Characters you fell in love with, that you didn't expect you would.

[happyninja42]

So I was rewatching Firefly recently, and just sort of remembered how much I was happily surprised by Simon. I didn't think I was going to like his character that much, but over the course of the season, and the movie, he became my favorite character. I just liked how on the surface, he is this mild mannered doctor, who doesn't like violence, and tries to help anyone who needs his medical help, including people that have kidnapped him.

....but if you fuck with River....watch the fuck out. He has zero restraint when it comes to his sister. He will make himself a poor beggar to fund a secret group to rescue her. He will infiltrate a secret government facility, under risk of death, to break her out. He will leap onto an assassin who is armed, while he is unarmed, and try and fight him by hand. He will attempt to fight him again, after he's been shot. Basically, if you fuck with River, all bets are off, and Simon will come at you however he can to stop you.

And...I just loved that about his character. It was almost a Dr. Jeckyl Mr. Hyde kind of thing, but also not. He didn't turn evil, but he definitely had no inhibitions when triggered.


I also loved the Friar from Van Helsing. He was a support character, but I just fell in love with him. The way the actor played him, the lines he had, how he was always actually useful as the comic relief, always having the item Van Helsing needed to save the day. He even gets laid, something the hero doesn't pull off in that movie. He was just so much fun from start to finish.

So what character(s) did you end up loving, from whatever genre, that at first, you didn't think you would fall in love with?

 

[pookie101]

for me would be sera from dragon age inquisition. she irritated me when i first met her but she grew on me fast

 

[Scarim Coral]

Hopper from Stranger Things come to my mind.

Spoiler

At the first episode, he was pretty much the lazy and useless cop trope seen in some kid films especially when he push the idea that the kid that was in the dinner is Will despite the description was different.
Granted that was the first couple of episodes. It was when he was convince that guy was lying about the no recorded footage at the facility that he step up his game. He was then given depth and character development espeically at the end and he pretty much became a badass cop by the end of it!

 

[Sonmi]

Jensen in Lost Odyssey, most likely. I thought he was extremely annoying at first, but he eventually became one of the more nuanced characters in the game.

Daenerys, I thought she was extremely irritating in AGoT, but in my subsequent reads (and with the following books) I thought she developed more and more into a complex character. One that means well, but still causes pain at the end of the day, one that still has potential to evolve as well. I'm expecting her to go to some very dark places in Winds of Winter and Dreams of Spring, but I also expect her to be the one to save everyone in the end. She's a far better protagonist than Jon "Cardboard" Snow in any case.

 

[Erttheking]

Farnese from Berserk. I was expecting her to be the religious zealot pulling off the whole "Oh she's terrible to everyone, but she had a sad past, so it's ok" thing, and that everyone would just put up with her being a horrible person. But character development hit her and it hit her HARD! After there was a moderate sized Daemon induce clusterfuck, coupled with the Berserk version of the Anti-Christ being reborn into the world, her worldview essentially gets shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. After that, she instantly tries to make up for her past deeds, all previous foulness and arrogance gone with the wind, so that her insecurities and shortcomings are front and center. She kind of sucks at most things, she knows it, and she hates it. Except now I don't have to deal with her constantly being an asshole to everyone, so I actually feel sorry for her. Particularly when it's clear that she's trying so damn hard to make a difference. Like when she's surrounded by rapist trolls and is trying to fight them off and protect Casca by wildly swinging her dagger around. Finally, she manages to stand up for herself, defy her dickhead of a father, and starts learning magic in a world where you can't usually do it unless you start as a kid, but she could thanks to the aforementioned shattering of her world view.

She's easily my favorite Berserk character.

 

[Saelune]

Steven from Steven Universe. My initial reaction to the character when the show was announced was negative. I didnt like his design or personality.

Now Steven Universe is probably my favorite show on TV, and I love everyone in it...well, the non-bad guys anyways. And Ronaldo.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Farnese from Berserk. I was expecting her to be the religious zealot pulling off the whole "Oh she's terrible to everyone, but she had a sad past, so it's ok" thing, and that everyone would just put up with her being a horrible person. But character development hit her and it hit her HARD! After there was a moderate sized Daemon induce clusterfuck, coupled with the Berserk version of the Anti-Christ being reborn into the world, her worldview essentially gets shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. After that, she instantly tries to make up for her past deeds, all previous foulness and arrogance gone with the wind, so that her insecurities and shortcomings are front and center. She kind of sucks at most things, she knows it, and she hates it. Except now I don't have to deal with her constantly being an asshole to everyone, so I actually feel sorry for her. Particularly when it's clear that she's trying so damn hard to make a difference. Like when she's surrounded by rapist trolls and is trying to fight them off and protect Casca by wildly swinging her dagger around. Finally, she manages to stand up for herself, defy her dickhead of a father, and starts learning magic in a world where you can't usually do it unless you start as a kid, but she could thanks to the aforementioned shattering of her world view.

She's easily my favorite Berserk character.

I actually liked her more before her big turn-around. I liked that she was constantly teetering on the edge of villainy; Being too pathetic to be a bad guy, but too fucked up in the head to be a good guy. She knew the difference between right and wrong, but it was constantly at war with her religious indoctrination and her own sick thoughts. All the while hiding behind this false piety, which would then get shattered whenever she was confronted with Guts. It was so much fun watching her be strict and ruthless with Guts, and just seeing all that effort bounce off of him harmlessly, like she was nothing more than a little kid. And ofcourse her whole fucked up co-dependent/abusive relationship with Serpico. So sweet, yet so... not good. Poor Serpico...

But then I always have a thing for the sickos. I also quite liked the blond, curley haired girl from the Tower of Conviction arc.

 

[Fox12]

Farnese from Berserk. I was expecting her to be the religious zealot pulling off the whole "Oh she's terrible to everyone, but she had a sad past, so it's ok" thing, and that everyone would just put up with her being a horrible person. But character development hit her and it hit her HARD! After there was a moderate sized Daemon induce clusterfuck, coupled with the Berserk version of the Anti-Christ being reborn into the world, her worldview essentially gets shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. After that, she instantly tries to make up for her past deeds, all previous foulness and arrogance gone with the wind, so that her insecurities and shortcomings are front and center. She kind of sucks at most things, she knows it, and she hates it. Except now I don't have to deal with her constantly being an asshole to everyone, so I actually feel sorry for her. Particularly when it's clear that she's trying so damn hard to make a difference. Like when she's surrounded by rapist trolls and is trying to fight them off and protect Casca by wildly swinging her dagger around. Finally, she manages to stand up for herself, defy her dickhead of a father, and starts learning magic in a world where you can't usually do it unless you start as a kid, but she could thanks to the aforementioned shattering of her world view.

She's easily my favorite Berserk character.

I actually liked her more before her big turn-around. I liked that she was constantly teetering on the edge of villainy; Being too pathetic to be a bad guy, but too fucked up in the head to be a good guy. She knew the difference between right and wrong, but it was constantly at war with her religious indoctrination and her own sick thoughts. All the while hiding behind this false piety, which would then get shattered whenever she was confronted with Guts. It was so much fun watching her be strict and ruthless with Guts, and just seeing all that effort bounce off of him harmlessly, like she was nothing more than a little kid. And ofcourse her whole fucked up co-dependent/abusive relationship with Serpico. So sweet, yet so... not good. Poor Serpico...

But then I always have a thing for the sickos. I also quite liked the blond, curley haired girl from the Tower of Conviction arc.

Yeah, I've always been impressed with how nuanced Miura's characters are. I was worried that the arc was going to turn into an edge lord teenage atheist fest, and it really didn't. Even Mogus was more then just an evil zealot character. I think Miura really wanted to get into the mindset of the people who do these things. The scene where the church and the heretics are revealed to be worshiping the same God, and do the same things, was really interesting. As was the scene where Mogus's burning corpse saved the lives of his followers.

 

[PapaGreg096]

Farnese from Berserk. I was expecting her to be the religious zealot pulling off the whole "Oh she's terrible to everyone, but she had a sad past, so it's ok" thing, and that everyone would just put up with her being a horrible person. But character development hit her and it hit her HARD! After there was a moderate sized Daemon induce clusterfuck, coupled with the Berserk version of the Anti-Christ being reborn into the world, her worldview essentially gets shattered into a thousand tiny pieces. After that, she instantly tries to make up for her past deeds, all previous foulness and arrogance gone with the wind, so that her insecurities and shortcomings are front and center. She kind of sucks at most things, she knows it, and she hates it. Except now I don't have to deal with her constantly being an asshole to everyone, so I actually feel sorry for her. Particularly when it's clear that she's trying so damn hard to make a difference. Like when she's surrounded by rapist trolls and is trying to fight them off and protect Casca by wildly swinging her dagger around. Finally, she manages to stand up for herself, defy her dickhead of a father, and starts learning magic in a world where you can't usually do it unless you start as a kid, but she could thanks to the aforementioned shattering of her world view.

She's easily my favorite Berserk character.

I actually liked her more before her big turn-around. I liked that she was constantly teetering on the edge of villainy; Being too pathetic to be a bad guy, but too fucked up in the head to be a good guy. She knew the difference between right and wrong, but it was constantly at war with her religious indoctrination and her own sick thoughts. All the while hiding behind this false piety, which would then get shattered whenever she was confronted with Guts. It was so much fun watching her be strict and ruthless with Guts, and just seeing all that effort bounce off of him harmlessly, like she was nothing more than a little kid. And ofcourse her whole fucked up co-dependent/abusive relationship with Serpico. So sweet, yet so... not good. Poor Serpico...

But then I always have a thing for the sickos. I also quite liked the blond, curley haired girl from the Tower of Conviction arc.

Yeah, I've always been impressed with how nuanced Miura's characters are. I was worried that the arc was going to turn into an edge lord teenage atheist fest, and it really didn't. Even Mogus was more then just an evil zealot character. I think Miura really wanted to get into the mindset of the people who do these things. The scene where the church and the heretics are revealed to be worshiping the same God, and do the same things, was really interesting. As was the scene where Mogus's burning corpse saved the lives of his followers.

I might have read it wrong but isn't Farnese a pyromaniac who in the start used her religion as a justification for her tendency?

Anyways I'll choose Kira from Jojo, originally I thought he will be some ridiculous calculating villain who knows everything or has broken skills, but I was pleasantly surprised how awesome he was, the scene of him putting a sock the right way has more characterization than entire shows.

I second Kira, I dont know compare to most Shonen villians Kira is pretty damn grounded and somewhat relatable he the type of guy who you can see having a conversation with or being your next door neighbour. Besides Kira my my vote goes to Pitou from Hunter Hunter, I thought she was going to be your standard op psycho villian like Hisoka(dont get me wrong I looove Hisoka) but turns out she has some great character development also I love her design

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

James Vega in mass effect 3

Probably one of the better characters introduced in the series (after team dextro), and overcoming the problems faced when introducing human characters in a setting where alien characters are always cooler

Dammit, I was gonna say Vega.

Second choice: Arataka Reigen from Mob Psycho 100. Starts off as your stock "pretends to be great but is just a con man" Mr Satan style character, which is fine, but he turns into so much more.

 

[Silentpony_v1legacy]

Bobby Singer from Supernatural. He's like the coolest, most badass character in the show. Owns a junkyard, hunts demons, fucks hot cops, has lines to the CIA and FBI. Just a straight up awesome dude. Show hasn't been nearly the same since he died.

 

[the December King]

Michonne, from The Walking Dead, the TV series. As of season 5, mind you, a fine example of a character who thought that they had lost their humanity/ all reason to live, then found it piece by piece, then lost it all again, then started to find it again. Bonus for getting me to find interest in a woman in an action role while showing me that there is more to her than just being "bad ass", and double bonus for wielding a katana, and rather efficiently (as in, she never felt like she was showing off or 'super ninja' like, she just got the job done- true iaido style).

 

[Neverhoodian]

Rarity from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Like many people, I initially had her pegged as your typical selfish, stuck-up fashion diva. The way she prattled on about dresses and Prince Charmings the first few episodes certainly didn't help dispel that assumption. As the show progressed however, I found myself gravitating towards her more and more. By mid-Season 2 she had dethroned Fluttershy as my favorite pony, a position she has firmly held to this day.

There are all sorts of reasons why I adore Rarity's character so much. I could go on for hours, but here's the Cliffnotes version;

*She's generous (like her Element, natch).

*She's confident in herself and what she likes, as well as having clear life goals that she works hard towards achieving.

*She reminds the audience that it's okay to like stereotypically "girly" things, a message that I feel is often lost in the "down with the pink aisle" mentality of modern times.

*She's willing to stand up for her friends when they need it, even at the risk of her own reputation and livelihood.

*Rarity-centric episodes tend to be more consistently entertaining than the rest of the "Mane Six."

*Her little sister Sweetie Belle is best Cutie Mark Crusader.

*She's voiced by the wonderfully talented Tabitha St. Germain. Her vocal range is nothing short of astounding, ranging from suave and sophisticated to off-the-walls hysterics at the drop of a hat.

*This scene. Just...everything about it.
What can I say, I'm a sucker for classic film noir.

 

[Hawki]

This is kind of hard - from experience, it's easier to nominate characters I started liking, but then stopped. But I guess I can nominate:

-A Song of Ice and Fire: Jaime Lannister. Goes from one of the most despicable characters in the setting to be one of the most interesting.

-Andromeda: Trance, in that she starts out in the "perky annoying" end of the spectrum, but grew on me by the start of season 2. Even "Trance 2.0" managed to keep enough good will.

-Avatar: The Last Airbender: Maybe Zuko? I dunno, I kinda liked him from the start, but he does have the most dynamic character arc in the series.

-Babylon 5: John Sheridan, in as much that come season 2, I'm thinking "well, I knew this would happen, but I miss Sinclair." By the end of season 2, I liked his character more.

-Continuum: Maybe Betty? I mean, she was never that major of a character, but at the least, she does stark in the generic "office crush" zone the viewer is aware of while focusing on Kiera and Carlos. Still, her death was brutal, and by said death, it's shown that while she did work with Liber8, she did so by seeing what was happening to the VCPD. I feel her arc was undermined by how Continuum never really executed its concepts all that well IMO, but hey, I'm reaching for examples here.

-Dark Matter: Five/Das...sort of. I mean, I never really disliked her, but at the start of the series, she's clearly the odd one out among the Raza. By the end of season 1, she might be my favorite member of the crew by virtue of that fact. That in a crew full of backstabbers and killers, she's just a thief who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

-Darksiders: I guess Uriel. She starts in the territory of "holier than thou angel who wants War dead because she had a crush on Abaddon." By the end, she might be the only moral character left in the setting (and no, I don't consider War to be a "good" person, and he's not that interesting a character either)

-Dead Space: I guess Zach. He starts out in the context of just telling Isaac what to do, and how to do it, as you struggle to keep the Ishimura afloat. But when he died, well, that wasn't nice.

-Diablo: Tyrael. He's an arse in Diablo II, and even though he's fleshed out in The Sin War, he remains an arse for half the time, and only stops being an arse by the end of his character arc (and in Demonsbane he's still an arse). By the end of Diablo III, he's now my favorite character in the setting.

-Farscape: Ka D'Argo. When we first see him, he's the sterotypical "I'm angry and a warrior alien, and I hate John because he looks like a sebacean." By Peacekeeper Wars and his death...well, yes, that moved me. But hey, what better way to go out?

-Final Fantasy: Yuna (only played FFX). By the start she's passive to the point of irritation. Tidus goes on a similar arc, but I feel that Yuna's is more pronounced, and does fit the criteria of a character I didn't like at the start.

-Golden Sun: I guess Felix, but that's kind of cheating, given the revelations The Lost Age presents. I guess I never really 'disliked' Felix per se, since most of my ire was directed to Saturos and Menardi.

-Halo: Bornstellar...sort of. At the least, as the IsoDidact he becomes the character I knew from Halo 3, rather than the whiny little twat he was at the start of the Forerunner Saga.

-Harry Potter: Snape. I hesitate to call him a 'good' character (in terms of morality), but by the end of the series, he's certainly a sympathetic, multi-layered one.

-The Legend of Zelda: Midna. Perhaps the definitive example I can think of. When we first see her, she's rude, irritating, snide, etc. When she gets blasted by the Light spirit and I'm carrying her around to find help, I'm thinking two things - 1, "please don't die, please don't die!. 2, "wait, when did I start caring about you this much?" Midna is a character that I not only grew to love, but did so without me even noticing until she was at death's door.

-Merlin: Arthur. In that his entire arc is based on going from spoiled, arrogant prince, to "the once and future king." Botched ending aside, I'd say that worked.

-Mistborn: Rashek. Goes from one of my most despised characters to one of the most sympathetic by the trilogy's end.

-Sonic the Hedgehog: Amy Rose...sort of. In that every incarnation prior to her "Boomverse" version was vapid in one way or another, defined only by her love for Sonic, or in STC's case, by "girl power!" But Sonic Boom (the cartoon) actually made her feel like a character. Not that deep of a character, but still a character with interests, perks, cons, and whatnot.

I guess if that's cheating, I can nominate Marine.

-Terminator: I guess maybe the jump from T1 to T2, if you count both T-800 versions as the same character?

-The Walking Dead: Hmm...there's not really any shortage from hate-love or love-hate in this case. I guess I can nominate Beth. Season 2, her only action of note is her attempted suicide attempt, and it gets limited sympathy from me given what Rick and co. have had to go through. Season 3 she's a bit more pro-active, but comes into her own in season 4, where she feels like she's taken a place in the foreground - hasn't lost her season 2 character, but has certainly grown. And by season 5...well, I know what's coming (thanks Internet), but at the least, I'm rooting for her.

-Whoniverse: The Tenth Doctor, but this is kind of cheating. I was first introduced to the series with "nu-Who," so when Nine regenerated into Ten, I had no idea that there was a precedent for this, and stopped watching. Catching Ten on TV once, I gave him a try, and he now stands as my favorite Doctor incarnation. So, go figure.

-Wing Commander: Tolwynn. As in, he starts out as nothing more than an arse in WC2, and remains an arse in WC3, but a likable arse thanks to Malcolm McDowell. Come WC4, he's a genocidal arse, but still, an interesting arse. So, I guess that might count.

-Xenoblade: Melia. When we first see her, she's a sterotypical uppity princess character who basically forces the plot to stop for the Alcamoth 'stuff,' and, well, yeah. Still, by the end of it, I quite liked her. She gets perhaps the most raw deal out of any of the main characters, but she still hangs in there until the end. Also, I suppose Egil could come as runner up, but he's too ambiguous for most of his arc for me to actively dislike, even if he does go out like a hero.

-Xenopedia: Grego. Make no mistake, Grego is an arsehole. But he's at least an arsehole that goes from abandoning his own crew, to killing his own crew, to helping a yautja by virtue of being an arsehole. He's the kind of arsehole I can't help but like once he becomes the main character in the Predator arc of 'Fire and Stone'.

 

[Hawki]

Some more:

-The Simpsons: Lisa. Now, I never disliked Lisa, but she definately wasn't my favorite member of the family originally. Back in the 90s, if you asked me, it would almost certainly be Bart - the bad boy, the cool kid, the popular one, etc. As an adult though, I find myself liking Lisa more - she's smart, sensitive, has a strong sense of right and wrong, is willing to stand up for what she believes in, etc. I've heard people say that Lisa became a political mouthpiece, but I guess I stopped watching before that happened. But, in the scope of my Simpsons experience, Lisa remains my favorite, in a position once held by Bart.

-Blake's 7: Avon. Just plain, snarky Avon. The character that become so popular that by season 3, he effectively WAS the main character.

-Prisoner Zero: This is a weird one, since it's only just started airing, so it's a bit early to really reflect how my views have changed. Still, so far, I guess what's changed is my view on Zero himself. At the start, I thought Gem would be my favorite character, considering her bubbly, fun-loving nature, while Zero seemed to be in the self-rightous end of things. Now, the roles have kind of reversed. If anything, Gem is sometimes too bubbly, and given how she steals the Rogue/Imperator, a bit too rightous (doesn't help that her voice acting is hit or miss). Zero, on the other hand, still wants the Imperium gone, but damn it, he can have fun while doing that. Funny that this comes on this list right after Blake's 7, when the two shows share a lot of similarities, but I guess it operates in reverse - I actually like the main character the most in this one. 0_0

Rarity from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Like many people, I initially had her pegged as your typical selfish, stuck-up fashion diva. The way she prattled on about dresses and Prince Charmings the first few episodes certainly didn't help dispel that assumption. As the show progressed however, I found myself gravitating towards her more and more. By mid-Season 2 she had dethroned Fluttershy as my favorite pony, a position she has firmly held to this day.

Heck, I forgot Rarity. I thought of nominating Discord given his reformation, but even then, he was likable. I guess I could nominate Sunset Shimmer or Fluttershy, but Rarity might be my second favorite of the Mane 6 after Twilight. But, yeah, pretty much what you said. She's a very flawed individual, but a multi-layered one as well.

Michonne, from The Walking Dead, the TV series. As of season 5, mind you, a fine example of a character who thought that they had lost their humanity/ all reason to live, then found it piece by piece, then lost it all again, then started to find it again. Bonus for getting me to find interest in a woman in an action role while showing me that there is more to her than just being "bad ass", and double bonus for wielding a katana, and rather efficiently (as in, she never felt like she was showing off or 'super ninja' like, she just got the job done- true iaido style).

I can sympathize with that, though I do feel her transformation was a bit sudden. Come the start of season 4, we do see that she's a bit more open, such as giving Carl comic books and whatnot. After they lose the prison, she does lapse into her old state, with the two new 'chain zombies,' but then just kills them and the other walkers. I get what the scene is saying, that she doesn't want to go back to her pre-season 3 state, but, I dunno. The Michonne I see in the second half of season 4 feels like it's missing a bit of a bridge somewhere along the line, as if she just 'decided' to be a new character. Granted, I've only just started season 5, so time will tell.

 

[RedDeadFred]

Not necessarily fell in love with, but ended up thoroughly enjoying:

Karsa Orlong from the Malazan Book of the Fallen -He's a terrible person when we first meet him (a murdering rapist though it's a cultural thing so it's hard to truly vilify him). However, when he begins to stand defiantly against his own cultural background and starts questioning the world around him, he becomes an awesome example of having the dumb barbarian trope completely flipped on its head.

Kallor from the Malazan Book of the Fallen -There's really no question about it, he's a bad man. However, when we get more POVs from him later in the series, he becomes a significantly more interesting and sympathetic character. He's done a lot of unforgivable shit, but once you understand his mindset and curse, it's hard not to be invested in his character.

Jamie from A Song of Ice and Fire -Literally the first character I hated in the series. He ends up having what I would consider to be the best arc in the series. It's a shame that the show is so thoroughly butchering him.

Colonel Mustang from FMA Brotherhood -For me, he started off as a smug, bland asshole. However, after seeing his background in the previous war and witnessing his overall badassery, I couldn't help but like him. I eventually appreciated how grounded his character seemed to be compared to many of the series' more over-the-top ones.

Shogo from Psycho-Pass -At first he came across as your typical psychopath who brought out the evil in people and liked to go on philosophical rants. Then you start to see things from his point of view and it's hard to argue that what he's trying to accomplish is bad. He uses terrible means to accomplish a somewhat admirable goal.

Troy from Community -He was a generic jock character for the first half of season 1. However, as his friendship with Abed developed, he started showing who he truly was. By the time he left the show, he was my favourite character and easily the funniest.

Hank from Breaking Bad -Started off fairly generic IMO. It wasn't until he faced the cousins and we saw a marked change in his attitude that I realized the depth of his character. By the end of the show, I was genuinely rooting for him to take Walter down.

Snape -for fairly obvious reasons.

Probably a ton more, but these are who came to mind first.

 

[MeatMachine]

Don't mind me, dear. I'm just an old woman struggling to survive the undead apocalypse...

...who is a master spy, assassin, jailbreaker, and all-around badass who attracts the affection of equally badass men half my age when I'm not knife-fighting an aikido master who is also a badass man half my age.

 

[The Wykydtron]

I am in love with Yuuki Terumi from BlazBlue when I really thought he was somewhat uninteresting to start with. I loved Hazama's calculating but sadistic personality in CSEX (when English Hazama had a different VA who was incredibly good imo) but actual Terumi was a bit meh for me. Then you get to actually play the guy in CP/CPEX as his own character and realise he is actually the most fun I have ever had in a fighting game.

That's the reason why I still see a few other Terumi players online even when its clear he's fuckin' shit tier once you adjust to his one or two cheesy moves, he's just fun as fuck to play. Like try playing him versus like an above average Ragna or a Nu who isn't braindead. Have to bring out the most tryhard shit in the world to fight that, fuck why is Nu still a thing?

[sub][sub]Y no standing overhead tho...[/sub][/sub]

That jacket, that moveset, those win quotes, that voice, they're all awesome character building. He's a fucking asshole and he loves it, it's why I give the Japanese voice a pass even if I personally hate listening to like 85% of his lines. He's intentionally obnoxious but alas, like intentional shitposting, intentionally obnoxious is still obnoxious. His "MESSENGA!" is still hype as fuck though.

Like this is an actual gif of an actual move in the actual game.

His entire moveset is ultimate BM. It's fantastic.