Character types you hate - any media

[SweetShark]

-Tsundere characters.

Girl: "It is not like I love you, but I will accept your gift baka"
Me: "Well, f*ck you then b*tch! I'm going home!"

But seriously, why do you like these kind of characters? Are you masochists to hear a girl call someone prevert,stupid,assh*le and then start beating the sh*t out of him?
Exceptions are the comedies that they are self-aware of this kind of characters and they are just parodies of this type of characters and characters that are very,very,VERY well written.

 

[loa]

Everyone in steinsgate.
Lobotomy girl, tsunderina, fat geek pervert, ohsomysterious, dead inside girl who doesn't talk and has that ohsodark past, "comic relief" mad scientist, weird out of place moe catgirl maid.
It's an unrelenting, tone deaf barrage of stereotypes.

 

[ToastiestZombie]

My ultimate pet peeve is the "I'd rather commit mass genocide than let a special snowflake die" character. See Clara from Doctor Who. They just seem to be there to create conflict and the worst part is that they're almost always the one the story wants you to sympathize with.

 

[GabeZhul]

I immensely dislike the brand of Tsundere characters that are hostile and rude to everyone by default but are expected to get a free pas on it because there have been a few select scenes where they act as decent human beings.

If your only a decent human being for a select few instances then your still a bad person.

This. Modern Tsunderes (in contrast to Classic Tsunderes, who start out antagonistic but quickly overcome it and stop being bitchy after some misunderstanding was cleared and/or enough flags were raised) could very well be the most annoying female character archetype. However, there is one I dislike even more: the Dominant Oujo.

It's the type of female character who treats everyone around them like shit, treats the protagonist like a servant, manipulates everyone using her looks or her wealth and no one ever calls them out on it because of reasons. I am mostly familiar with this archetype in visual novels, where they are usually portrayed as viable romantic options as others, but they are squarely in my "NOPE" square nevertheless and they make my skin crawl with irritation...

 

[Nickolai77]

Characters with dead parents.

I don't like it when writers lazily write off their young protagonist's parents as dead just to allow their character to go on the sort of wild crazy adventures that no self-respecting parent would allow whilst notching up some easy sympathy from the reader.

For the record, I should say that in Batman they did the whole "dead parents" thing correctly- the experience is very much part of Bruce Wayne's character and the source of his crime fighting motivations, and there are several other examples which come to mind as well. To clarify, what I don't like is when the author uses the "dead parents" trope as a simple means to an end rather than something that actually defines a character or shapes the plot.

I also don't like characters which are apparently invincible and the very best swordsman/gunslinger in the land. I couldn't watch animes like Rurouni Kenshin because the fights were dull and predictable for that reason. If you know they're always going to win it makes the action pretty boring.

 

[giles]

Everyone in steinsgate.
Lobotomy girl, tsunderina, fat geek pervert, ohsomysterious, dead inside girl who doesn't talk and has that ohsodark past, "comic relief" mad scientist, weird out of place moe catgirl maid.
It's an unrelenting, tone deaf barrage of stereotypes.

Oh my god. Steins;Gate is literally the next VN I wanted to tackle... should I still do it? :/

 

[JohnZ117]

Butch women who spend almost all of their dialogue questioning questioning male characters of their masculinity, they are obsessed with it. They have lines like "Whats the matter "Ladies", "Have you got any balls or what?" too scared?" You weren't born with a penis love get over it, the fact you can aim a gun and take a punch on the jaw is lovley dear but please stop talking about balls all the time. Vasquez from Aliens is a good example of this.

Hudson: Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Vasquez: No. Have you?
-from Wikipedia

If that's what you're talking about, it was a comeback, and he deserved it.

 

[Geo88]

The dark, brooding angry guy (or gal, I suppose. I just don't recall any). The one who uses his personal anguish to justify the crap he pulls. It's even worse when he starts as a protagonist and turns heel. He's usually a loner who, at the best of times, reluctantly works with others and only to serve his own needs.

After all, with everything he's been through, how could he possibly be expected to find a place within society? His pain is special, you see. No one has suffered as he's suffered, and therefore no one can judge him or his actions. He's out for revenge/personal justice/delicious lemonade, and if anyone disagrees with him, they are his enemies.

Spoiler: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN.

 

[Bug MuIdoon]

Most gay characters on TV, where "gay" is their defining characteristic. Every time someone writes a character like that you literally set back peoples opinions of homosexuality by about 20 years.

 

[Bruce]

The precocious child. You know the one, essentially a worthless character who you secretly hope the villain will kill because he or she is nothing more than a constant annoyance, but then you feel guilty because you're rooting for a child character to die, but then you realize it would never happen anyway.

 

[Blacklight28]

The angst filled, dark, brooding, lone wolf, gravel voiced white male without any sort of moral compass who are "cool".

The wise cracking, arrogant protagonist bloke who is supposed to be funny and charismatic but usually comes off as a complete dumbass.

The annoying little kid who idolizes the protagonist. Easily identifiable by their attempts to copy the protagonist's image (usually a haircut).

The strong, independent (and usually incredibly hot) woman who's sole purpose appears to be "Hey look! Strong female character! We're not sexist!".

 

[happyninja42]

Most gay characters on TV, where "gay" is their defining characteristic. Every time someone writes a character like that you literally set back peoples opinions of homosexuality by about 20 years.

Yeah, I dislike this one too, though I think I would probably just label it the "One Note Character" any character who is a very distilled, concentrated human trait annoys me to no end. Jack from, uh, shit, I forget the name of the show. The guy and girl who dated long ago, and then he came out as gay, and now they're roommates. And Jack is their faaaaaahbulous gay neighbor. Him, I can't stand him. I also can't stand the way most "nerds" are portrayed today, in this super condensed nerd-gasm of pop culture stuff, like the cast of Big Bang Theory. All of my friends are hard core nerds, none of them act like those guys. And I bet not many people actually do.

 

[laggyteabag]

The strong and powerful female character who suddenly becomes weak and dependent on the male character. See Sinon from Sword Art Online II.

The whole "I may look young, but I am actually 23,000 years old" race of alien. See Liara/ The Asari from Mass Effect.

The main antagonist, who despite being in a leadership role, is completely fucking useless at being the bad guy. See Zuko from The Last Airbender.

The character that tries super hard to sound as stereotypically X as possible. See Pickle and his dreadful voice in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.

The character who follows the rules to the letter, and picks up on every deviation.

 

[THE_JOKE_KING33]

Stoic, always serious characters. They bore me to absolute tears and I hate that they're almost always the protagonists.

Evil characters who have no motivation to do something other than the fact that they're "insane".

 

[Dagda Mor]

Manic pixie dream girls. Any character type used to force some other character to learn the magic of friendship. I don't have a problem with plots that promote understanding, unity, etc., but I hate when it's done so forcefully.

 

[Thaluikhain]

The hero who is very unprofessional and keeps mucking about all the time, who is for some reason still respected by people taking things seriously, including his love interest who has no reason to like him. If aliens are invading and it's your job to stop them, it's time to grow up.

In a way, it worked that Wesley Snipes wasn't interested in Blade Trinity, because it comes across that he's really pissed off at the useless people his character is working with, especially Ryan Reynolds. The scene were Reynolds is tied up by the vampires, Blade comes in to fight them, looks at Reynolds and just keeps going is the best bit in the film.

There are times when it's appropriate to be silly, and then there are times when it's really, really not.

 

[loa]

Everyone in steinsgate.
Lobotomy girl, tsunderina, fat geek pervert, ohsomysterious, dead inside girl who doesn't talk and has that ohsodark past, "comic relief" mad scientist, weird out of place moe catgirl maid.
It's an unrelenting, tone deaf barrage of stereotypes.

Oh my god. Steins;Gate is literally the next VN I wanted to tackle... should I still do it? :/

You can do worse I guess.
I just found it not to be the masterpiece other people made it out to be, mainly because some characters were so annyoing.

 

[DarkRawen]

I don't know if it counts as a character type, but basically the male and female characters that are outright abusive (physically, mentally, very possessive, so on), but the plot/other characters treat them as if they're not doing anything wrong. This includes a number of tsundere characters and such, but it's the whole: "Oh how cute/misunderstood you are" thing that makes it annoying. Sure, have intentionally or unintentionally abusive people as your "good side" characters, but at least have someone or something acknowledge the fact that this person is doing something bad. Having your main character mope over the fact that "they (the main character) must have done something wrong to make them angry," is a bit... :/

 

[Thaluikhain]

I don't know if it counts as a character type, but basically the male and female characters that are outright abusive (physically, mentally, very possessive, so on), but the plot/other characters treat them as if they're not doing anything wrong. This includes a number of tsundere characters and such, but it's the whole: "Oh how cute/misunderstood you are" thing that makes it annoying. Sure, have intentionally or unintentionally abusive people as your "good side" characters, but at least have someone or something acknowledge the fact that this person is doing something bad. Having your main character mope over the fact that "they (the main character) must have done something wrong to make them angry," is a bit... :/

Argh, yes. Especially when their enemies turn out to be even worse so it's ok.

"Sure, he was really mean to a total stranger, but the guy turned out to eat children, so it's ok"

Common amongst supernatural creatures. Sure, I'm an evil murderous vampire, but that other vampire is more evil and murderous than me, so I should get credit for that.

And stuff glamourising violent crime in general.

 

[ForumSafari]

The woman "fighter" that prances merrily through the middle of a fight like it's a dance.

Look, I know I'm watching a media fight involving a woman. I know she's not going to get her teeth knocked out, or get injured in any visible way, or even particularly threatened. But can you at least make her look like she's taking the fight seriously rather than treating it like a pun-filled aerobics class?