Character That Everyone But You Hates?

[cloudywolf13]

The only anime I think I would ever watch again would probably be death note or fullmetal alchemist. I thought the entirety of both shows were great metaphors.

What does that have to do with the thread?

 

[rokkolpo]

Apparently, Scrappy Doo. Which was news to me. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheScrappy]

EVERYONE hates Scrappy Doo. Reminds me of this:

Anyway, Sakura from Naruto.

who hates sakura?
she,s not even wearing pants!! what,s not to love?

 

[Phoenix Arrow]

who hates sakura?
she,s not even wearing pants!! what,s not to love?

Apparently she's irritating. But, quite frankly, she has pink hair and can cause minor earthquakes.

 

[artemisfox]

Sure, Shinji from Neon Genesis

Sure I don't like him either, but the pure amount of hate he gets is abnormal. Some say he's a coward and a weakling and that's true to an extent.... but he's a 14 year old nerd for pete's sake. He's not macho-rambo, bring-em-on super boy. He's just an average young teenager, shyer and more emotionally sensitive than most. Yes he breaks down - but after all the crap he goes through many would too. Shinji doesn't fit the standard "hero boy" mould that most anime and manga try to cram down your throat, and for that, I like him as a character.

95% of all manga and anime is pure and utter garbage. Cliche, run of the mill dross that you can predict miles away. Hey guess what, you know Naruto? Think he dies at ANY point in the manga? Because if you do you're an idiot. Naruto is NOT going to die in the manga NAMED after him for kids and teenagers. In BLEACH, Ichigo is NOT going to die. Naruto and Bleach lack any tension at all, because it's so painfully predictable. Every time either is in an impossible spot, Naruto will pull more stamina/chakra out of his ass and Ichigo will pull another power jump out of his rear-end. Or someone will come and save them, or the enemy will "have to go away for a while". Both.....are.....so......boring.

At least with NGE, characters DIED, protagonists could turn into antagonists, almost everyone was emotionally screwed up and although it was predictable and run of the mill for the first half of the anime, it quickly took a turn down dark and weird street and was all the better for it. The movie was a complete mind-screw too. Which was refreshing.

But this isn't a rant on how bad most anime and manga is, it's a rant on which characters I want to defend. So in no particular order:

Otacon from MGS - because he might be a whiner, but he's a computer scientist. Not grim soldier guy.

I'm not sure if Zarniwoop was hated very much in HHGTTG, mostly because he was in there for about all of 2 chapters, but he's portrayed as a villian, when in fact he's just trying to get to the truth.

Oh and again, a lot of people hate him, but Bernard Marx from Brave New World. Oh.... hm. Yeah I don't like him much either. So forget about him. Some seem to hate Mond a lot too, but I thought he was, by far, the most sane, intelligent and likeable character in that whole book.

you sir i now love and adore for bringing up 'Brave New World'
for me, i actually liked Navi, and the OOT Ganondorf. not this new warlock old fart guy, no fuck him.
I liked Navi, because she gave me insight to the enemies i fought and told me the weak point to aim for. Tatl didnt really do that, she just bitched at me.
and oot ganon looked like the young out of controll power hungry maniac that he was. twilight princess? ugghh it was good far too gimmicky lacking in temples and boss fights and the last fight against ganon SUCKED. I had more fun and difficulty fighting the Iron knuckle wanna be's ( what were theire names? they looked like very tall knights and had dual armor layers)

 

[Socken]

Moria in Fallout 3.
I don't know why everyone hates her.
She wasn't THAT annoying.

And this. I liked Moira! She was fun, quirky and eccentric!

Yeah she was basically my favorite character in the entire game. I can't think of anyone else with such a distinct personality off the top of my head.

 

[PaulaG]

I rather like Tear from Tales of the Abyss...but most people I know seem to dislike her. She's an awesome healer and has...well...family issues that she deals with really well. I actually thought she was a somewhat more human character than your standard love interest/healer/female lead.

 

[PixelKing]

Baird.

 

[MmmFiber]

Jar-Jar Binks and Tidus. I don't even get why people don't like Tidus, he's awesome.

They don't like him because he's not as "cool" or "badass" as Cloud or Squall most likely. And the laughing scene...... oh god. Too bad Cloud and Squall have to be so emo all the time. He definitely beats them there. (Blitz Ace FTW)

It is because he isn't a badass. Plus i never really used him in my lineup. I think he was supposed to focus on speed rather than doing damage, so he didn't get a lot of playing time.

 

[Sparrow]

Niko Bellic.

I just loved that guy and his rugged beard.

 

[Kiutu]

Baird from Gears of War. He's the only person in the game who is 'normal' yet everyone hates him.

I dont! I feel bad he had to deal with Cole all the time.

 

[Legion]

Um... Does everyone hate Andrew Ryan from Bioshock?

It's easier for me to say characters I dislike who others love to be honest.

However, I have yet to meet another person that actually likes the Arbiter from Halo 2 (he's just kind of there in Halo 3). I never got caught up in the human plight of the Halo universe. From the very first game I was fascinated by all the little nuances that suggested a pattern to the Covenant, what their culture was like and the history of the Halo rings. The human side was a bland "we're being invaded we're gonna die oh noes!" story, and while I liked the Master Chief having a pattern of "only survivor" in the first two games he overall had no personality.

So here we are presented with The Arbiter, an alien character from a different culture that is manipulated by the system that made a warrior of him. Soon enough he discovers the truth of matters and has to help lead his race in a rebellion against the Covenant. I don't care if it's been done before, the execution added a personality to the aliens and brought additional life to the Halo setting. It was not a boring "man vs. alien" problem anymore.

I guess I can just say "Halo 2" altogether. Again, no, it's nothing new or stupendous in terms of story, but it's nothing bad either. But generally I have yet to find someone that liked being placed into the shoes of the Arbiter, a much more interesting character than the Master Chief, as I had.

I think Vrex is going to propose to you soon.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Baird from Gears of War. He's the only person in the game who is 'normal' yet everyone hates him.

I didn't like him at first, but he grew on me.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

Niko Bellic.

I just loved that guy and his rugged beard.

I didn't realise people hated Niko.

 

[daz_O_O]

I liked Tidus, he was a bit camp but he avoided the levels of angst seen on other games and had an interesting story. I don't actually see why people hate him so much.

 

[Iskenator67]

Stacy from House. I've met several people who didn't like her involvement in the series.

 

[ccesarano]

I think Vrex is going to propose to you soon.

That doesn't sound like a lady's name.

 

[Legion]

I think Vrex is going to propose to you soon.

That doesn't sound like a lady's name.

I'm not sure if Vrex is even human. He might be an Elite in disguise.

 

[Matzilla]

The comedian off Watchmen

 

[Instant K4rma]

Dom in Gears of War. All my friends always say "Dom is a fuckin' pussy!" Why? Because he invokes emotions other than hate and violent lust for bloodshed? I guess him being the only character with any amount of depth makes him a bad character. Oh well.