Board 8 > How would they do in a contest? Day 488 ft The Stranger, Lucifer, Jeane

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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 487:

Shield Knight (Shovel Knight) is Low Fodder
Riou (Suikoden) is Low Fodder
Steven Universe (Steven Universe) is Low Fodder

Re-Ranking Result:

Marth (Fire Emblem) is now Fodder Line

Here is today's trio to rank:

The Stranger (Bastion)
Lucifer (Shin Megami Tensei)
Jeane (Suikoden)

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Low Fodder for The Stranger. It seems like his presence in the game is mostly via voice, and they might use his canon name Rucks for the contest pic which may contribute to some name confusion. Plus his appearance may not be that well-known.

Mid Fodder for Lucifer. Same reasoning we used for Satan a long while ago - joke/troll votes for the 666 edge factor. He has the design to match his name too his Shin Megami Tensei 1 art is pretty cool tbh

Low Fodder for Jeane. She has been in all the Suikoden games, but only a major character in 5 and I'm not sure how popular that entry is. She's got TJF though so I think she can stay out of law range.

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I was expecting a different "The Stranger." The guy from Bastion has his name revealed not terribly long into the game. It isn't really necessary to hide it.

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Agreed with half_silver.

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Nominate:
Naomi Hunter (Metal Gear Solid)
Ekans (Pokemon)
Rita Mordio (Tales of Vesperia)
Candy Kong (Donkey Kong Country)
Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

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second Naomi and Ekans

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Sure, agree with halfsilver and third Naomi and Ekans.

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Day 489 is up: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/79045063

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