From: ToukaOone | #110
I've seen everything when someone criticizes Shiki for being the worst.
He's a bad version of the milquetoast protagonist archetype, newbie. Compare him with Croix Bartel from Ar Tonelico 2, who's cut from the same cloth in a ton of different ways, but manages to actually be a fun character. Shiki just...fails at doing things. It's never him that gets stuff done in any way. He's not even good as a viewpoint character because of the dumb things he does, never mind as the focus of a story.
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Twostuck, Homestuck RPG: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/62168402