Poll: Why does everyone hate Rochelle? (L4D2 Question)

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Minimal personality, Irritating voice, Constant screaming, the Louis/Rochelle bots seem to be by far the stupidest, minimal backstory. She just screams "token".

Quick: What's Rochelle's defined profession? Where was she born? Has she any family? What are her feelings towards the zombies? Where did she live? What is her favourite anything?

All the other 7 can be answered easily. Her defining facets seem to be Depeche Mode, Oprah and Tick-style puns.

Although, for second worst: It has to be Nick. His ass-insertion comments get old real fast.

 

[John Funk]

I like Rochelle just fine. She doesn't have the memorable lines of the others though.

She interests me more than Zoey.

Quick: What's Rochelle's defined profession? Where was she born? Has she any family? What are her feelings towards the zombies? Where did she live? What is her favourite anything?

She's a reporter from Columbus, Ohio, who came down looking for a scoop on the outbreak.

 

[IamQ]

I just hate her voice. Plus, her appearance doesn't fit her role.

Ellis looks only a little like a mechanic, which he is supposed to be. He makes up for this though for acting like a hillbilly, which he (in my opinion) totally looks like.

Coach...well...he looks like a football coach.

Nick is a gambler, acts like a gambler, and dresses like a gambler.

Rochelle on the other hand. She is supposed to be a reporter, but she looks more like some kind of hillbilly to join in with ellis. I would've expected her to wear like a uniform, like those they wear during news broadcasts, only a little bit torn appart of course.

 

[RheynbowDash]

I like Rochelle better than any other L4D character. Even Zoey.
IMHO, Rochelle was far more interesting. Zoey was the bland one, created just so the fanfiction nerds would have something to fantasize about.
Ugh. Makes me cringe.

 

[The DSM]

Its just that Coach, Nick and Ellis are so much better than her.

Shes just meh, not the intresting or funny.

Also WUBUBUBU.

 

[MrPokeylope]

Rochelle is actually my favourite...well, I say 'favourite', she's the one I hate the least. I don't know what it is but I find it hard to like any of the L4D2 characters.

 

[TheZapper]

It's not that she's hated, she's just bland, and it become very noticeable next to 3 much more interesting characters.

BTW where's the I don't hate vests option?

 

[reg42]

She's just really bland. All the other characters have something kind of special about them; not Rochelle.

 

[DkLnBr]

I certainly like her better than Nick.
[sub]What a fucking ****...[/sub]

I agree, that asshole never saves me from smokers. But as for Rochelle? I dont know why. Everyone in my group of friends seem to hate her, so I usually have to play as her.

 

[Xanadeas]

It's been said repeatedly already. She's just so... meh next to everyone else. Nick being a wise-cracking magnificent bastard. Ellis being a hillbilly with some pretty hilarious stories to tell. Coach is well actually I haven't heard much from Coach. I'll have to play as him more once I get my new comp. Then there's Rochelle... She's dressed horribly (I hate pink). She doesn't really say anything amusing... Lastly, I just can't identify with a female character.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

I don't hate her. She's too meh, the least original character standing next to the wonders of Nick, Ellis and Coach but... she has a Depeche Mode t-shirt.
All is forgiven.

 

[Chechosaurus]

I don't hate any of the L4D 2 characters and seeming as I've never played the first, who am I to judge on them? I personally quite like Rochelle and would much rather play her over Ellis who, although I don't dislike him, I do have a lot of fun taking the piss out of him.

 

[Phoenixlight]

Well I'd assume that it's because most gamers are white males and quite a large proportion of them are slightly racist and sexist so they don't pick females or non-white characters.

 

[w-Jinksy]

She has one good line.

"SWEET LINCOLN'S MULLET!"

And that's all. Everyone else is full of personality: she has all the character of a cardboard box.

Also she always interrupts ellis the heartless *****

 

[Ricotez]

Two words:

Depeche Mode

 

[XMark]

Zoey was the Girl in L4D1. Everyone loved Zoey.

The three other characters in L4D2 don't obviously "replace" any specific characters from L4D1, but since there's once again only one girl, the perception is that they took Zoey away and replaced her with someone else.

Also, she's not as hot as Zoey. I'll bet if the same character looked like Beyoncé there wouldn't be any issue

 

[HaloHappy]

Most of my hate towards her comes from the fact that every time I go to shoot something, she gets the impulse to run in my line of fire and get incapped due to friendly fire. Then she yells at me like it was my fault.....plus I like everyone else better, mostly due to hilarious lines.
Nick: Damn it, this swamp water is going to mess up my suit
Rochelle: You're worried about swamp water when you're covered in zombie brains.
Nick: Hey, brains come out, swamp water does not.....do not ask me how I know this.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Zoey can rot in hell. I hate her stupid ass.

I least hate Bill.