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The Top 7... Lazy Character Clichés

Copy, paste, unoriginality! The most overused archetypes of all time

Words: Charlie Barratt, GamesRadar US
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Turkeykilla7  - 5 months 8 days ago 
Wow awsome article, loved it. I agree with everything except putting a picture of Yuna under the Pure hearted love interest. She is anything but a Damsel in Distress. She goes crazy on her enemies using frickin lighting and Summoning Aeons that shoot Frickin Laser Beams out their mouths. FRICKIN LASER BEAMS RIGHT UP THE A$$ OF HER ENEMIES!!!
LokiRising  - 5 months 8 days ago 
Freakin' awesome article, as usual, but I kind dig the Buzz cut space duder. The hair makes sense, military style, at least. Duke Nukem is god.
Fraught  - 5 months 7 days ago 
I don't know if you guys played the game, but in Dead Space, Isaac's head is shown from the back multiple times.

Also, at the end, they show his face, pretty close up too.
jar-head  - 5 months 7 days ago 
lmfao, McLovin!!!
protospasm  - 5 months 7 days ago 
Pokemon Jynx is more of a kooky Japanese historical-come-fashionable image rather than the lazy black stereotype (although that DBZ Mr. Popo is a Moor if I've ever seen one).
Here's a superfluous wiki-citation for the disturbing fashion trend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro
The only more disturbing trend is black teeth... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohaguro
rezapoc  - 5 months 6 days ago 
Sorry but Riddick shouldnt count as he started life in the movies.
rezapoc  - 5 months 6 days ago 
Poochie came out after most of the early 90's animals with attitude.
secretsearcher  - 5 months 6 days ago 
Good article, but I don't think Kloana should be under the "animals with atitude" category. He actually, was somewhat likeable. And he didn't have an attitude either.
secretsearcher  - 5 months 6 days ago 
And another antidote to the "brooding pretty boy" category is Sagi from the Baten Kaitos series. He was actually optimistic and cheerful, and cared more for others than himself.
Nguyen  - 4 months 13 days ago 
Eddie shouldn't have been in the stereotypical black guy category. He doesn't speak in slang or have a deep voice. Plus I don't think Tekken characters talk....
SleepingDragon7  - 4 months 12 days ago 
Wondering why Edgeworth is in the brooding pretty boy. I mean, he has some sad expressions but he can be powerful... now somebody say "OBJECTION!" and prove me wrong like I know you will.
KNITEMAREX  - 4 months 10 days ago 
LOL!!! I swear I was cracking up reading this article
Kaz993  - 3 months 27 days ago 
I liked Bass.exe as a pretty boy and the inspiration being Ed schazizzorhands... funny stuff
UnrequestedCyfr  - 3 months 25 days ago 
Holy shit! I just realised that th Protagonist in Portal and Zoey have the same outfit!!!!!!! Which most people have probably noticed by now but.... yeah.
Mysticgamer  - 3 months 14 days ago 
I can live with most of these except animal with an attitude. The reason being all of those snide looking animals are manufactured by marketing.
ulmxn  - 3 months 11 days ago 
you forgot cortez on the buzzcut timesplitters are sweet
Fionachitauro  - 3 months 11 days ago 
missed spyro from animal wid attitude =/
but great job :L
eawyne  - 3 months 10 days ago 
On the picture of the "half-naked" ladies, what game does the one completely top-right come from ?
Redmageklauser  - 3 months 7 days ago 
where is hunk in masked mystery!?! this thing fails...
wiigamer024  - 3 months 5 days ago 
Lets see here...
- Shades / Sneakers --CHECK!
- Involved in "extreme" combat --CHECK!
- Cocky Smile --CHECK!
- "Bad-ass" experession --CHECK!
- Cocky Thumbs-up --CHECK!
SEGA's got it down, we're good to go!
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