Video Game Characters Everyone Hates But Who Are Actually Awesome
Video game characters everyone hates but who are actually awesome
Throughout the course of video game history, there are some characters everyone hates pretty much unanimously. But some of those characters, despite their surface flaws, have some hidden value or bizarre secret that totally redeems them. And some characters seem amazing at first, but they can actually be pretty terrible. Or, more likely, overpowered video game characters can be unbelievably obnoxious. Unless you get the chance to use them yourself, that is. Then you’ll probably be willing to overlook their more atrocious aspects. So without further ado, here are the video game characters everyone hates but who are actually awesome.Voldo
In Soul Calbur 2, there’s no shortage of strange characters to choose from. But Voldo is downright creepy. His voice is a rattle-like rasp, he’s covered in bandages (including over his blind eyes), and he’s crazy flexible. And did we mention the enormous metal claws?
But if you’re the one in control, he’s totally rewarding to play as, whirling around like a human buzzsaw.
His moveset is hard to predict since he’s so fluid, and he’s pretty powerful. The creep factor is just a bonus.
Yuffie
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There are many characters in the Final Fantasy series who are initially weak, but later reveal themselves to be secretly mighty. White mages especially follow this arc, as much of their big damage magic like Holy doesn’t come until late in the game.
But Yuffie is the most annoying character at first by far, as she steals all of your materia, some money, and attacks you. You have to choose the right dialog options upon beating her to get her to join your team. She’s a strong but frustrating character for sure.
Tingle
The Legend of Zelda series goes back to the days of the original NES. But Tingle, the human who thinks he’s a fairy, didn’t appear until the Ocarina of Time. And while he’s little more than a sideshow attraction in that entry, he more than makes up for it in Majora’s Mask.
In that game, he sells you maps to each location, which is amazingly useful. You also get to meet his judgmental dad, which garners him a little sympathy. Koo-loo-lim-pah!
Toad
Toad is a mainstay in many a Mario game, since he’s the retainer to Princess Peach. He first appears in Super Mario Bros. But he’s upgraded to one of four playable characters in Super Mario Bros. 2. He’s shorter and stronger than the rest, and runs a little faster.
But the downside is he jumps like a lead brick. Also the little dude developed an annoying voice in other, later games, and grew prone to yelping.
But he’s still got his charmsand has the Princess’ best interest’s at heart.