VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Protagonists. You see the story through their eyes and experience what they're experiencing. Some protagonists are very notable for certain things that make them stand out like Kazami Yuuji. But sometimes, protagonists can be really generic and sometimes even downright awful. This thread is to post who your least favorite protagonist is. My personal least favorite is Nishijou Takumi from Chaos;Head. I get the point of his character is supposed to be a pathetic human being, but having him as the protagonist was one of the reasons I don't like Chaos;Head that much. He got on my nerves a lot during the playthrough. Every time I found a pretty good moment, he was there to ruin it. Everything about him made me want to knock him out. Now before I go on a rant on why I don't like Chaos;Head and think it's overrated, I will ask you now. What is/are your least favorite protagonist/protagonists? Now, let the flow through this thread Dergonu 1 Quote
Kaguya Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Any faceless protagonist with no personality. Also, wimp protagonists most of the time, though I don't mind it when they're deeply explored. Quote
VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 Just now, Kaguya said: Any faceless protagonist with no personality. Also, wimp protagonists most of the time, though I don't mind it when they're deeply explored. Basically nukige protagonists with the faceless ones. I would also consider Takumi a wimp protagonist because he was such a pussy at times Quote
Kaguya Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 3 minutes ago, VirginSmasher said: Basically nukige protagonists with the faceless ones. I would also consider Takumi a wimp protagonist because he was such a pussy at times He was, but he's actually fine, because he has a personality of his own, even if he's a disgusting pathetic otaku. And no, sometimes you get story-focused games (oftentimes, actually) with faceless protagonists- or voiceless protagonists- or protagonists without a personality (often all of them) and that's what pisses me off the most. Having a generic face and a generic good-guy personality isn't particularly better, by the way. Quote
VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Kaguya said: He was, but he's actually fine, because he has a personality of his own, even if he's a disgusting pathetic Otaku. And no, sometimes you get story-focused games (oftentimes, actually) with faceless protagonists- or voiceless protagonists- or protagonists without a personality (often all of them) and that's what pisses me off the most. I have yet to play an actual story based VN with a faceless protagonist so far. I have played a few with a generic nice guy protagonist which does get on my nerves sometimes if that's their entire personality. Quote
Arcadeotic Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 To be honest, I haven't played that many VNs with "bad" protagonists But never mind that, One protagonist who I can't stand for is Mochida Satoshi, from Corpse Part: BloodCovered Honeslty, he's so one-dimensional and cookie-cutter that A cardboard version of him would do a better job of being a protag than him Quote
XReaper Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 good lord, where to start, where to start... >< VirginSmasher 1 Quote
VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Arcadeotic said: To be honest, I haven't played that many VNs with "bad" protagonists But never mind that, One protagonist who I can't stand for is Mochida Satoshi, from Corpse Part: BloodCovered Honeslty, he's so one-dimensional and cookie-cutter that A cardboard version of him would do a better job of being a protag than him I remember Satoshi from the Corpse Party anime and he was very generic even in that anime. Then again, the anime was mostly just about the murder scenes for me. Just now, XReaper said: oh lord where to start, where to start... >< I'm looking forward to this. Quote
Arcadeotic Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Just now, VirginSmasher said: I remember Satoshi from the Corpse Party anime and he was very generic even in that anime. Then again, the anime was mostly just about the murder scenes for me. Yeah, the anime actually pretty much brought the best out of him, which is sad beyond belief Oh well, luckily he's only one of the two major protags, and I've heard he gets better in the future games Quote
Valmore Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Vincent Conquer. Damned munchkin protagonist. DIF. Quote
VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 2 minutes ago, Arcadeotic said: Yeah, the anime actually pretty much brought the best out of him, which is sad beyond belief Oh well, luckily he's only one of the two major protags, and I've heard he gets better in the future games The anime brought the best out of him? I can see why you find him to be bad now. Quote
Arcadeotic Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Another one is fucking Shirou But that's just obvious Quote
Arcadeotic Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Just now, VirginSmasher said: The anime brought the best out of him? I can see why you find him to be bad now. Yup, he's total garbage in BloodCovered Quote
VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 Just now, Arcadeotic said: Yup, he's total garbage in BloodCovered I suddenly don't feel like playing Blood Covered Quote
Monmon Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 MAKOTO,MAKOTO,MAKOTO,MAKOTO,MAKOTO,MAKOTO!!!! But it doesnt mean he is a bad protag though. Quote
VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Monmon said: MAKOTO,MAKOTO,MAKOTO,MAKOTO,MAKOTO,MAKOTO!!!! But it doesnt mean he is a bad protag though. Every time I imagine Makoto, I like to imagine the ending to the anime. That is the Makoto we are talking about right? Quote
Arcadeotic Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 1 minute ago, VirginSmasher said: I suddenly don't feel like playing Blood Covered It's real good otherwise The thing that probably got me into VNs Quote
Monmon Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Just now, VirginSmasher said: Every time I imagine Makoto, I like to imagine the ending to the anime. That is the Makoto we are talking about right? Yeah..."that" Makoto. Quote
VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Monmon said: Yeah..."that" Makoto. *has PTSD flashbacks of the anime* 2 minutes ago, Arcadeotic said: It's real good otherwise The thing that probably got me into VNs I do have to get to the Corpse Party series eventually. Quote
Dergonu Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 I guess this comes as no suprise but Makoto from school days. I want him to burn in the pits of hell for all eternity. Kind of. Hmm... I can't say I hate him, because well he is quite the nice guy, but Cero from Katahane kind of pissed me off at times. He is just too much of an airhead. You know, the normal "did you say something, girl who has a crush on me?" His "I dont give 2 shits" attitude in the early game is just annoying Also he gets in the way of my yuri Quote
VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Dergonu said: I guess this comes as no suprise but Makoto from school days. I want him to burn in the pits of hell for all eternity. Kind of. Hmm... I can't say I hate him, because well he is quite the nice guy, but Cero from Katahane kind of pissed me off at times. He is just too much of an airhead. You know, the normal "did you say something, girl who has a crush on me?" His "I dont give 2 shits" attitude in the early game is just annoying Also he gets in the way of my yuri So he's one of those protagonists. I also hate those protagonists who can't tell when girls obviously like him. Masaya is a recent example of that kind of protagonist. It annoyed me at times. Quote
Dergonu Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Just now, VirginSmasher said: So he's one of those protagonists. I also hate those protagonists who can't tell when girls obviously like him. Masaya is a recent example of that kind of protagonist. It annoyed me at times. Yeah. Cero is actually very nice. He is one of those people who just honestly has absolutely no idea and can't help it. But still... It's fucking annoying Also, again, Yuri cockblock. Wait ... Vagina ... Block? ... ... Quote
Arcadeotic Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Dergonu said: Yeah. Cero is actually very nice. He is one of those people who just honestly has absolutely no idea and can't help it. But still... It's fucking annoying Also, again, Yuri cockblock. Wait ... Vagina ... Block? ... ... Please, just sit over there, and shut up Quote
VirginSmasher Posted March 2, 2016 Author Posted March 2, 2016 2 minutes ago, Dergonu said: Yeah. Cero is actually very nice. He is one of those people who just honestly has absolutely no idea and can't help it. But still... It's fucking annoying Also, again, Yuri cockblock. Wait ... Vagina ... Block? ... ... I swear. If you could, you'd remove all males from all VNs just so there'd be no yuri cockblocks. Quote
Dergonu Posted March 2, 2016 Posted March 2, 2016 Just now, VirginSmasher said: I swear. If you could, you'd remove all males from all VNs just so there'd be no yuri cockblocks. Well ... Yes. Yes I would. That would be heaven! Quote
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