Board 8 > Who is the worst protagonist of all time?

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KamikazePotato
05/11/12 6:44:00 PM
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Your criteria. Just...the worst.

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KamikazePotato
05/11/12 6:45:00 PM
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Oh, and mine would be Marche (FFTA) outside of Save My FF Character. Terribly written, completely unlikable in every way.

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StifledSilence
05/11/12 6:49:00 PM
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I'd say Squall. He's an emotionless selfish turd and really adds nothing useful to the plot. He's just...there.

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Solfadore
05/11/12 6:49:00 PM
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Emil from ToS2 is pretty bad, but I don't know if he qualifies for 'worst of all time'. IIRC, the protagonist from School Days would also be in the run.

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Slanted_Silver
05/11/12 6:50:00 PM
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Vaan from FF12

I could explain why but it should be pretty obvious

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ninkendo
05/11/12 6:50:00 PM
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Definitely Marche


Emil is at least awesome in the 2nd half of the game

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Punnyz
05/11/12 6:52:00 PM
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From: KamikazePotato | #002
Oh, and mine would be Marche (FFTA) outside of Save My FF Character. Terribly written, completely unlikable in every way.


you said Protagonist, not Antagonist

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Evillordexdeath
05/11/12 6:53:00 PM
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Mike Dawson.

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Veola
05/11/12 6:53:00 PM
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Hard to say the worst, but Kharg from Arc the Lad 4 is definitely the biggest dork in the history of RPG protagonists.
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Mik_Pick
05/11/12 6:53:00 PM
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From: Punnyz | #007
you said Protagonist, not Antagonist


Come on now Pun, I expect you to know better. Antagonist =/= evil, and Protagonist =/= good.

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tyder21
05/11/12 6:54:00 PM
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The two main characters from the movie El Norte.

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Articuno2001
05/11/12 6:54:00 PM
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Emil from ToS2

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LazyKenny
05/11/12 6:56:00 PM
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Punnyz posted...
From: KamikazePotato | #002
Oh, and mine would be Marche (FFTA) outside of Save My FF Character. Terribly written, completely unlikable in every way.
you said Protagonist, not Antagonist


Marche is a Villian Protagonist.

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DSAutoResponder
05/11/12 6:56:00 PM
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rayne summers
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KamikazePotato
05/11/12 6:57:00 PM
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Yes I know Marche is the villain but the game expects us to treat him like the good guy

Which is why he's the worst

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Ytterbium_70
05/11/12 6:58:00 PM
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inb4ertyukirbyh8

*ahem*

The aformentioned Vaan is awful, Luneth from Final Fantasy 3 is incredibly bland and about as bad, and God forbid the idiot player character in Diablo. (involves the end, so I'm not telling!) It may just be a lack of understanding or something else I'm forgetting, but it's still stupid.
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Lopen
05/11/12 6:58:00 PM
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Fuminori from Saya no Uta probably. I'm not entirely sure if that's more the fault of the protag or the terrible story/writing though.

Vaan's also a good choice, simply for how irrelevant he is.

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KamikazePotato
05/11/12 6:59:00 PM
#18:


Oh man Fuminori. Forgot about that guy.

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MarkS222222222222222
05/11/12 6:59:00 PM
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John Cena

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_Zea_
05/11/12 7:00:00 PM
#20:


Fuminori is a good choice. There might be one I hate more but no one is jumping to mind.

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Princess Anri
05/11/12 7:01:00 PM
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From: Veola | #009
Hard to say the worst, but Kharg from Arc the Lad 4 is definitely the biggest dork in the history of RPG protagonists.


lol what the f*** is this?

I mean, he wasn't the balla that Darc was but that doesn't make him the worst!

What a great game.

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th3l3fty
05/11/12 7:03:00 PM
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Nishijou Takumi

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Veola
05/11/12 7:03:00 PM
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You see that insult to grammar I tacked onto the beginning of the sentence? See that? That's saying he's not the worst. But his status as the dorkiest of dork protagonists deserves mention.
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xp1337
05/11/12 7:04:00 PM
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I'm tempted to say Shion, but I don't know if that's accurate. Marche is definitely a good choice though.

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Rad Link 5
05/11/12 7:06:00 PM
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John C

From: MarkS222222222222222 | #019
John Cena


... God damn it.

Sheamus.

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RappinHobo9292
05/11/12 7:07:00 PM
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From: Evillordexdeath | #008
Mike Dawson.


The only right answer.

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ShiningForceGod
05/11/12 7:07:00 PM
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From: Veola | #023
You see that insult to grammar I tacked onto the beginning of the sentence? See that? That's saying he's not the worst. But his status as the dorkiest of dork protagonists deserves mention.


I am going to be completely honest with you and say that I don't think I actually read the "hard to say the worst part."

My eyes lit up when I saw mention of Arc the Lad and I just missed it.

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Dark Young Link
05/11/12 7:09:00 PM
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Marche sounds about right.

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PrivateBiscuit1
05/11/12 7:09:00 PM
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Mike Dawson

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tereziWright
05/11/12 7:10:00 PM
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Cyclops

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Wanglicious
05/11/12 7:10:00 PM
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came in to say Marche.
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Saya's lead i wouldn't say isthe worst, just... crazy. Marche is worse because he's willingly a piece of crap with no excuse.

but i've played some others that i'd say are worse if i think about it, with different criteria. the lead of Ar Tonelico for example is so... boring that he's not likable in any way at all. girls are, lead dude isn't. and honestly i'd say that kind of protag is the worst - the kind who simply can't have you care at ALL about him. Marche may be a dick, but at least he gets emotion out of you for being such a dick. leads who are just there and exist, with nothing really good or special about them, are the worst.

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Wanglicious
05/11/12 7:11:00 PM
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...and if we're counting more than just games, there's quite a few harem leads to pick that will qualify. including that lame ass monk one, god awful.

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Lopen
05/11/12 7:12:00 PM
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The problem is that I consider crazy characters a weakness of mine. You'll be hard pressed to find a crazy character I don't love-- which is actually why I gave the game a shot.

How he manages to be totally crazy and totally unlikeable at the same time is beyond me.

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Forceful_Dragon
05/11/12 7:13:00 PM
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From: StifledSilence | #003
I'd say Squall. He's an emotionless selfish turd and really adds nothing useful to the plot. He's just...there.


We must not have played the same FF8.

He might not have been super obvious about everything he went through, but he came into his own a lot during that game.

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Punnyz
05/11/12 7:14:00 PM
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From: Mik_Pick | #010
Come on now Pun, I expect you to know better. Antagonist =/= evil, and Protagonist =/= good.


Hes the antagonist of Mewt's story!

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Rad Link 5
05/11/12 7:14:00 PM
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Also every meek anime protagonist who has roughly half their lines starting with a stutter.

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TheArkOfTurus
05/11/12 7:16:00 PM
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Worst as in most pathetic is Mike Dawson, and it isn't close.

Worst as in character I like the least... I'm going to go with Lazlo from Suikoden 4. Just a silent protagonist, but being sandwiched between three good main characters in Suikoden 3, and an actual effective silent protagonist in 5 just kills him for me.

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SSBM_Guy
05/11/12 7:32:00 PM
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Marche or Mike Dawson from DS2. Gotta make sure you keep that DS2, DS1 Mike Dawson had that stupid charm. "I hope the battery still works! :D"

I kind of like Vaan, to a degree too, if only because of how hard they tried to shoehorn him as the main character, when he really isn't.

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GuessMyUserName
05/11/12 7:33:00 PM
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first one that comes to mind is SCV's Patroklos

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Emporer_Kazbar
05/11/12 7:43:00 PM
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Bubsy

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Raka_Putra
05/11/12 7:43:00 PM
#42:


Mokkun from Boku no Pico.

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Itou Makoto

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Let me help you with that. *stab* *stab*

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WalrusJump
05/11/12 7:45:00 PM
#43:


the kids from the trix commercials

jerks

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Drakeryn
05/11/12 7:46:00 PM
#44:


Katniss Everdeen past book 1.

#22 | th3l3fty | Posted 5/11/2012 9:03:11 PM | message detail | quote
Nishijou Takumi


You take that back. Taku is awesome.


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GuessMyUserName
05/11/12 7:47:00 PM
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stabs won't change pats's terribleness!

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Ace_Killjoy
05/11/12 7:49:00 PM
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Man, I can think of some bad ones, but I don't know who the worst would be.

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MajinZidane
05/11/12 7:53:00 PM
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the game expects you to treat marche like a non-villain because he isn't a villain.

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Shoenin_Kakashi
05/11/12 7:56:00 PM
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Sasuke

*runs*

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Sceptilesolar
05/11/12 8:00:00 PM
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From: th3l3fty | #022
Nishijou Takumi


Came to mind first. SO BAD.

As for Mike Dawson, he's bad in the best way.

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ShadowHalo17
05/11/12 8:07:00 PM
#50:


The chick from Twilight. But of course she's the protagonist of a terrible series, so maybe that shouldn't count.

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Katniss Everdeen


So I'll go with this.

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