LEAST badass game protagonist

[tony_good]

This is much more difficult, but I'd say... Abe?

Don't get me wrong, the oddworld games are swell, but he's definitely the wimpiest game hero I can think of. Somebody tell me a who's a bigger wuss...

[cr0n0]

Abe? Have you seen him enter the body of a guard and then ripping him to shreds? The laugh that follows shows me he has a very sick sense of humor. :evil:

I still agree he is a bit on the weak side, but I think it's only because he has no weapons.

My vote goes to Kirby. I know he can suck up people and all that, but can you seriosuly look at him and experience anything close to fear?

[Chainsaw_Charlie]

How about the dude from Grabbed by the ghoulies

[Sotenga]

Heh... this is half-jocose, but I'll go with Ebisumaru from the Ganbare Goemon series. He doesn't look so much the adventurer type as he does the "stay at home, eat sushi, and inexplicably fall asleep while watching the NHK" type. I do love to play as him, though. His ambiguous frutiness is also a nice bonus. LOL

[Nez]

I'm pry gunna get some shit for this but what ever.

The gimpest charictor for me would be Cloud from FF7.

First of all (I think I've mentioned this before) Cloud looks very similar to Aya Brea from Parasite Eve, or vice versa. He has the same facial structure. Blond hair. And is extreemly pail.

Second he never talks.

He over compensates with his giant sword. What he compensates for I'd say his short stature.

Finally the only reason he's powerfull is becouse he was dunked into that life force crap. (The proper term eludes me :? )

[Cryomancer]

The best part of FFVII is when cloud is babbling in a wheelchair, and Cid takes over. Damn disney for cleaning Cid up.

[joshnickerson]

LOL One of my friends HATES FF7. I mean, he'll go off for HOURS about how much he hated it. This is how he describes it.
- Game start
- 40 minute cut scene about how Cloud is having a bad day
- Battle
- 40 minute cut scene with Cloud whining about how bad his hair looks
- Battle
- 40 minute cut scene with Cloud complaing that he's tired.
- etc.

[omnedon]

Guybrush Threepwood.

[CreamSoda]

Tidus, from Final Fantasy X...

Is possibly the biggest wuss in an FF(or any game).

LOL

[davidbrit2]

Super Street Fighter II's Guile.

"Sonic Bewm! Like, totally!"

[Flack]

How about Dexter from Space Ace?

[jslithy]

Jim--yes, Jim--from Hydlide.

Oh, and Michael Jackson from Moonwalker. Who's bad? Not you.

[Kroogah]

Wally Bear. STAY SMART, DON'T START! Oh I hit a fire hydrant I am dieded.

[Vectorman0]

Would Barney from his Genesis game count?

[Crush Crawfish]

Awesome Possum. The epitome of lameness. Lameness incarnate. It doesn't get much lamer than him.

[Jorpho]

Duke Davis from Bad Street Brawler. 'Nuff said.

[Garry Silljo]

Lester the Unlikely is a giant wuss. That was the whole marketing strategy right?

[tony_good]

The kid from Grabbed by the Ghoulies is definitely NOT a wimpy protagonist! He sure looks like a wuss but kicks some serious ass when he has to.

Dexter from Space Ace? Very good choice.

Barney and Awesome Possom I hadn't even thought of, but yes.

Let's not forget Waldo. I think Barney or Awesome Possom would whup his bitch ass if it came down to it!

[GobopopRevisited]

Mario...

Who's afraid of a fat little plumber? Certainly not I!

[DynastyLawyer]

My vote goes to Kirby. I know he can suck up people and all that, but can you seriosuly look at him and experience anything close to fear?

You're sick! Kirby is a badass, man. He's gangster.



Finally the only reason he's powerfull is becouse he was dunked into that life force crap. (The proper term eludes me )

Lifestream, chief. I never really got the impression that was the source of his power, but I get what you're saying about the character. That "well, I've been beating everyone's ass for 3 disks now, but I'm weak." speech drove me up the wall.


Tidus, from Final Fantasy X...

In fairness to Tidus, the stuff he has to do in Final Fantasy X wouldn't really lend itself to a Squall or Wolverine-like character. I mean, essentially, he has to adapt to a new world, play blitzball, and talk his girlfriend down from commiting suicide. While he does engage in some cheesy shit, Square couldn't have really swapped him with Auron and had the story of the game make sense.


Would Barney from his Genesis game count?

No.

I'd elect... Leo, from Zone of the Enders.

[LAGO]

Lester the Unlikely is a giant wuss. That was the whole marketing strategy right?

this was exactly what came to my mind when I read this topic. Lester the Unlikely or possibly Leisure Suit Larry would do it.

[spoon]

Dash Galaxy. I am going to kick that guys ass when I meet him.

[Cirrus]

Bernard from Maniac Mansion is pretty wimpy. Also, the surfer fellow from the same game.

[squirrelnut]

Don't forget that damn frog from Star Fox. Slippy? All he does is whine and get shot down... by me :evil:

[-hellvin-]

Zidane from FF9. Not because of his tail, but because he was the most uninteresting character I've ever had to play. His little limit break thing was so fucking stupid too.

TRANCE!!!

WHOA, I am kicking so much ASS now!

[soniko_karuto]

Don't forget that damn frog from Star Fox. Slippy? All he does is whine and get shot down... by me :evil:

we should make a club, i can suggest this names: slippy sucks, or 'no slippy's club'

Anyhoo, i was gonna say the guy from amagon.

[squidblatt]

Kool Aid Man didn't exactly command anyone's respect, and the new Pitfall Harry is a wuss, too.

[FantasiaWHT]

Honestly my first thought was Cloud too heh.

In more seriousness...

The boy from Zone of the Enders would be a good choice like said before. A whole game about fighting with the protagonist whining about fighting the entire game.

How about mega man? One little spike and he's a goner.

Or any character with one-hit death (crash, alex kidd, psycho fox, etc.)

[Howie6925]

Luigi (from luigi's mansion would be my vote)

[DynastyLawyer]

Bernard from Maniac Mansion is pretty wimpy. Also, the surfer fellow from the same game.


Come on! Come on!!!! Now you're just TRYING to piss me off.


Luigi (from luigi's mansion would be my vote)

What the hell are you talking about? We all know Palette Swapping has created the most interesting characters in videogame history...

Or not.


How about mega man? One little spike and he's a goner.

Or any character with one-hit death (crash, alex kidd, psycho fox, etc.)

Ummmm... no.

[cosmicpsycho]

i'll agree with the guys that said dexter from space ace and lester the unlikely, but i think both those games rocked.

[Snapple]

How about Little Nemo the Dream Master?

He's a little boy in his pajamas who can't even hurt anything 90% of the time. He can jump and throw candy. The enemies mock you when the candy just bounces off them.

Sure, Nemo can climb down the throats of some animals and take on their powers, some of which can kill enemies, but those are the animals doing the work. Nemo is still just a kid in pajamas who can't hurt a fly.

[ryborg]

There are a ton of wimpy VG heroes. Off the top of my head...

First thing that came to mind was Wally Bear but someone said that.

Chip from Chip's Challenge.

The earmuff kid from Kickle Cubicle.

Chubby Cherub.

Michael Jackson from MJ's Moonwalker.

Shawn Bradley in NBA Live '98.

The face from Faceball 2000. A giant smiley face is about as least badass as you can get.
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[link1110]

The best part of FFVII is when cloud is babbling in a wheelchair, and Cid takes over. Damn disney for cleaning Cid up.

Don't forget the mistranslated Xenogears plug in that scene.

[Jorpho]

Gee, I forgot to link to this last time.
http://archive.gamespy.com/legacy/top10/lameleads_a.shtm

[Sweater Fish Deluxe]

Mario...

Who's afraid of a fat little plumber? Certainly not I!
http://pbfcomics.com/archive/PBF213-Mario_Too.jpg


...word is bondage...

[Daltone]

That would be Raiden, all the skillz, none of the personality.

[GM80]

Bub.

Or Bob.

And "that guy from Amagon" as mentioned above is pretty high on the list, too.

[agbulls]

Take your pick---its gotta be Bubsy or Cool Spot.

Bubsy was the most contrived gaming mascot probably ever created.

Cool Spot was the very essence of product placement.

BOTH are equally lame.

Oops--almost forgot Michael Jordan from Chaos in the Windy City :)

[RegSNES]

Take your pick---its gotta be Bubsy or Cool Spot.

Bubsy was the most contrived gaming mascot probably ever created.

Cool Spot was the very essence of product placement.

BOTH are equally lame.



But Cool Spot was the only one who had a bad A bonus stage theme track. =)

[bangtango]

The blob from A Boy and His Blob. Much like a dog, you have to feed him just to make him do anything.

Aside from that, the Ottawa Senators from the early EA Sports NHL games (93-95) are a particularly inept team to attempt a playoff run with. All of their skaters, even the best ones, are slow as mud and the goalies are like a siv (spelling?). They were bad back then. Since the game got really easy after awhile, I had to use them all the time just to face a challenge from the computer. I ended up becoming a fan of the Senators over time, which is odd given my locale.

[PSXferrari]

Take your pick---its gotta be Bubsy or Cool Spot.

Bubsy was the most contrived gaming mascot probably ever created.

Cool Spot was the very essence of product placement.


Finally... I opened this thread instantly thinking "Bubsy" and it took that many posts to finally get there. As maybe the most bashed anti-Sonic (read: complete opposite of badass) of all-time, I would think he would be mentioned instantly. Other people were just thinking way too far out of the box (e.g. Cloud Strife). Close rivals include Punky Skunk from his self-titled PS1 game and Vinny Testeverde from Tecmo Super Bowl for the NES.

As for Cool Spot, there were a few similar games like that at that time (Yo Noid! comes to mind). I think Cool Spot just gets more recognition for it's product placement because it was actually a decent game for its time and had decent sales. Thankfully, people don't pay $60 for games like that anymore.

[CosmicMonkey]

Any Star Wars game with Luke Skywalker. Let's be honest here; until the boy grows up a bit and gets his 1337 Jedi skillz, he's a complete wuss.

Now Han Solo was a real man......

[jcalder8]

Mario...

Who's afraid of a fat little plumber? Certainly not I!
Not only that but he can get killed by touching a mushroom.
He gets my vote as well.

[bangtango]

Bubsy must have manned up, though, because I think in some of the later games he could take more than one hit before dying.

If you cross a couple of bridges a little too early in NES Dragon Warrior, those damn Wyverns can make your Level 2-3 character look like cannon fodder. Big difference between fighting Ghosts who do two HP of damage and walking 5-6 steps across a bridge, wearing 70 gold piece armor, to meet those ugly birds that can do 30 HP of damage in one hit. Since I never read the manual or talked to many townspeople, I used to do that a truck load of times before it sunk in that crossing a bridge too early is "bad." So your early Dragon Warrior character is far from a bad ass.

[j_factor]

Bubble & Squeak.

Also, all 4 protagonists from Quattro Adventure.

[Captain Wrong]

Ronald McDonald
Glover

[cyberfluxor]

I tried to think of one yesterday and came up with a blank. One that wasn't listed is Commander Keen! Little boy with a football helmet, how did he even shoot the laser gun?


Bub.

Or Bob.
Huh? So would you get near a reptile thing running around spitting out bubbles and popping people?

[scooterb23]

Shawn Bradley in NBA Live '98.


We have a winner.

[theshizzle3000]

I don't know if I missed it but nobody said Dart from Legend of Dragoon he was the worst main character I have ever played as. I mean he was just uniteresting and less cool than his comrades.

[Aswald]

The character from CV Cabbage Patch Kids AITP game.

Golly gosh- can you get less impressive than that?

[Three-P]

I can't just decide on 1, so I have to make a list of 10.

10-Albatross from Rolling Thunder.
If an enemy agent hits him twice or shoots him once, he's dead.

9-Dan Hibiki from the Street Fighter Alpha series.
His special moves leave a lot to be desired. (Yes, I know he's a parody of a KOF fighter, shut up.)

8-Pip from Chrono Cross.
A-He's small, B-He's not very strong, and C-He's "funny that way."

7-Hao from Mystery Quest.
If he runs out of vitality or takes a dip, he cries like a baby. Game heroes should die with a little dignity.

6-Rafael from CastleQuest. (AKA Castle Excellence.)
Same reason as Hao, only he dies a lot easier.

5-Frodo from Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings.
"One ring to rule them all." Put it on at the start of the game and see what happens.

4-Bub (Presumed) from Rainbow Pop.
Interesting game, but he was better off as a dinosaur, if that was him in Bubble Bobble.

3-Alex Kidd from the Alex Kidd series.
Granted, he's got a good offense, but a piss-poor defense.

2-Sherry Birkin from Resident Evil 2.
They should've at least given her a knife to fend off the dogs, for Christ's sake.

1-Jim from Hydlide.
He can die in 2 seconds. No other hero dies that fast.

[Howie6925]

I would have to say Luigi from Luigi's Mansion.

[diskoboy]

My vote - Sonic's little bitch, Tails.

They should have never introduced him, in the first place.

[bangtango]

There are a ton of wimpy VG heroes. Off the top of my head...

Shawn Bradley in NBA Live '98.


Then you might want to try then-Cowboys quarterback Chad Hutchinson in NFL 2K3 on the XBox. His overall stats fall somewhere around 30-40 out of 100, if memory serves, and he is the worst (or second worst) QB in the entire game. Even on rookie mode, that boy can throw more picks in one game than you'll throw with most "star" quarterbacks in an entire season. No matter how good you are at the game, with its siv-like computer defense, nobody can dominate with Hutchinson under center.

To put this in perspective, I can be among the league leaders in NFL 2K3 passing with Rick Mirer under center but finish near the bottom of the league when using Hutchinson.