Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 362 ft Black Knight, Ky Kiske, Gabe Logan

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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 361:

Albedo (Xenosaga) is Low Fodder
Peacock (Skullgirls) is Low Fodder
Nathan Hale (Resistance) is LAW Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Black Knight (Fire Emblem)
Ky Kiske (Guilty Gear)
Gabe Logan (Syphon Filter)

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Black Knight (Fire Emblem) - mid-fodder
Ky Kiske (Guilty Gear) - low fodder
Gabe Logan (Syphon Filter) - LAW fodder

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agreed with Haste. explanations

Black Knight: He is in acclaimed Fire Emblem games and he's also an Assist Trophy in Smash. he's on the low end of mid fodder but I think he is someone a lot of relatively hardcore Nintendo fans can recognize and vote for against very weak characters.

Ky: Guilty Gear has never really shown any strength but it has the fanbase to get the job done and is still pretty relevant.

Gabe: When was the last time you heard of Syphon Filter, let alone Gabe? I can tell you that for me, it has been years!

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I'm going to err towards Low Fodder for the Black Knight because, Assist Trophy or no, who actually cares about him? Sure, Nintendo apathy votes would put him over someone like Tommy Vercetti, but that's not exactly some ringing endorsement.

Agree with Low Fodder for Ky Kiske and LAW Fodder for Gabe Logan.

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Agreed with Metalmind.

Ike's games are pretty well-liked but their playrate ain't gonna be very good. And while the Black Knight works well enough from a menacing villain angle, I don't think people care that much about him.

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I will say Mid Fodder for the Black Knight - not an especially strong mid fodder though. Path of Radiance and RD probably have a decent playrate on Gfaqs despite being pretty rare games today, and the Black Knight has a major role in both and is playable in the latter. Plus he has a pretty distinct design and being an Assist Trophy majorly helps his recognition.

Agree with Low Fodder for Ky Kiske someone bump up Sol on nominations and LAW for Gabe Logan.

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Day 363 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78761694

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