Popular Post Dr_Mayus Posted March 20, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) Welcome back for the second in my series of Top 10 lists . This time we are going to be looking at those pesky Non-playable characters. These are the characters that the programers put in just to piss you off. They can be minor or they can be crucial to the plot, but either way they will have you wanting to grab a blunt instrument and start swinging until the candy comes out. As always if your opinion varies from mine please post below your choices and try to give a reason why (or at least a funny story attached to the character). Also I would like to preface with saying I have nothing against Nintendo...but they are responsible for a lot of shitty NPCs. With that being said, let's get this party started with #10 #10 Mr. Resetti-Animal Crossing Series If there was ever a character that just needed a hug, this would be him. Mr. Resetti is so low on this list because the only reason he is annoying is because you tried to cheat. For those who don't know Animal Crossing is a Nintendo game where you live in a village and can fish, furnish your house, go to moonlight concerts, unearth fossils and so much more. It is basically the Sims, just without being able to have a threesome in a hot tub. The town is pretty relaxed and everyone there just wants to have a good time provided that you don't break the 1 rule. NEVER TURN OFF YOUR GAME WITHOUT SAVING. If you break this most sacred of traditions, the next time you turn on the game Mr. Resetti will greet you with a 2 minute long rant about not saving your game. I only encountered Mr. Resetti once and that was because the power went off in my house and even though it was not my fault I was still not safe from his anger . So for terrorizing innocent townsfolk Mr. Resetti gets the #10 spot. #9 The Bard-Assassin's Creed Series So you are minding your own business trying to get to the next mission and who should jump in your way but a stupid singing and dancing bard. They are not vital to the plot, they offer nothing in return, they are just there to piss you off. The worst part is if you kill too many of them you get the game over screen. I began learning how many innocent people I could kill before getting that screen so that I could murder as many of these creatures as I could. I truly believe they were sent by the Templar to get in your way and keep you from completing your quest and if that is the case then you should be justified in killing them. I mean look what happens if you type in bard's assassin's creed 2 into google it is just thread after thread about how much everyone hates these people. The only reason they are so low on my list is because you can at least get some satisfaction out of killing them. #8 Dr. Light-Mega Man Series Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Dr. Light? How can he make it on a list like this? Well before you pull out your Mega Buster hear me out. In every single Mega Man you obtain awesome power ups and weapons of mass destruction. You get Metal Man's blades, heat seeking magnets, the power to control gravity and time, hell you even get the hadouken. That all sounds great but there is one problem...DR. LIGHT DELETES THE POWERS AFTER EVERY GAME. I mean what else could it be? I doubt Mega Man or Rush are deleting those powers so it would have to be Dr. Light. Why does he keep doing that? Does he need room to download movies? Does he think Wily won't escape for the billionth time? Is he just drunk... ...well maybe that explains why he keeps doing it. Dr. Light I hope you get some help soon, but until then you can have the #8 spot #7 Kings from RPGs Dr. Light might take your powers away but what about the bastards who don't do anything for you in the first place. So in a lot of RPGs you are sent forth by a king to rid the land of evil and save the world. Would it be too much to ask for some damn equipment to make the quest a little easier? I mean you look around the castle and all the guards are decked out in armor and swords, yet you are expected to survive with a wooden shield and leather cap (that you had to pay for with your own money). Any one who plays RPGs (especially the old ones) knows how frustrating this is but for those who don't this comic illustrates my point perfectly. http://www.nuklearpower.com/2001/08/01/episode-063-fighters-got-a-point-i-think/ #6 Baby Mario-Yoshi's Island In my last list I mentioned how much I love Yoshi's Island. In my opinion the game only has one flaw. Every time you get hit you have to hear this noise and he doesn't shut up until you pop the bubble . To make matters worse you need 30 stars to get 100% in a level but when Baby Mario starts crying you lose 1 star every second. So not only is it annoying but it also means you may not get 100% in the level and you will have to play the level again. The fact that this NPC actually takes away from one of the best platformers ever made earns him his spot on this list. #5 Bentley + Slippy-Sly Cooper + Star Fox Series Originally I was going to do a most annoying green character list but I decided that no one could beat these two. Sly and Fox are awesome. The former is slick talking thief who steals from the rich, gets the girl (well sort of) and has an amazing family history. The latter is a hot shot pilot who is called upon to save the galaxy while piloting his sweet Arwing. Now I ask you WHY THE HELL DO THEY NEED ANNOYING GREEN SIDEKICKS . Slippy is always getting into trouble and has to call to you in that high pitch whiny voice to save him and Bentley drones on and on in that nasally voice all the while you just want to play the damn game. I shouldn't really include Bentley because he is a playable character and his hacking levels are pretty fun, but I stand by my choice that both series would be a lot better without these two characters in it. #4 A.I. Controlled Characters I think most gamers would agree that Escort Missions rank up there as some of the most annoying moments in gaming. I could name a plethora of annoying escort missions but I want to take it a step further. Any time that the computer controls a character in a game it deserves to be put on the most annoying list. There are cases like Natalya who decides that life isn't worth living anymore and runs into waves of bullets causing you to fail the mission. How about in Secret of Mana where your A.I. controlled teammates think it is fun to go wandering off so that they get stuck behind a bush causing the screen to stop progressing and you get killed by the enemies slightly off screen. A more recent example is Mr. Drippy in Ni No Kuni who is supposed to heal your party but he always waits until either someone is dead (meaning the spell won't help them) or when you are about to cast a spell (which causes it to get interrupted and not work). I recently just beat Jak 2 and Red Dead Redemption and in both games there are missions where you have to escort people on a wagon/.bike while enemies are shooting at you. Here's a question, why can't they either shoot back or drive the vehicle so that I don't have to do both at the same time? I could go on and on but in the end it is the same story over and over. Computer controlled characters are there to get you killed. #3 Dog from Duck Hunt Introducing the first case of Gamer Rage. When you got your NES you probably got 2 games with it, the original Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt. Now you are a young child and you see a boring controller and a shiny gun so you make the logical choice and pick to play Duck Hunt first. It starts off nice enough, happy musical tune, dog barking and jumping over a bush and ducks start flying up. You take aim and miss your first duck and what are you greeted with? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1QCbXCezNc Well fuck this noise, no pixelated canine is going to make a fool out of you. So you practice and endure the laughing and finally you beat the level. Then level 2 starts and the ducks fly faster and you miss more ducks and there is more laughing. So you get better and better but the ducks keep flying faster and faster and the laughs become louder and louder. So you keep practicing and improving but you will never beat the dog because there are 99 levels to the game and by the end the ducks fly so fast they become invisible and how can you shoot invisible ducks? So the laughs ring out even more and soon you start hearing the laughs everywhere. You can't even leave your house because the sky is filled with ducks and everyone is laughing at you because you can't see them anymore. The only thing left to do is to stay in your room forever and ever shooting invisible ducks until the laughter stops...but it never does . #2 Toad-Super Mario Series So after years of therapy you are finally ready to put Duck Hunt down and start the other game that came with your NES. Wait a minute this isn't so bad. There is no one laughing at you for failing, you get some happy fireworks after beating that first level. The second level was pretty tough but you beat it and you calmly swam through the water level. Now we are at the castle and got to the big dragon boss. After some tricky jumping you got over his head and touched the axe to send him to his doom. That wasn't so hard, after that horrible duck game you didn't think you would be able to beat the Mario game but you did it. Now just walk over to the bag and rescue the princess and...who the fuck is this and where is the princess? That's right, you are just a little kid and you think you are the baddest gamer around for having beat Mario Bros. Little did you know that you only beat the 1st of 8 worlds and this little bastard would be greeting you 6 more times throughout the game. That is why Toad ranks at #2 on my list. A lot of people blame Peach for getting kidnapped so often but is it really her fault? I mean her army consists of these useless mushrooms who not only can't defend her, they get kidnapped in the process as well. Toad and the entire Toad army is the reason that Mushroom kingdom is in peril all the time and the whole populace would be better off if they all just left and never came back. The worst part about it is Toad isn't just annoying in games, just listen to what Phelous has to say about the little fungus You might be thinking "who the hell is Phelous" but you also might be thinking "he just sounds like an angry Internet reviewer, his opinion doesn't matter". Well if that is what you are thinking then let us go to another source. When asked about Mario Kart, here is what Shigeru Miyamoto, the founder of Nintendo, has to say about Toad. Who’s your least favorite character?Toad. [Laughs] http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/02/10/shigeru-miyamoto-zelda/ That's right, Toad is so hated that even the Father of Gaming hates him. I rest my case . One final point, to all you other Toad haters here is a fun game to play where you get to massacre Toad. Enjoy-http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/444145 #1 Navi-The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time You knew it was coming. Most of you guessed this would be #1 and that is because you have all been annoyed by this insufferable creature in the past. Every other character on this list is annoying but you can deal with them all. Save your game in Animal Crossing, stab the bards in Assassin's Creed, don't miss any ducks in Duck Hunt and realize that the Princess is in another castle. Navi on the other hand is with you the entire game and never shuts up. Remember how I said that Baby Mario takes away from Yoshi's Island, well that only happens when you mess up. Imagine if Baby Mario just kept crying the whole game, that is what Navi is. You want to explore part of the world, "LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN" you press C-Up and Navi tells you to get back on track. You enter a cave and are about to figure out the new puzzle, "LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN" and you press C-Up to shut him up and he spoils how to do the puzzle. You get to a boss and well you get the point. Everything that was fun about Zelda got ruined because Navi wouldn't shut up until you stopped exploring and just let him spoil the mystery for you. Navi is that annoying friend that always gets to pick what you do and loves spoiling the end of movies for you. I could go on and on about how terrible this character is but I think I will sum it up with this point. Navi is the starting point of Nintendo's downfall as a great company. With the creation of Navi Nintendo stopped letting its fans explore the game for themselves and began holding their hands throughout it. We now have Mario games where if you die too many times it unlocks the ability to skip over parts. Gone are games like Wave Race, 1080 and F-Zero and hello to games like Wii Music, Baby Mama and Nintendogs. So thank you Navi, you truly were an awful character. Well that is my list of characters. I hope you enjoyed reading my little rant and I promise the next list will be a much more positive list . Don't forget to go back and check out the last Top 10 list here Edited March 23, 2013 by Dr_Mayus 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanilla Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) navi from the legend of zelda ocarina of time... ''hey listen!'' Edited March 20, 2013 by shawnbenham 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_MovieMan29 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 The chick from Resident Evil 5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENCHU_REPPA Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 katamari right? blanka is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siuilarun Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 My guess is for Toad! What a nuisance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 My vote goes to Navi as well. What in the hell were Nintendo thinking with that? Parker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furbeach Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Damnit, I was going to say Navi. I'm going to guess Slippy....heh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyouko_Sakura Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Mr Resetti, Navi and Tingle are up there for me as some of the most annoying NPCs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Wow...I was actually afraid my list would be a little anti-Nintendo, but you all almost guess my entire list . Don't worry though there will be some shockers on there still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowdi Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Damn, Navi never bothered me. Tingle got on my last nerve though. Can I nominate those two idiot sidekicks with Sly even though they are playable in the Sly 2 and 3? The mentally challenged people and the beggars in the first Assassin's Creed come to mind also. I'm so glad they made those type characters less aggressive in later installments of AC's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenguy81 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Damn, Navi never bothered me. Tingle got on my last nerve though. Can I nominate those two idiot sidekicks with Sly even though they are playable in the Sly 2 and 3? The mentally challenged people and the beggars in the first Assassin's Creed come to mind also. I'm so glad they made those type characters less aggressive in later installments of AC's. Those street musicians are just as bad in Brotherhood damn them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Here's my list. I have a feeling a few might appear on yours. - Mayor MacCready / Fallout 3 - Navi / Legend of Zelda Ocarana of Time and Majora's Mask - Baby Mario / Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Ashley / Resident Evil 4 - Sheva / Resident Evil 5 - Nigel West Dickens / Red Dead Redemption - Slippy / StarFox - Roman / GTA IV - Brucie Kibbutz / GTA IV - Mori Kibbutz / GTA IV - Ryder / GTA San Andreas - Zero / GTA San Andreas - Ken Rosenberg / GTA San Andreas and GTA Vice City - Medusa heads / any Castlevania - Kintaro / Mortal Kombat II - Shao Khan / Mortal Kombat II - Harley Quinn / Batman: Arkham Asylum and Arkham City - random Templar's / the first Assassin's Creed - Rival / Pokemon - the big, grey regenerating Necromorphs / Dead Space series - Frankenstein / Castlevania 64 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 The chick from Resident Evil 5! Jam tap O. Sheva, sheva, sheva, sheva, c'mon, sheva, sheva, sheva, c'mon! Yeah, she was annoying with the AI. Also, Chris gets a minigun, and sheva gets a BOW AND ARROW!?!?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Keep the opinions coming people Also you have now all guessed all my choices, save for 3. Also to Deth, I was going to put the Rival in Pokemon but I felt he was more of an enemy than a NPC. So if I ever do an Annoying Enemies list he will be added in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aexuz Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) - Ashley / Resident Evil 4 I agree with Ashley being one of the most annoying characters (nice boobs tough) but If I'm not wrong you can play with her at some parts in the game. My vote goes for Patches the Hyena from Demon's/ Dark Souls Edited March 20, 2013 by Aexuz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I agree with Ashley being one of the most annoying characters (nice boobs tough) but If I'm not wrong you can play with her at some parts in the game. Oh you're right, I forgot about the castle scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 The list is finally up. I hope you all enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowwindow7 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 oh god the escort missions >_< the nightmare i have when i was trying to beat GTA 3 / vice city / san anderas, plus what makes it worse is that in some games the A.I will be shit during escorting or a character been your king or something like that but this same character will have a mother computer A.I when it's fighting you, just like in the ps2's dynasty warrior games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambers35 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Lol, definitely agree with #1 Nice list, Mayus. Edited March 23, 2013 by Chambers35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDKSimba Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 nice NPC list there Dr. though NPC should stand for characters that are non playable @ all. though they might be non playable in the games or series U mentioned, I've recalled playing with 2 of the characters U mentioned in Ur list. Toad, the name of da game slips Me @ da moment but it's been years since I've played a Nintendo product but sure he's playable in Mario cart and such classic Nintendo titles. and Bentley is a playable character in PlayStation Heroes, watch My son play on a regular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebit10 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Not sure if they are covered under ai partners but i would point out the ones in Socom 4 and Spec ops the Line. Also would like to mention Rico from Killzone 2 & 3. So many times in Radecs level i was trying to keep him alive so I could pass the level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I hate Bentley. He is the one thing that is preventing me from just platting that game. I cant stand listening to his voice, and you cant skip him. Worst character ever in a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDKSimba Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Also would like to mention Rico from Killzone 2 & 3. So many times in Radecs level i was trying to keep him alive so I could pass the level. yes, yes.! this I will agree with. times gun butting crossed My mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidmarkgn Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Issun from Okami (aka: Navi 2.0, but with a "look at the busty babe" fetish) is driving me crazy... again. Obnoxious, horny little characters have their place, I loved Johnson in Shadows of the Damned, but Issun seems so out of place with his painfully "hip" dialogue he drags the whole game down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Mayus Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Issun from Okami (aka: Navi 2.0, but with a "look at the busty babe" fetish) is driving me crazy... again. Obnoxious, horny little characters have their place, I loved Johnson in Shadows of the Damned, but Issun seems so out of place with his painfully "hip" dialogue he drags the whole game down. That is another problem with Navi I didn't mention. He spawned a bunch of copycats and now we are cursed with the annoying sidekick that spoils the game for you. nice NPC list there Dr. though NPC should stand for characters that are non playable @ all. though they might be non playable in the games or series U mentioned, I've recalled playing with 2 of the characters U mentioned in Ur list. Toad, the name of da game slips Me @ da moment but it's been years since I've played a Nintendo product but sure he's playable in Mario cart and such classic Nintendo titles. and Bentley is a playable character in PlayStation Heroes, watch My son play on a regular. Yeah Toad and Baby Mario are both playable characters (Toad in Mario 2, Mario Kart, New Super Mario Bros etc. and Baby Mario in Mario Baseball and Mario and Luigi Partners through Time) but I was talking primarily about Super Mario Bros and Yoshi's Island. Also Bentley is a playable character and I was almost going to remove him from the list but I feel him and Slippy are equally annoying so I threw him on anyways. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for reading everyone and keep the opinions coming. And a clue about the next top 10, it will have to do with music (but probably not what you are thinking) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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