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POLL: Who is your least-liked protagonist?
| Poll: Who is your least-liked protagonist? Total Votes: 75 |
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|---|---|
| Malachi (Moebius) | 7  |
| Al Emmo | 19 |
| Rufus (Deponia) | 8 |
| Sadwick (Whispered World) | 10 |
| Samuel (Black Mirror) | 5 |
| Roger Samms (Bad Mojo) | 1 |
| Tex on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams | 0 |
| Gabriel Knight | 1 |
| Tony Tough | 1 |
| Larry | 6 |
| As-sayf (Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin) | 0 |
| Other | 17 |
Wanted to add more, like Benny, Ellen, Nimrod, Ted and Gorrister from IHNMAIMS, and that awful guy from Midnight Nowhere who lost his memory, but the poll’s limit is apparently 12 lines. I tried to find arrogant, obnoxious, whining, immature female protagonists and failed.* 
Any suggestions?
My own choice is Samuel in combination with his unlovely relatives in the sequels. Larry is in second place, with his incredibly sleazy and unpleasant behavior in the recent remake. Tex as a real bastard on BoBD is third.
*Well, I always hated Kate Walker but I realize I’m the only one. Edna is pretty obnoxious… problem is, I adore her.
See you around, wolf. Nerissa
Manny.
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Manny.
*hides*
Good idea. 
I’d have to go with Al Emmo. It was the first time I had ever had a character that was so painful to listen to that it completely turned me off to the whole game. That voice acting. Oh God. Supposedly they changed it in an update a while back, but the damage was already done.
Al Emmo was an awful character, even if he supposed to be like that. Surprised there is no mention of Simon the Sorcerer - a lot of people tend to hate him, especially the 3D version. I think if John Walker from RPS played it today, he would’ve exploded)) As for female character, I nominate that girl from Keepsake.
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I’d have to go with Al Emmo. It was the first time I had ever had a character that was so painful to listen to that it completely turned me off to the whole game. That voice acting. Oh God.
Now that you mention it.
It was a tossup between Al Emmo and Sadwick for me, but that miserable, whining excuse for a protagonist in The Whispered World won. I stood him as long as I could and finally gave up and quit solely because of him.
Oh yes, Simon! I would have added him to the poll if I hadn’t repressed the memory of him.
I hated Tony’s nasal voice much more than Sadwick’s whining. But I played the Whispered World in German, makes a difference. Al Emmo’s voice didn’t bother me one little bit. Fitted hem perfectly.
See you around, wolf. Nerissa
I tried to find arrogant, obnoxious, whining, immature female protagonists and failed.*
My own choice is Samuel
*Well, I always hated Kate Walker but I realize I’m the only one.
Shockingly I have to agree with Karlok with both Samuel & Kate Walker 
. Don’t know about Samuel’s relatives - his character plus the horrible voice acting and translations were enough to put me off the follow ups.
Samuel will always be my most hated protagonist, and unless Malachi runs around murdering more than 2 people, this will probably not change with Moebius.
There isn’t even a comparison with his relatives. We never play her, and BM2 and 3’s protagonist is gullible, whiny and Hamlety, but nowhere near as bad as Samuel.
During our time as Samuel we’re rude to everybody, abusive, manipulative and narcissistic.
We use a used syringe from the trash(!) to get rid of a guard just doing his job, electrocute a warden, abuse a psychically ill man, and get the mentally challenged boy we meet in town estranged from his brother, who’s been his only guardian his entire life. (And we knew this would happen)
By the end I was having fun abusing Samuel in the labyrinth and if he hadn’t killed himself, I’d probably tried to forcefully get him to do it..
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Seriously I don’t remember any protagonists that I intensely disliked.
I have to agree with many others (in other threads) that I didn’t really care about the couple in Runaway, Brian and Gina were they?
Of IHNAIMS my least favourite character was Benny, who was a prejudiced dick even after he’d been through 80 years of hell.
I personally like GK, Malachi and even both the Black Mirror protagonists.
I find some bland characters pretty boring but can’t really remember anyone that would have made me groan.
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Malachi had potential and the theme was good just felt short, so its not him.
Larry i always found punchable. So voted larry.
Every time I heard Sadwick saying “uaaahhh” I thought of quitting the game, seriously
It was Samuel and Sadwick that almost forced me to uninstall before the ending.
I can’t imagine who would dislike Gabriel (Sins of the Fathers Gabriel that is). I was always fond of all his little imperfections because that’s what gave depth to his personality.
Geron was also kind of a bummer but I have this thing with Daedalic’s protagonists. (not you Edna).
I’ve played the fist chapter of TWW and Sadwick is funny, what’s wrong with you guys? 
I haven’t played Deponia or El Ammo, a bit scared of those experiences.
Currently Playing: Dragon Age Origins: Awakening
Recently Played: Red Embrace: Hollywood, Dorfromantik, Heirs & Graces, AI: The Somnium Files, PRICE, Frostpunk, The Shapeshifting Detective (CPT), Disco Elysium, Dream Daddy, Four Last Things, Jenny LeClue - Detectivu, The Signifier
What’s wrong with you guys?
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“Everything!!” with Gary Oldman’ voice
I haven’t played Deponia or El Ammo, a bit scared of those experiences.
Rufus is such a helpless prick that you mostly only feel bad for him.
El Ammo?? sounds like a cool name for a Mexican gunslinger (I’ve seen this before)
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