Nintendo might well have created some of the most enduring characters of all time, but it's more than capable of concocting annoying ones. At least, that's the message we drew from Cracked.com's list of video game characters that inspire rage -- of the fifteen personalities listed, around half appear in Nintendo games.While we wouldn't normally post about such lists, there's very little room for complaining about many of these choices. Time and again, Slippy's utter ineptitude has seen us launching spittle-flecked rants at our screens, Waluigi possesses a voice akin to nails on a blackboard (though this blogger will admit to finding him useful in Mario Kart DS), and Tingle is annoying for reasons that should need no explaining whatsoever.
The only unfair inclusions we can see? The Dog from Duck Hunt, and Animal Crossing: Wild World's Mr. Resetti, whose bluster we actually find entertaining. Not that we're cheats.
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2-19-2008 @ 7:17PM
gevenstaines said...
my top three is navi, slippy, and midna.
natalya didn't deserve such harsh treatment.
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2-20-2008 @ 1:27AM
Rowdehaj said...
I dunno, I kind of liked Midna. Navi, on the other hand ..
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Navi, meet insecticide.
2-19-2008 @ 7:19PM
xeleion said...
Haha, Waluigi's useful in more than MKDS, he's great in Brawl too.
Speaking of which, did ANYONE on the Wii Fanboy staff import it? -looking for online matches-
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2-19-2008 @ 7:41PM
ramuji said...
I'm not on the Wii Fanboy staff, and didn't import SSBB .... because I bought it locally in Japan. ;)
Super Smash Brothers Brawl: 1322 6941 7585
2-19-2008 @ 8:42PM
xeleion said...
Oh yes. Mine's 4210 3361 2977. Add me!
2-19-2008 @ 9:31PM
NvM said...
you both get downgraded cause I want NOW!!!!!!!
:(
2-19-2008 @ 7:21PM
Mr Khan said...
Eh, you can thwart Comeback AI in Mario Kart 64, especially since only the guys who are always in 2nd and 3rd place are always enhanced by it
Like in Wario Stadium, if you drop them at the bottom of that jump. They fall into 8th and never come back
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2-19-2008 @ 9:12PM
Lilinka said...
Yes, but the comeback AI in MKDS needs to fall down a hole and die.
2-19-2008 @ 7:32PM
Hame said...
I don't know why people always hate on Slippy. Falco is surely far more annoying, the ungrateful bastard!
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2-19-2008 @ 7:49PM
Tom said...
At least Falco cries out in anguish when you die. And doesn't sound like a 5 year old girl. And is a falcon. And doesn't get caught with enemies behind him every 5 seconds. And I don't intentionally let him get shot down, while laughing maniacally, like I do with Slippy.
Slippy is annoying. Deal with it.
Waluigi is kind of a pointless character, but I like him, considering that like him, I'm freakishly tall and thin. And he owns in MKDS.
2-19-2008 @ 8:29PM
Gerwurztraminer said...
Ressetti crossed the line when you could no longer pound away on the cancel button to end the conversation.
And kudos to the Dog. Duck Hunt was my first game.
As for Waluigi, I got nothin' against him. I'm proficient at getting Bob-Ombs on Mario Kart DD.
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2-19-2008 @ 8:30PM
idiot said...
How dare you blaspheme dear Tingle...
...*tear*
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2-19-2008 @ 8:37PM
Ranus Studios said...
Are you kidding? That dog was a JERK.
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2-19-2008 @ 9:09PM
Lilinka said...
Yeah, that dog made me want to kill stuff. I even made a simplistic PC flash game wherein the whole goal was to shoot the dog just because of that game... if only I could find it.
2-19-2008 @ 9:15PM
Donald said...
Navi is not #1?
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE
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2-19-2008 @ 9:36PM
vidGuy said...
Navi and Slippy, tied for number one most annoying of all time.
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2-19-2008 @ 9:45PM
nintendo1889 said...
Let's see...Slippy? Yep. Navi. You'd better believe it. And maybe, oh, I dunno...the stupid rabbits from Mario 64..? Oh, how I wanted to obliterate them...!
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2-19-2008 @ 9:49PM
Perverted said...
xeleion & ramuji show me the love: 2750 0367 0210
Lets be Honest Slippy & Navi annoyed the hell out me....I still have nightmares of "Hey, listen" Grrrr.....
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2-19-2008 @ 9:55PM
Dalrint said...
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I still say Princess Daisy should be at the top of Every annoying character list.
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2-19-2008 @ 11:54PM
Haohmaru said...
Hi, I'm Haoh!
And I totally agree with you.
2-19-2008 @ 10:16PM
saylorsgang said...
Right now my vote is that goddamn pig thing on Furu Furu Park
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2-20-2008 @ 12:11AM
Antonio said...
Yeah I strongly agree with Waluigi. His very existence is the epitome of lazy character design. It was forgivable for Wario, but that only works once Nintendo.
I think the makers of the list haven't played enough games not from Nintendo though. I'm sure there are a few characters they missed. Everyone added to Sonic games after Sonic 2 springs to mind (except Knuckles).
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2-20-2008 @ 6:11AM
Metayoshi said...
Waluigi was actually created by Camelot, and not Nintendo, as a doubles partner for Wario in Mario Tennis, same with how they revived Daisy to be Luigi's doubles partner (though Daisy makes A LOT more sense). It was only after this game that those two started appearing in Mario's later get together games (kart racing, sports, parties...).
So technically... It was Camelot who was lazy, and is the one responsible for giving Nintendo such a useless character.
Oh... And comeback AI in racing games is one of the main reasons for my early childhood tantrums. Ahhh, the good ol' days. In addition to the characters getting a speed boost if they are behind, the more recent Mario Kart AI seems to gang up on you (why is the second place guy throwing his very useful red shell BACKWARDS at ME when he could get first place by throwing it forwards?). It never was an 8 kart race... It's 1 vs 7 to them. All they care about is that you lose, no matter which computer wins...
2-20-2008 @ 9:22AM
Mr Khan said...
I liked Waluigi. You can call it lazy character design indeed, but Wario needed a Waluigi, just like Luigi needed a Daisy
I think Daisy was lazy character design, too, but that doesn't make her a bad character per se
2-20-2008 @ 12:14AM
colourblinded said...
pink squares, little pink squares, gravity wells, and snakes.
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2-20-2008 @ 4:32AM
Chase said...
Baby Mario began my hate of babies. Natalya fulfills every 'women are inferior' stereotype, and invents a few of her own. But no one character has annoyed me as much as Navi. If I were Lawnmower Man, I'd reach into the screen, defile her, and light her on fire. Blasted fairies!
(No offense, Clay Aiken)
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2-20-2008 @ 5:47AM
Nigeria said...
I like Navi. In Zelda DS I thought it was rather cute.
I also liked Baby Mario, Tales, and Raiden. They were all cute/cool in their own way.
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2-20-2008 @ 3:39PM
Blue Gamer65 said...
the reason why Navi should be #1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duRO3noyAKU
Followed by Slippy
and in the MK (thats MarioKart) games i would have to say Toad cuz hearing him scream yahoo! over and over can get annoying
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2-20-2008 @ 10:32PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Damn it Peppy the maneuver is Aileron Roll.
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3-29-2008 @ 10:23PM
Lelad said...
daisy is the best dont dis her!! her and peach make excellent partners in Mario Party 8
and i think Midna Rox as links helper too!!
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