Ethan from Heavy Rain was recently named one of gaming’s worst protagonists.
Endings of years tend to be times for reflection – whether that be solely about this year, or further back. Fans have recently come together for one purpose this holiday season: finding gaming’s worst protagonist and there was one clear victor.
Roblson240YT began this discussion by asking, “Who’s the worst video game protagonist that you hated playing as and why?” Votes showed Ethan Mars from Heavy Rain as the protagonist most disliked – though Heavy Rain boasts an interesting plot, it cannot deny Ethan is one strange individual! Roblson240YT posted his question with over 5,900 upvotes! Mysterymanatx replied and wrote in saying Ethan Mars from Heavy Rain as being particularly unlikable (but mysteriousmanatx went even further by writing in about 5K upvotes).
“Blacking Out and Making Creepy Origami. Refuses to Explain,” quipped compulsive_criticism; while many users evoked the “JASON” meme and its attendant Press X to Jason game – as in “Play That Game Just To Scream ‘JASON!!’. Benjyk193 noted “That Game Should be worth Playing Just So That People Don’t Realise What’s Going On Here…”
Ethan Mars may have taken top honors but there were other disappointing protagonists mentioned as well, like TheHunterJK with over 1.7K upvotes who commented, stating “[The guy from] Sniper Elite I don’t necessarily dislike; rather he’s simply forgettable – to such an extent that even I have trouble recalling his name without looking it up”.
Solafuge’s suggestion drew over 34,000 upvotes: “I enjoyed Far Cry 3, but Jason Brody is completely intolerable; as an antagonist he just shifts between types. At no point is he remotely likeable.” Forspoken and Atomic Heart were also recognized, although Forspoken’s Frey may have met her end after that Whedonesque trailer dialogue went live in this game.
