A semi-daily project ran by MetalmindStats starting on December 16, 2018 to determine where Board 8 considers all the Character Battle X characters to be, in terms of contest strength.
The Tiers[]
In order to make this project more manageable, MetalmindStats opted to divide the characters into the following variably-sized tiers, within which the members of Board 8 would rank the characters:
The LAW: Link
Elites: 5 characters (Cloud Strife, Mario, Samus Aran, Solid Snake, Zelda)
Near-Elites: 14 characters (Alucard, Bowser, Crono, Ganondorf, Kirby, Luigi, Mega Man, Mega Man X, Pikachu, Sephiroth, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tifa Lockhart, Vivi Ornitier, Yoshi)
Upper Midcarders: 12 characters (Aeris Gainsborough, Auron, Big Boss, Charizard, Dante, Donkey Kong, Mewtwo, Pokémon Trainer Red, Ryu, Sora, Squall Leonhart, Zero)
Midcarders: 19 characters (2B, Amaterasu, Bayonetta, Chun Li, Crash Bandicoot, Fox McCloud, Frog, Geralt, Kefka, Knuckles the Echidna, Kratos, Leon Kennedy, Magus, Princess Peach, Sub-Zero, Terra Branford, Tidus, Vincent Valentine, Yuna)
Lower Midcarders: 19 characters (Captain Falcon, Cecil Harvey, Ike, Jill Valentine, Lara Croft, Ness, Pac-Man, Phoenix Wright, Ridley, Rosalina, Ryu Hayabusa, Scorpion, Shadow the Hedgehog, Simon Belmont, Spyro the Dragon, Tails, Waluigi, Wario, Zidane Tribal)
Fodder Line: 15 characters (Albert Wesker, Bomberman, Captain Toad, GLaDOS, Isaac, King Dedede, KOS-MOS, L-Block, Lightning, Lucina, Master Chief, Master Hand, Nathan Drake, Revolver Ocelot, The Boss)
High Fodder: 19 characters (Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, Commander Shepard, Dragonborn, Ellie, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Garrus Vakarian, Geno, King K. Rool, Lloyd Irving, Metal Sonic, Miles Edgeworth, Ramza Beoulve, Ren Amamiya/Joker, Richter Belmont, Riku, Shovel Knight, Shulk, Velvet Crowe)
Fodder: 19 characters (Aqua, Aya Brea, Cuphead, D.Va, Godot, Gordon Freeman, Guile, Isabelle, Joel, John Marston, Kazuma Kiryu, Metal Man, Monika, Neku Sakuraba, Noctis Lucis Caelum, Primrose, Ryo Hazuki, Shantae, Yu Narukami)
Low Fodder: 12 characters (Aloy, Cayde-6, Chloe Price, Estelle Bright, Goro Majima, Hat Kid, James Sunderland, Monokuma, Neptune, Quiet, Sans, Victor Sullivan)
Justice is Served: Draven
The Final Ranking[]
1. Link
2. Cloud Strife
3. Samus Aran
4. Mario
5. Zelda
6. Solid Snake
7. Crono
8. Mega Man
9. Pikachu
10. Tifa Lockhart
11. Sephiroth
12. Mega Man X
13. Sonic the Hedgehog
14. Bowser
15. Luigi
16. Kirby
17. Ganondorf
18. Alucard
19. Vivi Ornitier
20. Yoshi
21. Zero
22. Auron
23. Squall Leonhart
24. Aeris Gainsborough
25. Pokémon Trainer Red
26. Ryu
27. Mewtwo
28. Charizard
29. Dante
29. Sora
31. Donkey Kong
32. Big Boss
33. Amaterasu
34. Vincent Valentine
35. Fox McCloud
36. 2B
37. Sub-Zero
38. Geralt
39. Frog
40. Kefka
41. Chun Li
42. Bayonetta
43. Kratos
44. Terra Branford
45. Knuckles the Echidna
46. Magus
47. Princess Peach
48. Yuna
49. Leon Kennedy
50. Crash Bandicoot
50. Tidus
52. Captain Falcon
53. Ness
54. Jill Valentine
55. Scorpion
56. Simon Belmont
57. Wario
58. Phoenix Wright
59. Ridley
60. Waluigi
61. Ryu Hayabusa
62. Rosalina
63. Pac-Man
64. Zidane Tribal
65. Ike
66. Lara Croft
66. Shadow the Hedgehog
66. Tails
69. Cecil Harvey
70. Spyro the Dragon
71. Revolver Ocelot
72. The Boss
73. KOS-MOS
74. L-Block
75. GlaDOS
76. Master Chief
77. King Dedede
78. Lightning
79. Bomberman
80. Captain Toad
81. Lucina
82. Albert Wesker
83. Master Hand
84. Isaac
85. Nathan Drake
86. Garrus Vakarian
87. Commander Shepard
88. Ramza Beoulve
89. Chris Redfield
90. Ezio Auditore da Firenze
91. Riku
92. King K. Rool
93. Shovel Knight
94. Claire Redfield
95. Shulk
96. Richter Belmont
97. Ren Amamiya/Joker
98. Metal Sonic
99. Lloyd Irving
100. Geno
101. Ellie
102. Velvet Crowe
103. Dragonborn
104. Miles Edgeworth
105. Gordon Freeman
106. Guile
107. Aqua
108. Noctis Lucis Caelum
109. Cuphead
110. Yu Narukami
111. Shantae
112. Aya Brea
113. Joel
114. John Marston
115. Metal Man
116. Ryo Hazuki
117. Kazuma Kiryu
118. Isabelle
119. Monika
120. D.Va
121. Neku Sakuraba
122. Godot
123. Primrose
124. Quiet
125. Aloy
126. Sans
127. James Sunderland
127. Victor Sullivan
129. Estelle Bright
130. Hat Kid
131. Neptune
132. Goro Majima
133. Monokuma
134. Chloe Price
135. Cayde-6
136. Draven
Bonus Ranking 1: Veteran Snubs[]
1. Squirtle
2. Rikku
3. Pokémon Trainer Blue
4. Meta Knight
5. Zack Fair
6. Protoman
7. Cid Highwind
8. Missingno
9. Dracula
10. Epona
11. Ken Masters
12. Jecht
13. Marth
13. Midna
15. Morrigan Aensland
16. Barret Wallace
16. Raiden
18. Liquid Snake
19. Rydia
20. M. Bison
21. Gilgamesh
22. Falco Lombardi
23. Darth Revan
24. Banjo
25. Pit
26. Urdnot Wrex
27. Diablo
28. Strider Hiryu
29. Weighted Companion Cube
30. Solaire of Astora
31. CATS
Bonus Ranking 2: Newcomer Snubs[]
1. Blastoise
1. Dark Link
3. Bulbasaur
4. Sheik
5. Paper Mario
6. Dark Samus
6. Misty
8. MegaMan.EXE
9. Professor Oak
9. Skull Kid
11. Cammy
12. Lulu
13. Death
14. Bahamut
15. Robo
16. Roy
16. Yuffie Kisaragi
18. Red XIII
19. Pichu
20. Piranha Plant
21. 9S
22. Ditto
22. Johnny Cage
24. Dogmeat
25. Inkling
25. Tali'Zorah nar Rayya
27. Bowser Jr.
28. Psycho Mantis
29. Barry Burton
29. Doom Slayer
For more in-depth info, see this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s6rNxUlXY3kpo9Ru-Pyw9CjtGBIRasJKiUv6a7cEgEw/edit?usp=sharing