Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 431 ft Vaporeon, Angelo, Porom

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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 430:

Cyan Garamonde (Final Fantasy VI) is Mid Fodder
King Knight (Shovel Knight) is Low Fodder
Gogo (Final Fantasy VI) is Low Fodder

Here is today's trio to rank:

Vaporeon (Pokmon)
Angelo (Dragon Quest VIII)
Porom (Final Fantasy IV)

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Nominate:

Gollum (The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings)
Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings)
Smaug (The Hobbit)
Igor (Persona series)
Rita Repulsa (Power Rangers)
Queen Brahne (Final Fantasy IX)
Scyther (Pokemon)


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Vaporeon (Pokmon) - High fodder

We just ranked Jolteon around fodder line, which is reasonable but I wasn't too crazy about, so I'm inclined to see him as on the low end of it - and therefore Vaporeon, who is probably a little worse (but only a little), as high-end high fodder.

Angelo (Dragon Quest VIII) - Low fodder

Probably the weakest of the main Dragon Quest VIII party members. The stuff he had with Marcello was pretty good but Dragon Quest VIII stretches its notable plot and character stuff real thin and during the smaller moments he's generally not as likable or entertaining as Yangus.

Porom (Final Fantasy IV) - Low fodder

Not really in the game for long. The twin thing is kind of neat but the character is otherwise pretty forgettable.

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Agree with Axem. Vaporeon's popularity is a clear step below Jolteon's, and while it's a clear step above fellow High Fodder Starmie, the latter has a major nostalgia boost from its anime prominence that Vappy can't quite match.

Also second Gollum, Bilbo, and Smaug, of which I thought we already ranked the first two, but apparently not.

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also agree with Axem - though as someone who has not played DQ8 but has played Fortune Street, I'm surprised Angelo isn't more popular.

Third Gollum, Bilbo and Smaug

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Day 432 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78922400

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