Weakest protagonist EVAR!
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Any of the girls from the project zero games (i belive its fatal frame in statside) in any of the spooky cutscenes they just wimper and freeze instead of dogdeing resisiting or legging it. On which note They run like there frolicking through a garden jeez i walk faster than them and there trapped genrally in what appears to be a house/village/mansion made out of rotten plywood and paper "the door is sealed by a misterios force" Its half inch thick wood woman! Kick it through!
Yeah. And Raz is weak because he needs to go into people's minds to fight them. And Kirby sucks because he needs to swallow people to get their abilities.Poida12 said:
Seriously, this goes back to the "abilities" argument. Max Payne is cool because he can slow down time. It's his special superhero ability. It doesn't make him weak. And besides, he's always outnumbered. I'll put you in a room with six guys and see how well you fare.
Why has no one mentioned Sonic the Hedgehog? He can be blown away by a small breeze if he's not holding a ring.
i'm confused like many others here. i'd consider weakest to be more about anything other than physical strength or weapons or something. it's about character, conviction, etc.
so with that, how can you consider squall weak? yeah he's all pouty in the beginning and whatever, but the entire game is character development for him. at the end he's vastly different from what he was in the beginning, and you can see depth. unlike, as mentioned before, vaan from xii. why the heck was he even the main guy? THAT'S a weak protagonist.
i'd give a shout out to mallow. that little shit had no development over the entire game. he just made it rain everywhere. i know he's supposed to be a youngin', but come on. man up a little.
so with that, how can you consider squall weak? yeah he's all pouty in the beginning and whatever, but the entire game is character development for him. at the end he's vastly different from what he was in the beginning, and you can see depth. unlike, as mentioned before, vaan from xii. why the heck was he even the main guy? THAT'S a weak protagonist.
i'd give a shout out to mallow. that little shit had no development over the entire game. he just made it rain everywhere. i know he's supposed to be a youngin', but come on. man up a little.
Exactly. Thats why Snake and Gordon are way better than Che(i)f and Nukem. They're cool because they're different. For guys like Nukem and Cheif, saving the world is par for the course. it's expected of them. it's not expected from a one-eyed old man with a mullet. Even the Arbiter is better than Cheif, who isnt all that bad to begin with. Arbiter turns invisible, and fights with a squad of Osoona; that's a win for strategy.wilsonscrazybed said:
Some suggestions for the title (with reasoning as requested):
1) Daxter: Whilst he had his own game, he was still pretty crappy and useless in his first outing.
2) The villagers of Tristram in Diablo II: Given what happened to them in the first game... wouldn't they just move instead of awaiting the destruction of the second?
3) Any hero unit in StarCraft: They were all very powerful granted, but given that the level was an instant failure if they died did anyone ever take them out of their base? (aside from when the objectives ordered you to)
4) Leisure Suit Larry: C'mon ladies, who's gonna hit that?
5) Tony Hawk: Given that we know he's a boarding legend, why do we have to train him up from pathetic in all his games?
Eagerly awaiting feedback
1) Daxter: Whilst he had his own game, he was still pretty crappy and useless in his first outing.
2) The villagers of Tristram in Diablo II: Given what happened to them in the first game... wouldn't they just move instead of awaiting the destruction of the second?
3) Any hero unit in StarCraft: They were all very powerful granted, but given that the level was an instant failure if they died did anyone ever take them out of their base? (aside from when the objectives ordered you to)
4) Leisure Suit Larry: C'mon ladies, who's gonna hit that?
5) Tony Hawk: Given that we know he's a boarding legend, why do we have to train him up from pathetic in all his games?
Eagerly awaiting feedback
Someone listed Guild Wars! ~my hero~MA7743W said:
Seriously though, my all time putz of a protagonist is Cloud Strife. He's strong, yeah, but he has a huge mental breakdown and gets put in a home where he sits and drools on himself. I find myself thinking, "Get over it man! You have a world to save and a major evil to put down! You can deal with your inferiority complex LATER!" So imo, he's not weak in the physical sense, but weak in the head for most of the game. Yes I know the poor guy was tortured in Hojo's lab but sometimes there are more important things than crying over your own pain. Or maybe Cecil has just set the bar too high for me, I dunno.