History NeverLiveItDown / VideoGames

** Hector confides to Eliwood in their B-Support that he had a bad dream about Eliwood's son being romantically involved with Hector's daughter and asks Eliwood to make sure that doesn't happen, alluding to Roy and Lilina's relationship in ''The Binding Blade''. Fans took this as Hector being a ''very'' OverprotectiveDad in the future who will do many not-nice things to anyone trying to court Lilina, especially Roy. The thing is, this all took place ''years'' before Roy and Lilina were even born, and when we see Hector ([[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome briefly]]) in ''The Binding Blade'', his last request is for Roy to take care of Lilina, showing that he's mellowed out after getting to know Roy for real as [[NiceGuy an upstanding young man]] [[LikeFatherLikeSon like his father.]] And while some interaction ''does'' shows up in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', Roy's romance (or not) with Lilina is only slightly hinted and although Hector knows, he doesn't mind.

** It seems Peach may not be able to live down what happens in the end of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey''. Many paint her as [[spoiler:an UngratefulBitch for rejecting Mario ''and'' Bowser's proposals, leaving them in tears and seemingly ditching them on the moon while hijacking the Odyssey]], even though Peach can be heard calling out "[[spoiler:Let's go home!]]" with Mario and Bowser following her command, and [[JustifiedTrope in her defense]], she only really rejected their proposals due to their brash methods of proposing to her literally amounting to them shoving flowers in her face. Conversely, this also puts Mario and Bowser at blame for acting very selfish in regards to their affections for Peach. Unlike her, however, they're in the process of living that down, though Mario will have to carry the stigma of [[JustFriends getting friendzoned]] for a long time despite Peach's rejection not being anywhere nearly as terminal (this very game shows in the postgame that the two are still on good terms, and the ShipTease is resumed in the ending of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'').

** In ''[[VideoGame/MarioTennis Mario Power Tennis]]'', Mario steps on Luigi's foot in a mildly OOC act of SiblingRivalry. This scene is always brought up when people try to paint Mario as a BigBrotherBully, or a BitchInSheepsClothing, even though the evidence to the contrary more than outnumbers it.

** [[TheHeart Kairi]] only gets properly kidnapped twice in the series (both in ''II'', and in the first instance she actually escapes on her own; the first game had her lifeless body held captive by Riku but her heart/essence safe with Sora, and Riku was ''protecting'' her body), yet most of the fandom apparently will forever deem her a DamselScrappy who "always gets kidnapped" regardless. And sadly, since Nomura [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren likes to write characters how the fans see them]], Kairi becomes a more legitimate DamselScrappy in ''III'', with [[spoiler:far worse consequences.]]

* In ''VideoGame/HuniePop'', while a lot of players understand why Tiffany is hostile towards her mom, she gets a lot of this. ''VideoGame/HuniePop2'' has made this worse with her cutting off social media ties which Jessie is clearly saddened by.

*** The game brings us yet another immolation victim in the form of [[spoiler:Bernadetta]], who is burned to death at Gronder Field on some routes. At this point, if any Fire Emblem character is set on fire, that'll be what they're remembered for. It's worth noting that [[spoiler:Bernadetta]] doesn't actually seem to take damage from the fire, so it's unclear as to whether [[spoiler:Edelgard was really willing to sacrifice her classmate.]]

** At the start of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'', Alear, a Divine Dragon who has awakened from a 1,000-year slumber, is heading to Lythos Castle with their stewards Vander, Clanne and Framme, when some undead foes called the Corrupted appear, resulting in Alear ordering her party to flee until Clanne and Framme's attacking the Corrupted forces Alear to fight. This, along with Alear's fear of the Corrupted, resulted in some players bashing Alear as a coward, despite the fact that Alear rarely displays any sort of cowardly behavior. In fact, not only was there no good reason to engage with the Corrupted in that situation, but there were so many that only Lumera's arrival saved Alear and their companions.

*** There is a massive amount of the the fanbase that will NEVER forgive Ken Amada's actions during [[WhamEpisode October 4th]], when he [[spoiler:confronts Shinjiro alone on the anniversary of the day Shinjiro killed Ken's mom (which happens to be the battle with the Strength and Fortune Shadows), and during the confrontation, Takaya attacks and wounds Shinjiro, before moving to kill Ken, only for Shinjiro to [[HeroicSacrifice take the bullet]] and die from his wounds minutes later]]. Despite later scenes showing him [[spoiler:mourning Shinjiro's death]], ''Ultimax'' showing him move on with his life and ''Persona Q'' even taking him out of the TierInducedScrappy he was in.

*** Akechi only mentions pancakes ONCE over the course of the original game, which, admittedly, becomes a plot point[[note]]What he said is less important than the fact that he responded to something Morgana said, with Akechi's remark proving that he'd been to the Metaverse long before he supposedly went there for the first time in the autumn.[[/note]]. The fandom took it and ran with it, treating pancakes as his TrademarkFavoriteFood. A Mementos conversation added in ''[[UpdatedReRelease Persona 5 Royal]]'' reveals Akechi actually developed a ''dislike'' for pancakes after that single comment brought his defeat.

* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'':
** In-game example: The Jedi Exile is there when the planet Peragus is destroyed (depending on the player's choices, s/he could even be responsible for it in attempting to destroy their pursuers). Regardless of whether or not the Exile is actually responsible, it seems everyone and their Twi'lek dancer is reminding them about it. On one occasion where you're allowed to pick a line about how it wasn't the Exile's fault, the character's response is that of course it was, since the Exile chose to go to Peragus. Sadly, there is no option to comment on how the Exile ''didn't'' choose to go to Peragus and was only even anywhere near there because s/he was drugged and rendered unconscious by an assassin droid hired by that same character in the first place.
** The Exile was also responsible for the destruction of Malachor V in the backstory; some characters seem to extrapolate this and Peragus and come to the conclusion that blowing up planets is some kind of regular habit for her/him.
** An out-of-universe example happens with the Disciple. He's already a bit of TheScrappy, since his DistaffCounterpart on male playthroughs has a much more developed backstory while his own story was rushed in at the last minute, and he's the non-preferred member of the quasi-love triangle between himself, the Exile, and Atton. He has a major moment of {{Sarcasm Blind}}ness on Nar Shaddaa, which is all that most players seem to remember apart from being a "Jedi fanboy". This leaves out the fact that he was smart enough to figure out Revan's ''real'' plan for the galaxy, that he makes several criticisms of the Jedi, and the one he's fanboying is the one they ''kicked out''. Nor does he accept [[spoiler:the Council's decision that she's a menace to the Force]].
* Francis has this in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' during the Crash Course campaign. Ever since Zoey shot the (infected) helicopter pilot that got them away from Mercy Hospital and they wound up crashing, Francis will take every moment he can get to remind Zoey of what she did.

** In universe, spoken nearly word-for-word by Garrus regarding the turian Primarch in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', after it's discovered his son screwed up a very important mission. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, though. The Primarch's son makes a HeroicSacrifice that makes up for the screw-up]].

** ''X7'' in general had such a poor reception that most people wrote off the much-better ''X8'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManMaverickHunterX'' for years, believing that ''all'' 3D ''X'' games were irredeemably awful.

** From ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'', there's Luna, [[spoiler:the {{Muggle}} who got blown up and then put back together again]].
* In-story of ''VideoGame/{{Mercenaries}} 2'', your [[PlayerCharacter mercenary]] will be known throughout Venezuela as "the merc that Solano shot in the ass". It doesn't matter how many people get shot or how many bases get blown up, as what happened in the intro will get referenced by enemies and allies alike. This is to the point that your mercenary will respond "it was the upper thigh" with more and more [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore irritation]] as the story progresses.

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'': Despite the fact that only five planets Samus has ever been on exploded ([[VideoGame/SuperMetroid one of which]] wasn't even her fault), fans still joke that every planet she sets foot on is doomed to be blown up by her at the end of the game. Rather justified though when you consider how big a deal ''[[EarthShatteringKaboom exploding a fricking planet]]'' really is, let alone five of them.

* ''VideoGame/Superman64'':
** Aside from its reputation as one of the worst games of all time, gameplay-wise it is mostly known as "that game where you fly through rings". There is actually a bit more to the game than that, including punching enemies, navigating mazes, blowing away tornadoes and, of course, {{Escort Mission}}s. Not that that's saying much, given the horrible controls that make most people give up on the game in frustration.
** Creator/TitusSoftware existed from 1985–2005 and developed many games, one of them being ''VideoGame/{{Prehistorik}}'', but most people only remember them as "that company that developed ''Superman 64''"[[note]]Most of the poor decisions were in fact because of [[ExecutiveMeddling ridiculous mandates]] by Creator/WarnerBros and [[Creator/DCComics DC]] e.g. the virtual world setting came about because they didn't want Superman to hurt "real" people, and in fact Titus' E3 1998 demo showed a very different game that looked and played ''superior'' to the "[[ObviousBeta finished]]" product before Warner/DC mandates screwed them over[[/note]].
** The game has doomed Superman's video game legacy as an unofficial mascot of TheProblemWithLicensedGames. Its poor critical reception ensured that [[FranchiseKiller a new]] ''[[FranchiseKiller Superman]]'' [[FranchiseKiller game would not be made for a long time]]. It doesn't help that later ''Superman'' games have also suffered from TheProblemWithLicensedGames.

* Apart from being the first FBI Director to be fired, William S. Sessions has a more niche realm of notoriety: if you went to an arcade in the late '80s and '90s, you couldn't come and go without happening across the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen during a random game's attract mode. And because his name appeared on the screens more often than not, particularly on games made before 1993, Sessions became the face of the gaming front for the War on Drugs.

* ''VideoGame/SpyroTheDragon'':

** [[TheChick Kairi]] only gets properly kidnapped twice in the series (both in ''II'', and in the first instance she actually escapes on her own; the first game had her lifeless body held captive by Riku but her heart/essence safe with Sora, and Riku was ''protecting'' her body), yet most of the fandom apparently will forever deem her a DamselScrappy who "always gets kidnapped" regardless. And sadly, since Nomura [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren likes to write characters how the fans see them]], Kairi becomes a more legitimate DamselScrappy in ''III'', with [[spoiler:far worse consequences.]]

*** Locke's sidequest in the World of Ruin revolves around him trying to find the Phoenix magicite to bring his dead fiancée Rachael back to life. Due to some of the language used during the quest, Locke came off to a few players as a bit creepy and clingy, and being incapable of letting go. But the way some fans hold this over his head, one would think Locke was a [[ILoveTheDead necrophiliac]].

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' has Fi. Most fans [[TheScrappy loathe her]] for effectively taking the AnnoyingVideoGameHelper factor up to eleven, even rivaling fellow ExpositionFairy Navi. While she can get rather annoying, by the way some people talk about her, [[{{Flanderization}} she constantly interrupts gameplay every five seconds and always reports information shown right in front of your face]]. The fact that [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Tatl]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker the King of Red Lions]], and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Midna]] were [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan-favorites]] didn't help, and Fi's comparatively [[TheSpock cold]] and sometimes creepy disposition only made it worse.

*** Lucina makes one comment about joining Chrom in the mixed baths and has one (admittedly poorly-handled) support set where she shrieks at the female Avatar (if she's not her mother) for [[MistakenForCheating supposedly flirting with Chrom.]] This gets her branded as having an [[OedipusComplex Electra complex]] by a good chunk of the fandom.

*** Lucina makes one comment about joining Chrom in the mixed baths and has one (admittedly poorly-handled) support set where she shrieks at the female Avatar (if she's not her mother) for [[MistakenForCheating supposedly flirting with Chrom.]] This gets her branded as having an ElectraComplex by a good chunk of the fandom.

*** Akechi only mentions pancakes ONCE over the course of the original game, which, admittedly, becomes a plot point[[note]]What he said is less important than the fact that he responded to something Morgana said, with Akechi's remark proving that he'd been to the Metaverse long before he supposedly went there for the first time in the autumn.[[/note]]. The fandom took it and ran with it, treating pancakes as his TrademarkFavoriteFood.

** Amy Rose actually has two instances on never living it down: one, [[MistakenIdentity for confusing not only Shadow, but also Silver for Sonic, despite them looking nothing alike.]] This leads to the fans joking how Amy always confuses people for Sonic. It certainly doesn't help when she finally finds Sonic, she mistakes him for someone else, although it could be justified since Sonic was in his Werehog form at the time, with that form drastically changing his physical appearance. And two, despite this trait being toned down in later adaptations, Amy will also be known as [[StalkerWithACrush a raging psycho stalker who will make sure that Sonic will be hers, and hers alone.]]

*** The people of Mysidia are still portrayed as UngratefulTownsfolk among ''Final Fantasy'' fans for their behavior. Cecil attacks Mysidia at the beginning of the game under the impostor King Baron's command, realizes that the excuse of JustFollowingOrders doesn't cut it, and that he needs to be better than that. When Cecil returns later in the story, everyone in Mysidia hates Cecil while he's walking around in Dark Knight armour. Some people berate him, others scream in fear, and some of them even [[BalefulPolymorph curse Cecil with status effects]]. Considering what Cecil did last time he was there, this reaction is understandable. But what's not understandable is that the Mysidians keep cursing Cecil and his party even after he's become a Paladin, purged himself of darkness, started fighting alongside them, revealed to be TheChosenOne, and has saved the world no less than twice.

** Charizard is never going to escape mockery from the fandom for being a fire-breathing dragon that isn't a Dragon-type, even after it got a Mega Evolution that makes it part-Dragon. Even moreso when ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' made ''Exeggutor'' of all Pokémon a Dragon-type without needing to Mega Evolve. Charizard will also never be allowed to forget that, despite having a badass appearance and desirable battle stats, it also has a crippling weakness to Stealth Rock. Stealth Rock damages Pokémon as they switch in - specifically, with Rock-type damage, which Charizard takes ''[[ElementalRockPaperScissors four-times damage]]'' from. Charizard enters the battle, and then dies instantly. Oops.
** Yungoos and its evolution Gumshoos, the Ratatta-esque line of ''Sun and Moon'', will forever be known as the Pokémon who look like UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump.
** Parasect is best known in the fandom as the Pokémon that's useful only for countering Alakazam, and little else. It didn't help that its Spore-Leech Life combination was the hardest hit that could land on a Psychic-type Pokémon in Gen I due to a type effectiveness glitch involving Ghost-type Pokémon.
** In some cases, a Pokémon's infamy could have been taken into consideration for removal when Dexit infamously happened with Gen VIII[[note]]Ironically, most of the below examples would be added into the game via its expansions, with Porygon and Kadabra being added in Isle of Armor and Jynx being added in Crown Tundra.[[/note]]:
*** Jynx is almost certain to be forever overshadowed by the controversy that [[UnfortunateCharacterDesign its original blackface-esque design]] generated, with the Virtual Console release of ''Yellow'' altering its sprite, anime episodes with the old design being edited or cut entirely, and Jynx's lack of prominence since then.[[labelnote:*]]To the point where Gen IV gave Electabuzz and Magmar (who form an unofficial FireIceLightning trio with Jynx and got pre-evolutions alongside it in Gen II) evolutions, but Jynx didn't get anything, and even the entire trio was among the Mons jettisoned in Gen VIII[[/labelnote]]
*** Porygon and its evolutions will never live down being the focus and namesake of the [[Recap/PokemonS1E38ElectricSoldierPorygon infamous anime episode]] that sent hundreds of children in Japan to the hospital with seizures and other ill-effects because of EpilepticFlashingLights. This incident caused the show to go on hiatus for a few months and nearly snuffed out the still-fledgling franchise. The series was able to recover eventually, but the episode was banned from ever being rerun (even after it was edited to tone down the dangerous flashing lights), and no members of the Porygon family were ever shown in the anime again. Nintendo clearly still remembers the fallout from the "Porygon Episode", because its entire evolutionary family was unavailable in Gen VIII. This is in spite of the fact that, in the episode, Porygon didn't even cause the flashing lights; they were instead caused by an anti-virus program sent by Nurse Joy that targeted both the heroes and the villains, with the most infamous shot being from Pikachu blowing up two of its missiles with an electric shock.
*** Kadabra is best known for triggering a lawsuit from Uri Geller over similarities between names and alleged abilities. This got Kadabra ExiledFromContinuity in phases: first, the Trading Card Game booted it, then it hasn't appeared at all in the anime since 2005, a ''VideoGame/PokemonRanger'' game featured Abra and Alakazam but not Kadabra, and ultimately the entire Abra line was among the victims of Dexit, and the scuttlebug was that the prior claims by Geller factored into its initial exclusion from Gen VIII. Perhaps not coincidentally, its return in the Isle of Armor indicated that Geller was ultimately coming to terms with his bad reputation among the fandom and finally apologized for causing the franchise so much trouble, culminating in the return of Kadabra to the TCG.
*** Chatot is best known for being banned in tournaments due to vulgar trolls and its selling point being nerfed as a result. Unlike the above three, Chatot never even appeared in Gen VIII's ''expansions''.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' has Fi. Most fans [[TheScrappy loathe her]] for effectively taking the AnnoyingVideoGameHelper factor up to eleven, even rivaling fellow ExpositionFairy Navi. While she can get rather annoying, by the way some people talk about her, [[{{Flanderization}} she constantly interrupts gameplay every five seconds and always reports information shown right in front of your face]]. The fact that [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Tatl]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker the King of Red Lions]], and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Midna]] were [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan-favorites]] didn't help, and Fi's comparatively [[TheSpock cold]] and sometimes [[UncannyValley creepy]] disposition only made it worse.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' has Fi. Most fans [[TheScrappy loathe her]] for effectively taking the AnnoyingVideoGameHelper factor UpToEleven, even rivaling fellow ExpositionFairy Navi. While she can get rather annoying, by the way some people talk about her, [[{{Flanderization}} she constantly interrupts gameplay every five seconds and always reports information shown right in front of your face]]. The fact that [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Tatl]], [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker the King of Red Lions]], and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Midna]] were [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan-favorites]] didn't help, and Fi's comparatively [[TheSpock cold]] and sometimes [[UncannyValley creepy]] disposition only made it worse.

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'': Despite the fact that only five planets Samus has ever been on exploded ([[VideoGame/SuperMetroid one of which]] wasn't even her fault), fans still joke that every planet she sets foot on is doomed to be blown up by her at the end of the game. Rather justified though when you consider how big a deal ''[[EarthShatteringKaboom exploding a fricking planet]]'' really is, let alone [[UpToEleven five of them]].

*** [[DumbMuscle Akihiko's]] unhealthy obsession with training and protein-based products, the latter having only been referenced ''once'' in the game. Even with the demeaning nicknames given to him and the rest of the ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'' cast, his portrayal as an incredibly [[BloodKnight battle hungry]] protein junkie in that game is so in-your-face that it's the most memorable parts about him now. Never mind the circumstances that lead to such an obsession which he had supposedly ''curbed'' [[spoiler:after witnessing his best friend get shot in front of him]], and never mind that he was actually rather keen and intelligent either; both fan perception ''and'' his ''[=P4A=]'' portrayal make it seem it's as if he never had that resolve in the first place, and he's only marginally smarter than Kanji. Then ''Persona Q'' [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] him ''[[UpToEleven even more]]''.

** Ilia from ''Twilight Princess'' snaps ''once'' at Link for accidentally injuring Epona's leg. Her hatedoom, and ''especially'' [[DieForOurShip some of the Zelda/Link and Midna/Link shippers]], [[{{Flanderization}} interpreted]] it as Ilia being a short-tempered {{Jerkass}} who cares more about Link's horse than him. Ilia actually ''apologizes'' for this a few minutes later and even admits that she was being too harsh on him (and in Ilia's defense, she thought Epona got injured because Link did something stupid as opposed to what actually happened). Also, Link shrugged this incident off as it was nothing.

* No matter how many times Franchise/{{Kirby}} saves the world from evil forces in Dream Land, it's thanks to the infamous ExcusePlot of ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' that he will always be known by some people as the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] who [[{{Flanderization}} went on a murderous rampage over a slice of cake.]] Cue the {{Shallow Parod|y}}ies and {{Fandom Enraging Misconception}}s.

* No matter how many times Franchise/{{Kirby}} saves the world from evil forces in Dream Land, it's thanks to the infamous ExcusePlot of ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' that he will always be known by some people as the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] who [[Flanderization went on a murderous rampage over a slice of cake.]] Cue the {{Shallow Parod|y}}ies and {{Fandom Enraging Misconception}}s.

* No matter how many times Franchise/{{Kirby}} saves the world from evil forces in Dream Land, it's thanks to the infamous ExcusePlot of ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' that he will always be known by some people as the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] who went on a murderous rampage over a slice of cake. Cue the {{Shallow Parod|y}}ies and {{Fandom Enraging Misconception}}s.

* No matter how many times Franchise/{{Kirby}} saves the world from evil forces in Dream Land, it's thanks to the infamous ExcusePlot of ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' that he will always be known by some people as the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] who went on a murderous rampage over a slice of cake. Cue the {{Shallow Parod|y}}ies and {{Fandom-Enraging Misconception}}s.

* No matter how many times Franchise/{{Kirby}} saves the world from evil forces in Dream Land, it's thanks to the infamous ExcusePlot of ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' that he will always be known by some people as the [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] who went on a murderous rampage over a slice of cake. Cue the {{ShallowParod|y}}ies and {{FandomEnragingMisconception}}s.

* No matter how many times Franchise/{{Kirby}} heroically and selflessly saves the world from evil forces in Dream Land, thanks to the infamous ExcusePlot ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' he will always be known by some people as the "hero" who went on a murderous rampage over a slice of cake. Cue the {{ShallowParod|y}}ies and {{FandomEnragingMisconception}}s.

* No matter how many times Franchise/{{Kirby}} heroically and selflessly saves the world from evil forces in, thanks to ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'' he will always be known by some people as the "hero" who went on a murderous rampage over a slice of cake.

** Resident MadScientist Relius Clover is probably most remembered for the ''[[{{MemeticMolester}} buckets]] and [[{{NoYay}} buckets]]'' of subtext he has thanks to his Astral Finish. And then there's what he did to [[{{GenkiGirl}} Makoto]] in one of her [[DownerEnding Bad Ends]]. It was bad enough that to some, Relius' greatest crime was defined with that very moment he had his hands on Makoto, forgetting what was supposed to define him: [[AbusiveParents His utter abuse to his family members, especially Carl.]]

** The series itself is pretty well known for having lots of BrotherSisterIncest (And [[FlirtyStepsiblings other]] [[KissingCousins kinds]] of incest). There's a legitimate point to this, given that the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Jugdral Chronology]] has ''lots'' of incest (one pairing as a major plot point, a few more strongly implied, and multiple incestuous pairings that players can set up themselves), but ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' is the only one where it has a bearing on the main plot.
** In ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Fire Emblem: Blazing Blade]]'', Erk is most definitely annoyed by Serra and isn't shy about telling her so. In his B support with Priscilla, he makes a few comments on the stress of having been Serra's escort. Fanon took this to mean he genuinely hates Serra's guts and will loudly bash her to anyone within earshot.

** Ike from VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius is known solely for his line in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'': "I fight for my friends!" Not so much the line itself, but for the less than stellar voice acting.

** Guts Man of ''VideoGame/MegaMan1'', believed to be a DumbMuscle mostly thanks to his portrayal in [[WesternAnimation/MegaMan the animated series]], and certainly not helped by his incarnation in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork''. ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp'' tried to correct this, by explicitly showing that, while Guts Man really isn't a genius, he's not ''that'' dumb, either.

** ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'': [[BigGood Philemon]]. He's doing his best as the antithesis of Nyarlathotep, guiding the heroes to unlock their potential. However, fans will not forget that he ''dared'' make the bet with Nyarlathotep about humanity's prevailing feature, which causes all the horrible things that happened in ''Innocent Sin'', thus they forget all his 'deeds' to genuinely help the humanity to fall into Nyarlathotep's designs, and is always going to be a [[JerkassGods Jerkass God]] that deserves to be punched in the face by Tatsuya. [[spoiler:In fact, had Philemon not made that bet, then Nyarly probably would've turned the entire world into his bitch, given that he's free to do as he pleases whereas Philemon can only observe.]]

*** There is a massive amount of the the fanbase that will NEVER forgive Ken Amada's actions during [[WhamEpisode October 4th]], when he [[spoiler:confronts Shinjiro alone on the anniversary of the day Shinjiro killed Ken's mom(which happens to be the battle with the Strength and Fortune Shadows), and during the confrontation, Takaya attacks and wounds Shinjiro, before moving to kill Ken, only for Shinjiro to [[HeroicSacrifice take the bullet]] and die from his wounds minutes later]]. Despite later scenes showing him [[spoiler:mourning Shinjiro's death]], ''Ultimax'' showing him move on with his life and ''Persona Q'' even taking him out of the TierInducedScrappy he was in.