Most annoying character ever

[Yuri-G]

So ironic that the character who inspired me to make this thread ended up being one of my favorites in Persona 3. They do a really good job making him annoying in the first part of the game, but he definitely redeems himself with the Chidori storyline.

[Kaylia]

So ironic that the character who inspired me to make this thread ended up being one of my favorites in Persona 3. They do a really good job making him annoying in the first part of the game, but he definitely redeems himself with the Chidori storyline.

Did you beat FES or you stopped after the main story? Junpei is sincerely awesome near the end of The Answer.. I never expected to like him at first, but he ended up being one of my all time favorite. Gotta love how sincere and he is compared to your usual rpg character.

I always liked his random comments as well, most of them were funny (especially the brokeback joke).

[Exoduso]

The Answer is just so much better than The Journey story wise.

[Kaylia]

The Answer is just so much better than The Journey story wise.

The little there is is better, but without The Journey, I doubt we could have appreciated that part.

[Yuri-G]

Did you beat FES or you stopped after the main story? Junpei is sincerely awesome near the end of The Answer.. I never expected to like him at first, but he ended up being one of my all time favorite. Gotta love how sincere and he is compared to your usual rpg character.

I always liked his random comments as well, most of them were funny (especially the brokeback joke).

I didn't do much beyond the intro of The Answer, although I've read bits about it here and there. I didn't want to burn out on the gameplay before Persona 4 comes in, and I just beat FES during November, so I figured a break was in order.

Glad to hear Junpei gets even better though. You hit the nail on the head, he is just so sincere and real. One thing I like about him is how he relates to his power; it's just so realistic. RPGs are full of characters who are given godly superpowers and their reaction is almost always "Oh, cool. I better use this to save the world. *yawn*"

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Junpei's reaction to having superpowers is a lot more realistic, I think. I mean, to start off, he was a loser, let's be honest. And how would any loser react to superpowers? They'd be ecstatic, they'd feel validated by the world, and he does. But then he begins to wonder, what does that mean? If his power is all that gives him self-worth, is he really any better off than before he discovered it? Is he possibly even worse off, because now he's not only a loser, he's also a poser hiding behind these superpowers he did nothing to earn and can claim no credit for? And then, it gets even better - they all find out that their power is a means to its own end. If they end up using it for its stated purpose, to defeat the shadows, they will end up eliminating their own powers in the process. So to use his power will mean losing his own power and returning back to being normal, i.e. a loser. The relevation throws him for a loop, and he pretty much loses it - mouthing off to the main character, lying and pretending to be the boss; his insecurities come foaming to the surface.

In the end, he finds what is right in his heart through a number of reasons, primarily Chidori's love (but I think his teammates and his own sense of responsibility help too). His development as a character is among the most convincing and touching I have ever seen in a videogame.

As an aside, I also love how subtly his development is displayed. Most of what I wrote is never explicitly stated in the game, but he is such a well-written character that you can just tell how he feels and what's driving him. It's the little things - the tone of voice in some of his lines, the change in battle quotes - that make his character work.

[Exoduso]

Junpei is my favorite P3 character... But I can see why people find him annoying in the first couple of ingame months.

[Elcura]

I never really found Junpei annoying, I have friends quite like him. But like others have said I found his development to be really intriguing and the most touching out of all the revelations (when their Persona upgrades). I also found Aigis to be good in that way as well, she slowly goes from a dumb mindless robot to a human in a very steady and gradual manner. It's not like a single event suddenly changed her, talking to her through the months you could see gradual changes.

[Exoduso]

If any character was truly annoying in P3 it would have to be Ken... god I can't stand that kid. Or maybe it's just the dumb voice actor that they chose for him.

[Kaylia]

I never really found Junpei annoying, I have friends quite like him. But like others have said I found his development to be really intriguing and the most touching out of all the revelations (when their Persona upgrades). I also found Aigis to be good in that way as well, she slowly goes from a dumb mindless robot to a human in a very steady and gradual manner. It's not like a single event suddenly changed her, talking to her through the months you could see gradual changes.

What annoyed me was the stereotype I thought he would represent more than him. He looked like a typical school bum.

Aigis is awesome in many way, but I'm biased because she has boobies. I would probably like her even without her awesome character development.

I didn't do much beyond the intro of The Answer, although I've read bits about it here and there. I didn't want to burn out on the gameplay before Persona 4 comes in, and I just beat FES during November, so I figured a break was in order.

Glad to hear Junpei gets even better though. You hit the nail on the head, he is just so sincere and real. One thing I like about him is how he relates to his power; it's just so realistic. RPGs are full of characters who are given godly superpowers and their reaction is almost always "Oh, cool. I better use this to save the world. *yawn*"

Spoiler: show

Junpei's reaction to having superpowers is a lot more realistic, I think. I mean, to start off, he was a loser, let's be honest. And how would any loser react to superpowers? They'd be ecstatic, they'd feel validated by the world, and he does. But then he begins to wonder, what does that mean? If his power is all that gives him self-worth, is he really any better off than before he discovered it? Is he possibly even worse off, because now he's not only a loser, he's also a poser hiding behind these superpowers he did nothing to earn and can claim no credit for? And then, it gets even better - they all find out that their power is a means to its own end. If they end up using it for its stated purpose, to defeat the shadows, they will end up eliminating their own powers in the process. So to use his power will mean losing his own power and returning back to being normal, i.e. a loser. The relevation throws him for a loop, and he pretty much loses it - mouthing off to the main character, lying and pretending to be the boss; his insecurities come foaming to the surface.

In the end, he finds what is right in his heart through a number of reasons, primarily Chidori's love (but I think his teammates and his own sense of responsibility help too). His development as a character is among the most convincing and touching I have ever seen in a videogame.

As an aside, I also love how subtly his development is displayed. Most of what I wrote is never explicitly stated in the game, but he is such a well-written character that you can just tell how he feels and what's driving him. It's the little things - the tone of voice in some of his lines, the change in battle quotes - that make his character work.

Don't pass on the Answer. The game itself might be a total pain (controller will fly at the TV more than once), but it's worth the trouble.

If any character was truly annoying in P3 it would have to be Ken... god I can't stand that kid. Or maybe it's just the dumb voice actor that they chose for him.

Ken and the dog were just lame, but Yukari is the one I hated the most. I was hoping someone would slap her the whole time.

[Exoduso]

Don't pass on the Answer. The game itself might be a total pain (controller will fly at the TV more than once), but it's worth the trouble.

Ken and the dog were just lame, but Yukari is the one I hated the most. I was hoping someone would slap her the whole time.

lol, the FES thing is true.. it's VERY hard, some fights are even retardedly hard. However, it's very rewarding story-wise IMO.

Fuck Ken, fuck that dog, and fuck (literally, I felt like the MC should've banged her at some point) Yukari.
The rest of the cast was very good though.. even Strega was awesome. (best boss theme ever?)

[Lordwafik]

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[Souj]

in Quina's defense, it didn't feel like it contibuted to the story because he couldnt. He was an optional character. if you never went to the marshlands area you could have not made him playable. plus he was pretty stupid and anything he said was idiotic.

[Belkin]

Cooke and Mac from Lost Odyssey - Kids fuckin ruin everything. Never give them a major part in a story. EVER. I will fuckin kill you.

Other than that, it's really hard to differentiate between "annoying" and "useless". Sure a shit load of characters in all Final Fantasy games are useless, but that doesn't make them annoying.

And yeah, most enemies can be annoying because I'm fairly sure the creators designed it so you wouldn't exactly like them.

PS: Tingle is awesome. Navi, however, haunts my dreams. "LISTEN GWAHAHAHAHA"

[Ratatapa]

mmmm annoying as boring

Locke from FFVI
Lucca from CT.
the 90% useless CC character


Hottest character STARKY!!! who doesn't love that little alien from CC

[_chuchu]

Professor von Kripplespak from Conker's Bad Fur Day

[Tsutsumiko]

Professor von Kripplespak from Conker's Bad Fur Day

Anti-Gravity Chocolate.... it's kinda verking, kinda verking...