Characters people love that you hate.

[Eddie the head]

Sylvanas Windrunner from Warcraft.

People gush about how complex she is, yet she is completely one-dimensional.

People praise how well written she is, yet she flip-flops from whiney emo git to zombie hitler with the drop of a hat.

People speak of how well developed her character is. Of course, the only thing developed about her is her body.

Captcha: "goosebumps", still better written than Sylvanas.

Ok most of the time on this kind of thread I say how we shouldn't do this kind of thing but, I have to agree with this guy. I didn't much care for the lore in World of Warcraft anyway but, just getting told how awesome this one, well I will just say it, bad charter is doesn't inspire confidence. Look if that's the best wow has to offer count me under the 9 million people who don't read the quest text.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

LSP from Adventure Time. Her character as a sassy, overdramatic teenager is TOO GOOD IT IS ANNOYING.

Her voice sucks too.

 

[Lillowh]

Taiga from Toradora! Seems to act like a prick for no good reason.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

You know, you could have just described your dislike of the characters, without going on a little tirade directed at us.

Could have. But anytime anyone ever does that, the hardcore segment of the Brony community seems to go out of its way to badger the person with claims like "you're just a hater whose never watched it!" If the community as a whole were more mature about their general response to people who simply say "Hey, I don't like it." then the response of people who don't like it wouldn't have to be preemptive.

So no, I have no remorse for my wording. Get a thicker skin, and, y'know... actually participate in the topic rather than making yourself look like exactly the type of person I was being preemptive about.

 

[Dyono]

Spiderman. Seriously. Every story with the guy is melodramatic as all hell.

You think Ron is bad but, yeah, fuck Harry too.

The Great and Powerful Trixie. Fuck you.

Raphiel from Tmnt. He acts like a complete jackass all the time.

Master Chief has zero personality.

Marcus Fenix is bland as hell. Pretty much everyone in Gears except for Braid and Cole.

Gorden Freeman. This one just baffels me, as he hasnt spoken once, yet everyone loves the character. You could play as Alex in 3 and nothing would change.

My gosh this list got crazy long.

Agree with you on all of them except harry/ron and Gordon Freeman. Well Ron/Harry i don't know anything about because i'm not a Harry Potter fan and well Gordon Freeman is so great because his personality is what we want it to be, It would only hurt the game if it went to Cut-Scene-O-Vision and show us Gordon Freeman shaking his fist yelling "BLASPHEMY, Thou evil aliens shall pay for this". But yes i see where you are coming from people do tent to go nust over a character the themself created, So if somebody says "Gordon Freeman is awesome!!!" then you don't know if he's talking about your "Kind hearted father figure-Freeman" or his "Hey let's throw glass at people at stab their dog-Freeman".

 

[Aprilgold]

Gorden Freeman. This one just baffels me, as he hasnt spoken once, yet everyone loves the character. You could play as Alex in 3 and nothing would change.

I think its because he is the most manly nerd to ever live. Loves science, can swing a crowbar fast enough and hard enough to break a skull easily and finally he is what you want him to be. You want him to be serial killer who fucking hates his co-workers you can do that, or a manipulator who uses people to get to certain places then kill them.

He's whatever you want, and that is why he is awesome.

You know, you could have just described your dislike of the characters, without going on a little tirade directed at us.

Could have. But anytime anyone ever does that, the hardcore segment of the Brony community seems to go out of its way to badger the person with claims like "you're just a hater whose never watched it!" If the community as a whole were more mature about their general response to people who simply say "Hey, I don't like it." then the response of people who don't like it wouldn't have to be preemptive.

So no, I have no remorse for my wording. Get a thicker skin, and, y'know... actually participate in the topic rather than making yourself look like exactly the type of person I was being preemptive about.

If anyone is curious why I specifically said below that this Community does it well is because we have to take preemptive measures to not get the hounds of hell on us. Just saying.

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The entire cast of the Walking Dead, no contest. And no, I'm not talking the amazing game that did what the Comic's did, I'm talking about the shitty, overrated TV series. It has none of the bite of the comic [the sheriff's kid learns to wield a gun and not only saves his mother from getting eaten alive but also kills his father's best friend once he goes insane and starts putting the entire group at danger.] and all the issues of shows now in days [adds humor into a setting which it doesn't fit, gets you attached to characters you barely know before introducing them, the actors are all bland.] and it honestly becomes a giant, unremarkable mess.

The comic had bite and I feel covered the topic way better then the TV show, which did very similar things however had the quirky humor without the pacing to make the drama more dramatic.

The entire MLP:FiM cast and fanbase. I get it, this show exists and its characters are that of Spongebob quality, cool, now can you please not shove it down my neck. [This isn't directed to the fanbase on here since they do a wonderful job of not shoving down your throat, but the MLP:FiM fanbase on TF2 are some of the most irritating people I met on there.]

But the one that tops it all is the Pyro from TF2. Fucking walking and talking giant evil toaster is what he is.

 

[El Chiwawa Loco]

Kaiden Alenko, that mopey bastard.
Ashley may have been a racist, but id much rather save her on Virmire then listen to Kaiden cry about hislife one more time.

 

[EquestrianGeneral]

I found her to have no real positive personality traits, yet she's idolized by fans for no particular reason, to where 2 of my friends say she's their favorite character. I dont even get it.

In a way, I think that's just it. We haven't seen anything other than her boastful, arrogant side. Thus, many fans have wondered what she really is like, which I believe is what gives her the following that she has in the fandom.

Is she like Rainbow Dash, where she acts the way she does to hide a sense of insecurity? Or is she truly just rotten to the core? I get the feeling that this is why people seem to like her.

 

[solemnwar]

Aeris (FFVII)

I agree that she was.. well, she wasn't great in FFVII but I actually liked her in Crisis Core.

OT: I think Lydia from Skyrim's already been said but I just never got on with her, she doesn't really have a personality of her own other than 'I will follow you whatever you do.'

Lydia always makes me twitch. Like, when you ask to trade things, when she says "I am sworn to carry your burdens" she sounds extremely sarcastic and rude. And I'm all "***** if you're not happy GTFO and I'll get someone nicer to follow me around. Like Farkas or Vilkas 8|"

 

[Cowabungaa]

John Marston from Red Dead Redemption.

The guy is the biggest fucking doormat in the world of gaming. He's all bark no bite.

Thing is, he starts out pretty well. But then Mexico comes along and he casually shoves all his principles out of the door.

 

[BartyMae]

One that really jumps to mind is Alex Vance from the Half-Life series. For all intents and purposes, she's an alright character...but the way she's so forcefully friendly with Gordon sickens me. Most of the time, when stuff is happening, she's cool, but it's whenever you're splitting the group up or in a non-combat situation that she makes me squirm uncomfortably. I just don't see any reason for her to act the way she does. With that said, Half-Life is still one of my favorite game series. I'm a sucker for singleplayer first-person shooters with minor RPG elements incorporated.

I have no idea if anyone actually liked them, but the two female characters from Dark Messiah: Might and Magic made me ragequit about 10 hours into the game. I seriously got so sick of those two dimwits. Xana and...Leana? Don't remember. Either way, they ruined the game for me. Forced companionship/romance is something that can instantly make me dislike a game, depending on the character(s) in question, and neither of these two fit the bill of being acceptable. It didn't help that Xana's voice actor AND dialogue were...not very good, either.

Ashley and Liara in Mass Effect 1 sickened me as well. Forced romances...*shudder* I didn't even talk to Ashley once and she still automatically assumed that I was romancing her! Absolutely dreadful. Also, Miranda was one of the most hideous attempts at making a character "beautiful" that I've seen. What a terrifying face.

Baldur's Gate 2, even though it's one of my favorite games, also falls prey to idiotic BioWare's idea of romances - you talk to a character once or twice, and they're automatically in love with you! Ridiculous. It, however, gets a pass, because I liked most, (actually, mostly all) of the characters.

(edit) Also, all the characters from Dragon Age: Origins. I don't think I liked a single one beyond Duncan, who dies right away anyhow. Shale was alright, too, I guess.

 

[Hira]

Sorry fellow bronies. But I simply cannot stand Lyra or Trixxie. I don't see the hype about them and why they should be that special.

( Stole BF's account for a bit to comment on this.~ Sorry babe.)

 

[DeimosMasque]

Video Game wise: Pretty much the entire cast of Final Fantasy 7. I never understood the appeal of any aspect of that game other than "oooo 3rd graphics." Well that and now nostalgia as the younger generation now knows that as the first Final Fantasy the played.

That being said, I really dislike Shadow from FF6 and Edge from FF4. Both just ninja guys with no other real personality traits worth anything.

Comic book wise: I've grown to really hate Deadpool, but that has more to do with over-saturation rather than anything he's actually done or been characterized as.

Same is starting to go for Wolverine who for many years was my favorite comic character(like since before even the 90s abomination...er... I mean cartoon came out.)

The New 52 version of Red Robin has also earned my ire for going from one of the least brooding members of the Bat-family to being worse than Batman. The guy has no energy or drive and seeing him in the Teen Titans comic just makes me scream at him, "If you don't trust anyone and don't like anything WHY ARE YOU HERE!" Oh that's right 90's-style action and agnst, the real motto of the new 52.

This goes for the New 52 version of John Constantine as well, a character I adore and is the ONLY character I've ever cosplayed as. I even don't hate the movie version of him as much as I hate the Justice League Dark version. Look John Constantine is a wanker and untrustworthy at times, but he isn't just an asshole with no morals who -only- cares for himself. I swear the new writer for the comic basically was just told "yeah he's an arsehole, take it from there."

Woah, that got more ranty than I meant it to. And a little off topic too.

 

[MrHide-Patten]

Hell, I'll be that person.

The "MLP: FiM" cast.

Now, before you Bronies start lighting up the torches, grabbing the pitchforks, and loading the double-barrels... keep in mind that I've got nothing actually against the fanbase. I just don't understand its fascination with the show. Trust me, I've tried watching it - I figured I might as well since it's already pretty much everywhere - I just couldn't get into it with the kind of fervor that everyone else has.

Damn, stole the words right out of my mouth. Too damn cutesy, and the HORRIBLE puns, I can't sit through one episode without cringing like I'm watching the Human Centipede.

 

[BlueKenja]

Sora from Kingdom Hearts, personally I found Riku, most of Organisation XIII and oddly enough even Roxas more engaging characters than him.

Rinoa and Selphie from FF8, Rinoa is an irritating, immature whiny cow who's meant to be "endearing" (no, she's annoying) and Selphie is an irritating cow who's clumsiness and whimsical personality are meant to be "endearing" (they aren't...).
Plus how practically all the female party members were just barnacle characters for the males...mainly Squall.

Dante from Devil May Cry, I just prefer Vergil.

Aigis from Persona 3, I just didn't like her. At all.

Internet example; Tobuscus, I find him irritating, grating, overly reliant on played-out rapid edits that are oh so common for youtube series like his and not funny at all.

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Kaiden Alenko, that mopey bastard.
Ashley may have been a racist, but id much rather save her on Virmire then listen to Kaiden cry about hislife one more time.

Mopey? What? Did you...how...wha?

I'm honestly baffled, as I'm playing through Mass Effect currently, and any time I talked to Kaiden, he was emphatic about how the past was in the past, and how he had dealt with it long ago. It's Shepard that digs it up and basically pushes Kaiden to relive it. Maybe he had issues with bottling up his emotions, but I don't see calling him "mopey" because he wasn't entirely pleased with the fact that he killed his "drill sergeant" at the age of 17.

Edit: Just to be clear, I have no issue with preferring Ashley over Kaiden, and I accept that both characters have flaws. I am just curious as to how you get "mopey" out of Kaiden.

 

[Dtox333]

You know, you could have just described your dislike of the characters, without going on a little tirade directed at us.

Could have. But anytime anyone ever does that, the hardcore segment of the Brony community seems to go out of its way to badger the person with claims like "you're just a hater whose never watched it!" If the community as a whole were more mature about their general response to people who simply say "Hey, I don't like it." then the response of people who don't like it wouldn't have to be preemptive.

So no, I have no remorse for my wording. Get a thicker skin, and, y'know... actually participate in the topic rather than making yourself look like exactly the type of person I was being preemptive about.

Well I browsed this thread because I was interested in the responses, and, yes, I was wondering if there were any sort about MLP. I was kind of expecting some about the characters of MLP, honestly. hell, even I can think of a few points that would legitimately bother people, with them immediately asking "how can people like these things!?"

If you must know, I really cannot think of any character that I hate that other people like. I tried adding to the thread, but I just can't think of anything. I like characters that some would describe as loud, obnoxious, one dimensional, and generally stupid, so I honestly cannot complain.

If you think that I'm exactly the kind of person you were being "preemptive" about, then I apologize, I didn't mean any offense. I was just saying you could have expressed your opinion on the characters without having to direct that at us, I personally would have backed you up if anyone jumped on you for it.

 

[Tippy]

Hell, I'll be that person.

The "MLP: FiM" cast.

Now, before you Bronies start lighting up the torches, grabbing the pitchforks, and loading the double-barrels...

...You realize if a brony reacts on the way that you just described, they're not a brony right?
Whatever experiences you've had with bronies, if you think we're like that...then I'm sorry to say that you haven't met a genuine brony yet ^_^
edit: Aaaah I guess enough people have already lectured you on that

Alright, my turn:

Naruto, Ichigo and every other generic big-mouthed emotional twat that is currently poisoning manga/anime!

(Kamina doesn't count. He's the man of men.)

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

If you think that I'm exactly the kind of person you were being "preemptive" about, then I apologize, I didn't mean any offense. I was just saying you could have expressed your opinion on the characters without having to direct that at us, I personally would have backed you up if anyone jumped on you for it.

The irony of the situation is that it was never even meant to be an attack on "Bronies." It was meant more as a "Hold your horses!" statement, except frankly that would have been a really bad pun (admit it, you would have facepalmed and you know it!). I believe I even stated that I have nothing particularly against the fan community...it just gets pretty groan-worthy how defensive some of its bigger fans are whenever someone expresses little to no interest in their beloved ponies.

It's almost like with those individuals there's a sort of persecution complex going on. Like if someone admits to not liking MLP, it's clearly because that person thinks that only little girls should like MLP.

/shrug.

It's not like that at all, at least for me. I just don't like the show. Simple as that. I gave it a chance, and it wasn't for me. I have no ill-feelings toward the general fanbase, regardless of age or gender, for liking it. Hell, in the past I've been told I need to grow the hell up because I'm in my mid-20's and still love chocolate milk... so to each their own, I guess.