (Final Fantasy XV)
Slinky Dog (Toy Story)

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I'm actually going to swing with Low Fodder for Haseo (it's close, but there shouldn't be much of a difference between the protagonist of one .hack sub-series and another), and LAW Fodder for Claude (GTAIII might actually be the strongest game in its series at this point, but its lack of nominations among other factors suggest Claude himself is 0% of the reason). I do agree with Low Fodder for Ansem, though.

I'll also second/third Francis York Morgan, Juliet Starling, Jade, Jon Irenicus, Carl Fredericksen, E. Gadd, and F.L.U.D.D.

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Day 331 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78671392

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