Ugly Protagonists

[Gildan Bladeborn]

He looks more younger in the early version, not so much "prettier".

Younger and prettier - that draft of the character is just straight up unambiguously handsome, and that just doesn't work for the design of Geralt of Rivia, a badass who leads a life where he routinely gets the crap beaten out of him in spite of the bit where he's a badass.

This does though!

 

[Biosophilogical]

I don't think he's ugly. He resembles the same gritty look that Aragorn has in LOTR, bitches love Aragorn...

Aragorn has that 'dedicated soldier' look, plus he just looks nice, so it is a double whammy. If Aragorn was old and scarred (old-looking, I know the character is technically 'old', but he doesn't look it, so it doesn't count) I doubt people would find him as attractive. I'm not a big fan of Geralt, to be honest. Even if he was just younger, he'd look better, even if they kept the scar. I just don't find grey hair that appealing I guess (or wrinkly skin)

 

[Ice Dragonhawk]

I'll just leave this here. (Brace your childhood)

Spoiler

Somehow the Shrek designer responsible for this somehow made a DRAGON look uglier than an ogre.

 

[Ice Dragonhawk]

I'll just leave this here. (Brace your childhood)

Spoiler

Somehow the Shrek designer responsible for this somehow made a DRAGON look uglier than an ogre.

...What the fuck happened to Spyro!?

I do believe he got Activision'd.

 

[Wuvlycuddles]

"You're the ugliest creature I've ever seen in my life."

"I'm shocked that you've never gazed at your wife."
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Skinny, ugly & has a stupid name.

But Guybrush Threepwood is STILL one of the greatest protagonists ever!

 

[Hafnium]

"You're the ugliest creature I've ever seen in my life."

Spoiler

"I'm shocked that you've never gazed at your wife."
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Skinny, ugly & has a stupid name.

But Guybrush Threepwood is STILL one of the greatest protagonists ever!

You just beat me to it! Apart from some artwork, there hasn't been a pretty Guybrush, even though he has changed his look quite a lot, one of his defining features is his scrawny, unappealing appearance. In the early games I can't tell (not enough pixels!), but in the 3rd, 4th and Tales of MI, he's pretty unattractive.

Geralt is tough, masculine, and of average to slightly ugly appearance, and therefore relatable to us gamers (we're just being creative with the two first traits) in a way that a pretty protagonist can't be. That's why we don't really like 'em.

 

[Con Carne]

The main character from GTA3

 

[Kahunaburger]

ot: some variety is nice every once and while also how old is the witcher also i think he has chiseled body if that game play i saw of him in a dungeon is true

Both in the sense of being muscular and in the sense of "it looks like someone attacked him with a chisel."

Age-wise, sources differ. He's a lot older than he looks - spellcasters and mutants in the witcherverse don't age, or at least don't age the same way other humans do.

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

I'll just leave this here. (Brace your childhood)

Spoiler

Somehow the Shrek designer responsible for this somehow made a DRAGON look uglier than an ogre.

...What the fuck happened to Spyro!?

Simple

He vill either make us money....or he can die.....

Mwhahahahhaha



On Topic...

Maero from SR2

The main character from GTA3

Claude

 

[SquidVicious]

Ethan Thomas from Condemned 2: Bloodshot was pretty damn ugly, but then again he was also homeless so it's not like he had access to a shower, but still... Then again he wasn't exactly pretty in Condemned: Criminal Origins either.

 

[reaper660]

Every fallout character I ever made

 

[Wolf Hagen]

I defenatly don't mind ugly ones, as long as it makes sence or fits into the games Stile (beauty would be hard to descripe in games like Psychonauts or Team Fortress 2).

I have to say that the grizzled kinda protagonist fits more into my "like" categorys then 80% of the Characters from Anime stile games, where everyone looks like a protagonist in "soon to be erotic Fanfic" or like a walking joke.

Unfortunatly, these have been used to death by the time, where I really stated to like the Idea of customized Characters or mad things like Eddie from Brütal Legend or Caleb from Blood.

 

[Vault101]

I think "ugly" is too stronger word

what about female charachters? hheheh

now Chell from the first portal is NOT ugly..but she's not exactally fan service, she just looks a little "disheveled"

or Ashley williams, while not ugly was not fan service (though aparently they have changed that)

shepard is interesting..her default isnt that bad, but you kind of have to work to get her looking decent (my first ever shepard..looked like a troll)

 

[Particulate]

Solid Snake in MGS4.... especially in the third act after he gets half his face burned off

 

[Slash Dementia]

I'll just leave this here. (Brace your childhood)

Spoiler

Somehow the Shrek designer responsible for this somehow made a DRAGON look uglier than an ogre.

Oh no, not Spyro... They killed him. That thing looks monstrous.

The protagonist from Condemned: Criminal Origins is pretty ugly. Just look at him:

 

[Wayneguard]

Spoiler

Fucking Reverand Ray McCall...

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Oh come on guys...

Geralt is like tailored to be the ultimate bad boy mary sue to quote Penny Arcade on another 'ugly' guy;

'he will probably tell girls that he got those scars riding his motorbike through volcanoes.'

Femshep takes a bit of effort to make pretty and her hair still looks greasy/made of plastic.