Why are main characters always right handed?

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The Bum

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I've noticed that in almost all video games the main charceter is a righty? if yu've played a game with a left handed main character tell me about it.

We leftys must unite to turn back this tide of rightys SOUTHPAWS UNITE!!
 

Argtee

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Well, Link in The Legend of Zelda is left handed.
Except for the Wii version of Twilight Princess...

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NeutralDrow said:
God Dammit!
 

delet

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Because most people are Right handed so it only helps to connect?

Also, in Disgaea the character's handed-ness depends on the direction you're look at the field at. One second they can be holding a sword in their right hand, then you turn the map and bam! They're left handed!
 

Macgyvercas

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NeutralDrow said:
Ninja'd big time.

Although due to the pixle issues in the earlier games, Link was right handed when facing East (at least in ALttP. Haven't closely examined LoZ and Zelda II)
 

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Macgyvercas said:
Ninja'd big time.
Elapsed turnaround time: < 1 minute! A personal record.

Aura Guardian said:
And Fox McCloud have a word with the OP
...<url=http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/fox/fox.jpg>wait, what?
 
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i can't remember the game for some reason but a third person shooter i played as of recent lets you switch shoulder views, in which im pretty sure it changes hands for the gun also, so its ambi dextrous in that game

and like someone said, most people are right handed, its just natural to put it that way
 

Aura Guardian

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NeutralDrow said:
Macgyvercas said:
Ninja'd big time.
Elapsed turnaround time: < 1 minute! A personal record.

Aura Guardian said:
And Fox McCloud have a word with the OP
...<url=http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/fox/fox.jpg>wait, what?
Star Fox Adventures. When running, he holds the staff in his left hand
 

OneBig Man

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Because most people are right handed. Though I admit I dont like it for the FPSs because I shoot left handed in real life.
 

Thanatos5150

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As many others have said - because most /people/ are right-handed.
Although, what side they hold their weapon on doesn't necessarily mean that they're using their dominant hand to do so. I know people who are right-hand, left-eye dominant. They tend to shoot lefty.
 

TheSabre

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You typically shoot whatever hand you're eye dominant to, just how it works. I myself shoot ambidextriuosly ((SP?)), because I just do. And I can hit a target from any range like such.
 

Pinstar

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Aura Guardian said:
NeutralDrow said:
Macgyvercas said:
Ninja'd big time.
Elapsed turnaround time: < 1 minute! A personal record.

Aura Guardian said:
And Fox McCloud have a word with the OP
...<url=http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/fox/fox.jpg>wait, what?
Star Fox Adventures. When running, he holds the staff in his left hand
If I remember correctly, Adventures was originally meant to feature Krystal as the one and only main character and wasn't supposed to be part of the Star Fox universe at all. At the last minute they decided to make it Star Fox and put Fox in as the lead, possibly preserving the same animations. Perhaps it is Krystal (or the girl who was meant to be Krystal) who is the south paw, not Fox proper and he merely inherited her animations?


Given how few people are lefties IRL it makes sense that most hero(ines) are right handed. As long as we get a token few lefties, I'm happy.