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I am so opposite of Strife right now its crazy.

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DoomTheGyarados posted...

D-did she?

No but see you THOUGHT ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND.

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DoomTheGyarados posted...

I have about a billion better things to do than pretend to care what people who pay for porn think about me tbh. Enjoy the topic, folks.

I bet if Diane Lockhart told you to pay for porn, you'd do it @DoomTheGyarados

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Now THIS is Gauntlet ranking.

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Mr Lasastryke posted...

literally still mocking me over something that happened more than a year ago. but of course I'M the negative influence on the board.

I thought it was just a cute throwback to a funny, pointless argument that I still recall fondly.

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Imagine if Mushu was voiced entirely in Mandarin by Chris Rock and had a mole on his face.

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Vis doesn't get to have opinions until Vis admits his rankings are invalid because he didn't even ask anyone for a way to watch a film with subtitles.

God, I hope there were subtitles for Gaga. :P

I hope someone translated Bjork's name to English in the credits.

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Mr Lasastryke posted...

oh sorry i forgot, other people can say whatever they want to me but i'm not allowed to be insulting in response

I think Truffaut's Law says you cannot be insulting until someone has insulted you three times.

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I'm grieving cam models dying in a tragic latex accident so I think you should take this discussion elsewhere.

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skullbone posted...

I work in technical support and sometimes I capitalize random nouns so they stick out to the idiots I'm talking to.

So he might just think you're an Idiot.

I had to teach him that Booster Gold comics get filed under B and not G.

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Peace___Frog posted...

Would you rather have Boomers who "earn" ten times your salary and "insist" on using quotations for "emphasis"

I get more emojis and ellipses from the Gen X owner of the shop. I do hate overuse of ellipses a lot, but he's so absolutely hands-off that I don't deal with it too much.

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LordoftheMorons posted...

I guess I'll expound on why I strongly disagree with this, even though I do see where you're coming from.

1. If the discussion's not had now, it's never going to be had. It's always either the "wrong time" or of so little salience that nobody cares to have it.
2. More importantly, if you're someone who has been affected by sexual violence (and this won't be true for all such people; I'm sure some of them agree with you), what you're seeing in 95% of the reactions to Kobe's death are messages that he was this fantastic guy. The fact that he had, in his own admission, a non consensual encounter is not even mentioned, despite, as you point out, being something that "everybody is aware of." That sends the message, intentionally or not, that rape is so inconsequential that it can be washed away by somebody's other accomplishments or, yes, good that they subsequently did in their life. I know yesterday was emotionally challenging for a lot of Kobe's fans, but they're not the only people being affected by the news.

I agree with all of this. But there's a way to treat people and still have this discussion. There's a way to not come off as holier-than-thou and engage people in a meaningful discussion and create change. This is, in a way, the problem with this board. Not every event requires only one topic. Co versed in tons cam branch, and create new topics. It's okay.

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I am being victimized in this sensitive Time.

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TheRock1525 posted...

We're on a message board for video game character contests, not at the man's funeral.

No, we're on a message board with our friends for ten years or more. This is a social board, and it has clearly evolved in time. What's more, I don't see why you don't make a topic about Kobe's legacy here if you want honest discussion about it. By invading a topic that's just about processing something to shift the agenda, you are looking to be right, and not be a good steward of this community.

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LeonhartFour posted...

You have an Employee who capitalizes every Noun?

This is sick.

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NFUN posted...

is he german?

My first thought was that he was raised in a German-speaking household, but he was not.

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Proper or common, start of the sentence or not. It drives me insane, and I know that I should be a little more gracious about something so minuscule. But I don't know how much more I can take. The event that sent me over the edge today was the capitalization of Month and the lack of capitalization for Batman in the text, "Can we pre-order batman for next Month?"

What is this? What godforsaken world do I live in where the rules of grammar have been thrown to the wind? Why am I such a poor judge of hiring? Who can institute order into this world fueled by pure anarchy?

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LeonhartFour posted...

So they announced that they're going to bypass the 5-year waiting period and posthumously induct Kobe into the Hall of Fame this year.

Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett is pretty much the perfect trio for that class to encapsulate what the '00s and early '10s in basketball were all about.

Insane class right there.

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I think it's more accurate than the fabled Generic Dem though!

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Mr Lasastryke posted...

posting a milquetoast opinion is "busting out a soapbox"? i expected better from you, tom.

Calling your opinion milquetoast does not negate the context of the topic and how your posts fit into that. Not every topic functions in the same way. If you need a discussion to vent about this, creating a separate topic feels like the right road there, rather than trying to usurp the purpose this topic has developed and commandeer the narrative. Your posts aren't wrong, but the context of them does you no favors.

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Suprak the Stud posted...

Well there has only been one substantial election since 2016 and it is a cycle democrats would have been predicted to do better with every demographic regardless who the republcan standard barer was. I think it is too early to draw any conclusions just yet.

Totally fair, totally fair. At the same time, we are seeing retention of those numbers out of the midterms, where normally we would see a decline in the opposition to the incumbent.

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Mr Lasastryke posted...

i've never said - and i don't think - kobe was a terrible person. all i said was "it doesn't seem like he was a great person."

interesting how such a milquetoast opinion is making me receive so much criticism and vitriol. the way people idolize sports celebrities is pretty crazy.

Well today I learned that my contributions are valueless.

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The low blow was key to the build. Drew has the argument that not only did he eliminate Brock, but he won the Rumble. Brock can argue that it was delegitimize by his time already spent in the Rumble and the cheap shot. It compels both to a match. It also leaves Ricochet in a position to get retribution

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Corrik's point is valid, and the difference is probably not as pronounced as polling suggests, but I see clear growth in the intervening years since 2016, and that's what I think Rock is arguing here.

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Riker deserved better.

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Mr Lasastryke posted...

so all the "respect the dead" and "if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all" talk doesn't apply, then? these rules only apply to kobe?

I never said that and you know it. This sort of attempt to obfuscate my point by painting it as ridiculous through your isolated lens is rude and wrong. I was tempting to soothe a growing rift and you are behaving petulantly to someone just trying to offer some understanding of perspective.

My opening remark was explaining why you would get pushback on one topic when the other offered little. If Rutherford B. Hayes died today, no one would really care. If Chris Evans died, it would hit so much harder given his relevance and saturation in our lives.

I firmly believe that topics like this are never meant for editorializing. You don't show up to a funeral and begin to curse the deceased. It's bad form. Given our long tenures here and connections, topics like this are our board's tiny tributes to the subjects of discussion, and what really matters here is knowing your audience. If people are experiencing shock and grief, read it, understand it and use that empathy to determine whether your posts contribute positively or negatively at that moment.

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Mr Lasastryke posted...

i love all the people going "OMG THIS IS NOT THE TOPIC TO CRITICIZE KOBE." topics on board 8 go off the rails all the goddamn time but god forbid this happens in a topic about a dude who was good at playing basketball passing away.

also worth noting that when george h.w. bush had just died, i criticized him FAR more harsly than i just criticized kobe and hardly anyone gave a shit.

There is a large difference in the context of those deaths. Most of us are too young to remember Bush's presidency, but this extremely untimely death has much more impact. There is an emotional component to the shows and whys of death, and the more sudden and unexpected, the less likely it is for people to be receptive to your immediate "Actually" mentality. The best part of valor, I've found, is just to not make a referendum out of peoples' deaths ever. Except fictional deaths. Go to town on those.

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Steiner posted...

just can't understand how people don't think brock is the greatest ever

Yeah I'm in this camp.

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Jakyl25 posted...

Is Braun the biggest choke artist in history or what

Goto

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Mega Mana posted...

Like, I'm putting this down right now as immediate reaction because who knows what the future prognosis of the match will be. "It was so boring. Brock just eliminated everyone one-by-one. The match didn't really even start until halfway through." To those future naysayers and cynics, I say thee NAY!

This was an excellent run because of Brock's character work and the storytelling. Running through three IWGP IC champions in a row, the cockiness with Lee, overcoming the team-up of legitimate rivals who had a chance... there was actual intricacy to this run.

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Underleveled posted...

Tina Belcher (Bob's Burgers)

Tina has proven to rank right in the middle of the Belcher children for me, although that rating really is based primarily on having no particular opinion one direction or the other. As a character, she just does not resonate with me, nor do I care for her to. Bob's Burgers, in general, feels like a timesuck show, something to watch when you are straining for 20 minutes of activity between more important events. My complete apathy for Tina is like emblematic of that lack of priority for the series.
Rating: 50/100

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Cavedweller2000 posted...

Kyle Hyde - Hotel Dusk: Room 215

https://images.app.goo.gl/39GD8DJjToRLqMXd9

No Experience; Appearance Rating: 64/100
I, in fact, love me some trenchcoat-wearing detective work. I have to assume that's what I would get from Hotel Dusk, although I have no real plans to pick up this game in the near future. Perhaps someday I will have time to scour the Switch library for a title like this.

trdl23 posted...

Jean-Luc Picard

Rating: 95/100
I am withholding a write-up out of respect for the Star Trek character topic in which I am taking part.

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The Chamberlain (Dark Crystal)

Having seen this film years ago, I only have vague memories of this character. The plotting manipulator who stands to benefit from wanton bloodshed, I've often had problems with getting interested in the "Trashbag Puppets", the design style of characters that seem cobbled together from castoff pieces.
Rating: 52/100


Murphiroth posted...

Edward Kenway

Voiced by the incomparable Matt Ryan, Edward Kenway's story is one of doing right, in the end. Making good on all of the failed promises pushed to the side for the fleeting hope of adventure and glory, not to mention lining one's pockets with enough to feed and clothe a family for a lifetime. But lost somewhere in that dream was the weight of responsibilities that would leave the world hanging in the balance. Kenway sacrifices his future for those responsibilities, and in a way, turns piracy into an evolution, an extension, of the Assassin's titular creed. It's a really perfect way to begin the second chapter of the series.
Rating: 94/100


IfGodCouldDie posted...

Chester the Crow(Mr. Dressup)

No Experience; Appearance Rating - 15/100
Looks like a shitty Sesame Street knock-off. Congrats!

Snake5555555555 posted...

Black Mask (Roman Sionis) (DC Comics)

Very interesting take on VECTOR, I can't say I disagree even if RE is my favorite series and I still love the lore regardless. But then, story isn't really the primary reason I love the series anyway.

Roman Sionis is the yuppie Messiah, a character designed to run the cult of business ethics gone primal. For me, Black Mask is always on the cusp of both reaching the peak of the corporate world and seating himself as a new age philosophy guru. Sionis' philosophies focus primarily on identity, naturally, but his real motivations are worldly, diving deeply into the ways one can take advantage of the yearning hopes of the masses to sate a greedy hunger. Black Mask's greatest hope is to convince you that he has all the answers, and fleece you while doing it.

Of course, oftentimes he's no more than a common thug with more aid at his disposal than a simple mafiaso, but when that isn't the case, he can be quite interesting.
Rating: 73/100

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I would much rather have a remake veer away with original content than watch something over and over again.

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yeah

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Tag to follow along!

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Miles Edgeworth

Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)
Ace Attorney - as a series - can sneak up on you with the quality of courtroom drama it produces. While it may not be the most subtle approach, there is a lot of nuance to each character, and peeling back their outer shells reveals unique, interesting motives beneath. Miles is especially interesting, serving as an antagonist and protagonist. All in all, one of the more interesting characters in a quiet, little series.
Rating: 83/100


Murphiroth posted...

Vegeta

Vegeta (Dragon Ball)
Dragon Ball is godawful. Boring, pedantic, overextended. I watched DBZ from its start through the Trunks saga on Toonami when I was young, and I never really could figure out why I was still watching. Nothing happened. Ever. Vegeta, however, was one of the more interesting characters on the show; his demeanor was consistently at odds with the world around him, and I enjoyed his turn from villain to anti-hero. The rest of the show, however, was plodding and awful.
Rating: 72/100


IfGodCouldDie posted...

Godbrand (Castlevania Nextflix Series)

Godbrand (Castlevania)
Hey, the guy likes boats. Leave him alone.
Rating: 65/100


NFUN posted...

Chrisjen Avasarala (The Expanse)

Chrisjen Avasarala (The Expanse)
There's something devastatingly sexy about a wily, savvy politician who knows both how to control a planet and also how to dress themselves exquisitely. Avasarala has a skeptical mind and a great capacity for reason, and given her long political lineage, she clearly has been both born and bred for the role she has. Even so, she never comes across as so overqualified as to make her plotlines have no stakes. She fights and scraps in her own way, and I admire her for it.
Rating: 90/100

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Raka_Putra posted...

Nefertari Vivi

Nefertari Vivi (One Piece)
First of all, fuck Vivi for being a giant in her wanted poster, dominating a tiny little duckling. Second of all, 100 episodes into this show, I kind of missed when she was just Miss Wednesday. There was a little streak of larceny in her; now, she's just this timid princess fighting for freedom, and all-in-all I find it derivative and unappealing.
Rating: 52/100


VeryInsane posted...

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic)
I used to think Sonic was pretty awesome. Then I realized that, well, he isn't. He's a hairdo. He's not a character.
Rating: 45/100


MetalmindStats posted...

Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes)

Hobbes (Calvin and Hobbes)
The measured, reasoning mind that gives rationality to the unbridled id of Calvin, Hobbes plays the oft-overlooked role of maturity and growth within Calvin's minds. As Calvin constantly rebels against the notion of becoming an adult, even in the smallest incremental steps, Hobbes gives Calvin room the age without actually aging. And, on a personal note, nothing more charming than a stuffed tiger.
Rating: 87/100


Lolo_Guru posted...

Smokey the Bear

Smokey Bear (National Park Service)
Not only am I NOT the only who can prevent forest fires, I would daresay I am one of the LEAST-equipped people to prevent forest fires. And let's not forget that, sometimes, it is very important that a fire burn through so that the ecosystem can continue to develop in a healthy way. Smokey Bear wants to ruin nature.
Rating: 40/100


Hbthebattle posted...

The hand in the toilet from Majora's Mask

??? (Legend of Zelda)
This individual is one of the denizens of the Stockpot Inn, and he requires paper. Look, toilet jokes are the lowest, dumbest form of humor, but I did feel a sense of accomplishment by providing the question mark man paper. So there's that.
Rating: 41/100

MysteriousStan posted...

Dinobot (Beast Wars)

Dinobot (Beast Wars)
I watched one episode of Beast Wars and it was a complete eyesore. I was told this was, in fact, the great episode that makes Dinobot the best character in the Transformers canon. I disagree, as I was moved to tears. Of boredom. It was so boring. I think, sometimes, people assume something they watch as children can hold up. It doesn't.
Rating: 14/100

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trdl23 posted...

Elim Garak (Deep Space Nine)

Elim Garak (Deep Space Nine)
A brilliant, Machiavellian piece of why Deep Space Nine succeeded in creating an entirely new form of narrative for Star Trek, Garak is a classic example of the deceptive appearances so necessary in creating great skulduggery in an extended series. The layers one can peel back, both narratively and ethically, from Garak prove that even a secondary supporting star can provide a profound amount of depth to a series.
Rating: 80/100

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Daphne (Scooby-Doo)

Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo)
I imagine that I am no different from other children of the world, not quite understanding the draw and attraction of Daphne to an elementary schooler. And yet, I was drawn to Daphne's charm at a young age. As an adult, of course, Scooby-Doo is really nothing but banal mystery training for children to young to really dive into the deep end of the genre, but I respect the attempts of the writers to introduce one of the more thought-intensive genres of storytelling in a simple way.
Rating: 73/100


Lopen posted...

Jafar (Aladdin)

Jafar (Aladdin)
Probably one of the greatest defenders of the common man, Jafar risked his profession and his very life trying to overthrow the incompetent family that led Agrabah from glory to squalor, resting on their laurels in lavish palaces and lush gardens as the children outside starved. Too bad for Jafar that the princess seduced the one clever peasant that could have helped lead the revolution and enticed him into the palace with her feminine wiles, leaving the kingdom doomed to starve in the heat.
Rating: 84/100


hombad46 posted...

Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)

Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
I'm roughly 100 episodes into One Piece, and Zoro stands heads and shoulders above the rest of the cast. A classic mix of Clint Eastwood and Errol Flynn, the unique brand of fighting and the rough, driving personal mission pushes Zoro into a role I enjoy. I wouldn't say he's the best written character in the world or anything, but I like him well enough.
Rating: 79/100


Great_Paul posted...

Ratchet

Ratchet (Ratchet and Clank)
Another average star of a PlayStation staple. While the humor in Ratchet and Clank is often quite amusing, it generally never rises to the level of even a simply above-average television series. As such, I have a hard time thinking of Ratchet as anything except a character catering to casual audiences. I just need something... deeper, I guess.
Rating: 61/100

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Murphiroth posted...

Daisaku Kuze (Yakuza 0)

Daisaku Kuze (Yakuza)
A decent boss in a strong story-based video game, I give credit to the fundamentals of character construction. As a boss, the fight was somewhat memorable, and as a character, he was seemlessly integrated into the game. I just don't care that much about him.
Rating: 54/100


IfGodCouldDie posted...

That's the kind of score I would have expected from someone that likes the Simpsons, so I am going to take that as a win.

Phoenix Person(Rick and Morty)

No Familiarity; Appearance Rating - 8/100
Given that I've watched two episodes of Rick and Morty, disliking them both, I doubt I will ever return to the show. It's quite loud and obnoxious, and the art style looks equivalent to the quality of work you find on a bathroom stall door. This character is no exception, an extremely unpleasant scribble mishmashed with a hodgepodge of boring metallic pieces that I imagine mean something to you, but mean nothing to me.

Underleveled posted...

The Scarecrow (The Wizard of Oz)

Scarecrow (Wizard of Oz)
So stupid that he didn't realize he had a brain all along, the Wizard of Oz (the character, not the film) reveals quite simply that the Scarecrow is actually just a fucking moron, and nothing more. If you are capable of thinking and considering whether or not you have a brain, you have, in that moment, proven so. And yet, this dumbass can't even get through a little bit of the ol' cogito ergo sum. Dumbass.
Rating: 33/100


Xeybozn posted...

The Stanford Tree

Stanford Tree (Mascot)
About as appealing as a vomit covered fruitcake wrapped in tinsel.
Rating: 15/100


Snake5555555555 posted...

Vector (Resident Evil)

VECTOR (Resident Evil)
The problem with Resident Evil is that the series remains weighed down by bad writing and worse voice acting. Rarely does a character rise above the preponderance of low-rent Kojima storytelling quality, and these characters generally speak less than the rest. VECTOR is able to surpass the bounds of Resident Evil by having a very unique modus operandi that at least brings new perspective to the more ardent players of the series. This is not to say that Resident Evil is by any means a bad series, just that it is very rare that the dialogue is more than hokey and a character can benefit from said hokeyness by not taking part in it.
Rating: 64/100

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Snake5555555555 posted...

Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)

Travis Bickle (Taxi Driver)
Taxi Driver is a riveting, almost emotionally-draining, film. I, for one, immensely respect every part of the movie and every aspect of acting and directing that bolsters this script to a timeless elite tier of greats. But, if I'm to be honest, I don't particularly like the character of Travis Bickle. I don't give him many thoughts. When I think of Taxi Driver, I think of this objectively great film that doesn't resonate within me. I recognize and understand what aspects of the character make him great - objectively, he is - but, personally, I don't care as much as others, and in some ways, that makes me like the character less. Overpopularity often breeds contempt in me.
Rating: 72/100


LordoftheMorons posted...

Desmond Hume (LOST)

Desmond Hume (LOST)
From the moment he first laced up his running shoes, Desmond proved to me to be a nuanced story of wrestling with responsibility. It took the fate of the world to tether Desmond to the demands of the world around him, and after years of running away from life, he suddenly had reason to run towards it. In my mind, the love of Penny and Desmond is the most beautiful on LOST. There's something transcendent in their conversation during The Constant, a time-crossed tale of starcrossed lovers, and their season 4 reunion really pulls at my heartstrings. Ultimately, Desmond is one of the best characters on a show full of best characters.
Rating: 89/100


VeryInsane posted...

Hm

Kylo Ren (Star Wars)

Kylo Ren (Star Wars)
Kylo Ren has his defenders - and that is deservedly so. Many people find it easy to separate the writing from the characters in Star Wars, or to selectively canonize personalities in their own minds. As for me, I was never enamored with the greasy, pale face of Kylo Ren until his conversation with Han in Episode IX. That single moment ended up being the only one that captured the essence of something spectacular. Prior to that point, I found Ren to be a rudderless piece yanked around by a studio and two directors as the trilogy began to spiral out of control, and after that scene, the people at LucasFilm saw fit to begin pulling the character in every conceivably direction in the final act of the film once more. But for one brief moment, I saw something brililant in Ren.
Rating: 64/100


Hbthebattle posted...

Pepsiman

Pepsiman (Pepsiman)
A product placement character with no personality, wholly reliant on design in this rating. Too bad that design is one fiercely atrocious eyesore.
Rating: 11/100


Raka_Putra posted...

Harry Potter

Harry Potter (Harry Potter)
A story like Rowling's long-running narrative on the legacy of Voldemort requires a firm foundation with a character like Harry Potter. But Harry Potter himself is hard to classify as a particularly exciting star. This, I think, goes to a lack of exploration in the darkness within Potter's own soul. Touched and tainted by a piece of Voldemort, there are occasional hints at the potentiality for Harry to get in contact with the evil within himself, but I think by and large, the family-film nature of the books makes it impossible to dig too deeply. And maybe you would be sacrificing the inherent heroic purity of the character by doing so. But, ultimately, Harry is a safe protagonist, lacking danger, mired in the tradition of fantasy stars. I guess, you know, that's okay.
Rating: 69/100


WickIebee posted...

Impa (Legend of Zelda, if you want something specific, just the BotW appearance)

Impa (Legend of Zelda)
From the fat matron to the spry ninja to the ancient, withered gnome, Impa has gone through a host of redesigns. I have to subtract points for all of them except that sleek Sheikah, a version of the character that displays a certain air of coolness in the face of the inky-black evil of Ganondorf. As someone who has logged hundreds of hours in both Hyrule Warriors and its latest Switch edition, I imagine that my mind fills in gaps in the character which exist, but I see within Impa the capacity to provide tutelage to Zelda both with wisdom in governing and in fighting, making her a valuable asset with a clear definition of duty.
Rating: 70/100


HanOfTheNekos posted...

Julian Delphiki aka Bean (Ender's Game series)

Bean (Ender's Game)
Have I ever mentioned that I hate children? Blame Ender and his even more irritating sister. But don't blame Bean, a character that does his best and is forced to live in, well, you know. Bean is twice the man (although half the size) of his more well-known counterpart, and that means he deserves better.
Rating: 67/100

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Underleveled posted...

Shaun (Shaun of the Dead)

Shaun (Shaun of the Dead)
A movie that relishes carefully crafted comedic dialogue, Shaun of the Dead is at times less about its characters than the whimsical grotesqueness they encounter. In many ways, Shaun of the Dead is a mood movie. I think this precludes Shaun himself from being a truly deep, exemplary character but it doesn't preclude Shaun from being a delightful little dig into the meat of growing up and having to leave behind the trappings of immaturity.
Rating: 83/100


hombad46 posted...

Baby Yoda

The Child (Star Wars)
Amusing and adorable, Mando's most valuable possession proves difficult to rank. There is little to no actual substance to the Child, but that's okay. Babies in general are irritating and unwanted components in most media, so a child that simply hits its beats and gets out of the way is a welcome relief from the normally untenable children that drag good shows down.
Rating: 67/100


ertyu0078 posted...

How about the other tornadoman the one from mega man 9 then thow that one stinks compared to mines

Tornado Man (Mega Man)
Aside from the most hilarious headpiece in the history of Mega Man, I find no emotional engagement with the Robot Masters in Mega Man. They are simply obstacles to be overcome, and all of their characterization boils down to color and weaponry, mere pixels of difference between one another.
Rating: 36/100


JONALEON1 posted...

MJF

MJF (All Elite Wrestling)
MJF, by and large, falls into the pit of "YOUR HOME TEAM SUCKS", a tried-and-untrue method of engaging hometown wrestling crowds in launching vitriol at villainous characters that lack the wherewithal to scare up actual hatred for legitimate reasons. I detest this form of heel microphone work in wrestling - a character in a scripted drama is not reliant on constantly belittling sports teams or the intelligence of large swathes of a populous in order to achieve that negative connection between viewer and character. While I found the story of MJF's turn against Cody Rhodes to be very well-done, I've since walked away from his every promo feeling that the character is hollow, stalling for time. He lacks what makes a good villain a good villain.
Rating: 56/100


IfGodCouldDie posted...

Lenny and Carl(The Simpsons)

I included both because they are Lenny and Carl. If that's unacceptable just do Lenny.

Lenny Leonard (The Simpsons)
I have never and likely will never find The Simpsons enjoyable, and from what I can tell, Lenny is a minor tertiary character. Why do people enjoy The Simpsons? Every joke they attempt to tell feels so... I guess obvious is the word? Nothing ever takes me by surprise with The Simpsons. It feels like the most intelligent show that exists for stupid people. Anyways, by design, ugly and unappealing, much like all Simpsons artwork.
Rating: 22/100

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LeonhartFour posted...

That LMS hasn't stopped posting about it for 3 years.

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MetalmindStats posted...

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)
One of the greatest adventure stars in the history of cinema, Indiana Jones is often overlooked as a very intelligent character. His passion to protect history really anchors his him despite his dangerous career choices and perilous pursuits. Knowledge. It motivates Jones in almost every respect. In fact, that is why I so enjoy his relationship with his father. Henry and Indy are so wonderfully alike and yet, the occasional monomania both can display drove a wedge between them at a young age. Perhaps, as a young man, we would have seen Henry Jones Sr. as a swashbuckling star like his son became decades later. And yet, in his only appearance, Henry comes across as cantankerous and set in his ways. Much in the way Indiana becomes when he first encounters his own son.
Rating: 98/100

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TotallyNotMI posted...

Helena Bertenelli

Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) (DC Comics)
My formative comic book years came in 2002 and 2003, a time when I could pick up all of Helena's early career moves in volume form and experience drawn out serialized stories as single tomes. For me, Helena is a beautiful, unhinged demon that menaces Gotham City in a different way than someone like Catwoman. She's more dangerous, first of all. She bays for blood, and unlike Batman, she sees her war as one against people. Batman's war is one for people. A foil in many respects, Batman has restraint that Huntress lacks the compunction to find. Instead, she aggressively breaks every rule in the Batbook and then fails to understand why that ruins her connections to Batman. The fact that she was fired from the Justice League really speaks volumes for her inability to have self-control. A madwoman. A zealot.
Rating: 85/100


Great_Paul posted...

Sly Cooper

Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)
Sly comes from that generation after Crash Bandicoot where the writing starts to improve in children's games and we get some polish to personalities. This doesn't particularly translate to good storytelling but at least the anchors of the titles are not completely devoid of any dimension. Sly's design draws you into his burglar ways, and who doesn't enjoy a good heist? Alas, however, the heists with Sly aren't good, but merely average, and after finishing any Sly game, he sinks into the forgettable middle ground of video game history. Still, in his moment, he was a fairly good character
Rating: 62/100


Murphiroth posted...

Akira Nishikiyama (Yakuza)

Akira Nisihikiyama (Yakuza)
In fact, I have only played one single Yakuza game, Yakuza 0, but I did enjoy it. The storytelling was complex but never complicated. In a lot of ways, it reminded me of old movies like Hard-Boiled and Police Story, coupled with Sleeping Dogs in some respects. Ultimately, I do enjoy explorations of gangs and crime, and Nishiki proved to be a great foil for Kazuma Kiryu and an interesting character in his own right.
Rating: 77/100

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AvaGames posted...

Tanya von Deguruchaff (Youjo Senki)

No Familiarity - Appearance Rating: 58/100
I have very little to no familiarity with almost all anime. It's just a genre with which I've never been captivated. In fact, I really only find it enjoyable when I watch with someone else. Most of the time, this comes from the strange pacing of those shows, including the weird pauses between lines. Oftentimes, it's as if characters are incapable of changing a facial expression while also talking. One, then the other. In any event, this design seems like a militant child, something that I would likely not like by-and-large. Children belong to the Milford Academy.

Lolo_Guru posted...

Oscar the Grouch (Sesame Street)

Oscar the Grouch (Sesame Street)
As a child, I didn't watch Sesame Street, but I don't think that's a negative. I personally preferred to read whenever I could and only developed an unhealthy fixation with television in late high school. With that said, it is probably understandable that I don't experience the pangs of nostalgia that would color the lenses of my critical glasses. I can see why a child might enjoy Oscar the Grouch, and I respect what Oscar the Grouch can be used for in the teaching of young people, but I also one-note characters - especially overly negative ones. And I don't like puppets.
Rating: 18/100


MetalmindStats posted...

John Wick

John Wick (John Wick)
It's fair to say that John Wick is not some sort of literary icon, bursting with hidden complexities, but as an action hero, you cannot go wrong. The motivation is intimate and impactful, something everyone can understand and sympathize with, if not empathize. His unbridled rage is channeled in cold, calculating brutality, pinpointing his targets of anger carefully. A vigilante he is not, but his tactics are not villainous. They are heroic in a world of hopelessness and devoid of real morality. This makes John Wick a hero. What makes him a great character is the length directors can go to give him artistic flair, to bedeck him in the trappings of the beauty of violence presented in just the right way, and that makes me a fan.
Rating: 86/100

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TotallyNotMI posted...

James "Sawyer" Ford

James 'Sawyer' Ford (LOST)
Sawyer began his six-season run as an enigma, developed into a flawed antihero, and eventually blossomed into a human being deserving of redemption. Conquering the monumental task of overcoming a man who had colored his life and set him on a path to a dark destiny, Sawyer earns his happy ending despite one of the darkest killings in the series coming at his hands. Yet, even in murder, LOST finds a way to give a sense of catharsis and closure, almost allowing the viewers to believe that it was a righteous kill. In between all of those deeper moments are a host of hilarious, small, intimate scenes that only serve to endear Sawyer to me and the rest of the world.
Rating: 86/100


NBIceman posted...

Adam Strange

Adam Strange (DC Comics)
Few people are aware that, for a brief period of time before 2010, Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to star in an Adam Strange film. The story of Adam Strange is utterly romantic and wonderful - whisked accidentally to another world, Adam Strange saves the people of Rann and finds love in the heart of Alanna, only to be returned by the same beam which delivered him without remorse or warning. Now, Adam must spend his life searching out Zeta Beams, if only to have brief stints of happiness in the arms of the woman he loves. It's a phenomenally bittersweet story, one buttressed by the pulpy science fiction adventure and exploration that always fills my mind with the impossibilities of other worlds and futuristic technology that might as well be magic to the generations that came before us. Adam Strange's design is sleek and futuristic, and his attitude is positive even in the face of the gargantuan adversities that lay in front of him.
Rating: 91/100


Great_Paul posted...

Crash Bandicoot

Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
In the vein of a lot of that era's video game stars, Crash Bandicoot is a low rent Looney Tune, providing all of the subtlety of a fart and all of the comedy of one as well. C+ platformers and passable racers punctuate his dull career from start to finish, a lifetime of garish set designs that look like they came from the in-house dropouts of Rareware. Ultimately, the design is ugly and the character is flimsy and noisy.
Rating: 32/100

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Underleveled posted...

Creed Bratton (The Office)

Creed Bratton (The Office)
In terms of pure ratio of screentime to punchline, Creed Bratton is the Office MVP, chock full of some of the most bizarre and twisted nuggets of pure insanity that the show can muster. Creed's role within the show is to give it texture and he succeeds admirably. Blurring a real life pseudocelebrity into the background player that becomes one of the most identifiable in TV history, Bratton brings so many kinds of stability into question. How does Dunder Mufflin employ someone so egregiously unqualified for their post? How come society itself seems to reward individuals with long, undeserved tenures? How long do we go without questioning strange behavior?
Rating: 91/100

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Great_Paul posted...

Nathan Drake

Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
For me, Nathan Drake is a fairly overrated character. I once saw Nathan Fillion perform on screen, years before the first Uncharted game, and it was better. So I'm not sure why I should care as much about his pixelated counterpart. I joke (kind of), but I will be honest - Nathan Drake is #544 in the mold of Aw Shucks Swashbuckler, a mix of homespun humility and globetrotting devil may care attitude that, honestly, feels old as hell nowadays. I respect that he came 544th and not 5444th, I guess, but I came late to the Uncharted party (after 2 had been out for a couple years), and I find the hype likely overestimated my interest in the game and its characters.
Rating: 72/100

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Murphiroth posted...

Honestly that's pretty accurate. Bombastic and charming is Sylv in a nutshell.

V (DMC5)

V (Devil May Cry)
No Familiarity - Appearance Rating: 61/100
After the previous DMC game, I personally felt no urgency in rushing out to play another game in the series, although I suspect I will pick up DMC5 in a sale for some lowball price in the next year or so. I am curious about the new entry in the series, and the design work seems pretty spectacular overall. V's design doesn't really jump out to me too much as particularly unique or exciting, but there could be some great personality work there of which I'm, of course, unaware.

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greengravy294 posted...

Handsome Jack

Handsome Jack (Borderlands)
The two hundred play hours I have between Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel are punctuated by the incessant insults of Handsome Jack, and contained in these nuggets of audio is a character so ridiculously awful that I cannot help but love him. The insanity attached to the comedic science fiction world of Pandora is exactly my kind of speed, and Jack is that mix of a good comic book villain and a strong streak of very real cruelty rolled into one stylish package. The design of Borderlands has always appealed to me, and the way that the story is melded perfectly with a game that puts a premium on action makes the story never slow down. Instead, concentrated bursts of personality are delivered right in the middle of the action, and I love how Borderlands can create a compelling, almost tragic, villain while still pushing the comedic envelope whenever it can.
Rating: 84/100

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