10 Most Polarizing Characters In Video Games
6. Jack - Mass Effect 2
Throughout the Mass Effect series, Commander Shepard joins forces with a lot of different characters. A good percentage of them are adored by fans, while some are unanimously hated (looking at you, Jacob).
However, there is also the rare character or two that receives an incredible amount of both love and hate at the same time.
Jack is one such character. As the most dangerous biotic criminal in the galaxy, she obviously has quite the mean streak, but unlike other "bad" characters in Mass Effect, she's extremely volatile and easily provoked, and she snubs most of Shepard's attempts at conversation. This, combined with her snarky and self-aggrandizing attitude, makes a lot of people dislike her.
On the other hand, those who have the patience to pursue a friendship or a romance with her discover that her bad personality is just a coping mechanism developed due to her traumatic childhood as a test subject. The more you get to know her, the more vulnerable she becomes, which is why some people consider her to be the most dynamic and sympathetic character in the series.