I mean they might as well not be there
at all right welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 most useless videogame
characters for more gaming videos check
out our new spin-off channel mojo place
for in-depth reviews thoughtful video
essays details character origins and
insightful commentary mojo plays games
smarter for this list we’ll be looking
at characters whose usefulness leaves
much to be desired to be clear these
aren’t necessarily annoying characters
despite fans labeling them as
superfluous many annoying characters
like slippy toad actually serve a
purpose also just a heads up there are
minor spoilers incoming so let’s jump in
number 10 captain quark Ratchet and
Clank franchise quark has completely
lost his mind
now what this incompetent blowhard is
hardly superhero material and yet that’s
exactly what he is or at least tries to
be touted by the populace as being
heroic and brave captain quark is
actually cowardly self-centered and in
possession of a highly inflated ego once
again my brilliant plan is cut the enemy
completely unaware while he does provide
some comic relief captain quark is
utterly useless at his nominal
profession and is often more concerned
with how he’s seen than with doing good
this attitude usually leads to him
getting in the way of our actual heroes
Ratchet and Clank either by accident or
on purpose
that’s it quark you’ve had this coming
for a long time
number 9 Pichu super smash brothers
melee
the second installment in these super
smash brothers franchise featured a
number of clone fighters characters
whose appearances in movesets were
similar to existing ones the most
useless there is is unquestionably Pichu
as if being identical to pikachu wasn’t
bad enough
Pichu is easily knocked around and
actually causes itself damage when it
uses certain attacks unless you just
find this little bastard incredibly cute
there’s really no point in playing him
Pikachu literally does everything the
same without any of the downsides so we
do not choose you for Pichu number eight
the adoring fan Elder Scrolls for
oblivion yeah right here what about say
over there no right here alright then
you’re the Grand Champion whatever you
say upon becoming the grand champion of
the arena players of the 4th Elder
Scrolls game are given the opportunity
to be followed by their biggest fan
known only as the adoring fan sounds
okay right well not so much despite
being willing to do almost anything you
ask of him the adoring fan cannot or
will not help you during combat instead
he will try to hide from the enemies
you’re fighting which can end up drawing
more of them to you actually it’s always
nice to meet a fan but admirers are
pretty useless in battle some players do
find incredibly creative ways to kill
him though number seven The Citadel
Council
Mass Effect franchise it was part of his
plan to attack the Citadel the Reapers
are just a myth one you insist on
perpetuating uh government bureaucracy
am i right it’s just what every video
game needs as the governing body of the
Citadel and diplomatic hub of the galaxy
the council is a frequent obstacle to
the heroes of Mass Effect whether it be
bickering members ignoring your warnings
of danger looking out for their own
species instead of the interest of the
greater good or just acting like
straight-up dickheads take your offer
and cram it up your ass
The Citadel Council seems designed to
make your missions that much more
difficult it’s no wonder so many players
choose the option to just let them die
number six Dan Hibiki Street Fighter
franchise like pichu dan is an inferior
clone to an existing character in this
case Ryo and or Ken although he was
actually designed to be that way
he’s essentially a parody of street
fighters numerous imitators many of
dance moves are copies of Ryu and Ken’s
but they have a limited range and really
don’t pack any punch despite his poor
fighting skills dan holds on to the
belief that he’s a great martial arts
master which makes him basically a gag
character the fact that he’s lasted this
long in the franchise when new and
better fighters could have been
introduced only secures his spot on this
list number 5 Magikarp Pokemon franchise
[Music]
this wide-eyed and floppies dope of a
Pokemon is notorious for how
pathetically useless it is in battle
magikarps two primary moves are tackle
one of the most basic and ineffective
attacks in the game and splash which
literally does nothing the only upside
to Magikarp is its evolution into the
totally badass Gyarados unfortunately
unless an experienced share item or rare
candy is used this means sending
Magikarp into battle and then switching
it out which can get really dull really
fast regardless of its potential
usefulness Magikarp is still a hopeless
and impractical Pokemon to have on your
team
[Music]
number four all of your team members
call duty franchise in real life a
military squad is typically composed of
members who are trained competent and
are close to one another in call of duty
although the cutscenes show your
character bonding with his teammates
within combat they’re about as reliable
as cardboard cutouts the squad mates
found in the cod series are rarely
helpful in battle and their competence
in almost anything is constantly called
into question I mean why is it that your
commanding officer always assigned you
the missions he knows the members of
your squad are more qualified for we
don’t have much time so get to it we’re
allowing four players to do anything but
they shouldn’t have to do everything
number three toad
Super Mario Brothers franchise as the
main representative of a race with the
same name toad is primarily the mushroom
capped assistant to Princess Peach he
and the rest of the toads incapable of
fighting Bowser in his armies though
leaving them with the task of informing
Mario of his enemy’s evil intentions and
whereabouts instead when toad is
playable he’s hugely improved for party
games and he’s rarely able to jump very
high which can be quite the handicapped
in platformers although toad may be an
adorable and iconic part of the super
mario brothers franchise he’s not the
most useful inhabitant of the Mushroom
Kingdom
number two Sheva Alomar Resident Evil 5
there are bad partner characters and
then there sheva to be cleared this
agent charged with fighting bioterrorism
is perfectly competent when a player
controls her however should you be
unfortunate enough to play Resident Evil
5 in single-player prepare for
frustration my friends she combines all
of the useless weapon skill sets of your
teammates in Call of Duty along with the
enemy attracting mechanics of the
adoring fan from the Elder Scroll series
to top it all off she uses your healing
items on herself that is annoying dude
number one preston garvey fallout 4 but
we were the last active group of
Minutemen and now well it’s just me man
I bet the people at Bethesda are wishing
they recorded war lines for Preston
aren’t they the fourth main Fallout game
features a host of interesting and
useful companions that can accompany the
player on their adventures through the
post-apocalyptic wasteland now preston
garvey may be one of the first
encountered by the player but he is not
especially interesting or useful yeah
obviously I mean not that I’m
specifically paying attention or
anything although he does offer a good
combat bonus with maximum affinity
Garvey largely serves to provide players
with quests related to the militia group
the Minutemen which nearly always has
you protecting settlements from Raiders
another thing to talk to you about a
settlement has asked for our help
combined with his hem somewhat bland a
personality preston garvey is one
companion that many fallout 4 players
find very few uses for and it’s pretty
easy to see why you just killed everyone
it wasn’t any other way do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
at all right welcome to watchmojo.com
and today we’re counting down our picks
for the top 10 most useless videogame
characters for more gaming videos check
out our new spin-off channel mojo place
for in-depth reviews thoughtful video
essays details character origins and
insightful commentary mojo plays games
smarter for this list we’ll be looking
at characters whose usefulness leaves
much to be desired to be clear these
aren’t necessarily annoying characters
despite fans labeling them as
superfluous many annoying characters
like slippy toad actually serve a
purpose also just a heads up there are
minor spoilers incoming so let’s jump in
number 10 captain quark Ratchet and
Clank franchise quark has completely
lost his mind
now what this incompetent blowhard is
hardly superhero material and yet that’s
exactly what he is or at least tries to
be touted by the populace as being
heroic and brave captain quark is
actually cowardly self-centered and in
possession of a highly inflated ego once
again my brilliant plan is cut the enemy
completely unaware while he does provide
some comic relief captain quark is
utterly useless at his nominal
profession and is often more concerned
with how he’s seen than with doing good
this attitude usually leads to him
getting in the way of our actual heroes
Ratchet and Clank either by accident or
on purpose
that’s it quark you’ve had this coming
for a long time
number 9 Pichu super smash brothers
melee
the second installment in these super
smash brothers franchise featured a
number of clone fighters characters
whose appearances in movesets were
similar to existing ones the most
useless there is is unquestionably Pichu
as if being identical to pikachu wasn’t
bad enough
Pichu is easily knocked around and
actually causes itself damage when it
uses certain attacks unless you just
find this little bastard incredibly cute
there’s really no point in playing him
Pikachu literally does everything the
same without any of the downsides so we
do not choose you for Pichu number eight
the adoring fan Elder Scrolls for
oblivion yeah right here what about say
over there no right here alright then
you’re the Grand Champion whatever you
say upon becoming the grand champion of
the arena players of the 4th Elder
Scrolls game are given the opportunity
to be followed by their biggest fan
known only as the adoring fan sounds
okay right well not so much despite
being willing to do almost anything you
ask of him the adoring fan cannot or
will not help you during combat instead
he will try to hide from the enemies
you’re fighting which can end up drawing
more of them to you actually it’s always
nice to meet a fan but admirers are
pretty useless in battle some players do
find incredibly creative ways to kill
him though number seven The Citadel
Council
Mass Effect franchise it was part of his
plan to attack the Citadel the Reapers
are just a myth one you insist on
perpetuating uh government bureaucracy
am i right it’s just what every video
game needs as the governing body of the
Citadel and diplomatic hub of the galaxy
the council is a frequent obstacle to
the heroes of Mass Effect whether it be
bickering members ignoring your warnings
of danger looking out for their own
species instead of the interest of the
greater good or just acting like
straight-up dickheads take your offer
and cram it up your ass
The Citadel Council seems designed to
make your missions that much more
difficult it’s no wonder so many players
choose the option to just let them die
number six Dan Hibiki Street Fighter
franchise like pichu dan is an inferior
clone to an existing character in this
case Ryo and or Ken although he was
actually designed to be that way
he’s essentially a parody of street
fighters numerous imitators many of
dance moves are copies of Ryu and Ken’s
but they have a limited range and really
don’t pack any punch despite his poor
fighting skills dan holds on to the
belief that he’s a great martial arts
master which makes him basically a gag
character the fact that he’s lasted this
long in the franchise when new and
better fighters could have been
introduced only secures his spot on this
list number 5 Magikarp Pokemon franchise
[Music]
this wide-eyed and floppies dope of a
Pokemon is notorious for how
pathetically useless it is in battle
magikarps two primary moves are tackle
one of the most basic and ineffective
attacks in the game and splash which
literally does nothing the only upside
to Magikarp is its evolution into the
totally badass Gyarados unfortunately
unless an experienced share item or rare
candy is used this means sending
Magikarp into battle and then switching
it out which can get really dull really
fast regardless of its potential
usefulness Magikarp is still a hopeless
and impractical Pokemon to have on your
team
[Music]
number four all of your team members
call duty franchise in real life a
military squad is typically composed of
members who are trained competent and
are close to one another in call of duty
although the cutscenes show your
character bonding with his teammates
within combat they’re about as reliable
as cardboard cutouts the squad mates
found in the cod series are rarely
helpful in battle and their competence
in almost anything is constantly called
into question I mean why is it that your
commanding officer always assigned you
the missions he knows the members of
your squad are more qualified for we
don’t have much time so get to it we’re
allowing four players to do anything but
they shouldn’t have to do everything
number three toad
Super Mario Brothers franchise as the
main representative of a race with the
same name toad is primarily the mushroom
capped assistant to Princess Peach he
and the rest of the toads incapable of
fighting Bowser in his armies though
leaving them with the task of informing
Mario of his enemy’s evil intentions and
whereabouts instead when toad is
playable he’s hugely improved for party
games and he’s rarely able to jump very
high which can be quite the handicapped
in platformers although toad may be an
adorable and iconic part of the super
mario brothers franchise he’s not the
most useful inhabitant of the Mushroom
Kingdom
number two Sheva Alomar Resident Evil 5
there are bad partner characters and
then there sheva to be cleared this
agent charged with fighting bioterrorism
is perfectly competent when a player
controls her however should you be
unfortunate enough to play Resident Evil
5 in single-player prepare for
frustration my friends she combines all
of the useless weapon skill sets of your
teammates in Call of Duty along with the
enemy attracting mechanics of the
adoring fan from the Elder Scroll series
to top it all off she uses your healing
items on herself that is annoying dude
number one preston garvey fallout 4 but
we were the last active group of
Minutemen and now well it’s just me man
I bet the people at Bethesda are wishing
they recorded war lines for Preston
aren’t they the fourth main Fallout game
features a host of interesting and
useful companions that can accompany the
player on their adventures through the
post-apocalyptic wasteland now preston
garvey may be one of the first
encountered by the player but he is not
especially interesting or useful yeah
obviously I mean not that I’m
specifically paying attention or
anything although he does offer a good
combat bonus with maximum affinity
Garvey largely serves to provide players
with quests related to the militia group
the Minutemen which nearly always has
you protecting settlements from Raiders
another thing to talk to you about a
settlement has asked for our help
combined with his hem somewhat bland a
personality preston garvey is one
companion that many fallout 4 players
find very few uses for and it’s pretty
easy to see why you just killed everyone
it wasn’t any other way do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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