Video games can be as serious as stopping a nuclear holocaust from happening in a war game to planting trees and developing houses in a simulator. It’s why the medium is one of the best out there because of the creativity within. It’s also okay to get weird with games, even the serious ones, to help provide players with some relief from all of the drama.
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RPGs are notorious for putting players through ridiculous situations that may not make complete sense tonally. Even if that’s the case it’s best to sometimes roll with the punches. These examples offer a wide breadth of fun activities that the main characters are put through in their adventures.
8Vaan
A staple ofFinal Fantasyis makingthe main charactersact like idiots. There are too many examples from the main entries alone to go through. Vaan fromFinal Fantasy 12sticks out the most though since his protest mini-game was immortalized ina Mega64 video.
In the game, players have to shout at NPCs to get them to believe in their speeches. Shouting “I’m Captain Basch fon Ronsenburg of Dalmasca” or “Don’t listen to Ondore’s lies” has become a meme on the Internet. A close second would be Cloud dressing up inFinal Fantasy 7.
7The Luminary
Characters in this series rarely have proper names besides “the hero” or some equivalent to that.The Luminaryis the nickname inDragon Quest 11. LikeFinal Fantasy, there are many examples to point out in this series. There are two good ones to discuss from the latest entry.
One has players dance in a parade around the world to boost humanity’s spirits. The other is when players get turned into a fish. Both of these examples put the hero in odd scenarios for comedic purposes and do so to great effect.
6New Kid (Douchebag)
The two Ubisoft RPGsbased on theSouth Parkcartoon are all about making the character do silly things. These include creating mystical farts to travel in time and giving dudes lap dances to blend in with a club. It’s all nonsense but it fits with the comedic and absurd nature of the cartoon.
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Many of these examples are like homages to other big RPGs. The lap dance could be a nod to the aforementioned Cloud scenario fromFinal Fantasy 7. Bringing up any more examples would spoil the fun of these RPGs.
5Ichiban Kasuga
Ichiban Kasuga replaced Kazuma Kiryu asthe main characterof theYakuzaseries. He’s also good in a fight but Ichiban is a goofier character and wears his heart on his sleeve. He’s put through many silly situations to advance the plot such as running for a political position to beat out some anti-mob protesters.
One of the funniest moments happens early on inYakuza: Like a Dragonwherein Ichiban has to hide in a tiny box. What happens after will remain a secret and is one of many reasons that the game is worth checking out.
4Big Boss
TheMetal Gear Solidseries is one of those aforementioned franchises that draws a fine line between serious plot lines and goofy situations. Solid Snake is put through a lot, buthis father Big Bossmight have one of the most awkward moments in the series.
Toward the end ofSnake Eater, he has to dress up as an enemy soldier, Major Raidenovitch Raikov. To blend in with the army better, players have to allow Colonel Volgin to grab Big Boss’ “private area” for inspection. It takes a lot of guts to go through something like that for one’s country, making Big Boss a genuine hero.
3The Boss
Another “big boss” hails from theSaints Rowseries. Players are known as The Boss in those games because they can choose their gender.Saints Row The Thirdis where the series took off from being considered one ofthe betterGTAclonesto something truly remarkable.
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One of the weirdest moments in the game changes the player’s avatar from their custom-made Boss to a toilet via a Matrix-like event. It is a literal toilet that shoots guns which is both hilarious and badass somehow.
2Yu Narukumi
The main character inPersona 4did not have a canonical name in the original. However, the media that has come after, including the anime, has dubbed him Yu Narukumi. Now, toward the middle ofPersona 4, Yu and his fellow male colleagues are tasked with entering a cross-dressing contest.
Everyone seems shy about it except for Teddie, who shines brightly as he always does. This moment is referenced with a song and dance routine in the later spinoff,Persona 4: Dancing All Night.In a series filled with weird moments, this is up there.
1Agent 47
Agent 47 is the master of disguise. There is no one moment in theHitmanseries that can be pointed out as “the one” situation that makes the main character go through something silly. It’s an everyday occurrence for Agent 47 with the scenarios getting the most ridiculous in the recent reboot trilogy.
From impersonating a detective to solve a murder so that he can murder someone else to becoming a drummer, he has done it all. If a studio ever decides to take a stab at another movie, they should embrace the wilder side of this assassin.
