Unlikeable Lead characters

[Justice4L]

I hate Altair in Assassins Creed. Biggest douchebag ever.
Ezio's a legend though.

 

[Supertegwyn]

As soon as I read the thread title, the words "NATHAN DRAKE" began to endlessly and uncontrollably repeat in my head. It's still going.

EDIT: I mean, don't get me wrong, I love the games. Some of my favorites. But it's hard to deny that Nathan Drake is a GIANT DOUCHEBAG.

How is he a douchebag? Maybe the half shirt tuck is a little douchey, but that's really all I can think of. I'm genuinely curious why he came across as a douche to you.

Well, his only motivation is stealing the priceless artifact before the villain does it first. Oh, and his wisecracking is really annoying, especially since he does while ending the lives of those around him. But if you really want to know...There's a swimming pool at the top of the Hotel in the city level. Jump into it, and then out of it. Once you do, TRY to make it through the next 10 seconds or so without flinching. It's impossible.

Again, I LOVE the games, but I reeeeally hate Nathan Drake.

I.... I love Nathan Drake.

OT: I really can't think of any, but that be because I don't play enough games

 

[Delicious Anathema]

The guy from San Andreas.
Nathan Drake.
Marcus Fenix.
Kratos.
Every FF game.

 

[Mafoobula]

Squall. Grow a pair and stop being such a emo little prick before I shoot you with a real gun and stab you with a real sword.
Actually, now that I think about it: Entire cast of FFVIII. I want you to form a line and walk through the showers of acid.

Tidus. Those noises coming from your mouth hole. Stop them before I cut out your tongue and stitch your lips shut. While I'm at it, Wakka, shut up before I cut off your hair and stab you with it.

Vaan. You're not as bad as Tidus or Squall, but I'm afraid your existence is still completely unnecessary. I will simply neuter you with a dull spoon, and you're free to go.

Cloud. You could have been the least-unlikeable of the bunch. Then you let Aeris die. You are hereby sentenced to an eternity of yaoi rape from Barret, Vincent and Cait Sith.

Kratos. Yes, you're a bad-ass god killer, we get it. Yes, you were wronged by some people at some point, and yes, one or two of the deities you have slain did have it coming. But in the end, you have daddy issues that could've been solved with the two of you getting your divine drink on.
Put it this way: Who here remembers Superboy Prime? YOU'RE RUINING EVERYTHING!!

 

[theevilsanta]

John Marston. Not so much bad (though he is pretty awful in just about every way), but as overrated as a character can get. He's pretty universal fap material for the video game community as perfection in a video game protagonist. He is the most whiny, cliché, predictable, and all around boring character I've every played. I mean I've played bad characters, but every line of Marston's made me want to blow my brains out. But I'm in the minority, and as Marston so unironically states to the generalisimo as if he's a 21st century man instead of an actual criminal from the west in the late 19 century, "Shouldn't be people be able to choose for themselves?"

Fucking dumbass.

 

[EHKOS]

The guy from saints row.

Damn! He is the most despicable character I've ever played. Its like taking the most insensitive parts of san andreas and make them even more horrific.

yea I agree that stilwater is a cess pot but I would like to have some sense of purpose other than being a total dick.

Johnny Gat? While on the subject I wonder if that's a reference to John Galt.....hmmmm

 

[JKain]

-Tails over Sonic
-Luigi over Mario
-Auron over Tidus (i know, ooobviously- but can't be stressed enough/ also Tidus and Wakka potentially could form Team-most-annoying to crush the annoyance-level of every media-related...thing ever)

don't have much hate for Nathan Drake - think he worked kinda well as indiana-douche

and Support from Shadow of the Colossus and Ico over the Leads (not that I disliked them - just found Horse and White Girl more interesting - and the colossi too)

 

[sta697]

The guy from saints row.

Damn! He is the most despicable character I've ever played. Its like taking the most insensitive parts of san andreas and make them even more horrific.

yea I agree that stilwater is a cess pot but I would like to have some sense of purpose other than being a total dick.

what are you takling about he f*cking boss

 

[sta697]

John Marston. Not so much bad (though he is pretty awful in just about every way), but as overrated as a character can get. He's pretty universal fap material for the video game community as perfection in a video game protagonist. He is the most whiny, cliché, predictable, and all around boring character I've every played. I mean I've played bad characters, but every line of Marston's made me want to blow my brains out. But I'm in the minority, and as Marston so unironically states to the generalisimo as if he's a 21st century man instead of an actual criminal from the west in the late 19 century, "Shouldn't be people be able to choose for themselves?"

Fucking dumbass.

you are so right he bored me to death and destroyed the experience for me.ok he is an ex-criminal who has regrets for his past but he could have some life in him.

 

[tzimize]

Final Fantasy X. So much. I don't think there are any characters in the game I like less than him. An arrogant whiny idiot with a nasal voice. Bwuh!

Yeah...there really aint no competition. Man he sucks :\

 

[York_Beckett]

Orphen from Scion of Sorcery.

Annoying voice, complete douchebag, treates everyone like crap and seems overly arrogant.

 

[getbonus]

JRPGs are just riddled with them. Tidus comes to mind, as does Edge from Star Ocean .. who oddly enough looks a lot like Tidus, but less like Meg Ryan.

 

[Ultress]

I liked pretty much everyone more than Edge in Star Ocean 4 except the cat girl whose name escapes me.

I liked Raquel in Wild Arms 4 over Jude,she gained points for telling Jude to stop being a self centered dick but kinda loses them for hooking up with that sad excuse of a drifter, Armuand.

 

[Scarim Coral]

Micah from Fire Emblem: Radient Dawn. I always hated her for her view on Ike (the hero of the last game and the third part of this game) being the villain. Ok sure she want to liberate her people from the oppressors however since it was her nation that wage war on ther other nation in the first place, I don't have sympathy for her.

 

[Crazycat690]

CJ from San Andreas, and... Vito Scaletta from Mafia 2. Both are boring and stupid.

 

[J-meMalone]

I gotta say that every iteration of Hawke in Dragon Age II is completely unlikable. At least without a voice, there was some ambiguity in the delivery and I could make it up as I went.

I would also add Shepard to that list, parcticularly because in ME2 (s)he is such a giant tool for clearly evil incompetent assholes that I hated my own character. The lack of obvious resolution choices and decisions leaves only 2 canon versiosn of the character, both of which can't think for her/himself and can only wholeheartedly agree with intergalactic terrorists or act dickish toward them but still do everything they ask.

Ah yes, THAT problem with Mass Effect 2... If I'm honest Cerberus should have had next to no hold on you after a few missions since "We resurrected you" as leverage should only get them so far.

Off Topic: Is it ever explained why Cerberus knows about the Reapers but basically nobody else does?

 

[Scythax]

Every character in Final Fantasy.

I don't really mind Marcus Fenix tbh, his personality is so down and drab that I kinda forget it's there and just project my own instead.

Raiden from MGS2. Most un-awe inspiring, 'girly' action hero ever.

Alcatraz from Crysis 2: Mute bastard walks into the most obvious traps, follows the stupidist orders and ideas, and pretty much dies multiple times over through the course of the story for it. Only thing that keeps the drudgery going is the suit which defibllirates him no less than THREE times in the 5 hour campaign. I was actually more frustrated with him than I was with a similarly complacent character; Gordan Freeman, because Freeman has at least the excuse of not being a trained elite soldier or anything, he's just a scientist blundering through his own importance, brought about by a sheer will to survive. Alcatraz, in contrast, is just a clod.

The main character from Kingdom Hearts...

...actually (as a personal IMO of course) just chalk up every single whiteboy high pitched JRPG protagonist ever. They all piss me off to no end.

 

[Matt East]

Mike Thorton from Alpha Protocol, I hated that tacky bastard, Dominic from the second Godfather game, I've liked pools of vomit more than that chump.

 

[Mysticgamer]

FFXII. Vaan could spontaneously combusted and collapsed in a sewage ditch and I wouldn't have cared at all. Now Balthier, I would have shagged him hard enough that he would have walked funny for a week ...and Fran too. Bosch was pretty cool too, and a sexy blonde. Penelo was sweet, and useful in a fight.

Also, Ashe could have joined Vaan.

I feel the same way about Vaan but did you noticed he's not the lead in FF12. His whole story was to find his brother's killer and still something out of the castle. Within a couple of hours he gets caught up in Balthier and Fran's Quest and later Ashe's Quest and he just tags along. He finds out that because of his stupidity Penelo got kidnapped, they go save her and he finds out Basch didn't kill his brother...end of his quest.

 

[FieryTrainwreck]

I hate Nathan Drake because I can't stand his unfunny wisecracks, which sound like they were written by a Michael Bay reject (or Joss Whedon). It's just shitty, self-aware dialogue. I can only think of 2-3 people in the whole fucking world with enough charisma to pull it off, and the guy they got ain't one of 'em.

My hatred is strengthened by the fact that the Uncharted games look like a lot of fucking fun. I just can't stomach more than 5-10 minutes without wanting to tear my ears off.