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Who is the dumbest protagonist in a video game, and why?
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One of the dumbest I've played as. There are other stupid protags out there that actively get people into danger through their stupid actions, but Corrin takes the cake in how unnecessary and contrived most of the scenarios are. Doesn't help that s/he gets praised by everyone throughout the story despite being a complete and utter moron.
Haha, I completely forgot about this. I still had fun in that Konquest mode...or whatever it was called.It's Shujinko from MK Deception.
Shujinko, as he appears when the obvious villain sends him on a fetch quest.
Shujinko, as he appears when the obvious villain finally gives in and reveals to him that he's the villain because Shujinko was too stupid to figure out.
Another vote for Corrin from Fire Emblem Fates. First post really nailed it.
"I'll commit genocide against an entire peaceful nation in order to seat my mustache-twirling father on said nation's magical throne, revealing his obvious evil! I will definitely not make my plan known to them to minimize casualties, either, and I also won't sit on the throne myself at the beginning of the game for reasons, even though it would really cut the plot to the chase."
There's really just too much to go into. Corrin is stupidly dumb, made all the more frustrating by the fact that they're the player-created avatar and the player has no choice but to go along with it all.
Fates has the worst writing I've ever seen in any work of fiction. The contrivances boggle the mind.
"I'll commit genocide against an entire peaceful nation in order to seat my mustache-twirling father on said nation's magical throne, revealing his obvious evil! I will definitely not make my plan known to them to minimize casualties, either, and I also won't sit on the throne myself at the beginning of the game for reasons, even though it would really cut the plot to the chase."
There's really just too much to go into. Corrin is stupidly dumb, made all the more frustrating by the fact that they're the player-created avatar and the player has no choice but to go along with it all.
Fates has the worst writing I've ever seen in any work of fiction. The contrivances boggle the mind.
For me it'd be us the player in Destiny. We're too stupid to realize how easily we're being played by everyone and we end up just being everyone's errand bitch boy.
I forgot how much unintentional fun I'd get out of scenes where Richard would roll up with his new EVIL voice, his new EVIL scowl and perform an action one would probably describe as being somewhere on the EVIL meter.
And then Asbel is right there like "I dunno guys, let's see how this plays out"
or "I wonder what's up with Richard, he seems...different"
It is impossible to overstate how much of an idiot Asbel from Tales of Graces is. I usually don't expect too much out of the main character in a Tales game, but Asbel takes the cake for being the most incompetent imbecile I've seen cast as a protagonist.
It's hard to describe how bad he is as it is all a bunch of little things, such as his constant harping about 'protecting' Sophie (who then ends up saving his dumb ass every other cutscene), sympathizing with the villain for having a hard life 'just like him' (when really Asbel grew up as some rich heir and the villain was a basically a lab rat for horrible experiments), or the constant bone-headed decisions he makes over the course of the game.
To this day I am still amazed at how dumb one character could be. His head is a literal black hole of stupidity where no intelligent thought can escape.
It's hard to describe how bad he is as it is all a bunch of little things, such as his constant harping about 'protecting' Sophie (who then ends up saving his dumb ass every other cutscene), sympathizing with the villain for having a hard life 'just like him' (when really Asbel grew up as some rich heir and the villain was a basically a lab rat for horrible experiments), or the constant bone-headed decisions he makes over the course of the game.
To this day I am still amazed at how dumb one character could be. His head is a literal black hole of stupidity where no intelligent thought can escape.
Seems hard to top Corrin considering everything everyone has said.
As it's been said for Mortal Kombat Shujinko and Raiden in MK9 are absolutely up there. Shujinko is so bad in the reboot they just immediately killed him off and the entirety of MK9's plot is "Raiden ruins everything"
I would say Kat from Gravity Rush, but it's less "Makes bad choices" and more "Literally stupid" with some sprinklings of her being naive and innocent.
As it's been said for Mortal Kombat Shujinko and Raiden in MK9 are absolutely up there. Shujinko is so bad in the reboot they just immediately killed him off and the entirety of MK9's plot is "Raiden ruins everything"
I would say Kat from Gravity Rush, but it's less "Makes bad choices" and more "Literally stupid" with some sprinklings of her being naive and innocent.
"Hold on, you're gonna make it"
Man gets literally ripped in half as Leon sees the intestines spill out
"Hang in there!"
I found it kind of funny but it didn't really bother me though.
No I think he's talking about the book cases where you can't jump a small gap there, not that gap
Drake in Uncharted 4 is a bold faced idiot. His SUPER scummy con artist brother comes back FROM THE DEAD and is suddenly in need of a service only Drake can provide and they are on a tight deadline from a south american drug cartel leader. Okay seems legit and nothing strange about this at all.
Then he continually lies to his wife who is an INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST.
Then he tries hiding his true emotions and motivations from her, and heads off on an adventure with the scumbag brother from beyond the grave. Drinking beer on a boat, having a grand old time.
Oops guess what he is betrayed and his wife almost leaves him. He also apparently knows nothing about the 20 year old PlayStation that has been sitting under their TV since they moved in together.
Uncharted 4 is just a series of terrible decisions by Drake...it's like Vacation.
Then he continually lies to his wife who is an INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST.
Then he tries hiding his true emotions and motivations from her, and heads off on an adventure with the scumbag brother from beyond the grave. Drinking beer on a boat, having a grand old time.
Oops guess what he is betrayed and his wife almost leaves him. He also apparently knows nothing about the 20 year old PlayStation that has been sitting under their TV since they moved in together.
Uncharted 4 is just a series of terrible decisions by Drake...it's like Vacation.
I find it very funny that people take shots at Raiden, as if all these people figured out from the start that the message Raiden received was about letting Shao Khan win the tournament.
OT, I nominate Crash Bandicoot as he's literally a failed experiment in making an animal with enhanced intelligence.
OT, I nominate Crash Bandicoot as he's literally a failed experiment in making an animal with enhanced intelligence.
Dude this game falls apart so quickly. The opening is fantastic up until Booker goes to the raffle...then it turns into dumb writing and bad world-building town. It really upsets me when Booker chainsaws the police officer and blood goes flying everywhere...this is such a nice beautiful town, and yeah sure the people are super racist BUT YOU DONT HAVE TO CHAINSAW THEM ALL and kill all the police officers. Jesus christ it just took a crazy violent turn so quickly.
One of the most disappointing games ever.
The Avatar in Ultima 9.
Goddamnit Avatar, you know the mantras, you learnt them in Ultima 4! They were essential for you to get enlightenment and become the avatar, why do you need to do stupid sidequest to learn them again!?
Also how the hell don't you know what's a paladin! You would start as a Paladin in Ultima 4! Dupre, one of your best friends, was a Paladin! HOW.
Oh God he also forgets what's the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom, I forgot about that.
And the game starts with it saying that the Avatar knowledge of the land will be great, he doesn't remember shit!
Goddamnit Avatar, you know the mantras, you learnt them in Ultima 4! They were essential for you to get enlightenment and become the avatar, why do you need to do stupid sidequest to learn them again!?
Also how the hell don't you know what's a paladin! You would start as a Paladin in Ultima 4! Dupre, one of your best friends, was a Paladin! HOW.
Oh God he also forgets what's the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom, I forgot about that.
And the game starts with it saying that the Avatar knowledge of the land will be great, he doesn't remember shit!
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Dude can jump ten times his own height and run endlessly for hours, lack of gym ain't the problem.
My vote goes to Banjo. He's not dumb, he's just... special.
I like Corrin in Smash and I at least liked her in Conquest... well, before things went completely stupid a few missions in, but yikes.
Fire Emblem Fates is something where I want to honestly sit down with the writer and ask "okay why in the fuck would you write a story like this" because the plot only functions when all the characters are profoundly stupid
Leon wasn't taking any damn chances with those termite infected floors.
I found it kind of funny but it didn't really bother me though.
That doesn't make him dumb, just a sociopath. He's actually pretty smart in the games
Kratos from God of War 2 and 3.
He's the reason of his own misery and is too stupid to see it.
Also, Jin from Tekken. Causes Mass Genocide and world wars just to summon a mythological beast to exorcise the demon within him and it was all for nothing.
He's the reason of his own misery and is too stupid to see it.
Also, Jin from Tekken. Causes Mass Genocide and world wars just to summon a mythological beast to exorcise the demon within him and it was all for nothing.
That just makes Raiden from MK Armageddon the real idiot for not being more specific.
Raiden is really really dumb and I love it.
The fact that basically God is making everything worse for everyone by making stupid/bad decision is really funny.
The fact that basically God is making everything worse for everyone by making stupid/bad decision is really funny.
I don't remember Henry doing anything particularly stupid in SH4. His problem is that he just had no personality whatsoever.
James in SH2, on the other hand, is a complete and total moron. Walks into a room with Pyramid Head humping a monster and his instinct is to jump into the closest and start shooting him. Also,
Eddie, waving a gun: "If anyone makes fun of me again, I'll kill them!"
James: "Eddie, have you gone nuts?"
WTF?
I am 100% convinced that U9 Avatar is literally some surfer bro look alike that got duped into this shit by accident.
True, and think of it this way; if he jumps and the rest of the walkway partially collapsed, that would make some noise.
And I know one fucking trench coated person in particular would be on the case about that
This so much. KH 3 just brings it full circle and hit a home run with it. my god.
IIRC, and it has been 20+ years, it was less "throughout the levels" and more "there's one specific turning point where he goes from dweeb to hero"
Doesnt Henry keeps asking dumb questions and being "surprised" (as surprised as an emotionless guy can be) by the dumbest shit
Like not recognizing the ghosts of the people he just met or every interaction with eileen
He never gets a clue about Walter either
Also entering random holes that appear around your house is kinda dumb
This is the right answer. Things would have been so much better had he not
listened to obviously evil guy and done obviously evil things, leave Ventus in a position to doubt himself and recombine with Venitas, put Aqua in a position where she gets lost in the darkness to save him and lose his body. Fuckin' Terra.
Well, it's not as if he has much time to send his message to the past as he's about to be crushed into a fine paste by Shao Khan.
The Ultima LPs in the lp archive really show how dumb the avatar can be though
Like jumping into moongates s/he have no idea where it leads or leaving its house unlocked everytime they leave for britannia
There's only a one syllable difference between "Shao Khan" and "He".
Seems more like a lack of forethought to me.
There is dumb in an endearing loveable way like Sora, then there is I-want-to-smother-you-with-a-pillow-in-your-sleep-because-you're-so-dumb dumb. Goku falls into the latter.
He's so stupid that he doesn't realize his past self is too stupid to interpret the message correctly.
Steve always knew what she was doing once she was in Britannia tho. Thanks to having Ultimate Wisdom.
