The ugliest RPG protagonists/characters

[Hagashager]

Asking seriously here, is that a man or a woman?

 

[Zlaja]

From this:

To this:

 

[std::namespace]

To this:

some of you fat neckbeards need to have your eyes fixed
and brians too but that goes without saying
slut like that wouldnt even look in your direction irl

 

[911 Jumper]

Asking seriously here, is that a man or a woman?

It's supposed to be a male, but it looks like a female lesbian. Vaan is easily one of Square Enix's worst male character designs. I say this having recently purchased FF12 again as part of my attempt to like the game

 

[9ted6]

Yeah, I'm used to Oblivionites being far less supermodel and more moldy potato. Unsure what's meant about the cheekbones, from Google image searching anyway. Didn't play through Inquisition.

You think that's a supermodel look?

 

[Aemar]

Inbreeding, ELEX's best kept secret.

 

[Larianshill]

I wouldn't call him necessarily ugly, but I've never felt a bigger disconnect between what a character looks and acts like.

 

[Jack Of Owls]

Nice to see not just the women in modern games getting roasted on a spit for their unsightliness. As for women, I just don't hold much hope for female pulchritude in games anymore.

 

[deuxhero]

I wouldn't call him necessarily ugly, but I've never felt a bigger disconnect between what a character looks and acts like.

Man, for years I legit thought that Sareth had no face since his character model in DM proper has only a rough shape of a head. I wish I hadn't learned better.

 

[Ladonna]

 

[NecroLord]

Nice to see not just the women in modern games getting roasted on a spit for their unsightliness. As for women, I just don't hold much hope for female pulchritude in games anymore.

Women in japanese games.

 

[Jack Of Owls]

Nice to see not just the women in modern games getting roasted on a spit for their unsightliness. As for women, I just don't hold much hope for female pulchritude in games anymore.

Women in japanese games.

Half of the time I can barely think of those as women; more like children with faces pasted on women's bodies, and sometimes they don't even bother with the women's bodies.

 

[NecroLord]

Nice to see not just the women in modern games getting roasted on a spit for their unsightliness. As for women, I just don't hold much hope for female pulchritude in games anymore.

Women in japanese games.

Half of the time I can barely think of those as women; more like children with faces pasted on women's bodies, and sometimes they don't even bother with the women's bodies.

Sure.
But there are also many good looking gals, not just animu girlies.

 

[Reinhardt]

To this:

some of you fat neckbeards need to have your eyes fixed
and brians too but that goes without saying
slut like that wouldnt even look in your direction irl

yeah, many ugly women are overestimating their value and think they deserve 6/6/6 chads.

 

[Jack Of Owls]

Nice to see not just the women in modern games getting roasted on a spit for their unsightliness. As for women, I just don't hold much hope for female pulchritude in games anymore.

Women in japanese games.

Half of the time I can barely think of those as women; more like children with faces pasted on women's bodies, and sometimes they don't even bother with the women's bodies.

Sure.
But there are also many good looking gals, not just animu girlies.

Sure, but I can hardly tell the boys from the girls in most of those things so why bother?

 

[goregasm]

She’s not the ugliest but one of the bitchiest characters.

Looks like current day Sawyer with a tan

 

[mondblut]

slut like that wouldnt even look in your direction irl

The feeling is mutual.

 

[mondblut]

Asking seriously here, is that a man or a woman?

It's supposed to be a male, but it looks like a female lesbian. Vaan is easily one of Square Enix's worst male character designs. I say this having recently purchased FF12 again as part of my attempt to like the game

Jap devs like their men girly just like woke devs like their women manly.

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

Japs like their women aggressive, bitchy, annoying, and controlling.

Eh... hmm.. seems realistic.

But their looks are either mega tit pornstars or lil girls (that claim otherwise). Their personalities will always be mostly aggressive bitches demeaning the little girlie-boy-cuck-simps.

Maybe I'm wrong and that's changed. (Looks at latest GOG & Steam entries)

Uh... nope.

 

[NecroLord]

Japs like their women aggressive, bitchy, annoying, and controlling.

Eh... hmm.. seems realistic.

But their looks are either mega tit pornstars or lil girls (that claim otherwise). Their personalities will always be mostly aggressive bitches demeaning the little girlie-boy-cuck-simps.

Maybe I'm wrong and that's changed. (Looks at latest GOG & Steam entries)

Uh... nope.

Eh...
Not sure about that, my good man.
All I've seen is they like their girls ultra feminine and even vulnerable. It's a welcome change over the ultra bitchy and outright retardedly annoying western STRONG W0MYNZ.

 

[911 Jumper]

The androgynous male aesthetic is a particular style called Bishōnen. I'm only aware of this term because I remember it being used in reference to Raiden's character design during the early days of MGS2's release.

Bishōnen (美少年, IPA: [bʲiɕo̞ꜜːnẽ̞ɴ] ⓘ; also transliterated bishounen) is a Japanese term literally meaning "beautiful youth (boy)" and describes an aesthetic that can be found in disparate areas in East Asia: a young man of androgynous beauty. This word originated from the Tang dynasty poem Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup by Du Fu.[3] It has always shown the strongest manifestation in Japanese pop culture, gaining in popularity due to the androgynous glam rock bands of the 1970s,[4] but it has roots in ancient Japanese literature, the androsocial and androerotic ideals of the medieval Chinese imperial court and intellectuals, and Indian aesthetic concepts carried over from Hinduism, imported with Buddhism to China.

Today, bishōnen are very popular among girls and women in Japan.[5] Reasons for this social phenomenon may include the unique male and female social relationships found within the genre. Some have theorized that bishōnen provide a non-traditional outlet for gender relations. Moreover, it breaks down stereotypes surrounding feminine male characters. These are often depicted with very strong martial arts abilities, sports talent, high intelligence, dandy fashion, or comedic flair, traits that are usually assigned to the hero/protagonist role.[6]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishōnen

 

[Zlaja]

Eh...
Not sure about that, my good man.
All I've seen is they like their girls ultra feminine and even vulnerable. It's a welcome change over the ultra bitchy and outright retardedly annoying western STRONG W0MYNZ

There's plenty of 'strong womynz' characters in Jap games, but, unlike in the West, they aren't designed visually to repulse straight males.

 

[Tyrr]

Eh...
Not sure about that, my good man.
All I've seen is they like their girls ultra feminine and even vulnerable. It's a welcome change over the ultra bitchy and outright retardedly annoying western STRONG W0MYNZ

There's plenty of 'strong womynz' characters in Jap games, but, unlike in the West, they aren't designed visually to repulse straight males.

Strong women in Japanese media also have weaknesses/character flaws. They are not perfect in every way like in Western media.
That makes them likeable and relatable. A good example would be Revy from Black Lagoon. Black Lagoon also has a good chemistry between her and the male protagonist. Her being strong isn't at his expense.

 

[NecroLord]

Eh...
Not sure about that, my good man.
All I've seen is they like their girls ultra feminine and even vulnerable. It's a welcome change over the ultra bitchy and outright retardedly annoying western STRONG W0MYNZ

There's plenty of 'strong womynz' characters in Jap games, but, unlike in the West, they aren't designed visually to repulse straight males.

Yes.
You can make a "strong woman" and not turn her into an obnoxiously insufferable cunt.
And make her be hot.

 

[Tarkleigh]

Immortals of Aveum not only featured the bug-eyed black woman that is somehow in every other game but also this thing:

Strangely enough, the main protagonist looks like this, so apparently not everyone in the development studio is blind: