Least Annoying Support Characters

[Lobsterkid101]

THe support characters in Battlefield Bad Company...

I doubt I have played a more hilarious shooter...

 

[xXyZaThEx]

J.A.C.K from Gears of War!

Is there anything he CAN'T do?

 

[Lanowar]

J.A.C.K from Gears of War!

Is there anything he CAN'T do?

Sneak armound RAAM and drop the data himself?

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

I liked Navi, mostly because I needed the help when I was playing through as a kid. I also liked learning about the enemies. She did get annoying going "HEY" all the time though.

EDIT: I also liked Cortana. She was smarmy in a good way.

 

[xXyZaThEx]

J.A.C.K from Gears of War!

Is there anything he CAN'T do?

Sneak armound RAAM and drop the data himself?

...

Shut up.

 

[NezumiiroKitsune]

Clank <3

 

[JerichoWing]

Every Persona from the Shin Megami Tensei Persona Series.

 

[ieatlions]

the animal orbs that folow you around in castle crashers

 

[ShortCommings]

HEY HEY! HEY! HEY! LISTEN! HEY HEY!

 

[ShortCommings]

actuely scrap that i have a real few.. every 2ndary charecter from future perfect =P

the level where you go into the haunted house and the girl kicks you in the bollocks is still priceless.. and when u go down the ladder and look up her scirt.. cheap laughs for a guy im sure but meh watcha gonna do

 

[Banana Phone]

the squadmates in Rogue Squadron don't really do anything except fly around and shoot your enemies, so I guess they're way above average.

 

[JokerGrin]

Max from Sam and Max is my pick. That little lagomorph is awesome.

Yup, here's my vote!

...Tails in the original Sega Sonic the Hedgehog console games...

Can I vote twice?

Or three times... let's hear it for Yamato, the dog from Shadow Dancer!

 

[JerichoWing]

Max from Sam and Max is my pick. That little lagomorph is awesome.

Yup, here's my vote!

...Tails in the original Sega Sonic the Hedgehog console games...

Can I vote twice?

Or three times... let's hear it for Yamato, the dog from Shadow Dancer!

More examples of canine awsomeness.

 

[DoW Lowen]

Personally, I've always liked Cortana.

Really? Okay then... guess you have to read the books to see what an annoying piece of f#$k she was.

Anyway, I really thought about it, and I don't think there really is an excellent support character. I mean for a support character to even be considered good, is them not to jump in front of your bullets and act like it's all your fault *cough Medal of Honor*

I would really say the Fire Emblem characters, but they aren't technically support since you are controlling them. I loved most of their personalities, it was amazing at how such a simplistic game had so much character depth.

I did like the AI ally in Red Alert 3 campaign though, Zhana was smoking.

Elika in PoP was extremely useful I have to admit, but her personality kind of ruined her company. I didn't feel guilty for overworking the *****. She must

GoW has pretty decent support characters, they had decent personalities like BF: Bad company, but unlike bad company they weren't completely f***ing useless on the battlefield. Plus Cole is a classic. GoW didn't make you feel like you were fighting the war alone.

But if I had to choose, and i think many would agree with me here, the animal characters are normally the best support and 'friend' a gamer can have. They are loyal, they don't annoy you with witless quips and they don't take the fun away. They are necessary to the experience and never get in the way of it. Plus any mishaps are forgivable because they ARE an animal afetr all. Except for Chip from Sonic. God I hate him....

But really my choices if i had to choose, it'd be Agro from Shadow of Colossus. I never felt more attached to a virtual animal.

You misquoted someone, quoting them for my text.

I don't see what you don't like Cortana. I have read the books, and still don't find her to be annoying (Outside of those "LET ME BREAK YOUR FLOW" moments in H3, though those had some nice content to them.

Whoops did i? Still getting use to the whole forum thing, my apologies.

There was something about Cortana that I found self righteous. I guess she just reminded me way too much of Kahlan from Sword of Truth, excellent book you should read it if you haven't already. And I found her a tad bit too clingy for an artificial intelligence, but that aside those moments in Halo 3 are enough to cause much disdain. Running through that flood infested hell hole, if you died you had to put up with them again. And you could do some really glitchy things during those moments. I emptied an assault rifle without even holding down the fire trigger, and it used up my reserve ammo without even reloading.

 

[Goldeneye103X2]

Gilder from skies of arcadia

 

[Blind0bserver]

I'd say two of my favorites are Pey'j and Double H from Beyond Good and Evil. Also Crow from The Longest Journey.

 

[DirkGently]

Spoiler

Personally, I've always liked Cortana.

Really? Okay then... guess you have to read the books to see what an annoying piece of f#$k she was.

Anyway, I really thought about it, and I don't think there really is an excellent support character. I mean for a support character to even be considered good, is them not to jump in front of your bullets and act like it's all your fault *cough Medal of Honor*

I would really say the Fire Emblem characters, but they aren't technically support since you are controlling them. I loved most of their personalities, it was amazing at how such a simplistic game had so much character depth.

I did like the AI ally in Red Alert 3 campaign though, Zhana was smoking.

Elika in PoP was extremely useful I have to admit, but her personality kind of ruined her company. I didn't feel guilty for overworking the *****. She must

GoW has pretty decent support characters, they had decent personalities like BF: Bad company, but unlike bad company they weren't completely f***ing useless on the battlefield. Plus Cole is a classic. GoW didn't make you feel like you were fighting the war alone.

But if I had to choose, and i think many would agree with me here, the animal characters are normally the best support and 'friend' a gamer can have. They are loyal, they don't annoy you with witless quips and they don't take the fun away. They are necessary to the experience and never get in the way of it. Plus any mishaps are forgivable because they ARE an animal afetr all. Except for Chip from Sonic. God I hate him....

But really my choices if i had to choose, it'd be Agro from Shadow of Colossus. I never felt more attached to a virtual animal.

You misquoted someone, quoting them for my text.

I don't see what you don't like Cortana. I have read the books, and still don't find her to be annoying (Outside of those "LET ME BREAK YOUR FLOW" moments in H3, though those had some nice content to them.

Whoops did i? Still getting use to the whole forum thing, my apologies.

There was something about Cortana that I found self righteous. I guess she just reminded me way too much of Kahlan from Sword of Truth, excellent book you should read it if you haven't already. And I found her a tad bit too clingy for an artificial intelligence, but that aside those moments in Halo 3 are enough to cause much disdain. Running through that flood infested hell hole, if you died you had to put up with them again. And you could do some really glitchy things during those moments. I emptied an assault rifle without even holding down the fire trigger, and it used up my reserve ammo without even reloading.

That's because Cortana isn't so much 'artificial' as she is 'copied', and is far more human than your standard HAL-9000. She's more like RoboCop, except without the 'able to be self-sufficient' part. Or the "being Peter Weller" part.

 

[Capnrobert]

I like Agro from Shadow of the Collosus.
Or, if that doesn't count, the Princess from Ico because half of gameplay is getting her around the castle with her dying.

I agree with that Agro was awesome and id also say Jolee Bindo from KOTOR

 

[DoomyMcDoom]

your team of helpers in republic commando rocked, sev especially... heh