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Vash is an interesting character because he flips a lot of anime conventions on their head. He's a man of peace, and refrains from killing even the most evil men, yet when confronted with the fact that his sparing them leads to many more people dying he has no excuse. His philosophy is just as important as the character. Can pacifism and idealism survive a harsh social Darwinist warzone, and for how long? Or do they only work as long as they do because Vash is superhuman? Is he selfish for expecting other, weaker humans to subscribe to his philosophy?
Vash -- Trigun
Greatest anime character, IMO.
Unspeakable Evil
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LAME
Yes. The biggest reason I loved that show.
It's also in the same vein of Rurouni Kenshin. Really, without that inner turmoil regarding the nature of pacifism, neither of those shows would have been particularly interesting.
Seventy_X_Seven
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I came in hear expecting Boba Fett and Darth Maul to be in the first post. I was half correct. Reading through I can sort of get the one argument that since Vader was already the developed bad ass it made Boba Fett cool because he was the only one who didn't give a shit about him.
Still though, you can't put any reasoning behind Maul. What makes it even more confusing is that people find this character so good that this justify this crazy concept . . .
Still though, you can't put any reasoning behind Maul. What makes it even more confusing is that people find this character so good that this justify this crazy concept . . .
JJDinomite
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So much this. He comes off as such a douchebag.
Seventy_X_Seven
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And that's exactly why.
...that's the point of his character and why people like him.
FO-totality
Poet Centuriate
AlimNassor
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Nobody thinks Naruto is cool. Nobody. Naruto is so lame it hurts. The only people who think he's cool are the lame ass Deviant art fangirls or the idiots on Gaia who think Naruto is "brilliant" and Sasuke is so "Cool and smexy"...
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Alyx Vance
I guess people are desperate for some female character that is dressed like a normal human being and isn't extremely dumb, but she is a lifeless and boring player reinforcement device most of the time.
I guess people are desperate for some female character that is dressed like a normal human being and isn't extremely dumb, but she is a lifeless and boring player reinforcement device most of the time.
gutter_trash
Banned
Don't get the appeal at all. He looks fucking ridiculous.
I never liked Link and I never got into Zeldas either
-Pyromaniac-
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Master Chief is definitely a good one.
Also :| at someone who said Batman.
Also :| at someone who said Batman.
Anticitizen One
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He's not dead
Ted is a bigger douchebag
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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4 years later, it's pretty clear that Ledger's performance in The Dark Knight was way overhyped, and as a former booster of it, I'm a bit embarrassed to have drunk the Kool-Aid. I mean, I guess it was effective for the limited way in which the character was written, but it required basically NO depth or range and communicated nothing about the character other than "crazy and calculating", which is basically a given with The Joker in the first place. He had a voice and a physicality and a few fun improvisations, but there was nothing grounding the character, which doesn't at all jive with the faux-realism that the franchise was striving for, particularly in that film. Of course, the writing doesn't give him much help; "watching the world burn" is hardly a very believable or resonant motivation, especially for a live-action character in a movie that tries to take the whole thing very seriously, eschewing the inherent campiness of a superhero story. I've seen several spot-on impressions since then, and you know what? If your work can be THAT easily imitated, you're hardly dealing with an indelible portrayal.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
The pit monster thing ate him, and he screamed like a girl too, not that I wouldnt do the same.
I love a good Batman story. "Year One" is one of my favorite comics. "Batman: TAS" is amazing. But I will never understand why people love Batman so much. At least to the point they say things like "He's the only interesting superhero" or whatever.
(And yes, I realize how funny it is that I'm saying this with a Superman avatar.)
My man.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yeah I prefer TAS or some comic book versions of Joker.
What I like is that he wasn't a philosopher. He is insane - the philosophy thing is just as an excuse to commit crime and actually profit from it. You know what TAS Joker would do? He wouldn't burn that money!
Joker the "agent of chaos" in hindisght doesn't really work well the more you think about it.
What I like is that he wasn't a philosopher. He is insane - the philosophy thing is just as an excuse to commit crime and actually profit from it. You know what TAS Joker would do? He wouldn't burn that money!
Joker the "agent of chaos" in hindisght doesn't really work well the more you think about it.
This. Look at this fucking goofball. Look at this little 'try hard' badass. You can tell it was Kamiya's fantasy character he dreamed up for himself. It makes me laugh that people think the new design looks stupid and trying too hard to be 'cool' when that's all the original character ever was.
Dante from Devil May Cry.
Never really found his personality too appealing, especially dmc3, it was a bit weird to read that some people said they could "relate" to his character.
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Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Well that's the point of Dante. He isn't a character meant to look seriously. lol
Same way as how people like to shit on Bayonetta's look... when she's supposed to be like that - a walking sketch art of supermodel dress sketches.
samus i am
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Oh no you didn't!My list would be pretty massive. I'm having a hard time choosing just one, so...
Shinji Ikari -- Neon Genesis Evangelion
Vash -- Trigun
And pretty much every protagonist from every shonen anime, ever. I especially don't get why people think Naruto is cool.
Samus Aran -- Metroid series
I'll just leave it at that for now. I know there's plenty from TV/movies, but my mind is drawing a blank. I don't think these characters are necessarily bad, I just can't don't get them, as the thread title implies.
Okay, there is the initial "woah, cool" factor.. but his motives and desires are sorta dumb throughout most of the story(or as far as I cared to read anyways).
Edit: Also, people in here hating on Link are demented. Link's design is awesome. It's simple yet very prolific. Nobody could design a similar character without it initially registering in the mind as Link.
If you mean his personality or character outside of his design, that could be debated..
Also, they completely stopped caring about him really. What has he done in the last few years of story telling? Noting compelling. How is he doing to measure up to Madara-god when we haven't seen any growth from him as a character?
Err... he lost his health, face and all motivations beyond "chaos" when he was transformed. I mean what would the Joker do with money?
Machine
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Gotta buy the toys and pay the henchmen. After all, why the fuck would anyone work for the Joker unless there was a huge payoff? Eventually word would get around and he couldn't get anyone to work for him if he killed his henchmen instead of paying them. He may be crazy but he's not stupid.
NinjaBoiX
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Isn't that Nero?
Dante from Devil May Cry.
Forget for a second that the internet hype-train ruined Firefly for me before I'd ever even seen it ("Dude it's the greatest show ever!...even though there were only 14 episodes and only about four or five of them were actually memorable"). I get why people like Mal as a character...but that's because he's essentially Han Solo. While I liked him just fine, I found some of the other characters to be far more interesting. Even then, I've found that it's not so much the character people latch onto, it's Nathan Fillion.
I love a good Batman story. "Year One" is one of my favorite comics. "Batman: TAS" is amazing. But I will never understand why people love Batman so much. At least to the point they say things like "He's the only interesting superhero" or whatever.
(And yes, I realize how funny it is that I'm saying this with a Superman avatar.)
My man.
Batman is another character that the internet latches onto and refuses to let go of for two main reasons; he looks cool, and is a no-nonsense badass.
Sure there has to be some expenses, but his motivation is not money in the least.
Lol good defense of the character.
Anywho my pick would be
You two are just nuts
Burn in a fucking fire I say
Reggie became pretty stupid, but Iwata is on fire, especially since he's appearing in every 3DS game
Master Chief and Gordon Freeman....Especially Gordon Freeman. I mean really?
Wo seriously? Megaton.
I guess he didn't fill your dark soul with light.
Still can't believe his VA is dude from Living Single.
Wo seriously? Megaton.
NaughtyCalibur
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That analysis actually made me appreciate the character. I may decide to go back and rewatch the show now. It's been a long time since I saw it, but I just remember not liking the main character at all.
Thanks for setting me straight haha.
Razgriz-Specter
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Batman's popularity is way beyond just the internet.
dark_chris
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I think Cloud Strife was alright but the when people would jerk off constantly about him, it ruined the character for me. I no longer think the character is cool anymore and I dont understand why the huge love for him.
Especially after FF7, dear God at that emo crap. Geesus. Thats not Cloud Strife.
Especially after FF7, dear God at that emo crap. Geesus. Thats not Cloud Strife.
Absolute nonsense. Fett was huge even before ESB came out because he was the preview figure you could get through mail order (the one that famously had the firing rocket launcher removed before mass production). As the first exposure to the new Star Wars film that most kids had, plus his cool armor design, there was a ton of speculation about who he was, what role he'd play in the film, and all that. Then ESB came out and...it was fucking nothing. Fett mania faded quickly after ESB's release, and I don't even remember a single person commenting on his death in RotJ at the time of release, let alone complaining about how lame it was.
Fett's popularity had a huge resurgence in the '90s thanks to the now-adult fans looking back fondly on their favorite action figures and such, you're not wrong there, but there was definitely hype around Boba Fett in the run-up to ESB.
BattleMonkey
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Pretty much everyone from any resident evil game. The characters either have zero personality or in game background, or they are just liked for no real reason outside of character design? Fans get up in arms that a certain character is not being used or whatever in a game and it's like... who cares, it doesn't change anything ever. Leon's the only one they seem to have tried to create a personality for but it's become generic wise cracking action hero.
He goes through a mental breakdown and then ends up being super badass at the end.
He's too much of a copy, it comes off as desperate attempt in NDs part.
Then he gets depressed for awhile, because after saving the world, where do you go from there?
You wanna talk emo FF protagonists, talk Cecil. Guy was a military leader (who regrettably had to kill innocent civilians), had the most attractive woman in the nation hanging off of him, was best friends with another prominent military leader, and was the adopted son of the king.
It takes seventeen years for him to fully get over Mysidia and Golbez.
I just watched it recently. The idea of the main character trying to stop people from dying and the problems that arise from that was really interesting. I don't think Vash was really supposed to be a cool or badass character, most of the time he acts like a bumbling idiot but I think he really comes into his own when the consequences of his actions pile up on him.
Wolfwood on the other hand, total badass.
TheLaughingMan
Banned
Frodo, and anyone from lord of the rings 
FO-totality
Poet Centuriate
Lol good defense of the character.
Anywho my pick would be
Forget for a second that the internet hype-train ruined Firefly for me before I'd ever even seen it ("Dude it's the greatest show ever!...even though there were only 14 episodes and only about four or five of them were actually memorable"). I get why people like Mal as a character...but that's because he's essentially Han Solo. While I liked him just fine, I found some of the other characters to be far more interesting. Even then, I've found that it's not so much the character people latch onto, it's Nathan Fillion.
Batman is another character that the internet latches onto and refuses to let go of for two main reasons; he looks cool, and is a no-nonsense badass.
I agree with all these posts.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
In most cases, it's both playing with Batman while at the same time getting some benefit from doing so.
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