Especially the dude that draws impossibly muscular guys. I don't even care to remember his name.
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Character designs that irk you.
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Especially the dude that draws impossibly muscular guys. I don't even care to remember his name.
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Every character in GitS 2045 looks bad to meThe Major's character design for GitS 2045. She can always remain somewhat the same or younger thanks to prosthetics, but the execution here is horrible.
Ilya Kuvshinov, never again.
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A lot of character designs from Assassin's Creed (before Origins at least).
I don't really them, but it always irked me that in the context of the games, they felt like "hey, these are stories about an ancient and secretive assassins cult that hide in the shadows and shape the world in a war against another ancient and secretive cult, but let's give them the most intricate and overdesigned costumes possible so that they can't blend in a crowd AT ALL but at the same time let's say that they can blend THE FUCK OUTTA this crowd, kay?"
Unity and Black Flag somewhat work, but most of the other games (some of which I really liked) are guilty of this. It's a personal pet peeve I guess.
I don't really them, but it always irked me that in the context of the games, they felt like "hey, these are stories about an ancient and secretive assassins cult that hide in the shadows and shape the world in a war against another ancient and secretive cult, but let's give them the most intricate and overdesigned costumes possible so that they can't blend in a crowd AT ALL but at the same time let's say that they can blend THE FUCK OUTTA this crowd, kay?"
Unity and Black Flag somewhat work, but most of the other games (some of which I really liked) are guilty of this. It's a personal pet peeve I guess.
It's his diving suit re-puposed as armour.
I really like the concept, it does look silly though.
I agree.
I want to add all of the characters from mortal kombat games and the unjustice games.
Carol Danvers' Captain Marvel haircut. It was supposed to be her normal long hair, which was then styled like a mohawk when she's wearing her helmet. But then artists suddenly started drawing her helmetless with the mohawk cut and side fade, which coincidentally happens around the same time they started writing her to be more of a jerk to others. Always thought it was awfully reductive, and turned the character into the only "strong female character" stereotype those writers and artists could think of.
He literally attacked a SDC train in the black trailer, and suggested just killing all the human crew.
I think we also see him delighting in attacking and killing SDC guards in the Blake flashback trailer a few seasons later.
It would have been nice to see him interact with Weiss, as well as get the story behind who scared him like that.
I'm with op's annoyance in unathletic/frail body types being capable of extreme physical feats.
I know what you mean but for some reason it has the opposite effect on me and I like it a lot. But I've only thought that way recently.
I know what you mean but for some reason it has the opposite effect on me and I like it a lot. But I've only thought that way recently.
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It's something that plagues a lot of anime and anime style series. Muscles are a character trait, not something you expect from say, someone who is a physical fighter. Half the cast of RWBY should be built like an MMA fighter.
Only a few character, male or female, are really stout like that though. I think the series lampshades it with "aura allows feats of strength beyond what muscles can do alone" but honestly, it's just Monty designed based off anime rule of cool more then realism.
I know right? He has a big connection to Weiss and elaborates a lot on the series but it is never explored at ALL and he is just a shipping plot device. Also you can tell it was supposed to be a snowflake.
It's like reverse MPB.Unpopular opinion that will get me heat here, but I absolutely loathe sidecuts, regardless of gender too.
Just think they look ugly as sin.
"THE PENIS IS EVIL, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE GOING TO, Y'KNOW, HIGHLIGHT THAT SHIT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE..."
Xenoblade 2: The Thread.
Rex and Pyra. Just... Rex and Pyra.
(Mythra's original outfit is also bad, but the Smash outfit she got was a massive improvement.)
I would argue Mythra's design is not bad. It really only needed one design element to make it work.
Rex almost works given character context. But yeah, Pyra is a hot mess.
Hadn't seen this before but I kinda dig it? What about it do you dislike? Genuinely curious.Miles Morales new costume:
It's basically become a visual short cut for all the tough "I'm not like all those other girls" female characters. Like I don't mind it every once in a while but I wish character designers would have some more varietyUnpopular opinion that will get me heat here, but I absolutely loathe sidecuts, regardless of gender too.
Just think they look ugly as sin.
I love Ilya's art, but they were not a great fit for 3d nor the series.
At least he has pants, Sora is rocking a onesie.Everything about Adam is awfully writte
but for me: Riku's pants in Kingdom Hearts:
Unpopular opinion that will get me heat here, but I absolutely loathe sidecuts, regardless of gender too.
Just think they look ugly as sin.
I thought it was ugly when I first saw it. Makes the hair look horribly lopsided.
Now to make ever 90s X-Men fan hate me
And finally!
All these costumes have bugged me since they were first released.
And finally!
All these costumes have bugged me since they were first released.
Not this X-Men fan, at least. I feel like one of the dirty secrets of american cape comics is that while Jim Lee is super talented and by all accounts a lovely person, he's kind of...not great at costume design.Now to make ever 90s X-Men fan hate me
And finally!
All these costumes have bugged me since they were first released.
Never forget the New 52 mandarin collars and go fast lines... They haunt me to this day.
Not the person you quoted, but for me personally, it makes me think he's walking around bottomless. Big puffy top just doesn't look right.
Don't be hatin on ma girl RogueNow to make ever 90s X-Men fan hate me
And finally!
All these costumes have bugged me since they were first released.
Rogue has many many uniforms that a massively better than that one.
Overly cute, blob designs that are so simplified and lacking in details that they lack character. The Thundercats example above is a good one.
Tekken 7 Hwoarang (pictured left) and King of Fighters Shun'ei
They look like someone hit the random button on the customize character screen and went with the first thing that came up.
I remember seeing that shit. It's like they got the person that drew The Nutshack to do that art:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP1vQVTT_mM
Eh, only real issue I have with 90's Rogue is how dated her hairstyle looks
All these costumes have bugged me since they were first released.
That costume but with an updated hair style looks good to me
Also Rogue is one of the only characters that pulls of that leather jacket look.
You know what, thinking about it now, and in fairness to Jim, whatever he was doing at that time with the Justice League was still miles better than whatever the hell they were thinking with the New 52 Teen Titans, so, all things in perspective, I guess.
Hm, I can see that. I wont lie that I like the whole high collar jacket but, yeah, look at the sillohuette and the proportions do look funky.
Hwoarang is a travesty
Tekken 7 Hwoarang (pictured left) and King of Fighters Shun'ei
They look like someone hit the random button on the customize character screen and went with the first thing that came up.
The chin guard is dopey-looking, for sure, but for me the larger problem is putting Superman in armor at all.On topic, I've never understood the chin guard for injustice superman
I mean, I get he's supposed to be Eeeeeevil Superman, but i was legit more intimidated by evil Superman with muted colors in Superman 3 than I ever was by this goof.
This monstrosity is the reason I sold Star Ocean 5 the same day I bought it.
Why the hell is the red thing over the dude's chest but over her crotch?Did they?
Pretty much any design that sexualizes a woman for no other reason than making her sexy and people horny. Bayonetta, for me, is a good case for sexualizing a character as she owns it and that's part of her personality, but in other cases even the "shy" cute girl is shamelessly sexualized. I won't ever touch the Xenoblade games because of that crap.
The hoodie is too baggy and pointlessly covers his mouth when it is already covered.
At least he has pants, Sora is rocking a onesie.
Now to make ever 90s X-Men fan hate me
And finally!
All these costumes have bugged me since they were first released.
Hating Storm 90's?????? What?!
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Just anything to do with this scam. I loathe this illustration.