VG Character evaluation *definately contains spoilers*

[Kain.EXE]

Pick out random characters from random games you've played, doesn't matter whether you like them or not. Rate them on the following:

Personality/Character development - [pun]Does that character have alot of character?[/pun] Is (s)he funny, cool, smart or whatever?

Looks - Is (s)he good-looking? On a side note, for those who want to say a character's hot, know that hot and beautiful are two different adjectives.

Involvement - The role they play in the game. The amount of time, what they are, and what they do affect this score.

Usefulness - This one mainly applies to RPGs. Are they useful in battle or something like that? Do they have any good special skills? Replace this with "Difficulty" if it's a villain you're talking about.

Originality - How original is the character? Are they stereotypical or not?

Overall - How much do you like the character? This isn't an average of all the scores you've given.

Scores are the following:
10-Excellent
9-Great
8-Very good
7-Good
6-Okay
5-So-so
4-Fair
3-Poor
2-Awful
1-Terrible

The first character I'll review is Alys from Phantasy Star 4.
Personality (9) - She's smart, tough, and I love the way she treats Hahn. It's hilarious.
Looks (7) - Okay, I guess. Not gorgeous, but certainly not ugly.
Involvement (9) - The most famous hunter on the planet of Motavia, although she's more like Chaz's mentor, coach and mother as well. [spoil:d05928bcef] Her death was very touching as well, unlike Aeris's (FF7). Alys had alot of personality, she's great in battle, they healed her up a little bit, the game made alot of first time players think she was going to recover, and unlike Aeris who was simply murdered, Alys willingly sacraficed herself to save Chaz.[/spoil:d05928bcef]
Usefulness ( - She has one of your higher agility ratings early on, and who wouldn't love being able to hit every enemy onscreen with just a normal attack? Very useful.
Originality ( - I don't see any stereotypical things at all. Very original.
Overall ( - A good character in a good game.
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[Kirbopher15]

I'm sure at least a FEW of you have at least heard of a little N64 Gem of a game called "Mischeif Makers" (Go! Go! Troublemakers in Japan), and the awesome heroine to go with it. Marina Lightyears, Ultra-Intergalactic Cyborg Z!!!

Personality/Character Develoupment (7)- the story doesn't have a ton of character develoupment for her, but she's just a fun girl XD She's very caring and has a great thrive to protect those she cares about. At first it was just her caretaker and creator, Professor Theo, but after landing ont he planet Clancer and making so many friends with its inhabitants, she made it her goal to liberate them from the war they were caught between in. However, in battle she simply KICKS EVERYONES ASS. YAY VIOLENCE.

Looks(8)- She's not exactly hot, but she IS pretty cute ;3 The front picture where she's rendered 2D doesn't do her justice. In the actual game her talking avatars are always so awesome, and sometimes hilarious. Her robotic body's a little wierdly drawn as compared to most main characters that end up being females, but she's got a very unique design to her that could only be brought to you by the makers of Bomberman :D

Involvement(10)- She's the MAIN CHARACTER, that prettymuch sums it up.

Originality(10)- I don't think I've ever seen a character quite like Marina Lightyears. Her design is totally unique, and her powers all revolve around the things she grabs, throws, pounds, shakes and all around beats the crap out of. That's IT. That and some rockets to help her dash, but she manages to get through an entire war, battling some crazed antrho justice warriors, disntegrate an army of evil Clancers, defeat a manaical monolith, and take down a giant Power-Ranger-esque Megazord thing, ALL JUST WITH HER HANDS. That's saying something :P

Overall(9)- she's one of my favorite video game characters EVER. She so freaking deserved a sequel...

[Mansako]

I'll do Lloyd Irving from Tales of Symphonia

Personality(10)-I loved Lloyd's great leadership skills and determination,he's not just the serious leader type,he's also a good comic relife for some parts of the game,and he's a slacker with his studys

Looks(-Lloyds design is okay not as sweet as Kratos who would get full 10's if i was doing him lol, but yah he's attack style is sweet too i wish i could use twin swords with style.My fav attack of his is the sword rain atacks

Involvement(9)-Yes he's the main character but hes not the reason they had to go on this huge journey it was Collette he jsut happened to be good friends with her and had a very rare exsphere.

Oringality(-Really i think his voicing by Scott Menville give him the oringalty

Overall(10)-Lloyd is one of my fav char to one of my fav games
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[Tenryujin]

The most recent game I've played is Star Ocean: Til the End of Time, so I'll analyze Fayt Leingod...

Personality: He doesn't really have that much personality, so to speak--he hardly gets any development at all, other than the prequisite shock when [spoil:a96b09808b]he finds out that he's a biological weapon.[/spoil:a96b09808b] Other than that, he's a nice guy, a bit of brawn over brains, but that's pretty much it. I do like his voice actor, though.

Score: 7. The VA warranted that extra point.

Looks: Blue-haired, skinny-bordering-on-anorexic with toothpick arms and legs. He's all right, I guess. Easy on the eyes, but nothing too impressive.

Score: 5

Involvement: The main character in the game, and that pretty much sums it. Sometimes he makes others make the decisions, but he's pretty much the boss. Until Maria comes in, anyway.

Score: 8

Usefulness: Fayt is the best character in the game. Period.

He has the fastest running speed out of all ten characters, and arguably two of the best special moves in the game. Air Raid is very spammable, cheap, and highly damaging, especially with a Levantine with 8 Boots of Prowess synthesized on to it. While Air Raid is not that cost-efficient, that is easily remedied by Berserk, which halves fury cost. And he'll get enough HP as it is anyway. His high defense also makes up for the penalty of Berserk.

Can you say 99,999 damage per hit for 12--or even more--hits? I knew you could.

EDIT: The only disadvantage of Air Raid is that it knocks the assaultee down, but that can be corrected with timing.

The best of his special moves is Side Kick, where he performs an automatic sidestep, is INVULNERABLE for that time, is easily able to cancel into other moves (read: Air Raid, Shotgun Blast), and does a fair amount of damage to boot. This is, perhaps, the most used move in the game.

Also, he has the highest Defense in the game, able to attain the 5000 defense to negate all of Freya's attacks on Galaxy Mode (and while we're at it, Lenneth, too). Only Mirage is the other character to reach this otherwise unobtainable number.

He has OK symbology, which is all right in a pinch. That also means that he has fair MP, so he won't get MP-killed so quickly, unlike Cliff.

Score: 10. Only Maria is second to him. Energy Burst cannot beat the likes of Side Kick.

Originality: See character--he's pretty much your average joe, but perhaps I'm giving him too little credit.

Score: 5

Overall: 10. His godliness in battle makes up for all the character he doesn't have.
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[Kain.EXE]

Next character: Zidane (Final Fantasy 9)

Personality ( - He's hilarious, although perverted at times ("Ooo...soft!" yknow what I'm talking about). And he's energetic. Plus if he existed in real life he'd seem like a nice guy.
Looks (4) - This is his weakness. That tail is a little weird and he's kinda "Dude looks like a lady", but he isn't butt-ugly, either. Just weird.
Involvement (7) - Aside from being the main character, he does alot to help his friends and to keep them in good moods...especially when it comes to Dagger/Garnet. However, he gets a lower score since I think Vivi had a better story.
Usefulness ( - Early on all he has going for him is steal, attack, and use Flee, but Thievery is great when it's powered up, he hits hard, and his stats are nice.
Originality ( - Much better than the heroes in the previous two FF games. Unlike Cloud and Squall, he isn't all antisocial. And being a Genome instead of human is interesting.
Overall (7) - Not my favorite character, but I still think he's cool.

Next character: Saro/Necrosaro (Dragon Warrior 4)
Personality (10) - Perhaps one of the only villians you can actually feel sorry for. He truly loved his girl, Rosa. Because of his obsession with Rosa, he simply hated all of those who picked on her...which was virtually everyone. Then [spoil:5c619651c2]as she was killed, Saro uncontrollably amplified his hatred until it took over him completely[/spoil:5c619651c2]
Looks ( - From a picture/drawing I saw, he's the first silver-haired sword-wielding villian. Squaresoft copy-catted this for Sephiroth.
Difficulty (5) - Okay, so he hosed me the first couple times I fought him. But once you know the battle with him, he's not a big challenge.
Involvement (7) - You don't see him all that often, but the times you do really caught my attention. Especially in the dreams you have at Izmit Village.
Originality (10) - His tragedy and his personality make him one of the most original villains ever.
Overall ( - Great villian. Too bad about the difficulty level, though.

[Kupo.EXE]

I chose Felix from Golden Sun: The Lost Age.

Personality/Character development - (9) He is a quiet character, the main character. He was born in Vale, but when a boulder fell on the town, he fell into the river and was presumed dead. But he was ressurected by Saturos and menardi, the three of them caused terror causing Felix to hide from his past. He is very interesting Character.

Looks - ( He has long brown hair that covers one eye and a purple cloak. It changes to green in the lost age though. At the start he has a mask that he uses to conceil his identity.

Involvement - (9) Hes the main character. You use him the entire time, although the only thing he says is yes or no because you control him.

Usefulness - ( He is earth element, with the right amount of Djinn he can work wonders on bosses. Especially the one that can't be hurt br psynergy and is weak against earth.

Originality - (6) his background is new, but we have seen the quiet guy before in thses games.

Overall -(9) I really enjoyed this character, good at fighting, untalkative and looks cool. Not too shabby huh?

[Kirbopher15]

[Tenryujin]

[Kupo.EXE]

Maybe he was, I dunno. It just seemed plausible that he was actually dead, partially because he was sucked into a whirlpool. It never really explaims in deatail.

[Sasuke.EXE V2]

I guess I'll give this a try. The character that I'll talk about is Bulzeeb from Bomberman the Second Attack for the N64.

Personality (7): Well, he's the typical character that joined with the main villain in order to gain power. He wanted this power to avenge his loss in the first Bomberman 64 game. The reason I give him a seven is because, despite the fact that he fits into a stereotype, he is still a great character, so long as you've played the first Bomberman 64 game. Not to mention he also is the type of character who is willing to off teamates in order to have his revenge.

Looks (: Well, not much is different from his original design, except that he has had a color change to black and dark purple. But this is a good thing because it makes him fit in at his planet that he guards, along with the shadow stone he uses.

Involvement (6): Alright, this is where being a boss type character hurts him, due to the fact that you can't control him, though he does play somewhat of a big part in the overall game.

Difficulty (9): Oi, most people can understand what I'm getting at when I say this guy is a one-hit wonder. He has maybe one or two moves that don't flat out kill you, and three that do. It doesn't help that he can create a swirling darkhole that follows you around the stage.

Original (3): Yeah, he's just one big streotype, though he combines many streotypes in that 1. He wants power to get revenge, 2. He won't let anyone finish off the person he wants revenge on, and 3. He betrays the group he's with in order to help the main character.

Overall: Despite the large mass of cheapness and streotyping, he is still an awesome character and, if he doesn't instantly hate you when you fight him, you'll love his attitude and will power. I really like him a lot.
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[Kain.EXE]

More Final Fantasy!

Kuja (Final Fantasy 9)
Personality (9) - He's darker than Sephiroth, has got more energy, and I love this guy's quotes and arrogance, such as "Why should the world exist without me? It wouldn't be fair."
Looks (7) - Okay, the way he dresses up is questionable, but it's completely original.
Difficulty ( - Pretty hard if you are at a low level and you didn't build up proficiency for those consistant damage moves, but if you are about level 55+ and your skills are powered up well, he's not much of a problem. Storywise, however, he is one of the toughest FF characters around; Bahamut could barely even make this guy bleed just a few drops of blood. If I judged just by the battles with him he'd only get a score of 6.
Involvement (9) - He's much more wicked than Sephiroth. [spoil:66a502119d]Sephiroth tried but failed to destroy a planet IIRC, whereas Kuja successfully destroyed Terra.[/spoil:66a502119d] Also, he shows up quite often after about discs 2-4.
Originality ( - He doesn't follow stereotypes of villians, and the odd way he dresses up and some cool quotes gives him originality points.
Overall (9) - My favorite FF villian, too bad he doesn't get all the attention he deserves.

Aeris (Final Fantasy 7)
Personality (2) - Hardly any personality at all, if any. Really boring.
Looks (4) - I'm not a fan of the color pink, I didn't like her hair, and it looks like she's wearing combat boots o_O
Usefulness (6) - Okay, she's good at magic and gets some nifty limit breaks, but she's not as useful as the rest of the crew. She gets points 'cause she ain't rigged like Cloud with his Omnislash.
Involvement (3) - She's only there for story purposes. And in hopes of making Tifa jealous. [spoil:66a502119d]Unlike Alys (PS4), Aeris's death didn't touch me.[/spoil:66a502119d]
Originality (4) - She's basically the wizard of your common RPG; good at magic, but can't stand up for herself, in story and physically.
Overall (3) A boring character. Not worthy of hating, but not a good character either.
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