When choosing your Waifus (or Husbandos)...

[beerbrew]

Is it a given that LOOKS/PHYSICAL ATTRACTION/EYE CANDY automatically comes first?

And in what special cases or scenarios (be it in reality or fantasy; reachable or unreacheable; realistic or unrealistic) would this be overridden for you?

[Ariurotl]

Considering that there aren't really any even remotely "ugly" heroines in VNs, personality is always the primary factor, tbh.

[Narcosis]

Your waifu doesn't exist.

[Kurisu-Chan]

5 minutes ago, Narcosis said:

Your waifu doesn't exist.

Www-what? impossible! 

[DarkZedge]

4 hours ago, Ariurotl said:

Considering that there aren't really any even remotely "ugly" heroines in VNs, personality is always the primary factor, tbh.

I'm sure you can find ugly ones somewhere but that's besides the point, I agree that when looking at all the different characters I'll prioritize personality and then affinity for their looks.

[Barktooth]

Personality and looks are probably about equal for me, and a character that possesses a notably good either of these can become waifu tier.

[TexasDice]

Nationality is most important. I only* go for Russian anime girls. 

*only = sometimes

[Kurisu-Chan]

I mostly go for strong female chars, or Onee-san, or both. 

[Funyarinpa]

Honestly, that comes down to the character. In many cases I love the character because she has a beautiful bond with the protagonist/ the VN creates the sufficient emotional investment to genuinely make me feel like I care about that heroine's well-being, so I guess personality matters more to me.

[Kurisu-Chan]

14 minutes ago, Funyarinpa said:

Honestly, that comes down to the character. In many cases I love the character because she has a beautiful bond with the protagonist/ the VN creates the sufficient emotional investment to genuinely make me feel like I care about that heroine's well-being, so I guess personality matters more to me.

And then she's killed in a stupid way.  

[gunter]

On 22/09/2016 at 7:41 PM, Kurisu-Chan said:

And then she's killed in a stupid way.  

Toko 

[Narcosis]

On 2016/9/22 at 7:41 PM, Kurisu-Chan said:

And then she's killed in a stupid way.  

That only happens, when Urobutcher's involved

[Kurisu-Chan]

Just now, Narcosis said:

That only happens, when Urobutcher's involved

Do you mean : Kodaka?  

[Narcosis]

3 minutes ago, Kurisu-Chan said:

Do you mean : Kodaka?  

Gen Urobuchi

[Kurisu-Chan]

I'm pretty sure he can join Kodaka, and make a survival game about tentacle monsters raping and killing best grills over and over.  

[Valmore]

On 9/22/2016 at 5:48 AM, Ariurotl said:

Considering that there aren't really any even remotely "ugly" heroines in VNs, personality is always the primary factor, tbh.

Again I am forced to find myself agreeing with Ari, here. About the "ugliest" heroine I can even think of is Hanako in Katawa Shoujo, and she's not really ugly, just fire-scarred, making her tragic and even more attractive.

So yeah. Personality pretty much dictates it.

[Ariurotl]

1 hour ago, Valmore said:

Again I am forced to find myself agreeing with Ari, here.

That's just because I'm always right!

[akaritan]

I have a bunch of really specific tastes and most of my favorite heroines have a few of them. Really long yellow hair is nice (not pale blonde, gold), and I like strict personality types too (class reps and student council presidents tend to be favorites every time). Reverse traps are great because they're slender but never curvy, and a lot of the time (but not all) have a taller, thinner figure which is nice too. And most importantly, they have to be interesting and likable. 

[Kaguya]

Personality is way more important, given how I actually hate most of the archetypes we have around and just about all anime girls look good.

[Khazit]

Well, you can say that I have a savior complex, since usually I'll choose the route that prevent the most tragedies/ help the one I think needing it most.

First impression wise, appearance ranks the most, since I'm extremely chilled and general jerkiness never really bothers me.

[Soulless Watcher]

Well the first thing I do, when setting up my waifu of a selected work, is to identify the "main" heroine and toss her off my waifu shelf. I'm not entirely sure why (it might be racisim), but there is just something that always pisses me off about the main heroine. Be it her watered down generic personality or the way she immediately becomes a main character. Next I identify who has the strongest sense of individuality, the gals that can get shit done by themselves and back their words with action, or at the very least not care what the world thinks of them.

[Kawasumi]

Personality > everything else

[Mistearea]

I tend to hold off on selection until after I've finished the show/game/vn that she's in.  Let's me see how they start off personality wise, and how much they change.  Looks are never really a factor for me since only one of the three has traits that I'm attracted to.  But even then, she seriously lacks in the height department.

[Okarin]

On 22/9/2016 at 7:22 PM, TexasDice said:

Nationality is most important. I only* go for Russian anime girls. 

*only = sometimes

Do fictional island nations that were never a part of Russia IRL count?