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Spring-Loaded · May 8, 2013

I noticed some comments about how the protagonist for Infamous: Second Son looks like a douchebag. What specifically makes a character appear douchey? What is anti-douchey?

Post examples please!

ekim · May 8, 2013

Spring-Loaded said:
I noticed some comments about how the protagonist for Infamous: Second Son looks like a douchebag. What specifically makes a character appear douchey? What is anti-douchey?

Post examples please!

That looks douchey? What? That's pretty much how I dress myself.

I guess people claiming such stuff still wear tribal shirts...

Meccanical · May 8, 2013

?

Data West · May 8, 2013

People who are not better looking than me.

G-Fex · May 8, 2013

Drake is one of the biggest douche's I know of

miked808 · May 8, 2013

Douchey turtleneck.

Dictator93 · May 8, 2013

No. I think that dude from Infamous looks like a Douche too. His personality is also going to be purposefully juvenile and pointless anti-authoritarian (whilst wearing designer clothing also). It comes from the face and a smug attitude. It does not help that his outward appearance and actions will amplify this douchiness.

Non-doouchey?
Probably...
max payne? he probably beats up douches all the time.

AgentChris · May 8, 2013

Joel from The Last of Us and Snake from MGS.

ComputerMKII · May 8, 2013

I like Dante from DmC Devil May Cry. He's been called douchy but he's alright in my opinion.

Thoraxes · May 8, 2013

Here's a great douche example:

SystemBug · May 8, 2013

How do you even classify a douche?

A douche look in my eyes is more based on facial expression than anything else.

LiK · May 8, 2013

OP must mean what i said. it's that dumb grin.

J-Tier · May 8, 2013

Subjective. I don't think anyone can LOOK douchey, but I definitely think they can act so.

Dereck · May 8, 2013

Computer said:

It's like they're brothers.

Meccanical · May 8, 2013

ekim said:
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That looks douchey? What? That's pretty much how I dress myself.

ekim
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(Today, 09:55 PM)

Amir0x · May 8, 2013

douchebag is generally someone who goes around tryin to act all tough and cool but is really just a poser of some sort who can occasionally be an asshole

i am not sure how his visual representation in Second Son screams 'douchebag', however, but sometimes it's just someone projecting. they wish they had smoke powers and could bang chicks through an ephemeral state. Trust and believe, smoke sex is best sex.

AgentChris · May 8, 2013

Fake Dante is the definition of douchebaggery.

Frodo · May 8, 2013

Samus Aran

(non duchey)

Linkhero1 · May 8, 2013

That one guy from Bioshock

Ferrio · May 8, 2013

Ah yes, another "Post random characters" thread since the word "douchey" isn't really quantifiable.

Lunchbox · May 8, 2013

heres my character from that defiance mmo i played for a week

chrono01 · May 8, 2013

Frodo said:
Samus Aran

Sorry, I thought this was for douche-y designs, not non-douche-y.

You are correct!

theDeeDubs · May 8, 2013

Spring-Loaded said:
I noticed some comments about how the protagonist for Infamous: Second Son looks like a douchebag. What specifically makes a character appear douchey? What is anti-douchey?

Post examples please!

I think his character design is good myself. His skinny jeans were kind of meh though.

Roto13 · May 8, 2013

It's the hat.

TheRedSnifit · May 8, 2013

Douche:

Kade · May 8, 2013

Any character that doesn't wear a silk DBZ button up that has the symbol for tranquility on it and a pair of JNCO Kevin Smith jorts is a douchebag to GAF.

LiK · May 8, 2013

boutdown said:
It's like they're brothers.

him too

Deified Data · May 8, 2013

Focus groups tend to design their characters to look as douchey as possible because douchiness has mass appeal. Douchey tropes include space marines, hip 20-somethings (i.e. the Second Son protag), perma-stubble, etc. It's a really nebulous concept, but you know douchey when you see one.

Slamtastic · May 8, 2013

Dante in DmC looks like a douche on the outside, but catches you off guard by having a character arc and caring about other people by the end of the game.

As opposed to Dante in DMC 3 and 4, who is a douche on both the outside and inside.

ComputerMKII · May 8, 2013

theDeeDubs said:

Now here's a douche:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUydx57te9s

Bony Manifesto · May 8, 2013

ekim said:
That looks douchey? What? That's pretty much how I dress myself.

I think it's just the combination of beanie/distressed denim jacket/pin badges/hoodie/plaid shirt/skinny jeans/tribal tatoos. You can get away with two or maybe three of those, but after that, it gets sketchy.

Coolwhip · May 8, 2013

ekim said:
That looks douchey? What? That's pretty much how I dress myself.

I guess people claiming such stuff still wear tribal shirts...

I'm guessing jean shorts and oversized t-shirts >

Anteater · May 8, 2013

That's how people look and dress.

A Sentient Keyboard · May 8, 2013

Non-douchy

Baconsammy · May 8, 2013

Example of giant douchebag in a video game:

Example of a handsome man, non-douchebag, totally awesome, swoooooon:

Manu · May 8, 2013

Cole Phelps from L.A. Noire is a stange example, because he doesn't look like a douche but definitely acts like one.

ekim · May 8, 2013

Coolwhip said:
I'm guessing jean shorts and oversized t-shirts >

Guess again.

(I just wear a beanie over the winter and mostly skinny jeans...

)

chrono01 · May 8, 2013

As much as I love Final Fantasy X, I hate the design for Tidus. ~_~

Deified Data · May 8, 2013

The tribal tattoos are the cincher.

chrono01 said:
As much as I love Final Fantasy X, I hate the design for Tidus. ~_~

Tidus is dorky, not douchey.

olympia · May 8, 2013

He looks douchey simply from the fact that he looks like a producer's impression of what a "rebel" looks like.

"Hmm yeah, my Nephew dresses like that, and he's in a band. Good work!"

Shaanyboi · May 8, 2013

Morgan Freeman said:
Non-douchy

Very douchey

GrayFoxPL · May 8, 2013

Best RE6 character.

Persona86 · May 8, 2013

Spring-Loaded said:
I noticed some comments about how the protagonist for Infamous: Second Son looks like a douchebag. What specifically makes a character appear douchey? What is anti-douchey?

Post examples please!

I'm not sure how to explain it. But it's a combo of things rather than one thing.

Mostly the expression on the face along with fashion sense, body language, tattoos, an arrogant personality with no charm etc

Sothpaw · May 8, 2013

Well I guess we can take jrpgs right out of this thread.

hey_it's_that_dog · May 8, 2013

Lunchbox said:
heres my character from that defiance mmo i played for a week

This guy might be more of a tool than a douche.

oVerde · May 8, 2013

Douche of War

Kade · May 8, 2013

GrayFoxPL said:
Best RE6 character.

A POS is what he is.

I'd be more bothered with the Infamous guy's Native American tribal tattoos if he wasn't Native American.

Coolwhip · May 8, 2013

ekim said:
Guess again. (I just wear a beanie over the winter and mostly skinny jeans... )

My reply was to the second part of your post. And skinny jeans what the hell!

On topic:

Non douchey: Link
Douchey: Gears of War characters (all of them)

chrono01 · May 8, 2013

Deified Data said:
Tidus is dorky, not douchey.

Hmm, yes. You are correct.

The line between the two are quite visible. I retract my statement.

SpokkX · May 8, 2013

chrono01 said:
As much as I love Final Fantasy X, I hate the design for Tidus. ~_~

Ultimate douch

And wtf at that infamous 2 character? Is this the target audience?

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