these guys never get any love welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
underappreciated video game characters
for more gaming videos check out our new
spinoff channel mojo plays for in-depth
reviews thoughtful video essays details
character origins and insightful
commentary mojo plays game smarter for
this list we’ll be looking at various
videogame characters who we think are
underappreciated and unloved within
either their specific fan community or
the wider gaming community as a whole
yeah good luck number 10
Cullen Dragon Age series a prayer for
you for those we have lost and those I
am afraid to lose : Rutherford is a
Ferelden Templar and in Dragon Age
Inquisition he serves as the military
advisor for the Inquisitor Cullen had a
strong ambition from a young age as he
wanted to be a Templar from the time he
was 8 proving his dedication to the
forces of good as if his dedication
wasn’t noble enough he also has a kind
heart which is evident when romancing
him when playing as a female elf or
human he’s a very tough man on the
outside but inside he’s harboring a lot
of insecurities resentment and trauma
he’s one of the series most well-rounded
and complex characters he deserves more
attention
[Music]
whatever happens you will come back
and Renaud chanté chanté series
you never heard of these games well you
just proved our point the Shantae series
is a group of platformers which followed
the adventures of the titular heroine as
she protects her home of scuttle town
Shantae is a purple haired half teeny
belly dancer and that description alone
makes her a highly original character
along with a relatively unique
appearance she’s also a complex
individual as she’s a badass with
insecurities and anxieties too evident
by her feeling that the town’s folk will
not accept her for being a half genie
when those traits are paired with her
amazing abilities though like
transforming into animals and using her
belly dancing to conjure magic it’s
evident that Shantae is a deeply
underappreciated hero
number eight Kyle Hyde Hotel dusk room
215 and last window the secret of Cape
West we’re not really surprised that
Kyle High doesn’t work popular because
Detective games have never really set
the world on fire which is kind of a
travesty in both games Hyde serves as a
reclusive and somber ex detective who is
now working as a salesman after
potentially murdering his partner in
both games Kyle is roped into mysteries
pertaining to his personal life and both
games explore his background and complex
motivations in detail he’s a fascinating
character and he makes for a great
protagonist in a whole series of
woefully underappreciated detective
games
[Music]
number seven karinch Aquos Mass Effect
series
here’s to simply being happily drunk
I’ll drink to that
the Mass Effect series is a space opera
and as such there is a countless amount
of characters some of them are
rightfully appreciated
while some excellent ones have
unfortunately fallen by the wayside
karen is definitely one of those
characters doctor chakwas serves as the
doctor of the Normandy and while life in
the Alliance may not be as glamorous as
she was hoping she still serves her
duties out of respect and loyalty she’s
a dedicated and career-oriented woman
but she’s also not above bending the
rules a little if that means helping a
commander she’s an intelligent and
badass character we love having her on
our side it is my great honor to share
this journey with you Commander Shepard
number six Lumbo the banjo kazooie games
are often considered to be some of the
finest platformers around and the
titular characters are always receiving
respect and love from the gaming
community but they’re not the only cool
characters you know for example there’s
Mambo the skull-faced Chaman who is an
extremely loyal friend and companion of
banjos Mambo grants Banjo and Kazooie
with various magical abilities
throughout the games nany can even
revive the dead and send people back
through time he’s a very skilled and
humorous character who proved to be an
immense amount of help we love him for
it so don’t worry Mambo we gotcha bud
[Music]
number five bub and Bob bubble bubble
and bust a move series bubble bubble
franchise is a series of platformers
with a bubble oriented gimmick players
are forced to blow and burst bubbles to
navigate the levels and reach previously
unreachable areas there are fun series
of innocent platformers and they
wouldn’t be anything without the
characters of bub and Bob the primary
protagonists throughout bub is the green
and vicious bubble dragon who’s always
on the lookout for new things to do Bob
is the blue dragon who would rather be
reading than going on another silly
adventure but the two make a fantastic
team and they make these playful little
games even livelier
[Music]
number four tenzin uncharted two among
thieves that’s this plenty good old
Tenzin what would we do without him
Tenzin makes his grand entrance to the
Uncharted series when he finds the
injured Nathan Drake in the Himalayas
both Tenzin and Nathan then go on and
adventure through an ice cave fighting
monsters and solving puzzles together
all while communicating through hand
gestures due to their language barrier
despite that barrier we draw an
immediate attachment to Tenzin and feel
all the more responsible for the
destruction of his village when the bad
guys come a-knockin in a series full of
interesting characters Tenzin is often
overlooked and it’s a damn shame number
three the merchant Resident Evil 4 / ya
stranger welcome what are you buying
was that a good impression anyway admit
it while he may have been a little
annoying when you’re actually playing
the game you couldn’t have missed the
merchant in the series of succeeding
installments right the merchant serves
is the item hub throughout Resident Evil
4 but he still has a certain flair as a
character he’s extremely mysterious as
we have absolutely no idea who he is
and his face remains hidden behind a
purple piece of fabric Plus that gruff
voice is just pretty eerie yet we love a
good mysterious and unexplainable
character and the merchant fits that
description perfectly
hey do you think he’s related to zur
that might interest you
number two father Grigori half-life 2
farewell brother I feared I’d email you
to a darker place half-life 2 is widely
regarded as a masterpiece and it’s
graphics and gameplay have received
immense amounts of critical acclaim over
the years however we believe that its
characters also deserve some praise
– case in point father Grigori the last
occupant of the zombie infested Raven
hole
grigory’s a total badass not only
because he survived this long on his own
but because he gives Freeman a shotgun
and this Court’s him through the town do
oh and did we mention that he’s also a
complete lunatic whatever he’s an
interesting guy and he never gets the
praise he deserves even if he’s only on
one level look to your own
[Music]
number one Luigi Super Mario series do
any of you have an older sibling who
excelled at school was loved by all the
teachers and had a ton of friends I mean
that was me at the family but whatever
do you feel like you’ll never live up to
their excellence well then you and Luigi
probably have something in common it’s
got to be hard being the brother to the
most acclaimed and well-known video game
character of all time but Luigi still
holds his own he’s a relatively
formidable character in the Smash series
and some of his games like the Luigi’s
Mansion series are genuinely great video
games too however he’s nothing when
compared to Mario and we felt kind of
bad about that
shout out to Luigi we hope you get a
mansion title on the switch do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
underappreciated video game characters
for more gaming videos check out our new
spinoff channel mojo plays for in-depth
reviews thoughtful video essays details
character origins and insightful
commentary mojo plays game smarter for
this list we’ll be looking at various
videogame characters who we think are
underappreciated and unloved within
either their specific fan community or
the wider gaming community as a whole
yeah good luck number 10
Cullen Dragon Age series a prayer for
you for those we have lost and those I
am afraid to lose : Rutherford is a
Ferelden Templar and in Dragon Age
Inquisition he serves as the military
advisor for the Inquisitor Cullen had a
strong ambition from a young age as he
wanted to be a Templar from the time he
was 8 proving his dedication to the
forces of good as if his dedication
wasn’t noble enough he also has a kind
heart which is evident when romancing
him when playing as a female elf or
human he’s a very tough man on the
outside but inside he’s harboring a lot
of insecurities resentment and trauma
he’s one of the series most well-rounded
and complex characters he deserves more
attention
[Music]
whatever happens you will come back
and Renaud chanté chanté series
you never heard of these games well you
just proved our point the Shantae series
is a group of platformers which followed
the adventures of the titular heroine as
she protects her home of scuttle town
Shantae is a purple haired half teeny
belly dancer and that description alone
makes her a highly original character
along with a relatively unique
appearance she’s also a complex
individual as she’s a badass with
insecurities and anxieties too evident
by her feeling that the town’s folk will
not accept her for being a half genie
when those traits are paired with her
amazing abilities though like
transforming into animals and using her
belly dancing to conjure magic it’s
evident that Shantae is a deeply
underappreciated hero
number eight Kyle Hyde Hotel dusk room
215 and last window the secret of Cape
West we’re not really surprised that
Kyle High doesn’t work popular because
Detective games have never really set
the world on fire which is kind of a
travesty in both games Hyde serves as a
reclusive and somber ex detective who is
now working as a salesman after
potentially murdering his partner in
both games Kyle is roped into mysteries
pertaining to his personal life and both
games explore his background and complex
motivations in detail he’s a fascinating
character and he makes for a great
protagonist in a whole series of
woefully underappreciated detective
games
[Music]
number seven karinch Aquos Mass Effect
series
here’s to simply being happily drunk
I’ll drink to that
the Mass Effect series is a space opera
and as such there is a countless amount
of characters some of them are
rightfully appreciated
while some excellent ones have
unfortunately fallen by the wayside
karen is definitely one of those
characters doctor chakwas serves as the
doctor of the Normandy and while life in
the Alliance may not be as glamorous as
she was hoping she still serves her
duties out of respect and loyalty she’s
a dedicated and career-oriented woman
but she’s also not above bending the
rules a little if that means helping a
commander she’s an intelligent and
badass character we love having her on
our side it is my great honor to share
this journey with you Commander Shepard
number six Lumbo the banjo kazooie games
are often considered to be some of the
finest platformers around and the
titular characters are always receiving
respect and love from the gaming
community but they’re not the only cool
characters you know for example there’s
Mambo the skull-faced Chaman who is an
extremely loyal friend and companion of
banjos Mambo grants Banjo and Kazooie
with various magical abilities
throughout the games nany can even
revive the dead and send people back
through time he’s a very skilled and
humorous character who proved to be an
immense amount of help we love him for
it so don’t worry Mambo we gotcha bud
[Music]
number five bub and Bob bubble bubble
and bust a move series bubble bubble
franchise is a series of platformers
with a bubble oriented gimmick players
are forced to blow and burst bubbles to
navigate the levels and reach previously
unreachable areas there are fun series
of innocent platformers and they
wouldn’t be anything without the
characters of bub and Bob the primary
protagonists throughout bub is the green
and vicious bubble dragon who’s always
on the lookout for new things to do Bob
is the blue dragon who would rather be
reading than going on another silly
adventure but the two make a fantastic
team and they make these playful little
games even livelier
[Music]
number four tenzin uncharted two among
thieves that’s this plenty good old
Tenzin what would we do without him
Tenzin makes his grand entrance to the
Uncharted series when he finds the
injured Nathan Drake in the Himalayas
both Tenzin and Nathan then go on and
adventure through an ice cave fighting
monsters and solving puzzles together
all while communicating through hand
gestures due to their language barrier
despite that barrier we draw an
immediate attachment to Tenzin and feel
all the more responsible for the
destruction of his village when the bad
guys come a-knockin in a series full of
interesting characters Tenzin is often
overlooked and it’s a damn shame number
three the merchant Resident Evil 4 / ya
stranger welcome what are you buying
was that a good impression anyway admit
it while he may have been a little
annoying when you’re actually playing
the game you couldn’t have missed the
merchant in the series of succeeding
installments right the merchant serves
is the item hub throughout Resident Evil
4 but he still has a certain flair as a
character he’s extremely mysterious as
we have absolutely no idea who he is
and his face remains hidden behind a
purple piece of fabric Plus that gruff
voice is just pretty eerie yet we love a
good mysterious and unexplainable
character and the merchant fits that
description perfectly
hey do you think he’s related to zur
that might interest you
number two father Grigori half-life 2
farewell brother I feared I’d email you
to a darker place half-life 2 is widely
regarded as a masterpiece and it’s
graphics and gameplay have received
immense amounts of critical acclaim over
the years however we believe that its
characters also deserve some praise
– case in point father Grigori the last
occupant of the zombie infested Raven
hole
grigory’s a total badass not only
because he survived this long on his own
but because he gives Freeman a shotgun
and this Court’s him through the town do
oh and did we mention that he’s also a
complete lunatic whatever he’s an
interesting guy and he never gets the
praise he deserves even if he’s only on
one level look to your own
[Music]
number one Luigi Super Mario series do
any of you have an older sibling who
excelled at school was loved by all the
teachers and had a ton of friends I mean
that was me at the family but whatever
do you feel like you’ll never live up to
their excellence well then you and Luigi
probably have something in common it’s
got to be hard being the brother to the
most acclaimed and well-known video game
character of all time but Luigi still
holds his own he’s a relatively
formidable character in the Smash series
and some of his games like the Luigi’s
Mansion series are genuinely great video
games too however he’s nothing when
compared to Mario and we felt kind of
bad about that
shout out to Luigi we hope you get a
mansion title on the switch 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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